desert

Before dawn

At the foot of a large sand dune where Surdak led his team camped out.

Less than five hundred meters away from the campsite, a small group of wind wolves wanted to take advantage of the darkness before dawn, and suddenly rushed to the vicinity of the camp, if it was not discovered by the members of the mercenary group on duty at night, they might have to sneak into the camp quietly.

Dozens of wind wolves rushed up at the same time, opening their bloody mouths and spewing out dozens of wind blades towards the members of the mercenary group, these wind blades are like pure white lancets, each wind blade is about a foot long, and the flight trajectory is spiral-shaped, mixed together like white petals flying around, these wind blades are the strongest attack methods of the wind wolves, and the power of a single wind blade does not seem to be great, but dozens of wind blades are flying all over the sky together, which still makes people a little frightened.

Behind Captain Gabriel, a wall of earth resurfaced, and then this wall of earth stood in front of the mercenary team, blocking most of the wind blades.

Occasionally, one or two wind blades bypassed this shield wall, and the mercenaries could not be blocked in time, so they cut a hole in the mercenary's leather armor, and blood flowed out along the openings of these leather armor, quickly staining the shoulders or upper body.

The wind wolves followed, and at the moment when the wind blade dissipated, the wind wolves pounced one after another, this group of mercenaries was extremely experienced in combat, and almost without the command of Commander Gabry, they formed a circular defensive formation, and waved their shields to block the crazy bite of the wind wolves, and some of the mercenaries pulled out their broken blades and took the opportunity to cut the wind wolf's chest.

Human warriors don't actually have any advantage in hand-to-hand combat with wind wolves, wind wolves' teeth and claws are sharper than humans, sharp teeth can even bite off the tip of a forged thick iron spear, and it is even easier for sharp claws to break through the iron skin of the shield, even if humans have weapons and armor, they need to have skilled martial arts to block the attack of the wind wolf.

The mercenaries of the Sea Giant Mercenary Regiment are all experienced in combat, and they will never fall behind in the face of the wind wolf alone, and forming a defensive formation to fight will allow them to minimize casualties, they can quickly counterattack after the wind wolf pounces, and the ruler-long sharp knife in their hands is full of wind wolf blood.

The only drawback of this circular defense formation is that it is not flexible and cannot move quickly, so it can only hold on and wait for reinforcements, but fortunately it is not far from the camp, and the number of wolves has not formed a size.

Hearing the movement outside, the veterans came out of their tents one after another, and ran towards the wind wolves with their weapons in their hands to reinforce the mercenaries.

They barely figured out the situation before they rushed in front of the wind wolves.

By the time Surdak opened the aura of power and arrived, the battle was almost at an end, and these mercenaries were not left behind, and the reinforcements completely surrounded the wind wolves, and these wind wolves were completely wrapped in dumplings.

Recently, Surdak's crusade against desert bandits has been targeted by a large group of wind wolves, and the warriors in the team have been bitten and scratched by wind wolves frequently.

In order to allow the wounded warriors to recover their combat strength as quickly as possible, all the injured members were blessed by him with the blessing of the 'Divine Blessed Body', anyway, the wind wolf head sacrifice is too proliferated, and Surdak does not have so many sealed magic chests, so he cannot completely store the wind wolf head.

The 'Divine Blessed Body' has forcibly improved the physique of those warriors who have suffered some minor injuries, and more and more soldiers have blessed the blessing of the 'Divine Blessed Body', and the combat effectiveness of the team has been continuously improving these days.

Some people secretly told their companions about the magical power of their bodies, so that more and more people were willing to suffer a little bit of minor injuries in the battle, and they also ran to Surdak for treatment, hoping that he would be able to obtain that magical power for themselves......

Surdak's 'Holy Light Technique' can heal wounds quickly.

Whether it is the mercenary regiment or the veterans of the cavalry battalion, they have become more bold and aggressive when fighting, and they have changed their previous timid fighting methods, which has greatly improved the combat power of the team.

The mercenaries and the veterans of the cavalry battalion have significantly improved their combat power during this time, and only the reserve knights in the guard battalion are still trying to adapt to life in the desert.

A group of wind wolves in just a few days, almost all of them were eaten by the Surdak team, and when they realized that they could not fight against the Surdak team, the number of wind wolves had plummeted to more than a hundred, so finally one night, all the wind wolves let out a violent wolf howl, and then disappeared into the desert, they finally decided to give up hunting the Surdak team.

In the cold desert, the corpses of the wind wolves were frozen hard, and the corpses would not rot easily, so they were all bundled into bundles and carried on horseback, which became the materials for this desert trip, and also made the ogres seem to have eaten enough wind wolf meat in a few days.

But after all, it is Warcraft fresh meat, and regular consumption will improve one's physique, although the wolf meat is a little sour, and it is old and hard to gnaw, but it is still sought after by everyone.

The team continued to march towards the third desert oasis, facing the cold wind and snow, and the veterans of the cavalry battalion talked as they walked, not afraid of the wind and snow rushing into their mouths.

A veteran of the cavalry battalion rode his horse and squinted his eyes to follow the procession, and he was accompanied by his fellow villagers, the best hunters in the village, and the most experienced foot soldiers in their military service.

The veteran sighed as he walked, "I still remember the last time we ran away with a sand bandit squad, it's really funny to think about it now, we should have fought back, maybe Tariq wouldn't have been killed by those bandits!" ”

The companion next to him muttered, and then said: "Don't have such unrealistic ideas anymore, and don't look at what kind of warriors are around you now, can you compare with your previous winter hunting team?" ”

The veteran didn't care, and continued: "Well, when I go back to the village this time, I will definitely tell you how many desert bandits I have killed. ”

The companion next to him smiled and said, "It's not over yet!" Perhaps after this time, all the desert bandits in this area will be wiped out by us, and from now on, we and the sand bandits will be mortal enemies, and there is no room for relaxation. ”

"Wasn't it a sworn enemy before?" The veteran asked, somewhat unconvinced.

The companion next to him glanced at him, and then said: "In the past, we were not mortal enemies with the desert bandits, we did not deserve to be their enemies at all. They are wolves, we are sheep. The reason why they didn't kill us all was because they wanted us to have something to gain in the coming year, so that they wouldn't starve to death. ”

He paused, then added:

"Now that we are their opponents, we can either kill them all, or drive them back to the desert completely......"

Surdak led the team to the third desert oasis, the group of desert bandits hiding here for the winter had received the news in advance, and all the supplies that swept through the oasis left in advance, they left almost no supplies, and the camp in the oasis was in shambles.

In fact, Surdak had no need for these robbers other than horses, and the robbers destroyed all the buildings and facilities that could not be taken away.

Surdak had a gloomy face, but he didn't expect that as soon as he arrived at the third oasis, his whereabouts in the desert had already been exposed to the eyes of the desert bandits.

Surdak had plenty of fire-gathering and fire-gathering scrolls, so he didn't need any fuel from the oasis at all, no water, no food, enough horses, and enough supplies, so he could be said to be a mobile camp in the desert, and he could even build his habitat outside the oasis.

Although he did not encounter desert bandits, Surdak cut down all the trees in the oasis and burned them on the spot, filling the low-lying pools with sand.

It may cluster into a new pool next year, but at least for a while, the oasis will dry up.

Thick smoke rose into the sky, forming a column of smoke.

……

The bandit group, which had wanted to spend a long and harsh winter in the Huwan Oasis, was now hiding on a large sand dune twenty miles away, watching the smoke rising from the direction of the Huwan Oasis from a distance, and many young people in the bandit group were looking sad.

Due to the lack of capacity of the bandit group, some forage was left on the Huwan Oasis, and now it seems that it must have been burned by the barren people in the barren land.

Although some materials were brought out this time, it was not enough for so many horses and camels to bring out the fodder for so many horses and camels throughout the long winter, and if we could not find enough forage, some livestock would inevitably have to be sacrificed.

This is a barren desert, and there is little other way to find enough forage than to raid other bandits.

Cumberland, the leader of the bandits, took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes, forcing himself not to look at the pillar of smoke.

Several cronies stood behind him, seeing this scene, and also knew that it was the fire burning on the side of the Huwan Oasis, once the vegetation around the oasis was destroyed, it would soon be swallowed by the sea of sand.

"Chief, why don't we kill it now, whoever it is, I will have to make them pay the price of blood." One of his cronies said to the gray-bearded Cumberland.

Cumberland reached out and brushed his gray hair, shook his head, and denied the decision.

He pondered for a moment before saying: "The fact that they killed the group of people in the Sweetwater Oasis silently is enough to explain the problem, their forces are strong enough, we can fight against them, even if we can win, we will probably lose our strength, no matter how many people are injured, it is what I don't want me to see." ”

"Chief, we are not afraid of death!" The surrounding sand thieves were also a little indignant and shouted loudly.

Cumberland's gaze swept over the faces of every robber on the hill, and then he said slowly: "Of course I know that you are a group of brave warriors, in fact, I have always thought again, what we are best at is surprise attacks, now we can paralyze them, and wait until the night is the home of our Huwan sand bandits, and then we will sneak back and kill them by surprise!" ”

The robbers said that they would be killed now, and they all shouted: "Chief, give orders, I want to eat their flesh and blood alive now." ”

Cumberland's eyes showed a touch of fierceness, which immediately silenced the surrounding robbers, and the surrounding shouting voices immediately fell silent, Cumberland said: "Now everyone rest first, wait until midnight to start eating the pre-war meal, and then we will kill back!" ”

……

Surdak sat in his tent and gathered the crowd together again.

On his parchment map, three red crosses had been drawn on the location of the desert, but everyone present was extremely lacking in information about the desert and did not know where the other desert oases were hidden, so the top priority was to send some scout rangers to look for those desert oases.

However, the bandits of this oasis slipped away early, which made everyone feel a little gloomy, and these robbers are not expected to leave easily, and may return at some point.

Surdak spread the map on the table, pointed to a circle on the map, and instructed Gabri of the Sea Giant Mercenary Regiment: "We also need to expand the scope of our reconnaissance, I want to destroy more desert oases, my goal is to turn this place into a completely dead land." ”

For the reasonable request made by the employer, Captain Gabri had no reason to refuse, so he readily agreed, of course, this is also the daily life of the mercenary group, but this time the scope is larger.

Surdak turned to Andrew and said, "It's best to pry open the mouths of those desert bandits and ask them how many desert oases there are within a few hundred miles. ”

"Okay, it's best for me and Gullitham to leave this matter to me!" Andrew replied briskly, and then added: "Gullitham must have a way!" ”

Surdak nodded, looked at Viru, and said to everyone, "Everyone has been on the alert lately, and God knows when they will run out from behind the dunes. ”

"Our whereabouts have been discovered by desert bandits, and it is estimated that our actions will be exposed to the bandits' surveillance in the future." Head Gabri said worriedly.

Andrew, who was sitting on the side, said with a glint in his eyes: "I really expect them to organize a strong team, and then there will be a decent war, this kind of dog-chasing rabbit battle will not improve our strength much!" ”

Viru sat down near the door of the tent, and then he lifted the felt curtain of the tent and pointed to the northwest, and said to the people in the tent: "The robbers here have not gone far, they are hiding in a sand dune in the northwest, and they are not leaving in a hurry, but temporarily stationed ......"

"I'll send someone to investigate right away!" Head Gabri said.

As he spoke, he beckoned to the mercenaries waiting outside the tent.

Surdak hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Wait first, so as not to scare them away, they chose to camp at this time, probably they still want to launch a counterattack against us, I only hope that their actions can be sooner now." ”

"Can you estimate their number?" Surdak continued to ask Viru.

Viru replied, "No less than two hundred people......"