Chapter 50: The Art of Stealth
A thousand men broke an army of 300,000 people, no matter what race they were, unless it was a thousand dragon knights, even a night attack was impossible, and the best hope of a brigade sent by Hebrew a few days ago was only to disturb their camp, and it would not achieve the same effect as tonight. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Seeing Hebrew's distrust, the squad leader quickly explained, "Actually, it's not that they are strong, it's just that their weapons are so strange that no weapons or armor can resist them." You know how hard the shield of the heavy infantry is, but with just one sword, it is directly cut in half. ”
"There's no sword that can cut the shield of the hoplites, do I?, why should I believe you?" asked Hebrew.
The squad leader hurriedly explained: "My lord, I don't know, I also heard from the soldiers who retreated." "It is very common in panic to exaggerate the strength of the enemy in order to avoid punishment by spreading false rumors.
"And what about Maxim? You didn't find him?"
"The situation was very chaotic, let alone Maxim, I didn't even find the squadron leader under my command. ”
"And then, because a thousand men attacked the camp, you completely collapsed without a commander?"
"Several of our squads launched several raids on them, but none of us could get any of them, and then the most terrible thing happened, and some of our fallen brothers suddenly stood up and turned their weapons on our own. The team leader began to look nervous as he spoke, and there was a fear in his eyes.
"I'm afraid it's the effect of forbidden magic. Bert took the words, "There have been several spells in history that have summoned the dead to fight for them, but these spells have been lost for a long time. ”
"Take them down, put them in custody, and wait for them to be released. You are not allowed to tell anyone what happened today. "A few knights took the soldiers away one by one, and if it really did as they said, it would cause a riot like the army of Satya. The original brother Robezawa suddenly turned to attack himself, and not everyone was willing to face this situation.
"Marshal, what are we going to do next? There are so many people that I am afraid that this matter will not be hidden for long. Bert asked.
Hebrew thought for a long time and didn't know how to decide, the Imperial Army gave him the task of defending Tallinnburg, but most of the enemy in front of him had already dispersed, and he was no longer able to organize a siege. And that strange army, what is their purpose, what is their combat capacity, whether there is hostility or not, it is completely unknown, and Hebrew is in a dilemma.
"Let's go back and rest first, and leave it to our city defense forces here. I'll send someone to negotiate with me later. Hebrew was going to leave it alone.
"What about forbidden magic? I don't know how long it will last if left unchecked. Let me go again. ”
"Bodwin, the knight with a squad is under the command of His Excellency Bert, and if anything goes wrong with him, I will ask you. ”
Although he hadn't slept all night, the physically strong Bodwin didn't show any tiredness at all. "Yes, if I can't bring him back, I'll come to see you. Bodwin slapped his chest with his left hand and swore an oath.
"General Cosimo, please be ready to support Bert's team. The dragon knight nodded slightly.
"Let's go. Bert mounted his horse, and a squad of knights followed him out of the gates. Soon, a fast horse from the direction of the barracks rushed out before the gates were closed, and the defenders turned back to Hebrew to inquire.
"Frank, that's a mess. Abby also saw the boy dressed in black.
"Forget it, let him go, since it's your friend, he won't do anything bad. Hebrew rubbed his eyebrows, there was so much going on that night that he really didn't have the energy to care about it anymore.
Afterwards, one by one, they returned to their resting place, but the number of troops on the city wall was twice as large. Although the enemy has no intention of attacking the city now, there is no guarantee that this is not a ploy used by Satya, so it is better to be careful. At the same time, the three communications soldiers rode into the three satellite cities.
Half an hour later, the knight squad led by Bert had approached the place where the battle had been most intense last night. By this time, the unidentified group had left, leaving behind mutilated corpses all over the ground.
The soldiers who were accustomed to the battlefield had a hard time adapting to this scene, not because they were cruel, but because the weapons used by the opponents were slender knives that were rarely used on regular battlefields, and the blades were quite sharp. The corpses lying on the ground were all missing arms and legs, and many of them were cut off by the waist, or more than half of their bodies were cut off.
In continental wars, the most frequently used weapon was the long sword, but because the long sword was too slender and easy to break, it was redundant to stab on the battlefield. And even if you hit the person, you can't cut it to the end, and you will often get stuck in your body and can't pull it out. The second is the spear, neither the knight's spear nor the infantry spear, which can inflict such a wound. The scene felt like a slaughterhouse, with countless corpses scattered everywhere, and the smell of blood in the air could not be dispersed at all.
"General, what kind of weapon is this?" said one of the knights, who had not seen the men in the darkness slaughtering the Satyan soldiers last night.
"It's a bit like the weapon of an ancient eastern country very far away, it seems to be called Tang Dao. Berdwin leaned down from his horse to examine the wound.
"It's quite similar, but it's hard to say that in those days, almost all the small affiliated countries near the ancient eastern kingdom were vigorously imitating their smelting technology. Although they are not as mature as them, they are much better than us. Birdwin explained.
"The Ancient Eastern Kingdom now occasionally has trade groups coming to our continent, could it be that they sold weapons to these people?" asked Birdwin.
"Can't you...... It is said that they strictly forbade the sale of weapons and armor, and even if there were Tang knives smuggled over, the price was priceless, and ordinary people could not afford to buy them, let alone assemble them into such an army. ”
"Captain, there's a situation here. The knight, who was exploring the path a little farther away, whispered to this side, signaling them to be quiet.
"Prepare to be on alert!" Birdwin and Bert jumped off their horses and walked in the direction of the soldier. There was a small grove of trees over there, blocking everyone's view, so I didn't notice anything there at first.
"What's that?" the two of them bent down and touched it, seeing through the gap between the trees.
There was a camp on the other side of the forest that looked like a normal camp. The fire that had not yet been extinguished was still smoking upwards. "Look, Captain, there's someone in that camp. The knight lowered his voice.
Everyone squinted and looked over there, and there was indeed a man walking around the camp. "What a strange outfit. "Bert has good eyesight, and even though the sun is not shining now, he can see the man in the shadows.
That person looked like an ordinary human being, with slightly yellow skin and a similar appearance to people from ancient Eastern countries. He was wearing a very loose suit, a pair of wooden shoes on his feet, and a long knife straddling his waist. Black hair is tied in a bun at the top.
"Do you want me to go over and help you get him?" Suddenly a male voice came from behind him, and Berdwin subconsciously reached out to draw the saber at his waist, and Bert held his hand.
"Frank, don't pop up next time, watch out for Captain Berdwin slashing you. Bert turned to the black-clothed boy and said angrily. Frank scratched his head in embarrassment and smiled at Birdwin in apology.
"How did you get in? They didn't even notice you?" a whole squad of knights didn't find a single child, and he slipped near the commander, and if he didn't make a sound and wanted to attack the commander, Berdwin didn't notice him at all.
"Hey, little trick little trick. Frank had a smile on his face, and Bert was embarrassed to say that he was too embarrassed to say it.
"You go and see what the hell is over there, and if it's their camp, retreat immediately, and if that person is alone, send a signal. Remember, don't mess around, or I'll let Abby send you back when you go back. ”
Frank stuck out his tongue and fell back into the shadows.
"Okay, this kid, how did he do it?"
"Some tricks, like the invisibility of wind magic. ”
"Oh! I see, the eldest prince's friends are all stunts. ”
Why did he start shouting about the eldest prince again, Bert's face was full of black lines, could it be that his father had forced them to sign a deed of sale before? Bert coughed dryly, and stopped talking in the direction of the camp.
A transparent figure slowly approached the camp, and Frank was not using the "stealth" of wind magic, but the compulsory course of thieves and assassins. This particular skill is more advanced than stealth, moves faster, and is less easy to detect. Frank doesn't move fast, which shows that he is very cautious.
But just as he was about to enter the camp, the voice of a man sounded from the tent. Frank immediately stopped, leaning against the fence and not moving. There were a lot of people who listened to the voices, but he couldn't understand their conversation at all.
It didn't take long for several people to come out of the camp. They didn't spot Frank, who was only two meters away from them, and walked straight towards the man outside.
There were six people in total, and Frank counted silently in his heart, and after a rough calculation, there was no chance of winning. Frank gave up on his next move and just stood there watching them.
Fortunately, they seemed to be planning to leave, and did not look in his direction. Even if they looked at it, they couldn't see Frank, who was almost integrated with the fence. But even so, Frank exhaled deeply after they left.
It's so thrilling, he almost made a move just now, and if they come out a little later, they will be caught. The teenager who went out on a solo mission for the first time was shocked into a cold sweat on his forehead.