Chapter 322: Battle in the Woods
After capturing the third city west of King Arthur, Xia Qi, who was bittersweet, changed into civilian clothes and walked around the city with a team of guards, as well as Bear and Chuck.
He mainly wanted to change his mood and adjust his state.
I have to say that the city, scenery and environment of this elven civilization are indeed nothing.
It's like a fantasy city that only appears in some fantasy movies, and the towering trees that can be seen everywhere in the city, and even many buildings, are treehouses built on top of each tree.
made Xia Qi at this time full of freshness.
In particular, the city lord's mansion of this city is almost completely integrated with a huge ancient tree, and the mansion and office, as well as some departments in the city, are all inside that huge ancient tree.
This is probably the oldest and largest tree in the city.
After entering the city, Xia Qi, who had been living in the barracks, was the first time he came back here.
At that time, he took over the task of the City Lord's Mansion, and he handed it over to Xiong, and he did not come over.
Today, as soon as Xia Qi said that he wanted to come out to breathe, Xiong immediately said that the scenery here was very good, so he took Xia Qi here for a walk.
It turns out that the scenery here is indeed very good, especially this huge ancient tree that is almost integrated with the City Lord's Mansion, which is really magnificent.
Not to mention that it was in the original Blue Star society, even after coming to this world, it is rare for Xia Qi to see a tree with such an exaggerated age and size.
He believed that this ancient tree was a natural wonder.
Unfortunately, the system prompt did not sound.
This shows that this ancient tree is really just an ordinary big tree with an exaggerated age and volume.
The sky was getting dark, and Xia Qi, who was very interested in the buildings built on top of the big trees, chose to rest in the City Lord's Mansion tonight.
Nothing was said all night.
Early the next morning, after a short period of rest, Xia Qi's army began to continue to march towards the next city.
Calculating the time, he felt that King Arthur's forces should have been almost assembled.
At the same time, if you put three cities in a row, even if it is planned and premeditated, the psychological pressure of the other party is definitely not small.
But then again, the cities of this elven kingdom seem to be in the middle of the forest.
At least, that's the case with the west.
Except for the outermost Gale City, which is located on the grassland, the Qingfeng City and the third city in the back are all located in an endless forest.
And the Whispering City, their next target, is undoubtedly located in the forest.
After a few days of marching, looking at the almost endless forest in front of him, Xia Qi exhaled a long breath.
He had already ordered the cats to explore the road and make sure that there were no enemy ambushes in the forest area on both sides of the road.
And with them, there are also a squad of red fox archers.
Great Xia's army slowly advanced along the path of the Great Forest, while the cat people and red fox archers moved in the forest on both sides.
They quickly dispersed into small teams, and during the operation, while concealing their own existence, they also searched for traces of the enemy.
Between the bushes, a fox soldier quietly showed half of his head, quickly scanning his surroundings, and his head and ears were moving, apparently catching the sounds coming from around him.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a gust of wind swept between the towering trees, and a sharp arrow that rode the wind directly pierced the eyebrows of the fox soldier!
Looking at the fox man who fell to the ground and was silent, the hearts of several fox people who acted with him around him tightened at the same time.
But they didn't say anything, and they all hid in the shadows with bated breath.
Just as their fox clan is good at fighting guerrilla warfare in the forest area, there are also such good at guerrilla warfare among the soldiers of the elf race.
These are good hands that can quickly determine the location of the target through sound.
If they speak out at this time, it is equivalent to revealing their position.
After a brief eye contact, one of the fox soldiers, hiding behind the trunk of the tree, carefully picked up a stone and dropped it on top of a large tree not far away.
There was a "pop" sound.
At this moment, both sides made moves at the same time.
In the middle of the woods, a sharp arrow roared and shot directly at the big tree that made a noise.
At the same time, the red fox archer hidden on the other side also bent his bow and arrows, and through the direction from which the arrows flew, he locked on the position of the elven soldiers on the opposite side at a glance, and then flew out with an arrow.
I didn't look to see if the arrow I shot hit the target.
After releasing an arrow, the fox soldier hid directly behind the trunk of the big tree where he was hiding.
The screams that sounded almost immediately after, and the sound of his body falling from the branches of the large tree, clearly told the fox soldier that his arrow had hit.
All this happens completely between the lightning and flint, and for ordinary people, it may be the work of blinking an eye.
But on the side of the Red Fox Archer, he directly completed a booby trap with tacit understanding!
A round of offensive that did not give in to each other, and the soldiers on both sides who went deep into this woods were all in good spirits.
At this time, this dimly lit forest has become the most dangerous battlefield, and any slightest relaxation may be killed by the enemy mercilessly!
However, on the side of the Red Fox Archers, who had the help of the cat people, they clearly had the upper hand.
The army was steadily advancing on the road in the Great Forest, in stark contrast to the killing machines in the Great Forest.
Walking all the way, Xia Qi naturally heard some movements in the forest areas on both sides of the road.
The screams from time to time in the forest tugged at the nerves of every soldier.
"Your Majesty, these fox people seem to be a little unsettled, why don't I take my brothers in and have a look?"
Richard came to Xia Qi and took the initiative to ask for help.
Hearing this, Xia Qi couldn't help but think.
The werewolves under Richard's command were originally born in the forest, and they are very strong in fighting in the forest.
And Xia Qi himself found the double-knife wolf in order to be responsible for fighting in the forest to contain those elves.
But the key is that on the main battlefield, the double-knife wolves are also an important combat force.
On the other side, Arthur Wang has been accumulating strength, and at the same time, he may be hiding some hole cards that he doesn't know, just waiting to play that crucial battle, so that he can turn the tables against the wind.
Xia Qi didn't know what Arthur Wang's hole cards were, so he had to guard against them.
It's the safest way to save a little more power just in case.
But now, the guerrilla warfare in the forest on both sides seems to be at a stalemate.
After weighing the pros and cons a little in his heart, Xia Qi nodded.
"Go ahead, be careful."
"Whew-"
With a roar, Richard led his twin blade wolves into the forest.
The entry of a group of werewolves directly made the originally dark tide of the large forest become noisy.
They weren't as low-key as the foxes, and they pounced on them after locking on to their targets.
Listening to the movement in the big forest, Xia Qi, who was riding on the back of lightning, didn't know for a moment whether his decision was right or wrong.
In fact, this is a good thing for the fox people.
Because the combat power of the cats is almost equal to zero, it is useless except to provide them with some targets.
But Richard and the others were different, not only did they drop hundreds of conspicuous decoys in the forest, but the decoys were also extremely powerful.
Once the other party makes a move on Chuck, he will inevitably reveal his location, but if he doesn't do it, he will be found by a werewolf with a keen sense of smell.
There was chaos in the Great Forest, and the army of Great Xia came to the outskirts of Whispering City in this atmosphere.
Chuck and the others chased and killed those elven soldiers all the way, and they arrived one step ahead of the main army, and as soon as they saw the main army arriving, they hurriedly came up.
"Your Majesty, beware, there are enemies outside this forest!"
Hearing Chuck's words, Xia Qi's eyes showed a hint of understanding.
The other side really wanted to avoid the fire of his siege machine, and waited for him at the exit of the forest as always.
And Chuck, who arrived one step earlier, probably chased those elven soldiers all the way to the outside of the forest, and then found the other party's bow and arrow to serve.
Looking at Chuck, who was a little embarrassed, Xia Qi asked him, "Are you hurt?" ”
Hearing this, Richard was a little embarrassed and said, "It's nothing, it's just a flesh wound." ”
Xia Qi sighed, and directly waved his hand to call a team of military doctors from behind to give Chuck and them a simple wound treatment.
Then he shouted: "The big shield soldiers come forward to prepare, and the soldiers of the whole army take a short rest." ”
I have to say that to let the whole army rest under the nose of the enemy, Xia Qi's courage is also big enough.
Then, Xia Qi looked at Richard again.
"How many people are out there? Do you see it clearly? ”
"It's a lot, compared with the previous times, the number of troops outside has multiplied several times."
Hearing this, Xia Qi was slightly depressed.
He was right, that King Arthur obviously couldn't wait, and planned to break off with him outside the whispering city.
Xia Qi smiled, but he had no intention of rushing forward at all, and he was not worried that Arthur Wang's army would press in.
After all, archers, especially longbowmen, can only use their greatest strengths in the open.
In the current situation, they are holding their longbows outside to aim at the exit of this forest, and that is to firmly grasp the initiative.
But once you can't hold your breath and lean on, you can't say who the initiative will end up into.
Xia Qi didn't think that Arthur Wang would make such a low-level mistake.
So his current idea is to dry those guys on the other side first.
The time gradually approached noon.
The elven army, which had been waiting for the battle, had become a little impatient at this time, and a tired look appeared on their faces.
Arthur Wang was wearing his gorgeous armor, and his face had gradually become gloomy.
He knew that Xia Qi was deliberately hanging him, and at the same time, he was also wasting their energy.
But what made him feel helpless was that in the face of the other party's move, he had no way at all.