Chapter 665: Steppe Dwarves
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When the last of the demon knights who resisted collapsed in a pool of blood, the sun had just sunk below the horizon, and the night king came to the earth, and the deep blue sky began to shine with a little starlight. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
The raid on the demon outpost camp by the Sky Cavalry from the Icewind Fortress was the most successful, except for a few lucky ones who escaped into the ice field, a thousand Demon Sky Riders and 5,000 Demon Warriors were almost completely wiped out, which was definitely the biggest victory for the Titan side since the Demon Clan recently harassed the defense line of Taimur Snow Mountain.
On the other hand, the Assault Air Cavalry Regiment only lost less than twenty knights, and the number of wounded was less than a hundred, which can be said to be very small compared to the losses of the demons.
Although Wisconsin was very excited, he did not let this carry away and forget his duty, and as soon as the battle was over, he ordered the battlefield to be cleaned up, and he had to evacuate within ten minutes.
After all, this is the territory of the demons of the Far North Continent, and the demon base camp behind the outpost camp is very likely to have received the news, and it will be more dangerous to stay for one more minute, if it is not for the need to collect intelligence and loot, it is the best choice to withdraw to the fortress immediately.
Interestingly, among the two thousand Sky Knights, not many of the Thunder Sky Knights participated in the cleaning operation, because they didn't look down on the equipment and materials of the demon clan, and they hovered in the sky and waited with their own identities.
And the barbarian sky knights of the Icewind Fortress happily seized every second to launch a raid on the camp, whether it was weapons or armor, as long as they were not too badly damaged, they were all taken away.
The resources of the Extreme North Continent are undoubtedly poorer than those of the Titans, but the Demon Race has only broken out after a thousand years of dormancy, so the equipment of the army is quite good, and there are many magical equipment among them, which is also a rare thing in the Nine Heavens Continent.
Han Fei also got one of his trophies, the black-robed mage was smashed to ashes by his flaming whip, and even the wand on his body was wiped out, but there was a dark gold, antique ring that was well preserved.
Although Han Fei didn't know its origin and purpose, he was surprised by the power contained in the ring, believing that it was with this magic jewelry that the black-robed magician had resisted his two mortal attacks, and it was definitely a first-class good thing.
Ten minutes passed in a blink of an eye, and although the Ice Wind Sky Knights were still not satisfied with the fruitful harvest, Wisconsin still gave the order to retreat, and the Sky Knights regrouped and quickly turned back to the Ice Wind Fortress under the cover of night.
Less than half an hour after the Assault Cavalry had left, a Demon Cavalry Regiment appeared above the outpost camp.
The night was dark, and the knights in the sky could not see the situation clearly, and immediately a magician released a fireball of illumination, and what they saw was a devastated ruin, and thousands of corpses scattered all over the place, and the ground of the camp formed a layer of blood-colored ice, which was extremely shocking under the light of the fire!
......... For the Titan barbarian garrison on the defense line of the Taimur Snow Mountain, the perfect success of the destruction strike carried out by the Ice Wind Fortress against the demon outpost camp was undoubtedly a great morale boost, especially with the arrival of air cavalry reinforcements from the human race and the beast race, as well as supplies such as heavy crossbow weapons, everyone's confidence in resisting the invasion of the demon race has greatly increased.
Taking advantage of this momentum and the arrival of reinforcements, Wisconsin took the opportunity to join forces with the garrisons of other fortresses to launch an operation, a large number of air cavalry took to the air to defend the front line of Taimur Snow Mountain, and the reinforced air cavalry began to clear the demon air cavalry that had entered the territory of Titan, eliminating those enemies who were harassing the supply channel.
The Thunder Sky Cavalry also participated in the battle, and tens of thousands of human and beast air horses galloped over the northern grasslands, clearing the sky behind the Taimur Snow Mountain.
The northern savannah at the end of winter is quiet and beautiful, the snow melts, the rivers and streams flow, and the buds of green grass stubbornly emerge from the still frozen soil, and the green dots represent that the goddess of spring has finally begun to patronize this land.
Han Fei thought silently, leaning down and picking up a handful of water from the meandering and clear stream under his feet and plopping it on his face, the cold snow water stimulated his skin and lifted his spirits.
In the east of the grassland, the rising sun is obscured by the clouds and mist, hazy and dim to see the true face, the mist on the grassland has not completely faded, the earth is empty and cold, and the mountains in the distance are like dormant dragons.
It has been almost half a month since the battle of the raid on the demon outpost, and most of the demon air cavalry that went deep into the territory of the Titan have been strangled and expelled, and the reinforcements and materials from the southern human race, the heavenly spirit race and the beast race in the south of the continent are continuously entering the Titan Empire, and some of them have been enriched to the defense line of the Taimur Snow Mountain, and the power of guarding the ten fortresses and the Great Wall of Ice Walls has been greatly enhanced.
In the past few days, an ice storm has broken out on the ice field north of the Snow Mountain, and the Demon Clan has temporarily stopped disturbing the defense line of the Snow Mountain, but for Han Fei, his mission is not over.
The command of the Thunder Sky Cavalry has been completely handed over to Wisconsin, this middle-aged nobleman of the barbarian race used his strength and prestige to impress three thousand unruly air knights, and Han Fei let go and paraded around the grassland near the snow-capped mountains every day, chasing down the dead black knights of the demon race.
The composition of the invaders infiltrated into the territory of the Titan by the demons is quite complex, there are scouts for reconnaissance, full-time hunting teams, there are formed air cavalry regiments, and magicians, etc., they recklessly attack the supply routes of the barbarians on the grassland, slaughter innocent civilians and merchants, and even attack the cities in the eastern part of the grassland, which poses a certain threat to the Yanjing Sparks.
These invaders did not disappear completely after being cleared and expelled, and some of the elites remained in the territory of Titans, among which the Black Knights of Death were the most elite and difficult to deal with, they were few in number but extremely powerful, single-handedly riding the high-level vultures elusively, and each dared to launch a surprise attack on a supply team.
The Black Knights of Death are extremely cruel and cunning, they like to follow and track their opponents like cheetahs on the grassland, they see the opportunity to make a sudden move, and they will immediately flee away if they miss a blow, and they will never give the opponent a chance to besiege, plus the Black Knight is good at night attacks, and many Titan Air Rider squads and supply teams have suffered.
In order to deal with the Black Knights of Death, the Empire also sent elite Sky Knights to search and hunt in teams of two or three people, and the two sides fought in the vast northern prairies.
Han Fei was one of them, but he liked to be alone, relying on his powerful divine sense and overwhelming opponent's strength to hunt down the Black Knights of Death, and in the past ten days, more than ten Black Knights had died at his hands.
This may not sound like a lot, but it is important to know that a Death Black Knight is the worst and has the strength of a junior Sky Warrior.
Just yesterday evening, two Black Knights of Death attacked a caravan, and Han Fei immediately tracked it down after getting the news, but the other party was extremely cunning, and Han Fei lost his target here after tracking it all night.
Han Fei was a little hesitant, but more unwilling, this was the first time he had locked on to the target and lost it, as long as he had detected the trace of the enemy in front of him, none of them would survive.
With such a cunning enemy, it is definitely a scourge to stay on the grassland, but where can the reckless grassland find their traces, you can't try your luck aimlessly here, right?
It had been several days since Han Fei had left the Ice Wind Fortress, and it was almost time to go back, after all, he was a member of the Allied Army's General Staff Headquarters, and he couldn't move freely too casually.
While he was hesitating, Han Fei's heart moved, and he suddenly turned his head to look to the side.
I saw that a pile of weeds by the stream twenty or thirty meters away suddenly moved, and a small furry head came out of it, and it looked at Han Fei with its eyes open, with a hint of surprise and curiosity in its turquoise eyes.
With messy dark red hair, a dirty face, big eyes, and a pair of pointed ears, Han Fei immediately recognized that this was a steppe dwarf, and judging by his size, he should still be just a child.
The steppe dwarves are the indigenous inhabitants of the northern steppes, and unlike the fierce and warlike Wuge, they are weak and cowardly, and they live by cultivating straw mushrooms and rye, and are good at digging underground mineral deposits.
After the Titan barbarians ruled the north, they implemented a gentle policy for the steppe dwarves, allowing them to enter the city, mainly because of the characteristics of the steppe dwarves who could find and dig mineral deposits.
Such a dwarf kid certainly didn't pose the slightest threat to Han Fei, but Han Fei was a little curious as to why he appeared here, and it looked like he should have come out of a hole in the ground.
"Come hereβ" Han Fei beckoned at him.
The dwarf obviously hesitated, but Han Fei was not a demon after all, not even a barbarian, he timidly burrowed out of the grass and slowly approached Han Fei.
He stopped three or four meters away from Han Fei, and actually saluted Han Fei jerkyly, and stammered, "Honor, respect, Lord Samurai, is there anything wrong with you?"
His lingua franca was actually quite good, and Han Fei smiled slightly: "What's your name, are you a resident here?"
Seeing Han Fei's amiable smile, the dwarf put his heart down and said boldly: "My lord, my name is Assyria, I am not a resident here, I live in Ludian City, and I am here to dig soil pine cones. β
The soil pine cone is a special product of the northern steppe, fat and quite delicious, with the effect of making up for energy, so it is very popular with wizards, but it grows underground, and only the steppe dwarves who are good at digging know how to find and dig.
In fact, digging pine cones is now the occupation of many steppe dwarves.
(To be continued)