When the night was dark and the wind was high, the centipede soldiers used their natural skills to crawl on the ground.

Under the cover of the howling of the cold wind, the sound of rubbing against the ground became invisible.

Closer, closer!

The magic lamp that flickered from time to time and the dazzling light emitted made the centipede soldiers very uncomfortable.

No matter how much you hide, when the distance between the two sides is shortened to within 100 meters, you can no longer hide.

"Attack!"

Realizing that he could not continue his stealth attempt, Commander Maas decisively ordered.

The centipede soldiers had just gotten up and were about to charge, when they were met with a rain of arrows, and in an instant, hundreds of casualties were broken.

Seeing this scene, everyone knew that this wave of sneak attacks had already been exposed, and the enemy had deliberately let them go just now.

"Push the bed crossbow and trebuchet up!"

Commander Maas ordered again.

The failure of the frontal sneak attack was expected.

Although it was a small calculation by the enemy, the impact on the whole war was still minimal.

In order to cover the two teams that infiltrated, the scene here is as loud as possible.

When the war started, the centipede soldiers who made a detour on both wings were nervous one by one.

The peaks on both sides, though not steep, are not much better, and are not suitable for large armies at all.

Only one regiment of ambush soldiers is arranged on each side, it is not that the centipede clan has no soldiers, but the road is too difficult to travel.

Although the Giant Foot Centipede has the bloodline of Warcraft, it is not a pure Warcraft after all, and its ability to climb rocks and walk on walls has long been degraded.

Without paying attention, a centipede soldier fell down and rolled for more than ten meters before he hugged a big tree to save his life.

Seeing this scene, the head of the regiment who led the team, Karlis, was half frightened to death.

If they hadn't been blocked by a big tree and rolled down so directly, their whereabouts would have been exposed.

There is no surprise effect, and with their little strength, it is not enough to stuff the enemy's teeth.

"Pass the order, let everyone be careful, whoever wants to expose his whereabouts will directly kill the whole family!"

Carlis warned in a deep voice.

Deep down, he had already greeted his own legion commander's family.

Such a hard task, where is a sneak attack on the enemy, it is clear that he will be a dead soldier.

On the battlefield, the military orders are like a mountain, and the task is taken, no matter how difficult it is, it must be completed.

With one more episode, the next action became more and more cautious.

For the sake of safety, he decisively gave up the shortcut halfway up the mountain and chose to complete the intersperse from the top of the mountain.

Clever centipede, not only Karlis. Commander Andersson, who also received the unlucky task, went straight to the top of the mountain from the beginning.

The seemingly inconspicuous changes have increased the distance a lot, and the feint attack below lasted for two or three hours, and the prepared ambush soldiers were still busy hurrying.

On the battlefield below, around the entrance of the camp, the two armies fought fiercely.

The original fortifications, under the blow of the trebuchet, have been shattered.

The centipede soldiers, who were on the attacking side, did not take advantage either.

Advancing against a makeshift shield, only to be instantly pierced by enemy crossbow arrows.

It turns out that the means of defending against bows and arrows, when encountering more powerful magic crossbows, can only serve as psychological comfort.

The arrow pierced through the shield, then through the body of a centipede soldier, followed by a second row of shield-wielding soldiers.

Pierced through two layers of shields in a row, taking away two centipede soldiers before the arrow was inserted into the third layer of shield.

The dense rain of arrows, coupled with amazing lethality, is a proper battlefield killing weapon.

Due to geographical conditions, what should have been a battlefield of hand-to-hand combat has turned into a long-range firepower duel.

Only a lucky few broke through the rain of arrows and engaged the Terran soldiers head-on.

It's a pity that at this point, their good fortune is also exhausted. The companions behind him did not follow in time, and were soon surrounded by Terran soldiers.

In just a few hours of fighting, thousands of bodies of soldiers from both sides were left on the ground.

It's just that compared to the defending side, there are obviously more centipede soldier corpses that attack.

"Mas, the enemy's magic crossbow is too vicious, even an eighth-order powerhouse will be hit if he is not careful.

Ordinary shields can't stop the enemy's arrows at all.

Although our trebuchets and bed crossbows are not small, they are too slow to fire and it is difficult to suppress the enemy's crossbow arrows.

If we continue to fight like this, I'm afraid that our two legions will all have to fold in! ”

Commander Bert said worriedly.

Dense magic crossbows, this is the first time they have encountered them, and they don't know how to deal with them at all.

The last time they fought the enemy, they had encountered it, but the battle line was very long.

The soldiers scattered to attack, and most of the enemy's crossbow arrows restrained the powerhouses of the Sacred Domain, and only a small number of crossbow arrows were used on them, and the feeling was not obvious.

In tonight's battle, neither of the powerhouses of the Holy Domain made a move, and all of them were fighting between conventional forces.

Narrow terrain, perfect for crossbow play.

"The enemy's magic crossbow is indeed powerful, but it's not like there's no way to deal with it. As long as you rush a batch of shields with strong enough defense, you can block them.

The craftsmen of the clan had already experimented with it, but it was a pity that the shield was too bulky for ordinary soldiers to use.

The dwarves are said to have created shields that can weigh less than twenty pounds and block attacks from magic crossbows.

The sneak attack troops have already set off, and if the attack is stopped at this moment, the sacrifices in front will be in vain.

Slow down your attack and minimize your losses as much as possible! ”

The Legion Commander of the Maas sighed and replied.

The gap in the level of civilization is not something that a general can make up.

The magic crossbow is an achievement of the magical civilization of the surface world in the last few hundred years, and has nothing to do with the inner world.

Regular wooden shields, in front of magic crossbows, have little to no effect.

In order to block the enemy's arrows, the shield must be forged with steel, and the weight will inevitably climb.

The shield made by the giant foot centipede weighs hundreds of pounds.

Advancing with such a shield, the enemy's arrows can be blocked, and the soldiers' physical strength will be exhausted.

It was useless to realize the problem, the battle had already begun, and it was impossible for them to immediately conjure a bunch of shields capable of defending against crossbow arrows.

"I hope tonight's raid can achieve certain results, otherwise the two of us will be laughed at by them!"

Commander Bert said with a slight nod.

……

In the camp of the aristocratic alliance of the southeastern provinces, Hudson sat in the camp and chatted with Governor Pierce, but his heart flew to the battlefield outside.

didn't go out, that's giving the people below a chance.

Hudson, who has achieved fame, doesn't need that little bit of military exploits, but the people below do.

If he had personally commanded, even if he had won a big victory, he would not have much credit for sharing it with everyone.

Most of the southeastern provinces are old friends and relatives, and Hudson cannot stand in the way of his own people.

Compared with other uncertain battles, tonight's camp defense battle is already a simple mode.

The so-called celebrity demeanor is purely pretended.

It is impossible for the generals not to care about the battlefield, the soldiers below are still fighting with the enemy with their lives, and any mistake in any link on the battlefield may cause heavy losses.

"Marshal, is the enemy outside stupid?

An attack of this intensity is completely a battle record for us! ”

Governor Pierce teased with a smile.

Judging the intensity of the war through the sound of fighting on the battlefield is the basic quality that a general should have.

For the two who are used to seeing big scenes, the current fight is completely pediatric.

"Haha......

Perhaps the enemy had other plans, such as ambushing a large army in the mountains and cutting off our retreat.

Or set up a self-detonating magic array, directly blow up the peaks on both sides, and drag us to hell together. ”

Hudson said half-jokingly.

The detour to cut off the back road is still theoretically reasonable, and there is at least hope of achieving it.

Blowing up the peaks on both sides, then it would be a pure joke.

Not to mention how much energy it takes to destroy such a mountain, the key is that the entrance to the center of the earth is nearby, and in the event of a big explosion, the first thing to be hit is the tunnel to the inner world.

Suicide attacks of the genocide type, people with normal brain circuits, will not do that.

If you dare to bring the team here, you have naturally inspected it on the spot. If there was a large magic array, it would not be able to hide Hudson's eyes.

What's more, the Giantfoot Centipede has only appeared in the surface world for less than two months, and even if there is that kind of means, time does not allow it.

At the very least, with the magic of the human world, it is impossible to destroy two huge mountains in a short period of time.

What the continental overlord can't do, Hudson doesn't think a geocentric race can do.

"The marshal really laughs.

If this group of stinky centipedes had this strength, they would have used it in the last attack on the Blood Moon defense, so why wait until now!

Don't say that it is to destroy the mountains on both sides, even if they are interspersed with detours, it will be difficult.

Eighty years ago, the family had sent people to explore the area, and this hundred-mile corridor was the only route suitable for large armies.

If you want to make a detour, you can only bypass the Blackstone Mountains, otherwise at most a small force will come! ”

As soon as Governor Pierce's words fell, shouts of killing rang out on both sides, and the enemy's detour to the rear unfortunately became a reality.

was slapped in the face, and both of them looked a little embarrassed, but they didn't go out to check it out for the first time.

If there was really big trouble, the generals outside would have sent someone over to ask for instructions.

If no one is sent, it means that the defenders can still hold on.

The focus of defense is on the front, which does not mean that there are no defensive forces deployed on the two wings and in the rear.

Hudson, who was good at outflanking the enemy in a roundabout way and finding the enemy's weak points, would not have left such obvious flaws.

……

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh......"

The centipede soldiers who launched the raid were shot into a sieve as soon as they touched the vicinity of the tent.

Coming from afar, without any heavy weapons in his hands, facing the crossbow arrows in the sky. The only way to hide is to dodge.

"Get down, get down!"

Commander Karlis hurriedly ordered.

In a short confrontation, he lost one-tenth of his troops, and his heart was broken.

What puzzled him the most was: they were all Terrans, why the army of the Alpha Kingdom was so much stronger than the neighboring Hesseians.

Unlike Xiaobai when he first came over, after learning some information about the surface world, he already knew the preciousness of the magic crossbow.

It stands to reason that such a high-priced weapon of mass destruction should not be equipped on a large scale.

After all, the Alpha Kingdom is on the continent of Aslanth, which is notoriously poor.

Magic crossbows are not only expensive to use, but also burn money like running water. The super lethality is obtained at the cost of consuming magic crystals.

It looks like it's an arrow, but it's actually a gold coin.

The doubt remained in my mind, and the earth trembled.

The moment they opened their eyes and raised their heads, a team of demonic beast cavalry had already slaughtered out of the camp and came straight towards them.

Seeing this scene, the centipede soldier with a bright head had already gotten up and turned around and ran.

The centipede soldiers, who were slow to react, had not yet understood what was going on, and they became the ghosts of the hooves of the monsters.

Fleeing all the way into the mountains and forests, Karlis was relieved when he saw his pursuers.

Cavalry is not suitable for fighting in the mountains and forests, but this does not include the Warcraft cavalry.

Compared with the giant-footed centipedes that survive in the inner world, the monsters are the masters of the mountains and forests.

Although these monsters are bred in captivity, the usual training base is still in the deep mountains and old forests.

What infuriated Karlis the most was that these enemies did not speak of chivalry, and one by one they put cold arrows in their backs.

They ran in front, and they took magic crossbows and shot them in the back.

Several arrows flew through his cheeks, and a piece of flesh was taken with them, causing Karliss to flee in a hurry.

The mission has failed, and now there is as much escape as possible. If you hesitate any longer, it will be the fate of the group's annihilation.

……

"Stop attacking!"

Commander Maas commanded with grief.

The shouts of killing in the rear of the enemy camp disappeared, and it was obvious that the sneak attack had failed.

The end is already doomed, and it has become pointless to continue to take your life to contain the enemy army.

The battle came to an end, and the two corps commanders, who were the commanders, looked at each other with bitter expressions.

The expected battle for fame did not make them famous, but it was a heavy loss of troops, which made them not know how to explain to the Centipede King.

"Maas, most of the two regiments that went out have been wiped out. Even if there are lucky ones who can escape, there will not be many of them.

As a rough estimate, in tonight's battle, my legion lost nearly three thousand troops, almost losing its combat effectiveness! ”

Commander Bert said wistfully.

In the era of cold weapons, the casualty rate of 30% has been the critical point of the collapse of military morale.

It has been able to hold out until now, because one of the regiments was lost outside, and the soldiers who participated in the battle did not witness the tragic scene with their own eyes.

"Belt, our two legions are acting together, and your legion has suffered heavy losses, so how can my legion be better.

The losses of both corps were about the same, and 6,000 troops were buried by us.

Now let's see how many achievements the troops who went out to sneak attack, just looking at the frontal battlefield, I am afraid that the enemy soldiers killed are less than 1,000! ”

Maas said with a solemn expression.

The Centipede King told them to teach their enemies a lesson, but now it turned out that they had learned their own lesson.

As the attacking side suffered greater losses, it makes sense militarily, but the battle loss ratio is so disparity, it is a bit excessive.

After a short eye contact, the two tacitly reached an agreement - falsely reporting the results!

I don't know how many centipedes are watching in the big battalion, and it is inconvenient to falsify the battle results on the frontal battlefield, so I can only make a fuss about the sneak attack troops.

Regardless of the outcome of the sneak attack, it must be successful now. Anyway, these records cannot be verified.

……

The sky gradually brightened, the morning light once again sprinkled the land, and a new day began.

Without the cover of the night, the Centipede King had no intention of tossing, and the two sides turned on the wide-eyed staring mode again.

Both sides were waiting for reinforcements, but the pressure continued to be transmitted to the Centipede King.

After drawing troops from the front line, the offensive launched by the giant foot centipede in the Kingdom of Hesse was also forced to press the pause button.

The war was never one-sided, they wanted to make a strategic retrenchment, but the Hesses did not agree.

The Kingdom of Hesse has been in decline in recent years, but it is still a big country, if a geocentric race is allowed to come and go freely, how can they still mix on the continent?

The more the Giantfoot Centipede tried to withdraw, the more fierce the Hessian's counterattack became. It's okay to call in for help from allies, but they have to do the work of recovering lost territory.

It's best to be able to push all the way over, encircle and suppress the Giant Foot Centipede with the Alpha Kingdom, and then divide the two families into a hundred miles of corridors.

This grand strategic concept is somewhat difficult to realize, but the Hessian counterattack did put pressure on the giant-footed centipede.

Pressure is also motivation, and the Giantfoot Centipede must now settle a front before it can reverse its strategic passivity.

Compared to the Hesserians, who were hundreds of miles away, it was obviously the coalition of nobles in the southeastern provinces led by Hudson, which posed a greater threat to them.

For a time, all kinds of troops were dispatched, and they were busy. In less than half a month, 300,000 troops were gathered, and the strength was 2.5 times that of the aristocratic coalition army of the southeastern provinces.

The deafening shouts of killing resounded in the sky, and if it weren't for Hudson himself sitting in the camp, the morale of the defenders would have been affected long ago.

Sitting still and watching the enemy gather troops, such a negative style is left on other generals, and if it is not done, it will be held accountable by the kingdom.

However, when it came to Hudson, everyone thought that their marshal was holding back his big moves, and some smart people even thought of the magic crystal cannon.

The reason is very simple, this time not only the magic crystal cannon on the blood moon defense line was dismantled, but even the fixed magic crystal cannon on each castle was forcibly dismantled.

If it doesn't come in handy, there is no way to explain it to the owner.

……

"Marshal, the magic crystal cannon has almost been assembled, and now it's time to launch a counterattack.

If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that a southeastern province could actually gather more than two hundred magic crystal cannons! ”

Governor Pierce sighed.

The magic crystal cannon is not popular, not only because the cannon is expensive, but also because the large consumption of magic crystal is also an important factor.

In the past, the share of magic crystals that nobles could exchange for from the kingdom was limited, and it was difficult to cultivate magicians, let alone raise gold-swallowing beasts like magic crystal cannons.

If there is only a cannon and there is not enough ammunition reserves, it is pure decoration, and a lot of post-maintenance costs will be wasted.

This situation lasted until the discovery of the magic crystal mine, which changed the embarrassment of the lack of magic crystals in the southeast province.

Although most of it was bought by Hudson, some were left in the hands of the nobles. It also became logical for the nobles with good financial resources to buy one or two magic crystal cannons to strengthen the defenses of their castles.

Of course, the real magic crystal cannon is still the Dalton family and the Coslow family. Of the more than 200 cannons, nearly three-quarters were contributed by these two families.

Among them, the Dalton family contributed the largest number of magic crystal cannons, accounting for almost half of the total.

The number of magic crystal cannons taken out by the Coslow family is slightly smaller, not because the clan has few reserves, but mainly because most of the magic crystal cannons are deployed in the Snow Moon Territory.

For this big battle, Governor Pierce also fought. As far as Hudson knew, the warship left in the harbor by the Dalton family had also been removed from the Magic Crystal Cannon.

If it weren't for this, with the efficiency of the nobles of the southeastern provinces, it would not have taken more than half a month to send the magic crystal cannon to the front line.

"Your Excellency, this is an epoch-making battle. After this battle, the history of the continental war will be changed because of us.

After the order, all the magic crystal cannons are aimed at the entrance to the center of the earth, and at the same time fill the strongest firepower, and a salvo will be launched after an hour! ”

Hearing this answer, Governor Pierce's heart was shocked. I originally thought that Hudson was going to bomb the enemy camp, but I didn't expect that the first target was actually the entrance to the center of the earth.

Two hundred magic crystal cannons fired in a salvo, no one has ever tried how powerful it is. But destroying a tunnel, there is certainly no problem.

The enemy can't stop it if he wants to, with such a dense artillery fire, even the powerhouses of the Holy Domain will be blown to pieces.

You don't even need two hundred magic crystal cannons, twenty magic crystal cannons can take away a giant dragon if they hit the target in a salvo.

The collapse of the entrance to the center of the earth, even if it is only a partial collapse, is a fatal blow to the Giantfoot Centipede clan.

Cutting off their connection with the inner world, the centipede army in front of them has become a rootless tree, a sourceless water, and it is only a matter of time before it ends.

……

The centipede soldiers, who didn't know that danger was coming, were constantly charging at this moment under the command of the centipede king.

The protection of the coalition camp has long been destroyed. The current battle is completely about blocking the enemy's attack with flesh and blood.

One soldier fell, and a new one was immediately replaced. The battlefield is littered with corpses, and the battle for the hundred-mile corridor is transforming into a meat grinder.

"Boom ......"

The dense sound of magic crystal cannons rang out at the same time, which was clearly visible hundreds of miles away, and the experienced artillerymen blocked their ears early.

Countless soldiers in the battle were caught off guard and were directly stunned on the battlefield.

The explosion was just the beginning, and the subsequent collapse of the tunnel made the earth tremble together.

The camp at the entrance of countless tunnels was buried alive underground. The original arrangement to protect the entrance to the center of the earth has now become a talisman for the centipede soldiers.

"No!"

Seeing this scene, the Centipede King let out a heart-rending scream.

It's a pity that the collapse of the geocentric passage is not something that can be changed by personal will. No matter how strong a tunnel is, it has a load-bearing limit.

Even the Giantfoot Centipede, which reinforced the entrance to the center of the earth, has not been able to withstand the baptism of artillery fire.

"Boom ......"

A new round of artillery attacks came, and the covered land of more than a dozen square miles was directly lifted upside down, and countless camp tents, soldiers, and weapons flew all over the sky.

In the face of heavy artillery fire, life is fragile. In the face of such a dense artillery attack, those as strong as the Sanctuary could only retreat.

The centipede soldiers, who were originally stunned by the collapse of the entrance to the center of the earth, instantly sobered up when they saw the scene in front of them.

Being cut off from the back road is a matter of the future, and if you don't run now, your life will be lost immediately.

It's messy, the whole camp is in chaos!

A salvo of fire, creating more than a dozen square miles of white land, is simply not something that flesh and blood can fight against.

"It's not safe here, take Your Majesty away!"

Venerable Golan immediately ordered.

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