Chapter 237: Decide to strike
Sooner or later, the bright light that erupts in the shrine will attract attention, so it is necessary to speed up the action. Siegel brought all 100 cavalry, plus more than 40 dwarves who could ride horses, to form the assault team.
"Get moving," Siegel said to Mana. The latter immediately set fire to the city with his warriors and smashed the oil canister on the siege vehicle. Bundles of firewood and bags of wood chips were thrown into the fire, and days of hard work by the Confederate forces would soon come to naught.
Master Edith and several of his apprentices escorted Serra first. That armor also affects the casting ability of nearby mages, so you can only leave on foot. When Sir Brown saw the half-elf mage leave, he walked up to Siegel and asked when the raiding force would leave.
The mage shook his head, "These people didn't come to set a fire and leave. He looked Brown in the eye with a majestic gaze and said in a firm tone, "Tell me where the lords live." ”
Brown was taken aback, looked his eyes left and right, and hurriedly replied, "They all live in their own tents, and they are not concentrated." ”
"I knew they weren't centralized, otherwise they wouldn't have come here first. Siegel patted him on the shoulder, laughed twice, and then reined in: "Now it's up to you to see if your appetite is great." Which territory does the Leicester family have their eye on?tell me the location of the respective liege and I'll make sure you get it. ”
"This?" Brown thought to him. He really didn't expect Baron Siegel to bring the troops into the Southern Coalition so easily, this is an opportunity, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He hides great ambitions in the depths of his soul. But......
Now that you've cooperated with Mir City. Participate in this game. Why don't you gamble bigger? Since Siegel wants revenge, let him go, what does it matter to me if those people die? There are too many lords and too few castles in the South, and only war can make the stronger, the smarter, and the more judgmental rise. While the other lords were still resting in their dreams, he was already ahead of him, so why not take a big step and let them be out of reach?
"Baron Siegel, I have a suggestion. Brown pondered. said: "It's better to take advantage of the fact that the personnel are all in place now, and then set the warehouse on fire first." Then they would have to send more men to put out the fire, and the camp's defenses would be even weaker. My knight will lead you forward and bring the camp to the ground. ”
Siegel nodded, reached out his hand, and shook Baron Brown's hand, and the alliance was reached. "That's it, let's go," he said.
The alarm bells in the camp of the Southern Coalition rang, one after the other, spread to all corners. The sky-high flames and the clear sound of slashing kept coming. It caused a lot of chaos in the darkness of the night. Many soldiers hid in the dark shadows of their tents, sharing tension with those around them. They managed to embolden each other. Comforting each other that they were able to return home alive, and numbing themselves for the same reason. Whenever footsteps approached, they nervously clutched their spears, breathing rapidly while keeping an eye in the direction from which the sound came.
Some of the veteran soldiers had been on nights like this, and they knew it wasn't going well. Each lord was looking for his soldiers, and those in steel armor were eager to capture everyone in leather armor as a guard. Various versions of the news flew around, alongside conflicting orders that exacerbated the chaos in the camp. The veteran simply grabbed a few of his fellow villagers, hid in a corner where the fire did not shine, and while packing up his weapons and armor, he watched the situation and waited for an opportunity to escape.
"those masters!" they said.
Heim's troops marched through such a chaotic battlefield, destroying all resistance in their path. Baron Brown's human warriors set fires everywhere, while orcs fought alongside dwarves, a rarity in the entire continent's history. They are all strong and powerful warriors, one rampant under the burning of frenzied fighting spirit, and the other relying on strong battlefield discipline to gain strength.
Siegel was at the forefront of them, and in order to be able to deter his enemies, he cast illusions on himself. The armor was covered with gray mud and red blood, and in many places there were burnt black marks, and blue flames rose from the armor, making him look like a fire elemental, which was very obvious in the dark night. The silver-white sword hung low, and blood was constantly dripping from the tip of the sword. The cloak is windless and automatic, making the sound of hunting. Behind him, the white gas exhaled from the orcs and dwarves converged to form an undispersed cloud.
Siegel led his men all the way, smashing fences with axes and swords, smashing tents with sledgehammers, and plunging into the bodies of the Confederate forces with swift and savage style. Many of the soldiers who fled in a hurry mistakenly came to the army of Myr, and were greeted by orc javelins and dwarven axes. Whoever hits the enemy first will be greeted with the call of his companions. The loser is responsible for picking up the weapon and handing it back to the opponent.
Manna and her ten orc archers cautiously watched their surroundings, and those with crossbows and longbows were their first targets. Although Siegel uses dwarven rune defensive arrows and constantly calls on the air elemental to form a wall of wind, they will still be damaged if they are attacked by enemies with bows and arrows.
He led dozens of warriors to fight on foot, and the rest of the men divided into two groups of light horses, interspersed back and forth on the left and right sides. In addition to throwing torches, causing chaos, and slashing enemies, they constantly send information to Siegel. The catapult workshop has been completely turned into a campfire camp, and the fire in the warehouse has been burned. In order to delay more manpower, Siegel lit a fire at one or two storage sites, forcing the Southern Coalition to save it. The group was led by Baron Brown in search of beautiful tents and wooden barracks, where the lords lived.
Many lords were still wearing armor in a panic, although the sturdy full-body armor could provide good defense, but there were dozens of different parts of the belt that needed to be tied, and it was too much time to delay in an emergency. Siegel chanted a mantra, blew the tent open with a strong wind, and swept the food on the table onto the delicate carpet, splashing it all over the lord's body, and they were only half the strap.
"I surrender!" the lord stood up, half of his armor still hanging behind him, "I demand the treatment of the captives and a proper ransom. ”
"I refused. Siegel said.
Manna fired an arrow that hit the man's eye socket. Pierced out of the back of the head.
Sir Brown saw this. I just felt that the roots of my teeth were cold and swishing. I couldn't help but take a breath. Fortunately, I was on the side of the victor and did not have to suffer such a fate.
A group of dignified men approached, a group of knights of the Guards leading horses on foot, with the coat of arms of a bird's nest on their chests, the crest of the Ampat family. They ignored the allies who asked for help, and each looked at the army of orcs and dwarves in front of them with the same solemn expressions. They had just returned from their mission, so they wore neat full-body armor and stood out in the panicked camp. The lord of Ampa was in the barracks not far behind them. Before they could explain the completion of their mission, they were sent into battle by panicked lords - but they had only been riding for a whole day, and there was still important news to report.
The leader of the Knights of the Guard of the Ampa family is a knight with a full beard and a neatly shaved face, independent of the others. He took a deep breath, straightened his helmet, drew his sword sharply, and shouted in a righteous voice: "Invaders!
Siegel and his men all laughed, and instead of stopping, they gradually picked up. "Well said! We are invaders in our own land, specializing in invading the uninvited elm heads!"
With the help of dark vision. Everyone had already seen the sturdy, beautiful barracks behind the knights of the Guard, and according to Baron Brown, many nobles were there. What were the dozen or so knights of the Guards in front of them? Dwarves and orcs all held their weapons aloft. Shouting and charging upward.
"Charge!" the knights turned on their horses, and the horses, which had just rested for a short time, began to charge with a strong fighting spirit under the command of their master. Siegel recited a spell and cast a mass dread spell. Combative warriors are not easily controlled by fear, but those tired horses are not. The knights suddenly found their mounts frantically raising their front hooves or twisting their horses' heads violently, becoming uncontrollable. They had to try to keep their balance and try not to fall off their horses.
Multiple javelins flew over, followed by Siegel's lightning. The metal armor caused the lightning to become more powerful, and many knights twitched and fell off their horses. Most of the horses were trained not to be afraid of flames, but they had never been trained to be familiar with lightning. They were dominated by a combination of glitter and fear, and the ranks of the Guards cavalry were in shambles.
The bearded knight jumped off his horse, and before he could remove the spear from his saddle, he lost what was left of his equipment—including a crossbow, a net, a war hammer, and a shield. He turned around and looked at his enemy, whose whole body was in the blue flames, and felt only that his throat was tight and his lips were dry. He wanted to shout for a charge, but he knew that the chances of surviving in such a state were too slim. There's no need to tie up your comrades with a knight's oath, just let me rush up alone.
He made up his mind, stepped on the mud, flat-ended his spear, closed his mouth and rushed forward, rushing towards the man in the flames. For a moment, his mind went blank, he stopped thinking about victory or defeat, life or death, and gave everything to the tempered training, letting the weapon lead him forward.
Seeing this, Elint shouted to the mage, "Remember the training I gave you? What kind of gun riding routine is this?"
"The kind that sent you to death. Siegel squatted slightly, the flames on his body were in full bloom, and then he slammed it away. The sudden shift of light formed a spot of light in the knight's eyes, and he suddenly lost his purpose. Using elven steps, Siegel dodged the spear and circled the knight's side. The spear's right arm was raised, and there was a gap under his arm, and Stardust slipped through this gap and stabbed straight into the knight's body.
"You are a brave knight," said Siegel beside his helmet, "but you are the invaders." He drew his sword and ran to his next target.
A knight rushed forward, already suffering multiple wounds on his body, but still pounced on the orc's flank. Siegel admired the bravery of this bravery, but he did not show mercy when he thought of the scene when they climbed the walls and attacked the militia who had lived a peaceful life.
Stardust swung away his opponent's sword, and he kicked his opponent's knee hard. The knight staggered and was about to control his balance when he was attacked by the dwarves on Siegel's flank. The warhammer shattered his spine and ended his life.
It took less than a minute for the Knights of the Guards to be wiped out. Siegel was already facing the tent directly. He stuck his sword in the ground and swung his wand, summoning the power of fire. A wall of fire burned along the walls of the plank house, and soon the entire house was set on fire.
Screams rang out one after another, and many people banged open windows and doors in an attempt to flee for their lives. "Shoot the arrows!" Siegel ordered, and Mana kept her bow. Whether it was a nobleman in armor or a squire dressed in cloth, they all died under the feather arrows.
Siegel flailed his wand like an accent when playing a piece of music. Several elemental wolfhounds leaped out of the wall of fire and jumped in through the broken window. They are also not in a hurry to attack, but continue to set fires everywhere, igniting everything combustible.
The burning house was on high ground, and the entire coalition army saw it all. (To be continued......)