William Uther led six knights and a hundred squire knights as the vanguard of the entire army, and quickly approached Heim from the Ore Avenue. They were all equipped with horses, and the knights also had the advantage of one man and two horses. This force is the pride of the entire South, and only the Uther family has such a number of cavalry. The land in the south is humid and hot, and it is more suitable for growing dense trees than flat grasslands. Every year, the Uther family buys a large amount of the best pasture from the north to feed their horses, and they believe that with good horses they will come to them with good knights.

Wilhelm Uther was still very curious about the newly established Heim Territory. It is said that the lord there was just an ordinary sailor more than a year ago, and later saved Prince Aaron's life by chance and received the knighthood. His barony could only last for three generations, so he was not a true nobleman in the eyes of many, and judging from his management of the territory, he was only here for the money from the gold mines. The merchants of Mora's Peaks flocked to the city, exchanging stones, wood, and grain for his gold, and in William's opinion, the Heim Territory was in a bad business.

If we capture this gold mine, we can equip more knights, and then the Uthers will have the strength to unify the southern lords and become kings. And there was no need to find even more reason for this war, as Lord Siegel's letter full of lies slandering his brother Karov Uther as a bandit was a challenge to the entire family. I remember that when my father received the letter, his face was gloomy and he wanted to tear it to shreds several times. But in the end he smoothed out the wrinkles in the letter and put it away.

"I'm going to watch the hairy boy eat the letter bit by bit. "The Viscount made up his mind at that time.

It's hard to say whether this war is for revenge or for a gold mine, maybe both. As the second son in the family. Wilhelm Uther could not have inherited the title of viscount. But he knew that the castle he had laid down would be his domain in the future—though the gold mines would certainly belong to the family," but the rest was already to his satisfaction......

At least I have a nice castle myself. can become a lord lord, thinking of this, William asked the team to continue to speed up. Just now a passing caravan was found on the avenue, and they were very unfortunate to encounter the attack of "goblin bandits" and died tragically on the side of the road. But the "goblin robbers" saw Uther's cavalry scattering in a hurry, and did not have time to plunder the goods—this was the fact that was to be recorded anyway, or there would be no record at all.

In order to achieve the effect of the raid, capture the gold mine before the opponent reacts. William chose to set out before dawn and spent the whole day rushing to the Zebra Mountain gold mine before midnight. After a few hours of rest, it is time to take over the mine before the sun reappears. This would prevent the mine from being destroyed and put the garrison in a dilemma.

Riding in the dark is a very dangerous thing, and if it is in the forest or on the wasteland, he will never dare to do it. Whether it's a protruding stump or tangled grass, it can hurt a horse's hooves. However, on the Ore Boulevard, such a situation does not exist. The road was not smooth, but there were no obstacles that could hurt the horses.

The thought had just crossed his mind. Behind him he heard the neighing of horses and the sound of knights falling to the ground. Then he felt the ground shake under his feet, and his mount was a little unstable. He quickly made adjustments. Allow the horse to quickly change paces, slowing down and relaxing the muscles of all four legs in order to prepare for the unexpected. At this time, he heard the constant shouting of knights and the fall of their mounts.

This is certainly not a normal situation, but the moonlight in the sky alone cannot see the surrounding forms at all. Whether to light the torch or not made him hesitate. Now within reach of the Heim Realm, if the young lord had set up a sentry in the Zebra Mountain Gold Mine, it would be possible to spot the light of the torches from afar, exposing the vanguard's movements.

Just then, a cloud drifted in and obscured the moonlight above their heads. This was the first half of the night, where did the clouds come from? William couldn't figure out why, but it was darker than before, and the cries of knights and the neighing of horses urged him to make a decision as soon as possible.

"Light the torch and be careful. William reluctantly ordered.

In the light of the torches, he finally saw the road clearly. I don't know when, there were hundreds of fist-sized holes scattered all over the ground, just enough to sink the horse's hooves and then break the horse's legs. When was this dug up? William had a sense of foreboding. Before killing the merchant he encountered, he also inquired about the road conditions on the Ore Avenue. The guy who was frightened by the long sword would never dare to lie, and from his trembling voice, William clearly heard the answer he wanted: "The road is very smooth, there is nothing in the way." ”

There were only six horses with broken legs, which should be thanks to the fact that the team they rode was not concentrated and not fast. The horse struggled to stand up with its broken leg, but fell down with a neighing voice. William was distraught to hear this, especially when he saw that his original owner seemed to have been so dazed that he had forgotten to deal with the injured horse.

He took off the javelin beside the saddle and threw it with precision, piercing the wounded horse's neck and relieving him of the pain. Other horses with broken legs were also disposed of in this way, and the carcasses were discarded on the road. "Leave a few horses, and you pack up your weapons and equipment on the ground, and then follow as quickly as you can. William gave the order: "It seems that the enemy is ready, and we must be ready to engage at any time." He straightened up on his horse and looked around at the knights around him, "Remember, the sooner you take the mines, the more time you have to clean up the battlefield, you know what I mean?"

There was a whisper all around, and the torches shone through greedy eyes. Everyone understood the advantage of capturing the gold mines first: the gold that was too late to be transported in the alchemy was more profitable than any other reward. Everyone is vying to join the vanguard force, not for any honor, but for something more practical.

The dismounted knights who were left behind hurried to untie their dead mounts, including swords, shields, javelins, bows and arrows, and other items. The vanguard will not wait for them, and if they go late, they will get nothing. They planted a torch on the ground for lighting, and several men worked together to turn the body to remove what had been crushed underneath.

The horses that had been left behind at this time suddenly screamed in horror, and then broke free from their reins and ran south. They panicked, and two more were trapped and fell to the ground. The horseless knight immediately drew his sword and looked around warily.

They felt a slight vibration from the ground beneath their feet, and small pebbles jumping lightly on the pavement. Then they saw two mounds of dirt arch in the middle of the road, and humanoid monsters covered in rock and dirt emerged from the ground. Although they were as tall and short as normal humans, and they had no weapons in their hands, this strange thing still terrified the hearts of several warriors.

This is none other than Siegel's runic elemental guards, and their owners are not far away in command. Through teleportation, Siegel is able to accurately relay commands to the earth elementals, and is able to keep himself safe. He could see the battlefield through the enemy's torches, but there was no light around him, and Uther's cavalry could not detect him.

Raven Baron spotted the cavalry early, and the mage with the Phantom Pony is clearly more mobile and ready to get ahead of the enemy. Siegel just didn't expect that innocent businessman to be killed, and he was determined to make William, who did it, pay the price. Using the power of the earth elemental to hammer the ground with his fists, Siegel created an entire hoof pit. However, he had only read about such a tactic in books, and this was the first time it had been applied, so it didn't work very well. Only six of the 100 cavalry were hit, but fortunately they didn't have to pay any casualties to achieve the result.

Seeing the earth element in front of them, the soldiers of the Uther family looked at each other, not knowing what to do. The earth elemental didn't receive the order to attack immediately, so it stood in the middle of the path like a sculpture. Siegel ordered Baron the Raven to land and head south on the Ore Boulevard. I saw that the cloud that obscured the moonlight quickly lowered, and then covered the road.

Cloud is a spell that can only be cast on oneself, mostly when escaping. However, the pet can share the effects of the spells released by its owner, so the raven becomes the core of the cloud. This, of course, would make it impossible for the poor bird to see anything clearly when it was in the air, but Siegel could command it on the ground through telekinesis and make it hover in an area. In this way, the moonlight can be covered with clouds and mist, and the cavalry will be in a dark predicament.

Now he used the same spell to block the path of the "infantry" to flee south, and then ordered the earth elemental to start attacking. Uther's soldiers hesitated, and when they saw that the back road was blocked, they could only muster up the courage to launch a counterattack. They threw javelins and throwing axes, but they gained little from the earth elementals. With the exception of very elite weapons, iron weapons made by the average blacksmith have little to do with visible scars on the earth-elemental rock shell. If you use ordinary arrows, you can't even shoot through that layer of crust. Only by using all the strength of ordinary people can they really inflict substantial damage on them.

In the case of Siegel, he would only need to attach a "magic boost" to his weapon to overcome this layer of protection, but he is in league with the earth elemental. Seeing that the dirt monster was about to rush in front of him, the warrior at the front raised his sword and slashed with all his might. The earth elemental in front of him suddenly became short, and all the people below his waist sank under the ground, as if he had merged into it, and easily dodged the attack. The rock-made arm makes a straight punch and hits the enemy in the knee head-on. Fragments of flesh were squeezed out from behind the iron plate of the knee pads, and the warrior lost his balance and fell to the ground. The earth elemental swings upwards and hits the enemy right in the face. Nosebleeds and teeth flew together, and even the wails of pain were retracted. As soon as the other warriors came to their aid, they saw the earth elemental slowly sink into the ground, like a crocodile lurking in a swamp.

They looked in horror at the empty ground around them, huddled back to back. At this time, there was a gentle vibration under their feet, and small pebbles jumped. (To be continued......)