Chapter 396: Counterattack
The next day, the emissaries did not set out immediately, but continued to repair for the day, and it still took some time to dispose of the prisoners and booty.
The Marquis of Kachia gathered the main members of the emissary team and hid in a tent, as if discussing something important. Ryan didn't attend, after all, he wasn't a member of the emissary team, just a passenger who dropped by.
Half a day later, the Marquis of Kachia, who had discussed the results, came out and announced that in order to maintain the dignity of the Otto Empire and deter the bandits of the Arctic Steppe, the envoy team decided to send a team to the camp of the bandit gang in Wapefuri, completely exterminate this bandit gang that endangered one side, and carry forward the inviolable national prestige of the Ottoli Empire.
Considering that the camp had to be guarded, a hundred swordsmen had to be left behind, and there were only two hundred swordsmen who went to destroy the bandit camp. However, the fifty magicians did not leave all of them, but all of them, because the bandit camp has been run by the other party for more than ten years, and it will definitely be difficult to capture, so it must be supported by magicians with strong destructive power.
And considering that the bandit leader is a powerful veteran level 7 swordsman, this time it was the level 7 magician Dai Mo and the level 7 swordsman Cairo and Botu who led the team to exterminate it, leaving only the most powerful Bibitus to guard the camp.
In everyone's opinion, the bandit team only had more than five hundred people, and now more than two hundred people were killed and wounded, and the remaining three hundred people were definitely no match for the messenger team. This time, the gang of robbers in Wapefuri is in danger.
"Ryan, you can also go with us to exterminate those bandits." Just as Ryan was hesitating whether to go, Porto came over and invited Ryan.
"Okay. When to go? Immediately, Ryan made a decision. Check it out. The strength of the envoy team is strong, one more and one less Ryan has no effect, Ryan's purpose is just to see the excitement and increase a little knowledge.
"Tomorrow, it's too late today, and I'm going to find some guides to lead the way, and I'm going to send some people to spy on the information. We are stronger than the robbers. But you can't be negligent. ”
Ryan nodded, leaving tomorrow, then he has enough time. Let himself change from the state of cultivating magic to the state of cultivating Douqi, and then he will be able to use his Douqi. Predictably. There will be a fierce battle tomorrow, and Ryan's magic level is weaker than his own Douqi sword skill level, so to be safe, he decided to use his Dou Qi tomorrow to be safer.
Early the next morning, Ryan set off with the messengers. Katisha didn't follow, originally Katisha wanted to follow, but Ryan thought that the bandit leader was a level 7 swordsman, which was much more dangerous, and finally left Katisha in the camp.
Go and destroy the bandits. It was led by the leader of the swordsmen, that is, the leader who had been directing the swordsmen when he was attacked the night before. The level 7 magician Daimo and the level 7 swordsman Cairo and Botu, although they are strong, they do not have the talent to command the battle. Therefore, the command of the team is handed over to the swordsman leader who is good at commanding. Couldn't be better, the three of them, as the top masters of the team, just need to concentrate on dealing with the bandit leader.
Ryan was dressed as a swordsman today, but the swordsman leader did not include Ryan in the swordsman formation, because the swordsmen's formation was formed after a long time of cooperation and practice, and Ryan was rashly included in the formation. It will only destroy the integrity of the formation. Therefore, the swordsman leader included Ryan in the ranks of the magicians and followed the magicians to move freely.
The camp of the Wapefuri bandit gang is in a ravine more than a hundred kilometers from the Hahu tribe. The group of envoys on the expedition, driving more than 200 horses and more than a dozen carriages, under the leadership of a Hahu tribe guide, spent half a day to rush to the vicinity of the canyon.
This place is said to be a canyon, but it is not actually a canyon that sinks into the ground, but a low flat between two high mountains. On the Extreme North Grassland, two high mountains separated by two or three hundred meters stand side by side, forming a canyon with excellent temperature and climate in the middle, especially in winter, which can block the extremely cold wind, which is a very suitable feng shui treasure land for people in the Extreme North Grassland.
Such a good place to build a house to live in, without having to run around and live in tents like many tribes in the far northern steppes. But such a good place is not a place for herders to live and work in peace, nor is it a place for powerful tribes, but a camp for bandit gangs.
Ryan and his party stopped more than 500 meters from the canyon and began to rest as if no one was around, waiting for enough rest before attacking. The emissaries relied on their own strength and didn't care about the robbers discovering their whereabouts.
Ryan looked into the bandit camp from afar, where he was standing, higher than the canyon in the distance, so he could see everything in the canyon clearly.
In the canyon, it has become a small town. At both ends of the canyon, the robbers built two high walls, along with the high cliffs on both sides, to enclose the entire canyon. In the canyon, one or two hundred stone houses were built, which were very rudimentary in appearance, and in the eyes of those from the Otto Empire, they were worse than the houses in the slums. However, in the grasslands of the far north, these humble houses are much better than the tents of poor tribes like the Hahu tribe.
Seeing the figures in the canyon, there were at least seven or eight hundred people, it can be determined that the information that the Hahu tribe had provided robbers with only more than 500 people was obviously wrong. However, considering that the robbers have been operating in this canyon for more than ten years, there must be some old, weak, sick and disabled people among so many people, as well as the bandits' families, so the number of people with combat ability should be less than five hundred. This number exceeded expectations, but it was still not in the eyes of everyone in the messenger team, and in front of many magicians, even more than one person would be doomed.
The robbers in the canyon had already discovered the traces of the messenger team, and at this moment they were all concentrated on the city wall facing the direction of the messenger team, looking guarded. Looking at the expressions and movements of many robbers, they are all full of fear.
It was clear that from the mouth of the robber who had escaped the night before, all the robbers in the canyon should know what kind of enemy they had offended. They thought that the envoy team would continue to rush and would not trouble them, but they didn't expect the envoy team to be so stingy and not hurt themselves at all, and after killing and injuring many of them, they would even rush to their camp to exterminate them.
The messengers ignored the fear of the robbers in the canyon, and they took care of themselves to rest and prepare for battle.
After a while, the panicked robbers on the city wall, under the constant shouting of a middle-aged man who was obviously the leader, gradually quieted down, and each took up their positions to guard the city wall.
"Prepare for battle!" The swordsman leader gave the order, and everyone entered the battle state.
This time it was a siege battle, and although the target was a canyon, from the outside, it was indeed a small city, and everyone was not on horseback and walked forward. The swordsman and the magician walked together in a large formation. More than 200 swordsmen stood on the perimeter, and the two of them held a large shield and formed a semi-arc defensive formation to protect all the magicians.
Immediately, everyone slowly moved towards the canyon. The speed was not fast, but the momentum exuded as a whole put extremely heavy pressure on the robbers in the canyon, and the faces of all the robbers became very ugly.
Ryan exerted his fighting spirit in his body today, and he couldn't use magic to attack from afar, he was embarrassed to mix in the magician and not do anything, so he had to stand beside Botu, standing in front of the magician with the level 7 magician Daimo and the level 7 swordsman Cairo, in the center of the entire formation.
As the crowd got closer and closer to the walls of the canyon, Ryan could see that the bandits on the walls were starting to panic again, some of them making loud noises, and some of them even starting to walk around uneasily, but they were quickly stopped by the leader at the front.
Ryan looked at this leader intently, this middle-aged man who was about fifty years old, burly, and had slightly messy hair, should be a level 7 swordsman Vapefuri. It seems to be very powerful, with an amazing momentum and a gaze like lightning, which is in stark contrast to the other robbers around him.
"I heard that this Wa Pei Fuli was already a level 7 sword master more than ten years ago, I don't know if he has been promoted to level 8 great sword master now, if he is promoted to level 8 great sword master, then this battle will be difficult to fight. There is no problem in destroying this bandit's den, but it will definitely pay a heavy price, and if the level 8 great sword master wants to escape, no one can stop it. I hope he is still at the level of a level 7 sword master, but even if he is a level 7 sword master, it seems that he should be better than Potu and Cairo, and this battle is still difficult to fight. Rui An'an secretly analyzed, and his face became solemn.
"Bow and arrow ready! Catapult ready! Vapefuri ordered loudly, and the robbers on the city wall hurriedly raised their bows and arrows that had been in their hands for a long time. With bows and arrows in hand, many of the robbers' faces relaxed slightly.
"Stop!" Just as the envoys were in formation and walked fifty or sixty meters away from the city wall, the swordsman leader gave the order, and everyone immediately stopped advancing.
"All swordsmen defend with all their might, and all magicians prepare for a large magical free attack." As the commander of this team, the swordsman leader has the right to command everyone, including magicians who are normally unable to command.
Immediately, all the swordsmen raised their shields and defended the entire formation like an iron bucket, and the magicians in the iron bucket formation began to chant the magic spells of the man.
The swordsman leader is very experienced, and the distance he chose is just enough for the archers on the opponent's city wall to shoot bows and arrows that cannot be attacked. Especially when the robbers are generally not strong enough to shoot long-range bows and arrows, but even if there are strong bows and arrows among the robbers, then the protection of a large shield can ensure that the bows and arrows cannot be shot.
Moreover, the distance he chose was just the distance that his own magician's large magic could attack. In general, in a duel, mages have to sacrifice power and distance in order to strive for a short cast time and fast firing speed. But at this moment, under the protection of the swordsmen, the magicians can slowly cast it, accumulate as much magic as possible, and finally can cast long-distance magic and attack the opponent's city wall to their heart's content.
Judging from the current situation, the envoy team has the advantage and can attack the opponent as much as they want when the opponent can't attack themselves. (To be continued.) )
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