Chapter 194: Never Left Behind (Part II)
By the time the midday sun shrouded the Eagle Fall Mountain, the entire hillside was already covered with the flaming goshawk banners of the Makerus royal family, and the soldiers of Hantu City who had arrived in a hurry had hurriedly set up a new camp at the foot of the mountain, and even the corpses, the dirt pits left by the explosion, and the discarded weapons could be seen around...... They were all telling them that a few quarters of an hour ago there had been a fierce fight.
And just between the canyons not far from the Eagle Fall Mountain, the camp of the 300,000 Blue Wolf Clan seemed to be visible - the entire incomparably huge clan settlement at the forefront of the Eagle Fall Mountain was close at hand, just separated by an ancient river channel that had long dried up and the embankments on both sides.
The imminent sense of crisis made the legionnaires have to speed up the construction of barracks and digging trenches, not to mention that at present, in addition to the battle flag legion that has suffered heavy casualties, only the two armies of the Guards Legion and the Iron Wall Legion have come to the entire Eagle Fall Mountain, facing the huge army of the Blue Wolf Clan, even if there is the entire Eagle Fall Mountain as a barrier, there will still be the danger of being raided anytime and anywhere.
Yes, there were only two legions that actually arrived - after encountering an ambush, Chief Adjutant Green Turn, understood that the other side was only trying to make peace under the guise of buying time to take the Eagle's Fall Mountain. Thinking of this, Green immediately led the two legions at full speed and marched towards the Eagle Fall Mountain to rescue the Battle Flag Legion, or to save the Eagle Fall Mountain.
To make sure nothing was wrong, the little prince generously handed over the command of the Guards to Green, the most elite of his legions, and apparently Anson knew how important it was to hold on.
As for the Iron Wall Legion, if it weren't for them leaving their barracks and running away, Hantu City would not have been so passive now. Neither Green nor Anson could have let them go. Even if it's not good to punish them because Anson has already taken all the blame. But it is absolutely impossible to expose the crime of losing the eagle falling from the mountain.
And Asriel, who retreated in a hurry, also understood when he was about to leave - how could the Turinees, who carried a lot of baggage and had to pass through rugged mountain roads, be faster than the closer Blue Wolf Clan, obviously the other party was only a forward army advancing lightly, and I am afraid that there was not much physical strength to fight anymore, and after a long journey, it was completely vulnerable.
But it's a pity that the blue wolf warriors around him right now have also gone through a whole night of bloody battles. Both the energy and physical strength have reached the limit, and they are simply unable to fight again - from the moment they withdraw from the mountain, this is already doomed.
When the two legions were completely stationed at the foot of the mountain, he knew that he had no chance—if he guessed correctly, the army of Hantu City should be less than a day's way away, and another surprise attack at this time would probably be more likely to be surrounded and strangled by the Turines.
The trembling legionnaires set up their barracks in a restless wait, and waited for the surprise attack of the Blue Wolf Clan, armed with knights and auxiliaries, until evening. I was really relieved and no longer had too much guard. Settle down and wait for the arrival of the main army led by the Duke of Hantu City.
"Sorry...... I'm still late. ”
With a little apology, Greene Turn's walked into Edward's tent - the black-haired knight was lying on the bed, and he only smiled when he saw Greene walk in, the long battle was not only a serious physical exertion, but also a mental injury, and now Edward couldn't even move a finger.
"On our way here, we were attacked by an ambush from the Blue Wolf Clan—it took us three centurians to kill them, and they burned a lot of their baggage, and several horses died. Greene Turney sighed, "I hope we're not too late - it's the first time I've seen you like this." ”
"Looking like a wasted man?" Even though he couldn't even open his eyes, Edward couldn't help but tease.
"I've heard from a few people who fought with you at the Battle of Fort Clarion about how terrible Edward Wittwood was - in their mouths you were about to become the god of the Radiant Cross, wielding a sword, and a hundred-man squad of veterans alone, you are not a human being, but a troll in human skin!"
"I've seen the legends of the Knights of the Sacred Tree more than once before, and they're just as magical - to be honest, I've never wanted to believe in them. Green laughed self-deprecatingly: "How is it possible for these Sacred Tree Knights to face ten infidel knights at the same time without losing the upper hand, or even defeat them all, or three or five Sacred Tree Knights can break through the legion of thousands of people?"
"If I look at it again today, I'm really too presumptuous - the Knights of the Sacred Tree are indeed the same as rumored. Speaking of this, Green couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth: "I guess you're probably the strongest Sacred Tree Knight of this generation, right?"
"The strongest? Edward couldn't help but laugh, his eyes a little distracted: "At least one person, I am not completely sure to defeat him." ”
"Oh, even you megalomaniac can say that?"
"Gaio Valens, another chief knight of the Order. Edward said in a deep voice, "If it's Leonardo-sama, although he is very experienced, he is not young, and I am very familiar with his swordsmanship, so I know how to defeat him. But Gaio Valence ......"
"You're not humble at all, Sir Valence is almost already the next Grand Master of the Order. Even the Flag Bearer of the Order stationed in the East has nominated Lord Mercer Kane, who is said to be highly respected and popular in the Eastern Battlefield!"
With a wry smile, Green couldn't help but shake his head: "Okay, let's not talk about this - let's take a look at the front, there is an enemy waiting for us to defeat in front of us, and this guy will not give us a chance to fight one-on-one, he has a full army of 300,000!"
"300,000 troops, but what he can really use on the battlefield will not exceed 100,000. Edward shook his head with a slight contemptuous smile: "We have stuck the throat of the entire Iron Cliff Mountain, Asriel has no chance to concentrate all his forces and attack us, 100,000 people is his limit, it can't be more." ”
"Even if it's 100,000 people, that's a huge number. Green was not as optimistic as Edward: "This is the Iron Cliff, not the Twin Towers Fortress, we don't have such high and solid walls to block their attack, and we don't have so many protective measures to defend against those trolls, all we can do is to face them head-on!"
"That must be what Asriel wants to see. Edward shook his head, his eyebrows narrowed: "If we confront them head-on, he will drown us alive with the wave charge tactic just like he did when he strangled the Feather Legion!"
Grimm Turn, too, was silent - the Turines, unlike the Hantu barbarians, could not be moved like them, and even women could carry spears into battle. And the current army is all the strength that the entire Hantu City can gather, and it can't be more.
The chief lieutenant did not think of asking for help from the city of Turin, but the consequences would be too serious - the ministers of the Berion party would definitely lead Berion at any cost. At that point, Anson, who had finally snatched Hantu City, was likely to lose everything in front of him again.
After all, compared with Berion, Anson is far inferior in age, experience, experience, prestige, and even the time he has commanded these soldiers, and it can even be said that there is no comparison.
In such a situation, even if it did get to that point, Anson would never have asked his Uncle Berion for help - Green knew the little prince too well, and it would definitely be more difficult to get him to ask for help than to kill him.
"The only thing we can do now is to wait for Your Highness's main legion to arrive, and then wait for the right time. Edward spoke in a tired and weak voice, "This battle is far from over......" (To be continued.) )