Chapter 209: Bloody Battle, Bloody Battle! (I)
The rain stopped, or rather everything stopped—no more sound could be heard, and Alan, who struggled to wake up from his coma, desperately opened his eyes.
Numbness, dizziness, tinnitus...... All kinds of feelings, so that the girl couldn't wait to stand up quickly, but was held in her arms, slowly raised her head, but her blue eyes saw a face with a somewhat ridiculous smile.
"Yo...... Are you awake?" Edward, who was tired, curled the corners of his mouth and looked at his little wife in his arms playfully: "I thought it would take you a while...... I woke up. ”
"Edward...... Alan's voice trembled a little, and all grief and worry were written on his face - the two of them were almost buried alive, the collapsing wall almost completely pressed against the black-haired knight's back, while he was held in the arms of this nasty fellow, almost unscathed except for the dust that fell.
"Don't worry...... I can't die yet. Edward laughed a little twitching, a bright red overflowing from the corner of his mouth, and the black-haired knight, who was still talking and laughing just now, immediately pursed his mouth tightly, and only showed a relieved smile to the girl.
Hot, salty tears slid down his cheeks...... Alan slowly lowered her head, she didn't want the other party to see her uncompetitive appearance, but the sobbing voice couldn't be suppressed, she just hugged him tightly.
Edward said no more, and hugged his little wife tightly, the first woman since he came into this world to willingly follow him, risking death again and again.
Always trusting herself, always caring for herself - even caring and trusting in herself, more than she feels for herself. It's as if you're living for yourself. Edward thought he would never be able to experience that emotion.
He raised his right hand tremblingly and wiped the blood from his cheek. The black-haired knight wanted to smile, but found that he couldn't laugh at all, so he sighed helplessly and gently patted the back of the head of the Ito in his arms.
"I'm not going to die, and I can't die...... At least not yet. While saying with relief, he slowly pulled out the bright star on his waist to support his body, pushed away the rubble of the collapsing wall blocking his back, and showed a somewhat mocking smile on his face: "Asriel wants my life—if he really wants that." I'll have to let him get it himself!"
The moment he pushed away the rubble, a ray of sunlight penetrated Edward's eyes, making him can't help but squint, raised his head and looked around, but what he saw was not the once imposing Hantu City Legion barracks, but the traces left after the mudslide raged.
The muddy supermarket earth, the moisture in the air has not completely dissipated, the blue sky is as clean and transparent as a thoroughly washed glass, as if even the golden morning light has become more pure.
Most of the barracks of the entire Left Front had been destroyed. Only a few traces remained at the rear, near the Eagle Fall Mountain, and the entire front was completely submerged by the mudslide that had fallen from the cliff.
Endless trenches. Walls, large and small, thousands of tents and towers, all disappeared so silently that it was not even apparent that they had ever existed.
Only there...... At the moment he saw it, Edward could even feel his heartstrings tighten—the once majestic cliff was as ugly and hideous as if it had been torn and torn apart, as if it had completely collapsed, and the ravines were like scars left on it, twisted and terrifying.
But that wasn't what really caught his attention—the entire cliff was gone, replaced by a rugged but fairly flat hillside, one big enough for tens of thousands of troops to pass through!
This is what Asriel wants - a passage that allows him to put more troops on the battlefield, completely break the blockade of the Eaglefall Mountain Canyon, and allow the Blue Wolf Clan to go all out and drown the entire Eaglefall Mountain with a wave of attacks!
Although he didn't know what Asriel's plan was, the storm definitely gave him a great boost - the entire cliff had completely collapsed into a ravine-crisscrossed slope, enough for him to more than double or even more troops to attack Eaglefall Mountain, as if the entire land was helping him win the battle.
That's a ...... The most desperate situation. Edward couldn't help but smile wryly...... His current physical condition is simply terrible, the pain in his spine and his entire back is almost like it is about to break, and half of his head is burning like a sharp pain, if it is not for his body's instinct, Edward doubts that he can still hold the hilt of the sword now.
It's not that he's afraid of the enemy, it's that his current physical condition is simply too bad, and it's hard for Edward to have much confidence to win the upcoming battle.
"Lord Edward?!" A voice full of surprise came from behind him in the distance, the black-haired knight slowly turned his head, and the chief centurion Lebinus, who was scarred all over his body, rushed over with an ecstatic look: "You're still alive - many people have seen you swallowed up by the mudslide, and because you're ......"
"Well...... It doesn't seem like Radiant Cross doesn't really want me to go to hell so soon. Edward couldn't help but quip, "What about the Legion, how are the soldiers?"
"The Banner Legion is still intact - by the time the voice came, most of the brethren had withdrawn to the high ground with the exception of the two centurians who were responsible for protecting Miss Allen. Lerbinus gasped, his expression darkened: "But the Iron Wall Legion...... They are right in front of us, and you have already seen it...... There was simply no time to retreat. ”
"How many people survived?" Edward asked calmly, "I mean, what is known now, and there is still combat effectiveness." ”
"It's only a third, and it's more if you count the wounded. Lessinus shook his head: "Even if we try to find it, I'm afraid at most half of the people will survive, Iron Wall Legion...... I'm afraid it's completely over. ”
Looking at the messy military camp in the distance, full of screams for help and wailing, Edward could only breathe a long sigh of relief, no one could have expected this kind of thing in advance, but when it came, it was extremely desperate.
"Lord Witwood......" Rebinus's expression was rather ugly: "We...... How much time do you have left?"
Edward looked at his embarrassed appearance - he knew that Lybinus was actually trying to say "will we die", but he only changed his words temporarily because he was worried about affecting himself.
"Organize the soldiers as soon as possible, the enemy will attack at any time and everywhere - I'm afraid there is not much time left for us. Edward said in a deep voice: "Send someone to the right wing and His Highness Anson to seek contact, see how they are doing, try to win support, and restore the organizational strength of the front!"
"Withdraw the wounded soldiers first, and accept the Iron Wall Legion into the battle sequence of the Banner Legion - there is no time for us to slowly integrate now, and tell them that if they want to survive, they must fight first!"
Whether it's attacking or defending, it's too late for all the orders - Asriel will never let go of such a godsend, he hasn't attacked now because of his good heart, I'm afraid his army also suffered heavy casualties last night, the battle sequence was completely broken, and he is trying his best to integrate it. Otherwise, the current left flank will probably immediately face the barbarian army rushing down from the cliff.
"Radius, I'll only give you two quarters of an hour - after two quarters of an hour, get all the soldiers on the entire left flank ready for battle, so that all the ballistas can smash the stone cannons where we are standing now!" Edward looked at him coldly, "Is there a problem?"
"Waiting for your orders, Lord Edward Witwood!" Repinus nodded abruptly, "In two quarters of an hour, what awaits you in command must be a fully armed Turin army!" (To be continued.) )