It is about fifty kilometers from Osma Castle into Canyon County.

Although the distance is not very far, you need to climb over the mountains on both sides of the Dragon Canyon to enter Canyon County.

The mountains on both sides of the Dragon Canyon are no more than two thousand meters, and there are several mountain trails that can enter the canyon.

This canyon leads directly from the city of victory at the mouth of the valley in the south to the vicinity of the castle of the Black River in the north.

It is more than 200 kilometers long from north to south and 40 kilometers wide from east to west. The actual area of Julong Canyon is larger than that of the Taiyuan Basin.

This area is actually more accurately called the Dragon Basin.

It's a pity that the Dawn Continent is a fantasy world, and the land area exceeds that of the Earth in the previous life. Due to the legend of the ancient dragon, this area has always been named after the dragon canyon.

Richard led the alliance of nobles from the two counties and walked for two days into Canyon County.

But the rebels had been prepared and set up defenders on the mountain road.

Richard had never fought a hill castle offensive or defensive battle.

However, the opponent occupies a dangerous position, and in order to enter the Dragon Canyon, he must first defeat the defenders of the mountain pass.

Attacking the mountain camp on the back will inevitably lead to heavy casualties.

The private army of Haaland's domain was the foundation of Richard's foothold among the nobility and must not be consumed in siege warfare.

So the initial tentative assault was given to the Serfs of Breoner County.

The serfs moved tremblingly, holding simple wooden shields, and slowly approached the rebel barracks.

After entering the range of the archers, arrows were fired from the mountain camp.

Richard stared at the density of arrows in the camp, estimating how much long-range projection power there was in the camp.

The arrows were overwhelming like flying locusts, constantly shooting the serfs into a hornet's nest.

The casualties increased, and the serfs, stimulated by the blood, immediately retreated. But he was blocked by the Overseer team arranged by Richard.

Serving as a Warlord is a soldier of Richard's 8th Squadron.

They have not been grouped for a long time, they have not completed recruit training, and the soldiers have only a short time to practice breathing and have little combat experience.

The last battle was also fought by rebel serfs, and the casualties were minimal. It seems that although the equipment is good and the army is at its peak, the real combat effectiveness has not yet been tested by the fire.

Seeing such heavy casualties among the serf soldiers and such cruelty to the war.

Many soldiers suddenly weakened their legs and their throats were dry, and they were a little dazed when they saw the rout.

Although there were many recruits, there were more than thirty veterans in the 8th Squadron. These people have many years of experience in the army, and they are the backbone of this new recruit.

Squadron Leader Claude gave an order, and the soldiers rushed up and grabbed more than a dozen routers, and more than a dozen veterans raised their swords and instantly killed the fleeing routers.

Claude ordered the heads of deserters to be hung on long wooden poles to intimidate the serfs.

Rushing up is also death, and escaping back is still death.

This cruel reality directly broke the will of the serf soldiers.

The casualties exceeded 10 percent, and the two squadrons of serfs who were trying to attack suddenly collapsed, and many of them even took up arms. I want to fight for my life with the Warlords.

On the battlefield, fate favors those who are not afraid of death, and the more afraid of death, the faster they will die.

The serfs, who had already approached the camp, now retreated, their backs exposed to the enemy.

The arrows were dense and rained down, hitting rows and rows of enemies.

As if harvesting wheat, the serfs fell in rows, and more than 80 percent of them were shot in the back.

The value of these people's lives is really lighter than that of a feather.

There are only a dozen people who dare to fight hard with the Governor team, but unfortunately the equipment and training are far from the regular army, and there is no unified organization.

In an instant, all the deserters who were desperate and struggling were all killed by the 8th Squadron.

In just over an hour, more than 300 soldiers died on the mountain road, and the casualties they inflicted on the rebels were no more than ten.

Richard had fought in many wars, and the rigors of war had hardened his heart as hard as iron.

No matter how miserable the serf soldier was, he could not arouse his sympathy.

Living in a precarious world, if compassion is too overflowing, I am afraid that it will be your own people.

It is an eternal truth that mercy does not command soldiers.

If you want to command thousands of troops, the most basic quality is ruthlessness.

Sending countless soldiers to the battlefield turned into pages of casualty figures.

If relatives and friends die on the battlefield, it will not affect the will and confidence to fight, and such a person can be called a qualified soldier.

In today's tentative attack, if Richard lets the first squadron go into battle, with a maximum of twenty or thirty casualties, he will be able to find out the defensive strength of the mountain road camp.

With the use of serf soldiers, it would have been necessary to suffer three hundred casualties.

The First Squadron is the backbone of Haaland's territory, and many of them have followed Richard many times into death, and they have been in a relationship together for five years.

The serfs were consumed by the strong men controlled by the hereditary nobility of Brenner.

As long as you can analyze the pros and cons, you know who to send into battle?

Two squadrons of serfs were consumed, and the defensive intensity of the mountain road camp was roughly figured out.

There were about 300 soldiers in the camp, and these were not wanderers with farm tools, but soldiers who had been secretly cultivated by the Scarlet Horn for many years.

Their armament is already very good, and there should be thirty percent of the soldiers equipped with iron armor.

The skills of the soldiers are also very good, and many of them are already quite good at archery.

According to Richard's estimates, even if the Warcraft squadron participated in the battle, if it wanted to capture this camp under normal conditions, it would have to suffer at least 200 regular casualties.

Having finally trained into eight squadrons of soldiers, Richard was not ready to be consumed on the battlefield.

At this point, you can only take out the hidden hole cards and use them.

To conquer this kind of mountain camp, the counterweight trebuchet is very useful.

But the counterweight trebuchet was very heavy, and it took more than two dozen wagons of timber to assemble a heavy trebuchet, and the accessories had to be transported from great distances.

When the heavy trebuchet is assembled, it is estimated that it will take more than ten days.

The military situation was urgent, and there was simply not that much time left for Richard.

If he wanted to take this mountain camp with fewer casualties, Richard could only use the alchemy bomb he had saved.

Crafting a magic bomb requires a mage to draw explosive runes.

Haaland's territory, counting the magic apprentices, is only four people.

Adrian is not talented, he has not yet advanced as a magician, and he can't draw explosive runes for the time being.

The only people who can produce alchemy bombs are Richard, Sophia, and Wendy.

Richard was particularly tight on time and drew the fewest explosive runes.

After Sophia became pregnant, Richard wouldn't let her draw the explosive runes.

Most of the magic bombs in Haaland's territory were made by Wendy, and the total number of them was only more than five hundred.

Alchemy bombs are very dangerous, as soon as they hit hard ground, they will explode immediately.

The one-kilogram alchemy bomb produced in Haaland's territory needs to be filled with 300 grams of black powder, and its lethality is no less than that of a standard fireball technique.

Professionals are at the center of the explosion, and if they don't do it, they will lose their lives.

(End of chapter)