472. Battle of the West Key
Standing waist-deep in the soft sand, the Grey Dwarf robbers armed like cans of sardines, steel boots sunk into the soft sand, standing waist-deep in the water, shields against falling arrows.
However, the feathered arrows shot by these half-blood elf warriors were like those who didn't need money, and they were scattered into the sea in waves.
When the waves crash on the beach, they can sweep some of the feather arrows to the shore.
The grey dwarf bandits were born with short legs, and they were not very good at running, otherwise they would not have retreated from the dense forests of the West Island, which was full of traps and overgrown with weeds, and many thorny vines made the grey dwarf robbers miserable.
They are not afraid of deep caves and desolate mountains, but they cannot do it in the dense forest......
Now on the beach of the West Island, a large number of gray dwarves are standing in the sea, and it is even more desperate for the gray dwarf robbers, who can hardly move in the sea, and they are wearing armor like iron cans, and they can't swim if they want to.
On the opposite beach stood a group of half-blood elven archers in leather armor and elven bows, and feathered arrows rained down like raindrops......
Although shields and armor can cover the vital points of the body, this kind of full-coverage armor also has connecting gaps, and many arrows are pierced into the gray dwarf robbers along the gaps, and many gray dwarves are wailing miserably.
If you want to retreat, you can't do it, so you can only stand in the sea and be beaten passively.
These gray dwarf bandits have fought against the Silver Moon Elf army in the waters of Queen Ivanie Islands for so long, and they have never suffered such a crime, like a group of old dogs that have fallen into the water, and can only flee while wailing......
The gray dwarf bandits were forced into the dense forests of the West Island by the half-blood elven archers, and they did not dare to show their heads in the daylight no matter what.
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The grey dwarf bandits on the docks of the main island were also cornered by the Silver Moon Elves who had rushed out of the village......
The elven village on the main island was originally inhabited by only more than three hundred Silver Moon Elves, but as the gray dwarf bandits always harassed the West Reef Islands, the Silver Moon Elves scattered on the nearby islands also ran to the main island to take refuge, and the number of Silver Moon Elf warriors on the main island had reached more than eight hundred during this time.
Last night, the fog was thick, and the Silver Moon Elves were worried that they would be injured by mistake with the half-blood elven warriors of the Silver Pegasus Legion in the dark mist, so they didn't come out to fight the Grey Dwarf bandits.
Now that it was dawn, nearly four hundred Silver Moon Elves had come out of the village and immediately surrounded the docks of the main island.
There were less than two hundred gray dwarf robbers standing on the docks, and they were still extremely annoyed that the sheepskin raft had been secretly punctured by the half-blood elven warriors, and now they saw a large group of silver moon elves surrounding them, and immediately took up arms to fight.
The Silver Moon Elves quickly took the initiative on the battlefield, overpowering the gray dwarf bandits on the docks for a while.
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Seeing the gray dwarf robbers on the West Island retreating into the dense forest, Roy immediately ordered the half-blood elf archers to return to the temporary camp to rest, and he personally took the remaining more than 1,500 half-blood elf warriors to start cutting trees at the edge of the dense forest on the main island.
Then, taking advantage of the receding tide, Roy dug a trench on the beach connecting the main island with the west island, and because the beach was covered with fine white veil, the trench was filled with seawater after it was dug.
Roy and the half-blood elven warriors brushed the decapitated brahmaqi in the trench, and brought some rocks from the reef beach to fill the trench, and soon a log fence was erected on the beach.
In order to prevent the wooden wall from being easily pushed by the gray dwarven robbers, Roy erected a tripod every meter on the main island.
With fifteen hundred half-blood elven warriors working together, the dense forest by the beach was overgrown with Borneo trees that were so easy to cut down that it took only half a day to erect the wooden fence.
By the time the gray dwarf robbers who had retreated to the dense forests of the West Island noticed the movement on the beach here, a wooden fence six hundred meters long had basically taken shape.
A group of half-blood elven archers who had rested for a day in the makeshift camp stood on the platform at the top of the wooden fence, with only their upper bodies exposed outside the curtain wall, and the gray dwarf robbers looked at the sea to reach the high wall, their eyes full of despair......
At this time, the West Key Islands ushered in a red sunset, and the night that the gray dwarven robbers had been waiting for was about to come.
The Grey Dwarf bandits didn't know it, and the half-blood elven guards on the opposite side were also waiting for the night to come, as the Assassin Squad's Darkmoon Elf warriors had woken up......
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By night, the Grey Dwarf robbers on the West Island were starving.
Although some wild fruits can be picked on the island, and some shells and sea fish can be found on the beach, the number is also very limited, and some gray dwarf robbers have eaten them, and some gray dwarf robbers have even eaten only two bites of dead leaves and wild grass, and at this time they are already hungry and their stomachs are turned over the sea.
The grey dwarf robbers didn't dare to push those improvised rafts into the sea during the day, for they feared that the half-blood elf warriors would find out early, or they would not starve if they used these clumsy rafts to fish in the sea......
From the gray dwarf bandits, it was discovered that they had no way back to the docks on the main island......
Later, the robbers who escaped from the docks of the main island heard that all the sheepskin rafts on the docks had been destroyed, and the gray dwarf robbers had no intention of attacking the docks of the main island.
They also found that eleven three-masted galleons were no longer in the agreed position, and the gray dwarf robbers were in chaos in the dense forests of the West Island.
Fortunately, several bandit leaders came forward at the same time to calm down the chaos, and then they took all the gray dwarf robbers to set up a raft in the dense forest, intending to take the raft into the sea after nightfall to find the three-masted galleons......
Taking advantage of the rising tide again, several gray dwarf bandit leaders saw that the time was almost up, and immediately beckoned the gray dwarf robbers in the dense forest to push the prepared raft onto the beach and go directly to the sea.
Roughly 30 meters long and only 8 meters wide, these clumsy rafts are made of three layers of logs, which may look bulky but buoyant enough, and the long, narrow-shaped rafts are easier to sail short distances in the sea.
The grey dwarf robbers made twenty of these rafts in the woods, and at this time they all pushed into the sea at night.
Because considering that it is likely to fall into the sea at any time on this kind of raft, the gray dwarf robber took off all the full-covered chain mail on his body, otherwise he would fall into the sea wearing this suit of armor and would probably sink to the bottom of the sea in an instant.
The Grey Dwarf robbers pushed the raft into the sea, and all the Grey Dwarf robbers climbed onto the raft, and the grey dwarf robbers rowed out to sea with their suggested oars......
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Roy stood on the beach on the main island, looking in the direction of the West Island.
The bright moonlight is like a layer of white snow falling on the sea......
The rafts of the gray dwarf robbers in the West Island were only vague black shadows in Roy's eyes.
Seventeen Exoces and three medium-sized schooners were moored in the shelter near Reef Beach, and the Darkmoon Elf warriors boarded the Exocets and sailed away from the small haven first......
"After being a pirate for so long, these gray dwarf bandits are very good in water, even if they fall into the water, you should be more careful when you approach!"
Standing at the bow of the Exocet, Captain Timothy tirelessly admonished the Darkmoon Elf warriors.
He knew that tonight would be a bloody battle, and Boss Roy didn't plan to let these gray dwarf bandits go......
"The most important thing is that the target of our operation is not those gray dwarf robbers, but twenty rafts, and I will withdraw them to me at once regardless of what method you use, as long as you destroy all the rafts. Don't think that we have the ability to hide, just fight with these gray dwarves in the sea, and give Lao Tzu obediently to retreat......"
Vice Captain Tennison added that his tone wasn't as soft as Captain Timothy's.
However, these Dark Moon Elf warriors were very convinced by Vice Captain Tennison......
The Exocet broke through a wave, swerved a few meters above the crest of the wave, and then fell back into the surging water.
This Exocet ship is maneuverable and nimble, and its speed in the sea is unknown how many times faster than those rafts.
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"Didn't they run away? Why do you need so many patrols on the island? This time, it was you who helped us defend the West Key, and I am writing a letter to the Governor of Queen Evanie Islands, asking the Governor to recognize your contribution to the West Reef. ”
The old Silver Moon Elf staggered over from the edge of the beach on crutches, and said to Roy with some excitement.
In his opinion, this Reef Defenders once again ended in defeat for the Grey Dwarf bandits.
Now that we've won, it's something to celebrate......
Roy turned around slowly, glanced at the old Silver Moon Elf, and said:
"This battle is not over yet! It's not too late to talk about it when the fight is over, since they have already landed on the island, it will not be so easy to leave, this time we will let them go, the next time they find the boat, they will come again, and we will not stay in the West Reef Islands forever......"
"So many grey dwarf bandits want to leave by boat, can you still stop them?" The old Silver Moon Elf asked in surprise.
"I'm going to give it a try......"
With that, Roy watched a swarm of Exocet boats on the sea swarm towards the Grey Dwarf Robbers' raft.
The old Silver Moon Elves were startled, and the crutches in their hands accidentally fell on the beach, they have always chased away the gray dwarf bandits, and then left them alone, the Silver Moon Elves usually like to point to the end, and take it when they see it.
But Roy didn't think so, he didn't plan to let go of these gray dwarf robbers this time......
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"There's a ship in front of you, it's the Flying Fish Ship of the Silver Moon Elves......"
Already the grey dwarf bandits have spotted the Flying Fish boats that are parked at the bow of the ship and are yelling at the grey dwarf bandit leader.
The leader of the gray dwarf bandits hurriedly ran over from the end of the raft, stood at the front of the raft, and sure enough, he saw those looming flying fish boats in the dark sea.
"If they dare to come close, we'll crash into them as fast as we can!" The Grey Dwarf bandit leader replied loudly.
A group of gray dwarves hurriedly agreed, and everyone struggled to row forward.
At the same time, put the prepared shield at your leg.
But those Flying Fish boats are like buzzing stinky flies, wandering back and forth around the raft all the time, but they are all rough and indiscriminate, and it is impossible to catch up with the most mobile Flying Fish boat.
The Flying Fish boat has been swimming around the raft, but it has never come close to the raft that is slowing down in the sea.
The gray dwarf bandits were a little strange at first, but it didn't take long to hear a gray dwarf bandit shouting, "Come and help......"
The gray dwarf robbers looked in the direction where the sound sounded, and saw that the logs six or seven years long had actually broken away from the raft and were scattered in the sea.
There were still a few at the beginning, but as the gray dwarf bandits were still a little dazed, how to deal with them......
The grey dwarf robbers on the other rafts also shouted for help and urgency.
Then the gray dwarf robbers saw some translucent phantoms in the sea, and although they knew that these guys were causing trouble, as soon as they sank into the sea, they would immediately disappear without a trace......
On this night, the grey dwarf robbers who were guarding the raft experienced unprecedented despair as never before, and although they responded positively, they watched as the raft that had been built after a hard day fell apart and turned into logs.
The grey dwarven robbers fell overboard, trying to catch the invisible elves in the water, but the elves were not on the road in front of them, waiting for the raft to be completely destroyed before they withdrew.
All the grey dwarf robbers were soaked in the sea, and some of them were still clinging to logs floating on the surface of the sea, unable to find the lost schooners......
It was only a few hundred meters away from the West Island, and on the other side was the black and boundless sea, and even if they held the logs, they did not dare to go into the depths of the sea, so these gray dwarf bandits, led by the bandit leader, returned to the West Island one after another......
There are also some gray dwarves who are very active, and they plan to sneak into the dense forests of the main island at night, unaware of the patrols that can be found everywhere on the beaches of the main island......
The Grey Dwarf bandits on the island have lost their way out and are trapped by Roy in the dense forests of the West Island.
Roy did not rush to attack the Grey Dwarf bandits, but took advantage of the Exocet ship to trap all the Grey Dwarf bandits on the island.
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When these gray dwarf robbers could only eat kelp and weeds on the island all day long, one by one they were like wild men, so hungry that their eye sockets and cheeks collapsed, and they even needed to walk with crutches, then Roy launched a general attack on the gray dwarf bandits on the West Island.
The battle lasted for two weeks, and more than 2,000 gray dwarf bandits finally surrendered to Roy on the west island of the West Reef Islands, unable to stand the hunger......
There were more than two hundred wooden cages that Roy had prepared on the beach this time, and these surrendered gray dwarf robbers filled these cages to the brim.
The West Reef is once again victorious, and Roy's name appears in the Silver Pegasus Legion's merit book.
(End of chapter)