Chapter 197: Cannibalism
The eldest prince vetoed his men's advice and demanded that the army move on, and when this order was passed on to the squads, it immediately caused an uproar and dissatisfaction among the soldiers, and they all clamored for rest.
Seeing the expansion of the situation, the eldest prince began to hesitate in his heart, but at this moment, hundreds of rockets flew out of nowhere, and the rain of arrows in the sky not only lit up the sky, but also caused countless casualties to the soldiers who had not yet reacted.
Seeing that there was an enemy attack, the soldiers immediately made a mess, but fortunately, the captains in charge of each team were all experienced in battle, and it didn't take long for them to organize an effective defense.
Although the soldiers were still exhausted at this moment, in the face of their own lives, they still burst out with unprecedented strength, forming a defense in just five minutes, and at the same time, a small team attacked in the direction where the arrow rain appeared.
But as the attacking team gradually sank into the foggy forest, a terrible scream spread throughout the forest.
When the wailing gradually disappeared, another wave of arrows came, because with the defense, the rain of arrows did not cause too many casualties, but the situation of passive beating made the eldest prince angry, so he immediately ordered his men to organize a counterattack.
Because the enemy is dark and I am clear, this time the eldest prince's subordinates did not send people into the fog again, he asked the archers in the army to attack in the direction of the arrow rain, under the three rounds of arrow rain, the fog suddenly came from the sporadic screams, hearing this The eldest prince's face suddenly showed a slight smile.
Seeing that the counterattack had an effect, the eldest prince did not immediately stop attacking, but let the magicians in the army join in, and saw countless fireballs streak across the sky like meteors, followed by a burst of violent explosions, and the thick smoke mixed with the thick fog made the sight in front of him not reach out to the five fingers.
And the screams in the fog became louder and louder, and it was clear that the enemy had suffered heavy casualties under this wave of attacks.
Just as the eldest prince was proud of his wise decision, countless fireballs also flew out of the mist, and at the same time, a trumpet sounded in the forest, as if he was about to attack.
Hearing the sound of the trumpet, the Marquis Byron immediately approached the eldest prince and said hurriedly.
"Your Highness, this horn sound seems to be the attack order of the elven clan."
The eldest prince frowned and asked, "Didn't the elven terrans stay in the elven city, why did they appear here?" ”
Byron said, "I think they are jumping over the wall in a hurry, trying to take advantage of the fog in the forest to catch us off guard, Your Highness, at this moment the enemy is in the dark, I suggest that we continue to let the archers and magicians attack, and wait for the enemy to show up and find out the situation before making plans." ”
The eldest prince nodded and said, "Just do it according to your method, and pass the order down immediately." ”
As the order came out, the attacks of the archers and magicians suddenly became more violent, and the fireballs mixed with countless sharp arrows also made the forest blaze, and the screams came one after another, and a thick bloody aura filled the entire forest.
It wasn't until more than 20 rounds of fire and rain that the magic in the eldest prince's army stopped attacking because of the lack of magic power, and when the attack weakened, black shadows jumped out of the forest in front of them and attacked with a roar.
Seeing the enemy, the archers immediately stopped attacking, and the heavily armored warriors at the front of the line roared to meet them, followed by a crackling sound of knife tips, mixed with some wails.
The battle lasted for about five minutes in the chaos, and I don't know who shouted "Wrong, wrong", and then everyone in the attack looked at each other intently, and then the people who looked at each other saw that the enemies who had been fighting with them for a while were all humans, but the elves did not see any of them.
Realizing the situation in front of them, the two sides in the battle stopped attacking, and then slowly retreated, and each gathered together to stare at each other.
Seeing that the battle suddenly stopped, the eldest prince scolded.
"What's going on? Why not fight! ”
Byron hurriedly ran over and said with a puzzled expression.
"Your Highness, it's wrong, it's wrong."
"What's wrong? You have to be clear. ”
"Those people are not enemies, they are mercenaries integrated by the Tshuishui Mercenary Group, we made a mistake."
"Ahh The eldest prince looked surprised and asked, "What's the matter?" ”
At this moment, Byron didn't understand the situation, and sighed with a slumped face.
"I don't know what's going on, but judging by the current situation, we may be being overshadowed!"
The eldest prince's face suddenly sank, and he snorted.
"Let Situ of the Tshuishui mercenary group come to see me, I'm going to ask him what he has in mind."
After a short time, the grizzled Situ came to the eldest prince and knelt down as soon as they met.
"I've seen His Royal Highness the Prince."
The eldest prince asked, with an angry look on his face.
"Situ, what the hell is going on? Why are your men attacking my army? ”
Situ was also wronged at this moment, so he informed the other party about his attack, and when the words fell, the anger in the eyes of the eldest prince not only did not weaken, but reprimanded angrily.
"You waste, I don't know if you've been used, this is obviously a trick of the elves."
Being cursed by the eldest prince, Situ felt a burst of anger in his heart, but as a mercenary, he really didn't dare to compare with the eldest prince, just sighed again and again.
Byron saw it and hurriedly stepped forward to comfort him.
"Captain Situ doesn't have to blame himself, this incident is obviously intentional by the elves, and we are helpless to be deceived."
Head Situ Qiang smiled and did not respond, obviously the anger in his heart did not disappear.
The eldest prince was arrogant and looked down on the mercenaries at all, but seeing Byron's suggestive gaze, he also knew that if he broke with the mercenaries at this moment, his plan would be greatly reduced, so he changed his smile and stepped forward to help Situ up.
"Head Situ, I said something that shouldn't be said in a hurry just now, please forgive me."
was apologized by a prince, and the anger in the heart of the head of Situ eased a little, and he shook his head again and again.
"Your Highness blames me, I didn't mean that."
Seeing the other party's humility, the eldest prince smiled.
"The soldiers are not tired of cheating, this is a trick of war, we were calculated by the elves this time, and I blame the command of the way, now the misunderstanding is resolved, we just integrate our forces to attack the elf city, this time the account must be doubled by the elves, as for your losses, the head of Situ went to count them, and I will compensate as usual."
Situ Wenyan showed a slight joy on his face, but on the surface, he still pretended to be very generous and said.
"As I said, there will inevitably be casualties in the war, and this time we are to blame for not investigating clearly, which led to cannibalism, and all the responsibility is on us, so Your Highness does not have to compensate for this."
The eldest prince shook his head and said, "No, no, no, this matter is settled, you go and straighten out the team first, and we'll see you in the tent later." ”
After the head of Situ left, the eldest prince immediately ordered the camp to be set up in place, and in less than a quarter of an hour, a tent dedicated to the prince was erected in the center of the camp, and he was able to sit down comfortably after a hard day's work.