Chapter 511: The First Battle is the Decisive Battle
When they first came into contact, Raymond felt that Gavin was a very ambitious person, but he didn't expect that he was so ambitious that he not only wanted to open up a migration route, but also left his own city along the way.
Raymond's feelings about this matter were more complicated than the large amount of potential tax revenue that Gavin had taken away from Rita Bun.
Because for Ritabun, there are not only advantages but also disadvantages.
On the advantage, with such a city in front of them, they will completely become safe inland, and they no longer need to fight and die with the monster tribes that go south of the Giant Plain.
At the same time, the northern section of the migration road was completely revitalized, if there was no city to defend it, even if they temporarily opened up the Giant Plain, it would not be long before this place would be filled with monsters again, and it would not be able to become a trade road.
The downside is that the city will share the profits of Rita Tamun, and if you don't need to cross the treacherous road of the Snow Sheet Mountain Pass, most merchants don't need to resupply or repair their weapons here, and can only use it as a transit point like other cities.
This will also lead to new trades, such as the fact that this new city will definitely need an endless supply of weapons and equipment, which can balance out a certain amount of losses.
The point is, they will be sandwiched between two non-Amm cities, which will be more uncomfortable.
"What's so strange about that, didn't you say that he had a territory of kobolds? This is certainly the elite that has been picked out of it. The frost giant took a sip, his eyes with a hint of reminiscence, "These are all small scenes, you haven't seen the scene of our giants working together,
The Storm Giants are capable of manipulating thunder and lightning to irrigate our massive farms.
The Cloud Giant manipulates the Cloud Fortress and sends our best warriors to the top of the enemy's head, which is our Frost Giant.
The Fire Giant is the best blacksmith and crafts the most gorgeous armor.
Golems are the finest stonemasons who built the grandest and most luxurious palaces in the world.
Hill Giants are the best miners......"
"Stop, stop, stop, old man, are you drunk? Are you talking about the legends of your giants? Or is it something in a dream? Raymond hurriedly stopped, "The last giant empire was destroyed thirty thousand years ago, not to mention letting the giants of the six major orders reunite together to establish an empire, even if it is gathered now, it is not an easy task." ”
"Yes, this is all in the distant past, the age of giants has become history, and this world has become the world of you little people." The frost giant raised his head and drank the wine in his cup, and said self-deprecatingly, "It's not my memory just now, but the ancient memory of this land, which was all stimulated by the construction scene below, and I just said it through my mouth." ”
"We are now at best the majority of this world, and there is still a long way to go before we want to be the masters of this world." Raymond pointed downward, surging the monsters that launched the first wave of attacks, "Now in this world, it is still them who dominate, we build a city, it takes years, or decades, or even hundreds of years, they destroy a city, but in the light of day. ”
"Tsk." Just by glancing at it, the frost giant lost interest, and said with a sneer, "A guy who only grows a lot but doesn't have a brain, in such a narrow terrain, he rushes forward stupidly, isn't it a target for the enemy?" If they can rush to the front of the car, I will lose. ”
"Look at things to see the overall situation, you can't look at a little, these are originally cannon fodder to death, used to test the enemy's strength." Raymond pointed to the monsters around him and said, "These trolls are a little interesting, they even know how to use roundabout tactics, they are looking for a place to go around from the side, but unfortunately they are a step late, and those who are easy to go have been destroyed, and the rest are all flesh mills that are consciously left behind, and attacking from there will only leave a large number of corpses, and it is difficult to see effective results."
Damn it? What is that? Demon Blood Sacrifice! Demon Lord Demogorgen's Demon Blood Sacrifice.
These trolls are believers in the two-headed baboon, and from the very beginning, they were not prepared to use normal means, but used these monsters as sacrifices to summon an army of demons, and we underestimated these trolls. ”
The war situation below was not only unexpected by Raymond, but also by Gavin.
As soon as the trolls arrived, they didn't even catch their breath, and they drove the monster vassals into the Blood Gorge and launched an attack on the migratory army.
They only regarded it as the first round of tentative attacks by the trolls, probing the reality of the migratory army, and then setting up camp to discuss countermeasures, whether it was to storm the Blood Gorge? Or a detour from the mountains on both sides?
The small group of scouts they sent seemed to be preparing for this.
Where to think, they didn't want to withdraw those monster vassals at all, on the contrary, fifteen troll war groups formed a huge encirclement behind those monster vassals and pressed up, driving them all into the Blood Gorge.
At the same time, a huge moving altar was pushed out of the two-headed troll warband.
This altar is made entirely of bloody bones, all of them are the bones of noble trolls, and at the top are two noble troll heads, the ones that are not dead, and they are constantly screaming with anger.
They were sacrificed to the Demon Lord Dimogogen, known as the King of the Abyss, and became a gateway to the Abyss, where even their powerful regeneration abilities could not be applied to them.
This demon altar, after being pushed to the entrance of the Blood Gorge, took root directly here.
Countless black mists screaming in pain and despair poured out from the depths of the Blood Gorge and were engulfed by this evil altar.
And those monster minions who were stuck in their feet were unceremoniously killed by those trolls, and they secretly stuffed their mouths and dragged them to the demon altar.
Soon the demon altar was overwhelmed by a large number of corpses, and a blood mist spread around it, and countless even more terrifying howls came out from the depths of the blood mist, as if it had connected to another world.
And so it is.
The trolls of the Wailing Dwarf Kingdom, with the flesh and soul of the monster minions as sacrifices, directly opened a demonic curtain leading to the territory of the demon prince Demogogan, and countless hungry and thirsty abyss demons, tempted by blood and souls, can't wait to pour into the material plane and enjoy a rare feast.
Cowardice, Kwassai, Berserker, Flo......
Countless demons seemed to be endless, pouring out of it, surging along the Blood Gorge towards the chariots of the migratory army.
The overwhelming rain of arrows nailed countless demons directly to death on the way to the charge.
Those death demons burst open on the spot, turning into streaks of blood mist, merging with the demonic curtain formed by the demon altar, making it thicker and enveloping the area, and the number of demons pouring out of it is even greater.
This creates a vicious circle.
The more demons the migratory army kills, the more condensed and enveloping the demonic curtain becomes.
Once the number of demons that die here exceeds a certain limit, this demonic curtain may solidify and form an abyssal portal that leads straight to the abyss.
As for killing the demons?
That's a fool's dream.
In the multiverse, there are countless material planes, but there is only one abyss and hell, where all sinful souls will turn into demons.
And Demogorgen is also known as the most powerful demon lord of the abyss, known as the demon prince or king of the abyss, and has a demon army of millions.
They can also consume the migratory armies.
What is pouring over now is just the demon cannon fodder used to kill them and strengthen the demon curtain, and the real high-level demons have not yet been dispatched, not to mention those legendary demons, even those transcendent demons, once they start to haunt in the form of squads, it will be a disaster for the migratory army.
After discovering that those trolls were playing their cards unreasonably, the giants of the migrating army immediately gathered together for an emergency meeting.
"Lord Lord, I underestimated the enemy, I didn't expect that these trolls turned out to be demon believers, who sent us into a desperate situation, and asked your lord to surrender." Veranica, the main planner of this plan, immediately pleaded guilty to Gavin.
She calculated the worldly powers of these trolls, forgetting to consider their beliefs.
Undoubtedly a huge mistake.
The real existence of true gods, demons and demons makes the war on the material plane never flat, but three-dimensional.
Not only may the true gods intervene in it, but also those demons and demons may be summoned.
"This is an irresistible suddenness, a crime of conspiracy, and a crime of war." Gavin waved his hand and said, "Now is not the time to discuss whose fault it is, the most important thing is to find the key to breaking the game." ”
"The core of this demon summoning tactic is the demon altar, as long as it is destroyed, the anchor point where the abyss is locked is no more, and those dead demons will no longer be transformed into demon summoning power." It was Anna who spoke to her Ilmat, one of the Three Holy Spirits, whose followers were often on the front lines to save souls from demons and demons.
"Those trolls obviously know this too, judging by the location where they place the demon altar and the distribution of the troll warband, they are waiting for us to send the elite over and eat it in one bite." Villanika did not lose confidence because of a loss, but actively made a plan, "But we have to rush, this is a conspiracy, we can only fight hard."
But we can avoid their edge, bypass the mountains on both sides of the Blood Gorge, and parachute directly near the Demon Altar, when the time comes, we only need to face two or three Troll Warbands, believing that with the help of the Goliath Warband and the Goblin Giant Warband, we can hold them back, and then quickly destroy the Demon Altar. ”
"It doesn't need to be so troublesome." Zalanda raised the way of war in his hand, "I have the ability to dispatch troops given by the strategy lady, and I can directly teleport some elites to the vicinity of the demon altar, and the first thing we face should be one or two troll warbands, after entering, I will directly open the revenge storm, strong acid rain, should be able to effectively drag down other troll warbands and win us a minute or two, but this ability can only be used once, so, whether it is successful or not, you can only rely on yourself to come out." ”
"If that's the case, it's a lot easier." Veranika couldn't help but glance at Zalanda deeply, even if she was a believer in the same Lady of Strategy, she didn't know the specific ability of the other party, let alone the ability of the way of war, "Now is the first battle and the decisive battle, we must press all the forces up, including the three thousand cavalry outside."
Regardless of success or not, the elite who are alone in the depths should not rush back, but rush outward, although those trolls are powerful, but the number is relatively small, but it is easier to rush out. ”
"That's true."
"It's the most reasonable arrangement."
The crowd endorsed this tactic.
Gavin's gaze swept over everyone one by one and said, "The rest is the question of candidates, among which the Goliath Warband and the Goblin Giant Warband must fight, I wonder if Ms. Kelissa and the Bloodclaw General have any opinions?" ”
This kind of person who penetrates deep into the enemy's army must send out an extraordinary war group, and ordinary soldiers are sent to death if they enter.
Ordinary trolls have seven or eight innate life dice, which is only one step away from the extraordinary, not to mention the more powerful noble trolls, the transcendent existence of more than ten life dice, plus the terrifying size, ordinary soldiers are definitely one claw.
Even for the Golia Warband and the Goblin Giants, this is an extremely dangerous mission, and whether it succeeds or not, the casualties will be extremely high.
"If this kind of mission doesn't allow us to fight, our trip will be meaningless." Kelissa's eyes burned with the flames of war, "The warriors of the mountains are willing to go." ”
"We are willing to fight for your lordship." Bloodclaw also said without hesitation, "I just don't know how many people the Zalanda City Lord can bring over?" Do you need me to draw the elite from the infantry legion? ”
Any delivery is limited.
The Golia Warband and the Goblin Giant Warband combined, there are more than one hundred and fifty people, which is not a small number for teleportation, especially since the Goblin Giant is now considered a large size.
Without waiting for Zalanda to open his mouth, Gavin replied on his behalf: "There should be no problem in teleporting these two warbands in, as for the matter of transferring elites from the infantry legion, there is no need to transfer elites from the infantry legion, before the demon altar is destroyed, the summoning of the demon army will not stop, and the defensive pressure here will be very great, we must ensure that those demons cannot break through the defense line, once the raid fails, we will try to join forces with the cavalry, completely defeat those troll warbands, and then turn back to destroy the demon altar." ”
"I'm willing to go on this mission."
"I'm willing to go, too."
General Copperfield and Veranika pleaded at the same time.
"This is a three-front coordinated operation, and you can't concentrate everyone on one line." Gavin shook his head and refused, "General Copperfield, your mission is here, arrange and assist those immigrants, let them resist the pressure, and drag down the demon army."
Chief of Staff Villanica, you ride Luna out and take command of the three cavalry so that they can attack at the right time. ”
"This task should be entrusted to the lordship...... Veranika said hurriedly.
"Don't fight anymore, in the raid battlefield, I have an advantage that you don't have, now start checking the time, in half an hour, we will launch a counterattack on time, you have to make sure that the line you are responsible for keeps up." Gavin took out a pocket watch from his bosom and began to check the time with the generals.
There are clocks and watches in Faerun, especially the clocks of Neverwinter are famous all over the world, including beautiful and unique sitting water clocks, huge church bells hanging on the church, and small watches and pocket watches.
However, this is a new industry, and the popularity is not very wide, and most places still follow the lifestyle of sunrise and daily income.
Gavin, who is accustomed to knowing the accurate time in real time, not only bought a pocket watch for himself, but also equipped a piece for his senior generals.
It's expensive, but it's not as expensive as a magical item - the price of a pocket watch is comparable to that of a heavy warhorse.
On the battlefield where every second is in the race against time, when fighting together, it is indeed very useful, and the role it plays is far from being comparable to that of a heavy war horse.
As soon as the time was right, Villanika rode into the air on the Half Moon Pony.
As soon as her side made a move, a dozen strange-looking demons flew out of the blood mist flapping their wings and trying to stop them.
These demons have the same body as a fly, but they have wings like dragonflies, and a beak like a mosquito, and no one doubts its power.
Because these demons are not inferior to the size of trolls, their wings vibrating at high speed, and they emit a terrifying buzzing sound that is even more frustrating from a distance, and it would be a disaster to let them get closer.
Their beep is definitely a magical effect, just like a cluster of disturbing minds, but it is more perverted than disturbing the mind, and can make people with poor physique fall directly into a coma.
This is a transcendent demon Hissing Demon, named for the sound it sounds in flight, and is a transcendent air force among demons that excels in air combat.
Seeing them, the leadership of the migratory army couldn't help but sink their faces.
Not only because of their difficulty, but also because it was a sign that the demonic veil had become strong enough to contain the otherworldly demons who began to cross in droves.
This speed is too fast, and if it continues at this rate, it won't be long before you have to face terrifying legendary demons such as the Barlow Flame Demon and the Six-Armed Snake Demon.
Just one or two of those demons are enough to have a devastating impact on the entire battlefield - these legendary demons not only have strong individual combat power, but also often have the ability to teleport over short distances, and they will appear directly in their core hinterland as if their combined defense is nothing.
"Can't wait for those cavalry, we just thought about the pressure of those trolls, but we forgot the speed of development of the demon altar, the longer the time drags on, the more high-end the demons transmitted from the demon altar, and the greater the resistance to destruction at that time, after our side is assembled, we will immediately launch a counterattack, Veranika should know how to act after seeing the revenge storm." Gavin adjusted the battle plan as soon as possible, and they were afraid that they would not be able to wait for half an hour.
(End of chapter)