Chapter 847: Crossing the lake in full swing
When it comes to dealing with the Dark Witch, the Lesserman Witch is surprisingly consistent.
Even if the other party has already done such a rebellious thing as taking tens of thousands of Lythermans as sacrifices.
There is still an unrealistic fantasy that wants to find the totem of their souls and try to purify and save them from the darkness.
They won't give up easily without a final attempt.
This makes Gavin, an outsider, somewhat difficult to understand, because falling into darkness is a very complicated matter that involves souls and hearts.
In the beginning, many people did fall for various external reasons like the Earth Spirit Witch (not limited to the soul being impregnated by dark forces, the distortion of evil gods, the brainwashing of evil beliefs, etc.).
If the erosion is not severe, or if the erosion frees them soon, it is possible for them to regain some of their true natureβit is basically impossible to fully recover, especially if the negative energy bias is heavier like the Shadow.
Because in the process of erosion, they do not directly distort a person's personality or infuse evil thoughts like evil gods, but excavate and amplify a person's emotions or desires in a certain aspect.
An irritable person will become more irritable and angry.
A greedy person becomes more stingy and greedy.
A lustful person has become more obsessed with beauty, although he doesn't want to admit it, Gavin has found that since he has owned the Vizeme Manor, his ability to control this aspect has obviously become much weaker.
All in all, even if the dark forces are really expelled, many people will never be able to turn back, because many evil thoughts and ideas that have been amplified have taken root in their hearts.
But on second thought, the thoughts of these Lesserman witches are not incomprehensible.
Perhaps they want to set an example for the other sisters, so that one day, if they are accidentally polluted, the other sisters can reach out and give them a hand.
In this world, all kinds of dark forces are everywhere, and even if they are standing at the top of the power of counterclaim, they can't be sure that they won't have a day of Taoism.
Gavin naturally couldn't force it, and echoed Ying Cheng: "This kind of thing should indeed be treated cautiously and differently, for those who are passively caught in darkness like Lord Earth Spirit, we naturally have to focus on rescue."
For the Witch Dusan who took the initiative to go into the darkness, there is no need to waste her strength, as long as she catches it, she should be judged on the spot, and she should not be left any respite.
It's a pity that she took away the earth totem tree, leaving a hidden danger for the totem dream, and she is likely to use the natural connection between the dreams in the future to directly invade the totem dream with the power of the shadow. β
After the Earth Totem Tree was completely ghosted by the Dark Witch Dussan, it developed its own characteristics - entering the Shadow Plane.
That's why the Light Witches were almost hit before.
The Shadow Nightmare Tree was no longer in place, but was dragged into the depths of the Shadow Plane by the powerful Shadow Power of the Dushan Witch.
"We are already aware of this problem, not only to prepare for the totem dream, but also to protect the dreams and totem lands of ordinary people, to prevent her from using various dreams as a springboard to corrupt and manipulate those ordinary people and totem dreams."
"And all the totem spirits related to the earth, because of the attribute problem, they will also become a vulnerable group."
"It's a bit too big to take care of! After all, dreams are too mysterious and complicated. β
"If it's a scattered guard, it's definitely not good, but what if a common line of defense is established? As long as the personal dream of the Lythman people located in the land is generated, it will automatically merge into the totem dream and protect it collectively! β
"If the Earth Totem Tree is successfully planted and integrated with our Four Elemental Gates, it may be really possible, but now that a link is missing, I'm afraid it won't be easy to do."
"The Earth Totem Fruit is produced by the Totem Tree, can it produce a new one? Used to close loopholes? β
In the end, the eyes of all the Lethman witches shifted to Gavin, and as the initiator of the totem dream and the planter of the totem tree, he had the most say in this matter.
Gavin spread his hands helplessly, "Theoretically, the Dream Fruit can give birth to multiple pieces, but the situation of the Totem Tree is a little different from the Natural Balancer and other dragon acorn trees, it combines your totem and elemental characteristics.
Except for the four elemental fruits from before, there were no new signs.
Of course, this has something to do with the fact that they weren't planted before, and the number of totem spirits in the totem dream.
If a large number of new totem spirits are added, especially those with earth attributes, it may not be possible to give birth to new earth totem fruits. β
"It's really an idea worth trying." The Sunrise Witch was first sure, and then said with a sad face, "It's just that the earth totem spirits are the most difficult to migrate, many of them are closely related to the land, and once they leave, many fortress roads and the villages they guard will be exposed to the Tukan people." β
"This matter is not so urgent, with the joint efforts of many of our sisters, we still dare not say that we have eaten one percent of the ability of the totem dream, the Dushan people are weak, and they are forcibly transformed, there are no three years and five years, I am afraid that there is no way to use it to make waves, we still have time to fill the loopholes, and now it is the Tucan people who need the embankment.
For this rescue, we used elemental power on a large scale, which can easily cause elemental chaos and cause all kinds of extreme abnormal weather, and now part of the power of the Earth Spirit Sisters has been stolen, I am afraid that the situation will be even worse, and it will make the full ice freeze advance. The Water Spirit Witch had a worried look on her face that could not be concealed.
Gavin's heart jumped involuntarily, this was an unexpected situation, it was completely out of his plan, and hurriedly asked, "How far in advance?" β
"If nothing else, it's the last two or three days." The Water Spirit Witch conservatively estimated, "Even if we do our best to calm down the chaotic element, we can only delay it for a day or two. β
Gavin thought about it for a moment, shook his head, and said, "If this is the case, there is no point in continuing to delay, but it is a waste of energy and resources.
I suggest that a Great Wall of Ice be erected as fast as possible on the western shore of the lake, but not in the direction of the Great Valley, but in the direction of Sesk, which is not covered by the Totem Tree, especially Lake Moshantil.
In addition, select the elite among the berserkers, organize at least 50,000 elites, and prepare to quickly rush south. β
"Are you worried that after Lake Assen freezes, the Tucans will move south on a large scale along the lake and launch an attack from the direction of Sesk?" The Water Spirit Witch was thoughtful.
"Yes." Gavin analyzed layer by layer, "From the beginning, the Tucan people are likely to fight this idea, after all, compared to Asen Lake, the junction of the two lakes is the narrowest place.
Smart people know that the shorter the time you spend on the lake, the better, because it's much easier to break the ice than it is to freeze the lake.
Originally, this chance was only 50%, but with Totem Dream, it became 100%.
The threat of the Totem Dream to the ordinary soldiers of Tukan is too great, and the Khan of Yamen has already fought us several times in the Totem Dream Realm, and it is impossible not to know how to avoid it.
The Dark Witch left the Elemental Totem Tree in other directions uneroded, and ran to the Moshantier Peninsula, most likely as part of a deal with the Tucans.
After all, before this, neither the Tukan nor the Dark Witch knew about the existence of the Elemental Totem Tree, and their initial combat goal could not have been to target them, but to prepare for the large-scale crossing of the lake by the Tucans. β
"The commander's analysis is reasonable, if I were Yamen Khan, I would not let the soldiers risk an unknown attack to force the crossing of the lake, changing the location of the crossing of the lake, and diverting our troops out is the king."
"We have always referred to the northern route as the main force of the Tucan army, mainly because the Yamen Khan was there, in fact, their troops on the southern route were not weak at all, and the commander of the army was the eldest son of the Yamen Khan, Hubadai.
It is said that he is the best at using soldiers among the Tukan people, he once studied in the Xianglong Empire for ten years, studied the art of war, and many wars of the Tukan people, in fact, he commanded instead of Yamen Khan, but Yamen Khan has killing power, which is too dazzling on the battlefield, and directly covers his brilliance.
Even if there is no Yamen Khan to the south, we must guard against him crossing the city of Moshtyr directly, crossing the river from the south, and attacking our flank from the north. β
"I think the Commander's plan is feasible, no matter what, we can't let the Tucans cross the lake easily, and even if we don't destroy them completely, we will inflict heavy losses on their main forces, so that they will not be able to quickly break through to Tyfram in Seysk, and win landing time for the Feron coalition army led by King Ahsan."
"I'm for it."
"I'm in favor of it too."
The Leesserman Witches did not raise any objection to Gavin's plan for the Great Wall of Ice again, and unanimously approved it.
The battle for the Elemental Totem Tree triggered by the Dark Sacrifice was slightly outnumbered by the Dark Witch's interlocking machinations that not only took away the Earth Totem Tree and put a Haslan witch in a sealed state, but also completely upset the elemental balance of the Lythman Kingdom.
The weather took a sharp turn for the worse, and the temperature reached the lowest point in the history of the Lesserman Kingdom that night, more than minus 50 degrees, and the Moshantil Peninsula was even more prone to earthquakes.
Both the Lythmans and the Tucans were gearing up, knowing that a decisive battle was about to break out that would affect their future fate.
In fact, most of Feron's eyes were focused on this place as Lake Assen froze rapidly.
Just as Gavin had speculated, after two days and two nights of bitter cold, the ice of Lake Assen could withstand the movement of large numbers of soldiers and horses, and the army of Tukan on the northern road led by Yamen Khan marched north.
They didn't take the rugged mountain roads, they just ran wildly on the flat ice of Lake Assen.
The advantages of this are obvious, even if the ice is relatively slippery and there is no way to ride a horse, but the smoothness is not comparable to entering the highlands and mountains of the Lysserman Kingdom.
Moreover, the Tucan people had already prepared, rushed to make a large number of sleds in advance, and even replaced a large number of war horses with tailor-made non-slip horseshoe.
In order to prevent the Asen Lake water army from attacking from under the ice, the Tucans did not go deep into the lake, but advanced quickly along the shallow waters.
Seeing that the other party was so cautious, the Lesser Soul Kingdom decisively gave up the attack, the water there was too shallow, not to mention the inconvenience of the Lesser Warriors, and the shore was too close, a large part of the Tucans who fell into the icy water would be able to escape back to the shore, and the damage would be greatly reduced, so it was better to spend more energy on preparations.
As soon as the Tucan Northern Route Army began to move south, their Southern Route Army poured out of the nest and rushed forward, and in just three days, it penetrated the entire Moshantier Peninsula and surrounded the city of Moshantil, so that the 50,000 Lythman berserkers stationed here could not move at all, and there was no way to form a two-sided attack when the Tucans crossed the lake on a large scale.
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Winter Paw February 15th.
The Tucans launched a full-scale battle to cross the lake.
Because of Gavin's involvement, the war was completely different from what he knew in history.
Not only did it break out half a month early, but even the direction of the offensive underwent a large-scale deflection.
In order to ensure the success of the battle across the lake, the Tucan army can be said to have poured out, except for the 100,000 Tucan elites who besieged the city of Moshtir, the rest of the army was all thrown into it.
Among them, there were 200,000 Tukan people, 300,000 slave soldiers, a total of 500,000 troops, scattered along the 100-kilometer-long lake line, divided into more than 500,000 troops, and killed the west shore of Asen Lake.
"I didn't expect these barbarians to be proficient in the use of strategy and tactics, and give full play to their numerical superiority, their offensive forces are so scattered, you will be forced to follow the division of troops and garrison the whole line, fortunately, you cast a Great Wall of Ice overnight, otherwise with your 80,000 people, I am afraid that I can't even withstand a charge from the other side, and they will break directly to the north bank." It was King Ahsan who spoke.
To his right is Gavin, and to his left is the Akabane Witch.
They were now at an altitude of nearly 10,000 meters, and from here they could look down on the center of the battlefield at Lake Asen, and on the snow-covered ice, the Toucan people and their slaves were densely packed like ants on the march.
As the initiator and commander-in-chief of the Feron coalition forces, King Yasan was highly concerned about the movements of the Tucans.
Especially when the war broke out in advance, the Faeron coalition army was not fully prepared, and their main force was still floating on the sea of falling stars.
Once the Tucans break through the Asen Lake defenses and advance aggressively in Seysk, capture Tyfram, and hold their main force in the Falling Star, they will be on the back foot.
"Although these nomads are full of brute nature, their main opponent is the Xianglong Empire, but it is an ancient empire that has been inherited for thousands of years, with ancient wisdom and civilization, and it is said that they are very respectful of all kinds of strategies and tactics."
Gavin replied with a smile: "After fighting such an opponent for a long time, they will definitely learn something from it, so we must not be careless in treating them, Your Majesty, please see, the first surprise gift we have prepared for them has begun." β
"What's the surprise?" King Ahsan's eyes were curious and puzzled, and he looked in the direction Gavin was pointing, his eyes flashing with a magical aura.
This is a sign that the Eagle Eye is activated.
With King Yasan's identity and strength, all kinds of strengthening methods in the mundane world can be stacked on his body, and they are definitely stacked a long time ago.
He has at least a series of conventional spells on his body, such as Eagle Eye, Sharp Ear, Secret Eye, Language, Dark Vision, Clever Speech, Detection Magic, Reading Magic, Invisible Vision, Giant Magic, and Shrinking Magic.
As for whether there are still those hidden, lost, or even those enhanced spells that the mages themselves have mastered, it is unknown.
The effect of the spell immediately magnified King Ahsan's vision to the limit, allowing him to easily focus on the situation on the surface of Lake Asen, and couldn't help but gasp and say, "What's going on?" β
The Tucan army, which is like an ant colony, is not only extensive, but also very long, because they also have to drive a huge herd of cattle and a large amount of military supplies.
The striker had already crossed the middle line of Lake Asen, and there were still a large number of Tucans and military supplies, and they had not yet completely left the shore to start crossing the lake.
Unusual place, it came from the vanguard of the Tucanians.
The heavy ice of Asen Lake suddenly collapsed in a large area, and puddles of water with a diameter of no less than four or five hundred meters appeared, just when the Tucans and their slaves walked on it in large numbers, and fell into the icy water with men and horses.
Even at an altitude of nearly 10,000 meters, King Ahsan seemed to hear their desperate roars and desperately wanted to swim to the shore.
But to do so is only a futile struggle.
Not only because most of them were landlubbers with extremely poor swimming skills, but also because of the continuous low temperature, they had to wrap all the clothes they could wear, even those slave soldiers, at least one layer of animal skin jackets, soaked by the icy lake water, severely limited their ability to move in the water.
The deadliest are the enemies in the water, those who are skilled swimmers, will be treated with pride, and they will be dragged directly into the deep water, leaving only a series of blisters to rise, and then reappear, already under hundreds of meters of ice.
Or drown alive.
Either they are frantically lapping the ice from below, falling into endless despair, and depending on their water nature, there is zero chance of finding an exit on the surface of the water or breaking the ice, which can withstand the galloping of tens of thousands of war horses, and their former bearers are now their deadly cages.
King Ahsan would never simply think that the ice of Lake Assen was overwhelmed and trampled by the Tukans.
Those Tucans are very cunning and cautious, and they are not stupid to rush to the front.
At the forefront were a huge herd of cattle and sheep, followed by slave soldiers of various races, and finally the Tucans.
(End of chapter)