Looking at the corpses of the slain guards, Bryce said hatefully, "Damn, Renard is so unscrupulous. ”

This also shows that he cares a lot about these cannons. Hermmy said, "If we don't find out what is false, he can't attack us with confidence." ”

"Hmph, it's a pity he's going to be disappointed. Bryce sneered.

The enemy who infiltrated this time was completely wiped out, and none of them escaped. What was found on Haromon showed that he was of a high position in the Dirk army, and that Renard had suffered heavy losses this time.

"Boss, I'm so depressed. Harlot exclaimed, "Shall we just leave it at that?"

"Who said that. Raymond snorted: "Renard sent us so many magic crystals in the middle of the night, I don't dare to ask for this gift, I have to return it to him." ”

Hearing that Raymond's tone was wrong, Bryce said, "Lord Raymond, do you want to..."

Raymond looked at the Dirk barracks in the distance and said in a deep voice, "Aishta, can you detonate these magic crystals?"

Ahita was stunned for a moment, and then said, "No problem, as long as you attach a little magic power to it, you can use it very conveniently." ”

Raymond grinned, "Good. Bathter, then give them back to Renard for me. ”

Catwoman was overjoyed when she heard this: "Meow, this person likes it!"

Afterwards, Ahita applied magic power to each magic crystal. Previously, in order to be able to detonate all the magic crystals at once, Haromon had to use magic. And if it is broken into parts, the use of these hedrons is very convenient.

Subsequently, taking advantage of the fact that the enemy was completely annihilated and the enemy army had not yet noticed, Baster took a group of scouts and sneaked towards the Dirk camp with magic crystals.

"Haven't you moved yet?"

In the Dirk barracks, Renard was also waiting for news from Haromon and the others.

Not so long ago, all the torches on the walls of the fortress were extinguished. It wasn't long before they all started to burn up, and they knew the scouts had succeeded.

It's just that they have been waiting for a long time, and there is no expected explosion, which makes everyone worry again. Because it was too far away, only a vague light could be seen from here, so Renard and the others could only passively wait for the news to come.

Seeing Reynard's expression of anxiety. One of the generals said, "Your Majesty, please don't worry. The scouts this time are all carefully selected elites, and Lord Haromon is also very experienced, so he will definitely be fine. ”

"But why hasn't they detonated the magic crystal after all this time?" said the other, worried.

"Maybe it's the secret weapon that the other side is hiding is very valuable, and Lord Haromon is studying it. Someone speculated.

This was echoed by the others, who said, "Yes, this is what Lord Hallomon would do." ”

"It seems. The enemy really did make something very powerful. ”

"If so, there is a need to gather information, and perhaps it can be used by me. ”

......

While the generals were gossiping, Renard looked at the Giant's Mark without saying a word, his fingers tapping lightly on the table.

"It's annoying to wait..."

While everyone was looking forward to it, the scouts led by Baster had already touched the outside of the Dirk barracks.

From a closer look, you can see the size of the enemy camp. At the outermost point, a huge log façade stretches for thousands of meters. Trenches were dug along the outer walls, behind which there were watchtowers every 100 meters. The guards watched warily outside.

Through the cracks in the wooden walls, you can see the countless tents neatly arranged in the enemy camp, full of the strict order and vigilance unique to the military camp, and a compelling atmosphere of slaughter makes people dare not act rashly.

All the scouts swallowed secretly, and even though they had been trained for a long time, they still couldn't help but feel chills in their hearts.

"Lord Bathter. Drop the magic crystal right here and retreat. A scout suggested.

The others all nodded their heads when they heard this, and no one wanted to stay here longer.

But Baste snorted: "Just throw it here, at most blow up a few guards, how can you be worthy of the young master's explanation." ”

"So—what do you want?" knows her temper. Everyone felt bad, and one of them asked in horror.

Unexpectedly, Baster stood up so long and swaggered towards the gate of the barracks.

"Of course, you have to go in, and if you don't want to go with me, you can go back. ”

Everyone was stunned by the move, but Bath had already walked over, and they couldn't back down.

Gritting his teeth, he secretly said that he would die if he died, and the rest of the scouts hurriedly got up and followed.

Soon, a group of people came to the door of the Dirk barracks.

"Who?"

Seeing a group of people coming from the wilderness, the guard guarding the gate immediately asked. The archers in front of the camp gate also drew their bows and arrows, aiming at them, and the atmosphere suddenly became extremely tense.

Having received Baster's orders, one of the scouts hastened, "What are you doing? We have withdrawn from the Giant's Seal, and we must report to Your Majesty quickly. ”

The guards knew that a team of their scouts was going to attack the Giant's Mark tonight, and Renard had been waiting for them to return. In addition, Bathter's side is also dressed as a standard scout with his head and face covered, and he only shows his eyes, and in the dark night, where can he tell whether he is his own person or not.

Moreover, the other party walked to the door unscrupulously, full of momentum, even if there was a flaw, the guards didn't have time to explore it for a while.

The guards had already been instructed to take their scouts to Renard when they returned, so the commander in charge hurriedly said, "Open the door quickly." ”

The guards opened the camp gate, and Baste and his gang swaggered towards the barracks. At this time, they had already penetrated into the enemy's territory, except for Baste, who was mixed in the middle of the crowd, the rest of the scouts were very nervous, and some of the people who could not hold their breath even trembled slightly, but fortunately, the night was dark, and there were only a few torches in front of the camp gate, which did not attract the attention of the enemy army.

At this time, a general hurried from the camp, but learned that his scouts had returned. Rushed to meet him.

"You're finally back, come with me, Your Majesty is already impatient. As he approached, he said in a loud voice.

Suddenly, his words stopped, and he said with a puzzled expression: "Wait." Where's Lord Harromont?"

Although I don't know who Haromon is, I guess it was the magician, and the scout in charge of answering hurriedly made a sad statement: "We were accidentally discovered by the enemy, and Lord Haromon has been martyred. ”

"Lord Haromon is dead?" the general was startled, but looked at the group again with a burning gaze.

To be honest, although Baster and his party changed into the night clothes of the Dirk Army scouts before leaving, this attack was a temporary decision of Raymond after all, and in a hurry, he did not prepare too much.

At first, although he succeeded in bluffing the guards guarding the door. But if you look closely at the moment, you will find a lot of doubts.

As the general looked at it, the suspicion on his face really became heavier and heavier. I heard him say slowly: "Since Lord Haromon is dead, what are you going to do when you come back?"

"We have found a lot of information, and before Lord Haromon dies, let us be sure to come back and report to Your Majesty. The scout who answered stiffly said.

"All of you?"

"It's... Yes, Lord Haromon told us not to make unnecessary sacrifices. ”

"What is Your Majesty's order for you?" said the general suddenly.

At this time, everyone else also sensed that something was wrong. The nearby Dirk soldiers all reached out and touched their weapons.

"It's... The scout who replied was anxious, he wasn't a particularly smart man. I don't know how to make it up anymore.

At this moment, I suddenly heard a chuckle: "The young master's order, of course, is a tooth for a tooth." ”

Before the words fell, from among the crowd, a person flew up like lightning and rushed towards the general.

The man was incredibly fast. Before the general could react, he had been thrown to the ground. Then, the man ripped off the hood from his face, and the scimitar was already on the general's neck, it was Bath.

"Tell them not to move!" said Bathter. The Dirk troops around couldn't help but be stunned.

However, the general was extremely tough. He said angrily: "What a big guts! Leave me alone, kill these guys..."

Before he could finish speaking, Baster slashed his neck, and before the enemy could react, he took out the magic crystal he was carrying with him and threw it towards the densest part of the crowd.

"Meow, do it!"

I heard a loud bang, a ball of flame exploded in the Dirk army, and in an instant, the waves of qi rolled, and the strong impact soared in all directions, and I don't know how many people were blown up, and the rest all fell to the ground, screaming.

There was chaos in front of the Dirk barracks, and the coalition scouts, who had been prepared, also rushed towards the surrounding enemies at the same time. Some slashed and slashed enemy troops, while others threw magic crystals around.

Immediately the sound of rumbling explosions was heard, and a ball of flames rose in the barracks, and the tent closest to the camp gate was immediately destroyed, and most of the magic crystals were thrown over, and the camp tent was blown to pieces, and I don't know how many Dirk soldiers went to see the god of the underworld in their sleep.

The purpose of Baste and his entourage was to "return" these magic crystals to the Dirk army, and now they have deceived the camp gate and thrown the crystals directly into the enemy's camp, which has exceeded expectations.

Therefore, after quickly throwing away all the magic crystals, they did not stop at all, and immediately slipped away in the chaos, leaving only the fire near the camp gate, full of corpses, ghosts crying and howling, and a mess.

A few minutes later, Renard and the others had learned the news.

"What!"

"The enemy actually attacked us!"

"It's so bold!"

......

The generals beside Renard were simply furious, gritting their teeth one by one and slapping the table angrily.

The skyrocketing fire in front of the barracks was like a slap in the face, mercilessly hitting them in the face. I thought that tonight's action would be a great blow to the enemy, but in turn, they were fiercely placed by the enemy, how could they stand it?

Renard, on the other hand, was quite calm, he just looked in the direction of the Giant's Mark with a strange expression, not knowing whether he was happy or angry.

"Your Majesty, this matter must not be tolerated, please allow me to lead my troops to chase those people back!" said one of the generals angrily.

"There's no need, they're afraid they'll have already run back to the Giant's Seal. Renard waved his hand indifferently.

"Is that all there is to it?" the man was stunned, "At least let me..."

"Do you want to lead your troops to attack the fortress overnight?" Renard glanced at him.

The general was speechless, and his face couldn't help but turn red. Renard smiled lightly: "What can't be figured out, we can send troops to attack at night, why can't the enemy retaliate?"

As he spoke, he stood up and walked to his tent: "Okay, I waited in vain for most of the night. Let's all go back to sleep, the play is over. ”

After saying that, he left, leaving a group of generals looking at each other.

Knowing that Renard had no hope, everyone had no choice but to disperse.

The fighting in the following days once again returned to a depressing tug-of-war.

Renard still sent his troops to attack in turns, and the coalition side was led by Bryce and Hermy. Although the consumption of each battle is not too large. But for several days, as a steady stream of wounded were sent into the valley, the coalition side began to feel the strain.

On the walls of the fortress, Raymond and the others watched as another wave of the Dirk army's offensive was repulsed, and the enemy army retreated like a tide. The coalition forces then began to transport the wounded and retrieve the bodies of the soldiers who had died in battle, and in the pass, the troops ready to replace their comrades were lined up to replace the combat units outside.

The battle has been going on for a week. There is no end in sight. Both sides appear cautious, trying to find any chance of breaking the enemy in the ordinary engagement.

Although the current situation appears to be evenly matched, the coalition forces are at a disadvantage because of their disadvantage.

"Lord Raymond, the casualties are out. At this moment, Hilness walked up to Raymond with a report.

Raymond took a look, and then raised his head in surprise: "So many?"

Shirness nodded: "That's right, we have gone through strict verification. It should be more accurate. In total, we have lost thousands of people in battle in the past week. More than 3,000 soldiers were wounded, of whom 700 were seriously wounded. ”

The total number of casualties has exceeded one-fifth of the current total strength of the coalition forces, which is quite serious.

Harlot and the others next to him were also extremely surprised when they heard this number. The number of casualties in the daily battle seems to be small, but over a long period of time, it has reached such an astonishing number.

"Boss. If we continue to fight like this, we can't bear it. Harlot said.

Hilness also said: "Lord Raymond, we must find a way as soon as possible, otherwise we will soon lose our field ability and have to go on the defensive." ”

Raymond understood the two men's concerns. However, it is difficult to change the situation of this kind of "push-and-grind" like fighting at present. The Dirk army was very difficult, and Bryce and Hermy tried their best to find a flaw in the enemy army.

"Boss, you can't wait any longer, just use this thing to hit the enemy hard. Harlot patted the cannon beside him and said impatiently.

"yes, we went to such great lengths to protect them, we can't just leave them there forever. Hilnis also said: "There are already many soldiers who are dissatisfied. ”

Now, Raymond's refusal to use artillery has made the coalition soldiers complain. At first, these secret weapons did give everyone a lot of hope, but as the week passed, the soldiers and the enemy fought bloodily, and the cannons were still wrapped in cloth and placed on the wall, showing no sign of being effective, and no one could figure it out.

Raymond is naturally well aware of the dissatisfaction with the soldiers, but he also has his own helplessness. Since the last failed attempt to send scouts and Haromon to destroy the cannons, Renard has become even more convinced that these things are not simple.

Therefore, he never refused to send a large army to press it with all his might, but only took turns attacking and fighting with Raymond, so that Raymond could not find the opportunity to use the cannon at all.

If this continues, although the Dirk army is not happy, the coalition forces suffer even more, and it has become an unsolvable dead end.

"Mad Prince, Mad Prince, seeing that you are acting more and more crazy every time you are doing things on weekdays, why have you suddenly become so cautious, why don't you be bold?" Raymond couldn't help but scold in his heart, this opponent really made him feel extremely tricky.

Is it really going to be forced to use artillery?

However, the difference in strength between the two sides is huge, even if the artillery can give the Dirk army a temporary blow, it will not hinder the overall situation, on the contrary, it will make Renard have some precautions.

What Raymond wants is a decisive blow that can turn the tide on both sides to a great extent, otherwise he wouldn't have had to endure so hard.

But Renard didn't give him such a chance at all, and the soldiers below were already complaining, under such double pressure. Raymond felt a great deal of suffering.

Ordinary people may give in, but the orc bloodline in his body gives Raymond extremely resolute and endurance.

Therefore, he said categorically: "No, wait!"

"Lord Raymond!" Unexpectedly, in such a situation, Raymond still insisted on going his own way. Hilnis was taken aback.

He wanted to persuade him again, but Raymond waved his hand firmly: "Don't say it, I've already decided." ”

Then he instructed: "Send the wounded who can't fight back to Headington for treatment, and transfer 3,000 people from the second-line troops with relatively strong combat strength to replenish them." ”

Seeing that Raymond had made up his mind, Hilnis stopped persuading and nodded and went back to mobilize troops.

The only consolation at the moment is that the coalition forces have a stable and large rear, and the second-line troops can replenish the front line at any time, giving them a chance to breathe.

It's just that. When is this a head?

After another week, the replenished coalition forces were restored, but the disadvantaged situation remained unchanged.

From four days ago, Raymond ordered to abandon the field battle and fully switch to the defense of the fortress. So the coalition forces, which had been engaged with the Dirk army for 10 days, abandoned all positions outside the pass and switched to defensive operations.

With the geographical advantage of the Giant's Mark Fortress, the casualties of the coalition forces have been reduced a lot, but this move has also caused a lot of morale drops. All lands outside of the Giant's Seal have now been taken over by the Dirk Army. The coalition forces have no way to retreat, and the enemy forces can let go of their hands. Siege the city with all its might.

As a result, the battle became more intense than when the field battle was first conducted.

In this way, after two weeks of hard fighting, both sides were exhausted, and the soldiers on both sides began to look forward to the victory and defeat as soon as possible.

It's night. The coalition camp in the Valley of the Giant's Seal.

Since the coalition forces switched to defensive operations, the valley has not regained its former calm. Today, day and night, a large number of troops are stationed at the pass to guard against the attack of the Dirk army.

The valley is also lit with fire. Men and auxiliaries either assisted in repairing the walls or transporting supplies to defend the city, and everywhere they were busy, and the sound of banging and beating rang non-stop throughout the night.

The land outside the fortress was occupied by the Dirk army, and they built a temporary camp nearby, and the besieging troops were stationed under the city, and some skirmishes broke out between the two sides from time to time, so that people could not settle down for a moment.

Therefore, retreating to the fortress seemed to be a wise move, effectively reducing casualties, but in fact, the coalition forces had no way to retreat, and they were completely in a disadvantageous situation.

At this moment, in the command tent of the camp, Raymond and the others were discussing the next step.

"Recently, there have been a lot fewer casualties in the troops, but the morale has dropped very quickly, especially in the second-line troops, and many people have become war-weary. At this time, Hilness was reporting on the recent situation.

"And after fighting for so long, the war has not progressed, and there have been many rumors among the people of Gaspard gathered in Headington, and even that His Majesty Sophia has been captured by Renard. ”

Finally, he said with a serious expression: "In short, we must end this war as soon as possible." ”

This was agreed by everyone, and hundreds of thousands of Gaspard people abandoned their homes and retreated to Headington for the sake of this war, and they were already holding back their resentment. If the war continues, the unrest of so many people will turn into uncontrollable events.

"Although it is just a rumor, we are all worried about Your Majesty. At this point, Bryce said. When he speaks of us, he is referring to the Gaspard soldiers in the coalition forces.

Just listen to him: "We are afraid that the war here will drag on for a long time, and Renard will re-attack His Majesty's idea, after all, the defenders of Orat City are only 3,000 people. ”

His fears were not unreasonable, and it was indeed possible for the Dirk Army to abandon the Seal of the Giants and attack Orat City instead. Once Sophia falls into the hands of the enemy, the battle cannot be fought again.

But Raymond understood what he meant, and it was not so much worry as it was for himself.

Sure enough, the audience said: "Lord Raymond, there is no need to hesitate any longer, no matter what, use artillery to repel the enemy." ”

"Otherwise, it took a lot of effort to make those things and put them on for half a month in vain, is it really an ornament?"

Now, in addition to the Dirk Army, the Coalition soldiers, and the people of Gaspard, Raymond is under pressure, and he has added his own generals.

But Raymond knew very well that he could not act hastily, and the more unfavorable the war was, the more important the role of the cannon became.

Bryce can only look at the present, but as a commander-in-chief, he must not do this. Once the pressure is succumbed, all that awaits Raymond is defeat.

So, Raymond once again resolutely refused everyone's request. Bryce and the others were greatly disappointed, but they still reluctantly accepted the order, but it could be seen that everyone was extremely anxious now, and if the war dragged on any longer, Raymond did not dare to guarantee whether he would be able to hold everyone down next time. (To be continued......) u