The sentence just now was what Bryce said. As a front-line commander during the day, he knew very well that behind the seemingly indecisive result, the coalition forces were actually in a disadvantageous situation.

Raymond nodded: "The strength of the Dirk army is twice that of us, and if it continues like this, it will be very disadvantageous to us." ”

"Is that going to fort defense?" asked Sylnis.

Hermmy shook his head and said, "No, this is tantamount to showing weakness to the enemy." We still have enough troops to fight outside the fortress, and we don't need to retreat in a hurry. ”

Bryce agreed, "I agree with Hermy. If we retreat into the fortress after only one day of fighting, we will only show the enemy that our will to fight is weak, and it will also damage our own morale. ”

As he spoke, he said to Raymond: "Lord Raymond, please let me continue to lead the army to fight outside, and tomorrow I must find an opportunity to break the enemy." ”

Raymond said, "Don't worry, I don't plan to retreat into the fortress yet. However, the Dirk army is extremely combative, and we cannot afford to go on like this with the enemy. ”

"Boss, just bombard the fuck with that cannon. Harlot exclaimed, "I'm so anxious to see that Fidi is surrounded by enemies today, and we can only offer those things." ”

His words also represented the hearts of many people, almost everyone present wanted Raymond to use the cannon, and Bryce also said: "Lord Raymond, or you can use it tomorrow, as long as you can create an opportunity for me, I promise to make the enemy suffer a big loss." ”

"No, I can't. Raymond still firmly denied their request.

"Today, Renard deliberately placed his assault soldiers outside the fortress, just to test the reality of the cannon, and I will not let him get his wish. ”

Seeing Raymond say this, everyone had no choice but to give up. After discussing some more details of tomorrow's battle, they ended the meeting.

The next day, the sun rose with the sound of the trumpets of war.

In order to support Bryce. This time, Raymond divided the troops outside the fortress into two parts, led by Bryce and Hermi, respectively, and these were the two most capable commanders in his hands.

On the Dirk side, the offensive was still in order. Before he could figure out the reality of the cannon, Renard still chose a very cautious attack method, showing a command style that was completely different from his personality.

On the walls of the fortress. Raymond watched as a multi-colored Dirk army left the camp and advanced towards the fortress, while the large enemy army remained behind in clear armor, leaving no chance to take advantage of it.

He couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that today will be another battle that cannot be decided." ”

Things developed as he expected, and in the subsequent battles, the Dirk army never used large troops, but relied on the advantage of numbers, and only sent about 5,000 troops to attack in turn each time. Let Raymond's desire to use artillery to give the enemy a "shock attack" is frustrated.

However, Renard's caution also limited the attack power of the Dirk army, although the number of coalition forces was small, but they only needed to face 5,000 people at a time, and they could get the support of the fortress behind them, so they were not left behind.

In this way, the opportunity that Bryce was looking for to break the enemy never appeared, and the day passed.

Same as the day before, the next afternoon. Both sides cleaned up the battlefield and recovered the bodies of their own soldiers killed in battle, as well as the wounded. They retreated to the base camp and ended the day's fighting.

And then it was the same on the third day, and it was still the same on the fourth day...

During these four days, Renard tried all kinds of means, but he was never able to induce Raymond to use the cannon, and in the same way, Raymond tried everything he could. Nor can he get Renard to attack with all his might.

In addition, the commanders of both sides are good enough, and they have never given the other side a chance to take advantage of it at the tactical level.

In this way, the tide of war inevitably developed in a direction that neither of them wanted to see, that is, a meaningless war of attrition.

Raymond was reluctant to fight a war of attrition because the coalition forces were so small. It can't withstand such attrition.

Renard was also reluctant to fight a war of attrition, because he had just pacified the country and did not want to consume all his elite troops in this battle.

So, both decided to think of something else.

On the evening of the fourth day, the battle once again ended uneventfully without suspense. On the city wall, Raymond looked in the direction of the Dirk barracks, and in the barracks, Renard also looked at the pass in the distance.

"What an old fox. ”

The two of them spit out this sentence in unison.

On the night of the fourth day, the Giant's Mark Fortress walls.

This night was no different from the previous days, and after the withdrawal of troops from both sides, the fighting ceased in the evening. In the valley behind the fortress, the Allied camp was still brightly lit, but compared to the previous days, the soldiers were much less singing and laughing, and the size of the wounded barracks had increased a lot.

The doctors and priests who accompanied the army were busy all night, still unable to take care of every wounded. Some of the wounded soldiers couldn't stand the pain and let out loud screams, which echoed in the night sky, sending chills down the spine.

Who can guarantee that the person who screams tomorrow night will have himself, not to mention that there are many companions who don't even have a chance to speak out...

The soldiers on the city walls remained faithful at their posts, monitoring the movements of the enemy, and beside them was a huge cannon covered in cloth. These new weapons, which had made many people have high hopes, have not even removed the cloth on the outside for four days.

The wilderness outside the fortress was still shrouded in darkness. After four days of fierce fighting, every inch of the land had been soaked with blood.

Although the battlefield was cleared every day, the soldiers on guard still seemed to hear the mournful cries faintly coming from the wind as the night wind howled.

Torches burned on the city walls, illuminating the scene more than ten meters outside the fortress, but beyond that, there was a deep darkness as thick as ink.

"Whew..."

On such a cold night, one of the guards couldn't help but yawn.

"Concentrate and cheer up!" the captain on the side immediately scolded.

The guard was a spirit. Quickly straightened up and looked out with wide eyes, although he couldn't see anything.

At this moment, there was a sudden rustling sound in the dark wilderness, as if something was moving in the darkness.

It's always happening these nights. There were brave guards who tried to find out, but found nothing in the end. So they guessed that it was probably a beast attracted by the bloody gas.

But tonight, the sound is particularly frequent, making people feel irritated. The guards couldn't take it anymore, and they looked at each other, and two of them picked up the torches beside them and threw them into the wilderness.

The torches swirled, arcing through the air. Wherever they passed, the light of the fire melted into the darkness and illuminated the surroundings slightly. However, just as the two torches were about to hit the ground, the flames flashed and suddenly went out at the same time.

In an instant, the faint light source vanished, and the wilderness was once again plunged into deep darkness, with only the faint sound of two torches falling to the ground.

The situation is very strange, and the torches used by the army are very well made. The combustion power is very strong, and it is not easy to extinguish even in the face of strong winds.

However, the wind was not strong tonight. Those two torches were extinguished before they even fell to the ground, which was absolutely abnormal.

The two guards looked puzzled, and each of them took a torch and leaned out to look out. However, nothing could be seen except for the area of more than ten meters illuminated by the firelight.

"What are you doing?" said the captain of the city walls. Seeing this, he couldn't help but shout.

The two of them quickly retracted, but they didn't know how to answer, and they couldn't say that because two torches were extinguished, they suspected that there was a situation.

Just when the two were at loggerheads, the captain was furious. Suddenly, a strange gust of wind blew up the walls.

There was a loud whining sound, and all people's ears were filled with the sound of the wind, followed by a fierce wind, and all the torches on the city wall were dimmed and extinguished.

At the moment when the torches were extinguished, the two guards suddenly saw a group of mysterious people dressed in black rushing towards the fortress from the wilderness, and dozens of black shadows shot towards the wind at the same time.

Poof!

Almost in no particular order, the two guards were hit by several arrows, and without snorting, they fell to the sky. And just as they landed, the entire city wall was plunged into darkness.

Then, in the darkness, only the whistling of arrows and the muffled grunt of arrows among the guards remained. Due to the sudden darkness, invisible, and attacked, the wall was immediately in chaos.

In the darkness, I don't know how many people were hit by arrows, and the rest instinctively crouched down and hid behind the battlements. Nothing could be seen, only the sound of arrows flying overhead, and the guards were so panicked that they almost forgot where they were, let alone sound the alarm.

This utter chaos lasted for a full minute, and finally someone realized that they had been attacked by the enemy. The captain of the guard gritted his teeth, stood up sharply, took off the horn he had with him, and was about to blow it to warn his troops in the valley.

At that moment, he suddenly felt someone behind him. Thinking that it was the guards who were also awake, the captain ignored it, picked up the horn and was about to blow it.

Suddenly, he only felt a chill in his throat, and a familiar cold breath of steel touched his skin. The captain was startled, but before he could react, the chill touched his neck, and then a soft swish was heard.

It was the sound of blood spurting rapidly, and the captain felt that his vitality was also leaving his body, his whole body was paralyzed, and his eyes looked helplessly at the brightly lit camp in the valley, but he could no longer make any movements, followed by the focus in his eyes, and the person fell to the ground.

Killing the captain, a man with a black cloth wrapped in his head and face flashed out, he silently glanced at the coalition camp in the valley, his eyes glowing with a cold light like a night wolf, and then disappeared into the darkness again.

In the valley, the tired coalition soldiers were resting in their tents, the military doctors were still busy treating the wounded, and the soldiers on night patrol were patrolling the various camps in an orderly manner, and no one noticed the changes on the fortress.

On the other hand, the fortress was in complete chaos at this time. The enemy who came by surprise at night took advantage of the one-minute confusion between the guards in front of them to climb the wall with their hooks.

Under the cover of darkness, they ruthlessly purge the remaining soldiers. Whenever a guard tries to raise the alarm, it will be the first target for them.

Then. One after another grappled the wall, and the following enemy troops were rapidly climbing up the wall. Just looking at their nimble skills and ability to move freely in the dark, it can be seen that all the scouts who came this time were elite scouts from the Dirk army.

In the darkness of being unable to see, the screams of his companions dying were constantly heard all around. The guards cowered under the battlements, their eyes wide open. But I couldn't see anything, it was like hell.

Finally, one of the guards could not take it anymore, and he stood up desperately and rushed to the side facing the valley. I don't know if it was because the enemy didn't have time to take care of it, or if he was lucky, this guard was not hindered in any way.

Rushing to the city walls, the guards shouted hoarsely into the valley: "Enemy attack!!"

The sound echoed throughout the city walls, revealing the position of the guards very clearly. But at this time, he couldn't care so much, and the guards just kept shouting: "Enemy attack! There is an enemy attack!!"

Strangely, however. It was not far away, and it was night, but the barracks in the valley did not move. I saw that the people in the camp were still going in and out on their own, as if they hadn't heard at all.

The guard could barely believe his eyes, he knew very well how loud his voice was, how could the people in the camp not react?

"Hehe, I didn't expect that there were really fish that slipped through the net, but fortunately I laid the 'soundproof barrier' in time. "That's when it happened. A voice came from behind.

The guards were shocked and hurriedly drew their swords and turned around. However, he just turned back. A strong wind flashed in the darkness, and his throat was sliced open in an instant.

Blood splattered from his throat, and the guards stared at him in disbelief and fell to the ground. Until he died, he still couldn't believe why his voice didn't come out.

Then. Several people came out of the darkness. By the faint light of the sky, it was barely possible to see that it was a man in a magic robe, followed by several scouts dressed as scouts.

If anyone who was always around Renard was present, they would recognize that this man was one of Renard's staff. Magician Haromon.

In order to guard against Raymond's secret weapon, Renard brought some magicians, just in case, but unexpectedly it came in handy in tonight's attack. So, what is the purpose of the other party?

Haromon walked to the city wall and looked at it, and when he saw that it had not alarmed the coalition forces in the valley, he nodded in satisfaction. At this time, several guards rushed out one after another, either shouting or blowing horns, trying to warn their comrades in the valley.

However, without exception, it had no effect, and the people in the valley did not seem to be able to hear the sound made from it at all. It seems that it should be the so-called "soundproof barrier" that is playing tricks.

"Alright, time is running out, let's see what the enemy is desperately trying to keep secret. Haromon said as he walked toward the heavily wrapped cannons on the walls.

"So, change your strategy from tomorrow. Everyone has worked hard, let's go back and rest. ”

In the tent, Raymond said this, ending the night's meeting.

Afterwards, Bryce and other generals who participated in the military council left the tent and prepared to return to their respective tents to rest. They were all tired, and no one noticed the pitch-black walls of the fortress.

At that moment, Ahita suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong?" asked Sylnis, noticing her strange appearance.

Ahita frowned slightly, and slowly turned her neck, as if searching for something in the air. After a while, she said with some hesitation: "I feel that the flow of the magic element is a little abnormal. ”

"Magical elemental?" everyone was stunned.

The magic element is the basis of magic, and any magic is achieved through the use of magic elements, and if the magic element in the air fluctuates, it means that someone is using magic.

Elves are very sensitive to fluctuations in magical power, and unlike Sylnis, Ehita grew up in the forest and is especially sensitive to this sense, and if she says so, she will not be wrong.

However, everyone was in their own barracks, and there was calm all around, where were there any traces of magic?

"Is there a priest in the wounded barracks who is healing the wounded?" Hermmy guessed. This is the only plausible explanation at the moment.

Ahita shook her head, "No. The fluctuations I felt were much greater. ”

Hilnis coughed lightly, "Ashta, can you feel the exact location?"

Ahita still shook her head: "No, I just know that this fluctuation is near us, and it should be a very powerful magic." ”

Everyone was a little embarrassed, they couldn't ignore Aishta's perception, but it was clearly a no-brainer. You can't mobilize the entire barracks to find it because of her words, and it's still late at night.

While everyone was in a quandary, Harlot yawned boredly, he had no interest in magic or anything, and he just wanted to go back to sleep as soon as possible.

It's just that everyone is here, and he is embarrassed to slip away alone. In desperation, Harlot had no choice but to keep looking around, trying to make Ashta understand that Lao Tzu was tired. Just let me go.

At this moment, his eyes suddenly glanced at the city wall of the pass, and he couldn't help but sigh: "Hey, those guys at the night vigil are too lazy, why do they only light torches so much." ”

At the top of the fortress wall, the invading Dirk scouts have eliminated the Coalition soldiers on duty, and they are relighting the blown torches to avoid arousing suspicion. At this time. Seen by Harlot.

"What?" Fei Di turned his head to look at him, but he obviously didn't care, "Aren't they lighting a fire?" ”

Then. With the movements of the Dirk scouts, the torches were lit one after another, and the light gradually returned to the city walls.

Raymond and the others were focused on the magic fluctuations that Ahita had said, and no one paid attention to what was going on over there, and they were about to ignore it.

At this time, Harlot said to himself in confusion: "Strange. I remember the other day there weren't so many torches, what the hell are those guys doing?"

"Harlot, what are you talking about?" Raymond was in trouble, but Harlot muttered to the side, and he impatiently rebuked, "If you want to sleep, go sleep yourself." ”

Harlott was pardoned. hurriedly prepared to go to bed. After taking a few steps, he felt that he should explain to Raymond, lest the boss think that he was a simple lazy worm.

He then said, "Boss, the situation at the pass is a little strange just now, and those guys have put out a lot of torches at some point, and are busy lighting them again." ”

"It's so sloppy, I think you should send someone to teach them a good lesson. ”

As soon as they heard this, Raymond and the others all looked at each other, and then turned their heads to look at the city wall of the pass at the same time.

The torches on the walls had all been lit, and the light shrouded the walls, and nothing unusual could be seen.

However, Baste closed her eyes and listened for a moment, then said to Raymond, "Young master, I can't hear the wind blowing from over there. ”

"Mana fluctuations...", Ahita also found the right direction, "over there." ”

Before he could finish speaking, Bastet swooped out of the mouth and rushed straight towards the pass, shouting, "Scout battalion, come with me!"

At the same time, Hillnes, Bryce and others also ran towards that side.

Only Harlot froze in place, completely confused.

"Boss, boss, what's going on?"

Raymond patted him on the shoulder with a smile: "You... What a blessing. ”

"Come with me!"

As he spoke, Raymond also ran in the direction of the pass. Harlot was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly followed.

Fu Jiang, do you mean me?

Aha

Harlot looked up to the sky and smiled, only feeling high-spirited, but he stumbled under his feet, and slammed his mouth and gnawed on the mud.

"Ahh ”

He got up in embarrassment, looked left and right to make sure no one was paying attention, and then hurriedly chased after him.

"The enemy has been hiding, is this the kind of thing?"

At the pass, the Dirk scouts had cleared the walls, the corpses of the coalition guards had been piled aside, and the torches had been rekindled, so there was nothing unusual from a distance.

They then lifted the cloth covering a cannon and revealed its true face.

However, seeing the strange shape of the cannon still surprised everyone.

"Lord Haromon, what the hell is this?" a scout tapped his finger at the barrel of the cannon, making a thud sound. (To be continued......)