Grayling Town is a very ordinary small town, and it has no topographical advantages, and it is only because of its moderate geographical location that it was chosen by Raymond as a location for its station.

The town's defenses were mainly built on the east-facing side, with only some reinforcement on the left and right sides, and since there was a small river on one side and Bryce's garrison on the other, it was theoretically safe, so it was not as heavily fortified as it was here.

Since the undead started attacking the defense line here, everyone was busy defending, and the chaos in the town couldn't help but ignore the defense of the left and right sides. By the time they realized it, they had already broken through by the undead's forces.

The emergency was on the south side of the town, where there was originally a small river that served as a natural moat. But that river... It's better to say that it's a creek, but it really doesn't have much defense, and it was quickly crossed by the undead.

Once a large number of undead troops pour in from that side, not only will they directly attack the center of the town, but also threaten the troops here, the situation will not be good.

"Lord Raymond, let me go. In a hurry, I only listened to Lorna's faint words. I have to say that now she is becoming more and more of a master.

Raymond was about to answer, when suddenly there was a thunderous roar in the town, and then he saw a large group of black cavalry rushing straight from the town to that side.

"It's the cavalry of the Godan steppe!" soon a soldier returned.

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The lethality of the undead troops of the cavalry team is well known, and the other side does not have high-level undead, if the cavalry of the Godan steppe goes to intercept it, that side is basically safe.

Raymond had sent people to contact the steppe cavalry before, but the ghosts that poured into the town frightened the horses more than the people, and the frightened horses fled in all directions, making it impossible for the cavalry to gather at all.

Now it seems. They finally put their troops together and joined the battle at a critical moment.

There was nothing to say after that, and the timely arrival of the steppe cavalry dealt a devastating blow to the undead forces that broke through from the south. Under the onslaught of the cavalry, the fragile skeletons and zombies were completely live targets, and the troops that rushed in were almost completely wiped out. The cavalry also rushed out of the town and pursued them for a while before retreating into the town.

After all this trouble, the morning light finally appeared in the sky, and the early morning sun sprinkled through the clouds, illuminating the entire battlefield.

Bounded by the defensive line on the east side of the town, there are a large number of undead wreckage scattered outside the town, and the soldiers in the town have also suffered heavy casualties, and the army doctor is directing the men to transport the wounded soldiers down and bury the dead.

Those campfires were still burning. Bursts of black smoke rushed into the air, as if the souls of the dead were looking down on this tragic battlefield.

Although the undead did not succeed in invading the town, the large number of ghosts still caused great damage. The whole town was in shambles, the panicked soldiers subconsciously caused a lot of damage, and many people fell due to the attack of the ghosts, and they are still struggling on the verge of death, so many people died.

The army of the undead seemed to have understood that the attack had failed, and they slowly retreated. Camp a few miles away from the town and put on a posture that you will continue to fight.

The Headington Army also took the opportunity to clean up the battlefield. Everywhere there were busy figures, and the screams and moans of the wounded were endless.

At this time, the steppe cavalry that had routed the invading undead forces also arrived, led by the centaur Tavent, and Holder was also impressively listed.

Seeing that the enemy army would not attack again for the time being, Raymond and his party also came down from the house.

"It's tragic. "Look at the large number of casualties in front of the defensive line. Holder couldn't help but say.

"Tavent, Mr. Holder, thank you for resolving the crisis to the south. Raymond began by thanking them: "Otherwise our line of defense would be in danger." ”

"Please don't say that, because of those ghosts, our warhorses are very frightened. I should have said sorry for not being involved in the defense in time. Tavent said very sincerely.

"But fortunately, the enemy has been repulsed. Raymond said: "It looks like there won't be any more fights in the short term." ”

At this time, Holder said: "I heard that after searching for a long time, I have not found any trace of the army of the undead, how could they suddenly appear outside the town?"

"That's where we wondered. Moslin said.

As she spoke, she said the questions that Raymond had mentioned before, especially the fact that the army of the undead did not go to the rescue of Sonali City, but instead came towards the Hydington army, which was really very strange.

"Could it be that they want to defeat us first, solve our worries and then solve the siege?" Tavent guessed.

"So, do you think it's possible with the strength of the other party?" asked Raymond.

Tavent thought for a moment, shook his head, and said, "Impossible. ”

After the battle just now, Tavent also figured out the reality of the other party. Although the undead army is huge, they are all the lowest level of undead soldiers, and to be honest, this kind of thing is really limited.

Although Raymond sent a lot of troops, the main force still remained in Grayling Town, plus the cavalry of the Godan steppe, it was basically impossible for the undead army to break through here.

"In this way, it should be the other party who misjudged our strength. Holder touched his chin and said, "I guess they thought that if they destroyed our chain of command, they would be able to quickly defeat our support army, and then they would be able to return to Sonali with peace of mind." ”

"But I didn't expect our main force to be on this side, and we have built such a strong defensive line. ”

Holder's words are the most plausible explanation, but there are still problems with this.

"But, isn't this strange? Since the enemy can break through our defenses and sneak out of the town, it means that they are familiar with our arrangement, how can they make such a big miscalculation?"

Raymond nodded: "Moslyn is right. If the other side really wants to destroy our support army first, they should take advantage of our undetected efforts to first destroy our various forces outside, and then go straight here. ”

"As it is now, regardless of the direct attack on the main force, not to mention the victory for the time being, once the surprise attack fails, it will be flanked by those troops. It becomes very dangerous. Besides, they should also know that taking such a big risk with such a force has almost no chance of winning, which really doesn't seem like the work of those shrewd necromancers. ”

Overall, this necromancer's raid was really suspicious, and although the process was beautiful, the result was really not good. Especially when you think about it. This strategy is simply stupid.

The most bizarre thing is that knowing that the failure of the surprise attack will be attacked by those troops outside, the other party has no intention of leaving, but puts on a posture of continuing to fight, which is simply waiting for death.

What kind of tricks are those guys playing?

Regardless, the immediate threat is real, and the enemy is outnumbered, so it must be dealt with seriously.

Therefore, Raymond said: "No matter what the other party's purpose is. At least they've finally shown up, so just crush them. ”

Then he said to Tavent, "Please send some cavalry to inform Bryce of them, cut off the retreat of these undead, so that none of them can escape." ”

"Understood, I'll do it. Taven nodded.

"Lord Raymond, are we going to inform the Sidonis Sect and have them send troops to assist in the attack?" Tavent asked again.

"Of course. Raymond said without hesitation.

This time they were here to assist the Sidonis Sect, and Raymond would not be foolish enough to take all the responsibility for dealing with the army of the undead on himself.

Although the enemy forces have been successfully found. But to destroy so many undead troops, there is still a considerable price to pay, and this is naturally better to let the friendly army come.

After receiving Raymond's reply, Tavent immediately sent several cavalry to the garrison of Bryce and others, as well as the city of Sonali.

At the same time, Raymond's side also continued to strengthen its vigilance to prevent new attacks from the undead army. But strangely. But the other party stopped there, neither leaving nor fighting, as if waiting for something.

The longer it drags on, the better it will be for Raymond. Therefore, he is happy to see it. It's just that the other party's repeated abnormal behavior also makes everyone feel more and more strange.

Later that afternoon, Bastet first returned to Grayling.

Her scout forces were all over the area, so she was the first to hear that the town had been attacked. As soon as she saw Raymond, Catwoman vented her dissatisfaction with a thunderous rage.

"Meow, I'm so angry, those useless men didn't even notice such a large force. Baste said angrily, "It seems that I haven't been hard enough on those guys!"

"Young master, I'm sorry, this time it was my dereliction of duty to let them slip in, please punish me. Then, she blamed herself and said to Raymond.

"Forget it. Raymond waved his hand: "No one thought of it this time, but fortunately, they didn't succeed." How's that, did your scouts spot any other troops from them?"

Bath shook her head, "No. Before I returned, I had the neighborhood thoroughly searched, and I was sure that there were no other undead armies. However, I have a team missing, which they were supposed to report to me this morning, but there is no trace of it. ”

"The area they're responsible for happens to be on the route of these undead's marches, and it seems to have been killed. ”

"Hmm, aren't there any other undead troops?" Raymond muttered, "So, are there really only those people?"

Whether the other party is hiding its strength is also what Raymond is worried about, but now it seems that outside the town is all the strength of the enemy army, which makes Raymond breathe a sigh of relief At the same time, his doubts are getting deeper and deeper.

Seeing that Raymond was silent, Baster thought that he was worried about the enemy troops outside, she patted her chest and said, "Meow, young master, don't worry, I have sent someone to monitor those guys, no matter what they do, they will definitely not hide from us." ”

"That's good. Raymond patted her head in appreciation: "Then, as soon as Bryce's troops arrive, they can launch a counterattack." ”

That night, the army of the undead took advantage of the darkness to attack again. However, this time, the Headington army had already taken precautions, and the other party's every move was under the close surveillance of the scouts, so naturally there was no big storm.

Without the assistance of high-level necromancers, the necromancer's tactics simply cannot be implemented, and even relying on the corpse witch to create a poisonous fog is impossible. Although several necromancers tried to break through the defensive line with magic, they were all blocked by Moslin's defensive spells.

So they can only rely on skeleton soldiers and zombies to attack, which naturally has no effect. There was a lot of noise in the middle of the night, and by dawn there was still no progress in the fighting.

Then, at noon the next day, the nearest Hellness and Harlott arrived first, and camped behind the flanks of the army of the undead.

That night, Bryce's troops also rushed back to help, far away from Hillnis's troops. Threatens the flanks of the undead troops.

Even in such a dangerous situation, the undead army still did not attempt to retreat, but did not attack that night. The whole army of the undead remained motionless, waiting, waiting...responding to the deteriorating situation with their characteristic silence, as if they were giving up on themselves.

Another night passed, and early on the morning of the third day, the furthest part of the Hermite tribe arrived, and three troops were stationed in a zigzag formation behind the army of the undead. Together with the main Beddington force in Grayling Town, complete the entrapment of the army of the undead.

"It's strange, what the hell is the enemy thinking?" Standing on the rooftop, Raymond and his party looked at the surprisingly silent army of the undead, and their hearts were full of questions.

Counting, the other party has not moved for a day and a half, and even if he is caught in the situation of being trapped, he has not fled or fought back, as if he has accepted his fate.

Raymond had thought about it. Did the necromancer deliberately use this force to drag himself down, but in fact, there was another main force to attack the Sidonis army outside Sonali.

But it's also impossible. Attacking Sidonis is different from attacking Grayling, and if the enemy wants to go to Sonali City, they must pass through the defenses of three forces, including Bryce. Although their main force has returned, they are still closely monitoring their respective defense areas, and unless the undead forces become invisible, they will not want to repeat this raid.

Not to mention. Raymond doubted that the enemy would have enough troops to attack the 100,000-strong Sidonis army.

Therefore, no matter how you look at it, the army of the undead has completely messed up this time and is in a Jedi. There is no power to return to heaven.

As Raymond expected, the Sidonis Sect reacted very quickly to this long-standing heart disease, and after receiving Raymond's report, they immediately sent their most elite troops to rush as quickly as possible.

The city of Sonali was not far from here, so at noon on the third day, the troops of the sect also arrived.

I saw a cavalry unit wearing white armor appear in everyone's field of vision, slowly approaching the army of the undead, it was the old friend of the Headington Army, the Knights of Divine Punishment.

The Knights of Divine Punishment are one of the three Chosen Regiments of the Sidonis Sect and the most elite cavalry. When they first invaded the Federation of Rawitt, they fought against the Headington Army, and their tenacious will to fight and their terrifying combat power left a deep impression on everyone.

In the past few years, the Sidonis Sect has been working hard to rebuild the Knights, but the elite soldiers are hard to find, and the Divine Punishment Knights have only replenished a small part of the troops, but despite this, they are still a force that can make the enemy fearful.

In order to defeat the army of the undead as quickly as possible, the Knights of Divine Punishment came alone, but that was enough. With them in the fray, the defeat of the undead is a foregone conclusion, a thought shared by all who see the Knights of Divine Punishment.

Now the forces of Grelyntown, Bryce's troops, Hermy's troops, the forces of Hilness and Harlot, and the Knights of Divine Punishment have surrounded the army of the undead, and the enemy army will not want to slip away even if they put on their wings.

Seeing that there was still time, before the general attack began, Raymond summoned the commanders of the various units to negotiate before the general attack.

Bryce, Hermy, Hillnes, and Harlot arrive in Grayling. Raymond first told everyone about the undead army's surprise attack, and finally said, "The enemy has been crucified by us outside the town of Grayling, and now is the best time to destroy them." ”

"Great, I've been looking for those guys for so many days, and they've been sent to the door. Harlot said excitedly.

Bryce and Hermie were both brave and resourceful generals, and they also saw the unusualness of the undead army's operation. But like Raymond, they couldn't explain the strange raid.

"It's so strange that the army of the undead seems to have been deliberately digging into our pockets. Hermi couldn't help it.

Bryce also said: "Although this raid was beautifully done, it actually hid from all of us. But the enemy must have been in a daze to make this gamble. ”

"Cut. Whatever to do so much. Hilnis scoffed: "Whatever the enemy's purpose, it is really here now." ”

As he spoke, the rude elf directly slapped his hands and made a downward slashing motion: "Instead of looking ahead and backward, it is the best solution to kill them directly." ”

"That's right, boss, let's fight!" Harlot said, "Don't think like a." The enemy himself sent to the door. Do you want to accompany them here to bask in the sun?"

I have to say that the words of the two are the best solution at present. Since you can't explain it, don't explain it, as long as you kill the enemy, it's useless to conspire.

Raymond nodded, and was about to speak, when he heard Bath say, "Young master, look." ”

Everyone looked in the direction of her finger, and only three Divine Punishment Knights could be seen in the distance. Riding his horse towards here.

As a courtesy, Raymond also sent an invitation to the Divine Punishment Knight to deliberate, but he didn't expect a response. After all, although it is called a friendly army, the hatred between the two sides before is too deep.

I didn't know that the other party really sent someone.

The three Divine Punishment Knights galloped towards the area, and when they came closer, they all rolled over and dismounted at the same time, and their heavy armor fell to the ground with a muffled thud. It seems that even the ground shook a little.

The Knights of Divine Punishment are one of the best families of the Sidonis Sect, and they are not only well-armed. War horses are also specially bred and are said to be mixed with the blood of Warcraft. The horseman, with his full body of armor, galloped quickly, but the horse was still full of energy, snorting vigorously, and the horse's hooves were scraping on the ground.

Watch as the three tall knights walk towards here. Everyone was stunned for a while. Bryce and the others looked at each other, but they didn't speak, and Baste showed a wary look, and her hand habitually touched behind her.

Approaching, the three of them stood still. The knight in front of him takes off his helmet. What appeared in front of everyone was a strong man in his forties with a rough face. He had the standard short martial artist-style hair, his complexion was dark, his chin was full of cyan scum, his wide open eyes shone fiercely, and although he pursed his mouth tightly and did not speak, he looked like a lion just by looking forward to his momentum.

The man's gaze slowly swept over the crowd, and he stared at it as if a burning torch was approaching, making people feel a burning sensation.

However, everyone was also a battle-hardened person, and they all looked at him without showing weakness, and Harlot also held up his chest defiantly.

The reaction of everyone made a flash of light in the man's eyes, and his gaze fell on Raymond after the last moment: "You are Raymond of Headington?"

"It's me. "The stronger the momentum of the other party, the easier Raymond's performance is, just like the reflection in the lake in the wind, no matter how fierce you are, I am light in the wind.

"I am the head of the Knights of Divine Punishment, Arins. The man introduced himself.

It turned out to be the leader of the Divine Punishment Knights! Everyone finally couldn't help but let out a low cry.

"Uh... Long admiration. Raymond hesitated and held out his hand to Aarins. What else can he say, is it a pleasure to kill half of your Knights?

Aarlins snorted, but reached out to shake Raymond's hand. He was very tall, and he was wearing full-body armor, and his large hands in armor almost wrapped Raymond's palms. It seemed that as long as Aarin exerted force, he could crush Raymond's hand.

This contrast could not help but give the illusion of a very dangerous one, and Bathter's body involuntarily leaned forward, and her hand was already on the hilt.

Raymond still had that calm demeanor, with a faint smile on his face, not afraid at all. Arrins watched him quietly, his keen eyes seemed to tell whether Raymond was really calm or calm.

For a moment, he slowly retracted his hand, and the two hands separated.

"I am under the orders of Archbishop Quefard and lead the remaining Knights of Divine Punishment to come to the rescue. Arins said in a deep voice, "Thank you for holding back the army of the undead. ”

Aarlins visibly accentuated the words "remaining", apparently not forgetting the old grudges between the two sides. At the same time, although his attitude maintains the most basic politeness, it unscrupulously exudes a terrifying aura like a lion hunting, and as long as Raymond is a little timid, he will be completely overwhelmed by him.

Raymond didn't feel anything about this, and was at ease under the powerful pressure of Aarins. After all, he is a person who has truly seen strong winds and waves, and although Arlins is extremely powerful, can he still be stronger than Haken, stronger than Gru, stronger than the dragons?

Raymond was not afraid of them, so how could he be afraid of Alins. (To be continued......)