The Moon Strings swept across the sea like a waterfowl. At this point, the outline of the city can already be seen in the distance. Ashrufat had very good vision, so he could tell that it was indeed a small city - if not just a small town. The smoke did not come from inside the town, but on the outskirts of the city, close to the city walls. The color, height, and other signs of the smoke suggest that it was the result of a wanton and massive arson.

Whatever happened, at least the town hadn't been captured by the enemy.

The walls of the town have a kind of beauty that cannot be achieved by human fortification, and although it is only a small city, it still embodies the architectural style of the elves. A product that combines three aspects: gorgeous, beautiful and practical. From Ashrufat's point of view, it would be a waste to build a wall that existed as a defensive measure so pleasing to the eye. I don't know how the elves of the road are, but if humans want to build such a wall, although it is not that it cannot be done, it must take a long time, the cost is high, and it is not very cost-effective.

"Eshurufat, you haven't seen this city, have you?" Valinor didn't notice what Eshurufat was really thinking, "This city has only been built for a few years, and it hasn't even been officially named yet. ”

As they spoke, the boat moved forward some distance further. Now, the elves' vision can also see the general situation on the shore.

"What's going on?" Ashruphat asked. "It looks like a raid. ”

"It's a raid!" Valinor's expression had changed drastically, and the smile on his face had long since disappeared, leaving only deep hatred. "It's our evil cousin...... It's the dark elves!"

A small town of this size...... If it were a human town, it would not have more than fifty soldiers stationed there, even in a tense atmosphere. Under normal conditions, fifty soldiers, relying on the walls and other fortifications, could withstand the attack of three hundred to five hundred enemies. Ashrufat didn't know the specifics of the Elves' battles and defenses, but he didn't think it would be too far from the humans in this area.

"Captain, I see the enemy. There were at least three hundred of them, and I saw a cold beast. The lookout shouted loudly.

"Prepare to land!" Valinor ordered loudly.

"Captain," Ashrufar said. He glanced at the elven warriors assembled on the ship—the entire battleship had only fifty men combined. This number is certainly not small for a warship, but in land operations, it is only the size of half a squadron, which is really not worth mentioning. "We can't land directly from here...... We see the enemy now, which is tantamount to saying that the enemy also sees us. As soon as we try to get to the shore, they will act immediately, and they have enough men to block the gates on the one hand, and to meet our troops on the other. Why don't we go from that side," Ashrufat pointed to the shore on the other side. "It may take a little more time to land at a position that the enemy can't see, but I think it's worth it. Then we made a small circle, from the flank and behind the enemy, to see if we could do something. ”

"Do something?" the rest of the advice was easily accepted by Captain Valinor, but there was only one sentence that puzzled him.

"If the Dark Elves can't breach the town and just demonstrate, then we don't necessarily have to fight. After all, there are too many of them. Ashrufat said. "We might as well send someone to follow them and see where they came from and how many of them there were. It's even more valuable than attacking them directly and defeating them. ”

Valinor looked at Ashrufat, and he immediately gave his men the order to turn the ship.

In fact, as Ashruphat had judged, the elven warship was also noticed by the ship's lookout when he saw the situation on land.

"A warship?" the Dark Elf commander took a few minutes to gauge the situation. But there were some things that could not be hidden, and soon he recognized that this was a medium-sized battleship, and that there would be no more than eighty people on board. This amount of reinforcements cannot change the comparison of battlefield strength. Just as he dispatched his troops to prepare to give a head-on attack on the elven soldiers on the ship as they docked, he found that the warship had circled and sailed away in the direction they had come.

Undoubtedly, it looks like the ship was not a fully manned, battle-ready ship, but an empty ship - with only a dozen sailors on board. Under these circumstances, the most urgent task of the sailors was to spread the word about the attack on the town.

Of course, the Dark Elves don't need to care about that. They weren't prepared for a protracted war, so they let the sailors go to report the funeral. On the contrary, he was more concerned about his siege operations.

Soon, the Moonstrings landed on the beach with the sailor's skillful sailing skills. Since there were not many of them, it was only a few minutes later that Ashrufat was on the shore with all the elven warriors. To his surprise, his presence did not make the elven soldiers feel inappropriate. In fact, everyone, including Valinor, took it for granted that Eshurufat and them were acting together. One of the soldiers even brought him a pair of bows and arrows, which Ashrufat wanted to refuse, but finally accepted the offer. After all, it is recorded in the book that the elf is very good at using bows and arrows, and if he wants to impersonate an elf, he cannot refuse to use this weapon.

There were only a dozen sailors left on the ship, and in fact only sixteen sailors were needed on this warship. Dinethor was also with them. Ashruphat only now learns that Dinethor is actually an elven magician.

The beach is next to the mountains, which gives them good cover. Ashrufat's previous estimate of the elven soldiers proved to be correct, and the elven soldiers in armor and battle suits were quite agile and able to traverse difficult terrain with ease, without the "tin can" sluggishness and slowness of human knights.

Of course, then again. Fighting on foot was not a knight's forte.

The number of dark elves is actually only a few hundred. It was impossible to spread out this level of troops, but it was a bit strange that they didn't send out sentinels. Of course, this question was quickly answered.

On a small hill, Ashruphat smelled blood, and immediately followed the smell of blood to find the corpse of the Dark Elf—in fact, there was not much difference between the Dark Elf and the Martial Elf in appearance, the difference was only in the clothes and armor of both sides. Valinor and his men quickly found several crucial pieces of evidence on the corpse, proving that the deceased was supposed to be a sentry sent by the Dark Elves.

"Someone is helping us?" Ashruphat asked Valinor, confused.

"It should be the elven warriors of the city. Valinor judged. "They left the city before the enemy surrounded them, so they are now harassing the enemy perimeter in a guerrilla manner. ”

This judgment was reasonable, but Ashrufat was still somewhat concerned about the fatal wounds on the deceased's body. It's not so much a wound from a battle as it is a clever sneak attack from behind. The dead dark elf had only one wound on his body, right on his neck.

"Master, I sensed the presence of other people. As Ashrufar studied the corpse to analyze the raid, Carrie suddenly warned in her mind.

"In the pile of stones and bushes to your right, I feel the presence of vibrations...... That's not your elven companion. ”

Ashrufat stood up, drew his bow and arrows, and aimed them in the direction Carrie had pointed. "Who's it, come out for me!" he let out a loud shout. Hearing his voice, the elven warriors also became alert and looked at the location of his bow and arrow. More than one elven warrior put away his spear and took off his bow and arrow.

A figure rises from among the stones and bushes. It was an elf wearing a camouflage cloak and covering half of its face with a veil, revealing only its eyes. The elf held an intricately crafted longbow in his hand and a longsword at his waist. He had been so perfectly hidden that Ashrufat's superhuman senses would not have been aware of his presence had it not been for Carrie's reminder.

"Who are you?" asked Valinor. At this point, at least ten bows were drawn and aimed at the lurker.

"My name is Swift Wind. The strangely dressed elf replied. "Are you the troops who came to the rescue?"

"It's the Shadow Warriors, our compatriots. Valinor exhaled and lowered his bow and arrows. But there was something wrong with his expression. "I am Valinor, son of Goss, captain of the Moonstrings and captain of the Marine Corps...... I'm here because I'm on a cruising mission and I see someone trying to storm the city...... Are you the defender of the city?"

"Yes, my new home was raided by the enemy. Swift Wind made a simple bend salute. "Fortunately, my dear compatriots, you are here at last. I'm sorry, but we don't have time for any kind words, the situation is critical. Our evil cousins have already surrounded the city, and their number is three hundred or more, and all the defenders inside and outside the city will not exceed forty combined. ”

"How's the city's defenses going?" said Ashrufat.

"My comrades-in-arms will resist as best they can. Swiftwind replied. "But the enemy is preparing siege weapons, and if they attack without casualties, we will probably not be able to withstand the strength of our defenses. ”

"Is there a suitable position nearby, let's go and see the enemy's formation first?"

"Yes. Swiftwind replied. Ashrufat noticed that the other party's self-introduction was very brief, but he guessed that it might be because of the specific circumstances that prevented Swiftwind from acting according to normal etiquette. "Right next to it, go around from here, and in a few minutes you can see the specifics of the enemy's army. Because I killed the sentries they sent here, I'm sure it's safe to observe their arrangement from that vantage point. ”

"Dinethor, you take them here and wait, I'll go up and have a look. Valinor ordered. However, he had said these words to his men, and Ashruphat had followed him towards the Upper Chamber, and Valinor had no intention of objecting.

They soon came to the place that Swiftwind had spoken. This is a very good observation position, and you can clearly see what is going on below. Ashruphat saw that the soldiers of the Dark Elves were unaware of some strange shelves with captives tied to them.

"What are those for?" asked Ashrufat.

"It was some civilians who had not had time to flee into the city, there were women and children. Swift Wind replied, his voice full of hatred. "They are going to burn these captives at the stake in public to intimidate us or to lure us into battle. ”