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The sunset smeared the endless silvery mountains and forests with a brilliant red that seemed to be indelible. Large flocks of resident birds are flying back to their nests, chirping one after another.
The rapid sound of horse hooves broke the tranquility of the mountain forest. Dozens of horsemen galloped down from the distant mountains like wind and thunder, rushing into the dense forest without any slack!
Each of these knights has very good riding skills. The man and the horse have almost become one, and they can move extremely flexibly through the dense virgin forest, and their speed is not much slower than when galloping on the plains.
The birds were frightened and flew up one after another. The beast also instinctively sensed the threat and had already hidden without a trace. Even the occasionally fierce monsters smelled the unusual smell in the air and gave way to the knights early.
The galloping knights all wore short linen robes.
This was usually the undergarment worn by heavily armored knights under their full body armor, but strangely, none of these knights were wearing any heavy armor.
They all had a faint glow of fighting spirit on their bodies, and they followed the knight riding a pure black horse at the front with great concentration, running towards the depths of the forest.
Not long after, a knight's figure appeared on the distant hill. His armor reflected the light of the setting sun, which was dazzling.
Then the hoofbeats rumbled, and one knight after another galloped up the hill, forming a neat queue behind the knight.
Several knights rode their horses and came behind the man, observing the position of the startled bird in the primeval forest. One of them said: "Lord Sallius, I really didn't expect them! In such a short time, they were able to run so far! Lord Sallius, we can't catch up with them with a full-scale assault. I will lead the vanguard Let’s give it a try with two hundred people!”
Sallius had a neatly trimmed beard and looked to be in his late forties. He hummed softly. Close the team! "
That knight is a bit dissatisfied! I'm at least 50% sure that I can catch them! "
"What are you chasing after? Are you going to die?"
The young knight's face turned red, and he raised his voice and said: "It didn't take us long to deal with the Knights of the Round Table and more than thirty Golden Lion Knights just now, and we lost less than fifty knights! I think they are nothing more than that. , give me two hundred people, that’s enough! Their long-distance endurance is much stronger than ours, and they won’t be able to catch up if we don’t chase them! What will we do when we go back?”
Sarlius snorted coldly and asked: "Of course I will bear all the responsibilities! It's not your turn to worry about it! Do you look down on the Golden Lion Knight? Let me ask you, how many people can you give me to kill a thousand knights? Are you going to hold on for ten minutes? Think about it carefully! Stop the team!!"
Unconsciously, the moon rose and set.
The rumble of hoofbeats continued eastward evenly as day and night alternated. There are no stops except for a short break every two hours.
Three days later, the knights finally walked out of the mountains and onto the endless plains.
With a long neighing sound, the war horses fell to the ground one by one, and no one was spared.
All the knights were in ragged clothes, and the light of fighting spirit had long disappeared. Except for the knight of the Round Table, Charlie, who was still standing tall and tall, the other knights sat down on the ground weakly and could no longer stand up.
Charlie silently wielded his sword and dismembered the war horse that had been with him for many years. Then he lit a fire and grilled the horse meat. All the golden lion knights remained silent and began to dismember their horses. These companions who have faithfully accompanied them through countless wars will continue to be flesh-and-blood with their masters in another way.
At dusk, thirty-one earthbags remained at the foot of the Central Mountains forever. The Golden Lion Knights walked slowly but firmly towards the depths of the plain.
Charlie was familiar with the geography of the mainland and knew that this place was already a powerful territory of the Delaware Empire and was quite far away from the battlefield in the south. The Delaware Empire's imperial family is not martial and has not yet been involved in the war in the south. They are relatively safe here.
After walking for two days on the vast plains and passing many small villages, Charlie finally saw a wide main road. They turned north from here, and within a day, a small town was already in sight.
Once here, you no longer have to worry about chasing soldiers. Charlie decided to make some repairs here and replenish some supplies of war horses before continuing north, bypassing the central mountains and heading to the Asrophic Empire.
Looking at the thirty golden lion knights following him silently, Charlie couldn't help but feel sad. Who would have thought that in more than a year, the once powerful Golden Lion Knights would fall to this level? !
The equipment of each of the Golden Lion Knights now is only a long sword in their hands besides a suit of clothes. The armor and sundries were all thrown away before escaping. During the three days and three nights of running, more than a dozen powerful knights fell forever in the forest. The remaining thirty knights are the best knights in every aspect.
The sudden interception a few days ago has always been a huge shadow in Charlie's heart.
He had no idea where these thousand light-armored knights came from. But they are well-trained and ruthless, and the knights have excellent command skills. The two Knights of the Round Table had experienced hundreds of battles and were both capable of planning and decision-making. When they saw something was wrong, one of the Knights of the Round Table immediately led half of the Golden Lion Knights to fight head on. Charlie took the remaining half and fled with all his strength.
It's better to escape half than to be wiped out.
Charlie knew that the leader of this interception would never be the Pope. He had specifically sought permission from the Pope to leave Lille.
The sleepy pope gave him only one sentence: "Whatever you think about, look for the answer from the north."
If the Pope wants them to stay, he is fully capable of completely erasing them from the world without leaving any trace, so why bother
Excluding the church, the Principality of Bavaria has the ability to mobilize so many mysterious knights to intercept and kill its own people, but only one.
Charlie couldn't help but feel chilled when he thought that the Archduke dared to ignore the Pope's wishes and intercept and kill him.
Charlie was deep in thought when a knight whispered in his ear: "Lord Charlie, should we find a place to settle down first? It's too eye-catching now."
Charlie looked around, and sure enough, the residents of the town were watching them secretly. Seeing Charlie's glance, everyone looked frightened, and some vendors even started to close their stalls.
Charlie looked back and saw that the thirty golden lion knights following him were all in ragged clothes, expressionless, and full of murderous intent. Doesn't he look like a knight? They are clearly a group of desperate bandits!
He was afraid of causing trouble. I saw a small hotel on the roadside. It looked very elegant and clean, and the beautiful female owner was busy going there. The most rare thing is that there is no fear in her eyes when she looks here occasionally. Charlie waved his hand, and thirty knights filed into the small inn, filling it to the brim.
There were many customers in the shop, but now they threw their food money on the table and fled. Even the maids couldn't stop him.
Neither the landlady nor Charlie expected this.
The female shopkeeper opened her beautiful big eyes, looked at the fleeing customers, and greeted her repeatedly, but to no avail. She stamped her feet anxiously, turned her head and stared at Charlie angrily.
Charlie also felt a little embarrassed, but he was not good at words, so he waved his hand first, and the Golden Lion Knights found their places to sit down. They naturally blocked all major traffic routes in and out, leaving only a winding path for people inside and outside the store to pass. Charlie touched all over his body, where could he find half a gold coin? He pulled off the necklace from his neck and handed it over.
The necklace that Charlie handed over was made of exquisite white gold, with a crystal clear sapphire in the middle. The female shopkeeper looked at it and exclaimed in a low voice!
A rich male voice in the hotel asked: "Why is it so noisy outside? It woke up the children!"
A tall man walked out. He was frightened when he saw so many big men with fierce expressions suddenly appearing in the lobby. Although his face was pale, he still pulled Lilith behind him and shouted: "Who are you! What do you want to do?"
Charlie glanced up and down at the man. As one of the Knights of the Round Table, he has such a sharp vision. He immediately saw that he was a retired knight with decent skills and his fighting spirit level was estimated to be around level 6 or 7. Every Golden Lion Knight present was at least a level 10 knight. He actually dared to come forward. It seemed that he really had a lot of love for this female shopkeeper.
Charlie suddenly wanted to give it a try. Under the horrified gaze of the man, he stood still, the milky white flames condensed from fighting spirit slowly ignited, and he reached out and grabbed the man's throat!
Seeing the flames of Charlie's fighting spirit, the man's eyes were filled with despair, but considering the female shopkeeper behind him, he advanced instead of retreating, roared, and thrust his backhand towards Charlie's throat!
But when his big hands touched the flames of fighting spirit around Charlie, he could no longer move forward!
"What are you going to do!" A cry came from the female shopkeeper's mouth. She suddenly appeared from behind the man, drew a clever arc with her small hands, and slapped Charlie on the ribs!
Charlie's vindictiveness suddenly brightened, knocking back both the female shopkeeper and the man. But he couldn't help but take a step back, a feeling of disgust in his chest.
Charlie was shocked. The female shopkeeper was obviously not very aggressive, but she suffered a small loss. He is very familiar with such vicious fighting spirit!
"This is starry sky fighting spirit! Who are you from Andre and Prosise!" Charlie shouted.
Andre and Prosis were vaguely opponents of Ofiloch. All the golden lion knights stood up, with fighting spirit shining one after another. The atmosphere in the store suddenly became tense!
Charlie always felt that the female shopkeeper looked very familiar. He took a closer look and suddenly said excitedly: "I remembered, you are Lilith! I have met you before. I am a member of the Golden Lion Knights, haha! How could you Here? Where is Rogge! Is he here too!? "
When she heard Rogge's name, Lilith suddenly froze, and her tears couldn't stop flowing down.
The man was taken aback and asked urgently: "What's wrong with you? Don't be afraid, the worst I can do is fight with them!"
Lilith wiped her tears and forced a smile: "Kahn! I'm fine. These people are my old friends. I didn't recognize them at first. The child is crying again. My dear, you go and put him to sleep first!"
She then ordered the maid to prepare the dining room, then sat down next to Charlie and asked in a low voice: "I haven't heard from him for a long time. Can you tell me what happened to him? Since I was hunted by the principality, He was never heard from again after his escape.”
Charlie smiled bitterly, recounted the recent events in the principality, and finally said: "That's it. The Golden Lion Knights have completely disappeared, and we are now the same as you, the targets of the principality's pursuit. By the way, why did Rogge Not with you? This Kahn has a lot of backbone, who is he?"
"Kahn is my husband now. He is a very good man. If it weren't for him, maybe I would have died of illness here. At that time, I had... Yu Luogilis tears fell uncontrollably again, and finally He lay on the table and cried bitterly: "How could he ever have me in his heart! All I'm waiting for is to be abandoned again and again... But it doesn't matter, I still love him... But after getting here, I really have no choice... "
Charlie was a little at a loss. He didn't know how to comfort this poor girl. He was fully aware that for nobles, civilian girls like Lilith were often just objects of fun.
Lilith suddenly sat up straight, wiped away her tears, and said with a forced smile: "I'm sorry, this is the first time I see someone from the principality, so I lost my temper. You are all exhausted, and the meal should be ready. Prepare to be there. How long will you stay here?”
"We'll go out after dinner. Can you help us buy some new clothes? It's a bit scary looking like this." As he said that, Charlie placed the necklace in Lilith's hand. "We don't have any money, so this necklace can be considered as food money!"
Lilith pushed the necklace back, shook her head and said, "It's too much. You can buy a dozen stores like mine."
"With the war, we can't do it without money. Even if it's for the sake of the children, take it!"
When Lilith heard 'for the sake of the child', her eyes turned red again and she silently put away the necklace.
The Golden Lion Knights finished their meal in a hurry, put on new clothes, and left the store to get ready to go out. The town was really not big, so they couldn't buy a war horse, so they had to go to a bigger town to make plans.
"Wait a minute!" Lilith hurriedly chased him out of the store.
She looked at Charlie, hesitated to speak, hesitated for a long time, and finally made up her mind: "Master Charlie, if you can see Rogge in the future, tell him to come back and see him when he is free... when he is free... One look at his son!”
Rogge, who is thousands of miles away, doesn't know that he has become a father. At this moment, he, Clark, Marshal Elams and other generals from the Leyton Kingdom were studying and finalizing the final march route to attack the Three Principalities in the Highlands.
There is a brand new map placed in the center of the luxurious marching tent. This map was the brainchild of the elf scouts. It recorded all the mountains, rivers, roads and towns in the three highland principalities in meticulous detail. The level of detail surprised these generals who had led the army for many years. They couldn't help but re-estimate Rogge's strength.
In this expedition to the three highland principalities, the Leighton Kingdom was determined to win, so it sent a full force of 25,000 troops. Rogge also mobilized the 4,000 troops of the Duke of Are, plus 2,500 elven warriors, to form a coalition with the army of the Kingdom of Leiton.
While the diplomats of the three principalities of the Highlands were still arguing with the diplomats of the Kingdom of Leyton and the Principality of Arey in the Holy Alliance Council, the coalition forces of the two countries had begun to secretly gather at the border.
The Kingdom of Leiton lived up to its reputation as the most powerful country in the Holy Alliance, and it took only two days to assemble an army of 25,000 troops. The leader was none other than Clark's uncle, Kingdom Marshal Erams.
The arrogant King Lomon never took the Council of the Holy Alliance seriously. It seemed to him that there was no more than a just pretext for the action which must be taken. The deals that need to be made have long been completed under the table, and the matters discussed in the parliament are just a formality. During King Romon's heroic life, he had several battles with the Asrophic Empire, and they all resulted in victory or defeat, so the small, second-rate countries such as the Three Principalities of the Highlands were not yet in his eyes. What's the point of starting a war? In King Lomond's opinion, whether he could please the new elf beauty was far more important than the life or death of thousands of soldiers.
From the first moment he saw this little elf beauty, King Romon, who is in his sixties, seems to have regained the passionate youth he had when he was twenty! He now began to like the court magician of the Duke of Are from the bottom of his heart, and was even considering whether to remove the current court magician of the Leighton Kingdom so that he could replace him with the extremely agreeable Rogge.
Her stunning appearance, impeccable temperament, and frail figure captured the heart and soul of King Romon. No matter how you evaluate it, this little elf beauty is the best choice for elves, far superior to any other elf woman Romon has ever seen.
But the elf beauty never smiled, and this made King Lomon's heart grow gloomy.
After he repeatedly asked, the elf beauty finally spoke. She said that the elves followed the great magician Rogge to the North to seal the demons, but Rogge was plotted by the three highland principalities. Later, they sent troops to sneak attack on the elf base camp and captured countless of her brothers and sisters. Just thinking about the torture these brothers and sisters suffered every day made her rarely happy.
On the third day after arriving in the Kingdom of Leyton, the melancholy elf beauty fell ill. She could not afford to be ill, and her illness became increasingly serious. In the end, she almost stopped eating. King Lomon immediately seemed to have aged ten years.
He originally knew about the sneak attacks and plundering of elves by the three highland principalities, but he did not take them seriously. But now that this matter involves the life and death of his heart, this feeling is completely different!
The furious old king immediately summoned the ministers of the kingdom and announced that Marshal Elafas would lead the army. He would no longer wait for the resolution of the Holy Alliance Council and immediately declare war on the three principalities of the Highlands! The ministers looked at each other, but no one was willing to disobey the furious king. Marshal Erams, who was in charge of the power, also strongly supported this decision. The three highland principalities did not respect the decree of Grand Duke Tikrik during his lifetime, so the ministers acquiesced in this decision. What's more, after annexing the two largest countries among the three principalities, the strength of the Leiton Kingdom will be far superior to other countries in the Holy Alliance. A unified Holy Alliance may no longer be just a dream.
The civil war of the Holy Alliance broke out like this.
All this was as Rogge expected. The king of Leyton Kingdom has supreme authority. To control the behavior of such a big country, he only needs to deal with a few people.
The elf beauty who is extremely talented in drama and art is the most powerful trump card in Rogge's hand. As she matures, the power of this card will gradually become apparent. Roger had no doubt of this.
No matter what the price, Rogge was determined to completely destroy the three highland principalities. He must let everyone in the Holy Alliance see the fate of the looting elves; he must completely cut off the greed of these people. Rogge wants everyone to know what will happen if they dare to put their claws into his pocket. It will hurt, very painful, unbearable pain! He does not have this strength now, but the Leighton Kingdom has this kind of strength, and it is really worth paying for that elf beauty.
During the two days of military discussions on the border, Rogge always took Fengdie and Adjani with him, but they were not allowed to speak, and were only allowed to watch and listen. If there are any questions, he will explain them in detail in the evening.
Marshal Elafas is very familiar with military strategy. He knows that although the Kingdom of Snow Falcon has the smallest military strength among the three highland countries, with the presence of Duke Annas, its combat strength is definitely not much lower than that of the other two countries. He was interested in testing the combat effectiveness of Rogge's Elf Guards, so he immediately agreed to Rogge's request to fight against the Snow Falcon Kingdom.
The big strategy was quickly determined, and all the generals spent the next day discussing the details of the battle. In two days, the entire battle plan was formed.
Since the total military strength of the three highland principalities is only 40,000, and they still need to divide their forces to defend three mansions and more than ten large and small cities, and the total strength of the coalition this time has reached 32,000, so all the generals agreed to seek cooperation with them as soon as possible. The main forces of the three highland countries engaged in a decisive battle to avoid long nights and dreams, which would trigger a backlash from other countries in the Holy Alliance and even lead to another invasion by the Asrophic Empire. Fortunately, it is now the severe winter, and the Asrovik Emperor team has difficulty mobilizing and replenishing supplies. If you want to send troops to take advantage of the situation, it will take a month.
As soon as the military meeting ended, amid the long blast of trumpets, tens of thousands of coalition troops packed up their camps and slowly set out.
The direction of the military front is Luoyun City, the capital of the Goshawk Kingdom. The soldiers of the Northern Kingdom are tough and proud. Unless there are special circumstances, they will never abandon the city without fighting. The Kingdom of Goshawk is the most powerful among the three principalities in the highlands, and it will never tolerate the palace falling into the hands of the enemy. Luoyun City is surrounded by plains, which is perfect for a decisive battle between the armies.
The coalition forces marched in this way in the hope of launching a decisive battle with the three highland countries under Luoyun City and defeating the main forces of the three countries in one fell swoop.
In the wealthy south, heavy armored cavalry was a very expensive unit, especially in the north. Among the 25,000 people sent by the Principality of Leighton this time, there were only 1,000 heavy cavalry and another 4,000 light cavalry. The rest were eight thousand heavy infantry, ten thousand light infantry, and two thousand longbowmen. But most of the military power of the Leighton Kingdom comes from these heavily armored knights. A small principality with a weaker national power simply cannot afford to support more than a hundred heavily armored knights.
Marshal Elams is over fifty years old, very thin, and has extremely sharp eyes. His marching formation was tight and solid, and there was no leakage, which made Rogge marvel.
Marshal Erams is not a military genius like Ofiloch, but he is mature and prudent and has very few flaws in leading his troops. It is not easy to defeat him.
The marshal personally led an army of 20,000 people to march in the center, and the remaining 5,000 troops marched in parallel ten miles away on the right, guarding the right wing of the army. Rogge led the army and elves of the Principality of Are to march on the left flank of the army.
This is the largest coordinated battle between the elves and humans after the Thousand-Year War. Walking among the rugged Northern Team, the elves looked elegant, delicate and delicate. In the eyes of the northern warriors, the elves were not as tough as warriors should be, and were too elegant and soft. But the exquisite longbow on the elf's back reminded the northern warriors that this was by no means just a pretty toy.
Among the elf knights are eight knights wearing simple dark green cloaks. They are the eight elf magicians that Rogge urgently transferred. Although it has been concluded that the elves are not good at large-scale legion battles and fortified battles on the plains, Rogge still has the confidence to teach Duke Annas a lesson. After all, he not only has elves in his hands, but also a thousand knights and three thousand infantry from the Principality of Arei.
During the battle outside Oracle City that day, Rogge was deeply impressed by the strength of Annas's ace heavy infantry, so this time Fatty came prepared, hoping to wipe out all his elite heavy infantry in one fell swoop.
Rogge rode forward with the army.
Under the gorgeous black mage robe, his figure became even more bloated, and the dragon and horse under him also looked like they were struggling.
It's not that he has gained a lot of fat, but that he wears a special full-body armor with enhanced defense under the mage's robe. In front of the generals of the Principality of Leighton, Rogge was a great magician. How could a magician wear full body armor? The fat man was well aware of the unchanging nature of nobles to judge people by their appearance, so the black magician robe was extremely gorgeous. Fortunately, there is no shortage of art masters among the elves, and they can actually make this glittering thing decorated with countless jewels look luxurious without being tacky.
Rogge's movements on the horse seemed very clumsy. Sometimes he would catch something and make mistakes. Most fat people are not flexible in their movements, and magicians are notoriously poor in physical fitness, so the generals of the Leighton Principality did not pay attention.
But Adjani and Feng Die, who were following Rogge, knew that was not the case at all. Rogge was deliberately training himself to slow down and maintain the same speed as ordinary people.
Rogge, who has permanently solidified his magic, is no less agile than an elf. But the cost is also unexpectedly huge: all the magic power of the Elf Elder who cast this magic has completely disappeared, instead of being permanently reduced by two levels as originally expected.
Elder Hughes, who was also present at the time, just sighed and his face became much gloomier.
Adjani and Feng Die both used full-face helmets to hide their stunning looks, but anyone with an eye could still see that they both looked distracted, and it was obvious that they were not focused on the upcoming battle.
Fengdie's body was a little stiff as she sat on the horse, looking a little at a loss. In addition to the huge wheel saw on its back, there is also a huge bow hanging on the side of the war horse that is always emitting green light.
The back of the giant bow is composed of countless elven statues with different postures. These exquisite statues tell the most famous legends of the elves' glorious era. The two ends of the bow are carved with two elf girls with stretched bodies. These are the two most beautiful girls of the elves in the legend. They dedicated themselves to Hilo, and bowstrings like flowing springs extended from their hands.
This bow of the Elf King can not only shoot endless magic arrows, but also enhance the power of the magic longbows of the elves within a considerable range. It is really a terrifying weapon.
Rogge sensed the undulating magic fluctuations on the Elf King's bow. He was really happy, but also inexplicably worried.
In the early hours of this morning, Shadow Knight Raphael finished his training and came to join Rogge. This bow of the Elf King was brought here by Elder Hughes. What worries Rogge is that this old fox, Hughes, seems to know what he is thinking, and has sent such a magical weapon at this time.
This was such a coincidence. Originally, he was only 70% sure of his plan, but with the Bow of the Elf King, his certainty immediately increased to 100%.
At this moment, Fengdie's heart was filled with uncertainty. She tried her best to suppress the trembling of her delicate hands.
In the shadow behind her, the Shadow Knight Raphael, the former temple guardian Rumsfeld, is hiding there!
Fengdie really couldn't explain how she felt in her heart. The person she loved most was riding with her...
However, the person he loved deeply was just a body, and the imprint of Rumsfeld's soul had been completely erased. In his body, there is now a brand new soul, a cold-blooded animal without emotion, a puppet of Rogge.
The person she loves most has completely turned into Rogge's murderous sword!
Fengdie had just made up her mind to turn her deep hatred into love for Rogge, and then dragged him to hell with her. But in the blink of an eye, Rogge arranged for Raphael to ride with him. She knew that Rogge was intentional, but Feng Die was never willing to admit defeat.
The war horse leaped forward lightly.
As if he had no weight, Raphael floated completely with the ups and downs of the war horse, and the distance between him and Fengdie was always kept within an inch, not one point more, not one point less.
Fengdie's will was once again on the verge of collapse.
"I won't go crazy! I want to forget everything in the past! I will definitely fall in love with Rogge!... "
The hysterical shouting echoed in Fengdie's heart over and over again...
The three principalities of the Highlands have given up their last-ditch efforts at the Holy Alliance Council. Reaching a resolution in a place like Parliament can take a long time. What's more, they had their fault after all. The news that the sneak attack on the elves had almost released the demon had spread throughout the Holy Alliance. At that time, thousands of people witnessed the terrifying scene of the demon's resurrection.
This time, the response from the Kingdom of Leyton and the Principality of Are was unexpectedly fierce and unsparing. Before the Holy Alliance countries could react, the coalition forces from the two countries had completed their assembly and officially declared war on the three highland principalities.
From the intelligence from the scouts, Rogge knew that the armies of the three highland principalities had begun to gather quickly and were heading towards Luoyun City. Small groups of rangers also began to appear around Rogge's team. But these unlucky cavalry will only die when they encounter the dark side of the moon. The superb archery skills of the elves were fully demonstrated in the hands of the Knights of the Dark Side of the Moon. They shot horses first and then killed people. Not a single ranger escaped alive.
On the road leading to Luoyun City from the coalition forces, there was only a small city garrisoned by more than a thousand people. Under the fierce attack of Marshal Elams, it fell after only holding on for half a day.
Now, between Luoyun City and the coalition forces, there is only Baili Pingchuan.
Rogge ordered the entire army to turn and slowly move closer to Marshal Elams. The three armies maintained a distance of about three miles and began to approach Luoyun City.
After a night's rest, the coalition forces were assembled, formed into neat ranks, and began to march.
Near noon, the flying flag of Luoyun City slowly became clearer in the distance. Then, pieces of flags and densely packed spears became clear from the clouds.
The main forces of the Three Kingdoms in the Highlands have already taken up the battle formation at the forefront of Luoyun City. Although their military strength is not superior, relying on the well-defended Luoyun City and the brave and skilled warriors, they still decided to fight to the death with the coalition forces.
Marshal Erams pointed his sword towards the sky, and with the long blast of trumpets, the army moved slowly and began to form an array.
In the wind, Rogge's movements were still a little clumsy, but his eyes were clear. He observed the formation of the enemy's right wing and kept giving orders. The troops of the Principality of Are moved accordingly, with three thousand infantry in front, one thousand snow bear knights on the left, and two thousand elf warriors behind the infantry, all now equipped with elf longbows.
Surrounded by the Dark Side of the Moon, Rogge sat on the dragon horse, calmly waiting for Marshal Erams's order.
The main force assembled by the three highland principalities is 20,000 people, and another 3,000 people are guarding Luoyun City. Perhaps they were enemies on a narrow road. The right wing of the principality's troops was personally commanded by Duke Annas, and the heavy infantry from the Kingdom of Snow Falcons were deployed at the forefront. Each of the two thousand heavy infantry held a huge shield in their hands, pointing their four-meter long spears high into the sky, like a chilling steel forest.
The three highland principalities placed their heavy infantry at the forefront, apparently in a defensive formation.
Facing the superior coalition forces, it is a wise strategy to defend the city.
Marshal Erams waved his sword forward, and the messenger immediately blew the horn. The coalition forces started at the same time, slowly pressing forward. Every ten steps, shout. More than 30,000 troops shouted in unison, and their momentum immediately rose to the sky!
The coalition forces were forced to a few miles away before they stopped.
Amidst the long blast of the horn, the heavily armored knights of the Leighton Principality, famous for their Holy Alliance, mobilized their war horses and formed an assault cavalry line ten meters in front of the formation. Then the heavy infantry rushed out like a tide with huge shields, forming several rows in front of the heavy knights. The longbowmen followed the heavy infantry and slowly came forward, approaching until they were within a stone's throw of an arrow, and then slowly stopped.
The heavily armored knights rode forward again, forming an impact formation behind the archers.
During the formation of the coalition forces, the archers of the three highland principalities also rushed to the front of the formation under the cover of heavy shield infantry. The heavy infantrymen holding spears did not move, preparing to deal with the famous heavy knight charge of the Principality of Leighton. On the high walls of Luoyun City, more than a dozen giant crossbows had their bowstrings tightened, and a huge three-meter-long iron crossbow was placed on the crossbow bed.
At the head of Luoyun City, the princes of the three highland principalities were all gazing attentively at the battlefield in the distance. One of them turned to an old magician next to him and said, "Master Lapas! Now the enemy has the upper hand. We will have to rely on the master's lightning magic to teach these arrogant people a lesson!"
Lapas's heart was beating wildly, but with a proud look on his face, he agreed wholeheartedly.
Although Anas was defeated in the City of Oracle, it was because the power of the devil was beyond the power of human beings to contend with. The terrifying power of Rapas' thunder magic is well known to everyone, so as soon as he returned to the Three Highland Principalities, the old magician was immediately praised as a god. The reason why the three highland principalities dared to bravely challenge was partly because of the existence of Lapas. The old magician's large-scale thunder and lightning magic is one of the most suitable magics for battlefield fighting.
Lapas is in trouble. He is a twelfth-level magician, so it stands to reason that he is already very powerful. However, it is said that the great magician Rogge led by the Principality of Are easily killed the eleventh-level former court magician Gnavara. He is really not sure that he can defeat Rogge.
The long horn sound suddenly rang through the night, startling Lapas who was deep in thought.
The archers of the two armies received the order, bent their bows towards the sky, and rained arrows across the sky, falling towards the opponent's formation!
The war finally began.
The infantrymen shouted and raised their giant shields to block the rain of arrows from the sky. But there were still many long arrows that passed through the gaps between the shields and penetrated deeply into the bodies of the soldiers! For a time, screams came one after another. The more powerful long arrows directly penetrated the hand shields held by the light infantry and stuck in their heads and faces!
While the two armies were firing at each other, the coalition's left wing was surprisingly calm.
Not only did the infantry of the Principality of Are no longer move forward, but they began to shrink, barely staying out of range. At this time, a temporary four-meter high platform had been set up in Rogge's formation. Eight elf mages stood on it. With a shout, a hundred strong soldiers lifted the high platform and walked forward slowly. .
The magic's shooting range is far beyond that of ordinary bows and arrows. Under the protection of heavy troops, these elf mages are very safe.
The archers under Anas were at a loss. The enemies on the opposite side are all out of range, so it's useless to shoot at this moment. To turn and shoot at the enemy in the center, they have to advance several tens of meters. If the opponent's cavalry rushes forward, these archers will be able to surrender.
Anas had a gloomy face and was still hesitating when he was horrified to find a dense rain of arrows flying over from the opposite formation!
Elf warriors holding elven longbows can shoot much farther than human archers. What's more, due to the influence of the Elf King's Bow, nearly half of the Elf longbows are slightly glowing with magic, and their range and power have been increased! Archery is the specialty of elves. Each of the two thousand elven warriors is comparable to an excellent human archer. Not to mention their archery skills, their number alone is far greater than the five hundred archers of Annas.
The horrified Duke Annas immediately discovered that the lethality of this rain of arrows was unusually high! After three waves of arrows, the archers who were unable to fight back suffered heavy casualties. Angrily, he ordered the few remaining archers to be withdrawn.
The rain of elven arrows that had caused so much trouble to the human army during the Thousand Years War finally reappeared.
Rogge waved his hand, and the entire formation slowly moved forward. The arrow rain gradually extended forward and fell on the heads of Annas' heavy infantry.
Anas invested a lot of money in two thousand heavy infantry. At this distance, the elven arrow rain was not enough to penetrate their heavy armor. Although it would still cause sporadic casualties, it was completely bearable.
Seeing that the heavy infantry was helpless, Rogge gave an order, and the elven arrows turned to shoot at the enemy in the center. Under the double blow, the archers in the center of the enemy army could no longer bear the heavy casualties and retreated to the formation. The coalition's arrows then began to cover the enemy's infantry.
Rogge smiled coldly and observed the slightly chaotic Annas troops. Then his eyes passed through the thousands of troops and landed on Duke Annas in silver armor...
Anas suddenly felt a chill, as if he was being stared at by a poisonous snake.
Zheng! Zheng!
Strange strings sounded one after another on the battlefield, and more than a dozen giant crossbows flew across a kilometer, flying towards the coalition forces! The three-meter-long giant crossbow is invincible. It will pierce several people before landing with all its strength. There are often several soldiers who are still alive struggling on the crossbow pole!
A giant crossbow shot like thunder and lightning towards the high platform where the elf mage stood! Rogge sat still, while Adjani soared into the sky, slashing the giant crossbow sideways with her sword slashing the clouds with a white flame tail!
While the two armies were stunned, the unstoppable giant crossbow turned a corner, flew upward diagonally, and fell far behind the formation. Adjani fell to the ground and was a little unsteady on her feet.
Fortunately, this kind of giant crossbow is very accurate and takes a lot of time to load, so the threat is not too great.
Rogge said to the messenger: "Send the order to the mages! Target, heavy infantry in front, cast fear twice!"
At this moment, the Annas camp has already entered the magic range of the elf mage. Amid the horrified shouts of the enemy, the eight elf magicians flashed with magical light. Sixteen pale yellow magic light balls crossed hundreds of meters and fell into two waves into the heavy infantry camp.
The tight heavy infantry formation suddenly burst into howls of ghosts and wolves. Dozens of infantrymen were affected by the fear spell, pushed away their comrades around them, and began to flee desperately! Anas's battle formation, which was like an iron wall, suddenly had some flaws.
"Target! Heavy infantry, Chaos twice!"
Following Rogge's second order, sixteen magic spots with a faint red light fell on the Annas formation again! The eyes of more than thirty heavy infantrymen turned blood red. They suddenly pulled out the short axes from behind and slashed hard at their comrades beside them!
"Target! Heavy infantry, fear twice!" Dozens of heavy infantry began to flee!
Annas's battle formation was finally in chaos!
"Target! Snow Bear Knight! Bloodthirsty, unlimited use!" The bodies of the pioneer Snow Bear Knights began to glow slightly red one by one, and finally dozens of Snow Bear Knights were blessed with Bloodthirsty. They could hardly resist the murderous intention in their hearts, and only the last glimmer of clarity allowed them to wait for Rogge's order.
One person in the Anas formation also lit up with magical light, it was Lapas. Seeing that Annas's battle formation was in chaos, the three archdukes on Luoyun City quickly sent Lapas to dispel the magic.
The old magician carefully hid outside the range of the opponent's magician and began to prepare group magic to disperse.
Rogge sneered, this was the moment he had been waiting for!
"Wind Butterfly!"
Fengdie suddenly woke up from her trance. She immediately took off the bow of the Elf King and channeled her fighting energy. Her whole body was wrapped in green flames.
The battlefield suddenly lit up!
Lapas looked at the big hole that suddenly appeared on his chest in disbelief. He was no longer able to continue the spell with only a few syllables. His eyes gradually lost their luster and he fell to the sky.
Elf archers couldn't shoot him, and elf mages couldn't hit him, but the range of the Elf King's bow was beyond his imagination...
The green flames on Feng Die's body disappeared, and the whole person was sluggish and could hardly stand.
Seeing that he had killed the opponent's number one magician, Rogge's eyes lit up. He stared at Anas from a distance and moved his lips slightly a few times.
Anas's face changed suddenly, and Rogge's soft voice sounded directly in his mind: "Dear Duke Anas, now it's time for you to spit out the two hundred elves one by one!"
As for the Leighton Kingdom, the mutual suppressive shooting of the archers from both sides has ended, and the Leighton Kingdom army has the upper hand. However, the continuous firing of more than a dozen giant crossbows at the head of Luoyun City also caused some casualties to the Leighton Kingdom. The number of casualties was acceptable to Marshal Elams, but the blow to the morale of the army caused by the terrifying lethality of the giant crossbow was not acceptable to the Marshal.
The horn sounded again. After surviving another wave of giant crossbow strikes, the heavily armored knight came to the front line, pointed his lance forward, and began an overwhelming charge!
The infantry began to follow, and the archers' fire extended to the rear.
Seeing Marshal Erams giving the signal for a general attack, Rogge also kept giving orders: "Snow Bear Knights charge! The mage retreats and sends 200 people to protect the mage. The elf archers replace armor-piercing arrows! The infantry attack, and the whole army follows up. !”
A torrent of steel hit the solid embankment hard, setting off huge waves!
The battle entered the most brutal stage of the stalemate. The infantrymen in the front row pushed each other with their shields and tried hard to insert their swords into the enemy's body. The infantrymen in the back pushed the infantrymen in the front and tried to squeeze into the opponent's formation.
The heavily armored knights had withdrawn from the front line. They lost more than 300 knights in just one charge, but they successfully disrupted the opponent's solid formation.
Marshal Erams's face was terrifyingly gloomy. He observed the entire battle situation and kept calculating the number of damage. In this meat grinder-like stalemate, the lives of soldiers on both sides were just numbers in his mind. As long as our casualties are not much higher than those of the other side, after both sides have suffered thousands of casualties, the coalition's superiority in military strength will be reflected.
Now seven hundred heavily armored knights have regrouped behind the formation, waiting for orders. Marshal Erams carefully searches for the weaknesses in the opponent's formation, ready to give his opponent a fatal blow at any time!
The battle situation on Rogge's side is much more favorable. Anas's strict heavy infantry formation was in chaos, and the Snow Bear Knight took advantage of the chaos and rushed in. It was difficult for the hoplites to turn around, but their defense was really strong. The snow bear knights immediately fell into a hard fight and were chopped off their horses one by one.
But then Anas's heavy infantry encountered their nemesis, armor-piercing arrows shot at close range by professional elven archers! These armor-piercing arrows are half heavier than ordinary bows and arrows. The arrows are sharp and hard, and they are only a few dozen meters away. The elven marksman can easily hit the weak parts of the armor. Armor-piercing arrows are highly poisonous. Even if they don't penetrate deeply into the flesh, as long as blood is seen, the soldier hit by the arrow will be poisoned to death very quickly.
There were three thousand infantry guards in front of the elven archers, and the rain of arrows they shot increased the casualties of Anasi soldiers.
However, the Snow Bear Knight was also trapped in the enemy's formation and unable to retreat, and his casualties were rapidly increasing.
Rogge gave the order again, and the Dark Side Knights of One Hundred Moons led by Adjani dispatched.
Rogge remains firmly in the middle. Now Marshal Erams is beginning to gain the upper hand. If the enemy retreats into the city, it will not be too difficult for Rogge, who still has plenty of magic power, to blast through the city gate. This is also an important reason why the three highland principalities chose to fight in the city.
Adjani drew out Zhanyun, and under the excitement of her fighting spirit, Zhanyun began to shine dazzlingly.
Her fighting spirit grew higher and higher, and finally the golden flames of fighting spirit soared into the sky! Rogge sensed Adjani's fighting spirit and counted silently in his heart: "Eleven, twelve, thirteen...four!... No, it's level fifteen!"
Rogge was shocked. When did Adjani break through to level 15? Moreover, the form of fighting spirit has also changed from the most common green natural fighting spirit among elves to an unknown fighting spirit.
Rogge looked at Adjani in surprise, but at the same time he felt much more at ease. Adjani's strength has surpassed that of Feng Die, and her life will not be in danger when dealing with the ordinary soldiers under Anas. As for why her strength improved so quickly, it’s not too late to ask after the war.
Somehow, Rogge always felt that Adjani's fighting spirit flame burned too brightly, as brightly as a flower trying its best to show off its momentary beauty...
Adjani turned her head and met Rogge's gaze.
Her face was hidden in the helmet, and Rogge couldn't see her expression, but he saw a faint mist in her eyes.
Adjani looked at Rogge deeply, and her eyes contained endless love, reluctance, sadness, and...
Definitely.
Adjani galloped out on horseback, leading the elf knights from the Dark Side of the Moon to kill the enemy.
Her figure dragged out a golden flame tail, looking so beautiful and sad in the battlefield of blood and fire... (Full novel website www.QUanbEn-xIAoShUo.com)