As the magicians exploded, all the magicians and Black Wolf Legion soldiers near them were in trouble. The powerful impact instantly knocked the Senke Federation Army's vanguard to the ground. Although not many soldiers died, the chaos caused them to lose their footing, and the pursuit became weak for a while.
In this instant, the Kasdek army immediately widened the distance between the two sides and fled. And all the people who were left behind quickly dismembered and broke all the bamboo rafts in the canyon. In addition, the waste materials for building fortifications that were pre-tied on both sides of the canyon were also scattered all over the ground. I hope they don't break their poor teeth when they step on those round bamboo sections.
After a period of chaos, the advance team of the Senke Federation finally gained a foothold, but at this time, the magicians were already scared and dared not rush forward. However, at this time, the main forces of the Black Wolf Legion and the Brown Bear Legion had also followed up, and the commanders of both sides immediately asked their elite troops to participate in the pursuit.
But soon, they ran into big trouble. From the entrance to the place as far as the eye could see, it was covered with bamboo sections of different sizes and lengths. All the infantry had no place to step. Even if they walked carefully, they would inevitably fall a few times, not to mention the rapid assault. The experience of the light cavalry was even more miserable. The horses often took only two steps before their front or hind legs softened and they lay on the ground wailing. Those who were impatient and wanted to use the horseshoes that were less affected by the bamboo, and those who were faster, relived the feeling of flying in the air. The bamboo sections all over the ground and the strange but numerous horse pits on the ground made it difficult for the Senke Federation Army to move forward.
After spending a lot of effort and using the magic of those magicians to clear hundreds of meters of obstacles, a smooth path finally appeared in front of the Senke Federation Army. But there was still a level waiting for them...
I ran to the canyon entrance in a state of panic and embarrassment. I immediately called out to all the people who were left behind to frantically lay down all the bamboos piled up on both sides of the canyon and the bamboo branches and leaves cut off when building fortifications (they were pre-tied and piled up, so we just had to cut off the fixed objects), blocking the canyon that was nearly ten meters long and a hundred meters long. Then, under the terrified eyes of the Senke Federation Army, all of us worked together to set fire to the place, and even I used my poor archery skills to fire a few rockets...
Under the strong northwest wind, the smoke from the burning bamboo rushed towards the Senke Federation Army like a black dragon. . . . .
Seeing the frantic escape of the enemy, I finally felt relieved. According to what I learned from the Kastark army, it only takes half a day for cavalry to reach the nearest castle, and a day's forced march for infantry at most.
"Okay, we're fine. Although they have those mages to resist the smoke and avoid suffocation, they have already consumed a lot of magic power just now. Adding the current consumption, their rubbish magic troops will definitely not be able to put out the fire here. Let's go..." Although Carsent's words were redundant, coming from him, the only person in our army with magical powers, it made us feel at ease.
After the cheers, the hundreds of people in front of the fire all looked at me. Although there was some jealousy and envy among them, the eyes of the vast majority were full of gratitude and admiration.
"Aren't you all going back? Are you planning to wait until this place is burned down and then let those barbarians come and encircle and suppress us?" Kevin's words immediately made everyone realize that although we have temporarily trapped the enemy in the canyon, as soon as the fire is out, our more than 20,000 cavalry will have to deal with the enemy's nearly 80,000 infantry and cavalry, as well as those Senke Federation magician troops that Carsent called not-so-good.
Everyone yelled and turned their horses to charge towards the Empire. The cavalry troops that had been fully equipped at the mouth of the canyon immediately followed us after we rushed out.
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After several hours of galloping with Carson, I finally saw the first city I had come to. What surprised me was that the city here was almost a combination of ancient Eastern and Western civilizations on Earth. The tall and neat city walls and the wide moat were very similar to the ancient Chinese cities I had imagined. But on the four corners of the city walls and on both sides of the city gates, there was a building similar to an ancient Western castle.
From the time I approached this small town to the time I arrived at the city gate, I have been observing some of the landforms and environmental features nearby. Many times I have even been thinking about how I can use the terrain, environment and everything else here to win if I were to defend or attack the city. Perhaps this is the war syndrome that I have contracted in the past two days
I threw all this out of my mind, and I laughed at my own thoughts. I'm out of danger, at least I'm out of that horrible battlefield. Maybe tomorrow~ no, tonight I might say goodbye to my military career. Based on my observation of Carsent's behavior over the past two days, I can say for sure that he will never make things too difficult for me, or force me to stay with him and serve him. As long as I use the excuse of going home to check, I think it won't be difficult to get out of his control. Of course, I won't be soft-hearted to cheat such a small amount of money from him, the legion commander...
As we arrived, people on the edge of the city, as well as farmers and merchants in the surrounding fields, quickly rushed into the city. The towers beside the city gates began to sound sharp alarms. Then, countless soldiers emerged from the city walls, and archers began to draw their bows and shoot arrows, including a crossbow-like thing on the city wall that was also pushed up by the crowd. All of them were undoubtedly targeting us.
"Don't panic. This is necessary precaution to guard against our enemy forces so as to avoid being attacked by other countries pretending to be us. Just send someone to explain everything clearly." Seeing my uneasiness, Carson explained to me with a chuckle.
As Axe called for the city gate to be opened, I followed Carsente and the others and slowly passed through the city gate. On the inside of the city gate, there were already a lot of high and low-ranking officers waiting there. In addition to the soldiers who had arrived earlier, there were also many who were probably the garrison troops left behind in the city. In addition, several fat guys with big ears came forward to talk some meaningless and corny words to several legion commanders in the disgusted expression of Carsente.