The vast mountains were already covered by twilight, and the sun sank westward into the open sea of Ampersel, and there was a shimmering golden light above the sea. But the sky has gradually dimmed, and the outline of the moon can be seen faintly in the dark purple eastern sky.
As expected by the non-commissioned officers, a light infantry appeared behind them in the evening.
Brando received the news that the sentinel knights of the Royal Knights Academy patrolling in the periphery first encountered the enemy scouts who were also light cavalry; and according to the report of the girl named Beth, they suffered a slight injury after a fight. At the cost of zero death, the other party dropped eleven bodies and two prisoners, and finally deliberately let go of about a quarter of the people and went back to report the letter.
After interrogating the prisoners, it was learned that the opponent should be an independent light infantry brigade belonging to the Finn column of the Black Blade Legion. The organization of the Black Blade Legion is different from that of the White Lion Legion that followed the establishment of several guard regiments in the era of the predecessor Eck. Brando’s organization is somewhat similar to the Roman Legion, but on a larger scale; underneath the Legion is the legion. The column, the total column is about 4,500 people, under the column, there are battalions and centurions-generally known as the Middle Black Blade Corps standing 20 columns, the name of the column is determined by the name of the commander, the Finn column, the commander is natural The Finn family from Nalle (1).
Brando previously boasted to the princess that he knew all about the military power of Eruin, which was not bragging. Although the Black Blade Legion is a forbidden army, the royal family only has one or two noble commanders. When it comes to the composition of the Black Blade Legion scattered around the army, I am afraid Princess Griffiin also has a black eye.
But Brando understands the situation is quite different. He knows that the Finn column is located in today’s Naples, which is actually the Grey Mountain collar of Corcova province just south and West Fah province just west. The source of troops is mostly local poor mountain people, among them is the famous Finn Column First Highland Infantry Brigade.
Brando doubted that the so-called independent light infantry brigade behind him was the first highland infantry brigade; generally speaking, the most suitable unit for chasing and attacking should be the light cavalry or the dragon cavalry above them. However, due to terrain restrictions, Viscount Finn is likely to replace the functions of the first two arms with highland infantry. After all, this army of mountain people is also known for its mobility.
The Chinese arms all have special attributes, like the white lion infantry in the kingdom have two characteristics: always preemptive and high morale. On the actual battlefield, an army with a permanent preemption has a faster response time to commands, and an army with high morale is less likely to be defeated. The special attributes of highland infantry are: mountain and forest suitability.
The meaning of this attribute is actually very simple, that is, the mobility will not be affected when responding to terrain combat, and the class of arms will be upgraded by one level. In general, the mobility of infantry in the mountains and forests tends to drop by one level, and the heavy cavalry has to drop by two levels.
The performance of these attributes in this world is more realistic. The non-commissioned officers and students of the Royal Knights Academy are all light cavalry. They have already travelled far and wide on the plains, but they did not travel far in the forest throughout the day.
However, regardless of whether or not the Finn Column is the No. 1 Highland Infantry Battalion behind him, the planned plan still has to be carried out. Brando can't let them hang behind forever. There is not much time left for him.
The hour hand on the brass pocket watch points to about half past seven o’clock. The Dragon Cavalry of the Black Blade Legion disappeared from the forest for the first time. Although Eruin Yaron has night vision capabilities, the knights above need to fight at night. Equipment—for example, put on cotton armor to protect you from the cold.
Count Odin, who is most familiar with the flying dragoons among the crowd, pointed this out in advance, so they have almost an hour window between them. Brando must race against time. Fortunately, Nostar and his dragon cavalry had already found a suitable ambush spot in front, and he immediately ordered the cruising scout cavalry to lead the opponent to the preset ambush circle.
It is easy to say that the enemy is introduced into the ambush, but it is quite complicated to do. However, this is not difficult for the scouts and noncommissioned officers of the Royal Knights Academy. The tactics they learned in the academy were originally developed around this, not to mention that these young people who went to Amperel were later taught by Macaro. -Macaro is known as a sly fox, and he has considerable knowledge in playing tricks. How to set ambush and how to lure the enemy into deep, he has a lot of experience that ordinary people can't.
As a result, these young people who he knew personally acted really decently. The scout cavalry of the Black Blade Legion seemed to always'suddenly' encounter the enemy scouts. Although the scouts of the Southern Legion suffered a lot every time, they also used this to get the princess's direction right.
At least it seemed so. The scouts of the Royal Knight Academy that they had encountered before were'increasing'. This was in line with the law of the battlefield, and it just proved that they were approaching the right direction.
Brando didn't guess wrong, and behind them was the First High Infantry Group of the Finn Column of the Black Blade Legion. The Baron Wallen, also from Naples, commanded the army, but the Lord Baron had no consciousness at all. When I was walking towards the trap, I was confident that I had bitten the opponent.
In fact, Baron Wallen is a cautious person, never very happy, he knows that his task is to hold the princess and his party, not to surround and annihilate the other party. In fact, he didn't have this idea either. The news from behind he had already learned that there might be several armies in front of him, and his highland infantry brigade was not the opponent of the opponent.
But for some reason, Baron Wallen didn't know that his opponent had beaten the White Lions head-on, and he was arrogant. Behind him, the Grand Duke of Westfah and the Marquis of Youxi may more or less know that the White Lions have suffered, but they only thought that the other party was rushing to protrude the encirclement before the White Lions encircled them.
Think about it, too, how could more than two hundred student knights defeat the White Lions? It's just that if Baron Wallen knew the truth, he might be more careful, at least he wouldn't be so easy to enter the ambush circle.
It’s a pity that the war hasn’t happened. Lord Baron is getting upset by the enchanted wild boar herd that has popped up from time to time this day. The red-backed wild boar is one of the famous “specialties” of Silver Cliff (2). In fact, they are now It hasn’t been flooded yet, but after the Great Demon Tide, the Port Guards of Amperisel fought hard and arduous battles with these highly fertile creatures. Brando used to be in this army of'killing pigs' in the past. One, but now it is finally our Lord Baron Valen's turn.
The young red-backed wild boar also has up to 20-level black iron upstream power in the middle, and the adult is only the 25th-level black iron peak. The most annoying thing is that these things have always been brought together by the whole family. It is a legendary drag. Family with a wave of fans; Baron Wallen's army is open, and he is not as prophetic and cautious as Brando, so he immediately provokes countless enchanted boars of all ages and children. The casualties of scouts in one day are a fraction of that. "Injuries" by wild boars actually accounted for more than half.
He was already overwhelmed by this, and he only wished that he could pass through this savage land as soon as possible. Besides, although the surrounding woods are dense, the scout informed the princess and his party that he was still ahead. Baron Valen believed that he had been keeping a long distance from the opponent. Although the accompanying wizard reminded him to be careful of the enemy's illusion interference, he did not care.
As everyone knows, in fact he has entered Brando's vision at this moment. Baron Valen ordered his army to maintain a marching formation. At this moment, he was walking into a valley. At this moment, Brando was standing behind a thicket of trees almost 100 meters away. He was surrounded by a longbow and a royal knight academy. The noncommissioned officer, but the other party is still unaware of it.
The sea monster Brigitte brought a group of grayfin Naga sacrifices. Just after the storm of Amperthel, the air was filled with water vapor, and the Naga sacrifices were naturally hydrophilic. Now this illusion is almost the best condition for them to cast spells. A huge illusion shrouded the sky above the valley. This illusion did not change the terrain, but was just a blinding technique that made the surrounding trees appear to be denser by Baron Valen's men and covered up some of the sounds.
The magic effect is very simple, so the effect on each soldier is stronger. The scout cavalry of Baron Wallen turned in circles on the two wings, thinking that he hadn't encountered the enemy, and then went back to report after turning more than a dozen times. It seemed a little funny that the scene fell on Brando's side without illusion.
However, the application of magic on the battlefield also made these young people feel deeply afraid. This is so terrible, the enemy has become blind and deaf. They have heard of many classic cases of using magic in textbooks, but personal experience is another matter.
Brando looked at the uncertain expressions on the young men's faces, and nodded secretly. Sooner or later, these young sergeants of Eruin will encounter stronger enemies. On the land of Vonde, these noble private soldiers and backward kingdom legions are not the only opponents. Whether it is Madara or Cruz, it has already started. They also have to keep up with military reforms.
But even if it is a noble private soldier or the backward kingdom legion, in fact, there are several wizards accompanying Baron Valen. One of the most senior among them is still a senior wizard in the middle of the silver. The middle of the silver is almost at level 29-32. He has mastered the four-ring spell. Although he is not a wizard teacher, he has also entered the ranks of the senior wizard.
But unfortunately, their opponent was Shire, the genuine golden-rank wizard master. Brando asked the Naga priest group to concentrate on maintaining illusions, and the counter-spells were handed over to the young wizard attendant next to him. Wizards who study laws and spells are naturally good at dismantling spells. As soon as Charles took action, the wizards around Baron Wallen suddenly became veritable blind men, and they themselves did not realize that their spells were suppressed-they just vaguely felt something was wrong. .
The Finn Column's First Highland Infantry Group has almost 1,500 people, and Baron Wallen is barely qualified as a commander. Even if he is marching in the forest, his army is still decent. Brando waited patiently until the opponent passed more than half of it. , When Baron Wallen himself and the knights around him walked to the nearest place to him, he raised the shale longbow in his hand.
The bowstring in his hand gleamed with a faint gray light, and the arrow was wrapped around it to form a rock-wrapped stone arrow. This is exactly the effect of the shale longbow petrified arrow, but the level of this bow is really too low, so that the effect of this powerful special effect on many advanced enemies is not obvious, until this moment It can really exert its maximum effect.
Brando was naturally aiming at Baron Wallen and his party, and the latter hadn't noticed it at all. He just slightly judged the distance and the humidity of the air, and then let go of the bowstring. Because there was no wind, the arrow had almost no deviation except for a slight drop, and it went straight to the baron immediately.
"Technology has regressed." Brando couldn't help shook his head. The warrior in Zhong is not just a muscular man who can only fight melee. Warriors are a family of professions, including those such as mercenaries. Warriors often have to be familiar with many weapons and armors to adapt to various battlefields. Brando, as a level 130 fighter, is a master, but he hasn’t used a bow for too long. NS.
Baron Wallen finally heard the screaming wind, and as a soldier, he couldn't be more familiar with this sound. The guarding wizard beside him also reacted quickly, and immediately erected a wind shield. It's a pity that the arrow came too close. The distance of a hundred meters is almost no different for the magic bow. The Petrified Arrow pulled out a bright gray trajectory and even passed through the wind shield a second earlier.
"My lord, be careful!" The guard knights beside the baron were all silver-tier masters, and they immediately drew out their swords to cut off the flying arrows. It's a pity that before he swung his sword, the Petrified Arrow exploded by itself with a'bang'.
A grey-white light followed the arrow forward direction and almost enveloped Baron Wallen and all the knights around them, freezing their last movements of surprise, screaming, or drawing swords, together with the mounts they sat on. Turned into a stone sculpture.
Seven knights, two wizards, and Lord Baron were all recruited. Only one wizard escaped. But the wizard's left arm was also turned into a stone sculpture, and it was still spreading to his shoulder. He immediately raised his right hand and patted Shihua's left hand, the fire flashed, and the stone arm suddenly shattered.
"Enemy attack!" The previous scene was just a flashing moment. After the wizard broke his left hand, he immediately grabbed the staff nearby and screamed.
It was a pity that it was already a little late, and in an instant, a thousand arrows shot out from the originally peaceful forest.
Brando put away the bronze-colored longbow in his hand. After all, it is a magic weapon with a brass label. Although it is a little powerless to deal with the monsters that have been civilized, and even the strong in the golden field, it is simply used to fight fish. Must kill.
"Ah! Magic bow?" A thin surprised voice came from behind.
Brando turned his head and saw the girl named Beth staring straight at the shale longbow in her hand. "Do you want?" He asked, a good bow is really important to the scout, and Brando actually doesn't really value the bow in his hand—it's not a good thing after all.
"Ah, no, no." Beth was a little embarrassed. Although she was born with the character of a boy, she was the commander's thing after all, so she asked for it casually. She had just lost her mouth for a while before she called out.
"Haha, my lord, Beth, of course she wants it, but she's embarrassed to speak up." A young non-commissioned officer jokingly said with a smile. Brando has nothing to do with him. Although these young people admire him a little, they are not afraid of him.
Brando glanced at the speaker, and he actually recognized him. It seems to be called Oulander, who was rescued by Kaglisi from the white lion infantry. It seems that this guy is a little interested in this girl. By the way, historically it seems that these two people were still married. NS.
He thought with interest that he would simply throw the shale longbow to the other party, and smiled: "Then it will be given to you. As for how you can convince Miss Beth to accept it, it depends on your ability."
"Ah!" Oulande didn't expect his mind to be seen through, and suddenly made a big blush. He looked back, but he didn't expect Beth to take a fierce look, then turned and joined the battle.
"Lord Lord, this..." Oulande couldn't help looking innocent.
"Oh." Brando smiled in his heart, thinking that young people, seniors can only help you to this point. Magic weapons with brass labels, in the past this season, they would sell for one or two hundred in the game.
Brando deliberately joked with the young people of the Royal Knights Academy behind because he didn't care about the outcome of the ambush. In other words, he didn't even think that this battle would be lost, because Earl Odin and Nimesis personally commanded it, which was enough.
The fact is also true. Although the Finn Column 1st Highland Infantry Brigade is famous, their reputation is mainly based on the several raids during the Ansen VI counter-insurgency period and the previous period of the jihad. They are known for their mobility. And that's the reputation established by their old predecessors. The current Highland Infantry is just some new blood added to the Black Blade Army after the November War. Although they still retain the perseverance of the Grey Mountain people, they face a surprise attack. But there is no such persistent aura of the White Lions.
In particular, the military system of the Black Blade Legion is older than that of the White Lion Legion. They divide a column into three brigade groups, and each has ten divisions. Each division is commanded by a centurion. These centurions In fact, most of them were knights around Baron Warren, not true junior sergeants.
And these are these centurions. Except for a few who maintained their formation in front, most of them were petrified by Brando. The Finn Column, the First High Infantry Brigade, which lost its command center, had no direct command at the time. The reason why the birds and beasts are scattered is already because of the strong combat power of the mountain people.
However, the group of 20 priests in Nagar no longer maintained the illusion, but instead used hail and ice to attack the highland infantry in the cluster. Hail is not the kind that can be blocked by lifting a shield. Small stones are ice cones whose fists have been strengthened by magic. One such ice cone can penetrate ordinary leather helmets. The highland infantry can't resist it with light clothing. After a round of magic, the ghosts cry, wolf howls, and the corpse sleeps.
Without the restraint of the commander, these light infantrymen who were hit by sudden strikes instinctively turned around and hid, and dispersed separately. But what combat power does the scattered light infantry have? Waiting for them are the noble private soldiers of Ouding and the light cavalry of the Royal Knights who are encircling the battlefield.
A single highland infantry is obviously not the opponent of the infantry phalanx holding a spear, but when they gather, they will be broken up again by magic. The desperate Finn Column 1st Highland Infantry Brigade almost broke down after only ten minutes or so. What awaited them was surrender, and some people were able to escape, but that was also Brando that was too lazy to pursue it. , So as not to increase casualties.
The whole battle lasted less than half an hour from the ambush to the end, and the sky hadn't even darkened completely. Brando glanced at the time while cleaning the battlefield, and it was at least a quarter of an hour before the Dragon Knights of the Black Blade Legion returned to the battlefield. This was unexpectedly smooth.
He glanced at the direction of the Black Blade Legion's fleeing, he was relieved, and his worries were gone, and then he could implement the plan with peace of mind. And those highland infantry who flee, will lead their true enemies into traps.
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Background notes:
(1) Nalie, the name of a town located in Grey Mountain. In Eruin, a series of mountain ranges from Ash Mountain to the south of Corcovado are the main settlements of northern mountain people. These mountain people were once barbarians in the Cruz population, but they are more barbarous and untamable than the southern border of Eruin. Mountain people, the mountain people in the north have already been attached to the prince Ekemi in the era of Eluin's founding of the country, and they have become subjects of the kingdom. But to this day, the mountain people still retain a scarce independence.
(2) Silver Cliff Sea Cliff, a geographical term, simply refers to the cliff-covered bay area in the area from Amperexel to the northernmost bay of Frada, the "Quiet Anchorage".