Lord of War

Time moves forward a little bit.

About half an hour before the Nugus Manor raid was launched, an order from the Nugus Manor happened to be conveyed to an advance base in Berbice Territory through magical communication. Then, 20 minutes later, a force of about 3,000 people set out secretly from this forward base, advancing towards the Forest of Gray Shadows in the north, and then a few minutes before the start of the Nugus Manor raid, officially Enter the Forest of Shadows.

There is a wind blowing.

There was a hint of moisture in the wind that was far more humid than other times, and it was faintly and extremely chilling.

The Forest of Gray Shadows is a relatively vast forest in the southern part of the Darbion Kingdom. The abundance of its materials is also the most important economic benefit in the southern part. Basically, it can be said that the existence of this forest supports the The economic backbone of the two territories of Bisland and Yederbyland. It's just that for some reason, this territory has not been completely grasped by the lords of the two territories. Therefore, due to certain psychological factors, both sides have acquiesced in the third party's presence. The reason why Mori stood firm.

So in terms of forest area alone, it is not impossible to completely cover up the traces of 3,000 people.

After all, these people just passed through the Forest of Gray Shadows, and they didn't intend to stay here.

Soon, the figure of the last soldier disappeared at the edge of the forest.

This 3,000-strong force is composed of a mage group of 30 people and an infantry group of 3,000 people.

The equipment specifications used by the infantry regiment prove that this must be an elite unit carefully crafted by a certain nobleman: all soldiers are dressed in blue light armor, with long swords hanging from their waists and a light round shield on their backs. None of these equipment was brand new, and there were traces of war on it. Every soldier had a murderous look on his face, and those soldiers who acted as scouts wandered around the periphery of the large army. It is also a look of vigilance and a high degree of concentration.

The Forest of Gray Shadows is now in the hands of the Dabion Kingdom.

Hela scattered dozens of nails in the area of ​​the forest towards Pandaland, so if there was any disturbance on Sean's side, both Yederbyland and Berbiceland would immediately Receive the message immediately.

So from a certain point of view, the escort corps entering the Forest of Gray Shadows can actually do without sending scouts to guard the surroundings. However, the commander of this corps did not do this. Instead, he chose to continue to be vigilant, and then contacted the battle marks on the soldiers of this corps. From this, it can be deduced that the actual combat effectiveness of this corps is definitely not low. At the very least, it should be a quasi-fourth-level army.

Such an army, with the assistance of a group of mages, can often explode with combat effectiveness exceeding that of ordinary fourth-tier troops. More importantly, the equipment used by this army also makes them very suitable for fighting in terrains like forests, which also has an amazing bonus to their combat effectiveness.

Across the entire Forest of Gray Shadows. Even with the pace of a quick march, it would take at least two days.

However, considering the physical fitness of the mages in the mage group. Under normal circumstances, if you can travel through the entire Gray Shadow Forest to reach the frontline battlefield of Jedbyling within four days. This is considered a good result. As the interim commander-in-chief of this team, the middle-aged man with a face full of vicissitudes obviously has a bigger worry: when the order of combat mobilization is issued,

The confidential information he got also included the battle report and related data that William Yale broke through the three lines of defense of Yederby in just three days, and the most important map of the entire Yederby battle today.

From the map, he can easily analyze that if the army that invaded Jedby continues to advance to the front line of the battlefield, then they will fight the main force currently stationed in Jedby in at most three days. Although he already knew that the order from the Military Headquarters of the Southern Theater Command was to shrink the defense line of the entire Jedby area. But if there is a battle with the main force at this time, then they will be attacked by the enemy immediately after passing through the Forest of Gray Shadows.

The commander named Weber didn't think that with their 3,000 troops and 30 magicians, they could become a surprise army to attack the enemy's rear.

The best and most brilliant result. It is they who share part of the pressure for the front-line troops, so that the defense line that is about to collapse can be temporarily re-stabilized, or a balance of power can be maintained. Of course, as a surprise attack, there might not be any of them left, including the thirty mages. It is a lucky thing to be able to leave a whole body.

If it is really for this strategic goal, then it will not be them who are dispatched, but several other troops.

So about half an hour after entering the Forest of Gray Shadows, Weber issued the first order: the whole army marched for six hours.

A seasoned commander will not keep an army in a state of rapid march for a long period of time, because it will reduce the combat effectiveness of an army, especially in the case of sudden encounters, which will make the situation worse.

There were no accidents during the six-hour rapid march, which made Weber's heavy heart slightly relieved.

After the six-hour rapid march, Weber ordered a one-hour rest, followed by a four-hour normal march.

For soldiers, this way of marching is actually not new, especially in wartime. But for those thirty mages, this method made them complain endlessly, and many mages even started to lose their temper because of this, but in this special situation, Weber couldn't say anything, it was impossible to take care of these three mages. Ten mages delayed the rhythm of the entire army, and eventually led to the deterioration of the situation in the field of Yederby, right?

Therefore, after Weber moved Hela's name, although these mages were still dissatisfied, they still didn't say anything in the end.

In fact, if it weren't for these mages, Weber would never have rested and stayed here for an hour. Therefore, after serving in the army for so many years, he knew very well that if the rest time is too long, the sequelae of physical fatigue after the rapid march will be more serious. From all indications, the decline in combat effectiveness is even higher. Fortunately, the three thousand people who followed him this time were all veterans. He survived countless battles of blood and fire, so he doesn't need to worry about his own control and adjustment.

The only thing he needs to worry about is the thirty mages.

After a short rest, the troops went on the road again. After four hours of normal marching, the troops once again ushered in a short rest time, this time the rest time was shortened to half an hour. Although the grievances of the mages were obviously greater, Weber didn't bother to say anything. When the half-hour rest time was over, Weber immediately ordered the whole army to continue to set off. This time they will make a two-and-a-half-hour rapid march.

When the troops had marched for twelve and a half hours, they finally stopped.

On this day alone, they had already traveled one-third of the way to the Forest of Gray Shadows.

Although there is almost no sunlight here due to the tall canopy of the Gray Shadow Forest, for Weber, who has a relatively keen sense of time, he can still easily tell that the outside world should also be night at this time.

So camp and rest. That's what they need to do right now.

But soon, all mages ushered in a new bad news: they only had six hours of rest.

But this time the thirty mages didn't even have the energy to complain. They simply ate some food and fell asleep. After a while, there was a slight snoring sound. Today's marching pace is really too hard for these mages from the Mage Association. After all, the long-term pampering has already made them forget the hard work in learning magic. Although they still maintain the ability to fight, they basically Also because he was more accustomed to the team battle mode of the mage group, he gradually forgot his own fighting style.

It was hard to wait until these master mages stopped making noise. Waver finally had time to breathe a sigh of relief.

"My lord, I found that there is something wrong with the situation in the forest." But before Wei Bo took out the dried meat from the food bag he was carrying, a person he arranged to be a scout ran over, "The situation tonight is very quiet. It's kind of weird."

"What do you mean?" Weber's expression became a little nervous.

"Within a range of hundreds of meters, there is no trace of any monsters." The scout said in a deep voice, "And I also found a lot of human tracks. Judging from the lightness of their steps, it should be demon hunters. It's just that ..."

"Just what?" Weber was a little puzzled, "The level of monsters in the Forest of Gray Shadows is generally not high, and the threat to ordinary people is indeed not low, but once a large-scale army enters, these low-level monsters will not come. Trouble us. Especially since we are still an army, as long as we don't provoke those damn demons over there, even that big lizard won't come out in this forest."

"My lord, the problem of monsters may be easy to explain, but...the demon hunters here in the Forest of Gray Shadows almost never take action after dark." The scout obviously knew the situation in the Forest of Gray Shadows very well. ,"And...according to our observations, we found that the demon hunters who are still active are almost all high-level demon hunters. They seem to be clearing this area. According to normal conditions, these demon hunters Or if they find out that our regular army has entered, they should choose to avoid it at the first time, even if they are hunting, they will not be so close to us."

"There is a conspiracy?"

"This subordinate is not sure." The scout hurriedly lowered his head.

He is just a scout, and he is only responsible for reporting the situation and problems he finds. As for other judgments, it is not within his scope of responsibility.

Then, there was a long period of silence.

But no matter what, as the temporary commander-in-chief of this army, Weber must also be responsible for the situation of the entire team. So soon, he strengthened the number of night watchmen, more than doubling its size. Although this will affect the troops' combat effectiveness and even implicate his combat plan, he is also very clear. The value of thirty mages is far higher than their army, so he dare not take risks.

Among the combat orders he received, he must give priority to ensuring the safety of the mage group as soon as possible.

To put it bluntly, the 3,000 of them are actually not much different from cannon fodder, that is, a little more advanced cannon fodder.

During the night that Weber was in fear, the expected surprise attack, conspiracy and even melee did not appear, which made Weber feel a little better. But what followed was a helpless sense of emptiness. Because of the sudden increase in the size of the night watch last night, the combat effectiveness of the entire army had dropped by at least 20%. This is still his conservative estimate, so today's plan to re-enact yesterday's marching rhythm is naturally impossible to implement.

Originally according to Weber's plan, they would cross the entire Forest of Gray Shadows within three days, and then get a ten-hour sufficient rest time on the third night, and appear at the place where they are currently stationed at noon on the fourth day. The flanks of Dabion's main force led by Jedbi, if everything develops according to his assumptions, then at this time they can not only play the role of surprise soldiers, but even carry out a counterattack because of the arrival of the mage group. Can cause a heavy loss to the enemy.

but now. He had to modify the battle plan. If he still wanted to let the whole army get a sufficient rest before leaving the Forest of Gray Shadows, then they would appear on the battlefield on the fifth day, and cut into the battlefield at this time Unless the enemy has not yet launched an attack, their appearance is equivalent to being a sheep sent to the tiger's mouth. Apart from contributing battlefield feats to the opponent, it has no value.

A full day's march. Weber is constantly thinking about the fastest and most favorable battle plan. But until the whole army began to rest at night, he still hadn't come up with a complete plan, which made him feel a little annoyed.

"It's business as usual."

In the end, Weber had no choice but to issue such an order.

The wind is getting stronger.

The humidity in the air became more obvious, and this time there was a faint fishy smell.

For these battle-tested soldiers. They immediately recognized that the stench was bloody, and if the wind could transmit this bloody smell, what kind of killing would have to be done to have such a result!

Weber was awakened immediately.

And the scouts sent out quickly brought an answer: those high-level demon hunters did not know why, and carried out another bloody killing in the Forest of Gray Shadows. It seems that several tribe-sized wolves were slaughtered, and then a material treatment was carried out on the spot, and the bloody smell emanated from these corpses.

Hearing such a reply, Weber frowned.

As we all know, demon hunters almost never cooperate in any way, and even if there is, it must be guaranteed. Being able to slaughter several tribe-sized wolves in one fell swoop is definitely not something that a few demon hunters can do, and according to the report of the scouts, it also proved this point. A total of more than fifty high-level demon hunters participated in the battle. In this operation, some people seemed to be injured, but the scouts did not dare to get too close, mainly because they were afraid of causing misunderstandings.

For the Forest of Gray Shadows, only when its strength reaches the upper silver level can it be called a high-level demon hunter.

And the purpose of the gathering of more than fifty high-level demon hunters was anything but simple.

Weber immediately thought of the overlord in the Forest of Gray Shadows: the Thunderfire Double-headed Lizard.

Only this behemoth is worthy of the cooperation of more than fifty demon hunters, and someone must have offered a large price at this time to acquire some of the materials of this behemoth. And the asking price is even enough to make these demon hunters temporarily abandon their prejudice and hostility and choose to cooperate.

Thinking of this, Weber's heart relaxed slightly. He didn't order to strengthen the vigil, but he didn't cancel the existing vigil either.

The entire temporary camp has not changed in the slightest, just like a calm lake without any ripples.

It's just that Weber didn't know that all the changes in the camp had already fallen into the eyes of one person.

Taking advantage of the dark environment of the Forest of Gray Shadows and the cover of the leaves, the person who calmly stood on a treetop not far from Weber's camp was none other than the one Sean trusted and relied on the most. people.

William Yale.

A smile appeared on his originally calm face at this moment, the drunken blush on his face and the slightly raised corners of his mouth appeared extraordinarily charming and charming in the darkness.

It's just a pity that no one can see William's current appearance.

"This commander is very cautious, the same kind of person as Stalin. An enemy like this is very difficult to defeat with any surprise tactics on the frontal battlefield, because their stability and prudence force any of their enemies to defeat them. Attack from the front." William's voice revealed a little excitement, "This is also the reason why Stalin was able to defeat enemies that were several times more than him when he was stationed in Berbice last time. He wants to eliminate any It is absolutely impossible for the troops commanded by such a commander without paying a heavy price."

"Then, my lord, do you mean... to capture him alive?" Standing behind William was Bannock.

This fortress paladin is now following behind William like his shadow. Although his strength has not yet broken through the golden level, Sean doesn't mind investing a lot of supplies on him. This made him at least unable to fight back against the next gold powerhouse.

With this former senior demon hunter following William, it would be impossible for William not to know the entire Forest of Gray Shadows. In fact, a few days ago, after breaking through the three lines of defense of Yedby, William secretly entered the Forest of Gray Shadows with a bodyguard in charge of Bannock. With their understanding, they successfully avoided all the nails that Hela arranged in the Forest of Gray Shadows.

So in fact, no matter which unit enters the Gray Shadow Forest, or when they enter, as long as they think of entering the Jedby area via the Gray Shadow Forest route, it is tantamount to declaring that they have crashed into the forest. into the spider web that William had already woven.

"No need." William shook his head. "It is enough to have one Stalin. Another man whose talents and abilities are equal to Stalin's is not a good thing for us, but a burden and ... a burden."

Bannock nodded thoughtfully.

"Take action."

"Yes." Bannock replied in a deep voice, and then he imitated the voice of a bird of warcraft unique to the Forest of Gray Shadows. The whistle sounded softly.

After waiting for a while, one after another voices began to sound.

If you listen carefully. It can be found that the place where these sounds sound happens to surround the entire camp.

But it's a pity. Everyone, including Weber, didn't realize this at all.

It wasn't until the first sharp arrow pierced through the air and nailed a magician to the ground that the entire camp boiled like boiling water.

But for the extremely tired magicians, this raid came too fast. The arrows that had already been aimed at them were densely covered like raindrops. In this wave of arrow rain, more than a dozen magicians were directly shot to death before they had time to react, and the number of soldiers sacrificed to protect these magicians was even more, but even so. There are still nearly ten magicians who have suffered various injuries.

The only magicians who survived were less than five!

When Wei Bo woke up and saw the scene in front of him, he only felt a rush of blood rushing to his brain, which made him almost faint as soon as his eyes went dark.

The most important group of mages lost twenty-five people in a wave of arrows due to exhaustion and a little negligence!

Why does the Forest of Gray Shadows have archers?

But as soon as the question popped into his mind, he immediately found the answer.

Regular archers are absolutely unable to display their due combat effectiveness in a place like the Forest of Gray Shadows, so there is only one type of people who can shoot such precise arrows in the Forest of Gray Shadows, those high-level demon hunters!

Why do these demon hunters dare to attack them! ?

Weber had an unbelievable expression on his face.

In his impression, no matter how arrogant a demon hunter is, he would never dare to conflict with any army. After all, with the formation and cooperation of the regular army, demon hunters like lone rangers would not have any advantage at all, and their final fate must be death.

It is precisely because of this consideration that even though he has heard about the large-scale actions of high-ranking demon hunters since last night, Weber's own soldier, or the sense of superiority of a soldier, did not allow him to take these The demon hunter really took it seriously. In his opinion, increasing the number of night watchmen and the range of vigilance is enough to value those demon hunters, and even this is still vaguely revealing a message, that is, there are regular troops operating nearby.

If those demon hunters were smart enough, they would definitely choose to escape.

But now!

The rain of arrows continues!

Although these arrows were a little sparse, every time an arrow pierced through the air, a soldier would surely fall down forever, which made Weber feel a burst of mad anger.

It's just that the anger came and went quickly.

After the anger disappeared, what Weber ushered in was a burst of fear of death.

Because in his vision, a large number of regular army soldiers began to appear.

These soldiers have completely formed an encirclement circle, completely surrounding them all.

The soldiers in front of Weber didn't display any flag numbers, but just glanced at the equipment and clothing of these soldiers, and Weber already knew the origin of this army.

The Thundering Edge.

The most terrifying and powerful army under the command of the female demon from Fortress Tonis!

At this time, the only thought that remained in Weber's mind was why this army that frightened the entire Dabiang Kingdom appeared here!

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