The Natural Empire of the Oceanic Dragon

Attilan wasn't sure either. His understanding of the Water Elf Kingdom was still limited, and the semicircular defense line General Ranger was responsible for was indeed too long.

The Dwarf King's heart tightened. He had hoped that the elves, who had just become allies, could send troops to support their Dwarf Kingdom. But with Attilan's scare, he feared that Vereesa would withdraw the army from the desert even before he could.

The Dwarf King immediately said nervously:

"Dragon Lord, we dwarves need your support!"

"Dwarf King, rest assured, as my first ally, the Dwarf Kingdom, I will do everything I can to help you overcome this difficulty. However, on the way here, I believe you also saw the difficult situation within my country."

"Therefore, the manpower I can spare may be limited."

The Dwarf King showed a smile and quickly waved his hand, saying:

"It's good enough that the Dragon Lord can provide support."

To be honest, Attilan really didn't want to send his troops to face the Frost Giants.

Those were Frost Giants who were over six meters tall, and they could send minotaurs flying with a swing of their clubs. Especially the Frost Giant leader, Attilan felt that he could charge into the minotaur's battle line and mow them down.

Of course, if the Frost Giants dared to do that, the minotaurs could also teach the Frost Giants a lesson with the iron axes in their hands. It's just that the number of casualties would definitely be quite high.

So, in this war against the Frost Giants, Attilan didn't plan to send out even one minotaur, but all centaurs!

And centaurs who were good at ranged archery, after all, judging from the dwarves' troop allocation, they really needed archers who were good at ranged attacks and could provide continuous support.

The Storm Axe Throwers of the dwarves achieved several times more results against the Frost Giants than the melee troops, because the other parts of the Frost Giants might not have equipment.

But facing the dwarves, after years of bloody lessons, they must all be equipped with greaves to protect their feet and ankles!

Especially this time with the addition of the Fire Giants, even if it is not easy to create full-body iron armor for the armed Frost Giants, at least the Frost Giants can get two iron greaves to protect their feet and ankles.

Now it would be difficult for the dwarves to use their weapons to injure the giants' feet, restrict the giants' mobility, and then kill the giants.

In fact, after the Frost Giants hunted large animals living in the snow-capped mountains and made leather armor to protect their feet, the effect of the dwarves' iron axes was greatly reduced.

The Dwarf King sought the Purgatory Dragon Soul in the hope of creating battle axes with stronger armor-piercing capabilities and in sufficient numbers to arm tens of thousands of people to deal with the Frost Giants.

"Dwarf King, the tactics we are using this time are different from the past, so I hope you can send those troops who cannot go to the battlefield to guard the elf villages, and the elves will send ranger troops to deal with the Frost Giants."

The Dwarf King was greatly puzzled.

"The Dwarf Kingdom and the Water Elf Kingdom are separated by such a large desert. Wouldn't transferring troops to each other waste a lot of time?"

Attilan calmly analyzed:

"If we want to win, we must do this, no matter how difficult the process may be. Think for yourself, when facing Frost Giants, which one is more effective, the dwarves' battle axes or the elves' arrows?"

The Dwarf King blurted out without thinking.

"Of course, it's the elves' arrows. That's why Storm Axe Throwers are so popular in our country."

Attilan continued to analyze:

"The Frost Giant and Fire Giant coalition is attacking the dwarves' weaknesses, so the troops attacking the elves, I think, are also targeting the Ranger General's weakness in close combat defense."

"If you two switch troops for defense, then the enemy's arrangements will not work!"

Attilan's eyes were firm. Although this was just his guess, even if they switched troops for defense, the situation could not get much worse.

Vereesa nodded and said:

A long-distance raid of two hundred kilometers and then entering the battle is nothing to the elite troops of the dwarves, elves, and Attilan.

"I will have the druids optimize the road conditions between the oasis and the grassland to minimize the consumption of the army during the raid. Now we will return to the desert oasis garrison to start transferring troops."

Flying hundreds of kilometers to the Bearman Forest, not even taking a sip of water, and then having to rush back, even the strong physiques of the dwarves and elves couldn't handle it.

After landing, the two of them looked pale and their bodies trembled.

And Attilan, like a dragon who was fine, went to give the order to withdraw the troops to the three deputy generals of the coalition.

After drinking some water and eating two mouthfuls of bread to recover 50% of her strength, Vereesa led the three thousand Ram Riders assigned to her command by the Dwarf King to garrison the core town in the northern border of the Water Elf Kingdom.

Garrisoning here, she could quickly provide support if anything happened anywhere on the border. Vereesa had a general idea of the enemies facing the Water Elf Kingdom.

When facing them, quantity is more useful than quality.

One of the reasons why there are more rangers than druids among the elves is that a ranger can shoot a hundred arrows a day, killing at least fifty enemies.

And a low-level druid can only release less than ten spells, effectively killing no more than twenty.

And the fifteen hundred elf rangers she brought followed the Dwarf King to the Dwarf Kingdom.

After all, they were guest troops from other countries and could only be used as surprise soldiers. They certainly couldn't be allowed to attack head-on. Attilan had fully considered this issue.

Vereesa's outstanding command ability made Attilan not worry that the dwarves would disobey her orders. After all, they had already jointly launched a war to destroy a country once.

Vereesa's performance was remarkable. Besides Attilan, Vereesa played the biggest role in the war.

Attilan's own military command ability was not too bad, but compared with military geniuses like Vereesa and Fischer the Fishman, he was certainly not outstanding.

His achievement was because he provided the heavy rain and mist that concealed the army's actions, making the surprise attack efficient and effectively reducing everyone's casualties.

Attilan's outstanding healing ability was even more of a stabilizing force for the army. No one was unwilling to fight alongside such a leader who was powerful and could protect the safety of his subordinates.

"The elf ranger troops and centaur archer troops will be under my unified command. I need to go to the dwarf side myself to see if my guess is wrong."

Vereesa asked curiously:

"What guess?"

Attilan looked at the distant fluctuations caused by the battle between the bear people, swamp wyverns, and deathclaws, and said:

"I even think that once we withdraw our troops from the desert, the giants attacking the Dwarf Kingdom will also withdraw."

"No way?"

The Dwarf King widened his eyes.

"Would the Frost Giants be so obedient?"

Attilan said leisurely:

“Giants have a very strong sense of hierarchy. They generally execute the orders issued by giants who are higher in status within the clan without question.”

“No matter how absurd the order, this war may even be driven by fire giants or even cloud giants with higher status behind the scenes.”

It's just empty talk to say more here. After the soldiers packed up their supplies, Atilan immediately ordered a transfer.

I don't know when it started, but even though the Atlantis Kingdom's national strength was the weakest of the three parties, Atilan became the supreme leader of the Allied Forces.

“Let's go.”

Atilan left enough scouts in the desert to ensure that the Purgatory Dragon Soul would not fall into the hands of some ulterior motives, intending to stir up the southwestern part of the continent behind the scenes.

Drawing a line from the Frost Giant's garrison to the Water Elf Kingdom, the land area in the southwest should account for more than one-sixth of the entire continent.

The most fertile land on the continent used to be in the middle, but now that area has been turned into a swamp. The Water Elf Kingdom, which was not highly ranked, has become one of the top five forces on this continent with the blessing of overseas trade.

The Old Urchin told Atilan that the most fertile land in the entire Material Plane is the continent under their feet. Whoever occupies this continent is basically equivalent to possessing this Material Plane.

The Dwarf King rode a three-headed griffin and returned in advance to summon the army, transferring the residents of the dwarven cities that had already started fighting the Frost Giants according to Atilan's instructions. Those who could not be transferred were hidden in the mines.

The armies and residents that may be affected must also be transferred.

As for the army, they need to go out first to attract the attention of the Frost Giants, and then hide in the mines. Every dwarven city has mines, which is the battlefield suitable for dwarves.

It's a little too stupid to fight giants head-on.

Atilan traveled with the elves and centaur troops.

When they arrived at the front line seven days later, they were greeted by the Dwarf King with bloodshot eyes.

“Dragon Lord, the Frost Giants not only did not retreat, but also took the picks provided by the Fire Giants, trying to dig out our mines and eliminate the soldiers and residents hiding in them.”

Atilan frowned and asked:

“Did the Frost Giants show such a desperate attitude before?”

The Dwarf King shook his head.

“The Frost Giants were more interested in plundering our materials, killing our numbers, and ensuring that we would not continue to expand into their territory. It's the first time they've tried to kill us all like this, regardless of casualties.”

“It really is the first time.”

The Dwarf King couldn't help but roar irritably.

“What on earth are these damned giants trying to do!”

“What about the Fire Giants?”

The Dwarf King shook his head wearily.

“They're gone. Since I appeared on the battlefield with the Griffin Knights, the Fire Giants have quickly disappeared.”

“I really guessed it. It seems that our opponent is likely to be only the Frost Giants, but we must also beware of Fire Giant sneak attacks.”

Atilan likes to sneak attack so much, so naturally he has to beware of being sneak attacked.

“Dwarf King, you've worked hard. Next, let the Frost Giants feel my tactics.”

It took Atilan and the elves and centaurs seven days to reach the battlefield, not only because the mountain roads were difficult to walk, but also to practice fighting methods to restrain the Frost Giants.

“Let's begin.”

Atilan did not personally play, but Chasing Wind and the elven lieutenant led the team to attack.

Because the dwarves were shrinking in the mines, the Frost Giants simply dispersed into three parts, each blocking a mine entrance to catch mice.

For the sake of caution, this time Chasing Wind and the elves did not split up, but aimed at the one with the smallest number of Frost Giants among the three divisions.

After cautiously approaching the Frost Giants, who had become lax and began to prepare the rock sheep and other meats they had snatched from the dwarves, they launched a five-shot rapid fire.

After shooting, they turned around and ran.

Most of the Frost Giants were only shot and injured, and not killed.

Therefore, in the face of this sneak attack, the Frost Giants were more angry!

Just like being bitten by a group of mosquitoes, the first reaction is to kill the mosquitoes, not to run.

The centaurs ran away after shooting, and the number of centaurs seemed to be less than a thousand. The Frost Giants decisively chased after them.

Then they were ambushed by a thousand elven archers ambushing on the hillside. The elven archers had better skills, and the arrows were also specially made, killing seven Frost Giants in one shot.

This made the Frost Giants quite angry. They decisively climbed the mountain to chase the elves, and the centaurs returned to shoot arrows at them, and the leading centaur shot a Frost Giant in the eye with an arrow.

The Frost Giants directly divided into two teams, chasing the elves and centaurs respectively.

The team of Frost Giants chasing the centaurs was obviously larger, not because the road the centaurs were running was easier to walk, but simply because the centaurs were trash-talking and taunting.

As a result, at the next mountain pass, they were ambushed by five hundred elves hiding behind the hillside.

The Frost Giants divided their troops again to chase the elves.

At this moment, there were only sixty Frost Giants left chasing the centaurs. Many of them were still stuck with arrows and their movements were not as agile as they were at the beginning.

At the third mountain pass, the Frost Giant leader finally learned to be cautious and sent people to climb up to see if there was an ambush before continuing to chase.

After chasing to the fourth mountain pass, a Frost Giant was a little panicked.

“Captain, should we stop chasing?”

The captain slapped him directly.

“What are you afraid of! We are powerful Frost Giants, are you scared by the arrows shot by insects like elves and centaurs?”

“No, I just feel like there's an ambush ahead.”

“With the iron armor provided by the Fire Giants, are you still afraid of the dwarves' ambush? I'm already tired of the dwarves shrinking in the cave. If they have an ambush, I'm just afraid they'll keep shrinking in the cave and not come out!”

“Keep chasing, kill these centaurs and eat horse meat!”

The Frost Giant captain didn't know that the scattered elves, led by the dwarves, had joined the fourth mountain pass in front from a small road.

Waiting for them was not just a mere thousand centaurs.

But two thousand centaurs, one thousand elves, and three thousand griffin knights.

Even so, it was still a cold arrow sneak attack at the beginning. The arrows of the centaurs and elves, and the javelins of the dwarves, turned these Frost Giants into hedgehogs.

The Dwarf King widened his eyes, pointed at the corpses of the Frost Giants and asked:

“Just by running around like this, can the Frost Giants be divided?”

Atilan didn't expect the effect to be so good. The Frost Giants were too careless. They used to face the dwarves head-on, and the dwarves would at most hide in the mines.

This kind of guerrilla warfare that lures the enemy to divide their troops and then concentrates superior forces to encircle and suppress them is really the first time the Frost Giants have encountered it, and they naturally suffered a big fall.

“Dragon Lord, you are really amazing!”