Chapter 1014
Eboden, Jewel River, Imperial Fortress.
In the evening.
A bloody encounter half an hour ago had just ended with the retreat of the Azores assault army.
Exhausted, the Riddled with scars warrior of Elman and the soldiers of the Empire Legion had no intention of pursuing them, and they didn't even bother to raise their crossbows and shoot a few arrows at the fleeing enemy.
They just cleaned the messy battlefield without saying a word. The robed corpses dug a big pit in a relatively soft spot beside the river and buried it on the spot.
The Grand Duke Elman, wearing an ink blue cloak, rides on a strong war horse, personally holding an iron crown and flag standing in the middle of the battlefield, where all the soldiers can see, he stands tall. Head up, motionless looking at the direction of the enemy's withdrawal.
Only people who are relatively close can see a trace of fatigue in his silver-gray pupils.
Once again, let the enemy evacuate safely.
Once again, a pointless victory.
Gritting his teeth, Grand Duke Elman's face was full of anger.
In the face of the Azores warrior, the Legion soldiers in a square formation in heavy armor can only resist head-on, but it is difficult to implement effective resistance; while the dual-wielding weapon, wearing light armor, Elman It is difficult for a warrior to gain an advantage in a one-on-one battle.
Even if a small-scale battle is won, it can only be a miserable victory. Once an army with a small number or without fortifications encounters a surprise attack, almost the entire army is wiped out.
This is an unprecedented rival.
No longer a brainless monster, no longer a refugee trended by cultists, no longer a Knight in heavy armor and a conscript wielding a lance shield...but a superb battle skill and a sharp wielding. Long knife, with tacit warrior.
Not one or two, not dozens or hundreds, but hundreds, thousands, thousands!
Such an opponent who has never faced a battle before makes it very difficult to accept the Grand Duke of Alleman, Ulrich Wiertz, who has received the traditional imperial education; clearly he is the one who has the advantage of geography, military strength and materials. , But passive everywhere.
Obviously, His Majesty the Connaught Emperor of the Sky Palace is also very clear about his "insufficiency", so the task left to him is to "hold on" rather than "offensive", and even clearly requires himself , Are not allowed to launch any offensive against the elven army trapped in the city of Eboden.
Ulrich Wiltz did not feel humiliated for being "contemptuous". What really made him painful was the "relaxed" feeling in his heart.
Unless there is a miracle, you can't win by yourself... Yuli Wirtz knows this very well.
So he established a military camp at the important ferry crossing of the Gem River, set up arrow towers and fortresses on all the traffic arteries on the border of Eboden, and approached Eboden City by steps, little by little. Lock the enemy's activity space.
Of course, the last sentence is nonsense, because the enemy’s activity space is not originally outside Eboden city-as long as the Eboden port is not retaken for a day, the initiative in this war will remain the spirit. In our hands.
So the real "mission" of the Grand Duke Allermans is to guard the channel of the Jewel River, to ensure that the elves' soldiers will not touch the Imperial Capital; at the same time, make full preparations for the decisive battle in the spring of the coming year. .
The decisive battle in the beginning of spring next year...
I... can I really hold on to that time?
"Are you complaining about yourself again?"
The sudden voice made Yuli Wirtz look back, and Severin Dessalion, who came with him, has appeared. Behind him.
"Your Excellency Minister of Military Affairs, I..."
"No, don't explain, I understand." Severin Desalion waved his hand, nostalgic on the corner of his mouth Laughing: "I have worked with your father and Uncles. I have seen this face countless times."
"You Elmans, whenever you encounter a problem, you will complain and be self-conscious. I think it’s caused by my lack of ability-I really don’t know whether to call you humble or arrogant."
Uli Wirtz slightly startled, lowered his head thoughtfully, looking at what remains on the battlefield. Mark of.
Severin Desalion, who doesn’t know what he’s thinking, shook his head, half-comfortingly patted his shoulder: "Don’t think too much, we are not the protagonist of this battle-we can block On the battlefield, ensure that the enemy will not threaten the Imperial Capital and the river course of the Jewel River before the end of the winter. It is considered to have completed the task."
"The rest is left to our invincible Emperor Connold, ha!"
"Block the battlefield and guard the river." Yuli Wirtz muttered to himself slowly, frowning and staring at the direction of the enemy's retreat: "We repelled the enemy's temptation and raid troops, blocked the battlefield and guarded the river..."
"Or our enemy exhausted all means, hope we think so?"
Huh?
The Minister of Military Affairs who heard this tightened his expression: "What do you mean?"
"It's nothing, it's just..." Grand Duke Elman's expression was complicated, his silver-gray pupils never left. The direction of passing Eboden City:
"I just suddenly felt that there is such a probability..."
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"pu chi ——!"
The long spear that penetrates the top of ogre's skull was forcibly pulled out by Liya; the plasma spewing from the screams of wailing, dyed the female elf half red His body, the world in front of him was temporarily dyed red.
At the same time that Ogre fell under her body, the three silhouettes had torn open the curtain of wind and snow, and threw down the deep forest castle in the distance, and attacked her.
These foolish monsters have realized that if you don't get rid of this "little bit" as soon as possible, they will all be killed by one by one.
"Boom!"
Heavy rumbling sound, the dying ogre was beaten into meat sauce by his compatriots, and the foul-smelling liquid spewed like bursting pulp.
Without stopping for a moment, the female elf leaping into the air suddenly threw the long spear through the inertia of turning and falling.
The black shadow tore the cold wind, and wailed through Ogre's eyes.
The fallen female elf slammed on Ogre’s front door, and pulled out the long spear with a forceful step, without the slightest hesitation, pounced on the third monster.
Like an elf in the snow and ice, dancing against the wind in the cold wind.
"pa!"
The loud noise, mixed with roar, exploded in Liya's ears.
The long spear in the hand, unsurprisingly shattered at the moment ogre sharp claw was lightly touched, leaving only the half of the gun in the hand.
Throwing away the gun, the female elf with her mouth tightly pulled out two one-and-a-half-foot short guns from behind.
"Clang——!"
Two one-and-a-half feet and a half short spears merged into one in midair.
Given from the little wizard, Liya has never left.
Pu chi!
In the sound of tearing flesh and blood, the sharp claw that ogre swung at the female elf was pierced by a direct shot; the tip of the gun was horizontal, and then torn.
The wailing ogre, then fell to the ground.
The female elf with her mouth tightly closed, like a falcon hunting prey, rushing through the wind and snow, every time she waved a long spear, every time she aimed at the target, it was as natural as flowing clouds and flowing water.
Each attack is a one-strike to defeat the enemy, and will never be sloppy.
"aaahhhh——!!!"
The female elf roared, holding a long spear in both hands and piercing Ogre's chest, but the huge body was in pain and impact. Stagger under the action, and roll backwards.
"Boom————!"
ogre fell to the ground.
The female elf who lost her leverage point landed steadily, holding the long spear tightly and standing on the battlefield full of ogre corpses.
The pure white snow is soaked in liquid that exudes a strong foul smell, and the hot "vapor" rises up, enveloping the female elf gasping for breath, that thin body is a little too thin.
Behind her, the battle outside the city wall of Deep Limburg has also ended; under the barriers of the elven war dancers, the lone ogre had not had time to get close to the city wall and was attacked by a ballista The arrow rain shot into a sieve, and one by one fell into the snow outside the city wall.
The female elf gently raised her eyes and looked at the opposite side of the battlefield. She could already see the triangular flag of the Azores and the densely packed silhouette.
In the cold wind, they stood on the opposite side, watching motionlessly as Ogre, who had been driven by them, died under the city of Deep Limburg. From start to finish, they did not want to intervene or intervene.
An elf warrior standing with a knife is standing up ahead of the army, looking at her with cold eyes and a little provocation.
"Come on!"
The female elf holding the long spear stood in the middle of the battlefield, shouting in the direction of the elf:
"Ya Sauer’s blood relatives, don’t you want war, come on——!"
"Don’t you still want to take more land, come on——!"
"Don’t you still want to kill more people, come on--!"
"I will give it to you, all to you!"
"Just from mine Step over the corpse!"
The blood-stained long spear lifted up and pointed straight to the opposite. The female elf shouted out from her clenched teeth:
"Come on Come on!"
"I'm here!"
"Come and kill me!"
Heart-piercing roar, in the cold wind Reverberate.
But the Azorean elves on the opposite side did not respond.
They are like sculptures in the ice and snow, standing there motionless, letting the female elves "show off one's military strength" there.
The warrior headed by the elf gave a cold look at the female elf, and sneered contemptuously; he put away the long knife in his hand and waved his hand behind him.
The Azorean elves who were ordered finally moved; but instead of attacking, they slowly withdrew back to their camp.
A kind of "contempt" anger, flooded the female elf's heart.
But after so many things, she was entrusted with the task of guarding her homeland and she didn’t lose her temper like she used to; she coldly looked at the silhouette of the enemy’s departure and held the long spear hand firmly. tight.
Why, why not attack?
After all the hard work drove ogre to siege the city, do you just want to see if these monsters can break through the defense of Deep Limburg?
Impossible, they have obviously planned this war for a long time, and Impossible will do such a stupid thing;
Speaking of...
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"Temptation?"
The Minister of Military Affairs frowned in confusion and looked towards Grand Duke Elman: "You mean the enemy is also testing us?"
"Apart from this, there is no second explanation." Yuli Wirtz was slightly nodded: "The Elman warrior who participated in the Battle of Eboden told me that the enemy had never planned to attack the city immediately, and It is a purposeful organization of frontal battles with the defenders; on the one hand, such battles may consume the defenders’ battle strength, on the other hand......"
"It is also the best way to understand and understand our battle method. "The Secretary of Military Affairs became serious.
"Whether it is the Azores or us, it is the first time to confront a completely unfamiliar enemy-to understand each other’s tactics, fighting methods, each other’s strengths and weaknesses, it’s against a commander The most important information."
So not only the empire, but the elves are also using the opportunity to test the empire.
Grand Duke Elman said solemnly: "The other party knows very well that they are impossible to get any support before the end of winter; instead of sneak attack Imperial Capital, a city that cannot be defended even if it is defeated; it is better to use The opportunity to confront us throughout the winter and learn as much as possible about the Empire’s battle method."
"This information is very important, we have to..."
The Secretary of Military Affairs just wanted to say, "We have Report to His Majesty the Emperor immediately," but after another thought, how could Connold not expect such a result?
Since the two sides have fallen into a long-term confrontation, it is almost inevitable to test each other-the empire's tactics, characteristics, and advantages and disadvantages will be exposed to the enemy one by one.
"It sounds scary, but in fact, just think about it and you can understand that this is no way." The military secretary who reacted to the reaction gave a chuckle, patted Yuli Wiertz's shoulder:
"Since there is no other way, why bother to think so much?"
"No, the other party does not just want to understand us—what they want, absolutely It's not just this!" Grand Duke Elman frowned and his expression became more and more tense:
"Time after trial, time after attack, forcing us to stop and confront them, this is simply... It’s like desperately trying to make us think that they will be like us. When the next spring comes, they will use a bloody battle to determine the outcome of the two sides!"
"Is this wrong?"
p>"Of course it’s not right! If the enemy’s forces are scarce, then of course they would want to do it quickly, but their current situation does not seem to be a decisive battle at all, it is more like they are preparing to annex our land step by step and migrate to It’s the same on the empire’s territory!"
"In fact, I have a more worried guess..." Yuli Wiertz looked towards the unintelligible Secretary of Military Affairs:
"If the enemy does not intend to fight us in Eboden, but wants to turn this place into their colony and base camp, and move forward step by step? If the capture of Eboden port is just their blindfold, the real target of attack is elsewhere. What?"
"This...the empire’s coastline is very long, but Eboden is the only one that can provide ships for docking!" Severin Dessalion could not understand: "If They are not landing in Eboden, where else can they park their fleet?"
"This is also what I want to know... What is their real goal, is it really just to declare war and make the empire bow down? ?" Grand Duke Elman shook his head, looking involuntarily looking towards the south:
"Maybe the Duke of Byrne who fought the Azores head-on will know a little bit...what is he doing now? ?"