Глава 389.
Глава 387.
The sky in the early morning was gray and there was not even a trace of light. In two hours, the first ray of sunlight will cut through the sky and illuminate the earth. It can be said that now is a good time for a sneak attack. As an excellent commander, Corey obviously will not let go of such an opportunity, and is commanding all the soldiers to cross the river. He did not wake Shandi, who was still asleep, but only brought two humanoid dragons to prevent special circumstances.
The army of 1,500 people was divided into four teams, preparing to encircle Altoriel in all directions. Several army wizards have prepared magic rituals, and they can seal the entire city with a single order. Teleport spells. It can be said that everything that I wanted, what I didn’t expect, was foolproof.
This is Corey’s combat style. It is rigorous, meticulous, and flawless. It is definitely one of the most difficult opponents on the battlefield. As long as there are no internal problems, it is simply impeccable. If he were born on the earth, he might become a victorious general who is praised by others, but it is a pity that this is the continent of Faerun, a world full of supernatural powers.
As long as the individual is strong to a certain level, he can completely ignore the number of enemies. The legendary mage can use a magic to destroy tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops, and the legendary warrior can rush into the sea of people and fight for several days and nights until the enemies in front of them are killed like the heroes in the myths of the earth.
The above is just the power of mortals. Formidable and terrifying creatures such as dragons, Balor flames, deep fiends, blazing gods, gods, etc. can even directly wipe out a city or a country. Of course, the premise is that they have not encountered an enemy with the same strength as themselves.
Altagos followed closely watching every order Corey gave. It is seizing the time to learn all kinds of knowledge, and marching and fighting are obviously included in it. In fact, this smart brown dragon has learned a lot. He even started to calculate in his head what it would be like if he commanded an army of monsters.
The soldiers moved quite fast. It only took an hour or so to enter the designated location and lurking. All they have to do now is wait. Waiting for the morning light to break through the sky, and then attack from all directions. This is a natural signal, there is no magic wave, no light, no sound, except for the participants of the plan, no one will notice it.
Time just passed by one minute and one second, at about 5:30. The horizon in the east had begun to turn white, and before long, a ray of golden light shone fiercely, dispelling the darkness of the night and bringing light to the world again. Of course, it also brought killing.
The soldiers who had been waiting for a long time rushed out from the hiding place and rushed in the direction of the city gate. The sound of killing immediately awakened the defenders and citizens of El Toril. The soldier standing on the arrow tower was pale with fright, and rang the bell desperately, but it was obviously too late.
Several soldiers rushed to the city gate carrying several metal cans, unscrewed them, put them down and ran. Before the people standing on the wall could react, a rocket shot out from behind. Only hearing the loud noise of “boom”, half of the city trembled. The half-iron gate was blown into the sky.
Corey saw that his soldiers had rushed into the city, with a smile on his face. He asked the mage behind him jokingly: “I’m very curious, what kind of gas is in the metal cans, and mixing them together can produce such a terrifying power.”
“Sorry, Commander. This is the secret in the mage tower, not to mention my level is not qualified to know.” The army mage replied helplessly.
He also wanted to figure out what’s inside, but it was a pity that he could only find out that magic was a kind of air. After all, no one in this world has begun to study the composition of air, so no one besides Henry knows at all. In fact, air is also a general term for many gases mixed together.
“Okay, don’t mind, I just ask casually. In addition, tell all the wizards to be vigilant and don’t let any guy run away.” Corey said as he walked forward. He saw that his own soldiers were already standing on the walls, which meant that the whole city had fallen.
“Please rest assured, the ceremony has already begun, and no one can use teleportation magic in the next two hours.” After speaking, the mage showed a confident smile on his face.
Corey nodded slightly. “Very good! If there are no accidents, I will record a perfection for all the entourage mages.”
The mage leaned slightly and said with a smile: “Thank you so much. You know, this is what we came to the battlefield for.”
This is a system that Henry modeled on Silvermoon City. Spellcasters such as mages, warlocks, druids, priests can provide services to the army, government agencies, and spy agencies in exchange for knowledge, materials, magic scrolls, energy rations, and other useful things. It has to be said that the effect is really good, not only can attract some wandering spellcasters to come, but also greatly improve the strength of the army.
On this point, the soldiers in the city who have been blessed with the “acceleration technique” and “strength technique” have the most experience. It only took them less than ten minutes to break through and occupy the city hall. More than half of the defenders were wiped out on the spot, and the rest dropped their weapons and announced their surrender. The top of the Iron Throne did not even have time to get up from the bed and the woman’s body, let alone escape.
With the cooperation of various spells and divine arts, fighters can exert their usual combat power several times or even dozens of times. This is also the reason why the number of troops in various countries and cities in Faerun has been small. A priest or mage can only bless a dozen or twenty warriors with spells. If the number is too large, it will not be able to cover them.
Almost every elite unit will maintain a certain number of wizards or priests. If the number is not enough, they will find ways to fill them up immediately. As for the patrols that are usually used to maintain law and order, they have no combat effectiveness at all. It is good to frighten civilians and gangsters. Once they encounter experienced adventurers or mercenaries, they will immediately show up.
Half an hour later, Corey sat in the office of the city hall listening to the reports of the aides. Although the war went smoothly, and there were many druids in the army, the truth about the undead in the war was just a matter of the number. As for zero casualties, I am afraid that only the Golem Legion or an army composed of fighters above level 10 can do it.
“A total of forty soldiers were killed in the battle, and more than 120 were seriously injured and needed to rest on the spot. As for the minor injuries, there is no statistics. Under the treatment of magic arts and potions, there is no major problem. In addition, we also captured one. More than one hundred and sixty enemy troops are all qualified soldiers. I suggest you break them up and mix them up.”
After the report was completed, the adjutant stood quietly waiting for the commander’s instructions. I can see that he is a little excited, because the occupation of Altoriel means that he has a foothold on the north bank of the Chong Saf River. With this city as a base, he can capture Schoebel to the east and the town of Treel to the north. . These two places are very important transportation hubs in the north. The former controls the Sancha River Mouth, and the latter is the only way to Soba.
Looking at the young officer in front of him, Corey showed a smile of relief on his face. He has always treated these young people as sons, and taught them both martial arts and command experience without reservation, and he plans to choose one of them as the husband of his daughter.
“The idea is very good. As long as we can maintain the victory, these prisoners will soon be incorporated. Maybe when the war is over, the army will expand to more than four thousand, and they are all elite veterans who have passed the test of war. But There is a question, how do you ensure that they will not betray in the battle, after all, we have not yet achieved a decisive victory.”
The adjutant bowed and replied confidently: “Your Excellency, we can attack quickly before the enemy has reacted, and go upstream along the river to attack Schoebel. I believe that the easy fall of two consecutive cities will definitely cause damage to the prisoners. It’s an illusion that the Iron Throne is actually vulnerable, and we can drive them all out at any time as long as we are willing.”
“Very good plan, but the problem is that we don’t have so much time. This is the result of the interrogation. According to the confessions of several high-level officials, Soba has been surrounded for more than a week, and I am afraid that he will soon fall. We united a large number of orcs, ogres, giants, trolls, goblins, and jackals, and the number of troops may have far exceeded us.” After speaking, Corey couldn’t help but sighed.
It can be said that the current situation is not optimistic, although he is confident that he can defeat several times the enemy in a single battle , but the next situation is bound to be very bad. Those fleeing orcs, monsters, and human soldiers will become extremely troublesome robbers. Without food and supplies, they will undoubtedly ransack every village and town they pass by.
If this situation is not handled properly, it is very likely that the situation in the north will fall into erosion. Ordinary people who can’t survive will join the robbers, and then they will snowball more and more, until finally they become out of control. The only solution is to destroy 80% of the enemies at the same time, but obviously this is impossible, even with the help of two giant dragons.
The young officer frowned and considered for a few minutes, then plucked up the courage and said loudly: “Your Excellency, I only need two hundred soldiers, plus those captives, to capture Schenubel, and to occupy villages and small towns. All the scattered enemies nearby were wiped out.”
“Oh? Tell me about your plan. If feasible, I will immediately deploy staff.” Corey’s eyes lit up and hurriedly asked.
The adjutant drew a few circles on the map and explained: “It’s like this. No one knows that we have sent troops. So every time we occupy a town, we can send people to spread rumors and let the scattered enemies gather in the city. In this way, they can be killed effortlessly. You can take a large group of troops to the north first, and leave it to me here.” (To be continued.)