Chapter 165 The importance of air superiority

Author: Arion's Dolphins

Chapter 165 The importance of air superiority

He believed that the other party could not make any progress, but Tang Zhao did not mind passing the message on his behalf.

He gave Olivia a map, which marked the location of the trading post. Due to the war, trade was basically stopped, but there were still a small number of elves and dwarves stationed there. Elena and other rangers would start from there.

The trading post received necessary supplies, and the supplies were provided by the dwarves at Dragon Blood Pass. The trading post was still barely in operation, and the necessary exchange of supplies between elves and dwarves was still carried out there.

The dwarves of the Dragon Blood Pass are also facing some troubles now. Many goblins are attacking the fortress defenses, but they can't do anything. They have to deal with such attacks several times every year. This is one of their responsibilities as the northern gateway of the dwarves.

, after they solve the immediate problem, more well-equipped dwarf warriors will go north to form a pincer attack on the green spear goblins.

The trading post will serve as their base for advancing, so it is very necessary for this place to exist at present.

After giving the opponent the map, Olivia hurriedly left, followed by two vulture knights as escorts.

However, the "maid" did not leave with her, but stayed in Karak Solma with the large army.

Watching Olivia fly away, she looked at Tang Zhao and asked, "Can I take a look around here? I won't cause any trouble."

[Of course there is no problem. I will arrange a guide for you. Remember to take protective measures when approaching the city wall. I disabled their catapult a few days ago, but that kind of thing is not difficult to make. I don’t know when it will be ready.

There will be huge rocks coming in again.]

There was nothing shady in Tang Zhao's stronghold. The only things that could barely be counted were the coinage templates, including those of the Oran royal family's currency. Before the vulture knights arrived at the scene, Tang Zhao had properly hidden the items.

, he didn’t want there to be any rift between the two because of this trivial matter.

He thinks that his territory is pretty good. At least for now, there is no other settlement in the world where elves and dwarves can live in peace. This is definitely unique.

A Pickling took the lady away. After Tang Zhao basked in the sun for a while, he went to find Bourne and the leader of the Vulture Knights. They wanted to discuss matters related to combat. They lacked manpower and how many parties were needed to attack the baggage train.

Only the close cooperation between man and horse will do the trick.

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Not long after, a huge carriage train was marching near the Roncevas Pass.

Last year, their plan was to open a road between the forests and connect the east and west parts of the continent. This plan was foiled last year. However, after the beginning of spring, the hobgoblins are still trying to open up a stable and safe road. It is already the first time.

To achieve results, the baggage train team followed this path.

However, this is an undeveloped virgin forest after all, and it is difficult to make the roads much wider. The convoy transporting the baggage formed a long snake formation and marched slowly between the forests, accompanied by a large number of warg cavalry and goblins.

The light infantry and the hobgoblin heavy infantry used their strong force to cover up the vulnerability of the baggage train and carriages.

As the team was marching, sharp attack alarms came from both ends of the team. The commander of the baggage train was quite experienced in dealing with elf rangers. He immediately ordered the baggage team to stop, and at the same time, the baggage train at both ends formed a ring.

Forming a car formation, under the cover of the baggage cars, the soldiers resisted the elven arrows shot from deep in the jungle.

At the same time, the Warg Cavalry reserve team on standby in the middle of the team also began to take action, launching an attack on the elves' positions from the flanks, hoping to drive away the Elf Rangers in this way.

The elves maintain some giant deer cavalry in their own territory that are powerful and can move in the forest, as sharp knives against the hobgoblin cavalry.

The upper limit of the size of a deer is very high. In the previous life, the height of a moose at the shoulder could reach more than two meters, which was taller than most rhinoceroses, and its weight could even be close to one ton. It can be compared with the white-limbed bison, the heaviest cattle species, and it is the giant deer in this world.

Worse than that, let alone being a regular cavalry, one can achieve the effect of an elephant soldier even with hard work.

Of course, this kind of elite cavalry can easily fight against wargs, but these ranger groups under Elena are basically at the level of "country warriors", but they do not have such high-end maneuverability and can only rely on two legs. If they are not careful, they will be killed.

They may be delayed or even surrounded by the Warg Cavalry. They cannot take risks. At this time, they usually have no choice but to retreat unwillingly.

But this time their purpose was just to divert the enemy's attention so as to create opportunities for the mobile forces in the sky.

Part of the troops in the middle section were attracted away, and the commander's attention was completely focused on the front and rear ends, which created favorable conditions for Tang Zhao's operation.

A raptor repeated its old trick, grabbing Tang Zhao and swooping down from the air, accurately throwing Tang Zhao's bomb right next to the hobgoblin commander.

Tang Zhao's body suddenly increased countless times in the air. When he landed, he first knocked down several fully armed hobgoblin guards. Then he opened his bloody mouth and bit directly at the hobgoblin who was a little unable to react.

commander.

In ancient battlefields, the equipment of military commanders were generally very gorgeous and exquisite. Although Tang Zhao couldn't tell the difference between the hobgoblins, he was right to kill the one who looked richest, or the commander.

, or he is a special person who is more important than the commander, and it will not be a loss if either one dies.

After that siege, the hobgoblin commander who took over would definitely emphasize to his subordinates the need to guard against the "air raid" caused by Tang Zhao. The reaction of the hobgoblin commander in front of him was very quick. He was less than two meters away.

Even though he was under 20 meters, he still tried his best to dodge, but Tang Zhao did not bite his torso, but bit his arm.

Tang Zhao's claws were very long and had terrifying lethality. They could penetrate many small trees, but after all, they were not as flexible and convenient as the hands of primates. He could not reach the hobgoblin commander for a while.

Seeing that the opponent's other arm was pulling out the saber from his waist, he wanted to stab Tang Zhao's weak spot hard.

Tang Zhao's selling point was his rough skin and thick flesh, not physical immunity. To be safe, he began to flick his head to the left and right. At the right moment, he released his mouth and threw the hobgoblin commander heavily to his side.

A baggage truck made an overwhelmed sound along with the baggage truck.

The surrounding hobgoblin guards also reacted at this moment. Several guards went to protect the commander whose life or death was uncertain, and more people began to surround Tang Zhao, trying to kill him or severely injure him. The soldiers surrounded him densely.

Several floors.

He thought that this was complete, and he had successfully attracted the attention of all the surrounding hobgoblin warriors.

Eighteen vulture knights rose from the forest clearing that had been opened in advance. The vultures held a stone the size of a suitcase in their eagle-like front paws.

Some hobgoblins had already noticed that something was wrong, and quickly called on their nearby comrades to disperse and escape. However, the scene was too chaotic, and they lost their commanding personnel. With the crowds crowded, they could not disperse in just a few seconds.

open.

The vultures quickly approached from the air, and then began to dive and descend, throwing extremely lethal stones at the hobgoblins near Tang Zhao. The hobgoblins below were immediately knocked upside down, and many unlucky ones were directly hit.

It is difficult to distinguish the human form, and blood is spattered.

This is the advantage of being able to fly. Throwing stones from the sky can kill a large number of people without using magic or technology.

Tang Zhao once again had a profound understanding of the significance of the royal family maintaining this cavalry force - it is true that the temper is bad, it is true that it eats meat every meal, it is true that elite cavalry is difficult to train, but the effect is indeed worthy of the maintenance cost. This is just one example.

A team of less than twenty people can have such an immediate effect. If the number of vulture knights increases to hundreds, it can directly change the situation of a small war.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Tang Zhao knocked through the surrounding crowd and headed towards the baggage train formation at the front of the team.

After the first round of bombing, the vultures were divided into two teams, one team of twelve and the other team of six, and returned to the forest glade in an orderly manner.

Over there, the elf rangers have already prepared the stones needed for the next round of bombing. The vulture knights have very superb riding skills. They don't even land on the ground, flying from low altitude, like golden eagles hunting rabbits.

They grabbed the stone with great difficulty, took off again, and dropped the next round of bombs. They were already very familiar with this kind of work, and they were no worse than their ability to throw spears and use swords.

Originally, they were throwing more specialized alchemy products that could cause explosions or other damage, but now throwing stones is no problem.

The elves, Tang Zhao and the Vulture Knights concentrated on attacking the front end of the baggage train, while the rear end maintained the containment of troops and at the same time withdrew some manpower to attack the fragile and chaotic middle section with the reserve team.

The commander and most of the elite hobgoblin warriors have been eliminated, and the morale of the remaining goblins has also been severely damaged. It is not difficult to deal with such an enemy who has no fighting spirit.

At the same time, the kobold display who had been lurking in the forest also showed up in time, forming a relatively strong defense line with the short spear in his hand, which temporarily blocked the warg cavalry's back attack.

Originally, the lizardmen were supposed to be more suitable for war, but the underground passage dug by Tang Zhao was not designed for lizardmen, and the dwarves scolded them for walking in it, so the kobolds could only be responsible for this work.

There is no doubt that this is a test for them, because when blocking the enemy, they will not get any assistance from Tang Zhao or the elves. They can only rely on the weapons in their hands and their comrades who are also kobolds around them.

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Turning his attention back to Tang Zhao, he rushed all the way, quickly passing through the goblin troops blocking the road, and arrived in front of the baggage train array.

These vehicles could block the elves' low-weight bows and arrows, but they could not stop Tang Zhao.

The hobgoblin had an officer at each end. One of them had no problem with his judgment. As soon as he discovered Tang Zhao, he called on the soldiers to warn him to prevent him from overturning the baggage train and creating a gap in the original tight formation.

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There are many of them, and if they don't have the support of the vulture knights from the sky, they might really be able to achieve success.

However, the vulture knights smashed more than a dozen huge rocks from the heads of the assembled soldiers one after another. The temporarily organized interception force suffered heavy losses. The defense line was directly smashed through in a short time, and the soldiers behind them had no time to replenish them.

In ancient wars, head-on battles mainly relied on dense formations. There were often three or four rows of spearmen standing together. There were many more examples. Compared with this, queuing up to kill was considered to be a loose formation.

It was not until the appearance of artillery that the situation changed. The Spanish phalanx was plowed with bloodstains by the artillery, and the commander had to thin the line and increase the proportion of musketeers.

Taking this opportunity, Tang Zhao rushed towards the hobgoblin's line, knocked away the few soldiers blocking the road, and hit the baggage truck in his path, overturning the baggage truck in front of him. He successfully rushed into the enemy's formation, and

Destruction begins directly inside.

The situation in front of them is very frustrating for the hobgoblins - if they don't organize a front, they will be defeated one by one by Tang Zhao relying on his high mobility and single-target lethality. Assemble the front, those vultures holding stones in the sky

The knight is waiting, and no matter what he does, he will suffer heavy losses.

At the same time, the elf rangers on the periphery are still firing cold arrows, all of which are coated with poison. As long as the warriors scratch their skin, they will lose their combat effectiveness soon. The arrow skills they have practiced since childhood are extremely accurate, and hobgoblin warriors are everywhere.

loss.

At this point, the hobgoblin officer still showed very good qualities. Seeing that there was nothing he could do, he prepared to organize soldiers to break out. He wanted to cooperate with the warg cavalry on the outside and drive out the elf rangers in the forest first.

Say it again.

It was a good idea, but as soon as he loudly tried to organize the warriors again, five vulture knights passed by from low altitude. They threw out their short spears, and the attacks from the sky accurately hit the enemy. The hobgoblin officer was hit by several short spears.

, fell down very unwillingly.

The elves and the vulture knights continued to carry out beheading attacks on anyone who tried to organize the situation, coupled with internal and external attacks, the goblins finally fell into a state of collapse. Some dropped their weapons and began to flee towards the forest, while some fell down on the spot and pretended to be dead.

Some made the internationally accepted standard surrender posture. There were many others. In short, they had completely lost the desire to fight.
To be continued...