Countless criss-crossing horse hooves stepped on fallen leaves and mud, making a low sound like thunder.
One hilltop, another hilltop.
After two prayer hours, Roy's team finally arrived at the Rock Valley ahead of Fei Lie's army.
During the march, the elf hunters discovered some scattered soldiers who were fleeing. When they were discovered, each of them was scarred and exhausted. They were able to escape the pursuit of the Feili people, in addition to luck, but also because of
Now Fei Lie's army has focused its attention on strategic targets such as Red Rock Hill and Nuanshui Lake.
Pursuing Solan soldiers was just something that the Fei Lie butchers did on the side.
After gathering these scattered soldiers, the team has exceeded 300 people. However, such a small number of troops is still insignificant compared to Fei Lie's troops in this war zone. If you look down from the sky, you can find that this small force
The team is like a lone wolf wandering among lions. The opponents who are far larger than them are moving towards the goal along a fixed trajectory.
Roy stood on the top of the valley and looked down.
It was afternoon, and the sun was shining brightly on the land. The barren and almost barren valley in front of Roy was scorching like a steaming furnace.
The entire valley presents an "S" shape. Two rocky and dusty mountains are lined up on both sides. Because of the dry climate and barren land, there are almost no trees here. Except for a few drought-tolerant plants, there are few trees on the ground.
There are just strange-shaped rocks and loose soil on top. When you step on them, a layer of floating soil will rise up without using any force.
According to reports from the elf hunters, Fei Lie's army is still five kilometers away to the southwest. It will take at least half an hour to reach here.
Taking advantage of this period of time, Roy ordered the soldiers to dismount and rest and prepare for battle. He led Sogg and the cavalry officers around, carefully exploring the terrain of the Rock Valley.
Sauger and the officers followed Roy. They watched the young officer, like a cautious fox, running around and looking around. From time to time, he would lean down and study something carefully.
They didn't know Roy's past, so they didn't understand. For Roy, who had been hunting in the jungle since he was a child, observing the terrain, judging opponents, and setting traps were his instinctive reactions when encountering beasts more powerful than himself.
In war, this instinct is a more deadly weapon than the knowledge in military academies.
This is a precious talent. This is the reason why major families and military academies have insisted on large-scale hunting to select outstanding seedlings for many years.
But how can those teenagers who grew up in castles and occasionally go hunting in hunting grounds with knights and guards like this boy who was able to dig out a wolf den at the age of three? For more than ten years, he has been fighting wits and courage with Warcraft every day.
A black-haired boy?
A few minutes later, Roy had a comprehensive plan.
He asked everyone to squat down at the edge of the valley, and used a branch to draw an "S" shape on the dry soil that resembled the terrain of the rocky valley. Then he pointed to a gentle slope not far away and said to everyone: "Everyone
, I have an idea, let’s share it first and let everyone see if it works. If there are any problems, don’t be polite and point them out directly. My plan is..."
A moment later, a complete plan appeared in everyone's minds through Roy's narration.
If at the beginning, the seriousness and concern on everyone's faces was still the respect for the young man squatting on the ground holding a branch to write and draw, then after hearing the plan, everyone looked at each other,
I saw the same shock and excitement!
They are not famous generals, but as warriors who have been on the front line of the battlefield and have been walking on the edge of life and death for a long time, they are more powerful than those high-ranking nobles and those guys in the academy who have only learned some theories and analyzed some war cases.
Understand the cruelty of war and the rules that must be followed if you want to survive in war.
If Roy was just talking the talk and coming up with a plan that looked seamless on the surface but was actually full of mistakes, no matter how much they liked the officer, they would not hesitate to oppose it.
However, what they heard at this moment was not some whimsical nonsense, but a simple, rigorous, no-frills but absolutely fatal battle plan. Almost the second after Roy's voice fell, everyone spoke in a decisive tone.
, responded.
"Sir, just do it!"
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Twenty-three minutes later, a well-organized army appeared less than 500 meters away from the rocky valley.
Standing high in the valley, everyone could already see with the naked eye the column of knights turning from the cliffs and woods. They were wearing black armor and sitting on tall horses. Each of them held a long, long sword in his hand.
The knight's flag fluttered in the wind on the tip of the lance. Just looking at it from a distance, you can feel the powerful aura it exudes.
One hundred and fifty of the most elite Black Lightning Knights from the Seven Colored Sea Family of Fei Lie Empire, their average strength is above that of the Brave Knights. Among them, at least fifty have the strength of the Just Knights. This is a piece of steel that can crush everything.
The torrent. When they come from afar, the birds and animals in the forest are afraid to avoid them.
But what I am going to do is to block their steps!
Even though they were mentally prepared for a bloody battle, when everyone saw this army appear, their hearts could not help but beat faster and their palms became sweaty. This included Roy.
Quietly watching the approaching team, Roy took a deep breath to calm his nerves.
This is not the first time I have experienced war.
Whether it was in Borabel, at the foot of Meiding City, or even the battle with the Black Skeleton Bandits, it was far more brutal than the wars many people have seen in their lifetimes.
However, this was the first time that as the highest commander of an army, he personally commanded a battle formation.
In the past, I was just a warrior. No matter it was a mountain of swords, a sea of fire, or a bloody storm, all I had to do was fight with the enemy on the opposite side. While inserting the sword into the enemy's body, I ensured that I could survive. But now, I have to fight for my own safety.
Everyone else is responsible.
This kind of pressure is a bit unbearable even for Roy, who has always been bold.
At this moment, a pair of steady hands fell on Roy's shoulders.
"Sir," Sog said. "We will definitely win!"
Roy looked back at Sorge's determined eyes, and his nervousness immediately relaxed.
"They are very powerful, but from the day the war broke out, we have been ready to fight them," Sog looked at the enemy and said slowly, "This is the responsibility and destiny of being a knight. We have never
We have thought about how strong they are and how weak we are. We must do what we have to do, even if it means death. You don’t have to worry about us. Besides..."
He blinked at Roy: "These bastards probably never imagined that what was in front of them would be twenty magic-equipped Celestial Knights, right?"
Sogg's words made the soldiers next to him chuckle. The atmosphere in the entire team immediately became much more relaxed.
While he was talking, Fei Lie's army had already arrived at the mouth of the Rock Valley.
The team stopped in an orderly manner. After a while, the thirty Black Lightning Knights divided into three groups, five of whom went up the ridge on the left side of the valley, and five who went up the ridge on the right. The other twenty knights and four
One row took the lead in riding horses into the valley. The remaining large team of more than a hundred people waited quietly outside the valley entrance.
This scene gave Roy a deeper understanding of the experience and discipline of the Fei Liejun.
Even though they knew that after breaking through the fjord, no force in the entire area could pose a threat to them, they were still very cautious during the march.
Especially when passing through a valley that is prone to ambushes, the team naturally sends out the vanguard to investigate without anyone's orders. Any enemy ambushing in the valley cannot escape the eyes of these knights.
However, these were already within Roy's expectations.
Growing up, he has seen countless cunning monsters of all kinds. In the process of hunting, he did not know how many losses he suffered, and how many times he was dejected and failed. However, no matter how smart the prey is, it is no match for the hunter.
.After repeated battles of wits and courage, in the end, Roy, who has accumulated more experience, is always the winner.
Compared with the cunning and various tricks of those Warcraft, this Fei Lie army is nothing. Although they are well-disciplined and experienced, they seem to be invulnerable. But Roy can clearly feel that under this iron-clad discipline
Hidden underneath is their arrogance.
Although they sent the vanguard to explore the canyon, the knights outside the canyon did not make any preparations. They were all chatting easily. It seemed that they did not believe that there would be any enemies ambush here. And the knights who were exploring were just
It was just a routine matter. They did not explore the higher and deeper places on both sides of the valley at all.
The Rock Valley is a stepped canyon.
If the valley bottom is the first layer, then the ridges currently being explored by Knight Philip on both sides are the second layer. And on the back and above the second layer, there is a higher third layer.
Because the terrain on the third level is steep and far away from the "V" shaped valley bottom, it is not suitable for an ambush. On the surface, whether it is explored or not, it does not seem to affect the safety of Philip's army. However, if they
If you are careful enough, you can find that at a corner of the Rock Valley, there is a gentle slope enough for three horses to run parallel.
Through this gentle slope, attackers ambushing on the third level can quickly occupy the ridge on the second level and attack the enemies at the bottom of the valley from a high position. At the same time, they can also go around dozens of meters away and go down to the valley bottom through the other two gentle slopes.
These three gentle slopes are like three sharp swords inserted on both sides of the S-shaped valley.
Once Fei Lie's army enters the valley, they will face a comprehensive blow within thirty seconds after the attack is launched. And once the formation is disrupted, under the narrow valley, they and the prey that fell into the trap
No different.
A moment later, Knight Fei Lie, who entered the valley, had already explored the entire valley and the area several hundred meters around the exit at the end of the valley.
When the knights on the ridges on both sides made a safety gesture to the twenty knights below the valley, one knight turned around and galloped away towards the road, while the others stayed in place in a defensive formation.
A few minutes later, after receiving the news, Fei Lie's army began to enter the valley one after another. They lined up three in a row, winding into a long snake along the valley.
Ten meters. Twenty meters, fifty meters, one hundred meters...
On the top of the valley, all Solan soldiers held their breath and held their sword hilts tightly. When they saw that Fei Lie's army had all entered the valley, and the knights in front had already reached the middle and rear of the S-shaped valley,
Everyone's eyes were focused on Roy.
Under the blazing sun, Roy rode his horse onto a huge rock on the edge of the cliff.
A gust of wind blew up, raising dry dust from the valley and wrapping the young man's thin figure.
There was no independence from the world that fascinated the girl, no clothes fluttering in the wind, no nobility and coolness, no dazzlingness. He was riding a long-haired thin horse in the dusty sky, holding up a long, clumsy look.
bow.
Roy drew his bow and nocked an arrow.
As if sensing something, in Fei Lie's army at the foot of the mountain, a young general surrounded by knights suddenly raised his head and looked here. The pupils in his lazy eyes suddenly shrank.
Whoosh! Without saying a word, Roy shot straight into the face of the young general with a volley of arrows.
The arrow from the string was like blowing the horn of charge. A thunderous roar rose into the sky.
"Kill!" Under the leadership of Sog, Solan's soldiers jumped up, like a torrent of steel, speeding down the gentle slope. At the same time, dozens of elven hunters also appeared.
.A feathered arrow flew down like rain!
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Enemy attack! When the shrill cries of the knights under his command rang out, all Naqi could see were the lightning-fast arrows and the figure of the black-haired boy on the top of the mountain.
He was actually ambushed?!
In this place that was already like a cake, cut into pieces by Fei Lie's army, a Solan army unexpectedly appeared. Moreover, this army actually dared to ambush him.
This accident made Nazi unbelievable and angry.
Seeing the knights guarding him rushing up to protect him, he shouted loudly: "Get out of the way!"
The powerful fighting spirit instantly inspired eight battle rings. A fiery red light, as if it had substance, instantly enveloped the space within a radius of five meters. The first feather arrow, as soon as it entered the space, seemed to be submerged in the water.
Immediately, it slowed down. As Naqi stretched out his hand and grabbed it in the air, the feather arrow exploded into a piece of powder before it came within three meters of him.
However, with the sneer on his lips, just as the first feather arrow exploded, he suddenly discovered that the following arrows flicked strangely in the air, drawing dazzling arcs.
line, shooting at several other knights around him.
Naqi's face changed drastically, and he shouted urgently: "Get away, get away quickly!"
However, these arrows were too fast. There were only a few continuous pops and pops, and bloody flowers reflected Naqi's eyes red.
Except for one knight who reacted quickly enough and was cut open by an arrow on the cheek, three knights grabbed their throats with their hands at the same time, their eyes protruded like goldfish, blood foam gurgled from their mouths, and they jumped off the horse.
Fell to the ground.
Naqi turned his gaze fiercely to the top of the mountain.
This kind of shooting technique that can change the flight trajectory of the arrow after it leaves the string has never been heard of, let alone seen. What makes him even more unbelievable is that the person who shot these arrows turned out to be a person.
A black-haired boy who is much younger than himself!
In the field of vision, the black-haired boy made a throat-cutting gesture on his neck and disappeared immediately. At the same time, the rain of arrows falling from the mountain had caused a large number of casualties in our team. At least seven or eight people.
The knight was shot through the throat by those extremely precise arrows. More than twenty people were injured and fell from their horses in the rain of arrows.
Seeing that the Solan cavalry on the mountain had already rushed down the hillside, Naqi quickly scanned the surroundings.
"The first squadron forms a defensive formation. The second squadron seizes the hillside on the left, and the third squadron seizes the hillside on the right." Nazi ordered one after another, "Kill them all!"
I have to say that to be able to become a disciple of Minai, one of the Five Heroes of the Seven Colored Sea, Naqi's military talent is really amazing.
Although he was ambushed, he did not panic. On the contrary, he saw the attackers' lineup almost instantly and made the most correct judgment and decision.
He found that most of the Solan people galloping down the hillside were ordinary Solan cavalry. Even among the dozens of knights rushing in front, most of them were poor armed knights. Although he was caught off guard and fell
We are at a disadvantage, but if the other party wants to annihilate us with such a small force, it is simply the most daydreaming!
He did not order a retreat because he knew that if he chose to retreat at this time, it would be equivalent to sending his back to the enemy's sword. The chaotic troops were likely to collapse under the enemy's pursuit that was completely accelerated.
An experienced boxer, when facing a heavy punch from his opponent, will sometimes take the initiative to put his head up to prevent the opponent from fully exerting his strength.
If the two gentle slopes in the valley were compared to the two fists of a boxer, what he had to do now was to face them!
Although these two gentle slopes allow the opponent to use their impact as much as possible. However, when the war horses go downhill, the speed will not be too fast due to inertia. This is the instinct of the war horses. They will be more cautious to avoid
At the same time, the knight on the horse must also lean back. This posture is convenient for maintaining balance, but it is not convenient for attacking.
As long as they can withstand the first wave of the Solan people's charge and block them on the gentle slope, the narrow terrain and downward inertia will become a terrible trap.
They will fall down on the hillside like a rolling gourd. The knight in front will block the way of the knight behind, and then, this seemingly ferocious torrent will smash into pieces on the hard rock of the Black Lightning Knight!
At that time, as long as we retreat further, we will be able to turn this narrow valley into a meat grinder that crushes the rolling and falling Solan army!
Following Naqi's order, the Black Lightning Knights quickly calmed down the chaos and took action. In groups of five, they formed a defensive formation. While deflecting the falling arrows, they quickly seized the two places on both sides of the canyon.
The gentle slope that posed the greatest threat to them. The thirty knights who had explored the path earlier, after a brief moment of confusion, roared angrily and came over for reinforcements.
For a moment, all they could see was the rolling iron current in the valley. Solan's army above and Fei Lie's army below rushed towards two gentle slopes at the same time.