Roy reined in his horse at the entrance of Shuangshuangjing Village.
The village is quiet.
Since the fighting broke out, hundreds of villagers in Double Eyes Village have left under the orders of Todd, the garrison commander of Nuanshui Lake Castle. Some young men were recruited into the castle to assist in the defense, while more civilians were in the surrounding area.
Take refuge in the deep mountains and old forests.
The village of Duanjingjing in front of me is empty.
Two roads converge from Duanjingjing Village and then extend in different directions. The trees and farmland on both sides of the road are like villages.
In fact, even before arriving at Double Eye Village, Roy knew that his judgment was wrong.
The road to Duan Shuang Village is the closest road to the east line. If you don't go from here, then Fei Lie's army bypassing Nuanshui Lake will have to make a big circle to the north along the rolling mountains. Just
The extra distance is more than thirty kilometers.
In mountainous areas where cavalry is difficult to travel, this means several prayer hours.
In Roy's view, getting out of the battle quickly and rejoining Muye as soon as possible is Tie Lun's top priority right now. There is absolutely no need for him to go north and waste a few prayer hours.
However, the opponent avoided this path.
Looking at the deserted village, Roy felt as if he was watching a prey that walked to the trap, turned a corner, and walked around silently.
"Sir." Sogg's voice came from behind.
Roy looked back, past Sogg's muddy face, and saw that the Solan soldiers behind him were all shaky.
Roy's heart was sinking.
This time he missed the target, so he had to go back to the original route and pursue the enemy along the route they left from Nuanshui Lake. Not only was the time wasted by going back and forth, but the soldiers' physical strength was also greatly exhausted.
Roy knew that everyone was holding their breath and following him now.
The continuous traveling and fighting have brought the mental will and physical strength of everyone in this team to the critical point. In this state, if you want to catch up with Tie Lun again and engage in a difficult battle, it is absolutely impossible.
is a dangerous idea.
"Are we still chasing?" Sogg asked.
Roy hesitated.
Logically speaking, after annihilating Buz and Naqi, I can take a break. At least from the situation, both sides are equal now. The other side has not captured any of the five strategic locations. As long as Mu
The reinforcements from Nicheng are fast enough, and the fjord can be defended!
However, the deserted village in front of him reminded Roy.
At this moment, he seemed to see a pair of cold eyes staring at him with a sneer.
The opponent's cunning and power made Roy feel an extreme danger. He believed that if he could not prevent them from joining together, then maybe at the most critical moment, this Fei Lie army would become a stabbing weapon.
A knife that penetrates vital parts.
Seeing Roy's silence, the long knights all exchanged glances with each other.
Lost it!
This fact is undoubtedly a heavy blow to this extremely tired team. Not to mention ordinary cavalry, even these long knights will find it difficult to insist on doing this again.
However, what everyone is worried about now is not themselves, but Roy.
Along the way, Roy's performance was miraculous. Whether it was seeing through the opponent's plan, accurately grasping the location and time of the ambush, or mobilizing the Fei Lie army with beacon fire, he showed his extraordinary insight and ability to grasp fighter opportunities. He
Just like a skilled hunter, he was busy setting traps and killing prey. Following behind him, everyone achieved achievements that they could not even imagine before.
However, after all, his opponents were military geniuses like Mu Ye and Tie Lun. No matter in terms of knowledge or experience, they were not comparable to Roy, who was a civilian.
Just like now, when Roy judged that the other party would pass through Duanyanjing Village, the other party chose another way.
This is an invisible confrontation.
And for the commander who lost this confrontation, this was a bigger blow to morale than losing the opponent's confrontation.
On the battlefield, I don’t know how many commanders lost their mentality and made fatal mistakes because of this. I don’t know how many teams lost trust in their commanders because of repeated setbacks, which eventually led to collapse.
Everyone still had confidence in Roy, but when they saw this somewhat depressed and confused face, everyone suddenly realized that the person leading them in the battle was, after all, just a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old.
"Sir, actually..." Soge took a step forward, wanting to comfort Roy.
However, he saw that the corners of Roy's mouth slowly raised, revealing a "really interesting" smile.
This kind of smile is often seen in Sauger.
Maybe he is a gambler with a big deck of cards, facing his opponent to steal a chicken; maybe he is a top hunter, facing a cunning prey. No matter which one, what this smile represents is confidence!
"Chase!" Roy took a deep breath and answered Soger's question.
His eyes narrowed slightly: "But we have to find another way."
Twenty minutes later, the team arrived at the foot of Nuanshui Lake Castle.
Nuanshui Lake is the name of a mountain lake in the north. The water temperature remains at about 40 degrees all year round. In summer, it is not too hot. In winter, water vapor is filled with mist, and the forest surrounding the lake is lush and green because of the climate of Nuanshui Lake.
The snow-capped mountains in the distance complement each other. The scenery is reflected on the smooth, mirror-like lake, which makes it feel like a fairyland on earth.
Nuanshui Lake Castle was built on a hill south of Nuanshui Lake. It has a history of two hundred years. The castle is a typical Roman dynasty style. The outer wall is made of gray and brown rocks, which is thick and solid. Outside the city gate
, is a stone bridge spanning a mountain stream. Between the stone bridge and the city gate is a wooden suspension bridge controlled by a magic pattern winch.
Walking into the doorway that is six meters deep, you will find the front yard of the castle.
Unlike ordinary castles that have only one main tower, Nuanshui Lake Castle has two main towers, one on the left and one on the right. In castle architecture, these are called twin towers. The towers are connected by a covered bridge. Under the tower
Surrounded by low bungalows and sheds, these were the residences of slaves and servants and the place where craftsmen worked.
Going further back is the backyard of the castle. This part is much smaller than the front yard. An auxiliary tower used entirely for military purposes and two arrow towers echoing the front yard are all the buildings here.
Nuanshui Lake Castle is a small and medium-sized castle, but after the outbreak of the war, it has always been a transit point for supplies to the fjord. After reconstruction and expansion, it can now accommodate more than 2,000 troops.
If you use the castle as the core, station a knights, and slightly renovate the villages and towns outside the castle, it will be a ready-made military camp. It can guard the passages in all directions. With the sound of the horn, it can quickly attack. No army wants to pass here.
There is no threat from the castle defenders. Therefore, in this battle, this is a battleground for both the enemy and ourselves.
Tie Lun's departure surprised the defenders of Nuanshui Lake. The arrival of Roy and others caused thunderous cheers throughout the castle.
After nearly a day of fear, they finally received reinforcements.
Moreover, this support army is not an ordinary reinforcement. Since they entered the war zone, they have already annihilated two elite knights of Fei Lie. They even caused the Tielun army, which was preparing to launch an attack on Nuanshui Lake Castle, to retreat in panic.
Twenty minutes ago, a dozen girls escorted the wounded to the castle.
When standing on the city wall and seeing the main force of the army walking along the rugged mountain road from a distance, the castle immediately lowered the drawbridge and rolled out a red carpet. On the city wall, four majestic flags flew down, and twelve trombones
The hands were full and the horns were blown. The knights and soldiers, fully armed, lined up out of the city. They lined up on the stone bridge in front of the city gate.
Todd, the commander of the garrison, led the soldiers and civilians in the city to welcome him out in the rain.
However, when the team arrived at the castle and saw these knights up close, the people present couldn't believe their eyes. The cheers and horns gradually died down.
In the heavy rain, this army was so tired.
Each one of them was soaked by the heavy rain. Strands of hair stuck tightly to their foreheads. Water drops continued to drip down. The horses sat down, their steps were slow, and their heads were lowered to the ground.
It was obvious that he was exhausted. The flag on the rifle was wet and stuck to the barrel of the gun, and everyone's face was pale.
Walking in the front were ten long knights of the Munich City Guard. Behind them were more than forty young trainee knights. There was still a hint of childishness in each of their faces, which was not considered strong.
Their bodies were so large that it was hard to believe that it was just such a group of young people who were fighting a series of bloody battles against the wolf-like and tiger-like Fei Lie army.
Behind them were more than a hundred cavalry. These ordinary warriors without the support of battle rings, many of whom were just riding on horses, were already swaying.
Regardless of whether they are long knights, trainee knights or cavalry, without exception, everyone has scars on their bodies.
Their cloaks and armored shirts were covered with blood and traces of sword slashes. Many people simply used cloth strips to bandage their wounds. The blood soaked in the cloth strips was shocking.
"Damn it, what are you still doing?"
With Todd's loud shout, all the horns and greetings were forgotten. Everyone rushed forward and helped the soldiers in heavy armor down and helped them into the castle.
The women quickly took out clean gauze, the medical officers rushed back and forth with medicine boxes on their backs, the chefs lit up the fire and cooked ginger soup and food, and the soldiers took away the horses and took good care of them.
Many women are busy and wiping tears at the same time.
Starting from the city of Meiding, more than a dozen sleepless marches during prayer times and two battles caused many soldiers to fall to the ground and sleep to death as soon as they entered the castle. Even everyone took off their bandages and treated the ferocious beast for them.
When they suffered terrible wounds, they just grunted in their sleep. The dirty appearance made anyone feel distressed when they saw it.
What's even more sad is that the twenty knights, including the young black-haired officer, just drank a bowl of hot soup in the castle, changed into dry clothes, and then left again.
The iron hooves of twenty war horses, stepping on the water splash on the muddy ground, galloped out of the castle.
In the blink of an eye, they had disappeared into the rain.
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"Whoosh!"
An arrow shot through the jungle like lightning, grazing the cheek of a Knight Fei Lie. If he hadn't dodged it in time, the arrow would have almost killed him.
The knight reined in his horse, reached out and touched the blood on his face, then put his fingers into his mouth and licked it.
The surrounding jungle is quiet.
The knight snorted coldly and whistled with his fingers.
Following the whistles coming from around him, he turned his horse's head and left quickly. His figure only flickered in the forest before disappearing into the dense bushes.
Miki turned out from behind a big tree, looked at the direction where Knight Fei Lie had left with complex eyes, put her bow on her back, kicked off her feet, and flew in the opposite direction like a dexterous swift.
Despite many efforts, Miki still could not grasp the whereabouts of the enemy.
The terrain of the mountains and forests to the north of Nuanshui Lake is complicated. There is more than one road leading to the north. This time, Tie Lun extended the warning line to five kilometers away, and all the knights released were knights above the bravery level. Several of them
One, even the old Falcon with the strength of a just knight.
Although the Elf Hunters had approached this area several times, without exception, they were pursued by these Fei Lie Knights before they could find the whereabouts of Tie Lun's main force.
Miki is an elf warrior who has transformed into a butterfly. But her strength is only equivalent to that of a human armed knight.
As for her tribe, not only did they not transform into butterflies, but they also did not receive hunter training for a long time. They were able to become excellent hunters solely due to the talents of the elves.
They can detect and sneak, but combat is their weakness.
Just like in the previous two battles, the hunters who followed the main force were only allowed by Roy to use bows and arrows from a safe distance. None of the elves fought the enemy head-on.
Miki was a little annoyed.
Ten minutes later, when they saw Mi Qi's slim figure emerging from the jungle, the team stopped, and Sog asked: "Have you found the enemy?"
Mi Qi glanced at Roy and remained silent, her long eyelashes drooping.
The knights all looked at each other.
Judgments on the battlefield, no matter how confident they are, still need to be confirmed by intelligence.
Although everyone agreed with Roy's guess that Tie Lun went to the east to join other Fei Lie troops, this guess was not enough to support the next move.
Which path will Tie Lun take? Should he go to the eastern front, or hide somewhere? Should he pursue the lure and set a trap, or should he turn around and attack Nuanshui Lake after deploying this force? Or attack Bison?
Village, Fire Fox Village?
Every guess is a possibility. As long as there is no definite answer, you cannot take risks.
Everyone turned their attention to Roy.
Now, there are only nineteen magic-equipped knights following Roy to pursue Tie Lun, while the rest of the team is resting in Nuanshui Lake Castle. No one knows what Roy's plan is. Does he think that just by relying on himself?
Can these people defeat Tie Lun?
"We didn't find Tie Lun's main force, but found their scouts?" Roy leaned down and looked into Mi Qi's eyes with some curiosity.
This stubborn elf rarely looks so annoyed.
"Nonsense." Mi Qi rolled her eyes at Roy.
The Feili people's scouts were all over the mountains and forests. In this direction, she put thirty elf hunters in and fought with the opponent several times. Although she could not break through the opponent's obstruction and determine the location of its main force, the position of the opponent's scouts was
It's crystal clear.
They are in the forest in front of them, blocking all access to the north. You may encounter them at any time on both sides of the road, on the mountainside of ridges, along river valleys, or in the bushes.
"That's good." Roy jumped off the horse and drew his sword. "Let's start with them!"