"Wolf Riders?" Longbottom's face also darkened, and he immediately asked: "Where are they? Are there many of them? Can you kill him?"
The mercenary who was scouting the road shook his head resolutely: "Absolutely impossible! Just past this forest, there were at least three or four thousand people. I was worried that the distance was too close, so I didn't dare to stay longer. You also know that those
The noses of the giant wolves are so clever that we dare not approach them. But they number at least three thousand, only a lot more!"
Although the two people spoke in low voices, many people around them heard it, and everyone changed their minds immediately!
Thousands of wolf riders?!
These people have spent many days on the front line. Who doesn't know how powerful the orcs' wolf cavalry are? These wolf cavalry are as mobile as the wind, galloping and jumping, and they fight fiercely and cunningly.
What's more, the opponent's number is in the thousands, while our own team has less than 300 people...
In terms of combat effectiveness, our side is at an absolute disadvantage. And... looking at the surrounding terrain, there is only this small forest, and most other places are flat wilderness. On this flat terrain, with only three hundred people on our side, it is necessary to
Dealing with thousands of wolf riders is undoubtedly a dream.
Longbottom trusted this mercenary who was exploring the path very much. These mercenaries who were exploring the path were all the most experienced old mercenaries selected from the Wolf Fang Army. They were trustworthy in both their skills and their minds.
"What the hell." Longbottom grabbed his hair angrily and cursed in a low voice: "I have investigated before and found that there are no large-scale settlements of orcs nearby, and they are far away from the front line. How can there be so many of them?
The Wolf Cavalry appears here?!"
"Boss, are you here specifically to chase us?" A subordinate's face turned pale.
"Probably not." Longbottom's eyes flashed: "If they are chasing us, there is no need to send so many. One thousand is enough. And... the wolf cavalry is the elite of the orcs, and they will not be sent to chase after bandits like us.
They are here to chase us, and with the maneuverability of the wolf cavalry, they have already caught up with us."
After thinking about it, he smiled bitterly: "It can only be said that we are unlucky. Maybe these wolf cavalry passed by here and were bumped into by us."
Everyone was looking at Longbottom eagerly. Even the idiots knew at this moment that with just a few hundred of them, thousands of wolf cavalrymen encountered the enemy in the wild. Once discovered by the enemy, I am afraid that these few hundred of them would not even be able to fill in the enemy's shells.
There is no qualification for having gaps between teeth.
"Let's get out of here immediately!" Longbottom ordered.
According to the people who explored the path, the wolf cavalry was on the other side of the woods, less than two thousand meters away from them. The wolf cavalry were also resting next to the woods. There was only one forest between the two sides. Although the distance was two thousand meters,
, whether it is far or not, whether it is close or not...
However, Longbottom knew very well that if he could lead the most elite wolf cavalry among the orcs. And there were thousands of wolf cavalry, then the leader of the team must be smarter than ordinary orcs. The large army was resting next to the woods,
Even an idiot knows that sentinels will be sent out to patrol the surrounding area.
The other party will definitely do the same! Once the other party's sentinel wolf cavalry patrols along the forest and discovers people like ourselves... then it will be troublesome!
Run quickly!!
At this moment, no one dared to hesitate. Everyone packed their bags quickly. Even when running away, Longbottom did not let anyone hide and bury the traces left by his people.
For example, the pit that has been dug for a fire, the footprints on the ground, etc...
He knew very well that sooner or later, the opponent would send wolf cavalry to search here. And once they searched here, even if he had hidden these traces before leaving, the wolf cavalry had one of the most powerful skills, which was the sense of smell of the giant wolf!
These damn guys have a sense of smell even more sensitive than that of a dog! As long as a wolf rides here, no matter how cleanly the traces are hidden, the other party will be able to smell that there used to be many humans here from the smell in the air!
What's more, people like me have been running around for so many days. They are so exhausted. If they haven't showered for several days, who doesn't smell bad? There are also blood stains on their bodies...
The only option now is to run!
At the same time, I pray to God that the other party will find out later, so that people like myself can buy more time to escape!
A group of people quickly escaped from the woods and fled south in the opposite direction of the wolf cavalry. According to Longbottom's plan, the map showed a river to the south. If they could cross that river, they might be able to escape the danger of the wolf cavalry.
However, it was probably because Longbottom, a fat man who always used curse words like "God's thief", had been abandoned by God a long time ago, so his prayers were not received by God.
A group of people did not have horses to begin with (they used hot air balloons to land behind enemy lines from the air, where did the horses come from?), and they ran wildly in the wild. Unfortunately, they only ran less than two or three kilometers, and the mercenary at the end of the queue was
He shouted in panic: "There are soldiers chasing behind us!!"
Sure enough, above the horizon, a cloud of dust rose in the distance. Longbottom picked up the binoculars and took a look. In the distance, above the wilderness, a group of wolf cavalry had rushed over quickly. The giant wolf was running and jumping.
The wolf knight on his back is full of murderous intent, holding a bright long knife in his hand!
Found!
Longbottom's scalp suddenly felt numb!
He quickly estimated the speed of both parties. Although it seemed that the other party was still far away from him, his group, without horses and relying on two legs on the plain, could not outrun the four-legged giant wolf. If so
If you run down, I'm afraid you'll be overtaken before you reach the river!
There was no choice, he had to make a decisive decision! Longbottom did not hesitate and immediately gritted his teeth and shouted: "Detachment!!"
Everyone heard his order, and everyone understood that the leader wanted to continue to divide the troops and disperse the three hundred people. In this case, perhaps the other party's pursuers would be confused, and they would probably only pursue one route, and then the other
Those in the team will have a chance of survival.
but……
"Boss, we are small and cannot be divided any further! If the other party divides their troops to pursue us..." a mercenary immediately shouted loudly, with a look of absolute dismay on his face: "Why don't I lead a group of people and stay here to break up the rear!
Buy you some time!"
"What the hell are you going to do to seize the queen!" Longbottom cursed: "There are thousands of opponents! Dozens of you will be devoured in the blink of an eye if you seize the queen! You won't be able to buy time! Don't die in vain! Divide your forces!"
Longbottom's division of troops was very skillful. These mercenaries who had been trained by him for a long time were quickly distributed according to orders.
According to Longbottom's strategy of dividing troops, it is called: layer by layer decomposition.
In other words, when the wolf cavalry behind them catches up within sight, the wolf cavalry will see that this group of about 300 humans suddenly split into a small group and fled in another direction.
.And the team that was separated seemed to have only a few dozen people or even less.
At this time, if the leading wolf knight in charge of the pursuit was not the kind of guy with a delicate mind, he would probably make a decision: ignore the small ones and just bite the big ones!!
In this way, the separated teams will have many more chances of survival.
The number of troops to be divided must not be too large!
This is Longbottom's strategy.
Along the way, after running for about a few hundred meters, the wolf cavalry behind them had already caught up within sight. Watching the group of humans in front of them, they had separated into three groups three times. The number of people each time There were only a few dozen people.
Sure enough, the leader of the wolf cavalry laughed: "They are scared! Those humans have already deserted! Don't worry about those deserters, just chase the big army!"
By the time the troops were divided for the fifth time, Longbottom's group had less than a hundred people left. The two hundred people who separated successfully turned into a small group and fled.
But Longbottom's own team was closely watched by the wolf cavalry behind them. Moreover, the distance between them was already very close!
So close that you can even hear the sound of the opponent's galloping wolf hooves, as well as the roar of the wolf cavalry!
"Brothers, run quickly! There is a river ahead!!"
Longbottom was already out of breath from running, but he still mustered up enough strength to roar loudly and work hard to boost morale.
After running wildly all the way, some mercenaries finally couldn't hold on and fell behind. Some of them accidentally fell to the ground and could no longer get up, and their whole bodies collapsed.
Some people ran slower and slower... and were finally caught up by wolf cavalry. After those wolf cavalry caught up with the humans, they raised their swords and cut off their heads with a swish sound!
River! River!
There is a river in front!!
Longbottom has already seen the river! It's just ahead! Five hundred meters! Four hundred meters... three hundred meters...
The killing cries of the wolf cavalry behind him seemed to be in my ears. There were even mercenaries who were left behind. They were caught up by the opponent and screamed before they died!
When a group of people finally ran to the river, Longbottom immediately roared: "Jump into the river!!"
At this moment, the vanguard of the wolf cavalry has caught up to the end of the queue of this group of people. The wolf cavalry in the front has already brandished a long knife and rushed into the crowd!
Plop! Plop! Plop!!!
With the sound of diving, humans were driven to jump into the river one after another, just like dumplings.
It is autumn now, just after the summer rainy season. Fortunately, it has not entered the winter drying period, and the river is still very deep and wide.
Most of Longbottom's group jumped into the river, and only the twenty or so people running at the end were caught up by the wolf cavalry! The human warriors who were caught up waved their weapons desperately and struggled to death, and they were even redder. With their eyes wide open, they rushed towards the wolf riders beside them crazily, and some even yelled crazily: "Boss! Remember to send my bounty home!!"
The twenty or so human mercenaries who were left behind did not have time to jump into the river and fell into the queue of the overtaken wolf cavalry. Within a moment, they were all strangled!
Longbottom's heart was bleeding, but he bit his lips and led the remaining men in the river, swimming desperately towards the other side.
Finally, fortunately for Longbottom and others, the Wolf Cavalry did not go down the river to pursue them.
This is because the mercenaries such as Longbottom and others did not wear metal armor in order to maintain mobility when fighting behind enemy lines. Most of them only wore casual leather armor.
But these wolf cavalry, as the elite among the orcs, all wear strong iron armor made by dwarf craftsmen. Although these armors are very strong, they are also very heavy. Therefore, although the wolves are not afraid of water or even
It can be said that the water quality of most wolves is not bad.
However, because of this heavy armor, all the wolf cavalry gave up their intention of swimming in the water to pursue them.
And... looking at the number of humans jumping into the river to swim, it seems that there are not many.
The leader of the wolf cavalry seems to be barely satisfied with the result. In this weather, there is no need for his soldiers to take off their armor and swim in the cold river water in order to chase down dozens of humans.
The wolf cavalry simply separated into two groups and searched both sides of the river to see if it was possible to go around from the end of the river to continue the pursuit, or if there was a shallow place where they could cross the river.
On the other side, after Longbottom and dozens of others finally came ashore, everyone was so tired that they almost collapsed. Longbottom threw down his wet hair and glared hatefully at the other side. Those wolf cavalry were howling and making threatening sounds on the other side.
Even more wolf cavalry gave out sharp laughter, probably laughing at the embarrassment of their own group.
Longbottom gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, but finally took a deep breath and gritted his teeth: "Everyone, no rest allowed, evacuate here immediately! We don't have time to rest! If you want to survive, cheer up and hurry up.
Walk!"
But then, when the people were being counted, a piece of news made Longbottom completely stunned!
The three hundred men of my own were divided five times on the road. Two hundred of them ran away, leaving more than twenty people behind, leaving less than eighty. And the most important thing is that among these eighty, one important person is missing.
A person, and this person, Longbottom clearly remembered, was not far from him when he jumped into the river just now, and jumped into the river with him!!
Muse!
"Where's the muse?! Damn it! Why is the muse missing?!"