The strong wind was raging, stirring up dust all over the sky, and the sun at noon could only shed limited light on the earth.
The thick dust was like a dark cloud, casting a shadow over everything under it. And the bigger and thicker dark cloud shrouded the hearts of the soldiers under the dust.
Their bodies had already been covered with a thick layer of loess due to the raging wind and dust.
Although the soldiers covered their eyes and faces with thick gauze, dust still got in through the gaps in the gauze.
They have been waiting quietly in this desert for more than ten hours, waiting for this damn sand storm to calm down.
However, they are full of contradictions in their hearts, because once the sand storm passes, it will be the time for them to launch an attack.
But hidden in that place shrouded by the sand storm is the most dangerous and powerful group of thieves in the entire desert.
In the history of Kaoqi, there have been several times when all the troops from the country were mobilized to encircle and suppress this group of thieves hiding in the desert, but each time they always failed.
Shadow thieves have long become synonymous with not being messed with.
The soldiers were indeed a little worried about such a famous band of thieves.
In a simple tent on the outskirts of the desert, Hageelo was sitting quietly on a simple folding stool, with a map spread out in front of him.
The evil mage Trode stood in the corner of the tent as always, and he had never been seen sitting down.
"Do you think, how confident is Drex that she can hunt down Her Royal Highness the Princess?" Hagrid asked suddenly.
"It's too late now. Four days are enough for the Sophien people to escape to a safe place. What's more, according to various intelligence, the Kingdom of Sophien has secretly sent reinforcements. That Mr. Qiao's plan is definitely not included. Under you, I doubt that he will send anyone to meet their princess." Trode said calmly.
"I hope it's not the Mados magician, who happens to be Drex's nemesis." Hagrid said with a sigh.
"It seems to me that Mr. Qiao is very proficient in employing people." Trode said calmly.
"It seems that there is no hope for the princess." Hagrid sighed again.
Unable to capture Her Highness the Princess, he could only do his best to fight to the end with the little forbidden curse mage from Sophien Kingdom whom he hated the most.
And this was something he tried his best to avoid.
Hagero doesn't like to fight uncertain battles.
A head-to-head confrontation with a well-known forbidden curse mage is undoubtedly the most uncertain battle to win.
Before that, Haguero was hunting down the Princess of the Kingdom of Sophie in order to avoid a head-on confrontation with Enleco.
But with the sudden appearance and accidental injury of Miss Fenacia, that plan was shattered.
No one knows better than Haguero that a four-day delay is absolutely intolerable for a fleeting opportunity.
Now, he had to seize another opportunity.
That is, Miss Fenacia is still under the curse cast by Drex.
Hagrid had to contact Drakes several times almost every day, just to confirm whether the curse was still effective.
Although Drekes gave him a positive answer every time, Hagrid's heart was still full of anxiety.
Because Drekes also told him that the curse was gradually losing its effectiveness.
According to Drex's calculations, there will be at most one day before this curse will be completely ineffective.
Although she didn't want to admit it, Drakes was also helpless against the magical power of Miss Fenasia and the powerful strength of Sophie's little forbidden spell mage.
"One day, I didn't expect that I only have one day now. After one day, Miss Fenasia can fly away with that guy." Hagrid murmured to himself.
"But, right in front of me, there is this guy Gorslow." Speaking of cruelty, Haguero punched the ground hard.
A clear fist mark immediately appeared on the ground.
"Perhaps you can try to get Gorthro to hand over Fenathia through other means." Trode reminded, but he knew very well that it was simply impossible.
Sure enough, after hearing Trode's proposal, Hagrid shook his head helplessly and sighed: "It's useless. I have long discovered that this guy Gorslow also has special intentions for Miss Fenasia. .”
After hesitating for a while, Haguero sighed again: "What's more, Gorslow has a rather strange logic in terms of emotions - he is the kind of guy who can sacrifice everything for the one he loves. But with What's different from me is that he doesn't strive to seek repayment from the person he loves. For him, love is just a spiritual thing and has nothing to do with the body.
"He is a hopeless fool." When he said the last sentence, Hagrid shook his head heavily.
Don't he know that he is also a fool?
Anyone who is captured by love is a fool.
Before that, Hegeiro already knew what happened here.
Hagrid also knew something about his half-brother.
Perhaps because of the blood connection, Hagero once spent a lot of effort to collect information about Fesler.
Therefore, Hagriro knew very clearly about the emotional entanglement between Fesler and the spy from the Kingdom of Leiding.
At the same time, he also knows very well that this is love that will never have any results.
Like all the descendants of this family, this love is destined to end in tragedy.
In fact, several endings that Hagrid had imagined were not much different from the current situation.
No one knows more about how terrible the curse from blood is than Hagrid. It is precisely because of this that Hagrid indulges even more in a decadent and decadent life, hoping to use this to anesthetize himself.
That was before he met Miss Fenacia.
As a master-level necromancer, Trode can easily summon the souls of the recently deceased in this desert.
Like the magician Shimados descended from Hades, Trode can also learn many things from these souls. .
Therefore, he easily found the place where Feisler and Monisha's bones were buried.
However, Hagrid had no intention of moving the two corpses. Perhaps letting them lie quietly in this isolated place would have been the best option.
He just let Trodd lay an "eternal sleep" on this land.
In this way, no one can disturb their peaceful sleep.
Whenever Haguero thinks of Fisler, he can't help but think about what his fate will be in the end.
Hagrid no longer intends to get rid of that damn curse. His only hope is to truly possess Miss Fenasia like his father.
Even if it means using his life to achieve this goal, he is willing to do so.
Just when Haguero was in a daze for this, suddenly the adjutant's voice came from outside the door. "Marshal, the first brigade of the Holy Knights has just arrived. Captain Leerta asked to see the marshal." The adjutant said. Reported outside the tent.
Hearing that the Holy Knights had arrived, Hegeiro was refreshed.
The Holy Knights and Trode are the only two trump cards in his hand.
It can be said that Hagrid knows very well about Gorslow and the shadow thieves under him.
It was an extremely powerful elite knight group, and neither the world-famous "Blast" nor the "Unicorns" roaming the grasslands could match their strength.
It can be said that the Shadow Thieves are a knightly order composed entirely of powerful knights. The only ones who can compete with them are probably the knights under that crazy woman Milinda.
There is no other way to deal with such an elite force. We can only rely on the advantages in numbers and equipment to make up for the lack of strength.
Therefore, the only ones who can deal with them are the Holy Knights.
The heavy equipment equipped by the Holy Knights is the only weapon that can effectively resist the attack of the Shadow Thief.
Similarly, the long-trained Holy Knights are the only force that will not be disrupted by the fast-moving Shadow Thieves and their flexible tactics.
Their timely arrival was undoubtedly an extremely powerful reinforcement for Haguero.
Welcoming Leerta into the tent, Haguero said happily: "Captain Leerta, you have worked hard all the way. However, I'm afraid there won't be much rest time for you all. I hope you will be ready for battle as soon as possible. "
"Yes, Lord Marshal. I and the first squadron I brought, all the knights are ready to go at your disposal." Leerta said solemnly.
Although Relta and those around him were quite critical of Hegeelo's character, they admired Hegeello's military talent and strength.
What's more, in the competition at the Victory Day Memorial, Haguero helped Realta, allowing him to turn the situation around from a complete disadvantage in the competition with Kate.
For the competitive Relta, this is undoubtedly a great favor.
It is precisely because of this that when Hegeello requested to call up the Holy Knights, he volunteered. On the one hand, it was to be able to perform meritorious services, and on the other hand, it was also to repay Hegeello's favor.
What's more, Relta also hides his selfishness.
Because the reason why Duke Hagriro became so angry this time was entirely because of Miss Fenacia.
Those holy knights had more or less sympathy for Duke Hegeero, whose bride ran away with someone else on the day of their engagement.
No one wants the goddess of protection of the Kaoqi Kingdom to elope with a foreigner.
Because of this, there are actually many holy knights who are sympathetic to Hegeero in Vedsk.
The friendship between Relta and Kate was very deep, and that was a friendship, but there was no such thing as a friendship with Enleco.
Therefore, he also felt a little dissatisfied with the little forbidden spell mage of Sophien Kingdom who took Miss Fenasia away.
And Duke Hagriro mobilized troops this time. If he hunted down Miss Fenacia, how humiliated Miss Fenacia would be. This is something anyone can imagine.
The nickname of Duke Hagriro's blond hair and silver wolf is not for nothing.
But no one would want the goddess of protection to be harmed excessively.
Therefore, the only ones who can stand up to defend the power of Miss Fenasia are loyal holy knights like them.
But the premise of all this is to be able to hunt down that beautiful young lady.
Therefore, Relta anxiously asked Hegeello for instructions on when to launch an attack.
Duke Hegeero was quite satisfied with Relta's strong will to fight.
However, he had already thought clearly about how to use the Holy Knights to fight against the Shadow Thieves.
"Captain Leerta, the Holy Knights will determine the success or failure of the battle. You are the decisive force. However, the battle against the Shadow Thieves will never be won easily. They are extremely powerful enemies.
"Besides, I don't have time to deal with them. I can tell you a secret. Miss Fenasia has at most one day before she can be completely freed from the curse. At that time, with her and that With the power of the little magician Sophie, no one can stop their escape." Hagriro told Captain Leerta the general situation.
"Then, we should launch an attack as soon as possible."
Relta became even more anxious.
"No, my goal is not to defeat the Shadow Thief. If possible, I don't even plan to fight Gorthro. I know his strength very well, and the battle with him will be extremely difficult. of.
"And his understanding of me will never be as good as my understanding of him. He can guess all the tactics I may adopt. Therefore, I am not the only one who is the real planner of this operation. I'm on the front, while Milinda is hidden behind the scenes." Haguero explained in detail.
"Your Majesty the Queen? I didn't know that Her Majesty the Queen also knows how to fight." Leerta said disapprovingly.
Apparently the leader of the Holy Knights did not tell his son about Miss Milinda’s other hidden identity.
This was originally an unknown secret.
And in the eyes of those guys with too orthodox minds, it is undoubtedly a great shame for a woman to have the title of "Paladin".
Haguero patted Relta on the shoulder and said: "If Gorslow knew that Milinda was involved in this matter, I'm sure he would choose to minimize the loss as much as possible. The shadow thieves scattered and fled."
Looking at Relta's unbelievable look, Haguero sighed and said: "My strength, Gorslow's, and Milinda's are about the same. You have definitely heard of Milinda's other name, Hidden Swordsman Mida is not a stranger to you."
"Mida!" Relta exclaimed. He really didn't expect that the extremely weird Her Majesty the Queen would actually be the Paladin "Hidden Swordsman" Mida who was as powerful as his father.
That's really unimaginable.
Like Haguero and Gorslow, Mida was once Relta's idol.
He never expected that his idol at the time would be Her Majesty the Queen.
Relta stood there stunned.
"Now you should know why I had to bow to Milinda for help. You should know that I don't like that guy very much. But it is undeniable that Milinda has unique military talents. She is good at setting up ambushes. , the layout lets others fall into the trap.
"For Gorslow, who is good at outflanking and maneuvering, this may be the only effective combat method.
"In this vast desert, there are really too many places to escape. Although I have many corps in my hands, with the powerful strength of the Shadow Thieves, these corps are just a thin layer of defense that can be easily broken through. That's all.
"The only thing Gorslow is afraid of is the magicians in my hands. His whereabouts will never be able to escape my surveillance.
"What's more, in addition to the powerful combatants, the Shadow Pirates also have many people who are not good at fighting. If we want them to escape my pursuit safely, Gorslow has no choice but to cross the Maori Mountains and enter the northern mountainous area. That is the territory of the Kingdom of Leiding.
"I want you to lead the Holy Knights and get there as soon as possible." Hegeiro ordered.
This time, Leerta immediately took the order and went out without any hesitation.
Following several shouts, there was a thunderous sound of horse hooves outside the tent, and it was obvious that the Holy Knights were setting off.
"How many men and horses do you plan to sacrifice in order for Gorslow to advance towards the encirclement set by Milinda?" Trode stood aside and asked in a low and hoarse voice.
"It depends on how much is needed. But Gorslow is not a person who likes unnecessary killings. He likes clean attacks and clean retreats. Hard and protracted battles are not his specialty." Hagrid. Ello said calmly.
"Will he guess Milinda's plan?" Trode reminded.
"Even without Milinda behind the scenes, I would still have set up an ambush in the Maori Mountains. That is the only option for Gorslow."
Haguero pondered for a while and then said: "It's just that if I were to arrange it, I'm afraid it wouldn't be as appropriate and thorough as Milinda. That woman has a bad nature, and setting up ambush is what she is best at."
When Hagrid said these words, there was a sour taste in his tone. After all, he had also tasted the bitter fruit of failure in Milinda's conspiracy.
He understands the power of Milinda better than anyone else.
"As long as Gorslow is fooled, he will definitely fall into trouble under the hands of Milinda. Because that guy Milinda has some strange people under his command, and one of them has an eye as good as Gorslow. He will arrange it. It is difficult for Gorslow to see through the ambush," Haguero said.
Trode naturally knew which person he was talking about. He also roughly guessed what kind of arrangements Milinda would make.
The same tactics that had been used on the Strayer County prairie were equally useful in this pursuit.
Trode even guessed that Drex had already dug numerous caves for hiding soldiers near the Maori Mountains.
That's Drex's specialty.
While Hegeello and Trode were talking, suddenly the adjutant hurriedly came to report to Duke Hegeello again.
"Marshal, the second and fourth corps were suddenly attacked. The enemy suddenly appeared from the sandstorm, and the area where they attacked was the defense area where the two corps were connected to each other. The second corps suffered heavy losses, and the fourth corps could not Do not shrink the defense line. The two corps commanders request support."
After hearing the adjutant's report, Haguero did not issue any orders. Such an attack was originally expected by him. He even guessed that Gorslow would launch such attacks many times in different directions.
That is Gorslow's consistent style, which can not only demoralize the opponent, but also find the weakest point of defense.
If it were a less capable general, he would be eager to make up for the loopholes caused by the defeat after being hit by Gorslow repeatedly.
As a result, all military deployments will inevitably be completely disrupted.
Therefore, Hegeiro was completely indifferent to the adjutant's report.
In his opinion, those two corps were originally just decorations he used to form an encirclement, and their real role was just to drive Gorselow in other directions.
So no matter how heavy the loss was, he didn't care about it.
Even the few regiments mobilized from Wensilai Province and several nearby counties were nothing more than consumables in Haigero's view.
The only real killer trick is the Holy Knights led by Leerta.
Even his trusted direct descendants, the Knights of the Wind, may not be of much use when facing the powerful Shadow Thieves. Because of this, Hagriro had already ordered the Knights of the Wind to stand by outside.
The order he gave them was that unless they saw the shadow thief members of the brigade who were incompetent to fight, they would not be able to launch an attack without authorization even against a small group of shadow thief.
Haguero knew very well that every combat member of the Shadow Pirates possesses terrifying combat abilities. A small team is enough to inflict heavy losses on the Knights of the Wind. In addition, Haguero is even more afraid of what Gorslow has in his hands. The magical power of...
The Shadow Thieves are the only group of desert thieves that have their own magicians. Although they cannot be compared with the Kingdom of Kaoqi in terms of strength or numbers, those magicians have special skills for war. Several magical magic inventions.
This was originally the power that the Shadow Thieves inherited from their ancient ancestors, and the extremely prosperous magical civilization of the Magic Empire was continued in their hands.
Hagrid has coveted these magical magics for a long time. Unfortunately, these magics are still top secrets even to the Shadow Thieves themselves.
No matter how much he spent, he couldn't get it.
Now he had to face these magical magics, which really gave him a headache.
What's more, among the opponents there are incredible figures like Miss Fenacia and the little magician Sophie.
Hagrid is absolutely certain that he is the one who can suddenly launch an attack from the sand storm without anyone noticing, and completely avoid the magic detection of the magicians under him. Sophie the little magician made a fool out of it.
That little magician Sophie is an expert in concealing her whereabouts, and the methods he provided can even evade Drex's detection.
Hagrid had already experienced this when he was chasing Her Royal Highness Princess Sophie. Because of this, Hagrid was extremely worried about other magical attacks from this little Sophien magician.
While Hagriro was indifferent to the Shadow Pirates' attack, Gorslow and his black-robed knights were speeding through the sandstorm.
They are launching a fierce attack towards the second breakthrough point.
When the black-robed knights suddenly appeared in front of the frightened soldiers, they had no time to form a battle formation.
What's more, the breakthrough point chosen by Gorslow is always the point where the two corps meet, which is the most difficult place for command to coordinate.
Often the two corps would conflict with each other, let alone help each other protect their flanks from attack.
In addition, once one regiment retreats, the morale of the other regiment will immediately become extremely low.
Therefore, two or three of them would often attack each other, and a huge wound would be torn open in both armies.
However, Gorslow was not satisfied with such a result at all, because he knew very well that Haguero would not be swayed by this at all.
In fact, when he discovered that Hageello had not rescued the attacked legions at all, he already knew that it was simply impossible to mobilize Hageello's regiments.
This guy is very aware of his own weaknesses, and I'm afraid he puts all his targets on those non-combatants who need protection.
The only thing that makes him feel lucky now is that the magic tools made by the little magician Sophie are quite useful to deal with magic detection.
With these things, your shadow thief can truly launch a surprise attack without anyone noticing.
Gorslow was thinking about how to use this powerful weapon to deal a powerful blow to the regiments surrounding him.
There is not much time left before the sand storm subsides. If we do not create a gap as soon as possible, those who have no fighting ability will face the danger of being surrounded. But even so, Gorslow is also full of ideas about where to flee. concern.
To him, the only supply points in the vast desert were clearly visible to both sides.
It is almost impossible to escape from the pursuit of a huge army with magicians conducting reconnaissance in the air in the desert without any cover.
Therefore, the only way out is to escape to the Kingdom of Leiding. But in that case, you must cross the Maori Mountains.
Gorslow absolutely believed that Hegeelo would not have thought of this. In the Maori Mountains, Hegeero might have already laid out heavy troops waiting for his arrival.
Gorslow has absolutely no interest in a head-on confrontation with Hegeello. Hegeello's powerful attacks are the most famous among the three of them.
But Gorsloo didn't want to see this strange woman like Milinda.
If Milinda was commanding this battle, Gorsilo would definitely give up on choosing the Maori Mountains. This was because he had absolutely no interest in fighting a commander who was good at hiding and ambush in a place he had to pass through.
Gorslow is also troubled by the conspiracy and plotting that Milinda is good at.
"Boss, it's almost time. Do you want to get in touch with the elders?" A black-robed knight next to him asked, interrupting Gorslow's thoughts.
Raising his head and taking a look at the sky that was gradually getting brighter, Gorslow nodded helplessly.
"Let all the windcatchers out, let us speed up the pace and rush to the meeting point as soon as possible. The elders and others need to protect the brothers who have no fighting ability. They can only rely on us to open the gap in the encirclement, and they have to kill all nearby enemies. Just annihilate." Gorslow ordered.
"Boss, don't worry. I'm afraid the brothers outside already know our situation, and they will definitely intercept the pursuers. This desert is our territory after all." A black-robed knight said with high spirits.
At this time, Gorslow did not want to pour cold water on his men. The most important thing now was to maintain high morale, but he knew in his heart that Hegeello would never be an opponent that could be easily dealt with.
Presumably he has already cut off the connection between the outside and the inside.
Sporadic harassment will not have any effect on Hagero.
But concentrated action is an extremely dangerous adventure.
Although there are many skilled knights among the Shadow Thieves, there are only a few commanders who can compete with Hegeero.
If you act recklessly, you may be wiped out. If you want to break through the siege, you can only rely on yourself.
Thinking of this, Gorslow urged his war horse to gallop towards the planned attack position.