At dusk, in the sky of the wild highlands, more than two dozen strange figures passed by in a formation. These figures had heads and necks that were much thicker than ordinary eagles, and their lion-like bodies had four to five meters wide legs.
There is a person sitting on the wings, which is the famous griffin knight of Erathia.
The leader of the gryphon knight captain looked at the sunset in the distance and yawned. He was wondering if he would be lazy tonight and quietly go somewhere to have a good sleep. In the dark night sky, a gryphon was riding on the plateau.
The cold wind is not a comfortable thing. Although no one dares to say that the military discipline of the Erathian Griffin Army is lax, the current situation really makes people unable to concentrate on patrolling and vigilance.
The church's coalition forces have been deep into the wild highlands for half a month. Except for the contact test between some human reconnaissance troops, there was no bloody battle with the orc troops as expected. The coalition forces in various vehicles drove straight in from all directions, and it seemed that they reached the gates of Oufu City.
It was only a matter of time. Although the generals in the headquarters became more and more cautious as time went on, the officers and soldiers below did start to become a little lax, or even more lax.
They do seem to have a reason to relax. Strategically speaking, the combined armies of various countries total one hundred thousand, and the number of orcs in Ouf City is estimated to not exceed six or seven thousand anyway. This more than ten-fold strength gap has already made all soldiers
Full of confidence. As for the reason why the generals seem to be more confident, Ouf has been trading food with the surrounding countries through trade, and under the order of His Majesty the Pope, the surrounding countries have already stopped trading with Ouf. The barrenness of the wild highlands is
Everyone knows this. There are also a few people who have been to Oufu. They can all testify that there are not enough grain fields and pastures around Oufu to feed werewolves and ogres. Without sufficient food security, no matter how elite they are,
No matter how strong the combat effectiveness of the troops is, they are nothing. No matter how clever the orc city-state leader is and is famous on the mainland, he can't make a large group of orc soldiers starve to the point of dizziness and still maintain a strong combat effectiveness.
From the moment they entered the wild highlands, Offland's actual reaction seemed to be a mess. The flying dragon, which was originally a sneak attack weapon for reconnaissance, seemed to have no effect at all in front of the griffin knights, although the powerful combat power of the individual flying dragon was far superior to that of the gryphons.
But the number of the gryphon knights is far greater than that of the flying dragons. Moreover, in the years of fighting with Negan's eagle, the gryphon knights' mutual cooperation and tactical skills have been honed for many years, and when they enter the wilderness
In the first contact battle between the Highlands and the orc reconnaissance force, ten gryphon knights used exquisite coordination to tear a wyvern to pieces. From then on, the wyvern never came into contact with these same aerial troops again.
The air supremacy that Oufu had always controlled was taken away in just one encounter.
Erathia has always been unwilling to expose the true strength of its griffon troops to other countries, but this time it seems that in order to express respect for His Majesty the Pope, almost all griffins were sent to the battlefield, more than two hundred of them.
The effect of the gryphon and the gryphon knights on the battlefield is indeed extraordinary. Whether it is Animal Lasia or the generals of other religious countries, they are determined. They know very well that the control of air superiority means absolute reconnaissance.
Advantages and absolute tactical initiative. The side that has control of the air will have great advantages in reconnaissance, tactical arrangements, and even strategy.
Sure enough, the sneak attack by the orc troops that had been worrying people never happened. Instead, small groups of reconnaissance orcs were constantly discovered and defeated by the gryphon knights. However, the vigilance and ferocity of these orcs were indeed unexpected. There was no way to capture any of them alive.
It's a small regret. Under such a good situation, the morale of the coalition forces is unprecedentedly high, because victory is indeed within their grasp from all aspects.
The only unexpected thing is that the biggest problem so far is actually within the coalition itself.
Unlike the high-spirited fighting spirit of all the soldiers and generals below, the Temple Knights and several generals who were in charge of the supreme commander showed unusual caution. They did not take advantage of this great advantage and march forward with the high-spirited soldiers, but instead
March, set up, and camp in the safest and strictest way. Each unit must maintain a state of mutual support and coordination. A large number of troops will be escorting the grain road at any time. Just like the most conservative old man, move forward step by step, steadily and steadily.
, as if he would never take a step forward until he left a footprint on the rocks in the wild highlands.
Being cautious is certainly a good thing, but being too cautious seems to be a bit damaging to morale, especially as this cautiousness becomes more and more obvious later on, and even evolves to a point where the soldiers cannot accept it. Starting yesterday, the high command actually
An order was issued to let the troops rest during the day and march at night. The reason was that this was the most effective way to prevent night attacks by the orc troops.
With this order from the Temple Knights, the pent-up dissatisfaction began to erupt. Especially when this dissatisfaction comes not only from soldiers, but also from generals who know strategies and tactics, it is more difficult to resolve. Although Temple
The knights spent a lot of effort to build morale and reduce dissatisfaction.
But the effect is not significant. After all, this is a huge coalition united by many countries. After all, the Temple Knights are not the real commanders who have always led them. And most importantly, after all, the obvious advantage really makes them
Any general who understands strategy and tactics can see clearly.
Although the Temple Knights were indeed well-controlled and there was no confusion in the command, the large army was still marching towards Ouf using the safest and most adaptable safety method, but unknowingly, there was a feeling of laziness and exhaustion.
The atmosphere has dispersed among the troops. In addition to the gryphon knights, there are still other things to do. This magnificent expedition has become boring in the hearts of the soldiers and most generals, but they have to deliberately make themselves nervous and suffer.
's march.
Two shadows suddenly appeared in the dusk. The captain of the Griffin Knight suddenly became energetic and shouted: "Attention everyone, the battle formation is the bipedal flying dragon of the orcs."
Although the gryphon knights noticed it, they were not nervous. It was just two flying dragons, and they were confident enough to deal with it. As expected, the two flying dragons only stopped approaching when they were quite far away from them.
The vice-captain is a battle mage. This is why the griffin knight is the most effective part of the battle. A mage who can attack in the air is definitely a nightmare for soldiers, and is also the best weapon to deal with any flying enemy. He looked at it and saw that it was just a battle mage.
Two bat-sized figures turned to the captain and said, "What are these beasts going to do? How about we take the initiative and kill them?".
The captain thought for a while, shook his head and sighed: "Forget it, didn't Lord Edric come here to give us a lecture last time? It is absolutely strictly forbidden to be tempted by those orcs to attack without permission. Even if we catch up, the two twins will be killed without any damage.
Kill the Foot Flying Dragon. I'm afraid what's waiting for us when we get back is not a reward but a punishment. I think those orcs are just observing us."
The battle mage spat and cursed: "Fuck, it's as if we were surrounded and killed. We are so timid and timid. We don't have any manliness. Are we impotent?"
"Don't say that. Didn't you see the way she showed her hands in front of everyone last time? It's really convincing."
"Morality and combat effectiveness are two different things. The true military spirit cannot be possessed by those guys who sit in the prayer room all day long." The vice-captain seemed to have suddenly realized something. He leaned over and frowned, as if telling someone
She whispered like a great secret: "Hey, think about it, Celeste... there should be no brothels. Do you think they really..."
The captain was startled and glared at the battle mage. He was a devout believer. He would never allow someone to slander him so openly. But just as he opened his mouth to yell, he saw a flower in front of him, one as large as rice.
Xu's arrow pierced the gryphon's chest and strung the man and his mount together. The battle mage's and his gryphon's screams were mixed together, and the man and the beast were strung together and fell to the ground.
The captain was startled, but just as he opened his mouth, an equally huge arrow hit him in the face. The arrow, which was as big as half a palm, cut off half of his head. The headless body shook.
Shaking, he continued to make a cry that could not be distinguished as a command or a scream, and then he was sprayed with blood and softly pulled on the back of the griffin. The red blood and the white objects in the floating base immediately made the raptor beautiful.
The yellow fur is dyed.
The griffin seemed to sense the death of its master, and it screamed and pounced towards the flying dragon in the distance. The exclamations from the other knights in the team immediately turned into roars, and the entire team of griffin knights all rushed towards the passing dragon in unison.
The two wyverns rushed forward. Although the commander had been lost, the role of anger and fighting spirit was more powerful than any approach.
What's more important is that they know that just two bipedal flying dragons can never be the opponent of more than twenty gryphon knights, absolutely impossible.
Sure enough, the two flying dragons saw the gryphon knights flying towards them, and immediately turned around and flew back. But before flying far, two equally huge arrows flew out from the flying dragons and shot down the two gryphon knights.
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The gryphon knights were angrier and pursued more urgently. However, the speed of the flying dragons was no different from that of the gryphons. No matter how hard they pursued, the distance of about two miles between the two sides could not be shortened, and every once in a while
An arrow would be shot from the back of the flying dragon. When the third huge arrow was shot from the flying dragon, it also turned a griffon knight and the gryphon into meat skewers, and cut off a piece of meat.
When they took out half of the gryphon's wings, they finally realized something was wrong. Under the orders of several experienced warriors, all the gryphon knights began to retreat towards the way they came.
But at this time, the two wyverns that had been escaping in front also began to turn around, turning from evaders into pursuers. The gryphon knights finally felt panic, because they found out how far they had flown while chasing, but they had fled back.
How far is it and how many times can the orc on the wyvern launch it?
Night fell, but the coalition army did not advance during the night.
In the handsome tent of the Erathian army, the faces of several temple knights and generals were not good-looking. There was a gryphon beside the knight's corpse on the ground, and a huge arrow with a length of Mish had just been taken out from the corpse.
Wilsky took this arrow, which was slightly larger than the arrows he usually used, in his hand and looked at it. He said: "This is not something that a bow can shoot. Only a ballista can shoot something like this. The arrow
There is also a magic circle woven with dense silver thread on it. It not only enhances the penetration and destructive power, but most importantly, it can reduce the influence of the air to a minimum. The arrow shaft is also made very precisely and professionally, ensuring the straight line of the arrow.
The shooting range, the cost of making such an arrow is no less than fifty fine steel swords. That's why it can reach a terrifying range of two miles."
A general of Erathia immediately said: "The cost of raising and training a griffon and a griffin knight from a young age can definitely make a thousand fine steel long swords. And within an hour, we lost money.
Forty-eight griffons and griffon knights were acquired. Moreover, all the captains of the squad sent were killed. They were the most experienced warriors. Without them, at least half of the griffin unit’s combat effectiveness would be clear at a glance.”
"The gryphon troops patrolling in all directions were attacked at the same time. The method used by the orcs was also the same. They always shot the captain of the team first. Without a commanding person, the advance and retreat would naturally be at a loss. If it were not for them
They are all elite warriors with clear minds. If they see something is not right and know how to retreat, the losses will only be greater."
Wilsky frowned and said: "Do the captains of the gryphon team have to wear different clothes from the team members to make it easier for the enemy to aim?"
"There is no way. Fighting in the air is not as good as on the ground. Whether it is formation or command, many times the sound cannot be transmitted. It can only rely on tacit cooperation between each other. Sometimes the distance between each other cannot be seen clearly.
The appearance. Therefore, the captain's clothes must be unique, so as to ensure the operation of tactics and formations."
"I really doubt that at a distance of two miles, what kind of ballista can have such accuracy? Even with such accuracy, how can it aim? If it were you, I would still believe it, but those
Barbaric orcs..." Another Erathian general hesitated for a moment, then turned to ask Welsky. He had seen the archery skills displayed by this temple knight, and he could not believe that those barbaric demi-humans could also do it.
Reach that point.
Wilsky shook his head and said indifferently: "There is no need to doubt anything after what has happened. I believe that the ballista crafted by the dwarf craftsmen is accurate enough, and the winch coupled with the power of the orcs, the arrows shot
It is definitely destructive enough. If we talk about eyesight...even I don't dare to compare with the lizard people. It's actually impossible for my eyes to protrude out of the body like theirs. They can also adjust themselves automatically after long-term special training.
, so there is really no doubt that they can do this."
"With a distance of two miles, not to mention the crossbows of the gryphon knights, even the spells of the battle mages are absolutely unable to attack. They maintain such a distance, using bipedal flying dragons to ride on crossbow carts and lizard man-controlled tactics.
Seizing control of the air. This tactic fully exploited the strength and size of the flying dragon, and it advanced and retreated in a controlled manner. It would not pursue us above our army and give our ballistae and magicians a chance. Could it be that
Will the dozen or so bipedal dragons completely suppress our gryphon knights?"
A staff officer thought for a while and said: "Let the magicians and the crossbow convoy lurk in the front first, and then use the griffons to lure them into the sky and make a sudden surprise attack. How about this plan?"
"That's impossible, how are you going to lurk?" A person responded immediately. He had been stationed on the edge of the eastern highland and was very aware of the orcs' capabilities. "Their sight is not restricted by night. No matter how you send out troops, they will
You can see clearly from above.”
Edric turned to Welsky and said: "Tomorrow we can attack together. This kind of ballistae has no effect on us. As long as we find a way to kill those ten bipedal flying dragons, we will have complete control over the battle."
We are here."
"Two adults, maybe this is exactly what Oufu intended." The young Templar knight on the side suddenly spoke. He had been silent before, quietly looking at the sand table on the table and listening to the generals and Temple Knights.
dialogue.
Edric frowned and looked at him and asked, "What do you mean? Warrior Javi."
Warrior Javi nodded and replied in a very calm voice: "I think that since Ofu can plan such a sophisticated and effective tactic, then how we deal with this tactic must also be in their plan. For such ultra-long distance air
The crossbow sniper attack can only be solved by powerful individual soldiers' surprise tactics. We can imagine this, and the people in Oufu will not be unclear about this. I think in their eyes, the lives of Lord Welsky and Lord Edric
Perhaps more valuable than the entire Griffin team..."
"You mean...Ouf actually did this to trap and kill the two temple knights?" A general from Erathia couldn't help laughing. "Hahahaha, do you think those orcs are capable of defeating an army of 100,000 people?"
Have you killed two temple knights who have such superb martial arts skills before? I can't help but think that they dare to come out in full force and let us annihilate them in one fell swoop."
But neither the Temple Knight nor the Templar Knight smiled, and their expressions became more and more angry. Because only they knew that this was not impossible, and even very possible. If a single soldier rushed forward, Ou Fu would only be better than them.
Stronger. Lancelot will not appear on the battlefield in this wild highland. All the temple knights are almost gone. He must stay in Celeste to protect His Majesty the Pope. As long as the target appears and is exposed to the protection of a hundred thousand troops
Under this circumstance, they would never doubt that man was capable of killing anyone.
But Erathia's generals and staff would not see it this way. In their eyes, this is more timid than cautious. The Temple Knights' unshakable status in their eyes has begun to change in these days, and
Now their reaction is to pour a basin of ice water on this prestige.
A staff officer looked at the solemn atmosphere, sighed and said: "My lords, let me say it again, are we too cautious? In fact, many troubles come from our own excessive caution. We could have an army of 100,000
Drive straight in to capture Oufu. In the face of the absolute power comparison, these little tricks like flying dragons are useless."
The two temple knights and the young templar did not say a word, and their expressions did not change. After a moment of silence, Wilski said in a deep voice: "Both His Majesty the Pope and Sir Lancelot have told us that dealing with
Oufu must be careful and not be careless. And we ourselves believe that they are indeed not opponents that can be underestimated. In fact, if we are so steady and steady now, we must turn the battle into a head-to-head clash of forces between the two sides. As long as we do it slowly and step by step, no matter
If you drive all the troops to the gates of Oufu City without showing any flaws, then they will not be able to do any tricks."
A general snorted and said: "Maybe your Majesty and the Holy Knight are right, but how can Celeste, who is thousands of miles apart, be able to respond to the ever-changing changes on the battlefield? I admire the two adults' combat skills very much.
, I am convinced, but the real battle on the battlefield is not that simple. There is an old saying that the general will not accept the emperor's orders. Too many concerns in the command is a taboo for military strategists. I personally think...it shouldn't be too much.
Consider what His Majesty the Pope said before."
Other colleagues couldn't help but glance at the general. Although his words were reserved and accurate, he still said what everyone wanted to say most at the moment. The biggest problem at the moment is not just the wyvern versus the griffon troops.
This sniper tactic is just an introduction, and what it brings out is the uncoordinated command in the coalition forces.
The Temple Knight did not speak, and listened quietly to the general's continued words.
"A few days ago, in order to prevent the sneak attacks of the orcs, the army's advance must be regarded as day and night, which has greatly reduced the morale of the army. After today's attack, the two adults immediately asked us to stop the march to prevent the orcs from sneak attacks.
We actually know that the orcs may act like this later, but if we continue to make such a fuss immediately if there is any trouble, what will the soldiers think? In the long run, even if we can march all the way to the gates of Orfu City, our morale will be here.
This slow depression and distrust were worn away. The soldiers had no morale..."
Edric suddenly interrupted the general: "No need to say any more, at dawn tomorrow, the two of us will set off together with the gryphon knights.".