Chapter 497 The battle before dawn (Part 1)
The unnoticeable murderous intent is spreading quietly on the battlefield.
Surrounded by Hongye and Ariel, Lei Xiao, who was standing on the fortress wall, narrowed his eyes slightly and looked down at the city.
I saw two giant phalanxes coming straight towards the mountain fortress. They were the Chinese army corps where the opponent's coach belonged and the rear guard corps.
For a time, the darkness under the city wall was about to break, just like a surging night wave, which looked quite spectacular,
However, despite the menacing force of the opponent, they only moved in tandem, standing far outside the range of the fortress's magic cannon, and did not even cross the depression on the side.
"As expected of the opponent's coach, he has an extremely accurate grasp of the range of the magic cannon."
Seeing this scene, Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly and continued to observe.
With the blessing of the night vision effect of [Star Pupil], Lei Xiao, who was condescending, noticed it keenly.
Although the two legions have fully deployed their formations, the long-range troops are all deployed in the middle of the formation behind them, facing the two small fortresses on the mountainside.
At the front is a dense phalanx of heavy infantry and pikemen. It can be seen that it is more appropriate to say that it is a defensive formation and a support formation than an offensive formation.
"Now it can basically be confirmed that the mountain fortress is indeed not the main attack direction of the Holy Night Army."
Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully and mused in his heart: "As for why the other party deployed long-range troops in the rear, it is even more obvious. It is to quickly reinforce the real main attack direction without interference. .”
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao continued to look intently.
Since the long-range troops deployed behind the two legions were symmetrical and did not lean towards any small fortress, it was impossible to determine the opponent's true main attack direction.
"The Red Devil is indeed a cunning guy. In this way, at least until the opponent actually starts to launch the main attack, we will not be able to take corresponding countermeasures."
Lei Xiao took a deep breath slowly and his eyes became more solemn.
The battlefield is changing rapidly, and fighter planes are fleeting.
Under this rather clever arrangement, the opponent will undoubtedly be able to race against time to the maximum extent and seize the initiative in the battle.
"Things seem to be getting a little tricky."
Speaking of this in his mind, Lei Xiao made further discoveries.
The blue griffin flag of the opponent's Chinese army has long been removed, and the towering command podium has also been demolished, and the opponent's coach can't be found at all.
"It seems that the Red Devils have learned that the commanders of the two remote legions have been beheaded by us, so they are so cautious and hide themselves."
Lei Xiao curled his lips and said to himself: "He is indeed an old fox, and he does everything right."
Before this, Lei Xiao had discussed with Mr. Bai the possibility of directly beheading the opponent's coach, the Red Devils, but Mr. Bai vetoed it.
Firstly, the Red Devil's own strength is that he is not just an ordinary fourth-level peak powerhouse, but has already stepped into the fifth level with half of his feet.
Although his strength is still not comparable to that of a fifth-level expert, he will definitely not be defeated within one or two moves.
Secondly, because of his cautious nature, in addition to the elite guards, he is also surrounded by a small absolute defensive barrier, making it impossible to approach easily.
In addition, as a master guardian warrior wearing heavy armor, the Red Devil possesses many life-saving trump cards, including precious teleportation scrolls and concealment scrolls.
If we can't kill with one blow and let the target escape, it will be self-defeating, exposing our fifth-level powerhouse's combat power, making the opponent fearful, and even suspending the siege plan.
After all, our goal is not only to repel the opponent, but to reduce the opponent's combat power to the maximum extent, so that the war scale between Sheng Ye and Leng Yan will be balanced again.
Just when Lei Xiao thought of this.
boom! boom! boom!
The roar of the magic cannon sounded suddenly and continuously.
Halfway up the mountainside on the left and right sides, the other two Holy Night Legions, which had already arrived at the small fortress, launched a fierce attack on the small fortress in front of them almost at the same time.
Accompanied by the thunderous shouts of killing and the roar of artillery fire, dazzling magical lights of various colors were everywhere inside and outside the two small fortresses located halfway up the mountain, just like the gorgeous fireworks in the night sky, which was dazzling.
However, what these magical radiances brought were only cold death greetings between the warring parties.
"The opponent's target is indeed two other small fortresses!"
Ariel's starry eyes flickered, and she blurted out nervously: "But which fortress is the opponent's real main direction of attack?"
"Don't worry, with the current one-to-one combat power between the enemy and us, there is absolutely no possibility of the other party capturing any small fortress. The two legions that are attacking the city seem to be just to contain the defenders in the fortress."
Lei Xiao's dark eyes moved back and forth, carefully observing the two almost identical battle situations on the left and right of the mountainside.
After a moment, Lei Xiao froze his eyebrows, and then continued to Ariel: "From this, it is not difficult to see that the other party will definitely take other actions. That is the key to this battle, or in other words, it is When the opponent plays his trump card.”
"It makes sense. After all, under our noses, there are still two legions that have not taken action."
Ariel's nervous expression eased slightly, and she nodded in agreement and said: "From the topographic point of view, the small fortress on the left hand side is built next to a dense forest. The surrounding rocks are rugged, which greatly affects the sight of our defenders. And The one on the right is extremely empty.”
At this point, Ariel blurted out: "Judging from this point, it is obvious that the small fortress on our right is easier to defend and harder to attack!"
"On the surface, this is indeed the case, but we cannot rule out the possibility that the opponent will take a wrong approach."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly as he pondered, and then through some words, he ordered the three groups of subordinates outside not to get involved in the battle, but to observe all suspicious events around them in order to find the opponent's flaws.
Currently, those at the fortress on the left are Nan Xing, Nan Yue and Lin. Those at the fortress on the right are Ye Cang, Chao Yan and Bai Wei. Near the Shanbao Fortress, Huzhang is leading A Ling and Ah Bing.
"For your information, Lord, although the offensive of the Holy Night Army at the Linbian Fortress seems fierce, it is actually not. The Holy Night Army is just at the limit of the range of both sides, blindly bluffing, and has no intention of approaching the siege."
Lin Sa's angry voice immediately reached Lei Xiao's ears: "It seems that the other party is just showing off, or waiting for something."
"Lord, the same situation exists in the empty fortress where my subordinates are located."
Ye Cang's elegant voice also rang out: "The other party did this entirely to attract the attention of the defenders in the fortress. The actual casualties and losses caused were very small."
"Is it exactly what I expected? Things are really a little tricky."
Lei Xiao frowned and his brain began to spin rapidly.
"What is certain is that the opponent is obviously waiting for the best opportunity to play a powerful trump card, and the powerful trump card in the opponent's hand is very likely to be the disappeared legion."
"So far, neither the main subordinates under my command nor Bai Lao's scout troops have found any trace of the disappeared legion."
"So, if you want to find a breakthrough from the Lost Legion itself, the chance is already very slim. What is even more alarming is that the opponent obviously has more than one trump card..."
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao's eyes began to become more profound.
Lei Xiao clearly understood that the opponent's trump card was unknown and we wanted to preserve our strength to the maximum extent.
Although he doesn't want to admit it, the initiative on the battlefield has completely fallen into the opponent's hands.
This means that we are already in an extremely passive position, and this is often the beginning of a devastating defeat.
"Originally, I wanted to find out the flaws in the opponent's cards first, and then take targeted countermeasures."
"But the opponent's coach, the Red Devils, is very resourceful and has not shown any flaws. If we continue to wait, we will become even more passive."
A look of awe suddenly appeared in Lei Xiao's eyes.
"Now that the matter has come to this, let me simply throw some light on it. Only by forcing the opponent to reveal a certain trump card and disrupting the opponent's action steps can we have the opportunity to turn passivity into initiative."
"After all, the opponent's trump card is always limited. If you play one, you will lose one."
After making up his mind, Lei Xiao's brows widened again, and he briefly told Ariel his thoughts.
After finishing speaking, Lei Xiao smiled faintly, smiled at Ariel and said: "Okay, my dear fifth princess, I am going to take the next step. You can stay here."
"No, of course I want to act with you!"
Ariel quickly shook her head, took a step forward and said, "Waiting here is not the style of our Lengyan royal family!"
"That's right, after all, the coat of arms of your royal family is a lively and cute kitten."
Lei Xiao shrugged, smiled faintly, and took his own steps.
"You hateful guy, that's a mighty and majestic Cold Flame Holy Lion!"
Ariel's eyebrows stood up, her little face almost bulging with anger, and she quickly followed her.
After that, Lei Xiao first explained to Bai Lao, then put on his invisibility cloak and disappeared under the night sky with Hong Ye and Ariel.
With the wind and lightning all the way, it didn't take long for Lei Xiao and the others to meet up with Ye Cang, Chao Yan and Bai Wei who were located in the small fortress in the open area.
"Lord, the other party has been attacking so tepidly. I don't know what else they will do."
In the hidden place on the slope with a wide view, I saw Chaoyan, whose magic power had recovered a lot. He was chewing a large piece of strawberry cake and smiled at Lei Xiao with some embarrassment.
Because the cake was so big, the edge of the pointed witch hat on Chaoyan's head was covered with a lot of cream.
"I don't know what the other party is up to yet, but the way you, girl, restore your magic power is quite special."
Lei Xiao curled his lips, looked solemn again, and began to observe the situation on the battlefield.
Since the group of people were located on a higher ground, they were able to have a panoramic view of most of the battlefield.
On the battlefield filled with gunpowder smoke, fierce shouts of killing and horns of attack continued in an endless stream.
But just like what Chao Yan and Ye Cang said before.
Although the Holy Night Siege Legion had fully deployed its formation, it had surrounded the small fortress, which seemed to be watertight. It also concentrated the superior long-range troops to exchange fire and bombardment with the fortress defenders, making the battle look very fierce. With anxiety.
However, they never got any closer to the fortress, and they acted like they were making a lot of noise but not paying attention to the rain.
"Since you're so good at bluffing, I might as well add some fire to your butts."
Lei Xiao looked at the back of the Holy Night Army, whose back was facing him, and a faint smile suddenly appeared on his face.
Since the Holy Night Army concentrated its elite heavy infantry and long-range troops in the front row, those on standby in the back row were basically light infantry phalanxes, which were still defenseless.
This is a great opportunity to do it yourself!
"Just like what I just thought, the reason why the opponent chose to attack from two directions at the same time is not only to confuse us, but also to contain the troops in our fortress."
Lei Xiao's eyes gradually filled with murderous intent as he continued to think.
"So, as long as the Holy Night Legion besieging the fortress is struck with thunder to the point of breaking their muscles and bones, so that the opponent cannot completely contain the forces in the fortress, then in order to maintain the situation, the Red Devils will definitely use a certain trump card in advance. Respond.”
"As long as the Red Devils show their cards in advance and disrupt the overall offensive rhythm, then we can naturally take advantage of the opportunity and try to take advantage of the situation and regain the initiative on the battlefield."
"Although forcing the opponent to use their cards in advance is also a risky move, it is much better than following the opponent's rhythm and being completely passively beaten. At least we have the opportunity to turn against the guest."
After making up his mind, Lei Xiao did not hesitate and directly summoned all 18 ice knights in the space bracelet.
"The strength of these advanced alchemy puppets is at the peak of the third level, and the attack and defense power are extremely amazing. It is obviously suitable to use to break up the opponent's formation. In terms of combat power, this is enough to equal 18 first level The Knight Squadron attacked."
"Furthermore, the terrain here is open, which is very suitable for the ice knights to charge. I guess this Holy Night Legion never expected that a new force would suddenly appear behind them."
Lei Xiao smiled sternly and immediately ordered 18 ice knights to charge in a cone formation towards the rear of the unsuspecting Holy Night Army.
Under the cover of night, a group of ice knights raised their long lances and headed straight towards the opponent's camp.
Because the sounds and smells on the battlefield were very chaotic, they completely covered up the noise made by the ice knights.
Therefore, it was not until the moment when the ice knights speeding down the hillside was about to approach the rear of the Holy Night Army.
The Holy Night Army soldiers in the last row felt that something was wrong, and they all looked back subconsciously.
However, what greeted them was naturally the extremely sharp ice crystal lance.
In an instant, bright red splashed everywhere, and screams continued.
The spear point moving at high speed pierced the armor without resistance, and then pierced through the bodies of the soldiers, and even directly hung the target on the lance.
The soldiers who escaped the disaster were knocked out by the tall ice horse that followed, screaming and falling on other soldiers.
For a moment, there was the muffled sound of the ice horse hitting the armor, the unexpected scream, and the sound of the horse's hoof hitting the ground.
While causing a bloody storm in the rear of the siege Holy Night Army, it also caused chaos in the opponent's formation. (End of chapter)