Chapter 970: The scorching battlefield and the breakout of the siege
Before I knew it, the bright moon was in the sky and dark night had arrived.
But the smoke and fire that continued to rise in Kell Castle still blocked the sky and the sun, as if the entire city was burning under the dark night.
The bloody smoke filled the moonlight, and the soldiers' roars never stopped.
This fortress city, which is said to never fall, is setting off one bloody storm after another in the city.
Lei Xiao stood on the top platform of a magic tower in the outer city, looking down at the city dyed red with flames and blood, and took a slow and deep breath.
I saw that in the criss-crossing streets ahead, deadly cold light and the power of magic were shining everywhere.
The eyes of our soldiers were fearless, and they stepped over the corpses and flames one after another, and swung their sharp blades towards the defensive line formed by the opposing soldiers.
War cries and curses were mixed with screams and violent clashes of weapons. From time to time, the sound of shattering buildings collapsing could be heard.
The stalemate between the enemy and ourselves continues.
Under the full resistance of more than 20 enemy legions, the originally overwhelming offensive of our 12 rushing legions seemed to be stuck in a quagmire, and the advance became slower and slower.
As for the other 10 besieged legions, which have been reduced by more than half, after their morale was boosted, although they fought back and forth with other enemy legions, our exhausted soldiers were still under the enemy's desperate defense. Still can't break through.
In other words, although our side has formed an encirclement situation on the surface, trapping the enemy's 28 legions in the middle, it is obviously not an easy task to completely eat the opponent.
After all, whether it is the Merchant Army Corps commanded by Lei Xiao, or the Lancaster Corps, Yorkman Corps, and Fallen Nobles Corps under the Fourth Prince, all commanders and soldiers clearly understand.
This is the final battle for the throne. The winner will have everything, while the loser will never recover.
"Lord, the other party is much tougher than imagined."
Ariel, who had just returned from boosting morale on the front lines of the battlefield, wiped away the beads of sweat on her forehead and said solemnly to Lei Xiao.
Her fair face was darkened by the flames of war, but her starry eyes remained firm. This pampered youngest princess of the royal family had become even more graceful and graceful in the flames of war.
"The strength of the Lancaster family and the Yorkman family is already superior to Leng Yan's, and coupled with the overall command of the other party, their strength is indeed much stronger than the opponents we have met before."
Lei Xiao took out a magic handkerchief, used the moonlight to wipe away the darkness on Ariel's cheeks, and said with a smile: "Judging from the current situation, the stalemate is bound to continue, so we have to find another way to be able to move as quickly as possible." We must move the balance of victory quickly, otherwise the situation will get worse and worse.”
"Lord, do you mean to take the opportunity to capture these magic towers in the outer city to welcome our upcoming 100,000 Ferroburg reinforcements?"
Ariel blinked her starry eyes, and her delicate face, which had not yet been wiped clean, looked like a tabby cat, with a look of sudden enlightenment.
"Exactly, we have successfully captured the 6 outermost magic towers in the outer city, including the one we are standing on now."
Lei Xiao wiped away the last trace of darkness on Ariel's face, then curled his lips and said: "As for the other 30 magic towers, almost all of them are within the range of the opponent's 280,000-strong army. If you want to take them down easily, I'm afraid it won't be easy." An easy thing.”
"What the lord said is absolutely true. The other party will never hand over these magic towers easily."
Ariel clenched the staff in her hand, nodded to Lei Xiao and said, "But as long as the energy supply of a magic tower is reduced, the soldiers who are about to arrive outside our city will be able to break the absolute defense." The hope of enchantment! ”
"Yes, but that's not what I'm most worried about right now."
Lei Xiao frowned, nodded to Ariel and said, "The fact that we solved the dimensional storm and rushed to help here will definitely make the fourth son and the other two wealthy family heads furious. They will never sit back and wait for death. Watch us proceed smoothly.”
"Lord, are you saying that the fourth child and the other two wealthy family heads will end up personally?"
Ariel reacted immediately, her eyebrows also knitted together tightly.
The Fourth Prince's own strength is a mystery, and he possesses an unknown number of fifth-level alchemy puppets, each of which is comparable to a genuine fifth-level strongman.
As the heads of Lengyan's three wealthy families, Stone and Kent are both at the peak level of the fourth level. They also have hidden cards that can compete with the strong ones of the fifth level. They are both extremely difficult to deal with.
In addition, the fifth-level mysterious necromancer who had taken action once was still dormant in the darkness and did not appear again.
This undoubtedly means that once the other party suddenly takes action, it will definitely cause great trouble to us.
"If nothing else happens, Laosi, Stone, and Kent have secretly come to this outer city area and are planning something secretly."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly, confirming Ariel's question.
Because of this, after the initial overwhelming momentum, Lei Xiao recalled Jiang Li and other three fifth-level powerhouses, as well as some of the main powerhouses, to prepare for emergencies, and did not devote all his important combat forces to the battlefield. .
While commanding the overall situation, he and Ariel took turns to go to the front line to boost morale, surrounded by the main strong men, and by the way captured these lone magic towers.
"Lord, how will the Fourth and others act?"
Ariel frowned and thought for a moment, then asked: "Are they going to come directly to us?"
Ariel clearly understands that only by knowing the enemy's next move can she be prepared as much as possible and avoid being caught off guard.
"Absolutely not, they will definitely attack our weakest force."
Lei Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly, and while paying close attention to the dynamics on the battlefield, he responded decisively.
"The weakest force?"
Ariel held her chin with one hand and thought for a moment, then suddenly realized: "Could their primary target of attack be our 10 legions that are still deeply encircled?"
"We have fewer than 50,000 soldiers there, and they are all extremely exhausted. The answer is naturally obvious."
Lei Xiao nodded and responded affirmatively: "Only by annihilating our exhausted troops there, the other side can turn their swords around and concentrate on dealing with the 12 legions we rushed to rescue from the central city."
"What the Lord Lord said is absolutely true. At this stage, the situation between the two sides has squeezed the opponent in the middle, but the dangerous situation of our surrounded legion has not changed."
Ariel frowned and nodded, then a hint of worry came up: "So, isn't the besieged Merchant Army Regiment still on the verge of destruction?"
After finishing speaking, the worry on Ariel's fair face became more intense.
At this point, the situation is self-evident.
Once this force of ours is completely annihilated and the rescue fails, the morale of our other 12 legions will be severely damaged.
The opponent's morale will be greatly boosted, and the initiative on the battlefield will undoubtedly fall into the opponent's hands again.
By then, as long as the opponent attacks with all their strength, it will be difficult for us to have a chance to stand up again.
In short, the besieged Merchant Army Regiment must be defended, otherwise our side will be completely defeated.
Thinking of this in her mind, Ariel, who was at the top of the tower with Lei Xiao, felt the night wind blowing in her face became even more chilly, and shuddered involuntarily.
"It was precisely because of these besieged merchant land soldiers who fought desperately and bought us precious time that we were able to resolve the crisis of the dimensional storm and regain control of the initiative on the battlefield. In other words, it was their blood and lives that allowed us to resolve the dimensional storm crisis and regain control of the battlefield." Protected us.”
Looking at Ariel's nervous expression, Lei Xiao's eyes were solemn, and he nodded to the former and said: "This time, it is our turn to protect them. As their leader, I will never let her by their destruction by enemy forces."
"Lord, so you have made corresponding arrangements?"
Ariel's starry eyes lit up and she quickly asked.
"That's right. Although it is not impenetrable, it is enough to prevent the other party's conspiracy from succeeding easily."
Lei Xiao slowly took a deep breath, and his eyes became more solemn: "As for how the next battle will develop, it's only me and the fourth child who can show off their tactics. After all, the specific strength hidden by the opponent is still unclear. This will It is the biggest variable in this war.”
"As expected of a lord, he always puts himself before his subordinates."
After hearing Lei Xiao's calm and powerful words, Ariel's nervous mind calmed down even though the fierce shouts and screams were still ringing in her ears.
I saw her bright starry eyes moving, looking down at the fortress city that was sinking in blood and fire.
Wherever she looked, there was blazing scarlet. There were nearly 500,000 enemy and friendly soldiers fighting in every street and alley below.
The success or failure of this battle will entirely depend on the lord around her.
In other words, the lord standing next to her undoubtedly has the power to control the life and death of hundreds of thousands of soldiers!
Just as Ariel's heart was racing.
Just as Lei Xiao expected, the Fourth Prince and his group took advantage of the darkness and appeared at the center edge of the battlefield, near our besieged legion.
I saw that the once tall and prosperous neighborhood here had been almost completely razed to the ground by magical artillery fire and range attack spells, leaving only a pile of broken walls and ruins, still smoking thick smoke.
On this battlefield filled with corpses, curled swords, broken arrow clusters, and broken bricks and rubble, our besieged soldiers are relying on the huge magic fortress and slowly advancing under the command of their respective commanders. Fighting fiercely with the enemy's legion.
The eyes hidden in the helmets were full of exhaustion, but they also shone with the light of hope.
All the merchants who were besieged knew this clearly.
Your Excellency Keqing and Her Royal Highness the Princess worked tirelessly to overcome all difficulties and led the robes from the central city to come for support, so no matter what, they must not fall here!
"This group of extremely stubborn merchant land soldiers, if they hadn't delayed here, I would have defeated that hateful and despicable alien scum long ago."
The fourth prince, who was hiding in the shadows, looked coldly at our soldiers who were fighting bloody battles. A stern smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "It's just tens of thousands of defeated soldiers. Let me put an end to your miserable lives." ”
After the fourth prince finished speaking, he slowly turned his head and smiled sinisterly at the two wealthy family heads beside him: "Qing Qing Stone, Qing Qing Kent, have those been properly deployed?"
"Your Highness, don't worry."
Stone gently stroked his gray beard, his sullen old face full of murderous intent, nodded and said: "This time, even if the gods come, they can't save these defeated merchants who stubbornly resist!"
"That's right, it's a dead end created by us, the Yorkman family, and the Lancaster family. It's easy to eliminate these scum."
Kent smiled coldly and echoed with a serious face: "Besides, with the participation of powerful trump cards like His Highness's, I simply can't find any reason to fail!"
Kent said this while looking around.
I saw several motionless wooden figures standing neatly in the ruins around the three people, vaguely exuding a vast and majestic aura.
"Then without further ado, let's get started."
The fourth prince lightly snapped his fingers, his face becoming more and more crazy and violent: "As long as these guys are eliminated, victory will belong to us!"
As the fourth prince's murderous words fell, the vast battlefield immediately underwent subtle changes.
The enemy army, which was originally fighting back and forth with our besieged army, began to seem to inadvertently collapse its defense line, allowing our offensive to quickly make some breakthrough progress.
Seeing this, our exhausted commanders and soldiers' eyes lit up. As long as they could break through the encirclement, they could join up with other reinforcements from the outside.
Then, all difficulties will undoubtedly be solved!
"Seize the opponent's weakness and attack with all your strength!"
Almost at the same time, the besieged merchant commanders all chose to abandon the magic fortress and take advantage of the situation to break out of the encirclement. This was undoubtedly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to break the situation!
"The brave men of the Merchant Family, the enemy is at the end of its strength, smash their shields and step over their corpses!"
"Fighters, the opportunity to repay Your Majesty the Guest and Your Highness the Princess has come. Victory will eventually belong to us!"
Under a series of encouragements from the commanders, the morale of the besieged soldiers was immediately boosted. They waved their sharp blades and rushed towards the opponent's position, which was defeated thousands of miles away.
It didn't take long for our surrounded soldiers to overcome obstacles and advance a long distance.
But before our soldiers had time to be happy, everyone was surprised to find out.
At some point, they were the only ones left on the spacious block, and the enemy soldiers who were fighting and walking had long since disappeared without a trace.
For a moment, the entire block was eerily silent. Even though the shouts of killing could only be heard in the distance, the soldiers still looked at each other nervously and felt a chill to their bones. (End of chapter)