Chapter 754 Tukan Vanguard
The slipperiness of the monsters in the rocky land is much higher than that in other places.
Before the conqueror army arrived, they had already received news that any monster tribe with more than a hundred people would either desperately burrow into the Stormhorn Mountains in the south, or retreat to Hainault in the north. Near the Oak Desert.
If you come after me, I will go into the mountains or deserts to fight guerrillas with you, and see who can't hold on first.
No matter how powerful you are, it will be in vain if the enemy does not engage you in battle.
The conqueror army achieved brilliant results along the way because they played the role of the weak from beginning to end. At least in the eyes of those monster forces, they were weak. With their own strength, they had the strength to eat them up in one bite.
As a result, he kicked the iron plate, breaking his claws, and let the army of conquerors swallow it in one gulp, which became the nourishment for them to thrive.
In short, no matter how the enemy changes, the enemy's strength is very clear. They only need to formulate strategies and tactics based on the enemy's strength, and wipe out and kill their main force, and they will be able to win this war.
But it’s different when you get to Yandi.
All monster forces regard the conqueror army as the absolute strongest, and not only do they not gather together to fight against them.
On the contrary, it is broken down into parts and filled with diamonds all over the world.
If you ignore them, after the conqueror's army passes through the rocky land, they will gather back one after another and continue to cause trouble to this place. They are equivalent to conquering a lonely person.
If we follow their example and break them into parts, it will be difficult to control the casualties. After all, the wilderness is the home ground of these monsters. If you are not careful, even those elite teams may be trapped and killed. Don't talk about those ordinary soldiers.
The only thing that can pose a threat to them is the four thousand goblin wolf cavalry Gavin transferred from Blood Gap City - three thousand are newly transferred, and one thousand are originally with the conqueror's army. Action.
It’s just that compared to the entire rocky land, the number of four thousand goblin wolf cavalry is too small.
Gavin didn't dare to put them too far away from the conqueror's army. It wasn't just them who knew how to use wolf pack tactics, but the monster tribes were also very clever at it.
Gavin and the others can also develop tactics to lure the enemy based on this situation.
Lure those hidden monsters out of their lairs in the deep mountains and forests, and then launch an elite teleportation attack.
Unfortunately, this trick can only work once or twice. Soon the entire monster tribe in the rocky land will get the news and will never be deceived again.
This fully illustrates one thing. These monster tribes seem to be isolated, but in fact they are not. They are connected to each other and have very shrewd commanders.
In a disguised form, Gavin and his team's speculation that there was a force behind the scenes controlling the entire tribe of rock monsters was verified.
Gavin has mastered the method of guerrilla tactics against this kind of monster tribe - the teleportation strike of the super giant road statue.
The teleportation of the super giant road statue can be done regardless of whether the road is a plain road or a rugged mountain road. As long as the prerequisites are met, it can be teleported quickly. However, the mountain road is not based on the straight line distance, but based on the road distance, and the overall coverage radius. It will be shorter.
But it can't hold up to the super giant road statue monster, 360 kilometers long, even the mountain road can cover the entire rocky land.
At that time, they can use the four thousand goblin wolf cavalry in their hands, coupled with a group of aerial scouts, to carry out scalpel-like precision attacks on those monster tribes.
But this tactic has two preconditions.
There is no doubt that one must be the establishment of a super giant road statue. This is the core foundation. Without it, no one can support the consumption required for large-scale transmission.
But the super giant statue is easy to handle, but the road power of up to 3600 points is difficult to handle.
Except for the massive amount of road power harvested at the beginning, the current continuous growth is like squeezing out toothpaste, ranging from dozens of points to more than ten points every day. At this rate, if you want to save another A super-giant road statue, it takes a year and a half to complete it.
Of course, Gavin's character is destined to not sit here and wait. He will definitely find ways to seek breakthroughs from other directions and gain a lot of road power in a short period of time, just like he previously conquered The same thing that was harvested from the army of soldiers.
Another prerequisite is road construction.
The high road alone is not enough. At best, it can protect the tranquility of the surrounding ten kilometers.
If you want to completely clear out the monster community in the rocky land, you must have a large number of branch roads that go deep into other directions of the rocky land, just like a big tree, taking root in the rocky land, so that you can carry out multi-directional attacks.
Gavin has already started working on it, and this will be the next main task for the kobolds led by Dragon Oak.
But this matter also needs time to ferment.
In view of the above reasons, Gavin decided to shelve the development of the rocky land again, first bring the conqueror army to the destination, and start the development of the Three Rivers Land and the Battle Valley. After achieving certain results there, he will come back to gnaw on it. It's not too late for this hard nut.
In fact, the above are all objective reasons. The real direct reason is that the army of Tukan nomads has crossed the dividing line between Faerun and Karatu continent, attacked cities and territories, and rushed towards Faerun.
All intelligent creatures along the way have only two choices.
Submit and join their ranks as a slave.
Death becomes their trophy and ration.
Of course, it is impossible for only the Tukan people to survive in the endless wilderness, they are just the human forces above.
Just like other places, in normal times, it is not the Tukan people who occupy the dominant position, but the monster tribes. They are just struggling to survive in their cracks.
But when tens of thousands of Tukan people gathered together, it was when those monster tribes trembled.
Using them as slaves, cannon fodder, and vanguards is a perfectly normal operation.
Just like Gavin knew about the past history, the first target targeted by Tukan’s army was not Leatherman.
But the richer and more populous kingdom of red-robed wizards, Sere.
This evil wizard kingdom has millions of slaves, mountains of wealth and countless magic items. The high application of magic has allowed the planting industry of this mid-mountain kingdom to reach an incredible level. The average grain yield per mu is frighteningly high.
No matter what they are, they are all very tempting to the Tukan army. As long as they can defeat them, even if they stop here, their journey will be worthwhile.
What's more, if we really defeat the enemy, we need food and food, slaves and slaves, and equipment and equipment.
Their military might only get stronger, how could they stop because of this?
They will definitely take the opportunity to sweep across the entire continent of Faerûn.
There is absolutely no problem with strategic intentions.
The problem is that the war is not a one-sided issue, but a two-sided issue.
Sel, ruled by evil and cruel wizards, is not a good person.
They are currently the only magic government in Faerûn. The other is the mage kingdom Halrua, which is located at the southernmost tip of the continent and was formed by the remnants of the Netherese Empire.
The reason why they are called Red Robe Mage is because the mage organization that rules this country is called the Red Robe Mage Association. All official members will have two iconic characteristics, regardless of gender. One has a big bald head covered with various tattoos, and the other has a bright red mage robe.
In the hearts of the residents of Faerûn, Ser is a dark and evil empire, where the cruel and evil red-robed mage keeps whipping the slaves who are turned into monsters by magic. Take pleasure in the screams and moans they make as a reward for their hard work.
The truth is not far from this.
Although the Red Robe Mage Association is not a believer in Maela, they advocate natural selection and respect the strong. There is cruel competition within them. The weak will be enslaved and squeezed out of all their value. For those Serve the strong so that they can gain greater strength and go further.
This concept is not only implemented in the rule of the Kingdom of Ser, but also in the training of red-robed mage apprentices.
They have the largest and most mage colleges in the entire Faerûn continent, far above Halua, which is also a mage kingdom.
The Red Robe Mage will test the magical qualities of all Sel children from an early age. Those with a little bit of talent will be taken away from their parents and sent to the completely closed and isolated Red Robe Mage Academy. Conduct cruel magic learning.
Most of the parents of these children have never seen their children again.
The very few that can be seen are far from the innocent appearance in their memories. They have turned into cold, ruthless, selfish red-robed mages who will do anything for their own interests. In his eyes, family affection has become the cheapest thing. Unless his parents have enough ability to bring benefits to him even as a red-robed mage, they will generally ignore it.
Even if they treat their own parents like this, one can imagine the attitude of these red-robed mages towards outsiders.
Everyone who has come into contact with these evil mages has left an indelible impression on their unscrupulous nature for profit.
It is only in the past few decades that the people of Faerun have become familiar with these evil mages who live in the eastern corner of Faerun.
After centuries of trying, they found that they had no choice. After conquering their neighbors Aglalon and the Leatherman Kingdom, they began to adjust their national policies and conquer other countries in Faerûn. The method of opening a magic trade concession began to dump various magic products on a large scale.
In this aspect, they have an advantage that other forces do not have. Even Halua, who is also a mage kingdom, not only has tens of thousands of middle and low-level mages, they can also They are exploited like slaves and do not need to be paid for the magic items they make through their hands - this is the price they need to pay to learn more powerful magic.
Most of the major cities along the Sea of Falling Stars have magic concessions owned by red-robed mages, who plunder massive amounts of wealth for them every year.
They were no longer satisfied with this and began to march further into the West Hartlind region.
It’s just that many good forces are wary of their evil rumors flying all over the sky, especially the news that they will kidnap children with magical talents and bring them back to Serre to train them.
Although there is no substantial evidence to prove that the disappearance rate of children has increased significantly in areas with the red-robed mage's magic concession, it does not prevent people from being suspicious of them.
Because it is an indisputable fact that red-robed mages will pay special attention to their magical talents when acquiring slaves.
Just a few days ago, Tukan's vanguard army, led by General Bartumih, broke into the Sasha Pass of the Kingdom of Ser in the Sunrise Mountains. A short but fierce war broke out between the two sides, with each other winning or losing.
The proud griffon legion and vassal gnoll legion of the Kingdom of Ser were overwhelmed by the Tukan people's giant steppe eagles and sharp arrows, losing hundreds of gryphon knights and thousands of gnoll slaves. .
Thanks to the strong defense of the Sasha Pass, with hundreds of magical defense equipment densely deployed, the Tukan ground attack army was held back for half a day, allowing the Kingdom of Ser to have emergency rescue. opportunity.
Hundreds of extraordinary red-robed mages led their huge mage apprentices. When the Tukan people attacked the city for the second time, they appeared on the top of the city, allowing these eagles from the endless wilderness to , appreciate what is called magic saturation bombing.
In the face of the absolute amount of magic, human power seems so pale and powerless.
The land that has been ravaged by a lot of magic has become rugged. In many parts of the land that have not been completely closed, you can still see arms or feet left outside, which are the marks left by earth magic.
There are traces of flames burning everywhere, as well as curled up and twisted corpses. It is impossible to identify the race for a while. They are medals of fire magic.
There are also some corpses that stand strangely frozen on the battlefield, with cyan faces and strange smiles regardless of race. This is a characteristic that only appears after being frozen alive by ice magic.
There are also some corpses in pieces, many of which have extremely smooth sections, while some have uneven remains, as if they were torn apart abruptly. This is a masterpiece of violent wind magic.
While the two armies were staring at each other, a man walked out of the Sasha Pass.
This is a tall old man with thin cheeks and a pair of black jade-like eyes, filled with endless wisdom. He is wearing a silk scholar's robe. His speed is neither fast nor slow. On the battlefield where the smoke has not yet dissipated, Extraordinarily conspicuous.
But the Tukan Pioneer Army did not dare to ignore him, because as he walked by, the surrounding land darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye, and a dark cloud covered the sky. The corpses on the battlefield, both the enemy and ours, were , all staggered up from the ground, and countless ghosts and ghosts emerged from the surroundings.
The undead who used to be extremely ferocious are now walking respectfully behind the old scholar, just like his slaves.
As the young scholar advanced, the monster cannon fodder guarding the front of the Tukan vanguard, like the tide, involuntarily separated to both sides, not even caring about the Tukan people's brutal punishment.
Because they clearly felt the terrifying aura exuding from this old scholar. If they dared to attack him, the next second they would join the ranks of the undead behind him.
He is definitely not a scholar, but a terrifying monster in human skin.
The Tukan Pioneer Army also noticed the anomaly and responded immediately. The clear and crisp eagle call sounded in the air, and hundreds of giant eagle knights appeared in the sky.
These giant eagles are enlarged versions of the prairie eagles, all with white necks, gray feathers and khaki tails.
They all have special saddles on their bodies, and they ride on a famous Tukan warrior.
These Tukan warriors are very unique. They all have extremely majestic upper bodies, especially the bulging muscles of their arms that are even more exaggerated than those of the orcs. They hold a large long bow of amazing size, and there are a lot of weapons on the back of the eagle. The quiver is filled with all kinds of bows and arrows.
But in contrast, they do not have legs. They are directly fixed on the eagle's back saddle.
If one or two people are like this, it is still a coincidence. If everyone is like this, then it is intentional.
The Tukan Eagle Knight is a special advanced profession of the Tukan people. When these former prairie warriors decide to become the kings of the sky, they will give up their legs in exchange for a relationship with the giant prairie eagle. The ability to communicate mentally allows them to gain stronger synergy and reduce the load on the giant eagle during riding. The weight of the two legs is enough to allow them to carry hundreds of more arrows.
The most powerful Tukan Eagle Knights are those who are selected and trained from the tribe since childhood. Their legs will be cut off from birth. They will integrate the strength of their arms into their daily life. When they were young, they used various animals to travel. When they had their own giant eagles, they used the giant eagles as their legs and wings. The longbows in their hands would become the sharpest weapons.
Those Tukan people whose legs are naturally disabled or born without legs will be regarded by the tribe as a gift from the eagle god. The Tukan eagle knights who are born with them will inevitably become the greatest prairie hunters. The eagle leads his tribe to strength.
Surrounding these Tukan Eagle Knights, there are also various numbers of falcons and vultures that are smaller and cannot be mounted. These are their wingmen, assisting them in harassing and attacking the enemy.
Sere's gryphon knights suffered in their hands and were shot down by hundreds of Tukan eagle knights who were less than one third of them.
Don’t think that the gryphon knights of Sayre are weak. They are also well-known in the surrounding countries. They are one of the two trump cards of the Kingdom of Sayre. Those who ride the griffons are not warriors or bows. Instead, he is a mid- to low-level red-robed mage equipped with a large number of wands.
Usually, they are in the air, bombing the enemy indiscriminately.
Who would have thought that one day we would encounter a group of enemies specializing in air combat.
These Tukan Eagle Knights are equipped with powerful magic longbows, which have ultra-long range, terrifying accuracy and lethality.
Compared to their gryphons, which can fly in open spaces, giant steppe eagles are also better at flying.
They were defeated alive by aerial guerrilla tactics. ·
(End of this chapter)