Chapter 2574 Ambush in the Forest
Having Loucheng monks take the initiative to attack is naturally a good thing that they can only hope for. Not only can they attack monsters, but they can also collect a lot of intelligence.
Only after a fight can one understand the specific strength of the enemy and then formulate a targeted plan.
According to Tang Zhen's request, Tianxu City sent believers to follow the operation. The main task was to deliver intelligence information.
These believers did their duty. When the operation started, the battle reports from the front were continuously transmitted back to Tianxu City.
According to intelligence, the Loucheng monks chose a canyon to ambush, using boulders and explosives to bombard the enemy.
The original attack method does not mean that it is ineffective. The key depends on how to operate it.
Using stone canyons to destroy an army of steel chariots, there are many similar battles.
Due to the rush of time and the restrictions in all aspects, the monks in Loucheng did not use many methods.
Once deployed, even if the enemy cannot be defeated in one fell swoop, it can still suffer heavy damage.
Youdao said that it would be better to cut off one of his fingers than to injure ten of them. After analysis, the Loucheng monks targeted the heavy cavalry of the Demonic Legion.
First of all, the formation of the heavy armored cavalry is relatively concentrated, and it is difficult to move in the narrow woods. It is easy to be ambushed and hunted by the monks of Loucheng.
As for the second reason, it is because the heavy armored cavalry is extremely fast. If they are not killed, they will easily be chased by the opponent when they evacuate.
Destroying the heavy cavalry can not only inflict heavy damage to the enemy, but also ensure that you can escape unscathed.
There are less than 200 Loucheng cultivators participating in the operation. Each one of them is an elite and there will be no delay in executing the mission.
The people are fine but not numerous. Although there are only a few hundred people, they are worth thousands of troops.
After waiting for about half a day, the monster army finally entered the ambush circle.
Because they are from the regular army, when the demonized legion is marching, there will be sharp soldiers responsible for exploring the marching route to avoid encountering an enemy ambush.
Even though the demon has turned into a monster now, this habit still remains. Before the demonized army arrived, the scouts had already appeared in the valley highlands on both sides.
After the mutation, these scouts' bodies became slender and strong, and all their original abilities were strengthened.
There is a tough short membrane between the arm and the body, which can glide short distances when jumping from a high place.
In order to facilitate investigation, the reconnaissance vanguard also developed a chameleon-like ability that can change in a short period of time and blend into the surrounding natural environment.
The main search target of these scouts is the valley where the Loucheng monks are preparing to ambush. After all, the geographical environment of this area is the most ideal and can achieve twice the result with half the effort.
It’s just that the Loucheng monks are far more experienced than these demonized soldiers, so when the scouts arrived, they didn’t find any abnormalities at all.
After the scouts withdrew, the Loucheng monks appeared one after another. They didn’t know where they had been hiding before, but they were not discovered.
The Loucheng monks acted quickly, and they quickly completed the preset deployment in a very short time.
Everything is ready, and then wait for the enemy to enter the ambush circle.
Not long after, there was a huge shaking sound in the forest. Trees that had grown for many years were abruptly broken and pushed, and then thrown into the forest on both sides.
This is the way the Demonized Legion marched. The place they passed was a mess. The forest, as the main obstacle, naturally suffered serious damage.
It is actually understandable that the demonized monsters are so violent, just because crazy thoughts are lingering in their minds, and they must have a channel to vent.
Otherwise, it won't take long before it completely collapses and gets out of control.
As the sound got closer and closer, a group of giant monsters soon appeared in front of them. They were like enlarged versions of chimpanzees, covered with scales and muscles.
These giant monsters were originally strong men in the army. They were much taller than ordinary soldiers and specialized in some special tasks. When attacked by demonic energy, the size of these giant men in the army grew rapidly, directly turning into behemoths more than ten meters tall.
They dragged weapons made of logs and walked at the front of the team, cutting out a passage in the forest to facilitate the march of the army behind them.
After the giant monster passed, there were groups of demonized soldiers. They were ferocious and strong, and they also had the unique temperament of soldiers.
Just pick one and you can destroy an ordinary village.
In fact, along the way, countless villages have been destroyed by the demonized legions. The villagers, cattle and horses were used as military rations and were carried along by the auxiliary soldiers.
The legion, totaling nearly 400,000, left clear traces in the forest. Even from a very long distance, you can see the demonic energy rising into the sky.
Even the experienced Loucheng monks were shocked by the size of the demonized legion and knew that they had underestimated the enemy.
The monsters catalyzed by the competition are designed to deal with the Loucheng monks, especially this monster army of hundreds of thousands, which they have no chance of defeating.
The monks secretly wondered in their hearts, facing so many terrifying monsters, can Tianxu City be able to defend it?
There is no time to think too much, because the monster has already entered the ambush circle, and the plan is half successful from now on.
Because the scouts did not sound the alarm, the demonized legion swaggered through the valley without knowing that the danger was right in front of them.
The troll passed by, followed by a group of infantry. Everything was calm until the heavy cavalry passed by.
When the heavy cavalry passed by, there was a sudden loud noise, and huge rocks rolled down the valleys on both sides.
Stones blocked the exits at both ends, and the heavy armored cavalry immediately broke into commotion. The monks from Loucheng who had been waiting for a long time took action at the same time, throwing down the prepared bombs and incendiary bombs.
The heavy armored cavalry were in chaos, running and wandering amidst the thunder and flames, trying to break out of the ambush.
Due to the transformation of the demonic energy, the body of the heavy armored cavalry and the mount are integrated, somewhat similar to the centaur race.
This makes the cavalry extremely agile in action. The horses are equivalent to their legs and can gallop freely on the battlefield.
After the war horse was frightened, it immediately ran around in the valley in panic. The knight above was also affected and could not control the movement of the war horse at all.
While running wildly, the heavy armored cavalry kept falling to the ground, and the number of casualties increased rapidly.
The bombs that kept being thrown turned the entire valley into a sea of flames.
For the Loucheng monks, it is simply an easy task to use various materials to prepare explosives.
Because there were few people, they prepared a large number of bombs and incendiary bombs, and it worked wonders.
The valley was in chaos, and the demonized legions outside the valley were also affected.
The heavy cavalry was ambushed, which made the commander of the Demonic Legion furious and ordered an immediate counterattack.
Following the order, countless demonized soldiers rushed to the peaks on both sides, looking for the ambushed Loucheng monks.
Those giant monsters even rushed to the pile of collapsed rocks. While clearing the obstacles, they also picked up rocks and threw them at the mountains on both sides.
These giant monsters are completely mobile trebuchets. The flying boulders smashed the trees in the forest, and the sound of "rumbling" was endless.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the ambushed monks from Loucheng immediately chose to evacuate the battlefield. They followed the pre-selected passage and headed straight for Tianxu City.
(End of this chapter)