Chapter 349 Breaking the camp and setting fire to it!
November 18, 1199 in the Guangming calendar.
The fourth day after Viscount John entered Eagle City.
night.
The Eagle City was crowded with people.
At a rough count, there are about 700 light armored cavalry gathered inside the city gate - this is currently the entire cavalry force that the nobles in Eagle City can muster.
In addition to the necessary equipment, each person's horse also carried large bundles of fire starters and cans of kerosene.
The leader was none other than Viscount John.
He was wearing the armor that he had almost never taken off since he entered Eagle City, with an enchanted long sword slung around his waist. The nearly 5-meter-long enchanted spear surrounded by ice-blue aura was half-hanging on the saddle hook.
Under its crotch is a second-level magical beast that is one head taller than an ordinary war horse, a horse with electric horns and silver eyes.
The plan is set.
With Viscount John as an arrow, he led the cavalry in the city to fight out and went straight to the opponent's grain camp.
Break down the camp and set it on fire!
If faced with a real army, Viscount John would not adopt such risky tactics, but after all, the opponent was just a ragtag group of horse thieves and pirates.
Burning, killing, and looting were their strengths, but how to fight and build a qualified camp was another matter.
It was precisely because of the roughness of their camp site selection and camp construction that Viscount John decided on this tactic.
"Viscount John." Nancy walked up to John's horse and said solemnly: "I know you have a noble character and disdain the dirty transactions between nobles."
"But the Griffith family will never be ungrateful."
"Whether this battle is successful or not, I, Nancy Griffith, hereby guarantee it."
"The Luke family, my Griffith family, our friendship will last forever!"
Looking at the married girl in front of him, Viscount John smiled:
"Raven married a good wife."
There was originally another sentence after this sentence, but he immediately swallowed it back and just moved his eyes to the team that came to see him off.
All the nobles were basically there, but no one dared to come over and say a few words to John.
Sereva and the others even lowered their heads with some guilt.
Broca has handed over his elite and sons to Raven. Judra's son is still young and cannot be cared for without his father.
But what excuse can others have?
So cowardly.
Men who usually put on airs are no longer as good as a woman like Nancy.
At least Nancy dared to propose joining the battle with John, but John vetoed it.
Shaking his head and keeping his emotions in his chest, Viscount John said calmly:
"Let's go."
The gate of Eagle City slowly fell.
Viscount John was the first to leap out.
700 Qingqi followed closely behind, disappearing into the night.
The cotton wrapped around the horse's hooves makes the sound of hoofs muffled and muffled before it can be heard very far.
In the darkness, there were occasional sounds of the ice breaking and giant objects entering the water.
The man's mouth was filled with tongue-numbing walnut wood, while the horse's mouth was simply sealed with a bridle.
So there was no neighing, no screaming, everything was so quiet that it was almost oppressive.
The opponent's grain camp is not very far away. It only takes about 12 minutes for the war horses to gallop at full speed.
When they were about 1/3 of the way from the camp, the cavalry troops lit torches and formed a long dragon.
At this time, there were only just over 600 people left in the original team of 700 people.
It is hard to say how many of them escaped and how many died.
The overall layout of the opponent's camp is in a π shape, with the deepest point being the opponent's grain-harvesting camp, which is also where the two camps meet.
As for John and the others, they were currently in the vacated passage in the center of the π-shaped camp.
As the torches were lit, the camps on both sides finally responded, with panicked shouts, drums, and horns mingling.
Until Viscount John clearly saw the wall of the other party's grain camp.
The wall was in chaos, with horse thieves and pirates huddled together, some with bows and some with crossbows, but they were completely unsystematic.
The sparsely shot arrows also had no power at all.
No matter how well-trained the troops are, it is impossible for them to organize a counterattack in just 4 minutes in the face of an attack on the camp, let alone these horse thieves.
Of course, if you are really well-trained, you won't wait for someone to touch you at such a distance before reacting.
"Huh..."
Viscount John's body lit up with a blue, almost pure white fighting spirit, and he blew out a mouthful of turbid air filled with ice flowers.
The fighting spirit surged and wrapped around the spear.
He reached out and took it off the saddle hook, raised it high, and then slashed it down!
"Arc Moon Light Wheel!"
Swish——
The blue ice fighting energy turned into a flat crescent and rushed towards the camp. The fine ice crystals condensed in the air wherever it passed, as if it brought up a cloud of silver gauze like moonlight.
Click.
The crescent moon sank into the camp, and the ice crystals began to grow crazily, opening the gaps between the wood, freezing the flickering firelight, and freezing all the horse thieves and pirates in the camp into hideous ice sculptures.
Swing the spear again.
Another blade of ice sank into the wall of the village.
Boom——
The camp, which had been frozen to the point of being extremely brittle, exploded and turned into dust.
What was originally a dead end turned into a smooth road!
Viscount John was the first to leap in, and more than 600 light cavalry filed forward behind him!
"Don't be obsessed with fighting, set fire, set fire!!!"
Viscount John gave a loud order, and the cavalry behind him dispersed like water and flowed into the grain camp.
Even in the camp, horse thieves and pirates are clearly distinct.
But the common point is that most people have not yet woken up from the warm quilt on winter nights.
So for the first time, the cavalry could be said to be in a deserted state.
They mobilized their war horses, used scythes to tear off the asbestos covering the grain and grass stacks, threw the kerosene cans on top of the rising smoke, and then threw in a burning torch!
Then the hill-like stack of grain and hay will turn into a blazing fire!
The north wind is blowing hard.
Falling sparks and half-burned wheat straw fluttered in the wind, falling on the tents of the horse thieves and pirates, causing more waves of fire!
In less than half an hour, most of the camp was in flames!
After all, the pirates were more organized than the horse thieves, and they were the first to react and lead troops to the grain camp.
Viscount John held a spear in hand and knocked away a lizard man who dared to pounce on him.
The tactical purpose had been accomplished and it was time for him to evacuate.
but.
The war situation has fallen into complete chaos.
Just as John had predicted beforehand, his move would eventually blossom in the hinterland. Even if he succeeded, no matter how slow the opponent's reaction was, he would still be attacked from three sides.
The defenders of the grain camp itself were attacked by horse thieves and pirates from their respective camps.
As far as the eye can see, everything has been occupied by horse thieves and pirates. Even if you want to retreat, you can no longer retreat.
As a child, John had read many novels and heard many stories, and he yearned for the heroes in them.
His outlook on life has been shaped since then and is still practiced today.
John was not afraid of death, but he was afraid of aging.
Every time he looked into the mirror, especially after receiving Raven's Angel's Glory, he became increasingly unable to avoid this fact.
When this plan was first formulated, he never thought that he would be able to return to Eagle City alive.
He was selfish and wanted to burn himself at the last moment of his life, die in battle, and pass it on to future generations!
The value of a person is not the length of his life, but whether he can live a life without regrets!
Therefore, when Nancy expressed her gratitude to him, he felt guilty.
"It is the glory of the nobility to use this place as a burial ground."
Viscount John took a deep breath and his eyes began to wander——
Even if you die, you must maximize your value before you die!
In a corner of the battlefield, a pile of grain and grass that was burning suddenly went out without warning.
That's it!
Viscount John stirred up his electric-horned silver-eyed horse. The beast neighed and lightning flashed around it, immediately knocking over the horse thieves and pirates who wanted to get closer.
Then he raised his hooves and rushed towards that corner like lightning.
Close!
Viscount John could see a lizard man, holding a trident and surrounded by clear water, rushing around to kill!
Every time he waved the trident, he could bring up a stream of water like a big river, drowning the light cavalry and extinguishing all the flames!
The moment he saw the three-cornered hat on the lizard man's head, John confirmed his identity.
Pirate General, Joshua!
I will take your head as the last trophy in my life!
Crack-
Ice-blue fighting energy spurted out from the gaps in the armor, making the surrounding air almost solidify. It intertwined and grew behind Viscount John, turning into an unbending spear!
This is John's martial spirit!
After 40 years, the martial spirit appears on the battlefield again!
Buzz - The spear martial soul vibrated, and overlapped with Viscount John's spear, bursting out with bright light.
The spreading cold air spread out, freezing the approaching horse thieves and pirates into ice cubes.
The next moment, the cold light was restrained, and under Viscount John's armor, traces of light shone like ice flowers were outlined.
Exclusive to the fourth level, ice war pattern!
The momentum instantly rose to its peak, and the cold air splashed around made the burning fire around him begin to dim!
At this moment, the pirate general also felt the biting cold. When he turned his head and looked at each other, he also felt the overwhelming fighting spirit of Viscount John!
That is a fearless charge that blooms all the essence of one's life and burns one's own life!
"It turns out that there are such warriors among the human race!"
The pirate general sighed in admiration, but his movements did not stop.
As the strongest member of the lizard-men clan, he also has his own pride!
Blue waves of fighting spirit surged up, bringing out little bits of blood flowing out of his facial features.
The water vapor in the air condenses so quickly that even the ice doesn't have time to freeze it one by one!
Behind the pirate general, the scales were outlined, the sharp corners gradually grew, and a head emerged.
The eyes of the head gradually became clearer, and when the eyelids were opened, a pair of cross-star pupils shone with cold light!
The pirate general's martial spirit turned out to be a real dragon head!
There is no mistake in every song, one post, one content, one 6 one, one book, one book, take a look!
"Aww————"
The giant dragon raised its head to the sky and roared, and a ball of water elemental essence spurted out, pouring on the pirate general's head!
And the thick armor on his body suddenly floated piece by piece amidst the clanging sound, and pulled each other like magnets. Under the infusion of water elements, it turned into scaly fragments, and suddenly stuck to the pirate general's body. .
It's as if they were his scales!
Traces of light were engraved on his body, as misty as water waves.
The same war pattern, the same fourth level!
Under the rolling water curtain, the pirate general waved his trident and pointed directly at John:
"Then let me give you the funeral a warrior deserves!"
The fighting energy around him rushed into the ground crazily.
Boom
Boom--
The earth broke open, and springs of water as thick as a carriage and with waves rising up into the sky one after another!
When the water rushes to a very high place, it condenses into balls of water that look like trebuchets, flying high and then crashing down!
As early as the moment the martial spirit appeared, the pirates had already retreated far away from the battlefield. Except for John, the only ones left here were the horse thieves who had not yet reacted.
How miserable they are!
Some did not react at all, and were sprayed high into the sky by the water springs rushing out from under their feet. Some fainted directly, while those who did not faint screamed and fell to the ground with broken bones and tendons.
Not only was it not enough for some to be sprayed high into the sky, they were also wrapped in water balloons and smashed to the ground while suffocated!
Others were hit by water balloons falling from the sky, and were slapped to the ground by the huge power contained in them, crushing their bones and internal organs, and letting their blood dye the water flow red!
Viscount John is old.
He could not accurately judge the location of the water spring through the flow of elements, so he could not avoid it in a prepared manner.
Therefore, he has only one choice, and that is——
“Rush!!”
The cry of killing burst out from the throat, and wherever it passed, the ground was covered with a layer of ice!
A spring of water surged up in front of him.
Viscount John stretched out his spear, and as fighting spirit spurted out, the water spring turned into gorgeous icicles like a thousand-year-old giant tree, and was smashed into pieces by the gun!
Boom——
Ice shards flew everywhere, like smoke.
Breaking through the ice crystal smoke, another water balloon hit from the sky!
Viscount John swung his spear, and the ice vindictiveness splashed out. The water ball condensed in the air and turned into a huge ice ball. He picked it up with his spear and smashed into the group of horse thieves.
Bones shattered and screams sounded one after another.
The blend of white ice and blood is particularly eye-catching!
Within the camp, Viscount John opened an ice passage and rushed straight towards the pirate general.
What was left behind were towering icicles and broken ice balls all over the ground.
Viewed from a high altitude, it looks like a chessboard laid out by the gods!
Close!
The figure of the pirate general was reflected in Viscount John's eyes.
The lizard man's physique was so strong that even though he didn't have a mount, his height was no less than that of Viscount John who was riding a horse!
The pirate general stood on the spot, with his anti-jointed legs arched, holding his trident high, and the shadow of the dragon appeared behind him again!
The giant dragon raised its head, opened its mouth, and breathed out a stream of dragon breath——
The pirate general spoke with him:
"The Wrath of the Ancestors!"
The surging water rushed out!
Wherever it passed, the soil was rolled up, piles of grain were destroyed, tents, fences, and horse thieves who had no time to escape were all trapped in them!
It's like a flood broke out in place!
Viscount John cocked his lance.
Bitter ice and snow wrapped around the tip of the gun, and the surrounding temperature dropped even more sharply in an instant. Even the solidified ice shattered under the cold!
Viscount John murmured in a low voice:
"Dance with me one last time...
Soul freezes——"
The flood was raging, and Viscount John was simply an inconspicuous boat that could be destroyed at any time.
But
An unparalleled cold energy erupted from the tip of the spear.
The mantis tried to use his arms as a cart, but he stopped the rolling wheels!
The flood seems to be endless, but it cannot resist the ice rolling back and spreading.
It's like a bamboo forest that grows wildly after the rain.
The cold air spreads, and the flood splits it in half!
The pirate general watched helplessly as a gleaming spear tip appeared in front of him!
After that, there was Viscount John who was covered in ice and seemed to rush out of the underworld!
The trident drew an arc and slashed towards the spear, but before it even got close, even the fighting spirit on it had been frozen!
"——No"
He only had time to say a word before the spear penetrated the pirate general's head.
The white phosphorus penetrated from the center of his eyebrows and penetrated from the back of his head, freezing his entire body into solid ice!
Tap, tap...
The electric-horned silver-eyed horse slowly slowed down, panting heavily and almost unable to move.
Even though the pirate general's body stood frozen more than twenty meters behind him, Viscount John's arm still maintained the posture of the final blow.
Clang.
The spear fell to the ground.
The ice is no longer there, the water flow has disappeared, and only the devastation and corpses on the ground prove that an earth-shattering battle took place here before.
The suppressed fire rose again, illuminating Viscount John's face and melting the ice on his armor.
"Huh..."
Viscount John's breathing was extremely calm and he felt the warmth brought by the flames.
It's interesting to say that he has always hated the cold, but he has spent his whole life using ice fighting spirit.
Now, finally you can...
Snap! Snap! Snap!
Loud slaps sounded, and Bloody-Eyed Meng Ngar came on horseback:
"Oh, Viscount John, you really put on a wonderful show for me!"
As he spoke, with a thud, he turned over and dismounted, kicked over the pirate general's body, and stomped twice on his throat.
Pressing his fingers across his plump lips, Menggar sneered:
"To be honest, thank you very much. I was worried that this reptile was disobedient and wanted to annihilate his team."
“I didn’t expect that I asked you to help me complete it!”
"By the way, don't think that this is really all the food in our village. That's just to fool this reptile, but it's really unexpected that you can be included."
"Don't worry, I won't waste your body——
I heard that among these reptilian tribes, there is a tradition of blood sacrifice, which involves cutting the enemy's corpse into 13 parts, then grinding them into ashes and burning them.
As for me, I will give them your body as an appeasement! ”
While saying this, Mongar approached John's back.
The horse thief who was able to integrate the Bloody Highlands was not only cruel and insidious, but also cautious. The reason why he said so much was to test whether John still had the strength to fight back.
Viscount John was indeed ignited by his words.
But besides being unwilling, he couldn't even move a little finger.
锔——
Xueyan drew out the sword from his waist:
"Then, farewell, Lord Viscount!"
Scarlet fighting spirit covered the blade of the sword.
However, at this moment, a cluster of blazing white fire suddenly exploded in front of Xueyan's chest, and with a sizzling sound, fiery molten liquid erupted from the inside out!
"Ah——"
With a roar of pain, Xueyan took several steps back, and the flames on his chest were extinguished by the surge of fighting spirit.
In the chaos, Nancy appeared in front of everyone on horseback.
The twin ponytails on her head fluttered in the wind, blending in with the surrounding firelight.
For the first time, her delicate body was covered with bright red mage robes that looked like flowing lava. Above the stirrups, half of white stockings loomed as the robes swayed.
It is obviously an outfit that is incompatible with the battlefield, but it inexplicably makes people feel a danger that cannot be ignored!
"Baron Judra, please lead Viscount John to retreat."
The firelight illuminated Nancy's pink lips. She raised her chin, turned the silver-white metal staff on her slender fingertips, and pointed it at the suspicious bloody eyes, and said with a look:
"I'll kill this person!"
……
(End of chapter)