Chapter 671: Youhu Pass (Part )
Outside Fengbao Pass, 35,000 soldiers of the 15th Army were ready to go.
The order was given and the army set out towards Youhu Pass, eighty kilometers away.
On the hill, Weilin stood on the top, looking at the marching troops below, and a heroic spirit surged in his heart.
Youhu Pass is the last of the thirteen passes of the Xiaguan Ancient Road. As long as you conquer this pass, there will be a flat plain behind. With the knights in hand, the Stovia region will be within your reach.
Dozens of guards surrounded the low hill, scanning the surroundings to protect the safety of their lord.
"My lord, according to the report from the spies who infiltrated Youhu Pass, the former commander of Youhu Pass, Warren, is missing. The current commander of Youhu Pass is a marquis of the Ansa Kingdom named Edmund Isaac. He has a low-level Holy Seal knight and a mid-level Holy Seal warrior by his side, which is equivalent to two soul-level combat forces. As for whether there are other strong men hiding in secret, the officer has not found out." Kyle came to Weilin's side, bowed and saluted, and began to report.
Weilin said, "You will deal with the mid-level Saint Seal warrior, and I will take care of the low-level Saint Seal knight. If there is a third strong man in the dark, let your red dragon mount, Korkraf, take action."
"If there are more than three of us, we can only use the Ice Token."
"My Lord, it's not just that." Kyle shook his head and continued, "The Soul Intention level of this world is naturally weaker than ours. With my current strength, I can defeat three Saint Seal mid-level warriors."
Weilin turned his head and looked at Kyle, who looked confident, and subconsciously asked, "Do I still need to take action?"
"No, just command the troops. If that doesn't work, I will release Colclough. With his strength and racial advantage, if he can't beat a mid-level Saint Seal warrior, he will be a shame for the Red Dragon. There is no point in keeping him. It's better to kill him and eat his meat."
At this moment, Colclough, who was sleeping in an angel's feather, sensed something, opened his huge dragon eyes, and looked at the vast expanse of white around him.
"Is there anyone who wants my treasure?"
After talking to himself in the air, Colclough looked around, remembered where he was, calmed his restless heart, closed his eyes, and went back to sleep.
The straight-line distance is 80 kilometers, and the journey is 106 kilometers. In less than eight hours, the 15th Army arrived six kilometers away from Youhu Pass.
The sky was dark, and Weilin directly ordered to set up camp. At the same time, he asked Devonshire to arrange for the Knights Templar of the Crusaders to patrol the surroundings and clear out the spies in Youhu Pass.
Late at night, on the wall of Youhu Pass, Edmund and his personal guards patrolled the wall while observing the situation in the distance.
After adopting the advice of his own uncle, only about 80,000 defenders of Youhu Pass were left.
In order to prevent the subordinates of Warren, the former commander of Youhu Pass, from rioting and surrendering to the enemy, and to stop some traitors from taking advantage of the situation to seize the gate, Elder had to replace all the defenders of the pass with his own troops to prevent any accidents.
Edmund stood on the wall of the gate, stretched his hand out of the parapet, and rubbed it hard on the outer wall. He looked at the brown rock oil in his hand and rubbed it carefully between his fingers, which had a partial lubricating effect, but not much.
“Is this the best you can do?”
Hearing Edmund's question, a Six-Seal soldier on duty stepped forward and answered, "Mr. Marquis, only brown rock oil has the best lubrication effect inside the pass. Other oils are difficult to reach. In order to prevent the enemy from climbing up the wall, I have arranged for the soldiers to hang a lamp down every fifteen minutes to check the condition of the rock wall."
"Shorten the time to five minutes. At the same time, order people to monitor the situation underground to prevent the enemy from digging holes to enter the pass." Edmund took the handkerchief handed over by the guard, wiped the palm oil off his hand, and gave orders to the officer on duty.
"Yes, Lord Marquis."
Leaving the parapet, Edmund came to a secret room inside the wall and saw an old man in a white robe sitting in front of the door. He waved his hand to stop the guards and then walked forward.
Sensing someone approaching, the old man in white robe opened his eyes, saw the person coming, opened his mouth, and slowly said, "My Lord Marquis."
"Bishop Camion, is the deployment complete?" Edmund asked in a low voice as he sat next to the old man in white robes.
"The arrangement has basically been completed, and the no-fly mark has been activated." At this point, the old man in white robe paused for a moment, and then continued, "There are flaws in this place, and a mysterious force is eroding the mark. It can probably last about 25 days."
"enough."
Edmund nodded and said that it was still unclear whether they could hold out for seven days, and as for whether they could hold out for twenty-five days, there was no need to consider it now.
After finishing the inspection, Edmund summoned the generals from various departments one by one, using both kindness and severity to ensure that these people would not fail to perform at the critical moment.
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Early in the morning, the army left the camp and lined up on the ancient road.
The wind was freezing, the flags were fluttering, and the soldiers' breath condensed into white mist in the cold air.
Youhu Pass is 2,136 meters long, 88 meters high, and has a wall that is ten meters deep, which can accommodate 5,000 troops for defense at the same time.
Below the wall, the three thousand-man square formations in front were made up of the Black Rock Army. They were wearing heavy black armor, holding sharp weapons, and were ready for battle.
After three rounds of artillery bombardment, these three thousand people will serve as the first batch of troops to launch an attack on Youhu Pass.
Two kilometers away from Youhu Pass, sixteen large magic cannons and forty medium magic cannons were pushed to the front line, with the muzzles aimed at the pass, waiting for the order to fire.
Seeing the enemy's actions, Edmund's face changed slightly.
In the battle of Leiying Pass, the enemy used this weapon to blow down the wall of the pass.
Seeing that the enemy had not made any move, Edmund said in a deep voice: "Uncle Leonard, thank you for your help."
"Master, don't worry. I will hold back the strong enemies, and you can just send your men to fight." The white-haired old man nodded and replied, then jumped down from the wall and rushed towards the enemy.
Under the cover of the no-fly mark, within a two-kilometer radius centered on the wall of Youhu Pass, even a mid-level Saint Seal warrior like him could not fly and could only run on the ground.
"Order the knights of the Gorge Pass Army to leave the pass and destroy the enemy's siege weapons."
"Yes, Lord Marquis."
The messenger officer received the order, jumped off the wall and ran towards the Xiaguan military base.
In the center of the army, on the command platform, Kyle looked at the white-haired old man in the distance and answered, "My lord, I'll go first."
"A soul-level fighter is worth thirty combat merits. Don't let him get away." Weilin looked at the mid-level Saint Seal warrior and reminded him.
Hearing this, Kyle smiled and replied, "Don't worry, my lord. I won't be able to escape these thirty battle merits."
After saying this, Kyle disappeared from the podium.
In an instant, he appeared in front of the army, with a cold look on his face, looking at the white-haired old man.
The cold wind howled, causing pain on people's skin and seeming to freeze their blood.
The battlefield was dead silent, with only the occasional sound of heavy breathing and the clash of weapons adding a sense of solemnity.
