Chapter 40: Battle at the Canyon Mouth

Some witch doctors set up static traps behind the troops. Several powerful witch doctors took out some bottles and jars from their waists, preparing to release voodoo spells.

The trolls prepared to force their way through the mouth of the canyon and break out directly from the defense areas of the two watchtowers.

Omar understood the troll language. He heard the orders from the troll leader and knew that they were ready to fight to the death and he had to stop them.

"Infantry, move forward!"

After saying that, he led his team of infantry to meet up with the infantry squad on the opposite side, and slowly advanced with shields raised, blocking the center of the canyon exit. The canyon entrance was about 200 meters long, and except for the two sentry towers on both sides, the infantry squad blocked the remaining space.

They would become the primary targets of the troll witch doctors and would probably suffer heavy casualties. Even so, the two teams of base infantry still marched forward without hesitation.

There were also three huge blue creatures walking in front of the infantry phalanx. They were water elementals summoned by Gandalf. The nearly three-meter-tall water elementals helped the infantrymen block many spears thrown by the headhunters, and continuously fired ice arrows at the troll army.

Theoretically, as Gandalf's abilities improve, as long as he is given time, he can summon an army of water elements. Currently, his water elements are subject to time limits, and three is already the limit.

As the two groups approached, Omar roared, "The Red Flame will lead to death!"

This was the battle slogan that Jialin gave to the Red Flame Army in order to boost morale and rally the military spirit.

"The Red Flame's will is to die and not live!"

Omar's roar caused the infantrymen around him, who were holding shields and swords, to roar wildly. Although the infantrymen were few in number, they also burst out with a powerful momentum.

On the distant city gate, Garin and Amor were looking at the situation at the mouth of the canyon from afar on the top of the city wall.

Amor originally wanted to go into battle himself, but Garin stopped him. The ninth-level troll warrior Kama had already been killed, and he hoped that the Red Flame Army could deal with the remaining troll troops themselves.

Today is the first battle of the Red Flame Army’s rise.

Seeing that the two sides were about to engage in hand-to-hand combat, Amor reminded: "Your Highness, the cavalry can attack."

Garin quickly turned around and came to the other side of the city wall, and issued an order to Carlocar who was waiting at the city gate: "Cavalry, attack! Infantry will follow and leave the city!"

With an order, the city gate opened quickly. Varokar took the lead in putting down the mask on his helmet and rushed out of the city gate.

The two parties at the mouth of the canyon have collided with each other.

There was a huge disparity in numbers between the two sides, with trolls outnumbering humans by nearly ten times. However, the defensive formation of nearly two hundred human infantrymen was like a reef, standing firm under the impact of the huge wave of trolls.

In the sky, bullets fired by musketeers, spears thrown by headhunters, and fireballs fired by flame totems summoned by witch doctors attacked each other's camps, and the battle was extremely fierce.

Suddenly, a rain of ice arrows fell from the sky, landing right in the center of the troll army. A large and dense group of troll headhunters were within the attack range, and they instantly let out wails. Some of them were even killed by the ice rain before they could even walk out of the range of the ice arrows due to the slowing effect of freezing.

"Humans have high-level mages!"

The old troll noticed the damage of the rain of frost arrows and cried out in surprise. He had been surprised enough today, and he didn't expect to meet a high-level human mage here.

He quickly turned his head to look towards the mouth of the canyon and locked onto Gandalf's position: "In front of the sentry tower on the right side of the canyon!"

"His spellcasting range is too far. Our spell range is not enough. We need to advance fifty yards!"

The witch doctors quickly made a judgment and informed their current troop commander, who was acting as warlord after Kama's death, of the situation.

The troll, who had sufficient military skills but could only serve as a deputy to the army due to his lack of strength, immediately made a decision. He sent out a team of shield guards and led the elderly witch doctors to approach the right watchtower at the mouth of the canyon and use voodoo spells to counter the high-level human magicians.

The troll acting commander breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that there was a solution to the tricky spell attack, and most of the humans blocking their side ahead had suffered casualties. The chance to break through was just around the corner.

As a result, the acting commander-in-chief had not been happy for long when he faintly heard the sound of horses galloping amid the shouts and screams. It was the sound of at least hundreds of war horses charging.

He looked back and saw that there were about two hundred human cavalrymen charging towards him on both sides of the canyon, and a large number of human soldiers were pouring out of the city gate behind him. Due to the hasty retreat just now, the witch doctors only set up a static trap in the center. The human cavalry rushed along both sides of the valley and avoided these static traps.

The troll acting commander wailed in his heart. He felt that he was being led by the nose by humans since he entered the canyon. More than half of his own people had been killed or wounded. The stalemate in the battle would provide a good attacking environment for the cavalry. He didn't know how many lives of his people would have to be paid by the time he had to deal with the cavalry.

What worries the acting commander the most is whether humans have any other backup plans after the cavalry?

The cavalry gathered behind the trolls, forming a cone formation and fiercely penetrated into the rear of the troll army. Even the strong troll shield guards could not withstand the huge impact force. Most of them vomited blood and fell backwards with their shields.

This cavalry squad was composed of Highland people. Their war horses were excellent Highland warhorses purchased from the horse farms of several nobles. Their powerful load-bearing and highland cross-country abilities, combined with the strong Highland cavalry, formed a heavy cavalry team.

Judging from the damage caused so far, the effect is outstanding.

On the other side, witch doctors protected by a group of shield guards approached the sentry tower on the right side amidst hail of bullets. The older witch doctor saw that Gandalf was about to enter his maximum casting distance, and a satisfied smile appeared on his ugly face: "I'm going to kill you and then eat you. Haha!"

He raised his hand and was about to release a stillness trap under the feet of the great wizard, but Gandalf made a move and another huge water elemental appeared. Then a white light flashed on its body and it disappeared in the white light, but left the water elemental in place and launched an attack on the witch doctors.

The three water elementals at the beginning had just been dispersed by the trolls' concentrated fire. They helped the infantry block many attacks and reduced a lot of casualties.

The old witch doctor looked at Gandalf's disappearing figure, his laughter stopped abruptly, and he wailed:

"Do not!!"

The battle situation will not be diverted by the will of any individual, and his wailing will be drowned out by the brutal hand-to-hand combat.

Gandalf appeared behind Galen, and a reorganized team of 240 people was ready.

The infantrymen in the battle were still struggling. Their number was less than half. The addition of cavalry gave them a shot in the arm and their morale rose again.

"It's almost there, the reinforcements are coming, it will only take a moment. Brothers, hold on! Victory is at hand. Chiyan will never give up!"

Omar swept across, clearing the trolls around him, then raised his sword and roared.

These infantrymen who participated in the blocking were soldiers from the base. They had the belief to fight to the death and would not retreat even if they suffered heavy casualties. Their belief was also Jialin's confidence in the Red Flame Army.

"Fight to the death and never retreat!"

I don't know how long it was, it seemed like a few seconds, and it seemed like several long hours. Amid the fierce roars of the infantrymen, the magic circle on the left watchtower shone, followed by a white light below. Gandalf arrived with the second team of infantry. They quickly ran to join the battle and reorganized their formation.

The troll's acting commander was bewildered. He finally understood how the hundreds of humans in the two watchtowers bypassed the witch doctor's sentry guards and appeared in front of him.

What a powerful group teleportation spell!

Finally, not long after Gandalf was teleported here, there was movement at the entrance of the canyon.

Reinforcements are coming.