Chapter 312: Both parties test each other - Marquis Darragh's goods

At the end of April, after Weilin's training, the 3rd and 4th Battalions of the 10th Army of the Defense Forces gained some combat effectiveness, but the main force in the battle was still their own Qixing Battalion and 5th Battalion. As for the troops supported by the five barons It is equivalent to the existence of logistics troops and handymen.

With the formation of defense forces in various places, the chaotic situation gradually stabilized, and the depressed trade routes gradually returned to life.

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In the Gray River Valley plain, a thousand-man dwarf force was entrenched in the camp of an ogre tribe. As for the previous ogres, they were not wiped out. Instead, they ran away with buckets before the dwarves arrived.

The dwarf troops ignored this group of monster clans. Their purpose was to go to human territory, not to come here to wipe out the monster clans.

"The lord's order allows us to test the human territory of the Praying Star Territory."

In the cave, a tall dwarf with a height of 1.4 meters looked a little solemn. He clutched the silver gravel hammer beside him and told the surrounding subordinates the orders of the people they were loyal to.

"Sir, why did the lord give such an order?" A dwarf officer asked doubtfully. As a soldier, he knew that he should not question it, but what was the difference between attacking the Qixing Leader and committing suicide.

"A batch of goods belonging to Marquis Darragh disappeared nearby, and only the Qi Xing leader around has the strength to do this, so the lord asked us to investigate. This is an order, and we must carry it out." The dwarf general felt a little bitter in his heart. But he had to do it, it was an order from the people he was loyal to.

He also knew that it was impossible for his master, Viscount Shichui, to issue such an order to send his troops to die.

Therefore, it goes without saying that the instigator behind the scenes must be Marquis Darragh using his power to suppress others, otherwise his master would not have issued such an order.

"Sir, I am willing to lead the "veterans" in the army to give an explanation to the superiors." An old dwarf officer stood up and asked the dwarf general.

The expression on the dwarf general's face was very complicated, sometimes hesitant, sometimes painful, sometimes serious, and it was difficult to make a decision in his heart.

"Father, I can only ask you."

"There are only positions in the army. You can call me Captain Sugar. How can you mess up the hierarchy?" The old dwarf officer glared at the dwarf general and scolded him.

"Then please ask Captain Sugar." The dwarf general recovered his emotions and gave the order expressionlessly.

"Subordinates take orders."

Su Ge showed a satisfied smile and sat back down.

The dwarf general looked at his father's face with mixed feelings in his heart, but he knew that using veterans whose lifespan was almost exhausted to attack the human territory of the Praying Star Territory was the best choice. With his own strength, he can still slander the Qixing Leader.

That night, two hundred veterans were gathered and placed under the command of the dwarf officer Su Ge.

At the same time, the dwarf general took out half of the wine he carried and let the group of veterans who were dying to drink up.

"My child, your three younger brothers all died in the war with the human kingdom. Now I am dying, but I hope you can survive. For the sake of our family, Viscount Shichui will not let you After you go to the battlefield and return to the Stone Hammer Territory, Lord Viscount will definitely ask you to stay behind, so you must not refuse."

"Father, I understand." The dwarf general nodded and said.

"Live well and hope that the mountain dwarf god will protect you, my child."

Early the next morning, eight hundred dwarf soldiers bid farewell to two hundred dwarf veterans led by dwarf officer Su Ge.

The six groups of dwarf "robbers" who received the instructions from Marquis Darragh finally gathered together, about 1,500 troops, and prepared to launch a surprise attack from the northwest of the Qixing Territory.

On the other side, Weilin received information from the reconnaissance force patrolling the Gray Mang Wasteland, and led two battalions of 6,000 troops toward Changlin County, West Wind County, northwest.

This group of dwarf "robbers" joined forces and did not hide their traces. Instead, they felt like they were seeking death, which gave Verin a very strange feeling.

Two days later, outside Changlin County, in the Gray Mansions Wasteland, a dwarf troop slowly walked forward without any attempt to cover up their tracks. From the officers to the soldiers, there was a sense of fearlessness. .

At the intersection of the two hills, three thousand people from the Qixing Battalion lined up in front. One part of the fifth battalion served as the left wing and the other as the right wing, waiting for the arrival of the dwarf army.

On the hill, Verin took Kyle and the escort to watch the battle.

The commander of this engagement was Cassius, not Vaelin himself.

One thousand and five hundred dwarf soldiers belonged to six different dwarf nobles. Although they formed a military formation, the cooperation between them was not strict, and there were even confusions and confusion.

"Everyone, we have the same mission. There is no need to put up such a formation at this moment." The dwarf officer Su Ge pointed at the gradually chaotic military formation and said to the other five dwarf officers.

"Su Ge, you are right. Our mission has been determined. There is really no need to fight a regular war." An old dwarf with a gray beard raised the hammer in his hand and said in a deep voice.

"attack."

Six dwarf officers issued orders at the same time and led their men to attack.

Cassius squinted at the dwarf who was charging desperately towards the military formation, raised his right hand and waved it down hard.

Twelve bed crossbows modified by high-level silver arcanists roared, and twenty-four spears flew out.

In just a few seconds, the bodies of hundreds of dwarves were penetrated, including many silver-level dwarf officers, who fell on the charging road.

In five minutes, twelve crossbows fired ten times, and two hundred and forty spears took away the lives of more than four hundred dwarves.

The remaining dwarf army was only six hundred meters away from the front line. Cassius ordered the archer brigade to shoot arrows and the crossbow troops to retreat.

Five hundred archers stood behind the shield soldiers, drew their bows and shot arrows, and in a very short time, poured out thirty feather arrows in the quiver.

Facing tens of thousands of feather arrows, another half of the dwarves fell to the ground and lost their lives.

"Attack."

The soldiers in the front line obeyed the order, and the melee soldiers of the four battalions began to move forward in an orderly manner, and began to harvest the lives of the remaining dwarf soldiers with their spears and swords.

"Kyle, go and capture a few alive, I want to know what the reason is."

"Yes, my lord." Kyle bowed and saluted, patting the red phosphorus horse to let it run.

The orderly army array faced the disorderly charge, and the dwarves often had to use the lives of three soldiers to fight a human.

When Kael arrived at the battlefield, only about 300 of the 1,500 dwarfs were left.

Whether it was the living dwarf soldiers or the dwarf warriors lying on the ground, they all had white hair and there were almost no young people.