Chapter 666: Gorge Mountain Ancient Road - First Battle
If it were peacetime, he would never hesitate in the face of this matter, but at this critical moment, he began to waver in his heart.
In more than half a month, the enemy army successively captured the first nine passes of the Xiaguan Ancient Road. This situation, which had never happened since the beginning of the existence of the Xiaguan Ancient Road, was now in front of him.
At this moment, Warren knew very well that the Xiaguan Ancient Road was not far from being completely destroyed, and even if 60,000 reinforcements were about to arrive at Youhu Pass, it would be useless.
"Wait a minute, if Leiying Pass fell within three days, what if I sold my already filthy soul to the devil!"
Having made up his mind, Warren no longer made a choice. A sense of sleepiness came over him, and in less than a moment, he fell into a deep sleep.
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According to the prisoners, the Thunder Eagle Pass is 3,863 meters long and is guarded by a general named Saroyan Wendel, who has 300 Thunder Eagle Knights and 4,000 Thunder Eagle Warriors under his command. Its overall strength is only lower than that of Youhu Pass, and it is firmly in the second place among the thirteen passes of the Gorge Mountain Ancient Road.
Two kilometers away from the wall of the Thunder Eagle Pass, tens of thousands of troops are lined up in an orderly manner, with flags fluttering in the wind, and a murderous atmosphere fills the surroundings.
Sixteen large magic energy cannons and forty medium magic energy cannons were all pulled out and displayed in front of the formation, with the muzzles aimed at the Thunder Eagle Pass.
According to the rules set by the headquarters, an army can receive eight large magic crystal cannons, twenty medium magic crystal cannons, and eighty small magic crystal cannons from the logistics department.
According to the level specifications, a large magic energy cannon is allocated six high-level magic crystals, a medium magic energy cannon is allocated eighteen medium-level magic crystals, and a small magic energy cannon is allocated forty-eight low-level magic crystals.
However, as the deputy director of the logistics department of the expeditionary army, Weilin naturally has some privileges.
When he arrived in Nax City, he doubled the quota of all military supplies for the 15th Army as the deputy director of the logistics department, on the grounds that the army's morale was low and the middle-level combat power was insufficient.
It's not that he doesn't want to increase more quotas, but he can only double it with his permission.
On the command platform, Weilin was wearing silver armor, his black hair was flowing in the wind, and he wore the sword of Anansi on his waist.
Behind him, Kyle was like a sculpture, using himself as a back decoration, standing quietly behind his master.
On the wall of Thunder Eagle Pass, Saroyan and Valentine looked at the momentum of the enemy army, and when they compared the strength of their own city defense army, their hearts sank to the bottom of the valley.
"It's hard to defend!"
Hearing Saroyan's words, Valentine put his right hand on the hilt of the knight's sword.
Sensing Valentine's little move, Saroyan said calmly: "As the commander of Thunder Eagle Pass, I will fulfill my duties. If the pass is held, the people will be alive. If the pass is lost, the people will die. You don't have to play this trick in front of me."
Hearing this, Valentine withdrew his right hand from the hilt of the knight's sword.
General Walton's order to him was to guard Thunder Eagle Pass for three days, so even if he died, he had to complete the task assigned to him by the general.
Knowing that he would die, he was not afraid.
He had no loyalty to the Kingdom of Ansa, and he did this just to repay the general's kindness.
On the command platform, Weilin raised his right hand, paused for a moment, and put it down.
In front of the front army, Hebrew saw the instructions of his master, turned around and ordered an officer: "Start the bombardment."
The officer received the order, beat his chest and saluted, and said loudly: "Yes, general."
"Ready."
The sergeant standing on the right side of the magic cannon opened the wooden box, took out the magic crystal, and put it into the groove.
The next moment, the magic cannon was activated, and purple energy covered the cannon body along the secret text and magic circle.
"Pre-."
Hearing the order, the mage standing behind the magic cannon lifted the magic restriction of the magic cannon launch platform in a specific way.
In order to prevent such weapons from falling into the hands of the natives and being transformed into their power, the magic cannons belonging to the expeditionary army were installed with magic restrictions, which could only be lifted in a specific way. If they made two mistakes, the secret text and magic circle on the magic cannon would be automatically destroyed.
"Release."
As soon as the voice fell, dozens of purple energy balls flew out of the muzzle, emitting a terrifying aura of destruction, and smashed towards the wall of Thunder Eagle Pass.
A medium-sized magic cannon is equivalent to a full-strength attack by a beginner in the gold-level profession, and a large-sized magic cannon is equivalent to a full-strength attack by a beginner in the soul-level profession.
On the wall, Valentine only felt a tremor.
Not far away, Saroyan grabbed his eldest son and protected him behind him to resist the energy fluctuations that escaped.
When the smoke cleared, thousands of ordinary soldiers died suddenly on the city wall, and bodies were scattered all over the city wall.
Looking around, only a hundred officers and a thousand elite soldiers survived out of the five thousand defenders.
"General, the right half of the wall is damaged, the situation is critical, and it is about to collapse." An officer staggered to Saroyan's side, knelt on one knee, and reported loudly with tears and blood in his eyes.
Turning his head to see that his eldest son was safe and sound, Saroyan looked at the officer and ordered: "Pass the order down, abandon the wall, gather troops inside the pass, and prepare to fight to the death."
"Yes, General."
Valentine did not refute this order, and followed Saroyan and quickly left the wall.
Before the surviving soldiers left the wall, the second round of artillery fire followed.
With a roar, the wall of Thunder Eagle Pass collapsed.
"Dodd."
Hearing his father's voice, the dazed young man came back to his senses and responded: "Father, please speak."
"Take the three hundred Thunder Eagle Knights and leave Thunder Eagle Pass and head to Youhu Pass."
"Father, you..."
Saroyan put his hands on his eldest son's shoulders, with a serious face, and said: "I will stay to fulfill my duties. After I die, you will be the thirteenth generation patriarch of the Wendel family."
"Go to Youhu Pass. General Wharton will not embarrass you because of my loyalty to the Kingdom of Ansa."
"After returning to the capital, take the other members of the family and leave the Kingdom of Ansa. No matter what situation you encounter in the future, the family will always be the first. Remember it."
"Yes, father, I know."
Valentin, who witnessed the whole process, pulled his hand back from the hilt of the sword and watched Saroyan and his son go to the pass to gather the army and prepare for a desperate fight.
Ten minutes later, looking at his eldest son in the distance, the tenderness in Saroyan's eyes disappeared, replaced by indifference. He came to the pass, beat the war drum, and gathered the Thunder Eagle Warriors.
Although it was very selfish, he had to do this for the sake of the family and for Wharton to let his eldest son go.
The Thunder Eagle Warriors scattered in the pass heard the drums and began to gather towards Saroyan's location.
Outside the Thunder Eagle Pass, Weilin looked at the collapsed wall and drew out the Sword of Anansi. A breeze appeared out of nowhere, blowing Weilin's black hair.
The flag behind the command platform fluttered in the wind.
"Attack."
Weilin's voice rang in the ears of the 10,000 front troops. Officers of various units drew their weapons and led their men to charge towards the Thunder Eagle Pass.
In order to prove their loyalty and their faith in the goddess of life, under the leadership of Carlisle, the Black Rock Army of more than 3,000 people, as a vassal army, ran much faster than other armies and entered the pass first.
