It was six o'clock in the evening of December 10th, and the phalanx of 35,000 gray dwarves from twelve tribes had been fighting for nearly a pair on the middle line of the plain, and they were facing the enemy in front of the first line of the middle line of 5,000 minotaurs, 10,000 blues, and 10,000 drow marksmen. It stands to reason that the Grey Dwarves, who have the upper hand in strength and are well-equipped, should have already broken through the enemy's defenses. But the truth is that they spent 10 hours and were exhausted, leaving behind thousands of corpses, but still unable to get any closer.

Just as the dwarves crossed the middle line of the Lantilio Plain, an earthen wall more than 2 kilometers long and with an average height of more than 3 meters sprung up from the ground. The gray dwarves were caught off guard, and they immediately fell into an embarrassing dilemma. They know how to make the best engineering equipment, and although their craftsmanship is still much more deserted than their relatives on the surface, they are also the only excellent craftsmen in this dark region.

But the key question is, what about the field warfare? It's because we don't bring large-scale siege weapons because it's a field battle, why did it somehow become a siege war? I know that you drow elves have a lot of spellcasters, but you don't have such an unsophisticated one, right?

Just look at the size of the gray dwarves, they may be able to sprint and sprint with short legs, but they are definitely not good at climbing walls, especially when they don't have time to react, thinking that since they are said to be in the field, they must not have engineering equipment. The Minotaurs and the Blue People stood on the earthen wall, condescendingly and tirelessly knocking to death the dwarves who could not advance or retreat under the low wall. And the opponent can only occasionally counterattack with a short bow and crossbow.

10,000 drow marksmen formed a line on the gentle slope behind the low wall, constantly bending their bows and shooting arrows. Such a distance, such an angle. With such a sight, and with such a rake, everything is absolutely perfect. Watching those dense arrows draw a perfect arc and then fall into the dense enemy formation, not only the range has reached the maximum, but the kinetic energy and destructive power have also been maximized. For these black elves, this is definitely a fun shooting game.

"They shouldn't be able to hold on, a few dozen minutes at most. There will definitely be a retreat. We can get the cold-blooded cavalry to prepare, and with a counter-charge, we will definitely achieve the greatest results! "Kyleana's weapons and military advisor Orin? Ingvar stroked his big bald head. Say to your own lord.

Kyleliana nodded, glancing at Ellersina beside her, who nodded in understanding and left for the group.

"I don't know why. I fought so many outpost battles before. I suddenly felt that the cold-blooded knights were all a lot more powerful, and their strength had increased greatly. Is this an old dwarf's delusion? Looking at the departing back of the female cavalry leader, the bald dwarven master touched his long beard that he had left on his chest, and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, and he said to himself.

"Oh, so you feel the same way? Then it must not be a delusion. Kyleana laughed, "It's always been the privilege of a genius to suddenly break through and make significant progress in one or two battles. These children are naturally excellent warriors who have been through a hundred battles, but not all of them are geniuses with different talents. ”

The two old men looked at each other. They all seem to understand something.

"Huh...... Orucello kid? What an inscrutable little guy! I knew that the elves liked him very much, and I looked at him with an inexplicable sense of intimacy. Could it be that this little guy has not only been favored by Elune, but also by Lofe and even Pallas? ”

"Who knows, at least the goddess Leto didn't relay such information to me." The High Priest laughed, "But thankfully, he's a good boy, and it's our side." With him, even if the old monsters like me, who survived the last war and survived to the present, are all dead, it seems that there is nothing to worry about. ”

"Since he is such a good child, you approve of him taking this risk?" The old dwarf shook his head suspiciously: "If you let him stay as the counselor of the Chinese army, or even serve as the commander of an elite army, many things will not have to be worried." At least I'm sure that under Elesina's command, the cold-blooded cavalry won't be able to beat the previous record. It's not that Elsina isn't good enough, it's that this mysterious little guy is just too good. ”

"Everyone's destiny is changeable and predetermined. If he could really take over the class of us old guys, it would be impossible not to cross this ravine. ”

The old dwarf had nothing to say. He is a dwarf and has a lifespan longer than a human, but he is still a "small character" in front of Kyleliana, and of course he will not have participated in the last war. He is an excellent master craftsman and warrior, but he does not know much about the field of magic, and he prefers to believe in the mysterious prophetic magic. After thinking about it, Ou Yin decided to turn the topic to reality.

"If you continue to fight like this, the enemy will not be able to take advantage of the middle lane. The left flank didn't have to worry, after the stormtroopers of Burrigan and the fishmen of Shakui were crushed, there were only a few rabbles left, and they had almost lost the ability to fight back. Now, the only thing the Crypt Lords could do was to make some fuss on the right flank of our army that was confronting them across the Silent Creek. With the presence of the Harpy Witch, our scouts couldn't get too close, but it was certain that at least thirty large monsters were approaching the north bank of Silent Creek. Among them, Xudra is also plural. ”

"We don't have many reinforcements to send to each other, so we can only watch Ban Yin's."

The dwarf nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "I can let the mercenaries try to launch a certain counterattack on the left flank." The opponent is mainly a second-line force composed of goblins and cavemen, although the number is large, but the combat power and fighting spirit are not satisfactory, and it can also involve the opponent's troops to some extent. ”

This is a proposal that is nothing new, but it is not wrong either, not to mention that the mercenary is not distressed when he dies. Kyleana, of course, had no objection.

"Also, in the middle lane. Our front was pressed too thin. Although it can allow the projection troops in the rear to exert their maximum power, such a thin front lacks a sense of hierarchy, and if the enemy grits his teeth and does not care about casualties, he will cut through our first line. There's too little room to turn around. Why don't you put in a counterattack in real time and push the front forward a little? ”

"Heh, it's not the Nords and orcs, where are the troops under the command of those insects who don't care about casualties?" Kyleana smiled, and for the first time did not take the advice of the military adviser: "Our main goal now is still defense. Wait until the reinforcements arrive. That's when the time to fight back. The harder it is pressed, the more force it rebounds, Oyin. You're a master craftsman, you don't understand this truth, right? ”

The old dwarf groaned for a moment, but finally did not hold back, and showed a look of suspicion: "I did hear that the one from the Muradins family is producing something new in a hurry. Maybe it's a great new weapon. But even so. His shining cave, coupled with his brother's Black Lock Mountain City, could only mobilize no more than 30,000 troops in a hurry, and it was at least the day after tomorrow to rush to Lantilio in a hurry. What's more, the spiral staircase they entered was also on the north bank of Jingxi, surrounded by enemy troops...... Your Highness, do you really think that these 30,000 dwarves who are equipped with new weapons and have been marching rapidly for dozens of days are exhausted. Can it play a decisive role in the battle of hundreds of thousands? ”

"To be exact, hastily equipped with new weapons. Only the 10,000 new troops that the Shining Cave had just armed. But even so, the astrological results tell me that we have won. "Kyleana knows about Bioyin? Ingvard a little more. She didn't really have 100% confidence in her heart, not so much trusting these new weapons that she hadn't seen before, but trusting her prophecy ability, as well as her old friends Orucello and Jin Li? Muradin.

The old dwarf touched his slippery head a little helplessly, and wanted to say something more, but suddenly there was an ethereal, looming voice behind him.

"Mistress Kyrliana, a message from the owner of Orucello."

The old dwarf turned his head in surprise, and was greeted by a short, thin translucent figure on one knee, like a morning mist, which could disappear at any moment.

This...... It's supposed to be the old guy from Orucello, well, it seems to be called a star spirit, right? If so, it's not surprising to be able to touch behind me silently.

"The combined forces of the Shining Cave and the Black Lock Mountain City are thirty-two thousand people, and the alliance forces are composed of the Golden Bolt? Lord Muradin, and Orin? Lord Ingvar himself will enter the battlefield on time from the spiral staircase between 1 and 2 p.m. the day after tomorrow. The master will also travel with the army. "All the star spirits speak in such a business-like tone without ups and downs, Lu Xi is like this, and Orucello is naturally no exception.

"Good work, tell your master. We will also launch a full-scale counterattack at that time, so don't worry. ”

"Understood." The star spirit said in a simple and clear way that he had indeed received the other party's meaning, nodded, and the mist-like body seemed to meet the light of the sun at eight or nine o'clock, swaying slightly, and disappeared like this.

"Orucello came over in person? Well, how many years have we not seen him make a move? Ten years, twenty years? The old dwarf watched with interest at the place where the other man's figure had disappeared. He was clearly more interested in the re-attack of the strongest spellcaster in the world than the new weapon he hadn't seen before.

"Well, when the apprentice just left, the teacher rushed over, this battle is really legendary." Kyleliana muttered, "When the gray dwarves retreat, let Ellesina and the others fight back casually, and do enough warm-up exercises." ”

"Going to transfer them to the right flank, Ban Yin's side?"

"Yes, but there is no need to go into battle, even if Ban Yin is at an absolute disadvantage, their job is to recuperate, and then the day after tomorrow, become the sharpest counterattack knife. As for Ban Yin's side, I will allocate another 5,000 minotaurs and 10,000 blue ...... from the Chinese army Well, the snow elves went to help. Kyleliana said, "Tell her that you don't need to return much loss, just hold the line of Jingxi." ”

"Well, it's only been a day since such a large-scale battle, and you've dispatched half of your reserves?" The old dwarf couldn't help grinning, revealing two rows of front teeth, and he didn't know whether he was crying or laughing: "If it were the past, I would definitely tell you that we were defeated, and we had to prepare an escape route and a backup plan, right?" ”

"In the new era, there must be new ways to play." The High Priest smiled disapprovingly, and there was no wavering look in his eyebrows.

Of course, the Crypt Lords are not fools. Well, even if most of them are fools, those who have the title of "Four Heavenly Kings" must not be fools. At least the three members of the "Four Heavenly Kings" who set their headquarters in the middle of the Sagile Mountains are very sane insects. It was not their fault that the battle situation during this period of time was unfavorable, but that the rabble of monster legions under their command was such a virtue, even the famous generals of Niu Break could not turn them into an iron army that was forbidden by order. In normal years, the battle between the Cave of Minas and the city-state of Marassa has always been dominated by the more elite Drow Elves at the tactical level, but due to the lack of troops, it cannot be turned into a strategic result.

As a result, this unnutritious tug-of-war has continued for thousands of years.

That's what Mantis and his two twin brothers are thinking so at the moment.

"You mean, you found a dwarven army of about 30,000 men marching here? Can you arrive in three days at the latest? The youngest of the Crypt Lord's Four Heavenly Kings leaned down and checked again. Compared to most Crypt Lords who are close to elephants in size, Mantis, who is only about three hundred years old, is naturally "slim and thin", and does not look too strong. The only difference was that the color of this guy's carapace was not the vulgar purple-gold of most Crypt Lords, but it was a pitch-black and shiny color, as if a large amount of silver powder had been sprinkled in the ink.

"Yes. Dear Lords. The harpy witch who knelt on the ground hurriedly said, "Look at the banner, it should be the alliance of the Shining Cave and the Black Lock Mountain City." ”

"Well, in that case, they should come down that spiral staircase on the north bank of Jingxi." Cantray, the elder brother of the twin Four Heavenly Kings, said. He is a crypt lord who likes to run to the surface to make trouble, and he knows a little bit about the geography of the surface. He knew that there were two entrances to the dungeon of Lantilio from the Overworld. One is in the Loga Heights, north of the Hegalos Mountains. Nestled between the spheres of influence of the Oakland, Vegia, and Hearthburg Dwarves, it has inexplicably become a three-way zone. The other, south of Mount Hegalos, has entered the territory of Duke Eufflik of the Auckland Eagle.

Now that the dwarves have mobilized an army of 30,000, it is natural that it will not take another month to go around the mountains, and Auckland will not allow such a large number of foreign soldiers to enter its territory, even if they are said to be fighting a civil war...... The dwarves, then, could only enter Lantirio through the spiral staircase of the Loga Heights.

"But then, didn't they just come in the middle of our surrounding?" The younger brother Bartley said suspiciously: "Thirty thousand dwarves, it would be troublesome to join forces with those black-skinned rabbits, but now they will be separated by our army, won't they come to send them to death?" ”

"But they're less likely to come in from the other side." "Whatever the barrels on the surface want to do, we'll just be on our guard," Cantrey said. With only 30,000 dwarves, can they really play tricks surrounded by our hundreds of thousands of troops? ”

Mantis nodded noncommittally, and then spat out impatiently: "Walsgard and Noniroel haven't shown up yet, and my father and mother are also mysterious, and I don't know what inexplicable rituals are being done...... Tsk, this battle is really headless. ”

"We've fought the Darkskins Bunnies in Lantirio four times, which one wasn't brainless?" Cantrey said coldly.

Mantyston felt that his brother had made a point in Nima's words, and he couldn't refute them at all. (To be continued......)