The epic story of green monsters

Chapter 1176 Khalid City
The Northern Army galloped for more than 500 miles and had already entered the heart of the border province of Haz without encountering any decent resistance.

It seems that the Elf Kingdom has really encountered big trouble this time, otherwise they would not have given up several provinces on the southern border so easily and allowed the northern army to invade.

However, the more this happened, the more uneasy and anxious Albad, as the commander, became, because he was worried about what actions the Elf Kingdom would take next to retaliate against their invading army in the north.

Leading an army of this size for the first time, Albad did not dare to relax or be careless due to the pressure and responsibility he had to bear. If this army, which gathered the elites from many tribes in the North, suffered too many losses or was even defeated in this war, it would be a heavy blow to the morale of the entire North.

The Elf Kingdom had obviously given up the land and towns near the border, so the Northern Alliance and the drow did not encounter any significant resistance along the way. The troops and tribes they evacuated back to their homeland would inevitably gather at a certain location and plan a military attack against the Northern Alliance.

The further they advanced into the heart of the elven kingdom, the more cautious Albad became. Elite scouts were deployed hundreds of miles outside the army's route, just to detect the enemy as early as possible and give his own army more buffer time.

There was also the Frost Blade Wolf Fang Light Cavalry Corps that was sent out separately. After they captured more than a dozen towns, they were recalled by Albad's order and divided into several groups patrolling around the main force.

The drow army has now become the pathfinder for the Northern Alliance. Albad and his men watched the drow plunder and clear out the towns and manors scattered in the forests and wilderness, while they only needed to send a scout to keep an eye on the enemy's movements and report at any time.

If the elves' high-ranking officials were rational and shrewd, they would be more willing to target the drow army and leave the Northern Alliance to be dealt with last.

The reason is not only due to the old enemy relationship between the drow and the elves, but also because the drow army is much weaker than the Northern Alliance and has penetrated deeper into the heart of the elven kingdom.

If the invading drow army can be eliminated first, the subsequent counterattack by the elven kingdom army will be calmer and easier.

At least in Albad's opinion, if he were a high-ranking official in the Elf Kingdom, he would be more inclined to make this choice.

Of course, the commander of the drow army is not incompetent. Although they are competing with the Northern Alliance for the resources and population remaining in this land, they still keep a distance of 2-3 days from the Northern Alliance. In this way, even if they encounter a surprise attack or ambush by the elves, they can quickly move closer to the Northern Alliance.

At the same time, the drow army also implemented the race's agile speed into their marches. The main force of the Northern Central Army could march a maximum of 80 miles a day, while the drow army could march more than 130 miles, and their marching routes were irregular, sometimes heading west and sometimes heading east, and sometimes even making a surprise attack, never letting the elven commanders determine their destination.

Even the spoils of war and elf captives obtained from the clearing would be quickly transported to the rear after accumulating a certain amount, so as not to become a burden to the main army. As for the dry food and baggage of their army, except for the necessary military equipment replacements that were stored in the dimensional equipment of the generals, the rest of the supplies were mostly made from local materials. Although simple and difficult, they could reduce the burden on the soldiers during the march.

Through the entire course of the drow, Albad and his men came to a conclusion that the drow did not have much need for occupying land and strongholds this time, but was more for the resources and population of the kingdom, because they did not station troops in the occupied areas or disperse their manpower and forces. In this case, Albad and his men were happy to let the other side lead the way, and they only needed to sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labor.

After all, the southern border of the Elf Kingdom had long been cleared by them, and there was not much left. The most valuable thing was this vast land that had not yet been developed, and it was also the purpose of the Northern Alliance's expedition.

After marching for more than a week, the Northern Coalition finally encountered a tough nut to crack. The capital city of Khalid, Haz Province, was already in sight, appearing on the horizon in the direction of the coalition's advance.

It is impossible for the provincial and ministerial officials of Haz Province and the officers of the garrison army to completely give up their powers and territories. Otherwise, even if they escape the fate of being wiped out by the Northern Alliance, they will have to face the wrath of the kingdom's high-ranking officials and the royal family. The entire family will be disgraced and punished for their inaction, and fall into the class of pariahs in the kingdom.

Although the city defense of Khalid City is not as good as that of the Thorn Fortress, and the strength and number of the garrison troops in the city are much weaker, it is still the only important town in Khaz Province besides the Thorn Fortress that can be used as a defense stronghold.

In addition, the senior officials of Haz had made the decision to clear the countryside in advance during these days, and concentrated the limited forces in the province in the city of Khalid, and merged them with the troops defeated from the Thorn Fortress. At least in terms of quantity, they had 10,000 or 20,000 more troops than the original garrison in the Thorn Fortress.

Of course, the defenders of the Thorn Fortress are mostly professional soldiers, and are completely incomparable to the cobbled-together army in the city of Khalid.

The army was at the gates of the city, giving only time for Zhou's tired soldiers to rest, build camps and eat, and then the first wave of exploratory attacks was launched.

The magic chefs who accompanied the army prepared magic dishes for the soldiers. After the soldiers ate them, they drove away the fatigue accumulated in the past few days and their bodies quickly recovered to their best condition. When the various legions formed military formations according to the regulations and launched a charge with the sound of loud and distant horns, the solid city of Khalid immediately faced the test of war.

After the experience of the first siege, the soldiers of the Northern Alliance were more skilled and agile when they launched the siege again, and they also had a clearer idea of ​​the goals they wanted to achieve. Although it was only a tentative siege, a wave of soldiers who were attacking the city head-on climbed up the walls of Khalid.

Unfortunately, after this group of less than a hundred soldiers climbed up the wall, they were defeated and driven down the city by the elf warriors guarding the city before they could gain a foothold.

The warriors fought hard on the battlefield, and the legendary warriors also flew into the sky to fight fiercely with the elves. However, this time with the addition of the gray dwarves, the Northern warriors were finally no longer as passive and difficult as before, and the two sides fought back and forth for a while.

The bear goblin saint Allen, who had just relaxed, finally gathered his mind and returned to combat mode. He walked slowly into the void with the Bone Cutter in his hand, where two familiar elven figures were waiting for him.