The Great Arcanist Who Traveled Through the World of American Variety Shows.

Chapter 547: Beheading the Leader and Forcing the Enemy to Surrender
The act of feigning defeat requires a very high level of command ability from the general. Given the quality of ancient soldiers, if the general's command ability and prestige were not enough, a feigned defeat could turn into a real defeat.

This is Sean's situation now. Originally, he wanted to feign defeat according to Richard's request and lure those Germanic barbarians to attack. However, his command level was not good, and the feigned defeat turned into a real defeat.

Of course, Richard also knew that it was not Sean's fault. After all, he had only received military training for half a year at most.

So from the beginning, Richard knew that Sean was bound to be defeated, and the requirements for him were not high. As long as he could lure Holden into the ambush site, he would be considered successful.

Obviously, a real defeat is more effective than a fake defeat. At the beginning, Sean wanted to reorganize the formation to avoid a real defeat, but he failed several times.

When Holder saw this, he chased after them even more. The two teams rushed out of the camp one after the other and soon arrived at the edge of the forest.

At this time, a priest beside Holder looked at the front and said quickly: "Holder, we can't chase anymore. There is a forest ahead. It is easy to be ambushed in the forest at night."

"Ensas, these people have been completely defeated. If we don't take this opportunity to wipe them out, they will harass us again after they go back to recover."

"But what if there is an ambush ahead?" Ensas wanted to continue persuading, but was interrupted by Holden.

"Look at those people, do they look like they are in ambush?" Holder said, pointing at the exile soldiers who were fleeing frantically in front.

"Look at the equipment they are wearing. They are fully armored. They tried to reorganize their formation several times just now. If I hadn't ordered them to charge, they wouldn't have been defeated like they are now."

"If we don't wipe them out now, they will be more cautious after this failure, and then it will become more difficult to deal with them. The price we have to pay to deal with them will be even greater!"

"Besides, who would be willing to use such elite soldiers to lure the enemy?"

When Ensas heard Holder's words and looked at the fleeing soldiers, he felt that it made sense, so he stopped persuading them and joined in the pursuit.

Sean was defeated all the way, but fortunately, even after the defeat, he did not panic. He still remembered the ambush location. After passing through the woods, the group soon came to a place with lush vegetation.

Richard used his mental power to monitor the battlefield all the time. After seeing all the Germanic barbarian soldiers rushing in, he immediately ordered: "Fire!"

Following his order, the soldiers who had been prepared directly lit the dry grass. In an instant, a raging fire rose in the originally dark woods.

In order to prepare for this ambush, Richard specially prepared a large amount of Greek fire, which is simply distilled petroleum. The Greeks used this Greek fire to cause the Romans a lot of trouble.

This flame not only burns violently, but can also burn on the sea surface, making it a powerful weapon for ships of this era.

In order to get the Greek fire, Richard bribed some nobles and bought it from these noble generals.

This time, in order to prepare the trap, the Greek fire was specially used. In addition to the Greek fire, Richard also prepared a large number of dead branches and trees, and even some saltpeter and other flammable materials.

In order to prevent the flames from spreading towards them, Richard deliberately dug a firebreak. As the flames rose, they directly enveloped most of the barbarian soldiers.

Seeing this situation, Holden's eyes were bloodshot, and he didn't realize that he had been ambushed.

He immediately gathered some people to try to make a way out of the sea of ​​fire. At this time, the army trapped in the sea of ​​fire also became panicked. Many people were directly engulfed by the flames and burned to death.

Some soldiers were so scared that they ran around, trying to find a gap to rush out. At this time, the soldiers outside the fire scene continued to shoot fire arrows into the sea of ​​fire. A large number of panicked soldiers were shot and killed directly, and the whole battlefield was filled with a burnt smell.

Under the scorching flames, the surrounding temperature is very high. Even if they are not burned, the surrounding air will be burned by the flames, and these people will eventually die from lack of oxygen.

Holder was obviously aware of the situation, and Ensas next to him was also pale.

"Boss, I'll lead the way for you, let's go!" a German warrior stepped forward and said.

He then summoned several other warriors and prepared to clear a way out for Holden.

At this time, Ensas said: "I bless you, and may Odin be with you!"

Then Ensas took out an object and began to kneel down to pray. Soon a light golden power emerged from his body and fell on the surrounding Germanic warriors.

——【Blessing of Divine Power】(Odin’s Gaze)
A faint golden light fell on these people, and the originally strong Germanic warriors turned into muscular men. Then they heard these people roar: "For the glory of Odin!"

After hearing his roar, the soldiers around him, who were originally in confusion, actually responded one after another: "For the glory of Odin!"

Several strong men rushed into the sea of ​​fire without any fear, and used their weapons to pick up the burning branches, wood and other objects.

The scorching flames did not stop them. The blessing of divine power just now made these people more resistant to flames. However, even with the resistance to flames, they would still be burned to death.

This approach is simply paving a way out at the cost of one's life.

Behind that German warrior, dozens of other German warriors soon rushed into the fire.

Seeing the soldiers rushing into the fire, Holden's heart was filled with anger. He immediately called the soldiers around him and prepared to rush out of the fire through this passage.

Richard immediately spotted the Germans' actions from his God's perspective, and was slightly surprised when he saw them fearlessly rushing into the fire. The Germans of this period were indeed very courageous.

"Protect the Chief!"

Several more German warriors rushed into the sea of ​​fire, trying to clear a path for Holder.

After dozens of German warriors desperately pushed away the burning objects, they actually cleared a path for them. After seeing this path, Holder shouted loudly: "Everyone, if you want to live, follow me!"

After saying this, Holder roared, grabbed a spear, held a shield in one hand, and rushed into the fire scene under the protection of more than a dozen people.

"Odin, please bear witness to my courage!"

Holden roared, his hair and beard stood up, and when he charged, he actually created a strong airflow that pushed the flames away.

The fire scene of more than ten meters was actually broken open by half, and then Holder led the Germanic warriors to rush in. Seeing this scene, Richard naturally would not let them leave.

Richard picked up a bow and arrow and blocked the exit of the fire, shooting at those people.

In the crowd, the man with a naked upper body and tattoos and colored paint on his body was waving a battle axe and loudly encouraging everyone.

——【Germanic Priest】

Richard could clearly feel a faint divine power gathering in his body. It was obvious that he was gathering the power of faith of these people and wanted to cast a spell.

He immediately shot an arrow at him. The arrow was as fast as lightning and went straight into his heart without any pause.

The Germanic priest died on the spot. As we all know, in a team battle, the first thing to do is to kill the mage.

Immediately afterwards, Richard began to shoot the remaining Germans. Arrows whistled, and one elite guard after another was shot dead.

Richard's arrows rained down, and in just a few breaths, more than a dozen German warriors were shot to death in the fire. Seeing that there were only a few steps left to rush out of the sea of ​​fire, but these few steps became a natural barrier.

But even so, there were still Germanic warriors who rushed forward fearlessly.

Richard fired arrows like rain, and in just a few moments, he had used up all the arrows in the two bags. Seeing that Richard had no more arrows, one of them shouted, "He has no more arrows!"

"Hurry!"

When Holder, who was trapped in the fire, saw this scene, he took the lead and rushed towards him directly.

They wanted to kill on the spot the man who had caused them such great losses.

It’s a pity that he will never know what kind of person he is facing.

Richard did not back down at all. He pulled out a javelin and threw it directly at Holden. Holden had no chance to dodge and could only raise his shield.

The powerful force directly penetrated the shield, but it was finally stuck on the shield. Holden, who escaped, rushed forward and stabbed Richard with the spear in his hand.

But the next second, something horrifying happened. Richard grabbed the spear and forced Holden to stop. With his other hand, he swept the long sword across without any hesitation.

With one sword, Holder's head was chopped off.

Blood splattered several meters high, and Holden's body, as strong as a black bear, fell down with a bang.

The flames are as fierce as blood, and the light is cold and shining.

Richard used his spear to lift Holden's head and roared at the Germanic warrior who had just rushed out of the sea of ​​fire!
"The enemy general is dead! You still won't surrender!"

In the firelight, Holden's ferocious head was raised high, and Richard looked like a bloody god of war.

"Surrender! Surrender! Surrender!"

The surrounding soldiers raised their axes and other weapons and shouted loudly, with great momentum.

A large number of Germanic barbarian soldiers saw Holden's head and their morale plummeted. They were originally surrounded by the fire and wanted to fight to the death, but after being blocked by Richard, all their courage quickly dissipated at this moment.

The scene before their eyes was destined to become an indelible nightmare for these Germanic barbarian soldiers.

But even so, there were still some barbarian soldiers who wanted to fight to the death. Richard naturally would not be polite to these people. He grabbed the javelins and killed them.

Soon this team lost the will to resist, and Richard began to have people put out the fire and prepare to subdue these Germans.

(End of this chapter)