Arad's Sword

Chapter 121
The next day, the raiding team, which had rested overnight, broke out and headed north.

Although he uttered wild words to capture Liushui County with a mere 2000 people, if he really went to attack the city head-on, even if there were ten Midi in the formation, and all of them were proficient in breaking the army and raising the dragon whip, only one would be wiped out in the end. It's just what happened.In a war, no matter how strong an individual is, it is always insignificant. Of course, Midi has no intention of confronting it head-on.

What Midi has to do now is to harass.

The Black Flame Legion, entrenched behind the high wall and under the protection of countless sentry towers, of course cannot be harassed, but apart from that, there is a ready target - the Daim River.

After the Black Flame Legion invaded the Hamilton family's territory with lightning speed and occupied Flowing Water County, the northern half of the canal almost became a dedicated troop channel for the Seth family.Whether it is food, equipment, or even a large number of soldiers themselves, they are all being transported through this fast-flowing river.

You know, the success of the Seth family's invasion at the beginning was entirely due to playing cards that did not follow common sense.

With an urgent order from the Patriarch, the Black Flame Legion went directly to the front line, broke through the border of the territory, and entered Liushui County.There was no troop build-up, or even preparations for supplies. It can be said that it was very hasty.

It was because of the "haste" that the Hamilton family failed to notice and was caught off guard.

However, it is precisely because of the "haste" that the Black Flame Legion occupying Liushui County is equivalent to going deep into the enemy's territory alone. The force is not dominant, and the supply is not enough, and it may be cut off at any time. .

In other words, in fact, neither of the two giants was well prepared, but Seth played a chess piece in advance to grab the upper hand, that's all.

But now, in order to be able to stabilize this chess piece, the Seth family is transporting troops and supplies in large quantities through the canal, hoping to turn a small chess piece into a thorny nail until it is cultivated into a really sharp one. sharp knife.

Midi took a fancy to this point, so he set the target on the canal itself, not the flowing water county at the end.

Day two of the raid.

A thick ice bridge has been built [-] kilometers upstream of Liushui County.This ice bridge is wide and thick, and it took the icemakers more than three hours to condense it from the early morning. It is not so much a pontoon bridge as it is more like a drag net for interception.

It's just that it's not just a few small fish that the net is going to catch.

"Here we come!" Odell, who was in charge of the investigation, sent out a signal.

Soon, nearly ten deep-draft flat-bottomed boats slowly sailed over from further upstream, within the territory of the Seth family.

This fleet carried a large amount of food, grass and equipment, all to support the Black Flame Legion in Liushui County.

However, soon, the slow-moving flat-bottomed boat was stopped by the overbearing ice bridge across the river.Before the guards on the ship came down, the Golden Branch Cavalry hiding on both sides of the bank swarmed up and rushed towards the fleet along the ice bridge, launching an ice raid.

The number of Midi's side has an overwhelming advantage, and the adventurers are very good at fighting in this special environment. In just over ten minutes, they slaughtered all the guards, and then drove away the boatmen and pierced the bottom of the ship. , and quickly sent the fleet directly to the bottom of the Daim River.

When the news reached the upper reaches, the Seth family was immediately furious.

Day three of the raid.

Learning from yesterday's lesson, today the Seth family's fleet has added an icebreaker that was transferred overnight.

In addition, what was sent this time was not a material ship, but a mixed formation of a small number of material ships and a large number of troop carriers. Even if they were stopped halfway, with only 2000 people in Midi, they were no match at all.Soldiers on the troop carrier can directly use the hull as a fortress to fight back, and then disembark to attack after stabilizing the situation.

However, this time, there is no ice bridge on the Daim River.

Instead, it was a temporary magic circle built on the river bank above the magic vein.

When the fleet passed by this river bank, the Ice Masters immediately shot out a large amount of magic that was ready to be launched, and most of them maliciously aimed at the part of the hull below the waterline.

Midi, on the other hand, fully displayed Asura's powerful power, throwing explosive flame beads one after another, causing seas of flames to ignite on the lake.

Under this indiscriminate bombardment, the troop carriers sank one after another. What's more, those hit by Midi's charged explosive flame beads directly exploded on the river surface. Countless scorched corpses flew into the air, completely looking like a real Shura killing field.

The wizards of the Seth family tried to fight back, however, they were in a pretty bad position.Not only that, but the shooting range of these magicians is far less than that of Midi.

You know, before the adventure of the Elven King’s Court, the range and power of Midi’s Asura skills were comparable to those of a level 40 great magician. After that thrilling adventure, he faced powerful enemies and won After that, the current Midi is even more powerful.

Besides, there is a magic vein under his feet, although it is small, its effect is already obvious enough.

How could the mid-level magicians on these troop carriers be the opponents of Midi who possessed extreme intentions?

Three times, five times and two times, this fleet also suffered a catastrophe.

This time, the Seth family upstream and the Black Flame Legion downstream were furious at the same time.

After all, what was lost yesterday was nothing more than supplies, which was nothing to a rich and wealthy family.However, this time, the loss was a total of ten troop carriers and a total of two thousand elite members of the Seth family.In today's war period, military strength is the most precious resource, and even the great nobles cannot sit idly by such losses.

Day four of the raid.

The Black Flame Legion finally moved, and General Scar sent a large number of cavalry troops to go upstream forty kilometers overnight, preparing to meet the fleet that arrived today.

To be honest, this kind of raid is extremely unwise from a tactical point of view. Not only is it impossible to defend for a long time, but it will also cause a huge burden on the soldiers. It is okay to do it once, but it is impossible to do more.How could the [-]-kilometer-long river be defended?
However, at least after being intercepted twice in a row, the attitude of paying attention must be put on.

Therefore, General Scar resolutely chose extremely high-cost guards along the way, and even more so, he personally went out to bring elite patrols.

This time, Midi did not appear on the Daime River to intercept again.

However, while the general was leaving, he raided Liushui County again!
In this raid, Midi used camouflage tactics.Using the material ship intercepted during the first interception, he led a team pretending to be soldiers of the Seth family, docked directly at the pier, and opened the hatch to launch an attack in one go.Not only burned a lot of supplies again, but also cooperated with the adventurer team who had been waiting outside for a long time, just destroyed a section of the city wall, and rushed out from the gap.

Looking at the dilapidated walls and ruins, seeing the thick smoke rising everywhere in the county, General Scar, who hurried back to Liushui County, almost spit out a mouthful of blood.

Day five of the raid.

Another fleet sailed down the river.

This fleet is huge, including troop carriers and supply ships, as if it was a provocation specifically in response to Midi's harassment.

And on the large ship in the middle of the fleet, two high-level elemental mages of level 42, a high-level ice master of level 40, and two high-level gunners of level 41 with extremely long range are sitting in it.The five famous masters of the Seth family waited fiercely and murderously, only waiting for Midi to strike.

Finally, on this day, nothing happened.

As soon as she noticed the powerful fluctuation of the five magic powers in the fleet, Midi shrank decisively.

"The fleet has safely arrived at the pier and is currently unloading, and reinforcements are also being deployed."

Listening to the adjutant's report, General Scar, who had been in the camp all day long, blinked his bloodshot eyes, and finally let out a long breath.

This time, everything is safe and sound. It seems that this war really needs to be controlled by real high-level powerhouses.

Thinking of this, General Scar felt a little emotional in his heart.

Times seem to have changed.

However, just as he was in a trance feeling the changes of the times, a scout suddenly rushed in from the outside, with a very dignified expression.

"My lord general, urgent report. We found that the main force of the Golden Branch Army is moving to Liushui County. It is expected to arrive here within a day. According to preliminary estimates, the opponent's strength is more than [-]!" The scout gave a military salute and said very concisely.

"3 people!" General Scar's face darkened again.

Of course he knew what this meant.

This is the stance of a decisive battle.

So, do you want to fight?
Excluding the formation of spears killed by Midi, a few scattered unlucky centurions, and the only troop convoy that arrived under the protection of strong men in the past five days, at this moment in the hands of General Scar , only in the early [-]s.

Moreover, it must also be taken into account that the battle is currently being fought on the territory of Hamilton, and the Black Flame Legion is guarding a county town that is not suitable for defense. In addition, a section of the city wall was blown up yesterday.And the supplies were not sufficient under Midi's harassment, only enough to last for about half a month.

With the current state of being riddled with holes, can you fight?

General Scar was silent for a while, and then finally decided to send this news back to the main city of the Seth family in the expensive form of magic communication, and let the family head and elders decide.

In the middle of the night, the answer came quickly.

Only simple two words.

retreat.

Although he was already prepared in his heart and rationally inclined to this decision, when he actually saw these two words, General Scar couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Not reconciled!After spending so much energy, Zen exhaustively conceived a grand strategy, and finally seized the opportunity in front of Hamilton, and there was no major loss or defeat. Now, is he going to retreat like this?
"Damn it, if it wasn't for that damned raid team!" General Scar clenched his sword hilt tightly between his teeth.

It was precisely because of the appearance of Midi's raiding team that the strict battle plan was lost. The supplies and troops could not keep up. The ending without a fight.

He was angry, but helpless.

In the end, General Scar knew he had no choice.

(End of this chapter)