Lords go left, Emperors go right

"Have the spearmen prepare to throw. Even if it's a feint, make sure everything is in place."

After the attack began, Natasha and her followers used black magic to make the puppet army serve as the vanguard in the front and advance towards the Gorenz Fortress. The long-range troops of the coalition also provided support and coordination. More than 10,000 spearmen formed a throwing formation and threw in the same direction. In a short period of time, thousands of spears were thrown in the direction of the Gorenz Fortress. The main target of the attack was the high defensive fortifications and arrow towers outside the Gorenz Fortress.

The archers in the Golenz Fortress garrison numbered about a thousand. They were well-trained in normal times, but when the battle started, they panicked when faced with thousands of spears thrown at them. The dense rain of spears, the long javelins, and the large-scale throwing suppressed the archers so much that they dared not show their heads to shoot. The Sarahanim warriors were very strong, and the throwers were carefully selected. Only the strong and elite warriors in the tribal clans were qualified to serve as throwers in wartime. The javelins they threw had great lethality, and many spears went straight through the wall. Some unlucky defenders were shot even when hiding behind the wall, and they didn't know how they died.

"Lord Ivan, the enemy has begun to attack!"

"Why are you panicking? It's not a big deal. Let the archers prepare for battle!"

"Lord Ivan, the enemy's long-range attack is too powerful. Our archers can't withstand it at all."

"The enemy is quite capable, don't be afraid, we still have magic troops. Those barbarians are just strong but don't know magic. They are no match for us."

"Lord Ivan, the vanguard troops on the opposite side have been completely crushed by the long-range attack of our magic army!"

"As expected, fighting requires brains, not brute force... er, that is..."

After the archers were suppressed by the enemy, Ivan, the commander of the fortress, could no longer sit still. The enemy's vanguard troops, under the cover of the long-range throwing spears of the spearmen in the rear, lined up and advanced towards the Golenz Fortress. Behind the vanguard troops were the follow-up troops carrying engineering equipment such as ladders, battering rams, and siege towers. The enemy's strategic intention was obvious, which was to suppress the enemy with long-range weapons first, and then rush in with heavy troops to attack.

General Ivan climbed the wall of the Gorenz Fortress and hid behind the bunker to observe secretly. After seeing the enemy army attacking, the young commander had to give orders in advance to let the magic combat corps that were ready to appear at the last critical moment come out to save the situation. In this situation, if they don't come out to defend the line, they may have no chance to save the situation in the future. It was out of helplessness to use the trump card in advance. The magician corps under Ivan quickly climbed the arrow tower and launched a magic attack on the attacking enemy. Various fireballs, ice cones and wind blades attacked the enemy army and exploded in the enemy's square formation. Many enemy soldiers were torn apart by the magic attack.

However, the vanguard troops that were hit were all puppets. With the blessing of witchcraft, they looked almost like real people. After being attacked by magic, their true colors were soon revealed. When they exploded, no blood was seen. This troop was just bait for fishing and law enforcement, and might not even be cannon fodder. After determining the approximate location of the opponent's magic attack troops and sending them all to the arrow tower, Natasha commanded the believers here, and the male and female wizards launched a counterattack at the same time. A large piece of black magic hit the magic tower of the Gorenz Fortress.

The combat magicians in the magic tower were completely stunned by this sudden justice from heaven. Many magicians died in the explosion of the magic tower and were directly destroyed along with the magic tower. At this time, it was too late for the combat magicians to summon the magic defense barrier. Before the war, Ivan was too subjective and thought that the attacking Blomfield coalition was not the elite force of the Obelisk Empire Army and would not have too many magic combat units. Therefore, he underestimated the enemy and did not consider the defense of the opponent's magic forces. As a result, he suffered a great loss in this regard.

At the same time as the magic bombardment, Natasha commanded the troops to officially march forward. Under the absolute firepower suppression, the long-range troops of the Gorenz Fortress defenders could not climb up the tower to counterattack. The pressure on the ground siege troops was greatly reduced, and they could be deployed smoothly. Ivan looked at the magic tower that had been bombed into ruins, his face suddenly changed, and he turned pale. His expression was very embarrassed. The original proud smile froze on his face, and the smile solidified, as if it was frozen, and he could no longer smile. It was as exciting as riding a roller coaster, and he instantly experienced the feeling of rushing from heaven to hell.

"Master Ivan, what are you doing..."

"Ahem, my stomach hurts a bit. I'm going to pick some flowers. I'll come back later..."

"Lord Ivan, this is a critical moment in the battle. As the commander-in-chief, how can you escape from the battlefield?"

"What do you mean by running away from a battle? Running away is not cowardice. It's called strategic shift. You just don't understand."

"Lord Ivan, our magic tower has been destroyed. The casualties of the combat magicians inside are unknown, and there may be serious injuries. You should..."

"Okay, I need to leave for a while. I'll leave this place to you guys."

After the Blomfield coalition launched the attack, Ivan was so scared that he dared not command. The defenders of the Golenz Fortress were only about 4,000 people, and the attacking Blomfield coalition had a vanguard force of more than 50,000 soldiers, more than ten times the number of the defenders. The difference in numbers was too big. Without the support of the magic troops, it would be strange if they could defend. This young reward no longer had the lofty ambitions he had before. He just wanted to run away and escape from the Golenz Fortress as soon as possible. He was a student from a prestigious school, and his future was infinitely bright. He couldn't die here. Not to mention being captured. If he was defeated and captured, his reputation would be completely ruined, and he would have no way to make a comeback. If he escaped, there was still a way to save it. As long as he could make it back, there would be no problem.

After thinking it through, Ivan quickly turned around and left, handing over the command of the Golenz Fortress to the adjutants present, letting them handle it as appropriate, and he himself made a strategic shift. Holding on and waiting for help was also a good option, but Ivan had no information to continue defending. Ivan left quickly, and the officers on the scene looked at each other in bewilderment at his embarrassed back. The commander had run away in advance, so what was the point of fighting? They were not fools, and whoever stayed to take over the mess would be buried with the Golenz Fortress in the end.

Ivan's ability and command level are much better than the old general Kemal, but unfortunately he lacks courage. If Kemal were in charge, even if the Golenz Fortress was still breached in the end, he would hold on for several hours and live and die with the defensive position. In that case, it can provide precious preparation time for other defense depths in the rear. After Ivan took the lead in running away, his officers followed suit and ran away one by one, which directly paralyzed the command level of the Golenz Fortress and also pitted other teammates.

"Lady Ingrid, the battle has already started at the Gorenz Fortress ahead of our fortress. The current situation is unclear."

"The war has started? Ivan, that conceited fellow, didn't even inform us. Didn't he consider us his allies? He was planning to fight alone."

"Lady Ingrid, should we send troops to support them, or should we report to Lady Rebes or Lady Rebel and wait for their orders?"

"If we wait for the two of them, we won't be able to catch up in time. By then, the Gorenz Fortress might have been destroyed. Let's prepare for support. Even though Ivan is conceited, we can't just stand by and watch him die."

"Enemy attack... Lady Ingrid, something is swooping down from the sky."

"In the sky... that is..."

Behind the Golenz Fortress, in the middle of the Truk Fortress, one of the five generals, Ingrid, the "Blue Dragon", served as the commander of the fortress, commanding more than 6,000 defenders. This was the second largest military stronghold on the Volgaron Mountains, second only to the base camp Vulgano Castle on the top of the mountain, which had more than 10,000 defenders. The commander, Rebes, was the younger sister of Rebel, the supreme commander of the border garrison of the Principality of Dennis.

Unlike Ivan, who was mysteriously confident and overconfident, Ingrid would not watch her allies being annihilated. Even if they were bad teammates, they were still worth helping. If Ivan was completely defeated and had no teammates, there would be no way to continue the war. However, before Ingrid's support troops were sent out, the soldiers around her discovered that a strong enemy was attacking. A black shadow flashed in the air, and the other party rushed straight to Fort Trudeau without hesitation, obviously heading here. The attacker swooped down from the sky at an extremely fast speed, and almost in the blink of an eye, he approached the fortress.

The soldiers around Ingrid, those archers reacted quickly. Although they shot in time, the arrows could not stop the airborne "Black Dragon" Onitana, and could not even break the opponent's defense. The damage effect was not even as good as scraping. Onitana landed accurately in front of Ingrid. When she landed, the dragon behind Onitana casually flicked its tail, instantly knocking several soldiers away.

Ingrid's expression became cautious. She carefully observed the brown-skinned beauty who came alone. The dragon breath was obvious. She had dragon blood. This could not be denied. Onitana stood there as if no one was around, ignoring the enemy soldiers who were surrounded by several circles. She was not afraid of the layers of siege by the defenders. If she hadn't seen that the opponent's commander was a girl, Onitana's dive attack just now would have killed the opponent's commander in seconds. Ingrid was almost killed by the opponent in advance. Her gender saved her. Unlike Kemal, one of the five generals, she was killed on the spot by the opponent.

At the same time as Onitana landed, two graceful figures walked out of a remote room in Fort Trudeau, with many poisonous snakes following them. While the "Black Dragon" was attracting the attention of the defenders, the "Snake Witch" twin sisters, Samadias and Samadiara, successfully sneaked in. They looked up at the confrontation on the city wall, then quickly disappeared from the public eye and began a secret operation.

Ingrid's attention was focused on the invading "Black Dragon" Onitana, and she didn't realize that her side had been attacked by the enemy. Onitana was not alone in the deep invasion. In the sky behind her, the "Mechanical Angel" Salia's high-altitude flying mechanical army was on standby, and it had long-range support. Salia respected the Sarahanim people's martial tradition and did not interfere with Onitana's personal duel for the time being.

"The military discipline is pretty good, a little better than the jerk and the old man in the two fortresses above, but that's all."

"Who are you?"

"I...I am just one of that sir's followers, that's all, the name is not important."

"You came here alone, aren't you overconfident?"

"You are too weak. It has nothing to do with my confidence or not."

"You...you are saying..."

Ingrid was about to retort, but she didn't expect Onitana to suddenly attack. She didn't need any weapons, just fighting with bare hands. The dragon claws and dragon tail were both powerful weapons. A simple and rough dragon fist hit Ingrid. Although Ingrid blocked with her sword in time, she was still repelled several steps by the opponent's powerful force. She stumbled back several meters and almost knelt in public. There was obvious blood at the corner of her mouth. The opponent's power was too terrifying. Ordinary punches had such great power. If equipped with boxing gloves, the punch just now could have penetrated the opponent and killed him on the spot. Onitana did not pursue. She deliberately did not use her full strength just now. The opponent was a female general, so the tactics naturally had to be changed.

There were more than 6,000 defenders in the Truk Fortress. However, when facing the "Black Dragon" Onitana, Ingrid and her soldiers were no match at all. Even with thousands of soldiers, they could not defeat the mysterious dragon girl. Ingrid's pretty face was dripping with cold sweat. She originally thought that it was only a legend that one person could take on a military stronghold and wipe out a fortress. Unexpectedly, she encountered it in the Central Continent.

"You...you didn't try your best?"

"Of course, my master still wants to see you! He wants to see a living person, not a dead body. Okay, follow me!"

"I am the commander of the fortress. As long as I am in the fortress, I will not..."

"You think you can stop our army's attack? The number of soldiers here is less than 10,000. Besides, your teammates are already in trouble and will not send any support."

"That's it. I won't give up resistance. If you start this war, innocent people will be harmed..."

"I don't understand any great principles, I only know that the winner is the king. Well, since you don't cooperate, then I can only..."

Ingrid tried to play the emotional card and try to delay time as much as possible. However, Onitana was not affected by her words at all. She interrupted the conversation and continued to attack before the other party finished speaking or made her point clear. "Black Dragon" Onitana attacked quickly, turned into a black afterimage, and then launched an attack. "Mechanical Angel" Salia, who was watching the battle from a high altitude, was observing the situation only with the scope on the sniper rifle. If Onitana was embarrassed and didn't want to take action, she would take action. Salia's portable communication device, the headphones she was wearing, sent a sound of contact.

"Sallya, what's the situation on the front line?"

"Mr. Lord, everything is going well. The Bain Fortress in the Alps and the Golenz Fortress in the Volgaron Mountains are both close to a breakthrough. Onetana is attacking the Truk Fortress."

"That's good. Be careful and don't get hurt."

"My Lord, I understand."

Chapter 83: Border Battle and Collapse of Defense Line

————This chapter (12K)————

In the eastern border area of ​​the Blomfield region of the Central Continent, in the area of ​​the highest peak of the Dranges Mountains, the Alps, and the second highest peak, the Volgaron Mountains, the offensive and defensive battle between the Obelisk Empire Army and its neighbor, the border garrison of the Principality of Danest, is in a fierce confrontation, and the war is becoming increasingly intense. The Blomfield coalition forces under Osta have a total strength of more than 600,000, and have an absolute advantage in terms of the number of troops. Compared with the gentleman prince, the highest commanders of the border garrison of the Principality of Danest, the sisters Lady Rebel and Rebel, have only more than 80,000 troops under their command, and the numerical disadvantage cannot be denied.

The border garrison of the Principality of Dennis has to be stationed in two places at the same time, with a difference of more than six times in strength. At present, they can only rely on the advantages of time and place, mainly the advantages of the mountainous terrain. It is hard to say how long they can hold on, but they can only do their best. The outcome of this war has gradually become clear. Rebel and Rebes are both holding on. If the rear does not send support, even if the sisters are geniuses who are reincarnated as military gods, they will not be able to reverse the current situation. The situation is getting worse and worse and it is difficult to turn the situation around. The possibility of a reversal is close to zero.

The first line of defense in the Alps, Bain Fortress, located at the forefront, was on the verge of collapse. As the fortress wall was breached, the vanguard of the attacking Blomfield coalition, under the personal command of the main general "Crazy Axe" Katrina, broke through the city gate with a double-edged giant axe. Facing this group of berserkers using battle axes, the defenders could not organize an effective resistance. In addition, the original main general, the commander of Bain Fortress, Kemal, one of the "Five Generals" under Rebel, was holding his usual weapon, the Zhentian Bow, on the fortress wall. When he bent the bow and shot an arrow, he was accidentally killed by the passing "Mechanical Angel" Salia, and the ultra-long-range sniping failed.

Salia used a super laser plasma sniper rifle and easily blew Kemal's head off. She killed the general before the battle, and the morale of the defenders plummeted. It was only because of the "Pure White Sword Shadow" Kaelis that the entire front line did not collapse. Kaelis gradually felt powerless in the single challenge with Katrina. Her attacks were perfectly blocked by the opponent. No matter how fast the sword was drawn or how the moves were changed, the double-edged battle axe held by the opponent could block it. It seemed that Kaelis had the upper hand, and the opponent was defending and blocking all the time. In fact, this advantage could easily turn into a disadvantage. Katrina was not in a hurry to counterattack. While defending, she secretly observed the opponent's sword moves and waited until she understood the offensive routine before taking action.

After fighting for dozens of moves, Katrina suddenly changed her tactics and deliberately slowed down her blocking speed, revealing an obvious defensive flaw. Even if there was a possibility of cheating, knowing that the opponent might be setting a trap, Kaelis could only attack the beautiful swordsman, which consumed a lot of physical strength. She kept attacking, and her offensive began to weaken. If she couldn't break this stalemate, she would be exhausted by the opponent. By then, it would be a result of defeat. It would be better to fight now and take a gamble. Even if she lost, she could lose with dignity.

With the rapier in her hand, Kaelis stabbed accurately, aiming at the position of Katrina's heart, intending to decide the outcome with one strike. Katrina had already predicted the attack route this time. The double-edged battle axe in her hand fell out of her hand, and she was left without a weapon. After losing the weapon, she reached forward and grabbed the opponent's rapier with her bare hands. Kaelis was stunned on the spot. The rapier of this beautiful swordsman was filled with sword energy, and the sharp blade could not break the defense. The opponent easily grabbed the blade with her hand.

The opponent's bare hands broke Kaelis's attack. Taking advantage of the short attack stiffness time, Katrina pulled forward. Under the effect of inertia, Kaelis moved forward several steps and was pulled close to Katrina. The rapier passed by the opponent and did not stab the target. Katrina stretched forward with her other hand, slashed downward with her palm, and hit Kaelis's back neck with a knife. The rapier in Kaelis's hand fell, and she felt dizzy and fell into Katrina's arms.

"You...you actually attacked by surprise..."

"Little girl, this is not a sneak attack. I didn't even use any weapons. You should be thankful. If it were someone else, this head would have been gone long ago."

"You...what do you want to do? You can kill a soldier but you can't..."

"Little girl, come back with me to see the Lord, he will treat you well..."

"See... me... I won't go... you killed me... gu..."

"How stubborn! Be quiet for a while."

Katrina knocked Kaelis out again with a light blow, not giving the beautiful swordsman a chance to protest or commit suicide. She knocked her out on the spot. Then, as if she had harvested a trophy, she held her in her arms and walked to the back. At this moment, several beautiful figures flashed out from the defenders and quickly attacked Katrina. The opponent's movement speed was so fast that only a shadow could be seen. If the weapon used was not the standard long sword, outsiders could easily misunderstand and misjudge the identity of the attacker as an assassin or a thief with high agility. Ordinary people could not defend against such a fast attack speed.

Katrina did not retreat, and faced the three swordsmen who attacked her at the same time. She continued to fight with them while holding Carlis. The three swordsmen were stronger than Carlis, and they were probably magic swordsmen, standard magic and martial arts practitioners. When attacking, their sword energy had magic elements added to it. The opponents cooperated well, and they should have used the trinity tactics to attack Katrina from three directions at the same time. Because they were equipped with a full set of swordsman light armor, outsiders could not see the true appearance of these swordsmen for the time being. However, judging from the protective style of their equipment and the well-proportioned female design, there was no doubt that these three attackers were all true swordsmen.

The sword that attacked from the front was holding a magic sword that emitted a light orange aura. When the distance was close, there was a kind of wild aura that rushed towards her, similar to the feeling of a wild beast. The swordsmen who attacked from the left and right sides, one had a light black aura, and the other had an emerald green aura, which respectively brought two completely different magical auras of darkness and nature. Katrina frowned and was about to fight back when the "mechanical angel" Salia, who was suspended in the sky above, suddenly swooped down and continued to rush over here.

While charging, Salia launched an attack. She casually took out a strange-looking gun. This weapon was similar to a shotgun, but the tip of the gun was not a traditional barrel, but a radar-shaped launch port. Salia pulled the trigger directly, and a strange invisible sound wave was launched in the direction of Katrina. This sound wave was quite special. Humans would find it particularly harsh and uncomfortable. If non-human members or other races heard it, they would at most feel a little uncomfortable, and the reaction would not be too big. It was a special attack weapon specifically targeting humans.

Because of the sudden intervention of the mechanical angel, the three sword maidens' attacks failed and stopped halfway. Affected by the sound wave attack, they felt dizzy and had a strong sense of vertigo. Before they could react, the opponent's second wave of attacks arrived. These sword maidens suddenly felt an inexplicable tingling pain in their thighs, as if they were bitten by a bug. Salia was able to shoot firearms while moving at high speed and diving. She quickly changed to another one-handed weapon in the shape of a pistol and fired three high-efficiency anesthetic bullets at the first time, hitting the thighs of those sword maidens and directly piercing through their equipment. They originally had a certain thickness of leg armor or battle skirts, breaking through the defense of light armor and accurately piercing the leggings.

This sneak attack quickly ended in failure. The magic swords in the hands of several attackers slipped, and they knelt down with their legs down. After a moment, their heads tilted and they fell to the ground. After the anesthetic bullet took effect, they could not attack. The mechanical angel Salia deliberately aimed at the thighs. Even if they were determined and could resist the anesthetic effect for a few more times, as long as the thighs were paralyzed, they could not continue to attack, let alone escape.

"Aren't those the three Phantom Musketeers who volunteered to support General Kemal? How come they were defeated too? This... This is impossible..."

"Lady Carlis's strength is not as good as the Three Musketeers. She even defeated them... Retreat..."

"Saliya, you don't have to do anything. I can handle it. It will just take some time to deal with these three girls."

"Katrina, you already have one, you should give her some military merit! The lord should like her very much. Those girls are pretty good."

"Saliya, how do you know if someone is good?"

"Katrina, the goggles I'm wearing have a function that allows for... Never mind. I can't explain the principle to you even if I tell you. Let's talk about it again when we have a chance."

The surrounding troops of both sides finally reacted after a short period of daze. When the defenders of Bain Fortress saw Kaylis being carried away by the princess, they thought their commander was killed. The morale and fighting spirit they had finally built up under the encouragement of "Pure White Sword Shadow" Kaylis completely collapsed with Kaylis' defeat. There was no need for anyone to take the lead and issue orders. The defenders fled to the Bellant Fortress behind.

After Kaylis, the three Phantom Musketeers who stepped forward were also no match for them and were captured on the spot by the "Mechanical Angel" Salia. In the following battle, Katrina did not need to participate. She held Kaylis and retreated. The tribal warriors around her launched a charge and took advantage of the situation to advance. The defenders of Bain Fortress knew that the situation was over. Except for some sporadic resistance, most of the soldiers retreated to the Bellant Fortress. The commander of the fortress was gone, the alternate commander was captured, and even the strongest foreign aid invited for support was easily captured by the opponent. Under the continuous blow to morale, the defenders could not see the hope of winning.

The remaining generals and lieutenants of the garrison no longer had the courage to fight, let alone command the battle and organize a counterattack. They all chose to retreat and planned to join the garrison of Fort Bellant, where there were still more than 4,000 troops and the fortifications were still there. Maybe they could hold out for a while and wait for reinforcements from the rear. The vanguard of the Blomfield coalition took advantage of the victory and completely captured Fort Bain in less than half a day, breaking through the first line of defense of Mount Albest, which was equivalent to opening the outermost gate.

According to post-war statistics, more than 3,000 of the 10,000-strong fortress garrison were killed or wounded, and more than 7,000 deserted and retreated to the Bellant Fortress. The fortress commander, Kemal, the "Sky Bow" and one of the five generals under Rebel, was killed, and the five generals candidate "Pure White Sword Shadow" Kaelis was captured by the commander "Crazy Axe" Katrina herself. There was no plan to capture her with tranquilizer bullets, and she was easily knocked unconscious. The famous adventurers of the Principality of Dennis, the Phantom Three Musketeers, who volunteered to support General Kemal, were also defeated and captured, and lost to the super high-tech dimensionality reduction attack of "Mechanical Angel" Salia. After the war, the Blomfield coalition found a large amount of military supplies that had not been evacuated or destroyed in the warehouse of Bain Fortress. A large amount of military supplies, weapons and equipment, and food and grass supplies fell into the hands of the Obelisk Empire army.

The casualties of the Blomfield coalition were about 1,000 people. As for the dead personnel, because the "mechanical angel" Salia brought multiple high-tech mobile surgical platforms, unless even the head could not be found, the general dead in the battle could be rescued with super medical technology. With this special bonus, the loss rate of our army is actually very low. Even if the body cannot be rescued, Osta has a way to retain the soul. At that time, he will entrust the beautiful patriarch of the primitive tribe clan of the Lonosbil people under his command, the "Death Lolita" Maphis and the "Styx Witch" Melissa sisters to help resurrect these dead. There is no real death in the battle. Of course, this BUG's general recovery ability is subject to certain conditions of use. Only the indigenous people of the Blomfield area who meet this premise and the members of the local primitive tribe clan can use it. Foreign populations, immigrants from overseas, cannot enjoy this resurrection BUFF.

"What a bunch of cowards, Sallya, you acted too quickly. I wanted to have a good fight with that old man, but you got in early..."

"Katrina, you can't blame me for this. He was the one who insisted on sniping me. I just satisfied his request. If you have any regrets, I can try to rescue him. There is a one-third chance of saving him. Then, you can fight again..."

"No need, Salia. This is a great humiliation for a warrior. It is better to die proudly."

"Katrina, I'm not a warrior, so I don't understand your ideas. I only pursue efficiency above all else... Then I'll leave it to you to decide. After all, I'm not the commander of the on-site operations."

"Katrina, we also seized a large amount of strategic materials this time. If the Lord knew about this defeat, he would definitely be happy."

"Master Patriarch, Lady Sallya, what should we do with this headless body?"

"Find a place nearby to bury him with honor. At least as a general and a warrior, he is qualified. Even if he is an enemy, he deserves respect."

It was at this time that Katrina learned that the commander of Bain Fortress, the old general Kemal, had died in the battle. As early as when the attack on Bain Fortress began, the opponent was killed in the long-range sniping of "Mechanical Angel" Salia. When Kaelis revealed the news of the death of the commander, Katrina did not believe it. She thought it was a delaying tactic of the opponent to help the old general Kemal cover up. It was not until the tribal warriors under her command found Kemal's weapon, the Zhentian Bow, that Katrina confirmed this fact. Afterwards, she led her men to find the body of General Kemal, who was still standing on the wall of Bain Fortress. The headless body still maintained the posture of drawing the bow when he died in battle.

After seeing this scene, Katrina was silent for a moment, and bowed slightly to General Kemal's body, giving him the respect that a military commander deserved. The Sarahanim tribesmen were martial, and they would have enough respect even for their opponents. In addition to taking the captured weapon, the Heaven-shaking Bow, as a trophy and taking it back to Lord Osta for confirmation, Katrina asked her subordinates to make a temporary wooden coffin and find a sunny hillside near the Bain Fortress to bury the old general on the spot and erect a monument for Kemal, as a respect for the old general. Even if they couldn't win, the other side at least held on to the end, unlike the group of deserters who ran away halfway.

Katrina didn't pay much attention to the "Mechanical Angel" Salia's inadvertent head-stealing behavior. In the past, she might have gone to trouble Salia, but now it's different. The environment has changed. Both sides are working under the same gentleman prince and are allies. Naturally, they won't quarrel over such things. Salia took the initiative to help subdue the Phantom Three Musketeers, and Katrina didn't pursue it. If the other party didn't take action, Katrina could indeed win, but she might not be able to capture those sword girls. She couldn't free her hands at the time, and many of her moves were difficult to use. The significance of Salia's assistance in the battle was that it played a perfect role in the conclusion of this Battle of Bain Fortress.

When Bain Fortress fell, the first line of defense of the Volgaron Mountain defenders next door, the Golenz Fortress, was also in danger. After several rounds of long-range spear throwing and projectile suppression by the throwers, coupled with the black magic attacks of the male and female wizards, the fortifications of the Golenz Fortress almost collapsed, the arrow tower and magic tower were destroyed, and more than half of the archers were killed or wounded. The commander of the fortress, "Wise General" Ivan, one of the five generals, was completely stunned. His ace troops, the combat magician corps as the last killer, were completely annihilated by the black magic attacks of the "black witch" Natasha and her followers, those male and female wizards.

After the enemy's long-range troops were completely suppressed, the ground siege troops of the Blomfield coalition were deployed on a large scale, using battering rams, siege towers, and ladders, and quickly broke through the city gate and attacked the interior of the Golenz Fortress. The garrison of this fortress was only more than 4,000 people, which was inferior to the more than 10,000 garrisons of the neighboring Bain Fortress. Facing the same attacking force of more than 50,000 people, and without the support of reinforcements, the garrison was at a disadvantage.

Behind the fortress, the Truk Fortress located in the middle line has not yet taken action and has not sent any support. I don't know what they are thinking. As a result, no matter how hard the defenders of the Golenz Fortress fought back, they were unable to reverse the situation. As the fortress gate was knocked open by the opponent's siege equipment, a large number of attacking soldiers swarmed in, like a surging tide, quickly "flooding" the defenders in front of them. The situation took a sharp turn for the worse and soon became a one-sided massacre, a completely one-sided situation.

"Master, most of the defenders in the fortress have been defeated and have fled to the rear. Should we pursue them?"

"Forget it, let them run. We Sarahanim don't kill cowards. By the way, have you found the commander of the fortress?"

"Master Patriarch, we didn't find the commander of the fortress. He might have escaped."

"What a coward! I thought the reputation of the Five Warriors was very powerful. It turns out that they are just so-so. You should quickly clean up the fortress and prepare for the next battle. I wonder what the situation is like at Truk Fortress?"

"Master, as for Truk Fortress, Lady Onitana has already advanced alone into the deep, and seems to be fighting a duel with the other fortress's commander."

"Onitana is really one step ahead. We should also speed up and march to Truk Fortress to join Onitana."

When Natasha led her troops into the Golenz Fortress, the battle in the fortress was nearing its end. More than half of the defenders were killed or wounded. After more than 2,000 casualties, the remaining 2,000 remnants fled in the direction of the Truk Fortress in the rear. The primitive tribes of the Sarahanim people were tough and generally martial. They disdained to kill those fugitives, so they did not pursue the deserters. What surprised Natasha was that Ivan, the supreme commander of the Golenz Fortress garrison and one of the five generals, the "wise general", actually slipped away. He chose to escape at the most critical moment and did not stay to fight with the defenders, which directly led to the collapse of the defenders' morale. The supreme commander fled, and the remaining defenders were unwilling to continue to fight for their lives. They ran away under the influence of the wrong demonstration of the upper level.

Although Ivan was a graduate of a famous military school and had high military command ability, this arrogant young general had poor personal combat ability. He was born into a noble family in the Principality of Dennis and was a little afraid of death. He cherished his life at a critical moment and naturally did not want to die in the Gorenz Fortress. Seeing that the situation was not right, he chose to run away as soon as possible. Ivan, as the commander of the fortress, was to blame for the loss of the Gorenz Fortress. He certainly did not dare to go back to report to his superiors, Rebel and Rebes. In order to avoid going to the military court, this defeated general fled down the mountain and quickly fled back to the Principality of Dennis, slipping away on the pretext of going back to inform the Lord, Count Denfort, to send reinforcements, trying to beautify and whitewash his personal crime of desertion.

Natasha didn't care about deserters. Ivan even threw away his armor on the way to escape, so he naturally escaped the attention of the Blomfield coalition and was let go as an ordinary deserter. After this battle, this young military genius will definitely have a psychological shadow that cannot be easily erased in the future. He dare not look down on the female commander again. Of course, his future is probably over. He is a defeated general who escaped on his own. His chances of making a comeback are slim. With this black history, Ivan will definitely not be among the priority candidates for the next important position. He will not even be a candidate for the second or third echelon. Unless he voluntarily withdraws from the army, he is destined to sit on the bench in the future.

After the battle, the Bloomfield coalition forces, while capturing the Gorenz Fortress, began to clean up the battlefield, search for the enemy's post-war supplies and other follow-up work. In the fortress's warehouse, Natasha found a large amount of military supplies that had not been evacuated or destroyed. A large amount of munitions, weapons and equipment, as well as food and fodder fell into the hands of the Obelisk Empire army. Obviously, the defenders of the Gorenz Fortress made the same mistake as the defenders of the Bain Fortress before. The middle and lower-level commanders were busy running away and forgot to deal with these strategic resources. As a result, they gave the enemy a bargain. If they are brought to a military court in the future, in addition to the crime of desertion, they will not be able to escape the crime of aiding the enemy.

Natasha approached the main general's room of the Gorenz Fortress, which was also General Ivan's office, to take a look at the opponent's usual office environment. When she arrived at the door of the room, the beautiful clan leader suddenly realized something, and her mouth turned up, revealing a meaningful smile. She stopped and gestured to let the subordinates who followed her and her personal subordinates wait outside, and then walked in alone. As soon as Natasha entered the door, a huge magic fluctuation came from the room. It turned out that in the four corners of the room, there was a combat magician wearing a black robe. The opponent came prepared and had taken his position in advance and arranged a four-corner magic formation. The main function of this formation is to greatly increase the power of magic attack moves. Ideally, quadrupling is not a problem.

The other side clearly wanted to kill the opponent. At the beginning, they used the most advanced attack magic skills they could, using the most powerful magic attack methods to focus on the opponent, trying to kill him instantly. There was only one chance. When the Bloomfield coalition captured the Gorenz Fortress, they did not conduct a comprehensive search. Now they have just started the post-war cleanup work. The leader is still the opponent's main general. Even if he dies in battle, he can take someone with him, which is a huge profit. For the defeated party, it is a sure win.

"Go to hell, invader, and avenge our members..."

"You have a good talent for magic, but it's a bit short of perfection."

"You...you are actually fine, how is it possible!!"

"Your magic attack is very powerful. Even I, without prior preparation, will suffer considerable damage. However, I knew it from the beginning, so I didn't let my subordinates come in to test it just now."

"You...you are mean, we...we still have...so...so ice!"

"In this battle, Salia and Katharina both got some good spoils to present to that lord. I was just worried that I didn't have any suitable ones... You guys came to me on your own accord, so don't blame me."

"You...don't..."

"Don't even think about committing suicide. I'm waiting to take you to my master to ask for credit and reward. By the way, the main responsibility for the previous battle is not on our side. If it weren't for your General Ivan, this guy would have given random orders and it wouldn't have been so easy to locate."