What's wrong with building a steel torrent in a dungeon?

"No!" Florenceni interrupted the staff officer again. She narrowed her eyes and said, "I am not guarding against anyone else, but the Third Wing Regiment. In my opinion, it is inevitable to capture the city of Gorom. What I want is to capture the city of Gorom alone before the Third Wing Regiment arrives. Do you understand what I mean?"

Chapter 307 Raid Raid Raid

In a bush outside of Gorom, Zhu Chongba was leading more than 600 soldiers hiding there. They wore straw hats and dark camouflage uniforms, quietly waiting for the arrival of the elf troops.

Zhu Chongba stood in the simple trench he had dug, quietly watching every move in the darkness in the distance through a telescope.

It must be said that the elf troops in the forest were indeed terrifying. A team of more than a thousand people deployed, but they did not make much noise. There were no lights, no smoke, only subtle sounds, and if you were not close, you could not distinguish them at all.

Fortunately, before this, Zhu Chongba had dispatched the Feather Tribe to closely follow this army, otherwise Zhu Chongba would be unaware of it by the time they arrived in the suburbs of Gorom.

"Master Zhu Chongba, the Feather Clan warriors have sent new news. They found that the other side is promoting the birth of ancient war trees. Judging from the number, there are at least twenty of them." Just then, a dark elf warrior came over with a crouched back and said, "It's about minus thirty degrees from us."

This dark elf is called Naranisodoma, the younger sister of Naranissuoya, the former dark elf leader of Orila City. She was dissatisfied with Naranissuoya's exploitation of her own kind, so she left Orila City with a troop and ventured into the deeper realms to survive. Later, after hearing about Fran's feat, she joined Orila City without hesitation.

Most of the dark elves chose to "return to the countryside", but Naranni Sodoma chose to join the army. Because of her strength and rich experience in exploring the underground world, she became the bodyguard of Huang Shang and Zhu Chongba, helping them explore the underground world.

Huang Shang was worried about supporting the trolls this time, so he asked Zhu Chongba to bring all the dark elf guards with him.

After hearing what Nalanni Sodoma said, Zhu Chongba immediately picked up the telescope and looked in the direction indicated by the Feather Clan.

As a race that has lived in the underground world for a long time, Zhu Chongba's dim vision is much stronger than that of the elves. Under the guidance of the Feather Clan, he finally found the figure of the ancient war tree among a bunch of towering trees.

The elves were very detailed and placed a lot of decorations on the War Ancient, making it difficult to recognize them after the creation was completed.

"This elf commander is very courageous." Zhu Chongba put down the telescope and said, "She gave birth to the ancient war tree more than 200 meters earlier than we expected. And the time of giving birth was also four hours earlier than expected."

"After she sent out a lot of spies, she advanced to the location of the ancient tree. I think she must have fallen into a trap." Nalanni Sodoma looked thoughtfully at her former fellow tribesman from a thousand years ago: "I think the city of Grom is in a weak state."

"She was impatient to launch the attack, probably wanting to take all the spoils for herself. The left army was marching very fast, two days ahead of the right army. If she could capture Gorom within two days, it would be a great achievement." Zhu Zhongba said, "It's a pity that this city is not prepared for her."

Naranni Sodoma said: "On the surface, these elves all appear to be free from desires and pure-hearted, but in fact, when it comes to fighting for power and gain, other races are no match at all."

Zhu Chongba nodded, and then said: "Put yourself in his shoes. If I were the commander, I would definitely launch a surprise attack in advance! Such a 'broken' city, with few defenders and no preparation. It's a great opportunity to capture it."

At this point, Zhu Chongba hesitated for a moment, then asked Nalanni Sodoma: "How long will it take for the ancient war tree to be fully grown?"

"According to the intelligence from the Feather Tribe, it is estimated to take more than three hours."

"Have you found any traces of the Ancient Tree of Life?"

“No.” Naranni Sodoma said, “The Ancient Tree of Life takes longer to grow, and it has no combat power by itself. Soldiers need to be sent to assist in defense. If you are raiding in the jungle, there is no need to bring the Ancient Tree of Life.”

Zhu Chongba said with some regret. "It's a pity that a few old ghosts from the research institute asked me to see if there is a way to bring back a seed of the ancient tree of life for them to study. But the seed of the ancient tree of war should not be bad either."

After he finished speaking, he said solemnly: "Pass my order, the artillery positions will be adjusted according to the positioning of the Feather Tribe, and they will be ready to launch an attack in two hours. When the Feather Tribe warrior comes back next time, have him report back to Gorom City about our change in the attack time. We will act accordingly.

"Yes!!" Nalanni Sodoma immediately understood Zhu Chongba's intention.

The attack was launched two hours later.

In other words, at that time, the ancient war trees were at the critical moment when they were about to be born. At this time, they did not have any combat capabilities and could not move, but it would take a long time for them to transform back into seeds.

What a wonderful time.

The jungle in the dark night once again fell into silence, and the smell of soil covered the smell of gunpowder and blood.

However, it is only a cover-up, not elimination.

The real killing will erupt more violently after the silence.

Time passes minute by minute

At this moment, a thunder suddenly broke the tranquility of the sky.

Immediately afterwards, several explosions suddenly appeared in the darkness, and flowers of fire bloomed wildly in the air.

Florenceni was still anxiously waiting for the ancient war tree to be born. When it was about to end, there was an unexpected explosion, and she almost fell to the side because she was unstable.

"What happened?" Florencene pushed away the guard who wanted to support her, and shouted, "Where's the scout? Go out and see what happened!"

"Master Wing Commander, it's artillery! Artillery attack."

There was no need for scouts to investigate. A guard rushed over anxiously and said, "There are unknown artillery pieces attacking our flank!"

"What!? Flanking?"

Florenceni immediately rushed to the front of the map.

Your flank

In other words, the artillery attack was not launched from the city of Gorom, but from a dense forest not far from them.

How can this be

How did the trolls know that we were going to raid Grom City and lay an ambush in advance? This is impossible! Unless they know everything about their own actions... Is there a traitor?

Before Florenceni had time to think about the reason, another round of artillery fire flew over and explosions sounded again.

She didn't care how the other party knew her whereabouts for the moment, and rushed out of the camp. She saw flames all around her, wild trees were like torches, and the night sky turned into day.

The elves in the camp no longer cared about the hidden orders. They blew the emergency horn while organizing the fire-fighting and directing the fire to prevent the flames from engulfing the entire camp.

"What's the situation?" Florence finally found her advisor. She grabbed the other person's collar and asked anxiously.

"No... I don't know! The artillery fire came too suddenly." The staff officer was frightened and turned pale. After a long time, he reacted and said, "Although I don't know how the enemy knew our position so accurately... But this attack was not strong. It sounded like there were only seven or eight artillery pieces. The hit rate was not high, so our losses were not great."

"What about the ancient war tree? How is the ancient war tree?"

"The ancient war tree has not been affected for the time being." The staff officer immediately said, "With the cover of the forest and darkness, the artillery's hit rate is very low, and most of the shells almost fall around the camp."

Hearing that the ancient war trees were fine, Florencene breathed a sigh of relief. In order to increase the probability of a successful raid, Florencene added almost twice as many ancient war trees under Elendil's strategic deployment. This meant that all the ancient war trees of the entire Second Wing Group were gathered outside the city of Gorom.

If they were destroyed...

Florenceni didn't know what kind of punishment she would receive next.

Another round of artillery fire

As before, the hit rate of this round of artillery fire was still very poor, with only one shell falling into the elves' position, but the fire was quickly put out.

Florenceni's face was full of gloom, and then she said, "It's just seven or eight cannons, let them fire as much as they want! Tell those divine magicians to speed up the birth immediately! It doesn't matter even if it causes backlash from the divine magic! As long as the ancient war tree is born and launches an attack, everything will be fine."

"But……"

"But what?"

The staff officer swallowed and said, "Now the darkness no longer covers us. We, we are illuminated by the other side."

After hearing this, Florenceni realized that the flames around her were as bright as day. With this light, she could even distinguish the outline of Gorom City in the distance.

If I can see the city of Gorom, then wouldn't it be like looking at a lone star in the dark night for the trolls of Gorom to look at me?

Thinking of this, Florenceni's face turned pale instantly.

Chapter 308 You've Been Marked

In the light of the fire, Florenceni suddenly thought of something.

That was before the army set out. His subordinate, the captain of the Sharp Knife Banner, Padrodil, came to him late at night and expressed his concerns.

She felt that the offensive of the various spearhead banners was too smooth, and the trolls retreated too quickly, which was really strange. She thought whether it was necessary to remind Elendil.

However, the entire Southern Army was filled with excitement at that time, and Florenceni was naturally no exception, so she did not pay attention to what Padolodir said. The Army Commander Aalendil was also in high spirits, and at this time, no one wanted to pour cold water on the new Army Commander.

However, the sudden artillery fire, the already ambushed troops, and the suddenly repaired city... everything seemed to be secretly pointing to one thing.

The trolls seemed to have known about the elves' attack and were letting them in on purpose.

Thinking of this, Florenceni's hands began to tremble.

Since she became the Wing Captain, she had not been to the front line in person for more than ten years. The days of swordplay and saber-rattling were long gone. Besides, even when she was still an ordinary sergeant, the elves and the trolls were always overwhelming, and Florenceni had almost no life-threatening situation.

The biggest crisis she had ever encountered was the scar on her face.

but now……

She even felt that the Grim Reaper's scythe was already on her neck, but she didn't know when the person behind the cloak would start the harvest.

"Captain Tsubasa! Captain Tsubasa!"

The call from the staff officer finally interrupted Florenceni's wild thoughts.

"We, what should we do now?" Florenceni stood there for a long time before asking, "How long will it take for the ancient war tree to be fully grown?"

"There are still more than 20 minutes." Seeing Florencene staring at the city in the distance, as if she wanted to continue the attack, the staff officer immediately said, "Captain Wing! With the enemy's position unclear and our side discovered, I think the most urgent thing is to preserve our manpower and resolve the surrounding threats. We shouldn't forcefully attack Gorom!"

“Humph! We’re almost there, just almost there!” Florencene said unwillingly, “As long as the ancient war tree can be fully grown, we can capture the city ahead. By then, no matter how many ambushes there are in the darkness, it will be useless.”

"But...but!" The staff officer said stubbornly, "If this is really a conspiracy of the trolls, how could they place a half-paralyzed fortress in front of us? I think this is most likely a disguise."

"Pretend what?"

"I have visited the fortress defenses of Orila City. They built artillery points behind the city walls to avoid being attacked. Looking at the entire city wall, there is almost no trace of fortifications."

Florenceni wanted to say something, but at this moment, the sound of artillery fire was heard in the distance.

Behind this sound, there were at least twenty cannons roaring.

The most important thing is that the source of this artillery is not the forest before, but the Gorom

How could a fortress with twenty artillery pieces be in a semi-paralyzed state and completely defenseless?

The staff officer's guess was correct.

But now, it's too late.

"Captain Yi, be careful!"

Several guards subconsciously threw themselves at Florenceni and the staff officer.

The next moment, the shell drew a beautiful and eye-catching arc in the dark night sky and fell accurately into the elves' fortress.

Huge sparks rose from the lonely earth.

The shells fired from high above were hardly blocked by trees. Even if they were blocked by the treetops, it didn't matter, because Gorom was loaded with incendiary bombs. As long as the fire could rise, it didn't matter where it hit.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Florencene pushed away the guard who was pressing on her and climbed up awkwardly.

However, at this time, her camp was already full of flames. It was impossible for the elf soldiers to put out such a huge fire. They ran around in fear. Fortunately, she had many high-quality officers and divine magicians under her command, so she did not collapse.

In this situation, Florenceni, the leader of the wing, stood there in a daze, like a log. All the military strategies she read in the military books and the strategies she made on the sand table were gone at this moment. Florenceni's mind was blank, and she didn't know what orders she should give, so she just let the camp fall into chaos.

However, at this time, the second round of artillery fire sounded again.

It was like the death knell, beating in the hearts of every elven soldier.

"Captain Yi! Captain Yi!" At the critical moment, the staff officer suggested to Florenceni: "It is impossible to capture Gorom now. We must leave here first! Otherwise, we will always be a living target for the enemy."

"Yes... We have to evacuate immediately! Evacuate..." Florencene murmured, but then she realized: "But if we leave, what will happen to the ancient war trees! These twenty-odd ancient trees are all the property of the entire Second Wing Group! If they are destroyed here... I, I will be dismissed! No! I will be executed!

It’s already this late! Are you still concerned about those ancient trees?

No, you don't care about the old trees at all! You only care about yourself.

The staff officer was furious, but he had no choice but to advise the other party in a low voice, "Our camp can't hold out for 20 minutes! It's too late... If we don't leave now, not to mention the ancient tree, the entire camp will be destroyed! We... the entire Second Wing will die here!"

"But…...."

"Captain Wing, you don't want to die here, do you? Only if we are all alive can we have a chance of revenge and a chance to defend ourselves like Lord Elendil. If you die, any charges will be proven."

After hearing this, Florencene finally woke up from her dream and said, "Retreat! Prepare to break out to the north... Quick! Protect me as I break out from behind."

The staff officer could only hear one word from her voice - fear.

He sighed, and then said to the guards: "Go and pass the message to the captains of each flag regiment, and have them break out to the northwest, and then move towards the friendly forces after daybreak!"

"As you command!"

Under the command of the staff officer, the army managed to restore order. The soldiers, gathered by their respective officers, managed to regain some will to survive, and then rushed to leave the fire scene.

However, at this moment, a dozen elven soldiers had just escaped from the fire pit, but were greeted by a volley of bullets, followed by the sound of shrill metal horns coming from all directions.

Chapter 309 Humanoid Self-Propelled Aiming Artillery

There are still enemies??

How many troops are hiding in the darkness?

Florenceni was like a frightened bird. After hearing the gunshot, she subconsciously prepared to run back.