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

"Protect Captain Wing!" Fortunately, the staff officer reacted quickly enough. He ordered the guards to hold Florenceni to prevent Captain Wing from running around in fear and affecting morale.

The gunshots around them became more and more frequent, and in a blink of an eye, dozens of elven soldiers fell to the ground. They didn't know where the attack came from until they died. They could only close their eyes in vain, feeling the breath of life disappearing from their bodies bit by bit, and finally died on foreign land.

On the other side, the 500 ambush troops led by Zhu Chongba were completely dispersed, slowly wrapping up the enemy force that was several times larger than theirs like an iron hoop.

Zhu Chongba knew very well that if the elves found out the strength of his troops and knew that they had only 500 people, they would definitely attack them in one go. So he simply broke up into small groups of dozens of people, surrounding the large elf army and launching a cold gun tactic.

This tactic is very effective.

In the darkness, the elves had no way of estimating the number of enemies. They only knew that there were enemies everywhere. Whenever they heard gunfire, they would flee in another direction. Before they knew it, several teams of elf soldiers had lost their way. They had no idea where they were, or where the main force was.

This is exactly Zhu Chongba's purpose.

Having fought against the elves before, he knew very well the strength of the elven soldiers, especially the most elite troops.

Back in the days of the Feruman Empire, the Aurora warriors once fought a battle with the troops that were guarding El'Arendil's rear. Despite their own advantages in firepower and numbers, the casualty ratio between the two sides was still very close.

Most of the Aurora warriors at that time had experienced the baptism of war, and their training level was among the best in the entire main plane, but even so, the casualty ratio was still almost the same.

Now they were outnumbered, and many of the soldiers had only been trained for a year or two. If they really had to fight head-on, they might not be able to defeat the elf warriors in front of them. When the sky got light and the elf officers discovered the true situation of the ambush, I'm afraid the identities of hunter and prey would be reversed! Zhu Chongba also completely lost the possibility of annihilating the enemy.

Therefore, Zhu Chongba had to use this method to completely divide up this elf army and then defeat them one by one.

Seeing that these elf soldiers were in chaos, Zhu Chongba led his own guards to attack the enemy.

His target was a team with beautiful equipment.

There is an unwritten rule among the elves. The higher the rank, the more colorful the uniforms of the guards. The uniforms of this team are different from those of other elves. They must be a big fish!

So he kept a close eye on this group of elves, trying to find a way to snipe and annihilate them.

The bodies of elves were constantly being left behind along the way, and the elves tried their best to fight back, shooting and retreating in panic. The entire dense forest was filled with the sounds of flying arrows and bullets.

Once upon a time, such scenes would only happen to trolls. Villages and towns were breached, and the trolls fled in all directions. The elves took bows and arrows, hunting these fleeing trolls like hunters. Occasionally, a troll would muster up the courage to launch a counterattack against them, and then be nailed to the tree trunk by the arrows in an instant.

It's just that now the roles of both parties are completely reversed.

The elven soldiers kept running away. Occasionally, a few elven warriors would muster up the courage, turn around, draw their bows and shoot arrows, but rumbling gunshots would immediately be heard in the darkness, followed by the figure of the elven soldier falling to the ground dejectedly.

The military tailored a new type of musket for jungle warfare.

This type of musket has an unusually long barrel. Although its loading is much more complicated than that of ordinary muskets, the more precise rifling and greater firepower have brought the range and accuracy of the bullet to a new level! Not only that, this musket also provides a crosshair and a simple sight for the first time.

This configuration caused its cost to rise sharply, but the effect was obvious. The troll equipped with it already had a range that exceeded that of the elves. The only drawback was that the shooting speed was too slow and it could not form a dense rain of arrows like the elves.

However, compared to this ultra-long-range musket that requires aiming, the trolls seem to prefer grenades.

In the hands of the trolls, the grenade becomes an extremely terrifying bomb.

An adult troll is more than two meters tall, and the proportion of its arms to its body is much greater than that of other races. Such arm length is tailor-made for throwing weapons. This is why troll soldiers often used spears, throwing axes, and even stones in the past.

With the arrival of aid from the city of Aurora, grenades became the trolls' favorite and most skilled weapon.

The accuracy and distance of the throwing were so amazing that even Zhu Chongba was amazed.

It can hit whatever you point at and has a long range. It is what Lord Fran calls an automatic aiming rocket.

The troll soldiers' grenade throwing ability played a big role in the easy separation of the elves. They threw a round of grenades at the elves, which stunned them.

It seems that I need to adjust the troll's individual weapon configuration after returning!

Zhu Chongba believes that in the future, the name of the Troll Bombardier will resound throughout the entire main plane.

As Zhu Chongba's troops got closer and closer to the enemy, the troll warriors no longer had the heart to aim with their muskets, and all used grenades instead, blowing the elves in front of them upside down!

"Tell everyone, chase them at all costs and block their way!" Zhu Chongba growled at his men behind him, then rushed forward first.

"Master Zhu Chongba! You are the commander of the legion...you must not charge like this..." Seeing that Zhu Chongba was about to lead the charge again, Nalanni Sodoma was so scared that she immediately followed him.

With Zhu Chongba charging ahead, the troll warriors behind him quickly followed. Compared to Zhu Chongba, they were obviously more eager to fight. After all, the elves had a century-old hatred with them.

Especially in this war, the elves' goal is to destroy the country and the race.

"Come on!"

"Revenge for our dead compatriots!"

"Revenge for my comrades!"

They threw grenade after grenade with all their might.

One of the grenades landed in front of the team of elven guards with incredible precision.

After a violent explosion, several guards at the front were immediately blown into the sky. Those guards who had luckily escaped also fell to the ground one by one. The elf woman who was protected by them in the middle stood there at a loss.

Zhu Chongba glanced at the elf woman and found that her face was half covered by an exquisite mask.

Chapter 310 Big Fish and Big Bait

"Mask? This is... Florencene, the leader of the Second Wing!!"

Zhu Chongba immediately recognized the other party's identity.

Long before the war began, Galanodil had sent all the information about the important generals of the Southern Legion. Because of the mask, Florenceni became the most impressive general.

In the elves' military system, a wing group has about 2,000 to 5,000 people. Multiple wings are combined to form a corps. Several corps are combined to form the current Southern Legion.

El Arundil was the commander of the Southern Legion and also the commander of the First Corps. Almost all of the First Corps were from the New Leaf King's army, and now they naturally became El Arundil's direct line. The troops attacking the trolls this time were almost all from the First Corps.

In terms of the number of soldiers under his command, the wing commander is not a very high military position. Above this there are corps commanders and army corps commanders.

However, Florenceni led one of the most elite wings of the First Legion. In other words, it was Elendil's personal soldiers.

The leader of an elite force obviously cannot be compared with other "cannon fodder" troops, because elite troops are often the direct troops of a legion, and they are closely surrounding the power center of the entire legion.

Since ancient times, the closer one is to the center of power, the greater the chance of climbing up, so countless elven officers are willing to lower their positions in order to become commanders of elite troops.

Although Florenceni is only a wing leader, she is definitely a big fish in the Southern Legion! If she is captured alive, it would be like slapping Elendil in the face.

Without thinking twice, Zhu Chongba rushed towards the dumbfounded female elf warrior.

At this moment, Florenceni's mind was blank.

If it weren't for the guards who used their magic to protect her at the risk of their lives in the explosion just now, Florenceni would have already gone to see the god Xiluo with her captain Meimeng.

When the guards saw the troll warriors rushing out from the darkness, they fought back in a hurry while trying to pull Florencene to a safe place.

Florenceni, who was still in shock, had just stood up when she heard the intensive gunfire. She was so scared that she fell to the ground. The image she had tried so hard to maintain in the past collapsed at this moment.

"Put down your weapons, Orila... No! The Troll Empire treats prisoners well!" Zhu Chongba shouted, but he was greeted by several arrows. Seeing this, several trolls immediately raised their hands and shot the two guards who shot the arrows to death.

"You are so stubborn." Zhu Chongba had no choice but to continue attacking and force this team of elves to surrender.

At this time, there were only more than a hundred elven soldiers left by Florenceni's side, and this number was still decreasing under the repeated bombing of grenades.

After another half an hour of fierce fighting, Florenceni's guards were almost collapsed and their magic was almost used up. They pulled their wing captain behind a big tree, and the others hid behind the nearest shelter. With the few remaining magic and arrows, they tried in vain to block the attack launched by the troll warriors.

The difference in firepower between the two sides was too great. The grenades and muskets forced them to not raise their heads at all. They could only watch the encirclement shrink little by little. Some elf soldiers had already collapsed and sat on the ground dejectedly. Some soldiers even threw away their weapons and prepared to escape.

Zhu Chongba knew that the situation was almost over, so he once again ordered a general attack.

Under his leadership, several trolls immediately rushed out from behind the cover and launched an attack on Florensini's last habitat.

However, at this moment, Zhu Chongba instinctively sensed a hint of danger.

"Master, be careful!"

Naranni Sodoma behind him roared, pulled him behind her, and then swung her weapon to block in front of him.

when!

There was a sharp sound of metal collision, and Naranni Sodoma was thrown back several steps.

"Dark elf?"

The other party was an elf holding two scimitars. She was extremely surprised when she saw Naranni Sodoma. She didn't understand why there were dark elves in the Troll Empire. While he was stunned, Naranni Sodoma had already protected Zhu Chongba tightly, and several troll warriors surrounded him.

"What's going on?" Zhu Chongba was about to ask when a series of arrows shot from their flank without warning, and several troll warriors in front fell to the ground immediately.

"There are elves around! Find cover!"

Under the protection of the troll warriors, Zhu Chongba hid behind a big rock. He stuck his head out and looked out, only to see a team of about eighty elves running and shooting arrows at them. The leading elf holding two swords was agile and killed the troll hiding nearby in a few flashes.

The enemy's arrival was quite sudden, and the dense array of arrows made them unable to raise their heads for a while.

Several troll warriors risked their lives to throw out several grenades, but the flying grenades were hit by an arrow from one of the elves and exploded directly in the air.

This team of elves is so powerful, where do they come from?

Zhu Chongba couldn't help but be shocked.

The arrival of the elf reinforcements not only stopped Zhu Chongba's plan to catch the big fish, but also brought confidence to Florenceni's men. The morale that had almost collapsed was pulled back, and they came out of the bunkers one after another and launched an attack on Zhu Chongba again together with the reinforcements.

Zhu Chongba knew that with their limited number of people, it was obviously impossible to capture Florenceni alive. Moreover, daybreak was about to begin. If the elves discovered that they only had a few hundred people, they would probably launch a counterattack immediately. By then, he would probably die. So he could only reluctantly choose to retreat.

The elf who came to reinforce was none other than Padrodil, the flag captain of the Second Wing's Sharp Sword Flag.

She immediately realized Zhu Chongba's intention to retreat, so she ordered her men to pursue him without hesitation. However, the elves had just taken a few steps when they were hit head-on by flying bullets.

They might be able to snipe grenades from a distance, but they obviously couldn't snipe bullets. Several elves who were in the front fell to the ground in an instant, and Padrodir's body also retreated several steps. The golden divine shield around him immediately dimmed a lot.

The power of this musket is too great, and it is not at the same level as the firearms produced by the Southern Legion.

Padolodiel was secretly shocked

The troll warriors fought and retreated, constantly dealing with the elves.

Being suppressed by the elves for a long time, every troll warrior has learned to run away. Running away is not a rout. It requires timing and measure. Otherwise, they will be defeated one by one by the enemy.

With the help of muskets and grenades, the troll warriors' retreat technique became even better. Wave after wave of bullets forced the elves to stop chasing them.

After sacrificing the lives of more than twenty elven soldiers, Padrodil decisively called them back. It was not a wise choice to compete with the enemy in numbers at such a critical moment. So he gave up on this group of troll soldiers and let them go into the dark jungle.

Seeing that the enemy did not catch up with him, Zhu Chongba withdrew his troops on the spot.

After this round of contact, the casualties on our side reached one third, which shows the strength of this elf army.

"Captain, are you okay?" Naranni Sodoma said with concern, "It was really dangerous just now! If anything happens to you, it will be useless even if we annihilate this army a dozen times."

"Where are they from? Who is this elf?" Zhu Chongba has no intention of caring about his own safety now.

"It's the butcher! Butcher Padrodil." The troll next to him said in a muffled voice, his eyes full of hatred.

Padrodil, the Sword Banner

Zhu Chongba had also heard of this name. They should be the most famous spearhead group in the entire First Corps, or even the entire Southern Corps.

Zhu Chongba frowned.

It seems that Elendil sent out not only the left and right armies, but also many sharp knife flags like Padrodil. However, the scale of such a team is too small. Under the cover of the tree canopy, the Feather Tribe cannot be comprehensive and detect every team.

"What a pity! We were so close to catching a Wing Captain! The Butcher showed up at a really bad time." Another troll sighed.

"No!" At this time, Zhu Chongba's eyes flickered, as if he had thought of something, and then he said: "We still have a chance."

"Are you going to continue the pursuit? But after daybreak, we will be no match for them." said Naranni Sodoma.

"No, no, no! I'm not trying to chase you, I'm trying to drive you away.

"Drive away?"

"I want to drive this big fish deeper into the forest and use her to lure more fish to come."

Chapter 311: A Frightened Bird

After nearly an hour of rest, the frightened Florenceni managed to regain some sanity.

"Padroodil, you've arrived just in time." At this moment, Florenceni had never found Padroodil so pleasing to the eye! Before, she had been secretly jealous of her because of her beauty and fame, and even often assigned her very dangerous tasks.

"We rushed over immediately after hearing the sound of artillery fire, but unfortunately we were still a step too late. Captain Tsubasa, what exactly happened?"

"Sly and cunning trolls!" Florenceni said, "For some reason, they knew about our raid plan long ago and even knew our marching route very well. They set up an ambush near Grom in advance and caught us off guard."

"Knowing the marching route so clearly! That's impossible!" said Padrodil.

Even she, the flag commander of the second wing, had no right to know the specific combat details. How could the trolls know?

"I suspect there is a traitor among us." Florenceni said bitterly, "Otherwise, all this cannot be explained at all."

The trolls turned against the elves and got the top secrets of the Southern Legion?

This sounds ridiculous.

But it seems that this is the only possibility! Otherwise, where did the trolls get the information from? Are they just guessing?