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

On both sides of the Soul-Guiding River.

Since Elendil was trapped on the battlefield on the southern front, Margaret actively launched attacks and eventually drove the elves back to the east coast, regaining all control of the west.

However, driving the elves back to the east coast is one thing, and counterattacking is another.

Although the elves were weak, Margaret was clearly not capable of counterattacking, so the two sides returned to the state they were in before the confrontation, actively preparing for war, replenishing each other's defense facilities, and accumulating strength. The Soul-Guiding River once again entered a brief period of peace.

The defensive battles over the past few days have caused heavy losses to Margaret's troops. Her First Legion has been on the front line, suffering heavy casualties and many veterans have died.

Fortunately, with the advent of firearms, elite soldiers no longer need to undergo years of training as before. As long as they learn how to ignite and pull the trigger, they will have initial combat effectiveness! And with the continuous use of artillery on the battlefield, she has more and more skilled gunners, and is becoming more and more adept at using artillery positions.

If the elves attack the city again next time, Margaret will definitely not lure them to the shore and then attack. She will definitely set up cannons directly on the mudflats and sink all the tree boats that dare to attack.

Night fell quietly, and the lights on both sides of the river were bright. Soldiers were constantly patrolling the mudflats to prevent sudden attacks from the elves. The same was true on the other side. The patrolling soldiers held lights in their hands and constantly inspected every inch of land, not giving the other side any chance to sneak across.

Margaret, led by the soldiers, came to the high ground to inspect the deployment of the position after the arrival of the new artillery.

She was born into a military family and has a strong interest in new weapons.

Through this period of study, Margaret basically mastered the use of artillery and became a qualified artillery commander. Several times she went to the front line to command the artillery to repel the elves' attacks.

So when the new artillery that Fran supported her arrived, she naturally paid special attention to it.

"It is said that the range of these new things is much longer than that of our artillery." Margaret said in disbelief, stroking the brand new gun barrel.

"At least 1.5 times more." An adjutant said with some shame, "It's because we are useless. We can't keep launching new firearms like Fran."

"I don't blame you." Margaret sighed, and then said, "I can only blame myself for being short-sighted at the beginning and not paying enough attention to research and production. When the war is over, I will definitely pay attention to technology and knowledge like Fran did. I hope everything will still be in time by then."

"It's definitely in time!" the adjutant said, "Now those craftsmen have no other options, so they are all running to Aurora City! If they have a choice, who would want to stay in such a dark underground city?"

"I hope so!" Margaret smiled.

She was about to say something else when she noticed something was going on in the elves' camp. So she pointed at the fire in the distance and asked the adjutant, "Are there any movements over there?"

The adjutant was stunned for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty has excellent eyesight! It seems that the fire in the elf camp is indeed very messy, which is not like their rigorous style! I will order someone to investigate right away!"

"Yes!" Margaret said, "Let's get everyone prepared to prevent the elves from attacking the city again. Although Elendil is trapped on the southern front, the reinforcements from the Elven Empire are on the way. There is no guarantee that there will be truly powerful generals among the reinforcements, and we know nothing about their intelligence, so we must be extremely vigilant."

"As you command!" After saying that, the adjutant immediately gave orders to his men, and soon the camp became busy.

Of course, Margaret also knew that the possibility of the elves launching a sneak attack in the dark was very small.

Although the elves have good eyesight, darkness will affect the accuracy of archers. But their artillery is different. With the ballistics taught by Fran and the scale in front of the artillery, they have already calculated the coordinates needed for bombing various areas in advance. When the time comes, they just need to aim at the position of the torch and shoot.

The darkness has become an advantage for humans, which is also a huge reversal brought about by firearms.

In this case, let's just treat the other party's unusual actions as a drill for our side, Margaret thought.

But at this moment, bursts of horn sounds suddenly came from the other side of the river, and then the fire in the elf camp began to run wildly.

"Is the elf really going to launch a sneak attack?" Margaret immediately frowned.

But she quickly denied her thoughts, because the elves' fire was not gathering towards the Soul-Guiding River, but towards the other side, as if someone was attacking them by surprise.

"Your Majesty!" The adjutant came back breathlessly and said, "According to the soldiers on the lookout, someone seems to be attacking the elves. Could it be that Duke Tilly and Lord Wallenstein are counterattacking?"

"How is that possible!" Margaret said immediately, "The battle report from the southern front was just delivered two days ago. They are still besieging Elendil and have no time to launch a surprise attack. Tilly is a possibility, but the elves' camp is heavily guarded. Even if they launch a surprise attack, they won't be in such a panic."

The adjutant also fell silent.

In order to prevent surprise attacks, the elves planted a large number of ancient trees around their camp, which looked like a green wall from a distance, not to mention the tall tree of life. It was simply a pipe dream to want to surprise such a camp. Tilly obviously would not do such a thing.

But if it's not Tilly and Fran, then who could it be?

There can't be a civil strife among the elves.

While Margaret was thinking, deafening shouts of killing came from the east! Horns sounded everywhere, and countless bows and arrows flew out of the wind.

What surprised them even more was that all the ancient war trees planted on the river bank were pulled out of the ground and moved towards the east. It seemed that they were completely defenseless against Margaret.

What happened to the elves? Send someone to investigate!" Margaret began to feel uneasy.

What kind of surprise attack could cause the elves to not even take care of their own riverbanks? Could it be that the Chinese Alliance has arrived?

However, as soon as the person who ran to deliver the message left, a soldier came running hurriedly.

"Your Majesty, urgent news! Scouts have discovered a large number of troops to our west! They are rushing towards us."

"A large number of troops? Which force are they from?" Margaret stood up immediately.

"I..." The soldier paused, then said, "They said there are all kinds of forces. Northern soldiers, elves, Baishajie soldiers, and even soldiers from our Holy Roel Empire!"

"Are you kidding me?" The adjutant next to him said immediately, "Do you know how serious it is to lie about military intelligence at this critical moment?"

"I dare not! This is absolutely true! But the majority of them are soldiers from the Feruman Empire! The sentinels said that their number is impossible to estimate. They are so dense that you can't see the end of them."

After hearing this, Margaret's body froze for a moment.

She suddenly recalled Fran's previous warning.

Collecting corpses...disappearing...

So Margaret asked quickly: "What do those soldiers look like? Do they look like dead people..."

"Uh... the soldier who reported the news paused, then said: "You are right!"

"Why didn't you tell us such important news!" said the adjutant next to him.

"I didn't mean to conceal the truth...it just sounds too absurd."

Fran's guess was true.

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Chapter 171 Danger

"Your Majesty, what should we do?" The adjutant's voice was obviously trembling, and it seemed that she was also panicking.

Margaret said: "Blow the horn! Order everyone to assemble! Abandon all baggage and prepare to break out to the south."

"As you command!"

The order was quickly passed down.

The sleeping soldiers were awakened by the sound of the horn. However, when they heard the order, everyone's first reaction was confusion, and some even thought they had heard it wrongly.

Why do we have to retreat for no reason and abandon all our baggage?

They had finally recaptured the entire west bank of the Soul-Guiding River, and had taken the initiative in the war, so how could they give it up so easily? If they left, wouldn't it be like giving the west bank of the Soul-Guiding River to the elves for nothing?

However, when the light of dawn gradually broke in the sky, they understood everything.

The elf settlement, which was originally heavily guarded, was now in a mess.

Although the elves were still defending desperately, it was obvious that their defensive position was already in jeopardy.

The enemies of the elves are a group of monsters that never seem to get tired.

The soldiers of the Holy Roel Empire saw with their own eyes that a warrior of the Sacred Capricornus was hit by several arrows, but he still rushed forward and threw an elven woman to the ground, and then pierced the chest of the elf with a dagger. There were countless such scenes. Every moment, an elf was pounced on, and then its body was dragged into the enemy camp and stabbed.

dead.

This way of fighting frightened all the soldiers of the Holy Roll Empire.

However, at this moment, an unpleasant sound of wood breaking was heard on both sides of the Soul-Guiding River.

The originally majestic and miraculous Tree of Life finally couldn't withstand the continuous attacks. It began to slowly tilt to one side, and finally fell heavily to the ground.

boom!

The moment the Tree of Life fell, the entire earth began to shake violently. Even the soldiers on the west bank of the Soul-Guiding River could feel the slight vibration under their feet.

As the Tree of Life fell, the green curtain covering the battlefield disappeared in an instant.

Without the blessing of divine magic, the elves' already shaky defense line was instantly penetrated. Countless ragged soldiers rushed towards the elves' station, killing any living creature they saw.

The battle soon turned into a massacre, and the entire east bank of the Soul-Guiding River was completely reduced to a living hell. The sound of elves wailing was everywhere, and the scene was horrible.

The soldiers of the Holy Roer Empire were also experienced fighters, but such a scene still shocked them. The enemy's soldiers were too cruel! They were not soldiers, but a group of beasts. Some soldiers of the Holy Roer Empire even started to vomit.

After the defense line was penetrated, the morale of the elves collapsed at once. They dropped their weapons one by one and fled madly.

But where can they escape to? Behind them is the wide and turbulent Soul-Guiding River, and there is nowhere else to go.

The tree boats that were originally used to cross the river and attack were now crowded with elves, and there were even several elves hanging on the Tree of Life. Some elves even took risks and clung to the vines on the side of the boat.

Even if they were washed away by the rushing river, they were unwilling to stay on the river bank for any longer.

"Your Majesty, are we going to attack the elves' ships?" Seeing the tree boats loaded with soldiers approaching the west bank of the Soul-Guiding River, the adjutant immediately asked Margaret.

"Order the soldiers to help them reach the shore. If possible, give them some bows and arrows." Margaret sighed and said, "We will soon face such an enemy. It would be better if we could have one more person to help us."

As the sun rose completely, the war on the east bank of the Soul-Guiding River finally subsided.

However, there was no living creature in sight, so these ragged "monsters" turned their attention to the soldiers of the Holy Roll Empire on the west bank.

Despite the wide Soul-Guiding River blocking their way, the soldiers were still frightened by being stared at by so many terrifying eyes at once and struggled to escape from the coast.

However, an even more horrifying thing happened next. The elves that had been killed actually stood up again and joined the army of the 'dead'.

This scene caused an uproar among the soldiers on the west bank. Some soldiers even knelt down and began to pray to the twelve gods. They turned their eyes to the clergy accompanying the army, but found that these clergy were also limp on the ground, dumbfounded.

But what they didn't know was that the same army of monsters was slowly gathering towards them.

At three quarters after noon, under Margaret's constant urging, the army finally finished its preparations, abandoned all its baggage, and quickly retreated to the south.

However...their retreat was too slow.

Margaret obviously underestimated the marching speed of the "legion of the dead".

Unlike the armies of living people, they are tireless, do not need to coordinate commands, and do not need to consider morale issues. Therefore, they march at an extremely fast speed.

When they finally moved quickly along the coastline, the scouts ahead were horrified to find that there were "dead people" passing by their front. The scouts kept looking for a way out, but found "dead people" everywhere.

By the evening, some soldiers could already see the dark army from afar.

Thinking of the picture book of hell they had seen in the morning, all the soldiers of the Holy Roel Empire began to tremble involuntarily. A breath of despair instantly lingered over the army.

"Your Majesty! We...we are surrounded." The adjutant rushed into Margaret's camp and said, "These monsters are everywhere. The soldiers can already see the shadows of these monsters, and some soldiers have begun to flee everywhere."

Hearing this news, Margaret sighed deeply, and then said: "It seems that Arthas wants to kill us completely."

The adjutant said angrily: "From the beginning, this was Arthas's conspiracy! She lured us to help her just to catch us and the elves in one fell swoop, so that there would be no troops in the entire Calradia continent that could compete with her."

"It's too late to say anything now." Margaret waved her hand and said, "Order the troops to continue to break out to the south."

"Shouldn't we go around and attack the gaps in their encirclement?"

"It's too late!" Margaret said, "We can't think of them as ordinary troops... With their marching speed, we don't have any chance at all. Why don't we choose a place to strengthen the defense line and kill as many undead as possible."

"Your Majesty!" The adjutant hesitated for a moment, then said firmly: "We are willing to fight to the death here! But you shouldn't do this!! We must ensure that Your Majesty breaks through safely!"

After hearing this, Margaret's face immediately changed, and she said angrily: "You mean to let me abandon the army that supports me and escape alone! Do you think I, Margaret, would do such a thing?"

Seeing Margaret's rage, the adjutant knelt on one knee and said, "Your Majesty! Today is different from the past. If you die here, all our victories will be in vain, and all our soldiers will have sacrificed their lives in vain!"

"Don't say that again! I will never be a deserter! People from the Habsburg family will never be deserters!"

After saying this, Margaret left the tent directly.

The adjutant took a deep breath, but at this time the tent curtain was opened again. She was delighted, thinking that Margaret had changed her mind, but when she looked up, she found that the other person was not Margaret, but the commander of the Fifth Legion, Katharina Habsburg. The woman who was born in the same family as Margaret

"I've told you long ago that His Majesty would not agree." Catalina glanced at the adjutant who was half-kneeling on the ground and said coldly.

"But if Your Majesty stays here, what will the Holy Roel Empire do..." The adjutant stood up and said, "Your Majesty must evacuate safely. Commander, please think of a solution quickly."

Catalina said coldly: "We must ensure that Her Majesty leaves here safely, and we must also ensure that she does not bear the title of a runaway."

"But, how can we do this?"

"Leave it to me, but I need your cooperation." Catalina said coldly. It was obvious that she had her own ideas.

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Chapter 172: The Demon Lady Who Knows Nothing

south line.

The troops from the city of Orila are still besieging the army of Elendil.

But at this time, an urgent war report was delivered to Fran's desk.

Fran just took a look and stood up from her chair, her face full of surprise and even panic.