Vol 6 Chapter 245: Gem River Journey

When the ruins of Jiejie Mountain were still struggling at the end of the severe cold, the furnace branch closer to the south had ushered in the first green shoots of the Spring Festival; the square road that was once covered by ice and snow finally revealed its original appearance. .
This is the first stop for Loren to head south. After leaving Furnace Town and continuing south, you can find the ferry of the Jewel River, bypassing the Ellerman Mountains and the Western Sacran collar, and go directly to the capital of Golovin.
Accompanying him was the withdrawal from the Battle of Blood Skeleton, the 1,500-person Baien Knights Corps-after eliminating the wounded and the rest of the army, the 1,500 people were the last remaining Down, you can continue to fight the elite army.
The rest of the remnants all followed Charlotte and Isaac together, returning to Byrne-of course, during the period, there was a certain reluctance of some arrogance, and the reluctance of the small wizard, but It was still brought back to the Red Blood Castle by Charlotte's soft and hard foam.
Although there are only 1,500 people left, fortunately, it is almost impossible to meet any enemies throughout the trip. There are villages, castles and towns along the way, not to mention the supply and rest problems, but it is a lot more comfortable.
Even if the enemy is encountered-the whole army is cavalry, Loren can withdraw from the battlefield at any time, and at the same time, he asks Brandon, who is going south, and the soldiers of the 30,000 empire can rush to the battlefield at any time.
In the open plains of the plains, confronting the Azores, plus the local warfare, the "southern" in East Sakland are not advocating at all.
What's more, Loren's mission is to arrive at the Imperial Capital as soon as possible, to join the 80,000 Byrne Legion already stationed there-even if he encounters an enemy, he should evacuate as soon as possible.
Fifteen hundred bain knights are enough to cope with most encounters.
As for why I chose Furnace Town as the last stop-because Loren was greedy.
As the largest ordnance logistics supply site in East Sakland, Loren, who has visited once, is very impressed here-hundreds of workshops, the world ’s premier alchemist college, the top equipment, and There is a mountain of weapons and equipment.
Although I do n’t have to think about it, I can guess that the vast majority of those supplies must have been swept away by Brandon, otherwise he would not be able to arm his 30,000 legions in any way; but the purpose of Loren ’s trip is not those supplies , But the craftsmen and wizards of the furnace town.
After the fall of Ebden, Byrne had retreated from the nine-pointed star wizard tower in the Red Blood Castle with Loren himself, and obtained a very complete theoretical system of wizards. With a group of qualified craftsmen, he could The power of this system is truly exerted and becomes an important help for Byrne.
These people are all the most skilled weapon craftsmen and wizards, the level is the top of the empire, even compared with the dwarves-if in peacetime Loren will certainly not pay their attention, but now the situation is special , There will be a chance to dig the corner of the empire.
It does n’t matter if Brandon asks for these people afterwards-the advantage of the system and organization is that as long as it is well established, even if there is a staff loss, do n’t worry, Byrne can rebuild his own position in the vacant position. Set of people.
The idea was beautiful, and Loren knew that things would not be that simple; but what he did not expect was that the problem was more troublesome than he thought.
"Occupied?"
Looking at the demon hunter who was panting and rushing back to send the intelligence, the expression of the dark-haired wizard was slightly surprised: "This is the hinterland of the Prince of East Sackland. How could it be occupied by the enemy?"
"It's not the long ears of Azores, Lord Duke." The Demon Hunter's face was equally ugly, and his shoulders and chest were slightly injured:
"It's a rebel army."
"Rebels?"
"Yes, it's the gangsters of East Sackland." The Demon Hunter gritted his teeth. "The dross that evacuated from the battlefield of Ebdon, and the East Sakran landlords who rebelled against the imperial order, joined hands with each other. Occupy the melting pot town as the legion headed north to rescue the Fortress of the Boundary Mountain! "
"It's not just them-when retreating, we also found the bodies of several Azore elves outside the furnace town." Lussien looked at the demon hunter and added:
"At least a small number of Azore elves have crossed the Ebden line and entered the hinterland of East Sachland-the number is unknown, because no large-scale legion operations have been seen."
"But there should be many. Almost all the villages around the furnace town were destroyed; some were robbed by the rebels, some were not-the property was not moved at all, but the entire village was wiped out, almost No visible signs of resistance, it should have been attacked by a small group of Azore elves. "
"The deserters, the rebels, and the trailing chase came and rushed into the Azores in the hinterland of East Sacran ... Now the Jewel River is all large and small, wandering warfare groups, fighting everywhere!
After a pause, the gray pupil continued: "The rebel army occupying the furnace town at the moment should be the largest 'power' around it. The walls and materials of the furnace town can even resist the attack of the Azore elves. "
"Now capturing the furnace town will almost certainly provoke the surrounding reaction-we not only want to destroy the rebels in the furnace town, we may even have to fight the deserters and elves; they are not many, but they should all add up. Thousands of people. "
"If that turns out to be the case, we may be ready to hold on to the furnace town and wait for rescue, His Royal Highness Brandon."
The black-haired wizard frowned.
Originally thought that the breakthrough of the Ebden defense line, only the 30,000 elf warrior army besieging the imperial capital along the Gem Henan, at least the vast majority of the regiment should be considered complete.
As for the rebels in East Sakland ... In two or three months, even if Brandon has not completely settled the rebellion, at least most of the areas, especially the hinterland near the Jewel River, should have stabilized.
It now appears that the situation is far more complicated than he initially anticipated.
As Lusien continued to add, a series of pictures poured into the mind of the dark-haired wizard.
The Azore elves assembled in Ebden-or the "elf little prince", after several attempts at raids, gradually found the gaps and weak points on the Ebden defense line, and then launched a fierce attack;
The extraordinary fierce offensive greatly exceeded the imagination of the empire. The originally tight defense line gradually collapsed and disintegrated; the elf prince who seized the opportunity immediately organized an army of 30,000 up and down as a vanguard, marching along the water and land of the Gem River, and breaking through the defense line to The imperial capital of Golovin marched.
At this time, the commanders of the two legions of Eboden's defense line-the Minister of the Army Severin and the Grand Duke of Elleman, Julie Wiltz, had differences.
The Minister of Military Affairs insisted on continuing to defend the Ebden line, but Grand Duke Yuli Wiltz believed that the line should be abandoned to pursue the 30,000 pioneers of the Azores and defend the imperial capital.
The result of the contradiction between the two parties was that the Eboden line of defense was severely lacking, and finally collapsed completely under the tide of the Azore elves.
So, a "coincidence" that no one expected was so logically started.
The Empire ’s heavy armor did not expect the elves ’attacks to be so fierce. They were defeated all the way and the organization was scattered. The deserters mixed with the rebels and withdrew into the hinterland of the Empire;
The elf, who was only planning to attack, did not expect the empire to collapse so fast, so he could only pursue it all the way. As a result, he also rushed into the prince of East Sackland with the deserters;
The elven little prince who attacked the imperial capital all the way to the south probably didn't have time to gather the scattered army; and as the vanguards broke through the defense of the empire and could not keep up with the big troops, there were more and more scattered troops.
The two sides played while running, and eventually the two sides' organizational system completely collapsed, sprinkled everywhere like beans, and no one could contact anyone. Eventually, they became a hundred-person team. Separate battles.
The fleeing cannot be defeated, and the chase cannot be defeated ... it is almost the real situation in the East Sackland battlefield.
After a full minute of silence, Loren finally couldn't help but sigh.
"Can you think of a way to get around?"
Since the situation has completely exceeded the control, then Loren does not plan to stay here too much; he must go to the Imperial Capital and join the Bion Legion as soon as possible, and he cannot waste more time here.
As for the mess in front of him, it was left to Brandon.
"Duke, I'm afraid I can't."
Earl Regrell of Baimafeng said in a deep voice, a bit embarrassed: "The location of the furnace town is very critical-although the terrain near here is fairly flat, it means that our whereabouts are exposed in front of them."
"If you can't ensure the safety behind you, it means that when we board the ship at the port, we are very likely to suffer a sneak attack from our own direction."
"Unless you detour from the east into the mountains of Elman ’s to West Sacran and then north to the capital of Golovin, you must ensure that the furnace town is at least under the control of the empire-but in that case ..."
Regrel stopped talking, but Loren knew what he wanted to say.
Once you choose to detour, you may not be able to converge with the 80,000 Bain Legion that has been stationed in the city before the capital of Golovin is completely surrounded by the Azores.
If you are unlucky, you may have to fight the enemy under the city.
"I said Regrel, are you exaggerating?" Ramallus, the Earl of Lake City, was a little disapproved: "How big is this town, but we have a cavalry of 1,500 people. As long as Lan ’s redneck dared to leave the city, he came to take the initiative to die. "
"Even if it's the same as what you said, it makes no sense-we only have 1,500 people, and we can't keep this town at all; if we really go to war with them, we will surely alarm the large and small clan around us. "
Earl Baimafeng said in a huff: "Our immediate task is to leave this big quagmire, and unnecessary fighting can be avoided!"
"I understand what you mean, but there is no need to make such a fuss-even if they are seen by them, do they dare to attack a group of fully equipped knights?"
"Who knows, in case they are really not so afraid of death, in case they have projectile weapons in their hands-have you ever thought that when we boarded the ship, dozens of hundreds of stone cannons and alchemy bombs fell from the sky, What's it like ?! "
"How can it be?!"
"Is it impossible ?!"
The two tit-for-tat plus the dark-haired wizard, and the three of them turned back "tacitly" to look at the demon hunter who had just returned.
"Duke, and ... two count lords ..." The demon hunter twitched his throat, as if not knowing how to explain it:
"Actually, before we came, we had received news that in order to rebel as quickly as possible, His Highness Brandon de Salion ordered a batch of heavy trebuchets and ballistas in the furnace town to bombard the lords of East Sacran Castle; but when he reached the Boundary Hill, he did not have these equipments in his army. "
"Now it seems that all these siege weapons are left in the furnace town and fell into the hands of the rebels."
"..." Loren Turin.
"..." Ramallos.
"..." Regrel.
"..." Lucien.
The solidified atmosphere lasted for a full minute.
Well, this is not the first time such a bad thing has happened, and it is not the first time to be pitted by Brandon, it's no big deal ... Loren is so "comforting" himself.
Although if Brandon is here now, he might not be able to beat this guy's head.
"Organize a raid-style feint, to see if it can attract the attention of this group of rebels and prevent them from hiding in the town."
After a moment of pondering, Loren made the decision: "Rigrel is right, we are delaying time in such a place, but we can't be worried because this group of guys are retreating-Lucien!"
"in!"
The leader of the wing of the sky was shocked, a little excited in the determination.
"Lead three hundred demon hunters and wait until the evening to launch raids from the northern and southern gates of the furnace town at the same time-no need to siege, let alone siege, but as much as possible to organize the momentum to make them feel like they are It ’s safe to hide in the city. "
"Observe!"
"The rest of the Bayern knights are ready ~ EbookFREE.me ~ to cover up the demon hunter feints-in the evening, with the team as a unit, withdraw to the direction of the port ..."
Before waiting for the black-haired wizard to finish his speech, some frustrated Ramallus' expression suddenly changed, as if he lifted his right hand subconsciously and pointed behind the black-haired wizard.
"Duke, forgive me ... but I think you may not need to organize any feints." The cavalry commander, who has always been carefree, has a very interesting expression.
In the direction he was pointing, large swaths of smoke were scrolling, striking in the direction they were in-the battlefield's skillful Ramallos could judge the enemy's general strength from the smoke at a glance.
Mainly light and heavy infantry, there is probably no cavalry, and the number of people is about twice that of the Bayern knights, and it is a fast-moving forced formation.
At present, there is only one enemy who can organize such a force and attack them ...
"The rebels in the furnace town, they came up and killed themselves."
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