Chapter 28 Deterrence
During the day, after receiving the news of reinforcements, Handel and Charles quickly ordered the undead soldiers to move all the bricks and stones blocking the city gate. Then Handel led the army out of the city and joined forces with Valed's army. Charles continued to push the situation in the city with a small number of soldiers - although he had lost some of the people's hearts when the Principality of Ivy attacked the city before, but who could say that they would never rebel?
However, despite this, the army under Vared also increased to more than 40,000. In particular, a large number of military supplies - specially made crossbow arrows, magic scrolls and magic attack weapons. The equipment and assistance that these brothers had no way to get greatly increased the combat effectiveness of the army under Vared.
The offense and defense trend has completely changed.
That day was the first snow that the prince of the border brought. The weather suddenly became much colder. Last night, after working for a long time, the soldiers of the Principality of Ive, who had not yet had a good sleep, heard the sound of the trumpet in the military camp early, and had to reluctantly lift the blanket and get up. They grabbed the weapons and went out of the camp.
The snow fell a lot, and General Tarik also ordered not to remove the armor. The cold iron armor wrapped around his body made the heart cold, making many soldiers numb. However, the officers didn't care about these things. When they saw that any of them were slow, they used a scabbard and a spear to hit him.
General Tarik put on a cotton robe and felt warm, but his bare hands and face still felt cold. He was in a very bad mood now - the Black Fire Pass is located in a volcanic canyon, and the Principality of Ive is even more flat, and the seasons are like spring. His army under his command walked fast, and he did not expect the cold winter. So he was not prepared enough, as if a senior officer like him had enough clothes to keep warm, but the middle and lower-level soldiers were in trouble.
"And even if there are enough cold-proof clothes, those heavy clothes will affect the combat effectiveness of our army. This is just now, and the temperature will continue to drop in the future. If the battle situation continues..."
He had just heard the sentry coming to report that a large number of undead troops gathered outside the camp. Then he ordered the horn to be blown to prepare for battle. As soon as he left the camp, he saw snow falling from the sky. His mood suddenly became a little heavier. When he led a group of deputy generals to the outside of the camp, climbed the watchtower and looked down, his mood suddenly became even heavier.
I saw a vast white area outside the military camp, and I couldn't tell which bones were white, which were white snow, and which were silver-gray armor. The undead army still maintained excellent military discipline in the cold weather. The skeleton soldiers lined up in a square array like swords and axes, waiting motionlessly for the orders of their vampire masters. Over time, a layer of snow accumulated on their bodies, and they looked like snowmen from afar.
General Tarik took a breath of coldness when he saw this and almost couldn't help but scream: "Yes! We are afraid of the cold, but these undead are not afraid!"
The deputy generals and guards around him did not have such good cultivation as him. Seeing the undead army's cold and cruel appearance, they couldn't help but whispering in a low voice.
"Don't make a noise!" General Tarik felt that there seemed to be a large group of flies around him, buzzing and buzzing. He was so annoyed that he couldn't help but shout. When he shouted, the soldiers and generals around him also shut up. The entire camp showed a kind of despairing silence.
At the same time, in the army of the undead, Vared sneered and admired the panic expressions on the human faces. Slightly different from ordinary generals, he has systematically studied psychology and likes to give the enemy some psychological shock and reduce their morale before the real battle. The perseverance of the army of the undead is a magic weapon that has been tried and tested.
Seeing that the other soldiers gradually gathered over, climbed up the camp with crossbows and muskets in hand, and then were careful to be on guard. Vared began his second round of performance.
Without warning, the skeleton soldiers took a step forward at the same speed, the same amplitude and the same frequency - and then raised the contradiction cards in their hands at the same speed, the same amplitude and the same frequency, and the three sounds of each other hitting each other, with amazing momentum!
Seeing the tens of thousands of skeletons in front of me, the soldiers of the Principality of Ive were all ashamed, and they fought with each other. This was the first time they had seen such a shocking scene. It was hard for them to imagine that there would be such an army in this world.
"A army that advocates individual bravery is at best just an armed thug. A army with strict discipline is the real army - and no race in this world can have better discipline than the undead." Vared turned sideways, looked at the vampire officers on both sides, and said such words to them. These vampire officers, whether they are members of the Brotherhood or those who are coming to reinforcements, nodded in agreement.
As the undead army continued to move forward, the blood grail flag was roaring in the cold wind. Several deputy generals on the barrier looked at General Tarik and asked him if he should go out to fight.
"The weather is getting colder and colder, and it is not a solution to drag it out for a long time. However, the opponent's momentum is huge, and our morale has been taken away. I am afraid that we will suffer a loss if we continue to fight. However, even if we want to defend, the enemy's night attack yesterday has proved that this thin layer of earth wall may not be able to stop the attack of the undead army, and will instead fall into a passive position..."
He thought about it and made a decision that defense could not do anything. Instead of being passively beaten, it would be better to take the initiative to attack. As soon as he thought of this, General Tarik shouted: "Get out of the camp to fight!"
With a command, the soldiers immediately pushed down the wooden fence and opened the camp gate. They were arranged neatly, and small square formations like chessboards emerged one after another. A line of defense was formed in front of the camp very quickly. At the same time, the gates on both sides of the camp were also opened. More troops moved from the side, but their intention was to surround the undead army on three sides and gain an advantage in formation.
"It's finally started." Valed sighed as he saw the army of the Principality of Ivey on the opposite side, as if he was relieved, and as if he was sighing about the tragic fate of these mortals. Under his command, the undead army that was advancing was still maintaining their pace, neither slow nor anxious...
Chapter completed!