Chapter 68 Success

"But... what does this have to do with us...?"

"You said, what kind of decision will you make when you get this news from the front barracks of the Son of the Plundering?"

"Return to the army to rescue... Maybe there is no need to go back to the army to rescue. However, if it is a surprise attack, in order to ensure that it is not discovered, then the strength will definitely not be large." Tarik said. "Hundreds of people are the limit. Even if the elite soldiers of hundreds of people are likely to be discovered, if the number increases further, they will definitely be discovered. If the number is too large, they cannot raid, and if the number is too small, the raid is powerless... Even if it is successful at the beginning, it will be difficult to resist the counterattack. In my opinion, this method is not smart."

"It is true, under normal circumstances, it's not smart. But you overlooked one point."

"ah?"

Hadmond smiled and said, "Lord Ashrufate is not only a Chaos Lord, but also a Wizard."

A trace of confusion appeared in Tarik's eyes. "A wizard?" Does it matter if he is a wizard or not? Although a wizard means that he can greatly enhance combat power, a wizard is not omnipotent.

"The wizard means magic," said Hadmond. "According to what we know... or anyone can guess, the Son of the Plunder left a wizard in the camp."

Tarik nodded. This is normal - as long as there are three or more wizards (including apprentices) in the tribe, they will adopt this relatively safe approach when attacking. This mainly uses the wizard's magical communication ability to maintain a smooth connection between the base camp and the front line. On the one hand, it has the intention to enhance the defense of the camp, and on the other hand, it is also to ensure a good retreat - if the front line is defeated, the rear can prepare in time.

"You said, what would that wizard do if the raid begins? Suppose you were that wizard, who was originally in charge of the rear base camp, but suddenly he was attacked, you would..."

"I will tell the front line immediately." Tarik immediately replied. Magic, wizards, raids, army mobilization and other things that seemed to have nothing to do with each other instantly gathered together and became a clear line. "If the incident happened in a hurry, then I will tell the front line base camp that was attacked. If I was prepared, then I will add the military details of the raiding enemy. But no matter what I did with magic communication..."

He paused, "I actually exposed myself in front of Lord Ashrufate with the help of the power of magic wind."

Magicians are not good at melee combat, even Chaos Wizards are no exception. At most, they will exercise their bodies a little, so they won't even have the strength to escape. Proficiency in everything means everything is loose, which is a universal truth. Similarly, when a person concentrates all his energy on training one ability, it means that his other abilities will be weaker. So it is easy to imagine that although magicians often appear on the battlefield, their position is definitely not the front line of the two armies' hand-to-hand combat, but relatively safe rear. Even if they are in the square formation, their position is in the middle or back, and they will not be in the first row, let alone a bunch of guards to protect them.

But Ash Rufate is different. As a Chaos Lord, his combat ability is enough to suppress Bruce, who is the Chaos Champion (this is already true), so he has a great possibility to be on the front line. He can have the opportunity to detect the wizard who conducts magic communication at the first time and then kill him as soon as possible (if the raid is successful, this is not an outrageous thing).

"Then, since the wizard is dead, this raiding force... no matter how many people they are, no matter how successful their raid is, whether they will persevere or stop when they are better... it doesn't matter." Tarik continued. "Because at this time, the news of the attack on the base camp has been sent to the front line camp. Oh, no, it's not that simple. If this is a successful sneak attack, then the garrison wizard probably won't have much chance to correctly judge the number of enemies. In other words, he would send the front line the message that the front line's 'Base was attacked', and then he died. The front line army did not know how many enemies there were attacking the base camp. At this time, no matter how they thought, they had a great possibility to react, that is, to return to the rescue base camp."

He paused for a moment, and then suddenly realized the essence of the matter.

"We are the final step in this series of calculations?" Looking at the other party's smiling expression, Tarek knew that he was right. "So that... it's not that he was going to attack a certain party. It's meaningless and will inevitably be noticed. Instead, he uses other methods to mobilize the enemy and let them reach... our ambush circle?"

Hudmond smiled. "I guess that lord already knows where to start."

If the frontal battle cannot be won, then the frontal battle cannot be fought. This is what the military book emphasizes. Why can defend the city withstand twice, three times or even five or ten times the enemy? Because this kind of battle has a good geographical location and can prevent the enemy from exerting its superior force.

...

Flint summoned his own troops in the makeshift camp.

The raid was very smooth. When the gunpowder was sent to the camp gate, it once again proved that there was still a fundamental difference between the strong camp and the city. At least, the gate was completely different. In the soil and stone castles built by the southerners, the gates were basically opened with slings and wheels. This made the gates usually not very large, but they could be made very thick and heavy. In a typical Chaos Tribal Camp, the gates were in the style of being seen everywhere and opened left and right. The height of this gate must be consistent with the wall. This itself led to the limited thickness of the gate. Because not mentioning the construction materials, opening and closing the gate every day became a laborious task, let alone parts such as the door shaft need to be repaired frequently.

It was fine. Because even if it was said to be "not thick", it was only relatively speaking. It was very difficult to destroy such a gate with the power of humanity. It had to rely on siege equipment. But gunpowder changed everything.

Chaos may have few opportunities to get in touch with gunpowder, but it is undeniable that gunpowder is actually very easy to use. Just put the gunpowder barrel, then pull a guide/temper, and finally use a torch to run by yourself, and everything will be done.

A loud noise that made the earth tremble broke the silence of dawn, and then the killing began.

Then, at the end of the killing, or when it was discovered that the resistance was gradually becoming stronger, Flint immediately ordered a retreat according to the plan arranged by Ashu Rufate in advance.

On the battlefield, it is difficult for the loser to retreat because it will inevitably lead to the pursuit of the winner. The advantageous one is much easier to retreat because the opponent's first target is usually to stabilize the defense line, rather than chasing the retreating enemy. This time the situation is no exception. Flint's three hundred men retreated smoothly. They returned the same way, rode the horses on standby there, and retreated at full speed.

By the time the Son of the Plunder finally came back from the chaos, the attacker had long run away.

When counting the number of people, the situation was satisfactory. In this attack, seven people died in battle - the reason why they said so was because of their companions witnessing their bodies or the process of death - four people disappeared. In terms of the results they achieved, this loss was insignificant.

The Sons of the Plundering Tribe also lost at least a few thousand people. Although there were no detailed statistics, all the weapons in Flint's troops were covered in blood. In addition, they set off a fire (which is also a routine), causing great damage to the camp. If these were not enough, then one more thing was that the gate of the Sons of the Plundering Tribe was completely destroyed by gunpowder. Before they completed the restoration, the camp defense of the tribe was useless.

Anyone can think of such a result: the Asowen tribe has fully implemented the agreement.

Most importantly, Flint is now sure that he can retreat safely. Because the scout came to report, the plundering son had no intention of pursuing him.

All of them are good news, except for one. That is Ashurufate, who is on the surface a scout of the tribe, but in fact he is the planner and commander of all this, and is also among the four missing persons.

Even Gande did not notice how Ash Rufate disappeared. After all, it was a raid battle that defeated the masses with few attacks, with short and fierce battles. In the midst of chaos, turmoil and killing, even a person like Gande could not guarantee that he would not lose his target.

Those who did not know the truth believed that Ashu Rufate had been killed. Witnesses proved that when the raid was launched, Ashu Rufate was on the front line of the battle with the excuse of "a relatively familiarity with the situation of gunpowder". After the gate was destroyed, he was one of the first people to rush in.

Gander expressed doubts about this, but he was not sure. Everything could happen on the battlefield. It was normal for a warrior who didn't even have the right armor to die - even in a victory. As for Flint, he didn't believe that Ashu Rufate would die. You should know that even if a Chaos Lord was trapped in the enemy army, he would have the confidence to fight alone and make a bloody path. Not to mention that this time he was facing an extremely chaotic battle. He was sure that Ashu Rufate must have done something special in the camp, and then temporarily chose to leave for some reason.

Several Chaos warriors gathered to discuss it for a while. Among the missing people, except Ash Rufate, the others were old warriors with rich combat experience, and there was reason to think that they were killed in battle rather than captured. In addition, since they controlled the rhythm of the entire battle, they could think that there was no clue left to the plundering sons. They could retreat without worrying about the enemy's revenge afterwards.

In other words, they can retreat home with a little tidying up.

If you have any regrets, it is that there are too few spoils. Apart from some items (mainly weapons and jewelry) that individuals get from the enemy's corpses, they can be said to have nothing to gain. However, everyone is mentally prepared in advance. The horses they ride over are rewards for fighting.
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