Chapter 521 Dawn of Victory

Night attack.

It is hardly a tactical option in this era.

In fact, the tactics of this world are extremely primitive. Military warfare on land is basically to conscript soldiers to consume the durability of enemy weapons and bow and arrow ammunition, and then the cavalry will charge and continue to charge until the battle is decided.

Naval battles are basically harassment, mages casting spells, crossbows shooting, and then boarding.

The ranged weapons of this era lacked the ability to destroy the hull structure. Archers who could master explosive arrows, mages who could release magic balls with sufficient power, and operators who could use catapults to hit enemy ships at sea were all extremely rare.

The way to win a naval battle is either overwhelming firepower advantage or boarding.

Or in rare cases, relying on ramming?

And Rand's nightly harassment began.

Soldiers fighting at night held torches and made loud noises, as if they were preparing a night attack.

Although the enemy did not expect to be attacked at night, they were in awe of Rand's reputation, so they did not relax too much at night.

They soon organized a resistance.

At this time, the soldiers who came to harass had already retreated along the predetermined route.

The commander of the Sea Snake Family looked at the dark night wilderness. He had no idea what Rand was going to do.

I thought Rand would choose to attack at night, but now, he has disappeared again.

So... is it to cover up some purpose? The commander looked at the adjutant who had just slept for a short time and was forced to get up and organize a resistance, and ordered: "Send someone to investigate, Rand must have other purposes."

"Yes!" The adjutant immediately took the order and went down.

Of course, Rand had other purposes, but that purpose was just that he didn't want his enemy to sleep well.

After being alert for a while, the army of the Kingdom of Borun arranged for some people to rest again.

Then Rand's army came again.

Night is a natural shelter. Rand's night combat troops appeared again, and the commander of the Kingdom of Boren could only organize defense again.

But sure enough, it was another feint.

And when the army of the Kingdom of Boren relaxed again, Rand's harassment troops came again.

By the time Rand's night combat troops retreated again, it was already daybreak.

The sky was turning pale, and the commander of the Sea Serpent Family of the Bolen Kingdom had bloodshot eyes.

Now he knew what Rand was going to do.

He didn't know how Rand created an army that could perform tactical maneuvers repeatedly at night, but since Rand did it, the pressure on the Bolen Kingdom's army was gradually increasing.

The commander looked at the soldiers who had to get up because of military orders. They were equally tired. They obviously did not sleep well at night because of Rand's harassment.

In fact, it is not impossible to require rotation, allowing some soldiers to rest no matter how harassed they are, but soldiers who can sleep well amid the shouting and killing in this kind of war situation... anyway, the commander knows very well that his soldiers can't do it.

As for organizing a military counterattack at night, or even attacking Rand's camp, this is also unrealistic and will definitely fall into Rand's trap.

Then we can only intensify the offensive and try to capture this port as soon as possible.

Generally speaking, attacking land from the sea will result in a lack of supplies, but as a maritime hegemonic country, the Kingdom of Borun controls all nearby shipping routes, so supplies can be continuously transported from the Kingdom of Borun.

Originally, the commander of the Sea Snake Family was even prepared for a tug-of-war.

But now, it is obviously impossible to do so.

Rand can use this "card" to organize harassment at night, so that the Kingdom of Bolen can no longer sustain a protracted war.

The brave warriors of the Borun Kingdom are indeed determined, but even the most advanced professionals will collapse without sleep.

The same humming horn sound as yesterday once again echoed between the blue waves and the beach.

But compared to yesterday, he looked a little tired.

The soldiers' boots sank into the beach again, leaving faint footprints, which were then smoothed out by the waves and the boots of those who came later.

In front of them were the damaged port buildings and the soldiers of the Duke of the Moon who were like an iron wall.

Using the word "iron wall" to describe the enemy is somewhat detrimental to the enemy's morale and to your own morale.

But the huge iron-clad shields that were stacked together and unshakably, and the long spears that were like a forest, were truly daunting.

If it weren't for the fact that their side had a huge advantage in military strength and the Kingdom of Bolen really needed a victory, the fleet commander would have wanted to retreat.

He had warned himself many times that Rand was an extremely difficult opponent, but when he actually commanded his troops in battle with Rand, he found that Rand was far more disgusting than he had imagined.

The fleet commander silently watched the soldiers charge and whispered to himself: "Charge, to win, even if it is a pyrrhic victory."

It would be best if we could drive Rand out of this land belonging to the Kingdom of Bolen today.

And Rand, just playing a card, decided to release the Tauren infantry to relieve the pressure on the front row.

The average height of an adult Tauren is 2.5 meters and their weight is over 200 kilograms. Taurens in the wild are terrifying monsters, but when equipped with full body armor made by Rand craftsmen, they are the gods of death on the battlefield.

Their destructive power when gathered together would be even more terrifying than that of a legion of elite professionals.

Tauren used to work as oxen in Rand's territory, but later many of them became missionaries.

Rand did not force the Tauren to do any job, so there were Tauren who worked as cooks, adventurers, and merchants.

However, the diversity of their professions does not change their loyalty to support Rand and participate in the war, nor their inherent monster-killing nature.

"Moo——" a fierce and loud roar.

If the sound was the mooing of oxen, it would only make people feel comfortable, but if the sound came from a minotaur.

The horrific examples in the legends have already demonstrated the terrifying fighting power of this monster.

The giant axe pierced vertically from top to bottom, hair, skull, brain, neck, spine, internal organs...

The Boren soldier who met the Minotaur in the front was split in half in an extremely bloody manner. The air was filled with the stench of offal and the frightened eyes of other soldiers.

Coming face to face with such a monster was beyond their psychological endurance.

At this time, the supervisory team holding execution knives at the back was far less terrifying than the minotaur infantry who seemed so tall that they could block out their entire world.

There was a small rout of the enemy's troops.

Then they were all killed by the supervision team of the Kingdom of Borun.

"There won't be many minotaurs in the enemy, don't be afraid!" the grassroots officers roared.

The soldiers of the Kingdom of Bolen continued to advance and the war continued.

But unfortunately, the Tauren are really like tanks. Their explosive muscles and strong physique can support them in fighting in full armor.

Some particularly powerful minotaurs are even allowed to wear magical steel armor.

Normal weapons are difficult to destroy this unreasonable wheelchair equipment.

The bloody battle lasted until the afternoon, when less than ten minotaurs were left, falling to the ground due to the bombardment of magic and the blunt force wounds of the hammers.

If the gap in military strength between the two sides had not been so huge, there would not have been so much loss.

At this time, Rand's human shield soldiers will continue to charge forward.

Rand ordered the minotaurs to come down and rest. The number of minotaurs under his command was slowly increasing, but still not many. Rand still cherished them very much. There was no need to continue fighting at high pressure. They could just rest for a while before going back into the battle.

On the battlefield, in front of Rand's army, blood mud had completely covered the road surface, dyeing the ground black and red.

The commander of the Sea Serpent Family of the Bolen Kingdom looked at the sky, took a deep breath, exhaled and sighed. The sky was about to get dark again, and there was no progress on the battle line.

The charge of the Kingdom of Bolen continued for a while, and then had to be called off.

Rand looked calm and ordered the soldiers to clean up the battlefield.

If the other side doesn't come up with any brilliant ideas, the balance of war will already be tilting towards him.

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If the Kingdom of Boren really does not care about the cost, Rand may really have to fight and retreat. The gap in military strength is obvious, and Crescent Harbor does not have very strong and tall walls.

Rand is still far from being able to confront a country with the strength of a single place.

Rand estimated that the total number of ships in the Bolen Kingdom's fleet was more than 200, and almost one-third of them came this time. The reason why there were only these ships was that they needed to assemble quickly to try to give Rand a thundering blow.

The Kingdom of Bolen knew that Rand must have spies planted in the country, but as long as they assembled quickly enough, Rand would not have much time to react.

In fact, it was true that Rand didn't even have time to get help from his allies. Although the Duke of Thorn and the Marquis of the Stag had the foresight to support him, they were not in place yet.

As for the subsequent fleets, it will take some time for them to arrive.

Of course, Rand will gradually receive reinforcements from within the country.

The nearby nobles have begun to gather their forces and rush to Crescent Harbor. Although many of the nobles are not Rand's allies, Crescent Harbor has many of their investments.

These investments had been bringing them profits before, but now that the Kingdom of Bolen had come, it was simply shaking their cash cow! Of course, they knew that this was a bundle of interests constructed by Rand, but making money was making money! While they were making a fire and cooking, Rand continued to walk under the night sky.

"If both we and the Kingdom of Bolen refuse to give in and are determined to fight to the end, it may turn into a national war," said Olenna.

"Hahaha." Rand laughed. "I won't give in anyway. If the other side wants to fight to the end, then I will fight to the end."

The Boren Kingdom's fleet surprise attack plan has completely failed, but the follow-up military support must be on the way, and Rand's support is also on the way.

As both sides continue to increase their military strength, it is entirely possible that the situation will develop into a national war between the two countries.

Now the Marquis of the Stag has launched an international condemnation of the Kingdom of Bolen for its undeclared war, but it will be of no use.

The truce between the Kingdom of Bolun and the Kingdom of Frost Moon has always been a temporary ceasefire rather than a reconciliation.

There is actually nothing to condemn about the raid, and the condemnation expressed by the Marquis of Bucks was merely a statement of attitude.

"If it comes to that, what are you going to do?" Olenna asked.

"Then I will arrange for the army to attack their territory from the land." Rand said casually, "Don't worry, the war won't really get to that point. Otherwise, if they call on each other's allies, it will become a war between the South and the North, which will make those guys in Hell laugh their heads off."

If there really were signs of a world war, Rand would have no choice but to resort to some risky measures.

For example, taking the top leaders of the Sanctuary to the Royal City of Boren to carry out the decapitation tactics.

Rand could not accept a world war. He knew very well that Grand Duke Vladimir, who was far away in purgatory, was getting closer and closer.

And Purgatory is not just for Grand Duke Vladimir.

Those cruel and vicious purgatory monarchs are eager to descend on this sweet land.

Rand and Olenna walked to the elf camp and met Nidhogg.

Nidhogg also looked at Rand with a complicated expression.

Clearly, humanity is progressing at a rapid pace.

In the last hundred years, when humans and elves fought, there were not so many unprecedented weapons and armors, and humans could not control the centaurs and minotaurs to fight for them at that time.

Human beings are developing very fast. We can foresee that in the near future, humans will become stronger and stronger, and sooner or later they will gain the power to crush the elves.

The elves are becoming complacent, and their complacency is getting worse, even to the point of persecuting some of their own people.

"Sir Rand." Nidhogg nodded to Rand.

Rand was not his lord, so Nidhogg did not use overly respectful words.

"Elder Nidhogg, thank you for your support to the Dukedom of the Moon. Once the outcome of the war is known, we will provide you with assistance in returning to the Elf Forest." Rand also nodded.

"Thank you for your generosity." Nidhogg performed a human courtesy.

And Rand... Rand actually didn't understand Nidhogg's obviously outdated human etiquette, so he nodded again and then left the elf camp.

These elves are all powerful, whether they are rangers or mages, they have greatly enhanced Rand's firepower.

Another night of beating drums and gongs, and the other side was obviously getting more and more tired.

When the dawn broke on the third day, Rand could already clearly feel the enemy's weakening.

"If the enemy's reinforcements don't arrive," Rand sneered, "this war will soon be over."

By the third day of the war, Rand still had cards in his hand.

The flying unit has not been dispatched yet, his fleet has not been dispatched, and the pirates who have been temporarily subdued have not been dispatched either.

The opposing offensive has weakened.

Rand also suffered some losses, but compared with the losses on the other side, they were nothing.

If they really fight a war of attrition, a Duke like Rand won't be able to outlast them.

Even if the casualties are overwhelming, when the arrows are used up, the mage's energy is exhausted, the weapons are worn out and broken, and the armor is damaged and broken, all they can do is fight in hand-to-hand combat.

So Rand adopted a night harassment strategy on the first night.

In fact, a real night attack on the first night would achieve greater results, but it would not be able to directly defeat the enemy, after all, there were still many enemies on the ship who had not disembarked.

Troops fighting at night would also suffer heavy losses.

If we harass them every night like we do now, even though some soldiers from the night combat unit will be left behind forever due to failure to evacuate in time, the losses will be much less in the end.

And Rand is waiting for his opportunity.

Wait until the enemy is weakened to a certain degree, and then gather the remaining forces to launch a thundering attack.

"I'm attracted to your ship." Rand licked his lips.

(End of this chapter)