Abraham, the sixth son, has disappeared again.
Ragnar, a scout from Innsmouth, reported a series of intelligence reports to Su Yue.
It has been learned that there are over 1500 Legions (countless): a battle of level 1000+ is about to break out.
Su Yue immediately began to mobilize troops.
Although the 204 dwarves were given to Abraham, the battle was about to begin. The third-tier dwarf long-bearded hammer-wielders, the second-tier dwarf warriors, and the first-tier dwarf soldiers all began to assemble under their command. More than 450 units of first-tier cavemen, big-eared monsters, human thieves, and second-tier blind warriors were also mobilized from their rest period.
Su Yue's territory began distributing armor, while Europa asked in confusion, "Master, should we engage in trench warfare, or ambush in the woods? Or should we have Jin Xiuer quickly build fortresses with walls and defensive structures, and then fight from behind the fortresses?"
The words of the white-horse hero before him filled Europa with longing and anticipation.
Lord White Horse said, "There is no need to fight within our territory. A defensive battle could damage our territory, so there is no need to start a war within our territory."
It would be best to wage war in enemy territory... This would be a significant marker of the White Horse Lord's future.
Europa said, "The eight great griffins are ready. This is our highest-tier unit at present... Should we summon back the hero Id Ya and his Tier 7 Star Familiars and Tier 5 Innsmouth nobles?"
Europa, after all, was a general in the parliament, and he thought things through very thoroughly.
Now that Su Yue has returned.
They now have more cards to play.
The Tier 5 advanced unit, the Great Griffin, has a total of eight; in addition, Id Ya's forces also include 9 Tier 2 Investigators, 42 Tier 3 Amorphous Elementals (Crypto-type units), 13 Tier 5 Innsmouth Nobles, and 4 Tier 7 Star Familiars.
Lord White Horse said, "There's no rush to use our trump cards. How long until the enemy troops reach their designated positions?"
Europa said, "About two hours."
"Set off!"
The heroic lord, riding a white horse, led a force of nearly 700 men on his way into the distance. His troops had been replenished beforehand, bringing the total to 704, according to Ragnar, the Innsmouth diving scout in charge.
The enemy numbers over 1,500, twice the strength and combat power of the White Horse Lord's army.
Moreover, there were seven catapults.
Two large field catapults!
The superiority of siege weaponry, coupled with the disparity in troop strength, led this White Horse Lord to disdain even constructing defensive lines from the outset, opting instead for ambushes and infiltrations against the enemy. This was truly astonishing, even for Ragnar, a Tier 3 scout from Innsmouth.
It must be admitted that this White Horse Lord's courage and boldness were indeed extraordinary.
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The imperial rebels led by David Felesev are on the move.
A leader of the human Empire's rebel cavalry said, "My lord, our supplies are currently sufficient, and we are about to reach the territory of the White Horse Lord who defeated the dwarves..."
How many troops do they have?
"It is estimated that there are only about 500, and they are all low-level miscellaneous troops."
Looking at the equally gloomy sky, David said, "The rain has stopped. As cavalry, be careful of the muddy ground. Don't underestimate the enemy. Send scouts to continue reconnoitering the situation ahead, and don't overlook any clues. Once we cross this forest, we can escape the pursuit of the Human Empire."
"clear."
The regular army's supply lines consisted of farmers and packhorses, wagons and soldier supply corps.
But they were rebel lords of the empire.
There was only one thing they could rely on—plunder!
The rebel army of the Human Empire, which had just completed its destructive operations against the territories of the Human Empire, such as Gruggien and Gwof, not only consisted of fourth-tier noble cavalry, but also carried a large number of heretical mages wearing black cloaks.
A third-tier heretical mage, with extremely high morale.
The force consisted of a neat array of 300 Tier 2 peasant archers, a 611-man Tier 2 human infantry regiment, 202 Tier 2 spearmen, and 414 Tier 1 peasant mobs.
In terms of logistics, there was also a human farmer force of nearly 103 people, pushing a large amount of looted gold, silver, jewelry, and valuables.
The dense forest caused the human rebels' formation to break down from its blocky shape.
They all seemed to be on a forced march to some extent.
The sinister enemy lord, David Felesev, though verbally admonishing against underestimating his enemy, found his subordinates' actions and behaviors clearly indicating a stronger desire to escape the human empire's territory as quickly as possible. While looting and pillaging might be exhilarating, the consequences of being pursued and captured would be extremely dire.
Many people did not want to betray the human empire and follow the imperial rebels.
Instead, they were coerced and in a helpless situation.
Legally, the imperial rebels have no grounds to stand.
Fortunately, David Felesev was indeed a capable commander. As the rebel lord, he looked at the map beside him.
"There may be an ambush ahead."
A force of 1,500 men slowly advanced.
Walter Lawrence, the leader of the fifth-tier noble cavalry of the Imperial rebels, said calmly, "Our two scout teams have gone missing."
"oh?"
David, the gloomy old man in the cloak, looked up but still saw no sign of the enemy. In their minds, humanity's strongest forces were in the rear, and the woodland they had to traverse ahead posed no real threat.
The heretical mage's detection magic found nothing wrong.
But in reality, their detection magic was shattered the moment it approached Su Yue's troops by Europa, the ninth-order archangel.
On both sides of the dense forest, the visible area gradually expands.
A narrow, corridor-shaped area appeared before David, the gloomy, cloaked old man and leader of the Imperial rebels.
"We can't advance any further, scout!"
"Enemy forces spotted!!!"
Suddenly, a sharp horn blared!
David, the cloaked leader of the Imperial rebels, never expected that the lord of this ragtag human force would dare to attack them.
"court death!"
"Indeed, they've already lost nearly a hundred or two men in the battle against the dwarves, and now they dare to launch an attack on us? I really don't know where they got the courage?"
Walter Lawrence, the rebel knight commander, rode a black horse and looked indifferently at the ragtag group of cavemen and big-eared monsters. He then raised his longsword and ordered the second-tier human infantry regiment beside him, "Shields up, attack!"
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Abbot Bodu, a dwarven scout, rode a snow wolf and watched the distant attack by the human empire's rebel army.
"They suffered nearly 100 casualties in their last battle with us, so they shouldn't be a threat this time, right?"
"1,500 elite Imperial rebels, stronger than the Chosen Ones' combined forces. Even we shouldn't underestimate such an opponent. How dare this White Horse Lord launch an ambush against them?"
A dwarf redbearded scout captain looked at the scene with a hesitant expression!
"Indeed, the White Horse Lord's army is somewhat unusual in terms of strength..."
What is that?
"A griffin?!?"
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