Chapter 597: Fighting Is About Spending Gold Coins (8000)

The Cole Elf Army slowly began to retreat in a somewhat depressed atmosphere.

Thousands of people filled the city, tens of thousands filled the field.

Hundreds of thousands of troops were so mighty that they occupied an area that was countless.

Even if the order to retreat was issued, it would take a while to completely toss.

Not to mention, in the meteorite fall and chaos just now, the Cole Elf Army, which was still in shock, had a terrible organization.

Fortunately, they were well-trained and had very rich combat experience, otherwise they would have been defeated long ago.

Even so, when the first team to retreat and open the way began to move.

30 minutes had passed since the order to retreat came down.

The soldiers of the Gulf Leader who saw this scene immediately understood the importance of various formation training and assault training on weekdays.

With this extra half an hour.

They were ready for battle.

They sorted out the supplies for field operations.

They determined the combat missions of each combat team.

Even some verbal drills were conducted in advance.

The commander of the troops helped them recall the various situations they would encounter and how to deal with them when facing the attack of the Cole elves.

Of course, the more important point is that they used a short period of time to allow the engineering team accompanying the army to complete the excavation of bunkers and trench defense lines.

It is not only the newly built medical and logistics system that will be tested!

The Gulf leader army did not hide their tracks and acted very blatantly. They just wrote in Elvish in front of the position:

"Come and fight me!"

The elf troops who came to open the way had very ugly faces.

Although the trenches and defense lines built by the Gulf leader did not block their retreat path.

But they chose a more sinister position.

On the slopes on both sides of the road.

The earth walls that rose one after another greatly strengthened their defense capabilities.

The magic crossbows and dragon hunting crossbows that impressed many Cole elves filled the temporary city walls.

Just like this, the elven troops who were leading the way were still confident that they could capture the defense line they arranged at the cost of certain casualties.

As a result, they tentatively approached the defense line and trenches and saw heavy infantry holding heavy shields.

Heavy shield infantry + spearmen + crossbowmen, such a rogue combat configuration, made the elven troops very disappointed.

If they did not use spell attacks, or attacks like catapults and magic artillery, it would be difficult for the ranger troops to break through their defense.

The Cole elves who were exploring the way immediately reported the situation to Tegris.

The latter's face changed drastically, and he immediately arranged the few remaining griffin knights to explore the subsequent return journey.

The results surprised all the Cole elf commanders.

On the road to retreat to the Cole Elf Kingdom, there were thirty or forty thousand-man blocking teams one after another.

They were digging trenches, building small bunkers and walls, and arranging blockades like the Gulf Territory warriors in front of them, posing as if they were going to swallow them all in one breath.

Many Cole elf commanders felt quite humiliated and angry, roaring and shouting:

"Such a small number of people dare to stop us? Since they are looking for death, we can vent our anger!"

"Yes, who do they really think they are? I request to lead the troops to eat them up in one bite."

"I apply for battle, only 50 extraordinary elites are needed to take them down directly!"

"We can't let them be so presumptuous, fighting and retreating at the same time!"

"Form an elite force and take them down in one breath!"

"As long as we kill these Gulf Territory warriors, we may have a chance to capture the Icewind Fortress!"

"We return to the fortress and defense line, wait for the supply to arrive in the rear, and prepare for the next battle again."

"It's just a small setback, we still have hope of winning!"

"..."

The morale of the Cole elf commanders is very high, showing a strong desire for battle.

For all Cole elf commanders, it is a very shameful thing that they can't take down the Icewind Fortress.

This means that the Kor Elf Kingdom will suffer a rare defeat in decades, and it will be born in their hands.

But they think quickly and immediately think of the most critical node.

If they can eliminate the tens of thousands of living forces of the Gulf Territory,

After the Kor Elf army returns to the occupied fortresses and defense lines around, they will re-mobilize materials and reorganize the army for training, and they will still have a very high chance of taking down the Icewind Fortress that lacks manpower!

They have such determination and perseverance!

What Tegris thinks now is completely opposite to the Kor Elf commanders.

He just learned from Councillor Caledo about the combat style of the Gulf Territory and Matthew, and understood that they must have a backup plan.

However, he also knew very well that he must not let the Gulf Territory set up a defense line on their retreat.

Once there are several more large-scale legendary spell attacks.

The morale of the Kor elves, whose army is already quite low, is very likely to face the threat of annihilation.

Tegris did not hesitate and decisively issued the order to attack:

"Form three 10,000-man vanguard troops to break their defenses as quickly as possible..."

"The 4th and 6th Cavalry Corps are ready to attack and launch an attack on the subsequent Gulf Territory warrior line in advance..."

"The battle mages are dispatched to assist in destroying the enemy's walls and terrain..."

"Allocate all the remaining golems and war puppets to the vanguard troops. After defeating the enemy's first line of defense, continue to advance at the fastest speed..."

"Logistics supplies should be supplied to the vanguard troops first..."

"..."

Under Tegris's arrangement, the Kor elves, whose morale was originally low, were ready for battle again.

They were ready to defeat the enemies blocking their way with all their strength, boost morale again, and retaliate against the Gulf Territory.

Watching the preparations of the Cole elves, Matthew smiled and retracted his gaze, looking at the magic circle emitting brilliant golden light.

The burning meteorite, covered by the golden light, broke into pieces bit by bit.

Matthew could vaguely "see" a twisted red light, resisting tenaciously under the illumination of the golden light.

However, facing the endless golden light, it finally failed to hold on for too long and collapsed.

A dazzling golden light slowly split into three parts, one large and two small.

The two small parts fell on Matthew and Yaya respectively.

"Ding, you/Yaya get 1 point of divine power."

Licking the corners of his mouth with great joy, Matthew and Yaya looked at each other happily, and were very satisfied with the harvest.

"The goddess is still quite capable!"

Only charging 50% of the "handling fee", it's really too generous!

Without the goddess's help, this divine power carrying the nature of the Scarlet Moon is a deadly poison to most creatures.

Moreover, the instinct of living things to absorb high-quality energy is almost irresistible.

Even Matthew and Yaya, who already possessed demigod bodies, still needed a long time and energy to digest and absorb.

The goddess eliminated all the hidden dangers of divine power and gave half to Matthew and Yaya.

This attitude is already very obvious.

Aini, who had basically recovered, looked at the Kor elf army in the distance, turned her head in confusion and asked:

"Aren't you worried?"

Matthew raised his eyebrows and said in a firm tone:

"We always go all out to deal with powerful enemies."

"They are ready to concentrate their strength and make a decisive move, and are still immersed in the previous victorious fighting method."

"Invisibly, they gave up their trust in ordinary Kor elf warriors, which lost their strongest fighting foundation."

Aini blinked in a daze, recalling the learning process from the Bay Leader, and answered with some joy:

"I know, soldiers are the cornerstone of the army, and their abilities determine the lower limit of the team."

Matthew nodded, but there were still some words left unsaid.

For most conventional armies, this is almost certain.

Even for some extraordinary units, they can't do everything.

They also need someone to share the burden with them, so that they can do what they are best at and what they are strongest at.

The Cole elves are somewhat overly dependent on the elite troops' fighting style, which makes them easily go to extremes.

Once the attack is blocked, they will have no cards to play!

Matthew has certainly considered the reaction of the Cole elves, so how could he let the Gulf Territory warriors die in vain?

In front of the first blockade line.

Hundreds of extraordinary elf rangers gave up the idea of ​​riding uphill and came to the front of the blockade line with their flexible skills.

They did not approach rashly, because the loss they suffered in the face of the Gulf Territory before was still fresh in their memory.

More importantly, they vaguely felt the danger, and if they approached again, their lives would be in danger.

Some extraordinary rangers tried to bypass the edge of the blockade line, ran to the top of the mountain, and attacked the soldiers of the Gulf Territory from a high position.

"Your defense is really powerful. Can't I just not go through you?"

The defending soldiers noticed their movements, but did not attack rashly.

The outstanding combat ability and combat attributes of the Cole Elf Super Warrior have long been heard by every warrior.

"It has excellent and comprehensive combat capabilities, with a long-range attack distance of 300 meters and an attack speed of 1.5 times per second."

"It is very flexible in close combat, and you must not engage in a pursuit battle with it..."

"It is good at using traps, manipulating beasts, and casting spells below the intermediate level..."

"In narrow terrain, you need more than 2 defensive soldiers with heavy shields and 8 archers with enchanted crossbows..."

"When encountering in the wild, gather together to defend as much as possible. If there are less than 50 people, do not fight with them..."

It is precisely because ordinary soldiers have a basic understanding of the extraordinary rangers that they will not fall into panic and can basically judge the situation of the battle.

Unknown enemies are the most terrifying!

This is also for the hesitant extraordinary rangers.

They can feel the danger, but they don't know where the danger comes from and how it comes.

After thinking about it, the commander of the reconnaissance team chose to stay put.

He only sent an elite force of 20 people to continue climbing to the top of the mountain.

The other elves fell into various places on the bay territory's blocking line, ready to find the weaknesses of its defense.

What the extraordinary rangers didn't expect was that as soon as they climbed up and entered the sparse woods halfway up the mountain, they faced a group of terrible opponents.

More than a dozen armor-piercing crossbow arrows flew sparsely at the extraordinary rangers.

The extraordinary rangers, who were fully focused, completed the avoidance very easily.

Moreover, while performing the evasive action, they fought back and shot sharp arrows in the direction of the attack.

The faint groan and the sudden smell of blood in the air made the extraordinary rangers feel proud.

The enemy was simply stupid, daring to fight with the extraordinary rangers in the jungle.

In such an environment, the extraordinary rangers with comprehensive skills and strong strength are definitely the most terrible enemies.

They are confident that they can defeat any opponent in the jungle!

Under the leadership of the extraordinary ranger captain, they quickly arrived at the location where the enemy had just launched an attack.

Looking at the bloodstains on the ground, the extraordinary ranger captain, who had originally shown a smug expression, changed his face, and while dodging quickly, he shouted:

"The bloodstains are wrong!"

Without waiting for the other extraordinary elf rangers to react.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

After the continuous firing sounds, the three extraordinary elf rangers on the outermost edge instantly screamed and flew backwards.

Even though they desperately twisted their bodies to dodge the moment they sensed the danger, they were still caught off guard.

Their bodies were immediately covered with blood.

"Enemy attack! Watch the right side!"

The leader of the Ranger team subconsciously drew his bow and shot arrows in the direction of the sound.

The other Rangers also showed their superb abilities, quickly splitting into three to cover the injured team members to evacuate.

The others continued to shoot in the direction of the attack to suppress the opponent's possible subsequent attacks.

After finally rescuing his staggering companion, he saw a scene that frightened him.

The three Rangers who were hit, just after escaping to the cover of their teammates, fell down again because of their serious injuries.

Six or seven bloody holes appeared on the emerald green armor with excellent protective ability.

The charred marks of the flames.

The armor fragments that pierced into the body of the companion.

The broken gaps of the internal organs could be vaguely seen.

All of them told them that they had encountered a terrible opponent with a magic musket.

The magic musket had amazing lethality.

It was the only weapon that could cause fatal damage to the extraordinary rangers in a short period of time for the El elves and the Gulf Territory warriors.

From the moment they appeared on the battlefield, many data and information about the magic muskets were gradually passed to the extraordinary rangers.

Although the lethality was excellent, it was equivalent to their full-strength attack when they drew their bows and shot arrows.

But the range was short.

Basically no more than 100 meters.

The extraordinary ranger could rush over in three or four breaths.

The reloading time was very long.

The same magic musket fired again, which was enough for the Cole Elf Ranger to shoot five sharp arrows.

After obtaining this information, the extraordinary elf ranger's fear of the magic musket as a weapon naturally dissipated.

Unless they were besieged by a large number of enemies holding magic muskets in some narrow special terrain.

Otherwise, they had enough time to dodge and fight back fiercely.

But they couldn't believe that there were enemies hiding right under their noses in their most confident jungle home!

And there were not just one, but at least 20 or 30!

The very annoyed Elf Ranger Captain hurriedly tore open a healing scroll, watching his injured companion barely stabilize his wound with the help of healing, and immediately began to plan a counterattack:

"Don't disperse, the three of you stay, prepare for defense, and the others follow me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Elf Ranger Captain rushed out, and the other 13 Elf Rangers followed without hesitation.

They had always set up ambushes and waited for the prey to take the bait, but they didn't expect to become the prey today.

They could even imagine that when the enemy realized that they had been fooled, they would show a familiar smile on their faces.

What a humiliation!

The arrogant Elf Rangers could never tolerate such a hateful enemy challenging their authority.

The speed of the extraordinary ranger was extremely fast. In three or four breaths, he had already reached the position where the magic musket was fired.

What made them extremely angry was that the enemy who succeeded in the attack did not flee in panic, but was standing there waiting for them!

How rampant!

The captain of the extraordinary elf ranger forcibly suppressed the anger that kept rolling in his chest, stared at the eight or nine tall and burly enemies in front of him, and couldn't help but laugh in anger:

"Okay, okay!"

Thorne tilted his head and looked at them suspiciously. The captain of the extraordinary elf ranger with a somewhat ferocious face couldn't help but ask Dale next to him:

"What's wrong with him? Is he mad?"

Thorne's voice was very loud, and he didn't seem to care about the bow and arrow in the hands of the extraordinary ranger at all. He was still fiddling with the half-meter-long hunting knife in his hand.

Dale shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly, pretended to blow away the gunpowder on the magic musket, and replied very calmly:

"With their three-legged cat's ability, there is no need to be so angry. Anyway, they will all lie down later."

Hearing this, the captain of the extraordinary elf ranger restrained his anger.

He did not rush up to fight the opponent in close combat, but made a gesture of surrounding his companions who were also very angry.

Patting the smoke and dust on his jacket, Thorne looked at the extraordinary rangers who surrounded him, laughed and rushed forward quickly.

He wanted to take the initiative to attack!

The captain of the extraordinary elf ranger looked at Thorne who rushed over carefully, and a little doubt and confusion flashed in his eyes.

The enemy was not wearing enchanted armor, but only an open gray-green jacket.

There were two or three short knives of different sizes pinned on it.

There was a magic musket on each side, and there were no other weapons.

Although the opponent's muscles were strong and powerful, in the eyes of the captain of the extraordinary elf ranger, he was just a synonym for a stupid barbarian.

He waved his hand directly and shouted loudly without hesitation:

"Shoot!"

The opponent clearly had good melee ability, so there was no need to fight him!

More than 10 sharp arrows flew towards the enemy.

The captain of the extraordinary elf ranger had already focused his attention on the surrounding bushes.

There were definitely more than these people on the other side, and they were most likely bait.

Now that they had taken the bait, the other side would definitely take action!

The two extraordinary rangers who had a tacit understanding with the captain had cast the "detection" and "tracking" spells without hesitation.

Even if they could not detect the specific location of the enemy, they could still determine their general direction.

But it was beyond the expectations of all the Cole elves.

The imagined stormy ambush did not appear.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

All they heard was a series of dense metal clanging sounds!

The sharp arrows they had just shot were chopped off by the enemy they thought was doomed.

Thorn, who rushed the fastest, chopped three times in a row as fast as lightning. In the blink of an eye, he rushed to the front of the extraordinary elf ranger captain. In the latter's unbelievable and stunned eyes, he slashed with his sword with a grim smile.

Clang!

The extraordinary elf ranger captain, who had a very fast reaction speed, barely blocked the powerful slash with his longbow.

The deep dents cut by the hunting knife on the longbow made him extremely heartbroken and panicked.

If he hadn't reacted quickly just now, he would have been beheaded long ago.

Even so, the terrible impact force that was beyond his expectation pressed him to his knees in an instant.

His arms, which could not support him, immediately bent down.

Seeing that the cold blade was about to cut his head open like a broken bamboo, the emerald green necklace on the chest of the extraordinary elf ranger captain suddenly burst into a dazzling green light.

Bang!

The soft and unstoppable impact force pushed Thorne and the extraordinary elf ranger captain away directly.

The latter, who had escaped by chance, rolled on the pile of dead leaves in a panic, and immediately released the "Swiftness" to himself, and decisively fled.

From the corner of his eye, he saw a scene that shocked him.

The companions who had just surrounded the enemy had been chopped down by half of the enemies who were only half of their number.

The remaining half were also struggling to hold on, or turned around and ran away.

He was a little panicked to find that these enemies in front of him were more terrible than the transformed warriors of the Bay Territory he had encountered before.

Not only were they extremely fast, but they were also no less capable than the extraordinary rangers in moving through the jungle.

It was as if they had grown up in the jungle like them.

Moreover, they were extremely powerful and could easily crush them.

All the fighting skills of the extraordinary elves had no room to be used.

"This is a group of monsters! Are they the trump cards of the Gulf Territory?"

"This is impossible. Could it be that the ones who have been fighting against us have not always been the strongest warriors in the Gulf Territory?"

The extraordinary elf ranger captain, who was running at full speed, did not even dare to return the same way.

In his heart, he had already sentenced the remaining companions and the injured rangers to death.

What drove him to flee frantically was not only the fear of death in his heart, but also the determination to pass on this crucial information.

Outside the defense line, the Gulf Territory had deployed such a powerful and terrifying opponent, and the other soldiers would definitely be even stronger.

If the cleanup troops of the Cole elves were unprepared, they would most likely suffer a great loss!

It must be said that the captain of the Cole elf ranger, who had extremely rich combat experience, made a very accurate judgment.

The Catachan transformed warriors, who also divided their troops into two groups, had already captured a few Cole elf rangers of smaller number.

And he himself did not escape from this jungle in the end!

Because when he was running wildly in the bushes, he was accidentally cut on the cheek by the tough thorns.

Then, as he ran violently, the terrifying toxin from the Catachan demon made his whole body stiffen and fall into the pile of dead leaves.

In his clear feeling, someone grabbed his leg and slowly dragged him into the deadly darkness...

The intelligence that the reconnaissance team had not received for a long time was finally passed back to Tegris.

Looking at the almost empty reconnaissance report in his hand, Tegris suppressed his anger.

He carefully inquired about the situation on the battlefield, especially the trenches, bunkers, and walls of the Gulf Territory.

Finally, after confirming that the other party still had no reinforcements, the elven commander breathed a long sigh of relief.

Even if he was unwilling to admit it.

In his heart, he had already harbored deep vigilance and hostility towards the seemingly insignificant territory of the Gulf Territory.

However, Tegris also believed it.

The elite sweeping force composed of the Kor elf army will definitely be able to break through the enemy's sparse blockade and penetrate it all the way.

Because he really couldn't think of what other countermeasures the other party had!

"I thought too much before, so I lost."

"Now I don't think about anything, I don't believe I will lose again!"

Tigris, with a fierce light in his eyes, looked so ferocious and angry in the eyes of Archaon next to him.

"The commander must always stay calm, otherwise more lives will be lost due to wrong orders..."

Iris, who was ready to enter the battle again, said leisurely.

Archaon glanced at him, shrugged his shoulders and comforted him:

"Don't worry about this, although I have learned to do whatever it takes."

"But ordinary soldiers don't have much use value to me, and I won't let them die casually..."

Member Caledo didn't hear their muttering. He looked at the front-line battlefield anxiously, with a bad premonition in his heart.

"We won't lose again, will we?"

...

Arnold carefully looked at the attacking composition of Cole's army, reached out and touched his bearded chin, and muttered expectantly:

"Tens of thousands of elites, 12 steel golems, 21 war puppets, mage troops, sky reconnaissance assault troops..."

"The Cole elves really think highly of us!"

"Unfortunately, you don't know what you are facing!"

"Old John, knock down their meat shields first!"

Old John waved the flag in his hand vigorously and shouted at the top of his voice:

"Aim at the golems and war puppets, and fire!!"

Rolling smoke spewed out from the firing ports on the city wall.

A row of rotating steel shells flew towards the steel golems that rushed up.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The steel golems, which had just completed emergency repairs and were no longer in a completely victorious state, were immediately smashed into bowl-sized pits.

However, these iron golems still showed super strong defense.

In a burst of collision and impact with splashing fire, they still ran forward firmly.

The elite troops following them also pushed the urgently built engineering equipment and climbed up under the bombardment of artillery fire.

Many Cole elf commanders saw that the dense artillery caused heavy losses to the troops at the forefront. After noticing that other elf warriors were shaken, they immediately shouted at the top of their voices:

"Hurry up and rush forward with all your strength. The faster you rush, the more you can avoid the artillery fire!"

Unfortunately, the magic artillery they encountered this time was different.

They were not like the large artillery on the Icewind Castle, which had extremely long firing intervals.

These small artillery, which were only as thick as a bowl, reloaded ammunition within three seconds.

With the anger of steel and magic gunpowder, they could cover the army of Cole elves.

Boom!

Although the small artillery gave up the extraordinary killing power of crushing everything, they made up for it with their continuous firing speed.

The endless roar of artillery fire fired dense steel shells, covering the enemy madly.

Even though the golems and war puppets at the forefront had amazing defense, they still stopped moving one by one after facing the covering fire of small artillery, the dragon hunting crossbows specially prepared for them, and the Catachan demon toxins and other surprises.

Some of the seriously damaged constructs were even torn in half, and various parts were scattered all over the ground.

The Cole elf commanders were very distressed when they saw this scene.

Once these constructs fell, the next to face the artillery and long-range firepower coverage would be the flesh and blood of the Cole elf elite soldiers.

The Cole elf commanders, who were not rigid, immediately prepared to find a way to suppress the long-range attack methods of the Gulf Territory warriors.

They tried to use war mages to create large-scale destructive spells to counterattack the Gulf Territory.

Their plan did have a great chance of success, and the destructive power of war mages on small defense lines and bunkers was particularly amazing.

Unfortunately, when the range spells that all Cole elf commanders had high hopes for.

successfully fell on the bunkers and walls built by the Gulf Territory.

The glittering magic barrier shattered all their hopes!

Even Councillor Caledo, who had always remained calm on the surface, couldn't help but curse:

"Is the Gulf Lord crazy? Equipping a 1,000-man army with a large magic barrier?"

"Where do they get the technology and resources..."

A large magic barrier array costs millions of gold coins to build, and more than 50,000 gold coins per day after activation!

Mei and other Cole elf commanders were awakened by the Gulf Lord's wealth.

The last two steel golems were also knocked to the ground.

The artillery fire that kept flashing in the thick smoke began to pour on hundreds of siege engines.

Compared with the powerful construct body, the siege engines, which were mostly made of wood, were never that strong.

One siege engine after another was destroyed by the flying shells.

Even the elf warriors who had no shelter behind them were also smashed into huge gaps by the terrible shells.

Bowl-sized shells can also shatter steel bodies, not to mention the Cole elves.

"Engineering golems, large magic barriers, more than 100 brand-new magic artillery, all members are enchanted with armor and weapons and equipment..."

"This thousand-man team of the Gulf Territory has more abundant war resources than tens of thousands of Cole elves!"

Seeing that the Cole elf army was about to approach the trenches and bunkers, Tegris said viciously word by word:

"Our military supplies are not even comparable to the small Gulf Territory. This is intolerable!"

"The Gulf Territory thinks that the army made up of gold coins can fight against our elite troops. It's just dreaming!"

...

Looking at more and more Cole elves, gradually occupying a distance of 50 meters in the trench, Arnold smacked his lips with some regret:

"What a pity, their fighting will is very good, but their fighting method is too backward!"

"Throw!!"

One round wooden barrel flew out and hit the route of the Cole elf army.

The dark and thick fire spread all over the ground again.

Then, a blazing fire started.

Arnold, who had a small revenge, said happily:

"War is just about spending gold coins, isn't it?"

"In order to prepare for this battle, the territory has spent more than 50 million gold coins. What right do you have to fight us?"

"Just courage?"

"Who gave you the courage!"

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