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As the strange feeling that weighed on his heart disappeared, the commander of the vanguard army waved his whip and commanded his soldiers to brazenly cross the border.
These ten thousand soldiers are all infantry.
They held single-edged axes in both hands, with long swords hanging at their waists, and marched in neat rows towards the nearest city.
The commander of the vanguard army was promoted temporarily. Logically speaking, a promotion to a position with military power was worth opening a bottle of rum for three days and three nights to celebrate.
However, at this moment, he was riding on horseback and walking at the front of the team, and his face was extremely gloomy.
The coalition's original battle plan was issued several months ago, but it suddenly changed before the war. Obviously something unexpected happened.
To sum up the above, he felt that the purpose of sending himself with 10,000 infantrymen to Lake was very obvious, to explore the way.
This is not a good job.
Whether ordinary legions gather to fight, or professionals fight one-on-one, the most important thing is intelligence.
What is intelligence?
It is your understanding of the enemy. The clearer the understanding, the greater the chance of winning.
Before a battle, professionals would release conventional magic to test the enemy's strength. In a large-scale battle, they would send out reconnaissance teams.
Throughout the entire battle, the reconnaissance team suffered the greatest number of casualties.
Unfortunately, the vanguard army is now tasked with the mission of a reconnaissance team.
Novak...this narrow-minded bastard!
The legion commander gritted his teeth and said, "My uncle once defeated him in battle. It must be because of this that he sent me to lead the vanguard!"
Cursing in his heart would not change the facts, so he took a deep breath to calm his anger and shifted his attention to the plain in front of him.
Now, the most important thing is to get back alive.
"How far is it from Kedun City?" he asked the adjutant beside him.
"At our speed, we'll arrive in three hours."
After thinking for a while, he ordered: "Our mission is to capture some Lake soldiers for interrogation. There is no need to attack the city of Kedun."
The adjutant was stunned: "Then..."
"Pass the order down. Stop when you are 20 kilometers away from Kedun City. Send out several teams of about 100 people to search for any lone Lake soldiers in the surrounding area."
The adjutant was a little dumbfounded.
It's already this late, how could there be a lone soldier?
He had endless confusion in his heart and wanted to ask questions, but since this was the order from the legion commander, the adjutant only had to turn around and pass on the message.
The legion commander pulled the reins, his body swaying slightly as the horse moved.
Oh, you want to frame me? Dream on.
Everything went as he expected.
The coalition forces have an absolute advantage in strength. Lake will definitely defend the city and will not engage in a skirmish in the wild.
Therefore, the vanguard army did not encounter any obstacles along the way and successfully arrived at the foot of the mountain 20 kilometers away from the city of Kedun, setting up camp with their backs to the mountain.
As soon as the temporary camp was set up, eight teams of 100 people were dispersed.
Before setting off, the legion commander called eight captains and first explained the fact that he and others were used as cannon fodder. Then he earnestly told them to just go out and find an empty ravine to wander around and not to go near the city.
The eight men were quite moved. After saluting, they led their troops to set off.
The legion commander ordered his adjutant to be on guard and then rested comfortably in the tent.
He felt that the mayor of Kedun City would not take the initiative to come out of the city to attack him, so he only needed to stay for a few days and capture a few people to report back.
But he didn't expect that a small team would return the next day and catch a big fish for him.
After leaving the camp, the team followed the advice of the legion commander and went into the mountains, intending to hunt a nest of wild boars and start a leisurely picnic life.
Unexpectedly, while searching for the wild boar, the captain accidentally discovered more than a dozen Lake soldiers using strange weapons.
The captain quietly went back and called his team members to launch a surprise attack on this team of Lake soldiers.
It turned out that this team of Lake soldiers was extremely powerful, and the lethality and killing methods of their strange weapons were also extremely strange.
It looked like a crossbow, capable of long-range attacks, but he didn't see any Lake soldiers loading arrows.
In the end, the team paid a heavy price of more than 20 people and captured one soldier alive, while the rest all ran away.
Fearing that Lake's soldiers would call for reinforcements, the team returned to the camp without stopping to report to the legion.
After hearing this, the legion commander understood what Novak had sent him to do.
"Assemble! Retreat immediately!"
If what the team said did not contain fabricated elements, then his 10,000 vanguard troops would not be enough to fill Lex's teeth. The legion commander felt a palpitation in his heart and roared the order.
When he walked out of the tent and saw the soldiers hurriedly packing up supplies, he shouted, "Take enough rations to return to the camp, and throw away everything else!"
The soldiers' execution was pretty good. They quickly grabbed food and lined up to march out.
The vanguard army fled back to the camp in a panic.
Allied Forces Camp.
Novak looked down at the black weapon lying on the table. "Hmm... a weird shape."
Brando glanced and said, "Try the power."
"Correct."
The team spied on how Lake's soldiers used strange weapons, and the legion commander did not conceal the report, so Novak didn't spend too much time studying it and pulled the trigger with his index finger.
"Da da da--"
A flash of fire suddenly appeared at the round opening at the front end of the tube, and several strange copper-colored things with a round bottom and a pointed top rushed out of the round opening like lightning and penetrated the tent in front.
Looking at the round holes on the tent, Novak raised his magic shield, turned the round holes to aim at himself, and pulled the trigger again.
A few strange things hit the shield and turned into pancakes. Novak put the gun back on the table and said, "If Lake equips a large number of such weapons, non-professional soldiers will be in big trouble.
But that’s it.”
Brandoye raised his magic shield, picked up his weapon and shot himself a few times.
Sensing the impact force from the shield, the corners of his mouth slightly raised: "Marshal Novak, you are right, this amount of power cannot pose a threat to professionals, and even... it can't even penetrate thicker armor.
Looking back, when we counted the casualties after the attack last year, we did not find any professionals injured.”
Novak laughed heartily, then said, "When faced with a surprise attack from an unfamiliar weapon, it is wise to retreat immediately."
Brando shook his head: "Compared to the Marshal, my military ability is too poor."
As he spoke, he showed a regretful expression: "If I had sent a vanguard army to clear the way like you did... perhaps Lake would have fallen under the iron hoof of Lagu."
"Don't worry about the past." Novak stood up. "Besides, the day when Lake falls won't be too far away. Someone, come!"
"Your Excellency Marshal!" The deputy lifted the door curtain and walked in.
"Order the Crazy Lion, Rose, and Violent Bear legions to march out early tomorrow morning, heading for Kedun City!"
"Yes!" The deputy saluted and left.
Brando looked at Novak's back with interest.
Three hundred thousand people?
He said he didn't care, but his actions were very cautious... Haha, this is going to be a good show.
Chapter 344: The coalition forces are advancing rapidly, with an attack distance that is impossible to reach.
The Lake East border is about 100 kilometers away from the city of Keton. Most of the road is plains. Only when you are about to reach the city of Keton can you see the rolling mountains on the roadside.
This is also the reason why the city of Kedun is far away from the border and has no strategic location to defend.
Thanks to this, the three coalition army legions basically did not need to be wary of sneak attacks in the first half of the journey.
The plain is endless and the view is broad. With the eyesight of high-level professionals, they can spot an ant crawling on the ground in the distance, let alone an ambush army.
The huge army advanced slowly on the grass. When mountains appeared in sight, the three legion commanders ordered them to rest for half an hour.
The soldiers followed the orders and sat on the ground eating the bread they carried with them, while the three legion commanders gathered together to discuss the next siege plan.
All the cities in the Thor continent have not experienced war for thousands of years. The city walls are built with ordinary bricks, and there are no defensive magic circles set up in the city.
Therefore, although Lake's side defended the city, they had no geographical advantage and were trapped in the narrow city, making it easy for the coalition forces to wipe them out.
The leader of the Mad Lion Legion felt that there was no need to prepare too many tactics. He could just rely on his numerical advantage to surround the city of Kedun and then launch a general attack.
The leader of the Violent Bear Legion held an opposing view.
The coalition forces say they share honor and disgrace, but in fact they have their own agenda. Now that the war has just begun, can all countries put aside their disputes and unite to fight the enemy? When Lake falls apart and shares the benefits, can everyone still live in peace?
Or to put it bluntly, the benefits are only that much, if you take more, I will get less. Can a powerful country restrain its greed and not plunder a kingdom weaker than itself?
The leader of the Violent Bear Legion sneered: "We belong to three different kingdoms, and we are all elite legions of our own country.
Novak sent us forward, which seemed fair, but it’s hard to say whether there was any other calculation behind it.”
When the other two heard this, they couldn't help but feel doubtful.
When Novak issued the order, he said that three people would lead the way, and if they encountered fierce resistance and could not advance, he would then send his kingdom's elite legion to deal with the tough problems.
However, making a promise is one thing, and keeping it is another.
Who knows if Novak is deceiving me and secretly planning to weaken my strength?
In fact, the three of them really wronged Novak.
Novak was recognized by many countries and appointed as the chief marshal. His military ability is unquestionable. How could he not understand that if the coalition forces were to have rifts among themselves, they would be defeated before the battle even begins?
It is undeniable that Novak may have plans to annex neighboring countries after defeating Lake, but he will never expose it now.
The leader of the Rose Army pondered for a moment, then looked up and asked, "So what do you think we should do?
Let me emphasize one thing first: being timid and perfunctory will definitely not work, as it will be like giving Novak a handle."
"I know this." The leader of the Violent Bear Legion crossed his arms over his chest. "What I mean is, don't take the coalition's advantage as our advantage."
The leader of the Crazy Lion Legion became interested: "Oh?