Chapter 1225: Ambush
The arrival of reinforcements from the Cangyan Empire did not increase the combat effectiveness much, but at least the addition of a ninth-level powerhouse Chelsea, as well as a large number of seventh- and eighth-level masters and tens of thousands of soldiers, changed the situation very slightly.
But even small changes now could make a difference.
The strong men and the flying troops from various countries advanced from the air, following Jia Zhengjin in a rapid sprint, while the ground troops also marched in mighty force in the night, just to get to the enemy's location as soon as possible, make a surprise attack and prevent the opponent from opening the door to the devil's world.
However, just halfway through the flight, the masters of various ethnic groups and the flying troops led by Jia Zhengjin were immediately attacked by overwhelming magic.
Flames, frost, meteorites, magic arrows, storms, and lightning came towards us. Even though the leaders here were all seventh-level to ninth-level masters, they were still beaten into confusion and it was difficult to stabilize their position.
The magician immediately used various shields to resist the attack, and the priests of the Church of Light also carried out large-scale recovery. Noel personally led the elf powerhouses to fight back against the enemies hidden in the darkness with bows and arrows. Most of the magicians who had their hands free also immediately joined in. Without seeing the enemy, the two sides started to attack each other wildly with long-range attacks and magic.
"Boom boom boom!!" Magics intertwined and explosions continued everywhere. Obviously, the enemy did not exclude those who were too strong, and the firepower was quickly suppressed. A group of ninth-level strong men here were furious, throwing their ultimate moves at the enemy one after another, and the sky collapsed and the earth shattered in an instant.
Jia Zhengjin and some melee professions did not intervene in this battle, and Elf King Noel and many powerful magicians were enough to defeat the enemy, so everyone else remained alert.
"Why did the enemy know about our actions?" Beast King Milo was very serious. "And they also deployed troops to intercept in advance. There is something fishy about this..."
"Perhaps my nanoworms have been discovered!" Jia Zhengjin looked at the scene in front of him and felt unhappy. "The other party deliberately used their trick to launch a surprise attack when we come over!"
"To be honest, none of us here will care about your bugs. We just think they are real." Milo said, "Who cares about such small insects that can be seen everywhere?"
"The Dragon of Darkness is no ordinary person after all," Jia Zhengjin sighed. "It's normal for him to see through it."
"If so, the enemy must be ambushing many troops in front, and it will be very troublesome for us to go there. How about temporarily changing the route and taking a slight detour?" Milo suggested, "They set up a trap on the road we must pass. If there is an ambush, let’s avoid it and catch them off guard!”
"What a great idea!" Jia Zhengjin's eyes lit up and he looked at Milo with approval, "As expected of the beast king, he has an idea."
He immediately sent someone to send a message, and after eliminating the ambush of enemy troops in front of him, he immediately changed a detour, left the main road leading to the destination, and went directly over the mountains to clear a road. The army concealed itself and secretly diverted.
The strong men in front and the flying troops took the lead in executing the task. After annihilating all the intercepting enemy magicians, they immediately changed direction and took a detour.
In order to confuse the enemy, dozens of seventh- and eighth-level illusion magicians stepped forward and jointly cast a large illusion magic circle to create the illusion that the coalition forces were temporarily stationed after encountering the enemy.
The troops turned away one after another, leaving the convenient and fast roads and collectively entering the difficult mountain and forest areas. There are basically only very small paths here, and the army can only move forward while constantly opening the way.
Seeing that they were getting closer and closer to their destination, still about ten kilometers away from the lake where the enemy settled, there were sudden explosions below, and they encountered a large-scale attack. The coalition troops who were advancing on foot to clear the way suffered a severe blow, and suffered heavy casualties for a while.
"What's going on?" The moment he saw the explosion, Jia Zhengjin became anxious and quickly sent someone to find out.
"Report to Mr. Keen," a seventh-level strongman who came back after going down to investigate replied, "There are large-scale magic traps on the ground, distributed in various areas in the forest. Our army accidentally stepped into the trap area, and there were also Countless people were killed before they could react. Now the army is in chaos, and the generals of the major forces are trying to calm them down.
And lead the troops to retreat temporarily! "
"How could this happen?" Jia Zhengjin asked anxiously, "Didn't we deliberately change our route and create illusions to confuse the enemy? It's not like the Dragon of Darkness has satellite surveillance, right? He can clearly see every move we make?"
"What is satellite surveillance?" Many powerful men next to them looked puzzled.
"That's not the focus now, okay?" Jia Zhengjin asked anxiously, "Why can the other party know our marching route in advance? Why are there ambushes and traps along our route?"
"Perhaps the other party has set up ambushes and traps around the destination, so it's useless for us to change our route!" the Pope said seriously.
"It shouldn't happen, right?" Noel shook his head and said, "Normally marching like the path we are taking now is impossible. Moreover, although the opponent's underworld army is large enough, it is easy for us to defeat them individually if they are spread out. …”
"The problem is that we have only encountered traps here, and we haven't found half of the enemy yet!" Jia Zhengjin frowned.
"The enemy is most likely lurking somewhere ahead, preparing to use magic traps to disrupt our position first, and then take advantage of the situation to attack!" Milo said, "We must try to disrupt their plans."
"Then we should do this?" Jia Zhengjin frowned, "We don't know where the opponent's magic traps are."
"It's very simple!" Milo suggested, "Let the ground army retreat first, and then all the magic troops and flying troops will directly sweep the place they are going to. First, it can open up the road, and second, it can also destroy most of the magic traps. If you are lucky, you may also blow up the ambushed enemy troops, killing two birds with one stone!"
"That makes sense!" Jia Zhengjin still admires Beast King Milo. This guy has a very flexible mind.
Immediately according to the strategy of Beast King Milo, let the magicians and flying troops launch intensive offensives on the ground, and all kinds of magic plus arrows swept across like a rainstorm.
Sure enough, the magic traps were triggered one after another, and the light was shining in the dark night. The area was illuminated clearly, as if it was daytime. Even torches are useless!
The magicians and flying troops swept across, although they destroyed most of the primeval forest, and even the flames were still burning outward, but now they can't care about these. Because most of the magic traps have been triggered, the ground army immediately began to march forward. But for safety reasons. Some smart teams began to drive the cavalry's spare mounts to clear the way in front, and the remaining magic traps were stepped on by the war horses and exploded immediately.
Although this approach is very wasteful, war horse resources are quite expensive and are a large expenditure for various countries. But now there is no need to care so much, the role of each soldier in the army is still far greater than that of the war horse.
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