Chapter 475 [0470] Winter Offensive

When Ashe received the news that the Neuskara Pass had changed hands and Braka had died, she was a little confused.

This time, the Winter Claw moved too fast. The Avarosa tribe was not prepared at all and was caught off guard!

The settlements that could delay the Winter Claw in the past were not worth mentioning in front of the abnormally assembled army in winter and were completely crushed.

Even the Neuskara Pass, which was of great significance in Ashe's defense system, was taken down in one go because of the death of the defender. Sejuani and her Winter Claw army relied on the enemy's food and plunder without any restraint after the victory. They traveled a hundred miles a day and were unstoppable!

When Ashe received the news, the vanguard led by Sejuani had already arrived at Eryamaka - if the Winter Claw did not slow down, it would probably be less than ten days before they could reach Frost Harbor.

Bad news came one after another, but Ashe still had to force herself to calm down quickly.

Sejuani is coming fiercely, but we can't panic now. It's not the time to panic. For Ashe, whose tribe was once separated and whose mother and sworn father all died in front of her, the Winter Claw's attack is not the worst thing she has ever seen, and the current situation is far from enough to make her despair.

"Call all ice blood." Ashe took a deep breath, then looked up at the war priest who was always protecting her, "At the same time, send an envoy who can tame snow sculptures to the west to deliver the message. We don't provoke war, but we won't be afraid of war!"

The war priest who passed the test this year straightened his chest, responded loudly to the war mother's order, and then hurried to convey it. When he left the hall and other ice blood warriors had not arrived yet, Ashe lowered his head and sighed.

This young man is one of the people who hope to go out to plunder this winter. He has hinted many times before that "we can survive the cold winter with tougher means."

In previous years, such young people needed more education, but this year, in order to resist the attack of the Winter Claw, I am afraid Ashe will have to rely on their momentum.

Family members know their own affairs. The united Avarosa is "the weak gather together for warmth". In this group, anyone who dares to fight to the death and has the ability to fight to the death is extremely valuable.

Rubbing her eyebrows, Ashe took out a handful of tobacco from her pocket and sprinkled the crushed tobacco leaves on the red charcoal fire in the hall.

These powders with a lot of broken stems, which are despised by even poor smokers in Demacia, are rare refreshments in Freljord. As the flames suddenly lit up, Ashe's nerves finally relaxed a little, and her eyes fell on the center of the hall, the Yukalpi that depicted the terrain of the West Freljord subcontinent.

In Freljord, the accuracy of maps is often pitifully low. Freljordians who have no mapping ability usually prefer to use the guide's description to understand the terrain. Maps are often more like a plan for connecting action routes for them.

But Ashe's map is different. Although the terrain in many places is also rough, at least in the core area of ​​Avarosa from Neuskara Pass to Frost Harbor, the terrain is extremely detailed and quite accurate.

Moreover, at Ashe's request, the mapmaker also used different colors of natural minerals to make different marks to represent the tendency of certain strongholds.

Among them, the blue color representing Avarosa and the strongholds of the Avarosa tribe will be expanded every year when the map is updated.

Ashe looked at the map and Neuskara Pass.

Ashe had walked through the pass between the mountains of the Dragon Ridge Mountains more than once. To be honest, she couldn't imagine why the pass would change hands so easily. She also didn't understand why the always steady Bukara would rashly attack and eventually lose the strategic location.

But now is not the time to complain. After confirming that the Neuskara Pass has turned from blue to dangerous red, Ashe must make a decision and determine the next action strategy for Avarosa.

Is it a head-on confrontation to defeat the raiders of the Winter Claw; or as in the past, relying on strongholds and cities for defense, making the city walls their vanguard.

The messenger who brought the news said that the number of Winter Claws is more than 10,000. Considering the opponent's marching speed and the current weather gathering, if the number is true, it is probably not a good idea to fight head-on - not only is it difficult to win, but even if you win, next year there will be fewer eyes to take care of the herd and hands to sow cassava.

Avarosa is experiencing a baby boom in recent years. If possible, Ashe doesn't want to pay too heavy a price.

But since Sejuani is here, she won't give up. Considering that the enemy seems to be able to bypass the detection of the snow sculptures and move very quickly, it will be very difficult to defend the city...

Biting her lips lightly, Ashe finally narrowed her eyes. At this moment, she remembered the Avarosa tribe attacking Fosbyro in winter when her mother was still alive.

What did the Demacians in the south do?

They moved all the people outside the city walls and took away all the food outside the city walls.

Now, can I also use this trick to deal with Sejuani? Winter's Claw's supplies must not be transported through the Nyuskara Pass. The mountains there are steep, even if you go by Yukar or Erniuk. It will be slippery if you go up there.

The Winter's Claw has assembled a large army, with tens of thousands of warriors and countless mounts. I'm afraid it will be very stressful to just rely on plundering, right?

If we could convince all the tribes along the way to abandon their easily captured strongholds, take away all the tribes' supplies, and then find a way to recapture the Nyuskara Pass, would we be able to trap the Winter's Claw?

Salmon, which are extremely difficult to fight in the sea, are destined to not be able to survive for long once they are brought to the surface; and no matter how powerful the enemy is, if their stomachs are empty and there is no food, they are probably no different from salmon without water!

Thinking of this, Ashe's eyes finally gradually brightened up - when the ice bloodline of the Avarosa tribe gathered together, a rough battle plan had already taken shape in her mind.

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When Ashe found the weakness of the Winter's Claw army, Sejuani, who was running all the way, also realized the trouble that the Nyuskara Pass had brought to her.

Although the victory over Bukhara in the duel made the soldiers under her command full of momentum, the news about her afterwards made Sejuani unhappy.

"Newskala Pass is too dangerous, Sejuani." Udyr looked serious when he talked about this issue, "We have gained a lot, but we can't transport this dangerous pass - except for the soldiers' rations. We don't have any supplies."

"Spirit Walker." Although she and her mother Korgia are at loggerheads, Sejuani is full of respect for her actual sworn father Udyr. "You will listen to the voices of all spirits. Even so, there is no Any solution?"

"There is no way." Udyr shook his head, "Ernuk in the team is unwilling to climb the slope, and even the war horses with only oat grass in their heads are afraid of the steepness of the pass - if we can tame the snow monster, maybe we can There is a chance.”

Taming snow monsters is of course nonsense. Udyr was obviously using a more euphemistic way of explaining the pass's ability to cut off the Winter's Claw army.

"That's really troublesome." As if she had expected it, Sejuani opened her mouth and showed a smile that was mixed with arrogance and arrogance. "Then, let's leave the injured people behind and let them take them with them. All our trophies will be escorted away with the newly admitted cubs, and we will return to the Sanjigla Plains. Let’s distribute the trophies when I return victoriously!”

Obviously, even if this robbery was a complete victory, Sejuani was still unwilling to stop. She only hoped to complete her victory in one battle and completely capture Avarosa!

Udyr was still a little worried about what his daughter would think.

Udyr, who had personally participated in the Ionian War, had witnessed with his own eyes the mighty Noxian army suffered a disastrous defeat in Navoli - although from the perspective of the Freljord, the warriors of both sides in this battle were They are not particularly brave (at least not far from the Ice Bloodline), but the relationship between victory and defeat made Udyr think a lot.

Although I have never heard that "the end of a strong crossbow cannot penetrate Lutan", at the last moment of the Battle of Presidenton, when the headquarters of the Noxian army was raided, the commander was in trouble, and the Noxian army forcibly gathered. After the momentum disappeared, Udyr was deeply impressed by the overwhelming defeat.

The scale of the war is huge, but the victory or defeat may be decided in an instant. Those who fight for a long time, even the tough-minded warriors, may not be able to hold back!

And now, Winter's Claw is facing a similar situation - if you don't stop now and continue heading west, the Nyuskara Pass will block all supplies and support, making this war that has lasted for half a month High-intensity raid, start from scratch again!

"Don't worry, Beast Spirit Walker!" Seemingly guessing Udyr's worries, Sejuani showed a disdainful expression on her face, "Ashe and her new Avarosa are not powerful enemies. Having lost the bravery of the Freljord, like the warm-blooded people in the south, they only know how to hide behind the city wall and tremble. As long as we can lure them out from behind the tall city wall, there is no need to doubt the outcome of the battle. "

Udyr nodded upon hearing this.

"I didn't have a good solution to the turtle shell they built before, but now, a guy from the south has defected to us - his ability is really useful. Before Ashe is aware of all this, I must Crush Avarosa in one wave!"

Speaking of the new guys who defected to the tribe, Udyr's expression became a little subtle.

The Demacian who calls himself Silas has the incredible ability to directly steal the power of others.

Although the shaman who accepted him said that it was the power given to him by the three sisters, it was a pity that the Juvask wild boar that the shaman rode saw everything and handed it over to Udyr in its entirety...

Therefore, when Silas was still trying to hide it, Udyr revealed his secret in one word, forcing him to show his true ability.

Why did the steady Bukhara take the initiative to fight after the Nuuskara Pass was easily captured?

That's because Silas stole the power of a war mother from the Avarosan Alliance Tribe and deceived Bukara into thinking that she was an allied force coming for support!

Silas's ability to imitate and the hazy night allowed Silas to deceive Bukara.

Where have the Freljordians seen this?

When she took the initiative to welcome this rare ally in the style of Avarosa, the Claw of Winter launched a fatal surprise attack.

However, unlike what Sylas thought, Sejuani only regarded his action as a way to lure the enemy into battle. Even though she had an absolute advantage in the scene, she generously gave the opponent a chance to duel, and then smashed Bukara's head with the North Wind Flail, completely winning the battle.

And now, according to Sejuani, she is planning to repeat the old trick, relying on Sylas's imitation ability and the mutual support between Avarosa and its allied tribes, luring them out one by one, and then defeating them head-on!

Udyr, who realized this, nodded with some satisfaction.

He liked this tactic very much. Although using Sylas's imitation ability was somewhat unethical, considering that this was just a way to lure out those Avarosa people who first violated the traditions of Freljord and hid themselves behind the city walls, it seemed that things had become acceptable.

"So, we have to go straight west, right?" Udyr blinked, "Reach Frost Harbor as quickly as possible as a support force?"

"Those who can't keep up will stay behind as a reserve and plunder more." Sejuani nodded, "I know Ashe very well. Although she is a good fighter, her heart is too weak. We don't even need to pretend to be reinforcements. Even if we just pretend to be desperate and want to join Avarosa's hearth, she will foolishly accept us... How can the warriors under such a weak war mother have strong willpower?"

From the perspective of the Freljord people, Sejuani's words seem to make sense-if the most core war mother in a tribe is soft-hearted, then the warriors will naturally not have a strong will to fight.

However, Udyr, who personally experienced the battle of Ionia, couldn't help but frowned slightly when he heard this.

When it comes to being soft-hearted, no one is softer than the Ionians - but in Precision, the soft-hearted Ionians seemed to be the strongest ice bloodline, fighting to the death and giving their war mother a chance to surprise and behead...

No, this is different.

Shaking his head, Udyr threw this strange idea out of his mind.

The Avarosans are not Ionians, this is different.

They don't have the will to defend everything.

In this battle, the Claw of Winter will win!

Kalya's Little Classroom Enyuk:

This yak-like animal is another main livestock in Freljord. They have long hair and horns. Compared with Yukar, they are more irritable and usually not used as pack animals.

PS.21k/200k, why is the weather getting colder and colder, as if it has directly entered winter...