Chapter 519 [0513] Southern Expedition Strategy
Silas, who was born as a commoner and once served in the demon hunters, knew very well how many powerful demon hunters there were in Demacia. So in his imagination, he might be able to lead the common demon hunters who were treated differently to resist the tyranny of the demon hunters, overthrow the nobles who were high above, and make them pay for what they had done.
However, before this idea was implemented, Silas suffered a series of blows.
The first time Silas suffered a setback was when he failed to persuade Ino. He thought that after seeing through Lux's identity as a demon hunter, Silas could prove to Ino the huge identity difference between Demacia nobles and commoners and let Ino understand that nobles were unreliable. Who would have thought that Lux would turn around and reveal her identity, and took the initiative to drive Ino away, making Silas's first attempt fail.
But if that was all, Sylas would never give up easily. Later, he learned how to control magic from an invader, which caused the destruction of the Forbidden Magic Prison. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he successfully attracted a group of demon-tainted people to follow him. These people were full of anger towards the nobles and demon-seekers. As long as they mobilized their power, he could turn Demacia upside down!
However, just as Sylas and the demon-tainted people rushed to the Grand Square and forced the garrison to retreat, the hero Galio appeared and fell from the sky, crushing all of Sylas's dreams with one fist.
Facts have proved that when facing a large number of mages, Galio will tell them what cruelty is.
Demon-seekers and the like are just minor fights. The real mage nemesis is Galio!
In a critical moment, Sylas stole the magic of a wind mage who followed him all the way, and finally escaped successfully, but it was easy to climb out of the high wall of the male city, but it was extremely difficult to climb back. Sylas, who left the male city, could only flee in a hurry until he escaped to Freljord.
After seeing these Freljord barbarians who used magic, weapons, and blood power, the idea of "uniting the barbarians to sweep the nobles" was formally formed in Silas' mind.
Since relying on his own strength is not enough to overthrow the rule of the Demacia nobles, why not borrow some external forces?
With this idea in mind, Silas joined the Winter Claw and made great contributions in the war last winter. If it were not for Silas's help, it would be impossible for the Winter Claw to quickly pass through the Nuskala Pass.
Although Silas was not a Winter Claw, or even a Freljord, because of his special talents and good combat effectiveness, he became Sejuani's confidant after the war.
Taking this opportunity, Silas began to advocate the southward strategy with all his strength.
The Winter Claw is so good at fighting, why bother to wander around in the barren place of Freljord?
To plunder, we should plunder the richest people. Let's go south and find trouble with the Demacia nobles. They are the richest!
According to Silas's description, the nobles of Demacia have endless food in their homes and decades of aged liquor hidden in their cellars. They only know how to participate in dances on weekdays and can only rely on power to achieve their own rule, which is the weakest.
However, although Silas spared no effort, Sejuani was not a fool - the Freljord people had tried to plunder Demacia, but the problem was that there was a towering Dragon Spine Mountain Range between Freljord and Demacia. Even for the Freljord people, it was a very difficult thing to cross the high Dragon Spine Mountain Range.
Moreover, even if they passed the Dragon Spine Mountain Range, there were still city walls on the Demacia side.
For the Freljord people who lacked siege means, the defense system of the northern border of Demacia with Fosbyro, Mithril City and Urwendale as the core could be said to be impeccable.
So Sejuani listened to Silas' words, but not completely.
Even though Sylas assured her that he knew an easy passage that could lead directly to the city of Mithril City, Sejuani did not take his advice to heart - until this winter, when she realized that she had to start another war.
Sejuani hesitated for a long time between Avarosa and Demacia. She was still eager to prove herself to Ashe, but last year's experience reminded her that Avarosa was difficult to be conquered.
Moreover, even if it was conquered, the gains from the tribe's looting were very limited. From last year's experience, Ashe was quite good at clearing the countryside.
Since Avarosa could not be easily defeated, going south to Demacia to make a fortune was the best choice. Therefore, after thinking for a long time, Sejuani found Sylas.
Knowing that Sejuani was considering going south, Sylas was naturally overjoyed. Facing Sejuani's doubts, he compared the original map of Freljord with distorted proportions and made a solemn promise.
"Just take the road I took to the north, and we can reach Mystic Silver City in three days!"
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The bonfire on the Sangigra Plain was ignited again, and Sejuani once again began to summon her loyal warriors.
Although the harvest from last winter's raids was not great, and it delayed the production of the furnace households this year, there were still a large number of Freljordians who responded to Sejuani's call - in any case, in this year's sweep, Sejuani showed her strength, and in the Freljord, this strength itself is an unparalleled personal charm.
The flag representing the Claw of Winter was once again raised, and the horn representing the march once again resounded across the Sangigra Plain.
This time, the gathering was not detected by the Dragon Bird Knights.
After the Dragon Bird Knights were injured last year, the Dragon Bird Knights of the Northern Legion changed the Freljord reconnaissance regulations.
Although the Dragon Bird Knights still maintain regular reconnaissance operations, for the sake of safety, the Northern Legion has made new regulations on the reconnaissance range of the Dragon Bird Knights.
Don't go deep into the Sangigra Plain, just observe at the edge of the Sangigra Plain. After all, even if the Freljord people gather and go south, they have to cross the Dragon Spine Mountains. No matter how good these barbarians are at crossing mountains, it will take at least ten days and a half months to completely cross the vast Dragon Spine Mountains. As long as their traces are found on the edge of the Sangigra Plain, the Mithril City will be fully alert.
There is nothing wrong with the Second Northern Legion stationed in Mithril City making this change. On the premise of leaving enough reaction time, it is completely correct to ensure the safety of the Dragon Bird Knights as much as possible.
But unfortunately, they didn't know that on the edge of the Sangigra Plain, there was a path that went straight into the Dragon Spine Mountains along the col.
They didn't know that a considerable part of the seemingly tall and majestic Dragon Spine Mountains was glaciers - and glaciers could create caves through ice magic.
For ordinary people, glacial crevices are dangerous places where one can die if one is not careful, but for ice elemental mages, these irregular crevices can be connected into a smooth road to Demacia after a certain "processing".
The dragon bird knights, who had narrowed the scope of reconnaissance, saw clearly that on the edge of the Sangigra Plain and within the Dragon Spine Mountains, the Freljord people did not make any big moves.
But right under their noses, Silas and a group of ice elemental mages took advantage of the existing glacial crevices and climbed all the way with the Winter Claw raiders, leading the army through the Dragon Spine Mountains!
When the dragonbird riders who were on a routine expedition to Freljord were surprised to see the Freljord people coming out of the mountains and turned back to issue a warning, it was too late.
The slightly prepared Winter Claw raiders rushed to the nearest village and looted the entire village. Any resistance was killed on the spot.
Seeing this situation, Silas found Sejuani again and asked her to quickly prepare the army and take down Mithril City while it was not ready.
However, no matter how Silas emphasized the abundance of supplies in Mithril City, Sejuani just nodded and did not execute.
Just kidding, last year's experience has proved that blindly marching will only make the team tired and reduce the team's combat effectiveness. Sejuani doesn't want to rush to Mithril City now and get into trouble!
Yes, this expedition does have the meaning of consuming cannon fodder for Sejuani.
But that doesn't mean she has to bite the bullet stupidly - compared to sending troops to attack Mithril City directly, looting the surrounding villages, increasing supplies, and luring the Demacians out, this is the best way!
As the villages around Mithril City that didn't have time to clear the fields were slaughtered one after another, Silas was finally dumbfounded.
This is different from what he imagined!
Obviously, he led the barbarians south to deal with those damn nobles, why did the civilians suffer instead?
Why are you sweeping the village here?
Go attack Mithril City, there are a lot of good things there!
Silas, who came from the town of Biangou, didn't know these northerners whose families were broken up, but he still felt uncomfortable when he saw the destruction of one village after another.
But now in this situation, Silas has no choice.
At this time, the only thing he could expect was that the Second Northern Army of Mithril City would quickly go out and fight a field battle with the Claw of Winter. He could see that unless Mithril City showed its weakness, Sejuani would never take the initiative to attack the city wall!
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Sejuani was waiting for Mithril City to respond.
On the other side of Mithril City, General Henchard, the commander of the Second Northern Army, was also waiting for an opportunity in agony.
As a senior general, Henchard knew that it was a very unwise choice to rashly go out of the city and fight the barbarians of Freljord in the winter.
The cold weather was the best cover for the Freljord people. They could move easily in this weather, but the warriors of the Second Northern Army would have reduced mobility, increased supply difficulties, and could not fight for a long time because of the cold.
But Henchard could not sit idly by and watch the Freljord people sweep the North. When Sejuani swept the villages, she did not organize the villagers who were looted to escape, so at this time, Mithril City had already accepted a large number of refugees.
Everyone knew that the Freljordians were plundering everywhere, and many young soldiers were excited and wanted to go out of the city to teach these ignorant barbarians a lesson.
Henchard was pleased with these requests for battle, but he rejected them all. He only asked the soldiers of the Second Legion to reinforce the city and send some people to help rescue the villages that had not been attacked. It was impossible for him to take the initiative to fight the Freljordians!
Henchar saw clearly that the barbarians who went south this year had their brains for the first time. They no longer wandered around like headless flies, nor did they foolishly bump into the complete defense system of Misilver City. These damn barbarians were consciously cutting off the connection between villages, and even consciously luring themselves out of the city!
They were not satisfied with looting villages, they even had ideas about Misilver City!
Although Henchar was very confident in his Second Northern Legion, confidence did not mean recklessness - going out of the city to fight the barbarians of Freljord at this time was giving opportunities.
Of course, Henchar knew that if you defend for a long time, you will lose.
Having worked in Misilver City for many years, Henchar was still full of love for the land of the North. Although he was unwilling to go to war, he did not sit idly by and watch the plight of the villagers. On the one hand, he stayed in Misilver City to rectify the defense, and on the other hand, he was also waiting for the opportunity to counterattack.
The barbarians of Freljord have always been the most difficult to deal with with Warmothers and Warmothers’ guards. Henchard was worried that his old bones could not withstand the impact of Warmothers. Therefore, when the Dragon Bird Knights discovered that the Freljord people were heading south and returning to Mithril City, Henchard had already written a letter for help.
And the target of the request for help was the Fearless Vanguard Corps stationed in the south of Fosbyro!
As long as we wait for a few days, the support of the Fearless Vanguard will arrive. When the two sides join forces, these Freljord barbarians will be completely unable to leave!
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Henchar’s steadiness finally gave Sejuani a headache.
Although the looting of this trip so far is not small, from Sejuani’s point of view, the purpose of going south has not been achieved even half.
Looting unprotected villages does not bring much benefit, and it does not have the effect of training soldiers, let alone helping the Winter Claw to eliminate the dross and retain the essence.
Although there is profit to be made by retreating to Freljord at this time, it cannot satisfy Sejuani's appetite at all - she also wants to break through the walls of Mithril City!
But Henchar and the Second Legion are waiting in Mithril City. At most, they rely on the advantage of aerial reconnaissance to avoid the main force and help move the village. They have no intention of fighting with the Winter Claw warriors... This is very annoying!
Is it really necessary to rush the city wall?
Just as Sejuani was thinking about how to attack the city wall, an elite group of fearless pioneers received a call for help from the Second Legion of the North. They rushed all the way from their base and finally arrived at Mithril City.
And the leader of this team is none other than Garen Crownguard, who is known as the "Power of Demacia"!
Kalya's small class · Crossing the Dragonspine Mountains:
The Dragonspine Mountains are continuous, but in fact there are many good passes between the mountains. These passes are often filled with glaciers, and the glaciers look like a whole with the mountains.
The secret passage discovered by Silas was a relatively loosely filled glacier - as long as the cracks in the glacier were carefully bridged, a large group of people could pass through.