"...We have allowed these heretics to infiltrate the empire for too long. Now they have penetrated deep into the basin and become turtles in the urn. There is no way out! Go, General Jason, eliminate your old rivals and avenge your shame!"
The deputy palace master's order was like a life-threatening rope, tightly strangling Jason's neck.
Jason really wanted to refuse this mission, but the military order was overwhelming. If he accepted it, he would be dead, and if he didn't, he would be dead. After thinking about it, he finally accepted the mission with a bitter look on his face.
Of course, the deputy palace master would not let Jason die alone. In order to eliminate George and his entire group of vampires, the deputy palace master mobilized the elite black guards from various places and formed a group that could compete with half of the faction. The Black Guards of the large legion of the Lada Empire:
Three hundred officer-level black-clothed guards with the same strength as standard Crusaders are responsible for leading the battle, and two hundred elite crossbowmen are in charge of raiding the formation. The spell output force is two hundred high-level monks, and the core main force is one hundred black soldiers. The chief of uniforms and ten lieutenants!
Although there are very few human beings who can comprehend the power of the domain, and the principals, of course, are not among them, the ten lieutenants are not among them. However, these ten lieutenants are the real top combat power of the black guards, and all of them are from The ruthless character crawling out of the mountain of corpses and sea of fire is definitely not something ordinary people can deal with!
It is true that Jason's ability to engage with enemies head-on is at best comparable to one or two chiefs, and is far less powerful than these lieutenants. Fortunately, he has no intention of making a fool of himself at all. Now that he has been promoted to general, Jason only needs to use his troops properly and have reasonable tactics. The rest is to give orders and sit back and wait for the results of the battle!
Jason had already investigated George's private army, or in other words, George's excessively high-profile actions. Even without deliberately investigating, Jason could easily know a lot of information about him and his private guards:
There are more than a hundred subordinates, all vampires, an army camp that is easy to defend and difficult to attack like a fortress, but can be quickly assembled and moved like a child's building blocks, and a large number of logistics personnel to support it.
The vampire swarm is indeed powerful, but in terms of military types, it is too single. In the more than a thousand years of contending with the undead, the orthodox army of the Parada Empire has long been familiar with the combat methods against the wild vampire swarm——
Attack first, keep distance, and bombard with spells!
Facing the vampire swarm, what the human troops need to do is to know their whereabouts in advance, rely on magic weapons and treasures such as spider silk arrows and Walder's Sloth's Wrath, or use no-fly enchantments, slow curses and other slowdowns. Spell, seal their flying ability, slow down their high-speed mobility, and then you can easily use the hymn spell to transcend these undead.
Having said that, another recent piece of information has forced Jason to reconsider whether he needs to modify his attack plan——
A while ago, there were a lot of vampire touches in the elven district of Tamirsona.
According to the testimonies of survivors, when a first-level defector from the empire, the former Protector Joan of Arc, was conducting an infiltration operation in the city of Tamir where the local army was stationed, with the intention of seducing the local commander Henry Dominic, the garrison encountered this group. A vampire attacks and Joan of Arc is taken away by the vampires.
Immediately afterwards, another first-level defector, Arthur Pandagon, led the rebels to the city and took advantage of the chaos to occupy the city of Tamir. Commander Dominic and his subordinates were captured, and their lives and deaths are still uncertain, while Arthur and his rebels They then tracked the vampire's whereabouts along the way, with the intention of recapturing the Protector Joan of Arc. However, the whereabouts of the Reaper Merchant Group were elusive, and the two teams have never met yet.
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Considering the timing, the timing of the appearance of Arthur and the vampire was too coincidental, which made Jason suspect the possibility of collusion between the two armies. However, judging from the continuity of events, the whole thing was full of contradictions and surprises. Jason looked forward to the possibility of a fight between two enemy snipe and clams, and the fisherman would gain.
"O God of Light, I sincerely pray to you, let these pagans kill each other!"
With this mood in mind, Jason's "caravan" hurried forward in the night, and finally at midnight, he and his troops arrived at the camp that the advance team had arranged in advance——
This camp is located in the center of the forest. With the help of geographical location and concealment magic, the camp is difficult to be discovered by ordinary people. Moreover, this forest is only less than five kilometers away from George's camp, which subsequently arrived and camped by the lake.
With just one quick march, the black guards could thrust their claws into George!
After setting up camp, it’s time to strategically deploy!
When the enemy was overt and we were hidden, Jason easily located the location of George's camp with the help of the reconnaissance crystal ball and many perception spells, and mastered his every move, especially the position of the sentry, the gaps in the camp, and the tents. sensitive information such as deployment.
In addition, Jason also noticed some traces of battles outside George's camp. Although there were no corpses left, the weapons modified from farm tools and the scattered footprints on the ground could easily be deduced. Things:
"The two armies had a battle conflict. The vampire army easily crushed the attack of these militiamen. This was just a simple cover-up. If these militiamen really encountered the vampires, they would have fled. No chance."
"It seems that the matter of Arthur and Joan of Arc colluding with pagans can be confirmed!"
"General, do you think it is necessary to deploy the remaining troops stationed upstream to form a flanking situation?"
Jason's lieutenant reminded Jason like this, because the camp where George and Arthur were stationed happened to be between the Heretic Trial Temple and the current stationed location of the Black Guards.
Just like the deputy palace master who sent Jason on the expedition said, the most important destination of George's trip is most likely the Heretic Trial Temple above Red Scale Lake!
As the largest official dark side organization in the empire, no one knows how many Heretic Trial Temples are lurking in every corner of the empire in such a huge human empire. However, what is certain is that due to the previous destruction of the God of War James Taris, The Heretic Trial Temple in the upper reaches of Red Scale Lake had to go through a long round of reconstruction. During this period, Jason who survived was naturally brought under the command of other deputy temple masters, while other candidates were promoted to deputy temple masters here. host.
These deputy palace masters usually work in separate camps, and sometimes they will fight for their own interests. However, in the event of an enemy invasion, one of the most fundamental principles of the black guards is to act in unison.
"Well, let's do it like this. Send my order to the troops stationed in the temple to stay awake tonight and prepare to launch an attack early tomorrow morning."
Ever since Jason experienced the painful lesson of losing both the permanent army and the merchant group's private army in the past few years, he has been extremely disappointed with the combat power of the permanent army - those who do not go out to complete the mission all year round, but choose to stay in the Temple of the Heretic Trial. Most of the permanent troops are veterans who plan to rely on their military exploits to live out their lives here. Their mobility is far from being comparable to the murderous elite black-clad guards under Jason.
Jason replied casually, but his eyes were fixed on the reconnaissance crystal ball in his hand.
Using the perspective of a falcon overlooking the world, he peered at every plant and tree in the enemy camp, pushing aside the veil of darkness and the vampire bats flying in the sky. Following the deliberate escape route on the ground, Jason easily found the place separated from George. On the opposite shore, the militiamen brought by Arthur took root in the camp in the forest.
Jason only took a quick look at the militia camp and had no interest in taking another look.
Jason had already known that the militiamen under Arthur were somewhat capable. Because of this, his attention was entirely focused on George's camp.
It can be said that the key to this encirclement and suppression mission is the powerful group of vampires under George. The intrusion of Arthur and his group can at best be regarded as an accident like the desserts given by the merchants after the meal.
Of course, no matter how much Jason looked down on the rabble under Arthur, Jason had no intention of letting go of Arthur, the former supreme commander of the Crusaders, and Joan of Arc, the former protector of the country.
Now that the fact that the two armies are colluding has been confirmed, as long as Joan of Arc still has some glory as a protector of the country, she should not continue to stay in George's army full of undead, and Arthur should stay behind. On one-third of an acre of land.
Looking back at George's army, except for the leader George who may have some abilities, the other vampires are no more than that. Many of the black guards under him are from the Crusaders. The holy fighting energy is powerful and effective in suppressing the undead. The black guards are They have already won the victory in advance in terms of attributes, and more importantly, in terms of the total number of troops, the black guards are even better!
"Soldiers versus soldiers, generals! To be on the safe side, send six lieutenants and half of the chiefs to deal with Arthur and Joan of Arc. The group of rebels they led can be easily crushed by 10% of the troops. The remaining troops are all Press on and deal with the vampire army with all your strength! If the temple garrison can catch up, there might be some leftovers for them to destroy."
After Jason decided to divide his troops in this way, he waited for the best time to attack, and the preparations before that had to be compressed into the few hours before the attack.
Jason took a deep breath, and the coldness of the night woke him up a little. He knew that the darkness tonight would no longer be peaceful!
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