Chapter 249: Loving each other (1)
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"Boss, this guy with earrings actually blocked it!" The man holding the magic-breaking crossbow stared at Dalamt, who was nailed to the city wall more than ten feet away, and whispered to the captain beside him.
The person he made captain was a veteran of the Shenfeng Battalion. He looked to be over fifty years old. The knotted muscles on his arms were exposed to the air, allowing the wind and sand of the Western Regions to invade him.
"Everyone immediately installed the crossbows, retreated three feet and spread out. No one is allowed to attack without my order." The veteran immediately judged the variables on the current battlefield. Although his internal strength was not high, he had experienced The battles are extremely rich, and naturally the most secure arrangements have been made.
Lin Fenghuo looked at the bloody sand surrounding Dalamt and was also shocked. It was not that he was shocked by the specialness of the opponent's technique. After all, he had seen people who could control mud and sand. Li Xintian had this ability, but it was rare to be able to defend against the attacks of twelve demon-breaking crossbow arrows.
"Haha, you people from the Central Plains are indeed extremely cunning. Let's call you smart. You often have blind self-confidence. You know you can't do something but you still do it. But you are stupid. You are the ones responsible for these conspiracies. Come up with it!"
The third master of the horse thief with a cold expression slowly walked down the wall. It must be said that the power of these twelve crossbow arrows was still very terrifying. The moment they hit Dalamt, he was completely embedded in it. Inside the city wall.
"Pfft!" He spat out the blood remaining in his mouth, as well as a broken tooth. Thinking about it, even if he caught all the attacks just now, he would still be seriously injured. But when it comes to being seriously injured and losing combat effectiveness, it's obviously not to that extent.
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The unusual movement here finally attracted the attention of the horse thieves not far away. Seeing that their third boss was injured, these horse thieves who had been licking blood from the knife edge all year round naturally would not just watch.
As the group of horse thieves surrounded them, the guards in Loulan City also went on alert. These ruthless bandits, who make a living by robbing homes and houses, never know what human nature is. If they were allowed to break through the city, then all the villagers in the city would be miserable. die.
Fortunately, before this group of horse thieves could join their leader, they had to fight back through the group of veterans armed with magic-breaking crossbows. The crossbow bolt, which was comparable to a strike from a Mang Realm warrior, instantly knocked down a group of horse thieves rushing in front. This caused their formation, which was about to launch a combined attack, to suddenly become chaotic.
The fighting power of the horse thieves in the Western Region is indeed fierce, and their running ability and resilience are far superior to thieves and bandits in other places. This is probably an important reason why they can survive in the Western Region for a long time. But a rabble is a rabble, and even in the elite battles of the rivers and lakes, it cannot stand on the stage of military formation.
A hundred horse thieves can easily kill an army of a hundred people, and a large horse thieves with thousands of people can compete with a well-disciplined army in a siege. And once the number reaches 10,000, let alone a group of horse thieves, even if their number doubles, they will not be a match for the regular army.
The senior leaders of the Holy War Hall understand this truth, so their attitude towards these horse thieves is very ambiguous. Regarding the action of eradicating the horse thieves, they adhere to the three principles of Neptune: "No initiative, no refusal, and no responsibility."
Some high-level officials of the Demonic Cult have obviously seen the attitude of the Holy War Hall. They do not want to cause any split among the countries in the Western Regions. However, in line with the principle of "destroying a region is worse than causing chaos in it", many of the thieves behind the scenes have Everyone has the shadow of the Demon Sect. The warriors of the Demon Sect can also obtain the resources they need, such as practicing magical skills.
Of course, the most rewarding thing is that the Demon Cult will also instruct these horse thieves to besiege those countries that do not report to the group. Neutral countries like Loulan Kingdom are their targets. And the ultimate beneficiary of this is naturally the rulers of the countries in the Western Regions, the Holy War Hall!
In this way, the two super sects that often had small frictions between the Demonic Cult and the Holy War Hall reached a tacit understanding on this matter. Both sides took what they got, which can be regarded as a kind of cooperation.
But if you want to say that the Holy War Hall and the Demonic Cult wear the same pants, it is still too one-sided. For such huge forces as the two of them, it is difficult to say who is completely opposed to whom. It is indeed a huge force, and the world of people in the world becomes more and more complicated. Even many sect leaders or leaders, their ancestors will be the proud disciples of rival sects.
This kind of thing happens often. After all, the marriage of the elite disciples in the sect is decided by the senior sect. On the one hand, it is to stabilize the status of the world, and at the same time, it is also to consolidate the mutual constraints between the eight sects.
This kind of thing is indispensable for the continuation of the previous large sects.
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Seeing this, Lin Fenghuo immediately came to Lin Lei's side. He knew that he was likely to get into a melee, and it was unlikely that he would fight this guy named Dalamt alone again.
The war is about to break out! Lin Fenghuo did not dare to take advantage of others and directly joined forces with Lin Lei to deal with the third master of the horse thief. However, the opponent was obviously affected by the crossbow attack just now and fell into a disadvantage for a while.
On the other hand, the surrounding group of horse thieves were fighting with dozens of Shenfeng battalion veterans, and the situation on the field was no longer as optimistic as before. Although the soldiers of the Shenfeng Battalion had good personal combat capabilities and had the "Blast of Wind Explosive Element" at their side, their number was too small after all. Compared to the vanguard of the Horse Thief, which had a total of 300 people, they were still struggling.
Fortunately, not long after the battle between the two parties, there was a commotion from the rear of the horse thieves. A moment later, Qi Chengcheng and the other ancestors of the Shenfeng Battalion surrounded him from the rear. Although the number of people is small, when the people are fast and the horses are in a hurry, the momentum is no worse than that of thousands of troops. Of course, the main reason is that they have the protection of Sandstorm, which prevents these horse thieves from seeing the real situation.
In addition, Dalamt was no longer among them to command the battle. Faced with emergencies, they began to fight independently, which quickly tilted the balance of victory to Loulan's side.
Just as the south side of Loulan City was in a melee, Wu Li and Xiao Yuanfeng in the north city were in another situation. A total of seven hundred cavalry gathered outside the north gate of Loulan.
The sandstorm did not stop, and even the soldiers guarding the city could feel the sting of the gravel on their faces, but these stings were nothing at the moment! The reason why they could clearly see the details of these seven hundred horse thieves was because they were under the city at this time, less than twenty feet away from the city wall.
The guards with spears in their hands could even faintly hear the excited gasps of these horse thieves and the restless snorting of the horses.
"These hateful guys actually lied to us! I'm going to invite Lin Fenghuo and Lin Lei back. This is obviously the main force of the enemy!" Wu Li muttered angrily as he looked at the horse thieves below the city.
On the contrary, Xiao Yuanfeng next to her was very calm. He waved his hand and said: "Since they can appear here, it means that they have arranged everything. As expected, the battle at the South City Gate is also intense. If you rush over like this, it will easily upset the morale of the army!"
Having said this, he looked towards the bottom of the city, and he could vaguely see a bald man sitting on a tall, dark horse.
