Dawn of the Grey Tower

How to describe a war is too embarrassing for the storyteller. I mean, in a conflict that is worthy of the name of war, there are always too many things that can be used as narrative objects, and how to choose them is undoubtedly a maddening thing. Because no matter whether the whole war is turned into a big one, or if it is described from the perspective of an individual participating in it, this war cannot tell the whole picture in detail. There are always things that will be missed, and those omissions themselves are no less minor than what is written.

Perhaps only the simplest narrative can prevent this from happening, condensing those brutal battles into a simple record. Just like the short sentences written in the history books, there is no emotion at all. Then I think I should use this statement to describe this battle.

When Cangshi Allied Forces rushed out of the woods and came to the plain beside the Dragon Blood Stream, their number was only two-thirds of their departure. In just a short distance, there were people falling at almost every step. The demon continued to attack the soldiers as if growing out of the shadows. The screams appeared much more frequently than all other sounds. The blunt device used to deal with the ratmen has no effect when facing the tough skin of the demon. The skin tempered from the abyss is enough to break the ordinary iron sword!

Fortunately, not all soldiers have no way to deal with these monsters. The one-handed swords of the Kingdom Knights, the tomahawks and spears of the Kroger Corps have all become weapons to stop demons. These cooperating warriors skillfully formed small groups, using the complementarity of weapons to siege and kill single demons. However, these two legions accounted for only about one-fifth of the entire coalition. Most of the members of the coalition were the private armies of the nobles, the temporary soldiers they hired and the civilians who took up the weapons. The remaining four-fifths of the soldiers in this battle are more like decoys for delaying time. They use their flesh and life to block the demon's offensive, and buy more time for the one-fifth of the combatants. .

So when the first formation in the woods finally ended and the soldiers saw the distant city, many people kneeled directly on the ground. The feeling of the rest of the life after the robbery made them unable to cheer up, let alone ordinary soldiers. The nobles as generals lost nothing in this battle. No one knows how many families have lost their lord, Valley City. The banner of the kingdom has not been reinserted yet, and it is not the time to count the losses.

"Ten." Marcus, who had walked out of the woods, could not feel anything at all. He did not evade the battlefield deliberately, but as the commander-in-chief of the coalition, he was also destined to not be able to draw his sword and fight like the kings guarded. The enemy fights. The hand of the king would naturally not give up the opportunity to observe the enemy. He forced himself to keep his eyes closed, staring at each demon in the warriors ’unscrupulous killing in order to find their weaknesses. He succeeded, but at the same time he found another fact that was more desperate than how to defeat it, that is, their opponents in the woods were just ten demons.

So how many demons are there in that **** city? Looking at these people who have almost lost their ability to move, Marcus can't help but ask himself, how many demons can they defeat?

"Report to the Lord, the Kingdom Knights have completed the whole team, and you can attack the Valley City at any time." The armor on the chest of the knight who came to the report has an obvious dent. It is apparent that the excellent plate armor from the molten iron city saved him. Life. But the price of this life was not low. The king's hand knew the knight. He remembered that this man who had long silver hair was a good companion in the eyes of many ladies and young ladies. But now, only one-third of the knight's face remains the same. Most of his face and scalp have turned into a disgusting paste due to the corrosion of the blood of the demon. The reason why he can still stand here so calmly, maybe just because the corrosion also destroyed his ability to feel pain.

"What about our loss? How many people are left?" Marcus asked in a deep voice. He knew that as the only unit with the ability to kill demons, the damage of the Kingdom Knights might be quite terrible.

The disfigured knight bowed his head and remained silent for a few seconds before speaking, "Master, please forgive me not to report it to you. The great knight has orders. Before the battle is completely over, the Kingdom Knights cannot count the casualties. Before the enemy is completely destroyed, We will not consider losses. "

"This is not to measure the loss. Attacking the valley city is not a charge on the plain. I need to know our strength in order to arrange the tactics. You also saw that most soldiers in the kingdom ca n’t fight the demon, so I need to know How many warriors can still fight in the Knights. "The King ’s hand has long known how to deal with the knights who are brainless. They have always been soft and hard, and they will only get counter-effects by using official positions to order them, and as long as the safety of more people is used as an excuse, these glorious warriors will often not refuse.

The knight's face twisted slightly, which might be because he tried to make a normal facial expression but failed. "I know. You are right, sir, and no more people can be uselessly sacrificed. This time, the Kingdom Knights, except for the second group led by Lord Lyon and the fifth formation of the defending king, have not participated in the war. Lord Atticus and the following four teams of knights participated in the previous battle. The fourth team was attacked by two demons at the same time, and the whole team was killed. Their sacrifice also wiped out the two evil monsters. "

Marcus's mouth twitched a bit. The Knights of the Kingdom formed a whole group of knights, and they were the elite of the first group. This was a loss that would take at least ten years or more to make up for. "Really, then do we have three teams left. In this case ..."

"Please forgive me for passing, sir." The Cavaliers interrupted the King's hand. "The humble position just said that the fourth team was all killed, but the other three teams are not unscathed. Although the team's damage is not the same, but I am afraid that the current Cavaliers The regiment can still fight, there may be only two teams left, no, maybe less ... and the main thing is ... "

"What is it?" Marcus frowned ~ www.readwn.com ~ The damage of the Knights made him really optimistic, and listening to the knight's tone, there seems to be something worse than downsizing. Trouble the soldiers who can continue to fight.

"Horses. We have been aware of this before, but now we can finally be sure that even if we are blindfolded, our warhorse still refuses to move in the direction of the demon gathering. Although there is no chance of using the warhorse in the siege warfare. , But this will make us slower to approach the city walls. "

It is no secret that normal domestic animals or beasts will instinctively seek advantages and avoid harm. And even a horse that has been trained to trust the knight completely cannot violate its instinct, which is the reaction of all creatures' instinctive fear and want to escape when they see the demon. This matter may not be a big deal for the commander, after all, as the knight said, the siege cavalry will soon become infantry. But Marcus was concerned about another thing.

"You said the horse refused to approach the valley city?" The king's hand was keenly aware of this sentence, and he understood the information revealed by the sentence. There are demons in the valley city, and the number is enough to allow the war horses far away from the city to refuse to approach. "Where did those **** demons come from?" The thought that just ten demons had caused the coalition to suffer such a huge loss, and the cities in the distance were still gathering more enemies than this number. Marcus had not I know how I feel about it.