Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords.

Chapter 282 Transporting Supplies

Unlike the attacks on Colen and Blackstone Castle, the demons were scattered on the plains like snowflakes, and there was no need to prepare any large-scale siege weapons.

Therefore, when all the reinforcements gathered, the battle began like thunder and lightning.

Thousands of griffin knights took off first. These golden-armored knights were ready to take back control of the air.

Because this concerns whether they can re-establish a communication channel with the Bone Fortress that has been out of contact for a long time.

The enemy's only air force was a group of Flos. Although their number was several times greater than that of the Griffin Knights and they almost occupied the entire sky, they were obviously inferior to their own in terms of equipment and quality.

Every griffin knight was undoubtedly an expert in archery. They were the first to take off into the air, and before they could get close to the opponent, they just flicked the bows and arrows with wind magic in their hands, and the opponents fell to the ground one after another like dumplings.

As a perfectly systemized legion, the Griffin Knights consisted not only of a group of fighting knights, but also of a dozen fire elemental warlocks wearing red hooded robes.

These fire elemental sorcerers are spellcasters carefully trained in the Palace Mage Corps. Although they are not as proficient in various magics and knowledgeable as the mages in the Mage Tower, they are not as good as the mages in the Mage Tower.

However, they have been concentrating on and painstakingly studying a spell for more than ten years, and in terms of lethality alone, it is definitely not weak.

They rode on griffins, chanting spells without distraction. Dozens of huge fireballs condensed and then instantly smashed towards the area where the Flo demons were most concentrated.

The wizards on the demon side wanted to stop it, but they were both high in the sky and could only stare helplessly.

Dozens of fireballs smashed into the crowd, exploded with a loud bang, and turned into countless tiny flames. These flames were like maggots attached to bones, and once they were contaminated, they would explode instantly and could not be extinguished.

The Flo demons in the sky turned into fire men one by one, constantly beating out the flames on their bodies but to no avail. They wailed and spun as they fell from the sky.

The battlefield is a competition of hard power. The moment they lose their numerical advantage, the demons instantly fall into a disadvantage and no longer have their previous arrogance and bloodthirstiness.

Levi was watching in amazement from the distant hillside, and he seemed to be able to smell the sickening burnt odor.

The fireball spells of these warlocks are different from the small fireball spells in previous lives. The gap between the two is probably even greater than that between a gecko and a tiger.

To be honest, if Highcliff Castle were to face this group of griffin knights, there would really be no good way to deal with them.

He was confident that the barbarians under his command could fight against the griffin knights, but the problem was that the other side was not a fool. They would not use their advantage in the sky and insist on running to the ground to fight the barbarians in hand-to-hand combat.

Ground units and flying units are inherently unequal.

Therefore, the more the lord looked at it, the more he drooled with envy, and secretly wondered where he could get a group of flying soldiers to join Gaoya Castle after returning to it.

After all, this thing is just like the Black Hawk helicopter in his previous life. Once 3 masters it, he will have air superiority.

By then, the oil will not only breed mold.

But now we haven’t even seen a single flying creature, let alone a single clue about it.

The battle lasted until noon when the sun was high in the sky. The demons could no longer bear the casualties and began to retreat slowly, leaving the sky above the Bone Fortress open.

From then on, the Griffin Rider was able to travel back and forth between the two sides, bringing each side the news that the other side desperately needed.

……

"What? You want me, a famous marquis, to be a grain transport officer?!"

In the tent, Levi yelled at the top of his lungs and almost poked a hole in it.

"Duke Florina personally selected your name." Fujiro couldn't help but pick his ears, with a wry smile on his face: "The Duchess believes that transporting supplies is a very serious matter. She is not confident in handing it over to others. Only the Lion Hunter Knight who broke through Cologne and captured General Cross alive is capable of taking on this important task."

The Griffin Knights brought a lot of news from the Bone Fortress, the most important of which was that they had been short of food for several days. During this period, they even took off the cowhide belts on their waists to make soup, and all the leaves in the city were picked clean.

If they don't come, all the soldiers in the Bone Fortress will probably launch a life-threatening general attack and die together for their country.

Therefore, the most urgent task is to deliver supplies to these food-starved defenders.

The Griffin Knights only took back the air supremacy over the Bone Fortress over the main army, but the Bone Fortress was still surrounded by a sea of ​​demons.

At this time, when they have blocked most of the demons in front of them, someone needs to take this opportunity to transport supplies into the Bone Fortress.

"Sir, you don't have to feel burdened by this. In fact, transporting grain is not as dangerous as you think. The demons blocking the Bone Fortress will be dealt with by General Toka. You are only responsible for transporting the supplies in." Fujiro scratched his head, and suddenly some dandruff fell from his head.

With hundreds of thousands of people marching and fighting, water is a problem in itself. Except for a few top leaders, no one can afford the luxury of washing their hair with water.

Li Wei didn't think there was any danger in this, but he felt a little depressed because of his status as a grain transport officer.

But when he thought of the famous Zhong family emperor Yuan Mi Shui, who was also in charge of military rations at the beginning, he instantly became interested.

"Okay, when?" He was secretly thinking in his heart how to make some money from it when the time comes.

After all, this batch of supplies was aid from the Western Territory. If he didn't take it, someone else would, so it would be better to give it to Gaoya Fort at a low price.

"Tomorrow morning, Sir, you should go and prepare now, it's just in time."

……

Actually, it was tomorrow morning, but at night the army from the east gathered under the bright moon.

Military flags were scattered all over the ground, swords and spears were everywhere, and the clashing sounds of armor seemed to be the bells from the Vatican, sentencing the group of demons to death.

The strategy of launching a surprise attack at night was first proposed by an old general from the East named Toka.

He believed that because demons had more advantages at night, no one had launched an attack at night before. Over time, these demons had already acquiesced that humans would not dare to attack them at night.

Therefore, launching a sudden night attack at this time would achieve unimaginable results.

This statement was immediately recognized by most people.

This result made the old general extremely satisfied, and he immediately suggested with a smile: "Since this strategy was thought up by me, then no one should know how to do it better than me. This is a very difficult task, so why not leave it to me."

Those who agreed with the plan looked at the upright old face and instantly felt like a clown.

After laying so much groundwork, it turns out that he was just trying to gain merit for himself. After all, there are only so many demons, and if one person gets more, the other person will have less.

They immediately beat their chests and stamped their feet, thinking that this old guy looked like a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, but they didn't expect that he could actually use such a trick.

So the 40,000 soldiers from the East Territory began to attack in formation. They had no intention of hiding their whereabouts. It was impossible to conceal their whereabouts with so many people.

First, a bunch of catapults were pulled out, poured with the kerosene they brought and ignited. Then, stone balls that looked like little suns in the night sky smashed towards the demon camp in the distance one after another.

The demons who were still sleeping were suddenly stunned. After all, humans had not attacked them the night before, and everyone assumed that night was the time to rest. As a result, they suddenly launched an attack now. Most of the demons were beaten at a loss, and many of them were crushed into meat paste by the rolling boulders while they were still sleeping.

Finally, under the roar of high-level demons, they barely gathered together and began to face the army coming with torches in the distance, preparing to resist the opponent's attack.

……

"They have begun the attack." Daemon stood on the top of the Bone Fortress. From here he could easily see countless battles taking place in the demon camp three or four miles away.

However, the visibility was very poor at night, so all we could see was a bunch of torches and the faint sounds of fighting.

"Lord Damon, do we need to open the city gate and go out to help?" It was Mudhan who spoke. However, compared with his handsome face before, his thin cheeks were now sunken, and he was not much better than those beggars.

The only difference was that those eyes became brighter because they contained hope.

In fact, he was not the only one. The soldiers on the city wall were also looking outside the city eagerly, trying to see the supplies that were promised to be delivered to them.

"No, if the demons take this opportunity to attack the city gate, our efforts will be ruined." Damon shook his head. Even though hope was in front of him, he remained cautious: "Go and pass the order, tell the soldiers to stay alert and defend the city gate to prevent the demons from attacking at night."

"Come back immediately after the message is delivered," he added.

The situation was very chaotic right now, and he didn't want anything to happen to the bard who had saved him.

"Yes." Mudhan nodded and ran away quickly.

"Huh, the reinforcements are finally here." Lancerod felt relieved and even wanted to joke, "I remember when I first started waiting, I didn't stink that bad. Now I'm afraid even if I give a prostitute a gold gram, she won't let me get on."

"Prostitutes may not, but male prostitutes certainly will." Damon was a frequent visitor to brothels when he was young, otherwise he would not have been called a "dissolute knight", so he took over the conversation directly.

Both of them were in a good mood when facing the arrival of reinforcements.

……

While the fighting was raging in the front, the lord was leading a group of orcs to slowly load supplies in the rear.

"Boss, there's some wine here!"

Suddenly, Zat's voice was heard shouting, and the lord, who was sitting on a pile of sacks and biting an apple, hurried over.

He inserted his sword into the wooden box and pried it open, revealing a box of oak barrels inside.

"Pour some and try it."

Zat picked it up directly, pulled out the cork and poured it into the cup.

Levi took a sip slowly, but the bitterness in his mouth soon made him spit it out.

"Damn, are you trying to fool people with horse urine?"

He had drunk wine brewed by the elves and kumis brewed by the centaurs. The two had different tastes, but he spoke highly of both.

But the wine in front of me was like a few sour fruits soaked in water. It was sour and bitter and very hard to drink.

Even Zat, who had no restraint in eating, picked it up and took a sip, then put on a mask of pain on his face and threw it back into the box as if it were garbage.

It's not easy to become a grain transport officer, and these are materials without a clear owner. The lord naturally has to check them carefully first. It's not too much for him to take some good things to comfort himself during this period, right?

Unexpectedly, the quality of Datou's wine was so poor.

He had a bad premonition in his heart and hurriedly ordered the barbarians to open the boxes of supplies. When he saw the neatly stacked things inside, he looked up and smiled bitterly.

Yes, I should have thought of it earlier, but how good can I expect the aid materials to be?
All I saw were loaves of black bread stacked in the boxes, and even some gravel and unknown things mixed in.

Dogs won’t eat this stuff even if you give it to them!
It is said that on a pitch-dark night, a thief sneaked into the home of a simple farmer.

He greedily "borrowed" the family's food in the kitchen like a whirlwind.

When all the work was done, he proudly lifted the bag full of food, ready to spend a perfect, flawless day.

However, when he turned around, he saw the angry hostess of Black Bread holding a deadly weapon.

That’s right, black bread, which is obviously food, has become a weapon that can kill people.

Although this is just a joke circulating among the people of Derby, it also shows the power of these black breads.

The plan to enrich himself failed, and the lord could only wave his hand angrily, load all the supplies into the car, and then drive towards the Bone Fortress.

As the battle became more and more intense, the demon's defense line began to be pushed back continuously, but when it reached a limit, it began to stabilize again.

Because the demons who had reacted began to send more troops here. If it were daytime now, you could see that the plains far away from the battlefield had been occupied by demons, and they were rushing towards here like waves.

The lord knew that this was an opportunity to seize every second. If the soldiers from the East Territory could not stop them, the angry demons would vent their anger on High Cliff Castle.

"Run faster, you idiot!" Levi was standing on the shoulder of a giant monster, "I'll give you a snack when we get back."

He collected a bunch of these big guys in the wilderness. They had plenty of strength and could survive by eating grass roots and batter, so he used them as laborers, which was much more useful than cattle and horses.

After all, cattle and horses need careful care and they need to be allowed to rest for a few days occasionally, but trolls don’t need that at all. They are born to be hard laborers.

Supplies that would require three horses to pull can be pulled by one of these behemoths that are nearly four feet tall and weigh several thousand pounds, and it seems very easy.

(End of this chapter)