Chapter 31 The decisive battle (10,000 words)

Author: Ivan the Terrible

Chapter 31 The decisive battle (10,000 words)

All this time, Hemei has been waiting for one thing.

That was the Scoia'tael's active attack, and this was what all the soldiers of the encirclement and suppression army were waiting for.

As for why the Scoia'tael took the initiative to attack, the reason is very simple.

Under Herme's blockade and advancement, the Scoia'tael's choice was either to fight tooth and nail, or to be completely besieged to death.

And Herme believed that with Eldan's character, he would definitely choose to give it a try.

After reading Eldan's dossier records, Herme was certain that this was an avenger who wanted to avenge mankind at the cost of his own life.

Even if such an elf dies, he will definitely choose to die in a vigorous battle with humans.

And Eldan's desperate fight did come.

The camp of the Aedirn Siege and Suppression Army is very busy now.

Groups of soldiers were assembled and lined up in order, waiting for the commander's orders. From time to time, teams were sent out of the camp and hurried to the front line in the melee.

But more people are still waiting nervously, some are nervous and some are not.

For example, the veterans are quietly packing up their equipment and making final preparations for going into battle.

Messengers continued to arrive, bringing news of fighting and requests for help.

"It's chaos, it's really chaos. Why are there requests for help everywhere? Are the Scoia'tael going crazy? They actually besieged so many strongholds at the same time."

Viato looked at the letters requesting assistance and said with some difficulty.

In the past hour, letters asking for help have been flying in like snowflakes. It's no wonder Viato couldn't hold back.

"Calm down, my attendant, go do your job and sort this information into categories. Don't panic. Stay calm at all times."

Faced with a large amount of information, Hemei did not panic and seemed very calm.

Herme just watched quietly as the fortresses on the map were displayed with arrows indicating they were under siege by the Scoia'tael, learning about the war.

It can even be said that he was a little excited.

Eldan's attack with such great momentum was undoubtedly intended to confuse him, but Herme would not be fooled.

He knew very well that the Scoia'tael in the Decaying Forest, even with the recent newcomers, was not enough to support such an offensive. This scene only looked huge.

This is what Herme expected, and the Scoia'tael will do this sooner or later under his stranglehold.

It's just that they were more tolerant than Hemei, so Hemei had to wait much longer than expected.

This actually made Herme quite anxious for a while. As the time he spent became longer and longer, if the king of Vengerberg became impatient one day and issued an order asking him to quickly take down the Scoia'tael, that would be

All previous efforts are wasted.

But it doesn't matter now. They took the bait after all. If they took the bait, things would be easier to handle.

Compared with the Scoia'tael's attack, Herme was more concerned about another thing.

That is, in all reports, it is stated that the Scoia'tael are well-equipped and the personnel are in obviously good condition, and have nothing to do with hungry people.

It seems that the Scoia'tael did not have the expected shortage of supplies.

This made Herme very concerned. In the report just a week ago, the Scoia'tael corpses found on the battlefield were obviously malnourished and lacked equipment. How come it has only been a week and the situation has changed to heaven and earth.

After thinking for a while, Herme thought that it was the Scoia'tael who took out all the supplies and equipment from the bottom of the box in order to make this last ditch effort.

He sighed a little, these Scoia'tael are really tolerant, and they actually kept so many supplies until this moment.

However, leaving so many supplies will not change their fate of destruction. The Scoia'tael have now completely stepped into the big trap that Hemei has laid for them.

You stupid elves, just flop inside, you won't get out no matter what.

Thinking like this, a smile appeared on Hemei's face, and the guard next to him was stunned. What's going on? Why did the lord suddenly laugh, and he smiled so obscenely.

"Tell each fortress that if you hold on firmly, there will be a way. The Scoia'tael do not have that many troops, and most places are just feint attacks after all. Don't lose your sense because of this. Defend your fortresses, they will not be able to take them down so easily."

Malendo said to the couriers who were about to set off. These couriers were all wearing chainmail and face shields to prevent them from being shot to death by the Scoia'tael on the way to deliver the message.

This is the strategy set by Hemei, and it is also the most effective response method now.

Of course, this does not mean that Hemei will not send people to support him.

Depending on the importance of the fortress, Herme will give priority to sending reinforcements, such as those stuck on important roads.

As for the more minor ones, we can only wait.

In fact, it doesn't matter to Hemei that those relatively secondary fortresses are lost, so the defenders inside can only hope for their own good.

However, it is not easy for the Scoia'tael to capture these fortresses. Given the guerrilla nature of the Scoia'tael, it is still very difficult for them to conquer even such a simple fortress.

Each fort has more than fifty defenders. If Squirrel wants to capture a fort, he must gather more than a hundred troops, and he must be relatively elite soldiers.

And how many people do the Scoia'tael have now? Four hundred? Five hundred? It's not enough.

And based on the information received so far, it seems that the Scoia'tael are focusing their siege on fortresses at key locations, and the secondary fortresses are probably harassed and feigned attacks.

And if you ask what Hemei and his main force are doing, there is only one thing they can do, and that is to wait.

Based on the available information, it is difficult for Herme to determine whether Eldan's main force has appeared.

He is now waiting for the main force of the elves to appear, so that he can lead the main force to annihilate these damn Scoia'tael in one fell swoop and solve the troubles in this kingdom.

Or it would be okay if Eldan never came out. If the Scoia'tael launches such a powerful offensive, those who retreat will bring Herme to that guy.

Herme thought that Eldan might use this method to induce them to attack the Scoia'tael's positions and gain an advantage for himself, but he said it didn't matter at all.

At that time, we just have to attack the Scoia'tael's positions. It doesn't matter at all. We have an absolute military advantage. No matter what conspiracy the Scoia'tael has, this power can break it.

Time continues to fly, and battle reports from the front continue to come.

Everything was pretty much what Heme had expected. The Scoia'tael's attacks on each fortress were followed by a helter-skelter retreat after leaving a large number of corpses. After all, most of the attacks just looked like that.

There are attacks everywhere, there are Scoia'tael everywhere, but the attacks fail everywhere. This is the current situation of the Scoia'tael.

The situation was developing in a direction that was favorable to the Aedirn people. Therefore, the mood of everyone in the military camp was no longer so tense. The officers under Herme were free to joke and chat with each other.

For example, Bogo was chatting with Vigores about which vodka was better on the two sides of the Blue Mountains. The two even went to take out a bottle and poured a small cup to taste it. It didn't look like they were going to fight at all.

Charron was also there, but he was sitting in a wheelchair. He looked around boredly, looking quite bored.

The soldiers have also organized themselves back to their previous state and are no longer tense, but most of them are organizing their equipment and getting ready for battle.

"Lord Hermey."

While Herme was drinking Toussaint again and waiting for the news, a voice interrupted.

That's Layla, and she's in a very bad state right now.

The cloth on the armor was scratched, the knife marks were obvious, and there were some blood stains, but looking at the distribution, it was obviously not hers.

Layla had obviously come after a battle. The female officer in military uniform hurriedly walked up to Hermey and told him the news that he had been waiting for a long time.

"Eldain, Eldain, we have found his whereabouts! We know where that bastard elf is!"

In this battle, the mission of the Aedirn Special Forces is to find Eldain's location through the defeated Scoia'tael troops.

Special forces have carried out such missions before, but they all ended in failure, and many sacrifices were made as a result.

Because the people they met were all professional guerrilla fighters of the Scoia'tael, these people were very good at concealing the traces of their actions.

They even used special forces to pursue them and laid traps on the enemy's roads, and many people were trapped to death.

But this time it was different. The attacking Scoia'tael were mixed with a large number of amateurs, the same inhuman races that the Scoia'tael had "rescued" from Herme before.

Herme knew very well that it was difficult for these good and weak guys to hide their whereabouts.

So they probably pointed out a path to Eldain for themselves, and then asked Herme to take down the elf whose head the king named.

Not to mention that the larger the scale of the operation, the more problems may arise, and the more likely they are to leave traces leading to their lair.

So he sent out all the special forces. Now is the time when they are needed. King Demavi organized this force just to let them do this.

When she received this order, Leila was in a very high mood. She had been waiting for this order for a long time, so she immediately led her men into the forest after receiving the order.

So when Layla, who had returned, said that she had found Eldan, Herme immediately stood up from the marching chair.

His precious Toussaint wine was spilled on the ground directly because of this action, and the bright red wine flowed on the ground, as if bleeding.

And Herme didn't care anymore. Compared with victory, a bottle of Toussaint wine was nothing.

"Eldan and his gangsters are currently occupying the ruins of a palace, and we guess that is where Kedev Gernwyd should be."

"Tsk, you are indeed hiding in that ruins."

Herme was not surprised at all that the Scoia'tael were hiding there.

In fact, from the very beginning, Hemei suspected that the ruins of the palace were the location of the Scoia'tael, so a ruined palace was very suitable as a camp.

But unfortunately, he could not find the way to the palace, and the locals did not know how to get there.

As far as Hemei knows so far, the Decayed Forest only has little external changes, but the internal changes are quite significant.
To be continued...