Blood Lord of War

Chapter 160 Marching on a rainy day

It has been two weeks since I left Longji Castle.

There was a light rain in the gray sky. Since Robin and the others set out, the autumn rain has not stopped. The vanguard troops walked for two weeks, and the autumn rain fell for two weeks.

The vast wasteland can't be seen at a glance, and the half-person-high weeds cover the whole land, like a green ocean.

Robin and the others were walking in the sea of ​​grass, and the vanguard of 1000 people lined up in a long line on the grassland, like a water snake cruising in the sea of ​​grass.

The Rock City troop led by Baron Lauren was at the front of the formation, and Robin's Raging Wave Legion followed behind.

Earl Goode had already drawn the marching route before departure, but this road was not easy to walk.To be precise, there is no way for Robin and the others to go. The power of the empire has not yet reached the north bank of the Raging River. The marching route passes through a truly barren area. The vanguard needs to wade out a way in the boundless sea of ​​grass. Come.

Therefore, Robin and the others walked very slowly, and the team had to stop every time they walked to clean up the weeds caught in the wheels of the carriage. The marching progress of the whole team was much slower than planned.

According to the original plan, the vanguard should have reached the foot of the Blood King City at this time, but now, Robin and the others didn't even see the shadow of the Blood King City.

The continuous autumn rain, the stop-and-go team, and the clothes that would never dry, all of these made Baron Lauren of Rock City feel very irritable. It's gloomy now.

The soldiers were wearing ponchos and carrying spears, walking one by one in the sea of ​​grass. Everyone had a miserable face, and the morale of the whole team was very low.

"Made, when will this damn rain stop?"

Lauren was riding on the back of a war horse with a thick black poncho over his armor. He wiped the rainwater off his face with his hands, cursing constantly in his heart.

A group of spearmen lined up in a long line, walking in front of Lauren dejectedly. The continuous rain made the land soft and muddy. The soldiers marched like they were stepping on cotton. Be careful and slip easily.

Lauren felt that the marching speed was too slow, so he couldn't help shouting anxiously: "Speed ​​up! Give me both of your legs!"

But as soon as he finished shouting, a spearman slipped and sat down in the mud with a thud, and the marching line stopped.

An angry Lauren cursed: "Useless thing, can't you even control your own legs? Stand up for me!"

The soldier who fell was depressed, but he didn't dare to complain. With the support of his companions, he stood up quickly and continued to follow the queue.

At the tail of the vanguard, the Raging Waves Legion followed behind the Rock City army, also slowly walking forward.The harsh environment is equal to everyone, but Robin's army obviously copes with it more easily.

The iron guards have long been accustomed to living in harsh environments. Compared with the cold and desolate snow-covered plateau, the climate of the wasteland is considered pleasant.The cold autumn rain fell on the body, and the imperial people felt the cold to the bone, but all the highlanders still wore single clothes.

The ancestors of the half-elves lived in the dense elven forest, where the rainy season was almost half the year, and the blood from their ancestors made them more adaptable to rainy days than the imperial people.In the culture of the elves, it is believed that rainwater comes from the natural rootless water and is one of the cleanest waters in nature. They believe that letting the rainwater wet the body is a ritual of purification.

But even so, after two weeks of rain in a row, some complaints began to appear among the soldiers.

Robin rode in front of the Legion of Raging Waves, wearing a waterproof black hood and a hood that was integrated with the cloak.

This kind of waterproof cloak is the standard equipment of the Raging Waves Legion. Iron Guards and Half-Elves each have one piece. It was produced in Silver Frost City. The quality is very good. It was prostituted from the Snow Eagle family when he was fighting against Wind Castle. .

It's just that this kind of waterproof cloak is designed according to the body shape of a normal imperial person. It is inevitable that a tall iron guard will look tight when wearing it. The waterproof cloak that was originally a full body size can only cover the body of a highlander. To the knee, it looks like it is shortened.

As Robin walked, he was thinking about one thing: they didn't even meet a wilderness native on this road, which is a bit abnormal.Logically speaking, this undeveloped area should be the most densely populated area of ​​the wilderness.

Tess's deer cavalry scouts found a village of aborigines in the wilderness when they were patrolling, but there was not a single aborigine in the village, and there was no sign of the village being destroyed. It seemed that the whole tribe had moved out.

Robin guessed that building a city would require a lot of manpower and material resources. Did the Blood Duke move all the natives of the surrounding wasteland to the Blood King City?Integrating the indigenous tribes in the wasteland is no small project.

So far, Robin and the other lords still know little about the Blood Duke.

The team marched for another hour, and finally reached a small river where they should have reached three days ago.At this time, the sky had already darkened. Although the red-haired Lauren was anxious, she had to order the army to camp in place and rest by the river tonight.

Robin had no problem with camping, and he and Lauren had very little communication along the way.Before the vanguard set off, the Earl of Longji named Baron Lauren as the commander. Obviously, Earl Good still trusted Lauren, who had more troops, than Robin.

Although Robin did not raise any objections, he did not take Earl Goode's appointment too seriously.The army is his own, and when it comes to the battlefield, Robin will only trust his own judgment.

This road is just a non-stop march, stop and go, but there is nothing that needs to be disputed.Therefore, although Robin and Lauren dislike each other, they are still in peace.

Before it was completely dark, the soldiers began to seize the time to set up camp.The iron guards unloaded the marching tent from the carriage, and drove the ground nails used to fix the tent deep into the soil.The ferocious iron guards sometimes find it troublesome, so they will directly use their iron palms instead of hammers, and forcefully smash the ground nails into the ground.

After the iron guards set up the tent, they wrapped the ropes on the tent around the ground spikes to prevent the tent from being knocked down by strong winds or other reasons.

The iron guards and half-elf moved swiftly, and after a while, military tents rose from the ground like mushrooms.

Robin raised the curtain, walked into the military tent that had just been built, and shook off the rain on his body.His personal entourage, Seaman, also walked into the military tent, and helped Robin take off the waterproof cloak on his body.

Seaman folded the waterproof cloak and put it aside, and then began to arrange the things in the camp. First, he moved a small horse bed so that Robin could sit down temporarily, and then helped Robin make the camp bed.He has already done these things with ease, and his work has gradually become neat and tidy.

Seaman was busy here, and Smaug, the dragon vein goblin, came in carrying a waterproof snakeskin bag.

He circled the open space in the middle of the camp with stones picked up from the river, built a simple firepit, took out a few pieces of charcoal from a snakeskin bag and threw them into the firepit, and then spat out A flame ignited the charcoal in the firepit.

Orange flames emerged from the fire pit, and finally there was some warmth in the cold military tent.

Sitting on the ponytail, Robin took out a map from his backpack, opened it in front of the firepit, and looked at it by the light of the fire.

"According to the current speed, I'm afraid it will take another week before we reach the Blood King City." Robin frowned and said to himself.

"Master, the weather is too bad. It's hard for us to go fast. You don't have to worry too much."

Smaug reassured, and while he was talking, he put the kettle on the firepit, which was already filled with the river water he had just brought back, and started to boil the water.

Next, Smaug and Seaman started to prepare dinner, while Robin walked to the door of the camp. He lifted the curtain and looked at the camp outside with a deep expression, as if thinking.

At this time, it was completely dark. Although he couldn't see the rain in the dark night, he could still hear the sound of the pattering rain and the "da da" sound of the rain falling on the military tent.

This night was spent again in the sound of rain, Robin didn't sleep well, and only slept for three or four hours in a daze.However, relying on the super physique brought by the blood of the Titans, even such a little sleep is enough, and Robin is still full of energy the next day.

In this way, Robin and the others walked in the rain for another two days.At noon of the day, Robin suddenly received a report from a deer cavalry scout.

"Lord Baron, about ten miles to the northeast, we found a very suspicious village."

While the team was advancing, they also continuously released scouts to investigate the situation ahead.Baron Lauren will send out his scouts, and Robin will also send out his deer cavalry.

"Village?" Robin felt very strange, how could a village suddenly appear in this vast wasteland.This place is getting closer and closer to the Blood King City. Could it be a village built by the Blood Race?

Robin praised the half-elf scout, and then rode towards the Rock City team. He quickly caught up with Baron Lauren in front of him.

Although Robin doesn't have a good impression of Baron Lauren, if it's an enemy situation, then from the overall situation, he must also share information with Baron Lauren.

"Baron Lauren, wait a minute!"

Robin shouted from behind, Baron Lauren heard it, looked back at Robin, and stopped impatiently.

"what's up?"

"My scouts found a village to the northeast."

"Town?" Lauren showed a questioning expression, his first reaction was disbelief. "Nonsense, if there are villages and towns ahead, my scouts will definitely report to me. Besides, this is a wasteland, how can there be villages and towns."

"It may be a town established by the blood race. The blood race can build a city in the wasteland, and it is not difficult to build a village." Robin said with a serious expression.

Although Baron Lauren was still a little skeptical, there was no room for any mistakes in such a big matter.He thought for a while, and called his scout captain: "Vedran! Vedran! Come here!"

The scout captain immediately ran over on his horse. He was a young man with a thin face.He ran in front of Baron Lauren, hammered his chest on his horse, and saluted the baron: "My lord, what are your orders?"

"Baron Robin said that a village was discovered in the northeast. Has your scouting team detected it?" Lauren asked sternly.

Wei Delan froze for a moment, glanced at Robin with a cold face, and then replied: "Report to the baron, there is no detection so far."

However, he didn't dare to speak too harshly. After all, the scout in his hand weighed a few pounds. He knew it very well in his heart, and there might be omissions.Moreover, the wasteland is so big, and their team has limited manpower, so it is impossible to explore all places.

"Baron Lauren, we'd better go and have a look together." Robin said with certainty.

Seeing Robin biting him to death, and his scout leader not being very confident, Lauren was a little shaken in his heart, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Okay, let's take a look together."

Robin brought his half-elf scout, and Lauren took his scout captain Wedeland. The four went out and moved in the direction of the village and town, while the large army temporarily stopped and stood by.

After running in the rain for a while on the wasteland, after climbing a small hill, Robin and the others saw the town reported by the half-elf scouts.

Looking as far as possible, through the pattering rain curtain, you can see the silhouette of a small town under the gray sky in the distance.

Baron Lauren's face suddenly became ugly, he turned his head and glared at the scout captain beside him, and angrily scolded: "In such a big town, you can miss your eyes, your eyes are on the top of your head Are you on?"

Wei Delan was scolded bloody, and his heart was colder than the autumn rain in the sky. He lowered his head and apologized loudly: "I am very sorry, Lord Baron."

"Hmph! I think your scout captain is going to end his job!"

The four of them leaned closer to the town under the cover of the rain, and when they got close enough, Robin and the others realized that it was not so much a small town as it was a small military fortress, and this The first military fortress should not be fully built yet.

The area of ​​this military fortress is not particularly large, just equivalent to the size of a small village, but its city wall is nearly six meters high, almost as high as the city wall of Longji Fort.On the city wall, you can see many wilderness natives busy back and forth, including hobgoblins, gnolls, goblins, bear goblins, kobolds, etc. Robin even saw human figures.

A flag was hung on the city wall. Although the flag could not be floated due to the rain, it could still be vaguely seen that there was a bloody white fang drawn on the flag.

Baron Lauren recognized the flag, and his expression sank immediately, and he said, "That's right, it's the Duke of Blood, and her flag is hung on it!"

With such a high city wall, it was extremely difficult for Robin and the others, who lacked siege equipment, to capture such a military fortress. Only one or two hundred troops were needed on the opposite side to hold the fort with the advantage of city defense.

But fortunately, this military fortress was not completed. Its three walls had been built, but only the east wall was not completed, and there was a huge gap in the middle of the wall.

(End of this chapter)