Blood Lord of War

Chapter 203 The problem of crossing the river
"Boss, we stay here just to wait for you. The coalition troops have already retreated." Simon replied. "Tess said that you will definitely come back along this river, hehe, she really got it right."

"Where's Tess?" Robin asked.

"Our camp is five miles away from here. Tess and the stag riders are there." Simon said, raising his hand and pointing to the east.

Robin nodded: "Okay, let's go to your camp first."

Then, the group of them left the river bank, with Simon leading the way, and the group walked cautiously on the wasteland for half an hour, and arrived at the temporary camp of the Raging Waves Legion.

This camp was placed behind a raised mound, on the almost flat wasteland, this location was considered relatively hidden.

Twenty triangular camp tents were neatly arranged in three rows under the mound. From a distance, they looked like a group of densely grown white mushrooms. There were deer cavalry standing guard on the mound and around the camp.

When Robin and his party arrived at the camp, there were only a few sentries in the camp, and Tess and the other deer riders had all been scattered, looking for Robin's information like a needle in a haystack in the wasteland.

Simon told Robin that they had a division of labor, and he and Luke guarded the nameless river, because when the Raging Waves Legion marched towards the Blood King City, they walked along this river, so they guessed that Robin had a high probability Will be back along the river.

The deer cavalry is highly mobile, and Tess led the deer cavalry like a big net, scattered the deer cavalry in groups of two, and "blocked" Robin from other directions.

After waiting in the camp until evening, the deer cavalry sent out finally came back one after another.Of all the people, Tess was the last to come back, and it was almost dark when she rode back on the elf deer.

Tess rode the white elf deer snow and stopped slowly in the middle of the camp, her face full of melancholy.There was no gain again today, and she was very depressed. As the days passed, she became more and more worried about the baron.

She turned over the deer skillfully, took off the helmet on her head, revealing a long flaxen ponytail.Then, she couldn't help but sighed deeply, and lamented in her heart: My dear baron, where are you now?
Just as she was melancholy, Simon and Luke came out of the tent in front of her one after the other.

Seeing the two of them, Tess shook her head sadly: "Sorry, I didn't get anything today, do you have any news from the Baron?"

As soon as she finished asking, she felt that something was wrong. Simon and Luke stood in front of the gate of the tent on the left and right. Both of them looked at her with silly smiles on their faces, which made her confused.

"What's the matter with you?" Tess frowned suspiciously.

"Tess, who do you think this is?"

After Luke finished speaking, he turned and opened the curtain of the tent.Then, Robin walked out of the tent.

"Tess, I'm back, are you okay?" Robin stood at the door of the tent, looking at Tess with a smile.

Tess was stunned for a moment, her face was full of astonishment, and her green eyes, as beautiful as jewels, were wide open. "Lord Baron!" She exclaimed in surprise as if she couldn't believe it.

Then, she let go of the elf deer's rein, walked quickly to Robin, and knelt down on one knee. "Master Baron, you have finally returned safely."

Tess said excitedly, tears filled her eyes in an instant, recalling the fear and toil of the days and nights, she felt that everything was worth it.

"Get up quickly, you've all worked hard during this time." Robin stepped forward and helped Tess up with both hands.

Tess raised her hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and a sunny and beautiful smile appeared on her face: "Master Baron, as long as you are safe and sound, I am so happy."

After dinner, in a tent, Robin, Simon, Luke, Tess, and Pastor Feynman sat on a small horse, forming a circle in the center of the tent, with a bed on the ground. Robin's military map.

After busy work, Smaug and Seaman made everyone a cup of hot tea and handed it to them one by one.

Simon held a small wooden stick in his hand and used it as a pointer. While pointing on the map, he introduced the current war situation to Robin.

"Three days ago, the main force of the Wilderness Alliance left this area and continued to retreat towards the Raging River, while we stayed behind. At this time, I guess they are about to reach the Raging River."

"However, the army of the blood race followed closely behind. A day ago, the army of the blood race passed by here and also ran towards the raging river. At that time, we were hiding behind this mound, and the blood race army was anxious to chase the main force of the coalition army. We didn't do much searching of the area and we got away with it."

"The blood army will definitely not let the coalition forces cross the river. The two sides are on the north bank of the Nutao River. There is probably another battle. Maybe, at the moment we are talking, the two sides have already fought."

Simon told Robin about the current situation in one breath. After hearing this, Robin's two thick black eyebrows were tightly furrowed, his expression was deep, and he was lost in thought.

"That is to say, the most difficult thing facing the coalition forces now is how to cross the river under the pursuit of the blood army." Pastor Feynman made a summary on the side.

Simon looked up at Feynman: "Ah...that's almost what it means."

Whether the coalition army can safely cross the river now is not what Robin needs to think about. He only thinks about how to bring his Raging Wave Legion to the south bank of the Raging Wave River.As for the rest of the coalition forces, I'm sorry Robin really can't help.After all, he is only the Baron of Raging Waves City.

The Wilderness Alliance Army was originally a temporary army composed of a group of pioneering lords, and it was difficult for such an army to guarantee cohesion.When the battle was won, everyone could still unite tightly around Earl Goode, but once defeated, all the lords thought about how to protect themselves and how to minimize their losses.

This is also why the Wilderness Alliance will lose again and again.In fact, on the whole, even if the previous two major battles were defeated, the Wilderness Alliance still has more than 1 people. If they can be reorganized, this is still a very powerful force.However, once the morale of the army is broken, the battle cannot be fought.

Robin is not a saint, self-sacrificing or something, he is not that noble.When everyone only cares about himself, he can only choose to be alone.

Moreover, Robin believed that as the lord of the Raging Wave Legion, it was his responsibility to bring his soldiers home safely.

"Boss, what shall we do next?" Simon snapped the small wooden stick in his hand with a bang, and threw it into the nearby bonfire, staring at two bull's eyes, looking at Robin expectantly.

The eyes of others also fell on Robin, including Baron Feynman, everyone was waiting for Robin to make an idea.

Robin raised his head and showed a helpless smile: "What else can we do? Let's set off early tomorrow morning to the Nutao River."

There was nothing to say all night, and early the next morning, just after dawn, all the Raging Waves Legion got up, packed the camp, and prepared to set off.

There was heavy fog in the wilderness in the morning. Robin stood on the top of the mound and looked around. There was a vast expanse of white everywhere, and the visibility was very low. He could only see clearly the range of 50 meters around him.

However, this is a good thing for Robin, the fog can just hide their whereabouts.Moreover, even in such a foggy day, the half-elves can still see farther than other creatures, which makes it more likely for the Raging Wave Legion to detect the enemy in advance, thus avoiding risks early.

It is said that in ancient times, the eternal forest where the elves lived was covered with fog all the year round, and the elves even used the fog to arrange mazes and traps to thwart the enemies who wanted to enter the forest of elves.

With the help of the cover of the morning mist, the Raging Waves Legion set out from the camp.The team of nearly a hundred people lined up in two rows and walked into the sea of ​​white mist.

Robin and the others walked very fast and carefully along the way. Tess led the deer cavalry to explore the way ahead, and helped Robin and the others avoid the small blood army several times.

Because it was a starry and night-long journey, they spent less time and arrived at the Nutao River in only three days, two days earlier than Robin estimated.

The Raging River almost traversed most of the wasteland, like a dividing line, dividing the entire wasteland into two regions, the north and the south.For the native races in the wasteland, this river is like their mother river.

The width of the Nutao River varies greatly. From west to east, the widest place is several miles wide, while the narrowest place is only a few meters wide. The same is true for the depth of the water. A half-year-old child can wade through the water.

The location chosen by the coalition forces to cross the river is where the Nutao River is relatively narrow and shallow.

From the north bank of the Nutao River to the south bank, there is a channel for crossing the river. This channel is about four meters wide and 20 meters long. The river water in the channel is relatively shallow, and an adult man of average height can directly step on the bottom of the river and wade across.

On both sides of the channel, the river water is relatively deep, so if you want to cross the Nutao River, this channel is the best way to cross the river.

When the Raging Waves Legion arrived at the Raging Waves River, the coalition soldiers had already started crossing the river.

On the north bank of the river-crossing channel, the coalition soldiers crowded densely at the entrance of the river-crossing channel. Only ten thousand people crowded together. black ants.

Soldiers and nobles were all crowded together, and there were various horse-drawn carts and ox carts in the crowd. They were surrounded by people from front, back, left, and right, making it almost impossible to move an inch.

The noble gentlemen rode tall horses, yelled loudly, and waved their whips, trying to open a path among the crowd.But the soldiers in front couldn't make way even if they wanted to, and they were blocked by other soldiers in front of them.

Yelling, cursing, and the roaring of animals, all kinds of voices were mixed together, and I heard "buzzing" in my ears, but I couldn't hear anything clearly.

A wheel of a wagon pulling military supplies was broken, and it got stuck in the mud, blocking the way for the soldiers. The soldiers who were desperate for survival simply overturned the wagon, and the goods on the wagon scattered all over the ground.

It should be the responsibility of the coachman to take care of the goods on the carriage, but the coachman simply ignored it. He only picked a few valuable small items from the fallen goods, and hurriedly followed the soldiers to the river bank.

There are already lucky soldiers who have successfully crossed the Raging River. On the south bank of the Raging River, there are also a large number of soldiers who have successfully crossed the river. However, compared with the group of soldiers waiting to cross the river on the north bank, the soldiers who successfully crossed the river are only a small part.The soldiers on the south bank seemed to have been reborn, and everyone's faces were filled with joyful smiles.

And in the middle of the channel of the Nutao River, a row of coalition soldiers was walking along the river crossing channel, braving the rushing water, struggling to the south bank.Because the channel for crossing the river is too narrow, only two or three soldiers can cross the river side by side at a time.Compared with the army on the north bank anxiously waiting to cross the river, the number of people crossing the river every time is simply a drop in the bucket.

Some soldiers even threw away their weapons and armor in order to lighten their burden.There were also some soldiers who couldn't wait any longer, relying on their better water skills, they simply took off their clothes and jumped into the Raging River from other places, trying to swim directly to the other side of the river.

In addition to these troops waiting to cross the river, there were also many small groups like the Raging Waves Legion. They were separated from the main force in the melee, but finally reached the Raging Waves River.Such teams appeared from the south continuously, and then joined the large troops waiting to cross the river, which also made the queues waiting to cross the river not to be seen.

Robin and his party stood on a high ground. From their position, they could overlook the entire northern bank of the Raging River. The rushing Raging River stretched from west to east, and it seemed to spread all the way to the horizon.

"My God! There are so many people, how long will it take to cross the Raging River?" Simon stood beside Robin, seeing so many teams crossing the river, he couldn't help exclaiming, his loud voice shook Robin's ears buzzed.

"I said, can you stop shouting in my ear, sooner or later I will be deafened by you." Robin moved two steps to the side in disgust.

Simon turned his head and said "hehe" and laughed twice: "Boss, it's better to be deaf. If I'm deaf, I don't care if my voice is loud."

Robin rolled his eyes angrily at this incomprehensible stupid big man, and then kicked his solid gluteus maximus: "I think you owe a beating again, kid."

Simon was kicked and jumped up, "Ouch", and then said: "That's the strength, boss, I really don't get used to it without you kicking my ass these days."

"You masochist, that's fine, I'll kick you every day when I return to Raging Waves City, okay?"

Simon's big face turned pale with fright, and he waved his hands quickly: "Don't stop, leader, I'm just kidding."

Robin didn't bother to talk to him anymore, and ordered: "You are the one who talks nonsense, hurry up and lead the team, we are also ready to cross the river."

Then, the Raging Waves Legion walked down the slope and joined the densely packed army crossing the river.

"Everyone follow closely, don't get lost!" Robin walked at the front of the line and shouted back.

At this time, a familiar voice suddenly sounded from the side: "Robin!"

Robin followed the voice and turned his head to look over. He was surprised to see that the person calling him turned out to be Baron Joseph.

(End of this chapter)