Arcane Linguist

Chapter 315: A last-ditch battle, the resonance of idioms and allusions! (6000 words)
"What a bunch of losers. They usually boast nonsense and seem to be invincible, but they were defeated so quickly!"

Seeing this scene from a distance, Sugarma, the frontline commander of the Ferre Army, cursed loudly.

But now that the matter has come to this, he has no choice but to withdraw his troops.

"How can it be so easy to just run away after the fight?"

The Jonis mercenary group and the Siris Demon Warriors pursued the victory.

The defenders in the city rushed out one after another to provide support.

Because at this time, the enemy troops no longer had the courage to fight and began to flee.

We are making great achievements today, how can we be willing to be second to others?
"As expected, it's still not possible to combine a thief with an army."

"Are you starting to disobey orders now?"

"Forget it, let them go."

Everyone in the mage tower felt helpless when they saw this.

Because an army of thousands is easy to obtain, but a general is difficult to find.

When the blood is boiling on the battlefield, it is difficult to change his mind with just a few words.

What is forbidden?
Elite!

Absolute elite!
Not to mention the world of Reiner, even high-demon civilizations such as Atrein and the Automedia Empire can only do this with a small number of troops.

Fortunately, the current situation is quite favorable, and they can even use the momentum of these people to overwhelm their opponents and continue to cause pressure.

The enemy troops who were defeated and fled would not know why those people came out of the city to pursue them. They would only feel extremely terrified.

As for promoting generals who know how to fight and are able to restrain their subordinates, and improve the quality of the Queen's army, that is a matter for later.

……

Across the Red River, in the main camp of the Fei Lie Army.

"Your Majesty the King, Sugarma has been defeated and is now fleeing hastily with his army to cross the river and return here..."

The spies on the front line used "messaging technology" to transmit the latest news.

The strategists all suggested: "Your Majesty, send troops quickly to respond."

"We can't let them attack our formation and disrupt the morale of the army."

Fei Lie looked gloomy and was speechless for a long time.

Of course he understands that military morale and morale are crucial.

Being overwhelmed by the huge defeat ahead, all the friendly forces that were originally looking at the mountains and plains became a burden, and even turned against the formation, trampling on each other.

The top priority is not to let the Sugarma tribe implicate their own direct lineage, causing a chain reaction of defeat across the board.

But he was unwilling to accept such a failure.

He originally had great expectations for the Spellbreaker troops, hoping to use this trump card to eat up the enemy's most elite Jonis mercenary group, as well as the wild mages and spell props aided by Atrein.

They never expected that they would be completely defeated after the Siris Demonic Warrior appeared on the scene.

"Although these people are only a small group, their combat capabilities are extremely strong, and they have reached a level that can change the battlefield situation.

If we leave it alone and attack repeatedly in the coming war, our troops will soon be cannibalized.

Those miscellaneous names and followers will also begin to lose without a fight. "

While everyone was waiting eagerly, Feile finally gave the order with a gloomy face.

But instead of stopping the loss in time and accepting the defeat, he fought back!

"The troops of our headquarters will withdraw from the camp first, and the subordinates will stay behind to use them as bait to lure them into battle!"

"what?"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

“I want to eat the Jonis mercenary group and those Siris Demon Warriors in one go, and cut off Atrein’s tentacles extending here.

Everyone, follow me to bring out the prestige and courage of the Northen Kingdom, and beat up those Atrehines! "

This "Leiner Lion" looked ferocious and determined to fight to the end.

"I want them to know that this battle is not over yet!"

……

Jonis and others chased him several miles away in one breath, even crossing the dry Red River and rushing to the other side.

The enemy cries for father and mother, and often a group of them is chased around, and then they start to fall behind as they run.

A large number of foreign troops also fled into the surrounding barren mountains and never looked back.

Even an extremely famous general would not be able to rein in these scattered deserters in a short period of time and make them rejoin the battle.

Jonis and others have now gained some experience and know that they don’t need to worry about the stragglers for the time being, so they pursue the fierce attack on those who still carry the banner and maintain the organization.

As long as the enemy becomes a piece of loose sand, it will be easy to deal with it.

Since the Spellbreaker team has been defeated, their magic equipment and various spell cards can be used again.

I saw Rabio holding up a "Fireball" magic card, chanting a spell, using his mental power to guide a fireball the size of a millstone, and threw it from a distance.

A few dozen meters ahead, a group of fief knights were blown up and turned into a mess.

The people in front wanted to run back, and the people behind wanted to run forward. In the crowd, they were choked by the smoke, coughing and fled in all directions, like headless flies.

He didn't care about those people, but quickly caught up with his own four-character military flag to avoid being left alone.

On the other side, Jonis and others once again chopped down the enemy troops that were catching up with them. They simply collected the gold coins and magic props they carried with them, then dumped the corpses by the roadside, and called to Rabiot and the soldiers composed of the Seris Demon Warriors. Troops gathered.

Jonis was not a natural-born general, but through constant practice, he also knew many details of leading troops in battles.

He knew that at this time, he had to be slow and steady and maintain an appropriate rhythm.

As a result, he was lucky. Among the friendly forces in the city, some clever people came with their cavalry and gathered a group of available manpower for him.

"After one or two more waves of killing him, it's time to retreat!"

Jonis asked everyone to take a break and said while sorting out the magic props that could be used immediately.

"Ah, are you going to withdraw now?"

The friendly forces that had just arrived were a little disappointed. They had come all the way, but they still had no results.

Jonis explained patiently: "We have already crossed the other side of the river, and a little further forward is the enemy's camp.

Do you really expect to defeat the opponent's [-]-strong army with just such a few people? "

"That's right...well, if there were five thousand horses...no, even two or three thousand would be fine!"

Everyone was a little disappointed, but also a little understanding.

In fact, it is possible to defeat an army of [-] people.

The prerequisite is that one's own large forces must keep up.

Jonis and others chased in front on horseback, the elite soldiers spread their legs and ran behind, and the defenders hung further behind.

Coming all the way, we can't see each other from the beginning to the end, and we have begun to lose touch.

As long as a few of the enemy's more tenacious troops turn around and take a bite, they can be held back and trapped here alive.

If there were thousands of horses to maintain the mobility of the large army, it would not be so troublesome.

However, raising horses is extremely expensive, and using spells to summon magic horses costs more than a dozen gold coins.

They can't afford this bill.

“So, it’s better to accept it as soon as possible.

This time we defeated the enemy, and we were able to get a lot of magic equipment and spell props, as well as the remaining armor and war horses, which can be considered a big fortune! "

Jonis arranged for everyone to collect the captured things. He did not care about dividing the profits for the time being. He first gave up the rideable war horses to the elite soldiers so that they could maintain the necessary mobility.

Not everyone knows how to ride, so we need to fully adjust and reorganize the team.

After many twists and turns, after more than ten minutes, some enemies in front began to stabilize their positions and raise their flags again.

At this moment, urgent news from the staff group arrived.

“Jonis, there are enemies on your flanks!

Ferrer sent several elite troops to outflank him! "

The situation suddenly became unfavorable.

Jonis quickly counted the soldiers and horses around him, and found that there were only more than 600 people.

Looking back at the original battlefield, the formation was scattered and the morale of the soldiers was relaxed.

Many people stopped after chasing and began to pick up equipment and supplies on the ground.

They all thought that they had won a great victory this time, and the enemy army had no time to adjust and would not dare to attack again.

As everyone knows, Fei Lie still has some direct troops that he can use.

The personal guards who are usually reluctant to send to the battlefield, the close relatives of the royal family, the private soldiers of loyal nobles, etc.

This time, even the bottom line was taken out.

"Quick, gather the team!"

"Line up to defend against the enemy, otherwise, a great victory will turn into a great defeat!"

The staff group was in chaos, which was also somewhat unexpected.

They did not expect that the Ferret Army could still launch a counterattack at this time and dare to launch a counterattack.

Because of the advanced communications supported by the Lena people, the Queen's army's command system responded quickly enough.

But the order continued, with little effect.

The commanders hurriedly searched for their respective subordinates, beating and scolding them, and finally managed to pull back those who had rushed forward too fast and almost fell into the enemy camp.

In the rear, even when death was imminent, they did not forget to grab things dropped by the enemy.

A long sword costs tens of copper coins, a shield costs several silver coins, and if you are lucky enough to pick up a magic scroll, magic equipment and so on, it will explode immediately.

There are many bosses snatching away the spoils of war, so why bother to line up to meet the enemy?

Roland couldn't help but cover his face.

All the mages in the tower and the senior officials of the kingdom also sighed secretly.

"There is no need to delay the construction of the army!"

Even if the army of a high-demon civilization loses magic, it still has several times the combat effectiveness of an army of a low-demon civilization of the same rank and equipment.

The key lies in the source of troops.

The quality of soldiers and grassroots commanders from good families is far superior to that of thieves and strong men captured by force.

The current East Lena Kingdom army is essentially a colonial puppet army, and its discipline and fighting will are not as good as that of a private team of adventurers.

At the critical moment, Jonis stood up.

"Rabio, gather all the mages and cast the level 4 spell "Wall of Flowing Water" into the river! "

This is a conjuration magic that can condense water elements and summon obstacles formed by running water.

"Everyone who knows how to cast spells together, use your magic power in one place and block the road!"

Rabiot was shocked when he heard this: "In this case, we ourselves will not be able to survive!"

"Stop talking nonsense and do as I say immediately!"

Jonis interrupted.

Rabio was startled, and then he remembered that the other party was no longer the captain of the adventure team in the past, but the leader of the mercenary group.

Military orders are like mountains and cannot be doubted.

Everyone quickly obeyed.

The temporarily formed mage group quickly took action.

More than 20 wild mages of different ranks sang and cast spells together under the guidance of a spell scroll.This is a special technique for singing duets. In joint spellcasting, only one person needs to know how to use the scroll to lead the singing, and the others can follow along and follow.

Their main responsibility is to provide magic power and work together to stir up the resonance of Mana.

In a moment, a large amount of water elements condensed and turned into a raging flood flowing down the river.

The Red River, which could not even be crossed by one's knees, immediately became a wall of water that was several miles long and as high as a city wall.

There is a continuous flow of river water above, continuously adding volume to it.

The long wall of water protected the defenders at the rear, but at the same time, it also trapped Jonis and the others on the other side.

Everyone was a little frightened.

Jonis stood up again and said loudly.

"Everyone, I have heard that you must fight to the death and live!

This is the wisdom from Siris School, Lord Roland!
Now we have trapped ourselves here, there is no way out, we can only move forward and keep moving forward!
Only by rushing into the enemy camp and killing everyone can you break through the encirclement!
It belongs to a man, just pick up your weapon with me and fight your way out! "

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they were aroused, and they all raised their weapons and shouted.

"Fight against the odds and live towards death!"

"kill!"

……

"it is good!"

In the mage tower, everyone in the staff couldn't help but fell silent for a moment.

Immediately they all started praising him.

Everyone present had read the classics of the Seris School, and they quickly understood the allusion to which Jolins' "last stand" came from.

That is a piece of history in the Biography of Marquis of Huaiyin in the Historical Records.

In the past, Han Xin, a general of the Han Dynasty, led his troops to attack Zhao. He ordered his troops to form a formation with their backs against the water, and defeated the Zhao army.

Later generations refined the idiom "a last stand" based on this.

Roland carried it over without politeness and made it his own invention, which was published in "The Romance of Siris".

From a linguistic perspective, the superficial meaning of this idiom is to form an array and fight against others.

Simply understanding it from a grammatical and semantic level does not have any profound meaning.

Its structure is connected and can serve as a predicate and attributive, but it is just an ordinary statement. If you ignore the history and culture of Siris, it will not resonate with it at all.

However, combined with the classic battle examples recorded in "Historical Records", these four words have become representatives of resourcefulness and courage. They can be used to describe the determination and will to fight to the death and move forward bravely.

People started to understand, so they were able to resonate with it.

Roland suddenly felt a resonance that spanned the universe.

Such a picture seemed to appear in his mind.

In the endless darkness, billions of light points from nowhere surged over.

They fly, flow, and condense.

The brilliant achievements of past civilizations, the great stories of the long history, and the magnificent chapters of outstanding people.

Everything is emerging like divinity.

Four big characters with golden light appeared.

The last stand!
No, not just a resonance across the universe!

Roland looked around fiercely, as if he could feel the resonance of the Holy Light Bodhisattva in this world just like at the opening of the previous card competition.

Just like a cold current soaking through the whole body, in a torrent that makes goosebumps stand up, the murmur formed by the resonance of the will of thousands of creatures comes layer by layer.

"In the past, the Duke of Welling dug the river and released the water, cutting off his own retreat. It can be called a last-ditch battle!"

"Charls, the famous general of the Principality of Woma, fought against the odds and fought against the odds!"

"Prince Shilok fought against the odds, defeated the many with less, and created a miracle!"

Coincidentally, there have been many historical records in the world of swords and magic.

One after another, there are plausible stories, one after another similar history, one after another, heroes who will be remembered throughout the ages.

Intersect, overlap, and connect with each other.

It’s like the voices of countless historical witnesses are narrating.

until...

"Captain Jonis built his own water wall, divided the battlefield, and fought with his last resort..."

This is the connection of "meaning"!

At this moment, it's not just Blue Star in the previous life.

In this life, in the world of swords and magic, all the classic battle cases and historical allusions that everyone knows, remembers, refers to, and have meaning are quickly connected with this idiom.

This is a resonance from this universe!

Like black gold vibrating, reverberating for a long time, the mysterious Mana resonance is formed.

The bodies of the people by the river were tainted with a layer of mysterious aura that was invisible to the naked eye. With their morale boosted, they began to charge towards the enemy. With great momentum, they once again killed the enemy head-on.

This time, they faced the direct descendants of Feile.

Jonis went crazy.

He was originally a mid-level warrior from the world of high magic and an experienced adventurer.

Intermediate fighting spirit far beyond this world is attached to the heavy sword, like a magic weapon, slashing and killing along the way.

It doesn't matter what elite ace or noble warrior you are, they will all die if they touch each other.

Rabiot went crazy.

He is a wild mage who has followed Jonis for a long time. Although his magic knowledge and spell-casting skills are not very good, in this low-magic world, he can almost be called a "big mage".

He used the Siris magic cards one after another, landing on the crowd with great precision and blowing away the enemies.

Fireball, detonating talisman, magic missile...

A large amount of spell damage poured out, which was simply beyond the ability of ordinary soldiers to withstand.

The wild mages were also furious and quickly played out their few spell quotas and all the magic cards they could play.

Then he roared and covered his body with red light.

They took out melon hammers or staffs from the weapon pouches on the left side of the horse's back, swung them round, and then hammered them into the heads of the heavily armored soldiers in front.

With a bang, the elemental damage transformed by magic power was comparable to the effect of a spell, and the enemy's head exploded on the spot.

Immediately afterwards, there was another round of beatings, with rainbow light overflowing and sparks carrying lightning.

The Seris Demon Warriors behind also became enthusiastic.

Each of them waved the "conquering staff with virtue" and "conquering hammer with reason" in their hands. The elemental energy complemented each other, breaking through armor and piercing the chest, and no one could stop it.

"It's over, it's all over!"

Fei Lie was so blinded by the sight that he almost wanted to draw his sword and kill himself on the spot.

Seeing that something was not going well, his cronies hurriedly grabbed the sword, gathered around him and fled quickly.

Seeing the handsome flag disappear, the already panic-stricken camp finally exploded completely.

"The king is dead!"

"The army is defeated!"

"Everyone, run away!"

The defeated troops who finally managed to escape back to their own formation incited each other to pack up and leave.

……

The six hundred brave men were so powerful that no one could stop them.

Everyone can see clearly that the overall situation has been decided.

This time I really won.

When the news came out, everyone was shocked.

The world's media, including the Savarin Journal, quickly published the news and praised it.

They praised the Atrein Heavenly Soldiers, Lord Roland, and the Jonis Mercenary Group and the Siris Demonic Warriors.

In Atrein, more attention is paid to the two key points of Siris's Demon Warrior defeating the Spellbreaker, and Jonis's last-ditch fight to break out of the siege.

There was a lot of discussion on the magic net, and everyone was talking about things related to this.

Naturally, the topic was brought to the potential of the Seris School in the field of warfare.

"It was only then that I discovered that Mr. Roland is really a natural genius, and he also has unique insights in the field of war!"

"That's right, I thought it was just talk on paper at first."

"I didn't expect that he would have such profound war wisdom."

"Perhaps Atrein can also recognize the profession of magic warrior and truly create a corresponding guard army?"

The popularity of these discussions actually comes from the elves' law breakers.

Some people even sent relevant news to the outside world, and even many other colonies and high-magic worlds paid attention.

At this time, Roland ignored the commotion outside and locked himself in the office.

Because he suddenly had inspiration.

About the cultural inspiration of the idiom "a last stand".

He held a blank card made of magic paper in his hand. He used spiritual power to imprint on it by hand, constructing rune arrays one after another.

With the pull of spiritual power, on the card, Jonis waved his sword and gave a speech, and everyone responded one after another.

"Legend Card·The Last Stand"

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"Legion skill: group gain effect, adding "Heroism", "Rage", "Acceleration", "War Fever" and other composite gains to legion members..."

"Use it in desperate situations to achieve the greatest effect..."

Understanding is the basis of resonance.

Resonance is the basis of magic.

When the mages from another world truly understand the meaning of "a last stand", the idiom and allusion it represents is no longer a rigid knowledge limited to books, but a living force.

From then on, these four words had "magic".

Just like when Roland created the oracle's rune "Light" and then derived the level 0 "Light Spell", it became magic.

Unsurprisingly, Roland took this opportunity to express his inspiration and created this idiom spell card with practical significance in one go.

Soon after, in the "Bi Sheng" laboratory.

"The Last Stand magic card? Is this a legion magic for group use?"

"Yes, I have thoroughly understood its meaning and constructed the spell model.

Next, it’s up to you.

Try to see if you can copy and print it and mass produce it. "

"Okay, I see."

This was not the first time that Scood and others had cooperated with Roland. They quickly took over this precious master and prepared to start related research.

"As for the funding, I think if I submit the good news here and the paper I wrote on creating this magic, Atrein will support it."

After Roland said this, he went back and recorded what he had just realized, intending to compile it into a paper and publish it in "Magic".

(End of this chapter)