It was a pity that war was cruel. Although the hundreds of soldiers were full of fighting spirit and fought with their lives on the line, it was a little too fantastical for a few hundred people to fight against a team of 100,000, especially when the enemy was an elite team.
The elves didn't even slow down when facing the hundreds of enemies. The frontline troops took out their melee weapons and rushed forward. In less than a minute, the small troop was drowned by the enemy's human wave tactic. Although they didn't know how many of them died, it shouldn't be that many. At least, they couldn't see that the enemy's numbers had decreased.
"Don't let that Bestial Duke get away! Chase him!" Selena yelled again. The Silverwind Guards also yelled in unison and continued to chase after Li Huailin.
"Yes, that's it." Li Huailin silently gave Selena 32 thumbs up and continued to run. When the Silverwind Guards saw that Li Huailin had run away, they naturally chased after him even more fiercely. They were shooting at him as they chased. Li Huailin really didn't know how these people trained to shoot while moving. If the soldiers behind Li Huailin were a little slower, they would immediately be shot full of holes.
"Hehe, it feels good to escape. Don't you think so, Maccon?" Li Huailin said with a smile, but Maccon didn't reply. Li Huailin turned around and saw Maccon's solemn face. His hands were holding the reins so tightly that the veins on his hands were clearly visible.
"What's wrong, Maccon?" McCain? "Li Huailin asked.
"Nothing, Marshal …" Maccon shook his head.
"But I only see one word on your face, and that is — hatred," Li Huailin said. "You're starting to hate your enemy after seeing your soldiers being killed?"
"Yes, Marshal …" Maccon nodded.
"Seems like I need to teach you a lesson. Otherwise, how are you going to fight without me …" Li Huailin said. "Maccon, look at the elven troops behind you."
Maccon turned his head and looked at the elven troops. He didn't know what Li Huailin wanted him to see.
"What do you see?" Li Huailin asked.
"Uh …" Maccon didn't know how to answer. They were all the enemy's soldiers.
"Great hatred …" Li Huailin answered his own question. "And it's a hatred that's a hundred times stronger than yours …"
Michael saw through it. Wasn't it obvious? If you slaughtered dozens of their villages, how could they not hate you and want to kill your whole family?
"So, Macken, it's not good to use hatred as a source of power because it's never invincible. As long as you meet someone with hatred that's stronger than you, you'll definitely lose. Even though you hate the Elves, the Elves hate you even more. If you fight with them, you'll be the one to lose. Only if you can guarantee that you have the most powerful hatred in the world can you use this as a source of power. "Li Huailin said.
"Yes, Marshal, don't worry. I won't let my emotions affect me." McCann seemed to understand what Li Huailin meant. He calmed down a little and said, "But Marshal, according to what you said, doesn't it mean that the elves behind us are very powerful?"
"That's why I need to let the elf captain, who wants to tear me apart, understand something very important …" Li Huailin sighed. "Hatred … won't bring … anything."
"…" McCann didn't say anything. He turned to look at Li Huailin.
"I hope the silly girl behind me can understand the price of 100,000 lives," Li Huailin said and pointed to a mountain road next to him. "McCann, this way."
"Marshal, this isn't the way back," McCann said as he turned his horse around.
"Keep up." Li Huailin didn't explain and shouted.
Seeing Li Huailin rush into the mountain road, Selena's face lit up. She shouted to the troops, "That's great! The humans on the other side aren't familiar with the terrain here. They've turned into a dead end."
"Captain, is the road ahead a dead end?" Someone beside him immediately asked, "You don't know the terrain here."
"Yes, I've been here before. It's actually a dead end if you keep going along this valley. Everyone, let's work harder. We'll be able to chase the enemy to the end soon," Selena shouted immediately.
Upon hearing this, the Silverwind Guards became even more spirited and immediately surged into the valley.
"Speed up." Li Huailin, who had rushed into the valley, immediately stomped on his horse. Although they had been running, they never used their fastest speed because they were afraid that the people behind them wouldn't be able to catch up. Now that they saw that the enemy had entered, there was nothing else to worry about. They immediately accelerated forward with all their might. The speed of the cavalry was incomparable to that of the infantry. With just a slight dash forward, the distance between the two sides would immediately increase.
However, this road was indeed a dead end, just like what Selena said. Li Huailin saw a circular basin after charging forward for a while. It was surrounded by mountain walls. The lowest part was 40 to 50 meters high. When Li Huailin led the troops to the last mountain, there was really no way out.
"Marshal, there's no way out. This is a dead end," McCann said anxiously.
"Yeah, what should we do?" Li Huailin dismounted and walked to the front of the mountain wall. He looked back at his remaining troops. The original 5000 infantrymen were all gone, not a single one could be seen. When they escaped from the camp, there were still a few thousand people following behind them. Now, it seemed like they were all killed. The cavalry had basically caught up with him. There were about 700 people around him. It seemed like his losses this time had reached a new high.
"Marshal …" The cavalrymen also looked at Li Huailin. Although they hadn't seen the elves chasing into the valley, they reckoned that the only way out had been blocked. There was really no way out this time.
"Don't worry, Marshal. We'll protect you with our lives!" a cavalryman immediately said.
"Oh, you don't have to be so dramatic." Li Huailin chuckled. "Besides, how did you manage to kill your way out when they had so many troops? Do you think you're Zhao Yun? Ever since Zhao Yun disappeared, not a single one of our Second Corp could fight."
"Marshal, what do we do now?" McCann asked next to him.
"Alright, alright. Although it's fun to see you anxious, let's stop playing." Li Huailin chuckled and handed a rope to McCann. "Tie it around your waist."
"Marshal … Huh? Where did this rope come from? " McCann subconsciously took the rope, but soon he felt a little strange. Where did the rope come from? He looked at the other end of the rope and found that the rope was hanging from the cliff above.
"Is it done?" Li Huailin asked.
"Oh, yes, it's done." McCann tied two knots on the rope and said.
Li Huailin grabbed the rope around McCann's waist with one hand, then looked up and shouted, "Vera, I'm too lazy to climb. Pull me up."
"Yes, Marshal." Veronica's voice came faintly from above. "People below be careful. The rope is coming down."
After saying that, a dozen ropes were hung from the cliff, and at the same time, the rope on Li Huailin's side began to rise.
"I say, what are you guys looking at? If you don't want to die, immediately throw away your weapons and armor and climb up. There are so many of you, do you really want me to pull you up one by one?" Li Huailin shouted at the cavalrymen below who had not yet reacted.
"Quick! Quick! " The cavalrymen below immediately began to take off their clothes. Although armor, weapons, and horses were basically a cavalry's second life, compared to their first life, there was still a bit of a gap. Fortunately, they were all cavalrymen, and after running for such a long time, they were not very tired. The first few who took off their clothes immediately began to climb up along the rope. Because the rope was placed against the cliff, there was a place for their feet to stand on, so their climbing speed was not very slow. Soon, hundreds of strong men wearing only white robes were climbing up the rope.
Of course, Li Huailin was the first to reach the top. It could be regarded as a special elevator, and a dozen soldiers were pulling hard on it. As soon as Li Huailin showed his head, Veronica, who was waiting on the top, could not wait to greet him.
"Marshal, are you okay?" Veronica asked worriedly. "Don't do such dangerous things next time."
"You think I want to? It's all because the scouts are so useless. There is no useful information at all. All I can do is control her actions and make her do what I want. But she is really cooperative." Standing at the top, Li Huailin's field of vision was much wider. Soon, he saw a stream of people moving in the valley, rushing towards them.
"Marshal …" Maccon was the second to climb up. When he was in the air, he finally understood what was going on. This morning, Li Huailin gave Veronica a lot of instructions and then sent her out. It seemed like he had already planned everything. As expected of the marshal. But … why didn't he tell him? Wasn't he worried for nothing?
Maccon did not know whether to laugh or cry when he recalled Li Huailin saying that it was interesting to see him anxious.
"Vera, Vera, where is my best spot?" Li Huailin asked hurriedly.
"Marshal, I've looked. That position has the best view." Veronica remembered Li Huailin's instructions and helped him find a position with a good view. She had already seen it when she came. There was a slightly protruding high platform over there, and standing on it, one could see everything below. Veronica had already laid a blanket on it, and it was ready for Li Huailin.
"Good job." Li Huailin nodded. "Then, let's begin."
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
