Idle game leads to another world.

Chapter 310 Crossing the River
Three full days had passed since the scouts discovered Princess Viola's group on the other side of the river. These three days were definitely not easy for the defenders in the Lookout Fortress.

There were about 6,000 troops from the Subia Demon Kingdom in the Fortress of the Lookout, of which about 1,000 were originally stationed in the fortress, whose main job was to ensure the smooth flow of supply lines. The other 5,000 were gathered from the retreating main force.

The selection criteria is that as long as you see the enemy, don't run away, and don't sneak around and become a deserter...

The Subia Demon Kingdom's army was not weak, and they were very confident that they could fight head-on no matter how powerful the army was. Although Qihang City had been under siege for a long time, they continued to capture cities and strongholds along the way with great momentum.

However, when faced with terrifying celestial phenomena that were comparable to doomsday scenes, their morale collapsed in an instant, and they still didn't understand what was happening to them.

In addition, the commander was beheaded by Princess Viola, and the army lost the highly respected Tiger of the Kingdom to stabilize the morale. The large number of new recruits who joined later made it easier for fear to spread, and the organization was destroyed in an instant.

This is also why an army of nearly 90,000 people was chased by an army of 25,000 people.

Wars these days are fought for morale. It sounds incredible, but there are many examples of a hundred men chasing and hacking at a thousand men.

And during these three days, Viola did grasp the opponent's low morale pain point.

The so-called best strategy is to attack the enemy's plans, the next best is to attack their alliances, the next best is to attack their troops, and the worst is to attack their cities.

In the art of war, attacking the heart is better than attacking the city; psychological warfare is better than physical warfare.

So during these three days, Viola ordered her men to set up camp on the other side of the river, and at irregular intervals every day, they would use catapults to throw over the enemy heads collected on the battlefield.

It doesn’t matter if it can’t be thrown into the city, as long as the defenders on the city wall can see it clearly.

Initially, the defenders of the Lookout Fort would send people to collect the remains, but later on they simply became numb to it and many people huddled in the fort. Whenever they heard the muffled thumping sounds coming from the roof, they would curl themselves up tighter like ostriches.

Especially the soldiers who retreated to the Lookout Fortress. They were always worried that the terrible celestial phenomenon outside the Sailing City would happen again. But now they might hope that the destruction would come sooner. The feeling of waiting for the death sentence in fear was even more uncomfortable.

The commander of the city defense stood on the city wall, holding a telescope, and watched Viola's soldiers giggling as they threw a net bag of human heads at him with a catapult, and he was furious.

In a rage...

He got angry for a moment.

The soldiers were all terrified. Seeing this horrible sight, there was really no other way but to get angry.

He was angry not only at the behavior of the Avarus Demon Kingdom army, but also at the fact that Isaac, the grandson of the Tiger of the Kingdom, had abandoned him and left him to cover the rear.

From a tactical point of view, there is nothing wrong with this. The main force has lost its morale, and once it is caught up, it is likely to cause panic and rout on a larger scale.

In order to give them a chance to regain their morale, they must enter the Kaimen City south of the Lookout Fortress before the pursuers arrive and cooperate with the local garrison to fight against Viola's army.

But this was undoubtedly a very dangerous task, and the defending generals who had chosen the worst lot were of course dissatisfied.

What's more, Isaac left the team behind and rode away on horseback with only a few personal guards, leaving the demoralized army to the staff.

Whatever the reason, to outsiders it was undoubtedly desertion.

But no matter what, military orders are as heavy as mountains. Isaac asked him to hold on in the Lookout Fortress for five days. By then, not only would the main force have entered the Kaimen City, but even the cavalry from the Kaimen City might be able to rush to the Lookout Fortress for support.

Although these three days were very difficult to endure, she thought that since more than half of the time had already passed, if she gritted her teeth and held on, Princess Viola would definitely be kept out.

The general is so confident because he has a natural advantage.

A large river blocked Princess Viola's way forward. They had thought about building a bridge, but a floating bridge was not easy to build.

First, people need to be sent across the river and ropes need to be pulled on the other side of the river. Then, the ropes are used as a frame and empty wooden barrels are placed on top to provide buoyancy. Finally, wooden boards are nailed on top of the barrels to secure the barrels. Only then can a floating bridge be built.

But the defenders of the Lookout Fortress won't just sit there and watch.

Once the bridge was built, cavalry and archers would be sent out to harass them. They were too demoralized to fight head-on, but they still dared to annoy them from a distance.

It takes a long time to build a bridge, and there is almost no shelter on both sides of the river bank. It can be seen at a glance from the lookout fortress. It is not an easy task to build a bridge here and force a crossing of the river.

The general defending the city was also very aware of this. The only thing he couldn't understand was why Princess Viola didn't take a detour but just set up camp on the other side of the river when she knew that a strong attack would fail.

This gave him a bad feeling.

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The 648th year of the Demon King Calendar.

Mid-November, 8pm.

Night inevitably fell, and the cold wind from the north swept across the earth with a knife-like coldness. The sky was covered with dark clouds, and a snowstorm came as time passed.

The literal heavy snow restricted the vision, and the magicians in the Lookout Fortress used spells to confirm that the snow would only last for half an hour at most, which was a rare consolation.

But losing track of the movement on the other side of the river for half an hour was dangerous enough, so the general defending the city specially sent people to patrol near the river bank, ready to take people out immediately to interfere with the bridge-building work if any movement to build a bridge was discovered.

A huge bonfire had been lit on the city wall, but it did not seem to bring much warmth to the soldiers on duty. They shivered, trying to warm themselves up.

The army of the Subia Demon Kingdom was not adapted to the climate of the north, and their winter cotton clothes had not arrived on time, which was one of the reasons why the army had to retreat.

The general defending the city held onto the city wall and looked outside. Although he tried hard to see clearly, the wind and snow still obscured the situation on the other side of the river.

"Report! The Avarus Demon Kingdom army is building a bridge!"

The arrival of the messenger made the generals defending the city feel nervous. It turned out that he was taking the opportunity to build a bridge.

But the snowstorm can only last for half an hour. Is this enough time to build a bridge?

There was no time to think about it. Princess Viola's army could not be allowed to cross the river at any cost. Otherwise, with the current morale of the soldiers, the Lookout Fortress would definitely not be able to be defended.

"Order, all cavalry to mount their horses!"

The commander of the city defense immediately walked down the city wall and joined the cavalry who were ready to attack at any time. As the capstan lifted the castle gate, hundreds of cavalry rushed out with the rumbling sound of horse hooves.

However, halfway through the journey, they encountered some panicked scouts.

"General! The Avarus Demon Kingdom army has crossed the river!"

"impossible!"

It would take more than one or two pontoon bridges to accommodate 25,000 people. Even if only a vanguard force was sent, at least ten pontoon bridges would be needed.

It took less than half an hour from the time the messenger discovered the bridge-building operation to the time he rode back to inform the general, and then the time the general received the news and rode over. In the long run, it took only half an hour for the other party to start building the bridge. Building ten floating bridges in such a short time was simply a fantasy, and it was impossible even with magic.

The general led his troops forward without giving up. After passing through the curtain of wind and snow, he saw countless torches and dark shadows moving towards him. He estimated that there must be at least 7,000 or 8,000 of them.

The Avarus Demon Kingdom army has really crossed the river.

The general was already half-hearted, and immediately turned his horse around:
"Let's go back and inform everyone to prepare for the city defense!"

Before the pontoon bridge was built, we could still rely on cavalry to harass them. But now that they have crossed the river, the few hundred cavalry we have will just be sending ourselves to die.

What the general couldn't figure out was what method the Avarus Demon Kingdom army used.

(End of this chapter)