Green Monster Epic

Chapter 1176: Khalid City

The Northern army, having raced for over five hundred li, had already penetrated deep into the border province of Haze, encountering no significant resistance along the way.

It seemed the Elven Kingdom was indeed facing major troubles; otherwise, they wouldn't have so easily abandoned several southern border provinces, allowing the Northern army to invade.

However, the more this happened, the more uneasy and anxious the commander, Albard, became, as he worried about what actions the Elven Kingdom would take to retaliate against their invading forces.

Leading such a large army for the first time, the pressure and responsibility weighed heavily on Albard, leaving him no room for complacency or carelessness. Should this army, composed of elites from various Northern tribes, suffer significant losses or even be defeated in this war, it would be a severe blow to the morale of the entire North.

The Elven Kingdom had clearly abandoned the lands and towns near the border, so the Northern Allied Forces and the Drow hadn't encountered any substantial resistance along the way. Therefore, their forces and clans withdrawing back to their homeland must be gathering at a certain location, plotting a military plan against the Northern Allied Forces.

The deeper they advanced into the Elven Kingdom, the more cautious Albard became. Elite scouts were spread out over a hundred li around the army's route, solely to detect the enemy as early as possible and give their own forces more time to react.

Even the Frost Blade Wolf Fang light cavalry regiment, which had captured over a dozen towns of varying sizes, was recalled by Albard with a single order, scattering them into several large teams to patrol the vicinity of the main force.

The Drow army had now become the vanguard for the Northern Allied Forces. Albard and his forces watched as the Drow plundered and cleared the scattered towns and manors in the forests and wilderness, while they only needed to send a scout to monitor the Drow's movements and report back.

If the Elven high command was rational and shrewd, they would be more inclined to target the Drow army first, and deal with the Northern Allied Forces last.

This was not only because of the long-standing animosity between the Drow and the Elves, but also because the Drow army was much weaker than the Northern Allied Forces and had penetrated deeper into the Elven Kingdom.

If they could eliminate the invading Drow army first, the subsequent counterattack by the Elven Kingdom's army would be more composed and easier.

At least, in Albard's opinion, if he were a member of the Elven Kingdom's high command, he would be more inclined to make such a choice.

Of course, the commander of the Drow army was not incompetent either. Although they were competing with the Northern Allied Forces for the resources and population left in this land, they still maintained a distance of two to three days from the Northern Allied Forces, so even if they encountered an Elven ambush, they could quickly converge on the Northern Allied Forces.

At the same time, the Drow army also implemented their race's agility and speed into their march. The Northern main force advanced at most 80 li a day, while the Drow army could march over 130 li, and their marching route was irregular, sometimes advancing west, sometimes rushing east, and sometimes even launching a surprise attack, never allowing the Elven commanders to determine their destination.

Even the spoils and Elven prisoners they obtained from clearing the area were quickly transported to the rear after accumulating to a certain amount, so that they would not become a burden to the main army. As for their army's rations and supplies, except for the necessary equipment replacements stored in the dimensional equipment on the generals' bodies, most of the other materials were obtained locally, which, although simple and arduous, could reduce the burden on the soldiers' march.

Through the Drow's actions all along the way, Albard and his forces roughly came to a judgment: the Drow's dispatch of troops this time was not so much for occupying land and strongholds, but more for the kingdom's resources and population, because they did not garrison troops or disperse manpower in the occupied areas at all.

Since this was the case, Albard and his forces were happy to let the other party pave the way in front, and they only needed to reap the benefits.

Although the city defense construction of Khalid City was not as good as Thorns Fortress, and the strength and number of the garrison army in the city were also much worse, it was still the only important town in Haze Province besides Thorns Fortress that could be used as a defensive stronghold.

In addition, the high-ranking officials of Haze had made the decision to clear the fields and fortify the city in advance these days, concentrating the limited forces in the province in Khalid City, merging with the troops that had collapsed from Thorns Fortress, at least in terms of numbers, they already had one or two tens of thousands more troops than the original garrison in Thorns Fortress.

Of course, the Thorns Fortress garrison was mostly professional soldiers, which was not comparable to the army pieced together in Khalid City.

The army's arrival under the city only gave the tired soldiers time to rest, build camps, and eat, and then the first wave of probing attacks began.

The magic chefs who accompanied the army carefully prepared magic dishes for the soldiers, and after the soldiers ate them, they directly drove away the accumulated fatigue of these days, and their bodies quickly returned to their best condition. When the legions formed their battle formations according to the regulations and launched a charge in the loud and distant horn, the solid Khalid City immediately faced the test of war.

After having the experience of the first siege battle, the soldiers of the Northern Allied Forces were more skilled and agile when they launched the siege again, and they also had a clearer understanding of the goals they wanted to achieve in the battle. Although it was only a probing siege, there was also a wave of frontal siege warriors who climbed onto the walls of Khalid City.

It was a pity that this group of less than a hundred warriors was defeated and driven off the city by the Elven warriors guarding the city before they could gain a foothold.

The warriors fought bravely on the battlefield, and the legendary powerhouses also flew into the sky to fight fiercely with the Elven powerhouses. However, with the addition of the Gray Dwarf powerhouses this time, the Northern powerhouses were finally no longer as passive and arduous as before, and the two sides fought back and forth for a while.

And Allen, the Bear Goblin Saint who had just finished relaxing, finally gathered his mind and returned to the battle state, slowly walking into the void with the Bone Cleaver in his hand, where two familiar Elven figures were waiting for him.