Lord Wizard

Chapter 50 Ambush

"Strength 3.8, Constitution 4.8, only a little lacking in agility."

Lin Meng shifted his gaze from the attribute panel: "With my current attributes, even without using enchanted items, a Grand Knight like Kidd is no longer a match for me. And the two Grand Knights who disappeared from the Rising Sun Group were only newly promoted a year or two ago; their strength is limited!"

After assessing the strength of both sides, he felt more confident.

"Ambushing me means the enemy's plans will have to change based on my actions... So, let's see who ambushes whom then."

With that thought in mind, Lin Meng arrived at the training ground and began to adapt to his growing strength.

The next day, just as dawn broke, the Sunset Legion, ready to march to Solent, set off from Viscount Evan's territory.

After entering Marquis Heris's territory, the army suddenly split into two groups, with the first and second groups disappearing without a trace.

Seeing this, Eric quickly asked, "Lord Martin, why have the First and Second Divisions separated from the main force? Weren't we about to attack Solent City?"

"Last night, the lord received intelligence that Marquis Heris's army supply point had been discovered, so he made a last-minute decision to send Lord Harvey and Lady Eileen to raid it. If all goes well, they might be able to surround the point and catch the reinforcements."

Martin explained casually.

Eric and Lia exchanged a glance and feigned indignation, saying, "How can Eileen, who is only a novice knight, lead an army on her own? Lord Martin made such a great contribution to Baron Leylin in taking Winter City, yet he can only be the deputy commander of a division... It seems that neither of us can be considered Lord Leylin's confidants."

"You can't say things like that lightly. Lady Eileen grew up with you since childhood and has saved your life more than once. How can I compare?"

"Sir, aren't you worried that dividing your forces into two groups will leave you with insufficient troops to capture Solent?"

"Liya asked."

"That's not the case. According to the intelligence sent back by Lord Alfonso, the defenses of Solent City are weaker than ever before. Not only are there only two thousand soldiers guarding the city, but the majority of them are new troops."

"I see."

"Let's hurry, keep up with the master. We, the fourth division, are now considered a main force!"

After Martin finished speaking, he spurred his horse and rode off towards Linmon.

Eric glanced at Lia, who nodded knowingly.

Her gaze quickly lost focus, clearly indicating that she had left the wizarding world.

Eric sneered, "How could we not know what Lin Meng's purpose was in placing Martin among us? It's to monitor us, isn't it? But how could a native understand our methods?"

……

Mount Bies is a large mountain that runs across Solent City and Viscount Evan's territory. It is over 1,300 meters high and covered with pine and oak trees. According to the guide, there is a huge lake on the mountainside. In earlier years, a fish called Mohe lived in the lake. Long-term consumption of it could increase one's spiritual power.

Unfortunately, after this news spread, the blackfish in the lake were hunted to extinction, and now very few people have seen this fish. Some scholars have investigated and found that this fish had been hunted to extinction during that period.

"My lord, the Bies Mountains are just ahead. Once we cross these mountains, we won't be far from the city of Solent."

Goss said to Linmon.

"It really is a great place."

Looking at the distant, continuous mountain range, Lin Meng estimated its area in his mind and said, "Let everyone rest for a while before crossing the mountain. Send the order down to set up camp and cook a meal."

"Yes."

At Lin Meng's command, the troops slowly came to a stop and began to prepare for rest.

"Why did it stop?"

Liya asked, puzzled.

"We just received orders for the army to rest on the spot and have lunch before crossing the mountain."

Eric said.

"Won't something go wrong?"

"Impossible, we didn't reveal any flaws."

"That's good."

……

"My lord, the setup over there is almost complete."

After resting for more than an hour, Goss came to Linmon's side and whispered.

Lin Meng glanced at his pocket watch: "Now that everyone has rested, let's prepare to set off into the mountains."

For a moment, the large army that had stopped slowly surged toward the Bass Mountains again.

This scene brought Eric and Lia a slight sense of relief.

The group set off, with dozens of light cavalry breaking away from the main force with Lin Meng and others, and heading towards the dense forests on both sides of the mountain road.

At this moment, the army, which was hiding in the dense forests of the mountains, became tense as they watched the scouts getting closer and closer. They were afraid that any move they made would lead to their discovery by the scouts, thus ruining the ambush.

"What's going on? Wasn't it said that along the way, apart from the vanguard who would also scout, Lin Meng wouldn't send out scouts on his own? Why is he suddenly scouting Mount Bis?"

The general who led the ambush said in a low voice.

"This only shows that Lin Meng is cautious in his military tactics. The areas he passed through before were mainly plains, which were not suitable for ambushes, but now the area is covered with dense forests. It is reasonable for him to send out a group of scouts."

A general in black armor standing beside him said this.

"Lord Paul, Lord Jason, there's no point in saying this now. In a moment, these scouts will have found us. What should we do?"

At this moment, a knight behind them asked.

"Since we can't ambush them, let's fight our way out. With our current strength, dealing with Lin Meng, who only has two thousand soldiers, will be a piece of cake."

The general, known as Paul, said confidently.

"Good! We'll take care of Lin Meng; you can handle the soldiers."

Jason nodded.

"Then, as you two sirs wish."

As the knight spoke, the messenger quickly relayed the order.

At his command, the archers who had been lying in ambush in the dense forest immediately stood up, and countless arrows flew towards the scouts who came to scout. Those who could not dodge in time were instantly riddled with arrows.

"There's an ambush! Quick, retreat!"

The few scouts who had narrowly escaped immediately shouted and spurred their horses to ride back.

However, the soldiers, who had been ambushing in the dense forest and feeding mosquitoes for most of the day, were already deeply disgusted with these scouts who had ruined their plans. They charged down and fired arrows at them wildly, shooting scouts off their horses one after another.

Large numbers of soldiers rushed out of the dense forest, quickly forming a formation of over a thousand men, who appeared to be well-trained.

"Where did this army come from? Judging from their clothes, they seem to be from Carol City."

Lin Meng frowned: "Could it be that Earl Dawson has also become Marquis Heris's man?"

Previously, when he was in Carol City, Earl Dawson maintained a neutral stance; otherwise, he wouldn't have allowed him to bring out the Horn Code Knights so easily. Unexpectedly, in just a few months, Heris has already won him over.

"Sir, we should leave now, or they'll really stick to us."

Goss reminded him from the side.

"Hmm, that's a more convincing defeat."

Lin Meng nodded: "Pass down the order, the rear guard becomes the front guard, retreat."

As he spoke, he spurred his horse and galloped away.

"Don't let Leylin get away, after him!"

Seeing Lin Meng and the others begin to turn, Paul immediately shouted.

When the general of Carroll City saw Lin Meng's sudden defeat, he sensed something was wrong, but before he could speak, Paul and Jason had already rushed out.

Considering that their side had a clear advantage with the strength of two Grand Knights and several high-ranking knights, he said no more and led the more than two thousand people who had emerged from the dense forest, shouting as they chased after the army of Winterfell.

(End of this chapter)