On the bottom floor of the cave, in the core control room of the mage tower, Ivan sat alone in front of the control crystal ball. Dark green magic flowed on the surrounding walls, and the aura shone on Ivan's meditative face, which looked particularly gloomy. After a long time, light finally appeared in Ivan's absent-minded eyes. He supported his chin with one hand and pressed the other hand on the crystal ball in front of him. He whispered like a sigh: "Life is still here." It¡¯s so fragile!¡± A trace of magic power was injected into the crystal ball. Inside the originally crystal clear crystal ball, white lines quickly appeared, and soon a lifelike geographical model was built. Ivan stretched out his fingers and touched them casually. After dragging the crystal ball several times, the geographical model inside the crystal ball changed accordingly, and finally the entire northern area of ??the Lion Heart Valley was displayed. With the stronghold where Syndra is stationed as the center, the northern half of the geographical model is densely distributed with a large number of red dots, while the southern half is much sparser. Nearly a hundred blue dots are starting from the Lion Heart Valley, forming a long line, constantly approaching the north. Occasionally, there are some sporadic red dots that cannot be avoided and meet those blue dots. After a few seconds, they suddenly disappear. , Every red dot extinguished represents the death of a human soldier. In just ten minutes, the total number of red dots suddenly extinguished is comparable to the number of hunts on the previous day. This is the combination of large army sweeps and small troop patrols. difference between. After sweeping through this long line of blue dots, the land behind it seemed as clean as if it had been washed by water, without any red light flickering. After staring at the crystal ball for a while, Alvin lowered his eyelids and repeated again: "Life is really fragile!" After a whole day of training, today. The Lionheart Territory finally officially launched its attack to the north. At this time, the Lion Heart Leader no longer had to keep this mage tower secret, at least to the mid-level officials within the force, so all the professionals of the third level and above were included in the starting army. All of them left their mental fluctuations in the crystal ball, so that Ivan could easily observe their movements from the crystal ball. Any professional who has reached the third level of strength has at least served as a team leader or above during this expedition. Knowing their movements is equivalent to having a brief grasp of the movements of the entire expedition force. From various perspectives, in this important battle for the first expansion of territory. It would be best for Alvin to always appear on the front line, fight bloody battles with the soldiers, and maintain sufficient exposure, so that he can maximize his authority in the territory. "It is a pity that the total number and strength of human troops still have a certain advantage. In this case, the monitoring capabilities of the mage tower are used to convey messages. Scheduling troops to divide and eliminate human beings' effective forces while avoiding excessive battle losses has become the top priority of this expedition. To complete this task, the number of mages stationed in the mage tower must not be small, and the level of the mage who presides over the monitoring must not be lower than level four. After all, remote communication is a level three spell, although the magic power can be paid for by the mage tower. . However, the mental energy consumed still comes from the mage himself, so only level 4 and above mages are qualified to sit in the mage tower. There are currently a lot of high-level professionals above level 4 in the Lionheart Alliance, but Darrow Fire Claw, Kido, and Syndra are not mages, so there are only three candidates available. Ivan , Ollie and Hobiel Hans. Sir Hans doesn¡¯t need to think about it. Although he is strong enough and has publicly declared his allegiance to Aiwen, as long as he is not stupid, even a lord will not choose to fight in such an important battle. Leave this key position to him. As for Ollie, as a fifth-level mage, she is proficient in a variety of spells, and her role as a fort on the battlefield is irreplaceable. So there is no need to think too much. Ivan knows that he is the only choice to stay and control the mage tower. What's more, Ivan doesn't really want to go to the front line now. It's not because he is afraid of death. With the two space spells of dimensional gate and arbitrary gate, no one in this area can kill him. He just doesn't want to. After getting the news of the death of Ule Ohsere from Johanna, Ivan has always had an awkward feeling. He feels that he has the advantage of sending troops this time and the external environment that can calmly expand his territory in the future. , all based on the sacrifice of Uler, the cheap brother-in-law. ¡°Perhaps this cheap brother-in-law did not sacrifice voluntarily, but judging from the results, there is no difference. "If I hadn't gone to the front line in person, maybe the discomfort in my heart wouldn't be so strong," Ivan thought. At this time, it had only been a few hours since the troops of more than 2,000 people had set off. The only ones fighting the large army were some scattered human troops. Although Ivan could see some individual red dots breaking away from these troops and heading north quickly.He rushed there, probably to report a message, but he still had no intention of sending a message. He just watched quietly. It was not yet time for the decisive battle between the large forces, so there was no need to waste mental energy. In Aiwen's eyes, after being reminded of the escaped red dots in the northern coastal area, the scattered red dots gradually gathered, and the number soon exceeded two thousand, but they were still not satisfied, like the eight-clawed dots. Like an octopus, it constantly attracts the surrounding red spots. In the crystal ball, the gradually expanding red spot is particularly dazzling under the dark green light. "It feels like playing a game!" Ivan stared at the red spot and suddenly said to himself curiously: "If it is really a game, then what I am facing now is simple, ordinary, Or is it the difficult difficulty? " "It should be easy!" Aiwen burst out laughing: "Because now I not only have full screen, but I also have two hero units in my hand!" The so-called two hero units, of course, refer to Xin. Della and Ollie, two fifth-level professionals, could not find a worthy opponent in front of them at all - Ivan did not believe that there would be fifth-level human professionals coming here to take risks. Ivan's eyes quickly swept down, and the forward formation of the blue dots suddenly entered his eyes. Generally speaking, the blue side is divided into five sections: front, back, left, center, and center. Located in the front section is the Lionheart Scout troop led by Ollie. Their role is to hunt down scattered human troops and eliminate interference from the main force when it advances. There are not many in number, about two hundred, but they are all elite, and their members are all at the second level of strength. They are all veterans who have been patrolling and fighting here for a long time. Behind the scout troops led by Ollie. It is a central plate composed of two troops. The number of troops walking in front is also about two hundred. They are warriors by profession. Each of them carries a large shield. They are led by Raymond, and those who follow closely behind Raymond force. There are about 500 lion-hearted crossbowmen. They use improved machine crossbows in the small world. Their leader is Wu Gu. These three troops of about 900 people are all the direct line combat power that the Lion Heart Leader can now produce. Ivan has prepared sophisticated weapons and equipment and experienced commanders for them as much as possible. They are the ones Ivan captured. The main force on the northern coast. The panel on the left consists of a mixed force of mercenaries and Sir Fireclaw's men. There are about four hundred people, and the commanders are Sir Fireclaw and Syndra. However, Sindra is currently stationed in the northern stronghold and will not join until the large force arrives at the northern stronghold. In order to get Syndra to agree to take action, Ivan promised him a lot of benefits in private. The plate on the right is a mixed force composed of the subordinates of Johanna and Sir Hans. The number is also four hundred. The commanders are Sir Hans and Kido, in addition to Alvin's direct troops. I am afraid that this mixed force has the most combat effectiveness. The unit at the back is a mixed unit of disabled veterans and mercenaries led by Wolf Er and Nieh. Their team is the largest, with as many as 1,200 people, and has the most tasks, such as They are responsible for laying roads, transporting supplies, selecting difficult terrain in newly occupied territories, building simple outposts to garrison and guard troops, etc. To put it simply, in this battle, the 900 people led by Ollie, Raymond and Wu Gu were the main force of the battle, and the 800 people led by Syndra, Kido, Sir Hans and Sir Fire Claw were the auxiliary forces. The 1,200 people led by Wolf Er and Nie were responsible for logistics. As a mage, Ollie should not have appeared at the forefront of the battle, but a shortcoming in the surveillance of the mage tower forced her to become the commander of the scout unit. Unless mental fluctuations are recorded, the mage tower cannot monitor those senior professionals above level four. In this small-scale war where the number of people is not too large. The role that a high-level professional can play is huge. If he takes advantage of the loopholes in the monitoring of the mage tower and lurks around the marching road to carry out sneak attacks, it will cause huge casualties and morale to the troops mainly composed of first-level professionals. blow. Although Ivan doesn't think there will be fourth-level professionals on the human side, he still has to guard against it, and Ollie has a special talent, which is super-perception. Super-perception allows her to discover in advance that she cannot be detected by the mage tower. to prevent the troops from being sneak-attacked by high-level human professionals. After Ollie, Raymond¡¯s responsibility is to defend against frontal attacks. As a former mercenary captain, he may not have strong enough command and combat capabilities, but simple defense tasks are not difficult for him. Behind Raymond, Wu Gu's army was the most important attack point in the entire battle. The entire army was equipped with improved repeating crossbows in the small world. All parts were newly released and could be fired eighty times. No problem, and Wu Gu, with his innate insight, can maximize the power of this new weapon. Sir Fire Claw on the left wing is not stable, and even those who are mixed with his subordinates are territorial mercenaries with no moral integrity. If they are not careful, they may all rebel, but as long as Syndra is on the left wing, it will be so hot Sir Claw didn't dare to mess around. Quito on the right wing is Aiwen's long-term ally, and the possibility of sudden betrayal is extremely small. After Sir Hans has seen the mage tower built in the Lion Heart Valley, the possibility of betrayal is also low. In this way, the right wing It¡¯s considered safe. As for logistics, since there is no need to go to the battlefield, it doesn¡¯t matter whether it is stable or not. At a glance, even without comparing the identity records, the commander corresponding to each blue dot still emerged from Alvin's mind, because this list of arrangements was what he, Ollie, Raymond and others had been studying over the past few days. Already familiar with it. "According to this progress, it seems that it will take four hours to cross Syndra's stronghold. If we consider the necessary rest time" Ivan leaned back, lay on the chair, and closed his eyes. : "Maybe I can take a nap first!" Half a day later, the troops who had repaired themselves in Sindra's stronghold set out again, ten miles in front of them. A human troop of more than two thousand people has been assembled. In addition, there are several human troops of about three hundred people hiding on both sides. Perhaps they want to serve as an ambush and rush out when the main forces of both sides are entangled. Ivan has already informed Ollie, Wu Gu and others of this news using remote communication. So this time when they set off, Ollie and Raymond changed positions, and the large shield warriors under Raymond moved to the front. Although we can¡¯t tell what kind of arrangements Sir Hans and Sir Fire Claw have, they should be careful and not fall into the enemy¡¯s trap casually. Soon, the two troops met. Raymond's defense troops rushed forward immediately, while Ollie's troops followed closely behind Raymond's troops. They also carried crossbows, which complemented Raymond's troops in attack and defense, and stabilized the defense line at once. The left and right wings of Sir Fire Claw and Sir Hans quickly spread out and rushed towards the ambush on both sides. Nie's troops, on the other hand, quietly hid behind the defense line composed of Raymond and Ollie, as if they were just ordinary substitute troops. Seeing this, Aiwen also understood the meaning of the four allies on the left and right wings. They were not optimistic about the results of the Lion Heart Leader's troops on the main battlefield, so they would not sacrifice their lives for the Lion Heart Leader on the main battlefield, but they were not prepared for the bright future. It was a really big trick, entangling the human ambushes on the left and right, preventing them from entering before the winner was decided on the frontal battlefield. It has become their best choice now. To be honest, this is what Ivan wanted, so he quickly sent the detailed data of the human ambush on the left and right wings to the four allies, and then began to concentrate on observing the situation on the main battlefield. The human troops fighting head-on seemed stunned for a moment after seeing the troops on the left and right flanks of the Lionheart-led coalition heading towards both sides, but they soon understood that this was their opportunity. If they could take advantage of this opportunity, in this main If the Lion Heart Leader's troops were defeated in one fell swoop on the battlefield, it would be meaningless even if the demon troops leaving on the left and right wings won in the end. So, nearly half of the two thousand human troops began to charge towards Raymond's defense line. Under attack from Ollie and her troops. A large number of red dots disappeared before they hit the row of blue dots representing Raymond's defense line. However, humans are experts at using crossbows after all. In contrast, they are much more experienced than demons in how to defend against crossbow attacks. Although the red dots rushing at the front disappeared in rows, the group of red spots successfully approached Raymond's defense line. According to Ivan¡¯s estimation, the closest distance was even less than twenty meters. Although he could not see the specific battle scene, he had no doubt that the human troops also started firing crossbows. There were only two hundred defensive warriors standing at the forefront. Facing the attack of nearly a thousand people, few troops could remain calm under such a huge disparity in strength, but Raymond's troops did it, or in other words, the troops standing behind them Ollie's troops forced them to stand in front. Maybe it was because Ollie's spells were really powerful, or maybe it was because Raymond's troops resisted tenaciously. When red and blue finally collided, the red light spots and the blue light spots continued to disappear, but the blue defense line never retreated. . Time passed by, and more than ten of the blue dots at the front of the crystal ball disappeared, and half of the red dots disappeared. It was roughly estimated that there were three to four hundred dots. Such a huge sacrifice has not yet been overcome. The half of the human troops remaining behind Raymond's defense line finally couldn't bear it anymore and rushed forward. Seeing this, Alvin finally breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that the outcome of this battle had been decided. Sure enough, when the remaining thousands of human troops entered the effective range of the crossbows, Raymond and Ollie's troopsThe team suddenly retreated to both sides, exposing Wu Gu's five hundred crossbowmen in front of the human troops. Repeating crossbow attack! Large swaths of red dots disappeared from the crystal ball. In just a few dozen seconds, the two thousand red dots that were almost connected into one red spot were reduced to only a few hundred scattered red dots in the blink of an eye. Shocked by such a huge blow, most of the remaining red dots actually stayed in place for several seconds without moving. How could Raymond and Ollie let go of this opportunity and immediately rushed back with their troops. There were only two hundred defensive warriors standing at the forefront. Facing the attack of nearly a thousand people, few troops could remain calm under such a huge disparity in strength, but Raymond's troops did it, or in other words, the troops standing behind them Ollie's troops forced them to stand in front. Maybe it was because Ollie's spells were really powerful, or maybe it was because Raymond's troops resisted tenaciously. When red and blue finally collided, the red light spots and the blue light spots continued to disappear, but the blue defense line never retreated. . Time passed by, and more than ten of the blue dots at the front of the crystal ball disappeared, and half of the red dots disappeared. It was roughly estimated that there were three to four hundred dots. Such a huge sacrifice has not yet been overcome. The half of the human troops remaining behind Raymond's defense line finally couldn't bear it anymore and rushed forward. Seeing this, Alvin finally breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that the outcome of this battle had been decided. Sure enough, when the remaining thousand or so human troops entered the effective range of the crossbows, Raymond and Ollie's troops suddenly retreated to both sides, exposing Wu Gu's five hundred crossbowmen to the human troops. Repeating crossbow attack! Large swaths of red dots disappeared from the crystal ball. In just a few dozen seconds, the two thousand red dots that were almost connected into one red spot were reduced to only a few hundred scattered red dots in the blink of an eye. Shocked by such a huge blow, most of the remaining red dots actually stayed in place for several seconds without moving. How could Raymond and Ollie let go of this opportunity and immediately rushed back with their troops. ¡¡¡¡¡ Sorry, the word count I owe will be made up later.