Chapter 749: Chapter 496: Battle Before Dawn (Part 1)_1
At this moment, under the escort of Red Night and Ariel, Leo Ray stood atop the towering city wall with narrowed eyes, continuing to observe.
He saw two giant square formations rushing towards the mountain fortress, which belonged to the enemy’s main commander’s central army corps and another rear guard legion.
But they stood far beyond the range of our fortress’s magic cannons, not even crossing the depression beside them.
“The enemy’s main commander indeed has a good grasp of the range of the magic cannons.”
Seeing this, Leo Ray couldn’t help but smile.
Next, under the night vision effect of the Star Pupil, Leo Ray, who had a high vantage point, further noticed:
Although these two legions had fully deployed their formations, all long-range units were positioned in the middle of the rear, facing the two small fortresses on the mountainside.
In the very front were dense square formations of heavy infantry and long spear soldiers. Thus, it seemed more fitting to call it a defensive and support formation rather than an offensive one.
“It can now be basically confirmed that this mountain fortress is indeed not the main target for the Saint Night Army.”
Nodding thoughtfully, Leo Ray murmured in his heart: “As for why the enemy places long-range troops in the rear, it’s even more obvious: to quickly reinforce the main attack direction in the least disturbed manner.”
Realizing this, Leo Ray continued to observe:
Behind these two legions, there were deployed a considerable number of long-range troops, but visually, it was impossible to determine the enemy’s true main attack direction.
“No wonder he’s such a cunning fellow. This way, we can’t respond effectively until the enemy actually launches their main attack.”
At this point, Leo Ray slightly nodded in agreement.
Changes happen in an instant on the battlefield, and opportunities are fleeting.
As such, the enemy could undoubtedly seize every second to take control of the battle initiative.
“I have to say, things seem to have become a bit tricky.”
Thinking of this, Leo Ray noticed:
The blue Griffin flag of the enemy’s central army had been removed, and the tall command platform had been dismantled, making the enemy commander-in-chief nowhere to be found.
“It seems that the Red Devil has learned that the commanders of the two long-range legions have been decapitated by us.”
Raising his eyebrows slightly, Leo Ray mused silently.
Before this, Leo Ray had also discussed with Lord White the possibility of directly targeting the enemy commander Red Devil, but it was vetoed by the latter.
First, Red Devil’s own strength was not just an ordinary Tier 4 Peak Powerhouse but someone who had already half-stepped into the Tier 5 Level.
Although his strength was not comparable to a Tier 5 Powerhouse, he wouldn’t be defeated in just a few moves. This text is hosted at novelFɪre.net
Secondly, due to his cautious nature, he was always guarded by a small Absolute Defense Barrier besides his elite guards, making it impossible to approach easily.
Furthermore, as a Guardian warrior master clad in heavy armor, the Red Devil had several life-saving cards, including precious teleportation spell scrolls and stealth spell scrolls.
If the target could not be killed in one hit and managed to escape, it would backfire, exposing our Tier 5 Powerhouse and making the enemy wary, even suspending the siege plan.
After all, our aim is not just to repel the enemy.
But to reduce the enemy’s strength and supplies to the utmost extent, so that the balance of war between Saint Night and Coldflame can return to equilibrium.
Just as Leo Ray thought about this:
With the sound of magic cannons, the roar suddenly resounded again.
On the left and right sides of the mountainside, the two other Saint Night legions that had already besieged the small fortresses almost simultaneously launched fierce attacks on the small fortresses in front of them!
In an instant, accompanied by the deafening sound of shouts and gunfires,
Dazzling magic glows of various colors burst out atop and below the city walls of the two fortresses located on the left and right sides of the mountainside, like brilliant fireworks in the night sky, making one feel dizzy.
However, the magic glows represented the cold death greetings between the warring parties.
“The enemy’s target is indeed the other two small fortresses!”
With a flash in her eyes, Ariel couldn’t help but blur out nervously: “But which fortress is the enemy’s real main attack direction?”
“Don’t worry, with the current 1:1 troop and combat power ratio of both sides, neither small fortress can be taken by the enemy. If I’m not mistaken, these two attacking legions are merely trying to tie down the fortress troops.”
Waving his hand slightly, Leo Ray’s dark eyes moved back and forth as he carefully observed the two almost identical battle situations on the left and right sides of the mountainside.
He continued to address Ariel: “From this, it’s evident that there must be more actions from the enemy, and the next move is the key to this battle, or should I say, when they play their trump card.”
“You’re right. The two legions under our noses haven’t shown any signs of action yet.”
Hearing this, Ariel’s nervous expression eased slightly, as she nodded and said: “From a geographical perspective, the small fortress on our left is built beside a dense forest, with strange rocks everywhere, which greatly affects the visibility of our defending troops. As for the one on the right, it’s very open…”