In fact, Horn Summon Ranger Corps members were very confused when they first joined the main force.
Because Ranger Corps, who had been guarding Long River Town for a long time, didn't like Noldo Elves very much. After all, Noldo Elves had killed many Long River Town civilians in retaliation, especially Lord Aldarian's troops.
Although there have not been many conflicts between the two parties in recent years, it is indeed difficult for Ranger Corps to become friends with Noldo Elves.
But in fact, the lord just wants the rangers to cooperate with Noldo Elves in fighting, so as to alleviate the conflicts between them with the friendship of comrades.
Perhaps at present this is just an army of a thousand people forcibly gathered together, and there is no cooperation between them.
But no matter what, with such a scale and elite level, Pande Continent is definitely one of the best, enough to face any strong enemy.
Leofric couldn't believe it the moment he saw the reinforcements - who would have thought that Li Ang would bring such a large scale of elites?
"Lord Li Ang, Raven Kingdom's troops are indeed coming towards Brave Shield Fortress. My scouts have determined that a Raven troop is now camped dozens of miles away in the northwest - but they will probably be scared to death when they see your troop..."
Leofric Now I am so relieved that I am starting to laugh.
"They'd better come quickly, so we can hurry up and kill them first..."
Li Ang was not at all reassured, with a rather serious look on his face. "Raven Kingdom had a battle with Gatu people not long ago, but now they dare to cross the Gatu Grassland. This is probably because of some agreement they reached with Gatu people - I think Gatu people will probably also go out in large numbers..."
The Lord is not as optimistic as Leofric, because he just asked Dumbledore to go for a walk in the grassland a few days ago...
In fact, this 'reasonable suggestion' to seduce Gatu people was originally intended to alleviate the hatred between Noldor and the residents of White Deer Fortress and other places - the Lord originally wanted to make Ebony Gauntlet Knights attracted a small number of Gatu people, and then led the student rangers Vendathir to fight side by side with the people on the eastern border and kill the Gatu people they attracted.
After all, Gatu people is the common enemy of Noldor and the people of the east, and fighting side by side is the best way to resolve the original conflict.
And Dumbledore currently has only a hundred or so people under his command, so the number of Gatu people he can attract will certainly not be too many - the lord has actually planned it long ago.
But no one expected that Raven Kingdom would suddenly cross the Gatu Grassland and enter Lion Territory.
Since Raven Kingdom's army passed through the Gatu Grassland safely, there is obviously something fishy with Gatu people. The Lord feels that this battle is not as simple as it seems.
In addition, Ebony Gauntlet Knights of Dumbledore is probably causing trouble in the northern grassland, so it is difficult to determine how Gatu people will react...
"I heard that something happened to Long River Town... Should we ignore Long River Town? Alma had sent people to arrest me before, saying that he wanted me to go to Long River Town for investigation. Before I had time to decide what to do, I heard that he died in Long River Town..."
Leofric turned around and asked Li Ang.
"After repelling the foreign enemies, let's consider how to counter the rebellion. This is the principle... Even the original Lion King, didn't he first repel the foreign enemies and then resolve the internal rebellion?"
The Lord Lord shook his head and sighed.
"You're right, that's how it should be. And...Lion City will probably react..."
Leofric nodded and smiled, looking at the golden Griffin flag behind the lord, with a rather meaningful look in his eyes.
When he led the troops to set fire to the Three Prophets camp, he also had this kind of "honest" smile.
Li Ang's premonition was confirmed half a day later.
Raphael, who was familiar with the terrain, went for a reconnaissance trip and reported that Raven Kingdom's troops did not continue to approach Brave Shield Fortress, but instead set up camp in the grassland dozens of miles northwest of Brave Shield Fortress.
In fact, that place is closer to Fletcher Village, basically just north of Fletcher Village, about thirty miles across the river.
The strange thing is that most armies will choose to camp near rivers for easy access to water.
But Raven Territory's troops chose a grassland thirty miles away from the river, which made the lord sense danger.
Judging from the size alone, the total number of the army was about 1,500. Raphael saw many flags, probably from multiple lords, and couldn't tell who was leading the army.
With such a scale, if the logistics personnel are excluded, the combat effectiveness is only a little over a thousand.
This is definitely not the main force of the Crow Army, just a partial division.
But whether this partial division is to intercept Lionheart Kingdom's reinforcements or for some other purpose, it should be closer to Fletcher and Brave Shield Fortress, especially closer to the river channel of the Tongtian River.
After all, the river bank across the river is more suitable for interception. Raven Territory's archers are notoriously strong.
The location where they camp now is more like Gatu people - if the team has a large number of cavalry or even all cavalry, then they should really choose to camp on a flat and unobstructed grassland.
This is to give full play to the mobility of the cavalry and avoid being attacked by surprise.
The Crow Division that appeared here may be mostly made up of cavalry, and it must be to use the high mobility of the cavalry to cut off Lion Lake City's connection with the eastern border.
This means that most of the main infantry and archers used by the Raven Kingdom to attack the city went in the direction of Lion Lake City.
Although we don't know how big their main force is or what their movements are, it is normal to have a force of five thousand.
Li Ang feels that Lion Lake City is probably very hanging...
After roughly confirming that there were no other troops near the enemy's partial division, the Lord simply led the team to station near Fletcher Village - in the camp built before Ralph, which was the camp where Li Ang initially fought a bloody battle with Gatu people.
Today, there are about eighty Red Arrow Longbowmen guarding Fletcher Village, so it is fairly stable.
These Red Arrow Longbowmens are actually Charles's subordinates, but they are not loyal to Li Ang--this is the loyalty relationship in this era, the subordinates of their subordinates are not their subordinates...
In fact, Red Arrow Longbowmen people are probably more willing to be loyal to Godric, after all, they were founded by Godric.
But they were born in Fletcher Village and are the subjects of Charles.
Charles still has not returned to Fletcher Village. In fact, Charles has completely lost contact during this period. After he ran from Long River Town to Kewen Village, he seemed to have disappeared.
Now that Charles is away, Red Arrow Longbowmen are arranging defenses spontaneously. They are actually quite nervous. After all, Raven Kingdom's army is only thirty miles away.
Seeing the lord's large army approaching, the longbowmen cheered - they still knew the superior lord's flag, and now that they saw their superior lord bringing so many people over, they did feel safer.
But that sense of security quickly turned into chatter...
They saw Noldo Elves in the team.
Li Ang did not come forward to appease these Red Arrow Longbowmen. After all, the fact of fighting side by side is always more useful than persuasion, and he is not familiar with these longbowmen.
Since Raven Kingdom's troops did not advance and there was no movement, Li Ang was worried that there would be unpredictable changes if the stalemate continued. Relying on the elite level of his troops, he planned to take the initiative to launch an attack.
In other words, they are launching a tentative attack to see if they can directly defeat the partial force of the Raven Kingdom.
At present, Raven Kingdom certainly does not know that Li Ang has such a powerful mixed force, so the lord plans to send a small group of cavalry to lure the enemy and then annihilate them in one fell swoop.
Leofric also has more than 300 cavalry in his hands. Li Ang's requirement for him is to support him from the flanks. After the main battlefield begins, Leofric will lead his troops to cut off the Raven people's return route from the side and occupy the enemy's camp.
This plan is not complicated. The Lord's plan has always had one purpose - to allow each team to have one and only one simple and clear goal.
Some of the girl rangers under Vendathir and the rangers led by Raphael took on the task of luring the enemy - this was also deliberately requested by the lord.
Letting the girl rangers come forward to lure the enemy will probably be effective...
But the Noldo Elvess may not be used to fighting on the grassland, so let the Horn Caller Rangerss who are familiar with the environment cooperate to avoid accidents.
At the same time, this dangerous mission can quickly establish a comradeship between these two somewhat hostile teams.
Raphael respects Li Ang very much. Now that Li Ang has given an explanation, he set off with fifty rangers.
Vendathir also started to disperse and advance with dozens of girl rangers, and she herself followed Raphael - she was not very familiar with the environment, and she had to fight together with Raphael.
Vendathir knew that Li Ang's intention was just to let the Noldor fight side by side with humans. She had discussed these matters with the lord all night before.
This Noldor swordsman master is not good at tactics or strategies, but she has a high-end advantage that most people don't have - a great sense of purpose.
After deciding what she wants to do, she will do it resolutely.
In order to save Noldo maidens from the tragic abuse she suffered, she has honed the fighting method most suitable for Noldo maidens for more than two hundred years, and has been training the girl ranger without slacking off.
In order to try to find a long-term future for the Noldor tribe, after deciding to try to integrate into the human world, she will resolutely do it to the end, even if her teammate is Horn Caller Rangers, whom she does not like.
There is no problem with Li Ang's idea. Both teams have put aside their grudges and are trying to cooperate.
However, the lord also had something he didn't expect...
Originally, Li Ang hoped that Raphael, who was familiar with the environment, would take care of the Noldos as much as possible, but in the end, Raphael almost capsized in the sewer during this operation to lure the enemy.
Raphael, who has followed Ralph on missions for a long time, was originally a very good ranger. He often did things like luring enemies when dealing with Gatu people. Although he is not old, he has rich experience.
The Raven Troop's camp was built on the grassland, but there was no one outside the camp.
So Raphael planned to get close to hook up. He had to find a suitable place to let the enemy see Noldo maidens...
But in the end, the Noldo maidenss were not close behind. As soon as Raphael himself arrived within 300 meters of the opponent's camp, he encountered a large group of Raven Territory riders and rangers rushing out - the number was quite terrifying, at least seven or eight hundred.
No wonder the enemy would camp on the grassland... It seems that the camp may be full of cavalry, and they seem to be ready to fight at any time!
Raphael didn't expect this to be the case. The enemy's reaction speed was beyond his expectation. Before he could seduce him, the enemy rushed out...
Of course, we had to turn back and run away quickly, after all, the endless grassland could not hide anyone.
But Raphael was not very lucky. He was the closest to the enemy, and the enemy fired a hail of arrows at him from more than two hundred meters away.
Although this wave of arrows was too far away and did not hit him, it hindered his route - he could not turn around in a circle along the original route, he could only rein in the horse and turn around and start again.
The enemy's ultra-long-range arrow rain serves this purpose - to make Raphael's rangers lose speed.
As a result, the horse turned around contrary to its wishes, causing Raphael's horse to step into a hole in the grassland.
It should be a mouse hole. The mice on the grassland are very big. The hole is just big enough to trap a horse's foot, and it is completely hidden in the grass and cannot be seen.
There are many such rat holes on the grassland. It is indeed easy for mainland horses to encounter such situations after entering the grassland. It is not uncommon for horses to break their legs while running.
But Gatu horse and Long River Town geldings generally don't fall into this kind of mouse hole. They can probably feel or smell it, after all, they live here.
Raphael was riding a Long River Town gelding. It would have been very reliable to let the horse run on its own, but Raphael's operation of forcibly reining in the horse in order to avoid the arrows was not in line with the horse's own judgment. As a result, it stepped into a mouse hole and twisted its foot.
The horse stumbled and threw Raphael a long way away - luckily it was a grassland, so it was pretty good that he didn't fall out.
There are a large number of enemies chasing behind them. Under normal circumstances, the team that lures the enemy will not rescue them in this situation, otherwise everyone will probably be ruined.
But Vendathir doesn't understand any human combat rules. When a friendly soldier fell from his horse, she immediately turned back to rescue him.
Noldo Elvess will definitely rescue their tribesmen in any battle, because the Noldor have always pursued smaller losses.
Vendathir is extremely brave in battle, not like a woman at all.
Since it was a short trip to lure the enemy, no one brought spare horses. Raphael lost his horse and could not run away, while Vendathir was riding a relatively small horse Gatu horse, which could not carry two people.
So Vendathir killed the enemy who was chasing the fastest with one arrow, rushed forward and took away the enemy's horse, then turned around and ran away - a large number of enemies chased her to a distance of a hundred meters behind her!
Raphael indeed escaped from death. He saw the opportunity, jumped on his horse while running, and started to ride and shoot with Vendathir.
The girl rangers who were scattered around saw that their teacher was in danger, so they all gathered together and gradually moved closer to Vendathir.
And those Rangers who could have escaped unscathed, seeing this situation naturally gathered around the Noldo Elvess - those Noldo maidenss who all looked like young girls were fighting to kill the enemy. Of course, the Rangers, as men, cannot be cowards, otherwise they would be too embarrassed...
As a result, what was originally expected to lure the enemy turned into a fierce chase.
The Girl Rangers and Horn Caller Rangerss total close to a hundred people. They are all top elite cavalry who are good at mounted archery. It is actually difficult for any troops to chase them. The easiest way to achieve results in mounted archery is to shoot reflexively to chase your enemies.
Horn Caller Rangerss have also seen the combat effectiveness of these Noldo maidens rangers and their reliability on the battlefield.
It goes without saying that Noldo Elves's proficiency in bow and arrow was known to the Rangers, so they were not surprised by the girls' precise shooting skills.
But what they don't know is that the Noldor are always accustomed to taking the initiative to help their comrades out of danger during battles.
This is the habit of the Noldor. They always try to avoid losses. In the Noldor culture, killing the enemy does not achieve great merit. On the contrary, rescuing your companions will achieve greater merit. Isildur also said to Risadiran that killing the enemy cannot atone for the sin. It is better to save the people or bring back knowledge.
Therefore, the girl rangers took the initiative to use their shields to help the rangers block many arrows, and some girl rangers also took the initiative to go to both sides of the team to defend themselves.
The Rangers who had never fought this kind of safety battle suddenly had a new look at Noldo Elves.
Plus - the one who is protecting himself is actually a girl!
What a beautiful young girl!
Which man can let a girl protect herself on the battlefield?
In addition, Raphael was just rescued by Vendathir...
So the Horn Caller Rangerss began to actively slow down and stand behind the team to block arrows - they carried shields on their backs, rode larger and armored Long River Town geldings, and stood at the end of the team to block the arrows fired by the enemy during the pursuit.
In high-speed chases, the power of arrows in the same direction is not high, just like after Leofric set fire to it. It is no problem for larger or armored horses and will not cause too many casualties.
But the people running in front turn around and shoot backwards, but the power is completely different, and the Noldor's arrows are really accurate...
The Rangers realized that if they acted as shields, it would be better to let the Noldo maidenss fight with all their strength, so the Rangers stopped shooting arrows and began to focus on protecting the girl rangers.
This protection gradually turned into an unexpectedly good coordination - the rangers would walk between the enemy and the girls, using short spears and shields to reduce damage, and the girl rangers would use bows and arrows to slow down the enemy and kill them.
Since they are all familiar with mounted archery, the Rangers will move out of the way of vision and arrow paths when the Girl Rangers draw their bows, and the Girl Rangers will constantly adjust their positions to facilitate the Rangers' blocking.
Occasionally, enemies who are chasing closely will be accurately shot by Vendathir...
This troop of less than a hundred people actually left at least seven hundred Crow Cavalry helpless!
Therefore, the cavalry of Raven Territory did not chase for too long. They quickly realized that it was not cost-effective to continue like this. The chasing side suffered a lot of casualties, but the chased side did not suffer much losses. This is completely different from chasing Misty Mountain people.
After chasing for several miles and losing at least fifty people, Raven Kingdom's cavalry stopped pursuing.
However, when the Crow Cavalry began to retreat, Vendathir and Raphael simultaneously remembered the Lord's request - the mission goal was to lure the enemy!
What if the enemy doesn't pursue me?
They both realized at the same time that their troops seemed to be too strong, and they might not be able to complete the task of luring the enemy...
So the two men turned around bravely and started to attack actively.
The lord did not expect that before he taught Raphael and Vendathir to fight guerrilla warfare, these two people spontaneously understood the essence - when the enemy advances, we retreat, when the enemy is stationed, we harass, when the enemy is tired, we attack, when the enemy retreats, we pursue...