And so, under the watchful eyes of the merchant caravans, the alliance's fiercest man led his subordinates toward the border of Storm Territory.
Soon afterward, more than a dozen scouts on warhorses followed behind them.
Nalant paid no attention to the scouts at his rear.
About an hour later, Nalant arrived at the borderlands.
At that moment, however, Sherry reported that the goblins were already less than three li away from them.
"Everyone halt! Prepare for battle immediately!"
Since they could not venture deep into the forest, Nalant could only fight an encounter battle here at the border.
This time, the spearmen were still positioned in the center, with the Wild Wolf Knights and the Storm Knight Order on either flank.
As for the catapults and ballistae, they had been placed in an open space at the rear surrounded by haystacks.
This was also the defensive setup Nalant had used in the past.
Besides that, there were quite a few arrow towers built from bricks along this border.
The arrow towers were even positioned in front of the spearmen.
At this moment, every arrow tower was already packed with Longbowmen.
Each arrow tower could accommodate ten men.
With the protection of these arrow towers, the Longbowmen's safety could be ensured even in the midst of battle.
That was because the doors of the arrow towers could be shut from within.
"My lord, they're here!"
Once Nalant's subordinates had finished their preparations, little Sherry immediately gave a warning.
At once, the edge of the forest ahead began to rustle and sway.
Amid the swaying branches, one short, green-skinned goblin after another crawled out.
These goblins were nearly the same height as Dwarves.
However, they lacked the Dwarves' stout, powerful builds.
Instead, they looked as though they had starved for two years,