After listening to the information brought back by Aaron on a gryphon, Halduron nodded. After thanking Aaron for the information and asking him not to tell other elves this information, the ranger lord, who was probably the fourth in command of the ranger force, stood alone in the command room and sighed.
Although Aaron failed to bring back enough detailed numbers, the rough number is enough to give Halduron a headache. There are less than two hundred rangers in the camp, but the number of enemies is ten times that. No matter how elite or skilled the rangers are, It is impossible to deal with Troll one against ten, otherwise King Anasterian would have forced all elves to become rangers, and then completely exterminated these Forest Trolls that have been entangled with the elves for thousands of years.
Seeing Halduron frowning and looking at the map hanging in the command room from time to time, and then looking at the busy rangers outside, Aaron had some not-so-good thoughts in his mind. After all, the wall outside Farstrider Lodge was only They were just sharp wooden stakes inserted diagonally. The rangers lacked the means to confront Trolls head-on, and they were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers. Being in a different place, Aaron felt that his performance was definitely not as good as Halduron.
But what Aaron doesn't know is that although Halduron is worried, he doesn't think the current situation is that bad. According to what Aaron just detected According to the information, Troll will still need some time to arrive at the camp. The rangers he sent to Silvermoon City for help should have arrived, but he doesn't know how many reinforcements he can bring back.
This is not to say that Halduron thinks that the big shots in Silvermoon City will sit back and watch Farstrider Lodge fall. The problem is that because of the previous Orcs invasion war, each Legion all suffered heavy losses, especially the Legion responsible for the defense of Silvermoon City and Eversong Woods. It can be said that they all suffered heavy losses, and the replacement work was not going smoothly.
This is something that can't be helped, because High Elf has always had a small population. Like humans, the approach of relying on aristocratic private armies and a small number of professional armies as the skeleton, with simply trained militiamen as the main force, is not suitable for the elves. Quel'Thalas's troops have always been expensive but not expensive, which also makes it more difficult to replenish the army.
The situation in the Ranger Army is similar. Under normal circumstances, there are more than 300 new recruits in the two thousand Rangers. How can there be a situation like now where half of the entire army has recruits?
No matter what Halduron and Aaron think, the Troll's outpost has appeared in the sight of the rangers. The appearance of these elite Troll means that the Troll's large force is not far away.
These vigilant Troll are lurking in the woods beyond the shooting range of the rangers. Their green skin covered with moss is a natural protective color. Although the rangers are aware of the existence of these familiar enemies, they cannot figure out how many of them are here.
However, because the two sides have been fighting for thousands of years, the High Elfs are not afraid that these Trolls will see through the arrangements here. After all, the Trolls are already very familiar with the rangers' fighting style, and they can guess with their toes that these rangers must have laid countless traps waiting for them to step on.
Therefore, the rangers did not expect that these Trolls would foolishly rush into the traps. The traps were originally designed to hinder and contain them. The Trolls guessed that there were traps here and did not prevent these traps from functioning.
Although the effect will be much worse after Troll knows about the existence of the trap, the giant net set up by the rangers using traps will not be easily broken through. Unless Troll and Troll give up rescuing Zul'jin, they will still have to pay a high price even if they break through.
Soon, the large army of Trolls appeared in the sight of the rangers with great force, carrying the dust rising into the sky. Most of these Trolls were armed with crude weapons. Melee arms, but you can also see Troll Headhunter who are good at using spears. These brutal killers carry several sharp spears on their backs. Although the range is not as good as the rangers' bows and arrows, their lethality is very huge.
In addition, there are many Troll among Troll Witch Doctor and Troll priests, but the number of these spellcasters is relatively small, but these Troll are the biggest threat. The unique magic of Troll has many weird and unpredictable effects. The priests who serve Loa can borrow the power of Loa, Amani Horde Several Loas of are still very powerful. After all, they were once the guardians of the Amani Empire. In addition, with the tens of thousands of years of worship by Trolls, the power accumulated by these Loas is very impressive. Otherwise, Amani Trolls would not be able to defend the three-acre land of Zul'Aman.
Of course, when the Trolls encounter a crisis of genocide, they will kill the Loas and seize their accumulated strength to resist the enemy. It is also the tradition of the Trolls. Although no Trolls have done so in the current timeline, the good days of Loas are coming to an end. Of course, that is a story for another day.
Seeing that the target was right in front of them, the Trolls in the front row launched an attack amidst the sound of the horn. These scattered Trolls did not cooperate at all, and did not care about the traps that would definitely exist on the land ahead. They just kept rushing forward.
Soon, the Troll who rushed forward triggered the trap. Some Troll were knocked to the ground by the explosion, some were slowed down by Freezing Trap, and some were stuck to their feet by the tar that covered the ground after the sudden explosion.
Seeing that the trap was triggered, the rangers launched an attack together under the command of Halduron. With tacit cooperation, the rangers focused their fire on the attack, and many Troll only had time to cry out before collapsing to the ground.
The remaining Trolls quickly stood up and wanted to escape back, but the effect of the trap continued, and many Trolls had to eat two more rounds of volleys from the rangers because their movements were slowed.
After three rounds of arrow rain, very few Trolls were still standing. Even these Trolls who were standing were full of arrows. Even though their resilience was amazing, it was difficult for them to fully recover for a while. Before they could escape, these Trolls who didn't know whether they were lucky or unlucky were killed one by one by the rangers.
However, the first batch of attacking Troll was less than one-tenth of the total number of Troll. Even if they were all wiped out, it would not change the number gap between Troll and the elves, and Troll The tenacious vitality of the s also made it impossible for the rangers to destroy them all. The number of Trolls that fell on the ground that hit their vital points was not very large. The remaining ones would have recovered quickly if their heads could not be cut off in time.
Therefore, although the rangers have achieved considerable results, they do not dare to slack off. After all, this round of results was achieved at the cost of the Trolls clearing most of the traps outside the wall. It will be much more difficult to fight next.
In fact, these Troll were sent here just to be cannon fodder. Their purpose was to use their tenacious vitality to trigger as many traps as possible and consume the rangers' physical strength. Judging from the current situation, this batch of cannon fodder has completed their mission very well.
Although the rangers knew the purpose of these Troll, they had no way to deal with it. They could only concentrate their fire and kill one by one.
Seeing that the first round of offensive failed to achieve any results, the momentum of the Trolls did not change. It seemed that this was what they expected. Not long after, the Trolls, who had been waiting for a long time, rushed forward to face the arrows of the rangers.
With the reply from the Witch Doctors and their own recovery ability, the Trolls showed no fear even in the face of the rain of arrows. They just lowered their heads slightly to avoid being hit in the vital parts, and rushed over with shouts and screams.
For a moment, the shouts of killing were loud inside and outside the wall, mainly from the Trolls. The rangers were busy shooting when they were outnumbered. For a time, the elves were at a disadvantage in terms of momentum, but the outcome of the battle was never just based on momentum.
The Trolls' second round of attacks also failed to break through the wall. At the same time, because this attack was close enough to the rangers, many more vital points were hit this time. Many Trolls fell to the ground and failed to stand up again.
The Troll leaders who were watching and commanding the battle started making noises one after another. The Trolls who had survived on the battlefield retreated one after another, and the Troll leaders gathered around the rear. For a while, the elves didn't know what these Trolls wanted to do.