Chapter 669: A Kingdom to Visit Again
The 10,000-strong Drondheim army finally arrived in the Elf Kingdom after half a month.
The Elf King sent soldiers from the main city of the Elf Kingdom to welcome them.
After arranging a place for the soldiers to rest, Bunduk and Derrick visited the royal palace of the Elf Kingdom.
The Elf King had been waiting for them in the main hall of the royal palace for a long time. As he had met Bunduk a few times before, they could be considered familiar with each other. When the Elf King saw the two figures, he walked forward and greeted Bunduke, “Commander Bunduk, long time no see.”
Bunduk and Derrick bowed to the Elf King and greeted, “Your Highness.”
“This is?” The Elf King looked at Derrick in puzzlement and asked Bunduk.
“This is Commander Derrick. He has just been appointed. He is in charge of commanding the military forces of Drondheim with me,” Bunduk explained in detail.
“I see.” The Elf King nodded in understanding and extended his hand to greet Derrick. “h.e.l.lo, Commander Derrick.”
“Nice to meet you.” Derrick held the hand of the Elf King respectfully.
The Elf King smiled and said, “It seems that Drondheim’s soldiers are indeed filled with talents. In such a short time, they were able to select a soldier who is suitable to be a commander.”
“No, no.” Bunduk politely shook his head and denied it.
The Elf King suddenly thought of something and happily said, “During the battle in the Undead Kingdom, I heard from the Elf Kingdom’s medical soldiers that Drondheim won a great victory. Congratulations to all of you.”
“Yes. After the Lord returned to the country, he targeted the danger brought by the undead. After some discussion, he ordered us to attack and conquer the Undead Kingdom. The undead’s firepower was truly fierce. We were unable to hold our ground against half of their combat strength. We could only say that in the end, we won by luck with the combined efforts of the warriors,” Bunduk replied. “Among them, your country’s reinforcements also made a huge contribution to resolving the danger for us. I’m truly grateful.”
“The reputation of the soldiers of Drondheim being brave and good at fighting has spread throughout the countries on the coast. I believe that when the lizardmen and jackalans see you appear in front of the front lines, they will also be afraid,” the Elf King continued.
“Since your kingdom’s plan this time is to launch a surprise attack, we will definitely conceal ourselves before the battle. We will try to catch them off guard and use the least casualties in exchange for victory in the war,” said Derrick from the side.
The Elf King nodded in approval.
The specifics of the strategy would be handed over from the Elf Kingdom’s army to the two commanders of Drondheim.
Bunduk and Derrick didn’t stay in the palace for long. After an introduction to the military forces they had prepared, they politely rejected the Elf King’s request for a banquet and returned to their prepared accommodations.
The next day, they would head to c.u.mberland from the Elf Kingdom’s official road.
The warriors put their weapons and armor into the cargo boxes.
They put on the clothes sent by the elves and prepared to travel in plain clothes.
At ten in the morning, the first batch of people set off. Due to the existence of the free trade market, the daily flow of people between the main elven city and c.u.mberland was also very large.
Therefore, even the pedestrians on the road didn’t notice that this was a group of soldiers from Drondheim.
Bunduk was the leader of the first batch of soldiers to set off, while Derrick led the last batch of soldiers to hold the line. Finally, they arrived in c.u.mberland three days later.
The residents of c.u.mberland didn’t seem to know of their arrival.
However, someone came forward to ask them the purpose of their trip. When they learned that it was the reinforcements sent by Drondheim, they surrounded them and cheered.
They had also suffered a lot recently because of the hara.s.sment of the lizardmen and jackalans.
Now, when they saw the army sent by their motherland, most of them were so moved that they couldn’t speak.
The soldiers were arranged to enter the campsite of the c.u.mberland garrison, and when the leader of the elven army arrived, they would be sent to the campsite. Bunduk, Derrick, and the elven leader, Gable, began to discuss around the round table.
Gable told the two of them that the elven forces had roughly pinpointed the exact location of the lizardmen and jackalans in the mountains. They also sent spies to track them and update their positions every day.
Before Gable rushed to c.u.mberland, he had received the latest letter regarding the enemy’s precise location.
After conveying the details, Gable took out the coordinates flag and pointed out the location of the lizardmen and jackalans’ encampment on the map.
Derrick looked at the location that Gable pointed out and thought for a moment. Then, he said, “If this information is accurate, then according to the strategic plan that we originally formulated, we can smoothly start the war.”
Gable nodded, he pointed to a high ground not far from the coordinate flag and said, “When the time comes, Drondheim’s army can first ambush the western mountain. After we launch an attack, we will rush down the mountain slope and meet up, sealing off the lizardmen’s retreat path.”
Bunduk said, “The elves have cooperated with Drondheim’s army before. I hope that there will be a good result this time.”
Gable replied, “This is a battle meticulously planned by the elves’ forces. In addition, the combat strength of Drondheim’s soldiers is extraordinary. I’m confident that I can finish off the lizardmen and jackalans at the border.”
Hearing Gable’s promise, Bunduk and Derrick nodded with certainty.
Although they didn’t partic.i.p.ate in the strategic deployment, from Bunduk’s point of view, the elven forces’ plan this time was indeed much better than before. At least, it was satisfactory so far.
On the day of the expedition, before the sky had even brightened, the Drondheim soldiers set off for the ambush location.
In order to avoid being discovered by the lizardmen and jackalan spies, everyone chose a more remote path and walked to the mountain in the west, they hid in a place where they could roughly see the camp of the lizardmen and jackalan soldiers.
Bunduk crouched on the gra.s.s and used his brown binoculars to observe the movements of the lizardmen and jackalans.
All the soldiers hid according to the order of the formation.
The Swadian warriors were about halfway up the mountain. When the cannon fire of the war sounded, they would lead the cavalries behind them down the slope.
The Sun gradually rose, and the warriors followed the shadows of the trees to move their positions.
“They’re here,” Bunduk called out in a low voice.
In his field of vision, the elven army was continuously approaching the lizardmen and jackalans’ tents.
The soldiers who were patrolling around the camp didn’t sense the elven soldiers approaching. They were still chatting in groups.
Everyone on the hillside tensed up, ready to start sprinting.