Chapter 45: Ambush
"Commander, why did His Highness order us to come here to cut down trees?" The personal soldier who followed Bagel asked in a low voice.
"Why bother so much? Just do what His Highness tells you to do. If you don't do it well, be careful of your life. His Highness has issued a death order this time. If you don't obey, you will be beheaded. You don't want to live anymore." Bagel said in a low voice.
"But, but~"
"No buts, hurry up and work, you must finish it before noon today." Bagel shouted loudly.
Bagel himself didn't understand why he came to this canyon. The task that Cage gave him with the golden eagle was just like this. He had to come to this narrow canyon, cut down huge trees at the same time, and ambush on both sides of the canyon. The map that Cage gave them was very detailed. They didn't know the way forward. The requirements of the task were also written in detail. They could only cut down trees on the west side.
Bagel had been in this place for two days. The tree felling and stones were also very well prepared, but he didn't know what to do next.
"Click" the call of the golden eagle came from the sky.
Bagel raised his arm as Cage requested, and the golden eagle immediately landed beside him. Bagel took off the animal skin letter from the golden eagle's feet.
"In the morning, we will ambush at the top of the canyon. We must be careful of the enemy's scouts. We will divide our troops into two places. When the front army reaches the canyon, we will push down the rolling logs and stones on the west side to block the west side. When the enemy troops on the east side are in turmoil and are ready to escape, we will push down the rolling logs and stones on the east side to completely annihilate the enemies outside the canyon. If the enemies trapped in the canyon surrender, we can accept them; if they refuse, we will kill them without mercy."
Bagel really didn't understand how His Highness knew that someone would definitely pass through this place. It seemed that His Highness Cage's intention was very simple, which was to use this natural canyon to besiege these people. It was really cruel. This canyon, which is several kilometers long, can only allow three people to pass through in the narrow part, and only dozens of people can pass through in the wide part. It is easy to besiege tens of thousands of enemy troops.
Whether you believe it or not, you must follow His Highness's orders. He called the deputy commander to convey Cage's orders. At the same time, the two discussed the specific details. Bagel guarded the east side and cut down a large number of trees on the west side for concealment during the whole process. The top of the canyon is a very easy place to hide. Moreover, the terrain on the east side of this section of the canyon is higher. You can slide down when going down the mountain, but it will be very difficult to go up the mountain. It is a good place for an ambush. Arrange the mechanism according to His Highness's drawings. Everyone rests on the spot and eats dinner. Any fireworks are strictly prohibited here. His Highness asked them to bring all dry food. He probably considered this result long ago.
The night gradually darkened, and everyone had no sound. Today's work was also very tiring. Fortunately, it has been done. Now you can rest and go to bed early. You have to get up early tomorrow.
It was just dawn, and Bagel had woken up, woke up the team leaders, ordered them to eat immediately, and asked the soldiers to divide into two groups to go to the east and west sides as required.
Bagel was very nervous. His Highness's estimate was correct. After they were ready, they saw the other scouts after only half a magic hour. They carefully patrolled the area before returning. Soon, they saw a group of people coming over, all cavalry. It seemed that His Highness had known that this cavalry would pass through this place. Bagel was not on the battlefield for the first time, but the number of cavalry was far more than theirs, probably tens of thousands of people. They only had 3,000 soldiers here, and their strength was not very strong. If they met on the plain, there was only one word, death.
The troops entered the canyon, and Bagel's heart was hanging in his throat. Their troops were still slowly entering. Bagel felt that time was passing very slowly. This group of people was too long. Now they had only entered half of it. The sound of horse hooves could be clearly heard in the canyon. Bagel had been very worried. If the deputy commander did not do well, there would definitely be problems on his side, and then death would be waiting for them.
Not only Bagel was worried, but the soldiers also had their hearts in their throats, and they were scared to death. Some of them even had trembling hands. It's almost over. It's almost over. The crowd below was in commotion. The troops behind had basically entered the canyon. Bagel made a prompt decision and said, "Cut the rope."
A flash of knife light flashed. Before the people below could figure out what was going on, a thick rolling log had already fallen from the top of the canyon. Almost in an instant, hundreds of people were completely crushed to death by the trees and stones that suddenly appeared. The magic horses and people they were sitting on turned into meat patties.
"Quickly retreat, they have an ambush." The enemy's generals kept shouting, but there was no chance. The rolling logs and stones kept falling, completely blocking both sides of the canyon. A circle of people were all trapped in the canyon. Several powerful warriors wanted to use their powerful fighting spirit to split the trees and stones in front of them, but they were greeted by more wood and stones, as well as a large amount of arrows. No matter how strong a person is, in this situation, he is no different from an ant. What awaits them is death.
There were about dozens of riders who escaped from the canyon. Bagel shot them with bows and arrows according to Cage's request. One cavalryman was very fast and had escaped the range of the bows and arrows. At the moment when he was running desperately, a huge shadow covered him. He felt the sound of wind behind him and knew nothing.
Bagel saw the golden eagle flying down from the sky, like lightning, and a wind blade magic split the cavalryman in half. Bagel felt a little cold on his back. Fortunately, he stood in the right camp at that time, otherwise the result waiting for him today would be similar to that of the enemy cavalryman.
"Surrender and you will not be killed." Bagel ordered to shout loudly at the top of the canyon, and at the same time ordered the archers and some soldiers to guard the canyon entrance. Otherwise, if one person escaped, the rolling logs on both sides were piled up to dozens of meters thick, and the height of several people. If you get close, you will be waiting for a rain of arrows and stones, and if you are unlucky, there will be rolling logs.
In the case of no way out, the enemy general chose to surrender. If he did not surrender, he believed that the enemy's soldiers would bury all the people in this place, and he hoped to keep the soldiers.
The enemy general waved his armor cape as a white flag.
"Put down your weapons and retreat one by one from the east." Bagel shouted on the cliff.
The enemy general carried out the order depressedly, telling his men to put down their weapons, and those who resisted were shot into sieves on the spot. There was no attack on the east side, which made it convenient for them to build a road out of the valley. They stepped on stones and wood one by one and filed out. Bagel used their belts to string them up one by one according to Cage's request. The group was so depressed that they could only hold up their pants.
Just when Bagel was worried about the shortage of manpower, footsteps came from a distance, and a troop came over with a lion flag. One of the generals rode a horse and came to Bagel quickly, dismounted and saluted Bagel.
"Commander Bagel, His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince, ordered us to come and help you escort the prisoners, and at the same time confiscate the magic horses and weapons."
At the same time, he handed over the order signed by Cage to Bagel. Bagel returned a military salute, "All handed over to you, does His Royal Highness have any other orders?"
"Yes." The flag commander took out a hide letter and opened it to find the content.
"Have your cavalry arrived?"
"Yes, the prisoners will all be escorted by infantry and your logistics soldiers. Your Royal Highness ordered me to bring 3,000 cavalry and some dry food."
"Okay, since Your Royal Highness has already ordered, I won't say much. Now we will hand over the soldiers. Please hand over all the cavalry to me, and all the infantry troops on my side will be under your command."
"Yes."
According to Cage's order, the two sides immediately handed over.
"Master Flag Commander, which unit are you from? How is the war on your side?" Bagel asked curiously.
"We are the cavalry of the Fourth Legion, and are now incorporated by His Highness. His Highness has repelled the enemy's repeated attacks, causing the enemy to lose tens of thousands of cavalry." The flag commander said with reverence. He dared to say that this defensive battle was the strangest one he had ever seen in his life. They had never thought that using trenches and chevaux de frise could kill so many cavalry. The only one who could cause them trouble was the magician, but it was obvious that His Highness had calculated everything.