Chapter 942 [0933] Truncation
Tindamire did not act rashly.
If this passage was indeed a channel for the garrison on the bridge to replenish its troops, it would be impossible to take it down with just his two squads of battle mothers.
What he had to do was to confirm the location of this passage, and then bring people to cut it off, rather than rushing in all at once.
As Ashe's blood ally, he was no longer a lone man who could rush in casually.
Waving his hand to signal the battle mothers to hide, Tryndamere also lowered his body and pricked up his ears.
In the partition wall above, the footsteps were heavy and orderly, and in addition, he also heard the sound of the password.
It can be said that Tryndamere was lucky. The partition wall he landed on first was not the first line to support the bridge, so the garrison was weak enough, and he could quietly deal with the garrison. In addition, the patrol period of the patrol unit was relatively long, so he was not discovered in the first time and was not intercepted because he did not know the password.
Now, after quietly crawling on the wall below and figuring out the patrol password, Tryndamere made a prompt decision and ordered Zhan Mama Sui to go back with him, change into the clothes of the garrison, and pretend to be the sentinels he had killed, so as to get through this round of patrol.
His plan was very successful.
Shouting out vague passwords in an impatient tone, Tryndamere successfully deceived this round of patrols. Not only that, he also mastered the patrol team's password by the way - before the next wave of real patrols arrived, he led two teams of Zhan Mama Sui to pretend to be patrols and made a circle in the plank road.
The Frostguard tribe obviously didn't expect that someone would be so bold as to swing down from the bridge on a rope and then patrol from the partition wall below. In addition, except for Tryndamere, the other Battlemothers were all of ice blood, so there was no sense of disobedience when walking on the plank road and the partition wall. Lissandra also gathered a large number of Frostguard members, and the number of defenders in Frostguard Fortress increased but they were not familiar with each other. All these combined gave Tryndamere a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sneak in.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, he finally confirmed the location of the trestle leading to the bridge. Here, they left a small spatial coordinate. The subsequent Archons will use this coordinate to give the defenders of the Frostguard tribe a small surprise.
Then, before the third wave of patrols arrived, they returned to the place where they rappelled.
After launching the grappling hook onto the bridge, Tryndamere and the Battlemother finally returned to the bridge before the defenders discovered the problem, lit torches, and found them.
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At dawn the next day, the coalition launched an attack on the simple fortifications of the Frostguard tribe on the bridge.
Unlike yesterday, today, in addition to the hand-to-hand combat, the coalition's magicians also officially joined the battle - however, their target was not the Frostguard defenders on the bridge, but the spatial coordinates provided by Tryndamere.
Among the magicians, those with spatial magic talent are rare, but considering that these mages only need to guide the direction of the spell, even if a magician group of a hundred people is covered by magic, one magician is enough to provide guidance, so as long as the coordinates are correct, the spell will smoothly reach where it should go.
The Frostguard tribe knew nothing about this.
When the Frostguard warriors heading to the bridge ran along the partition wall to the bridge and waited in line to climb the ladder to the bridge, under the guidance of the spatial mage, various elemental impacts came one after another.
The unprepared Frostguard tribe was blown up on the partition wall, and the soft ladders used to transport people to the bridge were also destroyed.
Even if the Frostguard priests hurriedly propped up several ice walls to block them and immediately organized the construction of ropes to continue transporting people to the bridge, the efficiency of replenishment of the Frostguard tribe on the bridge was still greatly reduced.
Then, as the spatial coordinate stone was finally discovered, the Archons gave up casting spells on the troop replenishment channel and turned to fire at the bridge.
Due to the special environment of the Howling Abyss and the simple fortifications on the bridge, the effect of fire coverage was not very good, but don't forget that the coalition's long-range firepower is not only Archons!
After receiving the news that the troop replenishment channel was destroyed, Ashe immediately led the Avarosa archers to start throwing arrows.
Arrows like locusts were shot out diagonally, and then covered the rear of the Frostguard's position like a rain curtain, making the Frostguard who followed up the bridge feel what it means to die from the sky.
In the past, there was a soft ladder connected to the partition wall under the bridge as a channel for replenishing troops. The reserve troops of the Frostguard could directly enter the fortifications from below, and the Avarosan's projectiles caused them extremely limited damage.
But now if they want to continue to go up the bridge, they must withstand more than one round of arrow rain first. In this way, although the Frostguard defenders at the forefront still have the advantage of simple fortifications, the subsequent troops will soon be unable to replenish, so they gradually begin to lose their footing.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the coalition forces began to break through in a big way, and soon pushed the front line forward for more than 200 yards, and there was no intention of stopping.
At this speed, the coalition forces will be able to successfully occupy the Frost Bridge today!
The battle on the bridge was fierce, but next to it, Kalja, Lux and Lissandra were still in a state of confrontation.
Even though her side seemed to be losing ground, Lissandra still had no intention of taking action. She just stared at Lux and Kalya, as if she had made up her mind not to let them participate in the subsequent battle.
Kalya and Lux were also very confident in the coalition forces, and they also believed that as long as they kept an eye on Lissandra, everything would be fine.
In this strange sit-down battle, the coalition forces spent almost a day and paid a heavy price to completely occupy the main structure of the Frost Bridge.
Although the partition wall and plank road under the bridge were still in the hands of the Frostguard tribe, and although the force exchange ratio of the siege battle was not good, when the last cover team of the Frostguard tribe also withdrew from the bridge, the coalition forces' positions still erupted in cheers like a tsunami.
After going through untold hardships and spending a year on the expedition, they finally arrived at the enemy's lair and came to the Frostguard Fortress!
As long as they take this fortress, they can completely end Lissandra's rule and bring a completely different new order to Freljord!
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At the pre-war meeting for the attack on Frostguard Fortress, all commanders, including Lux and Ashe, were very excited.
Even though everyone knew that Frostguard Fortress was the hardest bone to chew; even though everyone knew that Lissandra had been delaying before in order to concentrate all her strength in Frostguard Fortress; even though everyone understood that Lissandra must have more than one trump card in her hand that had not yet been revealed.
But being able to approach the city and push the front line to the face of the Frost Witch is still an exciting thing.
So, in this pre-war meeting, everyone patted their chests one by one, and they all wanted to be the first to attack and said that they could be the first to climb the city wall.
However, among the excited people, Kalya looked calm and silent. He spoke slowly until everyone had finished speaking.
"I believe in your confidence and courage." He smiled and took off his mask for the first time. "But this is Frostguard Fortress. Even if the siege is taken, the coalition will definitely pay a heavy price."
Hearing what Karya said, many people looked unprepared.
"I am not doubting your will to fight." Karya ignored these eyes and continued, "But Frostguard Fortress is not the last battle, so I have a small suggestion-why can't the scale of this battle be smaller and the outcome be decided in a simpler way?"
Hearing what Karya said, Lux couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.
"I plan to send a letter of challenge to Lissandra." Karya continued, "In my name, challenge her to a one-on-one battle."
Many dissatisfied Avarosans suddenly turned from cloudy to sunny, and many people even cheered.
One-on-one duels, this kind of thing is too popular in Freljord!
As for the Northern Expedition Army, although most commanders had doubts, they had no reason to stand up and oppose it - if Kalya could really win, then this would indeed greatly reduce the progress of the war.
In this case, there were even a few ignorant guys who clamored that they could also compete with Lissandra. For a moment, the atmosphere in the tent seemed to be even more heated.
Kalya watched all this with a smile, and finally spoke again after a long while.
"Then it's settled. Tomorrow morning I will specially invite Lord Lissandra to have a one-on-one battle with me, the kind that no one can interfere with."
During this process, Ashe and Lux remained silent - it seemed that they had already been mentally prepared for Kalya's proposal.
It was not a sudden idea, but a long-planned one.
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The next day, when more than a hundred loud voices recited Kalya's declaration of war loudly outside the Frostguard Fortress, Lissandra, who had been quietly staying in the Frostguard Fortress and intending to wait for the opportunity, was a little furious.
Because what Kalja wrote was a very targeted declaration of war.
Kalja, who is best at catching people's weaknesses, completely described Lissandra as a coward in the declaration of war.
The other two of the three sisters died bravely in the battle, but you escaped in a cowardly way.
In Folkarodna, you were afraid to face unknown enemies, so you launched a fake to test the waters first.
When the situation in Delverhold was slightly unfavorable, you abandoned the army and fled alone.
The walls of Frostguard Fortress cannot give you enough sense of security, you have to hoard the army.
Now I stand here, waiting for you to come out. This is your lair. Do you dare to have a one-on-one battle with me here, under the gaze of all the Freljord people?
If you are a coward, afraid of failure and death, then you should remain silent and stay in the fortress honestly without saying a word. We will crush the fortress built by cowards with the flesh and blood of the brave.
And if you are willing to stand up, I will also guarantee that this is a battle of honor for the brave, and no one will interfere.
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Lissandra was really angry and laughed.
What is shameless?
This is called shameless!
Karya is definitely shooting arrows first and then drawing targets, and she wants to force everything to be attributed to Lissandra being a coward.
But what is the reality?
Three sisters sacrificed and she was the only one left, because there was always one sister left to clean up the mess.
Fokalodna launched a puppet because Lissandra didn't take the coalition seriously at first.
He escaped alone at the end of Delverhold because the Chaos Storm had just absorbed Volibear's power.
As for the final gathering of troops at Frostguard Fortress... Is Lissandra mentally retarded if she doesn't accumulate strength in this situation?
To be honest, these things have nothing to do with cowardice. If you have to say, not daring to die is the only thing that has something to do with cowardice for Lissandra.
But Kalya's eloquence has always been extraordinary. When he said it, it seemed as if Lissandra was a coward. It was obvious that he would definitely put Lissandra on the fire.
Can Lissandra ignore him?
Actually, she can.
Although the morale is a little bit fluctuating now, as long as Lissandra personally appeases it, there will be no problem.
Moreover, the defense system of the Frostguard Fortress is very complete. A large number of defense and sealing arrays are drawn on the cold walls. In the siege, the coalition will be at an absolute disadvantage. Even if all these people are killed, it is difficult to step on the wall.
As long as Lissandra sits in the audience hall, victory will definitely belong to the Frostguard tribe.
But, does Lissandra have no temper?
She was blinded by Volibear at the beginning. Even if tens of millions of years have passed, she is determined to take revenge. Now facing Kalya, who had once tricked her and might be finished in a few years after losing immortality, should she take revenge now or completely lose the chance of revenge in the future?
Reason tells Lissandra that she can continue to wait and stay in the audience hall quietly waiting for the news of victory.
But in her heart, a ball of fire has long been burning. Now that she has sorted out all her strength and rebuilt a perfect power system, you still come to ask for a duel at this time. Is there even a one-in-ten-thousand chance of winning?
Don't joke!
I am Lissandra!
When the loud-voiced warrior specially selected by the coalition army began to recite the declaration of war for the third time, the sky above the Frostguard Fortress completely darkened.
The sky was covered with dark clouds, and the rolling thunder was like the wrath of the burning sky, echoing between the cliffs on both sides of the Howling Abyss, mixed with the complaining wind, making people uneasy.
Between the wind and thunder, Lissandra's voice seemed to come from the sky.
"You want to die, I promise you."
Go, go, go!