Chapter 390

After the confluence of Lehman and Marco, Nord led the army to crush it all the way. It didn't even take half a month to advance to the hinterland of Ximan Kingdom, which is also the territory of their royal family. This area is cut off by a big river.

The sarifen river divides the Ximan kingdom into two. On the other side of the river is the mam plain. The reason why these two plains have such fertile territory is inseparable from the sarifen river. It is the irrigation of the sarifen river that makes the Ximan Kingdom known as the granary on the mainland.

Nord is worried about looking at the river now, because the width of the sarifen River can reach 50 meters, and the only wooden bridge on the river has been destroyed by the Ximan kingdom. It seems that the Ximan kingdom is determined to delay time.

The capital of Ximan kingdom is on the South Bank of sarifen river. Nord can even see the shadow of Jiman city from the north bank, but Nord can't cross the river now. Building a river crossing bridge in this era is not a simple thing, which requires very strong construction strength.

It is said that the bridge was built during the Eresin empire. After that, the Ximan Kingdom only repaired it every year. Now, in order to resist Nord's attack, they actually chose to cut off the bridge. The nobles of the Ximan Kingdom also have great courage.

Nord certainly doesn't have time to rebuild a wooden bridge now. It takes a long time to build a wooden bridge, and the army of Ximan Kingdom doesn't necessarily sit by and watch Nord build the bridge safely. As long as they exclude some soldiers from harassing, Nord's construction time may increase indefinitely, Nord's main problem now is to send 20000 troops across the river so quickly.

There is only one way in front of Nord, that is to make a large number of rafts to cross the river at one time. Fortunately, the river of sarifen river is fast, which gives Nord the opportunity to cross the river. If Nord really wants to look at the river and cry when the river of sarifen River is fast in the rainy season every year, it will be a natural moat that cannot be crossed by rafts.

However, making a raft that can carry 20000 troops is not a simple thing. In particular, Nord must ensure the combat effectiveness of the troops crossing the river at one time, because Nord can see that on the South Bank of sarifen River, some Knights of Ximan Kingdom roam near the river bank.

Nord knew that if the number of people crossing the river at one time was too small, he might be attacked by the Ximan kingdom. Even when Nord's troops crossed the river, the army of the Ximan Kingdom might choose to cross half. Now Nord dare not underestimate the army of the Ximan Kingdom, even if their combat effectiveness is not very strong, But the determination to fight was no less than Nord's troops.

For the sake of safety, Nord waited beside the river bank for five days, and finally built enough rafts. The rafts built by Nord in recent days can send 5000 troops to the South Bank of sarifen river at one time. Nord believes that with 5000 troops, it is enough to resist the army of Ximan kingdom.

Looking at the troops preparing to cross the river, at the order of Nord, they crowded on the raft. Many soldiers who cut people with knives without blinking. At the moment, they were trembling on the raft, and their eyes revealed their fear of the river,

Another important reason why Nord is so cautious is that many of Nord's troops are dry ducks and have no water at all. If they fall into the water in the process of crossing the river, they may really sink to the end and can't even bubble.

Sure enough, as Nord guessed, Nord's actions on the other side were seen by the nobles of the Ximan kingdom. Although there was a river between the two sides, Nord's every move could not be concealed from their eyes, and Nord's attempt to cross the river was so obvious that the nobles of the Ximan Kingdom could not ignore it.

Just as Nord's troops had just crossed the river, a group of soldiers came from the direction of Jiman city. Nord took a simple look. There were at least tens of thousands of people. Nord was glad that he wanted to make sufficient preparations. If he crossed the river in a hurry and sent only one or two thousand people at a time, it would be very dangerous,

The river was just 50 meters wide, and Nord's troops took ten minutes. When Nord's troops were about to cross the river, the soldiers of Ximan Kingdom near the river bank were ready, but they did not stand on the river bank to block Nord's troops from landing, because Nord's long-range troops were ready to go on the North Bank of sarifen river.

Fifty meters is not enough to hold Nord's long-range archer. The reason why Nord let his troops cross the river calmly is that he was escorted by the long-range troops behind him. Obviously, the Ximan Kingdom also found this. They were not within 300 meters of the river bank.

But after Nord's vanguard troops set foot on the river bank, they began to attack the river bank. As long as the two sides fought hand to hand, Nord's long-range troops could not play a great role. Before the second batch of soldiers arrived at the south bank, the first batch of landing taxis had fought with the enemies of Ximan kingdom.

Nord was still a little anxious. The Ximan kingdom was obviously prepared. When Nord saw that these soldiers could maintain an effective formation when charging, he knew that the test of soldiers on the South Bank of sarifen river was coming. These soldiers were not the soldiers temporarily recruited by the nobles before. They might be the elite soldiers mobilized by the Ximan Kingdom Royal family during this period.

No matter how anxious Nord was, he could not change the fact that the rafts were drifting so slowly in the water. It would take at least more than 20 minutes for the next batch of soldiers to reach the south bank, that is, the first batch of soldiers to reach the river bank had to resist twice as many enemies during this period.

The troops looked calmly at the soldiers of the two armies fighting on the river bank. From Nord's point of view, they did not know what the situation was like on the river bank battlefield, but Nord believed that his troops would not be defeated so easily, even in the face of twice as many enemies.

The soldiers sent out of the city by the Ximan kingdom are elite, but Nord's soldiers are not bad at all, even more elite than them. Although the soldiers on the other side of the river are not as good as the soldiers of the Ximan kingdom in quantity, they are far better than them in quality.

Especially in the battle of more than a month after entering the Ximan Kingdom, the soldiers of Nord's army have been greatly improved. Although every battle of Nord's army seems very difficult during this period, the improvement of Nord's combat effectiveness is also very obvious during this period. The more you train, the more you gain.

Nord knows how much his troops have improved during this period. The tenacious soldiers of the Ximan kingdom are like a sharpener. The sword of Nord Nord's troops is very sharp, and now it's time for the sword to come out of its scabbard.

Nord believes that his troops will teach the soldiers of the Ximan kingdom a lesson. Fighting with Nord's troops in the field is not a wise move, even if they have the advantage of quantity. Hiding behind the city wall is their only choice.