I'm a dragon, I only want to steal princesses

Chapter 68 The Elven Reinforcements

In the western part of late summer, the city in late autumn.

It was a quiet morning, the fog in the forest had not dissipated, the sun had just risen from the horizon, and the sunlight washed through the forest like a sea tide.

A cannon shot broke the tranquility, and countless birds started up from the forest.

Outside the Muqiu City Walled City, the army of the Xihe Principality, which belongs to the Longji Empire, approached the city, and almost immediately launched an attack on the town of the elves.

The supreme commander of this army, Dalus, the eldest son of the Grand Duke of Xihe, happened to be sitting in the rear in his spare time, wearing a special steam armor.

"Has the instrument of surrender come?" he asked the adjutant.

"Not yet," replied the adjutant.

"Attack." Delos waved his hand.

"My lord, it's only been half an hour." The adjutant was a little surprised.

According to custom, the besieged town should have enough time before noon to consider whether to surrender.

"If these elves will surrender, they will surrender as soon as the city is broken. The troops of the Dragon Head Regiment are almost reaching Fallen Leaf City. Do we have to waste half a day here?"

Delos glanced at the adjutant coldly.

The adjutant fell silent.

Delos is the successor of the Grand Duke of Sihe and the future ruler of the Principality.

Under the ardent training of the Grand Duke, Delos became a warrior of extraordinary realm at the age of 30, obtained an important position in the imperial army, and was a leader among the young generation of imperial nobles.

The Grand Duke of Xihe even proposed marriage for him to the eldest princess of the empire, Fred, but in the end he lost to a competitor who was born as a commoner.

No one around Dilos is aware of the jealousy and competition that the grand duke's son has towards the knight king.

This mentality became especially strong after Fred became empress. When Lucio and Her Majesty got married, he would undoubtedly be given the title of Prince and rule the country together with Her Majesty.

The large army led by Lucio was in full swing in the middle of late summer, and Delos, who was sent to the west, couldn't help but also became anxious.

Another cannon rang, and the artillery unit at the outpost precisely shattered the iconic relief on the city wall, followed by a burst of cheers, and more artillery fire began to greet the elves' stronghold.

"It's not bad for a dwarf to make a war." He commented.

"It's also thanks to the Grand Duke's move..." the adjutant smiled.

"Don't mention the old guy at this time, I feel uncomfortable when I think about it." Delos pulled his face down.

The adjutant who realized that he stepped on the thunder again quickly shut up.

The Principality of Xihe borders on the land of the North Mountain dwarves. When Fred chose to form an alliance with the dwarves, the Grand Duke of Xihe responded most positively to this.

He actively sent envoys to communicate with Beishan King who led many dwarf clans in Beishan. In the end, he proposed marriage to Beishan Kingdom in exchange for the mining area of ​​his territory, and wanted to marry the dwarf king's youngest daughter as his successor.

From the perspective of political marriage, this is a bargain.

Fred formed an alliance with the dwarves, planning to use the dwarves and the empire's alchemist team to develop mechanical technology to provide new armaments for the troops. The Sihe Principality and the dwarves have a good relationship, and can also use this channel to obtain equipment and technology comparable to the empire's central government, while the dwarves can get their favorite minerals.

The dwarf princess has not yet passed the door, and part of the transaction has been completed. The dwarf has obtained the mine as a dowry, and the principality's troops have also received the first batch of mechanical weapons made by the dwarf smelting technology.

It was his father's selfishness that made Delos respond.

According to the aesthetics of most humans, a thick and short dwarf is definitely not good-looking.The appearance of the little princess Beishan is different from other dwarves, she is born slender.

Delos had seen the female dwarf when she visited Beishan Kingdom. Her appearance was not so much like a dwarf, but more like a small human girl, and she could even look like a child.

As for Delos' father, he had an unusual hobby in this area, and was even well-known in the aristocratic circle, which always made Delos feel very ashamed.

He even suspected that one of the big reasons why he lost the proposal was because of his father.It is not so easy for him to accept a female dwarf as his stepmother.

"Hurry up, it should be resolved before noon." Dilos looked at the walled city in the forest with ease. "It's a big town, and there should be something better than border villages."

According to his estimation, with such a gap in troop strength and equipment, the elves in the Muqiu City Walled City would not be able to fight this battle at all.

"Yes." The adjutant cautiously gave the simplest answer.

In his opinion, Delos is not much better than his father in terms of being a womanizer, and he became more indulgent after failing to propose to Fred.

This war is expected to be negotiated with Mu Xia. The discipline of the empire's army in this attack is at least acceptable on the bright side. There will be no large-scale burning, killing and looting.

But during the attack on the town of Muxia, how many people would care if a few elf civilians disappeared for reasons other than fighting.

At this moment, Delos noticed a commotion, which came from the direction of the temporary sentry tower.

"What happened?" He frowned in displeasure.

There shouldn't have been any surprises in this attack. According to the previous analysis, it is impossible for the Muqiu City Walled City to receive any reinforcements, because the other nearby elf towns are currently unable to protect themselves, and the entire Muxia is now asking for help from outside.

And there was no sound at all nearby.

The adjutant hurriedly sent a herald to find out the situation, and then reported to Delos: "My lord, the left watch tower reported that there is a strange shadow in the clouds above the six o'clock position."

"How many targets can be observed?" Delos asked alertly.

Maybe it was the Pegasus troop of the elves, but there couldn't be many of them. That kind of combat power should be very precious to the elves, and it is unlikely that they will be invested on a large scale in the less important western border.

And they also have an undispatched bipedal dragon cavalry, which can completely deal with it.

"One, and it seems... not small." The adjutant gave an answer that was far beyond his expectations.

Delos immediately looked around, climbed up a tree, and then looked towards the sky. As a warrior of the extraordinary realm, he has the long-distance vision of a falcon.

According to the direction reported by the subordinates, there is indeed a black shadow that makes people worry about it in the thick clouds, and it is obviously moving, like a whale swimming under the sea.

The black figure seemed to sink a bit, and the outline in the clouds became clearer.

Dilos' heart suddenly sank. He had an impression of this outline!

He had participated in two dragon slaying operations with Lucio before, and he had seen dragons before!
How could there be dragons in this kind of place and at this time?
He was still in doubt, the black shadow pierced through the clouds and swooped down towards this side.

Suddenly, an eye-catching red streak appeared in the sky.

(End of this chapter)