Chapter 168: Night Raid
The Dagos army scouts tailing them certainly thought that they were sneaky, Dominic decided.
They didn’t realize that the Cygnia scouts had magitech scopes to see in the dark. So, the invaders were still crouched low to the ground, blades at the ready, as they approached the village.
{Two hundred metres. One seventy-five. Begin bombardment.} Commander Dax ordered.
The mortar rounds made a sizzling whistle as they launched, the same as a flare or a firework. But nobody was waiting to see where they landed before they loaded more rounds and continued the bombardment.
Dozens of explosions rippled across the field over the next thirty seconds, with some landing less than half the distance to the enemy, from launchers that were set at an angle instead of flat.
But the effect was everything that they could have hoped for.
When the explosions started, they lit up the battlefield at the enemy’s position, allowing the riflemen to begin firing. They also made the enemy stand and charge their position, making themselves larger targets.
Rifles fired, and soldiers fell. But Dominic didn’t see the enemy Commander on the battlefield.
"Stay out of sight. Don’t let them confirm whether there is even a single female in the convoy. The Commander isn’t here, and he will run when he realizes that they have lost." Dominic whispered to Alexis as he drew his pistol and waited for the Dagos soldiers to get close enough for him to join the battle.
Then Dominic wrapped his cloak over himself and pulled the hood up. He could see much better in the dark than anyone else he had met.