In the Atila army, it is not only the army located in the base camp that the atmosphere is wrong, but also the centaur and jackal troops who are hunting and scouting outside, but for many people, these are not accidents, but they did not expect these things to happen at this time.

The Attila army is an Attila army in any way, with strategic weapons as terrifying as the monster of Bimon, with the three legendary powerhouses of Atila, famine and plague, and there is an army measured in tens of thousands, with such strength in the north, whether it is the Baltic Empire or the Scandinavian Empire, there is no confidence to compete head-on.

But even such a powerful army, such a powerful empire, after settling down, all kinds of contradictions that have been suppressed suddenly erupted, as if the prestige of the king of destruction of Atilana is no longer terrifying.

Centaurs, as a race that once rebelled against Attila, they were already in a very undesirable range among the Attila army, if it weren't for the loss of the orcs in the previous purge, the centaur force with the advantage of fast movement flexibility became the only choice for the Attila army, otherwise it is still unknown whether these centaurs can continue to exist.

The name of Attila has never been close to mercy, and she must not be deceived by her delicate and beautiful appearance, which is hidden under the beauty, the king of destruction who is afraid that people dare not even mention his name, who wears a white garment, stands on the top of a mountain composed of corpses, and the appearance of being independent and unstained with a trace of dust is her true appearance.

In a vast ocean, the tall stature of the centaurs makes them able to travel in some rivers that are not deep, which also makes their range of movement very wide, and the food they get is more abundant, after a week of recuperation, the thin body of the centaur becomes plump again, and the fat on the body gives them the capital to run long distances.

In addition, the problem of food and clothing that had plagued the centaurs was simply solved, and the large trees that were washed down by the flood also became the raw materials for their weapons, although their craftsmanship was not as good as that of the dwarves who were famous for forging, but simple wooden weapons were still difficult for them.

The only thing that was made was ordinary wooden spears and javelins, as well as armor made of rope and wood chips, which gave the centaurs enough confidence, at least equipped centaurs and unequipped centaurs are two concepts on the battlefield, the former can only choose to fight in close combat, trampling the enemy with all fours, and the aftermath, the overwhelming rain of arrows and javelins is an unforgettable nightmare for all those who fight against the centaurs.

As one of the three evils of the north, the centaurs are not unfamiliar with the environment of Scandinavia, although they are not yet at home here, but they have also gained simple freedom, after all, they also have the habit of invading this land and plundering the Scandinavians in the era before Attila appeared.

Plundering allowed them to know the terrain of Scandinavia, where there were villages, where there were cities, where there were monsters that could not be provoked, and where there were scarce resources, because only by understanding these things could their invasions be profitable enough for their tribes to grow.

During this time of recuperation and equipment, the centaurs learned about the city of Uppland through contact with the transport troops, and knew what was happening there, under the double threat of floods and ghosts, the Sigmund army entrenched in Uppland had disappeared, and with the disappearance of this force, there was no force in the vast plains of eastern Scandinavia that could stop the advance of the Attila army, as long as the flood receded, Attila's westward expedition would be restarted, and the land would be completely conquered.

Then, they learned of what had happened in the Rus' steppes, where the terrible death-spreading knight had fallen in their homeland and had been killed by an unknown person, meaning that the druids could continue to operate in the Rus' steppes with peace of mind, attacking the transports and attacking the weak villages and tribes.

For those druids and centaurs, they don't have much to worry about, because of the previous rebellion, their centaurs have been marginalized by the entire Attila, and the tribes are scattered on the edge of poverty, or places with complex terrain and few resources, such places will not be the focus of the druids, even if they are attacked by the druids, the strong limbs of the centaurs and the fast running speed can make it easy for the centaurs to get rid of the druid's attack.

More importantly, the centaurs did not think that the druids would waste their time and energy attacking their own tribes that had rebelled against Attila, and their energy should be mainly focused on the tribes loyal to Atira, and only by attacking those tribes and destroying those tribes could they fundamentally shake Atira's rule.

Therefore, after not having too many worries, the centaurs, who did not have much loyalty to the Attila Empire, decided to change the current situation, so that the centaur race could break away from the Attila Empire and break free from the clutches of the Attila who kept waging wars and conquering without bringing much benefit to his tribes.

For this reason, these centaurs took this opportunity to start thinking of a way to get in touch with the Baltic Empire, they knew that in the Baltic Empire, there were also centaurs, and these centaurs were also entrusted with important tasks, equipped with excellent equipment, and enjoyed a life without worrying about food and clothing.

The centaurs believed that since the Baltic Empire valued their centaurs so much, they would surely accept their surrender and help them escape from Attila's control.

For hunting, domesticating livestock, making leather goods, etc., centaurs are very confident, and in terms of combat, whether it is a squad battle, a reconnaissance war or a large-scale battle, centaurs can play an extremely important role, these values, for the Baltic Empire, can bring benefits to it, as long as the value that can bring benefits is the real value, centaurs have sufficient confidence in this aspect.

And the centaurs also believe that with the power in the hands of the Baltic Empire, they do not need to fear retribution from the Attila Empire at all, the Baltic Empire and the Attila Empire are already on hostile sides, at most their betrayal is to exacerbate the conflict between the two, as long as the benefits they bring are greater than the cost paid, they can let the Baltic Empire protect them.

However, on the other hand, they also have certain doubts, after all, they have been traitors once before, if they betray Atila again, it will be twice, and they don't know if the Baltic Empire wants to trust the centaurs who have betrayed twice.

However, these things are all considered by the centaurs themselves, and before they get in touch with their fellow Baltic Empire, and before they really confirm the reply of the Baltic Empire, they still need to be loyal to the Attila Empire, well, what they should maintain on the surface still needs to be maintained, and the secrets that should be kept secret still need to be kept secret.

Not many years have passed since the demise of the orcs, and even many of the centaurs are still involved in the extermination of the orcs, they don't want to end up like the orcs, children, women and children are mercilessly killed, and the warriors are captured and sold to those goblins, and finally become cannon fodder in a certain war, die on the battlefield, and finally no one even remembers the name, and the whole race is recorded in the history books.

The centaurs' anomalies are still in a state of inaccessibility, and they still have certain doubts about the future and have not yet made a thorough choice, but the quarrels among the gnolls, the quarrels between their tribes, even the Scandinavians as enemies are vaguely aware of them, let alone the Atila army.

The gnolls, it can be said that they are the most loyal race to Attila in the Attila army, they and their relatives werewolves are the lowest races, the most fanatical supporters of Attila's war, even if there is no benefit, even if they have been used as cannon fodder, they have not much complaints, as long as they can keep chasing the figure of that person, it may be the best reward for them.

So many people outside think that even the mammoths and the white bears can't compare to the gnolls below in terms of loyalty, because they are stupid enough, blind enough, and obedient enough.

However, it is really because of such loyalty that there has been a change in the beginning of I don't know when, no, it should be said that after the appearance of Hogg and the important task entrusted by Attila to become the great leader of the gnolls, the whole gnolls have changed their minds to a certain extent, and they are not so stupid and loyal compared to before.

When spring came, there was a violent quarrel among the gnolls, and even their common leader, Hogg, who had led the gnolls to rise and was favored by Attila, was unable to suppress the conflict, let alone resolve it.

Gnoll Hogg, is the leader of the Gnolls, yes, he applied the wolf pack tactics to the Gnolls, so that the Gnoll got rid of the identity of cannon fodder, and it is not wrong to get rid of the identity of Atila, but also by virtue of his merits, he has gained the weight of Attila and obtained the status of one person under ten thousand people in the Attila Empire, but because of the unique system of the Jackal tribe, in fact, his power comes from his prestige, and it is the various Jackal tribes that really control the Jackals underneath, and those tribes will obey Hogg's orders in peacetime, but if it is time to decide the life and death of the tribe, then they will definitely take the interests of their tribe as the first standard。

Now, these tribes are quarreling because of some problems, they are not very harmonious in the first place, in ordinary life, there have been all kinds of conflicts for food, resources, spouses and other reasons, not to mention the current situation, it is a matter of shaking their faith, it is a matter more important than their own lives, but there are conflicts and quarrels, it is already a kind of restraint.

Upland City and the land around it, which was expected to be the home of the gnolls, providing them with sufficient resources to grow up with peace of mind, so that their offspring will not have to pay for a piece of food, and now the gnolls are quarreling over this.

Originally, Famine promised to give this land to the gnolls as long as it was attacked, so that they could settle on it to establish a country and reproduce, but now Famine still maintains its promise and is willing to give this land to the gnolls to manage, as a territory that the gnolls have inherited for generations.

But now, the city of Upplan is still inhabitable, and the surrounding floods are good to say, as long as it takes a while, they will naturally retreat slowly, but everyone knows what kind of situation has become of the land that was promised by the famine, which nominally belonged to the gnolls?

Countless ghosts wander in the city, frantically attacking every creature that comes close, every piece of land contains maddening resentment, and the rich negative energy cannot be dissipated in the city for a long time, such an environment is called how the gnolls survive, how to build their homes, their kingdom - the land that has been occupied by the dead, has been cursed.

Gnolls are not like other races, they have strong individual strength, the casters among them are very rare, almost a thousand gnolls can give birth to a jackal with caster qualifications, jackals are very poor, their way of life determines that they have no way to keep too much wealth in their hands, and there is no way to create a lot of wealth.

The strength is not strong, there is no spellcaster, and there is no wealth, such a gnoll face those ghosts in the sky, how can there be a way to clean up, no, even if you clean up those ghosts, it is useless, the land of Upland has been polluted by negative energy, and it will take an unknown amount of time to recover.

The gnolls can't wait too long, the continuous war has caused their population to drop to a terrible point, especially the recent battle of Upland, as the main force of the battle, eighty percent of the corpses in Upplan are the corpses of the gnolls, if they can't get a piece of land that can cultivate and recuperate, then it will be really difficult for the gnolls to continue to maintain their position in the Attila army.

But none of these things are really nothing, and they can't bring the tribes of the gnolls into conflict with each other, and what really brings them into conflict is the resentment of being deceived.

When Attila ordered the awakening of the undead in Upland City, the gnolls were suspicious, but because they were loyal to Atilla and believed in this Atira, they believed that Attila and the famine would solve the problem of sequelae because of the original promise, making the land of Upland a paradise for the gnolls.

But in the end, the reality gave all the gnolls a dizzy stick, the land of Upland was indeed given to the gnolls according to the promise of famine, but the ghosts above, the polluted land was not solved, the gnolls put in so much effort, after so many sacrifices, what they got was actually an unusable land, if this is not deception and betrayal, then what else is deception and betrayal?

Maybe it's because Attila and the knights can't deal with the ghosts, maybe they've regretted their promise to the gnolls, or maybe they have other things to think about.

But no matter what the considerations are, things have already happened and become a given fact, and the seeds of disappointment have been lowered, and even if these ghosts and the land problem of Upland are solved later, it will take a long time for the mustard in the hearts of the gnolls to be eliminated.

Because of this war, countless gnolls buried their bones in the city of Upland, and every gnolls who went out on the expedition had relatives die there, at the hands of the Scandinavians, and at this time, some gnolls began to waver in their faith in Attila, and thus resentment.

This is very normal in my heart, the more I trust the other party, when I feel that I have been betrayed by the other party, often the resentment generated at this time will be several times or even dozens of times the usual, and develop to the state of never dying.

The other part of the gnolls continued to be loyal to Attila, believing that Atira's actions were correct, as followers of Attila, sacrificing for her was a glorious thing, a matter of course, and if Attila's reward was made, it was an honor, and if not, it would only mean that he had not done well enough.

If you don't do it well this time, then you have to do it better next time, if you don't satisfy Atila this time, then you have to do it next time to satisfy her, and if you can't do it next time, then atonement for death becomes the only way.

This kind of mentality was very common and normal among the gnolls in the past, but now that this has happened, it is very obstructive in the eyes of those gnolls who have developed resentment.

It's the same here, fanatic believers don't care what kind of identity the other party is, and dare to have a grudge against the gods they believe in, so only by completely destroying each other, both mentally and physically, can they feel satisfied.

All kinds of rumors spread in the Gnoll's army, and even Hogg, the highly respected leader of the Gnoll, began to waver, if he was a warrior loyal to Atila, then it was the best choice to continue to be loyal to Atila at this time and purge the dissenting voices in the army.

If he is loyal to his own race and puts his own racial interests first, it is the grumbling gnolls who should be cleansed, and then quickly rush to the Atilla with the purified team.

No matter which of these two choices is chosen, it is very difficult for the gnolls Hogg, the palms and backs of the hands are all meat, and how to choose is to damage the interests of the gnolls themselves, and now that a large number of people have died in the war, the gnolls really need to face the crisis of survival after such a toss, and the other races that have been hurt by the gnolls will never mind falling into the well at this time, and will never mind dividing up the resources, land, and population of the gnolls.

But now in the Gnoll Army, all the Gnolls except Hogg are caught in such quarrels, and scattered conflicts have occurred, and it is foreseeable that if no one stops them, with the Gnolls have always been in the habit of them, they will definitely have a fratricidal civil strife, and this civil strife will sweep all the Gnolls, and it will not end until one side is completely destroyed.

"So, sometimes, a necessary crisis is necessary. ”

Looking at the chaos in the camp, the scum of his subordinates, Hogg's head felt a long-lost pain, and after the crisis of no food, no threat of war, all kinds of contradictions erupted.

When there were external contradictions before, Hogg was the real power, no matter what kind of order, what kind of grievances those tribes below would pinch their noses to carry it out, but after there was no threat, those big tribes didn't take him seriously at all.

As the leader of the gnolls, he should put the interests of the gnolls first, but the consequences of the gnolls' betrayal are also unbearable.

Centaurs and gnolls are the two races that contributed the most when the orcs were exterminated, and they are also the races that divide up their property the most, Hogg believes that if the gnolls dare to choose to betray, or show some dissatisfaction, then Attila and the two knights will definitely not hesitate to make a clear choice, and after the purge, the status of the gnolls will decline a lot.

However, just before Hogg made a choice, the news from his subordinates made him dispel his original thoughts, the movement of the centaurs, in the end, did not escape the eyes and ears of the gnolls, what they wanted to do, Hogg only needed to analyze it less to come to a point, and the final conclusion, even Hogg couldn't help but be shocked for a long time before coming back to his senses.

What do centaurs want to do? What gave them the courage to do so?

In the area around the Baltic Sea, if there is any power that can give centaurs the courage to make such a choice, it is only the Baltic Empire, not the Scandinavian Empire...... It is still unclear whether the Scandinavian Empire will survive after this expedition, and besides, people usually choose only the victor to take refuge in them, not the defeated ones.

The Baltic Empire, for this name, Hogg still remembers vividly, this behemoth that appeared in just a few years, the great empire that occupied the Baltic Sea and Jutland, whether it was vampires, Scandinavians, fishmen of the sea, krakens and mermaids, were defeated, or completely extinct, or became part of each other.

However, many of the previous ones were just rumors, but what impressed him even more was that the girl who was still able to talk and laugh freely in the face of Attila and others on the battlefield, and calmly retreated once or twice, just like Atira, the appearance was just an ordinary human girl, but what was hidden in her body was a monster that could not be guessed.

"If it's her...... Maybe it can really ......."

"No, if it were her, she would definitely be able to solve the problem of the gnolls now. ”

Hogg had also heard that because of the war, some gnoll refugees had gone to the Baltic Empire to ask for asylum, and after a period of investigation, they successfully became a member of the Baltic Empire.

According to the information obtained from them, the various internal regulations of the Baltic Empire are very many and cumbersome, and even the act of excretion must be carried out in a fixed place, otherwise it will be punished.

Moreover, within the Baltic Empire, there was no such thing as nobles, chieftains, chieftains, etc., only a few powerful people at the top, and the officials below who were loyal to them, and the rank of these officials was divided according to strength and ability, and had nothing to do with their race and blood.

It is said that even the lord of a territory is essentially only a retainer of the legendary caster, and everything is under the control of those few people, and any opposition has been ruthlessly eliminated (the Assassins trained by Assasin played an important role in this).

However, in addition to these, adequate food, a warm house, and a safe environment are actually the most important things, and if it is for these things, then everything else Hogg said that the gnolls can endure, even if his great chief is not much different from ordinary gnolls after that.

Well, these are not big problems, the real question is whether the Baltic Empire is willing to accept their surrender, whether they believe in their sincerity, whether they are willing to give their trust to them, and not use them as cannon fodder on the battlefield.

At this point, Hogg had almost made up his mind, and he returned to his tent, and then instructed his cronies to submit the letter in his own handwriting to the Empress of the Baltic Empire's desk.

Seeing his most powerful and loyal men disappear into the night, Hogg turned around and returned to his tent, he still had important matters to attend to, the gnolls who had taken advantage of this incident to oppose him, the gnolls who had gone against him, the gnolls who had not yet recognized their identities, it was time to clean up.

Whether they continue to stay in the Attila Empire or migrate to the Baltic Empire, internal instability is a problem that needs to be solved, and only by solving these problems can the gnolls be saved from civil strife and continue to exist in the main plane.