It's not for nothing that Vultures is worried. If it was easy to block Li Tianhao's retreat in the past, it was completely different now. Li Tianhao's surprise attack on Maranster's troops is also tens of thousands, and it will take at least tens of thousands of people to stop this army, and now all the troops that Cad Monro can mobilize can barely reach this number when they are put together, and the combat capability of these armies is completely unsatisfactory, and it is too optimistic to use this kind of army to deal with Li Tianhao's elite troops.

If you want to implement a complete blockade, then you must rely on the power of the priest army, but the priest army currently stationed in the area of the temple of La is actually on the border between Yaki and Palci, and their existence is actually a barrier for Memphis, if the priest army is transferred out, then Memphis will open the door to Palci. Whether such a risky move was worth it was a question mark in Vulture's heart, but it would be too cheap for Li Tianhao to return to Palchi with a swagger, so it would be difficult for him to refute Libera's proposal.

After much hesitation, Vulture voiced his concerns. Libera nodded yes and said, "Lord Vulture's concerns are good, but we don't need to rely entirely on the power of the priest army. In fact, as long as His Majesty issued a decree, ordering all areas around Maranster to be strictly defended and not allowed to pass through the thief army, His Majesty's army will also respond in time to protect all places. Although these princes and lords are unwilling to obey His Majesty's orders, they are even more unwilling to have their territory occupied by the thief army, so they will definitely defend it with all their might, and we only need to use His Majesty's army. If you borrow about 10,000 priest troops from Figor, you can maneuver to support various places in general and achieve the purpose of blockade. We don't need to fight Li Tianhao head-on. As long as he is hindered from returning to the army, the goal will be achieved. This will not increase the pressure on the border. ”

"What a risky move." Vultures sighed. He understood what Libera had not spoken, and that the king's army was more than just mobile to help the land. At the same time, it was also the princes who monitored the various places, so that they did not dare to easily give up resistance and surrender to the enemy army. If this strategy is successful, the king's prestige will be increased and his control over the region will be strengthened. Libera's plan was risky, but it was worth taking, so Vultures finally agreed to it.

In terms of the effect of Libera's plan alone, it is indeed an almost artistic act. He and the Vultures were carefully planned and arranged. The sudden appearance of the army of 12,000 priests and the army of 7,000 kings who had successfully moved to the area south of Port Maranster was indeed astonishing. The princes everywhere were horrified to find that tens of thousands of kings' troops were stationed near them, and they immediately panicked. Even some timid nobles obediently expressed their submission to His Majesty, and Libera took the opportunity to collect a small part of the troops and food from them.

Due to the successful blockade of the news, even the Yaki army on the border did not know that nearly half of the priest army behind it had already gone to the north, let alone the enemy. This also helped Libera's bluff a lot - the king's army was in the tens of thousands, so King Cadmunro was not as weak as everyone thought, which made the balance of the princes' hearts fluctuate a lot.

On the other hand, Li Tianhao's side, originally he captured Port Maranster in order to take revenge, and since the revenge was avenged, he could have quickly withdrawn his troops and returned, but he didn't do it. On the one hand, it is because the treasure trove of Corbius, the governor of Maranster, has a huge wealth beyond anyone's imagination. Of course, this wealth cannot be left to Yaki. In addition to rewarding the soldiers who accompanied the army, Li Tianhao loaded all the remaining treasures onto the ships and let Elda be responsible for transporting them to Portsmo Harbor; On the other hand, Xenas complained that the expedition did not give him a chance to move, so Li Tianhao appointed him to lead the army to recruit those bandits who refused to return to Maranster Harbor. These bandits are small in number, but they are extremely cunning. Therefore, it took a lot of effort for Xenas and Eglius to completely wipe them out, and this time was delayed, so that Libera had the upper hand. blocked Li Tianhao's retreat.

The news that the retreat had been cut off did stir up a wave of unease within the Dils army, but it was only for a day or two. Because the soldiers knew very well that they still had a sea route to go. As soon as Elda's fleet returns, it will be able to carry all the soldiers back to Portsmo. However, the opinion of the leadership of the Dils Army was completely different, as Libera said. Of course, Li Tianhao could not bear to make a big circle from Pucimo Port, not to mention the lost time, and the reputation of being cornered by the Yaji army and having to escape by sea would greatly affect the morale of the Dils army.

Li Tianhao quietly dispatched a large number of scouts and reconnaissance intelligence, and at the same time actively prepared materials for returning to the army. In fact, this situation had been planned long before he sent out the troops, and what he needed most at the moment was intelligence, accurate information, because he and Wei Song had already formulated a countermeasure in the plan, but it was not Li Tianhao's side who made the first move, but Wei Song's side.

Palci's reaction was much slower than Li Tianhao imagined, Libera's blockade of news on Palchi's side, and Maranster's deliberate bluff in order to achieve the greatest deterrent effect, so Wei Song's side got the news slower than Li Tianhao for a full five days.

This time, Li Tianhao attacked Maranster, but did not use the elite cavalry units that the Diers army was proud of, in order to prevent Yaki's move. After getting the news, Wei Song immediately recruited two generals, Haktor and Chikirda, because the two captains of the cavalry team, Mueller and Alam, were dispatched with Li Tianhao's army, so Wei Song had to hand over the cavalry team to the command of Haktor and Chikirda, so that they could immediately cavalry and raid the Temple of La God in the starry night!

The first mistake in Libera's plan was that he ignored Jamo, the head of intelligence for the Dils Army. The current number of controllable forces of the Yaji army has long been mastered by the Diel army, so Wei Song judged that if the Yaji side wants to cut off Li Tianhao's retreat, it must use the power of the priest army, then the La God Temple will be empty, and at this time, a surprise attack on the La God Temple can greatly shake the military heart of the priest army - in the hearts of these devout believers, the La God Temple is an existence that absolutely cannot be blasphemed, and when the time comes, these priest armies will definitely return to defend the La God Temple with all their might. It only takes a bluff to easily break up the main forces of Libera's army.

Wei Song's plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao soon showed results, and Hector led his cavalry to successfully break through the Yaki Frontier Army and advance all the way to the Temple of Ra. Soon there was a head-on battle with the remaining priest army, although the morale of the priest army was high, but they were helpless against the cavalry that came and went, and Hector also successfully killed the two priest generals, which caused the command system of the priest army to suffer a lot of blows, and the priest army could not be too far away from the temple they were trying to protect, so there was almost nothing to do but tightly defend the temple around the temple of Ra.

The news soon reached Libera's camp, and the situation began to change. (To be continued.) )