One might wonder why all generals like to have as many soldiers as possible.

Because it looks so cool, of course!

Jokes.

Of course, it's because the side with more people has an advantage in fighting.

A soldier, no matter how elite he is, has limited physical strength, especially after a fierce battle, the soreness of the body is a fatal thing.

You can't expect all soldiers to be martial arts experts, able to allocate every bit of their physical strength reasonably, and fight as accurately and deadly as a fighting machine.

In the era of cold weapons, those who can continue to fight are knight-level professional fighters, and ordinary soldiers need time to rest after a big war, whether it is a human or an elf.

In the recent battle against the trolls, humanity completely annihilated a troll with superior forces and reasonable tactical stratagems. But the casualties of the soldiers were not small, and the soldiers who survived were also tired, and it was imperative to rest.

So the troops were gathered, and the humans followed the High Elf allies to camp in a clearing in the middle of the Yongge Forest, and Aurelia temporarily left the coalition to raise supplies and arrange for evacuation.

In this battle, there was mental calculation or unintentionality, and the victory was beautiful and wonderful, but it is undeniable that Zu Jin's strength is still strong, and the coalition army is very tired at the moment.

Aurelia prepares to send Anastarian another expedited report to seek support from Silvermoon City.

You see, we've won a game, three thousand trolls have been wiped out at the hands of the coalition, and humanity has paid such a huge price, shouldn't you do something about it?

At the end of the battle report, Aurelia wrote this sentence directly in secret language.

Eating the specialties of the Yongge Forest, the soldiers rested for two days and began to recover their energy.

But the recovery of physical strength is far from catching up with the soothing of the spirit.

A battle. The gap between elves and humans has been narrowed, and more and more High Elf soldiers are willing to talk to humans and exchange gadgets.

But for the fools who show love, the elves mostly respond with slaps and pranks, and the human soldiers don't care, covering their red faces and continuing to find the next target.

The camp at the moment. There was peace, except for the remains of the fallen and the heads of the trolls lying in the shroud, as if this war had never happened.

On this day, Carlos' claim to be king was rejected by the High Elves.

The reason was that he wanted to taste chocobos.

"Do you humans eat horses like your own brothers?"

"No, it won't."

"Neither will we, the Queldore Elves."

“……”

Looking at the curious expression on the face of Aurelia's quartermaster, Carlos accidentally fell into the language trap set on the other side, and was nailed by the soft and hard ones.

"Carlos, you're enough, if you really want to eat it, let's just grab one. Why do you have to ask someone else for it, it's not good. ”

Tulayan's seemingly persuasive words made the elven quartermaster's eyes widen.

"You, you, you, and you, go and count our chocobos at once, immediately. Right away! ”

“……”

“……”

"I've been treated as a bad guy."

Tulayan sighed.

"I've been treated as a bad guy."

Carlos glared at Tulayan in annoyance.

The elven quartermaster couldn't get what he wanted, and Carlos didn't want to embarrass the pink-looking little girl. Hooked up with Tulayan and left.

"How's the soldiers?"

Carlos asked, naturally, not his own Alterac soldiers, but Tulayan's Lordaeron soldiers.

"It's okay, we had a fight, and we were treated favorably by you. The spirit is good, and the physical reserves are okay. But the lads under you. Tired of it, right? ”

"A scam is a scam, if you want to deceive the enemy, you have to deceive your own people, can you not be tired after several days of mobilization and marching? I'm a little worried. ”

"Worried about what?"

"On the territory of the elves. After all, we are a guest army, and it is very difficult to resupply and rest. This battle has destroyed more than half of our material reserves. Unless we retreat two hundred miles to the south, it will be difficult to get supplies from the Stratholme area. And now it looks like the elves are a bit unreliable. Even if you kill 3,000, there are at least 7,000 trolls, and this battle is difficult to fight. I want to withdraw. ”

Carlos said in a voice that only he and Tulayan could hear.

"Withdraw, how will Aurelia explain it? Don't you still want Raquel Salas to join the league? ”

Tulayan asked, frowning.

"This is the contradiction, just like a gambler or a businessman, the capital has been invested, but there is no return, you can only keep investing and investing, it's so difficult."

"Why so pessimistic, my brother, we are the victors."

Tulayan tried to cheer Carlos up.

"More than 5,000 people, working on expeditions, helping the elves fight, after a battle, the results were brilliant, and His Majesty the Sun King of Quel'Salas didn't even react at all. Even if I come to your house to help you fight a thief, you must treat me to a meal, right? That's the reason. ”

Carlos voiced his concerns.

"What do you mean?"

"I'm afraid Aurelia has deceived us, or is hiding something from us. The most important thing is that I don't know what exactly she deceived and hid from me, and it feels terrible. ”

While Carlos and Tulayan were chatting, the Court of the Sunstrider, the Sun King Anastarian, was discussing what was happening in the Forest of Eternal Song with his magical advisor, Archmage Romans, and the High Mage Hospital of the Council of Silvermoon City.

"Romans, has the reason for the lack of the magic network been identified?"

Anastarian. The Sunstrider asked.

"Yes, Your Majesty, judging by the echoes of mana, the trolls have destroyed our runestones."

Archmage Rothman saluted and replied in a calm voice, giving a sense of authority.

"Trolls have the power to destroy our runestones on such a large scale?"

Objections were raised.

"The truth is that our magical network and the Great Enchantment have indeed been destroyed, which may directly threaten the Well of the Sun."

Opponents immediately objected.

"Marshal Aurelia is at war with the trolls, so we'll just wait for news."

Those who agree immediately agree.

"But humans cannot be trusted, Your Majesty, Marshal Aurelia is not strong enough, and we should support His Excellency Marshal."

"But the safety of the Sun Well is far more important than the Yongge Forest, as long as the Sun Well is intact, no matter how much damage the Yongge Forest is, we can quickly repair it. What happens to the sunwell, and how do you deal with it? ”

"But in the forest, there are still a large number of civilians, should they be left alone?"

"Marshal Aurelia is taking care of everything."

"Ha, now everyone is talking about Marshal Aurelia, and everyone is talking about Marshal Aurelia shut up, have you forgotten how dark Aurelia's face was when she left Silvermoon City?"

"However, I have received the news that Marshal Aurelia has just won a great battle in the south-central part of the Yongge Forest, and the results are brilliant."

"What's the use of killing as many trolls, those green monsters are like weeds in the farmland, you can't kill them all, only the sun well can make us Quirdore invincible!"

Every meeting turned into a quarrel, which made Anastarian a little tired.

But as a king, you always have to give something while getting some.

After patiently listening to the councillors' speeches, and letting Romans sum up, Anastarian asked, "What we should give to our hero Aurelia. Some support from the Windrangers, this is certain and necessary, and at the same time, it is also necessary to thoroughly investigate the trolls' actions, there is no doubt about it, so, how many reinforcements should be sent, and who should lead the team? ”

There was another quarrel, and until the end, the generals who led the army were not singled out.

"The war is going on, you still have time to fight for this, and it is only right to send the soldiers to Marshal Aurelia!"

Eventually, a mage councillor named Darkan couldn't help but yell.

"Then it's up to you, I'll send two thousand people from the Far Wanderers and Blood Knights, as well as the Magister Legion and the defenders of Silvermoon City, and you'll be responsible for delivering this army to Aurelia."

Anastarian also felt that if he was just a transport captain, it didn't matter who he sent, instead of turning the military faction upside down, it was better to send a mage, at least so that the army could reach the battlefield faster.

Aurelia was raised by Anastarian.

Watching the little girl grow into a hero of the kingdom step by step, Anastarian liked Aurelia very much, but Aurelia's words and letters deeply hurt Anastarian, the Sun King.

"The king doesn't do what he wants, my little girl."

Anastarian thought silently in his heart, and said indeed, "Then this meeting will be here for the time being." (To be continued......)