Chapter 638: Precarious
The 300,000 expeditionary force of the second army of Guayada was completely annihilated, and the news that Guayada himself was seriously injured came, and he thought that with the military might of his own recovery, with Guayada sitting in town and Shante and Colenva, he could pacify Catherine in Camillo Province in two or three months, but he was completely shocked and couldn't believe that this was true.
The remnants of the defeated generals who came back described this strange battle vividly, but Catherine and the Manchu civil and military were even more shocked, no matter how much the 300,000 army was scum, no matter how parallel it was, it was impossible to wipe out the whole army as soon as the war started, this is obviously a premeditated trap of the Abyss Hell Clan, using this big victory to establish power, and then taking Camillo Province as the foundation, gradually advancing around, this is obvious.
"Hell Abyss Clan, I have no grudge against you in the past, and I have no enmity in the near future, since you want to take this king's sword, take it!" Catherine roared in the court, "Krusov, this king orders you to immediately lead the army to reinforce the Third Legion, no matter what, first stabilize your position, and don't let the army of the Hell Abyss Clan take advantage of the victory and pursue and advance towards the hinterland of my Erathia!" At the same time, the Navy of the Fourth Army Corps, continuing to block the sea surface waterways! ”
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Guayada, who is a political opponent and a comrade-in-arms in the trenches, was defeated and seriously injured, so that Krusov didn't know whether to be happy or sad in his heart, and now Catherine let her first regiment be reinforced, to be honest, Krusov himself has no confidence, he knows that Guayada is by no means incompetent, the enemy can solve Guayada's expeditionary force so quickly, it means that it must be very strong, Catherine let herself go on the expedition, originally when the strength of the second army was weakened, she intended to put her first army on top, and at the same time weaken her first army, She can continue to maintain the balance between the two legions.
"Your Majesty!" Szclair, the head of the palace, said: "Legend has it that the Hell Abyss Clan is a hidden force in Middle-earth, and has not participated in any disputes in Middle-earth for thousands of years. Wechen checked the historical data, and the Hell Abyss Clan also invaded Middle-earth a thousand years ago, but was defeated by the forces of Middle-earth, and they were forced to hide underground. In the past thousand years, the major forces in Middle-earth have been constantly fighting and weakening each other, but the Abyssal Hell Clan has been recuperating for a thousand years, and with the power of Alasia, it may be difficult to deal with it, even if I can defeat the Hell Abyss Clan, I'll be greatly injured. The forces of various countries are now eyeing each other, and we must deal with it carefully! ”
"What is the plan for the chief, let's hear it!" Catherine nodded and said.
"The Abyssal Hell Clan and the alliance of the major forces in Middle-earth have actually signed a non-aggression pact, and their current invasion of Erathia is actually a violation of this treaty, we should inform the world of the Hell Abyssal Clan's plot to invade Middle-earth, instead of concealing the fact of defeat!" "This will allow us to unite the forces of all countries and respond to the crisis together!" ”
"Lord Governor, you all know that the major forces in the world are eyeing us, they can't wait to see us and the Hell Abyss Clan fighting endlessly, they can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and then sit back and reap the profits, how can they lend a helping hand to them?" Catherine said, "The treaty of a thousand years ago is true! But after a thousand years, the parties of that country and which force still exist and witnessed the treaties of that year? Which of the countries and forces is not their own self-defeating, and who cares whether the treaty is binding or not? The binding force of the treaty does not depend on the treaty itself, but whether we have the strength to let the Hell Abyss continue to abide by this treaty! ”
"That being said, at least, let the Magic Guild come forward!" "Only they have the ability to maintain the alliance of Middle-earth, and no country or force has such appeal as the Magic Guild!" Your Majesty, this is not the Alasia Empire's own civil war, this is the invasion of the Abyssal Hell Clan on Middle-earth, Alasia is just the bridgehead of this war, and behind us, we still need to have a backing! ”
"Okay, then let the Magic Guild know and see what they have to say!" Catherine said, "But after all, the ability of my Alasia's magic guild is limited, and the two magic guides of McCann and Saiya have not been out for many years, and the catastrophe of the civil war in Arad has made Aracia's magic guild decline even more!" Who will take the place of this king to connect with the Magic Guild? ”
"Your Majesty, although the Delis Magic City has been down for more than ten years, the magic guild of Alasia has not actually weakened, the magic guild of Revival City is now the benchmark of Aralasia, with Master Delonso and Daniel Magic Guild in charge, although it has not been established for a long time, but its strength and reputation have long been no less than that of the Delis Magic Guild, Weichen thinks that it seems more appropriate for His Majesty to come forward to negotiate with the Rainbow Island Magic Guild through the magic guild of Fuxing City!"
"Fuxing City?" Catherine laughed, "Isn't the magic guild in Revival City from Rainbow Island?" ”
"Yes, but not all!" Scorley said, "It is precisely because of this relationship that the use of the Magic Guild of Revival City can achieve twice the result with half the effort!" ”
"Mary is in the City of Revival, and this matter will be handled by her!" Catherine said, "With Maria's status in both the royal family and the city of renaissance, it must be able to do it!" ”
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's not that simple!" "Princess Maria isn't up to this task!" ”
"Oh, why?" Catherine wondered, "With the dignity of the royal princess and the wife of the city lord of Fuxing City, will the magic guild of Fuxing City embarrass her?" ”
"Maria only represents the identity of the past, not the identity of the Magic Guild, the process is not proper, Your Majesty!" Szlee said, "Your Majesty should first contact the Delis Magic Guild, and the Delis Magic Guild will negotiate with the Root Revival City Magic Guild regarding the Abyssal Hellclan's invasion of Eraxia. Although the McCann Magic Guild and the Saiya Wizard have been dormant in recent years and the Magic Guild has declined, the royal family's negotiations with Rainbow Island cannot cross the Delis Magic Holy Land of Erathia, and then the Delis Magic Guild will negotiate with Fuxing City, and Fuxing City will negotiate with Rainbow Island, so that it will be in line with the process of the Magic Guild, otherwise, our negotiations will be full of resistance! ”
Catherine said with a smile: "It's really troublesome, it seems that the Lord in charge is familiar with the process of the Magic Guild, so it is better for you to come forward and negotiate with the Delis Magic Guild first, and then report to the Rainbow Island Magic Guild through the Magic Guild of Dilis and Fuxing City!" Originally, this matter was negotiated by Duke Higg, which was the most appropriate, but the fiasco of the Second Legion, I am afraid that the Fifth Legion also needs to be prepared to face the battle, he, the marshal, can't leave yet, Lord Steward, just work hard! You are still the head of the palace, and this king has appointed you as an envoy to be responsible for negotiating with the Magic Guild, and you can order the people below to deal with the affairs of the palace, and you don't have to stay in the palace for a long time! ”
"It is the duty of a minister to share worries for His Majesty, why do you have to work hard?" Szklee hurriedly responded, "Wechen is willing to promote alliances with various countries and forces for Your Majesty to jointly deal with the crisis!" ”
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When Catherine hurriedly made strategic adjustments due to the defeat of the Second Legion, the province of Camillo did not stop, and after the army of the Abyssal Hell Clan quickly controlled all of the territory of Camillo Province, it began to attack the Third Army stationed on the western border of Camillo Province, and Shante's army was in danger.
After this plague, Shante's army was actually very weak, and the number of troops was sharply reduced from the original 300,000 to only about 150,000, partly because of the death of the epidemic, and more because of the panic caused by the epidemic, many soldiers fled the army. Under the double blow of Tolstoy's army and the contagion of the epidemic, Shante was forced to make a strategic shift and jump out of Camillo Province, after which, the two of them were stationed in the cities of Trenlo and Holstown on the border of Camillo Province to rest and defend to the east, always keeping a close eye on every move in Camillo Province.
In fact, Shante has done a good job, anyone in Shante's position will feel hopeless, he has always been loyal to Queen Catherine, Catherine also has high hopes for him, and handed over the Third Legion to him as a marshal according to seniority. But Shante apparently did not fulfill Catherine's trust, although he had achieved a great deal in the province of Camillo, but his contribution was insignificant compared to the work of the first, second, and fifth legions to recover the whole territory of Aracia, and now he was driven out of the province of Camillo, and was put on the side by Tolstoy and his heretics, and everything was passive, and the morale of the army was low, and there was no combat power to speak of, he really could not think of what he would rely on to return to Camillo.
Originally, the 300,000 troops of the Second Legion of Guayada came to help, which gave a glimmer of hope to the armies of Shante and Colenva, but then the news that the 300,000 expeditionary force of Guayada was wiped out in ten days made Shante even more shocked, and after the shock, he was even more lost and desperate, not only him, but also Colenva and all the soldiers of the Third Legion. The greater the hope, the greater the loss at the time of disillusionment.
Many generals, including Vice Marshal Colenva, advised Shante to move the Third Army's defensive line back to avoid the Abyss Hell Army's advance and wait for reinforcements to arrive.
"Ben Shuai will not take another step back, behind Ben Shuai, is Her Majesty the Queen, if the enemy wants to attack His Majesty, then step on Ben Shuai's corpse first!" This is Shante's statement to the officers and men of the whole army, showing his determination to die never to take a step back.
The army of the Abyssal Hell Clan, after destroying the expeditionary force of Guayada, quickly turned its forces and united the armies of Tolstoy and Simeone, and rushed towards the defense line of Shante, hoping to destroy the struggling Third Army before Catherine's reinforcements arrived.
One side was to take advantage of the victory, and the other side was a demoralized passive defense, and it is conceivable that after several encounters, the defense line of the Third Army was quickly broken through by the enemy, and Shante and Colenva had to defend the city. Shante is in the south, there are still more than 40,000 troops left, stationed in the city of Trenlu, he is facing an army of 200,000 Abyss Hell Clan, and the leading general is the Abyss Lord Djokov; To the north, Colenva was garrisoned by 50,000 troops in the city of Holstown, facing Tolstoy's 50,000 pagan army and Simeone's 5th theater of 100,000.
The two cities, completely surrounded by the enemy, after three days of fierce siege, the morale of the enemy army was like a rainbow, but the people in the city were panicked, and everyone was desperate, as if it only took one more opportunity to completely destroy the Third Army......