Act 120. The dust settled
At the end of the battle, the sun was rising in the east. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
First, a little white of the fish's belly, lit up in the darkest night sky, and then, like a seedling breaking through the ground, this beam of light broke through the barrier of the clouds and finally illuminated the earth.
The light of the silver moon Eustia gradually dimmed, and disappeared among the mountains to the west along with the blue moon Elslan and the scarlet moon Cecilia, and the sea of stars in the sky was no longer to be found, except for one or two morning stars, still shining in a corner of the sky.
The winter morning in Astel was cold, and even though the sun had appeared, the wind around it was still chilling down the spine, even though the sun had already appeared, shining through the thin mist on the woodland.
However, Aster's soldiers did not feel cold.
By the time Ekrio left, the outcome of the Battle of the Misty Forest had already been decided, and it was the worst defeat of the Wendland army since the start of the war, and the biggest victory for the Aster's army since the war began.
Despite the fact that Lockhar. Viscount Erich died heroically in battle, and thousands of soldiers died for their country, but Windland paid an even greater price, including Ezer who was killed by Princess Erifels. Viscount Vlamir, and Tyre, who died of his wounds. Olagil, and the seriously injured Galio. At the cost of four thousand dead and many more wounded, including Viscount Crassus, and the severe wounding of the opposing commander, the Eastern Front of Wendland will be devastated and will no longer be an effective threat to Astelle, at least for a short time.
For Shiloh, the victory in this life is far more exciting than the crushing victory in the previous life.
And they still have time.
According to the scout's report, the Wendland Central Line Legion is still fighting the remnants of the Astor army in the Mordred Plateau, and has no time to support the Misty Forest, and it is impossible for the Wendland West Front Army to bypass the Astor army in the Misty Forest after arriving in Zedi, so they have plenty of time to retreat.
"We have indeed won......"
It seems a little strange that Lord Manstein was riding on a warhorse, and he had multiple wounds on his body. Oragil was left behind during the battle, but he didn't care at all, his face was full of excitement, looking at the large army on the move.
The soldiers carried their bags on their backs, and the horses that had been galloping on the battlefield were now carrying heavy supplies, and they lined up and marched towards the north, the tall shadows of Trasil, the buds of the World Tree, obscured the sunlight and left a large shadow on the ground, and the soldiers who were advancing like ants walked through this shadow.
Their target is Cainzburg in the north of the Misty Forest, where Princess Elifils's half-brother, Prince Leotis, has 3,000 men and is responsible for guarding the area from the northern part of the Misty Forest to the Swamp.
It was about a three-day walk from here to Kainzburg, so the Northern Rangers packed up and set out at the end of the war, and the wounded were laid in carts pulled by horses, properly treated by the doctors, and Shiloh showed a few hands, but his magic could not heal them on a large scale, nor could they completely eradicate the wounds.
'It's just the first win, we have to face more battles and we have to win them all to beat Wendland.'
Shiloh recalled the battle that followed, and after the three armies of Wendland joined forces, there was the Battle of Zedi, a large-scale battle that stretched almost all of Astel on this front and ended with the retreat of Aster, and the two armies went back and forth, which was not a victory or defeat, however, immediately after the Battle of Zedi, there was the nightmarish Battle of Bedwell Plains.
"Mr. Shiloh seems to have some idea of the battle ahead?"
On the other side, Princess Eliefils was riding on a war horse, her face was a little dirty, but it could not hide her beauty, and now Princess Erefels is more like a Valkyrie who charges bravely, after cutting off the head of Viscount Vlamir with her own hands, this princess seems to have grown up a little overnight.
"I can't talk about opinions, it's just that the current situation is still not optimistic."
Shiloh tugged on the reins, slowing the horse forward beneath him, and continued.
"Fort Cainz is located in the Swamp, which almost straddles the east and west of Astre, and is the only way north for Windland, and Astre's army is scattered in this area, and we may have to fight Windland here again, and this battle is not like this battle in the Misty Forest, which can be tactically advantaged."
The battle of the swamp was actually a war of attrition, the battle of the Zedi composed of hundreds of small battles, almost lost the strength of a legion of Aster's army in vain, most of the strategies did not work in this swamp, for a long time, the water of this swamp was blood-red, and this place was also called the "Astel meat grinder".
Shiloh can still recall the days when battles would take place almost all the time, just after engaging one wave of enemies, he would meet another wave of enemies, and it seemed that he was always in a tense state of fighting, and during that time, almost everyone suffered from a nervous breakdown, whether it was Astel or Wendland.
"We may have to prepare for a long war, most of the rich south of Astre has fallen, fortunately it is winter, Wendland can't advance too fast, but we are in Zedi, we still have to face a huge threat, because it is not a legion, but Wendland's national army."
“...... Our reinforcements are on the way. ”
Princess Ellifils bit her lower lip and said with some trepidation.
"We can't count too much on reinforcements...... Uh, I mean, the situation on the battlefield is changing so fast that we can't rely on other people. ”
Shiloh paused, knowing that it was inappropriate to speak ill of the Astor army in front of Her Highness the Princess, even if it was true, and immediately changed his tune.
"I know...... I just don't know where Mr. Erwin is now, and I'm a little worried. ”
Princess Elyfils looked into the distance, the towering mountains of the main peak of the Pamirs, and behind the mountains was the ruined fortress of Terestan where she and Shiloh met.
"The scouts haven't picked up any news of a large-scale battle between Wendland and Astel in Mordred, so I'm sure Archmage Elwin must have joined up with the rest of the army."
Shiloh once again looked up at Trasil, the sprout of the World Tree, the legendary giant tree that had stood for thousands of years and witnessed countless human strife.
Will Astor survive this catastrophe?
Shiloh shook his head, faced with the painful memories of his previous life, he chose to move on.
Towards the unknown beyond. (To be continued.) )