Hu Yaoxian didn't know how many soldiers the white man had lost on that bloody and chaotic night. But from the scene he saw after riding his horse into the camp, he could know that there would be no shortage of white people killed in battle.

The young regent has always declared that "the dragons must abandon barbarism and move towards civilization".

Hu Yaoxian agreed with both hands. He doesn't like barbarism, he likes the civilized and elegant way of the holy lake. This is not a simple pleasure, but an acknowledgment and understanding of evolution. Of course, there are many ways to interpret the word "civilization", and Hu Yaoxian also believes that the most important and fundamental part is to abandon some of the terrible food habits of the northern barbarians.

Large-scale change is not possible, at least not yet. After all, productivity is here. The dragon clan has definitely surpassed the tiger clan and the lion clan, and they have formed rules and regulations and even legal matters, which still have to be maintained for a while for the tiger clan and the lion clan. Food...... Again, this topic that can't be avoided, whether it is nutrition or taste, meat is definitely better than traditional grains.

The lion king took out a large amount of potatoes and corn to supply the front-line troops, and there was not a single meat in them.

It is reminiscent of the battlefield that the leon logistics personnel are cleaning...... Hu Yaoxian could only shake his head secretly, talking to himself with disdain, laughing at Shi Rui, an old guy, who was really a chicken thief. But it's normal to put yourself in your shoes. Potatoes and potatoes are also food, although the practice is really petty, but it does not violate the contract of the three clans.

Hu Yaoxian had never been so eager to wait for the decisive battle to come.

It suddenly occurred to him that war could change many things, including the balance of power between ethnic groups.

I don't know why, looking at the dragon soldiers in the distance who were marching south in a neat line, the thought of "they are our people" popped up in Hu Yaoxian's mind.

All the northern barbarians united, no longer divided into ethnic groups, and truly merged into one powerful nation.

Will such a miracle be realized?

……

The main tent of the army of the Rhine Kingdom.

Looking at the spread out letter in his hand, Duke Calis felt that his brain was blank and he completely lost the ability to think.

The letter paper is very thick and strong, and even if you tear it hard, it will only cause wrinkles on the surface of the paper, and you will have to rub it vigorously and repeatedly to break. It was a special letterhead used by the military and nobility to deliver important news, and the production was small and expensive.

This is an urgent secret sent from Kamui Fortress. The content is shocking———— fortress is attacked, and a large army of giants appears to the east.

"Please return to the army to support us immediately!"

This sentence on the letter is very large, and it can be seen that the writer deliberately did it. There is no accurate data, no detailed evaluation and analysis of the battle situation, and many words are colloquial. This was apparently dictated by the sender, and then copied by the people below and distributed among the messengers to send it collectively.

This is the safest thing to do. As long as there is a messenger to complete the delivery, the purpose has been achieved.

The messenger who stormed the Rhine encampment was covered in blood, and he was so exhausted that he could die almost at any moment. Barely able to control the horse, not even the strength to hold the reins. Had it not been for the swift sight of the soldiers who helped him off his horse, the poor messenger would no longer have been able to support him and fell on the spot.

It can be seen that the situation has become very serious.

Other messengers sent secret messages of the same content to the camping quarters of the Saxons, Plantagenets, Vikings, the Kingdom of the Lord, and the Holy See. Calis knew that it would not be long before Bishop Somson would gather all the generals to counsel.

This is not the point, the point is some of the issues mentioned in the letter.

Giants emerging from the east side of the fortress?

The eastern part of Kamui Fortress is a wilderness with no grass. Further east are the mountains and the sea, where not to mention people, even rats are hard to see.

Calis's first impression was that the fortress commander was lying, deliberately exaggerating. However, Tartsville and the Duke are old acquaintances, and Calis is well aware of his character. Tartsville is cunning and good at drilling. This guy is very utilitarian and often unscrupulous in order to achieve his goals. But this does not mean that he will risk being angrily reprimanded and punished by all the main generals of the Kingdom Alliance, or even lose the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to exterminate the Northern Giants, deliberately aggravating the ordinary situation, forcing the Kingdom Alliance forces to turn around and return.

Anyone in their right mind can do this, and what serious consequences can be caused by doing so. Once it was discovered that it was a hoax, Tartsville's death of 10,000 times would not be enough. All male members of his entire family were to be executed, and women were to be ravaged to death.

The letter also mentions an important circumstance———— the giant has cannons.

This is no secret to Calis. Flamar fled back alone from the front, and he confessed the details of the defeat to Khalistan. These events had been completely covered up with the secret murder of Flamal, but Calis believed to have a head start, at least more in terms of intelligence than the other kingdom generals.

The Duke frowned deeply, lost in rapid thought.

The main force of the Viking Kingdom has been completely annihilated. Flamar was eager to fight, and he went too fast and too far with his army. After their victory, the Northern Giants advanced faster than expected, crossing the Pantuo River and chasing the fleeing Viking soldiers with cavalry units, capturing several Viking supply points in succession. Just yesterday, scouts sent to the west by the Kingdom of the Rhine reported that a small number of traces of giant activity had been found on the west side of the mountain. It is judged that it may be a scout of the other party.

No one knew that Flamar was dead. At present, the number of Viking troops operating with the Kingdom coalition forces is small, only about 6,000 people. They mainly exist as a transport force, maintaining the logistical supply line from the Suolongguan warehouse to the "main Viking force" to the west. But even the Viking Count, who was the commander of the baggage troops, was kept in the dark by Calis. He handed over a large number of supplies to the main Rhine forces, but he did not know that whether it was flour or butter, gunpowder or bullets, all the supplies were swallowed up by Calis, and it was impossible to deliver them to his own people.

The army of the Plantagenet Kingdom was divided into two parts. The Marquis of Elken led the main force, and the Viscount Moneo led the vanguard army. Their advance was very fast, and they had already opened up a day's or so between them and the kingdom's allied forces. Of course, it is the Marquis of Elken who is talking about here. The Plantagenet Kingdom sent more than 700,000 troops this time, plus about 500,000 logistics and transportation personnel, with a total strength of 1.2 million.

The 700,000 combat force was very large, and it is said that Viscount Monio repeatedly asked for an increase in the strength of the vanguard army, and his request was met, and the Marquis of Elken sent reinforcements several times. Until yesterday afternoon, Calis asked the captain of the Plantagenet Kingdom Transport who had returned from the northern front at that time, and received an accurate answer from the other party: Viscount Monio's vanguard army had increased to more than 150,000, but he had not been able to find the main force of the giants, nor had he received any booty from the giants towns that had been occupied.

Calis is a veteran, and he knows very well that this means that the giants are ready to fight to the end.

Although many people are deriding the northern giants for their barbarism and ignorance, Calis himself has said something similar. But this time, he really felt threatened, and even shuddered.

Danger is looming.

Too much intelligence shows that the northern giants are not at all as backward as they think. They should have more advanced technology than the southern part of the continent in some respects.

Calis brought 600,000 Rhine main forces this time, and his logistics support personnel amounted to 500,000, which also added up to more than 1 million.

The Saxon kingdom sent troops on a similar scale to the Rhine, and it was the same number.

Because of the successful development of the "No. 6", the Holy See had great confidence in this campaign. After Bishop Somsen arrived with the leading forces and captured the Suolong Pass, the Holy See sent a second and third reinforcements. The total number of the current Holy See troops has exceeded 800,000, and more than 600,000 "engineers" are responsible for logistics and baggage transportation.

The largest army was the Kingdom of God, with a million soldiers alone. Their logisticians are about the same number. If it weren't for the fact that they had made sufficient preparations before, spent half a year early hoarding a large amount of supplies in Shenwei Fortress, and directly transported all kinds of supplies to Suolong Pass after the start of the war, just the long distance between the Lord Kingdom and the Northern Continent, it would take at least three months of transportation time to make a round trip be enough for them to lose this war.

Because of the differences in habits and beliefs, the Kingdom of God has always been very wary of the other four countries and the Holy See. Calis understood this perfectly, and in fact, the king of the kingdom of the Lord was not willing to send such a large army. However, the alliance forces of other kingdoms are eyeing each other, and the contract signed on the surface is just a piece of paper, and everyone will definitely abide by the agreement when needed, and once the battle situation changes, the first person to face the opposite must be "their own people". A large army was of great importance at that time, and the commanders of the Lord Kingdom had been fighting steadily since the beginning of the war. He ordered that after breaking through the Suolong Pass, the garrison area was used as the basis to build a city on the spot, and even planned arable land. It is planned to wait until the end of this winter and the arrival of spring, and then reclaim these plots, mainly some soldiers and engineers, and then cultivate them, so as to alleviate or even solve the logistical supply problem.

Many aristocratic generals scoffed at this practice. Calis, on the other hand, thought that this was in the true interest of the kingdom of God. In all fairness, once the northern giants have been eliminated and the threat from the north of the continent has been completely removed, the four kingdoms and the Holy See will definitely attack the kingdom of God. Instead of rushing to cope with the situation, it is better to prepare in advance now.

There is also the question of the attitude of the Saxon kingdom. The topography of the northern and southern continents determined that the Saxons and the Rhine played a decisive role in supporting the northern theater. The Saxons, in particular, had powerful fleets unmatched by other kingdoms. Even if the land supply is not smooth, support can be provided by sea. From this point of view, the Vikings, the Plantagenet, the Lord's Kingdom and the Holy See must rely on the Saxons and the Rhine in order to maintain a stable supply line and carry on the northern campaign.

But the problem is no longer as simple as the attitude of the state. Calis had a feeling that ———— battle could not be fought again, and that he had to return immediately, and that he would now turn around and return to the Rhine.

If it weren't for the severity of the situation, Tartsville would never have sent a distress message in such a tone.

The reason why it is called a "fortress" is that in addition to the terrain, it also has a comprehensive advantage in terms of troops and equipment. But no matter what, it's an isolated city. The northern giants seem to be weak, but no one knows their true strength.

The main Viking force was annihilated in World War I, and even an experienced commander like Flamar was forced to flee in disguise...... That's telling.

Calis no longer hesitated, he suddenly stood up from his chair, and ordered the adjutant standing opposite him in a loud voice: "Prepare the horse, I will go and meet Bishop Somson now." ”

The adjutant kindly reminded, "My lord, it's dinner time, and Bishop Somson doesn't like to be disturbed at this time. Would it be better to choose another time? ”

Calis looked at the other with a gloomy gaze: "It's not something you need to think about. Do as I say, right away! ”

Without waiting for the adjutant to answer, he immediately added: "Also, pass on my order, the whole army will pack up, and the kitchens of each army will now prepare three days' worth of dry rations for the march." Cancel all outings and stay on alert at all times. ”

……

A high-ranking priest walked into the bishop's tent with the duke, and the first thing that caught Calis's eye was Bishop Somsen, who was holding a letter in his hand and thinking with a blank expression.

Just a glance at his head made the priest understand what he had to do. He bowed, turned and left the tent, laying down the thick curtain.

"Sit down! I've been waiting for you. A gloomy Bishop Somson gestured to his chair.

The Duke sat down and asked bluntly, "Have you also received a distress letter from Tartsville?" ”

The burly bishop nodded, he folded the letter in his hand in half, and said sullenly, "It seems that the situation is very serious, and we must make a decision as soon as possible." ”

Calis's voice was mixed with contemplation: "Withdraw now!" Don't hesitate any longer. ”

Bishop Somson was clearly surprised by the phrase: "Retreat? You mean the whole army retreated? ”

"Yes!" Calis's attitude was resolute: "We have sent a large number of scouts, but we have not been able to find out the actual situation of the northern giants. They have given up a lot of places, and all we occupy at the moment are empty cities, and there is no ...... at all."

"It's normal for an empty city." Bishop Somson glanced at the Duke and said lightly: "You seem to have forgotten that "Six" has a special ability, which will devour all animals, including giants. ”

"We have not found any traces of fighting in the cities that have been captured." "I'm not exaggerating, I just believe what the eye sees," Callis said. The scouts have not found any "Six", and I have reason to believe that they have been eliminated. ”

"Annihilation?" The bishop seems to hear the funniest joke in the world: "You mean the giants?" ”