Chapter Eighty-Seven: Retreat
180,000 Knights of Glory and 110,000 reservists. There are 40,000 beast soul warriors and 30,000 reserve teams. There are 90,000 chaotic knights and 80,000 reserve teams. 60,000 fighters and 150,000 reservists. There are 50,000 swordsmen and 130,000 reserves. There are 30,000 people in the Holy Demon Guide Regiment and 40,000 in reserve. There are 20,000 members of the Holy Spirit Wizard Regiment and 30,000 reservists.
These are the number of garrisons that the 'Divine City' now has. After the sinners breached the city, they decisively chose to evacuate the 'Divine City', and added some of the reservists to their official team, forming the current formation model. The soldiers of the reserve have been sent out to escort the inhabitants of their city into the territory of the Vatican Empire, and those who remain here are those who are official members of the army. Because of her strength, Li has been absorbed into the Knights of Glory and has become one of the squadron leaders.
These regular warriors, on the vast plains outside the 'Divine City', spent a month hunting and picking ripe wild fruits and millet, and each of them reduced their consumption to a minimum. They had hoped that the Van Empire's army would send over the much-needed food and grass as soon as possible, and send reinforcements to the army. However, the sudden outbreak of civil strife in the Van Empire has thwarted their plan to stay where they are and not to lead the war into the interior of the continent, forcing them to retreat now.
Hart and they know very well that the current warriors are all half-starved and half-fed, and they can't exert their full combat effectiveness at all, and if the sinners attack now, they will no longer have enough strength to fight back or even escape. So, it was time to retreat. Looking at the Knights of Glory, who had retreated from the 'Divine City' in such a hurry, and less than a third of the members carried their own horses, Hart's heart was gloomy for a while.
Soke, the current leader of the Holy Wizarding Order, walked over slowly and whispered, "Hart, we can go. A month of sleeping in the open, hehe, I can't afford this old bone. After saying that, he also exaggerated the hammer on his waist and coughed a few times deliberately.
Several leaders around Sok all laughed, what are you kidding, when sleeping here, the most comfortable thing is these old monsters of the Holy Demon Wizard Group and the Holy Spirit Demon Wizard Regiment, they open an enchantment at will, which is enough to ensure that they are not invaded by the cold wind for a night, compared to these warriors who use their muscles to resist the coolness of the night, but they are much happier.
Hart shook his head, he looked at Mubarata, the leader of the Beast Soul Warriors, Yaka, the leader of the Bright Swordsmen, Dest of the Adjudicator Warriors, Carrelon, the new leader of the Holy Spirit Wizard Order, and Clery, the leader of the Chaos Knights, seeing that their faces were all with the virtue of you Hart, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, sighed softly, and turned to the warriors who were already lined up:" Well, brothers, everyone knows that there is a rebellion within the Vatican Empire, and it is impossible for them to give us assistance for a certain period of time. The rebellion of the Van Empire also prevented reinforcements from other empires from moving forward. We are short of arrows, food, horses, precious crystals, and we must retreat. β
"No, don't be angry, and don't be sad. Our retreat is temporary, so that we can gather our strength and return here to fight back against the damned criminals. Pooling the power of our entire continent, we can easily defeat them. Yes, I swear, I swear in the honor of knighthood, we will definitely come back here, we will... We cannot afford to waste any more time on this plain, our bodies will gradually weaken, our strength will gradually fade, and when the sinners rush out of the 'City of God', we will be powerless to resist ... We must retreat. β
"Now, listen to me, the Knights of Chaos and the Knights of Glory do not have a part of the war horse, under the leadership of the three great knights of Rhine, Rand and Thorn, escort the mages of the two magic groups to the northwestern part of the Van Empire Kaisen Province, and stationed there in the 'Iron Castle', a forging city rich in iron ore, everyone knows that many of the weapons we use are produced there, right? β
"The other part of our Knights of Glory is in cooperation with the brothers of the Bright Swordsman Regiment, the Adjudication Fighter Regiment, and the Beast Soul Warrior Regiment, Your Highness. We must be vigilant against possible attacks by the people of the 'God City', and we must be careful not to fall into a desperate bloody battle with them. Draw them towards the Van Empire, and use the walls of the Van Empire and the complex terrain to take out their pursuers, which is the ideal plan. β
"On the outskirts of the 'Iron Castle', there is a grain-producing area in the province of Kaisen, and our Knights of Glory have a special decree issued by the royal family of the Vatican Empire, and we can collect grain and grass on the spot, in short, to ensure the daily use of our garrison. At the same time, to replenish the war horses, the Beast Soul Warrior Regiment will send people to the Bicester Empire to send their 'Thunder Beasts' or the best war horses to the Kaisen Province. We're going to take advantage of that and we're going to hold on, and we can't let the damned sinners go any further. β
Hart said so much in one breath, he looked at the warriors who already showed a resolute look on their faces, and couldn't help but nod in satisfaction. Looking at the garrison leaders around him, Hart thought for a moment, turned his body slightly to the side, and motioned for them to say a few words as well.
Mubarata would never talk much, and he was more accustomed to using his physical strength to do things. The other leaders are also silent types, Carrelon, who has just taken office, has not yet adapted to his new identity, and has not woken up from the grief of losing the old leader who has exhausted his magic power and died of exhaustion, where is there anything to say? Soke of the Divine Demon Guide Group shook his head lightly, stepped forward, and was silent for a while, he said: "Now, let's go, there is nothing more to say." The warriors of the Knights of Chaos have given your horses to the brothers of the Knights of Glory, and you and the warriors of the Knights of Glory who have no horses will escort us away. β
Cley slowly stepped forward: "Brothers, don't worry about your war horses, the brothers of the Knights of Glory will love them. Everyone also knows that the power of our chaos and fear is useless in front of necromancers, dark elves and even orcs, and it is the best choice to let the Knights of Glory, who have a greater impact, go to the queen of the palace... I command, you ... Hand over your horse and go. β
The warriors in the Knights of Chaos who brought out their war horses trembled when they heard this, hugged their war horses fiercely, and then strode away. They quickly formed a long line and followed the mage's line. The warriors of the Knights of Glory raised their swords in their hands, saluted the chaotic knights, and walked over to receive their horses. The war horses raised their front legs and neighed, but fortunately they felt their familiar aura on the Knights of Glory, and then they slowly calmed down.
Without further words, Hart waved his arm, and more than 40,000 Glory Knights who had not received their horses followed Rhine, Rand, and Thorn, escorting the mages away. After losing their war horses, although their own strength is still so strong, after all, they are used to fighting immediately, and they still can't compare with the Judgment Fighter and the Bright Swordsman on the ground, so they can only leave first and hand over the task of the queen to others.
As for those mages, without the magic crystal as a supplement for their magic power, their long-lasting combat ability has also been greatly weakened, and now that they have decided to retreat, they can only leave first. Anyway, when retreating, it is equivalent to fleeing, as long as they flee faster than those sinners, so the mages don't need to stay to help in the battle, they will slow down the march.
The army of mages, the entire Knights of Chaos, and the Knights of Glory traveled farther and farther away, gradually disappearing beyond the horizon. Hart sat down slowly, and he ordered: "Everyone be ready to set off at any time, between us and the advancing mage legion, we must keep a day's itinerary, otherwise, if there is a pursuer, the mage legion will not be able to resist at close range." β
The warriors took the promise, and they spread out on all sides and began their daily hunting work. Since they are leaving, they don't have to show mercy. The Judgment Warriors waved their hands and sent out a series of sharp blades of light, slaughtering groups of wild beasts; The Beast Soul Warriors urged the powerful fighting qi in their bodies to bombard the small lakes on the plains, shaking all the fish in the lakes to the point of floating up with their white bellies; The swordsmen of the Bright Swordsman Regiment used their elegant swordsmanship at this moment, flying back and forth between the wild clumps of corn, cutting those wild millets to the ground one by one, the sword light flashed again, and when the tips of their swords provoked the ears of these wild corns, the powerful and precisely controlled fighting qi had already shattered all their chaffγ
Mubarata looked at everything in front of him a little depressed, and after a long time, he said in a muffled voice: "I didn't expect that we, who are known as the most powerful warriors on the mainland, are also good at hunting." β
Hart was speechless and watched blankly as the soldiers worked hard for today's lunch and dinner. When they were in the 'Divine City', the warehouse was full of food, wine and other materials secretly supplied by the mainland, who would have thought that one day, they would fall into a situation where they would have to hunt by themselves to eat? Yaka looked at the sky speechlessly, and this powerful swordsman of light suddenly let out a long sigh.
Under the wall facing the mainland of the 'Divine City', 10,000 dwarves were desperately busy, the tools in their hands were digging the dirt, the two little short legs were quickly kicking the dug dirt behind them, and the groups of small demonic beasts were running back and forth, gathering the loose dirt together, putting it in a basket, and sending it to the hill giant at the back. The heavy dirt was carried out of the tunnel by the hill giants, and after a long run, it was dumped in the open space of the city. A total of five hundred and thirty-two Hill Giants, all of the Giants, were running up and down the road, all admonished by the Thunderhammer, and all of them were serious about doing what seemed boring to them.
Batches of necromancers are constantly entering and exiting the tunnels, and each batch of necromancers has brought in a large number of necromancers, under the control of their necromancers, these necromancers use their bodies to form the arch pillars of the tunnels, so that the dwarves do not have to worry about the danger of the tunnels collapsing. Outside the 'Divine City', there are countless corpses and bones, and you can summon thousands of undead warriors by launching a necromancer spell at will, and you don't need to worry about the lack of materials at all.
With the concerted efforts of the criminals, the tunnels are advancing rapidly, and they are about to break through the city walls.
Standing on the city wall, looking at the army of the 'Divine City' from a distance, there was an eerie light flashing in Tu's eyes. Beside him, the leader of the necromancers of the human race, Qian Perth, a human who looked like a zombie, held a glass of wine mixed with horse blood in his hand, and after sucking greedily, he asked hoarsely: "Tu, why don't you call my people to pile up those bones to form a passage? β
Tu shook his head slightly, he looked at Qian Perth, who was covered in magic crystals, and said softly: "Don't you think that just piling up a platform with bones and letting our warriors rush down will let those damn guys find out? Only when we sneak out of the tunnels, accumulate enough military strength, and give them a fatal blow, will they remember our terrible. β
He froze his shriveled head for a moment, and asked, puzzled, "However, they will still have sentinels outside the city walls, and our people will still find out when they go out of the tunnels." β
Tu waved his arm firmly, slammed his fist on the wall, and said in a low voice, "No, when we go out, they won't have sentries there, I'm sure, they won't have sentries there... Just let us sneak out of the 100,000 strongest warriors, and we can deal them a heavy blow. Approaching them, sneaking up on them, they wouldn't have imagined that we would get out so soon. β
Qian Perth's eyes flashed with a green light, he blinked, took another sip of wine, and muttered: "It's still hard to understand, maybe I've absorbed too many undead recently, confusing my head, I wasn't like this before." It must be that too many people were killed this time, and too much dead air was absorbed, and I couldn't bear it all at once... Hmm, picture, are you saying that we can sneak attack when we go out of the tunnel, and from the city wall, we can use the accumulation of dead bodies to rush down not a sneak attack?"
Tu laughed: "Of course, it's a matter of course. Their large forces are about twenty to twenty-five miles away from us, and this is the plain, and their sentinels can easily see what is happening on our walls, and with the use of fireworks, they will report it to their large forces, and when we rush in front of them, we will either face an army ready for bloody battle, or an empty camp, in short, not slack, enjoying in the arms of the sleeping gods, waiting for us to kill. β
Champers laughed, "I see, hehe, I finally get it." He reached out and grabbed a magic crystal, desperately absorbing the power contained within.
Tu sighed, looked at Qian Perth helplessly, and persuaded: "You better be careful of your body, the materials here are very rich, there is no need to absorb the power in such a hurry." More than a dozen necromancers have already died, so be careful. They had absorbed too many magic crystals to dissolve the powerful energy. β
Champers groaned in a low voice: "Oh, come on, can I compare with them? What are they? A group of weak necromancers, and I, I am a great undead sacrifice under the personal guidance of Hades Brad, my body can withstand more powerful power, Tu, you also learn how to absorb this hedron, feel the pleasure of the power flowing through the meridians, this is stronger than the pleasure of playing with those women every night." β
Tu pursed his lips dissatisfied, and muttered in his heart: "This old guy, you don't have the ability to say this, right? Hmph, what a cute old bastard." β
A dark elf jumped on the city wall quickly, rushed to the front of the figure excitedly, and he reported loudly: "Tu, look, you go down and see, those dwarves are really powerful, the tunnel has been penetrated." The exit was in a grove of trees a mile outside the city walls. β
Tu was overjoyed, and he laughed wildly: "Great, great, tonight, tonight... Well, when it's a little darker, I'll go out with two hundred masters, kill their sentinels, and when we give the signal, you'll go out at once... Hahahaha. β
The newly completed tunnel, ten meters wide and fifteen meters high, is enough for three hill giants to walk side by side. At the speed of the sinners, 200,000 people would pass through the tunnel in one night and strike at Hart and them in the early hours of the morning.
On the edge of a small lake, Hart whispered, "By tomorrow morning, we'll be on our way." I hope that Sok and their group of old men can walk faster, and in a day's time, if they bless themselves with a little spell, it will not be a problem to walk two or three hundred miles?γγγ Hehe, I'm worried that the Rhine won't be able to catch up with those old men. β
Dest laughed strangely: "Come on, in fact, those old men don't need other people's escorts at all, well, it's a good thing that they don't make trouble with others." However, someone must accompany them to take over the 'Iron Castle', and those old men are all dazed by the study of magic, and they don't know how to deal with those things. β
Hart and the others smiled and looked in the direction of the 'Divine City' one by one, tomorrow morning, they will leave here. It will be a short time before I come back here.