Chapter Eighty-Four: All the Way North
Barnaby gave the order with great euphoria, but was stopped by Josephine and Seven joining forces. www.biquge.info For no other reason, the 3,000 men couldn't stand the defenders of Ostachia, and they still couldn't be sure if it was a trap or not.
If you really rush over rashly, and you are cut off by the army of the Holy Lukia Kingdom, then it is called the first stupid death method in the world.
"Ostachia is not clear about our enemies, and the coalition forces have been retreating westward, so we can't act rashly. Rather than take a big risk to pursue the coalition forces, it is better to take the opportunity to take Ostacia with all your might. If this is a trap, then the opponent will fight back with all their might, and we will be able to retreat at that time. If this is not a trap, after taking Ostachia, the coalition forces will have no danger to defend and will still be beaten by us. Seven analyzed.
"Tempting by attacking Ostacia......," Barnaby hesitated, "If the Kingdom of Holy Lukia really intends to betray the Alliance, then we will undoubtedly give up a great opportunity." ”
"Yes, but we've just won a battle, and it's not the time to take such a risk." Number Seven argues with reason.
"It's a shame." Barnaby looked hesitantly at the coalition forces, reluctant to take advantage of this chance to make a final decision.
While the Demon King Army hesitated, the coalition army had a new movement: after bypassing the city of Ostacia, the coalition army did not continue to the west, but turned around and headed north.
Again, this is a strange thing. The territory of the Kingdom of Aldesia is in the west, and if you go north, you will walk along the edge of the border. Only when the coalition forces go west can they lengthen the logistics line of the Demon King Army, shorten their own logistics line, and get reinforcements faster, and it is meaningless to go north.
Now that the coalition forces have been fighting for a day and have been running all night, it is supposed that they should quickly find a place to rest. As a result, instead of entering the city of Ostacia, they moved to the north, where there was no dangerous terrain, as if they had no intention of getting rid of the demon king's army, were they preparing to die themselves?
Barnaby and the others were even more hesitant, unsure of what the coalition was playing. The commanders of the coalition forces are all battle-hardened men, and there is no reason why they would die like this.
"If something goes wrong, there must be a demon...... "Seven realized the confusion of Duke Al Stein on the battlefield before, "I'll go and investigate." The coalition forces frequently do not play cards according to the routine, I am afraid that it is the same as us before, and there is something hidden behind the reversal. ”
"Go ahead." Barnaby immediately agreed. Before, they used a seemingly deadly move to trick the coalition into their trap, and now that the coalition is doing this, he also thinks that eighty percent is using the same tricks as the previous demon king army.
The cloak behind Seven's back spread to the sides, and the whole person soared into the air like a big bat, flying in the direction of the coalition forces. He was so fast that he was gone in the blink of an eye.
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On the side of the coalition forces, Duke Elsten, the Holy Maiden, Lin Yuedong and others were in urgent negotiations.
"The Demon King's side should be wondering what we're doing. Until the situation is ascertained, they will definitely not dare to rush to catch up. Lin Yuedong said confidently.
"You're sure you can get support to the north, right? Don't go unassisted when the time comes, that's going to be a problem. Duke Frankgert confirmed.
"Absolutely. It's probably only a one-time aid, but it's at least five thousand elites, or more. Lin Yuedong assured.
"I can't explain it to you, but in short, my brother has the ability to control some elves, so that these elves can work for us. It's just that he has just mastered this ability, so he hasn't been able to play any role before. Li Qinglan patted Lin Yuedong's shoulder and said.
"What is the principle of that, is it similar to Solomon's control of the Seventy-Two Pillars of Elves?" The saint immediately asked. The male elves control the plural elves, and her first reaction is Solomon.
It would be much easier if we could confirm the principle of Solomon's control of the plural elves, and let the elven envoys on the coalition side also gain such an ability. Or if you can cut off Solomon's control of the Seventy-Two Pillars, it will be convenient to deal with him when the coalition forces reach Zohar.
"No, it's different. Don't delve into the specifics, it's a different way from you and Solomon to control the elves, and it can't be copied. Because I am the messenger of the five elven kings, I can only use it, and ordinary humans can't do it. Lin Yuedong denied. Naturally, the envoys are not the real reason, but they can understand this uniqueness, and it doesn't matter if it's true or not.
"Okay. So back to the topic, if there is no problem with reinforcements, it's time to discuss how to deceive the Demon King Army. We'll have to trick them all the way to the north, but the Demon King's army is obviously not going to be foolish enough to catch up. "Duke Elstenin didn't care much about academic issues and brought the conversation back to war.
"Give them a reason for us to turn north." Li Qinglan said without hesitation, he had discussed this with Lin Yuedong for a long time before, "Spread the news in the army, just say that the Holy Lukia Kingdom has increased its troops and settled in Deel, if our army continues to retreat westward, it will not be able to receive supplies, so it can only go north to Kodor to receive supplies." ”
Dyer was the first city west of Ostachia, located on the logistical artery of Ostachia, sixty miles from Ostachia. When the coalition army set out from Ostacia, it only brought ten days of food, and it was originally planned that the follow-up food would rely on Ostacia's logistics to replenish it, but it did not expect to be defeated and retreat on the first day, and the large camp did not hold, and now the whole army can only rely on the dry food they carry with them, and they can't hold out for three days without supplies.
If you can't get supplies in Dear, then you can get supplies again to Nebrasia, the capital of the Kingdom of Aldesia, further west, which is nearly three hundred miles away, and you will never be able to reach it in three days. Under such circumstances, it is also reasonable for the coalition forces to turn to Kodor, eighty miles to the north.
Of course, the Kingdom of Holy Lukia did not send reinforcements, let alone settle in Deare. But the Demon King Army will not know this, at most they can only find out the situation through the captured prisoners of the coalition army, so they can't cheat as much as they want?
"Send a few more heralds to Kodor with the order to prepare supplies, send more, preferably one or two are captured by the Demon King's army, then it will be perfect." Lin Yuedong added.
As for whether the Demon King's army will catch the herald...... Seven and Bloody Knife are not dry food, and in the face of the abnormal behavior of the coalition forces, they will definitely use all means to find out the situation. With the abilities of the two of them, it shouldn't be a problem to catch one or two heralds.
"That's a good reason. Have you two already thought about it? Duke Elstenin smiled relaxedly, "Okay, that's it." Wait until you defeat the Demon King's army, and then go clean up those bastards in the Holy Lukia Kingdom! ”