All the troops in the western part of the Demon King Army began to retreat eastward, and the news of leaving behind the empty cities soon reached the desk of the coalition headquarters.

"They're planning a decisive battle in Zohar." Duke Elstenin saw through the Demon King's purpose at a glance.

"Our army currently has 18,000 soldiers who can fight, and the total number of garrison troops and guards in the western territory is estimated to be about 12,000. Duke Frankgert introduced.

Sun Tzu's Art of War, ten rules of siege, that is, if you want to take a city, you must have at least ten times the siege force of the defending force to ensure that it is taken.

This is just a rough calculation, and if there is any trick on the besieging or defending side, then it doesn't have to be exactly a 10:1 ratio, but in short, the difference in numbers between the besieging force and the defending force must be very large. 18,000 versus 12,000, this difference is not big, and there is really no certainty of victory.

"Maybe we should take this opportunity to get in touch with the Eastern Front coalition forces, first kill the Eastern Front troops of the Demon King Army, and then attack on both sides." Grand Duke Kelzanos made a proposal.

"There are 60,000 people in the Eastern Front Demon King Army, where is it so easy to deal with." Duke Al Stein shook his head.

The Principality of Doragunia on the Eastern Front is powerful, and the Kuyna Empire is the strongest country in terms of comprehensive national strength in the whole continent, and the Eastern Front Coalition Army with these two countries as the main body actually surpasses the Western Front Coalition Army in terms of combat effectiveness, so the Demon King Army has more troops on the Eastern Front than on the Western Front. There are only 50,000 demon kings on the western front, but there are 60,000 on the eastern front.

Now that several major battles have been fought on the Western Front, the coalition army and the Demon King Army are almost defeated, but the Demon King Army on the Eastern Front has been in a stalemate, and there is no change in the number, and the 60,000 army is not something that can be done all at once.

What's more, if the Western Front Coalition Army wants to support the Eastern Front, it will have to cross the territory of the entire Demon Kingdom, and when the Demon King Army casually pinches the grain, they will die, who will take this risk?

"But with the current strength at our disposal, we can't defeat Zohar, so it's better to find a way to unite with the coalition forces on the Eastern Front. Hasn't the Demon King's Army abandoned all the cities on the west side now? We could have advanced to the vicinity of Zohar and then managed to bypass from the north or south to make contact with the coalition forces on the eastern front. Grand Duke Kelzenos said unconvinced.

"Zohar is in the middle, and the Demon King himself is in charge, so it's not so easy to get around." Duke Elstenin sighed. He had fought Solomon on the battlefield – not personally, of course, but in command of his troops – and Solomon, who had just risen to prominence, commanded 3,000 troops to a draw with his 10,000-strong army, and his military talent was on full display.

If the coalition forces on the Western Front really advance to the vicinity of Zohar, Solomon will definitely personally command the Demon King Army, and it will be even more difficult to get in touch with the coalition forces on the Eastern Front.

"It's good to be able to conquer lost ground. Advance the battle line to Zohar, and slowly recuperate. As long as they trap the path of the Demon King's army's expansion, they will kill themselves sooner or later. Regulina, who had reappeared at the military meeting, proposed.

"It's a good idea. It's just that if it is delayed for a long time, it is inevitable that there will be many dreams at night. Solomon was brilliant in his scheming and strength, and there was no guarantee that another incident would arise if he delayed it in this way. The saint frowned. Solomon has conquered such a big country with his bare hands in just three years, and his strength is undoubted, and now if he doesn't take advantage of the great reduction in the strength of the Demon King's army to kill him, if he is given time, there may be some variables.

"Speaking of wisdom, don't we also have two wise people here? Why didn't you say a word at this meeting? ”

Duke Elstenin said a word, and everyone's eyes looked at Lin Yuedong and Li Qinglan. The two of them had planned to destroy all the demon kings on the Western Front twice before, and this time if they wanted to break Zohar and kill Solomon, the fastest way was naturally to rely on them.

Lin Yuedong and Li Qinglan didn't seem to belong to each other, Duke Elstenin asked again, and Lin Yuedong said a little wanderingly: "Zohar is the lair of the Demon King Army, and the two of us don't know much about the specific situation of Zohar, so it is difficult to make any good suggestions." ”

"It's just that at this time, you can't make a rash judgment that it's true, and you must investigate more." Li Qinglan warned, "Under the rule of the Demon King, the army is tyrannical and indiscriminately kills innocents, and there is not one out of ten people, if the coalition forces choose not to fight Zohar, but to recover the lost territory, I am afraid that most of the energy and food will be consumed for the local compensation and governance, and then it will only be able to fight steadily and steadily, and cannot win quickly." ”

"That's right, the Demon King Army has turned their territory into a miasma, and we can either go deep alone and fight quickly, or we can only advance slowly and let the local area regain its vitality little by little." Duke Elsstein agreed, "In other words, we can't advance to Zohar before making a decision, and we must set the main strategy and tactics here." ”

"That being said, I don't think anybody has any good ideas right now. In this case, it is better to adjourn the meeting for the time being, and you will go back and think about it more, come up with a few proposals, and come back tomorrow to continue the discussion on this issue. The saint spoke.

It was true that everyone couldn't come up with any good plan at once, so they all nodded in agreement, and then dispersed.

It's just that the saint deliberately left Lin Yuedong and Li Qinglan behind, saying that they had something to discuss.

After everyone else had left, the saint asked, "At today's meeting, the two of you seem to have some concerns and didn't speak easily, why?" I don't think it's because you haven't thought through the current situation. ”

Li Qinglan asked rhetorically: "Why can't it be this reason?" ”

The saint said simply: "Because the two of you are so smart, how can you be stumped by such a thing? Although we don't have a charter like headless flies, I'm afraid that the two of us have already made a decision in our hearts. ”

"It's really thanks to the saint that she can afford it." Li Qinglan smiled bitterly, "The two of us are indeed a little worried, the Demon King Army retreated so simply, it is really confusing. ”

"They have no strength to resist on the Western Front, and if they don't retreat, they can only be broken by each of us, so it's better to rely on the defense of Zohar Jiancheng, what's there to doubt?" The saint asked.

Lin Yuedong and Li Qinglan glanced at each other, and they didn't know what to say.

If the purpose of the demon king Solomon is only to seize the world, then retreating to Zohar is indeed a clever move, exchanging space for time, and it can also lengthen the logistics line of the coalition army, making it impossible for the coalition army to continue.

But Solomon's purpose is likely to be more than that, but to summon the darkness of the other world, destroy the five elven kings, and conquer the continent may be just a means to achieve this goal. In that case, it seems a little strange to retreat so simply.

The reason why Lin Yuedong and Li Qinglan hesitated was that they couldn't tell what Solomon's purpose was, and they couldn't tell how he wanted to achieve it. If you can't judge the enemy's purpose, you will naturally not be able to make corresponding decisions.