Chapter 47: Five Thousand Elites
In just a few hours of fighting, the foresters were defeated, Zanita was sealed, and the remaining ice dragons returned to the Chilia Mountains, where the elven envoys suffered heavy casualties. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
But they still have considerable strength after all. The forest people come from the elemental elf world, and almost all adult women have the abilities of the witch, and the number of elven envoys is quite large.
Even though they had suffered heavy casualties before, there were still nearly fifty elven envoys remaining. If they can be included, the strength of Lauren Frost's army can undoubtedly be greatly increased.
It was with this idea in mind that Gladyse went to Lucine to discuss. In her opinion, the people of the forest have suffered heavy losses because of the Demon King Army, and they should hate the Demon King Army quite a lot, and the two sides have a common enemy, so there are prerequisites for cooperation.
However, Lin Yuedong felt that she was a little naΓ―ve. The people of the forest were directly defeated by the Demon King Army, and they lost Zanita again, and now it is estimated that they are afraid that they don't even dare to come out of the Binghua Forest, how can they participate in a more brutal continental war?
Facts show that Lin Yuedong is right. He and Li Qinglan really waited until they were impatient, and Gladyse came back in a huff.
"These guys, I really don't know what their heads are made of. Especially that Lucie, her head is simply not bright to the extreme. Is it because of that? I live with a tree every day, so my head has become a tree? She grumbled loudly.
"What's wrong?" Li Qinglan asked.
"Senmin does not agree to join the coalition." Vivica said in place of Gladys. Unlike Gladys, Vivica, who has also gone through the negotiation process, seems calmer, "They don't want to fight anymore, and they don't agree to Miss Glady's request to help protect Winter's Silent City, as if they don't want to leave the Ice Flower Forest again." β
"I've completely decided to close myself to the country." Lin Yuedong understood.
"Closed off the country? That's a good word. Gladys punched the tree again, "Are those guys idiots?" If the Demon King's Army wins, they think they will be able to stand alone? Do they know what a continental war is! Even if I used the kindness of saving them this time, I got the reply that "my generation has never rescued them", which is really hot! Super hot! I want to turn them into ice sculptures! β
"We only came to fight against the Demon King Army out of our own interests, and we didn't save the people of the forest when they saw death, although it avoided the end of their total annihilation, but strictly speaking, it can't be called kindness." Li Qinglan pointed out.
"In the end, I still saved them! If we hadn't shown up, they would have died a long time ago! Gladyse said dissatisfied.
"It's a matter of motivation or results, but it doesn't matter." Lin Yuedong rubbed his face, "All in all, the people of the forest want to hide in the small building and become unified, and they don't want to get further involved in the war...... Is there a way to stage a coup d'Γ©tat? Lucieni brought people out and lost so badly this time, people's expectations should be lowered, right? How about finding someone else to take her place as ruler? β
"I really came up with a great plan right away." Vivica said a little dumbfounded, "But it's unlikely, it's not Lucie's personal will, and I think many of them agree with Lucie's decision." I'm afraid that even if I change the leader, I won't agree to leave. β
"The people of the forest are completely collapsed......" Lin Yuedong scratched his head. A group of newcomers who have never experienced war will be finished immediately after seeing the bloodshed of war.
During the Vietnam War, 15 percent of U.S. soldiers suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a psychological trauma that could affect their normal lives. The army that has undergone strict training is like this, and it is normal for the people of the forest to not even train, and it is normal for the recruits who were directly pulled to the battlefield to react on such a large scale.
This kind of psychological trauma can not be solved in a moment, we can only wait for time to heal it, or find enough psychologists to intervene psychologically.
It's just that now Lauren Frost doesn't have time and no psychiatrist.
"Leave them alone. Originally, there was no plan to recruit the people of the forest to join, but it was just a temporary idea, and now it is just a return to the original point. Gladys waved her hand, "Compared to that, are the casualty statistics and results counted?" β
"It's out." Leia, who was in charge of the post-war statistics, answered the word and handed Gladys a hide. On the hides was a report written in ink, which was very brief, summing up the battle in a few numbers.
"Two hundred and thirty-seven of the dead, of whom seven were made by the elves, three hundred and twenty-five wounded, of whom eighteen were made by the elves, and seventy of whom were incapacitated, of whom the elves made two ......," Gladys read the report, almost lamenting.
The casualties were too heavy. They had brought out a thousand men and forty-seven elven envoys, and now twenty percent of them were dead, and half were wounded.
They had lost too much in the previous bad battle, and the Demon King Army was really difficult to deal with.
As for the results of the battle, Gladys hurriedly swept over, and there were probably more than 3,000 corpses and more than 1,000 prisoners, including nineteen elven envoys.
"Is it possible to recruit some troops from the captives?" Gladyse asked expectantly.
"I'm afraid not. This time it's the elite of the Demon King's army, and I'm loyal to the Demon King, I'm afraid I won't betray it. Leia shook her head.
"Elite?" Lin Yuedong was stunned for a moment, "Are these the elite of the Demon King Army?" β
He thought that the Demon King Army was like this.
"Definitely. The average army does not have such morale and such discipline, and it is impossible to master the essence of ritual magic, which is definitely the core of the Demon King Army. Li Qinglan said. He had seen the war and knew where the gap between elite and non-elite armies was.
"If you can kill 5,000 elites, it's worth paying these costs." Lin Yuedong said a little happily. Since it is an elite, it can't be too many, and killing the five thousand elites of the Demon King Army here will definitely be of considerable help to the battlefield on the Western Front.
"It's thanks to you that you persuaded us to come to the aid of the people of the forest and fight together. If we had fought alone, the casualties would have been much greater. The main casualties this time were borne by the ice dragons, and there were at least hundreds of ice dragon corpses on the battlefield, not including the sealed Zanita. If we bear it, the consequences will be unimaginable. Leia said with some trepidation.
In this battle, the main damage of the Demon King Army was given to the ice dragon. At the beginning, in order to avoid the possible attack from both sides, the Demon King Army attacked the ice dragon group at any cost, and the divine power of the elves and the lives of ordinary soldiers were greatly consumed, so when facing the attack of Lauren Frost's army, they would not be able to exert their full strength, only causing this loss.
If they hadn't taken care of the people and stayed in Winter Silence, the Demon King Army would have come to attack in full formation and in the best condition, and the Lauren Frost Army would have been wiped out along with Winter Silence City at this time.
"However, as far as I know, the Demon King Army and the Salvation Army on the Western Front are in a stalemate. The Demon King Army dared to send 5,000 elites to the north, wouldn't they be afraid that the Holy Maiden would take advantage of the situation? Vivica asked, a little puzzled.
"yes, that's a problem. Even if you want to sweep up Lauren Frost's territory, you don't have to take such a big risk, right? Gladys was reminded of the problem.
The combat effectiveness of elite and ordinary soldiers is not the same. Although there are 50,000 of the Western Front Demon King Army, and this batch of elites is only 5,000, these 5,000 are likely to be the all, or at least half of the essence of the Western Front Demon King Army, and the remaining mediocre people can only be said to be supporting roles, and it is difficult to say whether there are these 5,000 people together.
The Demon King Army transferred all its elites out, and the Holy Maiden would not know that at this time, she took the opportunity to fight over, and the Demon King Army was afraid that she would not be able to compete. Isn't it putting the cart before the horse for the sake of Lauren Frost's collapsing the entire Western Front?
"About this...... Lin Yuedong hesitated for a moment and looked around, "I have a deference with my seniors, but we must not spread it, let's find a place where no one is around." β