Chapter 126: Disposition
The atmosphere in the war room was oppressive, and all the elves were extremely angry at this moment. In an air battle, at such a great cost, the elite air knights of the knight regiment who lost almost half of the wing, but in the end they only had to choose to retreat when the enemy's reinforcements arrived, which is simply a great shame for the elven air knights! But even in anger, the officers knew that this was the only option in desperation, the knights of the Order could no longer afford to suffer greater losses, and engaging in a war of attrition with the enemy was a taboo for the elven commanders when commanding the battle.
This result also let the elves know at the same time that a hundred years have passed, and the orcs are still not easy to deal with, although the battle in the early stage of this Northern Expedition is going well, but the subsequent outcome is difficult to predict, and the battle situation is still full of variables.
"Captain Aragon!"
"In!" The head of the knights stood up in horror to answer the queen's question,
"This time the loss of our empty knight, you see, how to deal with it!" The queen said with a look of understatement.
But hearing this, the Aragorn leader of the Knights was shocked in his heart, she knew that she finally couldn't escape punishment, as the leader of the Knights, the strongest mobile force of the elves, her position had long been coveted by many people. This time, there was such a big mistake in the battle, the queen made a move herself, she knew that her military career was probably really coming to an end, she struggled for a moment, and then turned to look at Gianna who was standing behind her, and understood what the queen meant.
"It's me, it's my command error, and I'm too proud and paralyzed because of the smooth battle situation in front." Aragon had to step up and take the main responsibility for this defeat,
"Oh? Is it just pride paralysis? The queen's tone was still so flat, but to the head of Aragorn, there was a coldness in her words that were as cold as ten thousand years of ice.
"Pride paralysis can make us suffer so much loss, and pride paralysis alone has cost my Order nearly two hundred of the most elite and loyal knights. Such a large loss will result in a short period of time that our knights will not have the strength to fight again, and will not be able to carry out the air reconnaissance mission in the future; And without the Knights' aerial reconnaissance ability, we will lose the initiative in this war, and may even make the entire Northern Expedition fall short.
Such a big consequence, Aragorn! Are you just the cause of the paralysis of pride, or are we all mistaken about you at all - as the head of the Order, are you simply incompetent? ”
The queen suddenly burst into a storm of rage, which silenced all the officers of the Knights in the hall. Aragorn pursed his lips, but in the end he didn't dare to say anything, at this point, of course, he knew that the queen was planning to cut him, and the meaning was no longer too obvious.
"Your Highness, High Priest! Look, what to do! The Queen then turned the matter to Her Highness the High Priest.
The High Priest sat with his head hanging all the time, and he didn't know what to say about Queen Brenshire's move. The queen's hatred for the orcs and the importance she attaches to this Northern Expedition are known to everyone, but this unauthorized move will decide to punish the head of the Knights, does this move mean that she wants to seize power?
The thoughts of the superiors are very heavy, and His Royal Highness the High Priest is no exception, as the true speaker of the Northern Elf Royal Court, the spokesman of the divine authority, it is his due duty to protect the leadership power given to the leaders of the temple by the gods.
After thinking about it, he said,
"Take it down first, lock him up first, and then consider his punishment after the war!"
What the? The queen was furious, she opened such a big excuse, threw such a big responsibility on Aragorn, but the high priest directly dealt with it so lightly, isn't it a slap in the face just now? Doesn't it mean that her fundamental accusations are not justified? But before she could find a way to come out, the high priest continued,
"Alright! Let's calm down, and the next thing we need to pay attention to is not who is responsible, but how to solve the problem. Gianna, you say, now that the Orcs have more winged air forces, and they are all equipped with that kind of terrifying weapons, what other plans does the Knights have to defeat them! ”
The queen was shocked, and her anger was suppressed again. Gianna of the Narji family is a young reserve force that she has carefully cultivated over the years, and the mention of her by the High Priest is equivalent to giving her a chance, which is exactly what she planned to attack Aragorn and support Gianna to the throne. This move, the idea of slapping and then giving a sweet date is not too obvious, it seems that he was a little too out of line just now, which aroused the vigilance of His Royal Highness the High Priest.
Gianna saw the brief confrontation between the superiors, and confidently stepped forward to face the many elven high-level elders and said:
"The current enemy situation is unclear, and it is not suitable for a large-scale mobilization, which is a premise.
In this battle, it is true that our side suffered heavy losses, but our forest defense line is impregnable, and there is no need to be afraid of the enemy's onslaught. To a certain extent, the efforts of our various units of the Northern Expeditionary Army some time ago have already achieved results, and we have even achieved the initial strategic goal of the Northern Expedition and found a solid foothold in Kampula and the North Coast.
At present, even if the enemy has an superior winged air force, it is impossible for him to go deep into the forest to conduct reconnaissance, let alone threaten our forest defense line, and as long as we are well prepared, we will have enough time to find a way to deal with the enemy's new weapons. In fact, looking at the entire battle situation, the strategic advantage is still on our side. ”
"Moreover, this is when the main force of our Knights is not yet fully in place. The enemy has terrifying new individual weapons, but we also have a backup move, once the Chimera Heavy Wing that is still transporting in the rear arrives and is in place, we can use the Chimera as the core of the formation to reorganize the air battle, the Chimera's terrifying firepower far exceeds the enemy's new individual weapons, enough to suppress the enemy's range, and our knights do not need to be afraid of them! ”
"Well, that's right, it's true! It seems that there are still young officers among our officers who can think about problems from a strategic perspective? The noble daughter of the Gurna family, you are very good, I think you will be in charge of the knights next, try to reorganize the knights, find out the enemy's weaknesses as soon as possible, and regain the initiative in the sky. ”
The High Priest praised Gianna's speech and gave orders by the way.
"Yes! Do the High Priest's will! Gianna replied.
Sure enough, the High Priest finally chose Gianna and gave the queen a step down.
As a result, a fiasco caused the knights to change their commanders, the empty knights in the regiment were thunderous, the commanders in the army were promoted and lowered, and the command order was chaotic.
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The elven side is a painful post-battle treatment, while the orc side is a happy division, the early arrival of the wingman support force, so that the orcs finally have the air combat power comparable to the enemy, and the victory in the previous battle has greatly boosted the morale of all the orcs!
Two days later, more distant orc tribes gathered, and Glenn and Thor led reinforcements of centaur troops and Odilus to join forces. Then, a few days later, the tentacles of the command system to which the headquarters commander Zhang Quan personally belonged had also reached all the orcs who were confronting the elves.
The forces of both sides have gathered, and the time for a big battle has finally arrived!