Chapter Twenty-Five: Weird
Far North Fortress, Barbarian Base Camp.
Soon, the hall was filled with Long'er's words of great frustration.
"I ignored the fierceness and blood of the Chinese people...... They never trust others or fate, only their own hands. I've taken them seriously enough that I don't even compare them to the soft eggs in the Western Continent, but they can still surprise me! β
He said angrily.
"Order, retreat! Fall back! The troops must be saved! I want defeat, not defeat! Not a big defeat after a heavy loss! Otherwise, even if I have hidden troops, I can only barely resist them on the front line of the base camp, and there are not so many troops to implement my plan! My strategy will be messed up again! β
He commanded in a series of angry and frustrated orders, and then, he gritted his teeth and turned to the oracle.
"No! I've got to make a move! I'm going to command the wolf rider myself! Your Divine Envoy, you personally direct the retreat. Order the War Emperors to withdraw quickly, stand by at any time, and prepare for rescue and retreat operations - even if one or two die, I can't let the sudden outbreak of the Huaxia people ruin my plan! β
"It took me a long time to bring the troops over in pieces, and I only dared to hide in the forests of the far north, how could I fall short!"
He said through gritted teeth.
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"But that would reveal your intentions......" the oracle hesitated.
"At this time, the violence will not be exposed! As long as I pretend to be it, they may not guess that it is mine! And all I want is to rescue them, not to annihilate them in turn - so I just need to hold the front in the far north and contain the human advance, so that our large army can be successfully withdrawn, and the rest of the heads will be harvested later. Such a disguise may not be like mine. β
Long Er said without hesitation.
"But the woman is already in danger under our attack......" the oracle hesitated.
"Oh, my oracle! The eyebrows are already burning and are about to be poked out of the big hole, and you are still thinking about killing her? β
Rumblton's face was full of bitterness: "Leave that damn woman alone, kill that woman and we'll win?" Of course, this may have longer-term strategic interests, but we have to take care of the present first! β
"We have lost so many troops, and the east is about to collapse! And as long as you rescue most of the troops, if the Huaxia people don't have a commander comparable to me, it will be the rhythm of defeat that falls into my trap after the great victory, and you can kill that woman a hundred times if you want to. β
"Okay...... You should be right, and what my God says is to let us follow your opinion unconditionally...... It's good. β
The oracle finally nodded, and the two of them hurried out of the hall in a rage.
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"Bastard!"
In a small camp surrounded by dozens of magical chariots, in a rudimentary tent, Summer was slamming her fist on the map in exasperation.
"Most of the Far North Snow Fields have broken through, and seeing that part of the Daling River is about to be completely cut off by us, why can't we make the final breakthrough when we are finally about to make a final breakthrough? The barbarians are constantly retreating to the far north fortress line through this lifeline, and what I want is a breakthrough! It's to completely block their back road! Instead of telling me where there was a big victory, where and how many people were annihilated, and so on! β
He said in a flurry.
"Sir, I don't know why, the barbarians on the other side suddenly became ...... I don't know how to say it, but suddenly I ...... Floated up? β
A major general beside him said in great confusion.
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"Yes, their fighting style is starting to become so unpredictable and unpredictable that we are at a loss for what to do - they seem to be frightened by our frantic assault and never fight us again, which is a good thing."
"But we were in the middle of several heavy troops that were advancing too fast in the arrows, but in the course of the march they were surrounded by a large number of wolf horsemen who appeared out of nowhere, and if they hadn't escaped quickly, they would have almost been eaten."
"And, what's even more bizarre is that it seems that there are no troops anywhere, but there are big troops of theirs everywhere! It's as if it's stronger than us. β
"But they are obviously slightly inferior to us in the extreme northern snowfield-we are a heavy group that the empire has not experienced much attrition, and almost the essence of the whole army, but they are wolf riders who have always suffered a lot of damage, and they have also divided some of them to go behind Mapoling."
A colonel added.
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"That's why I'm annoyed!"
Summer suddenly became even more annoyed: "Won't the basic combat literacy of the heavy troops rush to the army?" Surrounded by enemies that suddenly appeared on the endless snowfield? They're getting carried away, aren't they? The life and death of the empire is a matter of whether we can close the back door of the barbarians - they are good, they have won a small victory, but they are triumphant? β
He said angrily.
"Sir, I have to warn you, I'm afraid it's not that simple."
The Major General said cautiously, his finger twiggling across the map.
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"You see, the 3rd and 7th Divisions in front of the assault, the terrain in which they are surrounded is extremely strange - this seems to us to be impossible to encircle, and no one will guard against this when they are frantically rushing. But they were just surrounded by the enemy's superior forces, and they were almost annihilated. β
"What's even more bizarre is that you see, A3, B2, A5, several encirclements were launched almost simultaneously - then, where can the wolf riders opposite us have so many spare troops to set up multiple pockets at the same time? Aren't they afraid that we will make a breakthrough in either way, so that their pockets will fill themselves? β
Summer looked at the movement of the Major General's fingers on the map, and his expression gradually changed from puzzled to puzzled, and even extremely shocked.
"How is that possible...... Could it be that where did the barbarians get a wolf to ride? The west has secretly increased troops to the east again? β
He muttered in a drastic change in his face.
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"Impossible." The Major General said in deep contemplation.
"Since we scolded the alliance after three battles, they have paid attention to the point of detecting whether the barbarian forces are transferred eastward, and the eastward transfer of wolf riders can't hide it from them."
"Moreover, our scouts have never detected the news of the barbarian reinforcement on the other side - even if they have unbelievably hid their troops in the far north forest to raise pigs, but the place is too far away from the battle line to hide there to make a quick response, and it is useless. Second, they have to pass through the Far North Fortress to reach the Far North Snow Field, right? But our scouts, who have been active at the front, do not have any such reports. β
"Moreover, the timing is not right, if it is really a reinforcement, they seem to have been abruptly strengthened in a day or two - then, how do they know that we are playing for real this time? And to increase the troops in advance, and even order the reinforcement wolf to ride south before our heavy cluster was transported across the river? β
"So, this should be the result of a series of strange tactics, not an increase in troops!"
The Major General asserted categorically, but it caused even more suspicion among the people in the tent.
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"That's not right...... I think ...... Ladies and gentlemen, I suddenly found that this style ...... I haven't seen it, but how do I feel familiar? Seems impressive? β
The Colonel, however, was thoughtful on the side.
"Long'er!"
A young staff officer who had been pondering on the side suddenly screamed violently, which immediately caused the people in the tent to look at each other in astonishment, and his face suddenly turned a little red.
"Ladies and gentlemen...... Don't you think that what has happened in the past few days is very similar to the countless war reports sent to us by the people of the Western Continent during the Western Continent War to prove that it was not that they were too stupid, but that the enemy was too cunning? β
"They are all extremely strange tactical movements and troop movements, although they attack the strong with the weak, but through magical tactical movements, they will always occupy a local advantage on a certain battlefield, and they are also weirdly east and west. In the end, small victories accumulate into big victories -- and if the enemy does not wake up quickly enough, they can even turn big victories into wild victories. β
As he spoke, his face turned a little pale, but the suspicion in his expression gradually became firm.
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"It's really like!"
"Indeed!"
Several voices of sudden realization sounded in the tent.
Summer's face turned pale suddenly.
"How is that possible...... Isn't Longer on the west side? He muttered again.
"Actually, it's not very ......," said the young staff officer timidly.
"I've studied the examples of Longer and found that every one of his victories was almost perfect. However, the annihilation after these few encirclements was obviously a bit muddy, and there were even several times when they were almost overturned by our trapped beast fighting troops - obviously not as neat and neat as Long'er, and had no trouble in the future, so they had no choice but to let go of many of us. β
"If we had changed, I would have been able to cross out any of our troops if they were surroundedβthat one seemed to be a very conceited man and a perfectionist. His movements, regardless of small battles, often bring complete perfect victories. β
"But we ...... We are now fighting the barbarian wolf cavalry as if we were in a bad fightβwe can't rush forward in our eagerness, and they don't seem to have much to do with us, but to do their best to slow us down. β
He said with some hesitation.
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"Who the hell is that? Could it be that we have given the barbarians another genius commander who is still immature, but also extremely cunning? Or did Long'er send his disciples? β
Summer also asked in surprise.
Everyone in the tent suddenly looked at each other.
"It shouldn't be Longer anyway...... He also led a campaign in the Southern Continent a while ago, and he came over recently, but how could he not be detected by us when he came? β
The Major General pondered and said to himself.
"By the way, didn't the scouts report that a few Western Continent fighters had arrived at the Far North Fortress before the start of our campaign? Could it be ......?"
The colonel suddenly dug up a small detail from his memory.
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"How is that possible?"
The major general retorted: "How dare he take a fighter? If only he dared to sit down, maybe one day we would be pleasantly surprised. He could only come from the ground, because after all, although they had air horses in the air, they were not fast enough, and it would have been even more difficult for our reconnaissance planes to discover them -- we had not found any air horses coming from the west, let alone troops coming from the west. β
"Who the hell is that? And now, what do we do? β
The staff officer asked timidly, causing the people in the tent to look at each other again, and they all turned their eyes to the pensive summer.
"I'll go to the front and lead the team to see it myself! I'd like to see who can keep my reloaded cluster so weirdly in the far north! β
Summer pondered for a long time, but said through gritted teeth. (To be continued.) )