Benjamin continued to fly towards the border, and it wasn't until three hours later that he again spotted some vague figures on the distant horizon.

He landed quickly, hiding behind a large rock.

"Those...... It's a priest of the church, right?"

Benjamin could see that some of the figures were coming out of the ground, while others were flying in the sky. And when the distance is slightly closer, this conclusion is even more certain.

A cavalry force of nearly 10,000 men, mixed with many priests and even bishops. They rushed in a menacing manner and pursued along the route of the retreating army of Ikor Kor.

Seeing this, Benjamin also felt a little uncomfortable.

The appearance of a large number of pursuers indicates that the people left behind by Ikor have almost died.

Moreover, the speed of this pursuing force was very fast, and according to the system's calculations, it would take half a day to catch up with Ikor Retreat. And once the two collide...... It's also hard for Benjamin to predict who will win, but it certainly won't end well.

At that moment, he realized that he might have to do something.

"I advise you not to be impulsive. The system reminded, "When the church goes on the expedition, Grant should also go with the army." If you show up on the battlefield, that guy will definitely come as fast as he can, and you can't deal with Grant and so many bishops at the same time. ”

“...... I know. ”

"Also, don't underestimate this army. After testing, there are at least a dozen bishops in it, and you may not be able to get much benefit from them. ”

“......”

Benjamin shook his head helplessly.

Does the system really think that it is going out to take on these tens of thousands of people?

After the war began, it would be quite difficult to rely on him to turn the situation around. Bishop, crowd tactics, Grant, unknown magic items...... These were all factors that could restrain his performance, and he could not have slaughtered paladins and priests with impunity as before.

We've got to figure something out.

After a moment's thought, Benjamin suddenly turned around and flew back quickly before the pursuing troops could rush in.

His personal speed was definitely ahead of all the armies, so a few hours later, he immediately caught up with the retreating army of Ikor he had just met and told them the news of the pursuers.

"This ...... We're going to have to fight them to the death!"

After listening to what Benjamin observed, General Kent said this with a blank face.

"We're definitely going to have to find a way to push them back. Benjamin also nodded and said, "It's just that it definitely won't work so hard." They're just going to hold us back, and then we're going to have no resistance when the big army of the church comes. ”

General Kent frowned: "What does that Lord mean ......"

"We can set up an ambush on the way to retreat. Benjamin turned his head and suddenly looked at the mages in the army, "Aren't there still a few thousand mages left here?" We just need to find the dangerous terrain and use the large army as bait to lure the enemy's pursuing troops over, and then we can fight back against those people!"

- Although he didn't have any skills in leading troops to fight, he would always understand a little bit after reading more books such as "The Art of War" and "Three Kingdoms". Generally speaking, ambushes are indeed the best way to prevent the enemy from pursuing.

The army in front of him is demoralized because it has just suffered defeat, and the ambush may not be able to eliminate the pursuers in a short time. But with Benjamin's presence, the shortcomings in combat effectiveness can be made up to a large extent!

Hearing this, General Kent's eyes also lit up and nodded.

"With the help of Lord Dean, we will definitely be able to defeat the enemy's pursuers in one fell swoop!"

In this way, a crude ambush plan was laid out in a short time.

The terrain in the surrounding area is plain, but a little further ahead you will enter dense woods. It was not a convenient terrain for marching, and the average army would go around it, but ...... If they fled into the woods under the noses of their pursuers, the pursuers would have no choice but to chase them inside.

And entering the woods, the combat effectiveness of the enemy cavalry will also be greatly reduced.

Benjamin, with the two thousand mages in his team, took the lead in flying towards the woods. Time was tight, and he couldn't organize the way these mages attacked, so he had to stipulate that the sound of the explosion was the code, and as soon as the code came out, they all used water magic to attack. As for those who are not good at water magic, other departments are fine, but try to avoid using fire magic to avoid collisions and forest fires.

"Actually, wouldn't it be better to use fire magic?" muttered the system, "Have you ever heard of that famous ambush in history that was not attacked with fire, but with water?"

“...... You shut up. ”

Benjamin shook his head helplessly.

Attack with fire, so don't let him make a move?

In just a few hours, he didn't bother to fight with the system, and still spent more time on arranging ambushes. It took him a lot of effort to keep 2,000 men silently hidden in the woods, and to maintain an orderly queue.

Eventually, when they finished the ambush, a signal came from the side of the large army.

"The pursuers have appeared, and now the large force has begun to speed up and run towards the woods. By analyzing the shaking of the ground, the system said, "They are now only a few kilometers away from the woods." ”

Benjamin took a deep breath and calmed down.

It was truly an unprecedented experience for him. On the front foot, he had just flown out of Regina, wanting to come to the border to inquire about the situation, and on the back foot, he was going to lead thousands of people to set up an ambush and launch a counterattack against the church. He couldn't help but imagine what the fate of this army would have been if he hadn't rushed over.

He felt a little lucky, but at the same time, he was also a little uneasy about the myriad of choices he had given up in order to help the army.

- History has come to a rapidly changing fork in the road, and each of his choices may lead to completely different results.

Shaking his head, Benjamin threw the thoughts out of his head. In any case, he is already here, and how to ambush the pursuers of the Hori Kingdom and protect this Ikor Kor's greatest living force is the only thing he should be concerned about at the moment.

He opened the water elemental realm early, and one after another, tiny ice blades quietly condensed around him, hiding in the dense branches and leaves......

Ten minutes later.

"It's coming!"

Through the water elemental sensing method, Benjamin saw the large army rushing towards the woods as bait, and couldn't help but take a deep breath and say silently in his heart.