Weiss still has a little influence in the slums, and under his arrangement, although he can't completely block the news, he can still do it for a while.

By the time they returned to the Guards' quarters, the retreat from Seka City was nearing completion.

By this time, most of the nobles and their troops had already sailed to the Byan Territory to participate in the resistance battle there.

The naval forces of Sekka City were temporarily patrolling the southern coast, and Gray had given them a very clear mission, which was to monitor all the movements of the Goblin's huge fleet and prevent them from landing and sneaking up from other places.

At the suggestion of Colonel Temple, Gray used the pirate named Bart so that the navy was not weakened by the orc ambush in the Camila Islands.

This gave Colonel Demps some comfort.

...

As the wartime military coordinator in the South, Gray hadn't had a good night's sleep for days.

His makeshift office in Seka City was at work all day, and warrants were sent from here to various parts of the South every day.

During this time, Gray was under a lot of pressure, and his chief military adviser, Loire, did not have the high spirits of some time ago and seemed a little depressed.

At the start of the war, the two decision-makers paid a heavy price for their lack of focus on intelligence.

The most direct consequence is that all their previous plans are basically invalid.

The city of Balan had fallen on April 12, the day after the Orc Expeditionary Coalition launched a surprise attack, but due to Gray's previous orders, the city's vital supplies and civilians had been evacuated a few days earlier.

In addition, Viscount Pedi of the Grace Command and Sir Göwen, the Prime Minister of the Imperial Court, had a precautionary mentality and increased their patrol force nearly five times along the coast near Balan City.

This allowed them to know the movements of the orc expeditionary force five hours in advance, which was undoubtedly the most precious five hours.

As a result, Bynling minimized her losses.

The orcs only get an empty city.

This is not good news for the Orc Alliance, who originally intended to loot the city's supplies for military use.

After nearly a month at sea, there was very little food left for them, and as early as a few days ago, most of their low-level orc warriors could only eat one meal a day.

However, it was clear that the orc warriors were well trained in military affairs, and besides, their high chief had told them what they were going to face when they boarded the ship.

So, instead of declining, their morale has risen.

The most fundamental reason is their desire for the land of the South.

This is incomprehensible to other races.

In addition, the survival habits of these orcs in the desert all year round have made their stomachs evolve extremely strangely, and they can digest everything!

The green space outside Balaam was enough to sustain them for a long time.

The commander of the expeditionary force was an old orc named Khamba, who was the teacher of the Great Chief of Shikan.

A wise old orc.

The commander was well aware of the current situation in the south, and the goblins had done a very good job of intelligence in this regard, and he had praised his disciples for cooperating with the goblins more than once.

Kham did not rush his soldiers forward, although he knew that his troops would not encounter a massive resistance even if they advanced a few hundred miles further around.

However, prudence is a common problem of the elderly, and it is also their advantage.

In a sense, he's so right.

After all, his soldiers had been on the ship for nearly a month, and although they looked extremely energetic on the surface, they could no longer withstand a big battle.

They don't have that kind of stamina.

They need enough events to regain their strength, as well as food and grass supplies that await the arrival of the goblin fleet.

However, as a good commander, Kham would not waste such a great situation in vain, and his troops were advancing inland at a rate of fifty kilometers a day.

It's slow, but it's very steady, and it slowly restores the lost stamina of the soldier.

Because of his prudence, all the traps that Viscount Pedi had laid along the way, at the suggestion of the Prime Minister, Sir Cowen, became ornaments.

The southern border is absolutely powerless to face the 50,000 army of the orcs alone, and besides, Viscount Peidi does not have many troops in his hands, and the temporarily recruited militia is not a threat to the orc expeditionary force at all.

Plus Gray's warrant: keep the living forces and fight them outside of Byan City!

So, before the orcs arrived around Byan City, they didn't encounter any effective resistance.

But again, they did not loot anything of value.

...

"The orc striker has already arrived outside the city of Byan?"

Although the information was very detailed, Gray couldn't help but ask Lois next to him.

Without waiting for Loire to reply, Gray asked, "Have Rena's troops arrived at their designated location?"

Lowa obviously knew everything about the battle in the Bien Territory, and he hurriedly said: "Baron Rena's forward troops have been fortified in three dangerous positions on the periphery of the Bien Territory, and moreover, the Bien Territory has also temporarily recruited a part of the troops, if you only defend, it should not be a problem to hold on for a period of time!"

Gray frowned, "How long is a period of time?"

Lu Hua thought about it for a moment and replied: "If there are enough supplies, half a month should be fine, provided that the orcs will not attack!"

Gray was stunned when he heard this, and secretly calculated in his heart, and said: "If the orcs attack, maybe in just one day, the defense line on the periphery of Byan City will collapse!, right?"

"Judging by the orcs' habit of marching some time ago, they shouldn't be able to attack!" Lova's tone was a little uncertain.

Gray walked to the map in a few steps, stared at the location of the Byan Territory on the map, and said for a long time: "If I were their commander, I would definitely attack Byan City, because as long as they occupy Byan City, they can temporarily stabilize their position in this territory!"

Hearing this, Lowa said: "With the city defense facilities of Byan City, the orcs will definitely pay a heavy price if they want to attack, and besides, if I guess correctly, their logistics supply line may have been cut off, and in a short time, they will not be able to fight a big battle!"

"Don't take it lightly, Lowa, and don't forget the lesson of the previous time!" Gray stared at the map, which annotated the approximate deployment of the orcs now, "Sometimes as long as the goal is achieved, the necessary losses can still be paid!"

Gray admits that Lois has some military talent, but after all, the other side has not experienced regular warfare, and sometimes thinks about problems more one-sidedly.

Hearing this, Lowa's face changed slightly, he glanced at Gray cautiously, thought about it and said, "But we don't have the strength to effectively stop the orcs from attacking, we need time." ”

Gray smiled slightly, and said softly: "Tell Viscount Peidi of the Bien Collar that if they can't hold out for half a month, all the agreements I negotiated with him some time ago will be null and void!"

Lu Wa was stunned, he didn't know the agreement between the viscount's boss and the viscount Peidi, but he wouldn't be stupid enough to ask, he just nodded.

At this time, Gray's attendant reported that Zamba was asking for an audience outside the door.