Section 20
On the night of the 15th, in the private camp of the Camp of the Overseers of Kham on the Plains of the Sailon Plain.
The old Overseer Kang Ba made a serious comparison on a military map, and the Morinda next to him was not interested in the information on the map at all, and he said with a look of pity on his face: "These humans are really ruthless, look at what they have ruined this fertile land!"
"This is a necessary means, my friend, if it were me, I would do the same, this is war, and it is a war to the death, not the small fights we used to have in the northern clans!"
"I know," Morinda sighed, "I just feel a little sorry for this land. β
Kang Ba shook his head a little speechlessly, "What did the priest say?"
"Humans have used magicians, the soil has been completely destroyed, it is an unknown elemental toxin, it spreads through the roots of plants, although the priests can suppress the spread of this toxin, but the destroyed land will not be able to recover in fifty years. Morinda had a look on his face, he had already looked at the land as their orc territory.
Kham didn't care about these things at all, he only cared about the supply of the troops, "That means that we can only rely on the food and grass supplied by Balan City to maintain the troops?"
"I'm afraid so. "Morinda spreads his hands.
"So, what about the delivery?" "Kham stopped writing and drawing on the map and looked at the Morinda seriously.
"A small part of the supplies have already arrived, and the other large part should arrive tomorrow. There was a hint of admiration in his eyes, "Fortunately, you are well prepared and have stockpiled enough supplies in Balan City in advance, otherwise, it would be really difficult to do such a long-distance battle without logistical support." β
"Your compliments make me feel uncomfortable. Kham lifted the curtain to let the wind blow into the tent, and he was a little hot.
When Morinda was smiling, Kangba asked, "There should be news from the city of Bien, right?"
"Yes, they've breached the northern city..."
"So slow?" Kang Ba frowned, it was much slower than he had imagined, after all, according to intelligence, there was not a decent regular army in Byan City at all.
Morinda nodded, "The human nobles of Bien City have mobilized the citizens of the city, I don't think I need to explain more about what kind of existence we are in the eyes of those humans, can those nobles easily convince their people to die for them." β
As he spoke, he pointed to the southwestern territory of the Byan Territory on the map, "Moreover, many young people from villages and towns in the southwest of the Byan Territory have been continuously reinforcing the city of Byan under the instigation of some free knights... The commander of Byan City is powerful, and he uses the human soldiers' familiarity with the city's terrain to entangle with our warriors. β
Speaking of this, Morinda Ba's face was a little ugly, and he looked at Kangba, "The proportion of casualties among our warriors here is even higher than the casualties during the siege. β
"Street fighting?" Campa stared at the city of Byan on the map, "That's a troublesome thing. β
"I've seen the battle report they brought me, and I think you should see it for yourself, you should have it hereβ" Morinda walked to the wooden table in the tent and rummaged through a pile of papers.
"Youβ" Kham tried to stop it, but it was too late.
"Found it!" Soon, Morinda pulled out a stack of parchment paper trapped together and handed it to Kangba, he knew that Kangba must not have looked through it, because the other party would only give orders and ask about the results of the battle, and never cared about the process.
Kang Ba took it and looked at it casually, and after more than ten seconds, his face changed slightly, "The street fighting is more brutal than I imagined..."
"I was shocked when I saw the report of the battle that came to me, and I thought that if all the cities we attacked were like the city of Byan, there would be no need to fight this war at all. There was a hint of worry in Morinda's eyes.
"So, we can work with some humans when necessary. Kham whispered.
Although the voice was small, Morinda could hear it clearly, "Working with humans?
"Perhaps. Kangba shrugged, "But maybe." β
"No, I will never cooperate with humans, and don't forget what they did more than a thousand years ago, humans cannot trust. Morinda was visibly excited.
"You have the final say, my friend. Kham said jokingly.
Morinda didn't pay any attention to the other party's joking words, and he stared into Khamba's eyes, "I want to warn you that it's dangerous for you to think like that, my friend. β
"Well, count me as a gaffe. "Kham clearly didn't want to talk to Morinda about it.
"You've always been like that. Morinda was a little helpless, and wanted to say something more, but suddenly remembered something important, and he hurriedly said: "There is something to pay attention to, this morning, two thousand human cavalry teams attacked some of our guard towers along the Sushui River, and they seem to be reconnoitring something..."
"You're trying to say that humans are scouting our supply lines?" asked Khamba.
Morinda nodded, "There is this possibility, our supply ships will arrive tomorrow, this supply is very important to us, if it is discovered by the human cavalry, it will be a little troublesome." β
"That's a problem. Kham grabbed the water next to him and drank a few sips of cold water, "Can you be sure that the human cavalry is purposefully scouting?"
"How can you be sure of this?" Morinda shook his head, "but it's worth our attention, no matter what, there can't be a problem with the supplies delivered tomorrow, and the soldiers are already complaining about the food." β
Kham nodded, gently wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then poured a few sips of cold water before asking, "Is the human army still provoking outside the camp every day?"
"For the past two days, I have been lining up for miles almost all day. Morinda looked at the patrol that had just passed by outside the door, "Actually, we don't need to be so cautious, if the humans want to fight, we will fight with them, and it is not certain who loses and who wins, besides, even if we lose, the human army is basically crippled." β
"General!" Kham stared at Morinda, "These warriors are the elite of our northern clan, do you know the cost of training an ordinary warrior? Since you have the opportunity to win a war at a very small price, you can't sacrifice the lives of the warriors for the sake of the momentary pleasure in your heart, you..."
Kham rarely says so much at once.
Morinda waved his hand again and again, "Stop, let's talk about those damn human cavalry, right?" Morinda patted his forehead and tried to organize the language, "We have no effective means to stop the cavalry troops, our troops have no mobility at all. β
When Kang Ba saw his friend like this, he didn't continue the topic just now, and when Ba finished speaking incoherently, he said, "It's very simple! As long as the human cavalry doesn't show up tomorrow, isn't it?"
"Can you command them?" Morinda asked angrily.
Kham shook his head, "Didn't you really want to have a head-to-head battle with humans just now? Tomorrow is a good opportunity!"
"I'm just a little dissatisfied with the arrogant attitude of the human race, you know, they have been arrogant for more than a thousand years..."Morinda subconsciously responded, and then he was stunned again, "You mean, use our main force to lure the human cavalry back to help?"
"You're not too stupid!"
"I'm not stupid... It's not, wait... The beast god is above, and I will duel with you. β