Chapter 234: The Road to Return (Part II)
Leon awoke from his coma.
The price of using the Soul Eater Arm is huge, he was drained of a lot of blood, and after the fierce battle, his spirit and spirit were seriously depleted, even if he regained his sanity, his body was completely empty.
Leon found himself leaning into a warm, soft embrace, and the familiar body scent made him sniffle.
"Are you awake?" whispered in his ears.
Leon opened his eyes, and the first thing that caught his eye was Rose's bright and beautiful eyes, full of joy and comfort.
A warm current suddenly surged in his heart, and he nodded vigorously.
The galloping snow camel stopped, and the surrounding thunder beast warriors and warriors surrounded him.
"Boss, you're finally awake, great!"
"Where are we now?" asked Leon as he straightened up.
He rode side by side with Rose, surrounded by a vast snowfield, with light snow falling in the hazy sky, but it wasn't windy, so it wasn't particularly cold.
"You've been unconscious for two days, we're all on our way, and your current location is northwest of Valen City, close to the barbarians' Black Iron Fortress. "If you don't wake up, we don't know where to go." ”
The Black Iron Fortress is a strategic point on the border between the Far North Barbarians and the Kingdom of Bimon, garrisoned by two legions, and is one of the frontier strongholds of the Barbarians against the Orcs.
Before planning a raid on the port of Linsk, Leon had a route for his retreat.
Winning victory is the responsibility and mission of the Thunder Beast Brigade, but in the territory of this barbarian, it is easy to pick the fruits of victory, but it is very difficult to retreat with all his body.
After the battle of Linsk Port, it is strange that the barbarian side has not yet reacted, and they will definitely not lack the means to quickly pass on the news.
As long as you know that the Thunderbeast Brigade is coming along the coastline, the Linsk Fortress will inevitably send troops south to pursue it, and the army of Valen City will definitely intercept it in advance.
Therefore, retreating from the original route was tantamount to throwing himself into a trap, and Leon's strategy was to take a detour from the Western Front, through the area between Valen City and the Black Iron Fortress, and return to the territory of Bimon.
"It's been two days," Leon asked after a moment's deep groaning, "Has the news been sent back to the Third Warband?"
"It's all been passed back, and we're only left with the last Falcon left!"
The Thunderbeast Brigade carried five green falcons for delivering messages, and these small birds were fast and good at discerning directions, and were most suitable for transmitting information to the rear.
However, this transmission is also one-sided, because it is impossible for the Thunder Beast Brigade to stay in one place, and it is difficult for the released Green Falcon to find them again if they come back, so the Third War Group can only receive a report and cannot give feedback.
"Let's change our plans, now turn to the southeast, and go back from the original route!" Leon said in a deep voice, his dark eyes flashing with a stunning divine light: "Send one last message to the Third Warband, asking them to feint against Valen City and welcome us back!"
In two days, as long as the barbarians were not too stupid, they would definitely find that the Thunder Beast Brigade was not returning from the same route, and the area between Valen City and the Black Iron Fortress would inevitably become the focus of their defense.
So the Thunderbeast Brigade turned again, precisely so that the enemy could not grasp their exact location.
However, Leon's decision stems from judgment and speculation, and there are too many uncontrollable factors on the battlefield, who can guarantee that the barbarians will defend the eastern front of Valen.
Therefore, the cooperation of the third war group is very important, once they launch an attack, the enemy troops on the periphery will inevitably withdraw to the city to defend, this strategic point that is hard to get, the barbarians will definitely not easily discard.
At that time, the Thunderbeast Brigade can take the opportunity to break through the enemy's interception line and smoothly return to safety.
Soon, the last of the Thunderbeast Brigade was released.
The bird, which carried the hope of the Thunder Beast Brigade, waved its wings and soared straight into the sky, hovering over the snowfield for a moment, then quickly flew towards the southeast, and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.
And the Thunderbeast Brigade turned around and headed for the Eastern Front!
While they were looking for their way home in the wind and snow, hundreds of miles away in White Rock City, the headquarters of the Third War Regiment was in the midst of a heated debate.
At the conference table, a noble officer stood up and said loudly: "I seriously doubt the information from the Thunder Beast Brigade, they raided Hailanji and eliminated two barbarian convoys, which may be somewhat credible, but the raid on Linsk Port, the burning of all the materials in the port area, and the destruction of two Frost Giant War Puppets in the process of retreat!"
"Ladies and gentlemen, is this Leon a god? How can he do this with only nine hundred warriors and four samurai?"
"It doesn't matter if he lies about his achievements, but if we are deceived by his lies and make a wrong judgment that leads to failure, then who can bear the responsibility?"
The officer's words were echoed by a large part of the population.
It has been seven or eight days since the Thunder Beast Brigade left White Rock City and entered the Extreme North Ice Plain, during which several battle reports were passed back through the Green Falcon.
If the battle of Hailanji can still be accepted by them, the results of the surprise attack on Linsk Port are incredible, you must know that next to Linsk Port is the Linsk Fortress heavily guarded by barbarians, and the kingdom dispatched two legions that year failed to fight, how could a team of less than a thousand people achieve such brilliant results?
Therefore, many officers and staff officers believed that Leon was falsely reporting his achievements, but some commanders were suspicious, and the war group held several meetings for this purpose.
"According to the battle report they sent back, the Thunder Beast Brigade used the captured barbarian materials and equipment to disguise itself as a barbarian transport team and infiltrate the Linsk port area before the sneak attack was successful. Another officer said: "This is completely feasible in tactics, and if the enemy in the Linsk fortress is unprepared, they have a chance to win!"
"Then how do you explain the destruction of the two Frost Giants?" the noble officer just now retorted with a sneer, "With their five mid- and low-level warriors, they were able to defeat the pursuing team of the Linsk Fortress and destroy their two war golems, do you think this is possible?"
"I'm afraid we'll only know this when they come back..."
"Alright!" Count Octavia, who had been silent, stood up, and his majestic lion eyes swept over the faces of the two officers who were arguing: "Don't quarrel. ”
"Regardless of whether the battle report from the Thunderbeast Brigade is true or not, we must do something, Ugru's expeditionary legion has already set off, and we can no longer sit idle here. The Earl said solemnly: "Actually, it is not difficult to find out the truth of the Thunderbeast Brigade, I have already sent the battle report back to the kingdom, there are spies of the Northern Garrison in the port of Linsk, as long as the news from there is transmitted, everything will be clear." ”
"For Baron Leon, I personally tend to believe in his qualities, if his battle report is true, then the enemy army in Valen City will inevitably fall into a state of inability to obtain supplies in the short term, and it is a rare opportunity for us!"
Anyone who knows even a little about military affairs understands how much a team of tens of thousands of people needs to consume every day, and Valen City was originally a barbarian city, and when the city was broken, all the materials stored there were burned, and the occupiers had to rely on transportation and supplies from the rear.
Once the supply of supplies to the port of Linsk is interrupted, it will undoubtedly be a very fatal blow to the defenders of Valen, and it is also a fighter plane that the 3rd War Group should not miss.
The authority of Count Octavia in the Third War Regiment was unquestionable, and although most of the commanders still had numerous doubts, no one dared to question his decision.
Command immediately began preparations for the recapture of Valen.
During the time when the Thunderbeast Brigade left, the Third War Group did not stay in White Rock City and did nothing, they spouted around the area around Valen City, and they knew the situation around Valen City well.
Towards the end of the afternoon, a knight hurried into the command and handed a letter to the Count of Octavia.
The Earl took it apart and looked at it a few times, and his expression became a little strange: "It's the report of the Thunder Beast Brigade, they turned from the middle of Valen City and the Black Iron Fortress to the east of Valen City, and retreated again, hoping that our third war group will feint to attack Valen City and cooperate!"
The officers looked at each other, and many people couldn't help but have a thought in their hearts - could it be that the results of the Thunder Beast Brigade were real?
But how is this possible?
"Incredible, incredible!"
At the same moment, in Bingfeng City, the capital of the Far North Province of the Kingdom of Bimon, at the military headquarters of the Northern Garrison, a staff officer broke into the council hall.
He waved a parchment roll in his hand, his face was full of shock, and his stunned appearance made the senior officers in the council hall frown.
The Northern Garrison is an important component of King Beamon's [***] team, which has a long and glorious history, and bears the important responsibility of defending the northern frontier of the kingdom and resisting the invasion of barbarians.
The Northern Garrison has 150,000 soldiers in five legions, and its overall strength is second only to the Shengyao Province with the Guards Legion in the kingdom.
At the same time, the Northern Garrison is also the organizer and commander of the Far North Expeditionary Force, and all important intelligence news about the Expeditionary Force will be transmitted back to Bingfeng City as soon as possible, and the middle and high-level elites of the army in the council hall will give orders.
The Kingdom's campaign to recruit the territorial armies of the three provinces came at the behest of the northern garrisons, who planned to launch a massive campaign against the barbarians in the spring and summer to contain the increasingly rampant invasion of the barbarians.
The barbarians of the Far North are like grass on the steppe, cutting stubble after stubble, and if they are not dealt a heavy blow, they will sooner or later spread into the territory of Bimon.
Every commander of the Northern Garrison knows this very well, and they are working tirelessly to achieve this.
(To be continued)