Chapter 312: Momentum
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Since Yuren had already knocked out the Sith Empire's border defenses when he arrived, the rebels didn't have to worry about what was going on behind them now, and they began to concentrate on facing the challenges they had to face. Shawa has officially raised the banner of revenge, and with the help of his Eagle family and Her Royal Highness Princess Shirley, he has summoned those who are worried about the country and the people to join.
And with the defeat of the Sith Empire before, the Oluth, who were still a little undecided around, re-judged the situation in front of them. Many began to heed the call and took up arms to join the rebels. In just a dozen days, the rebel army expanded from the original four or five thousand to a full 20,000, including veterans who had returned home after the defeat of the previous war, as well as recruits who worked hard for the country, and even many craftsmen and blacksmiths came to the door, promising to provide weapons and armor for the rebels. The lord of Casela, the largest city in the vicinity, also sent a message of goodwill, and said that he would provide food and financial support to the rebels.
As for the Sith Empire, the information that Shava got was that after the previous defeat, almost all the Sith Empires chose to retreat quickly, they did not firmly occupy the city and wait to fight back with the rebels, but quickly withdrew from this border area, and at the same time arranged a second line of defense in the location of the royal capital, which means that the Sith Empire has given up control of this area.
Shava certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to believe that his mere 20,000-strong rebels could scare the 300,000-strong Sith Empire into fleeing, in fact, he understood why the other party had made such a choice.
Knights of the End.
After that battle, Yuren and his men took up residence in the fortress, and it was only then that Shavar learned the exact number of the other side - including Yuren, Messiah, and Semiya, and this time there were only ten people from the Knights of the End, and almost all of them were beautiful girls except for Yuren. I have to say that the rumors about this lord in the world are still somewhat groundless, and they are not groundless. In fact, because of this, these girls also caused a considerable amount of stirring in the fortress. You must know that each of these girls has a beauty no less than that of Her Royal Highness Princess Shirley, and even Shawa, who was originally a nobleman and had already read countless beauties, couldn't help but be a little stunned, not to mention those stunned blues. In fact, many soldiers could barely walk when they saw those slender and slender girls in shining magical armor.
But even so, no one would be stupid enough to go up and talk to them, for the simple reason that when you see a young girl intimately caressing a huge dragon head, and the dragon growls and enjoys the touch, and opens its half-human-sized eyes to look around, your courage will have long since flown to the edge of the sky.
However, it was these ten people who wiped out the 30,000 troops of the Sith Empire, and scared the remaining 300,000 directly to the royal capital -- Shawar himself did not dare to imagine that such an unreasonable thing would happen in this world, and he now finally understood why the Oluth Kingdom had been unable to block the attack of the Sith Empire with all the elite soldiers at the beginning.
The ability of a gifted knight is indeed not something that ordinary people can fight against.
However, as a general, Shawar still thinks that the actions of the Sith Empire are too strange, indeed, you will definitely not be able to defeat the talented knights, but you retreated so simply, isn't it because you will be angry and destroy your own prestige? Originally, he had already made a plan to use the power of the Knights of the End to compete with the Sith Empire for every inch of land, and then gather soldiers, and the Sith Empire would definitely not be able to give up the fat that had already reached the mouth, so in General Shava's calculations, these Sith troops should concentrate on holding all the cities and fortresses they occupy, so that no matter how powerful the Knights of the End Yan are, they will inevitably slow down because they have to fight on multiple fronts, and in such a fierce battle, their own side will definitely have to be reduced, and as for those Orrut civilians, it is estimated that there will be a lot of casualtiesγ
But he didn't expect that the Sith Empire would really throw out this piece of fat to his mouth, and he withdrew a quarter of the area as soon as he withdrew, which is why there have been people joining the rebels every day for so many days, many people are naturally full of confidence when they see that the Sith Empire is actually cowardly before fighting, and therefore they are more and more looking forward to participating in the rebels and recovering their country. Shawar even heard from some recruits from afar that the Sith Empire had even withdrawn from the original pro-army sent to maintain order, leaving only those nobles and rulers they had promoted, but as soon as they lost the support of the Sith Empire, these people immediately became toothless tigers, either surrendering or rebelling, so to speak, there was no longer any obstacle from this small border supply fortress to the royal city.
Things are going so smoothly, but it makes people a little suspicious, Shavar can't understand what the Sith Empire is afraid of, they also have talented knights, don't they? Doesn't the Sith Empire plan to send talented knights to fight? Even if they really can't defeat the Knights of the End, it's better to make a show and boost the morale of their own soldiers?
Could it be some trap?
Shava wanted to be different, but in fact, the reason why the Sith Empire withdrew so quickly was indeed because they were afraid, of course, they were afraid of the Knights of the End, or the two people in the Knights of the End.
Messiah and Seminia.
After Nahias returned home from defeat, he wrote a report of tens of thousands of words to Lintillot in spite of his own pain, detailing the reasons for his defeat and the terrifying and powerful abilities of the two little girls. And that's what made Lintillot make the choice to withdraw.
Eternal life and immortality!
Under the aura of Messiah, all the soldiers will not die no matter what kind of injury they suffer, it is useless to even cut off their heads, they will not die, there is no pain, and they are full of vitality, which in itself is something that has caused people to have a headache to the extreme, but this is not the end, because Semya's ability is more terrifying, under the erosion of her black, tide-like aura, all the corpses will stand up again and fight again.
And the most important thing on the battlefield is soldiers and corpses.
In fact, Nahias was defeated before, and it was here that he was defeated, although his guardian talent is also a bit similar to immortality, but after all, the guardian is lower than immortal, and there is no immortal surname, so under the crazy offensive of Messiah regardless of casualties, even the most stable guardian has to die, and this dead person will be immediately selected by Semiya, "recruited" as her soldiers, and fight again.
Not to mention Yuren's strange ability, although Nahias is very detailed in describing the ability of the twin sisters, but the description of Yuren is almost a guess, and in the end he has to make the same judgment as Sidwig, that is, he feels that the other party doesn't seem to have any ability, but he just can't stop it, and the ability has no effect. This is not right, even if there is no influence of ability, it is impossible to fight with physical skills and wrist strength alone, and it is impossible to have that kind of one-sided situation, because Yulian's speed and strength have not reached the level of being completely irresistible, so he is defeated so completely, and he still has the influence of natural power to do evil. And as for what kind of power it was, Nahias didn't know.
And it was this report that caught Lintilott's attention, in fact, she also gasped after reading this report, and then calmed down and calculated carefully, but helplessly found that none of the talented knight abilities under her hands, including herself, could restrain the two sisters. Not to mention the most promising Nahias, who had already suffered a crushing defeat before, even if it was due to complete lack of preparation at the time, Lintillot believed that even if history repeated, the result would not change.
As for Sidwig, her skill in indulgence is indeed unparalleled in the world, but she also has a fatal weakness, that is, it is impossible not to die, and as long as there is a dead man -- well, this battle will fall into the hands of the sisters again 100%. Not to mention Yuren, who has been with them all the time, he will never let go of the opportunity to defeat Sidwig, in case they fight, Lintillot can know Yuren's fighting style without guessing - send Messiah to lead the troops to confront Sidwig head-on, drag Sidwig, and then Semia will pick up Lu next to him, while Yulian rushes in directly to find Sidwig to fight alone, the result must be no suspense at all, after all, she has been beaten on the bed for months before.
And Kahlan is not to mention, in fact, among the four generals of the damnation, he is currently the lowest in Lintilott's heart, originally Kahlan was responsible for leading the stormtroopers to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy, but isn't it self-defeating to charge in the face of a force that can't be killed?
After thinking about it, in the end, only Lintillot herself is still a little sure, after all, her talent aura can directly raise her soldiers to a high-level level, and after the high level, these soldiers will have a body protection aura, at that time, no matter how undead the troops controlled by Messiah are, at least their entities are only at the level of low-level swordsmen, and they can't break the defense of the body protection aura at all, so as long as you are careful, you can also cause another situation of "immortality". However, Lintillot also knows very well that this is just an illusion after all, and if it takes too long, then under the harassment of the other party, it is still possible for him to die. After all, these two little guys are not just commanders, they are also powerful archmages, and when the time comes, they can't be defeated, and there is no pressure to use magic decisively. There's nothing to say about the ability of the Guardian Aura to resist ordinary attacks, but in the face of magical attacks......... Today's weather hahaha...... Thinking about it, Lintillot was very helpless to find that in the face of the two sisters, she was completely helpless. So she decisively withdrew the soldiers who were originally deployed in the border area of the Kingdom of Orrut, and no one remained, because it was meaningless. General Shava was still thinking that if the Sith Empire deployed more troops, then it would be difficult to fight, but Lintillot knew very well that it was not difficult at all. At that time, as long as Messiah and Seminya choose a fortress at random, blast two spells, and then attack again, I'm afraid it will be over immediately. Then Semiya can use her talent aura to lead the soldiers who originally belonged to the Sith Empire to move forward mightily - if the two of them continue to play like this, it is certain that the force will be snowballing bigger and bigger, you must know that the aura ability of the talented knight is only limited by distance, there is no time limit, and you can drive as long as you want.
Of course, Lintillot didn't want to see her 300,000 troops who were originally responsible for maintaining border security become "accomplices" of the enemy, so she would rather be careful and withdraw them all, rather than let them out as bait.
And in the heart of Her Royal Highness the Silver King, the official battle between the Sith Empire and the Knights of the Last Rite will begin in the royal city of Orrut.
The same is true for Yuren.
"Obviously, our Royal Highness does not intend to entangle with us in such a small place, she intends to make a final decision. β
Yulian who was sitting at the table still had a leisurely face, which was clearly different from the solemn rebel officers around him.
"This will certainly not be her last line of defense, I can guarantee that when we break through the royal city, she will retreat again, and the next line of defense is probably the Night Capital. And when we reclaim the Night City, she'll definitely retreat, and she's not going to go toe-to-toe with us. What's more, I can be sure that there will be no talented knights in their attack this time. β
The situation couldn't have been better for the rebels.
"In that case, then what are we waiting for?!"
A burly officer immediately stood up excitedly and waved his fist.
"Let's get those hateful bastards out of our land completely, this is our homeland!!"
β............ It's not that simple. β
On the other side, General Shawa shook his head and rejected the advice of his subordinates.
"Indeed, I also admit that what Lord Yuren said is very reasonable, but I don't believe that the Sith Empire will give up so decisively, they must have some trap..............."
"Of course there are pitfalls, and they are traps that we have to tread. β
"What do you mean by that?
Hearing Yu Lian's answer, many people raised their heads in surprise, staring at the young man in front of them in confusion, after that battle, these officers no longer had any doubts about Yu Lian, his strength had already been recognized by the rebel officers, although his wisdom was rarely mentioned, but judging from his performance just now, it was obvious that this young lord was not the kind of person who had no courage and no strategy.
Even Shawa looked up at Yuren, and in fact that was what he was thinking about. The retreat of the Sith Empire was too obvious and there was definitely something wrong, but what exactly was wrong, he couldn't guess. After all, the Knights of the End are so powerful, even if there are traps, they can't be difficult. But if the Sith Empire dares to do this, it must also have no fear, so what are they doing?
"It's simple. β
Yuren shrugged his shoulders in front of everyone's gaze, and then he leaned back in his chair and narrowed his eyes.
"I would like to ask you, how many of the rebels have come so far?"
"Forty-five thousand, three hundred in all. β
It's not a lot, but it's a lot.
"So, how many supplies are available to us in this border area near us?"
"This ............"
Hearing this, Shawa paused for a moment, he lowered his head to calculate, and then quickly frowned.
"Not much, it doesn't seem like much?"
And that's exactly what happened. β
Yulian spread his hands.
"I think you've also received information that before the Sith army left, they had completely burned down their supply fortress and destroyed all the supplies, not even leaving much food in the village. Now it is just the beginning of spring, ladies and gentlemen, the peasants have not had time to plant crops, and after a winter of consumption, there is no food left, and their previous surplus food must have been requisitioned by the Sith Empire, and now, the part that was requisitioned is completely gone, then, guys, how are we going to maintain the food supply of an army of nearly 50,000 men?
"This ............"
Hearing this, everyone was shocked, and General Shawar's originally frowning brows also stretched out at this moment, and he finally understood what the Sith Empire was fighting in mind!
"Indeed, under the aura of Messiah, I can guarantee that the casualties of the rebels will be minimized, but I can't conjure food for them, it will take us nearly ten days to march at full speed and sleep in King Orrut, and how much combat strength do you think such an army can maintain by then, even if it is not well supplied?"
"However, the lord of Casella has promised to give us food supplies.........
"That was before. β
Yuren waved his hand, interrupting an officer's defense.
"At that time, we were less than 30,000 at most, but now there are more than 50,000 people, and there are many more to join, you can send someone to ask again, and I can guarantee that the city lord's promise will definitely not be as happy as before. β
"This ..............."
Hearing Yu Lian's answer, the officer's face changed, and then he sat down helplessly.
"So, what are we going to do? Do you want to buy food from the rear?"
Another officer was quick to make a suggestion, but was immediately rejected by his own colleagues.
"Are you crazy? The price of food at this time is the highest, not to mention that although there is no obstacle in the rear, even with the assistance of Lord Yulian, it will take five or six days for the caravan to reach our camp through the golden trade route, and we will continue to waste time with such preparations!"
"What can I do............
At this moment, in the originally quiet conference hall, there were bursts of discussions, and many people were embarrassed. It's no wonder that their development was so smooth that many people didn't notice these problems, and now they are surprised to find that these small problems have become their weaknesses.
There is no way to start soon, there is no way to recapture the royal city in the shortest possible time, and the Sith Empire's intention to delay time is already obvious, so what should he do?
"Yuren-sama, do you have any ideas?"
Looking at the officers who were discussing, General Shawa frowned, and then asked Yuren who was sitting next to him in a low voice. Hearing his inquiry, Yulian smiled and nodded.
"Of course I have a way, it's not difficult, General Shava, but I need you to come with me. β
"Where to go?"
"City of Casella. β
"Huh?"
Hearing Yuren's answer, General Shawa was stunned.
"But you just said ............"
"That's why I want you to come with me. β
Yuren interrupted General Shawa's words, and then the corners of his mouth curled slightly, revealing a smug smile.
"Let's see if the lord of the city is really willing to sacrifice his own interests for the country and the people. β
(To be continued)