Chapter Eighty-Seven: Who's Plotting Against Whom?
History has taught us that war is cruel, and there can be no carelessness and relaxation in the face of the enemy. Otherwise, just an inconspicuous small negligence will often lead to irreparable mistakes!
There is also such a proverb: Be cautious, 10,000 times is not too much, careless, once is enough!
Baroque succeeded in his successive plots because he was cautious enough to even be a bit of a soldier. But while covering itself, it got a good effect. And the Holy See, because of its self-confidence in its own behemoth-like strength, despises its opponents again and again, and only thinks of destroying the enemy with a thunderous force, or preparing for a large-scale sneak attack plot in one battle. How can such a vast plan succeed without rigorous planning?
Another point is that the arrogance of the Holy See makes them think that the simple and upright elves are very easy to deceive, and then they deceive again and again, but they hope to succeed again and again, how is this possible?
It was the Pope's envoy who came to the Elven Ancient Tree Court again to meet the Elven Empress Siloria.
Although I already know that the elves, the dragons, and the rebellious civilians of Samoa have allied themselves with each other. But the Holy See thinks they are just using the civilians to stop the dark armyββββββ which was overheard by some 'loyal' gossip scout who sneaked into the vicinity of the elves and dragons! Maybe they never believed that there would be any Phantom Warrior of the Holy See who would rebel, right?
If they just use those civilians, then for now, the elves will definitely not completely turn against the Holy See, after all, their biggest threat is the dark elf Sillucius, and the Apocalypse Holy See can only rank second!
The result was not surprising, with sweet words from the papal envoy. Once again, the Empress has been 'impressed', and with the permission of the elves, the Misty Forest will be opened again. Let the Holy See army pass.
Everything went so smoothly in a few days. A full 50,000 elite troops of the Holy See stepped into an open passage in the Misty Forest and entered the territory of Samoa very smoothly!
When the passage of the Misty Forest behind him was closed, the commander of the 50,000 Holy See army followed the instructions given to him by the Pope and the Senators and killed the Gustav-controlled territory directly reads();. Whatever the purpose, the betrayer at the head must be killed. As for the civilians, what awaits them will be the fate of cannon fodder........................
Ally with elves, dragons, and orcs. This matter was also a last resort, and for Archduke Gustav, he never thought of truly betraying the Terrans.
Gustav was a great nobleman, and what he saw and considered was not at all comparable to that of ordinary commoners. Perhaps the civilian leader will be sincere about the Quadripartite Covenant, but for him, he is only prepared to use the three clans, as long as he survives the initial difficult stage, and when he has enough territories and subjects under his control, and the army in his hands is strong enough. He also has the capital to negotiate with the Holy See. When the time comes, he will still have to return to the side of the Holy See. After all, the power of the Apocalypse Holy See is terrifying. It has long been engraved in the hearts of every nobleman.
The army of darkness has all struck the southern coast where the Emperor of Samoa is located, and with the support and protection of elves and dragons in the rear, Gustav can let go. He sent a large number of troops to collect the remnants of the displaced soldiers in various places, and then recovered the cities that had been captured and then abandoned by the dark army, and in just half a month, his territory had increased more than tenfold. At this moment when all the grass and trees are soldiers, the tens of thousands of people in his hands have rapidly grown to more than 100,000, and they are still increasing.
The expansion of strength restored Gustav's self-confidence. There are even some heads that are overheated. At this time, a message suddenly came from the rear............ Once again, the Apocalypse Holy See borrowed the way from the elves. Passed through the misty forest to the territory of the Samoan Empire, and this time came over. It's the elite of the five Holy See Knights! They are now attacking the rear of Gustav's territory, and they have directly routed the army left behind in a devastating manner!
Gustavus came to his senses, and he immediately realized that these rabble armies in his hands, even if they were many times larger than the other side, were definitely not the elite opponents of the Holy See. It's time for the allies to help!
At that moment, Gustav hesitated! Because he knew that once he asked the elves and the dragon for help, then even if he completely broke with the Holy See, there would be no possibility of repairing relations! Even if one day in the future, the Holy See could not hold him accountable, but Gustav absolutely could not believe the sincerity of the other party.
Damn, why would the Holy See attack him indiscriminately? Gustav couldn't figure it out, even if he was given a chance to meet and be able to plead.
The soldiers who gave the order looked anxious, the Holy See army in the rear was too strong, and their remaining troops could not fight at all, and they had suffered heavy casualties and were almost wiped out!
Armies and territories are the foundation of Gustav's lifeββββ and his recent ambitions will never give up. Gritting his teeth, Gustav sent the elite warriors who followed him against the invasion of the dark armies to fend off the forces of the Holy See. Then he personally rushed to the Misty Forest from the other to ask for help from the elves and dragons!
Although the soldiers of Gustav's hand who grew up resisting the dark army were ordinary civilians in the past, they have experienced a hundred battles in the past year and have already experienced rare elite soldiers. Although there were only 30,000 people, leading more than 100,000 untrained recruits, they stubbornly resisted the crazy attack of the 50,000 elites of the Holy See. They relied on the city walls, and did not go out of the city to fight, so they were deadlocked.
Gustav's plea for help was met with an enthusiastic response from the elves and dragons. I don't know why, but the speed with which the elves and dragons mobilized was surprising. Even in the main city of the territory that Gustav had just returned to occupy himself, and joined hands. Dozens of dragons flew in the rear, and an army of at least 20,000 elven hunters and archers also rode panthers and unicorns on the ground, hurrying forward!
No matter what Gustav thought in his heart, the great assistance of his allies still made his hands cheer! Those who had objections to Gustav's alliance with the alien race in the past kept their mouths shut. Even their faith has been shakenββββββ why are our former enemies coming to our aid, while the Holy See, which we revere and worship, is attacking us?
The dragon king Obasetita had left only a dozen dragons in the coastal fortifications behind, and he brought almost all of his combat power here. The thirty dragons that flew towards Gustav's main city were only a few of them, and at least sixty dragons flew out from the other direction of the misty forest according to the Baroque's plan, quietly carrying the tail of the Holy See army, outflanking it!
The Baroque is as ambitious as Obasekita, and they just want to swallow the 50,000 elites of the Holy See in one gulp. In order to annihilate its entire army, not even a single soldier is allowed to escape, the dragon clan is considered blood, even if it is the elven clan, Baroque racked his brains to persuade the empress, and even threatened with words...... Go and cut down the core of the tree of life. After feasting the eyes of a certain orc, the elite army of the elven clan was finally dispatched to complete the last short board of the encirclement! Like the dragon clan, the 20,000 elves who rushed to Gustav's rescue were only part of the huge army, and the main force of 60,000 elves outflanked them from the other direction.
Just when the 50,000 elites of the Holy See were destroying the city of Gustavus and were in high spirits, they did not know that they had stepped into a trap!
After completing this operation to deceive the Holy See, Daniel did not follow his brother Dennis's words and stayed. He returned to Samoa's southern coastal cities and reported the arrival of reinforcements to General Kafu and the Emperor of Samoa. Of course, I brought a little bit of private goods from it............ Daniel told General Cafu that the commander of the Holy See reinforcements hoped that Cafu and the Emperor of Samoa would launch a counteroffensive against the Dark Army, not seeking victory, as long as they could fully attract the main force of the Dark Army. In that way, the reinforcements can also arrive smoothly, otherwise if the dark army learns the news in advance and intercepts it halfway, there will definitely be a problem!
This also made sense, General Cafu did not feel that there was a problem, and he made a decision without even consulting the Samoan emperor. Naturally, before launching the offensive, he sent Daniel, the Wind Scout, to contact the commander of the reinforcements, confirm their route and inform him of the exact location and time of the counterattack against the dark army!
When Daniel returned, Baroque knew everything he was going to do.
A few days later, 50,000 Holy See reinforcements were attacking Gustav's main city, and the walls of the city had collapsed under the attack of the magic giant crossbow of the mages accompanying the army, and the commander issued an order to storm the city. At this point, Gustav finally rushed back, and behind him were reinforcements from elves and dragons!
The Holy See commander was immediately taken aback! He couldn't believe that the dragons and elves had really sent such a powerful force to help a group of lowly human civilians! Could it be that those elves were insane? Don't they know that the main purpose of the Holy See's army here was to fight the greatest threat to the elves, in addition to eradicating the heresy of the common people...... Of the dark army?
It's too late to say this, 50,000 elites can't resist the attack of dozens of dragons and 20,000 elven hunters, and if the civilian heretics in the city go out of the city to help in the battle, they will definitely be defeated.
This commander immediately made a decision, and did not care about any civilian heresy, so he prepared to bypass the main city and retreat temporarily, and then rush directly to the south from the other direction to join Cafu's army! After all, the most important plan of the Holy See was still on the overseas island of Kutch, and those magicians who were held back by Cafu must be liberated.
They never dreamed that what they thought was an ordinary retreat would become their nightmare. The elite of the 50,000 Holy See, step by step, walked into the trap constructed by the Baroque.
They thought they had retreated smoothly for dozens of miles, but they didn't know that there were powerful forces surrounding them in several directions. By the time they suddenly found out, it was too late!
On the left is the 60,000 elite of the elves, a sea of people, and on the right is sixty powerful dragons, overwhelming. Behind is the Misty Forest, and the elves will never open up a passage for them at this time! Ahead, no matter what Gustav thinks in his heart, he can only send the elite to join the 20,000 elven hunters and block the way ahead!
At that moment, the commander-in-chief of the Holy See's reinforcements was as dead as ashes! )