War of attrition!

The two sides used the middle of the fortress as the dividing point, constantly attacking each other's defenses.

Unfortunately, it didn't work out.

Because the interior of the fortress was too narrow, there was no way for their armies on both sides to spread.

And as soon as you get close to the opponent's defensive line, you will be bombarded back by long-range fire.

Under such a premise, it is no wonder that both sides are not allowed to move forward.

Generally speaking, this is the stage for the elite and the strong.

The strong and elite open the gaps in the defensive line, and then the other troops are assisted to tear the enemy apart.

But if Zhao Hao and the strong men of the underground army don't make a move, the lizardmen on the opposite side will naturally not make a move.

Because their goal is not to win, but to hold the fortress.

With a steady stream of reinforcements, they feel that time is on their side, and in this case, they are naturally happy to maintain balance.

As for the large number of lizardmen consumed in doing so?.

Please, aren't the lizardmen able to be nurtured by the Alliance because they 'volunteer' to be cannon fodder?

If you are not cannon fodder, is the Alliance really a philanthropist?

The lizard-ked people knew their role in their hearts, so they didn't complain.

Even Morath, the leader of the Lizardmen Alliance, knew that this was a necessary sacrifice.

Lost materiel?

With such a big move, neither the Alliance nor the Lizardmen are blind, so they can naturally see it.

The Alliance's view is that it is not unacceptable to be able to delay time with supplies, anyway, for them, as long as they can survive the world war and the productive forces are restored, these things are just sprinkled water.

The lizardfolk have a more direct view.

After the loss of things, just ask for an alliance again, anyway, the other party has a lot of money.

It's time for an alliance!

The lizardmen have discovered the code of wealth, and they will reach out to the alliance if they are missing.

As long as they are willing to act as 'cannon fodder', the alliance will always nurture them.

Whether it's stopping the New Underground Army from moving south, or pinning down the Storm Legion, you need yourself, and there's no reason not to reach out.

It was also under this tacit understanding that the lizardmen and the alliance had no intention of sending troops to attack the convoy.

In this short week, the lizardmen have lost more than half a million more.

Doesn't sound like much.

Any one of the eight principalities has a population of hundreds of millions, and falcons are even more than a billion.

But that's not how the accounts are counted.

The current lizardmen are not in their prime.

Under the ravages of the Dragon Queen, the population has long fallen below 100 million.

Then it was blasted by the Storm Legion, and the population fell again.

Moreover, although all the lizardmen are soldiers, they have high and low talents, and not all lizardmen are warriors.

The hundreds of thousands of lizardman warriors lost now are already at the level of broken muscles and bones.

Even the lizardmen suffered heavy losses, not to mention war beasts and vassals.

The good news is that the underground army has retreated, and they can call on their clan to defend the fortress, and it will be safer to move here without worrying about being cleared.

Both the New Underground Army and the Storm Legion are eyeing the Lizardmen and have been cleaning them up.

Step, step!

The last of the Underground Army's rear forces withdrew from the ruined northern fortress.

And with that, of course, the supplies.

Even the dog licked it so cleanly, not to mention some leftovers, even the hair was taken away.

It's brutal!

The Alliance is eager to ask the underground army, is it really poor like this?

Even if the materials are taken away, even the demolished building materials are taken away, which is a little too inappropriate.

Oh, it's a dragonman!

That's fine, it's not a human race, it's a subhuman race.

Actually, I don't blame the dragons.

Because in barren Greenham, any resource is precious.

Needless to say, building materials such as stones are indeed precious to Greenham, who is full of swamps, or at least mostly swamps.

This is true even for wood.

Despite the fact that the swamp is covered with vegetation, most of it is vegetation that cannot be cut down for timber.

A place like a mahogany fortress with a lot of mahogany resources is pitifully rare in the swamp, otherwise there would not be a shortage of timber.

"Do you want to give the order to pursue, my lord?"

A high-ranking lizard officer cautiously questioned Morath.

During this time, the leader, who originally thought he was a mascot, showed his iron side.

Any retreating lizardmen were slashed by it, not to mention that they would not give an inch to attack.

The casualties were so tragic that he definitely contributed most of the money.

"No, let the troops rest!"

Morath shook his head slightly.

How could he not know what the people were thinking.

But he can't help it, he has to show value worthy of the Alliance's investment.

Once they can only shrink behind the defense line, it proves that the lizardmen are weak and enough cannon fodder with little value at all.

But the half-step attack with the underground army is a chess piece worth supporting.

The difference was clear to him.

Only with blood and death can we win a living space for the lizardmen.

That's right!

Moras didn't want to do it if it could.

Fighting against the Underground Army will result in heavy casualties among the lizardmen.

But it has to be done!

Only strength can win respect and support.

However, he naturally won't explain these things to his subordinates, preferring to bear the name of 'cold-blooded' and 'brutal'.

The other side!

Zhao Hao led the underground army and marched towards the Redwood Fortress at full speed.

Now that you have given the Maginot Fortress a hard blow, you have to be careful of the opponent's counterattack.

Probably not before.

But now that the alliance is getting more and more supportive, that's not necessarily the case.

Especially now that the northern half of the fortress has been breached.

In order to be able to rebuild without interference, how can you first solve the threat of the underground army, so if you continue to stay in the garrison dozens of kilometers away, it is completely looking for a surprise attack.

Although it is not impossible to hold.

But there is no benefit in winning, and he is really not interested in losing the battle of white losses, so he directly abandons the garrison and goes to the Redwood Fortress.

Now wait for the lizardmen to regroup and the supplies to gather again.

At that time, you can do one, two, three, four, and again.

On the way back, there was nothing other than the Alliance Flying Scouts who kept following.

Both objectives of the offensive have been accomplished.

It's a win.

Consumed a large number of Lizardman warriors.

These weren't civilians, but highly qualified lizardmen.

Not to mention the massive material harvest.

The Redwood Fortress wasn't too far from the passage, and with a flat road, it would certainly be nothing to transport these supplies.

But in the swamp it's troublesome.

Therefore, Zhao Hao has not relaxed at all and grasped the transportation.

In fact, it is completely a hemp rod to beat the wolf.

He was afraid of the alliance's air raids, and people were even more afraid that he would lead the dragon group to attack them.

Even if those tens of thousands of dragons are on the seashore, God knows if he can pull tens of thousands more from the underground world.

With this batch of captured materials, it will be able to support the army of the new underground.

Combined with the materials transported by the Storm before, at least the new underground army does not need to worry too much about the materials.

In the distance, you can see the huge high wall.

Yes, they're back in redwood.

That is, the resources are not enough, and the Lord's Heart cannot be used during the war.

Otherwise, simply turn it into a dungeon fortress.

Although the defense of the dungeon fortress is not necessarily stronger than the current defense, it may even be weakened.

But for the Underworld, the dungeon fortress is tailor-made for them, so it must be changed.

Next.

Migrating, reclamation, resource gathering... And so on, is the most important work of the new underground army.

Anyway, they are not in a hurry to fight their way out of the swamp, so there is no need to rush to take the Maginot Fortress.

With the Storm Legion, the 'inner ghost', there are means that can be taken intact.

Therefore, the better the other party builds, the more materials they hoard, which is a good thing for the new underground army.

Of course, daily attacks must be carried out, and lizardmen must be consumed.

Soon, Zhao Hao led the army into the Redwood Fortress, and then held a meeting.

It's not that he likes meetings.

It's about showing the next goals to the top management and avoiding the 'each playing their own game'.

(End of chapter)