Chapter 6: Mysterious Attack
In the evening, the army camped in an open field with a backdrop to the river. After walking for a day, he was also disturbed by the events he encountered during the day, and Zichuan Xiu felt very tired. He handed over the work of patrolling the camp to Lin Bing, unsaddled the horse himself, and the guards brought him some blades of grass and set up a tent very simply.
He didn't even eat dinner, so he went to sleep. In the haze, it was getting dark, and I don't know how long I had been asleep, suddenly, there was a short scream outside, followed by another scream, the cry was so terrible that Zi Chuanxiu immediately jumped up from his dream.
He got up from the blanket and shouted, "Guard!"
Xiao Lin rushed in from outside and shouted, "My lord, did you hear it too? Someone is sneaking up, stay in the tent and don't go out first, I'll let the guards surround the Chinese army first." β
Xiao Lin's movements were very fast, and in less than three minutes, there were already dense footsteps and the crisp sonorous sound of iron tools colliding outside, and under the reflection of the bonfire, the figures of the guards holding weapons were clearly cast on the tent.
The curtain of the tent was lifted, and Lin Bing walked in. Her clear report said: "My lord, we have been attacked. β
"How's it going?"
"Two sentries were killed - their throats were cut off. The enemy has fled. Dekun led the cavalry to search and pursue, and he must catch them. β
In this dark night, the unfamiliar terrain makes it risky to dispatch cavalry. But Lin Bing is the commander on duty tonight, and since the cavalry has been dispatched, transferring them back is a bit of a shame for Lin Bing.
Zi Chuanxiu nodded: "Then let's go out for a walk, and patrol the camp by the way." β
Out of the tent, the night breeze blew, and the vast Siga Mountains loomed in the night. The moon peeked out behind the clouds, and the moonlight was as white as snow on the ground. In the distance, the sound of hooves and the neighing of war horses could be heard, which was the clamor of the cavalry troops.
With Lin Bing, Zi Chuanxiu inspected the Third Division of the Far East, the Seventh Division of the Far East and the Central Military Camp. The results of the inspection made Zi Chuan Xiu still satisfied, the sentry units on duty in each unit were very high, and they could find the figure of Zi Chuan Xiu and his party from a distance, and they asked first, and the camps were also set up fences and hidden piles according to the regulations, and the troops were not disturbed by the screams just now, and they were still asleep.
Zichuan Xiu was very satisfied. When inspecting the Chinese military camp, he said to Lin Bing: "The guards are still very tight, and those thieves also saw that our army was invulnerable, so they fled in a hurry, right? Although we have not been attacked, we still must not be negligent, after no man's land, we are much closer to the Seneans, they are not as easy to deal with as the Yakun or the Goang, this is a strong tribe with a fighting tradition, everyone is born a warrior, even women and children, we should not take it lightly." β
"Your Excellency, you are right, I have ordered ......"
Lin Bing didn't finish speaking, only to hear a miserable scream: "Ah-"
Everyone's faces changed in unison: Different from the screams that came from a distance just now, this scream came from inside the Chinese military camp!
The guards drew their weapons and surrounded Zi Chuanxiu and Lin Bing, Xiao Lin shouted: "The enemy is in the Chinese military camp!"
Alarmed by this scream, there was also movement in the tents of the Chinese military camp. The soldiers poked their heads out of the tent one after another to take a look, and everywhere there was a shout: "What's the matter? Someone screamed just now!"
"Who's shouting? What's wrong?"
Seeing that more and more soldiers poured out of the tent, more and more chaotic, although they knew that the enemy was hiding in the Chinese barracks, but this chaos could not be investigated, everyone panicked.
Lin Bing shouted: "What are you panicking about? Go back to your camp tent! The commanders of each unit count the number of people in their headquarters and report it! There are not many enemies, let's not panic! The patrol camp gendarmerie should be dispatched immediately!" After roaring in one breath, she remembered that a higher commander was present, and bowed her head and apologized to Zi Chuanxiu: "My lord, the lower official has made an assertion!"
"Chief Lin, you're welcome. Your Excellency is the camp commander tonight, and that is within your purview. All you have to do is dispose of it. β
By this time, the patrol camp gendarmes had already been dispatched. The military police in black sè cloaks wore white sè helmets, holding bright torches and light bows, swords and other hand-to-hand combat weapons poured out from everywhere, and quickly outflanked the camp where the screams sounded.
The gendarmes surrounded and searched the tents one by one. During the operation, there were whispered shouts from time to time, and the officers checked the camp tents one by one, holding the rosters and calling them in a low voice, and from time to time there were suppressed responses from the camp tents: "To!" "To!" "To!"
Lin Bing said to Zi Chuanxiu: "My lord, the enemy has infiltrated my camp somehow, please go back and command the overall situation." The search front line will be left to us, and the next official will report to you as soon as there is progress. β
Knowing that Lin Bing was in the way of his presence and had to spend jΔ«ng strength to protect himself, Zi Chuanxiu nodded: "If possible, please leave a living mouth." I want to know where they came from. β
"Yes, don't worry, sir. β
"Then please, Chief Hardship Forest. β
Lin Bing bowed slightly, Zi Chuanxiu nodded in greeting, turned around, and suddenly, there was a banging sound in the distance. The two of them followed the prestige at the same time, and saw the gendarmes with light crossbows quickly gather from all directions, and surrounded a tent near the campfire, looking nervous.
"What's going on?"
"My lord, there is something wrong with this tent, no one answers!"
Lin Bing walked towards the surrounded tent, took two steps, she stopped, twitched her nose slightly, and frowned: "The smell of blood is very strong." β
Not only her, but Zichuan Xiu also felt it, and the closer she got to the tent, the faint smell of blood became stronger and stronger, and finally it became pungent. He exchanged glances with Lin Bing, and in his heart, there was such a strong smell of blood, there had to be a lot of blood flowing out.
Lin Bingshen was solemn: "My lord, I'll go over and take care of it, you are waiting here." β
Zi Chuanxiu also wanted to go over, but Xiao Lin had already stopped in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "My lord, I'll hand it over to the gendarmes over there, and Chief Lin can handle it." β
"Xiao Lin, get out of the way! or ......"
"My lord, your duty is to command the army, not to fight with the demons with bayonets!" Before Zi Chuanxiu could speak, Xiao Lin interrupted him with a firm tone. At this moment, his tone and demeanor were so similar to his predecessor that Zi Chuanxiu had the illusion that Gu Lei had been resurrected!
At this time, Lin Bing had already approached the tent surrounded by the military police and shouted, "Which unit's tent is this? Who is sleeping in it?"
The officer on duty ran over: "My lord, this is the station of the Chinese army. Inside slept five soldiers of the seventh squad of the cavalry regiment. β
"Order them out!"
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"Call again!"
"Yes, all members of the seventh squad, come out and concentrate immediately!"
The answer to this order was silence, and not a single person in the tent came out.
Lin Bing took two steps closer, raised a hand, and said in a deep voice: "I'm Lin Bing! Soldiers of the Seventh Squad, are you still alive?
A minute passed, two minutes passed, and the tent remained dead silent, the swarthy doorway open, but no sound came out.
"Anyone who is still alive, please speak up?"
Lin Bing stood in place, holding one hand up, his body frozen like a sculpture. No one spoke, countless pairs of eyes stared at the tent, and the air seemed to freeze.
For a long time, no one answered.
Lin Bing sighed silently, she waved her hand suddenly, and the gendarmes took out the crossbow in their hands at the same time, and the random arrows densely penetrated the canvas of the tent. Almost at the same time, a sharp scream tore through the night sky, and a black shadow suddenly tore the canvas and pounced out of the tent, and swooped down on the nearest gendarme like lightning, knocking him to the ground, followed by a short, terrible scream, giving people a terrible feeling!
The incident happened in a hurry, and the gendarmes were armed with light crossbows, but they did not dare to send a shè because they were afraid of the lives of their comrades. Gendarmes with swords stood on the periphery, unable to come for a while. At this time, only Lin Bing, who was closest to him, reacted. She pulled out the saber at her waist like lightning, leaped forward, and stabbed towards the black shadow, her movements were swift and sharp, no less than that of a man.
With a soft snort, the sword stabbed into the **, and there was a low scream, and the black shadow jumped away from the downed gendarme. Zi Chuanxiu wanted to step forward to take a clear look, but Xiao Lin grabbed him stiffly: "My lord, don't go up!
"You let go!"
Zichuan Xiu pushed him away suddenly, and right in front of him, a shocking scene appeared. The gendarme who had fallen to the ground had bitten his throat cut off, and the red blood was pouring out. He couldn't scream anymore, so he clutched his throat in pain and let out a low cooing scream.
There was no need to call a military doctor for this kind of injury, and a gendarme next to him showed a painful expression: "Brother, let's go!" He drew a dagger from his waist and stabbed the wounded soldier in the heart, solving his pain.
This was originally a very thrilling scene, but at this time, no one could care about him, and everyone's attention was attracted by the "black shadow".
Standing in front of them was a creature that had never been seen before. In the past, Zichuan Xiu thought that the ugliest creature in the world was none other than the demon race. But tonight, that perception was overturned. The animal in front of it was the size of a wolf, but it was not a wolf! It had a wolf-like head and an ape-like body, walking on all fours, claws glistening with the edges of its fingers. Its body and limbs were covered with black hair, its mouth was bulging like a wolf, it had sharp teeth protruding from the edge of its mouth, and it was constantly dripping with blood, clucking and biting something, and the sound was creepy.
Faced with the heavy encirclement of humans, the monster's eyes glowed with a cruel green light, its hind legs were half-bent and squatting, its body was tense, like a taut bow, ready to attack, maintaining a posture that could jump up at any time, looking at everyone coldly.
For a while, I was stunned by the fierce light of the green sè eyes, and no one could make a sound. The soldiers stiffened and stood in place, clenching their weapons tightly.
After a long time, someone let out a groaning exclamation: "What is this? is it a demon or a beast?"
No one could answer him, but he finally woke everyone up. Without waiting for Lin Bing's second order, the gendarmes fired crossbow arrows at the monster. The monster was agile, dodging the first round of arrows in a rain of arrows, and then leaping towards the wall of people that surrounded it, as fast as a shadow.
There was a burst of exclamations from the crowd, this guy was moving too fast, and if he was allowed to blend in with the soldiers, the rat thrower would not be able to send shè bows and arrows, and maybe it would really let it run away.
When it was too late, a silver light pierced the night, Lin Bing suddenly threw out the short sword in his hand, and hit the monster that flew away, the monster let out a mournful roar, and fell to the ground obliquely, its waist was stabbed by Lin Bing's short sword!
"Hurry up!!" Lin Bing shouted eagerly.
The rain of arrows rained down on the monster again, and after being wounded, the monster lost its terrifying speed of advancing and retreating like lightning, and only dodged twice before being reduced to a hedgehog.
Looking at the monster corpse full of arrows, everyone had an unreal feeling as if they were dreaming, no one spoke out for a long time, and a strong smell of blood permeated the audience.
It was a long time before someone groaned and sighed, "What kind of monster is this!"
After the inventory, it was found that this monster had caused a lot of killings. In addition to two sentries on duty on the periphery, half of the five soldiers of the Seventh Squad were bitten by it in their sleep, and the monster seemed to like to bite people's throats, and the gendarme who died in the line of duty, a total of eight people died.
Eight soldiers, just like that, died at the hands of a beast whose name he couldn't even name. Seeing the investigation report submitted by the military police group, Zichuan Xiu didn't know what to say.
"What is that monster, have you found out?"
"Not yet, sir. We asked General Bran, and he said he hadn't seen this animal during his last attack on the Demon Kingdom. Now, the gendarmerie headquarters named the monster the fierce wolf. β
"Looks like we'll have to find some locals to ask. Ask Goda Khan to come and let him see the wolf's corpse and see if he can say anything. β
When he saw Zichuan Xiu, Gotha Khan looked sad. Zi Chuanxiu greeted him: "What's the matter, sir, did you see the fierce wolf?"
"Fierce wolf?" Gotha Khan was stunned: "What is that?"
"Uh, they didn't show you, that monster who was killed last night, killed eight people, and we were not at peace! β
Gotha Khan was relieved: "My lord, I don't know why you call it a fierce wolf. However, in the Protoss, we all call them blood wolves, a kind of barbarians. β
"Barbarians, you call this monster a human?"
Zi Chuanxiu stared at Gota Khan for a long time, and looked at him at a loss: "Sir, can you explain it in more detail?
"Many, thousands. But don't worry, my lord, the barbarians are generally kept out of the Eastern Wilderness Country, and there are very few of them within the kingdom. β
"What kind of creature is a barbarian, is it a man, or is it a beast?"
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Seeing that Zichuan Xiu was still frowning, Gota Khan said helplessly: "My lord, I know that human beings generally call our gods the demon race, what is your impression of the demon race?"
Zichuan Xiu hesitated for a moment, but finally said the truth: "Savage, cruel, bloody, tough, stupid." β
Gotha Khan smiled bitterly: "My lord, you are too practical in what you say. My lord, let's put it this way, what you humans think of us Protoss is what we Protoss think of barbarians. In the eastern wilderness grasslands outside the country, there are thousands of barbarians, who are fierce and strong, and they are easy to kill. In order to guard against them, each tribe sent troops to garrison the eastern border to prevent them from infiltrating the hinterland of the Protoss. The only good thing is that the barbarian orcs have not yet been able to form a tribe or a nation, and they can only fight the army alone, so the border troops can still deal with them. β
"And what about their combat power?"
"My lord, I have heard that eight soldiers died last night to kill this barbarian, so that you can estimate its strength. β
"But last night it was a sneak attack! Our soldiers were all bitten to death in their sleep, so it shouldn't be counted, right?"
"The sneak attack really took advantage of it. Gotha Khan said calmly: "But my lord, you have to see, in order to kill a barbarian, you used thousands of gendarmes at that time, and they were all armed with the most advanced light crossbow weapons, and there were masters like you and Lord Lin Bing in the presence of the gendarmes - even so, it still killed a gendarme!"
Sir, imagine what it would be like for a small group of twenty soldiers to encounter a barbarian in the field under fair conditions, and are you sure that you will be able to kill it?"
Thinking of the terrifying figure that advanced and retreated like lightning, Zi Chuanxiu shivered. With such a fast speed, if it hadn't been surrounded by a group last night, it might have been allowed to run away.
Zichuan Xiu was thinking about it, and Gota Khan threw another heavy bomb: "Moreover, barbarians are not only blood wolves, there are many other species. Some barbarians are good at hard armor and hard skin, and have infinite strength; some barbarians are good at hand-to-hand combat, agile as electricity, and their minions are as sharp as knives; and some barbarians are full of thorns and can shoot like bows and arrows. In order to guard against these monsters, the kingdom's Eastern Great Wilderness Border Garrison loses a lot of personnel every year. Although there is fertile land, no one dares to cultivate it. β
"No matter how strong a barbarian is, he is only single-handed. Your ** is powerful, why don't you take the initiative and eradicate them once and for all?"
"Eradication?" Gotha Khan smiled bitterly again: "My lord, we just hope that the barbarians will not come to eradicate us! He issued a call, and the tribes also responded positively, and the tribes formed a total of 500,000 troops, advancing eastward from the border, killing tens of thousands of barbarians, but there was still an endless stream of new monsters in front of them, and the casualties of the clearing team were increasing.
What's even more terrifying is that the deeper the army goes into the Eastern Wilderness Grassland, the barbarians encountered become stronger and stronger, and even some monsters that have never been encountered before appeared, they are so strong that they are perverted, and a super-level barbarian can kill the entire team of Protoss warriors, and the battle situation is unbearable. After advancing less than 500 kilometers, the clean-up team was unable to advance because of too many casualties, so it had to turn back, but when it was clear that the way it had been cleaned up, countless barbarians appeared out of nowhere when they returned, and they had to fight all the way back.
Of the 500,000 Protoss troops at the time of that dispatch, less than 300,000 were able to return to the country, and most of them were disabled. Since then, the Emperor of the Protoss has never had the idea of expanding his territory to the Eastern Wilderness.
My lord, why are the Protoss so eager to conquer the Xichuan Continent? It is indeed a fact that our environment is harsh, with little arable land, many hills, and frequent natural disasters, and we often do not have enough to eat. But this is not enough for everyone to fight so hard, after all, it is better to die than to live. But there is still such a group of fierce gods and evil brakes in the Eastern Great Wilderness, and we can't even think about it!
We are also afraid, hoping to be able to hide to the west of Guqi Mountain, like humans, away from the group of plague gods in the Eastern Wilderness. The Protoss often waged wars against humans, and that was also forced out by the barbarians. β
Gota Khan said for a long time, seizing the opportunity of his pause, Zi Chuanxiu hurriedly asked: "Sir, according to what you said, barbarians usually only appear in the Eastern Wilderness grasslands outside the country, but we are still far from the Eastern Wilderness, why did we meet barbarians here?"
"My lord, I also think it's strange, it stands to reason that barbarians shouldn't appear here, this place is thousands of miles away from the border of the Eastern Great Wilderness, and there is also a Demon God Castle and the border guard in between, there is no reason for barbarians to drive straight to this point, unless they ......"
Gotha Khan hesitated, Zi Chuanxiu looked at him, the two of them turned the same thought, and fear gradually appeared in their eyes.
Gotha Khan asked in a trembling voice: "Do the Senea really dare to defy the condemnation of the world?"
"It's hard to say, at the juncture of extermination, what else does the Seneans dare not do?"
"Cardin's courage is too great, let these murderers in! Half of the kingdom is in the foraging range of the barbarians, and the people in the eastern part of the kingdom are going to suffer now!" Gotha Khan sighed again and again: "This is a great catastrophe, my lord, not only our gods, but also you humans will be implicated!"
Gotha Khan's prophecy soon came true, and in the next few days of marching, the scouts of the expeditionary force were attacked by barbarians one after another, some of them killed the barbarians, and dragged back with thousands of strange corpses to ask for merit; some of them missed, the soldiers were killed and wounded, and they failed to catch the other party, and the commander had to come back in a gloomy manner to report that he had been attacked by strange creatures, and then he was asked by the Judge Advocate General to close the small black house, and then he had to write a lot of report materials to the intelligence bureau.
The Intelligence Bureau reported to Zichuan Xiu that there are several main types of barbarians that have appeared at present, one is the "fierce wolf" that appeared that night, and the terrifying thing about this monster is its lightning speed; and the second is the "Blood Eagle" -- this is the name given by the soldiers, and Zichuan Xiu thinks that it is much more pleasant than the crepe "Peng Yu" mentioned by Goda Khan. This is a strange bird with huge wings, sharp beak and claws, specializing in diving down in the air to sneak attack, like to eat human brains, fortunately the skin is not very thick, with a bow and arrow can shè kill it; the third is a monster like a bear head monkey body, this monster has great strength, the claws are also very sharp, can scratch the bright light armor on the infantry at once, fortunately it is slow, and the light crossbow can penetrate its skin.
After listening to the report, Zichuan Xiu felt that things were not as terrible as Gota Khan said, the barbarians were very fierce, but in the face of an army, in the face of thousands of crossbow arrows and spears, it was still flesh and blood.
Gotha Khan scoffed: "My lord, just wait and see." Now all the fish are trash fish, and those truly terrifying monsters haven't come out yet!"
In addition to the appearance of the barbarians, the expeditionary force also encountered another incident, facing the direction of the army, the originally sparsely populated road suddenly became densely crowded. The vanguard was startled, thinking that the Senea tribe had counterattacked, only to find out later that it was not the demon army that was coming, but civilians. Tens of thousands of demon civilians poured westward from house to house, mainly the elderly, children, and women, and there were so many people that they blocked the way for the army to advance.
"It was a refugee chΓ‘o. After checking it, Gota Khan reported to Zichuan Xiu: "As we expected, Cardin has released the border of the Eastern Great Wilderness, and all the garrisons on the border have been transferred back to deal with us, and the barbarians who have been roaming the steppe have now come in! β
In this case, it would be dangerous to continue advancing towards the Demon God Castle, and Shikawa Shu called an impromptu meeting of the generals to discuss the next move of the army.
Because of the importance of the matter, not only the generals of humans and half-orcs participated in this military meeting, but also the leader of the Goang tribe, the leader of the Goang tribe, the demon allies of the expeditionary force, also attended the meeting. They were well versed in the kingdom and could provide the generals with the necessary information if necessary.
At the beginning of the meeting, Shikawa Shu introduced the current situation. Cardin's move was so unexpected that the generals were a little overwhelmed.
Lin Bing shook his head and sighed, Wen He lowered his head and pondered, Bai Chuan was thoughtful, Fang Yun and Wu Bin, the two young generals who had newly joined the Zichuan Xiu Group, naturally did not dare to be the first to speak, only Roger was there to make a big fuss: "What a fuck!"
He scolded: "Why didn't you see it back then? This little girl Kadin seems to be sven, but she is really kind! She is bold and vicious enough! Her hand is comparable to Boss Dilin's burning of dìdū!"
Suddenly, it seemed that half of the people at the banquet had a cold, and the coughing continued. Di Lin, the chief inspector of the Zichuan family, the star of the famous generals who defended Dìdū in the War of Resistance against the Demons, is now in charge of chasing down and investigating the traitors who defected to the demons in the War of Defending the Saints, and can decide the life and death of thousands of people with a single word. Such a powerful figure, Roger actually compared him with the chieftain of the Senea tribe, and even gave him a comment: "Vicious!" -- That's a lot of audaciousness, isn't it?
Zi Chuanxiu asked, "Roger, what do you think?"
"My lord, I don't understand anything too complicated, and we'll clean him up if you say hit him!
My lord, I don't believe in this evil spirit! What barbarians, the Demon God Emperor Carter with an army of 400,000 people, have all been beaten by us, aren't those demons and monsters flesh and blood? If you cut it down with a knife and fire ten thousand arrows, all barbarians will die! The Demon God Castle is still the Great Eastern Wilderness, and it can't stop our army!"
Roger spoke proudly, slapping the table vigorously as he spoke.
Bai Chuan glanced at him and said coldly, "I broke the table, and I will deduct money from your salary next month." β
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"Stay away from me!"
Zichuan Xiu asked Gotha Khan: "If Cardin does this, he is not afraid that the barbarians will clean up the Senea tribe first? They are closer to the Eastern Wilderness than us, and they should be more infringed." β
Gotha Khan was still groaning, but Lu Di spoke first: "My lord, I used to be in the Sene Army, and I know a little bit about this. β
As he spoke, Emperor Lu stopped his mouth, looking forward to everyone with a lot of weight, looking at everyone with blazing eyes, the deep expression of frowning, the melancholy eyes of hard thinking, the elegant posture of holding his chin in contemplation with one hand, and the blazing gaze of foresight -- this qiΔ shows that our Lord Lu Di is not an ordinary person! He has extensive knowledge, is well versed in strategy, is familiar with the internal situation of the kingdom, and has served as a senior general of the royal ** team, he knows half of the things of heaven, and he knows all about the affairs of the kingdom! He is as great as the legendary wise man and the wise man, and now, blessed are you, his old man is merciful and willing to give you ignorant beings a point of intrigument. Hurry up and humbly ask the old man for advice! Be earnest, and be more earnest...... Come on, come and ask me for advice!
Which of the generals in the tent was not a cunning figure, looking at Lu Di with a smile, but no one was willing to help him make a difference.
Roger yawned: "Heh, I had a bad meal last night." The dishes seem to be all bad?"
Ming Yu: "It's normal to be bad when it's transported from such a long distance." β
Lu Di: "Ahem!"
Lin Bing: "My lord, the Ministry of Judge Advocate General has reported that there have been more violations of discipline. Wenhe, don't laugh! Your troops have the worst discipline! You have to urge them, otherwise don't blame me for not showing mercy!"
Wen He: "My lord, don't listen to Lin Bing's nonsense, my subordinates are very well-behaved." β
"It's still quibbling! Your subordinates did the last time you robbed a woman!"
Lu Di: "Ahem, cough, ahem!"
Zichuan Xiu: "Lin Bing, I also know a little bit of the reason for that incident last time, and there is a reason for it, so don't blame Wenhe." But Wenhe, we are alone in the enemy's territory, and if we don't have discipline, we will become a plate of loose sand, so don't be too relaxed. β
Lu Di: "Ahem, cough, ......"
Zi Chuanxiu said impatiently: "Lu Di, do you have a cold? If you have a cold, go out and cough, there are many people here." β
"This, this, my lord, I have some opinions I want to say......"
Zi Chuanxiu couldn't help laughing: "If you have a fart, let it go quickly, everyone is very busy." β
Lu Di kept wiping his sweat: "Yes, yes...... Before they were lucky enough to win the Imperial Wars and became the Golden Clan, the Senea were originally a fighting tribe defending the eastern border, and the Senean soldiers were specially trained to deal with the barbarians. Having fought against the barbarians for thousands of years, this has become our instinctive reaction. I heard that eight of the thousands of people who were used to catch a ferocious wolf that night died in exile, but I don't think it's necessary. If I had gone, I would have been able to capture that wolf alive with my eyes closed!"
After being translated by Zichuan Xiu, Lu Di's words caused a slight sensation.
"What Lu Di means, I roughly understand. Zichuan Xiu said: "My lords, we are very afraid of the barbarians, because we don't know about these monsters, but for the Senea tribe who often fight with the barbarians, this is nothing, nothing more than the battlefield has changed from the Eastern Great Wilderness to the surroundings of the Demon God Castle. Ludy, you mean that, right?"
In broken human language, Rudi stammered, "Exactly, my lord." I guess Cardin had the idea: to gather the main Senea forces in the Demon God Castle and wait for us to attack the city. The Demon God Castle is known as the first fortified city on the mainland, they are protected by city walls, and the barbarians do not hurt them much, but our besieging army must camp in the wilderness, before the decisive battle with the main force of Senea, our army must endure the endless harassment and attacks of the barbarians, while Cardin can stay in the city at leisure, waiting for our army's combat strength and morale to be consumed by the barbarians to the lowest point when they go out of the city to fight our army. At that time, the situation of our army was quite dangerous. β
Although he is also a high-ranking official and nobleman of the demon clan from Senea, Lu Di said "our army" very smoothly, as if he was the general of the authentic Zichuan Army, and the generals present were all in doubt.
Although Lu Di is funny, as a veteran general who is familiar with the inside of the demon clan, his words cannot be ignored. After exchanging words with Wen He, Lin Bing, the second person in the expeditionary force, nodded and said: "What His Excellency Lu Di said makes sense, the situation may indeed be as he said, Cardin is in the mood to wait for work. β
Everyone had a calm face, and everyone was turning the same thought: "If Cardin really retracts all the main forces of the Senea tribe back to the Demon God Castle, our army has to fall into a siege battle, facing the first fortified city on the mainland, are we really sure that we can take the Demon God Castle?"
Zichuan Xiu looked at Shirakawa: "How many remnants of the Senea tribe are there, and does the Far Eastern Military Intelligence Agency have any information?"
Prepared for this question, Bai Chuan can talk eloquently without looking at his notebook: "My lord, no one can say how many troops the Senea still have. The Far Eastern Military Intelligence Agency can only rely on intelligence to guess an approximate figure, but it is estimated that the difference is not too far. β
"Say it. β
"Yes, my lord, when the Senea tribe returned from a crushing defeat, Cardin and Yun Qianxue led the remnants of the group with the Yulin Army and the Seventeenth Army as the basic troops, and were pursued all the way by our army, and suffered heavy casualties. When entering the borders of the kingdom, its total strength will not exceed 70,000, but of these 70,000 troops, the disabled soldiers account for a small half, and the number of usable soldiers will not exceed 50,000. When Cardin and Yun Qianxue returned to China, in order to prevent our army's counterattack, they would definitely re-recruit soldiers and horses to form a new army. However, in the final period of the Patriotic War, in order to form the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Armies, Senea had already issued two conscription orders, and they were already exhausted of the country's men, and the new recruits did not exceed 100,000 troops, and the number of soldiers was not high.
It is worth worrying about the border garrison drawn back from the border of the Eastern Great Wilderness. The Senean border garrison fought the barbarians at night and was a formidable division of jΔ«ng sharp. But fortunately, this army had been wiped out by Prince Caton many times in the late stage of the Patriotic War, and there were not many people left, only more than 30,000 people.
In addition, there are some small tribes that are still attached to the Senea tribe, and it is estimated that they will also send troops to help the Seneans, but their strength is limited, and their strength will not exceed 20,000 or 30,000 troops, and their combat strength and morale are far from those of the Senea soldiers. β
Zi Chuan Xiu took a pen and paper and made a rough calculation, and frowned: "Bai Chuan, if you calculate it, it is possible that we will be fighting with the barbarians while besieging the first fortified city on the continent guarded by nearly 200,000 Senea's troops?"
Bai Chuan nodded: "This is the most extreme possibility, and the situation may not be so bad." β
"Not necessarily?" Zi Chuan Xiu smiled and said, "I have been a soldier for fifteen years, and I haven't learned anything, the only thing I have learned is to know how bad things can be, and it will inevitably become so bad." β