Two wins, both of which were anticlimactic. Fortunately, the purpose of saving people was still achieved, and there were remnants of more than 6,000 people, stationed in the castle on the top of the hill on the side, and the steppe barbarians had not had time to break through. Seeing their arrival, the team also went down the mountain.

This team is composed of more than a dozen noble families, most of which are old and weak, women and children, and there are less than a thousand surviving warriors, which shows how tragic the previous battle was. Unexpectedly, there was a paladin of the Red Lion Principality, as well as many middle and high-level magicians and sword sects. But these nobles and high-ranking professionals are not the leaders of this team. It was an old commoner named Miguel.

"The general is hard, old and polite. Surrounded by the nobles, Miguel smiled and nodded at Dipu. Quite peaceful attitude.

Dipu did not dare to slack off at all, and hurriedly replied respectfully: "It is a contemptible honor to be able to help Your Excellency!"

If Michelangelo is the national treasure of the Tello Kingdom, then this Miguel is the national treasure of the Red Lion Principality. He was known throughout the continent for his knowledge and enthusiasm for education. So Dipu felt respect from the bottom of his heart.

"This is the Imperial General, Lord Black-Eyed Viscount Dipu!" someone on the side introduced.

"Oh?" Miguel's smile was much kinder, "I once heard that the schools in your territory have started universal education. This is long overdue. Although every student may not become a talent, at least it should not be wasted, and they should be given opportunities. Platini has taken this step. It's not too late to wake up. ”

"Huh?"

Dipu thought it was funny, he dared to say that the little old man was the one in front of him, right? It seems that the occasion is a bit wrong to talk about this topic now, right?

The paladin named Ma Kai hurriedly interrupted: "Teacher, let's move quickly!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" and so surrounded by everyone. The more than 6,000 people quickly settled in the military camp in Dip.

When the demons and steppe barbarians invaded, these dozen or so noble families chose to retreat. And at the time of retreat. They formed a brigade to look out for each other, and took Miguel and the students of his academy out as well.

Such a team is, of course, relatively large, and the escort force is also relatively strong. In addition, when retreating, Miguel brought all the books in the academy with him, and there were a lot of vehicles, so he attracted the steppe barbarians. And there are also a lot of high-level professionals. Fortunately, Dipu came in time, and finally let the university scholar be in danger.

After learning all this. Dipu was rather speechless. It was all the hard work to protect those broken books? and...... Is it so troublesome that a storage ring can be installed casually? This slut doesn't want to think about how many of them will play with storage rings together as necklaces like him?

But now a new question arises -- what to do next? Logically speaking, the short-term goals should have been achieved. The proper way to do this is to lead the troops to retreat. But Dipu was always a little unwilling and always wanted to do something. After thinking about it for a moment, he ordered, "Record the order!"

"The forces sent at the same time to the Empire, the Holy See, the Duchy, and the Kingdom of Tro: The Steppe Barbarians seem reluctant to fight a decisive battle. There are two possibilities, one is to preserve strength, and the other is to have a more important goal. In my opinion, it is very possible to preserve the strength. I hope to pay attention to it when I fight in the future. ”

"To General Cinnelly: After receiving the Miguel University in situ. There must be no mistake in covering the evacuation of civilians immediately. ”

"To General Sully: The headquarters will launch a limited sortie, hoping to disrupt the arrangement of the steppe barbarians. I hope you can take advantage of the chaos to withdraw. Preserve the living force. The troops that were supposed to meet the point have withdrawn. Good luck, God willing!"

After saying these orders, Dipu immediately called the Makai Paladin and the others over: "Your Excellency! You are familiar with the nearby terrain. Assume this. If you are steppe barbarians, after plundering the material population. Where will it be concentrated?"

Ma Kai's eyes lit up, and he immediately replied, "It must be the city of Pattaya." ”

"Where is it, how far is it?" said Dip pulling out a map.

"It's here. Ma Kai pointed to the city of Pattaya on the map and said, "It is less than five hundred miles north-west." Do you want to fight back? I can lead the way. ”

Hearing such a question from Dipu, Ma Kai and the others guessed that they must have wanted to rescue the captured people and burn the lost supplies. It wasn't just Ma Kai and them, but the other officers were just as excited. The first two battles, although they were both victories, were actually not as good as appetizers, and they were quite unenjoyable. Hearing that Dipu wanted to carry out a big operation, these enthusiastic soldiers were already eager to try.

Dipu smiled slightly, and seemed to be confident in the eyes of others. He didn't answer directly, and then ordered: "Senior Thompson, please go to Pattaya City to reconnoitre, it is best to have a fight, and test the defense of Pattaya City and the strength of the city." ”

"Hmm!" Thompson nodded in satisfaction. That's right! Such a difficult task is yourself.

Dipu then commanded: "Your Excellency, you will escort the scholar and your men here, with our General Cinari there. Then they retreated together. ”

"Your Excellency!" Ma Kai was a little angry, "University scholars can be protected by others. I'm here to stay. ”

"Uh...... Well, on the premise of guaranteeing university students, you can stay if you want!"

"Then I'll arrange it. ”

Dipu continued to order: "Everyone rest for two hourglasses, and then move. This operation is codename......" Dipu glanced at Du Lilan and smiled at her, "Crystal Pegasus." ”

......

On March 5, 3019, the first large-scale counterattack of the human coalition was launched. On that day, more than 40,000 horses carrying out the "Crystal Pegasus" operation marched more than 100 miles in the direction of Pattaya City.

That night, Thompson fought single-handedly at Pattaya City, where he was forced back by the steppe barbarians in the city. Dip's co-op also caused a great rebellion among the steppe barbarians, and several troops either returned to help or intercepted, trying to keep the large number of prisoners and supplies in the city of Pattaya.

The next day, after setting out for more than 30 miles, the first steppe barbarian force of more than 6,000 men finally succeeded in intercepting Dipu's troops. He was immediately overwhelmed by the charge of Dipp's entire army. In this battle, Dipu did not leave any reserves at all, and it was a complete one-shot charge. So it didn't take much time to cross the first interception line smoothly. (To be continued.) )