Although the strength of the Ryan Kingdom is very strong, with a large population of griffins, it cannot withstand the consumption of griffin cavalry so quickly. As a last resort, the intensity of the reconnaissance operations of the flying troops can only be reduced, and on the side of the Harland and the Grant Kingdom, the magic airship and the magic hot air balloon can be quickly replenished, and the aerial reconnaissance has the upper hand.

Relying on the superiority of intelligence, Wilde concentrated his troops, commanded the second, fourth, and sixth three corps, and cooperated with 20,000 Haaland auxiliaries, fought several large-scale victories, annihilated more than 20,000 troops of the Kingdom of Lane, and reduced the pressure of the battle situation by a few points.

Wilde was promoted to Knight of the Ninth Order in September last year, and he is only fifty-five years old, and he has the hope of breaking through the bottleneck of legend. A ninth-order knight in his fifties can also be regarded as a young and strong man.

After nearly ten years in the Harland Command, Wilde's development has been very smooth, as if he has been completely transferred, not only from a slave to a hereditary nobleman, but also a great increase in professional rank.

This coincidence was even more valued by Wendiney and King Roger, and he was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the front army, commanding more than 200,000 troops.

After this war, even if it cannot be won, I am afraid that the hat of the famous general will be brought to Wilde's head.

You must know that Soros and Sutton, who are ranked higher in Haaland, have not been in charge of the army of 100,000 on their own.

After the outbreak of the war, the East Coast and Delong almost exhausted all their forces, and although the Kingdom of Lane could still mobilize an army of 300,000, it needed to guard against the orcs in the north.

The last war had already given the orcs a chance, and the loss of the Ryan Kingdom was not light. These 300,000 troops were firmly pinned down by the orcs at the southern foot of the Silver Wolf Mountain Range, and they did not dare to act rashly at all.

Moreover, even if the entire army is thrown into the battlefield, I am afraid that it will not be able to push the front and upset the balance.

Because Haaland has not exhausted his strength either.

Even if Haaland led the division of troops in the Red Moon Plane, the main force did not move lightly. Together with the 20,000 soldiers possessed by the vassals, there were still 100,000 troops in Haaland's territory.

A few years ago, Richard had defeated the orcs of the northern prairie and firmly controlled the city of Priland. There is no threat from the rear in a short time, and these 100,000 troops can still be thrown into the war.

It's just that the situation on the front line can still be maintained, and Haaland is unwilling to take risks and throws the last 100,000 troops into the war.

The war began in February, and it was mired in a brutal strangulation war.

In particular, on the Western Front, where the scale of the war was the largest, there were a large number of flying arms on both sides, and the battle line was relatively transparent, and it was extremely difficult to take every step forward.

With neither side having the strength to upset the balance, the standoff lasted until July.

In the last Five Nations War, Grant and Haaland's side, due to the lack of national strength, it was difficult to transport materials to the front line, and they could not compete with the Three Kingdoms Alliance for a long time.

Three years have passed since the last war, and the national strength of the Haaland and Grant sides has greatly improved after digesting because they have seized a lot of land and population.

In addition, the Haaland Collar Railway has increased its mileage by more than 1,000 kilometers, and the railway line has almost reached Patin's Castle on the border of the Grand Duchy of Starnik, and half of the logistics supply line depends on the railway line, and the logistical pressure on the western front has been greatly reduced.

The Kingdom of Grant has been fighting on the front line for three years, and has hoarded a large amount of grain and grass on the front line, although a million young and strong people have been mobilized to transport supplies, and the supply of materials can be supported in a short time.

Seeing that the war dragged on indefinitely, the Divine Radiance Empire also sent envoys to mediate, demanding that the four countries participating in the war temporarily withdraw their troops.

At the request of the Divine Radiance Empire, the Second Four-Power War came to an end.

In this battle, both sides mobilized more than 2 million troops, fought the war for more than four months, and the total number of casualties on both sides exceeded 300,000 soldiers, but the battle line was hardly changed.

The four countries participating in the war were all empty and wasted their national strength, including the Haaland Lord, which did not benefit from the war, but because many officers had made war exploits, they needed to take out a large amount of land to knight and reward the meritorious officers.

The consumption of gold, potions, and transcendent weapons is also extremely severe.

For example, in the Kingdom of Grant, thirty-nine officers were knighted in this battle, and eleven barons were promoted to viscounts. Although they did not win the battle, the great nobles did not need the royal family's merits, and still had to divide 30,000 square kilometers of territory, and the losses of the Grant royal family were very serious.

This kind of war without profits has been fought a few times, and even Haaland's leadership is difficult to support.

After all, the Harland Leader and the Grant Kingdom defeated the orcs of the northern prairie, captured a large number of borderlands, and also severely damaged the Triple Alliance several times, greatly expanded the territory, and can also take out the land to reward the heroes, and the internal problems are not serious.

The East Coast, Delong, and Lane have been developed for many years, and the territory has already been divided, and there is basically not much undeveloped land, and there are heavy losses in the last war, and there is not much spare land to reward meritorious officials.

However, if you want to make the officers and nobles active in the war, you must ensure the system of military merit and knighthood, and ensure the fairness of rewards and punishments at the very least, so at this time, you can only let the three royal families cut the flesh and set aside the territory to the heroes.

The war was provoked by the royal family, and if it was not won, the royal family bore the greatest responsibility.

The royal family divides up the land, potions, and extraordinary weapons, and the strength will be weakened by a few points.

Although war can bring huge profits and increase the strength of the nobles in a short period of time, once the external expansion is unfavorable, the backlash will inevitably come. Fighting a few unprofitable wars will not only shake the prestige of the royal family, but also greatly damage the foundation of the royal family. This leads to a decrease in the control of the royal family, affecting internal stability.

In fact, even if the Divine Radiant Empire does not mediate in this battle and continues to hold each other for a few months, the two sides will return to the negotiating table and will not let the situation get completely out of control.

After the outbreak of the war in February, even though Richard asked Haaland to lead more troops to the Red Moon plane, due to the impact of the external situation, only more than 2,000 backbones were transferred in four months.

As of July, Haaland has led 7,000 elites into the Red Moon Plane, and has expanded 6,000 people in the Red Moon Plane itself, for a total of 13,000 troops.

Since entering the Red Moon Plane in June last year, the situation has been relatively stable for more than a year, except for the initial attack by the Silver Armor, but Richard has always been very careful and does not dare to act rashly and provoke a war.

In mid-July, through the detection of the Wyvern, Richard discovered that the situation at Beers Castle was even more dire. He immediately convened a military council,

Commanding the bipedal wyvern, Drifen, who has completed many reconnaissance missions, pointed to the map on the sand table and introduced the situation on the front line in detail.

"According to our reconnaissance, the enemy has completed a massive build-up of troops in the front-line citadel. The garrison of Ponler Castle increased by 20,000 men, Polya Castle by 15,000 men, Olaer Castle by 13,000 men, and Corola Castle by more troops, estimated at more than 30,000 troops.

Just three hundred kilometers near Beers Castle, the Red Moon Holy See has increased its soldiers by 80,000. In recent times, the enemy garrison has ceased to increase, and I estimate that the enemy's deployment is almost complete. ”

"So, the enemy has 120,000 soldiers stationed on the front line of Beers Castle?" Martin also stared at the sand table, and the expression on his face was very serious.

Martin is William's old subordinate and an old retainer of Haaland's leader. He is already over sixty years old, and his warrior level is already the eighth order, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to improve in the future. As one of the earliest officers of Haaland's leadership and the first captain of the First Brigade, Martin was very prestigious in the army. He has not been in the Red Moon Plane for a long time, and he is the leader of the second echelon of reinforcements in the Red Moon Plane.

In order to maintain the smooth passage of the increase in personnel, Haaland has made great efforts, and many heavyweight officers in the territory have been transferred to this line. The legendary knight Sutton commanded the fleet and maintained the security of the sea transport lines.

After all, when encountering deep-sea monsters on the ocean, it is difficult to stabilize people's hearts without legendary professionals in charge.

The ninth-order Thoros also stayed at Auxerre Castle to manage the soldiers waiting in line to enter the Red Moon Plane under the leadership of Haaland.

If Soros hadn't come to Auxerre Castle, it would not have been Wilde's turn to command Haaland to lead an army of 80,000. Without the support of Haaland's army, it is impossible for him to serve as the commander of the front army, commanding more than 200,000 people.

Hearing Martin's inquiry, Deriden said categorically: "According to the intensity and frequency of the enemy's logistical supply, we believe that 120,000 people is only a little more. ”

The Red Moon Holy See's army is overwhelmed, and it is naturally impossible for Haaland to lead the family to support it. After exchanging views with the main officers, Richard decided to appeal to the Holy Radiant Empire in the rear, asking them to share some of the pressure.

Immediately after the military meeting, Richard sent the Wyvern Knight to inform Baron Tombien of his opinion at Red Rock Castle.

Located in the northwest of Beers Castle, 300 kilometers from the front line, Red Rock Castle is an important stronghold of the Divine Radiance Empire, establishing a long-distance teleportation array to Ruin Castle, the headquarters of the Dawn Papal States.

With Haraland replacing some of the front-line soldiers to the rear, the garrison of Red Rock Castle was about forty-five thousand men.

After the messenger entered the Red Rock Castle, he met Baron Tombion and made a very simple request.

"Due to the large-scale increase of troops on the front, Beers Castle has been besieged on three sides by the enemy's heavy troops, and if no reinforcements arrive within ten days, Duke Richard will abandon Beers Castle and save the living force to fight the enemy."

Hearing Richard's request, Tombyin decisively refuted the Courier's remarks, despite his preparations.

"You go back and tell Duke Richard, I will send reinforcements, Bills is an important front-line town, and you must not give up easily. In the event of a loss at Castle Beers, the battle line will be shaken across the board, a responsibility that Duke Richard cannot bear. ”

In fact, although some of the front-line castles were handed over to the Harland Lord, the Divine Radiance Empire's troops also did not dare to relax, and their griffin cavalry also discovered that the Red Moon Holy See had a large-scale increase in troops near Biers, because he had more information, and Tombein also knew that the reinforcement came from the soldiers of the Oro Empire in the southern Hagen continent.

The situation at the front was tight, and Tombyin was also panicked.

Tombyin is a legendary warrior with the title of Barony in the Divine Radiance Empire, and although he has a high professional rank and is responsible for commanding tens of thousands of soldiers, this status is not considered a high level in the Divine Radiance Empire.

The decision-making of the upper echelons, Tombine was also kept in the dark.

Tombyin entered the Red Moon Plane at the age of about twenty, and fought in this plane for more than forty years, relying on his exploits in the Red Moon Plane, he became a hereditary nobleman, married the daughter of the Count, and lived a very successful life.

Because he spent most of his time in the Red Moon Plane, Tombyin was very affectionate towards the Red Moon Plane, and even married two natives of the Red Moon Plane as court ladies and gave birth to several children. The affection for these children is also deeper than staying in the first line of succession of the Divine Radiance Empire all year round.

Regarding the decision of the Divine Radiance Empire to abandon the Red Moon Plane, he actually didn't want to carry it out at all, but there was a great nobleman Count Rust pressing it above, and Tombyin had to obey the order.

From his inner thoughts, Tombion also wanted to win a few battles and change the minds of the upper echelons of the Divine Radiance Empire, so after receiving Richard's letter for help, he took the initiative and quickly sent a legion for reinforcements.

The reinforcements were still halfway there, and the offensive of the Red Moon Holy See had already been launched.

The enemy approached from three sides at the castles of Olaer, Ponle, and Polya, and soon amassed an army of 60,000 and surrounded the castle of Beers.

Not knowing what his opponent would do, Richard decided to be more conservative and shrank his main force to Beers Castle to defend the city.

After all, the Red Moon Holy See has gods behind it and has many mysterious and unpredictable means. Although Richard's hole card starlight bomb is powerful, it is impossible to kill the forces with gods. On the contrary, the more serious the blow to the Red Moon Holy See, the more likely it is to become a bird, and the more hatred is pulled, the easier it is to be attacked by the Red Moon Holy See.

If the Sage Body of the Red Moon Goddess descends in person, I'm afraid Richard will only be able to increase his strength to the limit and use the power of the God of Killing to make a last-ditch fight.

When the time comes, more than 20 years of patience will eventually be in vain.

Now the best decision for Haaland is to stay up, it is best to maintain the balance of the situation in the Red Moon plane, get the crown promised by Emperor Edward, and wait until the Goddess of Dawn awakens.

Haaland led into the Red Moon Plane, but it was just a hitchhike, and the battle with the Red Moon Holy See mainly relied on the support of the Dawn Church.

The Starlight Bomb can't be moved, but Harland has the magic crystal cannon and the Alchemy Bomb can be used.

The Red Moon Holy See sent 60,000 soldiers to surround Bills Castle, and just as it was about to launch its first attack, it was hit by the magic crystal cannon, and everything that suffered to the orcs was the turn of the Red Moon Holy See army.

Only a loud boom was heard, and there was a violent explosion in the large camp a few kilometers away.

The sky constantly swished with the sound of cannonballs breaking through the air, and this sound was like a talisman, which made people shudder in their hearts. Even a battle-hardened veteran will tremble when he hears it.

Although a dozen magic crystal cannons were only installed at the head of Beers City, the battlefield was blocked, and the cannons were constantly fired, killing and wounding the enemy.

On the morning of the first day of fighting, the Red Moon Holy See did not even see the face of Haaland's army, and the casualties were as high as hundreds.

As a last resort, the Red Moon Sect's army had no choice but to abandon the camp and retreat to camp ten kilometers away.

Encamped ten kilometers away, each siege consumes great physical strength, and through the blockade of artillery, the casualties are also very serious.

This kind of slump battle is also extremely serious damage to morale.

In the evening of the same day, the Red Moon Holy See adjusted its strategy, and they mobilized their elites to prepare for a surprise attack to destroy the magic crystal cannon on the city's head.

Although the manpower mobilized by the enemy this time was very small, adding up to less than 200 people, they were the elite of the whole army, and most of these people were professionals of the third order or above, and their speed was extremely fast and their responses were particularly sensitive. Not only was the route blocked by artillery very fast, but the speed with which they dodged the shells was particularly amazing, and the most troublesome thing was that they were equipped with sophisticated defensive shields that could withstand the damage of shell fragments. After passing through the artillery blockade area of two or three kilometers, only a dozen people were killed and wounded.

In the face of the enemy's elite attack, Harland also has a way to deal with it, and in today's Beers Castle, Richard is most lacking elite soldiers.

(End of chapter)