"Your Excellency, according to the situation of various aspects, Prince Ashrufat seems to have stopped in the Gray Star Harbor. ”

"Of course, Loki. Lord Siris didn't even lift his eyelids. "Prince Ashrufat should be cursing by now. ”

"Cursed?"

"Although he has a keen strategic eye and the ability to command large armies, the army at his disposal is less than 10,000 limited his ability. Just like a young child, even if he has unparalleled fighting skills, it is extremely difficult to win over a human slave who can't even hold a sword correctly. Lord Siris laughed suddenly. Loki could tell that his master was imagining Prince Ashrufat's expression of loss and anger.

"But...... Master, drag it out like this...... ...... us," he said cautiously.

"I know. His Majesty's army on the front line has been affected. The impact of Ampriglis's defeat was not great, as almost none of its troops were mobilized. The Fall of Dosonian...... The impact is long-term, but not in the short term. Because the most important thing about Dosonian is the war beasts and beast tamers it provides...... War beasts don't matter, the number of animal trainers is not many after all, and the impact is limited. However, the fall of Gray Star Harbor was a heavy blow to the morale of the Witch King's army. That's why my predecessor ended up like that. ”

"Master, since that's ......"

"The battle reports from the front show that the defensive line of our stupid and weak cousins is still very strong, and it is impossible to say that it is impossible to open up the situation in the short term. Well, from this point of view, the expeditionary force can no longer be described as a flea, but should be considered as a poisonous needle. Although it looks small, its very existence is a kind of erosion of the body. ”

"But if we stay in ...... Mining area ......"

"It won't stay long. Lord Siris smiled darkly. "The bait has been released, and Prince Ashrufat must have noticed it. ”

"Master, I think...... You said that Prince Ashrufat was very ...... Discerning ......"

"If you throw the bait directly at him, you might see through it. No, it should be said that there is a high probability of being seen through. So you can't use this idea in the first place, but aim at something else...... Those who are stupid and arrogant, but self-righteous...... Relevant information has been sent through various channels. Prince Ashrufat couldn't stay in Grey Star Harbor any longer, no matter how sensible he was, he still had a rope around his neck. As long as it's a dog, you can't ignore your owner's orders!"

Loki had a look of realization on his face, and this was because he knew that the Dao master would not explain further, so he simply pretended to understand.

"The question now is ...... Defense ...... of the mining area The mine itself is a lure for ......," Lord Siris mused. "When the master's hand is pointing at the target...... The dog will definitely pounce. But the dog doesn't necessarily pounce on the target...... As long as he can catch an equal prey...... Then the host will also be satisfied. ”

......

"Your Highness," Arose came to Ashrufat. "Here comes the latest news. ”

A comfortable sea breeze blew outside the window, blowing the silver robe on Aracet's body.

This is where Ashrufat himself lives. After the battle, the expeditionary force unceremoniously used an area of the city that had not yet been affected by the fire and was still intact as the army's camp. Although it is said to be a dwelling, it is not a cramped, dilapidated and dark house like a human poor, and it is not like a shack for slaves, it should be a living area for the common people of the dark elves. Judging from this settlement, Gray Star Harbor should have at least 30,000 or more dark elf residents under normal circumstances. According to the tradition of the Dark Elves as a soldier, this means an army of at least 30,000 men.

Of course, during the siege, these houses were mostly empty - and this was normal, many soldiers followed the Witch King to the front, and a large part of the rest was incorporated into the local defense legions. In fact, after the destruction of the city, Ashruphat was quite surprised by the disparity between slaves and soldiers in the city. The total number of garrisons was only in the thousands, but the number of slaves was ten times greater than that of the garrison.

However, even during the siege, there was no such thing as a slave rebellion. Maybe it's because the dark elves are well-prepared and well-arranged, or maybe it's because the birds that have lost their wings don't even expect to see the free sky.

"Sit down first. Ashrufat replied. At a glance, Aaraset could see that His Royal Highness the Prince was preoccupied...... He didn't even hide it. However, Aracet understands this. After a string of victories, Truszi already attached great importance to the expeditionary force. After all, the number of expeditionary forces was too small, and it was only a medium-sized army, and it was difficult to make a difference when the enemy was well prepared.

"Your Highness, we have finally made contact with Captain Valinor. Aracet said.

"Oh?" the prince finally put his mind aside. "How?"

"There was a large-scale naval battle. Allasset replied. "Our fleet was met by an enemy fleet, and the situation of the battle was that two hundred of our unmanned ships faced the enemy with nearly a hundred ships. A fierce battle ensued, but Captain Valinor won in the end. Half of the enemy's ships were sunk and captured, and we lost sixteen ships. That's why we haven't been in good contact before. ”

"It's fine. Inform Valinor to come here and join us. Ashruphat said a little absent-mindedly. "Maybe we should retreat. ”

"Retreat?" said Aracet, stunned. "But we ......"

"Truzzy is well prepared, all their cities are on high guard, and it is not a smart thing to rely on our military strength to gnaw at those fortified cities, even if the defenders are small. Other than that, their main forces remained motionless in the mines...... But I think they're gearing up, waiting for an opportunity for us to let up and make a long-haul raid. Ashrufat smiled. "Aaraset, we have achieved great success, and we have dealt a great blow to the enemy. Maybe it's time to retreat. ”

"But as you said before, as long as we stay here, even if we don't do anything, we can put a lot of pressure on the Duruszi. ”

"That's right, I thought they would be eager to pursue me for battle...... But apparently none of this happened. Ashrufat tossed one of the papers he had in hand to Aracet. It was a battle plan written in ugly elven script, a strategy to divert, ambush, and use magic and gunpowder to cause landslides to attack the enemy. If the Truzers had really marched in the shortest possible way to attack Grey Star Harbor, as had been expected, then this plan would have been implemented...... If the plan is successful, then it will be equivalent to Duruqi's army being directly buried by the landslide. After the local garrison is completely wiped out, even if the Witch King is no longer happy, he must retreat.

One is not good, maybe Aracet will be able to witness the complete destruction of their evil cousins.

"Very good plan, Your Highness the Prince!" said Aracet's eyes lit up. Prince Ashrufat was clearly aware of the topography of Nagarus, and even knew that there were faults in the mountainous areas of the battle plan on the other side of the road that could easily collapse, and even the key areas that could lead to collapses and landslides. This plan must have been made before the attack on Gray Star Harbor, and the content is very complete.

"It's a pity it's useless. Ashrufat replied. "Militarily, an unrealizable idea is empty talk. The Doruzy seemed indifferent to the fall of Grey Star Harbor. They didn't come as fast as they could...... This means that even if they were to come here, they would have to do so slowly, not on a forced march. In this case, they will hardly take this treacherous path. No, it's worse...... Since they did not pursue our army in the first place, it is equivalent to saying that they saw the essence of the matter......"

"Essence?"

"Our army is not strong enough to pose a real threat. Ashrufat sighed. "Aaraset, how many soldiers did we lose to capture Grey Star Harbor?"

"More than two thousand. This question also made Allasette a little gloomy. "Even if you were to free and arm the city as slaves and the humans as you demanded, we would not be able to use the same number of troops as we did before the war. "And after being enslaved for so long, it's a mystery whether these Yasurs will be able to join the battle as warriors again. As for those human beings...... In Arasyet's view, perhaps the greatest value of those humans was to get on board to help, to clumsily steer the ship under the guidance of the sailors of Azur. Well, at least with their help, it will be possible for the expeditionary force to bring back those ships that are trophies. From this point of view, Arose was not opposed to the release of these human slaves.

As for some slaves of other races, as long as they were hostile to the Azul clan, they were all executed as quickly as possible.

I don't know what Lu Dao is about, but the secret letter that Ashrufat sent to the Phoenix King, that is, asking for pardon for the freed slaves, has been passed out. Now, all of the new soldiers knew that the Phoenix King would not pardon them directly, so they were panicked and demoralized. While Aracet believed that they would hate their evil cousins for their painful life of servitude, no one knew exactly what they would do on the battlefield until they had gone through the actual battle.

In fact, as Aracet knows. After a series of battles, on the surface it seems that the expeditionary force is one victory after another, but in fact, the loss of its own strength is also very large, and because the lone army is deep and there is no backup, these losses cannot be compensated.

"Arazert, with our current combat strength, even if we attack a small city, it should take a considerable amount of time. And it can be attacked from the back at any time. Ashrufat said. "So I think...... Maybe it's time for us to go back. ”

"You should inform the Phoenix King and find a way to get him to send you a reinforcement. ”

"It can't be delayed that long...... And ......," replied Ashrufat. "Even if I don't ask for reinforcements, the true strength of our army in the Phoenix King's Natural Way is ...... If he really had the strength to send reinforcements, he should have arrived a long time ago. ”

Aracet was silent.

The silence in the room was broken by footsteps outside, and Arose turned his head to see Garth walking in from the outside, his face beaming with joy.

"Your Royal Highness, the Emerald Queen has important information. Garth said excitedly. "A very critical piece of intelligence. Our evil cousins, because of the losses at the front, suddenly ordered all their troops stationed in the royal city to be transferred to the front. At the same time, they also ordered that part of the army in the mining area should be stationed in the capital...... This means that there will be a brief vacuum in their royal city before the arrival of the troops in the mines!"