"Since the rain, the greenskins haven't been in contact with us again. They must have cowered in the camp, waiting for the rain to pass. Comer replied. "This is their nature, they are belligerent, but they are lazy and stupid! Heavy rain can hide the movement of our army and confuse the eyes and ears of the enemy!"

"So where do you retreat?" someone asked again.

"Go here!" Comer said to the edge of the map, using his hand to specify a location. Then, he explained the plan in his chest, of course, only a rough battle plan, to everyone present.

In fact, throughout the meeting, Comer, as the Supreme Commander, was strongly in charge and said everything with confidence. When the last meeting ended, all the whispers and doubts in the room were gone. Even the fat man Maider barely clapped his hands a few times at the end of the meeting.

After the meeting, everyone dispersed, all preparing for the next retreat. In the entire huge conference room, there were only two servants left to pack up the clutter—they had only walked in after the meeting was over. These servants did not actually belong to the army, but to the servants of the castle master. After the arrival of the army, they were still responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of the castle, and of course, the work pressure was greater than before.

"Looks like the generals are going to have a big fight. A servant said as he wiped the table.

"That's right, the Church has sent the Holy Knights, and now we can finally solve the troublesome Greenskins. The other struggled to sort through the piles of maps. There were several maps, large and small, in the conference room. These maps are not ordinary paper, almost all of them are made of good parchment, drawn with dye, and are not afraid of rain. In fact, this kind of map painting is not easy and precious, even in such a tripartite alliance, there are only a few pairs, and it is extremely difficult for ordinary people to get them. The largest maps are usually used for multi-person meetings, and the smaller maps are not as detailed as the larger maps, but they are easy to navigate and can be opened at any time on horseback.

At this meeting, all the maps were taken out. This is because there are too many people, and some people can't see the big map because of the angle, so they can use the small map to understand the commander's strategy.

Of course, this is a special case. Normally, a military meeting with so many people is not held (under normal circumstances, that is, the chief general and the deputy general participate in this kind of confidential meeting), but this time the enemy is a greenskin, so he is not afraid to leak secrets. As long as you are an individual, you can't be a spy for those savage monsters.

"Huh...... The map seems to be missing?" the man who was sorting out the map suddenly let out a cry of surprise.

"Impossible. His companion stopped cleaning and looked up.

"It's really missing a pair of ...... I remember there were seven maps...... Why is the youngest one gone?"

"Gone?"

"I can't find it at all!"

"Which general took it...... There can be no thieves here, and even if they are, they won't steal maps. ”

"What should I do, do I want to ask?" The man who was sorting out the map looked uneasy, the loss of this thing was not a big crime, but the problem was that he didn't lose it at all.

"Ask Mao! Who are you going to ask? If they can't find the person who took the map and put the blame on you, you're dead!"

"But the ......"

"The army is about to leave! We're leaving...... Who cares about us then? More things are better than less! Tidy things up, no one can see a small map anyway!"

This small theft incident ended in a conversation between the two men. After the plot work in the conference room was completed, the two of them walked out into the hallway.

"I just ...... I saw a strange figure. The man in charge of arranging the map said to his companion.

"What figure?"

"I just saw ...... A figure like a cat flashed by...... Just what we saw when we went out. ”

"There are no cats in our castle. Only when the owner moved in, the family members brought the cat. ”

"It's not...... The cat was huge...... Big, big cat! It's about the same as a big dog...... But when I came back to my senses, I couldn't see anything. I pondered...... It's not ......."

"It's your hallucination, fool!" his companion smacked his head. "Wake up, there's no cat here, no cat that big! War is coming! We're leaving the castle! Go back to our master's house! There's no cat here, and there's no cat to do anything! I guess you're too nervous! Actually, I'm scared too! If the orcs call, we're really done...... I've heard that the green-skinned monsters eat people! they skin people, they roast them over the fire, and then they eat them...... Even eat it raw......"

They talked in frightened voices as they slowly walked away. Soon, calm was restored in all directions. No one will care about the missing map for a long time to come. Even if it is discovered afterwards, it can only be attributed to the reason of "lost on the march".

......

Ashrufat opens the map in the rain.

The map of humanity is not the same as the map of the green skin. Although Ashrufat was already proficient in the Green Skins, he was never able to comprehend the unimaginably rudimentary maps of the Green Skins. The goblins could read quite a bit of information from the inexplicable map, the terrain and distances from the almost scribbled maps, and although their units of measurement were inexplicable, they could see that it was a miracle in itself, while the other orcs didn't care what was drawn on the map (they thought the boss or shaman could understand it). In short, Ashrufath's mood when he got this map was no less than seeing a reinforcement army in a time of crisis.

Due to special treatment, this map can be used on rainy days. Ashrufat looked back and forth several times before he could determine the approximate position he was in.

"Thank you, Mimilu. Ashrufat replied heartily. Mimilu's first attack brought him an unexpected surprise. With this map, he could at least understand what terrain was outside of the scouting range of the Greenskin Scouts.

"Also, master, I heard what they said. They said they were going to fight you here......"

Mimilu gestured with her hand to a location on the map.

"What else did they say?" Mimilu really is the best scout in the world - she has directly scouted the enemy's lair. Not only did he eavesdrop on the enemy's entire military strategy, but he also brought him the most important map.

They said...... "Mimilu repeated everything she could remember."

Sure enough...... the rain dripped down Ashrufat's face, but he didn't care. He stared carefully at the map, wondering in his mind about the merits of the strategy. Mimilu has brought him far more than a support army!

"I see!" said Ashrufat, a sudden smile appeared on his face. What an interesting person, full of ambition. Thomas stressed that generals should not think more than the immediate victory, while Comer focused on what happened after the victory, and he looked forward to making the most of the victory.

"If you look too far away, you will trip over the small stones under your feet. Ashrufat whispered.

"Master, what did you say?"

"Nothing, just a famous quote that Thomas used to teach me. ”

"Thomas, the one who used to be with the Great Elder...... I remember the master said that he was the master's teacher. ”

"Yes. Ashrufat replied. "He's dead, though. When he talked about this topic, his eyes unconsciously looked into the distance. Although the rain curtain was heavy, the line of sight could not penetrate.

Not wanting to go any further, he began to put away the map. This map should be well preserved, and it will be of great use in the future.

"Master, I'll go and help you find out the news. Mimilu offered to do so.

"Mimilu, you have to be careful, don't take risks. Ashrufat said. "If they lose the map, they'll be careful. And I don't think there's any important information now, I've already learned most of the things I want to know. ”

"Master, Mimilu has a question, can I ask?"

"Just ask. ”

"Master, you...... Why do you choose green skin? What is green skin...... Our common enemy with humanity ......"

"I know. Mimilu," Ashrufat sighed under his breath, "Sometimes you feel like there are many options for things, even many times. But in fact, there is no choice at all, and there is only one way to go down. ”

"Remember what happened in Oren?" continued Ashrufat. He straightened up, and right in front of Mimilu's eyes, his body suddenly began to swell, and the color changed with it. In the blink of an eye or two, he was transformed into a tall green-skinned orc.

......

After being in the cage for so long, Eric had become accustomed to some of the Blood Banner Boss's practices. The cage was small, but he managed to make it — of course, because he didn't have a second choice. The Blood Banner Boss didn't care too much about Eric, and he knew that Eric couldn't escape at all. One minute he escaped from the city, and the next minute he was directly torn to rotten flesh by Scrooge.

The Blood Banner Boss is often absent from his room (since the capture of this line, the Blood Banner Boss has rightfully occupied the largest and best rooms in the castle, and this is the only place that has not been messed up and filthy by the Greenskins), and even when he comes back by chance, he rarely talks to Eric. He spends most of his time reading that strange book and occasionally flipping through the others.

But this time, Eric was still startled when he saw the Blood Banner Boss opening the map and studying it carefully. He didn't know where the Boss of the Blood Banner had come to get this rare item, but it was indeed a delicate and durable military map made by humans. Of course, Eric also knew that he couldn't do anything but look at it from the sidelines.

The Blood Banner Boss pondered alone, if Comer could build a strong camp and engage in a thorough defensive war of attrition, then the Blood Banner Boss was really helpless. To get to Oren, he must eliminate this military force that could come from behind at any time.

The battlefield chosen by Comer was an extremely empty plain where the army could be fully deployed...... The Blood Banner Boss stared at the map, sketching out the shape of the battlefield in his mind, thinking of a strategy to defeat the enemy.