Section 49 Victory or Defeat

Thomas ...... Teacher...... You...... What's coming......" Ashrufar opened his mouth, but didn't say it at all. His expression was in a trance, and he even forgot that Thomas had long since died. Thomas died in that beautiful twilight, exhaling his last breath at the sound of the piano and the setting sun. It was he who collected Thomas with his own hands and will transport it back to his hometown in a coffin.

"You're shaking, Aerufat!" Thomas wore his armor with the Serpent coat of arms, no helmet, and short white hair on his head. Moreover, his body seemed to glow.

"I didn't waver. ”

"You're hesitating. Thomas saw through Ashrufat's mind at once. "You're worried about the enemy's backhand. ”

Ashruphat was speechless for a moment.

"Actually, you should know that there is no perfect strategy in this world. I taught you a long time ago that there is no perfection in things in the world, and there are advantages and disadvantages. Like your opponent...... The Grand Master of the Holy Knights, Comer, just saw too far with his eyes, so he even forgot the basis of a general's foundation, that is, to correctly estimate the enemy's combat strength. Your little tricks to hide your strength are not very clever, and he could easily confirm this with effective reconnaissance and tentative attacks. Don't you think it's strange that the scouts he sends are always on your periphery, refusing to venture deeper. ”

"That's because he's stupid. "Half of it, and the other half because the greenskins have wolves and sgurgs, creatures with a keen sense of smell that can be a great threat to scouts who try to get closer.

"It's stupid. Thomas agreed. "Staring at the fruit of victory, thinking about how to distribute it, but forgetting that the fruit has not really arrived. But remember, O Aerufat, if he wins, he can really make the most of it. The next time he fights, he'll be even stronger. ”

Thomas said with emotion, and Ashrufat finally mustered up his courage.

"Don't you ...... Mr. Thomas Don't blame me...... I...... Led a group of greenskins...... ...... war with humanity"

"I've seen a war that is more stupid and ridiculous than this. Thomas shrugged, "That's the point." At least you know what you're doing. And sometimes, the generals who go to the battlefield don't even know what they are fighting for. ”

Thomas paused, then abruptly returned to the original topic.

"Knowing how to win and knowing how to use it are two talents that look alike, but are very different in nature, and Comer's latter talent is outstanding. But Ashrufat, as a general, both of these talents are necessary. Without the first talent, nothing can be said, and without the second talent, the road will get narrower and narrower, and eventually you will encounter a disparity of strength that you cannot overcome. If I had to choose, I would expect you to have seven points for the former and three points for the latter. ”

Thomas paused, and stared at Ashruphat again.

"But let's be honest, you're lucky this time, and this time you're winning ninety percent because you have the best scout. Mimilu even got the details of their entire tactics. ”

"Mr. Thomas, I know that this is opportunistic......"

"No, no, no, you're mistaken. It's not an opportunistic one, it's the right choice! I remember teaching you that honor is important in war, but you must remember that honor is all that can help you win, from lies to fraud to espionage. Commanders and ordinary knights have a completely different view of honor. ”

Ashrufat wanted to speak, but Thomas shook his hand and motioned for Ashrufat not to continue.

"For example, this time, do you know why your heart is shaking? It's because you're in love with your troops. ”

"In love?"

"You cherish them, don't you? You look like a miser guarding his own gold, usurping the army in his hands, not daring to put them on the battlefield. You lack courage in your heart, and you are afraid of failure. Ashrufat, I thought you were bold. ”

"I ......"

"Think about it and ask yourself once with the most sincere attitude. Fear can rob a person of his judgment and destroy his sanity. I never remember my best student being a coward. Think carefully about whether the present is the best reality to invest in the reserves, and if you don't invest now, will there be a more favorable time in the future. But," Thomas softened. "Actually, it's not a shame. Even if it were me, I would be fooled by chance......"

"Boss, Boss!" Tarus's cry pulled the Blood Banner Boss back from his previous state of distraction. It took him a full second to come back to reality.

"Master, your brain is very disturbed...... Are you dreaming?" Carrie suddenly asked.

The Blood Banner Boss ignored Carrie, he raised his sword and shouted at the black orc leader beside him. "Tarus, lead all your boys and the shaman to the other side of the river and kick those guys in the ass!"

Tarus immediately rushed towards the rear excitedly.

"Boys, line up and get the good guys! We're going to kick those guys in the ass! What do you mean? Nonsense, of course we're less than them, or else there's fun? Pull down, you, it's so easy for you to get a chance to play! Do you want a cat to hide in the snot pile? Don't you want to? Then rush with me!"

Tarus's shouts came from behind, but the Blood Banner Boss was already concerned about everything else. He looked at the last group of guards around him—these guys were the kind of orc leaders with big shoulders and round waists, but there were not many of them. "Boys, follow me! Tell all the snot spirits to follow! Tell them to follow me!"

On the high grounds, the goblins have yet to achieve the ultimate victory. Now that both the musketeers and the gunners were in close combat, they would have been overwhelmed by the green tide if it weren't for the goblins' combat power.

"Reinforcements...... What about the Turanians?!" Comer shouted like a frenzy to a few people around him. No one answered, no one understood what was happening. The group of soldiers had saved Comer from the siege and retreated to the top of the mountain. All the remaining soldiers have gathered here, and this is also the most rear-end line of defense.

The battle just now also caused the goblins to suffer heavy losses. The magic frenzy had died down, and the leader of the orcs who led the party had almost all been killed. So the goblins' offensive immediately weakened, and some of the goblins were still trying to attack, but it was only a small part, and most of the goblins turned to safer and more interesting jobs, such as looting corpses or killing the wounded.

Comer looked around. There were only a few hundred people left around him. All the musketeers and gunners picked up their melee weapons, but the battle was not over yet. What's going on? What's wrong with the Turanians? Only the gods know why they haven't come yet!

Then he heard a frenzied and bloodthirsty "Waaaaagh!" cry, not as striking as the effect of the magic just now, but still terrifying. Then he saw a staggering number of greenskins—not orcs, not goblins, but snots, much smaller than both—wielding weapons like broken spear heads or a pointed wooden bar, and pounced wildly. Hordes of orcs and goblins, surrounded and coerced by snot spirits, also rushed towards this side with them.

The most powerful resistance was quickly swallowed up by this wave. The last thing Comer did was block a barrage of attacks with his injured hand, and then be dragged to the ground by the frenzied snot spirits. Then, countless sharp weapons, blunt weapons, and teeth leaked through every crevice of his armor. His body was completely covered in green.

"Wait here, they'll come!" the Blood Banner Boss managed to gather his men, and the madness of the snot spirit really surprised him. At this time, he suddenly saw a goblin wolf rider boy running from the front and coming straight towards him.

Unlike humans, the Greenskin's army is much looser. So it's normal that this kind of sporadic brat didn't participate in the battle. Of course, these guys are usually goblins, especially wolfriders. As long as you are greenskin, you know that the wolf rider boy has always been slippery.

"Boss, I have good news. The wolfrider came up to the Blood Banner Boss and smiled flatteringly, "We see the humans retreat!" ”

"Retreated?" the Blood Banner Boss came back to his senses. The hidden danger that he had been worried about, the enemy's general reserve, the cavalry of the Turanians, actually withdrew?

"True, boss!" the wolf rider boy nodded vigorously. "I watched them go. He added.

The Blood Banner Boss looked at the battlefield, the victory or defeat of the battlefield on the south bank had been decided, but the battlefield on the north side was ...... Luckily, Scroog was not a threat to the well-organized and well-armed enemies, but fortunately they didn't retreat at all. Blocked by Sgurg, the Greenskins on the North Shore were far from defeat.

"Boys!" the Blood Banner Boss raised his sword. "We've won! Go to the other side of the river, don't finish the fun for them!Waaaaagh!"

"Waaaaagh!" all the greenskins cheered in unison, then turned around and rushed down.

In the middle of the night, at a considerable distance from the battlefield, the Queen Mother of Shem waited for the news she desperately needed.

The message was delivered by a young officer, covered in wounds and tattered armor, who had passed out as soon as he arrived at the camp. In fact, he was not a warrior, but a recorder - but his notebook was kept in good condition and unharmed. Someone handed the notebook to the Queen Mother, who opened the ominous book with an almost trembling hand.

“...... By the time the South Coast Coalition was defeated, the main forces of the North Shore Coalition were in a nightmarish death situation - the front was tightly bitten by the Greenskins, flanked by water, and the rear was completely threatened by the victorious Greenskins Southbank...... In the earth-shattering shouts, the black orcs, who had been recuperating for a long time, fiercely slaughtered the exhausted coalition army from behind. The black orcs were followed by a considerable number of green-skinned shamans and a large number of goblins and dwarves...... The Greenskins swept up in a sea of mountains, and the coalition forces immediately collapsed and were pressed to the lake area......"

“...... The Holy Knights continue to fight. The other soldiers, led by their example, also put up the most desperate resistance for their lives. The battle continued until the sunset, and at its worst it almost turned into a massacre......"