Section 22 is unfavorable

"Tekken has fallen!"

If this bad news shocked the Queen Mother, then Pei Lan really couldn't see it at all. In Perrin's opinion, the veiled woman was so calm when she heard the news that she didn't even blink her eyes.

"Yes, the castle has been ......"

The news was reported by a wounded soldier, one of the very few who survived that terrible disaster. He was able to escape alive, in fact, relying entirely on the sloppy battlefield discipline of the Greenskins. When the victory was decided and the city fell, each greenskin eagerly looked for a convenient way to enter the city to participate in the massacre and plunder, which weakened the outer encirclement, and finally allowed a few cavalry to ride a bloody way and break through successfully.

"What about His Royal Highness?" asked one of the generals beside Perran, his voice very eager.

"He didn't...... Rush out. The wounded soldier replied gloomily. Fools know that this prince is hopeless. Greenskin is not a gentleman who knows how to "treat captives preferentially".

To be honest, it was too risky to have a prince on the front line. But through this period of contact and understanding, Perrin has understood the true meaning behind this behavior. Now that the king is dead and the queen mother is in power, this prince is a powerful threat to the throne (maybe not the greatest, but at least one of them), and the deployment of Tekken Castle is also the result of a game between the two sides. If Ebollandon succeeds in defending the castle, he will gain a great deal of fame and the support of a part of the army, at least to ensure his own safety (or to keep his political enemies from blatantly threatening him). And if he fails, it will be a better thing for the Queen Mother and the young prince.

However, this Highness Ebollandon has made the fiercest resistance to his own life, but he still failed, which at least shows that this greenskin force is quite strong.

In any case, the fall of Castle Tekken completely bankrupted the intended defense-containment-counter-attack tactics. Perrin was not surprised by this result. War is the ultimate game in which the entire army gambles with all its courage, wisdom, strength and will, and generals should have the consciousness that nothing is important except victory - this is the minimum requirement for generals. The whole army should put victory above all else.

And in the eyes of the current Queen Mother, she has the idea of "winning or losing", so failure is really a matter of course.

Another low-ranking officer began to report on the battle at Tekken Castle, which was the entire battle that had been questioned and summarized from the survivors. Perrin listened absentmindedly for a moment, only to hear the officer attribute the defeat to Prince Ebollandon's poor command. The prince first lost 500 of his soldiers in a reckless battle, and then was attacked by the green-skinned spider cavalry due to a lack of vigilance.

This conclusion seems to have been unanimously agreed by all those present. Almost no one realized that even if the Spider Cavalry hadn't sneaked up, Ironfist Castle wouldn't have survived. After only seven days of fighting, Tekken had exhausted all its reserves.

This made Perrin keenly smell a hint of bad omen.

"Guys, I think ...... Perhaps there is a loophole in our operational plan. Perrin said suddenly.

Everyone's eyes were focused on him, even the Queen Mother.

"A sizable part of the Greenskins have been drawn to us. Someone said. "The fall of Tekken was a complete accident. ”

"There are indeed a lot of green-skinned troops cruising outside our camp. Perrin coughed quietly, "But they're all cavalry, chariots, or fast troops like Scroog. Did you notice that since we didn't put pressure on us, Greenskins didn't attack us even once at the same time as Tekken Castle was under storm? This may ...... To illustrate the problem, Greenskin sent all the troops that could not participate in the siege to monitor and contain us, and used the main force to attack Tekken Castle. We weren't able to harass the Greenskins and get their attention, so this time it's not that we're going to defend, contain, and counter the Greenskins, it's that the Greenskins are attacking, containing, and attacking us. ”

All the nobles and officers looked at each other, and it took a long time before one of them answered with a smile. "How is this possible, Lord Perran? Greenskin is so smart? ”

However, Pei Lan could see that the other party's smile was really a little reluctant.

But fortunately, someone broke the siege at this time, and a junior officer walked in and reported a message. Their interrogation of the greenskin captives has already yielded results.

Normally, almost no one understands the Green Language (and it doesn't make much sense), but the Mages are an exception. These guys are usually known for their pursuit of knowledge, even if it is useless. With the help of a few apprentice-level magicians, the Shem had gobten a lot of information from the captured goblins. After all, goblins are creatures that will reveal everything they know about the slightest threat.

"This time, the leader of the Greenskins seems to be called the 'Blood Banner Boss', and there are at least 60,000 troops under his command, and there are still a considerable number of Greenskins who are joining him in a steady stream. And," the junior officer of the debriefing accentuated. "According to the captives, the Blood Banner Boss has now rushed to the front line after capturing Tekken Castle. If this news is correct, it means that they will launch an offensive against us tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. ”

This time, everyone's eyes were focused on the Queen Mother. Now, there were 30,000 Shem soldiers and 10,000 Turanian soldiers, about 40,000 in total, and they faced more than 60,000 greenskins. Although it is said that it is slightly inferior in terms of troops, considering equipment, training and discipline, the military strength of human beings is not inferior to that of green skins. But now that Greenskin has just captured Tekken Castle, it's a time when morale is high, and the human soldiers will definitely be demoralized when they learn that the castle has fallen. Whether to fight or retreat can only be judged by the Queen Mother for a while.

"Let's just do what we planned. There seemed to be a slight hesitation in the Queen Mother's eyes. The so-called original plan was to fight with the greenskins before retreating, looking for an opportunity to use the advantage of the cannon to take out the greenskinned boss. If you win, of course, you will win all at once, and it doesn't matter if you lose. After the main forces retreated, they looked for more favorable opportunities to fight again.

This is not so much a battle that depends on victory or defeat, but rather a political explanation to the people. Perrin shook her head, a woman is a woman after all. It's easy for them to focus on the small interests and forget about the real big dangers. At critical moments, their natural hesitation and vacillation will be revealed. From this point of view, King Shem's previous violent death may have really been arranged by the gods.

But it's better that way. Wait until the queen mother suffers a certain degree of defeat, and then Perrin will come forward to clean up the mess. In this way, the influence of the church should be greatly enhanced. Even if the royal family has any inappropriate ambitions for Oron again next time, the nobles below will weigh the true strength of the church and choose which side to side against.

Then again, that green-skinned boss should be very good at fighting and more difficult to deal with. However, no matter how good the Greenskins were, they could not be a match for the Holy Knights who received the power of the gods. The only thing missing is a proper opportunity.

......

"In this way, master, there are certain flaws in the way you carry your sword. Carrie explained. "You're not doing enough to be economical, and you're going to have to get rid of these unnecessary moves to get a faster swing. For example, just now, your left foot stepped too hard, which is completely superfluous. This habit is very bad...... You should try to control yourself and get rid of all these superfluous movements. ”

Ashruphat thrust his sword into the ground. "Carrie, you don't think you've ever said that before. ”

"In the past, you were still growing, but now that you have a lot of room to continue to grow in terms of physique, you can further consider the skills and details. However, I would recommend that you practice more magic, it will help you more. Of course, it's better to practice swords for now, and magic practice will cause unnecessary trouble. ”

"I also think it's better to practice swords. Ashrufat replied heartily. The practice of weapons is tedious, but at least it doesn't have the feeling of floating in grease like magic. He felt that he was indeed inappropriate to use magic.

Today's fantasy practice hasn't started yet, but he's been able to suppress Wendini since a few days ago. Although they were still unable to win, they had the upper hand within three hours. As long as Wendini shows a flaw......

"The host, Wendini has no flaws. Carrie's words directly shattered his illusions. "You may have a flaw, a surprise or a mistake, but Wendini can't. If you can't consistently attack its weaknesses, you won't be able to get a head start. ”

"What do you mean...... And even then I can't win? just drag things out until I finally show my flaws and get knocked down by Wendini?"

"Yes, master. You need a greater amount of force. ”

"All my exercises are in vain?"

"No, master, I should say that if Wendini and you have a duel now, I think your chances of victory have increased to about thirty-nine percent. But if you continue to work out the way you are doing, you will never be able to win more than 40 percent. For so long, I have done a lot of analytical calculations on your moves, and now I have designed the best combat moves for you. If you can completely discard all of your past combat habits and adopt the combat moves I designed for you, you will have a win rate of more than eighty percent against Wendini. ”

"Ah, why are you telling me this now?"

"This is not something that can be done overnight, it requires a lot of sampling, analysis, and calculation. I've just finished designing it for you, too. Of course, for this, you have to put in a lot of practice. And be warned, if Wendini has any helpers at her side, your chances of winning will drop dramatically. So it's better to discourage the idea of abandoning the army and doing everything on your own. ”

"I will, teach me quickly. Do you want to retrain my swordsmanship?"

"No, it's actually very simple. It's all just a small change to the base action......"

The three hours of the day passed quickly. Soon, the Blood Banner Boss was back at the entrance to the Greenskin Front camp. In the camp, the victorious greenskins are on a carnival. As Ashrufat scanned the camp with his dark vision, a hint of distraction and unease hung in the corners of his eyes.