"Master, are you talking too much?" in her mind, Carrie questioned.

"Isn't this our original plan?" asked the Blood Banner Boss rhetorically.

"Your plan is to create a 'mysterious and powerful' image and have them pass this signal to the Queen Mother in an attempt to reduce the resistance of the Shem army to you. But what you're doing now is beyond the scope of your plan. That love Bolandon is fine, and this Eric ...... You're about to reveal all your hole cards to him. ”

"I kind of regret it, Carrie. Thankfully, it doesn't matter. The Blood Banner Boss replied. "It doesn't matter what I say to him unless he can escape. As for fleeing...... Hey, I'll let Sgurge watch over it. To be honest, I kind of regretted it, I couldn't let him go. An excellent general like him, once he returns to the battlefield, will cause me a lot of trouble. Find a way to capture another captive. ”

It's already getting dark.

It was the camp of the Sham army, or more precisely, a fortified fort built in front of the two castles. After the Castle of Ironfist on the front line was captured by the Greenskins, Sham's main force retreated to the two castles, forming a second line of defense.

Although there are two castles as a corner, the location is not too good if you want to fight the greenskins. But the army can no longer retreat, because these two castles are the bottom line, and if they go there, they will be inhabited by humans.

At this moment, in the luxurious big tent in the middle of the camp, all the high-ranking generals of the army were gathered together. Those who are a little more observant will find that there are more unfamiliar faces among the participants in this meeting.

This was not surprising, as the Turanian army, which was an ally, had already arrived at this time. According to the previous treaty of alliance between Tiberius, Turan, and Shem, the three neighboring countries of the Ironclaw Mountains, once one country is attacked by the Greenskins, the other two countries are obligated to support it. Of course, treaties are treaties, and reality is reality. Turan's army arrived, but Tiberius made it clear this time that "the friendly army is in trouble and will not move like a mountain", and he wants to stand on the wall to avenge Sham's last death. And they have a lot of reasons to put it in front of them.

There was nothing Sham could do about it. This was their attitude towards Tiberius at the beginning, even if Tiberius reluctantly sent troops this time, he would definitely not be able to work hard. In fact, as with any country, if anyone really doesn't want to support the Alliance, it's easy to find a justified reason – as the saying goes, the hardest thing to find in the world is money, and the best thing to find is a reason.

The commander of Turan's army was a big fat man, bloated, round and plump, and the oversized dress was in danger of cracking. It stands to reason that this body type is really very different from the word "soldier" in the impression of ordinary people, but this general named Maider is the son of a real general, and his family is a very famous nobleman in Tulan. Not to mention how many generals and heroes have been produced by the ancestors, and how many hard deeds have been made for the country, his brother alone fought to the death with vampires in the Battle of Kalean a few years ago, sacrificed his life on the battlefield, and died heroically. In this generation, Maider's family has only two brothers (so he is now the sole heir of the family). Because of the merits and prestige accumulated by the family, although his appearance is really not very good, no one dares to gossip about him behind his back.

Moreover, General Maid did bring an elite unit this time. It was a cavalry force of nearly twelve thousand men, half of them elite knights, half of Turan's famous light cavalry.

In terms of military composition, the Turan army is really not worth finding fault with as an allied force. But the problem was that this all-cavalry unit could fight in the field, but not defensively, so it was temporarily placed in a camp behind the large battalion. In other words, the Shem were left entirely on their own in the defensive battle.

The Queen Mother soon announced the opening of the military council. But before the official topic, she introduced everyone to Maider. When it was his turn, Perrin noticed a hostile look in the fat man's eyes. Even when the two sides shook hands with each other according to aristocratic etiquette, Maider seemed reluctant - he even wiped his clothes when he retracted his hand.

Originally, this was extremely rude, but this time, all the Sham nobles present pretended not to see Mader's attitude. At this moment, they cannot offend this General Maider. Perrin only smiled at this—in fact, he'd seen a lot of people who were more hostile to the Holy Knights. Too many people are hostile to the Holy Knights for a variety of reasons. Medder is not the first, and certainly not the last.

After the presentation, a clerk began to give a briefing on the current situation between the two armies. In fact, except for the newcomers of Turania, everyone else is already very aware of the current situation. Along with the defeat in the last battle, the number of greenskins increased further, according to the reconnaissance troops, by at least a third. Now the two sides are in a brief standoff, and the Shem are waiting for reinforcements and fortifying their fortifications, intending to hold on to the defensive line to consume the Greenskins, while the Greenskins strive to build various war machines and accumulate combat power for the next attack.

Of course, the two armies were not without fighting, and during the two days of the confrontation, sporadic fighting on a squad scale never stopped. The problem is that after the last battle victory, the morale of the greenskins became unusually high, and they actually won most of the victories. In the previous battle, the Queen Mother gave up not only the lone knight army, but also the morale of the Shem army. No soldier likes this kind of commander, who can abandon his subordinates at any moment. After witnessing the friendly troops being directly abandoned in this way, the morale of the Shem army became quite low at this moment.

"According to the intelligence of the reconnaissance troops...... It is estimated that the green skin will have a big move in ten days. The clerk said.

This conclusion was accepted by everyone, because the greenskins themselves are a race with little patience, and they will never have the patience to fight the enemy for a year and a half. As long as you can rely on the defense of the camp and the castle and drag on the battle for a month or two, then the greenskins will disperse because there is no hope of victory.

"In addition, according to the records of the last battle, although there are many greenskins this time, there is nothing to fear. In particular, there were no creatures outside of the greenskins in their army this time - no large monsters like trolls, giants, not even shamans. ”

Indeed, the Greenskins didn't use magic at all during the last battle. Since the few mages in Sham's army did not intervene, it would be advantageous for Greenskins to use magic.

This wasn't meant to be a problem, because considering the specific situation at the time, a considerable part of the Greenskins were still at Tekken Castle and were not involved in the fight. Therefore, it is normal for shamans not to appear. However, according to the information of the soldiers who escaped from Tekken Castle, Greenskin did not use any magic during the entire siege.

"They don't have any mana in their army?" the generals muttered to themselves, which was good news.

"Is this a trick by the Greenskins, who deliberately hid the shaman?" Maider asked suddenly.

"I don't believe Greenskins have this wisdom. The Queen Mother looked around at everyone, "We don't know anything about the inside of the Greenskins, and maybe for some reason, there are no shamans involved in the Greenskins this time. Otherwise, whether it's a siege or a field battle, magic is a very powerful auxiliary force. But even if the Greenskins don't have magic, we're not in a much better position because we don't have a magician. ”

The Queen Mother's sharp gaze focused on Pei Lan. Indeed, the most important reason for the lack of magicians in the Shem army was that they had a very poor relationship with the Church. The vast majority of magicians in the Anthropocene realm are from the magic academy of the church, and they are inextricably linked to the Church of the True God. Because there were only one or two magicians in the army, the battle was not brought about.

Perrin smiled slightly and lowered his gaze, indicating that he would admit defeat in this small battle. He already knew what he was going to do. Let these people finish their words, and then he can surprise everyone present.

"Now I want to ask your opinions about what to do next. The Queen Mother asked.

In fact, everyone knows that purely from a military point of view, relying on the defense line to insist on defense is the best choice in this situation. The book of war says that "avoid the enemy's sharp edge and attack the enemy laxly" is this truth. But no one knew what the Queen Mother was thinking. Because the terrain conditions in this area are far less favorable than those around Tekken Castle. If the defense line of Tekken Castle is successful, it can ensure that not a single green skin can infiltrate human territory. Once the greenskins lose their cohesion, they can only return to the Iron Claw Mountains when they scatter. But here, once the Greenskins are split and disintegrated, they are unable to defend themselves against the roundabout infiltration of small greenskins—not a squad of a few dozen centaurs, but a detachment of hundreds or thousands of people. Once these green skins are allowed to pass through the front line heavily guarded by humans and enter a densely populated area with relatively weak defenses, it will inevitably cause great damage. When the time comes, the queen mother's throne will be unstable.

Of course, it was the Queen Mother's strategy of killing people with a knife that led to the current bad situation. Now the Queen Mother has to take responsibility for her mistakes.

"Why don't we listen to General Maider?" I don't know who suddenly came up with this sentence. This is a clever trick, because as a foreigner (but a reinforcement), Maider doesn't need to care about Queen Mother's attitude, and can tell the truth.

Sure enough, everyone else agreed, and everyone's eyes were focused on Maide.

"In my opinion......" Maider didn't know if Lu Dao was aware of his delicate situation, and he didn't refuse. "If you go out and have a big battle with the greenskins right away, it seems that the time is not yet ripe. At present, there are many greenskins, whether they have shamans or not, they should not be underestimated, and it is better to use fortifications to defend. We have muskets and artillery, and if we go on the defensive, we will never lose. ”

"What if Greenskins send small troops back to the rear of our army and attack the towns and villages where the garrison is weak?" asked the Queen Mother. "The place is too big for it to judge the route of the Greenskins, and the nature of the Greenskins makes it easy for them to think of this way. ”

"Organize a rapid mobile force to rush to the aid of all places. If Shem is short of troops, the Turanian army can do it for him. ”

"Towns with walls are fine, but those that are not protected by walls...... They couldn't support the arrival of reinforcements. I'm afraid your reinforcements haven't arrived yet, and the greenskins have already begun to burn on a rampage. ”

"It's an inevitable sacrifice. Unless, Your Highness has a better way?"

The Queen Mother stared at Maider's face, but Maider's fat face was relaxed. Indeed, he had no need to worry about it, knowing that he was only here to fulfill his obligations under the covenant, and that if the Queen Mother did not like him, he could leave. By the way, it also allowed the Turanian army to avoid casualties. As for the safety of the lives and property of the Shem people, that was not within his consideration.

"Ahem!" Perrin interrupted the awkward standoff with a low cough. "Ladies and gentlemen, I have a solution. ”