War is a terrible monster.

Under the deterrence of this monster, the civilians in the six border cities have basically escaped without a single left.

And after almost six or seven hours of continuous precision bombardment, the entire border defense basically lost everything that could be called fortifications.

What city walls, suspension bridges, moats, and arrow towers, traps, mage towers, all were razed to the ground.

After the elves stopped shooting, all the surviving First Empire sergeants made the same choice.

Escape!

They did not hesitate to abandon the city and flee, if the ruins could still be called a city.

To their bewilderment, the elves did not invade further.

In other words, after they bombed, they had no desire to enter these human cities at all.

This made the prince, who fled in a hurry, have some new thoughts.

Could it be that these elves can't get out of the forest at all?

Or if they leave the forest, their fighting power will be impaired?

At this moment, the general who was forced to flee suddenly stood up.

He suddenly thought of the way to defeat the enemy!

At this moment, he did not feel sad about abandoning the border city.

On the contrary, he even felt that it was wise to abandon the city and flee.

Because behind the six border cities, there is a vast grassland! It's an open field without any shelter!

In this kind of terrain, the elves' heavy firepower can't be used at all.

And their slender physique is not destined to be able to stand up to humans in this kind of terrain.

In the past, when the Elven Empire was strong, they were also deterred by this kind of terrain.

I'm trading space for time! This is magnifying the strategic depth of the war!

It's like fishing, it's a line!

This! What a plan!

After figuring this out, Prince Michael immediately adjusted his mentality.

His first order when he arrived in the rear city was to expel all the refugees and poor people outside the city, and to ask them to go to the border city in front to rebuild.

This trick can not be described as not vicious.

These poor people and refugees are a real burden to the cities in the rear.

They will snowball and grow their ranks, eventually inflicting huge losses on the entire empire.

And now, they have a better place to go, and that is the six border cities that have been lost.

Prince Macelser, with his coaxing and coercion, drove a large number of displaced people from the rear to the direction of the border.

If these people get to Border City, they will become a problem for the elves.

If the elves kill these outcasts in a frenzy, then it will cause the entire human society to take revenge madly.

When the time comes, the First Empire will have a reason to pull other countries into the water, and even let the Holy Light Church come to the rescue.

But if these elves don't accept these outcasts, judging from the rations these outcasts carry, they won't be able to support them to return to the rear city.

Therefore, what awaits them is still a mass death.

When the time comes, you only need to throw this black cauldron on the elf's head, and you can successfully execute your plan.

Unless, unless, these elves can accept all these outcasts.

However, humans are human beings after all, and elves are elves after all.

Even if the elves are kind, when the First Empire army returns to slaughter, these humans will still choose to help their compatriots.

Then these displaced people will become hidden dangers.

In any case, this dirty trick will inevitably make the elves unable to eat and walk around.

With this in mind, Prince Michael gathered troops and horses in the empire, gathered the dark mages to form a magic legion, and prepared to wait for the opportunity to kill him.

The face you have lost, you must find a way to get it back.

What's more, his only son is still in the hands of this group of pointy ears, and he doesn't know whether he is dead or alive now.

He was confident that as soon as the outcasts reached the border city, the elves would be in chaos.

He just needs to wait, and he can wait for the best time to send troops.

Finally, after a long wait, there was finally an echo.

The leader of the scout team sent out to reconnoiter the enemy's situation finally returned to the barracks to resume his life.

Prince Michael summoned the brave scout leader for the first time, and while he was concerned about his health, he was also very concerned about the intelligence on the front line.

"What happened to the six border cities? Elves, how do they deal with those outcasts? ”

After the scout team leader took a sip of warm water, he had an ugly expression on his face that was about to cry.

"General Qiyu, those elves, those elves, they ......"

"You'd rather say it quickly."

"Yes, General. Those elves didn't take those six border cities at all! ”

"Huh?"

At this moment, General Mikelse's eyes widened: "No occupation? After we retreated, didn't those pointy-eared enter those border cities? ”

"Yes, they didn't show up at all!"

"This, this, this ......"

This result was unexpected by His Royal Highness the Prince.

"They fought for more than seven hours, and they didn't even make it to the city?"

The prince slapped the table with a slap, and the roots of his teeth itched with hatred.

These bastards, if they didn't plan to occupy the city, why did they bomb for so long?

Sick!

"What about the outcasts? Did they enter the city? ”

"Yes, the outcasts entered the city without any hindrance......"

"Damn it!"

The prince never expected that this would be the result.

Then why did you flee in a hurry? Doesn't that make you look stupid, stupid, and timid?

These damn spiky ears!

"Assemble! Gather the troops for me, and we will take back the six border cities! ”

"General! No! ”

The leader of the scout squad suddenly shouted: "Those border cities, there is no way to go back!" ”

"Why, do you think I'm afraid of those outcasts?"

"No, it's not! You wait for me to finish. ”

The scout team leader had a strange expression: "Not long after the army withdrew, a group of missionaries of the Holy Light God Sect came to those border cities!" ”

"What! Cult of the Light?! Did they even openly intervene in this war? ”

"No, the Holy Light Cult is only missionaries."

At the mention of the missionaries, the scout suddenly looked horrified: "That's a horrible group of missionaries.

They call themselves to be, Holy Protestant!

When the outcasts arrived in the border city, the missionaries immediately accepted them.

The missionaries also gave water and food, and helped the displaced people to heal their sickness and wounds. Soon, it won people's hearts.

Later, they began to preach among the people.

What are the missionaries muttering about from time to time......

[Sir, I would like to introduce you to our sect, the great Holy Protestantism]

In less than half a day, all the displaced people became followers of the Holy Light Church.

It's horrible, their missionary abilities are simply horrible!

I sent my men to explore the city, and only one out of ten people returned.

The remaining nine, all of whom converted to that strange Holy Protestant sect!

To be honest, I've seen some greetings from believers, missionaries, and clergy at the Church of Light.

I've never seen such a terrible sect!

No, it should be said, evil door!

Did you know?

The scout who came back wasn't unaffected, but he came back to try to neutralize me!

Yes, they call this kind of missionary behavior moderation!

And that's not all!

The missionaries also took the displaced people and began to rebuild the border city.

A loud slogan was also shouted.

I will build my city-state above the ruins! 】

The outcasts have given up their bodies and minds to the Holy Protestants.

It is believed that it will not be long before these four cities will announce their independence from the empire and join the Holy Light Church.

General, although these four border cities have not been occupied by the elves, I am afraid that they no longer belong to the empire! ”

Michaelse's brows furrowed as he listened, and his ears rang, he wanted to reprimand the scout leader in front of him, and he didn't make up a story that was reliable.

can see that the other party is trembling with tears, and it doesn't look like it's fake.

Wait, four?

"There are six cities on the border, why do you say four? And what about the remaining two border cities? ”

When the scout heard this, his eyes were filled with despair.

"The remaining two border cities have been captured by the Flesh and Blood Seagod Sect because they are close to the seaside city!

Although the name is different, the routine is the same.

This cult also distributes fresh water and food to help cure people's diseases and help them rebuild their homes.

In the process of rebuilding the city, the displaced people were subtly turned into their believers.

According to the information I gathered at the risk of death, this Cult of Flesh and Blood God is even more terrifying!

All the people who joined the sect were like chickens, and they couldn't do it.

The speed of their urban rebuilding is no worse than that of the Holy Protestant Sect, which has a professional team.

Moreover, a member of the Poseidon Sect, one of the men was tall and large, with bulging muscles and muscles, and it seemed that he could kill three cows with a single slap.

But the female members are all in good shape, with excellent temperament, and the polarization is very serious.

The only constant is that they are all strong! Outrageously strong! ”

After listening to the scout's report, the prince sat down in his chair with a bang.

The blood that had just been ignited was instantly extinguished. That heart is plucking out the cold.

He did a lot of calculations, but he didn't count these two sects that suddenly came out halfway.

Now it's good, the vicious strategy is useless, and the six cities are lost in vain.

Not only that, but he seems to have given a large amount of population to the other party for nothing.

His Royal Highness the Prince is so hanging, there is no mouthful of old blood spurting out.

"Church of Light! Colluded with the elves! I'm going to write to the imperial capital! Let the royal family strongly condemn this act!

I'm going to let them, can't eat and go around! ”

The chief of staff next to him hurriedly pressed the general's trembling hand: "General, don't!" ”

"Why!"

"Let's not take care of this matter!"

The general's eyes were as wide as bull's eyes, and they were bloodshot.

"We're out of the way?"

The chief of staff nodded awkwardly: "Theoretically, we are at war with the Elven Empire. Now, the six border cities are occupied by the elves.

But the elves did not take it after they were defeated, and in this case the six cities became borderlands.

It's like, I fought with the two of you, and I won you and robbed you of your money bag.

But I wasn't interested in money, so I threw it on the ground.

Now the Church of the Light has come and picked up the money bag. ”

The general slapped the table: "Then he should give it back to me!" ”

"If we are still a holy country, that is, in the same camp, then they should indeed be exchanged back, after all, they are allies!

But now, we are no longer in the Sacred Realm.

When they pick it up, they have no obligation to return it.

I'll give you a simpler example, if the elves occupy those six cities, and then the Church of Light defeats the elves and takes over those six cities.

So, can we go and ask for it?

If we are still a holy country, we can. But now, no. ”

The general gritted his teeth: "Then my money is lost in vain?" My six cities are gone? ”

"Legally, yes."

The chief of staff sighed: "We can send a letter of protest, or even start a war and fight back."

But I don't recommend it.

And the most troublesome thing is that now the people in those six cities want to join the Holy Light Church and what kind of Poseidon Sect they are!

According to the conventions of the mainland, the inhabitants of the city have the right to decide the ownership of the city without the state claiming sovereignty over a city.

We can claim sovereignty over six cities, but ...... We have no actual control, and we have been taken by aliens.

Therefore, this road does not work. ”

McElcer grabbed his few hairs: "Is this and this, all our roads blocked?" ”

The chief of staff nodded with difficulty: "General, it's a pity that this is the case.

The other party must be very familiar with the rules, and thoughtful, very good at scheming and strategy.

From the very beginning, he has already woven the whole layout!

Later, little by little, he lured us into the trap he set.

Such a scheming can mobilize such a large and elite religious force.

I think that on the entire continent, I am afraid that only His Highness St. Wright, who is known as the Holy Sin, has this ability. ”

The general slammed his fist on the table, panting in resentment.

But soon, he suppressed his restless emotions.

"If it's really that man, you can't treat it in such a simple way."

Prince Michael took out a medal with the Workshop of Truth from his bosom and handed it to his guard.

"Go and invite Archmage Morder, and say that I have something important to discuss with him in detail."

"Yes!"

After the soldiers left, the general looked at the scout team leader.

"You're doing a good job, the Empire needs people like you. Go back and rest, and turn back to regroup your scouts. ”

As he spoke, the general took out a small bag of silver and threw it to the other party: "This is the reward!" ”

"Thank you, General! Thank you, General! ”

"Let's go down."

The scout leader left the tent with a thousand thanks, and the flattering smile on his face disappeared in an instant.

He walked briskly away from the tent, walked past the patrol with a blank face, and soon came to a very secret corner.

After making sure that no one else was watching, the scout leader smiled mysteriously.

He took a leaf from the lining, picked up a small stick from the ground, and wrote a line on the leaf gently.

【Quest Completed】

Soon, the handwriting disappeared. After a while, a new line of words appeared on the leaf.

[Received, please continue to lurk, wait for the opportunity to move, and protect yourself]

The leader of the scout team excitedly put the leaves back away, and turned his head to look in the direction of Border City, his eyes determined and reverent.

(End of chapter)