Since the arrival of reinforcements from the Golden Horde, Marshal Betty, as commander-in-chief, has regained his fighting spirit. He divided his army into two lines, the left and right, with the HRE army as the main attack on the right and the Golden Horde army covering on the left. The two armies marched hand in hand, not far from each other, and could support each other in the event of a war.

For several days, the coalition forces had advanced at such a rapid pace that the enemy attack troops, which had been ubiquitous, seemed to have disappeared without a trace. In this almost unhindered situation, Betty's army crossed most of the Illyrian Mountains in just a few days, and the front of the army was directly aimed at the enemy's stronghold, Black Dragon Town.

At this time, in the camp of the coalition forces, Marshal Betty and other major generals of Holy Rome were hosting a banquet for the Grand Prince Attila of the Golden Horde, the General Hulegu, and the Princess Hulan. As the war progressed smoothly, it was rare for both sides to relax, drinking and eating large pieces of meat while talking and laughing and watching several captive fox girls dance.

After three rounds of drinking, Hülegü exchanged a look with Attila, and the eldest prince coughed and asked Betty: "Your Excellency, our army of nearly 100,000 troops has now gathered in Illyria, and although it is advancing rapidly, the enemy army has always avoided fighting. If we can't destroy the enemy's main force as much as possible, I am afraid that it will be inappropriate to go deep into the enemy's territory for a long time, and I wonder what countermeasures Your Excellency Marshal has?"

Hearing Attila's question, everyone stopped talking and laughing for a while, and turned their heads to look at Betty.

Marshal Shinra put down his wine glass, waved his hand with a solemn expression for the fox girls to retreat, and then replied after a moment of silence: "This question from His Royal Highness the Great Prince. I already had a plan. Although the enemy is avoiding the battle at present, it is impossible for them to hide forever, and the target of our advance this time, the town of Black Dragon, is the economic and military core of the entire Illyrian region. Once the base area is lost, the enemy simply cannot sustain itself in this barren mountainous area for a long time. In fact, according to the reports of the spies we have sent, since the arrival of your reinforcements, the enemy has reduced all of its forces, and the main forces are all concentrated in the area of Black Dragon Town. Judging by their stance, it seems that they are ready to hold on to the spot and fight us to the death. ”

Attila and Hülegü looked at each other. He smiled and said, "If the other party really wants to defend Black Dragon Town, then our chances of victory are very certain." They only have 5,000 troops, even if they can temporarily double the number. At most, there are only 10,000 people, and our 100,000 elite army, if there is no accident, I am sure"

"That's right. Betty nodded, "The enemy's problem is that it lacks strategic depth and does not have enough troops to defend all places. The road to Onsen Pass has long been occupied by us. Black Dragon Town was already their only supply, and they had to defend it no matter what. And in doing so, you are putting yourself in a dead place where there is no way back. Then again, even if they are determined to abandon Yiqiē to fight with us for a long time in the lofty mountains and mountains, once our main army on the southern front captures the Hot Spring Pass, they will be isolated and helpless, and sooner or later they will still have to lose! It is estimated that they also understand this truth, so they will fight to the death with us regardless of the situation. But we're in a good position. But if you really go head-to-head with the other party in Black Dragon Town, I'm afraid heavy casualties will be inevitable......"

After listening to the words of the marshal. Everyone nodded yes.

At this time, Hülegü interjected: "It is said that the infamous black dragon Ellens is helping in the opposing army, I wonder if this news is true?"

Several Holy Roman generals immediately gritted their teeth and replied: "That's right! Not only the evil dragon named Elrens, but also two black dragon assistants! It was these three black dragons who shamelessly attacked us in the last battle, not only killing thousands of warriors, but also burning a large number of supplies, which led us to become very passive, otherwise we might have taken the Black Dragon Town by now!"

"Three-headed black dragon?" Prince Attila said as if he was stunned, "In the previous battle of Pera, we had successfully surrounded the enemy, but it was only because of the evil dragon's obstruction that the enemy's main force was successfully evacuated. Now that the other party has already prepared, and has three black dragons to help, if we attack Black Dragon Town, I am afraid that it will be difficult to win. ”

The Holy Roman generals looked at each other, originally they all thought that with their own 100,000 troops, it should be easy to take a small Black Dragon Town. But after listening to the words of the eldest prince, he couldn't help but think of the previous appearance of the Golden Horde in the battle of Pera, if they were really afraid of the three black dragons and dragged their feet in the war, it would be troublesome. In addition, Elrens single-handedly defeated the seven Electors of Holy Rome and became famous, and several generals also remembered it vividly, if the other two black dragons also had such a powerful force, then I am afraid that the Great Prince's worries were not unreasonable.

Everyone fell silent for a while, and Betty glanced at Attila without saying anything, in fact, he already had a countermeasure in mind, but he just needed the full cooperation of these barbarians. However, when he thought of the terrible performance of the Golden Horde army in the previous battle of Pera, the marshal could not be assured that they would be entrusted with the heavy responsibility. After frowning and thinking for a moment, in order to win the victory of this expedition, he finally hesitated and said: "What His Royal Highness the eldest prince said is very reasonable, in fact, I have a countermeasure, but I don't know if His Highness is willing to cooperate." ”

Attila smiled and immediately replied: "Your Excellency Marshal, please say that if we do what we can, I promise to do our best!"

Betty nodded, stood up and walked to the curtain behind her, unfolding a large map hanging here. When everyone looked at it, they saw that the map was rather roughly drawn, but some of the key targets marked on it could still be easily recognized. The marshal pointed to the two red circles on the west side of the map and said: "Your Highness, please see, this is the town of Black Dragon, the enemy has gathered his army here and is waiting for it, and if we attack it, we will inevitably suffer heavy losses." But there is another important stronghold not far from the town of Black Dragon, called Mia Port. As far as we know, the vast majority of the enemy's material supplies are coming from this port, but the troops stationed here are relatively empty. My plan was to divide my troops into two routes, one of which was to besiege Heilong Town without attacking it with great fanfare, and the other was to make a quick detour in secret and take Misa Harbor in one fell swoop! At that time, the enemy's supplies would be cut off, and it would definitely not be able to hold out for a long time. At that time, the initiative is completely in our hands, and with their only 5,000 troops, even with the help of the black dragon, whether they take the initiative to attack or continue to defend to the death, they will definitely be defeated in the end......"

(To be continued......)