Chapter 238: Retreat
readx;? When the entire forward army did not send back news all day, the rear of the camp slowly realized that something was wrong, but the scene that followed was the most worrying, all the reconnaissance teams sent to the south, ranging from dozens to hundreds of people, were all gone, and after turning the direction, in addition to the rear of the formation can also ensure the smooth flow of information, the rest of the south, east and west seem to be blocked. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeใ infoโ
"There is no news from the vanguard army yet?" Long Kedo, the temple general wearing a golden armor, suppressed a burst of anger in his deep voice, and after a general in charge of intelligence and communication nodded yes, Long Kedo said: "Send me a cavalry team of 5,000 men to charge head-on, send 5,000 cavalry after 100 breaths, send 5,000 infantry after 100 breaths, send 10,000 infantry after 50 breaths, send 10,000 infantry after 50 breaths, and send 10,000 infantry after 50 breaths, all gathered at the mouth of this valley." โ
"General, this is ......"
"Remember, this is not a tactic to add fuel, execution!" Long Keduo waved his hand but did not let these lieutenants say anything more, although those lieutenants still had some resentment on their faces, but they still went down to convey the order, I have to say that this is a very strange order, the soldiers are just executors, but those grassroots commanders with a little common sense raised questions at this time, but all their doubts were dismissed.
After the first group was out of the hundred-breath, the second group followed, and the two troops kept a hundred breaths of distance, and the march of a few thousand troops on the wilderness did not seem very spectacular, but the distance between the two troops was just as the first group of cavalry caused a billowing of smoke and dust to envelop the second group of troops, and at the same time did not let the second group eat all the way.
"General, why are you doing this? The 20,000-strong forward ......" A general who had followed Long Keduo in the southern and northern battles at the earliest, watched the team go out of the camp one after another, and after nearly four batches of people went out before and after, there were less than 20,000 people left in the entire battalion, this is in the Crescent Moon Province, a large battalion of less than 20,000 people can be said to be at the fingertips of the enemy, after all, they have just wiped out the entire forward army.
"Since there are not many troops left in this camp, we are ready to move the camp, and we will talk about your problem on the way. โ
The rest of the troops finally neatly removed the camp gate, but the flags fluttered in the camp, and there were boiling voices among them, Long Keduo didn't know when he changed into an ordinary cavalry armor and slowly marched towards the goal with the troops.
"Do you think that after the forces of the Minks Province are integrated in this Crescent Moon Province, how many troops will our enemies have?" asked Roncodo as he walked forward with his horse between his legs, and the lieutenant said after thinking for a moment, " If there is no other foreign aid, the strength should be around 60,000, it is rumored that the Crescent Moon Province has at least 50,000 slave legions, and the combat effectiveness is almost not far from that of normal soldiers, if the strength of the two provinces is combined plus his original strength, it should be between 60,000 and 80,000, which means that the enemy's strength is similar to ours. โ
Long Keduo nodded and said: "The south is the Winston family, this is the family with the same heart as the temple, and the north is the North Wind Province, then he will inevitably leave a part of his troops to garrison his lord city, that is, Crescent Moon City, the Winston family has suffered the loss of this ghost lord, it is impossible to let such an opportunity not block him, and the time we appear now also gives him this opportunity, so ......"
"So the number of enemies we have to face is not equal to ours?"
Roncodo nodded and said: "The previous vanguard must have made two mistakes, underestimating the enemy and being unfamiliar with the battlefield, the latter is actually one of the manifestations of underestimating the enemy, but his and their sacrifices prove one thing, that is, we may have fewer enemies to face." โ
"But my lord, they have completely annihilated the entire vanguard army, is it ......?"
"Wounding 10,000 enemies and losing 8,000 themselves, the other party will not lose the slightest, but after the total annihilation of the forward army, there is still the strength to create the illusion that we are surrounded, it seems that the rumors about this lord are true! Roncodo's words were so loud that the soldiers around them were stunned, but soon they focused on the march, because Roncodo had given the order to march forward.
"General, what are the rumors you are talking about?" the adjutant asked with some curiosity, "Is it a rumor from the time of the war with the Binis Empire?"
Long Keduo nodded slightly and said: "You must have heard of the Ghost Face Squad, and this is not a rumor, but a real thing, our opponent is a person with a very high military level, and his command ability is not weaker than my level, in that Great Patriotic War, although it was only a hundred people, but the record was outstanding, even if it was Marshal Pixar, I have to admit that he is a military genius, not to mention that this guy is still a talent recommended by Marshal Serka, and can get the attention of the two generalissimos, do you think this kind of person may be mediocre?" โ
The adjutant shook his head, but the expression on his face became more and more solemn, what he was worried about was not the importance that these two marshals attached to this lord, but the attitude of Long Kedo, it was obvious that in Long Kedo's opinion, even if he had a certain advantage in terms of troops, there was one thing that was the advantage of the other party, that is, the ghost lord: geographical advantage.
"Are you sure the Winston family has received my message?" Roncodo asked suddenly, and the adjutant nodded and said, "We sent griffins, there is no obstacle in between, calculate the time, they should be back soon, after the griffons come back, we will be able to scout each other's arrangements." โ
"Very good, you go check it out, can the troops in front of you communicate smoothly?" The adjutant was ordered to go down to investigate, and soon came back to report that everything was normal, Long Keduo nodded and finally had a little relaxation on his face.
On the other hand, the Crescent Moon Army, which got the news, was slowly retreating, the third corps was almost completely disabled, and the team of more than 8,000 was only left with more than 3,000 left, and among the more than 3,000 soldiers, there were only many people who could fight, and the rest were all light and seriously wounded, and the whole team was stretched for a long time because of the relationship between these wounded, but even so, the faces of these remaining soldiers were full of pride.
More than 20,000 elite cavalry of the temple were completely annihilated, which is a large amount of merit in their merit book, and for these soldiers who have long been free, they can exchange these feats for more things.
And at this moment, a high-pitched voice sounded from their heads, and the soldiers couldn't help but look up, but now they didn't know when in the sky, a large black shadow flew from south to north, and as the sound grew louder, these soldiers finally saw what it was: a griffin.
No one knows why the griffons had suddenly appeared here, and they had flown from the south, and what had been born in the south of the province, for there were ten of them, and the troops were still moving forward, but the excitement on the faces of the soldiers was much less.
And in Crescent City, the ghost ugly who saw the griffin whistling past looked at the werewolf next to him who had just arrived in Crescent Moon City, and the blood on his body had been dried and said, "I remember, you should be a bit of an Eagle Man, everyone has been dealt with, can you help me deal with this?"
The werewolf scratched the spots on his face and said, "I can't handle it, Lord Ghost and Ugly, I brought a few to sentry, and I can see that the temple cares about you very much." Besides, aren't you worried about your neighbors? We came relatively late, and we really didn't see where these griffons came from, and it stands to reason that there are two forbidden curse ruins in your province, and this flat-haired beast flying in the sky should not dare. โ
"I don't know about this, I don't know much about the air cavalry, I know more from the Orc Empire, you just said that you were worried about my neighbor?"
"The Winstons should be worried about me, no, to be precise, they should be worried about their own neighbors. The ghost's mask turned into a strange smile, in the voice. Full of evil spirits.
As soon as the griffons landed, the griffon cavalry in charge of delivering the message immediately came to Roncodo and gave a detailed report on what they had seen along the way.
"My lord, the news has been passed to the Winston family, Lord Bakari personally received it and confirmed it on the spot, and we passed above the Crescent Moon City according to the requirements of the Lord, and passed by the valley, the Crescent Moon City was empty and unoccupied, and the arrangement was unknown, but on the way we saw nearly two thousand wounded soldiers retreating, they were moving slowly, and they were seriously injured, but one thing surprised us, on the retreating carriage, they covered something with black cloth, we initially speculated that it may be the remains of soldiers killed in battle, but from the outline, there are discrepancies, what exactly is unknown, these vehicles are more than twenty, and they are all covered with black clothใ โ
"What about the valley in the middle?" asked Roncodo again.
The cavalryman's face immediately became ugly, but he still forced himself to say: "Inside, all our soldiers were killed in battle, and the troops at the exit of the valley were completely annihilated. โ
"Have you seen the corpses of the enemy?" Roncodo suddenly changed his attitude and asked, the cavalryman was stunned for a moment, and recalled for a long time before he said with certainty: "My lord, I am sure that I have seen people who are not dressed like us, and there are most people at the exit of the valley, and there are many enemy corpses scattered throughout the valley. Although he didn't know why Roncodo asked that, he still answered truthfully.
"You mean, they abandoned the valley?" Roncodo's face was filled with confusion at the horseman's words, but he couldn't figure out why, so he had to continue asking.
"Yes, my lord, I think that's giving up. โ