In the evening, Selakven City had become a dead city under the afterglow of the setting sun. The entire city was silent. There were only a few thousand undead left and the only creature that could still be considered a living creature. Yes, that was Li Huailin.
The undead army was carrying out the final cleanup. They were already very familiar with this kind of work. After all, they had been doing this for the past few days. Meanwhile, Li Huailin was currently lecturing Liu Ke in the governor's mansion.
"Are you saying that you won't fight when I'm not around?" Li Huailin asked. "What are you doing? We've destroyed hundreds of thousands of the Demons' army, and you're still being ambushed? Are you not done yet? Are you addicted to being ambushed? "
The Great Undead Lord Liu Ke was now half-kneeling in front of Li Huailin like a grandson. He dared not talk back at all. This was really his responsibility, and he dared not say anything.
"Please punish me, Your Highness," Liu Ke replied after a long while.
"What's the use of having a good attitude?" Li Huailin held his forehead and said, "Anyway, how many people do we have left?"
"6,102," the Grand Secretary replied immediately. The Grand Council next to him immediately replied, "In the battle just now, our troops lost 346 people, and now there are 6,102 people left."
"Hehe." Li Huailin held his forehead. Indeed, they had destroyed tens of thousands of the Demons' army in this battle, but they had also suffered heavy losses. Out of the 30,000 troops, only about 6,000 people were left. How could they still attack the Demons' main city?
"This is all my responsibility." Liu Ke's attitude of admitting his mistake was very good. Well, he took all the responsibility on himself. He was a man after all. "Fiona and Dennis should still have some troops, but I can't get in touch with them now."
"Now, let's reorganize here. Let them know that we're here and ask them to gather here." Li Huailin said, "The Demons' army has basically been destroyed. They're probably looking for us now."
"Yes, Your Highness." Liu Ke nodded. Seeing that Li Huailin seemed to be in a good mood, he hurriedly said, "Fortunately, Your Highness, a divine soldier descended from the sky. Otherwise, we would have really died here."
"Your Highness, what should we do next?"
Li Huailin was slightly stunned, because the person who spoke was not Liu Ke, but Shuploan, who was standing behind Liu Ke. Li Huailin had a deep impression of this guy. Shuploan said that he was from the army and had even been an officer. Li Huailin was not sure if he could be used. After thinking for a while, Li Huailin asked, "What do you think we should do?"
"I don't dare to guess Your Highness' intentions, but the fact that we didn't attack the Demons' main city earlier did give the Demons some breathing room. Now that the Demons have sent their troops to attack us, it also shows that the Demons have a certain amount of capital, which is why they took the initiative to attack our troops." Shuploan said, "So I believe that the defense of the Demons' main city is very stable now."
"Shuploan!" Liu Ke immediately said. Shuploan's words implied that Li Huailin's previous strategy of not attacking the Demons' main city and taking a detour to attack the rear of the Demons in the east was a little wrong. This gave the Demons a breathing room, and now they took the initiative to attack. This direct accusation made Liu Ke slightly nervous. He knew that Shuploan was a talent, and he was also afraid that Li Huailin would kill him.
However, of course, Li Huailin would not be angry. In fact, his strategy was a little wrong. When he gave this order, he did not consider the problem of war at all. Instead, he wanted to unseal his godly sword as soon as possible, so he wanted to kill more people. From a strategic point of view, the principle of killing people was certainly correct. What Shuploan said was not wrong at all. That was why Li Huailin nodded. This was great. To be honest, the quality of the Undead's generals was too poor. Soudeis was only average, and the only one who was slightly useful, Matthew, was busy with the laboratory. The rest of the people were almost giving him trouble. Shuploan, the newcomer, seemed to know a little about strategy. It would be good if he could be useful.
Li Huailin just looked at Shuploan without saying anything. Liu Ke did not think too much about it. He was just worried about his subordinates, so he quickly said, "Before the attack, Shuploan reminded me to be careful, but I didn't listen to his advice. Your Highness, this really has nothing to do with Shuploan. It's all my fault."
"How many people did you have when you were in the army?" Li Huailin suddenly asked.
"Huh?" Shuploan was slightly stunned, and then he replied, "1500 people."
"Alright, from today onwards, you will be promoted to a Thousand Man General." Li Huailin waved his hand and said, "Let's continue with our previous topic. We should consider who is responsible for this matter later. My previous question is what should we do now. Continue with your answer."
"Your Highness, please take a look." Shuploan seemed to have a card up his sleeve, as if he had already thought of a solution. He walked on the strategic map next to him and said, "This is our current position, and this is the current position of the Human army."
"Hmm." Li Huailin nodded. Of course, he knew this.
"In fact, our two armies and the Human army are advancing eastward, which has put a lot of pressure on the Demons. Look here, the territory of the Demons is being divided by us. The main city and the rear are almost divided by us," Shuploan said as he pointed at the map.
"I see." Liu Ke nodded and said, "I understand. If we attack all the way to the north, we can directly cut off the connection between the main city and the rear. This way, the main city of the Demons will almost become an isolated city."
"Because of our massacre, a large number of civilians have fled the city. Naturally, they will choose the strongest main city. I heard that the main city of the Demons is now overcrowded, and the city gate has been completely sealed. The refugees from all over the world can no longer enter the main city, so they can only camp near the main city," Shuploan said. "Now, the consumption of the main city is definitely huge. As long as we cut off the connection between the other party and the rear, it will not take long for the main city to have a supply problem."
"No wonder the Demons here can't help but attack us," Liu Ke said suddenly. Liu Ke suddenly said, "They're also worried that we'll cut off their supply line from the north. It's impossible to feed so many people by just relying on the territory near the main city. Once the supply line is cut off, they'll all starve to death there."
Li Huailin nodded. What Shuploan said was right. Li Huailin also understood why the Demons here still dared to attack them. After all, they had already suffered a great defeat when they went out of the main city. Of course, they were forced to come again. If they did not attack now, just like what Shuploan said, the rear would be cut off, and the resources in the main city would not be enough to feed so many people.
"So, what should we do?" Li Huailin asked.
"Of course, we cut off the supply and attack them one by one," Shuploan said immediately. Shupan immediately said, "We can slowly invade the few small cities near the main city. In the end, they only have one city left. At that time, even if we don't attack, they won't be able to hold on."
"Good idea." As soon as Shuploan finished speaking, Liu Ke, who was next to him, immediately chimed in. Since he did not understand anything, he felt that Shuploan's idea made sense. "Your Highness, what do you think?"
"This is the most stable method." Li Huailin nodded.
"Good job, Shuploan," Liu Ke immediately said.
"But it is too slow," Li Huailin immediately said.
"Huh?" Both of them were stunned.
"Although there are many people in the Demon Race's main city and there isn't much food in it, you'll be wasting too much time." Li Huailin said. "It'll take at least a month."
"Hmm." Shuploan nodded. "Although I don't know how much food the main city of the Demons has stored, according to the usual amount, it will take at least one to two months."
"That is why it is too slow." Li Huailin spread his hands. "Within a week, I want to end the battle here."
"A week?" Both of them were stunned.
"No, Your Highness. It will take us three to four days to drive the army to the main city of the Demons. Our troops here have not even assembled yet," Liu Ke immediately said. They were still in the east of the main city, and there were still three to four days' journey before they reached the main city. Moreover, they still had to wait for Fiona and Dennis's defeated army to assemble. How could they make it in a week?
"The most important thing in military strategy is to be fast." Li Huailin said. "Baizera is not an idiot. The Demons definitely have other tricks up their sleeves. If we drag this on for too long, something will definitely go wrong. We must end the battle within a week. If we can't defeat them on the battlefield, we will directly negotiate for a truce."
"Negotiate for a truce?" While the two of them stared blankly, Shuploan immediately said, "Your Highness, this isn't a good idea. We have a great enmity with the Demon Race. If we give them a chance to breathe, it will be extremely disadvantageous for us."
"I am talking about the worst-case scenario." Li Huailin said. "However, it is almost impossible to eliminate the Demons. In the end, we will still have to rely on negotiations to resolve the situation. It would naturally be best if we can capture the main city of the Demons. This will give us a lot of bargaining chips in the negotiations."
Suddenly, Li Huailin clapped his hands and said, "In short, we should gather the troops as soon as possible. After that, we will immediately head to the main city of the Demons. Similarly, I will also contact the humans. In short, within a week, we will obtain as much as we can. After a week, I will start negotiating with the Demons."
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