In the east of the capital of the Dorym Empire, an army was advancing towards the capital. They were, of course, the Third Legion of the Dorym Empire.
The Legion Commander, Marshal Milanes, had a worried look on his face. The current situation was too bad, it couldn't get any worse. A few days ago, of course, he also received information that the Marine made a new move to attack other continents. To be honest, this matter has nothing to do with him. Because the 3rd Corp is stationed in the east of the empire to fight against the demons. Other things basically have nothing to do with them. So even if the Marine conquered the territories of other continents, they would only send the 1st and 2nd Corp to expand their territory. It's impossible for them to leave the east.
But what he didn't expect was that the subsequent developments were simply unbelievable. First, the Navy was defeated. He could accept this and was even a little happy. After all, the Navy was so arrogant. As the Field Marshal, he was a little gloating over their defeat. But the news he received immediately was that the capital had fallen? If it wasn't for the fact that the Third Prince told him this news, he wouldn't have believed it. What was going on? Where did the enemy come from?
No matter how unbelievable it was, the news was confirmed in the end. The capital of the empire was occupied by the enemy. Of course, he was anxious. At this time, he couldn't care less about the Navy or the Army. Marshal Milanes' first reaction was to rush back to rescue them. After all, they were the closest to the capital.
But the problem was that it wasn't that easy. What if he went to the eastern border? The Demons would never let him go. The Demons would probably receive this news soon. Then …
Marshal Milanes calmed down and thought about it. First, he heard that the enemy didn't have many troops. Second, he heard from the Third Prince that the Crown Prince, Vaillant, had already asked for help from the First and Second Legions. So, as long as he continued to defend against the Demons in the east and prevent them from taking advantage of the situation, he would be doing his country a service.
But he didn't expect an even more exaggerated news to appear. Just one day later, a thunderbolt came from the north. The 200,000 troops of the First and Second Legions were suddenly attacked by the enemy. The 200,000 troops were scattered, the Marshal of the Second Legion was killed, and the Marshal of the First Legion and Prince Vaillant were captured.
When Marshal Milanes saw this news, his heart collapsed. This was too exaggerated. He couldn't believe it. The news said that the enemy only had 30,000 troops, yet they defeated their 200,000 troops and captured the Crown Prince? This was simply unacceptable.
But in the end, the news was confirmed one by one. Marshal Milanes was furious. The Emperor had been captured, the main city had been seized, the allied forces had been defeated, and the Crown Prince had become a captive. What was the use of guarding the border now? Marshal Milanes thought for a moment and decided that he had to rush back to rescue them no matter what.
Thus, Marshal Milanes did something that he would never have done in the past, which was to negotiate with the demons. Yes, humans and Demons were mortal enemies. Both sides could not wait for the other to die. Marshal Milanes never thought that he would have to negotiate with the Demons one day, but he had to do so now.
The negotiations were very difficult. Marshal Milanes had accepted an unimaginable condition. He had basically given the entire eastern part of the empire to the Demons. This was land that his men and comrades had exchanged their flesh and blood for. Now, it was handed over to the Demons so easily. Marshal Milanes' heart was bleeding, but there was nothing he could do. After all, the Emperor was gone, and so was the main city. If this continued, the empire would perish.
After the negotiation, Marshal Milanes immediately dispatched his troops, but the Demons were not so easy to deal with. Yes, the Demons had also received some news that the main city of the Dorimut Empire had been occupied by troops from another continent, but they had not received news of the first and second legions' defeat. However, seeing that the third legion was about to return to defend, the Demons felt a little strange. Not to mention that the other party had actually agreed to their harsh demands.
The Demons' commander was Marshal Edslane. He was a very smart marshal and not easy to fool. Seeing the reaction of the human army, he knew that something big had happened. First, he agreed to the human's conditions on the surface, but when he saw the human army retreating, he immediately followed behind. He said that he was going to collect the land, but in fact, he wanted to see if there was anything else he could take advantage of. After all, treaties and whatnot could be torn up easily. Edslane certainly knew that he had to take advantage of the situation. How could he let go of this opportunity?
Of course, Milanes also knew that his old opponent was not easy to fool, and he also knew that the other party had noticed something. However, he had no choice but to retreat. Therefore, he was surprisingly careful. He did not rush straight to the main city. Instead, he collected information from the main city while guarding against the Demons' army behind him.
Judging from the current information, the situation in the main city was … relatively good. That was because the other party really only had 30,000 troops, and they did not seem to have any intention of increasing their troops. He did not know what was going on. However, the other party was indeed preparing to defend. It seemed that the loss of one soldier was inevitable. After all, he still had 100,000 troops, so he still had the advantage in numbers.
The Demons behind him were really in trouble. Milanes felt that the other party might have received the news of the destruction of the first and second legions on his side, and they were getting closer and closer. This was not good no matter how he looked at it.
"Let's deal with the main city's army first. We can only think of a way to deal with the Demons behind us," Milanes said.
"Commander, what if the Demons attack us?" the adjutant next to him asked.
"Impossible. Edslane is a smart man. Even if he wants to attack us, he will wait until we fight to the death with the main city's army before he comes to reap the benefits. So, it's impossible for him to attack us now," Milanes said immediately. "That's why we can't attack the main city's army right now. We have to think of a complete solution. Otherwise, even if we really defeat the main city's army, we will immediately be attacked by the Demons."
"Damn Demons!" the adjutant next to him said angrily. "Why don't we attack the Demons first? They definitely won't expect us to turn around and attack them again. "
"No … Others may not think of it, but Edslane will definitely be prepared," Milanes said after thinking for a while.
"This … What should we do?" The adjutant was also very anxious since he couldn't do anything.
"Now that we are very close to the main city, I am worried that the main city's soldiers might attack the camp at night," Milanes said after thinking for a while.
"What, the other party only had 30,000 people, how could they …" The adjutant stopped halfway through his sentence. Yes, the 1st and 2nd Legions probably thought the same, which was why they were attacked at night and collapsed. Marshal Milanes must have thought of this before he said that. The adjutant nodded and immediately said, "I will immediately ask the soldiers to be on guard."
"Okay." Milanes nodded. He hadn't thought of what to do yet, but it was definitely not a good day to attack. The soldiers had been on the road for a whole day, and they were really tired. They planned to take turns to keep watch at night and rest first.
Milanes's side was very well-prepared, but something unexpected still happened. In the middle of the night, the camp's alarm suddenly rang. Milanes quickly jumped out of bed, put on his armor, and walked out of the tent. It was a mess outside.
"Marshal, it's bad. Someone is attacking the camp," a soldier reported.
"I know. Didn't I ask you to be on guard? What's going on? Why is it still so chaotic?" Milanes said angrily.
"Marshal, we are on guard, but it's not the main city's troops that are attacking us now. It's the Demons behind us," the soldier said immediately.
"What?" Milanes was stunned. This is impossible. Why are the Demons attacking us now? What good is this for them? We have 100,000 soldiers here. Even if they attack us, the losses will be huge. Why don't they wait for us and the main city's troops to exhaust them first? Taking 10,000 steps back, even if the Demon Race's attack was very successful and completely annihilated his army, what about the main city's army? Are they going to attack the main city again? Hence, we are back to the previous question. Why don't they wait for us to attack the main city first and exhaust the main city's soldiers and defense before attacking us? This doesn't make sense.
"Could it be … they have formed an alliance with the main city's forces?" Milanes suddenly thought of this, but he quickly shook his head. "That's impossible. How could they form an alliance with a force from another continent? Besides, the troops inside are also human troops. How could they form an alliance with the Demons …"
Milanes really couldn't figure out what was going on, but now was not the time for him to think too much. It seemed that the Demons' attack was quite successful, and he had to command the defense immediately. So Milanes suppressed a series of questions and quickly commanded the troops to resist.
On the other hand, in the Demons' command center, Li Huailin stood next to the Demons' commander, Edslaine, and watched the battle between the Demons and the human troops.
"Not bad," Li Huailin said with a smile. "Marshal Edslaine, your soldiers are not bad."
"…" Edslaine didn't say anything. He was very angry now, but there was nothing he could do. This guy who suddenly appeared was obviously trying to exhaust his soldiers, but he couldn't do anything about it because he had already learned about the current situation from Duke Vatori. After thinking for a while, he chose to side with Li Huailin.
"Don't worry, Marshal Edslaine. I won't let many of your soldiers die," Li Huailin said with a smile. "After all, they are still useful."
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