Of course, Hildears received the news much earlier than Willings City. But after receiving the news, everyone's first reaction was disbelief. One had to know that the church's three armies were the strongest armies in their hearts. In their eyes, the Sechtor creatures were the greatest race in the world. But now, the strongest army of the 'greatest race' was annihilated not long after they set off. How could they accept this fact?
But the truth was the truth. At first, they couldn't believe the news. But shortly after, they encountered some Sechtor creatures who had fled back to Hildears. That's right. Although Li Huailin ambushed them, it wasn't quite possible to annihilate them all. There were always a few lucky fellows who managed to escape the pursuit of Li Huailin's troops. After they returned to Hildears City, the news was confirmed.
No matter how unbelievable it was, the church finally learned that their third army was annihilated. After the shock, there was an important question. What should they do next? That's right. The thing they were most worried about had finally happened. Hildears City was empty now, and the enemy's troops actually appeared near the city without anyone knowing. What … should they do?
The first answer everyone wanted was, of course, to call back their elite troops. Of course, the elite troops here referred to the troops of the first and second army that were still alive. They were still resisting the enemy's' main force 'in the east. But at this critical moment, the holy city of Hildears was in danger, so it wasn't appropriate for them to stay in the east. So they hurriedly sent someone to pass the order for them to return no matter what happened.
Of course, Sonia didn't want to give this order. But after recalling what Li Huailin said about not alerting the enemy, there didn't seem to be any reason to stop this matter. So she could only give the order. But it wasn't that easy for the first and second army to return. The enemy's troops hadn't been annihilated yet, so how could they let the first and second army retreat so easily? The group of high-level apostles also knew that it was impossible.
Since they knew that their main force couldn't retreat, the problem now was how to defend against the enemy's attack. First of all, they still had more than 10,000 soldiers that they could use. Yes, this army was directly under the Church, similar to the Guards. Unlike the First, Second, and Third Corps, which had to go on expeditions everywhere, this unit had always been stationed in Hildears. It could be said that they were the last resistance force of the Kirrans Church.
Of course, unless it was a last resort, this army would not be mobilized. However, the current situation was a last resort. The enemy was already at their doorstep, okay? So, of course, the troops had to be prepared. It was just that this unit had even less combat power than the troops that went out on expeditions. Indeed, as mentioned before, the few legions of the Church of Korance's military tactics were already very poor. After all, they usually only participated in the suppression of rebellions. How much combat power did the rebel army have? Basically, it was a one-sided battle. They couldn't be considered as troops that had experienced real battles. But in any case, they had fought in a war, okay?
As for the troops directly under the Church of Korance, they really hadn't participated in any battles at all. Usually, their job was equivalent to a guard of honor. In other words, when the Church organized some sacrificial activities, they would stand up and let everyone see how mighty and majestic the Church's soldiers were. Although each of these soldiers was very strong and had excellent equipment, they were really soldiers that hadn't experienced real battles. They weren't mentally prepared, and when they heard that they were really going to the battlefield, they panicked.
On the other hand, the number of people in the troops directly under the Church of Korance was really too small. At most, there were only about 10,000 people, which of course wasn't enough. Hildears was a large city with a population of a million, and these 10,000 people couldn't even stand on the city walls. According to the soldiers that escaped, the enemy had at least hundreds of thousands of troops. Even if they relied on the high city walls, they still wouldn't be able to withstand it.
Moreover, they said that the enemy's combat strength was extremely strong, and some of the soldiers could even fight one-on-one with the Sechtor monsters without being at a disadvantage. Of course, this was something that happened under the support of Li Huailin's halo. Of course, these Sechtor monsters didn't know that what they saw was that some of the enemies were evenly matched with one of their comrades, which completely overturned their original views.
In this situation, the church's high-ranking apostles also knew that these 10,000 people couldn't stop the enemy's attack at all, so now they could use another group of people … Of course, it was the civilians. That's right, the church was prepared to mobilize the civilians. After all, this was a large city with a population of a million. If they mobilized all of them, who could resist this million-strong army?
Of course, everyone knew that the civilians' combat strength was limited. Even if they were given weapons, wouldn't it be ridiculous for them to have the combat strength of soldiers? Of course, the church's high-ranking apostles also knew this, which was why they wanted to mobilize more civilians. After all, quantity makes up for quality. If one couldn't do it, then they could mobilize ten.
Needless to say, this suggestion received unanimous praise. Of course, all the high-ranking apostles agreed, except for one who objected, and that person was Church Master Sonia.
Sonia's objection surprised everyone. What was there to object to? Now that there were no soldiers in the city, of course the civilians would be sent to their deaths. Was there any doubt? All the high-ranking apostles looked at Sonia in astonishment, not understanding what she meant.
Of course, Sonia didn't care about the lives of these Sechtor monsters. She was a human, to begin with, and the lives of the Sechtor monsters had nothing to do with her. She was worried about Li Huailin's side. Because there were too many Sechtor monsters in the city, once they were mobilized, she was worried that Li Huailin and the others wouldn't be able to fight their way in. Wouldn't that be troublesome? But it wasn't easy to explain now. You can't possibly tell the truth, right? That was why she could only tactfully say that the civilians shouldn't be involved in a war.
One could imagine how all of the high level apostles would look at Sonia with a 'are you kidding me' expression after she said this. Even Sonia herself didn't believe these words, and when the others heard this, they even more so felt like Sonia had a fever, that her brain was fried.
The situation was awkward. Fortunately, everyone was worried about how to protect Hildeirs City, so they didn't have the time to think about whether there was something wrong with Sonia. And at this awkward moment, Li Huailin appeared to save the day.
That's right, Li Huailin once again appeared in the meeting room for no reason. Although it wasn't the first time, his appearance still shocked all the high-ranking apostles. Of course, they had already asked Sonia about Li Huailin. According to her, this human was a high-level Thief with an impressive physique. The fact that he was able to avoid the church's eyes and enter the meeting room proved this point. Of course, these high-ranking apostles were also fearful of his methods, but they didn't have the time to study these matters.
Of course, even so, Li Huailin needed a reason to suddenly appear in the meeting room. He couldn't just barge in casually, right? This was a secret meeting of the church. Of course, Li Huailin also prepared a reason.
"I have new top-secret information," Li Huailin said to Sonia, who understood the Sectorian language, on his behalf.
"Top-Secret information?" All the high-ranking apostles were taken aback when they heard Li Huailin's words. "What is it?"
"First, the army in the east has already joined forces, and there are about 300,000 of them," Li Huailin said.
"300,000?" All the high-ranking apostles were taken aback when they heard this number. They didn't expect the other party to have so many people, which was even more than the information they received. If all 300,000 people were so powerful, how were they going to fight?
"Of course, this information isn't top-secret information." Li Huailin continued, "What I want to tell everyone is that I've found the location of the enemy's provisions."
"Huh?" All the high-ranking apostles were shocked. The location of the provisions was important information. Of course, in the hearts of all the high-ranking apostles, the concept of a quick end to the war didn't exist. In their opinion, even if they were currently lacking in troops, with the current situation of Hildears, with its deep trenches and high walls, it wouldn't be a problem to siege the city for a month or so.
If the battle lasted for a long time, the provisions on both sides would be a problem. First of all, there was no problem with the provisions in Hildears. The provisions they had stockpiled here for the past few years could supply the entire city for three to four months.
As for the provisions of the invading army, they weren't too sure. But in theory, it shouldn't be a problem for the enemy to last for a month. Now that they knew the location of the enemy's provisions … Could they come up with a plan?
"Is what you said true?" After hearing Li Huailin's words, the first thing the high-ranking apostles thought of was to do something about the enemy's provisions. However, they weren't too sure of Li Huailin's identity, so they still had some doubts.
"You don't have to ask this question." Of course, they were talking to Sonia, but Sonia didn't translate for Li Huailin and directly replied to the group of people. "This guy's words can be trusted. I can vouch for him."
Since the Church Master had spoken, the high-ranking apostles naturally felt better. They didn't expect that the person who tricked them was their Church Master. Although they still didn't know about Li Huailin's situation, they believed Sonia.
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