An hour ago, after Li Huailin defeated the enemy's vanguard, he sounded the gong to retreat and returned to the camp.
"Commander, should we retreat now?" McCain came over and asked. "Now that the enemy's vanguard has been defeated, we might be able to avoid the Demons' pursuit if we retreat now, but I don't recommend that all the soldiers retreat to the main city."
"Oh, what's your opinion?" Li Huailin turned around and asked.
"Commander, retreat with the elite troops. I'll lead the archers and the reserve troops here to stop the enemy's troops," McCain said. "Although there are still sixty to seventy thousand of them, I'm confident that we can stop them. The Henasand camp is an important pass between the east and the main city. As long as we hold this place, we can stop the Demons' advance."
"Our enemies are the Demons' army and the Fourth Legion of Filmus. The only thing we can do now is that the enemy's troops haven't converged yet. They're fighting separately, giving us a chance to take them down one by one. You're weakening yourself by splitting your troops, which is not advisable at all," Li Huailin replied immediately.
"Forgive me, Commander," McCain said immediately. "If we retreat now, the Demons will chase after us, and we'll run into the Fourth Legion of Filmus in front of us. If that happens, we'll be surrounded by both sides, and the situation will be even more dangerous."
"Then let's destroy the Demons here," Li Huailin said casually.
"Destroy?" McCain was stunned. Was he kidding? The Demons had more than sixty thousand elite troops, which was many years older than the former Legion Commander Malindolf. Yet, they still couldn't destroy them after so many years. Why did Li Huailin make it sound so easy?
As they were talking, Vanessa came back on horseback and dismounted right in front of Li Huailin.
"How did it go? Did you find a place?" Li Huailin asked.
"Yes, I found a suitable place not far to the west. I've checked it out, and it's indeed a good place," Vanessa reported immediately.
"Okay …" Li Huailin nodded, then turned to McCain and said, "Inform the whole group to prepare to depart immediately."
"Yes, Commander," Although Maccon didn't know what Li Huailin was thinking, he still accepted the order and answered immediately.
"Commander!" After sending off McCann, an NPC general rushed up to Li Huailin's side and reported to him. Li Huailin seemed to remember that this was the captain of the logistics team, Dane.
"What's wrong?" Ever since Li Huailin took over as the Legion Commander, he had been so busy that he had not heard of anything.
"In the battle just now, our army's casualties are 613 dead, 330 severely injured, and 506 lightly injured," Dane reported in a matter-of-fact manner.
"F * ck, what time do you have to calculate this?" Li Huailin was speechless. He could have known this information just by looking at the army list. Did he need this guy to report it?
"Commander, what I mean is, if we retreat now, these heavily injured soldiers will not be able to catch up with the group. However, if we want to heal them, it will take at least two hours. It's obvious that we won't be able to make it in time. Commander, what should we do with these injured soldiers?" Dane asked immediately.
"Oh, I see." Li Huailin nodded. "How many of them are certain that they won't be able to make it in time?"
"330 heavily injured, 156 lightly injured, and 486 with leg injuries. These 486 people probably won't be able to make it in time," Dane reported accurately. "Oh, I see.
We'll leave these 486 people behind … Wait … "Li Huailin had just finished speaking when he suddenly had an idea." We still have a lot of rations that we can't take with us, right? "
"Yes," Dane immediately reported. Dane immediately reported, "Because this is a long-term battle, the camp here has prepared more than three months' worth of food for the army. Right now, only three days' worth of food has been taken away, and ninety percent of it has been left behind."
"What about oil? What about fire starters? Is there a lot of them? "Li Huailin asked.
"Of course there's a lot," Dane said. "The camp has all the supplies."
"I see. What about the injured people? I want to see them now, "Li Huailin said immediately.
"They've been gathered in the wounded barracks. They're all waiting for my reply. Do you want to go now, sir?" Dane asked.
"Yes, let's go." Li Huailin nodded.
The wounded barracks were in a small house not far away. When Li Huailin walked into the house, it was busy. All the soldiers knew that the army was about to retreat, and these heavily injured soldiers would not be able to follow the army. What was left was … Because of this, all the members of the Priest Team were doing their best to heal the injured, trying to save as many as they could. Although it was definitely too late, at least they could save a few more.
"Lord Marshal!" The guards at the gate immediately noticed Li Huailin's appearance in the camp for the wounded soldiers. They immediately saluted him. Although Li Huailin had just been appointed as the Marshal, the soldiers were full of admiration and worship for him.
"Marshal!" A few injured soldiers immediately stood up. Some soldiers who were lying on the sickbeds struggled to stand up and saluted Li Huailin.
However, some soldiers also thought of something when they saw Li Huailin here. It seemed that they were going to be left behind. Otherwise, the marshal would not have come here personally.
The atmosphere was a little strange. Just as Li Huailin was about to speak, an injured veteran suddenly walked in front of Li Huailin and knelt on one knee. Then he said, "Marshal, you don't have to say anything. We know that the strategic goal this time is to retreat quickly. We can't catch up with the main army now. Not only that, but we will also drag the whole army down. Marshal, we are willing to stay. Please don't worry about us. We will wait here for the Demons' army to arrive. Maybe we can hold them off for a while."
"Yes, Marshal!" The soldier next to him immediately said. "Please don't worry about us. We are soldiers of the Empire. For the Empire, please do what you want."
"Hey, hey, I didn't say that I would care about you." Li Huailin spread his hands and said.
"Huh?" The wounded soldiers were all stunned.
"I'm just here to inform you that our main army is about to set off. I really can't bring you along. Sorry, it seems that you are going to die here." Li Huailin said with a smile.
"That's a little too straightforward!" Dane, who was behind him, looked at Li Huailin in surprise. Although that was the truth, Li Huailin couldn't just say it out loud. No matter what, he had to put on an act.
"This …" The injured soldiers in front of him didn't know how to react. Their commander just threw them away so easily.
"However, as soldiers of the Empire, it would be a pity for you to die like this. Don't you think so?" Li Huailin asked.
"Uh … Marshal … I don't quite understand what you mean," the veteran at the front said, a little confused.
"I have a difficult task for you now." Li Huailin said, "But let me say this first. Even if you can complete this task, you will die. Of course, if you don't complete it, you will also die. In short, it is a mission with no chance of survival. Are you interested?"
"This …" The old soldier was stunned. "What will happen if this task is completed?"
"The Demons' army will probably be wiped out here," Li Huailin said casually.
"What?" The old soldier was more than surprised. He was terrified. The Demons had more than 60,000 troops, and the leader was General Gordon. Even a famous general like Marlindolph could only fight him evenly. How could the new commander say that he wanted to wipe out the Demons' army here?
"Yes, I was only planning to defeat the Demons' army so that they can't pursue us. But when I heard your news just now, I think I can directly wipe out the Demons' army here. You injured soldiers are the most important part of my plan. Everyone, do you want to drag tens of thousands of Demons down with you before you die?" Li Huailin said with a smile.
"Marshal, are you serious?" The old soldier asked with trembling hands.
"Of course." Li Huailin nodded.
"F * ck! I'm not afraid of anything. Marshal, what task do you have? Please leave it to me! "A soldier with an injured leg stood up and shouted.
"I'll do it too! My whole family was killed by the Demons. Revenge is my only purpose in life. Now that I have the chance, I don't mind dying! Even if I die, it will be worth it! "A wounded soldier on the other side also shouted.
"Kill all the Demons!" "Kill all the Demons!" "Kill all the Demons!"
Deafening roars came from the wounded soldiers' camp. Then, it wasn't just them. The shouts slowly spread out from the wounded soldiers' camp. At first, it was the soldiers standing near the wounded soldiers' camp who started shouting. Then, it spread to the surroundings. Gradually, all the soldiers in the camp began to shout slogans to kill all the Demons.
"It's good that you have confidence, but save some energy for work." Li Huailin gestured for everyone to quiet down. It was time to assign tasks.
"Please give the order, Marshal!" "Please give the order, Marshal!" "Please give the order, Marshal!"
The few soldiers around him who could kneel all knelt on one knee. The seriously injured soldier also said firmly to Li Huailin from the bed.
"Very good." Li Huailin nodded. He then pointed to the old wounded soldier in front of him and said, "Your name is Felix, right? From now on, you're the team leader. Everyone, listen to my orders."
"Yes!" all the soldiers answered immediately.
"All the seriously injured soldiers who can't get out of bed are to lie on the bed and wait for death," Li Huailin said.
"Huh?" All the soldiers present were stunned. Waiting for death was an order?
"Everyone who can get out of bed and move, find a place in the camp that's hard to find and hide. Bring some kindling with you. When there are shouts from the west, immediately come out and set fire to the camp. Light as many as you can. We'll prepare the kindling. Don't worry," Li Huailin said with a smile. "It's up to you."
"Yes!" the soldiers shouted again.
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