On the second day, all the forces on the continent received a terrifying piece of news. After the second human army received the elves' request for reinforcements, they suddenly launched an attack and ambushed the second army of Demons that had only been out for an hour. The 90,000 Demons were completely annihilated. After that, the second human army didn't stop. They rushed to the rendezvous point between the Beastmen and the Demons overnight and launched another surprise attack on the second army of the Beastmen. The second army of the Beastmen was defeated, and Marshal Haken was killed. The 50,000 troops were captured and then killed by the humans.
That wasn't the end. The second army launched another attack at night and took down Thekaska City in 40 minutes. Then, they massacred the entire city. By the next morning, not a single living Beastman could be found in Thekaska City. All 110,000 residents were dead. The entire Thekaska City was covered in blood. The small city that originally didn't have a moat now looked like it had been built with blood.
In just two days, close to 300,000 Demons and Beastmen had died in the hands of the second human army. What kind of killing efficiency was that? It was like a human meat grinder. Everyone's first reaction when they saw this news was that it couldn't be true. It couldn't be. 180,000 soldiers, and all of them were regular soldiers, yet they were completely annihilated by 90,000 people. Moreover, the other party only lost a total of 3,000 people. Wasn't this how wars were fought?
The leader of the Demons, Bayzera, almost fainted when he saw this news. How could this be possible? The elite troops of the second army that he had been desperately building since the founding of the nation were completely annihilated in just an hour. What the f * ck was this? If it wasn't for the fact that the soldiers who came back to report were troops that had escaped from the second army, he wouldn't have believed this at all.
These soldiers were the ones who had escaped from Li Huailin's ambush. They didn't dare to run back because they were afraid that Li Huailin was still waiting for them down there. They could only cross the mountains and walk to the nearby city. Only now did they reach the nearest city. Then, they teleported to the main city to report to Bayzera. After reporting, these soldiers fainted from exhaustion.
"Send the army! Send the army! I want to lead the army personally. I want revenge! "Bayzera was so angry that he almost fainted. His red eyes were practically spitting fire.
"Your Highness! Calm down! " The Prime Minister of the Demons, Giordan, immediately said, "We can't fight anymore. Right now, only the Third Legion in our country still has combat power. The First Legion is just formed with 40,000 recruits. They can't fight at all. It's already very difficult for us to defend now. We don't have the capital to send troops!"
Zuo Dan's words woke Bezerra up. He suddenly felt nervous. This was no longer a matter of revenge. If the Human Race were to turn around and attack him, he might not even be able to defend himself …
"You're right, now is not the time for revenge." Bezera immediately said, "Giordan, do you think the 2nd Human Legion will turn around and attack us? If the 1st Human Legion attacks, we'll be in danger."
"That's right, Your Highness. The Marshal of the Second Legion of the Human Race is that God of War, Ruolin. He's really too powerful. If he really attacks us, we might not be able to stop him." Seeing that Bezera was listening, Zuo Dan immediately said, "So, Your Highness, our first priority now is not to take revenge. Instead, we should first appease the citizens and prepare to defend our territory."
"Hmm …" Bezera nodded. "What's the situation with the 2nd Human Legion?"
"After the massacre, the 2nd Human Legion will continue to advance towards Kokodia City in the northeast. Looking at their route, it seems like they're going to attack the main city of the Beastmen, Durostan …" Zuo Dan said. "However, if they're that God of War, this might all be an illusion. If they suddenly turn around, we'll be in trouble."
"Hmm …" Bezera nodded. "Everyone, be on guard. Start paying close attention to the movements of the Human Race. Not only the 2nd Legion, but the First Legion as well!"
"Yes." All the ministers nodded.
That's right, Li Huailin's army had already set off for the next city, Kokodia. Looking at this route, their destination seemed to be the main city of the Orc race, Durostan. The Orc leaders who received this news were terrified.
"What? The 2nd Legion was destroyed?"
"What? Secasir City was massacred?"
The meeting was immediately in chaos. These two pieces of news were too terrifying. No one had thought that this would happen. All the leaders were waiting for their army to meet up with the Demons' army, and then the 320,000 army would destroy the allied forces of the humans and the elves. They would then take down the main city of the elves. How did the situation turn out like this in just a few days? Their army of 180,000 and the Demons' army had been completely destroyed, and the enemy was still attacking their main city. The Human Race's Duke of Aquitaine was too unconventional. Didn't they agree to fight in the main city of the Elves? Why did they attack their territory instead? Who was the one who started the invasion?
"The enemy is about to attack. We don't have any troops in our country that can stop them. If the main city is breached, the Beastmen will be wiped out," the leader of the Wolf Tribe said as he stood up.
"No! This is the enemy's plan. " The leader of the Goat Tribe stood up and said, "The enemy's goal in attacking our main city is to force us to retreat. Right now, the only thing we can do to stop them are the First and Third Corps in Surina City. They want us to retreat."
"If we retreat, our previous battles will be for nothing. If we send out such a large number of troops, we'll suffer too much if we retreat after robbing some money," another leader said.
"Since the enemy did not help the elves, they only have 90,000 troops left. We still have more than 150,000 troops there. Let them attack immediately. If they can take down the main city of the elves, we'll still have the advantage," the Goat Tribe's leader said. "On our side, we still have 10,000 Royal Guards in the main city. If we gather all the soldiers in the surrounding cities, we'll be able to gather at least 20,000 troops. With the main city's walls, we should be able to hold on."
"Hold on? What can we do? Can you guarantee that? What if the city is breached? " The leader of the Wolf Tribe stood up and said, "The enemy is the God of War. How can we guarantee that we can hold on?"
The scene was a bit chaotic, and the council was arguing endlessly. Everyone could see what Li Huailin meant, but if the Orcs retreated, they would suffer a great loss. They did not want to give up their current situation, but if they did not retreat, the main city might be breached, which was unacceptable.
Just as everyone was discussing, a soldier suddenly rushed in and said to all the patriarchs inside, "Leaders, bad news, Kokodia City has been breached! The enemy has started massacring the city! "
"What? How long has it been? "Great Leader Dilbago said as he stood up.
"Massacring the city again? This … This … "
"Oh no …" Penello, the leader of the Fox Tribe, suddenly had a flash in his mind, and his expression changed. "I understand, I understand Duke Aquitan's plan."
"What's going on?" Dilbago immediately asked.
"Did anyone escape from Kokodia?" Penello did not answer the question, but asked the soldier who came to report.
"Yes, about 10,000 citizens of Kokodia have received the news, and have already left Kokodia City before the war," the soldier reported.
"That's it," Penello said, "The enemy's purpose of massacring the city is to force the people inside out."
"Force them out?" Dilbago seemed to understand a little bit, but he was still a little unclear.
"I can't see it now, but when the enemy approaches our main city, what do you think the people in the nearby cities will do if they hear that the human army is coming, and that they are massacring the city at the slightest provocation?" Penello said.
"This …" Dilbago completely understood, "Everyone will run into the main city, because it is the safest place … In that case …"
"We will be trapped to death. We don't have much food to begin with, and the enemy doesn't even need to attack. As long as they besiege the city, we will starve to death. Of course, if we don't share the food with the fleeing civilians, there may also be riots, and the result will be the same …" Penello said.
"This …" Everyone thought about it, and it was indeed the case. The orcs attacked the elves because they had no food, so even the main city did not have much food left. If the population of the surrounding cities all rushed into the main city, they would not even last a week, and the food would run out. By then, it would definitely be chaos … At that time, even if the enemy did not attack the main city, and directly retreated after besieging the city, they would not be able to survive the winter, because there would be no food.
"Great Leader, we must not let the human army approach the main city," Penello immediately said. Penello immediately said, "Call back the First and Third Legions immediately. We can't wait any longer."
"You are right," Dilbago immediately nodded. Dilba nodded immediately. The main city must not be breached. This was more important than anything else, so he immediately agreed with Penello. Then, Dilba turned to look at the surrounding patriarchs. "Is there anyone who objects?"
"We agree!" The patriarchs immediately made a decision. What a joke, they were also in the city. Previously, they thought that they could resist, so they objected to returning. But now, after hearing Penello's words, they knew that they could not resist at all, and should quickly call back the army to defend.
"Okay!" Dilbago nodded, "Pass the order, inform Corbart and Markeley to immediately bring back the first and third legions to resist the second human army."
"Yes!" All the patriarchs replied together.
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