That night, Colbart, the marshal of the First Orc Legion, received the order from the Parliament to retreat and return to stop the second human legion's advance. The second human legion was too crazy. They were slaughtering a city a day as they advanced toward the main city of the Orcs, Durostan. If they delayed for a day, 100,000 Orcs would die. Who could withstand that?
Previously, Colbart had received news that the council would be sending reinforcements. He had been happily organizing his troops, waiting for the reinforcements to arrive so that they could fight to the death against the allied armies of the elves and humans. However, he didn't expect that the reinforcements would be withdrawn. Colbart couldn't accept this.
"Go and get Marshal Grollin here."
"Yes," the guard beside him said.
Soon, Marshal Grollin of the Third Orc Legion came to the meeting room. He was overjoyed when he saw the document in Colbart's hand. "Have our reinforcements arrived?"
"There won't be any reinforcements," Colbart said with a frown.
"What? Did those guys from the Parliament go back on their word? Damn it. Our frontline soldiers are fighting for our lives here, yet those bastards are sitting at home and chatting. I really should let them fight a battle, "Grollin said.
"Very well, your wish is about to come true," Colbart said as he handed the document over.
"Huh? What do you mean? " Grollin received the document curiously. He was shocked when he read it. "What? That's impossible! Haken has already been defeated? "
"I thought it was a little strange. We've waited for so long, but the second Heavenly Human Tribe army still hasn't arrived. I didn't expect them to be targeting our reinforcements … Haken didn't expect that even I would fall for their trap," Colbart said.
"This … this God of War really lives up to his name … He wiped out 170,000 soldiers in just two days. What do we do now? Do we retreat? It wasn't easy for us to get here. We can't afford to lose this opportunity. Surina City was taken because of your scheme last time. It won't be so easy to take it again next time, "Grolin said irritably.
"I know, but there's nothing we can do about it. Once the main city is breached, even if we take down the main city of the elves, it'll be pointless. The Human Marshals know this, and that's why they're heading for our main city. We have to retreat. There's nothing we can do," Colbart said.
"Damn it! Despicable humans! " Grolin angrily hammered the table next to him, making a loud bang. The guards at the door were startled. However, when they turned to look at the situation, it was not a big deal. The marshals on both sides did not seem to be quarreling.
Grolin also knew that Kolbart was right. If the main city was breached, what would happen to his army? They would simply become a wandering army. Once the army ran out of food, the army would immediately disband. Therefore, they had to retreat now. The enemy knew this, which was why they dared to not come to the main battlefield and directly attack their rear line. Although he could understand Colbart's intentions, he was still frustrated.
"Grolin, calm down," Colbart immediately said. "The situation is different from before. Now, the Orc army is only left with 150,000 troops on both sides. It's already less than the 170,000 allied army on the other side. Even if we stay here, we won't be able to gain any advantage. The situation has been reversed beyond our control. Now, our goal is not to attack the elves, but to drive the human army out of our territory."
"If that's the case, let's retreat immediately and go back to intercept the human army. We must make them pay!" Grolin said fiercely. At that moment, he simply wanted to tear Li Huailin apart.
"Calm down, my friend," Colbart immediately said. "Don't let anger cloud your judgment. I think the elves should have received the news by now. They know that we have to retreat now. If you were the enemy's Marshal, what would you do? "
"Of course, they would chase after us. Even if they can't beat us, they would still delay us. It's best if they can delay us until our main city is breached. That way, our soldiers will completely lose their fighting spirit," Grolin said after calming down a little.
"Yes." Colbart nodded. "Everyone knows that we have to rush back as soon as possible. So, the elven army will definitely chase after us. If they bite us from behind, even if we don't die, we will still lose a layer of skin. However, if we slowly retreat and don't give the elves a chance to attack us, we won't have enough time …"
"What should we do!" Only then did Grolin realize that his army had entered such a dangerous juncture. They couldn't advance or retreat now. It was extremely dangerous.
"I have a plan," Colbart suddenly said.
"What? You have a plan? Please tell me quickly. " Grolin immediately asked. He also knew that Colbart was much better than him in terms of military strategy, so he immediately asked humbly.
"That is …" Colbart nodded and immediately told Grolin his plan.
"It really is a good plan!" After listening to Colbart's plan, Grolin's eyes lit up. He immediately said, "I can't believe that this seemingly dangerous situation is actually our opportunity. This move is instant!"
"Do you think it's feasible?" Colbart asked.
"Of course it's feasible. Absolutely no one will think that we will do this," Grolin said.
"I see. We don't have much time left. Let's start immediately," Colbart nodded and said.
"Yes!" Grolin nodded.
Sebondia City was the current encampment of the elven army. Now, the elves had indeed received shocking news from the frontlines.
"As expected of the Archduke of Aquitaine. I didn't expect him to come up with this strategy. Directly attacking the enemy's rear and forcing them to retreat … This plan is really wonderful." Sitting in the middle was the temporary commander-in-chief of the elven allied army, Selena. She was currently the captain of the Silverwind Guards and the marshal of the first legion. However, the Silverwind Guards had yet to be rebuilt, so she was now a commander without an army. However, she was indeed the most capable general among the elves. Queen Rachel still trusted her and temporarily made her the commander-in-chief during the war. The second and third legions were temporarily under her control.
"Didn't you complain about the Archduke of Aquitaine's army being too slow a few days ago?" The person beside her was the marshal of the second elven legion, Kerry Wenge.
"I didn't! How could I doubt Lord Huailin! " As the war had yet to end and the battle results had yet to be tabulated, the elves here were still very fond of Li Huailin, especially Selena. Li Huailin had killed her entire army and left her alone. How could she not be grateful?
"Ah! You are not allowed to say the name of the Archduke of Aquitaine! He didn't even allow it! "The marshal of the third legion, Miley, immediately stood up and said.
"None of your business!" Selena immediately stood up and said, "Let me tell you, when I was captured by Lord Huailin, Lord Huailin touched my body!"
"What!" Miley was shocked. "That's impossible!"
Selena immediately pointed at her chest and said, "He did, and right here!"
"What? It's actually there?!" Miley suddenly took a step back. "Damn it! I'm so envious! I also want to be caught by the Archduke of Aquitaine! Damn it! "
"Hehe …" Selena raised her head proudly and said, "Now you know the difference between you and me. I'm a woman who has been touched by Lord Huailin. Someone like you who hasn't even seen Lord Huailin is too insignificant in my eyes!"
"Damn … Damn it …" Miley supported herself on the table. "I … I lost …"
"I say, what are you two doing …" Kerry, who was at the side, looked at the two of them with disdain, then said in a wise and farsighted manner, "After the war ends, the Archduke of Aquitaine will definitely come to the main city to meet Her Highness. The key to victory is who can touch his bed."
"That's it!" Miley suddenly regained her vitality. "You're right, this is the key to victory! So what if I've touched him? I'm going to push it to the Archduke of Aquitaine! "
"You bastard! You're actually thinking of such evil things! I'll protect Lord Huailin! "Selena immediately said.
"Hehe, you won't have a chance. I heard that the second wife of the Archduke of Aquitaine is a 12-year-old human girl, which means that the Archduke of Aquitaine likes young girls. I'm only 194 years old this year, which is 80 years younger than you. Hehe, which one do you think the Archduke of Aquitaine will choose?" Miley immediately said with a lewd smile.
"This …" Selena thought about it. It did seem to be the case. This was really not good. For the first time, Selena felt that her age was a big problem.
"Report! The Orc army has made a move. " Just as everyone was discussing who would climb onto Li Huailin's bed, an Elven guard suddenly rushed in and said to the three generals, "Don't worry, Li Huailin.
"What's the situation?" Selena immediately asked with a straight face.
"The enemy has begun to move. From the looks of it, they seem to be retreating out of Sulina City towards the east," the guard said.
"As expected, the enemy is retreating," Kerry immediately said.
"That's to be expected. Their main city is about to be breached, so they must be in a hurry to retreat," Selena immediately said. "We definitely can't let the Orc army return. No matter what, we have to delay them here. Lord Huailin is now attacking the enemy's main city. We must buy him some time."
"Yes." Miley and Kerry immediately nodded.
"Inform all the soldiers to set off immediately. We are going to chase after the Orc army now," Selena immediately said.
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