"Come. Maintain the formation." Li Huailin stood in the middle of the Undead heavy infantry. Of course, his current identity was Emperor Woccha. So far, the plan had been going smoothly.
As the commander of the 2nd Legion, Li Huailin naturally knew the strengths and weaknesses of the 2nd Legion, which was why he had organized such a heavy infantry unit. The 2nd Legion's elite unit was the archer unit. However, heavy infantry weren't afraid of archers. Instead, heavy infantry were afraid of cavalry. Unfortunately, the 2nd Legion didn't have any heavy cavalry. There were only 6,000 light cavalry. Moreover, Li Huailin could defend against a Charge. So, the heavy infantry unit had become a mobile bunker.
As for the melee units on both sides, Li Huailin wasn't afraid. Not only could Gloom's Undead Aura burn living humans to death, but it could also increase the Undead's HP by 3% and Basic Attributes by 10%. In addition, his War God Innate Talent increased the Undead's Basic Attributes by 45%. In other words, as long as the Undead weren't one-shot, the Undead were practically invincible.
Hence, Li Huailin had chosen this 5,000-man unit. First, the heavy infantry didn't have enough military equipment. The Undead didn't have enough to begin with. The equipment for these 5,000 soldiers had to be pooled together. Many of the weapons had been delivered by the Human race yesterday. Secondly, because the aura only had a 60-yard range, Li Huailin found that it could only accommodate so many people. Any more and they would have to stack up.
To ensure that the aura could cover as many people as possible, Li Huailin had chosen a strange circular formation. Then, he used a defensive formation and charged at the enemy head-on. The enemy was also a newcomer. Li Huailin didn't think that the enemy could think of a way to deal with him in such a short time.
Sure enough, as soon as the two sides started fighting, the losses on both sides were completely disproportionate. The Human army was completely exhausted, while the Undead army had a hard time falling. The injured frontline soldiers only needed to stand back a little, then they would immediately recover and continue to push forward. If it weren't for the fact that the Undead soldiers weren't very familiar with this formation, the Human army's losses would have been even greater.
On the other hand, the human army couldn't advance at all. Not only were the frontline soldiers unable to break through, but even if a few lucky Warriors managed to break through, they would suddenly vomit blood and die as soon as they tried to break the formation. Of course, this was the effect of Li Huailin's Aura. Only Undead soldiers could stand within a 60-yard radius of Li Huailin. Human soldiers simply couldn't advance.
It didn't take long for McCann and Sulan to realize that something was wrong. The undead army didn't seem to be decreasing at all, while the human army was falling in droves.
"What's going on?" Su Lan had never seen such a situation before, so she asked with a confused expression.
"I don't know." McCann was also dumbfounded. They had just fought the Undead last night. Although their army had been ambushed, they felt that they could still hold their own against the Undead. At the very least, McCann felt that both sides should be evenly matched. But now that they were facing off, the situation was completely different from what they had imagined. Their soldiers were like children in front of the Undead, and they didn't even have the strength to fight back. After all, this was only an army of 5,000 Undead. What was going on?
"Vice Marshal, Chief of Staff, the frontline soldiers can't hold on any longer. What should we do?" a messenger hurriedly ran over and reported.
"What?!" It had only been ten minutes since the start of the battle, yet three infantry squads couldn't even hold off a single infantry squad. This was simply too shocking. Su Lan's mind went blank. In her opinion, with such a huge advantage, all she had to do was push forward. She didn't expect that 5,000 Undead soldiers would be able to hold them off. Moreover, they couldn't even defeat the Undead. She was at a complete loss.
"Chief of Staff, Chief of Staff!" McCann immediately called out when he saw Su Lan in a daze. "What should we do now? The Undead soldiers are still advancing slowly. Judging from the situation, they will reach us soon. Should we retreat or continue to push forward? Chief of Staff, please make a decision as soon as possible. "
"Me? Decision? "Su Lan said in a daze.
"Of course, you are the highest commander. You must give us the order immediately," McCann immediately said.
"This is the highest commander … this is the commander's vision …" Su Lan looked at the troops fighting at the frontline and the generals who were staring at her. She was momentarily speechless. She didn't feel this way when she saw her father fighting. Now, she felt like the entire army was pressing down on her. She was struggling to breathe.
"Chief of Staff, Su Lan!" McCann yelled.
"Do you think the Duke of Aquitan has a plan?" Su Lan suddenly asked. "How will he handle the situation?"
"Chief of Staff, the Marshal always has a plan. That's why we trust him. However, you are the commander now. You need to tell us your order, "McCann said.
"I … I …" Su Lan had no idea it would be so difficult to give an order. Before she could figure out what to do, another scout ran over.
"Report, an undead troop has appeared on our left. There are almost 10,000 of them. They are coming this way."
"What?!" Su Lan exclaimed. Before she could react, another scout ran over and said, "Report, an undead troop has appeared on our right. There are about 8,000 of them. They are charging toward our center."
"Oh no." McCann immediately felt troubled. The 5,000 troops at the front had attracted a lot of attention. They still couldn't solve the problem. The left and right had new troops coming for them. The situation was too dangerous.
Of course, McCann and the others thought that the left and right troops were just as good as the center troops. In fact, the troops on the left were led by Tiuk and his 8,000 soldiers, while the troops on the right were led by Soudeis and his 6,000 soldiers. In fact, the troops on both sides were below average. Li Huailin had even pulled in the logistics team to make up the numbers. The elite troops were already in the center with 5,000 soldiers. However, the humans didn't know this. Judging from the performance of the 5,000 soldiers in the center, they all thought that the outflanking troops at the back had the same combat strength.
"Vice Marshal, Chief of Staff, the 3rd Infantry Brigade has collapsed! What should we do? "
"Vice Marshal, Chief of Staff, we can't stop the enemy's attack. Should we charge forward?"
"Vice Marshal, Chief of Staff, the enemy troops in the center are moving toward us. They are about to break through. Should we move or retreat?"
"Chief of Staff, what should we do?"
"Chief of Staff, what should we do?"
The reports came in one after another, each one sounding like a death knell echoing in Su Lan's ears. Su Lan didn't know how to react at all. She listened to all the reports in a daze, unable to make a decision.
"Princess Royal Highness!" Seeing that Su Lan didn't have any reaction, Maccon suddenly patted Su Lan's shoulder, looked at her and said seriously, "If you don't give the order, the soldiers will be defeated."
"I … I don't know … I really don't know what to do." Su Lan suddenly burst into tears. "Marquis McCann, I don't know what to do … Please teach me …"
"…" McCann was stunned. He didn't expect Su Lan to cry. Although she was the Princess Royal, she was only a young girl in her early twenties. This kind of pressure was too heavy for her. McCann shook his head and said, "Coleman, give the order to retreat."
"Deputy Marshal, are we going to retreat?" The general named Coleman confirmed.
"Yes, the soldiers' morale is low. They can't fight anymore … Besides, without our Marshal, we can't fight at all," McCann said.
"Yes, Vice Marshal." Coleman nodded and said to the messengers around him, "Vice Marshal, retreat! Retreat to Degala City! "
"Retreat! Retreat! " The order was immediately sent out. In just two days, this was the second time the soldiers had received the order to retreat. They clearly had the advantage, but they couldn't win. They felt very vexed. The soldiers had a belly full of anger, but they couldn't vent it. They felt very uncomfortable, but they had no other choice but to retreat.
At this time, Liu Ke's army and Soudeis's army hadn't come into contact with the human army yet. They were still on their way, but Li Huailin's army was still in the middle of the massacre. There was already a large pile of human corpses around them. Li Huailin's army was almost stepping on the corpses as they moved forward. While they were killing, the human army that was surrounding the Undead soldiers suddenly loosened up. Some soldiers who received the order began to slowly retreat. Soon, there was a gap between the two armies.
"Your Highness, the enemy seems to be retreating," an Undead general reported to Li Huailin after seeing the situation.
"Oh, is that so?" Li Huailin nodded.
"Your Highness, do we need to pursue them?" the general asked.
"Pursue? Oh, no need. " Li Huailin said. "Tell Liu Ke and Soudeis not to pursue them. It's enough as long as we have earned enough. Let's finish off the second army. What troops should I command in the future?"
"Huh? What are you talking about, Your Highness? "the general asked curiously.
"Oh, nothing. Collect the remaining heads and prepare to go back," Li Huailin said with a wave of his hand.
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