On this day, the entire continent was in an uproar because one piece of jaw-dropping news after another kept coming out. At noon, everyone was still paying attention to the news of the Demons' dispatch of troops and the Dwarves' declaration of war. Unexpectedly, two hours later, an even more frightening news appeared. The Second Legion of the Humans had taken ten minutes to capture the Dwarves' eastern city, Morakan City, and was now massacring the entire city.
This wasn't the most important thing. The most unbelievable thing was that the Second Legion was actually acting together with the Undead army. This was simply incomprehensible. What the hell was going on? Could it be that the Humans and the Undead … had formed an alliance? (At this time, although the Humans and the Undead had actually formed an alliance, they hadn't made any statements yet.)
"This is impossible!" This was the first reaction of everyone who saw this news. How could this be possible? How could the Humans form an alliance with the Undead? Weren't the two sides fighting to the death yesterday? Today, they formed an alliance just like that? What was going on?
Among them, there were two people who wanted to vomit blood the most. One was the King of the Demons, Bayzera, and the other was the King of the Dwarves, Oli.
Bayzera was so depressed that he was speechless. What the hell was the Undead doing? Previously, they attacked the Humans without saying a word, as if they weren't in an alliance at all. Now, they were directly acting together with the Humans. Moreover, they had just sent their troops to attack the Humans, yet they went to the other side. Weren't they his allies? And the most important thing was that from the beginning to the end, none of the undead on this side greeted him. They simply treated the devils as air.
The Dwarven King Oli really wanted to vomit blood. It was because he saw that the Second Legion of the Human Race was at war with the Undead that he took advantage of the situation to declare war. He didn't expect that the Undead and the Human Race would form an alliance right after they declared war. Moreover, as soon as they formed an alliance, they immediately charged into the Dwarven Territory. This seemed to have been planned from the start.
At this time, all the Dwarves' troops were gathered in the north, which was the border with the Humans. A total of 140,000 troops were gathered to fight against the 100,000 soldiers of the Humans' First Legion. As for the troops in other parts of the empire, it could be said that they didn't have any troops. Once Li Huailin's army joined the fray, they could simply rush to the Dwarves' main city, Molten Iron City, without any obstructions.
"Your Royal Highness, the troops of the Human race and the Undead are slaughtering our compatriots. Please think of a solution to the situation," a minister shouted into the ears of the Dwarven King, Oli.
"That's right, Your Highness. The Million Duke is a very cruel fellow. When they were fighting the Beastmen, they massacred cities along the way. Our Dwarf race doesn't have a lot of people to begin with. We can't withstand such a massacre."
"Shut up!" The irritated Oli suddenly yelled. In an instant, the entire palace fell silent. "What do you want me to do? What army can stop the combined forces of the second legion and the undead? "
"Your Highness, we should withdraw the troops from the front line immediately," a Minister immediately suggested.
"No, if we withdraw the troops from the front line, how are we going to stop the Humans' First Legion?" another Minister immediately objected.
"But if we don't withdraw now, the Humans will attack our main city. We won't be able to stop them at all. If the main city is breached, what's the point of winning the battle at the front line?" the Minister at the front immediately said.
"Even if we want to withdraw now, the Humans won't let us go so easily," the Minister who previously objected said. "We have already started a war with the Humans. If they see us retreat, the Humans' First Legion will definitely pursue us closely. We don't know how many troops will be able to retreat."
"What do you think we should do?" The Ministers couldn't think of a good solution either. In an instant, the palace was in chaos again.
"Quiet! Quiet! "Oli once again yelled.
At this moment, the Dwarf Prime Minister, Te Robben, suddenly stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, I think we've fallen into a trap."
"Fallen into a trap?" Oli asked, "What's going on?"
"The Humans and the Undead formed an alliance in just a few hours and then immediately attacked our territory. This doesn't make sense. The only thing we can think of is that the two sides already agreed on this to target our Dwarf Empire," Te Robben said. Trunben said, "The humans and the Undead must be pretending to be at war. In reality, they want us to think that they can't attack us, so they want us to declare war on the Human Empire. Then, they will mobilize all of their troops and attack our territory from the side."
"What? This plan is too scary!" one of the Dwarven ministers exclaimed.
"This is too terrifying." King Oli came back to his senses and thought for a moment. Indeed, this made sense. However, this was too terrifying. He had fallen into a trap.
"Now that I think about it, I found it strange that the War God, Duke Aquitaine, lost twice in a row against the Undead. After all … he was the Human War God who defeated the Beastmen and the Demons. No matter how powerful the Undead are, they couldn't possibly defeat him twice in such a short period of time. It seems like this was all part of his plan …" Te Robben said.
"Was this all an act put on by that Million Dollar Duke? I didn't see it coming at all, "Oli said, clenching his fists tightly.
"I was tricked too. Not just me, but the entire continent has been tricked," Te Robben said. Torben said, "This guy is too scary. Although there are a lot of things he could do, it's too late for that now."
"Prime Minister Te Robben, do you have any idea how to solve this situation?" King Oli immediately asked.
"It's too difficult," Te Robben sighed. "Your Highness, do you remember the situation with the Beastmen and the Demons? If they set their sights on us, even if we don't die, we'll lose a layer of skin … "
"But we can't just sit here and wait for death," the Ministers next to him said.
"It's too difficult to defeat them," Te Robben said. "But we can think of a way to delay them. Everyone, look here."
Te Robben pointed at the map beside him. Of course, everyone immediately looked over. "Prime Minister, isn't this Loggerland City?"
"Yes, the alliance of the Humans and the Undead will definitely attack our main city, Molten Iron City. They will definitely pass through Loggerland City, which is the largest and most fortified city in the East. My suggestion is to gather all our troops here to defend and try to stop their advance," Te Robben said. "If we gather all our remaining troops here, we can gather at least 20,000 people. With Loggerland City's fortified defenses, I believe we should be able to stop their advance."
"But …" The Minister next to him nodded. Then, he realized something was wrong.
"I know. Although we can stop them for now, I don't think we'll be able to defend the city in the end," Te Robben said. "With the current situation, all we can do is stop their advance. As for the rest, we can only wait and see what happens. Right now, the rebellion in the human territory has just broken out. I believe the humans are in a hurry to defeat us and return to defend the city. So, the First Legion will most likely retreat to defend the main city soon. If we can delay until then, our troops will be able to stop the Humans and Undead's advance. "
"But they're slaughtering our brethren right now. If we gather all our troops to defend Loggerland City, what will happen to our brethren in the other cities?" the Minister next to him immediately asked.
"There's no other way," Te Robben said painfully. "If we bring them to Loggerland City, Loggerland's food supply will run out. We won't be able to hold on. We … can only give up on them …"
"What?!" The Dwarven Palace instantly fell into chaos. The Dwarves were a race that valued their brethren very much. Now that they saw their brethren being slaughtered, they actually had to abandon them. This was completely unacceptable.
"Prime Minister, I don't agree with you."
"That's right, Prime Minister. I don't agree either."
"Enough." Teroben clenched his fists as he said, "I … I don't want to … Forget it. Let me bear this burden alone. Your Highness, please follow my suggestion and set up the defenses. This is my personal opinion. After this war ends, regardless of victory or defeat, I will resign from my position as Prime Minister. Otherwise, Your Highness, you can directly order me to commit suicide …"
"What?!" The Dwarven Ministers instantly understood Teroben's intentions. Indeed, this was the only way to defend against the attacks of the two races. However, if they gave such an order, they would have to bear the crime of not caring about the lives of their brethren. It seemed like Teroben was going to bear this crime alone. This moved all of the Dwarven Ministers.
"Prime Minister Teroben!" King Oli was also moved as he said tearfully.
"Your Highness, please don't say anything," Teroben immediately said. Teroben immediately said, "Please make a decision quickly, because we are running out of time."
"Al … okay." Oli nodded with tears in his eyes. "Follow the Prime Minister's suggestion and focus on defending Loggerland City."
"Yes, Your Highness!" all of the Dwarven Ministers said in unison.
Meanwhile, in Morakan City, Li Huailin had just started sending troops out.
"This way, this way, this way …" Li Huailin said as he pointed at a few small cities near Morakan City on the map. "These cities don't have many troops. Each of you take 10,000 troops and slaughter them. Then, come back as soon as you're done looting."
"Marshal, why don't we attack immediately? If we attack Molten Iron City now, it'll be a bigger blow to the Dwarves," McCain said.
"Because I'm not good at negotiating. If the Dwarves give us another corpse, it'll be safer. It's better to just rob them," Li Huailin said. "Remember, we can let a few people escape, but we must get all the money back."
"Understood," the generals who had been dispatched to this side immediately replied.
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