In the palace of Blessed City, Li Huailin walked into the inner hall without anyone stopping him. It wasn't time for the morning meeting, so Anthony was in the back hall. Knight Captain Dernate personally came out to greet Li Huailin and brought him to Anthony.
"Huailin, you're finally here." Anthony looked a little anxious. It seemed like something urgent had happened.
"What's the situation?" Li Huailin asked as he sat opposite Anthony.
"Something happened to the Demons and the Undead," Anthony said. "It happened yesterday afternoon. Haven't you received the news yet?"
"Uh, not yet. You know that the players are busy. They haven't been around since yesterday morning," Li Huailin said.
"Oh, I see." Anthony nodded. "No wonder I haven't seen any adventurers all day."
"Let's talk about the main issue first. What's the situation? Did the Demons attack? "Li Huailin asked.
"No, they retreated," Anthony said.
"Huh?" Li Huailin was a little surprised. "Retreated?"
"Yeah, they retreated yesterday afternoon. They left the Undead city and retreated to the rear. Of course, the Undead army here didn't chase after them because they didn't have enough troops," Anthony said.
"Wait, the Undead army didn't follow them?" Li Huailin asked curiously.
"Yeah, what's so strange about that? The Undead army only has 30,000 troops, while the Demons have 70,000 troops. Even if they wanted to chase after them, they couldn't, "Anthony said.
"…" Li Huailin remained silent for a moment. According to Mattheon's original plan, his army and the Undead's thirty thousand troops would be added to the Demon Race's army. Then, they would take advantage of the situation to destroy the Demon Race's army. If the Demon Race retreated, the Undead army should have chased after them. This way, they would be able to cooperate with Mattheon.
"If the Demons retreat now, they will either retreat to their homeland or attack the humans again … That's why I was in a hurry to find you," Anthony said.
"Attack us? That's impossible. The Dwarves have already surrendered, and the rebel army has already been defeated. Isn't it too late for them to attack us now? Has our First Corps returned? "Li Huailin asked.
"Yeah, they returned yesterday. I've asked them to switch with your private army. Your army will be stationed outside the city temporarily. According to the rules, they have to leave the vicinity of the city within three days. Of course, it doesn't matter now. After all, we are at war. You will be in charge here," Anthony said.
"Got it. I will arrange it," Li Huailin said. "Let's talk about the Demons again. Now that the First Legion has returned, I don't believe the Demons can't receive such information. It will only take the First Legion two days to reach the frontline. Together with the Fourth Legion, we have a total of 170,000 troops. It's already good enough that we didn't attack them."
"I know, but the Demon Race has been doing some strange things recently. I don't understand what they're trying to do. For example, they're attacking the Undead. I don't understand what they're trying to do," Anthony said.
"The Demons only have more than 100,000 troops in their country. It's impossible for the 70,000 troops here to be completely wiped out. Otherwise, we would have taken advantage of the situation and attacked them." Li Huailin said, "But the other side's actions are really strange. Since they attacked the Undead, why did they suddenly retreat halfway through?"
"Yeah, I don't understand either. Right now, the demon army is on the way back. I have no idea where they are going," Anthony said.
"Let me take a look at the map," Li Huailin said.
"Please, Duke of Aquitaine," Delnate immediately brought over the map and placed it in front of Anthony and Li Huailin.
"That means the Demons have retreated to this area," Li Huailin said as he pointed at the map.
"Yeah. Although we haven't received the latest information, they should be in this area. Our scouts are also keeping an eye on them. We will report back as soon as we have any news, "Anthony said.
"This is?" Li Huailin suddenly pointed at an area in the east.
"Oh, this is the territory of the Lord of the Demons, Mattheon, Duke of Aquitaine," Delnate answered.
"This is Mattheon's territory?" Li Huailin was slightly stunned.
"Huailin, do you know this Mattheon?" Anthony asked. "He is also a strange character. When the Undead Emperor suddenly disappeared, the Undead fell into a civil war. However, Lord Mattheon suddenly announced that he would leave the Undead and join the Demons. The Demons actually agreed to it. We still don't know the specifics of this matter. We also don't know what agreement Mattheon and the Emperor of the Demons, Bayzera, have reached. This guy is not a good person, and there are many terrifying rumors about him."
"In other words, the Demons may be heading in the direction of Mattheon's territory?" Li Huailin asked.
"Oh, it's possible that they are heading in this direction," Anthony nodded. "But what's so strange about it? Mattheon is originally on the Demons' side. If the Demons are retreating, it shouldn't be a problem for them to pass by Mattheon's territory. "
"Suddenly retreating, and then coincidentally passing by Mattheon's territory?" Li Huailin thought for a moment. "I don't think it's a coincidence. Since they are moving so consciously, could it be that they found out?"
"Found out? What did you find out? "Anthony asked curiously.
"Oh, I need to make some arrangements on my side. Don't worry, there shouldn't be any problems on our side. The Undead should be the ones who are anxious. Their troops haven't returned from the Dwarves' territory yet," Li Huailin said. He couldn't tell Anthony about the Undead's situation.
"That's true. Since you said that there is no problem, I will leave it to you," Anthony said. "The problem left by the rebel army hasn't been solved yet. I am also very busy."
"Then I will leave first," Li Huailin said.
"Wait." Anthony waved his hand to stop Li Huailin. "I remember. Didn't you say that you were going to the Vatican? Are you sure you want to do this? "
"Yes, I'm sure. What's wrong?" Li Huailin asked.
"Last night, people from the Vatican came. They were the two messengers from last time. They said that the Pope had written a letter to you, but you weren't here. So, I sent them to your territory to wait for you," Anthony said. Anthony said, "If you really want to go to the Vatican, I'll send a few people to you. If anything happens, you can report to me immediately. If you're detained, I'll bring troops to pick you up."
"Oh, no need. I can handle this matter myself. The Vatican can't do anything to me." Li Huailin waved his hand and said, "I know. After arranging things here, I will go back to see them."
"Alright, then be careful," Anthony said.
Naturally, Li Huailin was not worried about the people from the Church. He had a good impression of the Church, so it was unlikely that they would detain him. Besides, if he went to the Pope and slapped him, the Pope would have to thank him.
After leaving the palace, Li Huailin went directly to the temporary barracks of his private army. After thinking for a while, Li Huailin decided to send the troops close to the front line first.
"Get here in two days." Because all of them were cavalry troops, there was no problem with the mobility of Li Huailin's private army. The First Legion needed two days to reach the front line camp, but his troops could reach the Demons' territory in two days.
"Are we going to attack the Demons, my Lord?" Lord? "Legg looked at the location and asked.
"I'm not sure. Let's see what happens first. Anyway, arrange the troops first. I will go see the undead now and see what they plan to do." Li Huailin had not thought about it yet, but it was better to make arrangements first.
"Yes, my Lord." Legg nodded and said, "Do you need us to accompany you?"
"Yes, my Lord, it's safer for us to stay here. After all, the undead are on the other side. We don't know what they want to do," Dramo also said. After all, humans did not have a good impression of the undead.
"There's no need." Li Huailin was naturally not worried. He was the boss of the undead. How could he be in danger? "Set off quickly. I will contact you if there's anything."
"Yes, my Lord." Everyone replied in unison.
After dealing with the matters here, Li Huailin once again rushed to the Smelting Iron City of the Dwarves. According to the treaty between the Humans, Dwarves, and the Undead, Smelting Iron City was still occupied by the soldiers of the Human Race and the Undead Race. The reason was that the Dwarves couldn't control the situation. In fact, after the treaty was announced, the commoners of the Dwarves naturally didn't want to accept it and immediately rebelled. The Dwarven Royal Family had no choice but to suppress their own commoners with tears in their eyes. However, there was no chaos in the Smelting Iron City because there were not many people left. They really could not gather even if they wanted to.
There were thirty thousand troops left on the human side. The one who stayed was Maccon for the time being. The rest of the troops were already on the way back with supplies led by Veronica. The undead who stayed was naturally Soudeis. There were twenty thousand troops. Sulphur and Maxim had already led the troops back to the undead territory. The person Li Huailin came here to look for was naturally Soudeis. Of course, he had to leave a mark on Soudeis first so that it would be more convenient in the future.
"Your Highness!" As soon as he arrived at the place where the undead were stationed, Soudeis immediately rushed out after hearing the news. "Something big has happened."
"I'm here." Li Huailin said, "Tell me, what information do you have here?"
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