"What? Say that again." In the rear hall of the Human Palace, Li Huailin and Anthony were very surprised when they heard about the 'emergency'.
"This afternoon, the Undead troops were ambushed by the Demons at the Mocara Bridge on the Hailgaro River. They were almost wiped out," Delnate immediately reported again.
"Damn, they were wiped out? That's too much of an exaggeration!" Li Huailin exclaimed.
"Yes." Delnate nodded. "I only reported it after confirming it. According to the information our informants received, the undead army suffered heavy losses. Although the battle report hasn't been compiled yet, it's true that almost all of them were wiped out."
"That's impossible. The undead army has more than 40,000 troops. No matter how the demon army gathers, the number of troops that can fight is limited. How can they annihilate all the undead army?" Anthony immediately asked. "That's impossible.
"The other party used a water attack," Delnate said. "The Demons didn't send out too many troops, but they demolished the Mocara Bridge."
"What? They actually made up their mind." Anthony was also a little surprised. The Mocara Bridge was a very famous bridge even in human territory. It was almost equivalent to the lifeline of the Demons, and yet the Demons here actually demolished it themselves.
"Mocara Bridge? What's going on? "This was the first time Li Huailin had heard of it, so he asked curiously.
"Your Excellency, please look here." Delnate took the initiative to explain. He walked to the strategic map next to him, pointed to a bridge, and said, "This is the Mocara Bridge, and then this river is the Hailgaro River. You can see that this river runs across the southern part of the Demons' territory. It's the only way for the Undead to march."
"Hmm." Li Huailin nodded, then said, "From the map, this is the only bridge on this river."
"Yes, Your Grace. The waters of the Hailgaro River are extremely turbulent, so it's extremely difficult to build a bridge. Since the founding of the Demons, the only bridge that has been successfully built is this Mocara Bridge. It was personally built by the emperor of the Demons, Mocara. It almost consumed all the strength of the Demons at that time," Dernate said with a nod.
"The demons demolished this bridge in order to stop the advance of the undead on this side. Could it be that the undead chose to cross the river by force, causing them to be caught unprepared by the water attack?" Anthony asked on this side.
"That's indeed the case. The Undead chose to cross the river by force, but they didn't expect that the Demon Race's army here was already prepared. A few days ago, they had already started to build a dam to store water. When the Undead crossed the river, the Demon Race's army directly dug open the dam and instantly collapsed the Undead army. At the same time, about 10,000 Demon Race troops launched a surprise attack, causing the Undead army to suffer heavy losses." "This all happened in the afternoon, but the information has just been sent back."
"Afternoon? Weren't we still meeting with the Lord of the Undead in the afternoon? Why did they suddenly start fighting with the Demons? "Anthony asked curiously.
"Well, I don't quite know what the Undead are thinking," Dernate said.
"This doesn't look good." Anthony thought for a while and said, "If the Undead army collapses, only the Fourth Legion's 60,000 troops will be left to attack the Demons. If the Demons' troops rely on the main city for defense, it will be very difficult for us to attack. According to the information, the Demons are still actively expanding their troops. It is said that the number of troops is about to reach 100,000. Although they are all miscellaneous troops, it will be very difficult for us to defeat them in a defensive battle. Are we going to retreat? Huailin, what do you think? Huailin? "
"Ah?" Li Huailin was stunned for a while. He really wanted to fly over and strangle Soudeis and the others to death. How could they not know how to fight a war? The Undead only had one bridge, and they destroyed it to stop them. They must have prepared a follow-up plan. Yet, they chose to cross the river by force without investigating. Weren't they forcing themselves to send their troops over? Were they preparing to give out benefits during the New Year?
"Huailin, what's wrong?" Anthony asked.
"Oh, the situation is quite serious. I need to think about it for a while." Li Huailin thought for a while and said. He needed to go and see how much the Undead had lost, then think about the problem.
"Okay." Anthony nodded slightly. With the current situation, he couldn't make a decision immediately. He originally planned to have a serious discussion with Li Huailin, but now wasn't the time. He decided to wait until the situation was over. "The ministers will definitely know about this during tomorrow's court meeting. They will then discuss it. As the Grand Marshal, you will be the one to decide when the human army should continue attacking. Can you give us an answer tomorrow?"
"I don't know. If they ask about it tomorrow, help me block them for a while," Li Huailin said with a smile.
"Hehe …" Anthony also chuckled. "As expected, I'll be the one blocking them again? Got it. You can go first. "
"Okay." Li Huailin said as he walked out.
"I feel like Huailin hasn't changed at all. Am I the one who has changed?" Anthony muttered as he looked at Li Huailin's back.
"Your Highness, what's wrong?" Dernate asked.
"It's nothing. Strengthen your intelligence collection and report to me at any time," Anthony ordered.
As soon as Li Huailin walked out and saw that there was no one around, he immediately activated the teleportation function of his necklace. With a flash of white light, Li Huailin appeared on the side of a road. Before he could see the situation clearly, he heard the sound of a horse being pulled. He turned around and saw Soudeis, Matthew, and about a dozen Undead soldiers stopping their horses.
"Your Highness!" Soudeis and the others were probably hurrying on their way. When they saw Li Huailin appear on the side of the road, they immediately pulled their horses and stopped.
"What's the situation?" Li Huailin immediately walked over and asked.
Soudeis and the others naturally knew what Li Huailin was asking, but the problem was that they weren't very clear about the specific situation. They had just received the news and were now rushing back to the army. So Soudeis immediately replied, "Your Highness, we don't know what's going on either. We went to meet with the human emperor in the afternoon. After that, we were transferred here and were about to return to the army camp. Then, we heard the news on the way back. We don't know what's going on now. We are rushing back to the army camp."
"You don't know either?" Li Huailin was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, Li Huailin understood. There was no teleportation circle in the army camp. So, if Soudeis and the others wanted to meet with Anthony, they naturally had to walk to a nearby town and use the teleportation circle to teleport to Molten Iron City. Then, they would go to the human side and return using the same method. So, they still didn't know what was going on.
"Then let's go first." Li Huailin immediately said. An undead soldier next to him immediately gave his horse to Li Huailin. Li Huailin rode on the horse and the few of them continued their journey.
"How far are we from the army camp?" Li Huailin asked as they walked.
"Not far," Soudeis replied. "According to the original time, we will see the army camp in 15 minutes."
"You guys weren't in the army camp in the afternoon?" Li Huailin asked.
"Yes, we were meeting with the human emperor," Soudeis nodded.
"Who gave the order to cross the river here?" Li Huailin asked. "Is it Dennis and Fiona who did it?"
"This … I think so." Soudeis pondered for a moment and said. After all, if he was not there, Dennis and Fiona would be the supreme commanders. Moreover, the main force of this army was composed of Dennis and Fiona's original troops. To be honest, they were the most loyal to the two of them. Although Soudeis was the nominal commander, he did not have a high degree of control over the troops. Sometimes, he even needed the help of Dennis and Fiona to mobilize the troops.
"I'm really speechless because of these two fellows. Also, you guys have been confronting these idiots for so many years without being able to deal with them. I really have to hand it to you guys," Li Huailin said as he held his forehead.
"Your Highness, there is a situation ahead," a cavalryman suddenly shouted.
Li Huailin immediately looked ahead. Because the sky was a little dark, he couldn't see very clearly. However, he vaguely saw a group of Undead fleeing towards them. They looked like the Undead army, and behind them were tens of thousands of torches. It seemed like they were being chased by a large number of pursuers.
"Your Highness, it seems like our army is being chased by the Demon Race's army," Matthew, who was next to him, said.
"Your Highness, the number of enemies seems to be very large. There are at least 10,000 troops. Your Highness, I will cover you." Soudeis immediately said. Although he did not know how many enemies there were, he could tell from the number of torches that there were at least 10,000 enemies. However, there were only a dozen cavalrymen on his side. They were all guards who accompanied them to meet with Anthony. The number of enemies on both sides was not proportional at all. So, Soudeis subconsciously chose to retreat.
"Motherf * cker, what is there to retreat for?" It just so happened that Li Huailin had nowhere to vent his anger. Looking at the Devil Race troops rushing over, he waved his hand and shouted, "What's there to be afraid of? Everyone, listen up. Those who are running for their lives, listen up too. Turn around and follow me back."
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