In a battle, the first to attack would usually have many advantages. The most important of these was probably choosing the initiative, which would allow the devil to start the battle in the area of his or her choice.
If the devil still wasn't able to obtain an advantage, it would mean that the difference in power level between the devils and the devils had reached a point where tactics and strategies wouldn't be able to make up for it. No matter what the devil did, it would be difficult for the devils to win.
Just as the human alliance had predicted, fighting on two fronts gave the devils tremendous pressure. Countless balls of light rose up from the eastern front as the dragon Knight and elite squadrons simultaneously broke through the devils' defenses. Even though it was obvious that this was a final battle, it was actually a suppressive attack.
The powerful devils defending the western front received news of this, and immediately headed to the eastern front under the Devil Lord's orders. Several hours later, the battle on the western front also started burning even more fiercely than before.
The icy ocean became an ice bridge for the devils to land on. The devils successfully landed on the defensive line's blind spots, making the original defensive lines and fortresses useless. The overly close distance between Asolivis and the western coast became the devils' fatal weakness.
As long as the devils advanced at full force, the western frontlines would soon reach the outskirts of Asolivis. The devils' final hope was the Dimensional Door in the inner city of Asolivis.
It could be said that this attack was quite vicious. The devil army would be forced to defend the devils' vitals, or else it would be over for them.
And so, the powerful devils and devil squadrons that had just left for the eastern frontlines immediately received new orders to return to the western frontlines. In fact, they even sent reinforcements from the eastern frontlines.
From a commanding standpoint, this was the correct order. But when considering the actual situation on the battlefield, this was obviously rather foolish.
"They're going east and then west. Old Third (Sarwenstan) has gone senile."
"Did you receive the order to go east or west? I only received one order to go east, but I'm already on the eastern frontlines. "
"The third devil army disappeared? How would I know where they went? Perhaps they went around to ambush the enemy. You want them to return to the eastern frontlines? Go find them yourself. "
In this era, most of the time, orders were still transmitted manually. At most, they would use some magic items. These magic items that could transmit long-distance messages were very rare. In previous wars, only generals and marshals could enjoy such treatment. Even devils with rich backgrounds could only give them to high-ranked devils and greater devils.
Humans were still using magical engineering technology. The other species were also imitating and updating their own methods of battlefield communication. However, even the youngest of the lower planes' combat squads would likely have several hundred years of history. On one hand, having such a long history represented glory and combat achievements. On the other hand, an overly closed organization would also mean that the humans were overly confident in themselves and skeptical of new things.
The Devil Legion was still the same organization that it had been thousands of years ago. Messengers were sent everywhere, but the overly chaotic situation on the battlefield made it difficult for the messengers to complete their tasks. There was even a hilarious situation where the order to "return to the western defense line" was given before "set off to the east".
Some of the Devil Overlords didn't know how to respond to the two completely opposite orders. In the end, they simply killed a messenger and treated it as fake news to confuse their minds.
Devils weren't any good people. To them, weak mortals weren't even worth mentioning. It was their own kind that they needed to be on guard against.
In the Devil Society with a pyramid structure, the happiest thing was never victory or glory. Instead, it was the sudden "death" of one's superior, which made room for one's position. Thus, in the midst of chaos, many high-ranking commanders mysteriously became hot-headed and completed a suicidal charge, dying on the battlefield in an instant.
In the past, this would have been considered a "normal loss of life". In fact, it was even believed to be beneficial for the Devil Society, which would naturally cause the weak to be eliminated. But now, this only made the chaos even worse.
The worst part was the next part of the Devil Legion's order. The Devil Legion began to draw on the eastern defense line in an attempt to strengthen Asolivis' defenses.
This order seemed quite normal, but if you were in such an environment where you were facing a frightening dragon and damned Holy Light, even though the battle would be difficult, and your brothers were still holding their ground not far away, barely managing to hold on … then your brothers suddenly ran away, giving up their position to the enemy, and you would be surrounded from both sides.
"They've all run away. We've been abandoned. Anyone who doesn't run away will be an idiot."
Chaos was quite easy to spread. The more urgent orders were given, the more chaos the Devil Legion would create if there wasn't an orderly command system.
In the past, this wouldn't have been a problem. That was because every Devil Legion was relatively independent. Every Devil Legion would have their own subordinate legions and superiors. Level by level, these subordinate legions would all pledge their loyalty to a certain Devil Lord.
In the past, the Devil Lords would personally take action and suppress their own ace troops. They would then contact their subordinate legions to control the situation. But now, there were only two Devil Lords left. Most of the ace troops were empty. The most chaotic ones would be the ace troops that had lost their leaders.
Sarwenstan might have been an excellent ruler, but he definitely wasn't an excellent battlefield commander. Since the Devil Lords were no longer around, Sarwenstan unhesitatingly took over the Devil Lords' armies. He took away the highest-ranked Devil Lords who were most likely to become the next Devil Lord, and sent his most trusted subordinates to Sarwenstan.
Not to mention, most of the Immemorial Devils who had experienced countless battles had chosen to leave when the Hades had been established. The devil armies had lost their core and veteran generals, greatly reducing their overall combat strength. With Sarwenstan's actions, the Devil Legion's ace troops' overall combat strength would likely be less than a third of their original strength.
Although this series of actions helped to solidify his authority, at this time, the truly authoritative and prestigious veteran generals were no longer around. Only a few "small characters" who only knew how to suck up to him were making decisions. Not to mention the devil's traditions … While many of the devil generals who were powerless but held high positions disappeared, not only was the chaos not limited, it was even expanded due to the demands of those who wanted it.
The withdrawal of the eastern battlefront's main forces caused the second-line devil armies on the eastern battlefront to panic as if they had been abandoned. Many devil armies started retreating even without receiving explicit orders. Even before the western battlefront showed results, the eastern battlefront actually showed signs of collapsing.
Even the royal dragon knights and White Wolf Guards, who acted as the vanguard, couldn't believe that the legendary devil armies would actually be so easy to deal with. They were already showing signs of collapsing before the battle even started?
Of course, the devils wouldn't possibly allow this to happen. Sarwenstan personally went to the eastern battlefront to stabilize the situation and stabilize everyone's morale. The last remaining Devil Lord was given the same mission, but his target was the western battlefront.
I was currently hesitating as I looked at the gigantic golden phoenix that reached the clouds.
"This golden crispy chicken looks so delicious … Cough, cough, I mean, Little Tias won't make trouble for me after I kill all the Devil Lords, right?"
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