"Your Majesty, I think we should open up another battlefield!" At the military meeting of the Orc army, the young Wilder, who had previously proposed the formation of a mobile force, suggested. "If we continue to waste time like this, the army will be in vain. It's better to open up another battlefield and put more pressure on the humans! "
Emperor Ilo was slightly stunned and looked at the advisers.
He had always believed that professional matters should be handled by professionals. He never made decisions on such matters of strategy and always consulted the experts first.
The advisers had already discussed this matter and nodded in agreement.
"Yes, the army is confronting the humans here. In fact, we don't need so much."
"Although we can't disband the troops and go back to farming, it's still feasible to mobilize some troops to attack other places."
"And if we put more pressure on the humans, we may have a little more chance here."
Since the advisers were unanimous, Emperor Ilo nodded and agreed to this matter. Then he let the advisers arrange how to mobilize the troops and choose the target of attack.
In fact, there was no good choice of target of attack. There were only two directions to attack the humans from the Orc Empire. Either attack the Kingdom of Light in the east, or attack the Kingdom of Eagle in the south.
If they attacked the Kingdom of Light, they would have to attack the strong defense line of the Great Wall. At present, the two sides were in a standoff here. There was a small fight every three days and a big fight every five days, but there was no winner. They were just wasting military provisions, supplies, and human lives in vain.
If they attacked the Kingdom of Eagle, they would have to attack the northern fortress group composed of many fortresses. Emperor Junero had broken through several fortresses in the past, but later, because of the Battle of the Sun's Dying Day, he lost more than half of the fortresses, leaving only one of them intact.
In recent years, there had been no war between the Kingdom of Eagle and the Orc Empire, so the defense of the northern fortress group was a little slack. But now that the two races had started a war, it was impossible for the Kingdom of Eagle not to station a large number of troops in the fortress group. This war would probably be another hard one!
But when had the Orcs ever been afraid of war?
So what if it was a hard one? They had attacked these fortresses in the past and even gained the upper hand!
So when the news of preparing to form an army to attack the Kingdom of Eagle spread, all the Orc armies actively signed up. In the end, the ones who got the chance to participate in the war were the few races known for their bravery or speed.
Of course, there were also a large number of flying troops.
To attack the northern fortress group of the Eagle Kingdom, they naturally needed to confront their famous Air Knights. Flying troops were indispensable.
The Orcs had always done things quickly. In just a few days, the army had been selected, and they immediately set off towards the Eagle Kingdom.
It was very difficult to hide the movements of the army from the enemy. Even though the humans were currently at a disadvantage in terms of magic confrontation, they could still complete the reconnaissance work with a large number of air forces. So when the orc army had just started moving, the human commanders received the information.
Knowing that the Orcs had separated a large force and were heading southwest, obviously for the Eagle Kingdom, the king of the Eagle Kingdom suddenly could not sit still. He hurriedly bid farewell to the coalition headquarters and hurriedly rushed back to the kingdom to take charge of the army.
Ever since the Kingdom of Eagle had split from the Duchy of Griffon, its military strength had been greatly weakened. Although there had been no large-scale wars with the Orc Empire over the past few years, and the population had recovered to a certain extent, the inherent weakness of the Orc Empire had never been made up for.
If the Orcs had attacked the Eagle Kingdom at the beginning of the war, he might have been able to resist them with sufficient preparation and support from other countries. But after a few months of war, the armies of all countries had suffered heavy losses, and the Eagle Kingdom was no exception. Especially the air force — the human air force mainly came from the Eagle Kingdom.
At present, the "Sky Knights" that the Eagle Kingdom was so proud of had already suffered heavy losses, and there were less than 30% of their original strength. There were not many ground troops left either — there were still many ordinary troops, but there were not many elites who had undergone new training.
Moreover, even if there were troops left, so what? Could he still bring the troops back to the Eagle Kingdom from the defense line of the Great Wall?
From the defense line of the Great Wall to the defense line of the northern fortress group of the Eagle Kingdom, the Orcs could dress up and gallop all the way from the plains and grasslands, but the humans had to pass through many mountains and precipitous ridges, and no matter how fast they went, they could not speed up.
So, in the end, he could only bring a few masters and the remaining Sky Knights back and ask for support from other countries.
Since the start of the war, the Republic of Northwest had restricted all transmission arrays. Other than buying their own daily necessities and allowing refugees to pass through, they no longer allowed residents of other countries to pass freely. Without the world's most convenient means of transportation, it was easier said than done to rush back before the Orcs, who had the geographical advantage and were one step ahead!
Fortunately, with the efforts of the magicians, they still arrived at Eagle Wing City in time.
As soon as they arrived at Eagle Wing City, the king, who had to call Leon "Granduncle" based on seniority, immediately issued a general mobilization order. He mobilized all the young and strong people in the country who could be mobilized, put together a large army, and rushed towards the northern fortress group.
At the same time, he constantly urged the Duchy of Griffon, the Kingdom of Thousands of Springs, and the Commonwealth of Gold Coins to send troops as soon as possible.
He did not know if this would be in time, but now, he could only try his best.
Of course, he also sent a letter to Leon asking for help, but this time, Leon clearly rejected him.
"Before being an elder of the Igor family, I am first and foremost the Archbishop of the Church of the Void Mask," Leon replied. "The Church of the Void Mask is neutral in this war, and this is also my attitude. If you are worried, you can send some of the younger generations of the family to Void City. I will protect them well and take care of them. "
The king had no choice but to do as Leon said and send some of the more outstanding younger generations of the Igor family to Void City. He planned to at least preserve some of the family's bloodline no matter what, so that this family, which was the most glorious in the history of all the human countries, would not weaken or even be cut off in his generation.
After all this was done, the army was also assembled. He personally led the army into battle, and with the determination to succeed or die trying, he led this army that was barely put together and went straight to the line of defense of the northern fortress group.
At the same time, the Kingdom of Thousands of Springs also urgently mobilized its troops. Along a few relatively "low" mountain gorges, they crossed the difficult and rugged Broken Cloud Mountains and hurried to the Kingdom of Eagle.
And although the support troops formed by the northern government of the Commonwealth of Gold Coins had an easier journey than them — it was much easier to pass through the northern part of the Great Marsh and part of the Graystone Mountains than to pass through the Broken Cloud Mountains — their marching speed was much slower than theirs.
Because this group of soldiers from the Commonwealth of Gold Coins who were rushing to support the Kingdom of Eagle encountered the Marsh army that was also marching here in a hurry to intercept them.
One side was more elite, and the other side had the geographical advantage. Both sides were locked in a stalemate. Even though the Commonwealth of Gold Coins had a relative advantage, to break through the blockade was not something that could be achieved in ten days or half a month.
As for the Duchy of Griffon, they were clearly very close to the Great Wall and had easy travel routes. But because they had previously dispatched a large number of troops to ensure the logistics and transportation of the Great Wall defense line, now they actually could not spare many elite troops.
So, when the humans and the Orcs once again started fighting on the battlefield of the northern fortress group of the Kingdom of Eagle, as expected, the humans were once again at a disadvantage …
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