A few days later, the coalition army from the capital finally arrived at the Red Spirit Estate.
The news of the defeat of the Magic Shadow Cavalry Legion's raid undoubtedly gave the highest commander of the coalition army, Obsidian, a loud slap in the face. The worse news was yet to come. The Dark Moon actually took the initiative to attack the Red Spirit Estate, besieged the Bloodmist Valley where the Magic Shadow Legion was located, and took advantage of the situation to occupy Town Mordo, an important place in the north of the Bloodmist Valley.
This battle report surprised the coalition army. They didn't expect that the Dark Moon was still so "fierce" in the face of the arrival of the million-strong coalition army.
The coalition army was stationed in a temporary barracks outside the Red Spirit City. Obsidian did not accept Josh's request to be stationed in the city lord's mansion. Instead, he set up a temporary command center in the barracks and convened various lords to participate in the combat meeting.
"Everyone, this time we have only one goal, conquer the Dark Moon Estate and eliminate all the rebels!" As Obsidian spoke, a huge sand table with magic mimicry appeared in the center of the tent. It was the map of the Red Spirit Estate and the Dark Moon with text marking each important location. "The rebels are very arrogant. After ambushing the Magic Shadow Legion, they actually dared to counterattack into the Red Spirit Estate and occupy Town Mordo. What do you think?"
"Eliminate these arrogant guys!"
"Let them know the consequences of disobeying the Royal Highness Regent!"
"Kill all the rebels!"
"…"
The voices of the lords rose one after another. Since they had come here anyway, even if they were just following the capital's main force, at least they had to show their determination.
Obsidian certainly understood the thoughts of these lords, and he still showed a satisfied look on his face, "I have seen everyone's determination and fighting spirit. Josh, what do you think?"
Obsidian still trusted the Red Spirit Lord Josh. Moreover, this was the Red Spirit Estate's "home ground", so he must listen to his opinion first.
Josh stood up, bowed slightly, and said, "Your Highness, although our military power has an absolute advantage, we can't underestimate the enemy either. With the strength of the coalition army, there is no suspense in eliminating the Dark Moon. The key is how to maximize the victory while minimizing our own losses. "
These words were deeply agreed by Obsidian and the lords, especially the lords. Obsidian promised in advance that everyone would have a share of the Dark Moon's benefits. Although this "share" was definitely Obsidian's leftovers, judging from the Dark Moon's financial resources, even a "share" was quite considerable. Everyone wanted benefits, but if the army that they worked so hard to build (which was actually a lot of Black Crystal Coins) were reduced to cannon fodder, the gains would not make up for the losses.
"I got the latest intel that the Dark Moon has dispatched a large number of troops into the Red Spirit Estate. There is at least a legion. But not all of them are concentrated in Town Mordo. A considerable part of them are attacking the Bloodmist Valley. General Nesta of the capital's Magic Shadow Legion and my son, Kanita, the heir of the estate, are guarding the Bloodmist Valley. "
With that said, a strand of ice crystal appeared in Josh's hand, and he pointed to the corresponding position in the sand table, "Bloodmist Valley is located in the Black Mountain Forest. The terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. As early as when the war of lords failed last time, I asked Kanita to build fortifications in the Bloodmist Valley and hoard military supplies, preparing to use it as an important strategic stronghold to counterattack the Dark Moon. After General Nesta's raid failed, Kanita went to support and retreated from the Dark Moon Estate to the Bloodmist Valley. Unexpectedly, the Dark Moon would attack the Red Spirit Estate, and they are now in a bitter battle. I have sent reinforcements twice, but due to the miscalculation of the number of the Dark Moon's troops and the lack of my own troops, I have failed. It is the most critical time now, so I plead Your Highness to send troops to rescue. "
"Gerant, I want to hear your opinion." Obsidian did not answer, and he turned his gaze to the coalition army deputy commander, Gerant, who was on the side.
The Demon Realm empire implemented the traditional establishment of 3 generals, that was, the 3 most outstanding generals of the empire held the heavy power of the military. The first general of the Fallen Angel Empire was George. Wales, who was appointed by the Lord of Midnight Sun. He was Athena's father. Not only could he strategize and win the battle, but he was also highly respected and deeply loved by the army. Even after Obsidian came to power, he could not shake General George's position.
The second general, Doren. Rus, who was originally the third general of the empire, was the military representative who first turned to Obsidian. After the former second general died in the human world following the Lord of Midnight Sun, he was promoted to the second general by Obsidian. In contrast, his military talent and prestige were much inferior. He was currently staying in the capital.
Gerant. Brian in front of him was a new elite promoted by Obsidian. He was extremely talented. He had been guarding the Tekula Fortress adjacent to the Shadow Empire in the northwest of the empire. This time, he was appointed by Obsidian as the deputy commander of the coalition army.
"The strength of the Dark Moon and our army is very different. According to common sense, they should hide in the Moonlight Fortress and defend. This time, they went against the trend and took the initiative to attack. It is definitely not that simple. I think there are 3 purposes. First, they want to annihilate the Magic Shadow Legion. They are likely to set up some tricks to ambush our reinforcements. They want to use some victories to inspire the soldiers and civilians of the Dark Moon, and at the same time, they will hit our morale. Second, they will bring the battlefield to the Red Spirit Estate to reduce the loss of the Dark Moon's local defense. Third, they will use tricks such as harassment warfare to disrupt our army's arrangement and delay our pace to buy time for the Dark Moon's defense arrangement. "
This analysis was very incisive. Many lords nodded one after another. Obsidian showed appreciation, "So what do you think we should do now?"
"The biggest purpose of the Dark Moon is to delay time and temporarily divert our attention. We should not be confused by this method. We should crush the enemy's conspiracy with absolute strength. At present, the coalition army is exhausted after a long journey. I suggest that the army rest for a while, arrange various resources and supplies, and adjust to the best state. Then, the entire army will be dispatched to attack the Moonlight Fortress with thunderous momentum. We will take down the Dark Moon in one go! As for the enemies entrenched in Town Mordo, they are just dust along the way for our millions of troops. They will disappear with a breath. There is nothing to be afraid of at all. "
The Red Spirit Lord Josh immediately objected, "General Gerant means to give up General Nesta and Kanita? The capital legion and our Red Spirit soldiers are currently clenching their teeth in the Bloodmist Valley and struggling to support. We have millions of troops, but we don't dare to go to the rescue? Where is the prestige of the regent like this? Where is the morale of the coalition army? Are the soldiers' hot blood flowing in vain? "
Gerant looked at Josh's excited look and replied faintly, "The ultimate goal of war is to win."
The lords below whispered for a while, and Obsidian frowned slightly. Nesta was his trusted aide. The failure of the raid plan was annoying, but being able to hold on until now under the Dark Moon's onslaught, he had more or less shown a tenacious fighting spirit, especially with the heir of the Red Spirit Lord inside. If he ignored it, it would disappoint the lords below.
As the ruler of an empire, in addition to military affairs, politics was also a factor that could not be ignored. Obsidian thought for a long time, and he said, "Who is willing to lead the army to Town Mordo, reclaim the lost land of the Red Spirit, rescue Nesta in the Bloodmist Valley, and make this first contribution?"
A tall royal family member immediately stood up, "Your Highness! Samoer is willing to lead the Nether Hydra Legion! "
Seeing that the capital legion took the lead, the lords of 2 medium-sized estates also expressed their willingness to go. Anyway, with the Nether Hydra Legion as the main force, it should not be a problem to get the first contribution.
Obsidian nodded and ordered Samoer to lead the Nether Hydra Legion and the 2 estates with a total of more than 90,000 soldiers and horses to immediately set off to rescue the Magic Shadow Legion in the Bloodmist Valley and suppress the Dark Moon rebels in the Red Spirit territory. The rest of the army was fully rested and ready to attack the Dark Moon.
Seeing Obsidian's decision, Gerant was silent for a moment. He did not object anymore, but he suggested sending the elder family's Demon Overlord to guard Samoer.
Soon, Samoer led 90,000 troops from the Red Spirit City and came south in a mighty manner.
"General, sirs, there are 2 roads to Town Moling from this position. One is the main road. At our speed, it will take about 5 days. The other is the mountain road. After crossing the Tarot Mountains, we can reach it in about 3 days, but it is more dangerous. Sir Josh's reinforcements were ambushed on this road and were forced to retreat. "The one who spoke was the accompanying guide of the Red Spirit Estate.
Samoer opened the map, looked at it carefully for a while, and said, "Take the mountain road! I want to appear in front of those rebels as soon as possible! "
A lord, Rudy, advised, "General, we must consider the ambush that the enemy may set."
"Don't worry!" Samoer said confidently, "That kind of terrain can only compete to ambush a small number of troops. In the face of our army, the enemy's ambush is just courting death. I can't wait to encounter the Dark Moon Army head-on and get more credit. I can just let them see what the true strength of the capital legion is! My Nether Hydra Legion is not those self-righteous cavalries! "
Samoer and Nesta had always been at odds. This time, he took the initiative to fight not only for the first merit, but also to take the opportunity to elevate himself and humiliate Nesta. The 2 lords originally came to get credit. Seeing that Samoer was so confident, they naturally had no objection.
The army began to turn to the mountain road. Sure enough, they encountered the Dark Moon's ambush along the way. Facing an army of nearly 100,000, the ambush of about 1,000 people could only flee without an absolute geographical advantage.
The 2 lords praised Samoer for predicting the enemy like a god. Samoer was naturally proud. He led the army across the Tarot Mountain Range and finally came to the boundary of Town Mordo.
It was almost dusk at this time. Considering the exhaustion of the soldiers after a long march, Samoer did not rashly issue an attack order. Instead, he let the army camp and rest on the spot, and he sent scouts to investigate the situation of Town Mordo.
At night, most of the lights in the barracks were extinguished, leaving only the torches of the barracks sentry.
Suddenly, a scream sounded, and then the alarm of the enemy attack woke up the soldiers who had just fallen asleep.
Rows of rockets flew over. The tents on the outer edge were already on fire, and thick smoke rose from the barracks.
Samoer and the 2 lords hurriedly got up. While organizing the fire extinguishing, they sent the deputy general to lead the troops to fight.
However, what made Samoer depressed was that the enemy's purpose was not to raid the barracks or set fire, but to harass. Before the deputy general led the troops to approach, they had already retreated far away. The only thing worth paying attention to was the bow that shot the rockets. Its range was far better than ordinary crossbows. It should have been specially modified.
After the pursuit was fruitless, Samoer, who returned, doubled the guards and expanded the defense range.
Shortly after the sneak attack subsided, the soldiers who had just put down their defenses and slept were awakened again by a series of loud noises. This time, the enemy used magic bombs, and they were actually thrown from the sky by flying demonic beasts. Since Samoer's army was temporarily stationed, only a certain protection magic was set up near the main tent. The rest of the tents could not withstand this kind of "airborne bomb". After dozens of bombs exploded, the damage caused was secondary. The deafening sound made all the soldiers frightened again.
What was even more hateful was that the attackers who threw the bombs were very cunning and not greedy for credit. After throwing one round, they rode the demonic beasts and ran away, not giving Samoer a chance to catch up.
Soon after, the harassment came again …
For the whole night, the soldiers did not have a good sleep. Even Samoer's eyes were bloodshot. The attackers were not only cunning but also not afraid of death. Although a batch of them were killed, they still carried out various harassment fearlessly.
"Soldiers, I know that everyone didn't rest well last night. The enemy's methods are quite despicable, but at the same time, it also reflects the weakness of the enemy. They only dare to use this kind of inferior trick to disturb us!" Samoer was able to lead a legion, so he was not a mediocre talent. He spared no effort in encouraging loudly, "The enemy is in Town Mordo in front. Let those bastards of the Dark Moon personally experience the anger of the strongest legion in the capital!"
This encouragement was still effective. Although the soldiers were in a state of mental and physical exhaustion, they still showed a higher fighting spirit. Under the command of Samoer, they marched toward Town Mordo eagerly.
As Samoer expected, they also encountered some harassment and ambushes along the way, but they could not stop the progress of the army.
Soon, the army arrived at Town Mordo. This time, the Dark Moon seemed to have concentrated their strength to hold on in Town Mordo. Especially those fully activated magic circles and defense facilities, which made the Nether Hydra Legion encounter tenacious resistance. This was thanks to Joseph, the original operator of Town Mordo. However, Joseph, who had always secretly relied on the capital, certainly did not expect that after his death, these painstakingly managed facilities were all used to deal with the capital army.
The soldiers of the Nether Hydra Legion also took a deep breath. Under the fierce offensive, the magic circles and defense facilities were broken one by one. The Dark Moon Army finally couldn't hold on, so they had to fully evacuate Town Mordo.
Listening to the cheers of the soldiers, Samoer, who had successfully recovered Town Mordo, only felt proud and high-spirited. While quickly ordering the soldiers to occupy various key points of Town Mordo, he sent someone to report the battle situation to Obsidian. In fact, he was showing off his merits.
The next step was to support the Bloodmist Valley. However, although the morale of the soldiers was high after the victory, they were physically and mentally exhausted. They must rest immediately.
Samoer's idea was to "rest" here for a few days. He didn't want to rescue his opponent, Nesta, regardless of the sacrifice. Moreover, now he had the credit of recovering Town Mordo, which was equivalent to an important contribution to boost morale. Even if it was "too late" to rescue, he would not be blamed.
After negotiating with the 2 lords, Samoer settled down and arranged for the soldiers to be stationed in Town Mordo for defense. He also repaired the defense tower and other facilities to set up defenses.
I should be able to sleep well tonight.
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