Outside Augus City.
Joseph stood on a hillside and looked at the Western Territory's allied army that had gathered and was ready to attack the city. A trace of satisfaction flashed across his face.
The Western Territory was adjacent to the Maplemoon Free Territory. Out of all the participating territories, the Western Territory had the most nobles here. Their overall strength was second only to the Lawson Family.
Augus City should be conquered if they were forced to attack.
However, just as Joseph was looking at the army outside the city and waiting for them to attack, a surprising scene occurred.
All of a sudden, the Western Territory's army became restless. Their neat formation began to fall into disarray. Gradually, they began to retreat to the north, from the front to the back, from the back to the front, and from the back to the front …
Joseph was stunned.
The nobles from other territories were also stunned.
They looked at each other, not knowing what the Western Territory was doing.
It was only when the Western Territory's allied army abandoned the siege chariots and siege towers that they had prepared and began to move towards the north that one of the nobles could not help but ask.
"What is Earl Meath doing? Is he retreating? "
Joseph's expression changed slightly.
He was about to instruct his personal guards to check on what was happening when the knight in charge of contacting the allied army rode over.
"Your Grace, Your Grace!"
The knight came up to Joseph with an angry expression.
"Earl Meath and the other nobles of the Western Territory have stopped fighting. They want to return to the Western Territory!"
"Stopped … Stopped fighting?"
The nobles were dumbfounded.
"Nonsense! Are they crazy?! Why are they retreating at this time? "
Joseph was furious.
"It's said that the Elves have attacked the Western Territory."
The knight added.
"Elves?"
Joseph was stunned.
Some of the more quick-witted nobles immediately understood something and their expressions changed slightly.
"Oh no, the Elves must have circled behind us and attacked the Western Territory."
At the same time, more nobles were confused.
"How dare they circle behind us and attack the Western Territory? How many Elves can there be? "
"That's not right … Our scouts did not discover any large-scale Elven army movements …"
Of course, there were nobles who shook their heads.
"No, maybe it's just a small Elven army. I know Earl Meath, he's timid and cowardly. He must have been scared by the Elves!"
"What an idiot! Now is the time to continue fighting. The spoils of war in the Maple Moon Free Territory should be enough to make up for the elves' losses. "
Joseph's expression turned even uglier as he listened to the nobles' discussion.
He snorted coldly and did not say anything else. Instead, he mounted his horse and rushed towards the direction of the Western Region's army.
…
"Continue fighting? Fight my ass! Our territory has been invaded by the elves, and we've suffered heavy losses. Are we supposed to watch you reap the benefits after we win? "
At the rear of the Western Allied Army, no, it should be the front now, Earl Meath shouted angrily at the other nobles who were rushing over.
Aristocrats did not get along well with each other. Most of the time, strength was the deciding factor.
Earl Meese's worries were not without reason.
Behind him, all the nobles in the territory followed suit, their eyes red.
"That's right!"
"We have to go back! We have to destroy the elves that invaded our territory!"
Looking at the anxious nobles of the Western Territory, the nobles of the Empire who had rushed over looked at each other.
Earl Meath snorted coldly, pushed the crowd aside, and continued to retreat north with his army.
Until Joseph's enraged voice could be heard as he bellowed.
"Earl Meath! Do you want to go to the Royal Parliament's trial court if you retreat before the battle?! "
Hearing his words, Earl Mees didn't stop his actions at all. Instead, he continued to speak through gritted teeth.
"Duke Lawson! The property of the nobles is sacred and inviolable! The elves ambushed our Western Territory. We have the right to give up on the attack and return to reinforce them! "
"Idiot! It's too late for you to go back now! Why don't you take down Augus City and make up for your losses from Maplemoon Free Territory! "
Joseph scolded.
"We'd be idiots if we don't go back! Once we take down Maplemoon Free Territory, the entire Western Territory will be ruined by the elves! It's just Maplemoon Free Territory. With so many nobles participating in the battle, can the spoils of war really make up for our losses?! "
Earl Meath retorted.
Hearing this, Joseph opened his mouth and was speechless for a moment.
He took a deep breath and said with a gloomy expression, "Earl Meath, I'm the commander of the Northern Army.
"Earl Meath, I'm the commander-in-chief of the Northern Army. Since you've joined the army, you should listen to me. As the commander-in-chief of the army, I order you to stop retreating immediately!"
Earl Meath was so angry that he laughed.
"You're just an elected commander. Do you really think you're a leader? Since your rank is higher than mine, I'll show you some respect. At the end of the day, we're all nobles loyal to His Majesty. As a noble, I have the right to withdraw from the battle! "
"We, the Western Territory, are not going to fight this attack!"
"Nonsense!"
Joseph was completely enraged.
He looked at the nobles around him and ordered.
"What are you waiting for? Stop them! "
The nobles looked at each other and did not move.
Earl Meath snorted.
"What? You want to use force to stop us? "
With that said, he looked meaningfully at the surrounding nobles who were watching the show and sneered.
"Right, there are probably tens of thousands of elves who ambushed the Western Territory. It's said that most of them are cavalrymen. Many of them even passed through the Western Territory and fled to other territories …"
The moment he said this, the expressions of many nobles who were watching the show changed.
Many of the nobles who were watching from the sidelines were from the Western Territory.
Unlike the Western Territory, where almost all the nobles were present, there were still many nobles from other territories who had yet to arrive or even participate in the battle. There were also many conflicts between nobles due to territorial disputes, and they eyed each other covetously.
If the elves attacked their territory and they did not rush back in time …
Although the central government of the empire and the Eternal Church had declared peace after the Great Holy War, and the nobles were forbidden from continuing to fight, it was a different matter if they attacked the territories that the elves had conquered.
Many nobles thought of this, and for a moment, many of them shuddered.
Some of their expressions changed slightly, some looked anxious, and some had bright eyes.
"Earl Meath is right! If we want to continue attacking the Maplemoon Free Territory, we have to stabilize the rear! "
"That's right! We should go back and help and destroy the invading elves! Otherwise, even if we conquer Augus City, we'll be in a dilemma! "
Many of the nobles who were watching the show changed sides, and Joseph and the nobles who followed him here were stunned.
"Idiots! You bunch of idiots! "
He cursed angrily.
However, it was already impossible to stop the nobles from falling apart …
With the nobles of the Western Territory taking the lead, the nobles of various sizes began to retreat, and this temporary retreat caused even more chaos.
From afar, the entire empire's allied army seemed to have fallen into chaos.
On the city walls of Augus City, Commander Arthur was stunned when he saw the nobles' allied army, which had been preparing to attack the city in high spirits, suddenly fall into chaos.
The soldiers who were guarding the city looked at each other with strange expressions.
Looking at the grim situation just now, they were already prepared to fight to the death.
However, they did not expect the other party to fall into chaos for no reason.
"See, I told you, they will fall into chaos."
Beside Arthur, the all-star Dumby looked at the nobles' allied army outside the city and chuckled.
Arthur's eyes lit up, and he was full of curiosity.
"This is amazing! Your Excellency Dumby, how did you know? "
"Of course it's because our guerrilla troops sneaked up behind them and attacked their homes. The nobles of the Holy Mania Empire are all the same, selfish and wary of each other. When faced with such a situation, they would definitely fall apart."
The all-star Dumby said.
After staying in the human empire for so long, the players had already figured out the characteristics of the nobles. There were even detailed analysis posts on the official forum.
"So that's how it is …"
Arthur was enlightened.
He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's great.
If that's the case, the pressure on us will be greatly reduced … "
"Reduce the pressure? Mr. Arthur, your expectations are too low. "
The all-star Dumby shook his head gently.
After that, he looked at the chaotic allied army outside the city and chuckled.
"Now, it's time for us to counterattack, Mr. Arthur. We should prepare to go out of the city and fight."
"Counterattack? Go out of the city? "
Arthur was stunned.
He could not help but look at the allied army outside the city, and then at the tired soldiers on the city walls. He was puzzled.
Although the allied army was in chaos, a starving camel was still bigger than a horse. Even if the army was in chaos, it was still a huge force.
The enemy's strength was definitely not something the exhausted 20,000 defenders could deal with.
Arthur could not help but ask his doubts.
However, the all-star Dumby just smiled.
"No, we're only going out of the city to support them and pick up the scraps …"
"Support them? Pick up scraps? "
Arthur was even more puzzled.
However, at this moment, a faint rumbling sound suddenly came from the east and west of the city …
"You guys … Do you guys hear something?"
A soldier with sharp ears could not help but ask his companions.
Arthur heard it too.
It was like the sound of thousands of horses galloping.
As time passed, the sound seemed to be getting louder.
"Look! Look outside the city! To the east and west! "
The soldier on the city wall tower suddenly exclaimed.
Hearing the soldier's voice, Arthur's heart skipped a beat. He quickly climbed up the tower and looked into the distance.
Outside the city, on the battlefield, about four to five kilometers away from the allied army, dust suddenly rose from the forest on the east and west side. Like a rolling iron stream, the elven cavalry suddenly surged out.
Seeing the elves, Arthur's eyes lit up, but then his expression darkened.
The army of the empire was too large.
Relying only on the elven reinforcements hidden in the two small forests was like sending sheep to the tiger's den …
Realizing this problem, Arthur's expression gradually showed a hint of worry and anxiety.
When Arthur saw the elven cavalry, Duke Rosen also saw the elves emerging from both sides of the battlefield.
"Elves?"
His expression froze.
Then he quickly became angry.
"Earl Meath, forget it! Do you think that the elves can ambush us with such a small number of elves? "
Joseph felt insulted.
But soon, his angry expression froze on his face, quickly turning into confusion, and then from confusion to shock …
It was clearly two small forests.
But the elven cavalry that rushed out increased.
At first, there were only a few hundred, then it quickly exceeded a thousand, and then it was densely packed, thousands of them …
But it was still not over.
The small forest was like a bottomless pit, constantly spitting out the elven cavalry.
There were more and more, and it was getting more and more exaggerated.
The sound of the cavalry galloping converged like thunder, and the entire earth seemed to be shaking.
That was no longer a number that could be described as ten or twenty thousand.
Looking from afar, the elves that rushed out of the small forest had already formed a huge army formation. Looking at it, there were probably a hundred thousand of them.
The elves were covered in armor and raised flags.
Deafening battle cries came from afar. They put down their sharp lances and rushed towards the chaotic army of the empire like a torrential flood …
At this moment, Joseph and the nobles finally panicked.
"Not good! It's the main force of the elves! The main force of the entire army! Lance soldiers! Lance soldiers' defensive formation! "
He shouted anxiously.
However, no one responded.
The alliance army, which had fallen into chaos because of Earl Meath's retreat, had already fallen into panic the moment they saw the elven army.
The entire empire's command system was already faintly out of control.
When he realized this problem, Joseph's face instantly turned pale.
He could only watch as the elven cavalry, which was not far away, rushed into his army like a torrent.
The two sides clashed. The empire's alliance army, which had yet to recover from the chaos and was even more chaotic because of the elves' appearance, was instantly torn apart by the elven cavalry.
In just a moment, the nobles at the outermost perimeter showed signs of collapsing.
"This … this is … what's going on?"
Seeing this scene, the commander of Augus City, Arthur, was stunned.
As more and more fairies gathered, his worried expression disappeared and was replaced by one of shock and bewilderment.
"How can there be so many reinforcements?"
The all-star Dumby laughed.
After laughing, he explained.
"Mr. Arthur, we don't have a teleportation circle in Augus City, but we can build a temporary teleportation circle outside the city."
"In the past few days when we were resisting the invasion, a few of our guild's guerilla armies had already joined forces with a few guerilla armies from the Azeroth Guild Alliance to set up a teleportation circle in a nearby city."
"And the other side of the teleportation circle is near the battlefield!"
"We are indeed no match for an army of seven hundred thousand, but that's under normal circumstances."
"Now, a few of our armies have ambushed the enemy's rear. The alliance army has obviously received the news and is in disarray."
"This is when they are at their weakest, and it is also our chance to take the initiative to fight!"
"In four days, we have gathered a hundred and fifty thousand troops, and a hundred and fifty thousand troops is enough to deal with the nobles' alliance army!"
After listening to the all-star Dumby's explanation, Arthur understood.
"So that's how it is!"
Seeing the nobles' alliance army crumble under the attack of the elven cavalry, Arthur took a deep breath and excitedly raised his weapon.
"Pass down the order! Leave the city! Engage in battle! "
At the same time, in the hinterland of the Western Territory.
Demacia, who was happily looting the nobles' castle, suddenly stopped what he was doing.
He looked at the game system's chat interface and the world channel, and his expression changed a few times.
Then, Demacia suddenly turned his head and looked at the all-star Can behind him with a gloomy expression.
"What the hell, when did your guild and Azeroth start doing this? Starting a war just like that? Not waiting for Nature's Heart? "
The all-star Can smiled faintly.
"Dema, opportunities are fleeting, of course we have to seize any opportunity to fight."
As he said this, he imitated Demacia's arrogant tone when he besieged Morning Star City.
"What's the point of attacking Wei to rescue Zhao? This is called blossoming on both sides! "
Demacia was speechless.
F * ck …
I'm being used as a tool!
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