Chapter 927 · Military Discussion (Part 2)
"Your Majesty, I think we should open up another battlefield!" At the military meeting of the orc army, the young Wilder who had previously suggested the formation of a mobile force proposed, "The army is wasting time like this, and it is futile. It is better to open up another battlefield and put more pressure on humans!"
Emperor Yiluo was slightly stunned and looked at the staff.
He always believed that professional matters should be handled by professionals. He never made decisions on such strategic issues by himself, and always consulted experts first.
The staff had discussed this matter long ago, and they all nodded in agreement.
"That's right, the army doesn't need so much to confront humans here."
"Although we can't disband the troops and go back to farming, it is still feasible to mobilize part of the army to attack other places."
"And if we put more pressure on humans, we may have more opportunities here."
Since the staff agreed, Emperor Yiluo nodded and agreed to this matter, and then he asked the staff to arrange how to dispatch troops and choose the target of attack.
In fact, there is no good choice of the target of attack. There are only two directions to attack humans from the Orc Empire. Either go east and attack the Kingdom of Glory; or go south and attack the Kingdom of Eagle.
If you attack the Kingdom of Glory, you have to attack the solid defense line of the Great Wall. At present, the two sides are confronting each other here, fighting a small battle every three days and a big battle every five days, but they can never win. They are just wasting military rations, supplies and lives in vain.
If you attack the Kingdom of Eagle, you have to attack the northern fortress group composed of multiple fortresses. Emperor Yurnero had broken through several of them, but later because of the "Battle of the Day when the Sun Goes Out", most of the fortresses were lost, and only one was retained.
In recent years, there has been no war between the Kingdom of Eagle and the Orc Empire, and the defense of the northern fortress group has been a little slack. But now that the two tribes have started a war, it is impossible for the Kingdom of Eagle not to station heavy troops on the defense line of the fortress group. This war is probably another tough battle!
But when have the orcs ever been afraid of fighting?
So what if it's a tough battle? They had attacked these fortresses before and had gained an advantage!
So when the news of the army being formed to attack the Eagle Kingdom came out, all the orc armies actively signed up, and the ones who finally got the chance to join the war were several races known for their bravery or swiftness.
Of course, there were also a large number of flying troops.
To attack the northern fortress group of the Eagle Kingdom, it was naturally necessary to fight against their famous air knights, and flying troops were indispensable.
The orcs were always quick to do things. In just a few days, the army was selected and then immediately set off, rushing towards the Eagle Kingdom.
It was difficult to hide the movement of the army from the enemy. Even though humans were currently at a disadvantage in magic confrontation, they could still complete reconnaissance work with their large number of air forces, so the human commanders got the intelligence just after the orc army set off.
Upon learning that the orcs had separated a large force and were heading southwest, obviously heading for the Eagle Kingdom, the king of the Eagle Kingdom could not sit still, and hurriedly said goodbye to the coalition headquarters and hurried back to the kingdom to preside over the army.
His family knows his own business. Since the Eagle Kingdom split from the Griffin Principality, its military strength has been greatly weakened. Although there has been no large-scale war with the Orc Empire in recent years, and the population has recovered to a certain extent, the inherent shortcomings have never been made up.
If the orcs attacked the Eagle Kingdom at the beginning of the war, perhaps he could still withstand it with sufficient preparation and support from various countries. But after these months of war, the armies of various countries have suffered heavy losses, and the Eagle Kingdom is no exception. Especially the air force - the human air force mainly comes from the Eagle Kingdom.
At present, the "air knights" that the Eagle Kingdom is proud of have lost less than 30% of their previous strength, and there are not many ground troops left - there are still many ordinary troops, but there are few elite troops after new training.
Besides, even if there are troops left, what's the matter? Can he still bring the troops back to the Eagle Kingdom from the Great Wall defense line?
From the Great Wall defense line to the Eagle Kingdom's northern fortress defense line, the orcs can gallop all the way from the plains and grasslands in a big way, but humans have to cross many mountains and ridges, and they can't go fast no matter how fast they are.
So, in the end, he could only go back with a few masters and the remaining air knights, and ask for support from other countries.
Since the war began, the Northwest Republic has restricted all teleportation arrays. Except for their own purchase of daily necessities and allowing refugees to pass through, residents of various countries are no longer allowed to pass freely. Without the most convenient transportation in the world, it is not easy to rush back before the orcs who have the advantage of the terrain and go one step ahead!
Fortunately, with the efforts of the magicians, they still arrived at Eagle Wing City in time.
As soon as he arrived at Eagle Wing City, the king who had to call Leon "Uncle Grandpa" in terms of seniority immediately issued a general mobilization order, mobilizing all the young and strong men in the country who could be mobilized, and assembled a large army to rush towards the northern fortress group.
At the same time, he also urged the Griffin Principality, the Thousand Springs Country and the Gold Coin Federation to send troops to support as soon as possible.
He didn't know if it would be in time, but now, he could only try his best.
Of course, he also sent a letter to Leon for help, but this time, Leon clearly rejected him.
"Before becoming an elder of the Igor family, I am first the high priest of the Void Mask Church." Leon replied, "The Void Mask Church 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 the Void City. I will definitely protect and take care of them."
The king had no choice but to follow his words and sent some of the more outstanding younger generations of the Igor family to the Void City. He planned to preserve some bloodlines for the family at least, so as not to let this most brilliant and long-standing family in the history of human countries weaken or even die in his generation.
After doing all this, the army was assembled, and he led the army in person, determined to die if he failed, and led this barely assembled army straight to the defense line of the northern fortress group.
At the same time, the Thousand Springs Kingdom also urgently mobilized troops, along several relatively "low" gorges to cross the difficult and rugged Broken Cloud Mountains, and hurried to the Eagle Kingdom.
Although the support troops formed by the northern government of the Gold Coin Federation had an easier road than them - crossing the northern part of the Great Swamp and part of the Graystone Mountains was much easier than crossing the Broken Cloud Mountains - their marching speed was much slower than theirs.
Because the soldiers of the Gold Coin Federation who rushed to support the Eagle Kingdom encountered the swamp army who also marched here in a hurry to intercept them.
One side was more elite, and the other side had the advantage of terrain. The two sides fought hard. Even though the Gold Coin Federation had a relative advantage, it would take more than ten days or half a month to break through the blockade.
As for the Griffin Principality, they were obviously very close and the road was easy to travel, but because they had previously allocated a large number of troops to ensure the logistics and transportation of the Great Wall defense line, they could not spare many elite troops now.
Therefore, when humans and orcs fought again on the battlefield of the northern fortress group of the Eagle Kingdom, humans were at a disadvantage again as expected...