February 27, 415 of the Lux calendar.
The ice and snow began to melt, and all things gradually revived.
The blazing fire magic on the Cerrovomen Plain announced the end of the orcs' winter offensive.
Unlike previous years, this year the orcs' attack on the Fengmang area ended in a tragic victory.
Humans adopted a variety of strategies this winter, which greatly slowed down the pace of the orcs' attack, and the orcs' efforts were almost destroyed.
Thanks to the correct decisions made by the remaining orc troops, they barely avoided defeat.
However, just as the Rose Empire had calculated, even though the Pteranodons joined the battle and the Central Attack Army fought bravely and captured several cities in succession, the orcs were ultimately unable to completely retake the Cerrovomen Plain.
Several northern cities close to the border between the Rose Empire and Wansheng Kingdom are still firmly controlled by the Rose Empire.
If Yenodorei cooperates with them to provide supplies, those northern cities will inevitably become the bridgehead for humans to launch the spring and summer offensive.
This year may be the most difficult year for the Wansheng Kingdom defenders guarding the Cerrovomen Plain.
Now, the orcs still on the Cerrovomen Plain are reinforcing the recaptured cities in their own way, hoping to delay the offensive of human forces during the spring and summer offensive.
While the fighting was in full swing on the Cervomen Plain, the Wansheng Kingdom was also busy in the rear, preparing strategies to defend against the enemy in spring and summer, and there were many tedious matters that needed to be dealt with.
For example, calculating military merits and promoting talents.
While the construction of fortifications was in full swing, Ajiket, other generals and officials from Baihua City gathered together and spent nearly three days making rough plans for the future.
During this war, Yang Yu's name was mentioned repeatedly. With his outstanding military achievements, he naturally received a promotion and salary increase. His military rank jumped directly from the level of governor to the level of general, and he was only one step away from becoming a real general.
This speed of promotion is rare in the past eight years. The last person to receive such treatment was Lu Huajun.
The generals who knew Yang Yu highly praised and affirmed Yang Yu's performance in this war.
After becoming a general, Yang Yu soon faced a choice.
In order to prepare for the winter offensive, Wansheng Kingdom transferred a lot of manpower from other fronts. The winter in other parts of Wansheng Kingdom was not as favorable as that in Cerro Vomen.
The orcs on other fronts were able to barely resist the offensive of the Rose Empire thanks to their familiarity with the terrain.
As winter slowly passes, the human troops deployed to defend the Cerro Vomen Plain will gradually be withdrawn and deployed to other fronts.
If Wansheng Kingdom does not tacitly call back its troops to confront the Rose Empire, it may lose more inland land, which will threaten Baihua City.
Now Ajiket and Luhuajun gave Yang Yu two choices:
1. Continue to stay in the Cerro Vomen Plain and defend against human attacks.
Second, Yang Yu is already a general and is judged to have the ability to carry out large-scale missions. He can choose to go to the mainland to carry out defensive and offensive missions.
Pretending to think for a while, Yang Yu put forward the speech he had prepared long ago.
"I'm not good at defensive battles. I think it's better to let me shine somewhere else instead of guarding the city."
Ajiket and Luhua Army respected Yang Yu's choice.
Humans took advantage of the spring and summer to launch attacks, and the orcs on the Cerrovomen Plain could only fall into passive defense.
This winter, Rose's troops are different from the past. I wonder what kind of attack humans will launch in the spring and summer of this year.
A general with a lot of room for growth should not be held back by the inevitable loss of a few cities, but should be given more opportunities to prove himself and demonstrate his strength.
Although they did not spend a long time together, Lu Huajun and Ajiket still gave Yang Yu great affirmation and expectations.
Before the Rose Empire's spring and summer offensive officially begins, the Rose Empire and Wansheng Kingdom still have a very important thing to do.
After each quarter of the war, both sides would exchange prisoners.
During these few short days, both sides will temporarily cease fire.
This prisoner exchange took place right under the dragon's nose.
If you try to do something sneaky, you're just deceiving yourself.
Yang Yu did not ask for the troops assigned by Ajiket, but instead contacted Dorena, who represented Mindarak, through the newly established communication network and explained his ideas.
“I have some questions about the rules that I want to confirm with the dragon, so I want to go to the prisoner exchange site to see the dragon that will appear.
In addition, I want to participate in the negotiations for prisoner exchange. While in the military, I have more or less realized that there are some loopholes in the current prisoner exchange rules that are not in our favor.
I also want to select some capable people from among the captives to form my own army to facilitate the implementation of future plans."
An elf with half bangs appeared on the crystal ball of the camp. She said expressionlessly, "I understand. I will convey it to General Potato."
A few hours later, Dorena contacted me.
"Prime Minister Mindarak and Her Majesty Qian Xialan fully agree to let you participate in the prisoner exchange. Please note the following."
In order to ensure the smooth progress of the prisoner exchange, Dorena methodically explained to Yang Yu all the matters that needed to be paid attention to, which lasted for an hour. Yang Yu also took notes in a small notebook to avoid overlooking the key points.
"I have kept all of this in mind. Also, may I ask if Miss Dorena is available?"
"If you want to invite me for tea, wait until this war is over."
"No, I just have something to ask of you."
"Go ahead."
After getting the approval of Mingdarak and Qian Xialan, Yang Yu, Bai Jin and others boarded Lothkar and rushed to the prisoner exchange site.
It was three days later that I contacted Dorena again.
"General Potato, Her Majesty Qian Xialan and Prime Minister Mingdarak asked me to remind you again, do not try to provoke the dragon and the other side's envoys. Under this premise, you must strive for more benefits for our country."
Sitting on Lotkar, Yang Yu said with a serious expression, "According to what we have agreed before, the soldiers exchanged from the prisoner camp will form my new army. I will naturally select them carefully."
"Due to your outstanding performance in the winter offensive, His Majesty and Prime Minister Mindarak have placed a great deal of trust in you. Please take it seriously. In addition." Dorena took out a green digital camouflage uniform, "The clothing you sent has arrived."
"How is it? Can it be copied?"
"This clothing is a bit strange, but overall it's not that difficult to make. It's just that General, if you want to equip all personnel with this kind of clothing, it will take time to make. This is common sense."
"how long will it takes?"
"I can't be sure, but it will take at least two weeks."
"Okay, I'll leave this to you."
(End of this chapter)