Seeing this guy entering the military camp, I glared at the guys fiercely. But I couldn't do anything to him now, after all, there was Pavel above me, and if he gave me any hint, I would immediately shoot that guy into a hedgehog.
"It seems that the situation is not good! How come the Fire Lion Legion and the Fire Phoenix Legion haven't sent even a single message? Judging from their appearance, it's not that they can't send out manpower..." Pavel muttered in a low voice as he looked at the camps of the Fire Lion Legion and the Fire Phoenix Legion in confusion.
"Could it be that they can't spare the time to contact us? Looking at their current appearance, they are just like a group of frightened hornets, a mess. I don't know how they will deal with the coalition forces of the two countries in the East Continent later..." Looking at the two messy military camps, I answered Pavel unhappily. But before I finished speaking, Pavel's face immediately changed, and his originally dark complexion turned completely blue.
"What did you say? What coalition of two countries? Isn't it the coalition of Andriel's rebels and the Mocast Empire? Hanlong, what did you see?" Pavel almost grabbed my hand. Because he was too excited, Pavel almost twisted my hand off.
"Sir, the enemy now has more than 200,000 infantry and cavalry chasing the defeated empire. In addition, above those pursuers are large groups of magicians floating in the air. According to what I know, apart from the Kingdom of Yan, I don't know of any other country on this continent that has such an army..."
"Damn it, I knew that without the cooperation of the magician, how could Mokast defeat Bora so quickly and conquer Red Moon City? And I guess Red Moon City was conquered by the two countries through a sneak attack. Otherwise, they would never have been able to conquer it... Damn it, they were all confused by the long-term peace in the East and West Continents. They didn't even cheer up when Andrel was in chaos..." After hearing what I said, Pavel immediately tried to calm himself down and thought about what might have happened. In a short time, he restored himself to a relatively normal range.
"Sir, what should we do? Retreat or move out? If we stay here, we are basically waiting to die." Looking at the enemy troops gradually approaching in the distance, I couldn't help but become anxious.
"Don't worry. Judging from the speed at which the enemy's torches move, it will take them at least an hour to get here. This period of time is enough for us to retreat. I am just worried about why the Fire Lion Legion and the Fire Phoenix Legion didn't even send us a message? Do they think they can gather the defeated troops and repel the enemy
But if, as you said, the other side has magicians from the Kingdom of Yan, then even if we combine our three armies, we won’t be able to defeat them! But now that Sack is not here, we must obey the other side’s orders. If they don’t retreat and we retreat, we will be in trouble in the future...
Not good, Hanlong, we must immediately send people to the rear to notify the provinces of the empire and the troops that will follow up. If we can’t hold on here, Thacker and the others will also be in trouble. . . . .
Come, come and call Count Comar and prepare the best and fastest horses."
Suddenly, Pavel remembered the most important issue, that is, the imperial high-level officials, other provinces, and the troops that followed up to Andrel had not yet learned everything here. If the East Continent coalition forces continued to advance, the consequences would be unknown.
"Sir, do you want to let that Koma pass on military intelligence? Can you rest assured about this?" When I heard Pavel asking people to find Koma, I immediately became anxious.
"How could that be? I'm going to let the captain of the guards I brought with me take half of his men back to report the news, and I will stay here with you to hold out for a while. In this way, even if we can't hold on, the responsibility of retreating won't overwhelm you. In addition, I let Koma leave mainly because I don't want him to find any excuse to make a fuss, which is not good for you and me. In this way, even if we retreat, we can easily make up our own lies, don't you think?"
"No, sir, you must take all the guards with you, and then take my guards as well. This will not only make it safer on the road, but also make it more convincing when you get to the rear, so that those bureaucrats won't delay for any reason." Although I don't know whether the officials of the Kastark Empire will delay or deliberately make things difficult for various reasons, I have seen this kind of situation many times in various books. If this place is breached and the empire is not sufficiently prepared, then even if I can escape with the troops, I will find myself in a dilemma.
"But...Okay, I'll go back, but I'm telling you now, if the situation doesn't look good, retreat immediately. Sack and I will bear all the consequences for you..." Without much hesitation, Pavel gritted his teeth and agreed. But in the end, he whispered in my ear: "In addition, if the situation is really not good, you can abandon the other troops and let your direct brigade (200 longbow soldiers composed of junior swordsmen or above) escort you away..."
"Sir, I will know how to handle this, you don't need to worry about me. Also, please be careful along the way..." Only by consolidating the rear can my poor division have a way to retreat. If I retreat now, I will undoubtedly be accused of retreating in the face of a battle, abandoning friendly forces, colluding with the enemy, etc. Now I can only wait until the other two legions are finished or defeated before I can take any action.
"Deputy Commander Pavel, why do you want me, an imperial earl, to come out when you are not commanding in the front? Do you want me, a noble earl, to lead your troops?"
An arrogant voice came from behind Thacker and me. When I heard the last sentence, I almost wanted to turn around and give him a flaming bomb, roasting him to charcoal.
Leading the troops, I personally built the army and asked you to lead it, and under such circumstances, I would rather commit suicide than hand over the military power to him. If I give the troops to you, how the hell can I guarantee my own safety