"Reporting to the Marshal, I have just received an order from His Majesty the Emperor, telling us to change our original strategic retreat, use the Western Continent to support our troops, and try to wear down or defeat the orc troops in the Anderel area..." Just as I was leading the Legion of God to advance towards Anderel, and had just gathered troops to reach the exit of the Anderel Canyon at one end of the East Continent, a letter from the Mocast Empire was delivered to the ears of Marshal Sterling through the mouth of my assistant.
"What? You're not mistaken?" Upon hearing this, Marshal Sterling stood up and walked back and forth in the military tent several times. Although Marshal Sterling was asking his assistant, he actually knew that the possibility of his assistant making a mistake on this issue was very small.
Although Marshal Sterling's troops had increased from 700,000 to over a million, and he was even promoted to the commander of the coalition forces of the four major powers on the entire continent, he couldn't help but gasp after hearing the news.
Who is Sterling? He is not like Bout or any of the others who were suppressed by him and ended up being a piece of trash responsible for basic logistics and recruiting new soldiers. How could a marshal who became a fallen nobleman through hard work and military exploits not know the strength of the enemy he needs to deal with
Not to mention that his current military strength is only slightly different from that of the orcs in terms of number. Even if he had twice as many troops as before, I'm afraid Sterling would not dare to say that he could definitely defeat the orc army.
"According to the intelligence attached to this order, all the original tribe leaders of the beastmen, including the beast king, have died. In addition, in the battle of the Holy City of Yann, humans used a force equal to the number of beastmen and annihilated the 1.2 million orc army at a cost less than one-tenth of the enemy. In the subsequent large-scale harassment war, they have wiped out 6 million people of the beastmen tribe and countless supplies, causing all the beastmen's soldiers and civilians to fall into a state of extreme shortage of supplies.
In addition, in the Kingdom of Yaen, except for less than 1/10 of the territory still in the hands of the orcs, the rest has been recovered. As for the Mokast Empire, due to its poor defense at the beginning, a large area of territory was captured by the orcs. Although in the subsequent war, it gained an advantage on the battlefield with the magic cannon supported by the Kingdom of Yaen, about 2/5 of the land is still occupied by the orcs.
It looks like the situation in the East Continent is okay! They actually said that they will provide us with 200 magic cannons in the short term, and will send a legion of troops from the Kingdom of Yan to assist us in the battle. . . . . "
As Marshal Sterling paced anxiously in the tent, a woman standing on the side of the tent, wearing a dark cloak with her entire face covered by a veil, reached out and took the letter from Marshal Sterling's assistant.
"These have no effect on our current situation. If there were only 500,000 orcs stationed outside the canyon, I might be able to find a way to fight them. However, with more than a million troops, how can we swallow them all in one go
Humph! 1.3 million orcs, even if they are starving to death, I am afraid they can fight a berserker alone... Or two knights of the Kastek Empire... Four elite warriors of my Mocast Empire...
Damn it, what do you want me to use to fight those damn beasts?"
After hearing what the woman in black said, Sterling couldn't help but feel a little angry. Regarding his current situation, Sterling suspected that this was a trap set by his political enemies at home, a dead end that would lead him into a desperate situation.
"Although the Orc troops are numerous and the Orc warriors are strong, if we can defeat them one by one..." Ignoring Sterling's somewhat hysterical growl, the woman in black waved her hand and threw the letter in her hand on Sterling's desk, and then said something that made Sterling's eyes light up.
Indeed, after the black-clad woman said this, Sterling immediately came to his senses. After all, years of successful battles and strategies made Sterling no ordinary noble general. After a little enlightenment, all kinds of ideas flowed like a continuous river.
The orcs' usual tactic is to fight to support the war, and the orcs who have been waiting outside the Anderel Canyon for several months definitely cannot have a large amount of supplies. After all, there is nothing for the orcs to plunder supplies at the intersection of Anderel, the Kingdom of Yan, and the Mokast Empire. Even if there is, it is just the countless wild beasts and wild fruits in the majestic mountains.
Therefore, in order to obtain food, the over one million beastmen would definitely not be concentrated in a few areas. The most likely possibility is that they have already dispersed into troops of about 50,000 to 100,000 people, distributed in the fan-shaped area outside the Andrel Canyon. If this is the case, then defeating them one by one is definitely not a dream.
"Amazing... I can't believe that the Kastark Empire actually has so many outstanding generals. I think those in power in the East Continent are really out of their minds, otherwise how could they be so reckless...
But it really makes me wonder, since the Kastark Empire has such talents as you, the commander of the Flame Legion, Sack, the commander of the Sixth Division under him, and the commander of the Fire Phoenix Legion, why has it turned a blind eye to our invasion
Could it be that in the eyes of those high-ranking officials of the Kastark Empire, the safety of the country is not even as important as their own precarious power?"
While admiring the abundance of military talents in the Kastark Empire, Sterling curiously asked a question that had been suppressed in his heart.
"I am just a soldier. These are not my areas of knowledge, and I cannot interfere. If you wish, you can ask our Emperor directly. Perhaps he can give you a satisfactory answer. . . .
In addition, I think you should also ask your colleagues and your emperor why they decided to stop us from breaking through and instead fight the orcs who blocked the canyon. Perhaps after you understand these issues, you will have a deeper understanding of the domestic affairs of my Kastark Empire. "After saying this, the woman in black turned around and walked out without looking back.
"Haha, what a weird girl. I don't know what kind of blow she has suffered in the past. Not only does she dress weirdly, but her temper is also so unpredictable..."
Marshal Sterling couldn't take his eyes off the woman in black as he watched her leave. He sighed in his heart, not only was he happy that he had a capable assistant, but he was also thinking about the cunning commander of the Sixth Division of the Flame Legion whom he met when he invaded the Western Continent.
Although he suffered a lot at the hands of that guy who was more cunning and insidious than a fox, Sterling was imagining the scene when humans defeated the beasts under the leadership of that guy. (To be continued)