Benjamin continued flying towards the border, and it was not until three hours later that he spotted some vague figures on the distant horizon again.
He landed quickly and hid behind a large rock.
"Those... are the priests of the church, right?"
Benjamin could see that some of the figures were coming out of the ground, while others were flying in the sky. And when the distance is slightly closer, this conclusion becomes more confirmed.
A cavalry force numbering nearly 10,000 people, with many priests and even bishops among them. They charged forward menacingly and pursued the retreating route of Ikol's army.
Seeing this, Benjamin also felt a little uncomfortable.
The appearance of a huge number of pursuers showed that almost all of the people left behind by Ikol had been sacrificed.
Moreover, the speed of this pursuit force is very fast. According to the system calculation, it will take half a day to catch up with Ikol's retreating army. And once the two collide... It's hard for Benjamin to predict who will win, but there will definitely not be any good results.
At that moment, he realized he might have to do something.
"I advise you not to be impulsive." The system reminded, "When the church goes to war, Grant should also go to war with the army. If you show up on the battlefield, that guy will definitely come over as fast as he can. You can't Dealing with Grant and dealing with so many bishops at the same time."
"… I know."
"Also, don't underestimate this army. After testing, there are at least a dozen bishops in it, and you may not be able to get much benefit from them."
“…”
Benjamin shook his head helplessly.
Does the system really think it is going to go out and challenge these tens of thousands of people
After the war begins, it will be very difficult to rely on him to reverse the situation with Wushuang. Bishop, human sea tactics, Grant, unknown magic props... These are all factors that can restrict his performance. It is impossible for him to slaughter paladins and priests as unscrupulously as before.
Gotta think of something.
After thinking for a moment, Benjamin suddenly turned around and flew back quickly before the pursuing troops came.
His personal speed was definitely ahead of all the troops. Therefore, a few hours later, he immediately caught up with the retreating Ikor army he had just encountered and told them the news of the pursuers.
"This... we can only fight them to the death!"
After hearing what Benjamin observed, General Kent said this with a stunned look on his face.
"We must find a way to repel them." Benjamin also nodded and said, "But it's definitely not possible to fight like this. They will only hold us back, and then wait for the church's large army to come over, and we will have no chance. The power of resistance.”
General Kent frowned: "What do you mean, sir..."
"We can set up an ambush on the way back." Benjamin turned his head and suddenly looked at the mages in the army. "Aren't there still thousands of mages left here? We just need to find dangerous terrain and use large troops as bait to lure the enemy away. We can lure the pursuing troops over, and then we can fight back against those people!"
-Although he has never picked up any skills for leading troops in war, he will always have some understanding after reading too many books such as "Sun Tzu's Art of War" and "Three Kingdoms". Generally speaking, ambush is indeed the best way to prevent enemy pursuit.
The army in front of them had low morale because they had just suffered a defeat, and the ambush might not necessarily eliminate the pursuers in a short time. But with Benjamin here, the shortcomings in combat effectiveness can be made up to a large extent!
Hearing this, General Kent's eyes lit up and he nodded.
"With the help of the dean, we will be able to defeat the enemy's pursuers in one fell swoop!"
In this way, a rough ambush plan was laid out in a short time.
The terrain in the nearby area is plain, but a little further ahead, you will enter dense woods. That is not a convenient terrain for marching, and most armies will go around it, but... if they escape into the woods under the eyes of the pursuers, the pursuers will have no choice but to chase them in.
Entering the woods, the combat effectiveness of the enemy cavalry will be greatly reduced.
Benjamin took the lead in flying towards the woods with the two thousand mages in his team. Time was tight, and he could not organize the attack methods of these mages, so he had to use the sound of explosions as a code. Once the code was given, they all used water magic to launch an attack. As for those who are not good at water magic, other systems are also fine, but try to avoid using fire magic to avoid collisions and avoid causing forest fires.
"Actually, wouldn't it be better to use fire magic?" the system muttered. "Have you ever heard of that famous ambush in history that used water instead of fire to attack others?"
"… you shut up."
Benjamin shook his head helplessly.
If he attacks with fire, will he still be allowed to take action
In just a few hours, he was too lazy to argue with the system and spent more time on setting up an ambush. It took him a lot of effort to hide two thousand people silently in the woods and maintain an orderly queue.
Finally, after their ambush was completed, a signal came from the large army.
"The pursuers have appeared, and now the large army has begun to accelerate and run towards the woods." By analyzing the vibrations on the ground, the system said, "They are now only a few kilometers away from the woods."
Hearing this, Benjamin took a deep breath and gradually calmed down.
It was truly an unprecedented experience for him. On the front foot, he had just flown out of Regina and wanted to come near the border to inquire about the situation. On the back foot, he wanted to lead thousands of people to set up an ambush and launch a counterattack against the church. He couldn't help but imagine what the fate of this army would have been if he hadn't arrived.
He felt a little lucky, but at the same time, he also felt a little uneasy because of the countless choices he had given up to help this army.
—History has reached a fork in the road that is changing rapidly, and every choice he makes may lead to completely different results.
Shaking his head, Benjamin shook these thoughts out of his mind. In any case, he is already here. How to ambush the pursuers of Horli Kingdom and protect the largest living force of Icol is the only thing he should be concerned about at the moment.
He opened the water element field early, and tiny ice blades quietly condensed around him, hiding among the dense branches and leaves...
Ten minutes later.
"coming!"
Through the water element induction method, Benjamin saw the large army running towards the woods as bait. He couldn't help but take a deep breath and said silently in his heart.