Green Monster Epic

The meeting quickly concluded, and the tribal leaders and elders of the Thorns Ring, each carrying complex emotions, returned to their respective territories, restoring tranquility to the massive castle.

"Do you think my decision is right or wrong?"

Without outsiders present, Allen was alone with the newly arrived brain trust of the tribe, his trusted deputy Albad, and couldn't help but ask for his opinion.

In fact, Allen still hadn't made a final decision to engage in a full-scale battle with the elves, but regardless of his final decision, Allen believed that the orders he had just conveyed to the various tribes of the Northern Territory were necessary.

"This matter presents both risks and opportunities. No matter what choice you make, Chieftain, there is no right or wrong."

Albad reviewed the military plans drawn up by the army commanders, while his wise brain constantly operated, deducing and calculating the feasibility described in the plan.

As the chief strategist of the Greenwild Tribe, Albad was naturally able to stand at the same height as Allen, overlooking the entire situation, and he already had the qualifications and ability to lay out long-term plans with a visionary perspective.

He was well aware of the Northern Territory's predicament, and he also understood the Chieftain's worries and concerns. After sensing Allen's slight hesitation, Albad made a rational judgment based on his understanding of Allen's will and his own weighing of the pros and cons.

"In my opinion, initiating the Northern Territory mobilization now is the right thing to do. During the time our army is gathering, if there are any changes in the war between the elves and dwarves, we can have sufficient manpower and resources to respond in a timely manner."

"Are you saying that we need to wait for the war between the elves and dwarves to have a result before making the next decision?"

Allen asked with a slight frown.

"Not necessarily a result, but at least we need to be able to roughly judge the most likely outcome of the battle."

Albad slowly explained his thoughts: "In fact, there are only three possible outcomes!"

"First, the two sides become deadlocked on the current front line, and neither side can make any progress. The elven military, having lost the initiative of attack, now faces the natural barrier of a long river. Without sufficient means to cross the river, they will probably find it difficult to achieve their goal of directly entering Steelforge City in the face of the dwarves' gradually solidifying defenses."

"The arrival of reinforcements from the Dwarven Kingdom is crucial to consolidating the capital's defenses, but they also face problems such as insufficient equipment and manpower. It will not be easy for them to cross the river and launch a counterattack."

"Second, the Dwarven Kingdom mobilizes the entire country, and reinforcements and supplies are quickly gathered. In order to recover the occupied territory, they launch a counterattack at all costs, and ultimately repel the elven army with the advantage of timing, terrain, and popular support, completing the purpose of driving out the elves."

"Third, the elven army is now fully prepared, taking advantage of the fact that the main force of the Dwarven Kingdom's front line is still relatively empty, and directly launches a strong attack across the river, thereby completely defeating the main force of the Dwarven Kingdom's northern line."

"The occurrence of the first or second outcome would be good for our Northern Territory in the short term, but not necessarily in the long term, because it means that the Dwarven Kingdom can overcome this crisis without our help, and the elves will inevitably be reserved after suffering setbacks."

"We only need to deploy troops on the border line to form a threatening posture, so that their southern line troops dare not act rashly, which can be regarded as helping the Dwarven Kingdom, and at the same time will not worsen relations with the elves."

"But if the third situation occurs, it means that the elven kingdom's high command is determined to attack the Dwarven Kingdom, and the strength of the Dwarven Kingdom is not as strong as we estimated. Whether it is for the survival of the ally of the dwarves, or for the future of our Northern Territory, then we need to take a risk and directly send troops to the north, attack the southern provinces of the elven kingdom and occupy them."

Allen listened intently to Albad's analysis, and the main consciousness in his mind constantly communicated with the divine consciousness to deduce what Albad said: "It seems that you still prefer a more stable route!"

The overall strength of the elves is stronger than that of the dwarves. Although this is an indisputable fact, since the Dwarven Kingdom can become one of the four major civilizations, their heritage and potential are naturally not comparable to the Northern Territory. Now the elves have won a great victory on the northern front, but the dwarves are, after all, a large family and are in a desperate situation on their own territory. Even if they don't counterattack and regain the territory occupied by the elves, they can at least defend against the elves along the Ironlann River, and there is absolutely no problem in the short term.

After entering winter, the Wind and Snow Highlands have deep snow and difficult travel, which puts great pressure on the elven military's supplies. It not only slows down their construction of waterway equipment, but also hits the morale of the elven soldiers who are not accustomed to the cold winter.

"I just believe in the reforms you have implemented in the wilderness, Chieftain."

Albad smiled slightly and continued to explain: "For our wilderness and the Northern Territory, time is currently the most valuable resource."

"As long as we can maintain the current peaceful situation, create suitable fertile ground for the development and reproduction of small and medium-sized tribes in the wilderness, and strive for more time, then the number of strong adults in the wilderness will double within twenty years, and the population exceeding 5 times the current population within sixty years is only the lowest value of our data model."

"Population growth will naturally bring about intensification of land and resource conflicts. While the wilderness is developing and flourishing, we can promote the instillation of hatred education against humans and elves. When the time is right and there is an opportunity like today, it will be a good opportunity for our wilderness alliance to launch revenge and counterattack."

"Of course, plans can never keep up with changes. The real situation is changing rapidly. No matter how accurate the deductions and calculations of me and the tribal think tank have been over the years, we cannot predict future changes."

"But at least in the current situation, I think the overall mobilization of the Northern Territory is already a preparation for a rainy day. Next, we only need to wait and see the direction of the war between the elves and the dwarves."

Allen's majestic gaze fell on the young face of the dwarven goblin in front of him. After feeling the other party's serious and frank attitude, Allen finally accepted the other party's statement after a short period of silence: "Okay, let's execute it according to your plan."

"Thank you for your support, Chieftain!"

Albad's heart rippled slightly upon hearing this.

As time passed, various military supplies and manpower raised by the tribes of the Thorns Ring successively arrived. Coupled with the ten legions of the Northern Territory Allied Forces that had long existed, more than 200,000 troops had gathered in Howling Wind Fortress in just over a month, as well as an equal number of various logistics and baggage labor.

Albad orderly approached the front line of Thornsburg to garrison troops according to the plan in his mind. He originally thought that the situation would eventually stop there, but unexpectedly, a sudden urgent report came from the northern Ironlann River, which immediately broke the steady and orderly actions of the Thorns Ring organization.

"Urgent report!!!"