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As night falls, the giant centipede takes the first step of its thousands-mile escape.

Although they were very careful, the army still made the sound of "swishing, swishing, swishing..." as they were marching.

This kind of movement quickly attracted the attention of neighbors.

The human coalition cavalry camp.

"My Lord Governor, the enemy has begun to move and is retreating to the north!"

Regardless of whether it is a giant-footed centipede or an army of demonic crocodiles, they are all intruders in the eyes of human soldiers.

Anyone who kills is a military exploit. The difference between the two is enough for the higher-ups to distinguish, and the soldiers at the bottom are too lazy to pay attention to it.

"It's all nonsense. Since the enemy wants to run away, let them run away!

No matter how fast they run now, we can catch up after daybreak.

As long as they are not approaching our camp, leave them alone! "

Governor Pierce said nonchalantly.

It is indeed a bit difficult for him to perform new tactical show operations, but he is still very familiar with copying the homework.

The giant centipede in front retreated overnight, but Hudson took advantage of the cavalry and gave it a hammer blow in the field.

As someone who has experienced it firsthand, Pierce is confident that he can replicate this style of play.

The cavalry, a highly mobile unit, is not afraid of the enemy moving quickly, but is afraid that the enemy will stick to the defensive line.

Judging from the daytime investigation, the enemy also built simple defense fortifications in Yangguan County.

Because of the giant foot centipede's back stab, the defensive capabilities of the defense line are still somewhat unknown, but it is also a trouble for the cavalry.

Theoretically speaking, if the enemy troops are firmly within the defense line, it will be difficult for a single cavalry regiment to capture them.

But once they left the fortifications, the situation was completely different.

In encounters on the plains, enemies can be beaten to death.

"Your Majesty the Governor, the enemies are running north, most of them are the remnants of the Giant Foot Centipede.

If it was the Demon Crocodile Army, even if they wanted to evacuate, they should go south to join the main force.

The enemy's army is divided into two. Should we divide our troops to intercept and kill them tomorrow? "

Commander Ebert asked with concern.

In order to facilitate unified command, the cavalry was combined together when the coalition was formed, and the cavalry corps has been in a state of over-staffing.

It is completely feasible militarily to divide the troops to intercept and kill the remnants of the Giant Foot Centipede.

"There is no need to add extraneous branches. These centipede remnants have long become frightened birds and cannot achieve anything.

Even if they leave at this time, they have nowhere to go, so let them die on the way to escape! "

Governor Pierce said disdainfully.

The Aslant mainland camps are clearly divided. Going to the territory of the human camp is simply to die.

The giant-footed centipede's ugly appearance is not in line with the elves' aesthetics, and its body is still full of stench.

The arrogant elves would definitely look down on such a group of remnants and defeated generals.

The only people who might take them in are the Stonemen, but this is not a good place.

Once the Human Alliance exerts diplomatic pressure, the probability of the Stone Humans choosing to compromise is as high as 90%.

The name of "big clan" just fools the inexperienced inner earth race. In fact, the stone people have long been reduced to a third-rate race.

During the Continental War, the Hessian Kingdom was at a disadvantage when single-handedly challenged, and finally won the victory with the help of its allies.

It is difficult for Governor Pierce to take notice of such a performance.

To be precise, none of the three major foreign races in the Central Continent are looked down upon by the nobles of the Alpha Kingdom.

The only foreign races that can be valued by the Alpha Kingdom are the elves, dwarves, orcs, as well as the dragons who have left the mainland and the warcraft that cannot be counted as a clan.

Among them, the dwarves are attractive mainly because of their ability to forge weapons, rather than the military strength of the race.

International status is achieved on the battlefield. Currently, among the entire anti-human alliance, the only one with military strength that can surpass the Alpha Kingdom is the elves.

The trend of the human race to unify the continent can actually be seen from the comparison of the top forces in the two major alliances.

The elves do not want to provoke a war. On the one hand, the race has a small population and cannot afford to fight a long war of attrition.

On the other hand, there is a lack of confidence in the anti-human alliance.

After all, no matter how divided the human race is, it is still one race, but the alien alliance is a hodgepodge.

Since the destruction of the Orc Kingdom and the Cannibal Kingdom and the decline of the Orc Empire, the humans have gradually gained the upper hand in the confrontation between the two camps.

In fact, the elves chose to release the inner earth race in order to buy time for the alien alliance.

It seems that this farce has not touched the foundation of the human race, but in fact it has mass-produced a bunch of poor countries.

The war took place in the hinterland of the human race. Any country that encountered an invasion from the center of the earth would inevitably suffer heavy losses.

Even a powerful country like the Alpha Kingdom quickly defeated the invaders. Centered on the export of the Inner Earth Race, the production of several surrounding counties was also affected.

The losses in other countries were even more severe. Taking the Kingdom of Hesse as an example, nearly half of the provinces in the country were reduced to battlefields.

The provinces of Bofill and Parma were so miserable that the entire province fell directly, and the losses were unimaginable.

Judging from the situation of regaining lost territory, only some lucky people who hid in the mountains and forests and people who ran away in advance survived.

The whole country is filled with refugees.

Even if the racial chaos in the center of the earth is quelled, this mess will never be able to recover without twenty or thirty years of self-healing.

Of course, if the Hessian Kingdom can successfully reform, the recovery speed will be greatly improved, and at least the military strength can be restored quickly.

As for finances, there is no way. For a long time to come, the Hessian Kingdom will be struggling on the edge of bankruptcy.

In this regard, the Five-Nation Alliance is very similar, and everyone is a poor man.

Including the pseudo-bankrupt Moxi Principality, which has been tortured to this point, its pockets are almost squeezed.

Selling inherited knowledge can only happen once. If you do it again, beware of someone fishing for law enforcement.

The Five-Nation Alliance was poor, and many countries in the Southern Continent were also in financial difficulties due to the war.

A large amount of wealth was destroyed in the war, and some of it was concentrated in the Frank Empire and the Iliban Kingdom. The human race's social economy was severely damaged.

Except for the two winners, the remaining human countries have almost collectively returned to poverty. For a long time to come, they can only focus on economic recovery.

If it hadn't been for such a general background, the leaders of various countries would not have gone against their ancestors and ruined their plans to launch a continental war.

…

Bathed in the winter sunshine, following Hudson's order, the army began to set up camp on the spot.

Judging from the map, this place is exactly between the main force of the Demon Crocodile Army and the Yangguan County defenders, a typical three-point-one-line model.

If the enemy wants the two armies to join forces, the coalition forces are the biggest obstacle.

"Marshal, it will be some time before the enemy's main force arrives. Why don't we eat their troops in Yangguan County first to dampen their spirits."

A Hessian general suggested eagerly.

Compared to the giant centipede army that was beaten all the way, the demon crocodile army that had been going smoothly had undoubtedly much higher military morale.

When encountering such an enemy, there is nothing wrong with annihilating one of the troops first and then engaging in a decisive battle with the main force.

"Our plan this time is to encircle the point and gather reinforcements. If we eat the bait at this time, the enemy will not come to our door on their own.

The last time the giant footed centipede army caused huge losses to your country, I think you definitely don’t want to see the tragedy happen again! "

Hudson replied with a half-smile.

Tragedy or not, he didn't care at all.

The giant-footed centipede can spread to all directions and cause trouble. In a sense, it was also indulged by the coalition of nobles from the southeastern provinces.

If the two sides had not negotiated terms and delayed the best opportunity to fight, the war would have ended in Gutland Province.

It's just that this account cannot be placed on their heads. When it comes to issues of national sovereignty, we certainly cannot send troops without authorization.

A similar situation occurred again, this time without the issue of sovereignty. It was not the duty of the human marshal to continue to allow the demon crocodile army to cause trouble to all parties.

The unlucky Hessian Kingdom has been severely weakened during the war. If it continues, it may collapse at some point.

For the overall strategic considerations of the human race, Hudson must also end this war as soon as possible and then rush to the next battlefield.

If the Alpha Kingdom wants to annex the Orc Empire, the Five Nations Alliance cannot be weakened too much. This is a matter of principle.

In order to let the demon crocodile army come over quickly, he did not even send cavalry to attack.

After showing off the art of command, it was time for an upright decisive battle.

Compared to the hurriedly arriving demon crocodile army, the human coalition was just waiting for work and took advantage of itself.

Although there are fewer troops, the coalition has the advantage of cavalry.

On the plains, a knight group defeating an infantry regiment can only be regarded as a routine operation.

"Marshal, we must not let tragedy happen again!

It doesn't hurt to defeat the enemy's main force first, and then go back to deal with the remaining defeated generals.

There are just tens of thousands of Demon Crocodile remnants, so there is no need for the enshrinement regiment and the cavalry regiment to keep an eye on them, right? "

Marquis Simonyi hurriedly expressed his position.

When one has the ability to stop it, it would be a serious crime to cause corruption in the place due to mistakes in command.

Not only does the royal government want to hold the nobles who became victims accountable, but they also want to pay tribute to their ancestors.

"Just watch it first. If you need to use it, it's just a matter of giving an order!"

Hudson said without changing his expression.

The concept of reserve teams is still in its infancy in the Aslant continent.

Only a few commanders realized its importance, but due to the influence of sectarian opinions, everyone tacitly chose to keep it secret.

In most encounters in the wild, both parties will directly attack.

The general environment is like this, and Hudson will not act as an alternative.

Those who can understand it will naturally know the benefits of his arrangement; those who can't understand it don't need to understand it.

The distance between the coalition camp and the cavalry camp is only more than thirty miles in total, making it very convenient to mobilize.

There was no need to worry about Yangguan County's demon crocodile army coming out from behind, because the distance between the coalition camp and them was already more than fifty miles.

By the time they arrived at the battlefield, the battle was already over and they could be dealt with as well.

In terms of the use of troops, it can be said that it is directly filled up.

…

Leading the mighty advance of the army, the Demon Crocodile King's heart has never been peaceful, and this uneasiness has become more and more serious as time goes by.

It was so quiet along the way!

The enemy obviously had the opportunity to send out cavalry to cause trouble, but they didn't even see a single person along the way.

"Marshal, the enemy has not seen any movement for a long time. Is there some conspiracy?"

The Demon Crocodile King couldn't help but ask.

As a king of the inner earth world, he is also a battle-hardened master. Let’s not mention the specific results. At least we have seen all kinds of complicated scenes.

The strange tranquility in front of him seemed to him like a conspiracy brewing.

“Your Majesty, the enemy has not made any movements since they set up camp two days ago.

Not only did they not attack our defenders in Yangguan County, they even deliberately let go of the remnants of the Giant Foot Centipede.

There are various signs that the enemy is ready for a decisive battle and is waiting for us to lead the army over.

Your Majesty, you don’t need to worry too much.

Even if the enemy has a conspiracy, their total strength is only 2.78 million, which is only half of ours.

No matter how perfect the plan is, it still needs to be implemented and completed. Without enough strength to support it, everything is a castle in the air.

Judging from the analysis of the previous battle cases, the only cavalry that Hudson could rely on was the cavalry.

I guess in his mind, we are just like those stinking centipedes with low morale and morale, we can only be at his mercy.

When the war breaks out, we will definitely teach him a harsh lesson and make the Demon Crocodile family his shadow for the rest of his life! "

Marshal Kanter said boldly.

Regardless of whether you can win on the battlefield, you definitely can't lose in terms of momentum.

It is a taboo for a military strategist to be timid before the battle begins. As a famous general of the Demon Crocodile Tribe, Marshal Kanter will definitely not make such a mistake.

"It's good to be sure. As long as we can defeat Hudson, our clan will definitely have a place in the anti-human alliance.

After completing this task, Marshal, you are the greatest hero of the Demon Crocodile clan, and will be worshiped by countless Demon Crocodiles forever! "

The Demon Crocodile King immediately drew a cake and said.

Frankly speaking, half of his pressure came from the performance of the Stonemen.

Initially, they were required to kill Hudson before they could be recommended to join the Anti-Human Alliance.

Its priority is even higher than killing ten human sanctuaries.

At this time, the Stonemen have made even more generous promises. As long as they can defeat Hudson, they are guaranteed to join the Anti-Human Alliance.

Venerable Lucile also told him that this matter had been unanimously approved by all the tribes in the alliance, and even signed a contract with them on the spot, guaranteeing that he would fulfill the agreement with his own life.

This extraordinary attention had a huge impact on the Demon Crocodile King's cognition.

If he hadn't seen it in person, he wouldn't have believed that the Anti-Human Alliance was so afraid of Hudson.

Too much attention turned into a heavy burden in the heart of the Demon Crocodile King.

He was already under a lot of pressure, and Venerable Lucier reminded him from time to time to be cautious.

So much so that the Demon Crocodile King was very cautious along the way. If there is any disturbance, respond immediately as quickly as possible.

…

The army moved forward, and the distance between the two sides became closer and closer.

Sixty miles, fifty miles... until the last twenty miles, after taking a look at the sky, the Demon Crocodile King decisively ordered:

"Marshal, the next command will be left to you.

I have only one request, and that is to defeat the enemy! "

Without delegating power, the war is imminent, and the Demon Crocodile King does not have the confidence to personally challenge the mainland's top general.

In order to increase the chance of winning, the command can only be given to the victorious generals in the clan.

“Your Majesty, please rest assured.

Leave the next battle to me! "

After Marshal Kanter expressed his determination, he immediately ordered:

"Send the order, and the whole army will set up camp on the spot, dig horse traps and arrange horse-repelling stakes!"

Approaching the enemy's position, for the sake of safety, they chose a march mode of day and night.

The effect is naturally overwhelming, and the enemy marching at night has no reaction at all.

At this time, the sky was about to light up. If they continued to move forward, they would drag their exhaustion and fight the enemy in the daytime.

You definitely shouldn't do something like this that is destined to suffer a loss.

Taking the initiative to attack is not suitable, so let's fight defensively first, just to test whether the method provided by the Stonemen can really restrain the cavalry.

…

Twenty miles is not close, nor is it far.

The big noise caused by the demon crocodile army was quickly discovered by Tan Ma, who passed the news to Hudson.