Mount & Blade: Wind of War

When Rhodes ended his retreat, the Bridges Line had already suffered heavy losses. General Flannard came to look for him several times, but was blocked by Kress.

Objectively speaking, this was a situation Rhodes had not expected.

Because the Bridges Line was full of military forts and elite troops from various countries gathered. Although he had made great gains during his actions, the strength of the coalition forces of various countries was not entirely dependent on the support of masters from the North.

The situation on the continent was changing, and strong men emerged in an endless stream. In Rhodes's opinion, it would definitely not be a situation that could not be maintained without anyone.

However, in fact, the war situation was really not optimistic.

It was not easy for the continental coalition forces to fight against the frenzy of hell demons with their well-organized defenses. However, in this process, several legendary necromancers from the Howling Mountains joined the hell camp. Their evil wisdom made the demons more difficult to deal with.

It's like a fool who can only attack with a single attack, but can still fight you to a draw with his strong basic attributes, suddenly learned to use skills: he was not killed instantly, because General Flannard, as the commander of the coalition forces, was cautious enough. If he changed the commander, the situation would have collapsed completely.

However, under such circumstances, the voices in the rear advocating the replacement of the commander became louder and louder.

The general who exhausted his efforts and fought for his life on the front line has been scolded by his ancestors in the rear.

Because in reality, the Bridges Line, which consumed a large amount of materials and elite troops from various countries, did not suppress all the demons in the Western Continent. With the opening of the gate of hell, a large number of demons have been running around on the continent, and news of legendary demons slaughtering cities has come from time to time.

Under such circumstances, some officials and people in the rear will certainly question what General Flannard is doing on the front line with the elite troops from various countries?

The materials and lives consumed every day are huge, but the demons are not stopped.

It is normal for the rear to be dissatisfied with such a result. Not many people can remain calm and rational under the threat of death from the demons' massacre.

However, this commander cannot be replaced.

The current situation is that although the Bridges Line of Defense has a lot of loopholes, it has really blocked a large number of legendary demons and demon tides in the west. Now there are massacres from time to time. If this line of defense really collapses or is released, people in the rear can hear more than a dozen news of legendary demons massacring the city every day.

However, no one in the rear is willing to believe such objective facts.

"The current objective situation is that if General Flannard is replaced, unless the new commander sent here is twice as strong as General Flannard, otherwise, the Bridges Line of Defense will inevitably collapse. Because it takes time for everyone to run in, adapt, and even trust each other, this time is enough for the Bridges Line of Defense to collapse more than a dozen times."

"But what can we do? Most of the main forces of the coalition are elites from various countries. If they want to change their commanders, we don't have much influence at all."

On both sides of the round table, Yalos and Rhodes were talking.

Although Arlos is a girl, she has a broad view due to her temperament and upbringing since childhood. In addition, she has personally experienced the front-line war, so her words are more accurate and more direct than most people.

After personally experiencing this extremely tragic racial war, Arlos has determined that the concept that her mother, Grand Duchess Daenerys, has always adhered to is correct:

The Northland Elves are divided into two factions:

One faction is the peace faction presided over by Grand Duchess Daenerys. They only want to live in a corner and believe that the elves are not suitable for war at all, at least before they have absolute superior strength.

One faction is the fighting faction led by the great elder Spasoye. They miss the prosperity and strength of the ancient elven empire recorded in history. Because the magic tide is surging and the magic concentration of the whole world has increased significantly, with the racial talents of the elves, a little effort and sacrifice can rebuild the glory of the ancient elven empire.

However, because the elves value the lives of their people, and with the wisdom of Grand Duke Daenerys and Elder Spasoye, the intensity of the struggle between the two factions has always been extremely restrained. In most cases, they can find a compromise that both factions can agree on.

On the other hand, although Spasoye is the strongest among the northern elves, Grand Duke Daenerys has two daughters who fully support her, especially Arlos, who has been recognized as the master of the elven holy sword Narsil.

Even if it is a one-on-one fight, Spasoye will have to bear almost irreparable damage if he eats her. Therefore, the peace faction is actually stronger than the fighting faction in absolute strength.

In addition, Grand Duke Daenerys is a legendary wizard and a dead house. She almost never leaves her Bright Moon City. How difficult it is to kill a wizard in her own home, any professional can understand, so the two factions of the northern elves have never had a fierce conflict to the point of overturning the table, which is also because Grand Duke Daenerys never gives her opponent this opportunity.

Of course, Spasoye himself has a high degree of self-control. He takes the interests of the entire race as the core, not for his own selfish interests.

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"We are facing a world change that has not happened in thousands or tens of thousands of years. In this process, a large number of deaths and bloodshed are inevitable. Just try your best to do the things at hand and have a clear conscience. Don't put too much pressure on yourself."

As Arlos' stepfather, Rhodes stepped forward and gently patted the girl's shoulder to comfort her.

Hearing this, the beautiful golden elf girl smiled. She reached out and tidied a piece of long hair by her ear, and said:

"Sometimes I really envy the growth cycle of you humans. You grow up so quickly and have your own power so quickly."

"Don't say this in front of other humans, otherwise you might be beaten. As an elf with innate immortality, you envy humans?"

"Is there any difference? After being promoted to legend, everyone's life span is about the same, and after adapting to the growth rhythm of humans, humans who are promoted to legend are often much stronger than elves and have much more potential."

"But most humans cannot be promoted to legend. The pride of elves is deep in their bones. Under normal circumstances, do you ignore ordinary humans?"

When Arlos said this, he suddenly paused, and then she said: "I gave the last dragon marrow potion to Spasoye."