The rescue mission came to a successful conclusion. Although it was not a perfect victory, more than ten times the number of humans were rescued at the cost of only one airship and hundreds of casualties. This result is beyond criticism.
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Regardless of comparisons in terms of data and changes in morale, among the many humans who were successfully rescued from behind enemy lines, the casualties among the sergeants who performed the missions accounted for less than one percent of the number of those who went out. Such a result, based on the results of Lost Land,
According to war customs, it can be regarded as a great victory.
Especially the people who were rescued were natives who had been living between the Suritan Empire in the north and the Gewana Empire in the south for a long time. They were more or less comparable to those who had fled into the Gewana Empire before.
A little kiss, a little history.
Among those who escaped first, many young men joined the defense line on the south side of the Fengdi Mountains. As soon as the rescued people recognized their relatives, it didn't matter who they were. Naturally, the two parties burst into tears and talked about each other.
The pain of these days.
Although they were able to escape from that land and did not die under the ravages of the allied forces of demons and orcs, only 12/10 of the original residents were there. But at this time, every time some people are rescued, it can always bring more to the living.
Give me some hope.
Therefore, even if there is a slight sacrifice, such a mission still exerts great value. Both politically and militarily.
But what made the bosses pay more attention was that all the serious casualties came from "one" enemy! Especially this enemy single-handedly destroyed an airship.
Although this airship was invaded and destroyed by an enemy while it was parked on the ground. But in the history of the Haider Empire, such enemies are objects that must be treated with caution. Because if not taken seriously, such a powerful enemy
There is no upper limit to its destructive power.
On the contrary, the demons who were vigilant from the beginning, as expected, would not interfere in the affairs of these humans who were surrounded or held captive by orcs. If there were demons who interfered, this mission would definitely increase many variables.
After all, demons are not like orcs. Orcs are at best divided into individual differences, divided into ordinary orcs and a tall special species called strong orcs.
Although there are several major categories of demons, there are still differences between each demon. Moreover, among these differences that are difficult to classify, whether there are individuals among them that can threaten the airship cannot be confirmed before encountering them.
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Fortunately, there was a strong man on the human side who could compete with him, a barbarian who hacked and killed Armida.
It's just that the origin of this barbarian is unknown to even the most well-informed adventurers and mercenary guilds. It's like he suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
Some people also suspected that this barbarian was colluding with the devil and planned to gain trust and act as a spy.
The reason for this association is that although barbarians can be considered human beings, the barbarian tribes whose social system still maintains a fairly primitive appearance are not necessarily surrounded by humans.
Their beliefs and positions, just like the unique appearance derived from their active isolation from the general environment, have various combinations.
It would not be surprising if among these barbarians there were some heretics who believed in demons, cannibalism, and had a lifelong goal of opposing humanity.
Because they are in an isolated and independent environment, these heretical behaviors in the eyes of the outside world are completely normal in their respective tribes.
In other words, in addition to half-orcs and their branch of strong orcs, it is not unimaginable for everyone to have barbarians and demons allying with each other. On the contrary, it makes people think it is natural. Therefore, for this barbarian of unknown origin, everyone
Still more vigilant.
But since the other party did not come back with the airship, but stayed in the north of the mountains, in the area occupied by demons and orcs. Then no one can question the other party's motives, because even if they want to ask, no one can ask. What I am thinking now
, are all just guesses.
There is no way to go to the north of the mountain and capture Armida for questioning. Capture a barbarian who can stand up to a strong man who can kill an airship alone... This kind of unreliable opinion is only in the minds of everyone.
After going around for a while, I gave up.
The prerequisite for negotiating with such a strong person is that there is someone in your own camp who is strong enough to fight against him. This
Only in this way can we negotiate well while ensuring our own safety. After all, you never know when you will step on the other party's sore spot, and then be violently killed by the other party.
Don't just think of the strong as the strong. In this land where the concept of law is unclear and strength is respected, the strong are the ones who are more capable of doing whatever they want than the nobles. If such a person will be sanctioned, it only proves that he is not strong enough.
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Moreover, it is still wartime, and it is too late to win over others, not to mention the possibility of offending the other party. Therefore, everyone is surprisingly unanimous in their attitude towards killing Armida. That is to see the consequences.
Putting aside the review related to the rescue mission, although the soldiers at the bottom were still immersed in the joy of a victory, the people responsible for planning and directing the entire war had already started discussing the next step.
With less than half of this winter left, there should be no more wars. This is the consensus of everyone.
But when the snow melts in spring, the war will definitely begin.
This time, it was not like the previous one. In order to raid the direction of the Gwana Empire, the allied forces of demons and orcs hurriedly crossed the Wind Emperor Mountains and suffered a bloody blow on the defense line.
This time when the enemy comes again, it must be fully prepared, and it will be a desperate battle with all their strength. Therefore, everyone is taking advantage of this winter to manage their own defense lines.
However, compared to holding on to the advantageous location, the other faction's opinion is also quite strong. That is, the human coalition forces will attack and counterattack to regain the lost ground in the north of the mountain range.
The reason why this opinion became popular is that a by-product of the airship rescue operation was a map of the distribution and barracks of all demons and orcs in the north of the Wind Emperor Mountains.
It is impossible to detect the location and situation of human gathering points without demons and orcs. The latter may not have considered defense from the beginning, but only attacked and stationed wherever they went, so the overall formation seemed to have loopholes.
Hundreds of things.
With such a layout, even some fledgling young officers can still devise ways to divide, surround, and then annihilate the enemy.
For no other reason than because every enemy army stationed on the spot is too scattered. Even after the snow melts, if they want to support each other at such a distance, it is estimated that the party surrounded by the surprise attack will be wiped out, and the other enemies will also be destroyed.
Don't necessarily know what happened.
Because the disadvantages in the enemy's formation were too obvious, some people even suggested attacking before the snow melted, dividing and destroying the enemy. However, this exaggerated proposal was directly dismissed by the words "difficulty in supply".
The soldiers did not have enough winter clothing for the march. Even if they could win the battle in the early stage, they would starve if supplies were not good in the later stage. Is it possible that in order to win a few battles, the soldiers who went out to attack had to be sacrificed?
Or do we expect them to rely on their faith to survive the cold and kill the enemy when they are hungry? Those who dare to say such things are all appointed as commanders of special forces and recruit their own troops. If anyone is willing to follow them, then take advantage of the opportunity.
At the end of winter, cross the mountains!
This kind of plan, which kills one thousand enemies and damages eight hundred, will not be used by any general who has any brains. That is, only those who talk about it casually and do not take any responsibility will say such things.
After they gained the power to recruit their own troops, they kept trying to confuse people at the beginning, and even immediately focused on the flying troops. But in the end, no one believed in these latecomers, who didn't know where they came from.
, a self-proclaimed master of military science.
Needless to say, the regular legions of the two empires and the private armies of the nobles were each guarded by their own people. No one was allowed to move unless the man nodded.
The major forces from the civilian population were almost all civilians who had fought in the retreat or retreated from the north. How could they, who had suffered so much, believe such beautiful words without any common sense?
First, let’s experience what it means to fight on an empty stomach! If you really understand this feeling, then let’s formulate a strategy. Other than that, it doesn’t matter how nice it is.
As for those new recruits who have also joined the defense line and have never experienced combat. Will they believe these people who have no merits and only speak eloquently, or will they believe those veterans who have fought hard battles? As long as their brains are not broken, there is still a choice.
Who to believe?
Another compromise opinion is to hold on to the favorable location first, and wait for the demon and orc coalition to fail and retreat again, and then the human coalition will take advantage of the situation.
Launch a counterattack. In this way, you will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.
The morale of the team that retreated due to defeat was already low and they could not withstand greater pressure. When chasing such an enemy, even if they were as brave as lions and tigers, they would turn into panicked rats and run away in a blink of an eye.
Even if the enemy's fresh troops further behind do not experience a major defeat, they will be impacted by the retreating rebel troops in front, or be affected by the emotion of defeat, thus affecting the effectiveness of their combat effectiveness.
All three opinions have their supporters. Those who are purely conservative are basically small countries in the south of the mountain range, as well as some small nobles in the Gwana Empire. They only want to protect the one-third of an acre of their own land, and do not have much
ambition.
The counter-attackers are naturally those who have lost their hometowns, as well as some young people who are pursuing great achievements. These people are also the group with the strongest will to fight, and there are some very famous adventurers or mercenaries among them.
Adventurers never seek stability, they are the most courageous group of people to challenge the unknown. After all, if you seek stability, you should not even step out of your home, you should stay at home.
The situation of mercenaries is similar, but they need a better reputation and more outstanding achievements in order to increase their employment value.
Those who are very similar to mercenaries are the young people of the Karlsruhe Empire. They also need to make achievements, make a famous name, inherit the family business in the future, or recommend themselves to serve in a higher-status family.
Only then will there be better chips to come up with.
However, most of these people are rational. At least they are a minority among this group of people who have the opinion of sending troops despite the winter snow. Everyone desires to make achievements, not to die.
Among this vast crowd, are there any people who do not seek fame or fortune, and are not personally related to it? Old Mr. Kawei, who was letting his staff discuss it to their heart's content, suddenly thought of such a question.