Chapter 186 (1/2)
”Is this where ill fight the decisive battle?” Tiger looked at the line of strong defense that was tenBeyond the line of defense hat looked like endless lines of the barracks of the Ee of suspicion
Right then, the doubt in Tiger's heart had persisted
He was baffled when he captured Thunder City The Duke gave up Thunder City just like that? Why did he give up that strategic point that blocked the passage of the Southern Expedition? After defending it for so many days, he just took his fierce army and withdrew from the military fortress that he had defended so steadfastly
On the day the city was captured, Tiger had watched the Eh these people were heathens, he had to adion In the eyes of the Roland people, these people believed in the Devil
The thirty thousand Flame Warriors were sacrificed without hesitation by the Duke This was to facilitate the Duke's main army's safe retreat
Thirty thousand Flaht against wave after wave of Roland attacks until the Holy Knights finally successfully broke into Thunder City At that tier was so moved he almost cried — he had already lostto capture Thunder City
However, when he entered the city he knew that so
The Duke's main army had already retreated Only the Flaht bravely to the end, they only had thirty thousand soldiers while they were fighting one hundred thousand soldiers This was equivalent to a massacre
The Duke of the Tulip Fah Thunder City was in ruins Most of the buildings in the city had been de the earlier Roland attacks,into the Roland soldiers' heads
Besides that, all supplies had already been removed by the Duke's army Food and weapons … Whatever that could not be moved or could not be er did not knohether to laugh or to cry when he looked around the city and saw the broken wooden catapults
Besides that,fiercely There are even a few surviving Fla at some corners of the city
Even though Tiger had doubts, he heaved a sigh of relief
Regardless of whether the Duke deliberately retreated or he retreated after being exhausted froateway to subjugate the South has been secured No matter what, the people of Roland will not stop this conquest!
After spending two days to repair Thunder City, Tiger gave the order to head south
Tiger was cautious and dispatched twenty thousand soldiers as the vanguard of the uard searched the areas around the the way to the south, they searched the towns and the villages and yet they could not find anybody
What was going on? Tiger's pre-war intelligence said that the Northern provinces of the Empire had infertile land and a sparse population They were just utilized as a war zone
But, however sparse the population, there should still be some people around!
The Roland army soldiers were at a loss when they entered the eer, to release their pent-up e
They were all ready to teach the heathens a lesson They understood the decree of the Tedoms from the Roland continent had made a joint announceainst the heathens of the Radiant Empire will have a share of land, property, and slaves
Although this was not consistent with the Knight's Spirit and was more like banditry, the crusade needed a lot of manpower and military power Besides that, the eneainst God As a result, they conveniently ignored this issue
However, as the soldiers continued South, they could not find a single person from the Radiant Empire
Naturally, it was not as if totally nothing was left The heathens of the Radiant Es such as gold and jewelry The officers and soldiers were thus very excited as they had still earned a lot
Who was the one who said that the Northern provinces of the Radiant Empire were poor? These heathens were quite rich!
Many officers and soldiers have already earned a fortune and started daydrea millionaires At the end of this war, I can use this ood piece of land and build a set a few beautiful heathen maids
However, the people of the Radiant Empire did not leave behind any food None at all
In the infertile lands of the northern provinces, the scant crops had already been harvested The re unharvested crops had been burned and only scorched earth was left behind
Faced with this situation, a thought crossed Tiger'sthe defenses and scorch the earth!
Tiger now understood the situation he was in
He took tens of thousands of soldiers to the south The food consue but alar and scary As Thunder City was near the ocean, supply replenishment was not a problem as they could rely on the ocean All of their supplies could be continually sent from their shi+ps in the ocean The Radiant Empire soldiers would not be able to rob them of their ocean fleets
However, the situation noas different They were deep in the ene warshi+ps to land and support their soldiers All their supplies can only be transported to Thunder City before it can be transported to the south by their army
Their journey towards the south was unusually sroups of ten thousand soldiers did not encounter any significant resistance Occasionally, they encountered soarrison soldiers These were easily repelled, but some others voluntarily retreated the moment they saw the Roland army
It see coe and elite arer elite Naturally, the Lightning God's Whip and the Northern Legion may be exceptions
At the very least, our arion is currently being held back by our ally Reuenthal The Southern Legion also needs to guard the Iion and the Lightning God's Whip, combined, have fewer soldiers than us Now, all we need is an opportunity
We just need a chance for a decisive battle! If we can just defeat the Duke's main army in one fell swoop…
After they arrived on the Pamir Plateau, the Roland army stopped
They were surprised to see the scene in front of thee barracks that was tencould be seen
How did these heathens do it?
The huge barracks was large enough to accommodate three hundred thousand soldiers The entire barracks was fenced ooden railings, with a deep trench in front The trench was tenand on the outside, there were densely packed cheval de frise This was for blocking the advance of the Roland knight's armored cavalry