Chapter 516 - Quest Obstruction (1/2)
When it was almost noon in the game, Jiang Fei had already ransacked another two small towns and Hua Mulan was already leading more than thirteen thousand refugees. Among these refugees, there were less than seven hundred soldiers and the others were ordinary civilians.
"Master Inquisitor, all the people in the nearby towns have been evacuated, what do we do next?" When Jiang Fei flew down again, Hua Mulan asked.
"Have all the towns that are a little further away been evacuated too?" Jiang Fei was a little addicted to looting by now. After all, these monies came too quickly and too easily!
"The remaining towns are relatively closer to our fortress. The Nephilim's Assault Unit probably won't dare to go to those towns. Also, we already have too many people in our hands, we can't take anymore!" Hua Mulan said.
"Hmm…" Jiang Fei pondered. What Hua Mulan said was very true.
After all, there were less than seven hundred soldiers even with Hua Mulan's subordinates and the guards of each town combined. These people were already struggling to maintain the order of more than ten thousand refugees. Moreover, because all of them were evacuated in a rush, many refugees did not bring enough food and water. Therefore, there have been many occurrences of robberies in the refugee group, making things harder for the soldiers under Hua Mulan's command.
"Okay! Let's move them into the hinterland first!" Jiang Fei thought about it and decided.
Although Jiang Fei could become richer if he ransacked another few small towns, he had to hurry and resettle these refugees. Otherwise, these refugees who did not have food and water could become a mob in a blink of an eye. If that happened, Jiang Fei's Quest would probably fail.
Jiang Fei was still pretending to patrol in the sky, looking out for the Nephilim's Assault Unit that did not exist, while Hua Mulan was trying to organize the refugees in order to advance into the hinterland of the Light Faction.
More than ten thousand people marched forward. This attracted the attention of the Light Faction very quickly. A cavalry rushed to the scene immediately. However, Hua Mulan was a legitimate Light Faction general and she was following the orders of the Saint. So, after these cavalrymen briefly understood the situation, they did not dare to stop her. They just rushed back and reported the news to the frontline commander.
The frontline commander of the Light Faction, Bernard, was also a Level 85 high-ranked commander like the frontline commander of the Dark Faction, Ivan. When he heard that a huge number of civilians on the frontline had been evacuated, he immediately became angry!
"How can this be! No! We must make them go back!" Bernard immediately ordered.
Bernard did not want these civilians to retreat to the Light Faction's hinterland because these civilians could provide the Light Faction's troops with various supplies if they stayed in the bordering areas. If they had to transport all these supplies from the inland, it would be very costly and their supplies could be easily cut off by the Nephilim's Assault Unit!
Moreover, if the war progresses to a worrying state, these civilians would immediately be forced to become soldiers. They would be the first to serve as cannon fodders and play a role in defending the attacks of the Dark Faction. So, if these civilians stayed in the areas at the frontline of the war, it was very beneficial to the Light Faction's line of defense.
"Commander, we can't stop it! The ones who are handling the evacuation of these people are the Saint's guards, and the one leading them is General Hua Mulan!" The officers under Bernard were in a difficult position.
"Sigh! This Saint is really annoying! After she got caught because she tried to show off her skills, she's still bringing me trouble!" Bernard frowned.
Although Bernard and the Light Saint were both loyal to the Light Faction, the two of them had very different philosophies of war. Bernard believed that the purpose of war was to win. For victory, he would use the people's war strategy and it did not matter even if there were many casualties.