Chapter 29 The Shrinkage Trap(1/2)
B arrived at the ten places where they walked to the joint army. He couldn't believe that his father could go so far.
At the beginning, they were just one to train, and who would have thought that in just two months, they actually took down six cities. Now, the former capital of the Federation is close to them! They can occupy the city as soon as they walk in! This made many soldiers extremely surprised and excited. You should know that two months ago, they just sent out a reserve force to fight sporadically with some wandering undead creatures to check their combat effectiveness. But now, they have become the vanguard army of the entire United Kingdom! As their results further expanded, more and more soldiers were added to them. When they arrived at the Federation Capital, their army had reached 300,000 from less than 20,000 at the beginning!
Of course, this is not a lot for the two countries that were once relatively strong in the Five-Nation Alliance. The total number of their soldiers is close to one million, and the army of 300,000 people has not reached a very worthy level of attention for them. But you should know that this is not an ordinary war. They are not facing ordinary enemies, but terrible undead creatures! The number of these 300,000 troops may not be small, but they are all soldiers with rich experience in the war against undead creatures! This is obviously a very worthy thing for the United Kingdom, which is currently in its infancy.
However, Gabriel was not so passionate in his heart.
"Your Excellency, I admit that under your leadership, our army has indeed defeated many undead creatures. And it has also won so many victories.
But what I want to remind you is that we are too aggressive! Now we have arrived at the City of the Federation, which is the central area of the Federation! And behind us is only a fragile logistics supply route. According to the news from Miss Catherine, she has discovered many abnormal large-scale actions of undead creatures these days! We cannot move forward anymore. We must stop and consolidate the current results!"
"Hmph, little devil is a little devil, you don't have to worry."
The man reached out and the unprecedented confidence revealed in his words made Gabriel even more uneasy.
"Worry? I have to worry. Your Excellency. Now we have two hundred thousand elite soldiers and a hundred thousand clergy here. If they are all destroyed, it will be an unacceptable loss for our United Kingdom and the great God of Justice! We are now in the center of the Federation, and there is no way to calculate how many undead creatures are around it."
“So what?”
The man snorted coldly and interrupted the Archangel's speech. His eyes were motionless and stared at the burning federal capital in front of him, with a ray of fanaticism and fun flashing inside.
"Don't forget that your great god sent me to be his purported acting commander. Now what I say is what he says. Do you still want to resist the command of the God of Justice?"
"I don't mean that."
Gabriel hurriedly lowered his head.
“I’m just a little uneasy about the current situation
"Don't you see it yet?" Thunderzi sneered and pointed his finger at the city not far away.
"That little ghost is hiding in that city. All we have to do is to force her out completely and kill this little ghost!"
May I ask, why are you so obsessed with an undead creature?”
Gabriel really couldn't understand why this man kept chasing Angela. From the beginning, he had been staring at the undead creature and drove her here. Although Gabriel frowned deep in his heart. However, the other party was the messenger sent directly by the God of Justice, so she was disgusted and could not resist the other party's orders no matter how she was disgusted. But now, she had to ask what was going on.
"Although I also admit that the undead creature should be a very identifiable person in the Magic Empire, we have to face not just a legion or a commander, but the entire Magic Empire! I think our actions should be more stable. But why do you
"Is it a matter?"
This time, the man's voice became much colder, and Gabriel could even hear a trace of hatred inside him.
"Because she actually dares to call me a lowly human! That damn little devil!!"
Speaking of this, the man actually clenched his fist and waved it hard in the air.
"That stupid little devil dares to look down on me. Then, I will ask her to pay the price! I want her to die. I want her to accept torture that is more terrible than death. I want her to understand forever how to respect others! Although she has not shown respect for me yet, I will let her show it. So what about the undead? That kind of waste-like thing is not taken seriously by me at all. Similarly, I can't stand a waste that dares to despise me!!"
Facing the man who showed his anger for the first time, Gabriel was stunned.
She didn't expect that the man had been chasing Angela so far, but she was just a sentence? It was just like this, which made the 300,000 soldiers fall into danger without reservation!? It was just to let out a breath? Was he crazy? This was not what an army commander should do!
"You can't do this, sir!"
In addition to frightened, even the Archangel had to speak to stop it. She thought that the reason why the other party was willing to go further was definitely a strategy. But she didn't expect it. It turned out that this man had no strategy at all. He just brought people to smash the scene... No,! No wonder Archangel Nagatozo had never thought of this problem. "The leafworm is a orderly creature of the upper class, and everything will be considered according to order and rules. In her opinion, this man has such strong power and is the messenger directly sent by the God of Justice, so he should have his reason for his rash progress. However, even the Archangel did not expect that this so-called "reason" was actually "unreasonable."
This has completely exceeded the Archangel's thinking range.
Although the Archangel has always followed the man's orders, it is more because of his own class limitations. Now, facing the other party's chaos, the "order" in the angel's blood has gained the upper hand for the first time.
"Sorry, I cannot execute your order. I will lead the army to retreat immediately! If I am surrounded by undead creatures here, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
"oh?"
Hearing this, the man turned his gaze and raised his head proudly, looking at his girl unwillingly.
"You mean, will I lose this battle? After so many battles, have I lost once? Why do you think I must lose this battle?!"
"I,"
Facing the other party's unreasonable questioning, Gabriel was speechless for a moment. Because he had never lost, he would not lose next? What is the logic?
But it sounds very reasonable. But when you think about it carefully, it doesn’t make sense?
Facing this, Gabriel had no idea what to do when the man said. At this moment, she had nothing to say. Maybe she could ask Catherine to discuss it, but Catherine was leading a part of the army to carry out logistics support and reconnaissance work in the rear, and it was not here at all. So what should I do? Do I still have to withdraw my troops?
"What's more, do you really think that you can retreat if you say you want to withdraw your troops now?"
I have to say that when the man said this, Gabriel himself was also very helpless.
She also understood that after these few victories, most soldiers had actually placed all their hopes on this mysterious man. Even as an archangel, her prestige was not as high as this man. Moreover, when she had seen the City of the Federation, the high-spirited soldiers were eager to fight. If they ordered their troops to retreat with some threats that could not be confirmed and judged, then no matter who they were, they would start very badly. Therefore, as this man said, even if they wanted to order their troops to retreat now, they would not be able to do so.
Gabriel, who noticed this, could only sigh helplessly and then turn and leave. Now, she could only hope that the battle would go on smoothly as this man said.
Why did the God of Justice send such a man to lead his people?
Deep in Archangel's heart, such a question emerged for the first time. If Catherine heard Gabriel's question, she would inevitably tell her disdainfully that the God of Justice was not something worthy of worship. Now, she obviously did not have such free time.
Under the illumination of the holy light, the gathered undead creatures fled around in a mess again. Catherine put down her raised hands, sighed a long time, and put the magic pendant in her hand back into her arms.
“Mr. Serene
Just as she landed on the ground, the paladin behind her hurriedly led the horse over.
“The attacks of undead seem to be getting more and more frequent over the past few days.
"Little, as I doubted, they might be planning something."
Catherine took the Xinjiang rope from the Knight's hand and frowned silently.
"To be honest, I have always been worried. The adult has pulled the logistics supply line too long, which has also increased our pressure. Judging from the current situation, if those undead creatures plagiarize from the backpack, there is a very likely chaos."
.But Lord Catherine
Another soldier obviously did not agree with her statement.
"From our previous battles, these undead creatures have no wisdom at all, so how could they know how to use them?"
"They don't understand, but the person who manipulates them must not understand."
Catherine shook her head, her eyes becoming more serious and uneasy.
"Don't forget that these undead creatures are manipulated, so what kind of future will be there is absolutely incalculable for us. Although on the surface, we do have an advantage at the moment. But if you think about it carefully, is the other party really consumed? What did they lose? The army of immortals? Those poor, undead people who have been manipulated by the souls? They are already dead, and what are they talking about? The Magic Empire is not a capital ruled by the undead. We have eliminated so many undead creatures and allowed so many innocent souls to enjoy peace again. "But, I still haven't seen the limits of the Magic Empire."
When she heard this, the people around her were a little uneasy. They admitted that Catherine's words were not unreasonable. But in one aspect, her thoughts were a bit too worrying.
Since the emergence of the Magic Empire, the method they used was to use the Immortal Army to attack and destroy every city and fortress. They had almost never seen any other method they had used. Besides, even if the guys from the Magic Empire still had some tricks hidden, such a huge Immortal Legion is still their main force. As long as these Immortal Army can be eliminated, it will naturally be a big blow to the Magic Empire.
After hearing these words from Catherine, these soldiers disagree. However, Catherine is noble and they can't say anything else.
"Let's not
And Catherine seemed to have noticed that the atmosphere had changed. She smiled bitterly and then rode on the horse.
"Let's patrol for a while and then go back and rest. After all, after checking and transporting supplies just now, everyone must be a little tired."
Speaking of this, Catherine stopped talking. She looked at a distance, and saw a black dot running towards her quickly. This made the people who were originally a little relaxed and immediately became nervous. They rode their horses one after another, holding their weapons tightly, and staring at the black dot vigilantly until they got closer. They saw that it was the scout who had been sent out to patrol nearby.
After Catherine took over the defense of logistics supply, the United Kingdom transferred about 10,000 people for her control. After Catherine mastered the logistics supply army, she sent many scouts to patrol the supply route and the rear of the army to avoid any problems. Everyone did not say anything small about her behavior, but they still didn't care much deeper. They did not think that the undead creatures would be so smart, but since the saint did this, everyone could only keep silent.
But this time, the scout's face was covered with fear and anxiety.
"His Majesty! His Majesty!!"
"What happened!"
Facing the scout who was rushing towards him, Catherine changed her expression and shouted sternly, which made the scout who was originally a little panicked calmer. He drove his horse to Catherine, and without taking off his horse to salute, he spoke directly with a pale face. "Haint Madam, there are undead creatures gathering in the West, and the number is about 50,000!"
"fifty thousand?"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this.
“What are their goals?”
Catherine waved her hand to calm down and then continued to ask.
"They, they, their target seems to be that the Expeditionary Force is now heading towards the direction of the Federation City!"
Although this information was a bit unexpected, everyone didn't care too much. Just 50,000 undead creatures, the coalition forces had 300,000! It was not scary at all!
But at this moment, the figures of several other scouts also emerged from other directions.
"Report to His Highness, there are undead creatures gathering in the Eastern Front to the City of the Federation, with a large number of people ranging from about 100,000!"
"Report to His Highness, we have detected fifty thousand undead creatures gathering from the south, and their target should be the City of the Federation!"
"Report to His Highness...
Reports after report were quickly spread to Catherine, and the faces of the people who were originally relaxed were getting deeper and deeper at this moment. Because based on the final gathering of the information of these scouts, the undead had formed an army of 500,000 and were carrying out a counterattack from the backward direction?!
In fact, there is nothing strange about this. After all, undead creatures are not humans. They do not need supplies, nor do they need any gathering or rest. They can gather together to act anytime and anywhere. Now, at the speed of those undead creatures, they may reach their destination before dusk!
"His Majesty, what should we do?"
Looking at Catherine with a serious expression, everyone asked uneasily. They had never thought that Catherine's worries would become reality.
"We must inform them right away!"
Finally, Katherine made a decision.
"You will send people to the joint army immediately to inform them of the gathering of undead creatures. I will advance immediately after gathering the remaining troops. Hope "I hope we still have time."
And in another place, it is obvious that some people don’t think so.
To be continued...