"What?!"

Xia Lan stood up suddenly and said.

"Let me be clear! How did Virgins fall?!"

After a while, Xia Lan finally got the answer from the scout's intermittent report. He sat back on the chair weakly, his face full of bitterness, while Tolanzman, who was standing beside him, was stunned in place like a gray stone statue.

Last night, the imperial spy who was secretly lurking in Vellens suddenly launched a riot. After attracting the attention of a large number of garrison troops, the teleportation array at the central node inexplicably lost control, and countless elite troops of the Heather Empire were continuously teleported out. After a fierce battle all night, the Holy Grail Knights were completely destroyed, and Fernantes, who was in charge, fought hard and died.

Unbelievable!

Xia Lan was completely disbelief when she heard the news!

Although he had a premonition that the Heather Empire was secretly planning a huge conspiracy, who would have thought that the development of things would be completely beyond his imagination.

Be patient and do not fire, and one blow is fatal.

This sentence perfectly illustrates the style of Heather Empire.

Xia Lan knew very well the serious consequences of the fall of Virlans. The front-line army would inevitably cause severe turmoil after learning the bad news. They could basically not escape the defeat, because the Heather Empire would never miss this opportunity to annihilate them. After the imperial team retreated to the Brunswick-Sarus area successfully completed the combat plan to lure the enemy into depth, they would definitely cooperate with the emperor who captured Virlans to launch a thunder counterattack.

A series of dazzling schemes such as hiding the world, catching fish in troubled waters, digging tigers away from the mountains, and hitting the east and west have formed the shocking situation today. From the perspective of strategic layout alone, the gap between the Church and the Heather Empire is like a world of difference and cannot be compared with each other.

Furthermore, the fall of Virlans also means that the Church has lost the final barrier of the Gadavian defense line. The Heather Empire's road to the Revelation Mountain will be smooth from now on, and it is only a matter of time before the troops are at the city. The Church's situation will be completely at stake.

At this point, he had to sigh at Fernantes' foresight. However, if he wanted to save the predicament of the church and turned the tide, it would be a dream to rely on the miscellaneous army under his command alone. He was not a god, and even his amazing military command ability was just a vain. Without Berrant's assistance, he could not be an opponent of the Heather Empire.

He will not overestimate himself, nor will he underestimate himself.

Years of battles abroad have accumulated rich combat experience. He has already developed a commanding ability under the influence of Berrant. As long as he does not meet the emperor god Gustav, he will have the courage to compete with any legion!

"Torlandzman!"

At this time, Xia Lan, who had regained her calmness and rationality, forcibly pulled her chief staff back to reality from her loss of consciousness.

"I am...I am here!"

Tolanzman, with a gray face, subconsciously said.

"Tell me my order! The entire army immediately set off the battalion and prepared to head towards the Thorne Lake Defense Line. At the same time, a large number of scouts were sent to the Villens area to investigate the Emperor's movements as detailed as possible!"

Xia Lan stood in front of the wide map and said with a solemn expression.

"What about the various legions on the front line? Don't we send people to tell them about the incident that happened in Virgins?" Tolanzman said in a daze.

"From the moment Virgins fell, the front-line legions were completely finished!" Xia Lan shook her head and sighed.

"Then we can't help our friendly forces!" Tolanzman said excitedly.

"Do you want to die with them under the attack of the emperor?" Xia Lan said coldly: "Every minute is delayed now, it means that our situation adds a little danger. I believe that the Heather Empire will not be able to understand the principle that soldiers are the most powerful. If you put yourself in your shoes, you will leave a chance for your prey?"

Tolanzmann was silent. It is a very serious practical question to save others or save yourself.

"I will send someone to inform the military chief in charge of logistics in Ferma three towns at any time to pick up the retreating legions, and go to the Thorne Lake defense line to meet us when the situation is urgent." Xia Lan said in a slow tone.

Tolanzman, who was psychologically relieved, no longer struggled, but turned the problem to the motivation of the Thorne Lake defense line in Xialanba Camp.

"Moving the defense line of Lake Thorne is our only choice at present. A year ago, I led my army to defeat the Imperial Army lurking in the forests of the border of Fernanto, and completely eliminated the threats facing the defense line of Lake Thorne. The fall of Virland will not affect the safety there in a short period of time. As long as we arrive at Lake Thorne in advance, we will definitely curb the offensive of the empire with the advantage of the geographical advantage. Moreover, there are sufficient food and grass soldiers there, which is enough for us to last a year or two. When the temple breathes, we can cooperate with the situation in the revelation of the situation in front of the Revelation Mountain!" Xia Lan explained patiently.

On the surface, he was confident, but in fact he didn't really believe that the temple would have a chance to turn the tables.

The Heather Empire's sudden capture of Virlans was too fatal. The isolated legions of the Church were dealt with. The empire that firmly defended the Gadavian defense line would never give the Church a chance to rekindle. And the intuition in the dark told Xia Lan that perhaps the Heather Empire still had subsequent means not to be used!

Depression and despair inevitably arise in his heart, because he can no longer see where his future is. If the Holy Church is really destroyed by the hands of the Heather Empire, where should he go?

The commander was like this, and learned that the atmosphere of the army where Villens fell was naturally filled with confusion and pessimism. The low morale could not be revived in just a few words. It was a blessing that there was no mutiny. In order to prevent the worst situation, Xia Lan organized a group of military judges to start severely purging the discipline in the army and suppressing all voices that affected stability.

He knew that relying on power could not always maintain order in the army. He had to lead the army to see hope in order to get out of the predicament in front of him.

At the same time, all the teleportation arrays arranged by the Holy Temple in Elderland fell one after another. Except for a few arrays that were detonated by the guards, the rest of the arrays fell into the hands of the empire.

"Hey! What a tough guy!"

The mountains near the new pier in Monteres was filled with a strong smell of blood, and the screams of fierce fighting were endless. Stepping on the land stained with blood, kicking away the body with broken limbs and arms. A man in black wearing a hideous mask looked at the young knight who died under his sword, and a creepy sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Gradually, the fighting sounded calmed down, and the guards responsible for teleportation arrays died one after another at the hands of a group of mysterious masked men.

"Master, all the magic circle guards have been cut off!"

The man in black wearing a hideous mask waved his hand, waved his hand away from his report, and then walked towards the platform of the teleportation array.

"How long does it take to prepare for precisely positioning spatial coordinates?"

The man in black, who was suspected to be the leader, snapped his fingers and asked.

"Based on the spatial coordinate data sent by the opposite side, the transmission preparation can be completed in about half a quarter of an hour." A mask responsible for manipulating the magic circle said.

"No need to delay, start the speed."

After the man in black gave the order, he muttered to himself.

"That guy should be able to stop Augsger for half a quarter of an hour..."

After a while, the guy he had just said appeared in front of him in a mess, screaming loudly.

"Saron! Come and help!"

As soon as the words fell, a roar burst out from behind him that shook the sky.

"Damn heresy to die!"

The man in black who was always paying attention to the teleportation array was inevitably affected by his mind. He turned his head and looked at his subordinate who controlled the magic array and said, "How long will it take to prepare for teleportation?"

“It’s ready!”

"Hehe, he's late."

Suddenly, he shot at Augsger, who was chasing the guy, and the collision between the powerful men in the law field was earth-shaking, and the entire mountain around him shook faintly and collapsed.

At this time, the masked man in charge of the magic circle control suddenly excitedly. "The space positioning is completed, and the teleportation is ready to begin!"

A series of lights appeared around the magic circle. After a moment, an evil and cold aura of death spread out from the magic circle. The abnormal Augsger suddenly shot out his opponent. He looked in the direction of the teleportation magic circle, and a look of horror suddenly appeared on his face with expressionless expression.

"The Undead!"

...

...

Xia Lan, who was marching in a hurry to Lake Thorne defense line, would not know that when he was paying attention to the emperor's movements, the undead army far west of Xiafeng Strait officially landed in Elderland through the teleportation array, causing a natural disaster of undead that was tragic to life!

As early as a few days ago, through the scout's report, the various legions of the Church on the front were counterattacked by the imperial team in Brunswick-Sarus, which caused an avalanche-like defeat. As Xialan expected, the news of the fall of Virgins was greatly affected!

The Emperor who captured Virlans had stabilized most of the defense line of Gadavia. The troops pointed all the way to the defeated Holy Hall coalition forces and continued to capture the remaining defense forces, among which the Thorne Lake defense line was the emperor's main target.

"We will arrive at the Lake Thorne defense line in two days! The urgent marches these days have made the soldiers exhausted. I need you to calm their emotions as much as possible!"

After setting up a camp, Xia Lan convened all the officers to hold a meeting in the camp.

"Your Highness! The situation of the soldiers at the bottom of the army is very bad now. The strict discipline and pressure caused by the military judges may always cause problems! So I suggest that the army must be rested and relaxed at the same time the sanction of the military judges, otherwise we will not be able to guarantee the stability and combat effectiveness of the army!"

An officer stood up with a puzzled look on his face, and his words were responded and recognized by many officers.

"Alvaru, tell them the information you learned." Xia Lan called out the officer in charge of scout intelligence with a look of indifferent expression.

"Dear colleagues!"

Alvaru saluted Xialan and said to everyone.

"According to the scout in front who was responsible for investigating the Emperor's movements, the Emperor's vanguard had already advanced to the Thorne Lake defense line and arrived at the latest in three days."

"Now, do you still think we should stop and rest?"
Chapter completed!