Chapter 705: Protect Yourself

Three days later, Kyle led the Thousand Castles Army, the Black Rock Army, and the Badak Army as a "vanguard" to march towards the remaining cities on the Badak Plains.

Weilin led the 15th Army's 20,000 expeditionary forces, the Crusader Army's 15,000 troops, and the 31st Crusade Army's more than 7,000 troops, a total of 40,000 troops, and followed slowly behind.

Inside the military camp, Weilin received Kyle's report, placed it on the low table, and shook his head helplessly.

This method of using one's own enemy to defeat the enemy is clever, but it can easily be exploited by the Church of the God of Beasts.

However, since his guardian knight wants to do this, then let him do it. He will back him up anyway.

On the Badak Plain, every time Kyle captured a city, he would capture local professionals and add them to the Badak Army to serve as cannon fodder to attack the next city.

With the support of the Thousand Forts Army and the Black Rock Army, plus his own strength, Kyle was not afraid of these people rebelling.

In less than half a month, one-third of the land in the Badak Plain fell into the hands of the 15th Army, eight cities were captured, thirty-seven towns were destroyed, and fifty-eight fortresses were razed to the ground.

Since most of the Germans in the villages and towns of the Badak Plain were relocated, Weilin was relieved of the burden of governance.

……

Located at the junction of the Badak Plain and the Houston Hills, Dobic, the commander of the Eighth Legion of the German Kingdom's Western Expedition, borrowed 5,000 men from the Ninth Legion, gathered the noble troops from the Badak Plain, absorbed the local noble troops, and expanded the number of troops to 40,000.

In addition, as the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Legion, he forced the governor of Houston Province to provide him with 30,000 able-bodied men. Together with more than 4,000 adventurers, more than 2,000 mercenaries, and more than 2,000 crusaders from the Church of the God of Beasts, his military strength was barely restored to 80,000.

Although the remaining troops on the Badak Plain were under his command, the enemy's offensive was too fierce and most of the area was cut off, so he could only let these troops fight alone.

"Sir, the latest battle report is that the enemy has captured Grangemouth Fortress, Earl Cagelan was killed in the battle, and half of his 3,000 soldiers were killed. The remaining few were captured, and most of them fled into the wilderness." An Eight-Indian warrior entered the tent and reported to Dobic, who was sitting in the upper seat.

Dobic stopped writing, looked up at the general who was reporting, suppressed his anger, and asked, "It was the Badak army who did it."

"Yes, sir." The Eight-Indian Warrior bowed his head and replied, "According to the spy's report, the Badak army has swelled to 20,000 people."

"Damn these traitors! Once I defeat them, I will cleanse their sins with fire, and then let the lowest animals chew their bones."

When facing the enemy, this group of spineless people are submissive, but when facing their own country, they strike hard.

To ease the anger in his heart, Dobic calmed down and asked, "Commander Alicante of the Ninth Legion and Marquis Irus of the Tenth Legion, what are their responses?"

"Sir, the commander of the Ninth Legion, Alicante, is short of troops and is only willing to lend us another 10,000 soldiers from the Eighth Legion."

"As for the Tenth Legion, Marquis Irus did not reply, so he must have refused."

Dobik overturned the coffee table and shouted angrily, "What a short-sighted fellow! If the Eighth Legion is gone, will his Tenth Legion be safe?"

The Eight Indian Warriors lowered their heads, not daring to express any opinions.

After his anger subsided, Dobik looked at the messy tent and began to reflect on his mistakes.

"I regret it so much, I regret it so much!"

If we had adopted a defensive tactic, how could we have suffered a major defeat, resulting in the Eighth Legion losing the strategic initiative and control of the Badak Plain?

Ten minutes later, Dobic stood up and walked out of the tent.

With insufficient troops at his disposal, he was prepared to abandon the northern line of defense and give up the flank of the Tenth Legion.

Since this bastard Irus is so heartless, he can only prioritize saving himself.

……

On January 9755, 1 of the Glorious Calendar, with the capture of the last fortress, the entire Badako Plain fell into the hands of the expeditionary force.

Inside the tent, Weilin looked at Kyle who entered the tent and was in high spirits.

“How has this month been?”

After Kyle sat down, Weilin asked with a smile on his face.

"This month, I have gained a lot and tried many different ways to manage the army."

Kyle opened his mouth slowly and recounted what he had gained in the past month.

Weilin listened and offered some suggestions.

Although he was not good at playing chess, he was far ahead of Kyle in terms of experience in leading troops in battles.

"According to the Shadow Assassin's report, the Eighth Legion of the German Kingdom's Western Expedition has ceded the County of Karigs in the northern part of Houston Province." Weilin pointed to the corresponding location on the map and began to speak.

"Master, how long did this take?" Kyle asked, looking at the map.

"Three days ago."

Kyle stroked his chin and said, "My Lord, could this be a trick?"

"Perhaps, but I am more inclined to believe that this was an internal conflict among the enemy forces." Weilin answered, expressing his thoughts.

"There is a possibility of internal strife among the enemies."

Weilin looked at the map and continued, "The flank of the German Kingdom's army is exposed. I plan to use your Badak Army to test it. If there is no trap, then contact Count Russell and the 18th Army to capture Soller Province and annihilate the German Kingdom's army."

"Lord, I understand."

The two of them carefully discussed emergency response plans around the Houston Province, Carrigus County, to avoid unnecessary losses.

In early February, after a seven-day rest, the Badak army, led by Kyle, advanced towards Carrigus County in the northern part of Houston Province.

After entering Carrigs County, the road was unobstructed. Except for the serf army organized by some country barons, there was basically no decent resistance force.

In less than three days, the Badak army occupied the entire territory of Carrigus County, preventing the Eighth Legion's surprise attack while spying on the deployment of the Tenth Legion.

After learning the exact intelligence, Weilin immediately sent a guard knight to contact Count Russell to discuss the battle plan to attack the province of Soller.

……

In the Scrabst Fortress in Soller Province, Irus Scrabst received information from the southern troops. He swept all the items on the table to the ground, picked up the knight's sword, and chopped a maid who spilled tea into pieces.

The maid's blood splattered on Irus' face, and his eyes became crazy and fierce.

"Go and ask General Gref to come over." Irus' voice was low and hoarse, and his fierce look gradually subsided.

"Yes, Lord Marquis." The butler bowed his head and saluted, ignoring the meat paste on the ground. He quickly left the study and sent someone to notify the deputy commander of the Tenth Legion stationed in Soller City.

"Someone is coming."

Irus's deep voice echoed in the study.