Chapter 1574: Detour and Attack
The main force left to fight against humans is demons, with other underground races assisting the left. And not only the orcs and gray dwarves, but also the goblins and the rather rare illithids appeared in this coalition of evil camps.
However, the illithid has a special status and does not line up on the front lines to fight hand-to-hand with humans. He just hid in the back line, confusing and affecting the minds of the soldiers.
In contrast, the human coalition, led by the Gwana Empire, recalled the troops who wanted to make the Northern Expedition to join this big game.
After only five battles, he remained undefeated. The raid on the Gate of the Abyss naturally stopped. No one is sure that the gateway can be built when supplies are cut off.
In other words, the evil camp coalition led by demons only used half of their strength and ended up in a tie with the human side.
This is still one empire using all its strength, and the other empire using most of its strength. If the evil coalition forces concentrated all their strength, Old Kaweigong would probably have no choice but to retreat back to the south of the mountain range.
The Fengdi Mountain Range lies between the Northern Expeditionary Army and the Empire, so it is not easy to supply supplies. When the war situation on this land was at a stalemate, everyone couldn't help but turn their attention to the west. The Western Route Army, with orcs and gray dwarves as the main force, needed food supplies.
It's not entirely true that demons don't need supplies. But the fact is that the devil will be 'full' even if he eats dirt.
Because they can convert everything in the mouth directly into the required energy instead of going through the digestive system.
The biggest difference is that the latter are picky eaters. However, the purity of the things in the mouth will still be related to the amount of energy they purify.
The most outstanding thing is the condensed body of spiritual consciousness of Homo sapiens, commonly known as the soul. The killings on the battlefield, whether they are casualties of the enemy or our own, can become the devil's food.
Therefore, in the battlefield north of the mountain range, the demons can also use war to support war to maintain the situation of oppressing the human coalition forces.
But except for demons, other races from the underground world are not as talkative as demons.
Even if they don't eat fish, they still have to eat grains, fruits and vegetables. However, just after one winter, the emergency rations were rescued by an airship again.
Although the large army has not yet fallen into a state of food shortage, the situation is very obvious. They must find the next supply location to have the capital to continue fighting.
If you can't find it, this isn't something that can be solved by retreating to the underground world. It's very likely that they won't be able to go back and will just be buried on the surface.
Therefore, even if half of the strength is used on the battlefield on the north side of the mountain range, it will be a five-to-five battle with the human army. Lord Wolfram of the Abyss, who commanded the entire army, did not even think about withdrawing the troops that invaded the west and completely defeating the army of the Gwana Empire.
Perhaps after withdrawing the western invasion force and defeating the main army of the Gwana Empire with all their strength, they could then cross the mountains and invade the empire from the south.
Wouldn’t that be gold and silver treasures all over the place, and endless food? In addition, the defeated army is also a good source of food. Everyone does not care whether the meat is broken.
But the idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. The army led by Old Kawei Gong was not a ragtag group like the multinational coalition forces on the southern defense line of the Suli Tang Empire.
This kind of army is tough. I don’t know how many people would have to die if I wanted to chew it off. One might think that the large number of deaths produced by the Evil Alliance would also help reduce the supply pressure.
However, this kind of thought will only exist in the mind of the commander of the Abyss Lord. Who among the people below would be willing to become a sacrificed pawn?
Besides, there is obviously an easy route, so what’s the reason for having to go head-on? If the three Abyss Lords who have arrived can exert their influence on the ordinary army, they can suppress the human coalition forces forcefully.
Then it is not a problem for the troops invading the west to turn back and jointly attack the Gwana Empire. But it was obvious that the strength of the three monarchs was limited.
No matter what the reason is, the battlefield north of the mountain range is in a stalemate, so finding another breakthrough point is a very reasonable choice.
Wolfram did not particularly suppress such thoughts. Because this is a fact, not a fallacy.
There is no need to deliberately deny other people's opinions in order to demonstrate control. As the Lord of the Abyss, it does not need to prove anything else.
And seriously speaking, such division of troops was originally part of its many plans. It was just brought up by someone else first.
Moreover, on the battlefield north of the Fengdi Mountains, winning a battle with the same level of strength as the enemy was a different pleasure to a commander who prided himself on his intelligence than overwhelming him with superior force.
Speaking of which, the great kings who crossed the Gate of the Abyss did not have any great ideals or clear goals.
Just because it's fun. For the Lord of the Abyss, adding some changes to their long lives is the meaning of fighting this battle.
So Wolfram stayed on the north side of the mountain. For the West Route Army, this Lord of the Abyss was only a nominal commander.
The actual planning, orders and arrangements were jointly decided by the generals of the West Route Army. Anyway, everyone knows that sooner or later the Western Route Army will break into pieces, disperse and hunt separately.
Therefore, the bloatedness and inefficiency in the command system are only temporary. No one jumps out to correct, let alone criticize.
The only natural barrier on the west road that prevents the invasion of the evil coalition is a big river. At the beginning of spring, the snow from the mountains melts and flows down, so the river flows very fast during this season.
If the flow is fast, many methods of crossing the river cannot be used. At least it is impossible to wade through the water on foot.
Looking up and down, they could not find a slow-flowing bend in the river, which also made this evil coalition give up the idea of wading.
It's not that they, coming from the underground world, don't have a way to cross the river. After all, there are rivers underground.
There are some gray dwarves staying in this west route army. Although building a bridge has nothing to do with forging, skilled people will naturally refer to their own experience to find the most suitable solution.
And all that is to be built is a temporary bridge. Regardless of issues such as durability and safety, there are many methods that can be used.
The more troublesome ones are probably those tall war beasts. Due to their weight, ordinary toilet bridges may not be able to bear it.
If the bridge is broken, just find a way to repair it. But if any giant beast falls into the river and is carried away, it will be a big loss.
These giant beasts are neither easy to tame nor easy to cultivate, and no one wants to lose them in vain. Fortunately, this is a magical world. Some difficulties can be solved easily by using magic.
A portal connecting both sides of the river can easily solve the problem of giant beasts crossing the river. The reason why the whole army is not allowed to pass through the portal is that the difficulty lies in consumption.
Every time you use the portal, the corresponding power will be consumed. The farther the transmission distance, the more objects are transmitted, and the greater the consumption.
Although these people from the underground world are not poor people. Especially the gray dwarves, their possessions would be coveted by everyone.
But having money is no excuse to waste it casually, especially on a group of low-level soldiers. Therefore, in addition to allowing the passage of war beasts and important supplies, the teleportation gates built are only allowed to be used by high-ranking officials of various races who are greedy for safety and convenience.
The remaining soldiers still took the risk to build a bridge and walk on it. Due to the swaying of the flowing water, the bridge was unstable, and many soldiers fell into the river and ran away.
Although it is a pity, after crossing the river, it is a smooth road, so how can the evil coalition not be excited. So for the person who fell into the river, there is nothing but a pity.
The crossing wasn't very fast, but it was almost unobstructed. The small kingdom in the direction of the invasion of the evil camp's Western Route Army failed to organize any defense forces.
I could only watch the enemy cross the river and the natural dangers. It's not that these small countries are unwilling to act, but that they received the news too late and had no time to react.
Many countries have even just sent out recruiting officers to various places within their territories to recruit soldiers. And consider the civilian adventurers and mercenaries who previously joined the Southern Front of the Suritan Empire and were subsequently lost.
The situation of these small countries, as considered by the top leaders of the united evil camp, is an extremely sweet fruit.
Although it is not as large in population or wealth as the Gwana Empire, it is better in terms of ease of fighting. Even in the eyes of outsiders, if you don't bully them, then who should be bullied?
And these small countries have no way to accuse the Gwana Empire. After the people in the empire got the news, they immediately found the powerful figures in the small country through the forum, and then sent an airship to send a message to confirm what they said.
But it's almost like these small countries started recruiting troops at this time. It was too late to mobilize the defenders on the southern defense line of the Gwana Empire Mountains for support.
As long as the big river cannot be hindered, reinforcements from the Gwana Empire will arrive only after these small countries are beaten to pieces.
At this point, even if the empire can prevent the evil coalition from continuing to invade, the irreparable damage has already been done.
Compared with the slow and unresponsive Gwana Empire, these small kingdoms still pinned their hopes on another powerful country in the same sequence of the five empires-Vida Military State.
It's just that the military countries also intended to send troops to support the defense line south of the Fengdi Mountains, but they were stumped by these small countries and were unable to cross their kingdoms and obtain supplies from the local area.
The relationship between the two parties is not harmonious. But it’s not to blame these small kingdoms for not giving them face. It’s really the journey of the Vader Military Kingdom that taught them too many lessons.
When an empire is called a military country, it is natural that the people in this country are martial and have all the strategies and means.
As long as the military and state people are given a little excuse, they can swallow each other's mouth without changing their expressions. The Vader Military Kingdom has done too many things to annex the country through false pretexts.
No wonder all the kings and nobles, old and young, were frightened when they heard that the military wanted to use the road, and they made every possible effort to make things difficult, just to politely refuse.
Fortunately, great powers still have some respect for their actions. As long as they can't find a suitable excuse, Vader's military will not fight hard.
That's why those small countries dare to stand firm and refuse to let go. Let’s talk about the religious war two hundred years ago. The strength of the military and the various sects naturally opposed each other, which can be regarded as the hardest hit area.
Therefore, in the past two hundred years, the military and state have also restrained their behavior a lot, which is considered to be to recuperate and recuperate. Now that the countries are in trouble, everyone thinks of this old neighbor again.
Letters asking for help arrived like snowflakes in front of the emperor's eucalyptus.