Chapter 601: Gradually Forming a Pattern (Second Change)
When another dark gold Bismarck was killed, the pope sighed. Hannibal's strength was beyond imagination, and if he continued, he would stay here.
The Pope had no choice but to fly to the center of the Beast God Legion and return to his own camp, and the Pope's retreat immediately boosted Hannibal's power, and some shouted that Benedict XV had escaped and so on, disrupting the morale of the army.
The victory and defeat are in an instant. If Benedict XV can really maintain such strength for a whole day, even if the Beast God Legion can't win, it won't lose too much. But as soon as this retreats, the strength gap between the two sides will be revealed, and a bloody battle will be fought until dark.
The two sides called for gold to withdraw their troops, but everyone knew that in this battle, the Beast God Legion suffered heavy losses and suffered countless casualties. Although Hannibal also suffered a lot of casualties, it was definitely not as serious as the Beast God Legion.
This is undoubtedly a big victory for Hannibal. He already had the superior force, but after severely injuring the Beast God Legion, the situation has begun to turn one-sided.
However, within Mengjia, there was news of the Pope's great victory, and the defeat of Hannibal was just around the corner, requiring the Council of Elders to immediately recruit new troops to support Porto City, so as to stop the army of the Saron Empire.
At this time, Duolan City was full of voices, and new students from God's favor, including important figures from surrounding provinces, came to Duolan City to meet Captain Arthur.
Failed, needless to say, won, there is no doubt that in this large territory in the south, Arthur is the one who speaks the most. No shaman or governor, there is no reason for the army to come.
In this war, Zou Liang also completed the control of the Burning Legion.
The wilderness was plundered here, basically all the wealth looted in Aiolia was brought back, and there were also a large number of wilderness slaves, which made Zou Liang's strength unprecedented.
Moreover, the atmosphere of the entire army is very strong, full of confidence, and victory is undoubtedly the most convincing.
With Murphy and the Peloponnesian returning to lead the army, the Burning Legion can celebrate victory.
If you fail, you need soldiers but you don't have soldiers, you need food but you don't have food, and now you win, there are piles of money and food.
This is Meng Jia's current situation. The front is urgent, but the rear is unable to provide strength. The nobles and landlords everywhere are trying to preserve their strength. Zou Liang is also very emotional, but freezing three feet does not happen overnight. If he is naive to change, he can only take himself into it.
At this time, Zou Liang will not reject these people's surrender and their idea of seeking asylum. The Burning Legion needs to grow and become stronger, and the support of Dolan City and Subaru alone is not enough.
Now Duolan City has become the center of the southern province, and the other three major battlefields are either in the middle or northerly, and they can't reach the south for a while.
Nobles and landowners are used to needing a leader, especially when wars continue in other places, they need a strong person to speak, and they are used to obeying the strong.
And Arthur is this well-deserved strongman.
The city hall was very lively, and this victory was of great significance. It can be said that from now on, the wildness will be over, and it will be good for Dolan not to trouble them in the future.
This is also the province of meritorious service after the war. Zou Shengun has never been stingy and rewarded the generals.
Needless to say, Murphy and Peloponnese, in addition to his own brothers, like the masters brought by Balotte, Zou Liang naturally wanted to express that their help in this battle was really crucial, and if anyone was willing to stay, he would naturally entrust them with a heavy responsibility.
If Zou Liang was just a kid, even a shaman would not be able to let these masters stay. They returned the favor of Augustus, but after they came here, they realized how rich Meng Jia was. This was the second thing. Over the years, many masters defected to Hannibal because Hannibal had a good system, and the strong could stand out, but Meng Jia did very poorly in this regard.
It's just that all this has changed here. Of course, the most important thing is that Zou Liang killed Thor Aiolia in one battle, and that battle made everyone feel that following Zou Liang can really do something.
Including Barot, who was almost taken aback when he saw Zou Liang's so-called "Burning Legion" at first. These things can resist the barbarian army, but the original "trash" showed impressive courage in the battle. They transformed into real warriors.
In the Burning Legion, there is not only discipline, but also courage and trust.
Arthur led by example, influenced from top to bottom, followed by the priests in every battle, and lived and died together, making the Burning Legion stronger.
In this regard, Bran is a good hand. Zou Liang doesn't have to worry. As a leader, victory is a thing of the past. Zou Liang is most concerned about the reform of the Burning Legion.
This battle against the wilderness brought two major gains, one is finances, and the other is war horses. The large number of war horses captured has enriched the combat effectiveness of the Burning Legion.
In order to make the Burning Legion stronger, Zou Liang began to refine it.
The Burning Legion is the trump card in Zou Liang's hands, and the number has changed to 200,000. Murphy's second legion is named by Murphy himself as the Golden Lion Legion with 150,000 people. The Peloponnese is also called the Roaring Ice Demon by the soldiers. In the battle, he showed the coldness of the Monta Iris family. His legion was called the Ice Roaring Legion, with 120,000 people.
After winning the battle, Zou Liang's military strength has not decreased, but has increased. The number has not decreased, and the quality cannot be whispered. Although there are many casualties, there are many people who come to join him in victory.
Compared with Nebello's mediocrity and the defeat of the Titans, the commander of Arthur's army, blessed by God, is more reliable.
Zou Liang, the wild captive, was not spared either. Generally speaking, they would be killed directly or turned into slaves, but now Duolan City does not need so many slaves, but soldiers. The wild warriors are all capable of fighting well. There are two paths in front of the captives, one is to be killed, and the other is to become a soldier.
The five wolf kings became more prestigious in the first battle, and the wolf army expanded to 50,000, led by the five wolf kings themselves. All wolf warriors can adapt to any environment and any difficult conditions, and they are also Zou Liang's ace vanguard.
The battle here is over, and Zou Liang has become busier. The preparations now are for bigger battles in the future. Zou Liang is not only staring at the three acres of land in Duolan City, but also has a greater responsibility. However, Zou Shengun is not a puppet at the mercy of others.
The news of the death of the Titan still reached the ears of the Peloponnese. In fact, Zou Liang suppressed it. The army needs the leadership of the Peloponnese in the most critical process of reorganization, but what should be known will eventually be known.
In the hall, both Zou Liang and Murphy seemed relatively silent. At this time, they could only mourn. Obviously, this would be a great blow to the Peloponnese.
Zou Liang is mentally prepared, even if the Peloponnese wants to go back, he will support it.
"Peloponnese, now Odona is leading the Legion of Radiance to retreat to Porto City. The situation is indeed not good. If you want to go back, you can take the Howling Ice Legion there."
Zou Liang said that given the current uncertain situation, this kind of division of troops is very dangerous, but Zou Liang remembers how the Peloponnese did it at his most difficult moment.
Peloponnese didn't speak, the corners of his mouth twitched a little, but his expression didn't change drastically.
He stood up suddenly, "Arthur, it's too late to rush over now, I'm the Patriarch of Montailles now, so I won't be arrogant!"
What Peloponnese said really stunned Zou Liang and Murphy.
The Peloponnese is very calm, and has obviously recovered from the news of his father's death. "Father seeks to be kind and benevolent, and dying on the battlefield is his greatest wish. Since Longmo can defeat his father who has entered the diamond rank, his strength is no small matter. Rescuing rashly will only make the enemy cheaper."
The Montailles family has a different understanding of death. From a very young age, they have abandoned grief.
"I will definitely avenge this revenge, but it cannot affect the overall situation!"
Zou Liang and Murphy looked at each other. The calmness of the Peloponnese was beyond imagination. This kind of reaction might only be possible in the whole Beast God Continent.
The current situation is no longer a joke. From the perspective of friendship, Zou Liang certainly hopes to help Odonna, but the problem is that Duolan City is too far away from Bodo City. After a long journey, the enemy no longer knows where they are. The most realistic way is that the elders will find a way to rescue.
This is also the responsibility of the imperial capital.
Zou Liang reorganized his army and arranged supplies. What he was waiting for was a bigger battle. Nebello's side was not a problem, but he was worried about the Pope's side, but Zou Liang still had too little power in his hands.
More than 500,000 legions, 10,000 war song troupes, this configuration is also unique in Mengjia, but can this resist Hannibal's powerful army?
Zou Liang was not sure, and he had not received the Pope's order to rescue him.
It was very important to take advantage of this time to rest and start military control over the four southern provinces. Subaru expressed support, and Sablanca had no choice but to support it. The other two shamans were half-hearted.
Regarding the overall situation, Zou Liang really has no choice. He is also looking for an opportunity to win. Where is it?
There was a pile of papers, and Zou Liang was dealing with them one by one. Before he knew it, it was getting late. In the past, the city hall would handle such things very well. Zou Shengun was happy to be the shopkeeper, but at present, they were all major issues, and many of them had to be decided by him.
Avril Lavigne was also unable to help him in the imperial capital, and the situation in the imperial capital was more complicated. The elders were used to peaceful times, and the Pope led troops away, so the elders were very floating. At this time, they even started to fight for power.