The breeze blew gently across the battlefield strewn with corpses and blood, instantly making the party that suffered heavy losses feel indescribable shock and fear.
Especially the general, who was about fifty years old and wearing gorgeous armor, his whole body was trembling slightly uncontrollably.
As a military commander who had been fighting against his sworn enemy for half his life, he had seen the bloody scene of Dragon's Descendants being able to kill hundreds of ordinary soldiers in an instant after awakening and joining the battle. He had also seen the madness of the transformed Warrior who did not distinguish between friend and foe after awakening, and the scene where they dug open the human abdomen and ate the internal organs.
The old general once believed that nothing in the world could make his heart waver, not even death.
But now, he finally realized that he was wrong...
And it's so wrong!
The roar of the artillery just now, and the scene where the cavalry and infantry were cut like wheat by the volley of muskets, is far more terrifying than Dragon's Descendants, transformation Warrior.
Because although the latter can play a key role in important wars, their number is ultimately limited, and they are very easy to lose control and go berserk after awakening.
But what about muskets and artillery?
Only ordinary soldiers can use and operate them. Anyone who is not a fool can realize what the large-scale deployment of these weapons means in changing the shape of warfare.
"General... General, I don't think we need to fight the rebellion now. The most important thing right now is how to escape from this vicious army as much as possible, and then inform Royal Court Meeting of the weapons and tactics used by the enemy." The relatively younger adjutant reminded with a serious expression.
Although a large number of valuable cavalry and infantry were lost in the "test" just now, for a huge hegemonic country that occupies almost half of the entire continent, these people are nothing at all.
In fact, in order to quell the riots in various places as soon as possible, the total number of this army exceeded 100,000.
Excluding those responsible for transporting logistical supplies, there were as many as 50,000 to 60,000 elites actually responsible for fighting. The loss of less than 20,000 people was not enough to make them lose their combat effectiveness.
What's more, none of the transformation Warrior that really determines the direction of the war has been dispatched yet.
The general pondered for a long time, and finally nodded slightly. "Yes! What you said makes sense. I now order you to take part of the cavalry and retreat immediately, and move towards the capital as quickly as possible. Remember, there should be no stops along the way, and make sure to inform Imperial Council of the news within ten days."
"What about you?"
The adjutant's expression changed slightly, and he suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.
"Me? Of course I want to stay. On the one hand, I will intercept the enemy's pursuit, and on the other hand, I will do my best to cause casualties to the enemy. By the way, I will see what other trump cards they have."
When he said these words, the eyes of this general, whose hair and beard were meticulously taken care of, shone with a look of death.
Although he still has sufficient troops on hand, he does not feel that he can win the victory.
The reason is simple!
Through Telescope, he has seen many figures with blond hair and silver eyes in the enemy's camp.
Those are the appearance characteristics that will appear after the successful transformation of Dragon's Descendants cells.
In other words, not only does one have a trump card, but the enemy also has one.
"No! General! It's better for me to stay and you go." The adjutant volunteered emotionally.
Of course he couldn't fail to see the dangers of staying.
The enemy we face this time is not an old enemy that we have fought for more than a hundred years. Its strength cannot be judged based on the experience accumulated in the past. It is possible that the entire army will be annihilated.
But the old general changed slightly and asked in a very stern tone, "Are you encouraging me to escape in shame? Or do you think I don't have the consciousness a general should have? Most importantly, do you think I am discussing with you? This is an order! The duty of a soldier is to obey orders! Now tell me, are you going to disobey military orders?"
Instantly!
The adjutant's whole body was soaked with sweat.
At this moment, he finally understood why the old man in front of him could become a general, but he could only become the opponent's deputy.
Whether it's in terms of momentum or critical moment decision-making ability, he is far superior to himself.
No hesitation!
The adjutant stood at attention and gave a military salute without saying anything, then turned and left.
About ten minutes later, the cavalry at the rear of the army quickly gathered, and most of them were added to the two wings.
But there is still a small and inconspicuous group, led by the adjutant, who took advantage of the chaos to escape from the battlefield.
Not long after his front foot left, the general drove the male Warrior who served as cannon fodder to the front of the battlefield, intending to use their awakened Superman speed, strength and Regeneration Ability to open a gap for the following army.
If the artillery position can be destroyed, that would be better.
Expeditionary Force First Legion Commander Ine Lily saw this scene and immediately said to the sisters beside him, "The enemy seems to be planning to make a desperate move. Let our people take action too, and don't let those guys wake up and rush in. I don't want my soldiers to suffer a lot of casualties."
"No problem! Leave it to us! You must know that my Claymore is already horny and thirsty!" Sophia stuck out his tongue and licked his seductive red lips.
"Hey, hey, hey! Senior! Don't even think about enjoying this feast of revenge alone." Helen shouted loudly.
"That's right! We have recently developed Life Energy's abilities, and we just need some opponents to test them." Fūrola habitually stroked his soft long hair and agreed.
Since these Claymore got rid of the control of the organization and had their "scars" healed by Allen, each one of them has regained their dignity as a human being, especially the pride of Warrior.
They don't even bother to take action against ordinary soldiers and civilians, and will only take action against Warrior and Awakened Beings who are the same as themselves.
Because there are too many monks and too few people, every time you encounter such an enemy, you can't help but argue.
Just when Ine Lily was about to say something, Allen suddenly walked over from a distance with a smile and said in a slightly frivolous tone, "Calm down, my beautiful and lovely girls. There is no need to argue over such a trivial matter. Because it won't take long before you will get enough suitable enemies."
"Oh? Could it be that you have already..."
Miria had obviously guessed something, his eyes instantly lit up.
"Well, yes. I just went to the capital and handed over a declaration of war to the upper-level rulers. Compared to now, that Emperor should be making great efforts to Thunder and strengthening its military strength at all costs. If nothing else, The number of transformations Warrior and Awakened Beings we have to face next is likely to increase exponentially. Even if the entire capital is filled with man-eating monsters, it is not worth making a fuss about. After all, when people are forced into desperate situations, they often do things that are so crazy that even they cannot believe it. Of course, this is the result I am looking forward to."
When saying these words, Allen raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a chilling smile.
He has seen too many regimes go crazy when they face collapse and liquidation, so he has a clear understanding of the development of the entire situation.
In addition, people who are used to giving orders often have a dark side of "what I can't get must be destroyed." The country behind the organization has become the only choice to increase the number of Warrior transformations.
And the worse the situation gets, the more dangerous controls will be relaxed.
In the end, the crazy Emperor may have forced everyone in the capital to undergo transformation, or even mass-produced Awakened Beings, allowing them to treat ordinary people as food.
No doubt about it!
Self-destruction!
This is the Script that Allen really likes.
It is also one of his bad tastes.
Rather than personally destroying a country and civilization that he doesn't like, he prefers to create some Scourge man-made disasters and watch the other party slide step by step into the bottomless abyss.
"Mass manufacturing Awakened Beings? Are you sure our enemies will be so crazy?" Ine Lily showed a suspicious expression.
Allen nodded without thinking, "Believe me, it will be. Because the supreme ruler of this country is a guy with typical character flaws. He has never experienced any setbacks since he was a child. He has long been accustomed to everyone kneeling at his feet and loudly praising his great achievements. The more such a person, the more hysterical he will become after encountering setbacks and failures."
"Understood! In that case, let me give him the first gift called failure."
After that, Ine Lily raised his arm and gave a gesture of collective attack to all the Claymore Warrior members around him, as well as the Knight Order members who controlled Life Energy.
After giving this order, she turned into an afterimage and rushed out before others could react.
"Ah! Damn it! Ine Lily! You are too cunning!" Sophia protested loudly and followed closely behind.
Seeing this, other Claymore Warrior also joined the attack.
In the blink of an eye, dozens of beautiful figures crossed the battlefield filled with corpses and launched a violent attack on the modified Warrior at the forefront of the enemy army.
The four male Warrior didn't even have time to wake up. On the spot, Ine Lily, who was leading the way, used High-Speed Sword to cut into pieces of meat that were indistinguishable to the naked eye.
Sophia, who followed closely, concentrated Life Energy on the sword, and suddenly fell from the sky and struck it down hard.
boom!!!!!
A huge crater with a radius of more than thirty meters was instantly created.
As for the soldiers and enemies around the pit, they have all turned into fresh meat sauce.
"Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!"
"No! I don't want to die! I don't want to die!"
Such a brutal attack immediately triggered a fierce backlash.
The men Warrior, who were still hesitating about awakening a second ago, all increased their demonic power to the limit.
It didn't take long for them to lose their human appearance and stand like monsters with deformed heads and mutated heads on the battlefield.
Just when the general expected Awakened Beings to fight the enemy's Silver-Eyed Slayers and cause a large number of casualties, these men who were usually treated as slaves immediately changed direction and directly re-entered the infantry Phalanx behind them. They ruthlessly tore open the abdominal cavities of ordinary soldiers and took out the internal organs to feast on them.
While munching on the bloody entrails, they spread out to attack ordinary soldiers to create panic.
Unexpectedly, these cannon fodders would suddenly rebel, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.
Especially watching one's companions and comrades being killed, dismembered, and eaten is a huge challenge for any normal person's nerves.
Coupled with the horrific casualties caused by the roar of muskets and artillery, the psychological defense line of ordinary soldiers whose morale was already very low was immediately broken.
I don't know who was the first to turn around and run away like crazy.
In short, this kind of defeat quickly spread from the first few dozen people to all the surrounding Phalanx.
"No! Don't run! Stop! Turn around and go back to fight!" The somewhat panicked general shouted at the top of his lungs.
In order to prevent a complete defeat, he even ordered the reserve troops to kill those deserters, and even killed a dozen of them himself.
But unfortunately, the collapse of morale cannot be restored by so-called "military law".
Moreover, those ordinary soldiers did not dare to fight against Awakened Beings, Claymore and enemies equipped with muskets and artillery, but that did not mean that they did not dare to fight against their compatriots and superiors.
Some deserters who were cornered did not hesitate to raise their weapons and hit the general and his supervising team with Assassin.
Suddenly, what was supposed to be a battle between the two armies turned into an internal strife between one of the armies.
Allen, who was standing at the rear, saw this scene and couldn't help but hold his forehead and laugh sarcastically, "Hahahaha! This is so interesting! It seems that the two hegemonic countries on this continent have not converted the occupied territory into their own. On the contrary, their internal conflicts are much more serious than imagined. Although defeats are quite common in Cold Weapon Era, it is absolutely rare for someone like this to dare to wield a sword against his own general."
"Our enemies relied on force and massacre to subdue all the resisters. This means that if we can destroy the force they are proud of, the opponent itself will begin to split from within. You are right, we don't have to rush to occupy and conquer, but we must first eliminate the enemy's army and let them lose control of the huge territory."
A member of Knight Order raised his head and looked at the monarch he was loyal to with admiration on his face.
You must know that when he joined the expeditionary force, he had the consciousness of dying on this land. He did not think that the power of a small island alone could defeat and swallow up the daunting country behind the organization.
But now, his mind has changed.
Not only is this goal possible, but the probability of success is quite high.
The only problem right now is how to prevent another country on the continent from taking advantage of the weakness of the enemy to encroach on it and expand its sphere of influence unscrupulously.
If this war destroys one country but makes another country happy, then it is definitely not a good thing for the small island in my hometown.