"It should be the Beastmen reinforcements."
Christian made a swift judgment after hearing the news.
"Lord."
"We only have five thousand Holy Light Grand Knights."
"The enemy outnumbers us by more than ten to one."
"If we let them enter Verdant Capital and take advantage of the terrain,"
"capturing it will likely take quite some time."
"By then, something might happen to Gudrian's Elf Tribe."
Fang Yuan pondered for a moment.
"You want to eliminate them on the grassland?"
Christian nodded.
"The enemy is on the march."
"We discovered them in advance."
"This is our opportunity."
"We don't need to kill them all. We just need to rout them."
"That will buy us time to capture Verdant Capital."
"That can be done."
"Besides, time is of the essence, and we don't have time to pursue the fleeing soldiers."
The mission of this surprise attack was to capture Verdant Capital.
Then they would cooperate with the Elf Race's tribal army.
And defeat the Elf Vassal Army that had gone out.
They indeed could not waste too much time pursuing the Beastmen army across the grassland.
"Should we use a forbidden spell?"
Fang Yuan asked.
"No need."
"The Centaur Race's movement speed isn't weak."
"They're all cavalry. Only a Scourge-level Forbidden Spell could cover them all."
"Ordinary forbidden spells have a limited area of effect."
"After being cast, they could only kill a small portion of them. The rest would scatter and flee."
"We would then have to waste time pursuing them."
"Moreover, casting a forbidden spell would trigger changes in the heavens. We're already not far from Verdant Capital."
"Using a forbidden spell would greatly increase the chance of exposing our position."
"If we alerted the enemy, our plan could encounter unexpected complications."
"To be cautious, we shouldn't use a forbidden