What Solam did not know was that although Zelemi's tribe was not one of the major tribes among the Black Orcs, it was indeed an ancient tribe with considerable influence among them.
Zelemi himself also commanded considerable prestige among the Black Orcs.
Now, Zelemi's death was truly a tremendous surprise for Silverymoon. More importantly, it indirectly proved that Solam had been serious about what he said before—the Black Orcs' provisions had indeed been burned by him!
"Lord Sokya, what do you think..." Of everyone present, Sokya was undoubtedly the most familiar with warfare. After all, military knowledge was part of a knight's training, and Sokya himself was the commander of a knight order. His understanding of war was beyond that of ordinary people. (As for Solam's knightly training... his mentor Arando had merely been a slave trader, so he could only be considered a half-baked expert in this area.)
Once Sokya confirmed that the Black Orcs' provisions had been burned, he quickly calmed down and began assessing the pros and cons. However, his conclusion was not as optimistic as the others had expected.
"I think that over the next few days, Silverymoon will face unprecedented pressure," Sokya said with a grave expression.
Lansi Noda and the others exchanged glances before asking, "Don't they no longer have provisions? Why would they continue attacking?"
Sokya looked at the others and patiently explained, "Although Solam burned their largest granary, that does not mean the Black Orc camp will immediately run out of food. At the very least, their frontline units must still have stored provisions! Do Silverymoon's troops go collect supplies every single day?"
No matter where an army was stationed, troops collected several days' worth of supplies at once. Otherwise, collecting them every day would be far too troublesome, and the logistics