Chapter 1260: Reversal of the Situation
In the early morning of a new day, the coalition led by Da Zhou quickly received the latest report from the air force.
"Report! The greenskin army has begun to retreat!"
Li Ce was surprised when he heard the report.
It was not because the greenskin army retreated, but because he did not expect the other side to retreat so quickly.
"Hmm, did I go too far?"
“…”
The members of the air force stood there, and none of them said a word when asked.
Is that too much? That's simply insane! To be honest, if this happened to them, they would definitely drag the other party to death in a minute!
"Then according to the plan, should we turn back and give chase now?"
Inside the tent, Fisher spoke slowly.
At this point in time, in the meeting tent, besides Li Ce and the soldiers who came to report, there were only General Brett of the female warrior tribe, Fisher and Peter.
As for Zhou Xu and Yarvet, they were no longer involved in this process. The mobilization arrangements of the Great Zhou and the female warrior tribe troops were entirely left to Li Ce, so there was basically no need to ask them.
General Brett was here more to wait for orders than to discuss tactics.
This feeling made Fisher and Peter somewhat awkward.
In terms of status, they should be at the same level as Zhou Xu and Yalvette, so how come they are now sitting together with a group of generals to discuss tactics? And judging from the situation, Li Ce's status is obviously higher than theirs, and he is the one giving orders.
Rounding it off, it felt like they all became Zhou Xu's subordinates, and their ranks were even lower than Li Ce in front of them.
When they thought of this, Fisher and Peter felt that even their breathing became uncomfortable.
But they still have no way...
"Don't rush to chase them for now. What if they are trying to trick us? As soon as we turn around and get close to them, they will immediately turn around and fight back. There are seven Vajra Realm-level fighters on the opposite side. If they start fighting, we will not be their opponents at all."
At this moment, Li Ce took his time.
"Besides that, the Saint Laurent Empire is not in a hurry to send any news. Before the situation is confirmed, any news will easily disrupt their decision-making. Let's wait until everything is confirmed."
By then, the speed of the Pegasus Knights will definitely be faster than the greenskin army. And now this place is far from the border of the Saint Laurent Empire, and it will take at least twelve or thirteen days for the main force to arrive, so there is no need to worry about not being able to notify them in time.
"Pass on my order. The main force will rest on the spot. The air force will continue to monitor the movements of the greenskin force. The harassment operation will also continue. Do not stop."
"yes!"
Since the greenskins have started to retreat, there is no need for them to continue retreating.
For the coalition forces, resting on the spot is undoubtedly easy. The only ones who need to run back and forth are still the air forces. Anyway, the air forces have never been quiet since the appearance of the greenskin troops.
The entire observation lasted until dark. There was no abnormality in the greenskin army. They maintained normal mobility efficiency throughout the retreat.
But after listening to the report, Li Ce still did not believe the other party.
"Don't be careless, let's see tomorrow."
According to Li Ce's idea, the enemy could pretend to retreat normally during the day and then suddenly launch a counterattack at night.
But it turned out that he was overthinking, and the greenskins on the opposite side were not as evil as he was.
He continued to observe until noon the next day. After confirming that the greenskins were still retreating steadily, Li Ce finally began to give orders...
"Pass my order. The main force will begin to advance. At the same time, let the Pegasus Knights take the latest news to the Saint Laurent Empire."
Upon receiving the order, the Pegasus Knights set off immediately, and the large army led by Da Zhou no longer had the tension of racing against time during the previous retreat, and they were advancing at a leisurely pace.
Because Li Ce knew clearly that as long as the seven greenskins at the Vajra Realm level were still in the main force, they would never be able to get close to the greenskin force in the true sense.
Their core idea now is still to avoid direct combat with the greenskin army, and then use harassment attacks from air forces to slow down the retreat efficiency of the greenskin army, so as to buy more offensive time for the Saint Laurent Empire.
That's right, the Pegasus Knight who was responsible for notifying the Saint Laurent Empire, also brought back the latest decision of Marshal Adolf, the Saint Laurent Empire's front-line commander, and enabled the two sides to complete a communication across the air.
So Li Ce knew that taking advantage of this opportunity, the Saint Laurent Empire had switched from a defensive position to a strong attack.
Under this premise, the more they slow down the marching efficiency of the greenskin army, the more the Saint Laurent Empire can take the opportunity to expand its own advantages.
The greater the advantage the Saint Laurent Empire gains in this wave, the less pressure they will have to bear as reinforcements. This is a completely virtuous circle.
Following this clear line of thought, Li Ce's entire action was carried out without any hesitation.
But it still makes life difficult for the green-skinned army on the opposite side.
My goodness, it was harassing them when they were chasing, but now that they have retreated, they won’t let them go?
Isn't this bullying an honest person? ! !
If they had not been able to rest peacefully after nightfall these days, the greenskin army led by the greenskin general would have definitely become doubly violent.
As the air force continued to fight with the greenskin army, the Pegasus Knight delivered the message to General Adolf as quickly as possible.
At this point in time, the main force of the Saint Laurent Empire had already chased the main force of the greenskins and had fought their way out of their border.
But the greenskin royal family headed by the greenskin emperor cannot retreat endlessly. Their bottom line is to guard the key traffic arteries. Otherwise, when their interception troops withdraw, they will find that what is waiting for them here is the army of the Saint Laurent Empire. That would be embarrassing.
This also forced the greenskin emperor, who had no way to retreat, to command his army to start a head-on attack.
Compared with the previous time when they launched a fierce attack outside the enemy's border fortress, the situation has really changed.
The only thing to be thankful for during this period was that the Vajra Realm combat power of the Saint Laurent Empire restrained its offensive just as he expected, which allowed the casualties of his green-skinned soldiers to be controlled to a certain extent.
But the problem is that those Vajra Realm fighters did not withdraw from the battlefield directly. They just did not harvest as crazily as they did in the beginning. The suppressing power still exists.
As long as the greenskin army tried to launch a counterattack, the other side would immediately attack without hesitation and suppress them with thunder! The greenskin emperor was so frustrated during this period that his temper became a little irritable.
At this time, a group of Goblin Wolf Cavalry came back exhausted and brought back a piece of news that shocked him immediately...
(End of this chapter)
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