Chapter 545 Delaying Time
The news that the ratmen stopped advancing and switched to a defensive position greatly relieved Bo Levin.
Even though he had estimated that there was a high probability of success, there was no certainty about this matter after all.
Now that he had received the confirmed news, he finally put his heart back into his stomach.
Of course, it is far from the time to completely relax.
This is just a temporary measure at the moment. Even if the main force moves slowly, it will take two or three days to set off. If there is no movement, the rat people will also become suspicious.
Things have come to this point, and Bolevin has no choice but to take action.
Maintaining a normal rhythm that would not arouse suspicion from the other side, after completing the mobilization, the large army of Lizardmen set out smoothly and advanced towards the position of the Ratmen.
As the commander-in-chief of the front line, in order to prevent the opposing ratmen from noticing any clues, Bolevin himself naturally had to go with the army.
As always, he sat upright on the back of the Ankylosaur, putting on a grand show.
After the news was passed back, Claw basically dispelled his doubts and began to devote himself more to the defensive battle that was about to break out.
Little did people know that the high priest, who looked calm and composed as he sat on the back of the armored dragon, as if he had the situation under control, was actually very panicked.
[What should I do now? ]
At present, they and the ratmen were in a state of confrontation after maintaining a basic safety distance.
At this distance, no matter how slowly your troops advance, they won't be much slower.
When the two sides fight, the fact that the Lizardmen's combat power has declined will be exposed! When Bo Lewen thought of this, he felt more stressed, but he couldn't think of a way to break it.
Just as he was feeling melancholy, the pterosaur rider flew over from the tribe's territory with the latest news.
The large group of lizardmen had just set out when the pterosaur riders arrived right after. Given the speed at which pterosaurs could move in the air, it was easy for them to catch up with the large group.
"Reporting to the high priest, the king has already sent reinforcements. The Centaur troops are on their way with weapons and equipment."
Upon hearing the news, Bo Levin was immediately delighted.
As an enemy, the Centaurs were extremely troublesome, but on the other hand, if they could join the war as friendly forces, that would be what he wanted most.
However, before he could be happy for a while, Bolevin's face quickly darkened again, as if he had thought of something.
[The Centaurs are not good at moving in a rainforest environment. Plus, they are carrying weapons and equipment, so we can only surround them from the outside. This will take a lot of time!]
The shortest route from the Lizardman territory to the front line is definitely directly through the rain forest.
But apart from the special units of the Lizardmen, few other units can maintain mobility in such a complex environment as the rainforest, and the Centaurs are no exception.
Bolevin made a rough estimate in his mind, taking into account the time it would take the pterosaur riders to travel. It would probably take the Centaurs at least ten days or half a month to reach the front line.
As for the distance between their main force and the ratmen's position, if he increased the marching speed, they could reach it in two days. On the contrary, no matter how long he delayed, it would take at most five days. What should he do with the rest of the time? Although he now knew that the reinforcements were on the way, Bo Lewen had no intention of turning back to the camp.
If they take the initiative to advance, they can at least delay the attack. Once they return to the camp, it may not take even two days for the large rat army to advance.
[Wait a minute! Return to camp? ]
At that moment, an idea flashed through Bo Levin's mind, and he obviously had an idea.
The Lizardman army continued to advance, and in the blink of an eye it was the fourth day of the army's advance. The army led by Bolevin stopped to rest one day away from the ratman position.
This is a normal operation. Soldiers will accumulate fatigue while traveling, so before reaching their destination, they must stop in advance to rest and adjust their condition.
Otherwise, when you really get to the battlefield, how could the enemy give you this opportunity?
When the news reached the rat man, although Claw felt that the opponent was dragging his feet, he did not think there was anything wrong with this operation.
The main reason is that they have no idea that the Lizardmen have any reinforcements.
The lack of intelligence greatly affected his judgment ability at this time.
Putting this aside, at this point in time, Claws will definitely not let the Lizardman have a good rest.
"Pass the order and send a slave army to consume them."
Upon receiving the order, a tide of rats consisting of rat slave soldiers immediately surged towards the Lizardman garrison camp.
Bolevin was well aware of the rat man's move.
Without waiting for the rat tide to completely approach the camp, the raptors were arranged to ambush them halfway. As soon as the rat tide arrived, the raptors attacked directly from both wings and smashed the rat tide into pieces.
If the other side directly sends a large army to attack, then according to their current state, they will definitely not be able to withstand the fight. If they fight head-on, they will probably be exposed as soon as they are hit.
But they sent a harassing slave force of relatively limited size. It would be unacceptable if they couldn't even handle this.
This result was also within Claw's expectations. After receiving the news, Claw continued to send slave troops to harass with an expressionless face.
Just like Bolevin's goal was to delay time and wait for reinforcements to arrive, Claw's goal was also very clear, which was to use the lives of the rat slave soldiers to consume the Lizardmen.
In the eyes of Claw, the lives of these rat slave soldiers are not lives, and he doesn’t care how many die.
During this special period, more people died, and food was saved.
Although the individual strength of the rat slave soldiers is not high, they can cause real damage to the Lizardmen without caring about their own lives.
Over the past two days, Bolevin mainly relied on the cavalry's suppression of the infantry to resolve the threat.
However, the Raptors have never been known for their physical strength, and after several consecutive rounds of fighting, a decline in their condition is basically inevitable.
At the same time, the claw on the opposite side also began to feel strange.
[The Lizardman High Priest has brought a large army forward, but has been slow to launch an offensive. Instead, he has been asking me to unilaterally send troops to consume the enemy. What is he planning? ]
Just as Claw was thinking this, a ratman scout rushed back from the front battlefield and brought Claw a piece of news that surprised him.
"Chief! The Lizardmen's main force has begun to retreat!"
The moment he heard the news, Li Claw was stunned for a moment, his brain was a little confused.
"What's going on? Retreat?"
"Is the other party trying to play some tricks, or..."
While muttering to himself, the previous actions of the Lizardmen army unconsciously emerged in Lizard's mind. Combined with what he saw before him, his face suddenly changed.
"Fuck! I fell into a trap! How dare that old, stinky lizard play tricks on me?! Order the entire army to chase after it!!!"
(End of this chapter)
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