novelonline Chapter 2207: Mutual Honor
Chapter 2207: Mutual Honor
Chapter 2207: Mutual Honor
The sun slowly rose from the horizon, and a 2-strong army arrived at Segona. Including the previous groups, at least 10 soldiers had gathered in Segona. These were soldiers recruited from various commanders on the central battlefield. They had only one goal: to invade Peru and wipe out the long-term defeat.
Including these 18 soldiers, the number of soldiers under Su Xiao reached 30, reaching the full establishment of the commander-in-chief. Thinking back to when he left Shadu with 2 soldiers, it was indeed a bit shabby at that time. After detecting a large number of enemy forces, he had to retreat.
In addition to 30 soldiers, there are also supplies. Weapons are not important. The weapons seized from the dwarves are better. The weapons accumulated along the way are enough to arm 30 soldiers. Armor is very important. In addition to these, there are also large groups of white-horned beasts transporting supplies.
Not long after, the city of Segona became an empty town, without even a ghost in sight. That's right, Su Xiao did not leave even a single soldier to guard the city. He wanted to take all his soldiers and rush directly into Peru.
That afternoon, Su Xiao had almost forgotten how many dwarf armies he had fought. He defeated one and then another. Strangely, the Ram Cavalry Regiment never showed up. Without the Ram Cavalry Regiment, no one could stop Su Xiao. At 3 o'clock that afternoon, Su Xiao captured the first city in Peru, Shenguang City.
When Su Xiao crossed the Shenguang City and was about to head towards the "Hammerfall Mountains" in Peru, Shadu finally couldn't sit still and wanted Su Xiao to stop marching immediately. If he continued to move forward, the supply troops in the rear would not be able to catch up.
After that, something Su Xiao never expected happened. He received three military orders at the same time, asking him to immediately lead his troops to retreat to Shenguang City and return to Shadu to recuperate, because Su Xiao was too radical.
The problem is that Su Xiao got a lot of information in Shenguan City. First of all, the violator's idiotic operation appeared. The guy with the saw poison did not die. Xi, who knew the function of this guy, just beat him up and threw him to the Sand Flame Country.
As for Saw Du, he was also very desperate. The two hunters from the Samsara Paradise respectively controlled the military power of the two kingdoms. Especially Su Xiao controlled an army of 300,000. What other options did he have except to control those in power?
I thought that Su Xiao, who led an army of 300,000, was the most difficult one, but I didn't expect that the cavalry regiment led by Lin Jiu, who seemed to be trapped and died in the territory of Shayan Country, was the most ruthless. They had already started from Shahe City and massacred several cities in a row.
The Sand Flame Nation still doesn't know how the other party broke through the city. The only possible guess is that they relied on the blue-white dragon next to them to open a gap and break through the city's defense. But the other party slaughtered all the Sand Flame people in the city in succession, which was unexpectedly cruel, even more cruel than their commander-in-chief Kukulin Baiye.
What made Ju Du even more helpless was that Su Xiao was still subject to restrictions from the Tsar. Su Xiao needed to weigh the pros and cons. If he ignored the order and mobilized troops, the Tsar would certainly be wary. Just imagine, how could a commander-in-chief who completely ignored military orders dare to continue to dispatch soldiers to Su Xiao?
But ever since Lin Jiu led the Ram Cavalry Regiment into the territory of the Sand Flame Kingdom, he has completely lost contact with the Kingdom of Peru. The Kingdom of Peru might be able to find out about Lin Jiu's battle record, but it couldn't contact him at all, let alone give any orders.
What this violator didn't know was that the current Ram Cavalry Regiment was completely loyal to Lin Jiu, and even if there were any orders from the Kingdom of Peru, Lin Jiu could simply ignore them.
During this period, Su Xiao and Lin Jiu were frantically attacking the city. Lin Jiu could attack Shadu directly, but he didn't do that. He just wanted to play around and attack the surrounding cities first. If they attacked Shadu, there would be no more fighting. Either Lin Jiu would not move the mechanical Zerg army and the situation would be deadlocked, or the Sand Flame Nation would surrender. No matter which result, Lin Jiu would not be able to continue to gain military merits, and naturally he could not attack Shadu.
Su Xiao was also waiting for news from Shadu. He would definitely react if he sent the goddess back to Shadu. Whether the goddess would be in trouble was a signal that the rulers of Shadu still had the energy to kidnap the goddess. They were not completely controlled by the saw poison, and Fei Shi had not yet entered this world.
Shadu is already a pit within a pit. It looks like a pit dug by violators, but in fact it is not. Shadu itself is a tiankeng. So, what would happen if you wanted to dig a trap on a tiankeng?
Su Xiao did not station troops in Shenguang City in Peru. This was in Peru, and it would be safer to return to Segona City on the border. Su Xiao led his troops to retreat, and the previously captured area returned to the hands of the King of Peru.
But this has an advantage. The next time Su Xiao leads his troops to attack, he can "earn military merits" in the border area. If he can upgrade his "War Lord" title to five stars before going deep into the Peruvian Kingdom, the combat effectiveness of his soldiers will be further improved.
Well, gaining military merits is what Lin Jiu is doing now. He is fully capable of conquering Shadu in one fell swoop, but he still pretends to be powerful but weak, and keeps conquering the surrounding cities as military merits.
Gaining more military merits is a good thing. That is to say, he did not attack Shadu, and the Sand Flame Kingdom did not think of recalling Su Xiao. Only when both sides are in a balance of power can they gain military merits against each other. So the current situation is that the Sand Flame Kingdom and the Peru Kingdom have become tools for Lin Jiu and Su Xiao to continuously gain military merits.
Siege battles can earn much more military merits than those previous small battles. So far, after conquering several cities, which are so close to Shadu, Lin Jiu's military merits are estimated to exceed Su Xiao's. Su Xiao had just taken over Shenguang City when he was called to a halt, so naturally he could not continue to gain military merits.
In Shahe City, the Sheep Cavalry Regiment under his command are not mechanical Zerg warriors and need to rest. After Lin Jiu has attacked the city and slaughtered the mechanical Zerg, he will lead his troops back to Shahe City. With such a small number of troops under his command, he naturally cannot occupy multiple cities.
This is also the reason why Lin Jiu's massacre after conquering the city was not surprising to the two countries, especially the Sand Flame Country, although they were extremely angry. Without troops, they could not occupy the city after conquering it, so the best way to weaken it was to massacre the city.
There was another important reason why Su Xiao was called back to Segona City. That was because the Grand Commander Niposo, who had been following him to recover those territories, was called back to deal with Lin Jiu's fierce army. It was necessary to wait for another Grand Commander to take over Niposo's work.
As for why they didn't just transfer another commander back to deal with Lin Jiu, the reason was simple, to prevent collusion among the generals. Su Xiao, who was not good at commanding the army, knew that Caesar had secretly provoked the several military guards under him. The high-level officials in Shadu were also afraid that Niposo would see Su Xiao as too good at fighting. After working together for a long time, they had established a relationship, so if there was a chance, they would naturally transfer him back.
On the contrary, Su Xiao was too fierce in the battle, and Lin Jiu was too close to Shadu. Unless it was a desperate situation, he would not call Su Xiao back. After all, when Su Xiao left Shadu, he was forced out by them, and even forced Su Xiao to issue a military order. Letting Su Xiao lead the army back and get close to Shadu, whether it was the Emperor, Carlos, or Uno, would feel uneasy.
Relying on the mechanical Zerg spies that were almost all over the desert, Lin Jiu learned that the Grand Commander Niposo was coming back to deal with him, and immediately ordered the army to recuperate and prepare for a battle. This was a big fish. Niposo was not only one of the five commanders, but also a demigod. The reward for killing him was definitely very generous.
(End of this chapter)