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This situation gave the sergeants in the Yanlong Legion such an idea. That is, their leader, who was previously worshiped as the god of war, after seeing the solidity of the Seine King City, finally had a fear of the strength of the Tianlan Empire.
In this way, there is always a very pessimistic atmosphere lingering in the current Yanlong Legion, after withdrawing to the southern border of Said.
Before, Bettina had withdrawn 200,000 troops before the large army withdrew. As a result, the number of troops stationed at the forefront of the southern border of Sayyi is only more than 200,000.
As for the whereabouts of the other comrades, the soldiers of the Yanlong Legion stationed here knew nothing. Although he knew that even if the Yanlong Legion experienced a great defeat, it would not be possible to end up like this. But seeing that many of his comrades-in-arms had disappeared inexplicably, the defenders in the Yanlong Legion were still somewhat disheartened.
They all thought that if the Tianlan Empire gathered together and prepared to launch a counterattack on the Yanlong Legion, the Yanlong Legion wanted to hold on to the invasion of the Tianlan Empire with the 200,000 troops here, which was a bit whimsical.
At that time, the identity of the Yanlong Legion will be reversed from the identity of the Tianlan Empire. However, the Yanlong Legion does not have a second Senna King City, and the 200,000 troops against the Tianlan army may be a million-strong number, thinking about it makes these soldiers of the Yanlong Legion panic.
Seeing this situation, Bettina saw it in her eyes and was anxious in her heart.
When she heard Li Yi's suggestion before, she also agreed very much with the strategy that Li Yi relayed. But it is one thing to agree, and when it was implemented, when she saw such a situation, Bettina really realized how much resistance there was to the successful implementation of this strategy.
Because of the reason for the defeat, and even some suspicions of retreating without a fight, although the Yanlong Legion has not yet reached the point of mourning. But the fact that the morale of the soldiers had plummeted was really in front of Bettina's eyes.
In desperation, Bettina approached her sister Elena to discuss. Bettina knew that this retreat was only a strategic retreat, the purpose was to be able to accumulate strength, in order to be able to have a real showdown with the Tianlan Empire in the future.
However, her soldiers did not know what was in her heart, so Bettina wanted to discuss it with Elena and ask Elena if she could announce this plan in the army now. Perhaps the soldiers knew what they were thinking, and knew that there would be a decisive battle with the Tianlan Empire in the future. So maybe in this way, the morale of the soldiers in the Yanlong Legion will be slightly improved.
But as soon as Bettina revealed her idea to Elena, she was strongly opposed by Elena.
The reason is simple, that is, although the soldiers of the Flame Dragon Legion have fought many battles with Bettina and her men over the years. As for the origin of these soldiers, not to mention that they all have a clear grasp, but they are also inseparable.
But don't be afraid of accidents, just in case.
In case there are really spies from the Tianlan Empire in the current Yanlong Legion, then tell all the plans to the soldiers now, and after being heard by the spies of the Tianlan Empire, then what awaits the Yanlong Legion is really a devastating blow.
Because if the plan to lure the enemy deeper is known by the Tianlan Empire, the Tianlan Empire will take advantage of the opportunity of the Yanlong Legion to deliberately let them enter the southern border of Saidan, and really completely occupy the territory of the south of Saidan. In this way, the Yanlong Legion just can't talk about it.
"However, if we don't say it now, according to the current development of our troops, maybe we won't be able to wait for a decisive battle with the Tianlan Empire, and these soldiers will lose the heart of battle first. You know, we still have a lot of defeats to fight in the coming days. If we are repeatedly defeated and the confidence of our soldiers continues to slip, perhaps if we want to turn the tables in the future, it will be impossible for us to have a force that is strong enough to fight. Hearing Elena's objection, although Bettina also felt very reasonable, but after thinking for a while, she still frowned and said to Elena helplessly.
Hearing Bettina say this, Elena could only look embarrassed, after all, this situation Elena had also considered in these days. The defeat of a month ago had made the soldiers of the Yanlong Legion no longer as confident as before. If in the days to come, the Yanlong Legion will continue to be defeated, and lose all the way, and will not face off with the Tianlan Empire all the way, then when the soldiers of the Yanlong Legion see that the territory of the southern territory of Sayi has fallen into the hands of the enemy in a large area, it is really difficult to guarantee that in the future decisive battle, the soldiers of the Yanlong Legion will still be able to exert 100% combat effectiveness.
But although she knew that such a situation would occur, but in the face of the current situation, Elena was also at a loss. After all, there are many things that cannot be said now, and it is precisely because of these things that cannot be said now that it is difficult to maintain the morale of the army anymore.
Originally, because of the defeat, the soldiers of the Yanlong Legion had almost become mournful. But when the mourning soldiers do not have the fighting spirit that the mourning soldiers should have, this army is really hopeless.
Thinking of the possible predicament, Elena and Bettina pondered for a long time, but there was still no solution for a long time. finally sighed helplessly, and then with the attitude of a dead horse as a live horse doctor, he brought Li Yi over, and then discussed with Li Yi a solution to this problem.
Originally, the two sisters didn't expect Li Yi to be able to say anything effective to solve it, but when Li Yi heard the problem they were worried about, he frowned and thought for a long time, and finally came up with a good solution.
"If you can trust me, then we will do it. From this day on, I will lead my cavalry troops to set out, and since the city of Seine is difficult to conquer, why don't we abandon this huge pillbox and turn our heads to other places. The mountains surrounding the Seine are steep, but that doesn't mean it's hard to cross. When the Tianlan Empire attacked the Seine King City, it also chose to cross the mountains and attack the southern border of Sai Nan first because of the difficulty of the Seine King City. They could have done that, and we can follow theirs today. On the day when the army of the Tianlan Empire launched an attack on the southern border of Say, it was when our cavalry troops caused a storm in the territory of the Tianlan Empire. At that time, all you need to do is tell your troops that you have sent a cavalry across the Seine City and attacked the mainland of the Tianlan Empire. As long as you can hold out here for a while, then when the Tianlan Empire is in an emergency, this conquest of the Tianlan Empire will inevitably be self-defeating. In this way, the problem of morale of soldiers in the army is solved. Looking directly at Sister Bettina, Li Yi said lightly.
Hearing Li Yi say this, Bettina asked eagerly as if she had grasped a life-saving straw: "Li Yi, are you sure this method is okay?" ”
"Hehe, what else can be done besides this. I can only take advantage of the speed of our cavalry troops to stir up trouble in the territory of the Tianlan Empire, where the defensive strength is empty. We feed our wars with war, and we don't need to be fed. As long as we delay for a while, we may be able to get our chances. Touching his nose, Li Yi also said a little helplessly.
After listening to Li Yi's words, Bettina and Elena first glanced at each other, and after thinking about it for a long time again, the two sisters finally said helplessly: "It seems that this is the only way to do it." ”
In the summer of this year, when the Tianlan Empire gathered a large army and stationed it in the Seine King City to prepare for all the specific matters of attacking the Yanlong Legion, although the Yanlong Legion was also very compact in its preparations, when the Yanlong Legion was dispatching troops, a force composed of all cavalry quietly left Ning'an Province, and quietly marched into the mountains of Ning'an Province under the cover of nightfall in the future.
This force was naturally led by Li Yi, the cavalry unit that was ready to cross the Taikaro Mountains and then detour behind enemy lines to attack.
After reorganization and revision, this unit has now gathered 50,000 horses again. Under the leadership of Li Yi, all the soldiers in this army were determined to die and followed Li Yi towards the road of conquering the Tianlan Empire.
The Taikaro Mountains, as one of the most intricate mountains in the original Sayy Empire, have always been no less famous than the Seine Empire in the distance.
Over the years, the only force that has been able to successfully cross it is the strange army led by Captain Kane when the Tianlan Empire conquered the Sai Empire. To be honest, during that surprise attack, the leader of the troops, Commander Kane, did not expect that his troops would actually be able to cross the Tekaro Mountains, and eventually pose a huge threat to the rear of the Say Empire.
And it is precisely because of the experience of the Kane Legion that Li Yi believes that this seemingly impassable mountain range is actually not as difficult to cross as imagined. The current Yanlong Legion can be said to have reached the point of life and death, if it can't successfully cross the Taikaro Mountains this time, thus posing a certain degree of threat to the rear of the Tianlan Empire in the north of the Senna King City, it would be too whimsical if the Yanlong Legion just wanted to rely on the forces under his command to resist the general attack that the Tianlan Empire might launch in the future.
It is precisely because of this that all the soldiers of the Yanlong Legion have the determination to die, in fact, they can also be said to have the determination to win. After all, as long as there is a glimmer of hope to live, no one likes to choose death.
Therefore, at this time, when Li Yi led such a strong team to pull out, Li Yi's heart was also very emotional. Fortunately, it was summer, and although the journey through the Taikaro Mountains was long and arduous, after all, there was no weather to hinder it, and the cavalry troops of the Yanlong Legion might not be able to cross it.
When Li Yi personally pressed the formation and saw with his own eyes the last supply team of his troops entering the Taikaro Mountains, Li Yi looked into the distance and said to himself in an inaudible voice: "I hope that after this battle, most of these soldiers can survive." ”
After finishing speaking, Li Yi no longer made any delays, got on his horse, and began his expedition.
And when Li Yi's troops completely disappeared in the Taikaro Mountains, in Ning'an City, Ning'an Province, Bettina also said to Elena beside her with a worried face: "Sister, do you think Li Yi's plan can succeed this time." Even if they were able to cross the Taikaro Mountains through all the hardships, they would definitely be able to pose any threat to the Tianlan Empire after that. After all, our opponent is the Tianlan Empire, and Li Yi wants to pose a threat to the Tianlan Empire with the 50,000 horses under his command, isn't it too much child's play. ”
Hearing Bettina's worried words, although Elena also had no confidence in Li Yi's plan in her heart, after all, now that the army had been mobilized, what was the point of saying discouraged words at such a time.
So after shaking her head helplessly, Elena said lightly: "Li Yi also said, this is no longer a way. Now that the situation between us and the Tianlan Empire has reached the most sensitive juncture, the Tianlan Empire has continued to send reinforcements to the Senna Royal City after seeing us collect our troops. Now in the Seine Royal City, there are no less than a million troops of the Tianlan Empire. It is only a matter of time before they go to war against us, and whether we are strategically speaking, or the actual situation really requires, at the beginning of the war, we will inevitably abandon the province of Ninh Yen and withdraw some distance at present. But if our soldiers don't understand what we're doing and mutini in the barracks, then it's not something we can control. Now in this situation, I can only believe that the situation that Li Yi said will appear. As long as his troops are in the rear of the Tianlan Empire, they will contain the Tianlan Empire's troops to a certain extent, and at the same time, we can also use this to confuse our soldiers and make them think that we still have a backhand. This is the only way for us to get through this. As for whether the Tianlan Empire is strong or not, and whether Li Yi's troops can achieve their goals, we can only resign ourselves to fate. ”
After listening to Elena's words, Bettina also fell silent for a while. Now it seems that no matter how much worry you have in your heart, you can't realize this worry now. After all, because of the previous defeat, the morale of the Yanlong Legion has plummeted. If, at this time, as the backbone of the corps, he still often shows a worried look, then it will inevitably have a greater impact on the morale of the troops.
After sighing helplessly, Bettina looked at the sky outside the window and muttered, "Father, do you think it is possible for us to turn the tables now?" ”
After the emotion, the two sisters fell silent at the same time. At this moment, as the supreme leader of the Yanlong Legion, the two sisters also did not have too much confidence in the future war.
Putting aside Bettina's confusion, let's not talk about Li Yi's emotion. The current Seine King City can be said to be extremely strong.
Not only had a million troops gathered in the city, but even several legion commanders with high prestige who had always been scattered in the Tianlan Empire were also gathered together again at this time.
Since the victory of the Conquest of the Say Empire twenty years ago, these old brothers have not been together again for a long time.
As the two commanders who shone in the first battle of the year, Lieutenant General Luo Ning and Commander Kane, were sitting in the City Lord's Mansion with a smile on their faces at this time, looking at their expressions, as if they did not have much worry about the war that might happen next.