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Chapter 1037 - 1037 141 The Great Retreat_3

1037: Chapter 141, The Great Retreat_3 1037: Chapter 141, The Great Retreat_3 After hesitating for a moment, Daniel nodded.

Usually, he disdained such petty ploys, but that didn’t mean his political acumen was nonexistent.

In the struggle with Hudson, the main reason for defeat was the emptiness within the Orc Empire, and the attacked tribes had not been able to buy time for rescue.

If the military forces stationed in the tribes had been stronger, the enemy would never have been able to move in and out as freely as they now could.

If it had not been for his troops arbitrarily changing their march route, according to Duke Daniel’s deployment, the cavalry would have met up halfway and would never have suffered such a heavy defeat.

“Then let’s proceed with that for now!

Pass the message to the nearby tribes to strengthen their guard.”

“In the camps around the tribal settlements, dig more horse pits and set up more horse-blocking stakes.

Regardless of day or night, there must be a sufficient number of patrols.”

Daniel instructed reluctantly.

Unable to determine the movements of the Expedition Army Corps, he could only adopt defensive measures passively, doing his best to minimize the losses of each tribe.

He wasn’t sure if it was just an illusion, but deep in his heart, a voice kept reminding him: such a passive defense was wrong; the enemy couldn’t be that foolish.

…

A beautiful miscommunication bought the Expeditionary Army ample time to retreat.

While the enemy was still on guard for them to wreak havoc on the nearby Orc tribes, the Expedition Army Corps had already advanced hundreds of miles.

Constrained by the inconvenience of communications, and the complex internal dynamics of the numerous Orc tribes within the Empire, the Expedition Army Corps’ whereabouts were exposed only on the third day.

Having established a distance of hundreds of miles and cursing with an enemy they dared not pursue, the besieging army corps could only report the news up to the Imperial Court.

A bizarre scene ensued; upon receiving the news, each of the Five Great Emperors cursed loudly, but no one volunteered to take on the daunting task of annihilating the Expeditionary Army.

“Bimon Emperor, your Bimon Cavalry are unrivaled.

Perhaps you could lead this mission?”

No sooner had the Bearman Emperor finished speaking, Alex stood up from his place; bullying Bimon wasn’t supposed to be done this way.

Bimon Cavalry might be unrivaled, but that depended on who they were compared with.

Against their old rival Hudson, they had never won.

“Bear Emperor, don’t joke.

Though it’s true that the Bimon Cavalry are unmatched, we have suffered heavy losses in the previous war!

The Imperial Court, with no discrimination between men and women, can barely assemble three army corps, and with another corps fighting the enemy in the rear, our limited military strength truly cannot take on such a heavy burden.

I think the Wolf King Your Majesty should bear it this time.

With your invincible Wolf Cavalry, leave the enemy on the great plains!”

Confronted by Bimon Emperor’s attempt to shift the burden, the Silver Moon Wolf Emperor immediately exploded.

The Wolf Cavalry did have more numbers, but not enough to easily swallow the Expedition Army Corps.

According to the customs of the Orc Empire, whichever Emperor commanded the troops, that family’s imperial court would serve as the main force.

Intercepting a huge Expedition Army Corps was considered to be a miserable task in the eyes of the emperors.

“Bimon Emperor has overpraised us.

Our Wolf Cavalry are indeed not bad, but there is still a certain distance from being the top cavalry.

The Silver Moon Imperial Court has fought with Hudson several times and failed.

First of all, our morale is already diminished by three points, making us unfit for such a great responsibility.

I think the Lionman King should bear it this time.

Among the Five Great Emperor Courts, it is your nobility that has preserved its strength most intact.

…”

Before he could finish, Lionman King quickly retorted, “Wolf King Your Majesty, you can’t say that.

Our losses have also been very heavy, and now it’s only superficial glory.

This matter…”

Looking around, the Lionman King simply could not find a suitable target to shift the burden onto.

The Hawkman Clan’s main force was the Air Force, which had been a focus of the Allied Human Army’s attacks in the last war, and now often played the role of collecting intelligence and delivering messages.

It would be too much to expect them to lead a large army to intercept the Expeditionary Army when they couldn’t even muster a single full-strength cavalry corps.

Beside him, Bearman Emperor kept shaking his head, his expression clearly saying: There’s no way to shift this burden!

The Bearman Clan was indeed powerful, but they had no cavalry units!

Sending infantry to block the enemy’s cavalry corps would just amount to a full-on giveaway.

None of the Five Great Emperors wanted to take on this high-risk, low-reward miserable task, leading to a deadlock in the situation.

“If no one wants to do it, let’s all send troops together!

No matter what, the enemy has turned our homeland upside down; we can’t let them escape easily!”

The Silver Moon Wolf Emperor suggested somewhat awkwardly.

…

Retreating smoothly and unchallenged, the Expeditionary Army only started to feel a hint of pressure when nearing the front lines of the battle between the two armies.

However, this uneasy feeling soon vanished.

With the border between the two countries stretching over a thousand miles, how to intercept was a significant challenge.

“Marshal, shall we take a detour?”