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Chapter 952 - 952 111 The Sudden Arrival of the Rainy Season

952: Chapter 111: The Sudden Arrival of the Rainy Season 952: Chapter 111: The Sudden Arrival of the Rainy Season Shadow Clan Camp.

“Father, didn’t we agree to just delay time and not engage the main forces of the Human Race in a decisive battle?

Why have you changed your mind?”

The youth asked urgently.

In the Aslante Continent, the most important thing for a weak species is to learn to judge the situation and act accordingly.

From the current situation, for the Ancient Heritage Alliance to engage in a decisive battle with the main forces of the Human Race, the end result would be a loss no matter who won.

Without sufficient strength, even if we now occupy a lot of land, we will have to give it up in the future.

Rather than risking a life-and-death fight with the Expeditionary Army led by Hudson, it’s better to loaf and drag out time, striving to preserve our strength to the greatest extent.

“Plans never change as quickly as the situation.

Allen, many things in this world can’t just happen the way we want them to.

The enemy is intentionally bypassing to enter Orton Duchy and attack our Southern Expeditionary Army from behind, posing a great threat to the Alliance.

The War Faction got fired up, and it didn’t take long for the Neutral Faction within the Alliance to be swayed by them.

We are alone and powerless to stop them, so we must go with the flow.

Now, all we can hope for is the blessing of the Shadow God that nothing goes wrong in this decisive battle, otherwise, things will get complicated,” the Shadow King said disconsolately.

“Father, the last defeat was purely an error that normally wouldn’t happen.

Now we have an absolute advantage in troops, and defeating the weak Humans is an effortless task.

What is there to worry about?

Worrying over this is less important than planning how to unite the Alliance, integrate everyone’s strength to collectively confront the Human Race, and rebuild…

”

Before Allen could finish speaking, the Shadow King interrupted, “Things are not as simple as you imagine.

The enemy’s commander is one of the top generals on the continent.

He dares to march boldly towards us, knowing he might be encircled by us, which certainly means he has other plans waiting for us.

Even if the enemy has no backup plan, it’s still unwise to pit infantry against cavalry on the open plains.

Besides, command issues have always been a severe problem for the Alliance.

Each species has its own command authority.

When we are winning, we can cooperate, but once there is an unexpected change…”

Sigh!

The major reason for the Allied Forces’ disastrous defeat at Augustusburg was poor internal coordination and the failure to organize a counterattack in time.

As for unifying the Alliance, don’t talk about it anymore.

The current Alliance can’t withstand any setbacks.”

Military command is crucial to the survival of a species, and none of them will let go of it.

Each command’s independence means everyone rushes for the benefits but no one wants to do the hard, dirty, or tedious work.

The paradox lies in the fact that war inevitably requires sacrifices.

The insightful ones within the Alliance have realized that the organizational structure of the Ancient Heritage Alliance does not meet the current needs.

To truly become a major power on the Continent with influence, the White Tribe needs to unify and work together to establish a kingdom.

Tragically, realizing this is useless; the key is that it cannot be implemented.

Though there are differences in strength among the species within the Ancient Heritage Alliance, there is no one who can dominate and intimidate all.

The Shadow Clan is one of the relatively powerful species, but there are several others nearly as powerful.

Not only are the strengths of the most powerful groups similar, but those of the same tier are also not far apart.

Even the weakest species, if united with a few others, can stand up against them.

Against this backdrop, the Ancient Heritage Alliance naturally developed into a place with a profusion of factions and a mix of good and bad.

“Father, you can’t give up!

You know the situation in the Alliance.

If we don’t unite now, imminent disaster is upon us; the best outcome would be to become vassals of the Elf Race.

Among all species, it’s you who possesses brilliance and grand strategy; the rest are…

”

Allen tried to persuade him earnestly.

Eventually, the Ancient Heritage Alliance withdrew from the Continent and returned to the era of the tribe, inevitably narrowing their worldview to the tribal level.

Their participation in this Continental war was their first time in hundreds of years to open their eyes to the world.

And then the awkwardness set in.

After a series of victories, everyone thought they were invincible; but after one major defeat, they suddenly realized they were nothing.

The Alliance was filled with contradictory feelings, and many species fell into confusion.

“Difficult indeed!

Compared to the Humans, our species are just like small tribes.

The resources held by any single species are not even comparable to those of a Major Noble of the Human Race.

Unless one is an anomaly like the Dragon Race, the growth potential of a species is fundamentally determined by its population base.

If you were to place the species of the Alliance in the Human World, they would only be equivalent to the Fiefdom Viscounts and Fiefdom Earls.

Moreover, each species is autonomous, each clinging to their archaic traditions without innovation, they haven’t kept up with the times.

Even if the Alliance truly unites, we would still be powerless in competition with the Human Race.

Not to mention, the current two to three hundred thousand troops – there is no one in the Alliance who can command them freely.”

He complained with his mouth, but his sharp eyes still revealed his true thoughts.

If he wasn’t planning to unite the Alliance, why would he bother researching so much?

The verbal denial was because the timing was not yet ripe.

Lacking absolute power and sufficient prestige, to step forward and advocate for the unification of the Alliance would be to invite a thrashing.

In private, the Shadow King had already started plotting.

Ambition can deceive others but not those close to him.

After all, the great task of unifying the Alliance couldn’t be completed by one person alone; he needed more allies.