Heart of Empire Chapter 184: I don’t want to fight anymore

? When the Eastern Expeditionary Army first sent out troops, there were 3,120 people in the team. Now, there are only 1,900 people left. The number of combat personnel has been reduced by more than one-third. This is an ordinary army. With such a large reduction in personnel, I am afraid that no one will be able to grit their teeth and persist.

This is not to say how strong the Eastern Expeditionary Army is, it only shows that victory is indeed a booster for soldiers. Even among Pure Sword and Horror, those temporarily recruited cannon fodder mercenaries seemed to have been baptized after the victory in the war, and it was rare that they did not shout about the hardships of the battle.

The excitement and joy of victory thrilled the soldiers. Especially when Morno promised that after returning to Schindler, he would come out with generous rewards, it made this excitement continue.

However, soldiers can be carried away by victory, generals cannot.

Especially now, the downsizing of the Eastern Expeditionary Army is too serious. According to Dane's thinking, this war can no longer be fought any longer.

What's more, their strategic goal has actually been achieved.

At the very beginning, the Eastern Expeditionary Army crossed the Broken Dragon Peak and came to the Eastern Wasteland. They continued in the hinterland of the orcs and launched a devastating campaign against the small tribes that had been mobilized. They even once threatened some large tribes. Isn't the ultimate goal of survival is to force the orc army under the Beast Blood Fort to withdraw?

Now, the 20,000 orcs under the Beast's Blood Castle have withdrawn—this news is accurate. In this way, the most important strategic goal has been completed. Next, they only need to wait for the pursuit army led by Ou Ze to kill and injure as many orcs as possible and drive them back to the wasteland. Big win. Without the threat of the orc army, Oze can spare time to deal with the aggressive Governor Conley, and the crisis facing Morno will be resolved, and there may be a chance to kill Malone in one fell swoop and completely annex Shawan Harbor. As for Dane, he was able to obtain Hanhaibao and the villages near the town as his own territory as he wished, and obtained a forward base on the mainland. At that time, it will be up to him to choose whether to build an orc territory in Hanhaibao or establish a human territory.

According to Dane's thinking, there is actually no need to fight this battle with the vanguard of the orc army. If it wasn't for the fact that the troops led by Sarkins were too aggressive and obviously wanted to destroy them, Dane really didn't want to bother and fight four thousand orcs to death. What's wrong with letting them go?

But dare not do anything, this battle is won, and everything is fine. The vanguard army of the orcs collapsed, and the follow-up orc army would not have the energy to deal with them as long as the Eastern Expeditionary Army don't be stupid and send them to the door in order to escape Ou Ze's pursuit. Everything is so beautiful and is developing according to the best momentum. As long as there are no accidents, most of the pre-war assumptions can come true.

It's not that Dane doesn't have greater desires, of course he does. But whatever you do, do what you can. This time, he decided to participate in Morno's Eastern Expedition plan, which was an adventure in itself.

However, before making this risky decision, at least he had a goal, and he also considered the issue between benefits and risks, and finally made such a decision. But now, the strategic goal is achieved, and the benefits are basically obtained without any accidents. It is not worthwhile to rush forward like a fool. Moreover, with such a serious loss of troops, the current combat power of the Eastern Expeditionary Army has actually been greatly reduced. There is really nothing to fight in this battle.

But Morno doesn't think so.

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As night fell, the Eastern Expeditionary Army had just finished cleaning the battlefield and bid farewell to the comrades who died in battle. They had already set up camp one kilometer south of the battlefield. With such a long distance, the smell of blood on the battlefield is not much. After winning a victory, the soldiers have every reason to be happy all night. Although it's a **** thing to not have a woman, but with meat and wine, it can barely handle it.

Outside the camp, the assigned sentinels were a little unhappy. At the same time, there were also the sword falcon knights who were patrolling in the sky and had just fought with the orc's wyvern during the day. . However, for the sake of the safety of the camp, they also had to suffer a little bit.

However, apart from the unhappy soldiers on duty, several generals of the Eastern Expeditionary Army were also not very happy.

It's not just unhappy, it can even be said to be a little frightened!

The reason is General Morno's words: "Sir Marin suggested that we continue all the way to the west, cooperate with Governor Oze's offensive, and stop the retreat of the orc army. I agreed with his suggestion."

When he heard this sentence, Dane's face immediately sank. He looked at Morneau, who was full of determination, and Sir Marin, who was sitting next to him with half an empty sleeve, and realized in his heart: I am afraid, before he knew it, the two of them must have talked once. And looking at Morno's current state, it is obvious that he has made up his mind. When he said this, it wasn't in a negotiating tone, it was more like a 'notice'.

Dyne stood aside and looked at each other coldly, not the first to jump out and speak. But his silence doesn't mean others don't object.

"General Morno, if the Eastern Expeditionary Army is still as complete as it was when it first entered the Eastern Wasteland, I will not object to your order. But now, our strength has dropped a lot, The soldiers are also quite exhausted after repeated battles, I'm afraid they won't be able to complete the task of intercepting the orc army?"

Alexandrina euphemistically expressed her objections~IndoMTL.com~ After the woman spoke, Chapple also opened his mouth to persuade: "Master General, what Commander Delina said is still reasonable , we now... really may not be able to complete the mission of Governor Oze. With a force of less than 2,000, standing in front of an orc army that is at least 15,000 in size, it is no less than a car with the arms of a mantis. We will be killed It was crushed."

Chapple's mind is quite clear, following behind him, Redis, who has always been belligerent, also persuaded: "Boss, we can teach those orcs anytime, but this time, our strength is indeed a bit weaker." Not enough. I feel it, should I think again?"

It doesn't matter if Alexandrina objected, even his two important subordinates objected, and Morno hesitated. He glanced at Marin beside him, and the two of them seemed to be looking at each other.

Under everyone's gaze, the half-orc warlord thought about it for a while, and finally made his own decision: "I have made up my mind, I will rest for half a day tomorrow and set off in the afternoon!"

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The third update arrives! (To be continued.)