Section 22 Unfavorable

"Iron Fist Fortress is lost!"

If this bad news shocked the Queen Mother, then Perrin really couldn't tell at all. In Perrin's opinion, this woman wearing a veil was very calm after hearing the news, and she didn't even blink.

"Yes, the castle has been..."

The report of this news was a wounded soldier, one of the very few who survived that terrible disaster. He was able to escape alive and actually relied entirely on the dispersed battlefield discipline of Green Skin. When the outcome was decided and the city fell, each Green Skin was eager to find a convenient way to enter the city to participate in the massacre and looting, which instead weakened the siege of the periphery and eventually allowed a few cavalry to ride a horse and break through successfully.

"Where is Your Highness the Prince?" asked a general next to Perrin, his voice very anxious.

"He didn't...rush out." The wounded soldier replied sadly. The fool knew that the prince was no longer saved. Green skin was not a gentleman who knew how to "treat prisoners."

To be honest, it is too risky to let a prince guard the front line in a sense. However, through this period of contact, Perrin has understood the true meaning of this behavior. Now that the king died suddenly and the queen mother was in power, this prince is a powerful threat to the throne (maybe not the greatest, but at least one). The deployment of the Iron Fist Castle is also the result of a game between the two sides. If Iberlandon successfully defends the castle, he will gain a great reputation and the support of some of the army, and at least he can ensure his own safety (or make political enemies dare not threaten him blatantly). And if he fails, it will be better for the Queen Mother and the young prince.

However, His Highness Iberlandon has made the most violent resistance to his life, but he still failed, which at least shows that this green skin combat power is quite strong.

In short, no matter what, the fall of Iron Fist Castle completely broke the original defense-restraint-counterattack tactics. Perrin was not surprised by this result. War is the ultimate game of all courage, wisdom, strength and will in the entire army. The general should have the awareness that everything else is not important except victory - this is the minimum requirement for the general. The entire army should put victory above everything else.

But now the Queen Mother has the idea of ​​"it's good to win or lose", so it's really natural to fail.

Another low-level officer began to report on the battle process of the Iron Fist Castle, which was asked from the survivors and summarized. Perrin listened absent-mindedly for a while, but heard that the officer attributed all the defeat to Prince Iberlandon's poor command. The prince initially took the rash battle, causing the loss to be destroyed, and then was attacked by the green-skinned spider cavalry because of his lack of vigilance.

This conclusion seemed to be unanimously agreed by everyone present. Almost no one realized that even if the Spider Cavalry did not attack, the Iron Fist Castle could not hold on. In just seven days of fighting, the Iron Fist Castle had wiped out all the reserves.

This made Perrin keenly smell a trace of ominous signs.

"Everyone, I think... maybe there is a loophole in our combat plan." Perrin said suddenly.

Everyone's eyes focused on him, even the Queen Mother was no exception.

"A considerable part of the green-skinned troops have been attracted by us." Someone said. "The loss of Iron Fist Fort was a complete accident."

"There are indeed many Green Skin troops cruising outside our camp." Perrin coughed in a low voice, "but they are all fast troops such as cavalry, chariots or Sgug. Have you noticed that because we did not apply pressure, when the Iron Fist Castle was attacked, Green Skin never launched even one attack at us. This may... explain a problem. Green Skin sent all troops that could not participate in the siege to monitor and restrain us, and used the main force to attack the Iron Fist Castle. We did not strengthen the harassment of Green Skin and attracted their attention, so this time it was not our defense-restraint-counter-attack against Green Skin, but Green Skin attacking-restraint-attacking us again."

All the nobles and officers looked at each other. After a long time, one person smiled and replied. "Mr. Perrin, how is this possible? Is Green Skin so smart? You are too worried."

However, Perrin could see that the other party's smile was really a bit reluctant.

Fortunately, someone cleared the siege at this time, and a lower-level officer came in and reported a message. Their interrogation of the green-skinned prisoners had already achieved results.

Usually, almost no one understands the Green Skin (it doesn't make sense to understand), but magicians are an exception. These guys are usually known for their pursuit of knowledge, even if they are useless. With the translation of several apprentice magicians, the Shem people have obtained a lot of information from the mouths of captured goblins. After all, a creature like goblins, as long as they threaten them, they will reveal everything they know.

"This time the leader of the Green Skin seems to be called the 'Boss of Blood Flag'. His troops are at least 60,000, and a considerable number of Green Skins are constantly joining him. Moreover, the lower-level officer who reported increased his tone. "According to the captives, the Blood Flag's boss has now arrived at the front line after capturing the Iron Fist Castle. If this news is correct, it means that they will launch an offensive against us tomorrow and the next day."

This time, everyone's eyes were focused on the Queen Mother. Now, there are 30,000 Shem soldiers and 10,000 Tulan soldiers here, with a total of about 40,000 people, and the green skin they faced was more than 60,000. Although they were slightly at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, considering equipment, training and discipline, the human military strength was not inferior to Green Skin at all. But now Green Skin has just captured the Iron Fist Castle, which is a time of high morale. When the human soldiers learned that the castle fell, they would definitely make their morale depressed. Whether to fight or retreat, it can only be judged by the Queen Mother for a while.

"Let's act according to our original plan." The Queen Mother seemed a little hesitant in her eyes. The so-called original plan was to fight against Greenskin before retreating, looking for opportunities to use the advantages of cannons to kill Greenskin boss. Of course, if you win, you will win all at once, and it doesn't matter if you lose. After the main force retreats, it will be more favorable to fight again.

Rather than saying that this is a battle that relates to the victory or defeat, it is better to say that it is just a political explanation for the Chinese people. Perrin shook his head. After all, women are women. They can easily stare at small interests and forget the real danger. At critical moments, their natural hesitation and shake will be revealed. From this point of view, King Sham's previous sudden death may be really the arrangement of the gods.

But this is better. When the queen mother suffers a certain degree of failure, then Perrin will come forward to clean up the mess. In this way, the influence of the church should be greatly enhanced. Even if the royal family has any inappropriate ambitions for Oren again next time, the nobles below will consider the true strength of the church and choose to stand on.

Having said that, the boss of Green Skin should be very good at fighting and is difficult to deal with. However, no matter how good the Green Skin is to fight, it cannot be an opponent of the Holy Knights who accept the power of the divine favor. The only thing that is missing is an appropriate opportunity.

...

"In this way, master, you still have certain flaws in the way you drive your sword." Carrie explained. "Your movements are not economical enough. To obtain faster sword swing speed, you must remove these unnecessary unnecessary movements. For example, just now, your left foot was too heavy, which is completely an unnecessary movement. This habit is very unfavorable... You should try to control yourself and remove all these unnecessary movements."

Ashu Rufate inserted his sword to the ground. "Carrie, it seems you never said this before."

"In the past, you were still growing, but now your physical fitness has little room for continued growth. You can further consider skills and details. However, I still recommend that you practice more magic, which will help you more. Of course, it is better to practice swords now, and magic practice will cause unnecessary trouble."

"I also think practicing sword is better." Ashu Rufate answered sincerely. Although the practice of weapons is cumbersome, at least it will not feel like magic floating in greasyness. He feels that he is indeed not suitable for using magic.

Today's fantasy practice has not begun, but he has been able to suppress Wendini since a few days ago. Although he still cannot win, he has gained the upper hand in three hours. As long as Wendini reveals a flaw...

"Master, Wendini has no flaws." Carrie's words directly broke his fantasy. "You may have flaws, caught off guard or made mistakes, but Wendini cannot have it. If you can't continue to attack its weaknesses, you will not be able to get the lead."

"You mean... I can't win even if that's the case? I just delayed the situation and waited until I finally revealed my flaw and was knocked down by Wendini?"

"Yes, Master. You need more power."

"Are my practices in vain?"

"No, master, it should be said that if Wendini had a showdown with you now, I think your chances of winning have increased to about 39%. But if you exercise in the current way, your winning rate will never exceed 40%. For so long, I have conducted a lot of analysis and calculation of your movements and have designed the battle moves that are most suitable for you. If you can completely abandon all your past combat habits and adopt the battle moves I designed for you, your winning rate against Wendini will reach more than 80%.

"Ah, why did you tell me this now?"

"This is not something that can be achieved overnight. It requires a lot of sampling, analysis, and calculation. I just designed it for you. Of course, you have to put in a lot of practice for this. And please note that if Wentini has any helpers, your success rate of victory will drop sharply. So it is better for you to give up the army and get everything done alone."

"I know, teach me quickly. Do you want to re-exercise my sword skills?"

"No, it's actually very simple. All are just small changes to the basic actions..."

The three hours of the day passed quickly. Soon, the boss of Blood Flag returned to the entrance of the Greenskin Front Camp. In the camp, the Victory Greenskin was in a carnival. As Ashu Rufate glanced across the camp with his dark eyes, a trace of distractions and anxiety hung on the corner of his eyes.
Chapter completed!