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Section 44 Prologue

The heavy rain that lasted for a whole month finally stopped.

The scope of the impact of this rain was not as big as expected, that is, two or three provinces. Moreover, although the rain was heavy, it was not as heavy as that of flooding the entire town in a day and night. In the endless heavy rain, light rain was mixed with light rain, and even a few days of rain. All of this caused the losses caused by the heavy rain were not serious enough to hurt the bones. On the contrary, because of the heavy rain, the green skin was blocked for a long time, giving people enough time to evacuate, making many people think that the heavy rain was a blessing from the gods.

After heavy rain, there is no less trouble than when it rains. Due to factors such as flooding rivers, water accumulation in the plains, destruction of bridges, etc., the Greenskin army advanced very slowly. Moreover, as Ke Mo expected, Greenskin did not go north or south, but pursued them along the direction of the retreat of the coalition forces.

In the big tent at dusk, the candlesticks had been lit, and the swaying firelight was used to provide lighting for the people in the tent. There were very few meetings, only the main general and a few close friends.

"Sure enough, the Greenskin Army is really following and chasing all the way. It is expected to arrive here in five days. The scouts on the front line have fought many times."

"Let the scouts contract appropriately, provoke Greenskin but be careful to avoid a war." Kemo ordered in a low voice. Everything was within the plan. The real target of the Blood Duke Asu Ruffat, who disguised as the Greenskin boss, was Oren City. As long as the Blood Duke had a little brain, he would never allow himself to attack Oren City. At the same time, there was an enemy army behind him that could pounce at any time.

The vampire had no second choice at all. His only way was to defeat this coalition first and then turn around to deal with Oren City.

Of course, only he knew this secret. So many people, mainly Shem people, are both confused and worshipped by such incredible things. What is confused is that this action that completely exceeds normal logic, and what is worshipped is that Kemo, who correctly judges the action of Greenskin.

Five days later, the orcs who were struggling through the mud will resist the preset battlefield. Kemo will command the army that is waiting for work, ready to give these green barbaric monsters a headache.

Although there are many green skins, their overall combat power is not high. This is the conclusion obtained from previous battles, but the premise of this judgment is that the other party is a rough, ignorant, cruel but simple-minded green skin - if the other party is a vampire, you cannot make such judgment. The Blood Duke is likely to have hidden some of the combat power and intends to use it as a killer weapon and use it at critical moments.

This is also the only risk that Kemo cannot control.

In any case, the coalition forces have now had a long rest and their morale has been restored. At the same time, they have sufficient supplies and convenient transportation, and have prepared relatively strong fortifications. Green Skin is the opposite. By the time they reach the battlefield, they will be exhausted and their morale is depressed. The most important thing is that the poor road state determines that Green Skin will lose a considerable amount of war tools. For example, the pumps that performed well in previous operations can at least break half of the road.

"Sir, I think the reconnaissance and harassment of Green Skin must be strengthened!" One subordinate suggested. "The scout troops should not be contracted."

"No," Ke Mo stared at the map, calculating the distance between the two armies in his mind. "A small amount of stimulating the green skin makes them understand that we are here, and there is no need for more. Anyway, we have rested here for enough time and no longer need to delay the green skin's march. Excessive harassment is a big deal."

This is the so-called "open conspiracy". Even if the vampire knows that the enemy is waiting for work in front of him, he has no countermeasures.

"According to the scout's report, the greenskin march has accelerated." Another person reported. "It may not take five days."

"It's normal. After the weather is clear, the ground is gradually improving." Someone replied. "Speaking of this, sir, we may have to prepare winter clothes. This autumn is really bad, and it's very cold."

Indeed, it may be due to the long-term heavy rain before, it was late autumn, but the weather was far lower than the normal year, and it exceeded the range of "coolness", which can be regarded as "coolness". All the middle and senior officers present had no problem with their clothing. However, for ordinary soldiers in the coalition, autumn clothes were a little useless. At this time, the soldiers standing guard outside the tent had already started to keep warm.

"Everything will end within five days. Let's take a slower look at the change of winter clothes." Ke Mo had already read the last scout's report at this time. As of now, there was nothing worth noting. Everything was continuing according to his plan. Whether it was the trend of the green skin or the situation of the alpine army.

Five days later... it's the time for a decisive battle. It's really boring. I thought that the vampire who pretended to be the boss of the green skin would be a little harder to deal with.

His mood lasted for a short period of time, and a soldier suddenly rushed in. The guards outside did not stop him, which meant that he was a correspondent soldier who conveyed emergency military information.

"Report! Emergency news from the scout army, Green Skin... turned around and went south!" The soldier reported loudly panting.

A gust of cold wind blew into the tent, and the coldness of winter made people feel a little scared.

"Going south?" a man asked in surprise, then turned his head to the silent Ke Mo. "Sir, this..."

Sure enough, he deserves to be the Blood Duke. He has seen that the situation is wrong, so he plans to use a move to lure the snake out of the hole? Well, although he is very sure that Green Skin's move is just a fake move, the reasons behind it cannot be made public. Speaking of which, Ashu Rufate really made a very beautiful move. Is this accident? Or has he deeply understood the contradictions within the coalition?

"Block this news!" Kemo ordered, "especially, the Shem people should not know!"

"It's too late." The correspondent shouted. "I'm afraid everyone in the Shem people know."

This time, Ke Mo's expression changed slightly. "Why? I remember, my order was to report to me any frontline messages first!"

"Sir, have you forgotten? Those scouts responsible for the front-line reconnaissance mission are all Shem!"

Sure enough, it is not the army he really has, and it is difficult to even block the news. If this news shakes Ke Mo, at least a few people in the tent can't be seen. The leader of the Holy Knights took a little time to think about it.

"Interestingly, he actually wanted to take the initiative to choose the battlefield... The problem is... this place is already a plain, and it is the home court of human beings. Is it really important to take the initiative to choose the battlefield?" He murmured to himself, and then ordered to his subordinates seriously.

"I inform the troops of this news, the situation has changed. Be prepared to set off tomorrow. The order to shrink the scout troops was retracted, so that they could strengthen reconnaissance and understand the trends of the green skin."

"Will a military meeting be held?" someone suggested.

"No, I don't want to see the stupid faces of the Shem people." Kemer replied. "Give orders, not negotiation tactics! I am the supreme commander now, just let them obey!"

The two armies changed the situation. The coalition was originally scheduled to face the attack, but now it has turned into pursuing Green Skin. Fortunately, the impact of the heavy rain is gradually decreasing, and marching is much easier than in the past. Moreover, because it is located on the plain, there is no need to worry about being ambushed by Green Skin, so the marching speed is quite fast. According to the information ahead, the distance between the Green Skin troops is only two days away.

But the commotion within the army was not that simple, and doubts about Ke Mo had quietly spread throughout the army. This was the result of his judgment on Greenskin's actions with an extremely confident attitude. However, all of this was still at the stage of "questioning", and they discovered a very strange thing. They wanted to burn, kill, and plunder Greenskin, but they obviously deliberately avoided the towns, although those towns did not resist the power of Greenskin's army. In this way, all the greenskin's army that should have ravaged all the land like locusts, and now they are only some really unlucky rural areas. Even these rural areas have actually evacuated most of the population.

This abnormal phenomenon makes people murmur in their hearts. All kinds of inexplicable rumors are also spreading in the army. Some soldiers with clear minds also vaguely know that there is something else behind the war.

Kemo received the news that Greenskin stopped at noon on the seventh day of the march. While he was riding a horse, a communication soldier came to his horse and handed him a report.

"The green skin stopped the emergency information brought by the scout!" Ke Mo looked at the letter and handed it to a deputy general beside him. Because he wanted to command a coalition force with a complex structure, the deputy generals around him were far more than ordinary generals, with more than ten people.

"The scout said that Greenskin occupied a larger village, built two camps with the village as the center, across the river. They seemed to be not going to leave, but to decide the outcome with us here... Hello, bring the map!"

Several guards brought him a medium-sized map, and several people opened the map at the same time, so that Ke Mo could clearly see the location of the Green Skin.

"Sir, there are a few lakes here! It seems that Greenpie wants to fight by the lake." said a guard. "I am familiar with it. I have lived nearby for a while and know it very well."

"Yeah." Ke Mo nodded. This was the battlefield chosen by the enemy. The map was clear that it was not just a lake, but also a river that was not big or small, and a small highland. This highland is the only commanding height nearby. Green skin will gain a considerable advantage by seizing the highland first. But that's all. The terrain of the highland is not steep. Without fortifications, it will not be able to stop the attack of the superior enemy.

There is also the river and lake. If you fight here, the entire battlefield will be divided into two halves in the north and south. The battlefields on both sides are lakes on one side and rivers on the other, and they are all flat grounds that cannot be said to be narrow but not wide enough. The small highland with a good location is just in the center of the battlefield in the south.

Judging from this, there will be a frontal battle on the north side without any fancy, while the battlefield on the south side is a battle around the high ground. If someone gives up on one side, his troops will not be fully developed.

"How deep is this river? Can you wade back and forth?" he asked the guard who said he was familiar with the terrain.

"Under normal times, some places can hike, but most places cannot. But now the water level of the river is relatively high... Wait, sir, here is on the edge of the high ground, there is an ancient weir barrage here, and the water is not the calves. Other locations... I believe that there will be dangers when the water level is high. In addition, some crossings are farther away, so you have to circle around a large circle."

Ke Mo looked at the map. In other words, this high ground is the core position of the entire battlefield. Although the high ground is on the south side, as long as you master this high ground, you can rush to the north battlefield at any time. As long as you control this place, you can dominate the entire battlefield.

It seems that the other party is not going to fight a decisive battle casually. But Ke Mo is not disgusted with the battlefield he chose. Because he can divide the army into three independent parts, reduce internal friction between the coalition forces, and give full play to his combat effectiveness.

"Arrival here tonight. Let's rest for a night and fight tomorrow." Ke Mo ordered. I think the vampire is already impatient. He thought unconsciously.
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