"I thought it was Lord Karuf... Humph." Lord Meglin snorted with his nose to express his disdain. His actions were justified. He was also a noble of the dark elves, but there were differences between them. Lord Meglin was a hereditary noble who inherited the family's legacy and therefore had the rule of the city called Anfoglis. In addition, he also had a huge family force and a large fleet. He was not comparable to the nobles who were temporarily promoted on the battlefield like Karuf. Even the Witch King attached great importance to him and entrusted the important task of guarding the south. "If you kill that kind of guy, there is nothing to be praised."

"But our stupid cousins ​​praised this record and praised it."

"Anyway, this Prince Ashurufat has indeed brought an army to us. How should we deal with this trouble?"

The subordinates did not speak. They knew that Lord Meglin was looking for opinions on the surface, but in fact he had already made a decision. This statement was just a simple expression of modesty in etiquette. If any guy felt that he was smart and wise enough to give advice to Lord Meglin, he would soon regret why he had a tongue when he was born.

"I think," Lord Meglin paused and continued. "Our Prince Ashurufat gave us a good opportunity. His expeditionary force was only about ten thousand... In terms of force, Anfoglis had plenty of military power to deal with him. And we had occupied good terrain conditions. We could not guard the city and wait for his attack."

This was not an outrageous decision, so his subordinates all agreed.

Lord Meglin's contempt for the expeditionary forces was not groundless. These Yasuols had no idea what they were facing. Although the Witch King led the army to expedition through the portal, the remaining military power was still very strong in the land of the Dark Elves. As early as when Yasuol planned to launch an expedition to open the second front, the Witch King had already received news and prepared. Now Nagaros has at least three legions, deployed along the coastline, ready to give the landing Yasuol Expeditionary Force a head-on attack.

The troops under Lord Meglin were such a unit. The Witch King specifically asked him and his army not to join this war, but to stay on the land to resist Yasuol's expeditionary force. Lord Meglin's army, both in quantity and quality, was comparable to Prince Eshurufat's expeditionary force. In addition, he also had a solid city for defense. Advantages can attack and retreats and defends.

The Witch King's order is very clear. Ideally, it is to block the expeditionary force at sea so that they cannot land. However, if conditions permit, letting them land and then annihilate it is also a good result. The worst strategy is to guard your city and form a hard walnut that cannot be swallowed or removed.

Of course, Lord Meglin will not consider the matter of staying at home to defend the city for the time being. The only question at present is where to fight the expeditionary force.

"The information from the scouts said that Prince Ashurufat was still south of the White River. Let's use this river as the end of Prince Ashurufat's expedition."

The White River is a large river south of Anfoglis. This river is almost not a natural creation, because it flows all the way through the mountains. It is not until it finally breaks out of the canyon that it forms a small alluvial plain by the sea. The dark elves named the river "White River" because the river flows very fast. Except for a small section of the estuary, the turbulent flowing water hits the rocks, and white foam is formed everywhere, which looks like it is white from a distance.

"Prince Ashu Rufat should move along the coastline all the way." Lord Meglin said confidently.

In fact, the location where the scouts heard the news was not on the coast, but Prince Ashrufat must come to the coast. This is a matter of course. There are many benefits to march along the coast. The first point is that the prince can keep in contact with his fleet and get stable supplies. If the situation is unfavorable, at least there is a way to retreat. The second is that he can avoid the complex terrain of the mountainous areas ahead. You must know that a long and long mountain range that even the dark elves do not know its end is separated by the south of Anfoglis.

Even if Prince Ashurufat, based on the tactical idea of ​​"unexpectedly", he would not be able to cross the river in another place. Because these Yasuols could not be familiar with the terrain south of the White River - they undoubtedly lost their course and landed in this area unexpectedly. To be honest, even Lord Meglin himself knew little about the situation on the south bank of the White River. The dark elves naturally regarded the White River (and the mountain range it flowed through) as the southern end of the country. Although Lord Meglin often sent small teams across the White River and searched to the south, it was more of an adventure than a patrol.

"We will face Prince Eshurufat at the estuary of the White River on the coast." Lord Meglin looked around the group of subordinates in front of him, all of them showing an expression of approval.

"Lord, our stupid cousins ​​have already come into contact with our scouts. They are likely to march to the White River next time. There must be some ships with shallow waterlines in their fleet, at least many small boats. These ships can enter the mouth of the White River from the sea... With these ships, they can easily cross the river."

"It's right." Lord Meglin was not disgusted with this supplement. In fact, what the superiors really disgusted with was the "opposite" opposition, but they welcomed this detailed supplement. "So we must speed up our action."

...

"Your Highness, I heard that you love the battlefield far more than you love women?" As Asu Ruffat was looking through the map, Araset suddenly asked. Asu Ruffatt smiled and did not answer. He knew that this sentence was not malicious. This period of time allowed him to further understand this elf nobleman named Araset. He is a real scholar, knowledgeable and knowledgeable, but on the other hand, he is a young man, full of curiosity, and especially interested in gossip news.

The map he was in hand was provided by Araset. Araset obviously did not regard himself as a "spectator". He made careful preparations, at least he carried the map. The entire map of Nagaros. These maps came from ancient records of the elves, or were seized on the battlefield. Although at Irebe, Asus Ruffat had the gorgeous things like magic maps, it seemed that once the elves left the local area, they also needed such ordinary maps. They were simple, intuitive and not disturbed by external forces.

They are taking a nap on the roadside. Ashu Rufate is trying to pretend to look at the map. In fact, he is proofreading the "aerial view" provided by Carrie and the map derived from the hands of ancient elves. It must be said that the ancient elves explorers have drawn quite well. Although they did not draw every detail like Carrie, at least all the key points were drawn in.

"Why do you think so?" Ashu Rufat asked.

"They said you never let any woman sleep when you were in Eriber," Arathut replied. When he heard this, Kay, who was standing next to him, let out a cold snort.

"Because..." Ashu Rufate didn't know how to answer this for a moment, so he simply looked down and continued to look at the map. But at this moment, Kay saved him.

"This is Anfoglis, and we can only cross the river to get there." Kay said. "Our evil cousins ​​are stocking up heavy troops here. If the news from the Phoenix King is reliable, then our evil cousins ​​will never be less here than us. But there may not be more warships. Then again, if you know the route, why not just land in this estuary?"

"You can't land here." Ashrufate replied. "On the surface, it looks like the estuary of the river, and the water flows smoothly, but in fact there are many reefs below, and the underwater situation is complicated, and the water is very shallow in some locations. Our ships are prone to stranding or hitting the reef here. Besides,"

"Your Highness, how do you know?" Ashu Rufate just answered casually, but Araset on the side immediately became interested.

Of course, Ashu Rufat couldn't say that this was what Carrie told him, and he could only say "hmm" awkwardly and try to cover it up.

"If this map is correct, we have two roads ahead." Kay ignored Arasert's curiosity. "You can move forward along the coast. The advantage is that the road is easy to walk, at most it is just a beach, and the water flows are not fast, so you should be able to cross the river easily... But our evil cousins ​​will most likely wait for us here. Of course, even if we fail, we can still leave by boat. If we go here and try to enter the mountains... This map has at least a thousand years of history, and it is something from before our civil war and even older ages. No one can be sure whether the terrain has changed. Besides, how the army can pass through the turbulent rivers is a big problem."

Ashu Rufate kept pondering without answering.

"If we weigh the two, I suggest we take the coastal road." Kay replied.

"Here..." Ashu Rufate pointed to a location on the map. "I think this place is dangerous."

"I know this place," Kay replied. "Our evil cousin called it the sea cliff. The terrain is very dangerous, with the sea on one side and the mountains on the other side, and only a small flat land in the middle. This is simply a natural ambush. If an army encounters ambush here... it will be a disaster. I don't doubt our evil cousin will take advantage of it, but it's not too late to think about this problem until we cross the river."

Ashu Rufate could feel Kay's attitude, which was a serious sing of the opposite, as if the elf named Kay was trying to anger him. However, Carrie warned that this might be a disguise, with the purpose of making him lose his vigilance.

There were four deputy generals in Eshu Rufate, who was commanding the fleet and was not present. Xunfeng was in charge of scouts and was not present. Gars was commanding the rear army, and only Kay was with him. Although he did not ask Kay about the past, he vaguely felt that it was not a scene before that he had shackles. It seemed that there were "freaks" everywhere.

"You are right, our evil cousins ​​will not miss this opportunity." Ashrufate replied. He stood up and rolled the map in his hand. The things made by the elves were really of high quality. The maps that were thousands of years ago felt the same as they had just been made for a few months. "They will definitely choose to use this river as a natural danger to block our army. Even if we defeat them and successfully cross the river, they will be too dangerous to pursue the terrain in the sea cliff area. Truzis can retreat to their city and organize defense patiently, but it is difficult for us to break the city. Kay, I have a small problem."

“What’s the problem?”

"How did you know this place? Why did you know this place is called Hai Cliff?"

"I just know." Kaiyi's eyes suddenly became vicious, "just like you know this inexplicable route."

"Do you know who the Lord of Anfoglis is?" Ashu Rufate asked.

"It's Lord Meglin, he can be regarded as a very experienced veteran." This time he spoke. "He has been through the battlefield, fierce and cruel, but he has no outstanding results."

"Lord Meglin..." Ashrufa nodded. "It's time for us to set off."
Chapter completed!