Shen Yun's guess may not be accurate, but it has a certain truth that Reptanton cannot ignore.
In one and a half years, there were tens of thousands of dark creatures and two thousand or more level 10 thin monkeys. These three statistics made Reptanton suddenly feel deeply tired. He was tired...
Yes, tired! Since he took over as frontline marshal at the age of forty, Reptanton has been fighting on the frontline for thirty years. During these thirty years, he has been worrying about how to make the dark creatures die more, and how to make his own Fewer soldiers died. But now, he was tired. He felt like he couldn't worry anymore...
This ambush looks very beautiful. It can be said that the dark creatures on the Blue Water Front were almost completely wiped out with extremely weak casualties. But, so what? Can the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who died before come back?
Although humans reproduce rapidly, they are still far inferior to animals. In a year and a half, it was impossible for the empire to fill the vacancies of hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Without the cooperation of ordinary soldiers, the remaining 20,000 soldiers What can a job seeker do? Fight with those dark creatures for life in hand-to-hand combat?
This is not impossible, but even if the next wave is repelled, how will Blue Water, with all its soldiers and warriors wiped out, face the next wave of attacks?
Reptanton knew that he shouldn't think about this. Since he was a soldier, he should do everything to defend the empire and the continent! But at this moment, he was really tired of the endless fighting! He discovered for the first time, This kind of endless battle can really make the strongest warrior slowly collapse and slowly lose his fighting spirit...
Reptanton closed his eyes and thought about something, but Shen Yun was still frowning in thought. After thinking for a while, he suddenly said: "Marshal, can we cooperate with other forces in this year and a half to defeat their defense line?" Have the dark creatures been wiped out? In this way, those forces should be able to devote more power to support us in a year and a half?"
"Huh?" Reptanton's eyes lit up and he sat up straight. After thinking about it carefully, he sighed and shook his head and said, "I'm afraid not."
"Why?" Shen Yun frowned. This was the best method he could think of. Of course, there is another method that is to rush into the Endless Canyon and kill all the fallen angels and dark creatures in the past year and a half. But he didn't dare to say this method for fear of being kicked out by Reptanton...
"This is indeed a good method, but Shen Yun, there is something you have forgotten..." Reptanton's face was bitter and helpless: "All life on Andalus does not belong to the same country. Even if We work together to fight against the dark creatures, and we still belong to various forces...different forces!"
"You mean..." Shen Yun looked at Reptanton in disbelief: "They won't increase reinforcements?"
"It's not that we won't increase reinforcements, it's that we won't send reinforcements at all..." Reptanton said something that made Shen Yun widen his eyes, and then added: "In other words, it won't happen before the fallen angel appears again. Send reinforcements. And it’s not just them, we are too.”
"So, after this battle, all the forces should have a clear understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Slender Monkeys. They can also guess that the next time the Slender Monkeys appear again, the number will only be smaller than this time. Increase without decreasing, right?”
Shen Yun nodded, normal people can guess this kind of thing.
"Then the question comes..." Reptanton let out a long sigh of relief, then looked directly at Shen Yun and said, "Can you guarantee that the next time they show up, they will still be on our Blue Water line of defense?"
Can it be possible? How is it possible?!
Seeing Chen Yun's speechless look, Reptanton smiled slightly and said: "You can't, and neither can I. The other forces can't either. Although the dark creature chose blue water this time, who can be sure that he won't do it next time? Will we find another force to take action? Under such circumstances, which force dares to send out its high-level warriors to support us? Even if we support us, it must be the appearance of the fallen angels. It is time for the main force of dark creatures to confirm their appearance in Blue Water .But will it still be useful at that time?”
Shen Yun shook his head silently, while Xiao En and Viela on the side also lowered their heads and said nothing. The Slender Monkey was too oppressive. As long as they cooperated with the dark creatures on each front, they could easily defeat them in one battle. The opponent's camp, and then drove straight in to directly destroy that force. Just like Blue Water this time, if it were not for the final ambush and comeback, even if the reinforcements from those forces arrived, they could not save Blue Water from being destroyed.
The dark creature possessing the Slender Monkey is like a venomous snake, moving quickly and attacking violently, and will not let go of anyone it bites. Even if others can kill him in the end, the person bitten is also dead.
The question is, who wants to be the one who is destined to die...?
Even if the result is the same, people always like to take their own power into their own hands. Even if these powers are not enough to protect themselves, it is absolutely impossible for them to give up protecting themselves and turn to protecting others.
"Should we just wait one by one, wait for them to destroy a force, and then destroy them. Then wait for them to appear until there is only one force left on the continent?"
"How is that possible?" Reptanton was amused by Shen Yun's childish words: "Don't say it was completely wiped out. Judging from the current load on the continent, as long as two or three forces are wiped out, Andalus will not be able to resist the dark creatures. Ability. After all, the Slender Monkey that can be mass-produced will have a huge impact on the battle situation. If you go up to the first 10 levels, you can tell it, tsk tsk..."
Shaking his head, Reptanton turned to Shen Yun and said: "However, your previous proposal is still good. Anyway, let's take advantage of the blue water defense line when the dark creatures are greatly reduced to help other forces clear the front, so that no matter what It should be of some help to future battles."
Shen Yun nodded and was about to speak when he saw a middle-aged man dressed as a soldier hurried in. When he walked in front of Reptanton, he did not salute. Instead, he whispered a few words directly into his ear, and then walked out of his arms. Zhong took out a letter and handed it to him. After Reptanton nodded, he walked out without even looking at anyone else.
Reptanton's face looked a little heavy after receiving the letter. He got up and went back to his seat to sit down. Then he opened the letter in his hand and quickly browsed it. After reading it, he suddenly sighed. The expression on his face could not be said to be relaxed. Still bitter.
"Marshal..." Shen Yun asked softly, and Sean and Vila also looked over with concern.
After getting along for more than a month, Shen Yun and the others were not very close to Reptanton, but at least they admired him very much as a person, and they all understood the great contribution he had made to the blue water defense line. At this time, they saw Reptanton looking confused. , the three of them were puzzled and also a little worried.
"It's okay..." Reptanton waved his hand and turned his gaze to Sean, his face even more tangled. After a long silence, Reptanton slowly said: "That person just now was arranged by me to stay in the Imperial Capital. His subordinate, he came this time to tell me a piece of news that the new detective heard."
Shen Yun frowned. As usual, it was not appropriate to speak directly to the three of him about this kind of thing. Reptanton's words now might have some relevance to them.
"According to his inquiries, he learned that because of my successive defeats, His Majesty has ordered that I be revoked from the position of frontline marshal and replaced by the military commander, Marquis Hughes." Reptanton glanced at Sean again, ignoring the other's surprise. His eyes continued: "Of course, Your Majesty thinks that I have some hard work, so the warrant will only say that I am old and summoned me back to take care of myself."
"Marshal, is it possible that the imperial capital still doesn't know about our great victory?" Shen Yun was not against Marquis Hughes becoming marshal, but he felt that the reason of "successive defeats" was really unconvincing.
"If it hadn't been for this great victory, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to go back to 'retire myself to old age'... Well, this time 600,000 soldiers died on the front line, someone has to take responsibility. It can make me decent. Your Majesty has shown sympathy for me since I returned to the imperial capital..." Reptanton shook his head and signaled to Shen Yun that he didn't need to say more.
Shen Yun and the other three were silent for a while, and suddenly they all sighed. They understood what Reptanton said. The huge casualties could no longer be covered up by a great victory. It would be fine if they were in the same battle. It is said to be the result of a fierce battle between the two sides. Unfortunately, this time there were casualties before the victory. Many people will subconsciously think that the subsequent victory has nothing to do with the previous casualties...
"Oh, let's not talk about this anymore. Marquis Hughes has been in the military for many years, and he may see some things more clearly than I do. It may not be a bad thing for him to temporarily act as marshal. I will also discuss the speculations you and I just made during the handover. I also told him that I believe he will make appropriate arrangements. Of course, no matter what, I will ask Your Majesty for orders to return to the front line in a year and a half! Hey, even if I am a soldier, I am still a 13th-level soldier! Reptanton slammed the table hard, his face full of domineering pride.
After receiving the news, Reptanton seemed to have put down some kind of heavy burden, and he felt a lot more relaxed. In addition to preparing the army to handle military affairs throughout the day, he often walked to the military camp during meals and joked with some soldiers. The tone I usually use when talking to my subordinates has also softened a lot, as if I have completely let go of my responsibilities because of this resignation and just want to go back to retire as soon as possible.
The soldiers were very excited when the always majestic and solemn marshal came to have a heart-to-heart talk with him. However, every time Shen Yun saw this gray-haired old man chatting and laughing with the ordinary soldiers, he couldn't help but feel sour in his heart. Although he looked very happy, he could not see any joy in Reptanton's smile. Some of it was bitterness and helplessness, as well as a deep nostalgia for this military camp.
The career and struggle of most of my life! Suddenly everything comes to nothing, what will be the result of relaxation and comfort? Don’t be kidding me!
Under such circumstances, Marquis Hughes came to the camp with the edict of Yu Qianjun... (To be continued...)