Chapter 1623: Chapter 76: Decisive Victory (Part 3)
However, the military morale was inevitably affected.
War is a zero-sum game, and once the Centipede Army was found to be retreating, the morale on the side of the Allied Forces surged even more.
Various units launched ferocious attacks, especially several legions from the Southeastern Province, which performed exceptionally well on the battlefield.
In the eyes of many officers and soldiers, the Centipede Army before them had already turned into their battle achievements, and the enemy was rapidly defeated.
With the swift advance of the Southeastern Province Noble Alliance Army, the Noble’s Private Army of the Black Forest Kingdom was also inspired.
A victory with the wind is every officer’s favorite, as it almost requires no effort to mobilize the soldiers’ emotions.
On the battlefield, once a retreat begins in a confrontation between two armies, it cannot be stopped.
Heavy casualties constantly challenged the psychological endurance limits of this Elite Forces. Watching the comrades around them decrease steadily, they finally reached the breaking point.
After the wailing, a Centipede Soldier on the outskirts threw down his weapon and fled, and upon seeing this, the supervisory team hurriedly went to intercept.
At the moment of their action, a second and third Centipede Soldier fled in different directions.
Heads of centipedes flew up, but alas, the avalanche of morale could not be stopped.
The increasing deserters also challenged the psychological endurance limits of the supervisory team and their suppression limits.
Finally, some Centipede Soldiers broke through the supervisory team’s blockade and set foot on the path of escape, and the others who were already eager to try followed suit.
In the face of life and death, honor is worthless.
The history of the First Legion having no deserters was rewritten at this moment.
In the distance, at the Human Allied Forces Camp, Hudson, having changed his clothes in the rear camp, resumed command of the army.
“These Centipede Corps are quite impressive!”
On the Continent of Aslante, to not collapse after a casualty rate exceeding thirty percent is what it means to be an Elite teacher.
Judging by this standard, the current Centipede Corps is the elite of the elite, with desertions appearing only after nearly fifty percent casualties.
Any army capable of this is worthy of praise.
Even with his own Private Army, Hudson couldn’t guarantee such endurance in field battles.
“Marshal, no matter how formidable the enemy is, they are destined to be annihilated in your hands.
Even if they struggle at death’s door, the time they can secure for the army’s retreat is very limited; the battle can definitely be concluded before nightfall.
Looking at the current situation on the battlefield, today we have slain at least 150,000 enemies, and that number keeps rising.
This battle can be described as shattering the enemy’s courage!
Tomorrow, we shall again deploy the cavalry for pursuit, for another decisive battle, and the Giant Centipedes should be annihilated!”
Marquis Simon said spiritedly.
Although he did not command this great battle, simply getting involved was an important political asset.
With this military achievement, it would be enough for him to brag about for a lifetime in the kingdom’s political arena.
Moreover, following Hudson, he learned a lot and significantly improved his military command ability.
A definite win-win situation!
“Your Excellency the Marquis, the Giant Centipedes have some strength. Today’s great victory mainly relied on their lack of adaptability to cavalry combat modes.
If it were any race in the surface world, we couldn’t have achieved such spectacular results.
This kind of victory is full of coincidences and is not worth praising!”