Chapter 1641: Chapter 84: Military Maneuvering
The night fell, and the Giant Centipede took the first step of a great escape spanning ten thousand miles.
Despite being extremely cautious, the army still made a “swish, swish, swish…” sound as they marched forward.
This commotion quickly caught the attention of nearby forces.
Human Allied Cavalry Camp.
“Your Excellency Governor, the enemy is on the move and is currently retreating to the north!”
Whether it was the Giant Centipede or the Demonic Crocodile Army, in the eyes of Human soldiers, they were all invaders.
Killing any of them counted as military merit, and distinguishing between them was the concern of higher-ups, while the common soldiers couldn’t be bothered.
“In this pitch-black night, since the enemy wants to run, let them run!
No matter how fast they run now, we’ll catch up by daybreak.
As long as they don’t approach our camp, don’t bother them!”
Governor Piers said indifferently.
While conjuring up new tactical maneuvers was difficult for him, he was experienced in following existing strategies.
Previously, when the Giant Centipede retreated overnight, Hudson had utilized the cavalry advantage to thoroughly crush them in a field battle.
Having witnessed it firsthand, Piers was confident in replicating this strategy.
The cavalry, being a highly mobile force, feared not the speed of the enemy but rather when the enemy firmly held their defensive line.
From the daytime reconnaissance, it appeared that the enemy had also built simple fortifications in Yangguan County.
Due to backstabbing by the Giant Centipede, the defensive capability of the line was somewhat uncertain for now, but it posed a problem for the cavalry.
Theoretically, if the enemy were to firmly hold the fortifications, it would be difficult for a single cavalry corps to take them down.
But once they left the fortifications, the situation would be entirely different.
An encounter battle on the plains could wear the enemy down to death.
“Your Excellency Governor, if the enemy is running north, they are most likely the Centipede Remnants.
If it were the Demonic Crocodile Army, they should be heading south to regroup with the main force.
With the enemy splitting their forces, should we divide our forces to intercept and kill them tomorrow?”
Regiment Commander Albert asked with concern.
For ease of unified command, the cavalry had been merged when the Allied Forces were formed, and the cavalry corps was always overstaffed.
Dividing forces to intercept and kill the Centipede Remnants was completely feasible militarily.
“There’s no need to overcomplicate things. These Centipede Remnants have long become like frightened birds, unable to form any threat.
Even if they leave now, they have nowhere to go, so let them die on the run!”
Governor Piers said disdainfully.
On the Continent of Aslante, the camps were clearly divided, and fleeing into the Human Camp’s territory was sheer suicide.
The ugly appearance of the Giant Centipede did not appeal to the elf’s sense of beauty, and their whole bodies were filled with stench.
Such a group of defeated soldiers would surely be looked down upon by the proud Elf Race.
The only ones who might take them in would be the Stone People Race, but that’s not much of a refuge.
If the Human Alliance applies diplomatic pressure, the probability of the Stone People Race choosing to compromise is as high as ninety percent.
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During the continental warfare, they fell into a disadvantage against the Black Forest Kingdom, finally achieving victory with the help of allies.
Such performance made it hard for Governor Piers to respect them.
In fact, none of the Three Major Alien Races on the Central Continent were regarded highly by the nobles of the Alpha Kingdom.
The only races that the Alpha Kingdom respected were the Elf Race, Dwarf Race, Orcs, and the Dragons who had left the continent, as well as the Magical Beasts that couldn’t be counted as a race.
For the Dwarf Race to be noticed, it was mainly because of their ability to forge weapons, not their military strength.
International standing is forged on the battlefield, and currently, the only one in the Anti-Human Alliance that could overshadow the Alpha Kingdom militarily was the Elf Race, standing alone.
The trend of the Human Race unifying the continent can actually be seen clearly from the comparison of the top forces in the two major alliances.
The Elf Race is reluctant to start a war partly because their population is sparse and they can’t afford a protracted war of attrition.
On the other hand, they lack confidence in the Anti-Human Alliance.
After all, regardless of internal divisions, the Human Race is one species, while the Alliance of Different Races is a mishmash.
Since the demise of the Half-Orc Kingdom and the Cannibal Kingdom, and the decline of the Orc Empire, the Human Race has gradually gained the upper hand in the confrontation between the two major camps.
In fact, the Elf Race’s decision to release the Earth Core race was also to buy time for the Alien Coalition.
Although this farce seemed not to have touched the roots of the Human Race, it had effectively produced a batch of impoverished countries.
Wars occurred deep in the territories of the Human Race, and any country that encountered the invasion of the Earth Core race suffered heavy losses.
Even a strong nation like the Alpha Kingdom, which quickly defeated the invaders, saw production affected in nearby counties centered around the Earth Core race’s exit point.
Other countries suffered even greater losses. For instance, in the Black Forest Kingdom, nearly half of the provinces became battlefields.
Provinces like Bofeil and Parma were utterly forsaken, and the losses were unimaginable.
From the recovery of lost ground, it seems that only a few lucky ones who hid in the mountains and woods, or civilians who fled early, managed to escape with their lives.
The whole country was filled with refugees.
Even if the turmoil of the Earth Core race was quelled, it would take two to three decades of self-recovery for this mess to be healed.
Of course, if the Black Forest Kingdom could successfully reform, the recovery rate would increase significantly, at least the military strength could quickly rebound.