Tauren Overlord

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157. Let’s do it! Pegasus Cavalry!

At the Suspension Bridge Monastery, Kalomenos once again received an attack order from Lu Heng.

Kalomenos is the son of Kamun. This minotaur warrior had previously done some work for Lu Heng, robbing the empire's granaries.

But this time Lu Heng obviously played a bigger game, although his tone was very calm:

"We have already defeated the enemy's main force. Your next mission is to uproot the alien lords in the territory one by one."

"Ah?" An expression of disbelief immediately appeared on Kalomenos's bull-headed face.

Lu Heng had told him before that he would go out to tie down the enemy's main force in the entire province.

This kind of battle where the enemy is strong and we are weak must be very difficult and dangerous. But who would have thought that he would destroy the enemy's main force just a few days after he arrived!

In the past, Kalomenos only knew that Lu Heng was an extremely powerful spellcaster, but he didn't know how exaggerated his strength was.

Now it seems that this Minotaur Overlord will be even stronger than he expected!

Just as Kalomenos was trying to understand all this, Lu Heng added a few more words to him:

"When we clear the empire's territories one by one, we must avoid the Mountain Territory and Wormwood Town."

"Once the enemy realizes they still have a way to escape, their will to resist will not be very strong."

“This allows us to achieve twice the effect at half the cost.”

"Also, you have to remember that the civilians in the enemy's territory are not our enemies. They were also forced by the Empire to participate in this expedition."

"Our main targets are the lords of the empire and their officials."

"After we get rid of them, the remaining old farmers will scatter."

"If we cause serious slaughter among the old farmers, it will only arouse their hostility and make our battle more difficult."

"So when you see human civilians fleeing to the two places I just mentioned, you don't have to stop them. You can even guide them a little..."

Kalomenos also couldn't understand why Lu Heng specifically asked him to avoid the Mountain Territory and Artemisia Town, which were relatively close to the Suspension Bridge Monastery.

However, the opponent was the Tauren Overlord who had just created an amazing record.

He must have far-reaching plans, which are beyond the reach of an ordinary minotaur to guess.

Even if it is difficult to understand his actions for the time being, then as the most loyal warrior, carry out his will!

Then, Lu Heng also explained the current situation and combat matters to several cadres including Enis and Sasha Teke.

He then turned his energies once more to the battleground of the Commune, which had already been completely victorious.

After this battle, the commune completely became Lu Heng's ally.

After clearing the battlefield for a whole day, the anti-imperialist coalition finally lit a bonfire in the afterglow of the setting sun, shook off their fatigue, and counted the gains of victory.

For the people of the commune, the first thing they wanted to rescue was their fellow communards who were captured by the empire.

In order to sustainably slaughter all those who are dissatisfied with them, the empire will pack up the "bandits" who have been slaughtered halfway and put them away so that they can continue to kill them later.

They numbered at least 2000 before another large stronghold of the commune fell.

Most of these communards died in extreme pain, and by the time they were rescued, only more than 300 people survived.

Many of the communards had already been tortured to death by the time they were discovered.

Even though he saved his life with the help of Lu Heng's healing stone, he was still missing some weight.

But there is no doubt that they have been persecuted the most and have the strongest will to resist.

Their existence will let other communards know what will happen to them if they fall into the hands of the empire.

This directly boosted the morale of the entire commune and even the entire anti-imperialist coalition.

As for the empire's leaders' soldiers, only a small number of them were directly killed by the Commune's light cavalry.

The various ratmen squads also captured a lot of prisoners, totaling nearly 3000 people.

They were all old farmers who were forced to the battlefield by the Empire. As for the officials and lords, they had already ridden away on their horses.

The only difference is that people of high status ride flying horses, while people of low status ride walking horses.

Those leaders' soldiers who did not escape knelt on the ground and begged not to be eaten by the "beast men".

In a way, they are lucky.

Neither the harpy witches nor the ratmen are as cannibalistic as the Holy Blessed Empire claims.

As for the future of these people, Scarlett who represented the commune, Helena who represented the Kongwu Monastery, and Lu Heng who represented the Shanhai College had a discussion.

The result of the discussion was that these human captives would basically be handed over to the commune for processing, so as to supplement the commune's urgently needed manpower.

Moreover, they belong to the same race, so even for these captives, this is the best outcome.

Helena did not divide up the human captives.

Even if she really participated in the division, she would certainly not provide these people with good food and drink, but would enslave them as she saw fit.

But in her opinion, forcibly enslaving these human captives would only increase the instability of her own power, and the benefits would ultimately outweigh the disadvantages.

Of course, Helena and her two monasteries would not have worked in vain, but she had something more important.

Because the Imperial Army collapsed so quickly, they left behind a considerable amount of strategic supplies.

Some strategic materials are even quite useful, such as crossbow carts, ammunition supply vehicles, and various types of weapons.

Many of these weapons are capable of being used by ratmen or harpies.

So what can Lu Heng and his Shanhai College get?

He was not that short of people. With his counterattack against the Empire's Beast Suppression Province, the population he obtained from the lords might be as high as tens of thousands.

The few thousand people in front of us are not an urgent need.

The next problem Lu Heng will face is that the newly accepted population is too large and too diverse, and may be difficult to manage.

At the same time, Lu Heng really needed to restore a certain level of strength to the commune so that he could better develop the northern territory.

As for weapons and ammunition, what he produced was better than the equipment of the Imperial Lord, so he could naturally give it to Helena.

So he selected some special strategic resources from among the numerous spoils of war - such as the remaining Pegasus and spiritual herbs of the empire.

To increase combat efficiency, the Empire's Pegasus riders would usually not be paired with just one Pegasus, but multiple matching pairs.

In case a Pegasus gets tired or is lost, the remaining Pegasus riders will not be left without a Pegasus to replace.

So there will be some spare Pegasus in the imperial camp.

There are 32 Pegasus in total, enough to form a Pegasus cavalry team.

But there is a core problem in using Pegasus, which is that they cannot eat ordinary food and grass. Only spiritual herbs rich in spiritual energy can suit their appetite.

Fortunately, there are a certain amount of spiritual herbs stored in the imperial military camp, so it is no problem for the remaining Pegasus to eat for ten days or so.

But how to solve the supply problem of this special food and fodder in the future depends on Lu Heng's methods.

Regarding this, Scarlett and Helena both believed that Lu Heng had the most ideas and that there would always be a way to solve this problem.

Therefore, the most valuable spiritual herbs and flying horses were given to Lu Heng, which further strengthened his military strength.

But before continuing the counterattack, the coalition forces against the empire still needed to get the necessary rest before they could continue advancing eastward.

After all, real war is very different from most of the real-time strategy games Lu Heng has played in his hometown.

According to the general process, to fight a war you just need to create the soldiers first, then select them, and then attack.

But when it comes to actual marching and fighting, one has to consider what the army will eat and what route it will take.

If the route is not planned in advance, you may lose sight of the water source or take too many detours, which will lead to greater logistical pressure.

Once logistics go wrong, an army can collapse on its own without even the enemy ambushing it.

So there is a widely circulated saying that war is fought with logistics.

Before Helena tried to help Lu Heng out, she had no idea that the ending would be the "total collapse of 10,000 people" of the leader.

If we pursue the enemy in depth at this time, we will not be able to prepare anything, including food supplies and marching routes.

The same logistical problems also posed a huge challenge in the Fifth Commune.

They had just experienced a life-and-death battle, and had many wounded soldiers to care for, many weapons to replenish, and many comrades to mourn.

More importantly, their cadres at all levels suffered heavy casualties. Without a readjustment, they would not be able to have strong combat capabilities.

Therefore, it will take some time for these troops, who have just experienced this battle, to cooperate with the troops of the Suspension Bridge Monastery.

During this period, Lu Heng might as well let the three marshals on the west coast know his next move.

So he went back to the conference room with Helena again, and at the scheduled contact time, he unfolded the psychic scroll.

The author says:

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158. The three marshals were shocked

The three dean heads knew very well that as long as Lu Heng could assist Helena in defending this strategic fortress, they could avoid the risk of fighting on two fronts.

They also knew that defending the Sky Dance Monastery was a very difficult task.

From the perspective of strength comparison, the Beast Suppression Province is a province of the empire, while the Sky Dance Monastery is only equivalent to a town in the Luna Academy State.

Even if you count Stone Forest Abbey, it's just a suburb of the town.

Even with the advantage of terrain, it would be quite difficult for Lu Heng and Helena to resist Edric who has an absolute advantage in military strength.

Because they had also received such intelligence: the governor of the Empire's Beast Suppression Province was a man who was both powerful and cautious.

It is probably unlikely that the governor's reckless rush would allow Lu Heng to suddenly find a huge flaw.

In this situation, even if Lu Heng could really pick up some humans who were willing to oppose the empire from the empire's leader rebels, it would be difficult to change the overall situation.

Therefore, they were all very concerned about how the Kongwu Monastery was being defended and what kind of additional help they needed.

However, Lu Heng's response was beyond the three marshals' expectations:

"In fact, we have just annihilated the enemy's main force in the Beast Suppression Province, and we will start a full-scale counterattack next..."

Field Marshal Gennarsius: "Ah?"

Admiral Medusa: "Ah?"

Air Force Marshal Loli Lace: "Ah?"

Facing the three shocked marshals, Helena also explained today's battle situation to them in more detail.

Now, the three marshals understood more deeply how strong Lu Heng was.

The stronger they are, the more they need to be won over!

If Lu Heng is a strong man who can change the situation of the war, then they will have hope of defeating the empire.

On the other hand, if the Holy Fortune Empire won the war, they probably wouldn't even be able to be slaves, but would be directly exterminated.

Therefore, their attitude towards Lu Heng is to help him if they can.

Among the three deans, they are also in a certain competitive relationship.

Whoever gets Lu Heng's support will gain greater advantage in the power struggle within the West Coast.

Regarding this, Navy Marshal Medusa and Air Force Marshal Loli Lace could only worry secretly.

They knew very well that Field Marshal Gennarsius was a Minotaur like Lu Heng, and the Minotaur assault team he assisted was the most powerful.

With all these advantages, it is obviously easier for the Army Marshal to get closer to Lu Heng.

Although neither the proud Medusa nor the reserved Lolita Lace actually wanted to beg Lu Heng to favor them.

But if they continue like this, they will fall behind!

So Admiral Medusa decisively proposed to provide Lu Heng with a batch of "Snake Feather Arrows".