Chapter 337: Chapter 0337 Night Raid (Additional updates requested)

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“The whole kingdom is currently embroiled in war…”

Inside the meeting room, a sheepskin map was hung up. Shaker introduced, “Firstly, in the king’s realm, which was hit by the war first and is the strongest, fields in the Golden Plains have been massively abandoned, causing the farmers to be greatly troubled by famine… Many knights loyal to the king have pledged allegiance to the queen, some to the false king, and some have disappeared without a trace. A portion of the army has been scattered, becoming bandits directly…”

“The Northern people have the advantage in terms of soldiers, but our Western Region is an iron wall, enough to resist their attacks, bleeding them dry with our fortresses, but we’ve also suffered heavy losses, only a few thousand remain… The key is that as Duke Drake grows older, he has begun to have different intentions…”

“About the south and east, it’s also strange. Firstly, Duke Lester of the East passed away from sickness years ago. After his death, his fleet was attacked by southern troops. The Duke of Black Castle swallowed most of the sailors and then strangely began to digest the new territory, standing by without making any moves…”

“As expected, the entire continent is in chaos…”

Su Lu mused, “The Southern Duke wants us to wear down the Northern people so that he can effortlessly gain the greatest share of the benefits… This isn’t a conspiracy anymore, it’s plainly out in the open. More to the point is that once a war starts, it’s hard to stop.”

“Teacher, besides the part of the Northern people that stay in the capital, their most elite ten thousand soldiers are all here…” Messiah’s eyes were filled with hatred, “No matter what, I will have my revenge.”

Her aura caught Su Lu’s attention.

It felt like she had not only mastered [Shepherd], she had even met the requirements of [Wolf Shepherd].

‘Speaking of which, the Wind Wolf pack in the Meteor Forest, is a decent target for subjugation… Though I did kill those near the relic, there’s bound to be more around.’

Su Lu silently thought of this and prepared to mention it to Messiah later.

“Revenge? I understand.”

Su Lu nodded, “I will help you. This army of ten thousand has suffered many losses previously and morale is low. Now is the time to press the attack.”

“You mean how to do it, Sir?” Shaker asked.

“Specifically, surprise attacks! Form small squadrons with the knights, take advantage of the darkness of the night to sow chaos in the enemy camp.”

Even a fourth-rank master occupational could not confront such a ten-thousand-man-army head-on. If they relentlessly attack, they will eventually die of exhaustion.

But harassment and guerrilla warfare can cause a large army to collapse. This is the power of an individual in this world!

Speaking of it, Su Lu killing Rophis helped the Western people a great deal.

Otherwise, with the third-order peak knight there, Rose Castle’s situation would have been worse, it could even have been directly breached!

Now that Su Lu proposed this, he saw that the superhuman strength of both sides was roughly equal, the inclusion of his own combat power would definitely be a huge factor in turning the tide of the war!

He wasn’t a tactician making perfect plans, he was just relying on his professional ranks to bully people!

As for why he didn’t directly behead Duke Frank?

If that happened, the Northern army, especially the occupational troops, would definitely scatter, which would be against his interests.

“Is this… enough?”

Messiah widened her eyes, her dumbfounded look was very cute.

“This is enough.”

Su Lu smiled and fondly ruffled her hair.

Late at night, not far from the castle, was the Northern Army’s camp.

The tents were irregularly placed in twos and threes, without fencing or isolation strips.

Except for the regular army and Northern knight’s team which retained some order, the troops brought by the vassals were the perfect embodiment of a papery army.

No sentry posts, no patrols, drinking was inevitable every night, and even merchants and streetwalkers who followed the army set up business outside the camp.

This is the normal state of the forces brought by the kings and even lords!

Inside the central tent.

Duke Frank was reading the information sent by the crow, frowning deeply.

This Duke of the North seemed to have aged a decade at this moment.

“War… we can’t hold out much longer.”

He sighed.

Although aware that the people of the West also couldn’t afford the consumption, they might soon succumb, the Northern people were in the same position.

Others could be set aside, but the forcibly conscripted peasants haven’t been home for more than a year since the siege of the capital.

Last time, they relied on a huge amount of spoils looted from the capital to meet the needs of the soldiers. But this battle in the Western regions was not going well.

With more and more deaths and injuries, deserters kept appearing in the army. Even if they killed a few and hung their heads on the flagpole, it didn’t help much.

“The land in the North needs to be cultivated, the chaos in the king’s realm needs to be suppressed… and…”

Duke Frank covered his forehead, as if a young man’s figure appeared in front of him.

“Su Lu Pottery!”

He muttered this name, “The wolf pack never forgets! I swear by my honor, I will avenge Gran!”

BANG!

At that moment, he heard the disturbance outside.

Duke Frank lifted the tent flap, and with the help of the numerous torches’ light, he saw soldiers running about in the night.

“What…what’s going on?”

He roared.

“Duke, we were attacked by knights in the camp at Northwest corner, there were not many of them, but it has caused chaos…”

A wizard immediately bowed and reported.

“Order our knights to counter-attack, to attack under the cover of night, this is a disgrace to a true knight!”

Duke Frank said angrily, and also didn’t believe that the other side could cause much trouble for him.

Just discussing population quality, the number of strong people in the North was actually more than the West.

If it weren’t for the absence of Rophis, the top combat power, maybe he would already have breached Rose City, or even Tulip Castle!

Thinking about it, Duke Frank’s hatred for Su Lu increased a little more.

“Kill!”

Su Lu quietly stood aside, directing the knights of the West to attack.

His role was to command and observe. Only when there was someone worth his time would he make a move.

Often with a few flashes, the demon-hunting dagger was already out, and the knight on the other side lost his life before he even realized it.

After the attackers were discovered, the nearby knights had come to respond without the need for the Duke’s order, and fought with his side.

Obviously, if they get entangled with them, once the main forces surround them, they’d suffer a big loss.

‘The quality of their elites is pretty average. There aren’t many occupational soldiers…’

After killing a bronze knight, Su Lu boredly returned to his original position: “Besides, it could be a trap…”

He suspected that Duke Frank might cooperate with other troops and lay a trap specifically against him in the command tent. Therefore, he was not in a hurry to decapitate him.

“Let’s withdraw!”

Seeing that the enemy’s camp had descended into chaos, Su Lu immediately ordered the retreat.