Chapter 157: Chapter 155: Fighting on Two Fronts, the Prince of the Moon Elves; Luring the Snake Out of Its Hole, Driving Straight In
However, discovering the problem did not mean it was solved.
Only when the Moon Elf Main City sent out scouts who were finally not intercepted by the Elf Corps’ scouts did they realize just how dire the situation had become.
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"Useless! A bunch of completely useless fools!"
SMACK!
Sukaman, the Prince of the Moon Elf royal family, slammed his hand on the table in a rage after reading the intelligence report that had been passed up.
"What on earth has to happen to get your attention?"
"Something this big, and you’re only discovering it now?!"
"Hah?!"
"Why?!"
Sukaman, the Prince of the Moon Elf Clan, demanded furiously.
Hearing the angry words of the Moon Elf Prince Sukaman, none of the Elf Elders present wanted to provoke him.
One by one, the Elf Elders held their breath, afraid that a single movement might draw the Prince’s attention.
After more than ten minutes, Prince Sukaman of the Moon Elves finally calmed down.
He returned to his seat and scanned the room.
Then, reigning in his anger, he spoke in a calm voice:
"The problem has already occurred. Anger won’t solve it."
"What’s most important now is how we solve this problem."
"The Elf Elders seated here are all the cream of the crop. Surely you can devise a way to resolve this crisis!"
After Prince Sukaman of the Moon Elf royal family asked his question,
about a minute went by
before an Elf Elder slowly rose to his feet to speak.
"Right now, the problem we Moon Elves face is very serious!"
The Moon Elf Elder who had stood, Toretto, wore a very grim expression.
He then continued:
"In total, we Moon Elves control five Elf Cities."
"However, four of those Elf Cities are now embroiled in war,
and two of those cities have sent word that they are on the verge of collapse."
"It is obvious the enemy came prepared!"
As the Moon Elf Elder, Toretto, deliberately deepened his tone, attempting to build a tense atmosphere, he saw the eyes of the other Elf Elders turn toward him, even those of Prince Sukaman. A faint trace of pride appeared on his face.
He savored the feeling of being the center of attention.
Just as he was about to continue,
at that very moment,
Toretto’s rival, another Moon Elf Elder named Hansen, directly refuted him:
"We all know the situation you’re describing!"
"Either give us a solution to this situation, or tell us some intelligence we don’t already know!"
"Repeating this pointless information is an undeniable waste of time,
and every minute we have now is precious!"
"No one came here to listen to you spout nonsense!"
The other Elf Elders nodded subconsciously.
However, this subconscious reaction from the other Elf Elders made Moon Elf Elder Toretto’s face turn red and pale by turns.
Ten seconds later,
when Elf Elder Toretto finally managed to control his expression,
he had a flash of insight.
He had actually thought of a way to alleviate the current situation.
"It’s simple!"
"We dispatch troops!"
"After we discovered the massive Magic Barrier and dismantled it, we regained the ability to communicate with the other four Elf Cities."
"Although the other four Elf Cities have all been attacked by the enemy’s Elf Corps,
from such a wide-ranging offensive, we’ve easily deduced the strength of their Elf Corps."
"The enemy’s Elf Corps has about ten thousand troops, all of them elite."
"They also have an Elf Auxiliary Army of over twenty thousand, but this auxiliary army has barely participated in the War."
"In other words, the Elf Corps attacking us has an actual strength of only about ten thousand!"
"While we can’t be sure if the enemy Elf Corps has any other cards up their sleeve,
a simple comparison shows that our forces actually have the advantage!"
"From our Elf Main City alone, we can dispatch at least another three thousand Elf Soldiers."
"After my careful calculations, after leaving a sufficient Guard Army, our Moon Elf Main City should still be able to send out five thousand Elf Soldiers!"
"These five thousand Elf Soldiers, no matter which city they reinforce, can immediately resolve the predicament!"
"We just need to choose the weakest, most critical Elf City, reinforce it first, and repel the enemy Elf Corps."
"Then, by rescuing the cities one by one, we can reverse the current situation!"
After saying this, Moon Elf Elder Toretto looked proud.
He was clearly very pleased with the solution he had devised in a pinch.
As Elf Elder Toretto proposed his solution, the other Elf Elders silently mulled it over, considering if the solution could succeed.
When ten minutes passed without any objections from the other Elf Elders,
the pride on Toretto’s face grew even more obvious!
"Good. Since everyone agrees with Elf Elder Toretto’s plan, we will send reinforcements!"
"However, I believe the number of troops to send requires further thought!"
Prince Sukaman of the Moon Elves made the final decision.
However, he felt the number of troops in the relief force still needed to be reconsidered.
Finally, after a brief but very serious discussion,
it was decided that in addition to dispatching a relief force of five thousand from the Elf Corps, half of the Tree-man Corps would also be sent as support.
However, this news, as well as the frequent troop movements in the Moon Elf Main City, quickly caught the attention of the Elf Spy sent in by Stuck, the Director of Intelligence.
When this Elf Spy discovered the Moon Elves were frequently mobilizing their corps,
the news was immediately sent out.
The information reached Elf Legion Commander Feiyana with the utmost speed.
After Elf Legion Commander Feiyana finished reading the intelligence report,
she turned her head and said with a smile to Zhang Yi, who was nearby possessing the body of Elf High Priest Shamiel:
"Great God of Nature, just as we predicted, the Moon Elves have decided to send the majority of their Power to reinforce the other Elf Cities!"
"They’ve only left behind a small portion of the Elf Guard Army to defend their Moon Elf Main City."
"The plan to lure the snake out of its hole is now preliminarily complete. Shall we prepare to make our move?"
"Mm."
Zhang Yi, controlling Elf High Priest Shamiel, nodded.
"Proceed according to the original plan."
"While the reinforcements from the Moon Elf Main City are on the road, we must dispatch multiple small units to harass them and delay them!"
"When we confirm their relief force is about to reach the Elf City they’re reinforcing, that will be the moment for us to strike deep and assault the Moon Elf Main City directly!"
At this point,
Zhang Yi suddenly brought up a matter not closely related to the current plan:
"Speaking of which, Dwarf Leader Copperbeard Ironhammer and the Shadow Elf Assassin Hassan are coming to the front lines tomorrow!"
"According to the letter from Dwarf Leader Copperbeard Ironhammer, he’s also bringing me a surprise when he arrives tomorrow!"
"Do you know anything about this?"
"Elf Legion Commander Feiyana!"
Hearing the question from the Great God of Nature,
Elf Legion Commander Feiyana knew that the Great God of Nature had already found out about the gift she had so carefully prepared!
’Of course he did!’
’What happens in the Divine Realm that the Great God of Nature doesn’t know about?!’
Therefore, upon hearing the Great God of Nature’s question,
Elf Legion Commander Feiyana knelt and proactively admitted her mistake.
"Yes, Great God of Nature!"
"I was aware of this matter. In fact, I am the mastermind behind it!"
"Strictly speaking, Dwarf Leader Copperbeard Ironhammer only agreed at my request."
"And it was my idea to have Dwarf Leader Copperbeard Ironhammer keep it a secret!"
"If the Great God of Nature wishes to issue a punishment, then please, punish me!"
Elf Legion Commander Feiyana knelt on the ground, her tone sincere.
Hearing Elf Legion Commander Feiyana’s words, every sentence of which exonerated the Dwarf Leader Copperbeard Ironhammer,
and seeing her current sincere attitude of apology,
the Great God of Nature, having understood the whole story,
was no longer angry.
But in order to maintain the authority of the Great God of Nature,
a corresponding punishment still had to be meted out for Elf Legion Commander Feiyana colluding with other Clans to deliberately hide things from the Great God of Nature!
