Elden: Ring of Calamity

Chapter 376 Deduction
"There are four routes to the North—" In the bumpy cabin, Lucia spread out a huge map and looked around at the six generals standing around the long table, "North Asia Tanlord Fortress, the North Territory Thor Portal, the Otina Portal, and the ancient Storm Sea route under our feet."

"Among them, Lord Fortress is currently occupied by the Fire Giant. According to reports from the guards of the three space portals in Yatan, Rodel, and Nimgefu, the energy frequencies of the two portals in the north are still stable. At least from the surface, we still have the right to one-way transmission to the north."

"This Storm Sea route has been abandoned for a long time. The Port of Odysseus in the far east of the northern border has been abandoned for many years due to the war of unification. The local area is full of shipwrecks and reefs, with high winds and rough waves, and lacks safe enough conditions for landing. Now everyone, please talk about how we should advance next."

"I think we should take the Yatan portal." Hilbert, the commander of the 12th Legion of the Storm Knights, who was standing closest to Lucia, said in a deep voice.

Hilbert was forty-two years old, at the prime of a human hero, two meters tall, with a strong physique, and an aura as cold and hard as steel.

"Analyzing each of them, the overall layout of the Lord Defense Line is to face south and north. Its original purpose was to resist the threat posed by the northern giants when the Golden Dynasty was first established. Later, after Malika and Ge Fulei pacified the northern border, they expanded it into a fortress. Its defense focus is still set towards the north. I believe everyone has no objection to this point?"

"That's right," said Levi, the commander of the Fifth Legion of the Blazing Sun, nodding his head. "I have been on duty at Lord Fortress for three years. There are thousands of permanent fortifications built on top of the fortress, including but not limited to giant catapults, heavy crossbows, magic energy towers, and war golem platforms. More than 90% of the fortifications are built facing north. Even if the fire giant occupied them and changed them to face south, it would not be built overnight."

"In that case, why don't we choose to drive directly to Lord Fortress, resupply troops and supplies in Rodel on the way, and use the power of the whole country to break through Lord, and then we can reach the Northern Border Garrison in a few days?"

Hilbert looked up and saw that the proposer was Caedres, one of the three commanders of the Blazing Sun Legion and the commander of the Tenth Legion who led three thousand tree guards.

"Your Excellency is not wrong in what you said," Hilbert glanced at Lucia, who was sitting at the top of the table, and seeing that she looked normal, he turned his eyes away and said firmly, "But your Excellency is wrong in treating everyone in your country as your own kind."

Caedreth was a sturdy man nearly two meters and five centimeters tall. Upon hearing this, his face froze and he said with anger: "The order of this world was created by Marica and His Majesty Gefulei, who conquered the world with their own strength, and by our three dynasties shaking hands and making peace! The warriors of the Golden Dynasty are all heroes who are fearless and regard honor as more important than life! What right do you have to say such things?"

"I'm used to seeing the two parties in your country fighting for power, I'm used to seeing the Rodel people treating all races as inferiors, and I'm used to seeing the ugly things that insects like Duoris, Taylor Jones, and Elmon do for their own selfish interests."

"you!"

"Sir Caedres!" Hilbert shouted in a deep voice.

"I respect you, just as I respect every soldier of the Blazing Sun who fought bravely in the Battle of the Broken Star. Don't forget that when we faced the beast tide sent down by the evil god, we were comrades who trusted each other!"

He exhaled heavily, and a trace of blood red flashed in his tiger eyes. "But I will never forget what the New Party, the secret envoys, and those great beings who were hiding behind the scenes and could not be overstepped were doing while we were fighting bloody battles!"

"If they have the intention of protecting the world and all living things in addition to eliminating dissidents, why did Taylor Jones and Elmon stop you from fighting in the Star Shattering Battle? Why didn't Lord Malicus show up when the evil god was rampant? The beast tide was surging, and if there were no three thousand ancient flying dragons rushing to help from the Dragon Tomb, where would our reinforcements be?"

A series of sharp and cold questions were hurled out, and Caedreus's originally flushed face turned pale. He unconsciously took a half step back, as if his anger was suddenly doused with a bucket of ice and snow called shame, which made him tremble all over.

"I..." He gritted his teeth and said depressedly, "The various dark things in the Battle of Broken Star are definitely not what we want!"

"We believe you, but we cannot trust everyone except you directly—" Hilbert sighed. "It is too abnormal for the Fire Giants to march out of Lorde and south to Roghal. To be honest, I think there is a big shot in the capital who is connected with the Giants. In addition to telling the Giants about the Everqueen's illness, the insider even knew in advance that the Ring would be extinguished for a short time!"

"Since we have chosen to travel light with 30,000 elite cavalry, we must fight fast with fast, fight disorder with disorder, and act with swiftness and determination, hitting those fiery bastards at their weakest point! In this situation, if we go to Lorde and then to the Rodel portal, wouldn't we be facing the enemy naked and losing the initiative?"

Caedreth turned his head and looked at the two comrades of the Scorching Sun Legion behind him. The Fifth Legion Commander Leville and the Seventh Legion Commander Serin also cast understanding glances at him.

He took a deep breath and suddenly realized that his two comrades had understood Gu Long's distrust of Rodel earlier than he did.

As for the Northern Expedition, they all had 100% confidence in His Royal Highness Lucia, who commanded the six armies, so they had not said a word before.

In fact, Caedreus himself was willing to die for His Highness Lucia, but he had always been straightforward in his thinking, tough and brave, and regarded honor as the highest pursuit in his life. Therefore, he was unhappy when he heard Hilbert's evaluation of the dynasty's soldiers.

Think about it again, His Highness watched the situation develop in this way, was it also to speed up the coordination between generals on both sides like himself and General Hilbert, so as to avoid any further conflicts during the battle?

Cadres pulled the corner of his mouth, revealing a row of big white teeth, and smiled foolishly while scratching his head. He was a little naive and a little straightforward, but not stupid.

"General Hilbert." He thought for a moment, stretched out his big hand like a palm leaf fan and said frankly, "I was wrong, you are right, go on, and don't interrupt me if I am wrong again."

Seeing this, the other five generals looked at each other and burst into laughter.

Hilbert held Cadres's hand tightly, forced himself to stop smiling, nodded, and said, "Okay, I will obey your order!"

"In fact, the next step is very simple. In the early days, there was only one Thor portal in the heart of the North. The Utina portal was built after the new Northern Guardian Ossarion took office. The various forces of the New Party jointly promoted the division of the interests of the North.

"The North covers 30,000 miles from east to west. I don't believe the Fire Giants can defend every corner so well. Even if they have completed the defense of the two portals, their defense focus should still be on the Thor portal, which is more centrally located and more important."

"Not counting losses, it will only take one hour for all our troops to pass through the Utina portal, and we will be protected by the space barrier the entire way. As long as we speed up our advance, we can cross the heart of Kalia and reach the Yatan portal south of the Vanya River Valley before the enemy forces in the capital can figure out the specific situation. We can then launch a surprise attack in the direction of Utina within three days."

"Of course, during the march, we can create a lot of momentum in the capital, pretending that Your Highness will lead a large army to attack Lorde in the near future, to confuse people, and at the same time, we will march north at lightning speed."

"Once Ultina is defeated, the northwestern corner of the North will be easily within our grasp. We can then split our forces into two groups. One group will go south to capture the Northern Garrison, while the other will break through the giants' northern defenses and contact the Flame Temple. Then the battle will be decided!"

ps. In response to the title of this volume, the Battle in the North has officially begun. I wish you all a happy Lantern Festival!
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