The epic story of green monsters

Chapter 1153 Persuasion
The Elf Kingdom's disastrous defeat on the northern front was not actually unfair. This was the first thought that came to Alan's mind after he heard more secrets about the northern front from Eilistraee.

Who would have thought that the elves, thinking they had performed a brilliant military move, sent an elite force through the crystal gate to the rear of the northern dwarf front and launched a pincer attack on the dwarf position at the same time as the front line. But all this was just a move by the gray dwarf commander Gulet to guide the opponent step by step during the more than 100 years of confrontation.

After spending a long time with the drow, the gray dwarves have become very good at understanding people's hearts. Through seemingly ordinary and irrelevant adventurer tasks, confessions of betrayed dwarves, etc., Guret took the initiative to expose the flaws in the northern dwarf defense line to the elf high-level.

At the same time, Guret and the dwarf royal family built dams among the mountains and ridges of the Snowy Highlands on the grounds of developing land and minerals, and accumulated countless large and small reservoirs.

As long as the elves' ambition for civilized war remains, they will inevitably launch another attack on the Dwarf Kingdom at some point. The northern defense line, where too much defense information has been leaked, can basically be determined to be the direction of the Elf Kingdom's military breakthrough.

After all, the southern defense line is guarded by the gray dwarf commander, Guret, and his style and methods will never give the elves any chance.

On the other hand, in addition to the deliberately leaked intelligence, the commander-in-chief, Riobot, was mediocre in military ability, ambitious but incompetent, and a guy who exploited his subordinates harshly and had loose management. Under his command, even if Guret had not leaked the intelligence to the elves, the spies on the elves could easily find the scattered flaws of the northern defense line.

By the time the elven army had successfully achieved a breakthrough on the northern front and was advancing eastward with great momentum, the elven leaders had never imagined that the most elite army of their kingdom had already embarked on a path of no return.

The defense line along the Tielan River is not as hasty or as lucky as it seems. In fact, the narrow terrain and the river barrier here are a natural defense line. It was chosen as a battlefield to block the elves decades ago, and it is also the burial place of the invading elven army.

Although the timing of the elves' invasion could not be controlled, their route of advancement was consistent with the predictions of Guret and the royal think tanks. It was not until behind the Tielan River defense line that the royal family activated the heavy armored forces with the Royal Capital Guard Corps as the core to intercept their tidal offensive. At the same time, they allowed Riobot to regain power and control the power of the northern defense line.

Everything went as planned, and the next step was to wait for the moment of the decisive battle between the two armies. Under the unified command, the elite soldiers lurking upstream of the Snowy Plateau blew up the river dam at the same time, overturning the thick snow on the mountain to form an avalanche. The mudslides carrying all kinds of rocks and building blocks merged with the raging floods below the mountain. A horrific natural disaster without any magical fluctuations took shape, and did not give the soldiers of both sides on the battlefield in the middle of the river a chance to notice and react.

From the perspective of an outsider like Allen, the biggest doubt about this man-made natural disaster is that the damage suffered by the dwarf kingdom under the ravages of the natural disaster is far greater than the damage suffered by the elves. Not to mention the collapse of the border defense line and the more than 2.5 million casualties of the dwarf army in the decisive battle of Tielan River, the tens of millions of dwarves displaced by the floods in several provinces and the destruction of countless fertile fields and houses are equivalent to the loss of millions of elven warriors.

However, after Eilistraee gently reminded Alan that among the millions of dwarf troops killed, more than half came from three powerful tribal branches in the kingdom, and the Thunder Dwarf army represented by the royal family suffered no losses, Alan's eyes were already clear without any obstructing clouds.

It turns out that the ultimate goal of this plot is not only to kill the powerful elves, but also to kill several rivals of the royal family in the political arena! ! After experiencing such heavy losses, the Dragon Blood Dwarfs and Bronze Dwarfs, whose strength is second only to the Thunder Dwarfs, have very few living forces left. If they want to continue to keep their original territory and interests, they can only bow to the powerful and righteous royal family, so as to achieve the goal of further concentrating the power of the Dwarf King.

After the subsequent dwarf kings complete their consolidation of power, perhaps in future wars with the Elf Kingdom, they will no longer be as passive and weak as they are now.

Alan couldn't help but feel a little emotional. Those powerful countries that claimed to be civilized and enlightened actually acted in the same way as the wilderness, or even worse.

"...No matter how covertly the dwarven royal family and Durrag's followers act, there will still be clues to follow. The high-ranking members of the tribe, such as the Dragonblood Dwarves and Bronze Dwarves, who are eager to shift the blame and seek revenge, will definitely get to the bottom of it until they catch the mastermind behind the scenes."

"The dwarf royal family will definitely be fine. After all, the one standing behind them is that old guy who is more powerful than us and protects his shortcomings. However, the gray dwarves who have just been accepted into the dwarf kingdom will definitely become the target of public criticism again and become the scapegoat of the royal family." "When planning all this, Durrag's followers had already thought of the consequences and used this as a bargaining chip to make a request to the royal family: after the counterattack on the northern front is achieved, the gray dwarves can be independent from the kingdom and become a self-contained entity. At the same time, the royal family will ensure that the dwarf kingdom will not hold the matter accountable afterwards."

"So the close relationship between Durrag's followers and the Dwarven Kingdom that you're worried about no longer exists."

"So, Your Majesty, your followers actually did not gain any benefits from this incident. Instead, they once again lost the recognition and protection of the Dwarf Kingdom, right? Then what exactly did the Gray Dwarfs want by doing this?"

Alan frowned in thought.

"Humph!!"

The taciturn incarnation of the gray dwarf god snorted lightly and turned his head proudly to the other side, not prepared to answer Alan's question.

"If you judge the bad relationship between the gray dwarves and the dwarves based on the legends spread by the gray dwarves, then you are totally wrong. My dwarf ally's inner concern and attention to the entire dwarf race is no less than that of other dwarf gods. For the survival and development of the entire race, He can let His followers make certain sacrifices!"

Eilistraee smiled slightly and defended her companions: "Besides, the life of the gray dwarves in the kingdom has not been easy these years. Even now, they are still threatened by wars and excluded by tribes within the kingdom. There is still no land that truly belongs to them to live on."

"So taking this opportunity to become independent and seize a piece of fertile land from the elves as a place to live is the right decision for the gray dwarves."

"Now if you have any other concerns about our cooperation, you can just tell me. I believe we can solve them together."

The goddess' sweet voice floated in the room, and Allen's thoughts were also in a mess. The other party had revealed so many secrets to him, which naturally meant that he was determined to cooperate. He wanted to continue to advance the war with the elves according to the previous plan, which was probably impossible, but he would not be easily moved by the other party, and at least he had to test the other party's bargaining chips again.

"For the sake of your two Lords, it is possible for us to cooperate in attacking the elves' border. However, our original strategy will also have to be significantly adjusted. In the future, cooperation will cause too much inconvenience."

"I want to know what kind of return we in the North can get from this matter?"

Alan sat behind the desk, tapping his fingers lightly on the smooth ironwood tabletop. Contrary to his previous steady look, he transformed into a penny-pinching businessman and began to prepare to bargain with the two gods.

(End of this chapter)