Durin's Diary

Chapter 641 Dazzled
"It's not that I like Rota, but because this young man can be used by us."

Du Lin discussed Rota's situation with Willy. The young man was cunning, but precisely because of his cunningness, he could try to bribe him with just some benefits and opportunities.

As for how to make opportunities and benefits go hand in hand, it all depends on human efforts.

"I understand." Willy nodded.

"I see you don't understand a thing, but that's okay. You just need to learn how to fight. Leave the various tricks to others." Du Lin said, turning to look at the messenger running over. The messenger saluted Du Lin and said, "Sir, urgent military information: the green orcs have just broken through our northern defenses."

Du Lin was stunned for a moment, then immediately stood up and grabbed the map in the central tent. It flew over to him and said, "Show me where it is."

"Here." The messenger pointed his finger on the map.

Du Lin was silent for a while: "Go and inform others."

After letting the messenger leave, Du Lin looked at Willy and asked: "If you were the greenskin commander, what would you do?"

Willy stood in front of the map and was silent for a moment. "I will order the legion to head south and raid Belize and fight a decisive battle."

"Order the 325th and 327th Regiments to stop advancing and defend on the spot in Belize. Let the 323rd Regiment retreat to Melitopol and maintain our retreat route." Dulin gave orders to the legion's druid messenger who rushed over.

After a while, Duke Alessandro came over.

Du Lin expressed their guess.

The old duke admitted that he had such an idea. Although the green orcs looked stupid, you couldn't expect the enemy to be stupid to win.

Don't underestimate the enemy.

"What should we do?" Duke Alessandro asked Durin.

"The greenskin orcs have achieved a breakthrough in the Malinka sector. Their warbands are flooding across the Malinka front like a tide. If our nearby troops are unable to block the breach, we must retreat to Melitopol, gather the scattered troops, and establish a defense line from Vasiliwka to Melitopol. This will draw the greenskin orcs' attention and give all the civilians in the first-tier cities and towns time to evacuate." After saying this, Durin looked at Duke Alessandro and said, "Old man, it's time for us soldiers to fight to the death."

"I am confident that I can command the army of the Northern Kingdom, but I have no confidence in the troops of other countries." Du Lin understood what the old duke said, so he quickly summoned all the commanders.

They had all heard about the sudden incident in the north, so it was impossible for them to curse at this time. Instead, they should think about how to survive.

So after hearing Du Lin's views, most of these young people fell silent.

Until Prince Zaigu was the first to raise his hand: "Sir, since you have decided to stay and fight for the common people, I am willing to die with you in this noble act of chivalry!"

Du Lin nodded - OK, since you said that, I'll admit you're the one who does it.

After hearing what the prince said, everyone realized that even if they stayed, no one would complain about it afterwards - several dukes were there, and even the prince stayed. If they didn't stay, would they be offending the nobles or embarrassing each other?

So Dulin immediately began to make arrangements - now he was going to go north to see if there was any chance to retake the line.

If it can, then there is no problem. If it cannot, then we must disengage.

All this needs to happen quickly. There is no fighting here yet. If the green-skinned orcs catch up with us, we will be in big trouble.

"I'll be in charge of dispatching the troops. You go to the north and assess the situation." Duke Alexandru ultimately took on the responsibility of remaining behind. "If we truly must withdraw from the battle, I will leave my troops behind as a cover. The warriors of the Northern Kingdom are no cowards."

"I'll be back as soon as possible." After saying that, Durin cast a flying spell on himself - the portal would not open, lest when he went over to take a look, he would see three layers of green-skinned orcs outside the door, and everyone would just laugh at him.

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After the meeting ended, Rota followed Prince Zaigu out. On the way back to the defense line, Rota asked the question hidden in his heart: "Your Highness, why did you take the initiative to stand up? To us, the civilians of the Great Forest are not our civilians."

"Isn't this just a loss of face for Lord Durin? Besides, if the Great Forest falls, do you think we humans will have no better defense? When the war gets closer, can we Savoys stay out of it?" Prince Zaigu said, looking at Rota. "Besides, if we disobey Lord Durin, even if he doesn't say anything, when we return, won't my brothers use this as an opportunity to criticize my wrongdoings to my father?"

Rota nodded. "Then we..." "Even if our army is wiped out, as long as we can gain the friendship of the dukes and Lord Durin, our position will be unbreakable."

Having said that, Zaigu reached out and patted Rota on the shoulder: "I will only tell you this matter, remember."

"Yes, Your Highness, thank you for your trust."

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"What trust or distrust? Dulin, that kid, is a natural-born savior. And have you ever considered that Dulin was just talking from the audience, while Willy, that half-grown kid, actually sketched out the entire situation map right there on the stage. In his hand, the pencil is as steady as steel. With just a few strokes, he mapped the entire area. This proves that Dulin and Willy both believe this. So, tell our soldiers, I will personally stay behind to lead the sniper unit. Those who aren't afraid of death, follow me and fight another battle like this."

At this point, Alexandru looked at his adjutant and said, "What about you? Are you willing?"

"What should I worry about if I can accompany you to face death once again?" the old adjutant replied with a smile.

"That's good. Now I'll wait for the child to come back and see if the situation in the north is as difficult to save as we thought. If it can't be saved, we must immediately organize a retreat and tell all soldiers to be prepared to throw away all unnecessary supplies."

After saying that, Alexandru looked at the map.

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Willy sat in the tent, looking at the second-term students in front of him. He hung the chief's badge on his chest and said, "Principal Du Lin is heading north to personally understand the situation of the greenskins. As the chief, I order you to prepare for retreat from now on."

"Chief, shouldn't we wait for Lord Durin?"

"Let's get ready first. Maybe we won't need to retreat."

Although Willy said it lightly, he said it well - a true general never fights a war without preparation.

(End of this chapter)