Heroes of Might and Magic: Grand Consul

Chapter 206 Advanced Logistics
After the victory celebrations at Bearsburg, the solemn atmosphere returned to normal.

The war has not ended, and everyone understands the heavy responsibility.

After the first siege, Orling sent most of the city's inhabitants away to escape.

After Su Mu arrived, he continued to implement this policy, except for retaining the most basic urban supply and demand personnel, that is, leaving behind a large number of auxiliary soldiers, while the ordinary people were dismissed.

Judging from the current and short-term war situation, Bear Fortress has become the front line of the war and could be occupied by the enemy at any time. Moreover, Sumu is preparing to advance north to attack Isidore, and may temporarily abandon the defense of Bear Fortress and launch a full-scale attack. Leaving too many townspeople behind would be detrimental.

Most of the people from Bearburg migrated to Longletburg and Kuraki, with Kuraki being their primary destination.

Actually, everyone is not stupid. At present, the most stable city in the plains is Cangmu. Viscount Thorn has made great achievements in battle and has become the de facto leader of the plains nobles.

What's remarkable is that Kuraki has not been affected by the war so far. For ordinary people who have suffered from war, there is no more important factor than a sense of security.

The new city built by Forrest has the space to accommodate millions of people, enough to take in these new refugees.

The internecine priests' army and the enemy's skeleton army were evenly matched, which aroused Lian Regan's anger. He then transferred another batch of punitive legions from the heart of the kingdom to annihilate the skeleton soldiers rampaging across the plains.

The Church of Light may not have much of a sense of mission when dealing with Isildur's army, but when facing evil creatures like the undead and demons, their morale is extremely high.

"I heard that Lian took out a powerful artifact from the Sanctuary that could restrict the resurrection of the undead, suppress the skeleton army, and drive it back to the east."

The most troublesome thing about the Necropolis troops is their necromancy and spirit-gathering magic. If you can stop their signature magic, it's like cutting off an arm of theirs.

"As expected of the Church of Light, they really know their stuff when it comes to dealing with the undead!"

The generals, gathered in the council hall, praised the scouts' report. Although the Church of Light was often said to have a long-reaching jurisdiction and was not very friendly to the nobles, its fighting strength was undeniably formidable.

The involvement of the Judgment Priests in the battle was not only to deal with the invasion of the undead, but also to intimidate Isildur in the north.

They alone may not pose a threat to Isildur's army, but they are definitely a fresh force.

With good news, there was also bad news. After Rhodes withdrew his support order, Isildur made another show of launching a full-scale attack, which terrified the Duke of the North, who then requested support again.

When the northern nobles arrived again, Isildur dispatched a large force to attack the reinforcements, routing them all. This time, even troops brought from the kingdom's heartland were discovered early by Leven's reconnaissance skills and wiped out in a surprise attack.

Even when Leven split his forces to attack, Rhodes only dared to stay inside Frostholdt, refusing to cooperate with reinforcements, and even only symbolically venturing out of the city to harass them. Isildur didn't take him seriously at all.

Such a dishonest act angered all the nobles of the North. They no longer believed the story of the boy who cried wolf, and even when Rhodes made another request for help, no noble responded. After all, those who could help him had already been cheated, and even if they still had some resources, they couldn't get him out of trouble.

"The Duke of the North sent a message to the Kingdom, ordering the Bearhold troops to march north to provide support. At that time, we were being attacked by the undead army and were therefore unable to move. The Church of Light can attest to this."

The kingdom initially dismissed the undead scourge in the plains, believing it to be merely the resurrection of a few thousand skeletons invading villages. However, some with ulterior motives felt that Viscount Thorns was unworthy of his reputation, unable to handle even this small enemy, and even harbored malicious intentions, deliberately refusing to support the North.

But when the Tribunal priests led their army to be attacked on the plains, it proved the strength of the undead legion. If left unchecked, this area could very well be overrun by the undead.

It can only be described as a turbulent time.

Upon hearing this, Maggie angrily retorted, "Rhodes really knows nothing about warfare. There are so many heroes in the North; are we just going to let him run rampant?"

No one could answer this question. After all, the Duke of the North, even if he himself was not good at fighting, had so many capable men under his command. Logically, he shouldn't have acted this way.

Ivan shook his head: "The responsibility of defending Frost Fortress is immense, and no one wants to bear the consequences of its fall. The final decision rests with the Supreme Commander. Besides, the North has always envisioned a two-pronged defense strategy: Frost Fortress for blocking attacks and the Frozen Wall for annihilating the enemy. But I don't think the Northern forces have the capability." The strategy is good, but it requires suitable generals and troops. Originally, the North's manpower was sufficient, but after being repeatedly depleted by Rhodes, they are now paranoid and have lost their courage. Even if they were to engage the enemy in open field battle now, it would be difficult.

Su Mu rolled up the map: "The northern border can't be defended!"

This is both a judgment and a decision.

If we're talking about who can help Rhodes turn the tide now, it's definitely Bearburg.

But Su Mu wasn't going to help that fool Rhodes anymore. If he wanted to die, then so be it. With this upgrade of everyone's skills, even if the situation in the North was dire, he was confident he could defend Bearhold and fight against Isildur.

"Have you reported the need for boundary markers to the kingdom?"

"The trial priests have already helped submit the report, but Congress has not yet responded."

To be honest, he did provide support and fought against the undead, at least protecting the plains. The kingdom now harbors greater ambitions and wants to launch a counter-offensive, thus urging Sumu to advance north and drive Leven out of the north.

But at this time, Su Mu needs to be wary not only of Isidore, but also of the undead Grand Duke hidden in the shadows. If he does not find out the situation of the ancient ruins, he cannot act rashly, otherwise he will only repeat the same mistake.

"The ancient ruins are currently shrouded in darkness and cannot be explored."

This time, Wayne reported it personally. The bandits, after suffering serious injuries, survived but missed the key battle and therefore did not gain enough insights into the war. However, he played a significant role in the subsequent pursuit and search and was promoted as a result.

Wayne has made repeated gains in his pursuit and reconnaissance, gaining +1 Attack and learning Advanced Logistics.

[Advanced Logistics: Increases hero's land movement ability by 30% (120%).]

As for Wayne, his potential is clearly still lacking, as he only mastered ordinary skills, but after being enhanced by the Governance skill, his improvement is quite abnormal.

The advanced logistics skills acquired after taking power can even more than double the marching speed. With the Gale Griffin, one can even outrun the movement of an Archangel, making it an essential skill for surprise attacks.

Often, even when the enemy spotted them, they didn't have time to mobilize troops to intercept them.

If the decision is made to launch a surprise attack on Isildur's forces, then Wayne's ability is indispensable.

At this moment, Maggie suddenly stepped forward and reminded him, "Forrest's research on the Frost Tree seems to have made progress. He's waiting in Kuraki to report to you."

"As expected of a logging master, Forrest really knows how to handle trees!"

Although Forrest is not good at fighting, he is an absolute authority on trees. If he can cut off the Frost Tree Path, he will have the opportunity to surround and kill Leven.

"I'll go back to Kuraki City, and Maggie will return to Longlet Castle. In a little over a week, the new astrological moon will arrive."

Once we've recruited more soldiers, we'll prepare for the next major battle!

During the defense of Bear Fortress, Su Mu comprehended the principle of reincarnation and rebirth, only losing the first wave of troops. In particular, the Earthbow faction suffered heavy casualties, with only about 100 men remaining. He still needs to go back and recruit some more to replenish his forces.

If Rod is determined to court death, no one can save him. Su Mu felt it was more important to build up his own military strength.

He was already disillusioned with the North, and it was time to let go of such an unreliable ally.

(End of this chapter)