Demon King, you just need to conquer, and your husband will come up with the solution.

"..." The Griffin Knight was suddenly glad that he could run fast enough. If he stayed a little longer and let the Troll Lord read the letter, he would be in danger of being killed.

"By the way, can an insulting letter really make the Troll Lord choose to take the initiative to send troops?"

"The Queen means that the Troll Lord has a violent temper. When he is angry, he tends to make many decisions without thinking. This should be useful..."

The general was actually a little unsure. If he wanted to grasp the current situation, he had to rely on the information sent by the scouts who had infiltrated the Troll Ridge Valley.

And the good news came soon.

"Report! General, the troll king was furious after reading the letter. He tore it up on the spot, left the camp and went to various tribes to capture able-bodied men to serve as soldiers!"

Hearing this, the general was overjoyed: "Great! The Queen is indeed as good as a god, her letter really worked!"

Chapter 177

Third-party entry

Due to a series of misunderstandings, Catalina's provocative letter unexpectedly achieved its original purpose.

Although the process was somewhat subtle, this pair of perfect opponents were indeed on the verge of a close combat.

However, at this critical moment, a third party quietly joined the battle without anyone expecting it...

Just to the south of Troll Ridge, on a relatively tall mountain, several demons wearing fur coats stood in the leeward side, surrounding a human.

And this group of uninvited guests were none other than Ains and his companions who had come to Troll Ridge to inspect the situation ahead of the Demon King's army.

However, the Demon King's army that was supposed to come with them was nowhere to be seen at this moment, because Ains and others came here in advance to scout and observe.

At this time, the Demon King's army was still marching towards Troll Ridge under the leadership of other demon generals, looking at the situation below where Troll Ridge and Doron's army were confronting each other. By the time the Demon King's army arrived at Troll Ridge, the entire battle might be almost over.

At this moment, Ains, Margaret, Engla, Finia, and several of Engla's close associates were all observing the Doron army stationed not far from Troll Ridge.

At this moment, the Duolun army is carrying out routine military exercises. Even when setting up camp for repairs, according to regulations, they still need to conduct daily exercises to maintain combat effectiveness.

Especially on the eve of war preparation, in order to ensure the combat effectiveness of soldiers, this kind of training cannot be sloppy.

Irons used a telescope to observe the Doron army that was training and nodded slightly, seeming to be quite satisfied with the current situation of the Doron army.

Margaret stood beside Irons, observing the Doron military camp with her excellent eyesight, her expression quite contemptuous.

"Ains... You said that the Doron army is invincible, but I don't think it's that great. They are basically a bunch of low-level human soldiers, not much different from the Demon King's army.

Moreover, with the natural physical advantages of the demons, these human soldiers can't threaten the Demon King's army at all. Not to mention fighting the Demon King's army head-on, it's even difficult to take down the Troll Ridge."

Listening to Margaret's words that were obviously full of stereotyped hostility, Irons smiled slightly and said, "Margaret, you can't evaluate the strength of the army like this. You have to see if you can systematize the army."

"Ah~" Margaret rolled her eyes. Another unfamiliar word: "Systematization, okay, systematization, so what can systematization bring to the army?"

“Bringing a lot…”

Seeing that Margaret still looked a little unconvinced, Irons did not intend to explain too much, because no matter how much he said, it would not be as good as seeing it with his own eyes.

This is also the reason why Irons brought Margaret and others to scout the location in advance.

Ains proposed to lead the Demon King's army to fight, but his purpose was not to interfere in the war between the Troll Lord and Doron's army and start a melee.

What he needed was for the Demon King's army to take over Troll Ridge, which was in ruins after the war. In this way, he could reap the benefits while sitting back.

Leaving the main force and coming to Troll Ridge ahead of time is to observe the situation of the entire battle and determine the right time to join the battle.

By the way, let Engla, the commander of the Demon King's army, and his men see what the new type of warfare is like.

Margaret was not very familiar with military affairs and could only be considered a half-baked layman. After all, as the top combat force on the continent, what was the army? What were teammates?

It was an obstacle that prevented her from fighting lavishly! Therefore, Margaret never led troops to war.

As an outsider, Margaret naturally couldn't see the tricks when observing the military camp. However, Engla and others nearby did see some of them.

In their eyes, the Duolun army at this moment is the reference for the ultimate goal of their military reform, whether it is the regular work and rest schedule, strict military discipline, or rigorous training.

The military style of the entire Doron army is an optimized plus version that the Demon King's army is currently trying to improve but has not yet achieved.

In addition to these old-fashioned military discipline issues, Engla and others also observed something special. That is, Duolun’s military entertainment.

In addition to strict military discipline and laws, these armies do not strictly control the private lives of soldiers in their spare time, allowing them to maintain a high-pressure state even when they are resting.

Instead, many entertainment activities were carried out in the military camp. As observed by Engla and others, there was a wrestling and fighting competition between a group of soldiers, and a group of soldiers were either holding a ball or kicking a ball to compete with each other.

A furry wolf girl standing next to Engla asked curiously, "What are those human soldiers doing kicking the ball? Why are there so many people watching? Don't the generals care?"

Irons glanced at the white-haired wolf girl who was called Fury in his previous life, and remembered her name he had learned from the Demon King's army. It seemed that her name was Ivana, a wolf-headed demon.

Among the beast-headed demons, her transformation into Furui directly after turning into Furui with a furry body is considered a phenomenon of atavism.

Looking at Ivana's fluffy and soft white tail swinging left and right, Irons rubbed his hands to curb his urge to touch her and replied, "This kind of activity is organized by the superior officers.

Although the army must have strict discipline, it also needs to have a balance between relaxation and tension. In addition to strict discipline, soldiers must also be given enough entertainment time to relieve their inner stress.

The activity of holding and kicking the ball you mentioned is called basketball and football. In addition to these, there are other ball sports, as well as wrestling, fighting, shooting, throwing and other activities.

If the soldiers and officers do not like sports, there will be entertainment activities such as chess, cards, poker, mahjong, etc. In addition to daily training, the military camp will leave soldiers with a certain amount of entertainment time to participate in these activities. "

The wolf girl Ivana was amazed when she heard this. Her big, fluffy and soft white tail couldn't help but wag even more vigorously, constantly attracting Irons's attention.

Tsk, it feels like pinching it...

Irons sighed in his heart, but he resisted the urge and forced himself to look away, no longer staring at the tail.

"A combination of work and rest? By the way, are these activities also the methods of managing the army that Your Excellency Wang Fu proposed when he was in the Duolun Empire?"

After observing the Duolun military camp for a while, Engla also began to ask questions humbly.

Ains nodded without hesitation: "Yes, regarding the military entertainment, I did not make any plans for you to prepare at the beginning of the Demon King's Army reform. After all, this is not necessary at the moment.

However, later on, military entertainment became an indispensable part of military management and maintenance. Moreover, it was not just these activities organized spontaneously by soldiers.

At that time, the Demon King's army needs to set up a group responsible for military culture and entertainment, called the Art Troupe. Their role is not to follow the army to fight, but to enrich the spiritual entertainment of the soldiers after the war..."

Since there was a ready-made example, Ains pointed to the current situation of the Doron army and told Engla and others about the reference and direction for future military construction.

In stark contrast to the Doron army, which served as a reference for military reform, the troll army under the Troll Lord was a pure negative example.

The troll lord Mundot began to forcibly conscript and capture able-bodied men from all the troll tribes in his territory in Troll Ridge.

Whether it was farming, mining, or coal digging, as long as the trolls had a little strength in their hands, basically no one could escape Mundot's clutches.

However, although this service is called military service, it actually does not look like a soldier at all.

Because most of the captured sickos had not been trained and had no equipment. Even after entering the barracks under Mondot's command, many of them were still holding the hoes they had used for farming.

Regarding such an assembled army, Irons naturally criticized all the problems of the troll army one by one.

As Ains's criticisms became more and more severe, Engla and the others could not help but sweat profusely as they listened.

There are many problems in it, and they feel that it is just a veiled criticism. Because the previous demon army is not much better than the current troll army...

Just as Ains was teaching Engla and others with ready-made positive and negative teaching materials, Finia, who had been standing next to Ains and Margaret, fanning herself against the wind and snow with her eyes closed and keeping silent, suddenly opened her eyes and quickly turned her head to stare at a hill a few miles away.

On the hilltop, a Doron scout was looking in the direction of Ains and the others with a telescope in surprise. He quickly realized that he had been discovered, and he quickly abandoned his position, turned around, jumped off the hilltop, and rushed back towards the military camp.

"My Queen, Your Excellency, a human scout just spotted us. Do you want me to capture him?"

Although Finia had already wanted to tear the scout to pieces, she did not take action immediately. Instead, she turned around and asked Ains and Margaret for advice.

Especially Irons's...

Margaret didn't answer, but turned to look at Irons: "What do you think, Irons?"

In response, Ains simply glanced at the direction the scout left, and after thinking silently for a while, he said, "Let him go, it doesn't matter if we are exposed.

Originally, I was planning to talk to Catalina. This way, I could give her a heads up in advance and she could be mentally prepared..."

Chapter 178

Not only do you not surrender, but you also dare to resist?

"According to the reconnaissance of the scouts we have sent out, the Troll Lord wants to lead his army out of the Troll Ridge Valley to fight our army. The main routes he needs to take are the following..."

In the main tent of the Doron military camp, the commander-in-chief was simulating the battle situation on the map, while Queen Catalina was sitting on the side and listening attentively, leaving the entire stage to these generals.

Just as the commander was speaking, a soldier quietly walked into the curtain, whispered a few words to an officer beside him, and handed the officer a paper order.

The officer did not waste any time and walked up quickly to hand the paper order to the commander-in-chief. The commander-in-chief stopped his lecture and checked the new intelligence. As he was reading, he couldn't help but frowned and handed the paper to Catalina with a serious face.

"Your Majesty, the scouts at the front have sent news that there may be a third party involved in this battle."

"Third party?"

Catalina's face couldn't help but darken. She took the warrant and read it. As she read it, her eyebrows couldn't help but raise and she immediately started shouting.

"Where's that scout!? Let him in!"

Soon, the scout who observed Ains and the others half-knelt in the military camp and answered Katarina's question: "Your report said that there was a human among the group of demons observing the situation on the hilltop? Are you sure!?"

"My Queen, I am sure of it! Among that group of demons, only that one person does not have the slightest demon feature. He is obviously a human!"

The scout's words were met with questions from other generals: "Not all demons have horns and hair. I heard that the blood race looks very similar to humans..."

"General, that man is obviously not a vampire!" As the scout said this, he gave a detailed description of what he had observed about Ains.

Hearing the description that was so familiar to her that it almost came to life, Catalina felt her head buzzing and couldn't help but mutter, "He's here?"

Catalina's unusual reaction made the generals around her confused. After muttering to herself, Catalina slammed the table and ordered them to leave.

"Okay, generals, let's stop here for today's military affairs... Everyone, please return to your respective units and make the final preparations before the war..."

After hearing Catalina's request, the generals did not dare to ask more questions. They could only nod and leave the tent.

Finally, Catalina was the only one left in the tent, pacing back and forth with a gloomy look on her face.

"Is that you, Irons..."

……

A few more days passed, and the snow that was falling from the gloomy sky of the Demon Realm began to grow larger and larger from being as light as fine sand at the beginning.

It has come to this point. If we don’t start a war now, then we may not be able to fight again later.

In order to gain an advantage in the battle, Katarina chose to temporarily station troops in the camp and keep them stationed, allowing the troll lord Mundot to lead his troops into the plain area in front of the valley.

However, the Troll Lord Mundot did not disappoint Katarina. Before the snow fell heavily, he led the troll army he had temporarily recruited and marched out of the Troll Ridge Valley in a mighty manner.

Sitting in a sedan chair lifted by a group of military slaves, Mondot was at the back, looking at the overwhelming troll army advancing forward in front of him, with an unconcealable sense of pride on his face.

"Hahaha! Damn, this group of human soldiers are so cowardly! They didn't dare to attack before I recruited the army, and now that my army has been assembled, they are still hiding there like turtles~

You are really looking for death! Give the order! All troops should attack! Let’s flatten all the camps of the human army!”

Mondot shouted orders to his trusted men beside him, but the trusted men were a little nervous.

“Master Demon, um… Although we said that we had assembled the army, the entire army was only assembled at midnight yesterday, and all the soldiers did not even sleep all night.

Besides, today's weather is colder than yesterday, and we didn't even have anything to eat this morning. If the whole army were to attack under these circumstances... it would hurt our combat effectiveness."

This is actually a relatively high EQ statement. To be honest, the problems of this group of trolls are more than just not getting enough rest and food.

These are all the smallest problems. Just as we are about to talk about the big problems, let’s take a good look at the situation of the entire army.

The entire army had no organization or coordination, resulting in the non-existence of a regular team. It looked like a huge mass of troops, with an overwhelming force, but a closer look revealed that there was no order at all.

Even most of the troll soldiers didn't have a piece of clothing to cover their bodies in this cold weather with snow falling from the sky.

Although the trolls' physical fitness allows them to survive in this climate, being able to survive does not mean they want to survive, especially when they have not had enough rest or food.

Not to mention a complete set of soldier equipment. As mentioned before, if you can hold a hoe for farming, a shovel for mining, and can smash humans to death, you are already a combat-capable soldier!

With such a huge army, one only needs to take a closer look at the listless looks of these trolls to feel that this army is strong on the outside but weak on the inside.

However, as the lord and husband of Troll Ridge, the leader of the trolls who owes them so much gratitude, would Mondot care about such a thing? That's impossible!

"Bullshit! So what if it hurts the fighting capacity? Did you see this army of trolls I brought out? Is it majestic enough? Is it mighty enough?

Those damn cowards, when they saw my troll army, they wouldn't dare to stand up and fight me even if they had a hundred guts!

Besides, it doesn't matter if we don't have enough to eat, we are fucking trolls! We can kill those dwarf humans with one hand! I have gathered so many trolls to form an army, and one of them can kill the human army with a slap!

A hungry troll has the energy to mine ore for me, but why can't he slap a human?"

This is the magical train of thought of Mondot. Anyway, in his opinion, this was a one-sided massacre.