What's wrong with building a steel torrent in a dungeon?

What should I do? You are the legion commander and you ask me?

Modsheka had no choice but to say, "The main camp has been destroyed and all the ancient trees have been destroyed. We no longer have the ability to fight the enemy. Therefore, I think we should break out as soon as possible, retreat to the north, and join the Third Corps. We should save as many manpower as possible."

"Okay! Let's do as you say. You will command the breakout." said Aalendil.

"Yes, sir!" Modsheka immediately took the order and sent his personal guards to protect the legion commander.

Of course, this is not entirely for the sake of El'Arendil's life safety, but to let him stay quietly and not do anything weird, such as attacking Grom.

Although a normal person would not come up with such a suicidal plan.

But... Modsheka no longer believed in Elendil.

Under Modsheka's command, the remaining soldiers were quickly gathered together, and then they tried to break out from all sides.

At this time, Zhu Chongba ordered the troops to rotate supplies in a timely manner, and took the initiative to weaken the defense in the west, leaving the elves free to leave from any direction.

Modsheka fell into the trap as expected, and after discovering the weak defense on the west side, he immediately began to break out and successfully escaped.

Of course, he might have discovered something, but so what? For the elves, the top priority now is to break through the defense network.

As for why the other party suddenly showed leniency, why they suddenly showed mercy, and what conspiracy was behind it, Modsheka no longer cared.

Chapter 342: Saving Respect

The remaining elves fled in the darkness for a whole night. When the light of dawn came again, everyone looked like they had been saved. Modsheka also breathed a sigh of relief.

Although they suffered a crushing defeat, they at least managed to preserve some of their manpower and avoid being wiped out.

However, when Modsheka finished counting the number of people, he let out another long sigh.

It was saved, but not much.

After last night's melee, there were only more than two thousand elven warriors left by his side. As for the ancient trees and the like, they were all left there.

The only consolation was that due to Jinzaka's feint at the beginning, Elendil gathered a large number of divine mages and sharpshooters around her, which also made the proportion of divine mages and sharpshooters very high among the remaining more than 2,000 elven warriors.

Of course, there is no hope of counterattacking the city of Gorom, but with these troops, we can at least try to raid northward and join up with the main force of the Southern Legion.

However, Modsheka really overestimated the fighting spirit of the elven warriors and underestimated the power of the city of Grom.

As soon as they turned to attack northward, they ran into the troops led by Jinzaka himself. Jinzaka led the way, and with the grenade tactics of the troll warriors in the rear, they directly lost more than 400 elf warriors, including a large number of sharpshooters.

Modsheka knew that they had run into a tough opponent, so he had to retreat in the opposite direction.

They ran for another whole day until the elf warriors could no longer hold on, and Modsheka ordered the troops to stop and rest.

The soldiers took a temporary break, but the generals were indeed restless and looked worriedly at the simple topographic map drawn on the ground.

What should they do next?

At the beginning, all the generals placed their hopes on Elendil.

Although El'Arendil has had bad luck recently and has been defeated in battles, they are sure of one thing, at least El'Arendil is a great escape artist. Otherwise, he would not have been able to escape back to the Elven Empire with his troops safely under the heavy siege of the undead.

No matter how bad the current situation is, it shouldn't be worse than during the Undead Scourge.

All the generals looked at Elendil with hope, hoping that she could lead them to escape again.

However, facing the gazes of the generals, Elendil was speechless.

They did not know the details of the Scourge, but Elendil himself knew it very well.

Being able to escape from the siege of the undead had nothing to do with her.

It was General Zhu Chongba who told her that in the coming period of time, the army of the undead would move southward at a speed that humans could not match, until it covered the entire Feruman Empire. So he advised her not to go to the ferry controlled by the elves in the north, but to go south through the Holy Roel Empire, then reach several small countries on the east coast of the Calradia continent, and finally leave from there.

Although the Holy Roll Empire and the elves were enemies at that time, Fran had no time to take care of this group of elves under that situation, so she allowed them to leave safely.

Not only that, Zhu Chongba also thoughtfully pointed out several camps for Elendil, where there were supplies that they had not had time to take away, and could be used to supply the elves who were short of food and clothing. The enemy had no time to care about him, and even pointed out the way thoughtfully, which allowed Elendil to escape unscathed.

Others did not know these details, and only thought that Elendil had a keen eye and found a new way. He successfully attacked the key points of the city of Orila along the way, and finally escaped from Calradia without anyone noticing. As for the few generals who knew the inside story, they naturally would not tell these things to others.

Unfortunately, among the generals present and aware of the situation was Modsheka.

Seeing that Aarendil's face was getting uglier and uglier, Modsheka stepped forward to help.

"Ahem! Colleagues," Modsheka said, "When we were fleeing yesterday, the corps commander had already planned an escape route. Right now, we should not try to break out to the north, as it would be a waste of manpower."

"Not breaking out to the north? Then where should we go?" asked another wing captain.

"I think... the commander of the army thinks that since the enemy has called Jinzaka, who was supposed to be stationed in the north, over here, it means that they are determined to succeed in this raid and have made full preparations. They will obviously not let us go north so easily, and they must have ambushed soldiers on the road we must take."

Modsheka paused, then said, "This idea is very counterintuitive! So I didn't believe the legion commander's advice at first, and insisted on breaking out to the north, which is why I encountered Jinzaka! So many soldiers died in vain, and it was my fault."

Having said that, Modsheka lowered his head guiltily.

Of course, the latter part of the sentence was all made up by Modsheka. Along the way, Elendil was as depressed as an elf girl who was bullied by five black orcs. She kept her head down and didn't say a word! She didn't offer any constructive suggestions at all.

However, when Modsheka sacrificed himself to help Elendil out of the siege, he was not really taking the blame for her. He was really worried that the other generals had too high expectations of Elendil, which forced Elendil to bite the bullet and make some suggestions, and finally led everyone back to the arms of the god Xiluo!

He doesn't want to die here.

After Modsheka saved his reputation, the burden on Elendil's shoulders was finally lightened.

She patted Modsheka's shoulder and said in a pretentious tone, "You don't have to feel guilty. It was already remarkable that you were able to step forward and command the army and gather the remaining soldiers under such circumstances."

"Yeah yeah!"

"Don't be sad, Captain Wing."

Elendil said: "Well, now is not the time to be sad. We should learn from our mistakes and think about how to break through the enemy's encirclement."

Mordsheka was afraid that El'Arundil would make another suggestion, so he said quickly: "I thought about the tactics the legion commander told me the other day and added some details. I want to tell you and see if there are any problems."

"Okay! Tell me about it." Aarendil was becoming more and more satisfied with Modsheka's performance.

"Since Jinzaka is willing to risk the Northeast being breached and sneak here, their purpose is obviously to eat us up." Modsheka said, "Once they find out that we are preparing to escape, they will definitely follow us! Eat us up before the news leaks out! This also means that Jinzaka must continue to stay here."

"And then..." Elendil asked. But after asking, he realized that this plan was clearly proposed by 'himself', so how could he ask about it actively?

Fortunately, the other generals were listening to Modsheka's analysis with great interest and did not hear what Aalendil said.

Chapter 343: Escape Journey

Modsheka continued: "So... our top priority at this moment should not be to break out immediately, but to delay time."

"Delay, delay time?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.

Now they were trapped in the heart of the Troll Empire, and there was nothing else they could do except break out quickly.

Modsheka was not too surprised by their reaction and continued, "There are three reasons. I have already said the first one. Since the other party has transferred Jinzaka here, they must have made full preparations. Jinzaka will not leave until the goal is achieved! At this time, our north must be heavily guarded. If we break out rashly, we will only fall into a trap."

"Second, the Troll Empire has limited military strength. Some of them are used by the guerrillas, some are used to snipe at us, and the rest are used to defend against the Second Legion in the northeast. So as long as we do the opposite..."

As he spoke, Modsheka drew a circle on the ground with a branch and said, "We should break out to the southwest first, and then turn around and head north. This way, the intensity of the sniper attacks we encounter will be much lower."

After hearing this, the other generals nodded, thinking that what Modsheka said made sense.

"As for the third point. Jinzaka's most important mission is to confront our Second Corps. Once the Second Corps discovers Jinzaka's presence in Grom, they will surely launch a full-scale attack. Without Jinzaka, the troll troops over there won't be able to hold out for too long!"

After hearing this, Elendil murmured, "As long as we delay here for one more day, the Second Corps will have one more day to attack! If we completely penetrate the northern defense line of the Troll Empire, their large forces will inevitably retreat to the south, and then our crisis will no longer exist."

"Yes." Modsheka said, "Based on these three reasons, our goal is very clear. Avoid the enemy's sharp edge, break out in the opposite direction, and look for an opportunity to meet up with the main force."

“But what if…” a general said with lingering fear, “Jinzaka pursues us relentlessly and stops us at all costs… and the Second Legion’s attack is not going well… won’t we…”

Elendil shook his head and said, "You underestimate the Second Legion! Although they are indeed not as good as us, they are still the regular army of my Southern Legion! Without Jinzaka, what can the trolls use to fight us! What's more, there are 60,000 expeditionary forces behind the Second Legion! Grandpa can't give up such a good opportunity! 60,000 elven troops, even the dwarves have to think carefully.

After hearing this, the generals said nothing more.

With an army of 60,000 soldiers, led by the true god of war, King Xinye, there is no reason why they cannot break through the fragile defenses of the trolls!

The most important thing is that these 60,000 troops are all equipped with firearms just like the trolls! There is no difference in weapons at all.

Moreover, these firearms were all made by dwarves. No matter how strong the forging capabilities of the city of Orila are, it can never compete with the dwarves.

Thinking of this, the generals felt relieved one by one.

After a short rest, the remaining elven troops began to break out in the direction designed by Modsheka.

Sure enough, the intensity of the sniping of the troll troops was reduced a lot along the way, which made their marching speed very fast.

Such a great idea! The trolls would never have thought of it.

Elendil was feeling smug in her heart. She didn't know if it was because Modsheka had been emphasizing that this was her plan, so she subconsciously believed this lie.

However, not long after, a scout came over in a panic.

"What's wrong? Are there enemies ahead?" Modsheka also became nervous.

There was a high ground in front of them, with a small lake next to it, which was an ideal place for garrisoning! If the trolls ambushed the troops here, they would have to move to the next place. This meant that they would not be able to rest well tonight.

"No..." The scout said, "We found some traces by the lake. They look like... they look like our magic."

"Traces of divine magic? That's impossible!" Modsheka said, "When will our troops get here?"

"There's no point in talking any more! Take us over there and take a look!" said Aarendil.

"As you command!"

Elrondil and the other elves came to the lakeside and saw several bonfires burning. However, due to the long time, there were not many traces left. On the edge of a forest, they indeed found traces of divine magic and a few fruit residues.

"Is this...cherry tomatoes?"

A divine wizard

Cherry tomatoes are a common fruit in the Elf Empire. They taste sweet and sour and can barely fill your stomach.

To be fair, the cost-effectiveness of growing this fruit is very low, but it has an irreplaceable advantage, that is, it can be grown in large quantities by relying on divine magic. This also makes cherry tomatoes a guarantee for the survival of the lower-class civilians. With cherry tomatoes, at least the Elf Empire will not suffer from large-scale starvation, which is much better than eating tree bark and soil.

In addition to being used as "cheap feed" for civilians, cherry tomatoes also have another function, which is the food of the Elf Blade Team.

It was well known that the Blade Team would only carry a small amount of rations and supplies in order to pursue speed. In order to prevent themselves from starving to death when going deep into the enemy camp, the Blade Team's divine magicians would carry cherry tomato seeds with them, and once they found that there was a shortage of food, they would produce them to fill their stomachs.

Of course, no soldier would eat that stuff unless it was absolutely necessary! After all, cherry tomatoes can only fill the stomach and temporarily prolong life. Eating too much will still cause symptoms such as dizziness.

Moreover, the power of a divine magician is extremely precious, how can it be used to produce food?

So when the scouts saw the remnants of the cherry tomatoes, their first reaction was that the elf troops had visited this place! The grain yield of cherry tomatoes is very low, and the trolls would never grow it as a crop, let alone use it as food.

After personally checking the clues around, Modsheka concluded that there was indeed an elf army stationed here, but they stayed for a very short time and hurriedly set off.

but……

This place is already deep in danger, and a lone elf army may come here

Could it be the spearhead team? But there are no valuable strategic strongholds nearby.

For a moment, Modsheka was confused.

But Elendil blurted out, and then said: "Could it be... Florenceni?"

"Florencene??"

A word to awaken the dreamer.

Judging from the time, it is really possible that it was Florenceni!

And so far the trolls have not publicly announced the capture or killing of Florencene.

Florenceni is the commander of the elite wing of the First Legion! The Troll Empire obviously won't miss such an opportunity to boost morale.

This also means that Florenceni is likely still alive...

However, judging from her marching route, she obviously had the same idea as Modsheka, which made Modsheka a little unhappy and vaguely uneasy.

He still doesn't know what level Florenceni is at.

My thoughts are the same as hers, does that mean this is actually a very bad idea?

But now that things have come to this, he can only bite the bullet and continue to carry out the plan.

Chapter 344: The Myth Shattered

The subsequent battle situation was just as Modsheka had expected. The trolls did not let them go easily, but instead sent a large number of troops to chase and intercept them, trying to annihilate them.

During the journey, they suffered heavy casualties and their troops were broken up several times, but fortunately, their troops were composed of many elite soldiers and their generals were reliable, so in the end, the Troll Empire did not "succeed".

On the other side, the Southern Legion soon learned of El'Arendil's tragic situation.