Chapter 86 Invincible

Istansha led his Western Legion, undoubtedly once again creating a military miracle, defeating the cavalry legion, which had overwhelming mobility and attack power with almost equal infantry in the plains.

This once humble and almost almost emerged from the West, the lord of the Western Region, used the unprecedented crossbow infantry formation tactics on the mainland to severely defeat the Rotok Army, which was well-off and had the advantage of both the right time, place, and people.

Because of the slightest casualties and the fact that the opponents were basically cavalry, there were very few prisoners of war, so the aftermath of the war was relatively easy.

The Great Demon King led her army and ignored the enemy corpses left on the battlefield. He just changed into a clean place and ordered the camp to rest.

Despite the great victory, in order to determine the next strategic direction, the post-war military conference was also held in the camp at night.

Except for Istansha, who was sitting in the main seat, all the generals participating in the war looked excited and admiring, and led everyone to turn the impossible into a possible hostess again and again. Even Roger, who has always been scheming, was no exception.

Lord Isha, all the prisoners have been executed as you ordered. According to the statistics of the soldiers, we left the Rotoks with 17,753 bodies in this battle.We were killed 291 people and injured 700 people. Fortunately, with the Count Safinna and the priests she brought, the injured young men have been healed.Andrew was excited and loudly reported the huge gap in casualties in this battle. In addition to being extremely admired by Istansha, he was also full of gratitude when looking at Safina. Without the large number of priests brought by the other party, the number of casualties on his side would have at least doubled.

You should know that priests will not only heal the wounded after the battle, but can even squat behind during the battle to bless the soldiers with various defensive shields and light-based gain magic. The Sakya Ranka continent is like all Western RPG-themed game worlds, and nurses are extremely rare and highly respected professions.

It is the responsibility of us, the most devout believers of the God of Light, to spread the holy light to every merciful believer. Lord Andrew should not be so polite... Safina smiled and nodded to the commanders of the troops who had stood up and saluted directly to Andrew's words.

Her heart was filled with long-lost joy and satisfaction, from the bitter and joyful Holy Church practiced as a girl, to the family stain when she grew up because of her incompetent love with her brother, and then from the darkness and ugliness of Gan's recession and wandering in the place of romance and misfortune... Just when she thought her life would end like this, the inadvertent slave transaction made Safina's life begin to deflect again.

Enjoying the world's respect and gratitude is the greatest reward for every priest's faith. She thought that everything she had lost at the beginning could no longer be expected, but now it is vividly realized in the present.

At this moment, Safina, who was mixed with mixed feelings, really didn't know how to answer the solemn gifts of everyone. She could only respond with the most hypocritical official words of the Holy See of Light.

There are more people in this world who are kind, but basically, except for money, power and other related things, other poor people want to feel the holy light to treat diseases and injuries, so they can only laugh.

In fact, most nobles know that in addition to being outstanding in talent and strong in strength, the current pope is also a person with great selfishness and profit-oriented.

Such a person is unlikely to pass on the power he held in his hands for many years to outsiders, so after his eldest son Breton died unexpectedly, the next pope will likely be born among his existing biological daughter and granddaughter, Safina and Hina.

These two beauties who are not inferior to their fathers or grandfathers at all, are also powerful people in the heavenly rank. With their strong strength, no one in the Holy See dares to raise any doubts no matter who is elected as the next pope.

Needless to say, Shina was one of the 7 Warriors who had been 10 years ago. Later, Safina, who was directly promoted to the heavenly level by ingesting the milk of the Great Demon King, was even more light and dark. With her more aggressive comprehensive combat ability, she was only stronger than her niece (as for being trained by a weak chicken like Roger and became a sex slave toilet, it was all because she was influenced by the evil power of the Demon King and was magnified countless times. She was almost the same as Istansha who was self-destructed and allowed to be played with by others).

Although Safina's words are almost like farting, based on what the nurse said is right, and even if the beauty farts, it is still delicious. This is a customary unchanging truth.

All the generals still praised Safina and joked. In this case, if you don’t show your affection, you will really kill someone if you go to the battlefield next time you go to the battlefield.

... Sitting in the head coach, Istansha felt speechless as she looked at her subordinates' virtues. The big devil, who felt that the limelight was stolen again, couldn't help but think very hurt: Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk, these beasts are about to catch up with their own mother... By the way, I have asked you to ride one by one, why didn't you just see you flatter me like this?It seems that the light-based healing magic is indeed more convenient to fool people. No, I have to call Tarofeet, the hooligan, to come over and think of a solution for me. He cumshot my divine power of light, which is not only in my body, but also in trouble. It is a pity. It is a waste to use it. If I can also use these powers into healing techniques, it will be more conducive to my future enslavement and rule of the human kingdom.

After everyone's wave of gratitude ended, Istansha, who found that Roger seemed to be thinking about something next to her, smiled and knocked on the table and asked directly at him: Roger, do you have something to say?

Yes, yes, Lord Isa, I have never participated in any battles before, nor have I received any military knowledge education, so if I have any questions about military common sense that I don’t quite understand, please don’t be surprised... Roger said hesitantly, considering the words.

He was also afraid that the problems he was thinking would appear too naive in front of these veterans who had been through the battlefield, and thus were ridiculed by everyone.

It doesn’t matter. As a knight under my command, even if he is a non-combat type, he will definitely experience a lot of battle formations in the future. If you have any questions, just ask. Everyone who is sitting is not born to command troops.Istansha encouraged with a smile.

As a lord, what he led his subordinates to win hundreds of battles on the battlefield is power, while what he accumulated in his daily mercy and approachable things.

Then I will be presumptuous. At the last moment of the battle we just ended, since the enemy has been defeated, why did Lord Isha not ask everyone to do their best to pursue them when they retreated?If we catch up, I think it would cause those depressed Rotoks to suffer greater casualties, right?Roger raised his own questions with some guilt.

Although his question is indeed a bit naive to the commanders present who are also a rookie on the battlefield, except for Safina, who is also a rookie on the battlefield, this leads to the question that others want to ask, but accumulate in Istansha's increasing power and dare not question it.

This resulted in anyone being able to answer this question, but no one spoke, and of course no one laughed at it. Instead, everyone thought about it like something.

What an amazing talent, although I was able to think about some problems independently when I first went to the battlefield.I think when you other hot guys go to the battlefield for the first time, they usually only follow the commander to fight to kill the enemy with a numb mind, right?The witty lord's wit broke the silence on the conference table, and everyone couldn't help but laugh.

First of all, this is indeed a common sense issue. Our side is full of infantry and we are wearing heavy armor, so we cannot pursue the enemy's defeated cavalry.Another thing is our formation problem. I think all those involved in the command of the troops can see that the infantry formation we set up in conjunction with heavy vehicles is a directional defense formation based on the terrain. Everyone here knows that a highly targeted military formation will inevitably have strong limitations.Our half-moon military formation is specially used to delay and slow down the impact of the cavalry to the greatest extent, and to counteract the cavalry's maneuverability by relying on terrain restrictions, and to effectively kill and injure the opponent's infantry formation.Those vehicles not only make the opponent unable to rush in, but also make us unable to rush out. Moreover, because of the 3-sided backwater, it is almost impossible for us to change the formation into a pursuit formation.Istansha first answered the questions raised by Roger from a military perspective. All the generals under her who participated in the previous formation drill can also guess this while learning and mastering this formation.

Judging from your appearance, you should have thought of deeper questions. There is no need to worry about anything. Just tell me what you want.Since we have walked on the battlefield together, I hope everyone can trust each other and are the life and death brothers who can entrust their backs to each other.Istansha leaned on the back of the chair, supported her small chin with her hands, and said in a playful way.

The smart devil soon thought of the deep-seated problems these subordinates were considering.

Since you saved the Limestone Fort and all of us, we will never, and cannot question any decision of Lord Isha, whether out of loyalty to Lord Bruner’s legacy or the repaid of your great kindness.But everyone was a little surprised. Why didn’t the adults release the 12 wolf-type monsters that you said had been completely cured?If they were involved in the interception in the final stage, I think the enemy's casualties would have doubled at least.Everyone, look at me, I look at you, and finally, the commander of the magician army with good eloquence came forward to ask this question in a tactful manner.

snort!Our noble princess... Guting, who understands the meaning of humans, first started to slap the table and start scolding.

Just kidding, these 12 princesses are real demon royal families with the bloodline of the great demon king and lustful demon king. If they are damaged, they cannot afford to pay for the lives of humans on the entire continent.

Besides, the young masters are still young, so how can they be free thugs for these humble human ants again and again?

Ahem~!Fortunately, Istansha stopped the orc chief who almost told the truth with a cough in time.

In fact, in my heart, her mother, thought about it almost the same as the orcs. Even if the daughters of these 12 little bitches look a little weird, I feel that they are not as good as the younger son who later became, but they are also eggs laid from their bodies. Of course, they are not willing to let them encounter any degree of danger.

Okay, I'll explain this question to you... Your idea is not wrong. If I release those demon creatures when the Rotok cavalry are planning to escape, it will indeed make them suffer more casualties, and may intercept and kill a few of those powerful noble generals... But I think if I do this, it will do more harm than good.Istansha's words successfully attracted everyone's attention. They all knew that this female lord, who had many amazing performances, was best at planning and then acting. Her choice must be of far-reaching significance and could not be understood by ordinary people.

First of all, not to mention the common sense that all dark sorcerers are well-known, excessive and frequent summoning of life in the demon world itself can easily cause the soul to gradually fall into darkness, causing the demon to lose control and cause the world to suffer.What if we destroy the Rotok army this time?What can we get?What will you lose?I think that all the wars in this world are just conflicts of interests, and as long as they are interests, there will inevitably be gains and losses... The lord's voice is not loud, but it is enough to cause turmoil in the hearts of the following listeners.

Especially Roger, who was a businessman, made him realize something with his short words just by making him realize it.

At present, the battlefield between my country and the southern front of the Rotok Kingdom has been stable, and our side has obvious advantages. It is difficult for the Rotoks to recover in a short period of time, and they have basically lost the ability to launch a strategic offensive again.This battle at the valley and the beach almost caused their few cavalry to lose about one-third directly. I believe that this setback will make King Feoré learn his lesson and dare not launch a large-scale cavalry raid on us or other Sorafathers like this.Once we can successfully repel Kuvia's Snow Country Legion on the Eastern Front, the mobile troops drawn by the Empire will return, and a continuous stream of imperial heavy cavalry will cross the southern border mountains to step on this plain. By then, the 30,000 light cavalry of Rotok will not be able to fight against the Empire's more than 100,000 heavy cavalry.The Sorafa Empire, which originally had an absolute advantage in terms of territory area, quality of troops, quantity, and equipment, will inevitably put huge pressure on Rotok, and will reproduce the scene of Prince Sauron's soldiers pointing directly at the Rotok capital barrier fort in the Dragon Lizard Canyon in the early days of the war between the two countries 5 years ago.Istansha stood up and pointed to the map of the two countries that were spread on the table, and explained patiently to the generals.

Not only did Andrew and others nod their heads frequently when they watched, but even Safina and Roger, who were not in military affairs, felt a sudden enlightenment.

But this time, the Rotoks, who had already been separated from the Ibis Empire and joined forces with Kuvia, would never be able to get support from the south again. As long as the eastern front can withstand the attack of the black armored troops, we only need to concentrate our strength and believe that in a few years, we can knock on the fortresses in the deep mountains in the southern part of Rotok and conquer them in one fell swoop!Andrew said excitedly with sudden light on his eyes.

A passionate young man like him can incite the atmosphere, and many generals are full of confidence in the complete elimination of Rotok in the future.

Hahahahaha~…Andrew, you are so stupid!Do you think Rotok, who has stood on the mainland for hundreds of years and became one of the nine major powers, was so simple to be conquered?You are not unaware of what the natural barriers in the south look like. It is the origin of the Rotoks. Under normal circumstances, even if we are given 50 years, we will not simply destroy the Rotok Kingdom.As for the Ibis Empire, do you naively think that they will allow us to annex Rotok and grow into a behemoth that accounts for nearly a quarter of the land of the entire continent?As the most powerful country in the mainland, they will never tolerate any country with enough strength to challenge their hegemony. When Rotok really faces a survival crisis like before, the Ibis will definitely surprise us like we used to think we are sure to win.A long time ago, when I was in Limestone Fort, Istansha had time to think carefully about where he would go if Sorafa and Rotok had another war in the future.

So her aggressiveness at this time was actually a speculative and risky approach. Her actions had nothing to do with Knights' loyalty to the country. Everything was just to gradually expand her power through hidden means.

But since that's the case, will it still be very helpful to the future battle situation if we kill more Rotoks now?Andrew still couldn't think of the reason why Istansha didn't do his best this time. Since he had the opportunity to fight a more glorious annihilation battle, it eventually turned into a slightly regrettable defeat.

Of course, he was as honest as he could not guess the many tricks in the mind of the insidious King of the Demon Realm.

...Ha~, it seems that you will only look at the problem from a military perspective, and will not consider how to more properly convert the results you have achieved into real benefits.Istansha said with a chuckling.

She found that except for Safina and Roger, everyone else was looking at her with a confused look on her face like Andrew.

It is obvious that they who have followed Earl Bruna for many years are all pure soldiers. The intrigues in the power field and the calculation of interests hidden behind them are very unfamiliar to them.

You all know that due to the promulgation and implementation of the new territory system, hundreds of poor people leave their hard-working homes to settle here every day.In this way, the nobles of all sizes who are losing their captains every day have a sharp conflict with us.I also instigated soldiers to keep crossing the line to protect the civilians who wanted to come to join us, and the bloody conflict with other neighboring lords has not stopped for several months.The accountability letter from His Majesty the Emperor and Prince Sauron is still on the table in my room. If it weren't for the sudden divert of everyone's attention through the war with Rotok and Kuvia, I believe that the next noble meeting against our barbaric expansion would be held soon.

It is precisely for this reason that I insisted on leading my troops south to help the empire seize this rich plain land.Now after two defeats of Rotok, morale has been lost. With the siege weapons we carry, the towns on the plain with insufficient garrison troops can be said to be easily broken. In addition, we can wait and see the letters to express surrender from the Rotok nobles who are already weak in will, and we will soon be able to obtain a large area of ​​territory here.With Feore's defeat this time, he was worried that the hinterland in the rear would be threatened and he would inevitably withdraw the Magic Fleet that was confronting us in the northwest.In this way, our fleet can cooperate with the Orcs to attack from the west together, and cooperate with us to take all this large area of ​​territory in one fell swoop!Istansha's right hand depicted her marching route along the river, and her left finger passed down from the western mountains. The two armies formed by her hands just covered the entire Zulu plain like closed iron pliers.

In the silent tent, everyone was gasping for a cold air. Only then did they understand the real strategic intention of the female lord to march along the river on the east side. It turned out that she had planned everything before she started the action and had no doubt that she could defeat King Feoré who came to block.

According to the rules of Sorafa, the territory we have independently built can now be recognized as legal and belong to us as long as we pay taxes to the royal family.But you see, even if most of the Zulu Plain belong to us, it is completely bordered by Rotok and will have to face the enemy's revenge and counterattack alone.Besides, our power has expanded too quickly, and the foundations in many aspects are actually not stable. It is very unrealistic to suddenly become an existence that surpasses the three great dukes of the empire and even is even larger than the royal family. In this way, both external military pressure and suspicion from within the empire will inevitably make us difficult.In fact, with our current strength, we cannot truly digest these fruits of victory.So, instead of doing so, it is better to give up these seemingly rich but dangerous territory of enemy countries, and propose to the emperor to use these seemingly larger and more prosperous areas to exchange for the land owned by the lords around our inherent territory in China.Those nobles are greedy and stupid. They are not afraid of not agreeing to such good things that are obviously cheaper. In order to balance the power of their nobles and better rule these new territories, our emperor will definitely agree to let some nobles in the empire move south and seal their territory... To put it simply, I will do this as if people are eating. Eating a large plate of steak can be fully fed, but if you swallow a cow in one breath, you will definitely be overwhelmed.It is wise to continue to squat in the empire to develop and expand steadily. It is wise to stay away from war and chaos. You must know that Sorafa and Rotok are enemies, and will the former Rotok lords who surrendered and live in peace with their new neighbors?Will the Rotok civilians who lost their loved ones in the war obey the rule of our invaders?Haha~... What we gave up on the surface is rich land and population resources, but in fact it is a really difficult big trouble.

Istansha's words made everyone realize it like a revelation. Although no one in this world can summarize the adjective of retreat to advance, the truth is common.

A hot potato that looks beautiful is thrown to others in exchange for a down-to-earth and legitimate expansion of domestic strength. The foundation is the foundation for long-term and healthy development.

Under the guidance of the Great Demon King, in the Sorafa Empire on the map, when several territories around Istansha's western territories were annexed, a barren land occupying the northwest of the empire and connecting the continent in the west, snow-capped mountains extending thousands of miles to the north, and mountainous areas on the south, and a fortress group that was connected to the east, and a huge number of friendly forces such as the Wasteland Territories and Highland Territories have been formed. There is no other factor that can restrict and hinder its growth and growth in all directions.

Istansha, who has the wisdom experience of the information explosion era in another world, knows that if she wants to truly consolidate her rule, she must have a safe enough external environment.

The generals who were convinced and would never have any doubts were all excited and full of confidence in the future.

They have firmly believed that as long as this wise and wise lord, their future will definitely be limitless.

All orders were quickly implemented step by step, and the army continued to move forward according to the previous plan after one night of rest.

In just one month, after hearing that King Feoré once again defeated the Rotoks who were unwilling to do so, no matter how unwilling he was, he would not dare to confront the terrifying female general Sorafa again.

In addition to those nobles who had already surrendered with fear, even if there were several lords who were determined to be loyal and patriotic, they wanted to defend the army to resist Istansha's army, but with a shortage of troops, they also broke the city in front of the amazing number of heavy magic weapons in the hands of the Great Demon King.

Especially since Istansha decided to sell these lands that were about to be conquered in the future, she did not consider conquering the people's hearts in the enemy territory. Not to mention plundering all the way, if she resisted, she would first throw the heads of the Rotok soldiers collected before into the city to attack the morale of the garrison, and then drive the civilians captured in the surrounding villages as pioneers of the siege...

Under such inhumane cruel means, towns and towns quickly fell.

The conquest strategy pursued by the great devil; proactive surrender can save lives, and dare to resist will surely slaughter the entire city. It is very beneficial to quickly capture enemy cities with consecutive defeats and severely depressed morale, but it will have an extremely bad impact on the future rule of this land.

She burned and killed the cities and plundered the land, and sowed the seeds of hatred in the hearts of the Rotoks.

It can be imagined that in the future, the Sorafa nobles who were holding the original barren land in the north for the fertile territory here will definitely be frustrated and embarrassed by the rebellion of the people of Rotok.

The great devil Istansha, who is about negative values, always thinks that he can beat and rob anything he wants, and in the end he can still blame others for the consequences, he feels so refreshed in his heart, just as comfortable and happy as he is now being raped by Tirami from time to time.

When everything was as Istansha expected, King Feori, whose self-confidence was severely frustrated, ordered the Magic Movement Fleet, which confronted the Sorafa fleet on the northwest border, retreated to defend the southern hinterland, and immediately followed the command of the Great Demon King to go south. Under the cover of his own fleet, he swept the entire Zulu Plain from another direction along the western border. In less than 3 months, Istansha's western leadership coalition conquered all the rich lands of the mountain country Rotok with the cooperation of the Magic Movement Fleet.

When the tribal legion and the Western legion directly under Istansha converged in the south of the Zulu Plain, the city-states of Rotok fortresses, which were lined with steep mountains in the south were already within reach.

From the amazing strategy of the Battle of Red Snow, to the Battle of the Valley and the River Estuary, to the conquest of the entire Zulu Plain in less than three months, Istansha and his western coalition forces fought side by side, and their great military power spread throughout Sakyaranka, shocking the entire continent.

The invincible female warrior has become the hottest protagonist in the new legendary stories mentioned by all the bards in the tavern.

When the nobles who had the mentality of watching the fun and Istansha made a fool of themselves came to meet with the female devil after receiving the news, the murderous aura of more than 150,000 Western Allied Forces in front of them could see the endless camp. The murderous aura of the soldiers covered with blood on their hands was enough to let them put away any other thoughts.

When Duke Panda and other Sorafa generals looked at the peerless beauty with a cold smile on their faces and a beautiful face, they were as arrogant as they could no longer find the contempt and disdain they had before, but only awe, admiration, and a strong vigilance and alertness.

Now these noble nobles seemed to react. The big-breasted prostitute who had once paid money in the brothel in Agaric City had already developed into a terrible existence that they could only look up to now.

Lord Isha... Congratulations, you have done what I have been dreaming for 30 years but have not been able to do. Every Sora legal person should remember such great achievements... You are the pride of all of us!It was rare that Duke Panda, who was above the top, solemnly spoke to Istansha in honor of the first time.

Putting aside the personal grievances between the two before, from the perspective of a Sora Phara, this greedy and stubborn old nobleman really admires Istansha's contribution to the empire this time.

As the successor of Count Bruna, I am just fulfilling my responsibilities.Istansha smiled and turned sideways to invite Duke Panda and his lords into his military tent.

Unexpectedly, the deceased Earl Bruna immediately made her eyes red with the original Limestone Fort generals who were greeting her. The Limestone Fort Lord, who was a model of knights, did not entrust the wrong person. This new lord not only perfectly solved all the crises at that time, but also soared into the sky, leading everyone to achieve amazing achievements that they could not even imagine.

...This time we come here, in addition to building a line of defense in the southern part of the Zulu Plain with you to guard against the counterattack of the Rotoks, I also want to convey to you the emperor's orders. Your Majesty asked me to take you and Earl Safenna back to the capital, and he would like to reward you personally... Uraquette will come here soon and be responsible for everything here for the time being.The prosperity and wealth of the plain in front of him made Duke Panda jealous, but he also knew that this huge territory was fought alone by Istansha, and he had no position to ask for it.

OK, I'll ask you all about the matter here, we'll set out tomorrow.The smile deepened, and Istansha once again quickly guessed the emperor's idea.

The shadow cast by the huge hull of the magic warship above her head covered the sunlight. The great demon king replied casually, while estimating in his heart that the terrifying weapon that was far away in the demon world was concentrated by other demon kings on the warship drawings she had improved as a model.