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Zhang Mu was stunned.
After a while, he also laughed: "Yes."
"Then let's..."
"set off!"
"As you command." Mih stood up and saluted like a knight, "Lord City Lord!"
The principle of speed is of the essence in war is not only understood by Zhang Mu, but also by Lagu.
In the Quiet Forest within the city of Gul, all the magical beasts, both high and low level, began to move. Lagu would never waste the opportunity and would definitely send out his army as soon as possible.
At this point, it is probably on the way.
They had two ways of marching.
1. Use the "World" to carry the army and reach the city of Gur as quickly as possible.
This is unlikely.
The ancient Kingdom of Tara is not capable of possessing a "world" with a large space.
It’s not about getting, it’s about “owning”.
Therefore, it is obvious that it is basically certain that Lagu will adopt the normal approach - the main force will walk across the Silent Forest, and a small group of high-level professionals and elite troops will arrive in advance by flying vehicles.
Zhang Mu did not intend to stop this wave of enemies.
If the entire First Front Army were to ambush them, there would be a chance of achieving certain results.
But there will definitely be some fish that slip through the net, and the price will be most casualties. The enemy's follow-up troops will realize that we are using magical weapons that are different from ordinary firearms.
All in all, it’s not worth it.
Zhang Mu was willing to expose his firearms, not just for a few high-level professionals.
The main force is the strategic goal.
After annihilating the main force, even if Lagu gave up the city of Gul, he would not be able to occupy it and continue his advance.
For this reason, we can only allow them to cross the defense line.
When they noticed something was wrong and returned to check the situation, Zhang Mu took Mi He to stop them, buying time for the First Front Army to completely wipe out the enemy.
The situation was extremely unfavorable to Zhang Mu. After all, he was using the strength of a single city to resist an entire country. As long as he let a wizard escape, the strategic goal would not be achieved.
And before that, it is necessary to ensure that the elite vanguard troops responsible for reconnaissance missions will not discover the ambush of the First Front Army.
Normally, this is a difficult task to accomplish.
The wizards are not blind, there are at least five of them.
Fortunately, there is the "World" in the Thor continent, a magical artifact that can be called a war bug.
When Zhang Mu announced the "march" order, all the soldiers of the First Front Army set out except for those who stayed behind in Moza Village to confuse Joey and others.
The march of an army of 8,000 people was not like a dark cloud covering a city, but at least it raised a lot of dust. However, there were only three people walking on the road - Zhang Mu, Mi He, and Domit.
Soldiers are still practicing with magical weapons in the "world".
Moza Village is not far from the Silent Forest. An ordinary person would need about ten days to walk there, while a high-level professional would need about three days.
But they have Mih.
We set out in the evening and arrived at the edge of the Silent Forest just after midnight.
They have to pay attention to Lagu's movements. Their elite vanguard troops may pass by at any time in the sky, so the three of them did not enter Zhang Mu's "world" to rest.
Mih is fast on his feet, so he can follow the enemy along the route they are most likely to take.
Zhang Mu and Domit stayed a little further away to avoid being swept by the magician's mental power.
With nothing to do, Zhang Mu found a tree to sit against, holding a piece of grass in his mouth, looking up at the starry sky, and going over the plan process in his mind over and over again to make sure there were no omissions.
Domit was a bit annoying, with his hand on the hilt of the long sword at his waist, standing beside like a sculpture.
"What are you standing here for?"
"I am your personal bodyguard, Mr. Zhang Mu."
"Have you ever seen a guard who is weaker than the one he is protecting?"
"Well, at least I can help you get rid of those annoying mosquitoes."
As he spoke, he drew out his sword and slashed it across in front of him.
It has to be admitted that the senior knight Domit's swordsmanship is superb. With this sword, at least twenty mosquitoes were cut into pieces!
Zhang Mu took a deep breath and said, "Do you know that I was promoted to a magician two days ago?"
"Oh! I heard from Mr. Mih." Domit straightened his back a little, "Should I say it's a miracle, or should I praise Mr. Zhang Mu for his achievement in just half a year..."
"Do you know that the magician's mental power will undergo a qualitative change?"
"know."
"Why, do you think that my spiritual power as a wizard can't even stop a mosquito?"
"Um, I'll go over there and take a look."
Domit scratched his head and turned back into the forest.
……
Mih has been on the scouting expedition for three days.
Zhang Mu moved from lying down to sitting, then stood up and looked towards the forest where Mihe left.
Is something going to happen?
He was a little worried, but then he thought it was unlikely.
Although Lord Gul's character is not very good, his strength is definitely no problem.
With his solar storm, he is one of the top magicians.
If he hadn't died and obtained the resources in the "world", he might have been promoted to a holy magician by now.
Mihe escaped from the hands of such a city lord dozens of times, and Lagu was unable to catch him.
That being said, the evidence was sufficient, but since no one came back, Zhang Mu's face inevitably became serious.
And so a week passed.
On the eighth morning, Mih still hadn't returned.
Zhang Mu couldn't wait any longer and prepared to go find someone.
However, before he could raise his feet, a small black dot suddenly appeared in the distant sky and gradually grew larger.
Only when it got closer did I see clearly that the object flying towards me was a strange-looking monster.
It flies fast at high altitudes, has no wings, is huge, and looks like a 300-seat passenger plane. It has a flat oval body, no hands or feet, and a thin tail behind it.
The skin is similar to that of a dolphin and appears extremely smooth.
At this time, because Zhang Mu was standing on the ground and looking up, he could only see the milky white belly.
The abdomen is also smooth, with no eyes or other organs for collecting environmental information.
After looking at it for a while, Zhang Mu felt that this thing looked a bit like the manta ray from Blue Planet.
Of course manta rays can't fly;
"It's a fifth-level sky monster that's a specialty of Lagu. Its flying speed is average, but it has a large carrying capacity, a gentle temperament, and is easy to tame." Domit said as he ran out of the woods.
"what is it call?"
"do not know."
Damn waste, what use are you to me?
He complained in his heart and waved his hand to signal him to go back to the forest and not be discovered by Lagu's magician.
Zhang Mu had no fluctuations in magic power or mental power, so there was no need to worry. He just hid under a tree with lush branches and leaves, raised his head and squinted his eyes to observe the enemy.
The other party seemed to be in the middle of the monster's back, and because of the angle, nothing could be seen.
Domit said it couldn't fly fast, but that was relative to other sky beasts.
In our field of vision, it took only about five minutes for it to go from a small black dot on the horizon to blocking the sun above our heads.
Unable to see the number of enemies, Zhang Mu smacked his lips and lowered his head.
The Warcraft seemed to "float" over the head rather than flying, heading towards the city of Gul, and soon turned into a small black dot in the sky again.
Zhang Mu was thinking about deploying the First Front Army immediately or going to find Mihe first, but he came back on his own.
Under the sprint spell, Mihe suddenly appeared before his eyes as if by a flash.
"Mr. Mihe." Domit came running and breathed a sigh of relief, "If you don't come back, Mr. Zhang Mu will come to find you."
Mi He ignored him and said quickly: "The situation is different from what we expected."
After discussion, several people felt that Lagu's fast vanguard would be far away from the main force.
Let the vanguard go, so there is enough time to deploy the defense line.
Not long after Mihe saw the sky beast, he discovered traces of Lagu’s main army in the woods about five kilometers away.
He guessed that it was Lagu who was worried about Joey.
In other words, they remained instinctively vigilant and did not completely trust the information that "monsters would migrate south in the summer."
In case the monster did not leave, or turned around and came back, causing heavy casualties to the army.
The vanguard kept its speed under control and, five kilometers ahead of the main force, used its high altitude vision advantage to scout the movements of the monsters.
When we reached the edge of the Silent Forest, we headed towards Gul City at full speed.
This is also the reason why Mihe rushed back just now. He didn't dare to release magic under the enemy's nose.
The surging magic power is very likely to be captured by mental power. Mihe can escape, but it will be impossible for him to ambush Lagu again.
"That means the main force of Lagu is only five kilometers away from us?"
"When we reached the edge of the forest, the vanguard began to speed up and the distance between us widened. I estimate it to be 20 kilometers."