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He just used his staff to draw a vertical line in front of him, and a dark crack suddenly opened in the air. The two men stepped into it, and the dark crack immediately closed.
"What is that?" Zhang Mu kicked the wizard who was lying on the grass like a mummy and asked Mihe behind him.
"Teleport, master-level space magic."
After saying that, Mih frowned and said, “That guy… is actually a dual-element magician.
Very talented, he can actually use teleportation at the wizard level."
Although he had the help of his companions who sacrificed their lives, he could still be called a genius because he did not rely on chanting for assistance.
"Come to think of it." Mih looked at Zhang Mu, "Stella's Fallen Spirit and Solar Storm are both master-level magic, right? You..."
"We'll talk about this later."
Zhang Mu looked around and said, "They couldn't stop fighting and killed Joey as well."
"What do you want him for?"
"What else can I say when the person is gone?" He scratched his face. "It's a pity that the magician escaped."
"One Sky Knight, one Great Knight, and one Mage. The results of the battle are already very fruitful."
He waved his hand nonchalantly: "If one of them runs away, we lose."
After thinking for a while, Zhang Mu asked, "How far can it be teleported?"
"That wizard's range is at most fifty kilometers."
"What about the position? Is it controllable?"
“About that.”
"They must be heading towards the Silent Forest. Let's chase them!"
Chapter 219: The First Battle Is the Decisive Battle
Mihe's speed skill is invincible in pursuit, and ordinary holy magicians and paladins may not be able to match it.
However, the two chased for a long time but did not see Brando.
Zhang Mu, unwilling to give up, chased to the edge of the Quiet Forest. As night fell, he could only sigh.
Ran.
After contacting Domit, we learned that the First Front Army of Gur City did not encounter the two people either.
Zhang Mu put his hands behind his back and said, "We should take a detour to join the main force."
Mi He, who was standing at the back, stroked his white beard and said, "Then what shall we do now..."
"Hmm..." He thought with a gloomy face, "I have instructed Soran to report to the royal family immediately if he hears any sound of us fighting. I guess they have received the news by now."
"Are reinforcements on the way?"
"Hopefully."
Logically speaking, when the lord of a border city reports the enemy situation, the royal family must immediately send out legions for support.
But there is the special situation of Ghor City.
Even though Zhang Mu reported that he had "engaged in battle with the enemy", he still could not be sure that the royal family would have no doubts and immediately dispatch troops to Gul.
Maybe a professional investigation will be conducted first?
It doesn’t matter. I didn’t expect the royal family to help at the beginning anyway.
After scratching his head and thinking for a while, Zhang Mu asked Mi He to carry him to the command post dozens of kilometers away.
The name is quite cool, but it’s actually just a tent.
After pulling aside the curtain and walking in, there was a long table in the middle with several square-shaped communication devices on the table. Soldiers were sitting in front of the table, constantly conveying Domit's orders to the officers at the front line.
"Your Excellency Marshal, Mr. Mih." Domit turned around and saw the person coming, and bowed and greeted him.
Nodding in response, Zhang Mu asked, "How's the battle going?"
"After a brief battle with Lagu's 10,000-man vanguard army, the enemy realized that the intelligence was wrong and retreated decisively. I sent the Second Brigade to chase them all the way.
The vanguard was almost completely wiped out."
"Vanguard troops?" Mih asked doubtfully, "When I went there, Lagu didn't divide his troops."
"Lagu's army should have sent out 10,000 soldiers to explore the way ahead."
"Oh." Zhang Mu laughed, "They are still so vigilant even though they have an absolute advantage. There are capable people in Lagu's army."
"Yes, I think the same thing."
After saying that, Domit turned around and walked to the long table, and took out a topographical map of the Tranquil Sengur area: "After just a few minutes of fighting, the commander of the vanguard army ordered a retreat.
I originally planned to release them while fighting, forcing them to the main force position, causing panic to the main force, and breaking up the formation at the same time. "
"Has the purpose been discovered?"
"kindness.
The vanguard lost most of its troops, but they never ran in that direction, always keeping a certain distance from the main force and fleeing in parallel. "
Domit traced the map along the route of the vanguard army with his finger, and said with regret: "If they didn't share..."
"There are no ifs in war."
Zhang Mu took the map, grabbed both sides with both hands and pulled it apart: "How much does Lagu know about us?"
“Realizing that their main force was in the rear, I ordered the soldiers not to use heavy firepower such as grenades and mortars.
They were only attacked by magic rifles."
"Well done."
After praising him, Zhang Mu rolled up the map and stuffed it back into his hands: "Mich and I killed most of the professionals in Lagu.
But we can't relax, there is also a magician and a wizard.
If two of them catch our main force, a single area magic will immediately wipe out our entire army."
"Yes!"
“Also, I didn’t see where the flying monster was. I guess it went around to the south of Gul City.
The monster is carrying a detachment of elite soldiers, so you should be careful."
"Yes!" After standing up straight and answering, Domit asked, "Marshal, who's behind us?"
"Since we've been exposed, an ambush will be useless. Let's just attack head-on."
After making arrangements for the follow-up, Zhang Mu prepared to head to the forest to find the two fish that had escaped the net.
Before he could even move his feet, the professional assigned to be Soran's assistant suddenly sent a message to Domit using the sound transmission crystal.
After hearing this, he said in surprise: “Marshal, I just told Soren Joey that he died outside the city, and he went to the deputy city lord’s mansion to search.”
"Anything gained?"
"He found more than ten crystal phonographs, which contained records of the city lord's reports to the royal family over the past twenty years about the possibility of Lagu attacking Gul City."
kindness?
Zhang Mu raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Good fellow, you have something, and you even play the game of crying wolf. I was wondering why the royal family replied to me that they should stop fooling around."
"Aren't they afraid that the royal family will really send a legion?" Mih was a little surprised.
"That's easy." Zhang Mu laughed, "In the first few times, we reported false news, such as Lagu had enough flying monsters to transport the army across the Silent Forest.
There was nothing unusual about the people who came several times, so the royal family naturally thought that the city lord was just dissatisfied with staying in the remote Gul and wanted to find a sense of existence. "
"It does work."
"Alright, it's all meaningless, Mihe, we're going to the Silent Forest, and we must not let those two people attack the First Army."
"As ordered."
Just after taking a few steps, Domit suddenly called out to them.
"Marshal, I have some personal thoughts on the direction of the war."
Seeing Zhang Mu turning around and staring at him in confusion, he hesitated and said, "I read the war books you gave me every day.
Well... the current situation between the two sides is that the enemy's military strength far exceeds ours. If we get into a tug-of-war, it will be very disadvantageous to our army.
And as the number of battles increases, they will gradually adapt to firearms.
At that time, if Lagu forced us into hand-to-hand combat regardless of casualties, even if five were to be exchanged for one, we would be exhausted to death.”
It's not impossible.
The Sol Continent is indeed in the era of cold weapons, but unlike the ancient times of Blue Star, this world has magic.
The Lagu army was mixed with a large number of low-level professionals, and with the cover of archers, they could rush close to the First Army at a price.
Then, things turned out just as Domit had said.
Zhang Mu did not ask him what tactics he wanted to use, but just said: "At this moment, you are the supreme commander of the First Army."
After a moment of shock, Domit smiled: "I understand."
"kindness."
Without further ado, Zhang Mu and Mi He left the tent and ran towards the First Army stationed somewhere in the forest.
Not long after they set off, Mi He couldn't help but ask, "Zhang Mu, are you so confident in Domit? Don't you have any worries at all?"
"You should trust him more and stop doubting my taste in choosing people."
Zhang Mu appointed Domit as the commander of the First Army not just because he was worthy of his trust.
Loyalty has nothing to do with ability.
If a person is loyal but incompetent, what’s the use?
Such people can at best be kept by your side and given an idle position to keep them employed. They should never be allowed to take up key positions.
The commander of the First Army, his importance is unquestionable.
From the moment he decided to form the First Army, Zhang Mu began thinking about training a group of officers who could be of great use.