O43novel #1081 - Chapter 1081: Retreat Plan
#1081 - Chapter 1081: Retreat Plan
“You... what did you say?”
After hearing Wu Wei's new order, all the lords were stunned.
Because they didn't understand why Wu Wei would suddenly issue an order to retreat?
They should know that they are now in a position of advantage on this battlefield!
Moreover, these so-called advantages were all earned by these warriors loyal to the empire, bit by bit, with blood and life.
But now, Wu Wei actually wants to abandon all these so-called advantages and retreat them to a place thirty kilometers away.
This is unacceptable to them.
“I said, retreat!”
Wu Wei turned his head, glanced coldly at the stunned lord, and said in an unquestionable tone.
“Now, we need to completely abandon this front line and go to a new theater of war.”
“Moreover, the way we retreat this time will be a little different from before.”
“This time, ordinary soldiers and artillery units without extraordinary abilities will retreat first, and then the army with extraordinary abilities will evacuate.”
“Finally, it will be the elite soldiers inside the command post, as well as you lords.”
“We will hold on for two hours and then use the Shixin, cough cough, I mean Her Royal Highness's illusion ability to evacuate.”
Obviously, Wu Wei misunderstood.
The lord did not doubt Wu Wei's order itself, but he still didn't understand the deep meaning behind Wu Wei's order, so he asked directly.
“But why?”
“Why?”
Wu Wei frowned, then he looked around.
Only at this time did Wu Wei realize that it was not just this lord who doubted Wu Wei's approach, but other lords also showed puzzled expressions.
Seeing this scene, Wu Wei immediately understood everything.
Immediately afterwards, Wu Wei, who had always been unwilling to talk to others about his plans, patiently explained the specific reasons for doing so to this group of lords who, in his eyes, had an average intelligence lower than that of baboons.
The reason why Wu Wei retreated was because his strategic goal had been achieved.
He successfully used the current front line to delay the attack of these elves, and used the enemy's mistakes to cause three or four legions of the elves to lose a lot of blood and become crippled legions.
When the war progressed to this point, Wu Wei and others did gain a great advantage.
But the problem also followed.
The so-called advantage of Wu Wei and others is only temporary.
Because the elves have reinforcements.
They can use the teleportation gate to teleport more troops to this plane, but Wu Wei and others cannot.
So, although the elves' offensive has stalled, the problem is....
“When the elves recover.”
“They will use their military strength, which is several times greater than ours, to directly wipe us out.”
“In this way, the front line we are guarding will be useless.”
Wu Wei said.
“And more importantly, the front line we are guarding.”
“It was originally just a ruin, with no value in guarding it at all!”
Hearing this.
The surrounding lords recognized Wu Wei's order.
But Li Sinuo, who had been silent all the time, suddenly said.
“But, Mr. Wu Wei, what about the civilians?”
“If we retreat, the front line will be drawn to the area where they are located.”
Hearing this, the surrounding lords once again looked at Wu Wei.
It turned out that while the great battle was going on in front.
Wu Wei used this extremely valuable time to rescue the civilians in the front line within these tens of kilometers from the clutches of the elves, and let some troops evacuate them to the rear area in advance.
However, Wu Wei's rescue of these civilians was not an act of a saint.
Because these poor civilians, after being rescued and arriving at the safe rear, were immediately divided into two major camps.
The first major camp is those young and middle-aged men who still have combat capabilities.
According to Wu Wei's requirements, they will use a short period of time in the rear to quickly learn the most basic operations in war.
The first is to learn how to shoot, and the second is to learn how to die.
Then, this group of young and middle-aged men will become a new army, or, cannon fodder for the regular army, before Wu Wei's next wave of offensive arrives.
The second major camp is the old, weak, women and children who have no combat capabilities.
These existences without direct combat capabilities will be pulled into sweatshops by Wu Wei on the spot, and produce the food and ammunition needed for the front line with the most severe work schedule.
Fortunately, there are factories everywhere in this plane.
But unfortunately, countless people have entered a state of near exhaustion in just one or two days due to Wu Wei's harsh orders.
More importantly, once Wu Wei really implements such a retreat order.
Then these civilians who have finally retreated to a safe area will once again encounter the threat of war.
Faced with this situation, all the lords knew it well.
Therefore, Wu Wei must convince them.