Boiling Beast Bloodline-Chapter 2231 - 682: Final Battle Countdown [8]_2
As for Jasper City, although the Behemoth Kingdom strategists in the combat laboratory dared not hold expectations as high as those for Emerald City, the Legendary Sacrificer Mourinho, in everyone’s opinion, was definitely not one to be underestimated. Furthermore, Jasper City possessed numerous magic teleportation arrays and Seven-degree Gold Rings, and if circumstances became unfavorable, both Mourinho and Bruckner could easily make a quick exit.
Chief of Staff General Jean Pinto has always leaned toward conservative and prudent military advice. He had previously expressed his moderate concerns to His Majesty the King—Jasper City on the southern bank of the Sanggan River held little military value. Instead of staying in the southern wasteland to defend against the enemy, it would be better for everyone to retreat to the Southwest Province and use the treacherous swamp terrain to maneuver against the Demon Clan’s forces. After all, the strategic crossing that the Demon Clan urgently needed to capture was not in Jasper City but under Emerald City’s control.
It is said that the Shaman of Divine Songs His Honor Richard also expressed a similar opinion, hoping all soldiers in Jasper City would retreat to the southwest for stability. However, after His Majesty the King consolidated these suggestions into a "risk assessment plan" and submitted them to Jasper City, Mourinho’s response nearly choked the entire headquarters: "The primary duty of nobility is to defend our territory; to retreat without battle would be disgraceful. If we are to retreat, we must first hurt the Demon Clan!"
Many of the combat laboratory’s staff officers came from the Southeast Province of Wolf, and the words of the Swan High Priest undoubtedly struck a deep chord with them. To date, only the descendants of Sivo retreated without battle, abandoning their ancestral land.
However, the public’s eyes are bright. Everyone understands that the reason why Phoenix Sacrificer Mourinho is unwilling to give up Jasper City and retreat to the Southwest Sunset Marshes is not what he claims. He wishes to compete with the rising fame of the Shaman of Divine Songs and prove that the once-recognized Behemoth’s Supreme Sacrificer, he himself, is still not inferior to His Honor Richard!
Considering the proud nature of the Smey Clan, this is almost a given!
After figuring out this relationship, Chief of Staff General Jean Pinto, His Majesty Sal, and His Honor Richard reconsidered and decided to abandon the idea of persuasion. The kingdom has generously supported Jasper City with numerous magic teleportation arrays and Seven-degree Gold Rings. With Mourinho’s wisdom, he surely wouldn’t be foolish enough to engage in a suicidal struggle with the Demon Clan, refusing to budge!
The Demon Clan’s Third Army Group, with the largest force, is the sole worry of the combat laboratory.
Undoubtedly, this super army of four hundred thousand troops is the main force of the Demon Clan, but no matter how the Behemoth strategists study the operational movements of this army group, they remain baffled.
Of the Behemoth Kingdom’s five provinces, three are in the southern wasteland, with the Southeast Wolf Province already strategically abandoned, leaving only the Southern Pier Province and the Southwest Simai Province. Instead of causing trouble for these two provinces, the Demon Clan’s main army of four hundred thousand troops clustered along the Sanggan River, posing as if about to cross to attack the Sabak Royal Capital, displaying behavior as absurd as infatuated foolishness!
Indeed... Capturing the capital of the Behemoth Kingdom first could indeed serve the strategic purpose of "achieving all goals in one battle," for the administrative hub of any nation being taken down generally leads to the declaration of its fall. Behemoth is no exception.
But... Sabak City lies in the Northern Wasteland of Donau!
The Demon Clan’s main army is currently in the southern wasteland, separated by the Sanggan River!
Apart from the air force, the Demon Clan’s main army of four hundred thousand soldiers is ready, yet without a single marine force, how can they cross the Sanggan River to attack Sabak?
The Sanggan River is the mother river stretching across the Donau Wasteland; its snow-melt tributary mostly over two thousand yards wide, with high embankments and rapid currents. To cross the river, a suitable crossing must be found. Based on this premise, the four hundred thousand troops of the Demon Clan’s Third Army Group should logically have flocked to Emerald City!
According to reliable information provided by His Honor Richard, the Behemoth strategists have thoroughly studied the Demon Clan’s equipment. Admittedly, these bandits do possess numerous teleportation crystals, but relying solely on magic teleportation arrays to transport four hundred thousand people and countless supplies across the Sanggan River is an impossible task. The Demon Clan certainly cannot mobilize enough Liches for such heavy work! Undoubtedly, these bandits indeed have masses of storage crystals, but such crystals have vacuum storage space with small load capacity and cannot, like Seven-degree Gold Rings, facilitate large-scale Frog Jump Tactics when paired with magic teleportation arrays!
The core spirit of Frog Jump Tactics is not the magic teleportation array, but excellent normal-temperature clean oxygen storage spatial equipment!
In essence, if the Demon Clan could really rely on "magic teleportation array + storage crystals" to cross the Sanggan River, why trouble themselves unnecessarily? Why not simply teleport all their troops directly under Sabak City for convenience?
Since crossing the river is not feasible, why did these four hundred thousand troops come to the banks of the Sanggan River?
Fishing? Catching shrimp? Bathing?
The Behemoth strategists have exhausted all conceivable possibilities and even inconceivable ones, yet remain puzzled.
On the southern bank of the Sanggan River, besides Emerald City and Jasper City, there is no third Behemoth city. Furthermore, the aquatic race in the river had long retreated to safe areas. What opera are these Demon Clan’s main army performing along the riverbank?
