I was a knight in the Middle Ages

Chapter 450: Rational Advisor, Brave Commander

"Turn around and go back immediately!" There was unquestionable decisiveness in Alpha's voice.

Alpha knew very well that in this narrow underground space, neither werewolves nor vampires could exert their strongest strength.

Alpha was afraid of the enemy's main army. If he encountered them here, the consequences would be disastrous. In contrast, the regular knights were much less affected.

Once Alpha meets the enemy knight, he can only fight back passively. However, this kind of hard fight is undoubtedly a drain on Alpha, and he cannot compete with it for long.

Especially when he expected that the opponent might be a magic lance knight, he dared not be careless at all. In this case, every step might cost him blood.

Therefore, instead of facing human knights, Alpha would rather choose werewolves and vampires as his companions.

"Evelyn, bring me the map." Alpha planned to find a new route, hoping to avoid a fight. However, if a fight was unavoidable, he would not hesitate to join it.

"Go this way and notify Gecko to scout the way." In just three minutes, Alpha selected another passage and asked the shadow elf responsible for scouting the way to follow quickly.

"Lord Alpha, the rear end has already engaged the enemy. Should we provide support?" Evelyn immediately reported to Alpha after receiving the message.

"Let Lister retreat tactically and make sure all personnel evacuate safely." Alpha knew that time was of the essence for him at this moment. He needed to buy more time to formulate a more complete strategy.

Evelyn turned around and conveyed Alpha's order. She knew the importance of this mission and that Alpha's decision was wise. On a battlefield full of flames, every decision could affect the direction of the entire battle.

Alpha stared at the map quietly, his thoughts flooding in. He pondered the enemy's strategic intentions and analyzed every detail on the battlefield. He knew that in order to win, he had to seize the opportunity accurately.

At the same time, the battle at the rear became more and more intense. Lister led the soldiers to fight hard and launched a thrilling and desperate fight with the enemy. They held their positions with tenacious will and fearless courage.

Alpha's eyes flashed with determination. He knew that he had to find a safe route as soon as possible to lead everyone out of danger. A strong sense of responsibility surged in his heart, and this sense of responsibility drove him to keep moving forward.

Time passed by, and the battle was still stalemate. Alpha studied the map with full concentration, not missing any possible clues. He believed that as long as he persisted, he would be able to find a breakthrough.

Finally, Alpha found a terrain that could be used. He was delighted and immediately called everyone together to explain his plan in detail.

"We need to take advantage of this terrain, go around the enemy's flank and give them a surprise attack. At the same time, Lister needs to continue to attract the enemy's attention and create opportunities for us." Alpha's voice was full of determination and confidence.

"Evelyn, I hope you can set a trap in this passage full of enemy ambushes. When the enemies pass halfway through the passage, destroy the passage and split them in two, making it impossible for the head and tail to take care of each other. Can you complete this task?" Alpha looked at Evelyn with a firm gaze.

Evelyn was embarrassed. She knew that doing so would require a mage to stay among the enemies, a mission that would almost guarantee her life. "I can send someone to guard the passage, and the plan will surely succeed." There was a hint of hesitation in her voice.

Alpha's knowledge of magic was limited, but he still offered his suggestion: "Create a magic delay so that the trap is triggered five to ten minutes after the first enemy steps through it, so that no one needs to stay inside."

"Lord Alpha, your method is feasible. I will get started right away." For Evelyn, this plan was not difficult.

In the tense atmosphere, Evelyn began her work. She concentrated on casting magic and cleverly arranged the trap on the passage. Time passed by minute by minute, and finally, the trap was set.

Alpha and Evelyn were both nervously waiting for the enemy to arrive. When the enemy stepped into the passage, they did not notice anything unusual. However, time passed, five minutes passed, ten minutes passed... Suddenly, there was a loud noise in the passage, and the enemy was divided into two parts. They fell into chaos and could not see each other.

Evelyn's plan was successful! Alpha praised her wisdom and courage. This way, half of the enemy's manpower could be retained and the enemy's forces could be dispersed.

"Lord Alpha, all members of our team have reached the edge of the cliff. Should we start building the vine bridge now?" The message came from the gecko in front who was responsible for delivering messages. After hearing this, Melissa immediately ran back.

"Okay, tell the geckos to pay attention to the surrounding situation. Once they find the target, kill them all without mercy. Evelyn, you lead the elves to make a vine bridge. Melissa, you go and notify the dwarf Dal to build a chain bridge and transport the wild boar warriors over." Alpha knew that time was running out and they had to speed up. With the experience from the last time, everyone was familiar with the process and performed their duties.

"Melissa, go and inform Lister that he can retreat quickly, and let the goblins prepare to set traps to assist Lister in retreating." Alpha planned to use the fog to disrupt the enemy's judgment.

After the goblins obtained Alpha's secret recipe for explosives, they have jointly trial-produced a batch of delayed-action bombs with the elves. Alpha is ready to put them to work at this critical moment.

For a moment, the entire underground space was filled with continuous explosions, which were deafening and disorienting. The explosions were scattered on more than a dozen roads. Although the enemy's losses were not great, they succeeded in making them completely lose track of Alpha and the others.

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"Commander Frant, the enemy has disappeared and our Knights have not encountered any trace of the enemy. The Werewolf Legion has been chasing the enemy, but after a series of explosions, they have lost track of the enemy. The Knights in ambush encountered an enemy ambush and are now blocked in two. There is also no trace of the enemy." The signalman summarized all the information and passed it to the underground command center.

"Staff Officer Ribot, this plan doesn't work! The enemy escaped our encirclement." Commander-in-Chief Farant looked at the staff officer who was thinking and sighed in his heart. Farant didn't have much good feelings for this young combat staff officer, but this was an arrangement made by the alliance and he couldn't refuse.

"The enemy has fled back. We must stick to them immediately and never let them have time to escape." Staff Officer Ribot ignored the commander's ridicule and explained calmly.

"If the enemy is hiding in some corner, and we withdraw now, wouldn't we fall into the enemy's trap?" Commander-in-Chief Farrant expressed doubts about Ribot's explanation. After all, the underground passages are complicated and it is entirely possible that the enemy is hiding in them.

"There are a lot of enemies, it's impossible for them to completely avoid our sight. They can only escape back." Ribot explained loudly.

"Then they can just disperse and break up into small groups to avoid our pursuit," Farrant retorted.

The two men argued endlessly, each holding their own opinion. At this time, the atmosphere in the underground command center became extremely tense. Repot believed that the enemy had fled back to their base, while Farrant was worried that the enemy might be hiding in a corner of the underground passage, waiting for the opportunity to attack again.

At this tense moment, an experienced old general broke the silence. He said slowly: "We can't just rely on guesswork to determine the enemy's whereabouts. Perhaps we can send a reconnaissance team to search deep into the underground passage. At the same time, strengthen monitoring of the surrounding areas to prevent the enemy from escaping in a scattered manner."

The old general's suggestion was unanimously recognized by everyone, however, Staff Officer Ribot once again put forward his own additional opinions.

"I think we can adopt a sticky tactic. Once we encounter an enemy team, we should immediately follow them. If the enemy launches an attack, we will retreat quickly to avoid a head-on confrontation until we drive the enemy into our encirclement." Ribot explained loudly.

"It's so cumbersome. Why not just block all the side channels? This way, the enemy can only choose one road and we can intercept them." Commander Farant's idea was simple and clear.

"But if the enemy finds there is no opportunity, they may choose to turn back or open up a new route. Our mission this time is to completely annihilate Alpha underground and create favorable conditions for attacking the mining city." Repot retorted loudly.

Previously, the Pirate Alliance's plan against the underground world almost ended in failure. Now their top priority is to prevent the people of the underground world from entering the ground to avoid disrupting their plans.

"Let's do this, this time we will use sticky tactics to track the enemy, and at the same time reduce the number of side channels to limit the enemy's choices." The old general combined the suggestions of the two people, and in this way, he calmed down the argument between the two sides.

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"Lord Alpha, the enemy is so despicable! They clearly discovered us, but they didn't take the initiative to attack. We took the initiative to provoke them, but they ran very fast and we couldn't catch up at all." The Gecko in front and Mashu in the back both sent the same information, which made Alpha feel unprecedented pressure.

The enemy is only responsible for reconnaissance and not launching attacks, which means they can never get rid of the enemy's surveillance. If this continues, there will only be more and more enemies around them, and it is only a matter of time before they are caught by the enemy.

"Have you found any trace of human knights?" This is what Alpha is most worried about.

"Lord Alpha, so far we have only found human knights in the channel where we set up an ambush before. We haven't found them in other channels yet." Evelyn quickly came to the conclusion by summarizing all the information.

"It seems that we still have a difficult battle waiting for us ahead. Since the enemy has left the strongest knight at the back, let's first get rid of these followers." Alpha knew very well that the enemy had saved the strongest force for the end, so they would only have a chance to rush out if they eliminated other enemies first.

"Slow down everyone and set traps to lure all the enemies here." Since the enemies were too scattered, Alpha couldn't effectively eliminate them for the time being, so he decided to let the enemies gather themselves.

Alpha's order was quickly conveyed, and the team gradually slowed down. The soldiers began to set traps around them, and they cleverly used the terrain and environment to set up various hidden traps and obstacles.

At the same time, Alpha personally led a team to block unnecessary passages and quietly went around the enemy's rear. They moved carefully, trying not to make any noise to avoid being discovered by the enemy.

When the enemy approached the trap area, Alpha ordered an attack. The trap was triggered and the enemy fell into chaos. Alpha's troops took the opportunity to charge and they engaged in a fierce battle with the enemy.

In the battle, Alpha showed excellent combat skills and leadership. He led the troops and bravely killed the enemy, inspiring the soldiers to move forward bravely. Inspired by Alpha, the soldiers were in high spirits and fought a desperate battle with the enemy.

After a fierce battle, the enemy was finally repelled. Alpha's troops successfully eliminated a part of the enemy and relieved the pressure. However, they knew that there were more powerful enemies waiting for them ahead.

After a short rest, Alpha led the troops to continue moving forward, remaining alert and ready to deal with any enemy that might appear.

Alpha continued to reduce the number of enemies while cleverly attracting their attention and leading them into his carefully designed encirclement.

Gecko and his men were closely watching the enemy's movements from the periphery of the encirclement. As long as they did not encounter the enemy's main force, Alpha would keep the Shadow Legion in a dormant state, acting as a hidden sentinel and not moving.

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"Commander Farrant, the werewolf army in our rear was ambushed by the enemy, suffering heavy casualties!" The signalman's voice echoed in the command post.

Staff Officer Ribot stared at the map, constantly marking the passages blocked by the enemy, while at the same time outlining a grand strategic map in his mind, and all the situations seemed clearly visible.

"The enemy is trying to annihilate our mutant army. Order the Knights to join the battle immediately!" Ribot's eyes were firm. He had already seen through the enemy's intentions.

"We can't act rashly. It doesn't matter even if all the mutant legion members are sacrificed, but we must not let the enemy have a chance to escape." Commander Farrant decisively rejected the staff officer's proposal.

After all, in their eyes, the werewolf army is just a cheap consumable. Their mission is to consume the enemy's manpower and delay the enemy's progress.

"The enemy has set up a tight net. Now that we enter the encirclement, we can directly break through the enemy's blockade and capture the enemy's main force at the same time." Staff Officer Ribot reminded loudly.

"It is impossible for the enemy to destroy our werewolf army easily. Although their combat effectiveness is limited, their escape speed is unmatched. There is no need to worry." The general was not worried about the safety of the werewolves.

"The enemy has blocked these seven passages, and only two are left. Once the blockade is completed, we will be trapped in a dead end without any possibility of escape." Ribot was of course aware that there were many underground space passages, but the enemy's encirclement was gradually closing.