Chapter 1743, soft knife
For a period of time after that, for the dark elf army, it can only be described as "collapse all the way".
It was simply a typical example of a crushing defeat. They could not stop the offensive of the foreign coalition forces, and they were completely trapped in a negative cycle of getting weaker and weaker, and the weaker they became, the less they could defeat.
Every time you retreat to a fortress or city, the first thing to do is to start collecting resources in the fortress and city.
Because they knew that the foreign coalition forces were chasing them, and they wouldn't be able to stay in this place for a few days.
Even when they hit the back, they had already entered a state of 'fleeing upon hearing the news'.
There was no need for the foreign coalition forces to press on the border. After learning that the other party had arrived nearby, Delk had already led his troops to evacuate in advance.
On the other hand, although the foreign coalition forces were winning consecutive battles, they gave the impression that they were becoming more and more anxious as they fought.
In fact, everyone knows what they are anxious about.
The Dark Elf army has been retreating, but everyone can see that they are just buying time to wait for reinforcements to arrive.
And the further they retreat, the closer the distance between the reinforcements and them is.
Once they meet up with reinforcements, the victory that the foreign coalition forces had firmly grasped will change again. How can they not be anxious?
More and more cities were occupied by them, and soon, nearly four-fifths of the territory on this entire continent fell into their hands.
Logically speaking, this should be a great situation.
But at this moment, the foreign coalition army has no sense of security at all.
Everyone knows that this next wave is very important.
If we can't kill the dark elf army now, they will only be killed later!
Looking across the sky, one of the foreign officers directly kicked the stone next to him.
"Bullshit! From the beginning to the end, we were not able to catch up with them a few times. It was obvious that they were being monitored by the harpies on the opposite side. When we chased them, they ran all night. When we stopped, they rested."
"Then what can you do? We don't have air units. This is a flaw."
The person speaking at this time was an officer from another camp within the coalition forces.
While speaking, the officer also subconsciously glanced at the sky.
To be honest, he didn't see anything.
But it is almost a certain fact that the harpy is watching them. After all, no one is a fool. Over time, anyone can guess it.
If you can't see them, that's because they fly high enough, or they are hidden directly in the clouds.
"Split the troops!"
"What?"
"I said separate our forces and take action!"
"The harpies in the sky can also monitor us separately."
"That's better than gathering together and making it easier for them to monitor!"
"..."
When you think about it, there's nothing wrong with it.
"Besides, I have an idea, let's call everyone over."
As these words were spoken, several officers representing their respective camps within the foreign coalition army quickly gathered together. After a brief discussion, they officially decided to divide their forces.
The Dark Elf army and the defeated remnants of Europa were already at the end of their tether.
On the other hand, even if they operate separately, they can still maintain a considerable amount of combat power, not to mention that they can still keep in touch at any time through the radio communication equipment on the radar vehicle.
Even if there is an emergency, everyone can support each other as soon as possible.
This is a major advantage in technological development!
In this way, the entire combined army was officially dispersed.
After that, the whole news quickly reached Delk's ears through the harpy's eyes.
At that time, Delk, with his army, was camping and resting on a relatively flat terrain.
At the moment when he confirmed the news, his eyebrows wrinkled visibly.
In the past, when allied armies from different countries gathered in one place for operations, he only needed to confirm the information from one place and make corresponding arrangements.
But now, the situation has obviously changed.
Depending on the distance, it is impossible for information from all places to be sent at the same time.
This greatly reduced Delk's decision-making efficiency. He had to wait until the last piece of information was delivered before he could make a correct decision.
After realizing this, an ominous premonition arose in his heart.
Sure enough, his premonition soon began to take effect. At the beginning, the various foreign armies that were acting separately had already begun to create obstacles for him.
After confirming the news about the harpy, the foreign army chasing them stopped their pursuit and prepared to camp and rest.
Before, after receiving this news, they were able to relax relatively.
But the problem is that the harpies who were responsible for keeping an eye on several other foreign armies also rushed back one after another, telling him that the other foreign armies were still pursuing...
However, this was not over yet. Immediately afterwards, another harpy rushed back and told him that the foreign army that was preparing to camp and rest suddenly changed its mind and began to march...
The muscles in the corners of Delk's eyes twitched when he heard this news.
Don't doubt it, this is the method used by the foreign coalition forces.
At this moment, Delk felt that his entire head had swelled to two sizes.
On the side of the foreign coalition, there are all kinds of stops and starts, and temporary changes of opinions. At least they are in control and will not cause themselves to be in a hurry.
On Delk's side, they were on the passive side, and it was very uncomfortable now. All the soldiers under his command were also miserable after being tortured for several days.
At this point, the morale of the army was already poor, so it relied on the "reinforcements that were about to arrive" to hold on to that little bit of hope, barely keeping the morale value stuck at the qualified line of 60 points.
After such a period of frustration, the morale of the entire army dropped to more than 50 points several times, falling into a state of "low morale". If it dropped further, it would be a "defeat"!
This can be said to have completely sounded the alarm for Delk.
It was impossible to continue like this. The opponent undoubtedly saw through their tactics and stabbed him with a 'soft knife' without mercy.
According to this momentum, they are in a passive state, how can they be tortured to death?
With this thought in mind, and after taking a deep breath, Delk officially made up his mind.
Regardless of whether the foreign armies behind them were pursuing or stopping, they retreated to the nearest fortress as quickly as possible.
Then try to get a few days of rest as much as possible, and see if you can take advantage of the fortress's defenders to fight against the opponent!
Chapter completed!