early morning.

There was a hint of chill in the air.

The drizzle was covered with small ice particles, which lasted for nearly half an hour before it ended. The arrival of winter was obvious. At most, the entire southern plains would probably have the first heavy snowfall! The first heavy snowfall last year was around mid-November, which was a month longer than this morning. However, no matter how warm the climate this year, it would be the limit to delaying for a month later.[]

Half-elf queen, tent.

"The Lizardman army was much slower. The roads became muddy because of the rain, and their baggage team could not keep up." Murphy pointed to a map and said to everyone present. The roads in this era were very primitive, and they were quite simple dirt roads. Once it rained, it basically became mud roads. This mud road was quite troublesome for the army carrying heavy baggage. In this era, not many people had the long-term consciousness of Murphy, and would consume a lot of manpower and material resources to build roads.

In addition to being inconvenient to move, simple dirt roads can also slow down the enemy's advancement when they are invaded by other places.

This is also a benefit.

After all, they do not have the strong army as strong as Athens, and can ensure the security of their territory.

"In this weather, unless the lizard men abandoned their baggage, their time to stay here will be delayed for one day." Murphy drew a circle with a geese at a corner on the map, looked around, and said in a deep voice: "This is a tributary of the Nidoria River. You call it the Agate River. The Agate River crosses the entire forest and extends to the west of the southern wilderness. If the lizard men want to come as soon as possible, they must cross the river from here!"

"As far as we are concerned, we have little chance of winning against the Lizardman army when we fight head-on battles. So the most urgent thing now is to delay time as much as possible until the reinforcements of the High Elves arrive, or the first heavy snowfall this year." Murphy said slowly.

"The first heavy snow?" asked the half-elf queen in confusion.

"That's right! The first heavy snow!" Murphy looked at the druids, turned his eyes to the half-elf queen, and spoke: "The Lizardman is a creature similar to a cold-blooded animal. Of course, I can't explain clearly what a bloody animal is, because this is the name used within our Arcane Wizards."

In order to avoid too much explanation, Murphy directly included cold-blooded animals in the knowledge of the Arcane School.

"Biologies like this with cold-blooded animals will enter a state of hibernation when the temperature is too low. For example, snakes, frogs, lizards, etc. Although lizard people cannot enter a state of hibernation, as creatures that have been living in tropical rainforests, they will definitely be uncomfortable when encountering this cold weather. In the cold climate, they will be depressed."

"Also, these lizard men are all wearing leather armor and are not cold-resistant. In cold climates, they can greatly weaken their combat effectiveness."

Lizard people are also humanoid creatures, so Murphy doesn't believe that they will not catch a cold if they catch a cold.

"So, the most urgent thing we need now is to delay time as much as possible until the reinforcements of the High Elves arrive." Murphy looked at the half-elves and said slowly.

If the high elves cannot come, a heavy snow alone will not add much points to the next war.

Time and place.

When the strengths of both sides are too far apart, the role they can play is quite limited.

"What should I do?" asked a wild druid.

"Damage the roads as much as possible and destroy all the bridges along the way. Especially here!" Murphy pointed at the point drawn on the map and said in a deep voice: "If I remember correctly, you have built a bridge here, right?"

Murphy didn't know the name of the bridge, but it was in the place where it was inlaid with the southern plains. The half-elves had always had trade with humans. This bridge was built because of this. At the beginning of the war, the half-elves were defeated too quickly and were directly defeated to the thorny land, until they used the terrain of the thorny land and then recruited a large number of troops, which slowed down.

If the Lizardman army wants to come, it must cross the Ayate River. If it wants to cross the Ayate River, it is obviously difficult for those troops with baggage to wade, so this bridge is their best choice. Even if it takes a few roads, they should cross the river from here. After the strategic map page of the "Total War" auxiliary system was opened, Murphy kept paying attention to the movements of the Lizardman.

With the help of the "Total War" auxiliary system, Murphy is more clear about the movements of the Lizardman army than those of the Horned Eagle Knights.

"These lizard men are located here now. Because of the distance, they are one day later than we are. And because it rained these two days, this time has been delayed a lot, so they are at least half a day away from this bridge. The bridge is special, so those lizard men cannot have no protection at all. It is obviously impossible to destroy this bridge, and walking over it is impossible."

Murphy looked at the half-elves and said, "We can only fly over."

"The number of horned eagles is only about thirty, and even if it is all used to carry people, it is probably not enough. When the bridge was built, the druids even used some reinforcement magic on it. It is probably difficult to destroy it with these few people alone." The half-elf queen looked at the circle on the map and said helplessly.

Obviously, if she knew all this today, she would definitely not have the druid reinforced it.

"It must be destroyed!" Murphy's eyes firmly and said in a deep voice: "Destroying this bridge will at least win us a day!"

"You can even force the Lizardman to divide the troops again!"

"If they really want to conquer here so quickly..."

Murphy turned his gaze to Artoria beside him. He looked at the girl's green eyes and asked, "If you use the ability, can you destroy it?"

"Yes!" the girl nodded firmly.

"But..." Artoria glanced at the half-elves queen and said slowly: "There are great restrictions on use. If it is used to destroy the bridge, the next battle may not be used again."

"It's okay." Murphy replied very calmly.

"The number of people that the Horned Eagle can carry is limited. The Lizardman will definitely send troops to garrison there, so we can only take part of the elites in the Horned Eagle." Murphy turned his gaze to the moon god priests on the other side and said slowly: "In addition to all the druids, I think you will also send a few high-level priests to come with you."

"I'm worried that there might be demonized lizardmen there."
Chapter completed!