Green Monster Epic

“Lord Allen, are you settling in well? Is there anything we can help you with?”

Ahmad, Oswald, Hrunis, and several other centaur generals from the Three Royal Courts jointly knocked on the heavily guarded gate of the military camp outside the city to pay a visit to Allen, the bear goblin demigod who had been stationed outside the city for three months, as well as Aaron and other commanding generals.

While observing the completely different atmosphere of the surrounding army, Ahmad and the others did not forget to express their concern for Allen and his men's needs, putting on a sincere expression of good hosts caring for their guests.

“We have troubled you greatly already by providing a large amount of meat for the soldiers. On behalf of the alliance, I thank the Three Great Royal Courts for their support.”

Allen was also very polite, expressing his gratitude for the Royal Court's support of the allied forces.

“This is all we should do; we were just worried about not hosting you well enough!”

The Centaur Grasslands may not have many other things, but when it comes to meat, it is truly a specialty of the grasslands. Almost every centaur tribe relies on grazing for a living. The various cattle, horses, and livestock they raise are either for their own consumption or sold to various wilderness areas and even the two continents.

When Allen sent people to ask Ahmad and the others to deliver meat for the army, although the amount requested was extremely large, it was not a problem for the Three Great Royal Courts to provide meat for several months or even a year or two.

After all, if the allied forces achieved results in this operation on the Centaur Grasslands, in the end, in addition to population, wealth, and resources, other things like territory would most likely be taken into the hands of the Centaur Royal Court.

Even if there were no battle results, the allied forces' hundreds of thousands of troops fighting on the battlefield would be indirectly fighting for the future of the centaur race. Their Royal Court was not so stingy as to be unwilling to part with some livestock.

“However, Lord, you see, it has been quite a while since the army arrived at our fortress for reorganization. I heard that the last batch of troops will join the main force in a few days. I wonder when we will send troops and launch an offensive against humans?”

Ahmad felt that Allen was in a good mood, so he took the opportunity to ask with concern.

However, after exchanging a meaningful look with Allen, he hurriedly explained, “Lord, please don't misunderstand. We don't want to urge the allied forces to move out; we simply want to communicate and exchange ideas with you so that we can coordinate our actions with the allied forces.”

“I didn’t say anything!”

The corners of Allen's mouth rose slightly. Although the other party deliberately explained, everyone was not a fool and knew each other's inner thoughts.

“At least we have to wait for all the legions to complete their assembly before we can make any major moves!”

“You have also seen that the biggest advantage of the allied forces is their numbers. In other aspects, they are a pile of dog屎! Even if you send such a pile of dog屎 to the battlefield, hoping that they can bring you a little surprise, you have to let this army发挥its advantage, right?”

“That's right, that's right!”

Ahmad and Hrunis and the others nodded in agreement, but they also did not forget to flatter Allen: “But your Lordship is skilled in leading troops. In a short period of time, you have transformed this group of undisciplined guys and given them a bit of the prototype of a regular army. It's really amazing!”

“Yes, I can't imagine that if you were given more time to train this motley crew, I'm afraid they wouldn't be much worse than our Royal Court's regular army!”

“Indeed!”

“Are you praising me or mocking me? It's just barely enough to give them a framework. If they are really dragged onto the battlefield, I'm afraid that an impact will scatter the entire legion into a swarm of ants in a hot pot again!”

Allen didn't buy this flattery and was still dissatisfied with the army, but he also knew that he didn't have much time to continue such exercises. He just wanted to win an extra day for these soldiers if possible.

For example, more than half a month ago, after he was sure that he had won over the hearts of Aaron, Ocon, and the others, and taught them how to train and deter people, he sent them to the troops that were still on the road later, just to give these soldiers who set out later a little more training.

“I know what you are worried about, but some things can't be rushed. Since I have been entrusted with important tasks by the alliance, then I must be responsible for these soldiers and also for the interests of the entire alliance.”

“We understand, but it won't work to keep training like this, Lord!”

“While we are training here, the human side is also actively preparing. Compared to the human army, we originally only had an advantage in numbers. Other aspects are far inferior to them. If we can't发挥this advantage, we are very worried about whether we can achieve the purpose of the alliance's dispatch of troops this time!”

Centaur General Hrunis complained to Allen with a worried look on his face.

How could Allen not know these things? It's just that, with his calm personality, he didn't like to rashly send troops for the sake of the so-called immediate advantage. If too many troops of the allied forces were lost and the intended purpose was not achieved, that would be a real dereliction of duty.

“Why don't you give us an approximate time for sending troops, Lord, so that we can be prepared!”

Ahmad saw the firm and unwavering look in Allen's eyes, sighed inwardly, and gave up the intention to continue persuading him. Then, he made a concession.

“...At least give the subsequent reinforcements a chance to familiarize themselves. How about this, give me another month. After a month, we will gather the legions and set off south.”

Allen pondered for a moment, and when he raised his head, he had already made a decision in his heart.

“Good!”

Although the centaur generals were a little disappointed, after all, a month was enough for the human kingdom to do many things. However, it was good that Allen could give a time point, which showed that he already had a plan in mind, which was much better than waiting blindly like before.

After the centaur generals left reluctantly, Allen's eyes gradually became more solemn. The orders and shouts rising and falling in the military camp, echoing through the wilderness, seemed very powerful, but in Allen's far-sighted view, these recruits were still far from forming a real combat force!

It's just that reality is always so cruel. Under the current situation, there is no more time for these soldiers. He has already done what he can to fight for them. If they want to truly grow into qualified soldiers, I am afraid they will have to use the lives of the surrounding companions and their own experience to summarize and learn little by little on the battlefield.

Time passed quickly, and the time promised to the centaurs for sending troops was gradually approaching, and the last batch of soldiers to arrive barely integrated into the huge army.

The military camp of the vanguard army, with a total scale of more than 410,000, almost surrounded the entire Turunburg. Standing on the city wall of the fortress and looking out, one could see extremely shocking scenes. Especially when the soldiers of the entire military camp collectively moved out for exercises, the rows of queues were like a vast ocean, and the earth-shattering shouts that resounded through the clouds were enough to move people.

“The troops are about to be sent out. I have already done what I can do. The rest of the command will be handed over to you!”

In a large, standardized felt tent in the military camp, Allen temporarily convened a meeting with Aaron, Ocon, and others. Allen, who was sitting in the most conspicuous position in the military tent, spoke slowly.

“Commander Jehe, bring the troop deployment plan formulated by the staff department and give it to the two generals to take a look, so that they can use it as a reference for their next actions.”

Jeh, the Storm Knight Commander of the Nature Church, was a Lizardman from an unknown tribe and also Allen's first mate in this operation. In recent months, while Allen focused on training the army, he led the staff department's thirty-odd staff members to gather intelligence and formulate a suitable plan for the army.

Upon hearing Allen's instructions, Jeh calmly took out several thick notebooks and had them sent to the allied forces' commanders, including Aaron, who were sitting upright on the other side.

"I hope you will live up to the alliance's trust and fulfill your task of containing human reinforcements for my wilderness allies."

"The battle between the Beastmen and humans in the east has entered its most intense phase, and the main force of the human legions has already been invested in the offensive against the Beastman Empire. Although they have occupied the Beastmen's largest border fortress—Pandall Fortress—they have also paid a heavy price."

"Both sides are now continuing to invest millions of troops on three battle lines. The Beastmen, who have the advantage of fighting on their home turf, are temporarily in a relatively comfortable position. However, if the humans continue to invest a large number of fresh troops, I am afraid that the Beastmen's first line of defense will completely collapse."

"At that time, the Beastmen will inevitably have to shrink and reorganize, and the human legions will have a window of opportunity to turn their guns and deal with our wilderness army."

"Therefore, it is imperative for our allied forces to send troops recently. At the same time, I hope that if the war breaks out, we must give the Human Kingdom the greatest pressure, forcing them to be unable to reinforce the eastern battlefield. Only in this way can we achieve our goal."

"However, at the same time, everyone must also realize that the soldiers gathered under our command will be the only army that the alliance can conscript in the next year or two. This also means that if our legions suffer too many losses, it will be difficult for us to obtain replacements."

"The subsequent armies that come to assemble will not exceed 50,000 in number. Therefore, Commander Jeh, when you formulate plans, and General Aaron, when you command on the battlefield, you must also focus on considering the issue of troop losses."

"… …"

Allen earnestly introduced the current situation they were facing to the generals present. Although many of them were already aware of the information, Allen still felt that it was not wrong to be more cautious in military operations.

Several legendary commanders, including Aaron, were now convinced by Allen, the mainstay. The humiliation of being punished and reprimanded by him before was worth it in exchange for the changes in the army now. After all, the trained army would eventually be handed over to them to command.

While looking at the action plans formulated by Jeh and other staff talents, Aaron and the others couldn't help but whisper to each other, their faces filled with both eager excitement and the trepidation and bewilderment of never having personally commanded such a large army.

An army of more than 400,000 was far larger than the total population of many allied tribes. Even though Aaron and the others came from super-large tribes and their psychological qualities, knowledge, and vision were beyond the reach of ordinary tribal leaders, they couldn't help but feel the heavy burden and pressure on their shoulders when they truly had to lead the army.

"Understood!"

The voices of Aaron and the others when they answered Allen were inevitably lacking in vigor. When Allen heard it, he couldn't help but exchange glances with the Lizardman demigod Jeh, who was also holding the line beside him, and couldn't help but feel a little worried about this.

Without a stable centralized government, the loose Wilderness Alliance always had many problems with every large-scale action. The goals everyone envisioned were beautiful, but when it came to execution, no one dared to guarantee what the final result would be.

But things had already reached this point, and Allen and the others could only do their best to solve some problems. The rest would depend on the abilities and talents of these elites from various races. Perhaps some of them would really give him a surprise!

"Everyone, don't worry too much. This time, the three Centaur Royal Courts have also formed an army of 200,000 to fight alongside us. We have an absolute advantage in terms of the number of troops."

"Moreover, the warriors of the wilderness are the most valiant and fearless in this world. We should believe in their abilities and also believe in our own abilities!"

"Tonight, let the logistics department prepare a sumptuous dinner as a farewell banquet for the entire army's departure. After resting for a day tomorrow, we will set off early the day after tomorrow to advance to the border of the Rose Principality!"

"Yes!!"

In the end, Allen did not continue to dampen everyone's morale and confidence, but instead issued an encouraging order. As this order spread to every corner of the army, it immediately elicited bursts of cheers.

In the distant fortress, Centaur generals Ahmad and the others had already put on their heavy armor and had handy weapons hanging from their waists, seemingly ready to depart.

"Although you will not personally go to the battlefield this time, the responsibility on your shoulders is not light. Tulonburg is the rear support for our frontline army's transit and rest, and absolutely no accidents or disturbances can occur."

"Your subordinate swears to you in the name of the great Guardian God that unless my physical body perishes, the fortress will definitely become your most solid backing."

Before leaving, Ahmad did not forget to instruct Haza, the deputy garrison general who remained in the fortress, and then received the other party's firm and decisive response.

"May the Guardian of the Centaurs, the ruler of the Centaur Grassland, bless us and create a miracle belonging to our Centaur race!"

"May the Lord bless you!!"

Several figures rose from the ground and quickly flew towards the western direction of the fortress. After flying for more than half a magic hour, patches of tents appeared on the ground below, as well as teams of Centaur warriors galloping and charging back and forth on the grassland.

This was the 250,000-strong Centaur army assembled by the three Centaur Royal Courts to cooperate with the allied forces.

The Centaur race, who were born as half-cavalry, naturally had their own strengths to be able to compete with the powerful Human Kingdom for countless years without falling behind.

The 200,000-plus Centaur warriors in front of them, regardless of their momentum, morale, or the proficiency of their training formations, were far from being comparable to the seemingly large wilderness allied forces outside the fortress.

Even when charging, the galloping Centaur warriors maintained a complete formation. As the commanders in the ranks issued orders, waves of javelins shot into the sky like rain, eventually forming a rain curtain that accurately landed in a line, adding a forest of spears that plunged straight into the ground to the grassland.

This was the main combat force for the wilderness vanguard legion's attack. The three Centaur Royal Courts had a population of over ten million, and their standing regular army had long maintained a scale of over 500,000 due to resisting the humans, with over a million reserve mobilized troops.

The Centaur Royal Court and the Temple of Nature did not place too much hope on this group of miscellaneous soldiers in the vanguard legion. What they needed was just for these cannon fodder to exhaust the main force of the humans and to play a containment role for the main force of the Centaur legion in the end.