How to Save Humanity After Transmigrating into a Villainess Princess? Chapter 176 : Do You Want Me to Abandon the People

After taking over the eastern defense, Alexandra imdiately launched a recapture operation against the lost cities.

She first had the most ordinary soldiers pile together and charge to the very front of the battlefield to face the bombardnt of the Magic Crossbows directly.

Soon, all these soldiers were blown to pieces in the explosions.

After the Elasians had used up their Magic Crossbows, she imdiately commanded the dragon cavalry she had brought back from the northern frontier to charge directly toward the battlefield.

Against ordinary Iron Empire legions, Elasia's crossbows could still be of great use.

But against [Dragon Knights] who were clad in heavy armor weighing over a hundred kilograms and riding dragons, Elasia's ranged weapons imdiately lost their killing power.

When the dragons approached the city walls, their destructive dragon breath directly lted the walls and the soldiers on them!

The Elasian Imperial Guards, whose walls had been severely damaged, imdiately fell into chaos.

Then, the [Iron Armor Army], clad in heavy armor and with combat power matching Elasian interdiate knights, jumped directly from below the walls onto the walls in large numbers.

Alexandra knew—the Elasians, who only used underhanded tactics and hid behind ranged weapons, could never engage in close combat with Iron Empire soldiers...

Thus, what followed was a massacre...

After their defeat, the Elasian Imperial Guards destroyed the Magic Crossbows they had brought to the battlefield and continued retreating under Alexandra's attacks.

If it hadn't been for the demons taking advantage of the situation to attack again, Alexandra might have pushed Elasia beyond the mountain ranges at that ti.

Thinking of this, Candice sighed:

"The situation at that ti was truly extrely dangerous... If Alexandra's army had arrived a bit later, Iron Capital might have fallen..."

But then, thinking again, Candice asked sowhat puzzledly:

"But, Your Majesty, what does this matter have to do with what we need to face now?"

Elashia nodded.

"It's very related."

"Look, why did the previously invincible Magic Crossbows beco ineffective after Mother ca?"

Candice thought about it, and Alexandra's pretty face, which almost always wore a playful smile, appeared before her eyes.

When Alexandra learned about the Elasian Empire's new weapons from her, although she seed sowhat surprised at first, she imdiately thought of a way to counter them.

She knew—although these weapons with violent explosions were indeed powerful, they ultimately needed a full five minutes of cooldown ti.

As long as one could get close within these five minutes, the power of the Magic Crossbows couldn't be unleashed.

The reason Alexandra could complete her plan was precisely because she brought her elite troops.

First, the dragon cavalry, unafraid of crossbow bolts, rushed onto the walls and disrupted the Elasian soldiers' shooting order.

Then, the Iron Armor Army, also unafraid of crossbow bolts, jumped directly onto the walls.

In other words—the reason Alexandra could break through the Magic Crossbows' powerful offensive was because she brought soldiers who weren't afraid of ordinary crossbow bolts.

When crossbow bolts couldn't keep enemies at a certain distance, the Magic Crossbows' five-minute cooldown ti beca fatal!

Thinking of this, Candice imdiately understood Elashia's aning!

"Your Majesty, you an... the magical beasts we'll face later are similar to Alexandra's army?"

Elashia nodded.

"Yes, we'll likely replay that tragedy then."

"After all... our crossbow bolts can't harm those high-level magical beasts in the later stages of the beast tide."

"So the later-stage magical beasts will quickly approach us."

"Therefore, after firing once, the Magic Crossbows will lose their effectiveness, and we'll even need to arrange personnel to imdiately dismantle them."

After hearing Elashia's words, Candice nodded.

"Your Majesty, what you say makes perfect sense."

After all, Magic Crossbows were originally designed for siege warfare, so naturally their effectiveness in defense would be greatly reduced.

Candice hadn't expected that after experiencing the earlier breakdown, Elashia could recover at such a fast pace.

Seeing that Candice finally agreed with her idea, Elashia continued to add:

"Actually... the reason I want to do this now has another reason..."

However, before Elashia could finish speaking, Candice interrupted her.

"Your Majesty, I understand."

She knew all too well—why Elashia would propose this plan now.

Because she herself had no confidence that the Elasians could survive this beast tide.

So she had already sent quite a lot of Elasia's resources to the Iron Empire early on.

Now, knowing that Elasia most likely couldn't survive this catastrophe, was she also choosing to transfer everything valuable to the Iron Empire?

Although abandoning Elasia's people and land was indeed a rather cruel choice, there really was no other way...

This was the only way to preserve humanity's possibility of resistance...

Candice asked:

"So, Your Majesty, when do you plan to go to the Iron Empire?"

If Elashia really thought this way, then she would definitely need to transfer to the Iron Empire early...

"Huh? What would I go to the Iron Empire for?"

Elashia was confused by Candice's extrely abrupt question.

"How could Elasia do without then..."

Please, the combat power gap is already so large. Without here, wouldn't morale collapse instantly?

And when the battlefield becos chaotic, if I'm not here, the wounded definitely won't get treatnt!

Elashia originally wanted to emphasize that Magic Crossbows could deal a significant blow to the demons' morale, but why was Candice asking when she would go to the Iron Empire?

"Your Majesty..."

Candice's eyes imdiately beca moist.

Could Elashia's aning be... that she would fight to the very last mont in Elasia?

Magical beasts wouldn't attack demonic combat units. If Elasia was destroyed, the frenzied magical beasts would cross the mountain ranges between Elasia and the Iron Empire and charge toward the Iron Empire, ultimately causing the Iron Empire to be attacked from both sides...

To keep the magical beasts here... was Elashia planning to fight to the very last mont together with Elasia?

Candice really couldn't accept the outco of Elashia dying in battle here.

"Your Majesty... you also know that this battle is almost impossible for us to win... would you... really not transfer to the Iron Empire?"

Ah, this.

Elashia didn't know how to answer this question.

Honestly, she definitely wanted to!

But what about these tens of millions of people?

How could the Iron Empire possibly accept refugees of this magnitude?

You know—if ten percent of the people died, Elashia would be finished!

Elashia quickly shook her head.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

She also wanted to run! But if the people died, she would die too!

Actually, at this mont, Elashia was already sowhat ntally confused from being woken up in the middle of the night and going through emotional ups and downs.

So she directly said what she was thinking inside!

"Do you want to abandon the people and flee?"

Right after saying that, Elashia imdiately realized!

Oh no! How did I say my true inner thoughts out loud!

But fortunately... at least I didn't say the second half of the sentence.

If I had said that, it would have been truly over.

"You don't want to abandon the people..."

Candice thought that if Imperial Sister were here now, she would definitely transfer all of Elasia's valuable things to the Iron Empire and then flee to the Iron Empire.

However, after all, Elashia wasn't her mother.

She had her own path and way of doing things!

Since Elashia was determined to stay, Candice would naturally respect Elashia's choice!

She, Candice, had also long prepared herself for the possibility of dying in a foreign land!

At least, they had to fight for every last possibility!

Even if they were defeated and died, they would have made their final contribution to humanity!

The light of resolve appeared again in her erald eyes.

"Very well... Your Majesty... I will work with you to forge an impossible future..."

"Or be buried in the sa earth as you..."

Huh?

Why are you suddenly saying these things?

However, at this mont, Elashia, who was feeling guilty for almost exposing the system's existence, could only smile guiltily...