Chapter 746: Ambush
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Benjamin continued flying towards the border, and after about three hours spotted some vague figures in the distance.
He quickly landed and hid behind a large rock.
"Those... they are priests from the church, right?"
Benjamin saw that some of the figures came from the ground, while others flew in the sky. As their distance got closer, he confirmed his speculation.
An army of almost ten thousand soldiers, with many priests and even bishops among them. They were rushing forward aggressively, following the trail which Icor’s army had used as they retreated.
When Benjamin saw this, he had a bad feeling.
Since a large number of pursuers were here, it meant that the people left behind to cover the retreat have been defeated.
Moreover, the Church’s pursuit was very fast, based on the System’s calculation, they should be able to catch up with Icor’s retreating army in just half a day. If they were to catch up with Icor’s army…... Benjamin could not predict who would win, but he was certain that it would not end well.
At that moment, he realized that he might have to do something.
"Don’t be impulsive." The System reminded him, "If the Church is getting into a war, then Grant should be there with the army. If you appear on the battlefield, then that guy will certainly charge straight for you; it’s impossible for you to deal with both Grant and the bishops at the same time."
"...I know."
"Besides, you should not underestimate this army. After scanning through them, there are at least ten bishops among them, so you might not even be able to help much anyhow."
"..."
Benjamin shook his head helplessly.
Did the System really think that he would fight ten thousand people by himself?
Ever since the war began, Benjamin found it difficult to turn the tables all by himself. Bishops, the huge army, Grant, and unknown magic tools... These were all factors that would constrain him, and he could no longer thoughtlessly slaughter paladins and priests like he did before.
He needed to think of another way.
After thinking about it for a moment, Benjamin turned around and quickly flew back.
His speed was much faster than that of the military forces, so he immediately caught up with Icor’s retreating army in just a few hours and told them the news about the pursuers.
"This... we can have no choice but to fight them to death!"
After listening to what Benjamin saw, General Kent was astonished and said with a straight face.
"We must figure out a way to defeat them." Benjamin nodded and said, "However, I feel it is possible to win by going against them head on."
General Kent frowned, "Then what do you mean..."
"We set up an ambush during our retreat." Benjamin turned around and looked at the mages in the army. "Aren’t there a few thousand mages left here? We just need to look out for dangerous terrain to use as a trap and lure the pursuing army there. Then, we can retaliate!"
Although he did not have any experience in leading an army into the war, he had read "Master Sun's Art of War" and "Records of Three Kingdoms
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