Zither Emperor Chapter 607 Chapter 191 Flore's Invisible Web Part 1 _1

607: Chapter 191 Flore’s Invisible Web (Part 1) _1 607: Chapter 191 Flore’s Invisible Web (Part 1) _1 Even though Ye Yinzhu was not fully aware of what Qin City lacked at the moment, these resources and consumables were always better to have more of.

Also, the dry and cold climate of Qin City allowed food to be stored for several years without any issues, as long as the storage conditions are right.

Of course, transportation of these huge amounts of supplies gave Jinse and his transport team a hard time.

Fortunately, the distance from the eastern to the northern part of Milan was not too far.

They continued to loot from noon till evening.

As night fell, Ye Yinzhu gave the order to retreat.

Staying overnight in the city may afford more fort, but it made it easier to expose their movements.

Now, with Marshal Kusler leading the Light Cavalry in pursuit, they couldn’t afford to be tracked down.

After another successful city looting, the Qin City Warriors made a perfect retreat.

The chaos in Nuoding City was even more intense than in the Western City.

After all, the people here had less exposure to the outside world.

To them, all the nobles were dead, and it was their chance for revenge, or at least profit off their misfortune.

Right from the start, Kusler was tracking in the wrong direction.

He thought that Ye Yinzhu was leading the Qin City Warriors eastward.

In truth, they were heading southeast.

What worried Kusler the most was that none of the scouts he sent out ever returned.

Upon discovering their bodies, either the neck was punctured, or there was a gash in the heart – clearly killed by a sharp arrow.

Kusler just couldn’t figure out how Ye Yinzhu did it.

He had sent out so many scouts, yet not a single one lived to return.

Could it be that Qin City had even more scout troops than his?

Just as Ye Yinzhu and Oliveira had anticipated, Kusler and his army now were like blind and deaf men, deprived of their eyes and ears.

Ye Yinzhu had a clear idea of his location, but due to Kusler’s ignorance about the existence of the Horned Hawk Knight Group, he had no knowledge of Ye Yinzhu and Qin City soldiers’ whereabouts.

Two days later, when Kusler learned of the looting at Nuoding City, he nearly fainted off the back of his dragon.

Barely after trouble in Western City was sorted, Nuoding City suffered the same pillage.

The phantom-like movements and startling speed of the Qin City Army hit him hard.

Initially, Kusler intended to conceal the news of Western City’s looting for a while, hoping to pletely annihilate the Qin City troops to make up for it.

But with two cities looted, thousands of nobles killed and countless assets plundered, he knew he couldn’t keep this secret anymore.

At the same time, he fully realized the predicament he was now in.

In terms of military strength, the People of Qin City were clearly no match for the over two hundred thousand grand army that he led.

Yet they were too tricky, avoiding any head-on confrontation, leaving Kusler with an imposing army but helpless.

What pained Kusler even more was his lack of sufficient intelligence.

Without this, he was blind to the movements of the Qin City Army.

Flore Kingdom, although not as vast as the Milan Empire, was still considerable in size.

Without definite news, his hundreds of thousands of soldiers had no way of tracking the few thousand soldiers from Qin City.

In this state, he was trailing behind the Qin City Army helplessly, watching as they wreaked havoc on the Flore Kingdom while unable to do anything.

He felt powerless against Ye Yinzhu and the Qin City troops, and what he desired most now, was reinforcements.

Once he understood these issues, Kusler arrived at Nuoding City with his Light Cavalry at their fastest speed.

While stabilizing the situation in the city, he dispatched the fastest Dragon Knight to return to the Flore Empire capital, Florence, to report to the King of the Flore Empire.

Due to the delay, the King of Flore didn’t receive the news until seven days later.

By then, Ye Yinzhu and his Qin City troops had visited two more cities.

Although these cities were slightly smaller, one of them had a nearby gold mine which was also pletely looted.

They didn’t even leave a grain of food in these two cities.

Upon receiving the news, the first reaction of King Delavalle of the Flore Kingdom was extreme anger.

He cursed Marshal Kusler in the palace.

If it weren’t for Prime Minister Dario intervening, he would have given the order to have Kusler executed.

“Your Majesty, please calm down.

In times like this, as the hope of the Empire, you must not act rashly!” Dario knelt down in front of Delavalle, pleading fervently.

Delavalle’s face had already turned an iron-blue, “Calm down?

How do you expect me to calm down?

What has Kusler done?

Haven’t you seen it?

Over seven hundred thousand men including the logistics and supply units, out of which, fifty thousand soldiers, how many does he have left now?

Why don’t you go ask him?

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers have just vanished, what sort of Marshal is he?

Three days ago, I received a message from the Landias Empire.

Do you have any idea how much pressure I’m under?

We have deeply offended the Milan Empire, if we can’t seize this opportunity to aid Landias in destroying Milan, it will be our own undoing.

But, what has Kusler done?

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers sacrificed in vain, haven’t even taken a Milanese border city.

I have tolerated until now, hoping that he would seek an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy.

But now, the Milanese have invaded our country, several cities have been looted, and thousands of nobles slain.

How am I to explain this to our people?”

Dario knows that Delavalle is spot on.

He fully understands the pressure Delavalle is under.

Three days ago, the message from the Landias Empire was not simply a question.

It virtually gave a death order to the Flore Kingdom, instructing it to breach the defense of the Eastern Military Corps of the Milan Empire within three months, and create chaos within their territory.

The Landias Empire isn’t faring well in the southern frontline either.

The Milan Southern Army Group, under the mand of Marshal Xi Duofu – an acplished mander, is firmly defending, not giving Landias any chances.

According to the current situation, both sides are consuming resources.

The Milan Southern Army Group is backed by their own country, with continuous supplies while Landias has to go around Faran’s region for supplies.

If consumption continues in this way, it’s uncertain who will emerge victorious.

Therefore, the scenario Landias wishes most for is that the defenses of the Eastern and Northern Milan are breached.

From the beginning, the Flore Kingdom seemed to have the best chance to break through Milan’s defense.

The result, however, has caught Landias by surprise.

Naturally, this has put enormous pressure on the Flore Kingdom.

“Your Majesty, no matter what, Marshal Kusler is our only Purple Star Dragon Knight.

The situation on the battlefield often changes rapidly.

If you act against Marshal Kusler now, it will only further shake the morale of our army.

The failure of this campaign cannot be entirely attributed to Marshal Kusler.

The involvement of Qin City was the biggest variable, especially their Legion of Behemoth Beasts.

Now, for us, the most important thing is to eliminate the Qin City Army.

Only after they are utterly destroyed, we will have the possibility to launch another attack on Milan.”

Hearing Dario’s words, King Delavalle’s fury mellowed a bit.

He stared at the silent Flore dignitaries beneath him, snorted derisively, and said, “The country has no alternate route now.

This war has drained centuries of Flore’s savings.

All our forces have been mobilized to the frontline.

If we don’t succeed, then soon we’ll end up in the belly of the Milan Empire.

Dario, I know that you’ve dedicated heart and soul to our country.

Stand up.”

Floored with relief, Dario rose from the ground.

To tell the truth, he had no fondness for Marshal Kusler.

Civil and military officials are usually at odds regardless of the country.

However, to bee the Prime Minister of a kingdom, one has to be smart.

Dario understands perfectly everything that King Delavalle mentioned and even grasps the importance of winning this war better than Delavalle.

For that reason, he would rather assist Kusler during this time than let Flore lose.

Delavalle glanced at his ministers below.

He sighed to himself, there were so many ministers, but very few could actually be of use when it mattered.

“Dario, given the current chaos, what are your suggestions?”

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