Chapter 475: Chapter 253: Lina, I appoint you as the commander of 100,000 demon soldiers_2
Surrounding him were all ordinary humans, villagers who had risen with him wielding axes and iron shovels.
No matter how you looked at it, the disparity in strength between the two sides was too great.
Buwana silently sighed to himself.
If only he had personally trained this goblin army.
Just then, a scout from the army rushed in.
"Report! A young man with black hair and fair skin requests to see you. He says he knows General Buwana."
Upon hearing this, Buwana’s face lit up with joy, and he quickly got up to go out.
Right, how could he forget he had the demon king backing him! He’s a goblin of the demon race, damn it!
"Everyone, reinforcements have arrived!"
Without any hindrance, Shami entered the military tent, and Buwana had all his human subordinates withdraw.
"I didn’t expect you to still be attacking the city."
Shami looked at Buwana with slight surprise. He thought this goblin would have long led humans into the city.
Buwana explained the predicament he was facing.
Shami understood.
It turned out that the other party had been seeking external assistance all along.
Buwana hesitated for a long time, then seriously looked at Shami.
"Lord Shami, I hope you can help me."
"Of course I’ll help. Otherwise, if you keep wasting time here, when will the Goblin Tribe have a second goblin!"
Shami crossed his arms, speaking seriously.
He thought carefully, since the Esper Kingdom had already issued a yellow Demon Slaying Order against the demon race, even if he went to the Esper Royal Capital to explain, saying the goblin leading humans to attack the city was just a misunderstanding, they definitely wouldn’t spare him.
Moreover, as the demon king, how could he lower himself to beg others!
Since they’ve issued the yellow Demon Slaying Order, they’ll regret it if they don’t retract it!
Shami decided to give the Esper Kingdom a taste of its own medicine, using this kingdom to train his demon race troops.
At the same time, Shami also recognized the strategic value of Ueldo City.
Ueldo is the only human city in the western Demon Realm. If human adventurer teams want to set out from the Esper Kingdom to defeat the demon king, they must pass through this city for supplies.
If he claims this city, the next city for resupply would be the farther Kanado City, extending the demons’ battle line.
This situation would be highly advantageous for the demon race.
"Buwana, tomorrow at nine in the morning, I’ll send ten thousand demon soldiers to help you capture Ueldo!"
Shami stated calmly.
The goblin’s eyes widened, disbelief evident on the goblin who had left home to train upon birth.
"Lord Shami, is our family that wealthy?"
"Hmph, don’t underestimate the demon race behind you."
Shami, full of confidence, got up to return to the Demon Realm.
The goblin quickly stepped out of the tent, gathered his subordinates, and his voice echoed throughout the military camp.
Buwana was still very lucid. Although currently everyone was following a goblin, it was only because they faced a more despicable enemy that they chose to cooperate.
These villagers always maintained significant resistance to the demon race.
Instead of being truthful about Shami’s words, he chose another phrasing.
"Bring out all the food supplies; tomorrow will be our day of decisive battle! Reliable intelligence states that tomorrow the demon army will flatten Ueldo City. Our task is not to collide with the demon army, but to enter the city after they leave, to deal with those who have exploited us and reclaim what’s ours!"
"The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!"
The soldiers erupted with shouts that pierced the skies.
The next day.
The military camp was dismantled.
The goblin and about two thousand remaining capable soldiers hid in the distant valley.
Outside Ueldo City, it was empty.
The city’s garrison felt strange.
"Where are those people?"
"They must have realized they couldn’t win and left on their own accord."
The mercenary group on the city wall joked, and the soldiers lined up neatly outside the city gradually relaxed their vigilance.
The goblin held his breath, staring at Ueldo City, but still, he didn’t hear the sound of ten thousand soldiers marching, shaking the ground.
"General Buwana, where’s the demon army?"
"Yes, General Buwana, though you are a goblin with some military talent, you surely look like a wandering goblin with no connection to the demon race, hardly able to know their movements, right?"
"Indeed, indeed."
The soldiers expressed their doubts.
Everyone always regarded Buwana as a goblin who lived among humans, hence his habits were so similar to those of humans.
The prolonged silence made Buwana lose confidence.
Wasn’t it supposed to be nine in the morning with ten thousand demon soldiers? Now there’s not a single shadow, oh dear demon king!
"Let’s wait a bit longer."
Noon.
"Let’s wait a bit longer."
Afternoon.
"How about we wait a little longer..."
After some time, Buwana finally blinked his eyes, which he had been fixating on what’s ahead.
He finally saw a figure on the vast empty space outside Ueldo City.
The figure in a cloak was looking around the empty ground, seemingly stamping her feet anxiously.
"Oh no, even though I followed the map, how could I have read it backwards? But at least I made it, just six hours late, I hope the goblin sir won’t be mad at me."
The white-haired girl in the cloak anxiously looked around.
"This should be the place, but where’s goblin sir’s encampment? Why can’t I see anything!"
The goblin quickly rode out, one goblin and one horse guarded the white-furred figure, looking over worriedly.