Chapter 1295

"Wuji, five days—would that be too rushed?" Lei Yi hesitated, frowning as he asked, somewhat surprised in his heart. Even his Thunder Shadow Legion, marching day and night, could only barely reach the royal capital within five days, but by then, the legion would likely be so exhausted it had lost all combat ability.

"I know, so we have to split our forces into two routes."

Lord Xuan Wuji of course knew five days was not enough, but if they wanted to save the Kingdom of Chilpeili now, they had to rouse what little morale remained in the kingdom's army, so that there was a chance of holding out until their arrival.

"What do you plan to do?"

At Lei Yi's question, the Third Imperial Prince Li Chun also looked over.

"The cavalry of my Eternal Night Legion and your Thunder Shadow Legion can both march day and night. As long as we prepare rations in advance and replenish our strength along the way, plus taking only short rests, reaching the royal capital in five days is absolutely enough. However, at that point, our combat strength will probably be extremely limited."

"Mm."

Lei Yi nodded—that was exactly what he was worried about.

But Lord Xuan Wuji still had his follow-up plan.

"The Sky Peril Canyon is not far from Colin Fortress. The remaining personnel of my Eternal Night Legion, together with the Third Imperial Prince, will go assault the Tech Fortress, cutting off the logistical supply route of the Taji and Lei Dun allied forces, and then rush over to reinforce you. Without follow-up grain supplies, the Taji and Lei Dun allied forces can hold out for at most two days."

"If today goes smoothly and we can take Colin Fortress, then subsequently cut off the allied forces' logistical supply, three days from now the allied forces will be worrying about food. By the time you arrive, they'll be so starved they have no strength left, and naturally won't be a concern."

"What do you all think?"

Lord Xuan Wuji's plan was undoubtedly the best option at present.

On one hand, the imperial cavalry needed time to rush over at the fastest speed; on the other hand, if they did not cut off the allied forces' logistical supply route, they could not weaken the allied forces' strength. Even in a direct confrontation, both sides would have to pay an enormous price.

War is about gaining the greatest benefit at the smallest cost!

To find out the allied forces' logistical supply route, the fastest method was to capture the cities along that supply route. Among the allied soldiers garrisoned at Colin Fortress, there was bound to be someone who knew the allied forces' logistical supply route.

Besides that, if they could directly encounter the allied forces' logistical convoy, they would naturally learn it as well. However, at this point in time, who knew where the allied forces' logistical supply wagons had already reached?

To be safe, split the forces into two routes.

Even if they couldn't learn the logistical supply route, they still had to cut off the enemy's grain route starting now.

The news that the Sky Peril Canyon had been breached would reach the allied forces' ears within days—they should have something to be wary of.

The empire's attitude, they should also be very clear about. If they insisted on wiping out the Kingdom of Chilpeili, then they too would have to pay a terrible price!