"Marshal, what do we do now? Do we continue or retreat?" an officer asked.
"Continue. We have been tracking them for centuries. This time, we must take this place. Moreover, I suspect the alien camp should have food. As long as we capture this alien camp, our soldiers will have food to eat," Zhou Yan said.
Zhou Yan was unwilling to give up now. This region was crucial for him to rule here. As long as this region was captured, their country would obtain a continuous supply of grain and grass, which would greatly increase their strength. By then, they would have some capital to resist even the demons.
Soon, Zhou Yan and his men arrived at the fiercest part of the battle. Many soldiers had fallen, and the remaining were human soldiers. However, the alien soldiers still charged forward, and the distance between the two sides grew shorter.
The soldiers on Zhou Yan's side were already exhausted and could not withstand these alien soldiers. Seeing this situation, Zhou Yan immediately ordered, "All troops, charge! Cut off their heads."
Soon, Zhou Yan and the human soldiers rushed in front of the alien soldiers and killed quite a few of them. When the alien soldiers saw the humans charging, they immediately turned and ran away because the number of humans was greater than theirs, and they also had cavalry and ranged weapons.
After these alien soldiers fled, Zhou Yan ordered his soldiers to collect the corpses of these human soldiers, transport them to a nearby village, and bury them. These human soldiers were the main objective of their operation this time. Now that these soldiers were all dead, their mission was completed.
Soon, Zhou Yan and his men returned to the stronghold. Upon their return, they saw a village in front of them. People were still cooking in the village. However, these people looked very angry when they saw the disheveled alien soldiers. It was clear they recognized the alien soldiers who had fled back.
"Our soldiers have suffered heavy losses. We hope you can find our soldiers quickly. We need reinforcements," an alien soldier said, seeking help from the villagers.
"Please wait a moment. I'll send someone to notify them to come and rescue you. We are also short on supplies here, but your soldiers should be able to hold on," a human general said after hearing the alien soldier's request.
"Thank you. Please tell us, how many soldiers do we have left?" the alien soldier asked urgently.
"You have over 3 million soldiers in total. We have already lost 300,000. These soldiers are very brave, but they lack intelligence. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been defeated so easily," the general said with regret.
"3 million? You only have 3 million soldiers here? Did we only lose 3 million now? How did you capture those cities in such a short time?" the alien soldier was a bit surprised. He had not expected this operation to have only 30,000 soldiers. According to his prediction, they should have at least over 100,000 soldiers, but he did not expect there to be only 30,000 now, which meant that the other soldiers had all sacrificed.
"You don't need to worry about that. Our soldiers have fought hard. I suggest you strike while the iron is hot and attack quickly. Our soldiers are currently fighting the demon soldiers. Your reinforcements should come as soon as possible," the general said, looking at the alien soldier.
"En, I understand. I will lead my soldiers to the next city now. I hope we can arrive by night. The demons already know our whereabouts. I'm afraid they will attack us at night," the alien soldier said.
"Be careful. We are no longer able to support further attacks, so you must ensure your safety," the general said.
"Alright, take care. We will leave now. Please hold on," the alien soldier said and then led his subordinates to run in another direction.
After the alien soldier left, the human soldiers breathed a sigh of relief.
"You can rest now. I have already dispatched scouts to investigate the situation of the demon army. I believe we will have news soon. This place must be taken," Zhou Yan said to the people behind him.
"Your Majesty, what should we do?" the human high-ranking officials asked.
"What we need to do now is to improve our strength as quickly as possible and then help humanity resist these invaders," Zhou Yan said, looking at the demon army in the distance.
"Our equipment is still a bit outdated. If we had a batch of armor and spears, we wouldn't have to work so hard," a human leader began to complain.
"Alright, we can develop this slowly in the future. Rest for a while first, and then we will clean up the battlefield," Zhou Yan said helplessly to his generals.
After speaking, Zhou Yan directly lay down on a rock to rest. Although these aliens were all dead now, no one knew how many soldiers were still alive. After all, this was a forest, and aliens were very good at hiding. Ordinary soldiers would not be able to catch the shadow of these aliens.
Zhou Yan's only goal now was to restore the strength of humanity as quickly as possible, so that humanity could be safe.
"Your Majesty, do you think the target of these aliens is that woman? Where did these alien soldiers come from? How is their strength so great?" a middle-aged man next to Zhou Yan asked.
"Yes, their strength is indeed good, especially their swordsmanship, which is very sharp. If it were you, would you be confident in dealing with them?" Zhou Yan asked with a smile.
"If it were us, it would probably be difficult," the human general said.
"Hahaha, I knew you would not be confident. However, we must have confidence in ourselves. We humans are no longer the humans of centuries ago. Our weapons are more advanced now. As long as you train hard, humans will surely win in the future," Zhou Yan said to his subordinates.