Lord of the Oasis

"Lord, let's set off then." Derrick bowed his head and saluted Kant as he rode a camel past Kant.

"Okay, I hope you can defeat the enemy and return to Dehrim safely." Kant nodded and waved to the soldiers as he spoke.

There were probably more than 10,000 soldiers in the expedition. He walked out of the gate of the main city of Dehrim with great momentum.

Kant stopped there and watched the setting off soldiers moving further and further away from the city gate.

It’s the familiar desert again, when it gets dark.

The marching soldiers had to stop and set up camp. Derrick refused the soldiers' request to hold a bonfire to celebrate for him.

After dinner, they immediately walked to the tent in the center of the military camp.

This was the intelligence reporting center during the march. Derrick stepped in and saw Bandak sitting in his seat. He immediately bent down and saluted: "Commander Bandak..."

Bandak smiled and waved his hand: "You are now the commander, so just salute. It won't be good if the soldiers see you."

"Thank you, Commander Bandak." Derrick said cautiously.

Then he sat in the newly added commander's seat next to Bandak's voice.

Bandak took out two letters from a pile of documents, handed them to Derrick and said: "This is the letter that the Elf King wrote to Dehreem in the past week. One was given to me by Lord Kant Yes, one was sent directly to me by courier."

Derrick nodded, took the envelope with both hands, opened it and read it.

Bandak stood up and took a carpet map from another desk. It was laid out on the table in front of him and Derrick.

"According to what is written in the letter, the preparations of the Elf Kingdom this time are indeed very thorough. When we arrive with the army and cooperate with their strategy, it seems that we can defeat the opponent completely." After reading the letter, Derrick commented said.

"Yeah, I think so." Bandak replied affirmatively, and then asked Derrick to look at the marked map.

Derrick pointed to a green forest area and said: "The Elf King said that the camp location of the lizardmen and jackals entrenched on the border is probably here. It is indeed very close to Cumberland."

"There is a canyon near the location of this green forest.

Suitable for an ambush. The battlefield this time is probably in that area as well. " Bandak continued.

"Well, it would be better if the war this time would not affect Cumberland." Derrick said while staring at the location of Cumberland on the map.

"The Elf King said that it has been raining continuously in the Elf Kingdom in the past few days. I don't know if we will encounter it then." Bandak carefully rolled up the map, put it aside, and sat back to his original position.

"The soldiers on our side shouldn't worry. We have simulated rainy weather situations countless times during normal training." Derrick replied: "But we are not familiar enough with the terrain there. This may cause some problems." Become a disadvantage."

"What the lizards and gnolls are doing on the border of Cumberland is probably just a small fight in their eyes. But this time the attitude of the Elf Kingdom will probably surprise them." Bandak Narrated: "Our army will not stop in the elven country. It will probably meet the Elf Queen and then take the road to Cumberland."

"Yeah." Derrick nodded, thoughtfully.

The two continued to talk for a while about the strategy before the formation, and it was already late at night.

The footsteps of the soldiers coming and going outside the tent gradually decreased. After Derrick said goodbye to Bandak, he returned to his tent to rest.

After continuing to march in the desert for several days, the only thing I could feel lucky about was that I had wiped out the Kingdom of the Dead before. Therefore, the marching troops can pass directly through the territory that originally belonged to the Kingdom of the Dead, greatly reducing the time spent on the road.

When Bandak and Derrick led the troops into the gate of the Kingdom of the Dead, a burst of proud cheers came from behind them. All the soldiers of Dehrim are proud of their troops.

Bandak sat on the back of the camel and looked around. My heart is full of emotion.

Today's City of the Undead is also very deserted. After all, the number of garrison troops sent from the main city of Dehrim is still relatively sparse compared to this vast city.

The sergeants in charge of the repairs are working very hard to transform the City of the Dead into a city suitable for living, or in other words, suitable for development.

Bandak jumped off the camel and talked with the leader of the army who came out of the city gate to greet him.

After learning that the cemetery for the Dehrim soldiers who died on the battlefield had been completed, he immediately rushed over with other comrades who wanted to pay homage.

A group of people walked into the newly built cemetery, with sad expressions on everyone's faces.

Everyone walked in silence in front of the graves of the soldiers they knew.

Bandak stood outside the door of the cemetery and did not go in to visit. After watching some soldiers begin to cry in front of the graves of their comrades, he couldn't help but feel a little sad.

As the leader, he could not empathize with the new soldiers.

He walked through countless bloody battlefields and watched countless teammates who were familiar with him fall.

Gradually, his heart became strong. It became the leading flag on the battlefield, supporting all Dehreim's warriors to move forward bravely. In his eyes, having such a firm willpower is what every leader needs to carry on his shoulders.

"Commander Bandak, aren't you going in?" Commander Derrick walked over and asked softly.

He also cast his gaze into the garden along with Bandak.

"There's no need for me." Bandak pretended to be relaxed.

Derrick nodded in response. He could probably understand what Bandak was thinking. No more words were said.

"What about you?" Bandak asked, "Aren't you going to see your comrades?"

"Well, I have already seen it. On the day the war ended." Derrick said softly. There was sadness in his tone.

Bandak looked sideways at Derrick and sighed inwardly.

The two waited quietly for the soldiers to come out of the cemetery, patting a certain soldier on the shoulder from time to time as a sign of comfort.

That night, the warriors of Dehrem who marched to the Elf Kingdom stayed overnight in the City of the Dead.

Received a warm reception from the local troops.

The army's logistics personnel prepared many long-cherished delicacies.

"If we run out of food for you, the lord should reimburse you." Bandak drank some of the wine prepared for the banquet and said jokingly.

The troop leader sitting next to him smiled and shook his head, and toasted Bandak with another glass of wine.

It wasn't until late at night that everyone dispersed. Return to their respective camps to rest and reorganize.

Prepare for departure tomorrow.