Chapter 446: Chapter 411: Hard to Take Care of Both Ends

The sudden appearance of Karina and Berg immediately left the Rebel Army in a difficult situation, unable to manage both its head and tail.

The supply lines that ran from the rear to the frontlines were cut by Karina.

The external supply routes to the battle zone were severed by Berg.

The crisis the Rebel Army now faced was severe!

As a result, Long Wind immediately convened an emergency meeting to discuss how to address this issue. After a whole day of discussion, Long Wind appointed Lexington as the overall commander of the rear battle zone. The entirety of the Rebel Army’s rear was now under his command and leadership. He also ordered him to immediately deploy troops to drive out Karina and Berg and to restore the supply lines as quickly as possible by any means necessary.

Such arrangements by Long Wind were a clear recognition for Lexington, who had always been frustrated in the Tulip Battle Zone. At such an urgent time and facing such a pressing crisis, entrusting Lexington with full command of the entire rear battle zone was also a significant act of reliance.

However, upon receiving this appointment, Lexington felt a headache.

Because this burden was not easy to bear…

The situation was actually quite clear, with all the mobile troops and all the Sky Cities in the north concentrated in the battle zone to encircle Rocky, which meant that there was no force or Sky City capable of immediately driving out Karina and Berg. To force them out of the battle zone required reallocating troops from those besieging Rocky.

This was the big dilemma that Lexington was now facing.

At this moment, the Rebel Army had formed a vast pocket formation in the north of the battle zone, completely trapping Rocky within it, with the boundary blockaded by three Sky Cities, Lexington in hot pursuit from behind, and fleets continually harassing him. It was almost impossible for Rocky to escape.

In such circumstances, once troops were withdrawn to defend against other threats, the well-established pocket formation would be broken. Rocky, who currently had no way out, would then find a chance to escape!

This was an outcome that Lexington could not accept no matter what. Part of the reason he took on this mission personally was to eradicate Rocky and Thunderhawk City once and for all, to rid himself of this nuisance permanently.

Now, just as Rocky was about to be eliminated in a matter of days, Lexington was being asked to abruptly stand down. How could he possibly agree to this?

However, Long Wind issued a firm command on this matter, not specifically demanding how Lexington should proceed, but ordering him to do everything possible to quickly restore the battle zone’s supply lines. If Lexington even slightly failed in this task, he and his family would no longer be able to mix with the Rebel Army…

So how to deal with Rocky, Karina, and Berg was truly a cause for Lexington’s worry.

“My Lord, can’t we just finish off Rocky first, then turn to deal with Karina and Berg later?”

Inside the City Lord’s Hall, Baron Wolin, seeing Lexington standing in deep thought in front of the sand table, could not help but speak up.

Baron Wolin was no mediocre figure. When he learned of the situation in the battle zone, he immediately thought of the same thing as Lexington – was Rocky going to narrowly escape disaster once again?

He was far from reconciled to this possibility and was therefore very eager to persuade Lexington to continue the campaign against Rocky.

However, Lexington, upon hearing his words, did not even raise his head, still frowning at the sand table, and just replied indifferently, “Time.”

Time!

Baron Wolin’s proposed solution had, of course, already crossed Lexington’s mind, but there wasn’t enough time!

The pocket formation he had set up did indeed trap Rocky within the battle zone, but whether it was Soaring Feather City where he was situated, or the three Sky Cities blocking the border, they were all some distance from Rocky–a journey that took roughly between five to seven days.

In other words, if Lexington ignored Karina and Berg, it would take at least five to seven days to catch up to Thunderhawk City, and even if Thunderhawk City collapsed instantly, Lexington leading his troops back would be something that wouldn’t happen until well over ten days later.

Five to seven days was the time to catch up to Thunderhawk City, and then there was the time to return, which together added up to over ten days, didn’t it?

But this was time that he could not afford to waste, and the front-line Rebel Army couldn’t wait either.

Karina had cut off the supply lines from Chenxiu City to the front line, and for every day she lingered in the battle zone, the supplies to the front line would be interrupted for a day. Under these circumstances, if Lexington decided to eliminate Rocky first, then whatever time he used was how long Karina would stay in the battle zone, and how long the front-line supplies would be disrupted.

The front line was in the midst of war!

And clearly, Wilton, who was in command of the Alliance Army, must have been aware of the movements of Rocky and the others. How could His Excellency the Holy Knight let slip this opportunity? He would certainly seize the moment to cause trouble for the Rebel Army. In such a case, if the Rebel Army went more than ten days without supplies, Long Wind wouldn’t be called Long Wind anymore; he would have to change his name to Truly Insane, for by then he really would go mad.

And this was just one aspect.

The second aspect was Berg!

What truly troubled Lexington, and indeed Long Wind as well, wasn’t Rocky or Karina, but Berg, who intercepted all the caravans on the outskirts of the battle zone!

Because if Berg wasn’t driven away promptly, his presence would be a real problem for the entire Rebel Army!

This statement might be unclear to many, Berg? He had just intercepted a few caravans on the outskirts of the battle zone–nothing significant in terms of losses, or in destructive power compared to Rocky and Karina, who destroyed two Sky Cities. How could he be considered a problem?

It seemed like a fair point on the surface, but if thought through carefully, one would realize this was just a superficial view.

For example, a caravan that set out from the Chamber of Commerce towards Chenxiu City couldn’t arrive immediately. The journey involved long-distance flying and often took a month, with frequent need for transfers at other Sky Cities.

In that case, how long would it take for a new caravan to arrive once Berg intercepted one that had traveled all the way to the battle zone?

At the very least, a month’s time.

So, the more caravans Berg intercepted on the outskirts of the battle zone, the harder it would be to restore the supply line, because it took time for the caravans to send out new shipments to Chenxiu City, and it took time for them to reach the battle zone.

Under these conditions, if Berg were allowed to stay on the outskirts of the battle zone, intercepting caravan after caravan bringing in supplies, even if he was driven away later, the battle zone would suffer from a lack of external supplies for a considerable period…

So, it was the same conclusion again, there wasn’t enough time!

This was precisely why, having already considered this, Lexington paid no attention to Baron Wolin’s words–he kept his eyes on the map, trying to think of a way that could serve both ends.

He still hoped he could find a way to not give up on Rocky, yet quickly drive away Karina and Berg at the same time.

But then…

Is there really such a perfect solution?

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