Originally, from a strategic point of view, facing the 70,000 wolf-like elites of the Almohad Empire, Maple Leaf Danlin Academy was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers, inadequate training, lack of morale, people not reporting to each other, and no sound organizational unit.
, the best way is to shout 'Turn in~!' and then everyone avoids it.
Everyone took advantage of the opportunity that land traffic was not blocked, rubbed oil on the soles of their feet together, and ran as far as they could.
But this is the Maple Leaf Forest.
Not to mention the hundreds of thousands of books in its large library, which possess a vast amount of technical knowledge that is beyond the reach of all countries. Not to mention the numerous disciples it has taught, with students all over the world, who are of great importance to the world.
influence.
Just because it was the light of hope for human civilization during the Holy War, and it still stood proudly under the violent attack of the demon alliance, this historical monument is worthy of the blood of the descendants of those warriors.
and life to defend.
Therefore, even if they faced thousands of troops, they could not take a step back and surrender this great castle.
But at this critical moment, Lorraine stepped in and took over the command from the interim management committee.
Although he had expected the situation to be difficult, he did not expect it to be this difficult.
At that time, he gave an order for a hundred soldiers to follow him out of the city. However, he was surprised to find that it was necessary to mobilize a hundred more experienced soldiers from the stretched defensive forces to form a commando team and organize them out of the city to meet the enemy.
Most of the day.
Not to mention the crossbow gunners who rushed into action on the city wall, many of whom didn't even know what a calibrated firing range was.
He couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh, and vomited three liters of blood. But he also knew that this kind of thing could not be rushed, and he could only order the more experienced soldiers to teach him step by step.
Despite this, there is not without good news.
Although Maple Leaf Danlin Academy is currently on holiday, unlike those students from the Military Academy who are anxious to go back and find jobs, the vast majority of senior students in the Magic Academy and Priest Academy do not have the problem of finding jobs. Therefore, they do not have to find jobs.
There are quite a few senior magicians and senior priests left behind.
These two teams alone are enough to equal the full staff of magicians and priests in the palace of a second-rate power. It is even much more than that, and there are two powerful women with superb magic power, the mage Lorena and the daughter of the gods, Hilmeria.
Leadership can be described as strong and tyrannical.
Lorraine's worries about the Almohad Empire's mage troops were completely relieved.
In terms of government affairs, Catherine also did her part because of Lorraine's relationship. She took the government affairs from the hands of the temporary committee and rolled up her sleeves to deal with it.
She is the governor of the Eastern Province of the Ruman Empire and has extremely rich experience in handling government affairs. It is no problem to deal with a small college. It only took less than an hour to show that one to the professors.
The mess that gave me a headache was tidied up in an orderly manner.
For example, where to make food, who cooks, where to collect food and grass, how much to distribute each time, where to station each army, where to set up medical camps, etc., the distribution is clear, so that everyone has less worries.
In addition, good news came from the inspection team that was supposed to be 'collecting supplies', but actually went to various places in the castle to smash doors, pick locks, and steal things.
They found a large number of various crossbows and arrows in a material warehouse in the foundry department. All of them were exquisitely designed murder weapons.
This is not surprising. In the Casting Department of the Military Academy, the graduation project requirement for students is to design and make a weapon.
Although not many of them make crossbows and arrows, they have accumulated a lot over the years. And a large part of them can still be used normally.
Lorraine immediately ordered that all these crossbows and crossbow arrows be fired and equipped to the troops defending the city. Just like standard equipment, each person has one hand. Moreover, it is also necessary to ensure that there is more than one crossbow arrow on the crossbow machine ready to fire at any time.
The bigger surprise for him was that he found hundreds of kilograms of sulfur in the raw material warehouse~!
This kind of thing is rubbish to others and has no use, but to him it is a treasure. With this thing, it can be easily made into a chemical weapon of mass destruction.
Lorraine smoked a little, doused the scene with kerosene and lit it, and a billowing, choking smoke immediately arose. Everyone present could not open their eyes, and tears were streaming down their faces. Everyone was crawling on the ground, coughing repeatedly.
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The three professors on the temporary committee had no worries about food and clothing, so they seemed to have some conscience and did not change jobs and become truly unscrupulous "calling beasts".
But when they saw that chemical weapon, their eyes were opened and their confidence soared. At the same time, they couldn't help but secretly regret: If they had known that this thing could be used in this way, why would we let this kid command the battle? We would just do it ourselves.
You can also defend the castle firmly and earn this great contribution~!
When the time comes, you might even get the honorary title of a genius strategist~!
Their minds turned dirty, thinking about whether to hold some procedure to remove Lorraine, and then gave up.
Even if Lorraine is really dismissed, the two guys next to him will definitely compete to be the commander. When the time comes, the three of them will keep fighting, which will cause things to go wrong.
By that time, this person will be in great disgrace.
After a while, the messenger came to report, and the one hundred soldiers were mobilized and assembled.
Without saying much, Lorraine took the one hundred soldiers, a large can of kerosene and a series of fire starters, and then set off.
Lorraine planned to borrow the east wind from classmate Zhuge Liang and learn from the advanced experience of burning Red Cliff. He would wait for the opponent's landing troops to gather at the port and then use the lush woods around Maple Leaf Danlin Academy to set a fire.
You can roast the opponent into a roast pig.
He had already thought of a name, and he decided to call it "Lord Luo's Fire Burning Jingshui Lake".
They were all local snakes and were extremely familiar with the surrounding situation. They followed the hidden path in the forest and hurried back to the port.
It was already afternoon and the sun was already heading west.
Lorraine led everyone to the back of a small hill, left the soldiers to rest in the woods, and then took Adele with him to climb the hill and look into the distance.
When I saw it, I couldn't help being shocked and secretly complaining.
I saw ships slowly landing at the port.
The soldiers jumped off the ship in large numbers, and under the beatings and scoldings of the officers, regardless of fatigue, they picked up their axes and cut down the woods at the port on a large scale.
First, build a camp and build siege equipment.
Secondly, clear out a large section of fire zone to prevent fire attack.
There were more boats in the distance still floating on the water, and it looked like they wouldn't be able to land easily until the camp was cleared.
And in order to prevent the Maple Leaf Danlin Academy's mage troops from aerial raids, not only did they have their crossbows fully deployed, they even sent out mages to patrol and fly in mid-air.
It was obvious that the opponent's commander was also very smart and realized the problem of fire attack immediately.
When Lorraine saw this situation, his mind raced and he thought hard about countermeasures. But after even thinking about it a few times, he himself rejected it.
After all, there are too few people here, and they can't afford to compete with the other party. Under this situation, no matter how talented you are, you can't cook without rice.
While he was concentrating and thinking hard, at this time, an imperial mage patrolling in the air faintly noticed that something was wrong, and flew towards this side suspiciously.
Adele heard the rustling sound of the clothes and immediately pulled Lorraine.
The two of them hurriedly rolled down the hill.
Lorraine pulled her and ran under a tree, but still did not forget to shout to the soldiers behind her, "Hidden~!"
After everyone heard the order, they all crouched down and hid in the woods.
Just as everyone was hiding, the mage suddenly arrived and flew above their heads.
Everyone held their breaths and watched quietly as the mage slowly flew over their heads. In the darkness, countless crossbow arrows were quietly raised, waiting to shoot the man on the spot if something went wrong.
Lorraine looked at it and couldn't help but worry: If that guy's hand shook and killed the unlucky mage, all of them would be exposed, and then they would have to face the enemy's army.
But fortunately, the one hundred soldiers he mobilized are all relatively experienced warriors. Even though most of them have never experienced the battlefield and are nervous, they also know that military law is strict, unlike those rash rookies.
Don't dare to fire casually without receiving an order.
The mage slowly flew twice in the air, carefully looking at the woods below him, but he found nothing in the shadows of the trees and the gloomy darkness. Finally, he felt that the magic power was consumed too much, so he turned around and flew again.
Walk.
When everyone saw him flying away, they all let out a long breath.
At this time, a long bugle sound was heard in the distance.
Lorraine couldn't help but feel moved, climbed up the hill again, and looked into the distance.
I saw a huge battleship flying the royal flag in the distance. It was extremely arrogant and full of sails, and it was speeding towards the port. There was no worry that it would hit other ships because of its excessive speed.
The warships that were originally waiting to enter the port saw it coming and gave way. Even the soldiers on the warship deck did not dare to neglect when they saw it passing by. They raised their swords in their hands and saluted it.
But Lorraine looked at it from a distance, but he could still feel that when the soldiers saluted, they seemed to have a strange emotion, like anger, contempt, and a touch of sadness.
The battleship paid no attention to them, and galloped into the port in a swaggering manner, and then parked beside the flagship with the flag hanging at the port.
A moment later, several generals wearing scarlet cloaks appeared on the flag deck and respectfully greeted a middle-aged man in heavy armor from the giant ship.
Lorraine couldn't help but wonder, what is going on? On the battlefield, the commander is respected. An army can only have one voice. How come a guy with a higher rank than the commander appears again? When the war starts, it's time
Who do you listen to?
Seeing that the fire attack failed, he originally wanted to withdraw his troops and return to the city, but when he saw such a strange pantomime, his curiosity suddenly aroused, so he simply sat down and waited to see what was going on.
Commander Lemitide of the Almohad Combined Fleet suppressed the disgust in his heart and welcomed the middle-aged man into his command room.
If Lorraine was around, even though he didn't recognize the man, he could still tell at a glance that this handsome, handsome guy must be the 'dead rabbit' based on his very similar appearance to Despey.
's dad.
Old Despi lifted Lemitides with his eyelids, then snorted coldly, tossed the cloak behind him, and sat down on the main seat without hesitation.
When the guards under Lemitides saw this, their faces showed anger. They quietly pressed their hands to the handles of the swords at their waists, and then looked at Lemitides inquiringly, just waiting for his order.
He rushed up and killed the old rabbit.
The only thing these killing men respect is strength, and they don't care if Despey just got up from His Majesty the King's bed.
When Lemitides saw this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and signaled everyone to calm down with his eyes. He did not dare to offend the supervisor sent by His Majesty the Emperor easily. In case he was unhappy, blow the pillow next to His Majesty the Emperor.
Feng, you are the one who is unlucky.
Old Despey didn't seem to notice at all. He looked down at the map, and then shouted in a deep voice: "Marquis, why don't you pursue the victory and launch an attack? Do you want to camp here for a long time?"
Lemitides glanced at him and said patiently: "Sir, our landing was not smooth at the beginning. Moreover, there are lush trees around the maple leaf forest, and it is winter again, which is very easy to burn. Once the opponent launches a fire attack, we will be destroyed.
Ten thousand troops will perish in the sea of fire."
Old Despey knocked on the table and said thoughtfully: "Marquis, this should not happen. You must know that Maple Leaf Danlin Academy is famous for its maple forest. It is like having a Seris porcelain at home, even if it is no longer
You won't break that precious porcelain no matter what. Do you think so?"
After talking about it, a smile appeared on his face.
Lemitides couldn't help but curse in his heart: This damn old rabbit doesn't understand anything. He actually dares to come here and point fingers. It's because of you that we have to risk the whole world to go on a cross-sea expedition.
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Return the Seris porcelain, for fear that others will not know that His Majesty the Emperor rewarded you with a chamber pot?
Although he was thinking this in his heart, Lemitides remained calm on the surface and said calmly: "Sir, what you said makes sense. But what if there is a madman in Maple Leaf Danlin?"
Old Despey couldn't help but froze, with an unhappy look on his face.
Lemitides pretended not to see it and continued: "We cannot place our hopes on what the other party will not do. Now that we have a heavy army and an absolute advantage, what we need now is to fight steadily. Even if we advance slowly, we will be able to do so easily.
Crush the opponent."
Old Despey immediately caught the loophole in his words and counterattacked: "Marquis, don't forget, when I came here I had already seen that the beacon fire of Maple Leaf Danlin College had been ignited. It won't be long before they
Reinforcements will arrive. By then, they will have the absolute advantage.
If we cannot deal with them at lightning speed, we will fall into a passive position. If they wait for them to react and the entire army is surrounded, our entire army will be in danger of being destroyed."
Lemitides took a step forward and said sincerely: "Sir, we have already considered what you said. It has been clearly written in the battle plan that General Amor gave us. It is good that they have reinforcements, but those
The reinforcements need time to organize and assemble and mobilize supplies and food, which can take up to half a month at the earliest.
At that time, we had already invaded Maple Leaf Danlin Fort and kidnapped all the book technology inside as well as the female craftsmen who stayed behind and turned them into our slaves."
He paused and then continued: "General Amor said that we have tens of thousands of troops. And Maple Leaf Danlin Fort is on vacation and is extremely weak. There is no need to rush at this moment. As long as we press forward steadily, we will be an ironclad."
The ball will also turn into powder."
Old Despey suddenly became furious. He slammed the table and shouted angrily: "General Amore, General Amore. Do you only have General Amore in your eyes, and the Emperor of the Empire?"
Everyone was stunned and fell silent.
Old Despey became more and more angry as he spoke. He raised his leg and kicked the desk over. The papers on the desk were scattered all over the floor.
With pieces of paper flying, Old Despey raised his fists and roared angrily: "I would like to ask, does this army and this country belong to General Amor or to His Majesty the Emperor?"
After hearing his heart-wrenching words, Lemitides suddenly broke out into a thin layer of sweat on his forehead. He took a half step back, stood with his head bowed, and allowed the pieces of paper to fly in front of his face, but he did not dare to move.
move.
The rest of the people were too frightened to say anything. Although they looked down upon the old rabbit, they were in awe of His Majesty the Emperor standing behind him and did not dare to touch the dragon's face.
Old Despey lost his temper, and when he saw that no one dared to contradict him, he felt a little calmer.
He looked at the frightened Lemitides, took a long breath, and said gently: "Marquis, I know you are also doing it for the good of the empire. But I think our best way is to take advantage of the high morale now to
With lightning speed, launch a fierce attack on the opponent. Catch them by surprise. Just enough to capture them in one fell swoop~!"
Lemitides couldn't help but grinned and said sadly: "My lord, this is not possible."
Old Despey raised his hand, interrupted him, and said coldly: "Marquis, do you want to disobey me? You forced me to do this."
As he said that, he reached out and took out a parchment roll from his arms, threw it down casually, and then looked up to the sky and said: "Marquis Lemitides, since you are feeling unwell, go to the rear to recuperate~!"
Lemitides was stunned. He reached out and picked up the scroll in disbelief. When he opened it and took a look, his whole body became cold.
The letter of dismissal was still stamped with the bright red seal of His Majesty the Emperor. It had obviously been prepared long ago. When the time came, he would take it out to usurp military power.
The color on his face changed several times. After a long time, he let out a long sigh, and then said in a solemn voice: "In this case, I will excuse you for being rude and resigning~!"
After saying that, he turned around and walked away. As he walked, he cried out sadly in a low voice: "It's a pity that these 70,000 soldiers will not be able to return to Haicheng safely..."
Old Despey looked at his back and cursed coldly: "What a waste~!"
A moment later, Lorraine saw from a distance that the handsome flag fell from the flagship, and then rose from the newly arrived giant ship. Then, a green signal flare slowly rose into the sky.
Lorraine thought about it for a moment, and suddenly her expression suddenly changed~!