Dahino's method is actually very simple, but quite practical.
In the process of the fascist mainland army seizing the beach and seizing the road, in addition to the population of Xilin Town, which was moved inland by the small mercenary group in advance, there were also 3 towns and more than 20 small villages that were packed with dumplings, with a total population of more than 60,000.
Among them, there were about 20,000 prime-age laborers; in addition, several swordsman battalions were defeated, and more than 1,000 swordsmen became prisoners.
The fascist army's rule over the citizens of the empire in the occupied areas was not as vicious as they looked. Apart from the necessary collection of grain and fodder, there was basically no intrusion. The soldiers were also restricted to limited activities near the camp. This was mainly due to the attack.
The commanders of the expedition are Dahino, Merlin, Norton and others.
Under the supervision of two thousand-man teams from different continents, more than 10,000 human laborers were driven to cut down all the trees within 5 miles of the fascist military camp to waist height. The felled trunks and crowns were cut down again by the remaining 10,000 strong laborers.
The tree crowns were divided into two sections, and the tree crowns were dragged to various strategic locations by plow horses, and made into antlers and forks to tightly surround the fascist military camp; the thick and round tree trunks were also dragged to the front of the military camp by plow horses and spread on the road 200 meters in front of the military camp.
; Then, a stumbling rope was tied to the remaining tree stump.
All women, the elderly, and children, under the supervision of other foreign troops, dug tens of thousands of small pits 20 centimeters deep and 20 centimeters in diameter on the flat ground in front of the camp.
These tasks were done under the eyes of the Fire Lion Legion, the Flame Knights. When the work was halfway through, the captain of the Flame Knights already knew that his mission had been ended...
Eight days after the Battle of Silin Island, the fascist military camp received the first batch of reinforcements. What made the fascist officers and soldiers cheered was that the number of soldiers who came for reinforcements far exceeded their imagination. More importantly, it was not just ordinary soldiers who came for reinforcements.
, and the spokesperson of the great fascist god - a saint with great appeal in the fascist continent.
The white sails were laid side by side from the shore to the distant horizon, submerging the entire blue sea. Three small boats were lowered from the largest ship in the distance and quickly approached the shore.
More than 20 humans jumped off the ship. They briefly reported to Dahino, Norton, Merlin and other officers who came to greet them with injuries, and immediately began to command the troops to land.
After the West Route Army successfully seized the beach, the Fascist Expeditionary Force made a decisive strategic adjustment: half of the troops were assigned to the command of the West Route Army. Due to limited ships, only 30% of the troops arrived this time. The troop sequence is as follows
:
Light Infantry: 6 Werewolf Thousands
Heavy Infantry: 3 Orc Thousands, 2 Ursine Thousands
Archers: 2 Centaur Thousands
Cavalry Regiment: 2 Knight Thousands and 5 Earth Dragon Centuries were newly established based on some mercenary organizations that surrendered to the Haiha Mercenary Empire.
Air Force: A Pseudo-Dragon Centurion
Vatican monks: 300 monks led by the saint, the spokesperson of the fascist god.
Total: 16,345 people, 3,632 different mounts.
"Oh, Your Excellency the Saint is here in person?" Dahino and others heard this and raised their eyebrows. The Saint has a very high status in the fascist continent, even surpassing the kings of several current fascist countries. According to legend, the Saint has command
The power of the dragon. According to legend, the saint can listen to God's oracles in the middle of the night. In reality, every king must receive the blessing of the saint before he ascends the throne.
Looking at the endless sea ships in the distance, Dahino sighed heavily. Uneasiness flashed in his black pupils. Merlin asked strangely: "General, what are you..."
"Mobilize the entire army immediately and enter the highest war alert." Dahino frowned.
"Why?" Norton asked equally curiously. Unlike Merlin, Norton's tone was more about confirming his opinion than asking.
"Our opponent is the most powerful army in the Pancontinent. Do you think they will ignore us?"
"General, I personally think that the imperial officers in the Lion River Defense Area are actually very poor. We were not on a stable footing a few days ago, and we had another tragic victory against the Amy mercenary group overnight. Why didn't they all attack us? And?
Is it a small-scale invasion?" With obvious pride and luck in his tone, Merlin, the leader of the Thousand Men, took up the topic again.
"Just this once, if such questions are raised next time, I will be demoted back to be the leader of a thousand people." Dahino liked the two half-orcs Norton and Merlin very much. In a sense, he had already regarded these two smart alien youths.
As his disciple, he signaled Norton to give the correct answer.
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"Oh, is it true?" When Fan Zijue of the Imperial Army's Lion River Headquarters heard that the enemy was sending a large number of reinforcements, his eyes were filled with joy.
The faces of military staff officers may show: "The general must have heard wrongly;"
Some staff members even revealed: "It seems that the general really wants his opponent to be stronger?"
What's more, some young soldiers who had just graduated from the Imperial Knight School even showed on their faces: "This guy can't be the enemy's spy... No wonder he has to not only support the small mercenary group, but also face the consequences after the tragic victory."
The enemy did not want to make progress and missed the opportunity."
All kinds of strange expressions cannot be described one by one.
"Are you sure they have landed on the mainland and not Xilin Island or the Xiusi Empire?" Fan Viscount grabbed the shoulders of the small mercenary group, the Vulture Scouts, and asked anxiously.
After hearing the confirmation, Fan Zijue issued the order to dispatch troops.
"Your Excellency General, enemy reinforcements are now swarming in. There are as many as a thousand fleets landing at one time. According to conservative estimates, the enemy we will face will reach more than 40,000 people. We did not seek such a good opportunity a few days ago.
The enemy has a decisive battle, go now..." The reckless staff officer's face was filled with the words "go out and die."
"Oh, everyone has this problem?" Fan Zijue sat on a chair and leisurely taught a lesson to his subordinates.
At the beginning of the war, the foreign continental army attacked the Lion River Basin at night. The enemy was well prepared and occupied the beachhead position in the shortest time. At this time, the Fire Lion Army was still scattered in important defensive positions along the Lion River and in the Holy Snow Mountain.
The original main imaginary enemy: the Xius Empire.
At this time, if they rashly assemble and attack rashly immediately, the foreign continental army must be careful in its military deployment. On the contrary, the Fire Lion Army has no idea of the enemy's strength, and there is no need to say whether it will win or lose.
At the cost of 80% of the casualties, the small mercenary group severely damaged the enemy and provided time for the Fire Lion Legion to assemble. At this time, the enemies in the foreign continent were already a bit frightened, with only five or six thousand combat-effective soldiers. At this time, once the fire started,
If there is any large-scale operation by the Lions, what will happen to the enemy?
Fan Zijue tapped Xilin Island on the map with his index finger.
The foreign continent will inevitably give up its positions on the mainland and retreat to Xilin Island. A small mercenary group of 600 people can defend for 10 days against 10,000 enemies. How many days can 6,000 enemies defend?
"Hehe -" Fan Zijue's eyes showed a sly look: "This beachhead on the empire's territory is actually a bait left for the enemy."
The commander-in-chief of the foreign continent can probably think of this, but he will definitely not give up this position willingly. It is easy to give up, but if he takes it back next time under the defense of the Fire Lion Army, he doesn't know how many people will die.
Maybe the commander of the foreign continent spent many unavoidable nights worrying about the gains and losses due to this matter...
Under this situation, the Flame Knights were able to continuously attack the enemy's positions and kill more than 500 soldiers from different continents.
Now, the enemy has finally suffered. Yes, from the surface, there are as many as a thousand foreign warships reinforced this time, but at least more than half of them are military rations, weapons and equipment, and the rest of the fleet is all
The number of soldiers will not exceed 20,000. More importantly, after the tragic victory, the enemy must have sent many letters asking for help. The enemy's warships may not have rested for a minute. This kind of thing has just been drifting on the sea for ten years.
How can soldiers with a few days have combat effectiveness?
Teaching is teaching after all. Although most graduates of knight schools also have war history and strategy courses in school, nothing can compare with this kind of analysis. Most of the young staff officers in the Shizihe Defense Area Military Department are different from Fire Lion.
The middle and high-level officers all joined the staff headquarters directly after graduating from the military academy. The age difference prevented them from having the opportunity to go to the battlefield with Fan Zijue. This analysis allowed them to have a good understanding of this soldier who had a bad reputation among the upper class society.
With a new understanding, Daqingshan, Chi Aotian, and Horns, who accompanied the scouts to deliver the message, were also listening. Likewise, it was the first time for these three young people to jump from the tactical level to the strategic level.
"It turns out this guy is really not an idiot." The young mercenaries exchanged looks with each other.
"Your Excellency General, your analysis is indeed very correct and amazing." The upright young dwarf left a very high praise and returned to the mercenary group with Da Qingshan and Chi Aotian.
Fan Zijue's analysis also missed two key issues. At this time, these two issues are giving Dahino a headache.
1,500 sea-going ships, 16,000 soldiers, more than 3,000 mounts, and hundreds of thousands of kilograms of grain and grass are now spread out on the sea. The fascist mainland army’s current occupation area does not have any ports, and all the coastlines are either filled with rocks or sandy beaches and mud.
On the beach, even at high tide, the ship cannot reach the shore at all. The soldiers can still jump off and wade ashore. What about the mounts? These things are much more delicate than the soldiers. After 15 days of turbulence, every one of them is exhausted.
The sea water was so frightened that it ran wild. There was also grain and grass, which should not stick to the water. If the grain and grass stuck to the sea water, not only would humans not be able to eat it, but horses would also be able to eat it.
Fortunately, the headquarters also took this into consideration, so it sent more than 30 human navigation dispatchers, all of whom were recruited from the fascist continent's port cities, to dispatch ships on site.
Dahino then ordered soldiers to go to several small towns and dismantle the doors and windows of all the residents, tie them together with straw ropes, put huge rocks underneath and spread them on the shore. Each time 15 warships approached the shore and put down all the
The soldiers returned immediately, and then reincarnated one after another. During the entire high tide period, less than 70% of the soldiers were unloaded, and the mounts did not move at all.
At this time, the scout came to report: The Empire's Fire Lion Legion was approaching the military camp in mighty force.
Good news never goes together, but bad news often comes one after another. At the same time, Dahino received another news. The saint's ship also approached the shore. As the fascist soldiers worshiped, the saint and more than 300 monks
They also disembarked from the ship, and accompanying the Saint to the continent of Eminor were two ten thousand captains from the reinforcements: Dragon Knight Yemoda and Phantom Beast Knight Xiao Ke.
According to the common sense of military use, once reinforcements arrive, the reinforcements general should hand over the troops to the former general's tent and obey the orders. However, the total number of reinforcements is now about three times more than the current troops in Dahino's hands. Unexpectedly,
Wonder if this is also being considered at Expeditionary Force Headquarters.
It would be fine if the reinforcement generals had extraordinary command abilities, but they are not like this. In terms of combat power alone, Xiao Ke and Yemoda are both generals who bravely fought in the three armies. Otherwise, it would be difficult for them as humans to survive in a foreign continent.
He has reached his current position in the military. However, brave generals may not necessarily win the battle. The two brave men are even less capable than Merlin in terms of strategic command.
There is no use in having a headache. What is supposed to come will come. Dahino let Merlin help him out of the big tent to greet the saint and his entourage.