Flying General Norton was very careful. After catching up with Chi Aotian's expeditionary force, he followed suit and sent people to cut down all the surrounding dense forests and drag them in with war horses. Then he built a deer village with the treetops flushed in. In order to prevent Chi Aotian from attacking, he was very careful. The Aotian Legion broke out desperately, and Norton personally led his legion to guard in front of Luzhai.
After the rise of Luzhai, Norton felt relieved. Now, even if Chi Aotian wanted to do something, it would not be that easy.
Then he commanded the soldiers to dig a two-meter-wide and two-meter-deep trench outside Luzhai. The water level around the Sicily River was dozens of miles high. As soon as one meter was dug down, water began to emerge. Just in time, another meter was dug out. It is equivalent to building a river to protect the village; pile the excavated soil on the trunks of shrubs and trees facing south to prevent them from being pushed away by the enemy; pile up the dry soil to build a two-meter-high earth wall south of the river to protect the village.
Fire Dragon Knight Hanhan happened to be passing by. Seeing that this method was good, he came up with a new idea: dredge the Walled River and the Sicily River. In this way, the flowing water in the Walled River would be more difficult for the enemy to pass. Norton followed suit. , arrange for soldiers to do it immediately.
Before the afternoon, with the efforts of more than 20,000 soldiers, an iron-clad camp stood on the south bank of the Sicily River.
Many senior officers who came to inspect were full of praise for this - anyone who wants to conquer such a three-layer defense line must pay an extremely painful price.
In the evening, the supreme commander of the theater, Monton, summoned all senior officers to attend a meeting. On the south bank of the Sicily River, there were seven full-time officers of the coalition at the level of corps commander, and among them there were three officers at the level of deputy commander-in-chief. In the history of Fanos' use of troops against the Eminor continent, it was rare that so many troops were used at one time.
In the original plan, it was hoped that the decisive battle with Chi Aotian's army could be fought with three to four times the superior strength. The base camp's plan was that Chi Aotian's army only had 6,000 soldiers who initially joined the elite level, which was basically the same as before. The Northern Federal Army was on the same level. Of the 15,000 local indigenous people who were forcibly carried later, at most only half of them had experienced multiple battles, which was equivalent to the level of ordinary soldiers in the empire. The other half probably participated in the Battle of Road City after joining the army. , the strength is quite average. In this battle, the Norton Army and the Menton Army are both the elite of the elite in the eastern and western theaters. The strength of the Sweat Cavalry is also quite outstanding, not to mention there are several regiment leaders with extremely high combat capabilities. Deputy Commander, the total number of these three troops is nearly 20,000, and the supplement is nearly 25,000. As the main force of this battle, the other two Fanos legions are also quite powerful, and their overall strength should exceed that of the Amy Empire. The ordinary army, the strength of the teaching soldiers finally sent by His Majesty the Pope is quite average. However, even if they do not directly enter the war, the ratio of soldiers participating in the war on both sides is still 2:1, and the combat strength ratio should be 3:1.
Now, after three days of fierce pursuit, the strength of both warring parties has dropped significantly, especially the Fanos Army. The Ursine troops have all been left behind. The Orc troops will not be able to catch up until tomorrow morning at the earliest. Don't look now. There are also 40,000 people in the camp, and their strength is not even the slightest bit worse than before.
All the officers knew this, so when they heard Mengton ask when the decisive battle with Chi Aotian would be, almost everyone hoped to postpone the decisive battle.
Several senior officers of the Holy See said quite unanimously: "The art of war says that you can conquer the enemy without fighting. Now that Chi Aotian's army has been trapped here, if you take a step back, you will see the natural barrier of the Sicily River, and in front is an iron-like defense circle.
How much food and grass do we need in a day for an army of 10,000 to 20,000 people and horses? As long as they are trapped here for 10 days at most, the army, no matter how powerful it is, will melt away. There is no need to take the initiative to attack. Rabbits bite people when they are anxious.
In this desperate situation, if we still take the initiative to attack, something might happen!"
Except for Norton, the commanders of the Fanos Army disagreed with this view: "The longer the night, the more dreams there will be. There are many flying troops in Chi Aotian's army. If we continue to be trapped like this, it will be absolutely impossible to annihilate them all in the end."
The enemy, and the enemy's elite, especially the middle and high-level legions, will definitely escape! This battle will eventually turn into a group of peasant soldiers trapped to death. No matter whether Chi Aotian returns to Tongyunguan or Hamburg City, he will always be in serious trouble. Wait until His Highness Xiuda returns.
, the coalition forces will soon have five dragon knights, and there is still a good chance of winning with five against one. Even if ten or twenty thousand soldiers are killed in this battle, it is definitely cost-effective to be able to kill Chi Aotian and other senior generals." I don't know when.
Since then, the Fanos beasts have also learned to calculate.
The Grand Duke of Melendia stood behind and remained silent. When Menton asked for his opinion, the Grand Duke frowned and said one thing: "Your Excellencies, please be sure to use the 'Black Lightning' when calculating your enemies.
Calculated. He was already ranked in the top 20 on the fighting spirit list more than 70 years ago. I think if he hadn't suddenly retired, he would have probably entered the top 5. If there really was a dragon knight war, then...
I'm worried that apart from His Highness Xiuda, Han Han and I and the other two dragon knights will have a hard time competing against Chi Aotian and Black Lightning. After all, you know, Chi Aotian has already entered the battle spirit list just one year after his debut."
Battle Soul List? The officers all had dry lips. Although the soldiers did not think highly of mercenaries, the Battle Soul List had absolute authority. Even if a giant dragon encountered a character on the Battle Soul List, he would take a detour.
Thoughts. Black lightning? People on the continent of Eminor have heard of this person to some extent. The legendary super warrior who "visits late at night and shoots an arrow like lightning". It is said that this guy never needs to use a second arrow to kill a person.
Especially in night battles, no one has been able to defeat him at night.
I just can't imagine how Chi Aotian managed to recruit this person.
"Sir, I think you were very smart in the battle on the Langcang River. Can we continue to make a fuss about the river water?" The legion commander Qi Bu should try his old trick: "If we build a dam on the Sicily River to store up the water,
Then I released the water late one night. I thought that now that Chi Aotian's army is camping by the river, it will definitely be washed away by the flood, and maybe some black lightning will..."
Yes, this is a good idea. Most of the Fanos officers had happy expressions on their faces. On the contrary, Mengton himself had no expression on his face, and Grand Duke Iron Hands also looked very calm. In the end, he was still the commander of a human army.
I couldn't help but say it out: "The Sicily River here is more than 2,000 meters wide. How can we block such a wide river? If you have such great ability, then you don't need to fight here, go directly to the Three Gorges Hydropower Station on the Yangtze River
If you work well, you will definitely make more money than working in the war of gods."
"Commander Norton, your Excellency has fought many battles with Chi Aotian and others. What is your opinion?" Menton turned around and asked the fellow officers beside him.
The flying general smiled bitterly: "There is no point in asking me, Commander-in-Chief. All senior officers in the Western Theater Zone are all defeated by the small mercenary group. However, compared with previous battles, this time I should say that the opportunity is the best. I
I think we can win, but it’s just a matter of big victory and small victory. If we want to win big, we have to be mentally prepared for tens of thousands of casualties. If the base camp wants us to move to other battlefields immediately after the victory, then wait until the enemy
When food is scarce."
Isn't this the same as not saying anything? When did an orc officer actually learn to kick a ball? Menton almost couldn't laugh or cry. No...it seemed that Norton had something in his words.
"Then...when your Excellency left, did the base camp or Marshal Dahino give you any other tasks?"
"Oh...that's not the case, you just want me to assist you in the decisive battle on the Plains of Flowers." Norton answered word for word.
"Okay, then I understand." Mengton sighed inwardly, alas... Since landing on the continent of Eminor, more and more orcs have begun to move closer to humans, not only in their eating habits, but even in their speech.
The methods of doing things and doing things have undergone tremendous changes. Back in the Far Nos continent, if there were half-orcs who were hesitant in speaking and hiding their heads and tails like this, they would definitely be criticized by everyone. This phenomenon is most obvious in the Western Theater.
, it is said that the commander of the Merlin Army has even learned from human retro customs and started writing calligraphy. Is... is this the only way to occupy this territory?
"All officers should go to the reception team to collect their soldiers as soon as possible and prepare for the decisive battle with the enemy in three days. No thanks, Pross, our three legions are the main legions for the decisive battle. You have arranged for the soldiers to be repaired as soon as possible. Commander Norton,
This battle is entirely dependent on your nobles running thousands of miles, and they are the first achievement no matter what. In the decisive battle three days later, your nobles will serve as reserve subordinates. Your Excellency, the Grand Duke, your nobles will serve as rangers for this decisive battle. Please prepare as soon as possible.
, In addition, the Knights Templar were under the command of the Grand Duke in this battle; the soldiers were equipped with bows and arrows and camped down the river to prevent the enemy from forcing the crossing. In addition, once the enemy really summoned ice magic to freeze the river, no matter what daytime
It's still dark, we must rush to the ice as soon as possible, and we must hold off the enemy!" Mengton thought for a moment and then added: "All the sacred priests in the legion have been mobilized to form a separate team, ready to cooperate.
The dragon knight attacks Chi Aotian with sacred magic. Everyone, go down and prepare."
Many generals left the commander's tent after agreeing with a bang - even a strong man like the Grand Duke had to admit that the rough-looking half-orc in front of him had arranged it extremely carefully. If Chi Aotian was there,
Under such an arrangement, the team can still lead a bloody path, which is beyond human control.
However, this arrangement is ultimately a wishful thinking made by our own people.
At less than ten o'clock at night, nearly a hundred wild vultures rose lightly from the woods. In the rainy season, the sky is always gloomy no matter day or night, and there is no moonlight at all. It is almost impossible to see the five fingers of the hand. These wild vultures stick to the ground.
Flying lightly, they soon arrived in front of the coalition camp. These bravest elves in the sky vibrated their tails fiercely and shot into the sky like arrows. At the same moment, nearly a hundred yellow-white bright spots suddenly appeared in the sky. Bright spots
White tail fins were immediately drawn in the air and shot toward the Fanos camp with a bang.
The coalition soldiers who had been on the road for several days had already fallen asleep. Even when the flames began to crackle and engulf the tents, most of them did not notice it.
"Enemy attack - enemy attack -" The two thousand commanders who were in charge of the front duty at night blew their whistles at the same time, calling the soldiers on duty behind to quickly come behind the earth wall and prepare to fight. Mengton was most afraid of Chi Aotian.
He went out in a chaotic raid late at night, and told every thousand-man commander who was on duty repeatedly that if something went wrong in these places, everyone would have only one outcome - beheading. No one would joke about their own heads.
Many high-ranking officers ran out of their tents, and tens of thousands of soldiers quickly gathered. Unexpectedly, those vulture knights hovered over the camp for a while, fired another burst of rockets, and then returned.
During this chaos, only forty or fifty tents were set alight, and it was estimated that the number of casualties would not exceed a hundred soldiers. Menton and Norton discussed in a low voice, and the two quickly reached an agreement - this should be Chi Aotian's fault.
Military strategy. Use this method to wear down the enemy.
Menton drew out a centaur team of 1,000 men and sat in the center of the camp. Once he discovered the enemy's flying knights, he would use bows and arrows to drive them away and the mission would be completed. In addition, the two thousand-man teams on duty were equipped with wooden barrels to prevent fires.
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Sure enough, according to the judgment of the double shields guarding Fanos Continent, Chi Aotian actually sent out four groups of vulture knights to harass the camp with rockets that night. Fortunately, it did not pose much of a threat. Senior officers were there
After I figured out the enemy's strategy, I slept more peacefully.
Summer January 18th, Year 6 of the Magical Calendar.
During the day, the weather was calm - maybe those vulture knights were catching up on their sleep.
Instead, Mengton sent out two centaur troops to harass the enemy - it would be disrespectful to come and go without reciprocating. Now if he doesn't use his large number of soldiers to cause more trouble for Guang Duo, won't he still be harassed at night?
The centaurs galloped past at high speed in front of the dense forest where Chi Aotian's army was trapped. At the same time, they shot the long arrows in their hands into the dense forest. From the dense forest, the screams of war horses after being shot were heard constantly.
Finally, Chi Aotian's army became a little anxious and had to use a small powerful crossbow to fire outwards against the fallen tree crown. Immediately, more than two hundred centaur archers were shot down - this kind of weapon was too overbearing and often penetrated the tree.
Even after two or three people, his strength remained unabated, and as long as he was shot, almost no one would survive.
Menton quickly withdrew all the Centaur archers - now there was no need to waste the high-speed Centaur troops to consume the enemy's powerful crossbows.
The night of January 18th in summer.
Monton and other senior officers waited until 11 o'clock at night before going to bed - it seems that the counterattack strategy during the day was indeed very effective, and the enemy should not have the energy to cause trouble tonight.
At 2 o'clock in the middle of the night, outside the southeast gate of the Fanos coalition camp, the sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded like heavy rain falling to the ground. The centurion leader in charge of the shift lay on the earth wall and looked outside. In the distance, dozens of knights held up torches and shot towards the camp like arrows.
"Who! Stop! Otherwise, we'll shoot!" the Centurion roared.
The knight on the horse made no pause at all: "Hurry! Open the camp door! I want to see Commander Menton right away. Something happened! Hurry! Send an enemy alert!"