Forty-Six Plans

"Boom! Boom!" On the front lines of the Dothan Empire and the Arante Empire, a round of artillery fell into the dense crowd. The densely packed army was cut by the rampant shells, ploughing out trails full of blood.

Airland Hill's artillery rewritten the history of warfare, and the side with the artillery seemed to have the advantage on the battlefield. The soldiers of the Arlantean Empire are moving forward steadily, and they have seen the smile of the Goddess of Victory.

The phalanx of the Dothan soldiers that were originally neat, at this moment, has become slanted, and the terrifying metal balls fell from the sky, landing in the crowd, splashing blood and rain.

The entire line of defense was collapsing, and Dothan's officers were powerless to stop the rout of their men. At this moment, they did not want to prevent such a collapse, because they themselves were among the collapsed crowd.

No one dared to face such a terrifying weapon, and everyone thought that the Arrant Empire was supported by the Magic Empire, so the soldiers of Dothan were defeated not only by the power of the weapons, but also by their fear of magic. .

"Did the Holy Demon Empire abandon us?" An officer got up from the ground with blood on his face, crying to get his arm back. His armoured arm was cut by a stream of heat, like butter cut by a hot knife.

A soldier tried to struggle to stand up, but found that his lower body had disappeared. He tried hard to make a shout, but found that he could only spit blood out of his mouth - soon he was motionless, lying with the surrounding corpses, without making any sound.

Not far away, following a neat pace, the army of the Arrant Empire was shouting slogans, accompanied by drum beats, step by step approaching the battlefield that was already like hell on earth. In front of them, there is no enemy who has formed an organic resistance, and some are just some crazy enemy soldiers.

Countless spears were laid flat and swept across what was blocking the way in front of them. Some of the soldiers who forgot to escape were quickly stabbed to the ground, but those Arlantean soldiers were still advancing step by step, ignoring the corpses under their feet that had been stepped into the dirt.

"Long live Arrant!" The soldiers who had not had time to participate in this crushing attack on the high slope shouted like a mountain. Their flags fluttered in the sky, and their voices echoed across the plains.

Riding on the tall horse, General Zorn pointed to the battle formation in the distance with his iron armored gloves, and asked his followers proudly: "Look! In the world of mortals, no one can stop us from the Arlantean Empire. Army!"

"Yes! Yes!" A general with a flattering smile on his face said, holding General Zon in his mouth and saying: "It is still your commander, the Arrant Empire, will surely go to the mortal empire under the leadership of you, General. peak."

"Hahahaha!" Zon laughed proudly, and the laughter didn't drift far before being drowned out by the fierce sound of war drums. He was triumphant, pulling on the reins of the war horse and said: "The Dothan Empire will definitely bring the matter to the Holy Demon Empire, and wants to sue us, saying that we are harboring advanced weapons and conspiracy... It's a pity that they never imagined that, We have already sent the cannon to the Holy Demon Empire! Hahahaha."

"Your Excellency is wise!" "Your Excellency is so wise!" "Your Excellency, you are truly the star of Arlant!" A group of complimenting generals hurriedly nodded their heads and flattered in front of Zon.

Hearing these compliments, the smile on Zon's face became even greater, and the whole person became even more proud. He was in a good mood, so he gave a more radical order: "Send the troops! We don't need prisoners!"

In the distance directly in front of him, one after another square formations full of iron armor are slowly moving towards the end of the horizon. The first battle between the Arrant Empire and the Dothan Empire ended with a great victory for the Arrant Empire.

In this battle, Zorn led the army of 100,000 Arrant Empire,

It easily swept the 70,000 troops of the Dothan Empire. But for the victory that killed at least 5,000 people and defeated 70,000 people, the price paid by the Arrant Empire was very small, not even 200 wounded.

The red-clothed cannon that just appeared on the battlefield has already demonstrated a formidable power beyond this era. It is precisely because of its good performance in this battle that General Zorn likes this weapon even more.

"Let the rear hold fast! This weapon should be equipped with every castle and every army!" Zon urged his horse forward and told a confidant beside him: "After this victory, I think Dothan will soon be able to Surrender."

"When we go back! I want at least 300 new cannons!" He continued as he walked: "The battle with Ellen Hill is not so easy! They also have such cannons... So the war The situation cannot be so one-sided!”

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"The Arrant Empire is not the same as our previous opponents. They also have cannons!" Chris put his hands behind his back and reviewed his border defense plan for the second time: "We are on the southern border, and there are two Reserve regiments, these regiments cannot hold their lines."

"As long as Zorn leads his main force north, our borders are at risk of being penetrated. This is a loss for us, because war destroys our carefully paved roads and destroys our crops." On a very large and detailed map, the position of the guidance department's defense lines was pointed out.

Because of the more accurate measuring instruments, optical equipment such as telescopes also began to improve, so the mapping level of Ailan Hill has also made great progress. The fact that Chris can now strategize with such a detailed map is also an intuitive manifestation of this progress.

"The best way is to let our main force go south in advance and gather on the border... Be ready for battle at any time." He used the pointer to draw a circle on the positions of the three main force groups in the rear, and after speaking He looked at Vagron.

Vagron nodded and said, "Arrant's attack can only threaten the Seris area, which is very beneficial to us. We have assembled five regiments of troops, and we can completely build a defense line."

"If it's just for defense, I expect that as long as three main regiments are present, they can block about 100,000 soldiers of the Arlantean Empire near the south of Seris..." He used another pointer to gesture on the first and second lines. For a moment, it is obvious that it is still not suitable for this kind of combat method.

Below, 10 head of the group who came to the meeting, 10 head of trainee, plus Des and others, densely made a whole conference room. Everyone is listening carefully to this pre-war analysis meeting, or the second pre-war analysis meeting.

Every 20 days, Chris will hold such a combat assessment meeting, while reviewing what kind of reinforcement his troops have received, while calculating how to distribute the troops in his hand.

If it was just a rough idea that Zorn wanted to go north to attack Alan Hill, then Chris' preparation to fight Arlant was already a very precise battle plan.

"Now, the second-line garrison regiment has also been equipped with 20 75mm caliber infantry guns and 300 rifles used for training." A regiment commander raised his hand and offered his own suggestion: "If we strengthen and give us some weapons, I don't think the front-line defense will be able to withstand the opponent's attack."

As the equipment of the second-line troops is improving day by day, Chris is forming more infantry regiments. Some regiments with better equipment have been promoted to 8 regiments, 9 regiments, and 10 regiments, and the newly formed troops have also filled the 11th to 13th regiments. group vacancies.

Each first-line infantry regiment is actually equipped with thousands of rifles and about 200 revolvers. With 20 artillery pieces, as well as more or less anti-aircraft guns and machine guns, the combat effectiveness is actually not easy to assess.

Because no one, including Chris, has ever commanded such a well-equipped army with no shortage of ammunition. In the confrontation joint exercise, the teaching group once set a terrifying record of 1 group defeating 7 second-line garrison groups on the opposite side.

Some statisticians even showed that if the teaching regiment had sufficient ammunition, it would not be difficult to defeat another seven regiments. Encouraged by this result, many infantry regiments with rifles and machine guns felt that they could face ten head-on. about twice the strength of the enemy.

After the expansion, a regiment now has more than 2,500 officers and soldiers, so many middle-level commanders believe that as long as 3 second-line regiments are deployed on the border, even Arrant's troops cannot break through the second line of Alan Hill. A border line of defense.

This line of defense consists of two parallel trenches and traffic trenches, and some cement bunkers have been reinforced in some areas-the reason why such a line of defense is prepared is mainly because of the "remains" left over when the training troops built defense facilities, not Intentionally.

However, relying on this southern line of defense, the Alan Hill military really felt that they could fight for every inch of land with the Arrant Empire.

"Otherwise, we will have 4 garrison groups to fight against the troops of the Arrant Empire going north? If we can withstand the opponent's attack, then we can have 5 main groups and 5 second-line groups to form. The reserve team is fighting back." Waggon was also tempted by this defensive plan, and asked Chris.

Chris thought about this defensive counterattack plan and felt that it was more comfortable than pure defense, so he nodded and said, "For the time being, let's set up the second set of combat plans, and at the next meeting, we will discuss the third set of plans. - Our first attack plan!"

"Yes!" Everyone stood up, pressed their right fists on their chests, and responded with their chins raised.