Chapter 1502 Grand Strategy

The process of war preparations is proceeding steadily step by step, just as planned by several commanders of the human camp.

Although the area occupied by the allied forces of demons and orcs is now shrouded in fog, no information can be transmitted. But after all, it was the territory of the Suli Tang Empire, so there was naturally relevant terrain and geographical data.

This information was shared freely with the coalition forces on the Southern Front and used to formulate plans.

This is not because the Suli Tang Empire had good intentions. In order to fight the devil, they did not change their composure even if they handed over confidential information such as map information. In fact, it was because the empire required the southern coalition to cooperate with its grand strategy that it used the map as a bargaining chip in exchange.

Of course, the most important aspect of the empire's arrangements is for the three parties to coordinate and attack at the same time!

But attacking at the same time does not mean that each one attacks his own. Perhaps doing this can also bring about the performance of the demon and orc coalition forces looking for one thing at the expense of the other. If the three-party offensive can cooperate with each other, will it be able to achieve better results?

In terms of grand strategic arrangements, the Western Border Khan of the Suri Tang Empire proposed a strategy. The East Route Army acted as a diversion and held back part of the demon coalition; then the West Route Army and the South Route Army attacked westward of the southern border of the empire.

The two armies from the west and the south finally merged somewhere in the southern border and divided the demon alliance. The next step is to annihilate the small demon coalition that has been separated and isolated from the Gate of the Abyss. Really reduce the number of enemies and regain the occupied territory.

In order to merge smoothly and prevent the Southern Route Army from not knowing where they were running, or from wandering blindfolded and running into the wrong place, the Sulitang Empire provided accurate military maps. This is the reason why the empire shows its generosity.

Then there was a strong attack on the east and west roads, and a containment on the south road. Cut up the demon alliance again, annihilate small groups, and regain territory. Then attack forcefully from the east and south, and contain them from the west.

Repeat this over and over again, and use cutting methods to take back all the territory occupied by the demons. Finally, the enemy was suppressed near the Gate of the Abyss, and then annihilated in one fell swoop. Then you can consider closing the door to the abyss.

The grand strategy that should have been kept secret has become a topic of conversation for soldiers during their spare time in training. And some good people began to arrange their troops.

After all, although the strategy has been set, how to implement it is also a science.

Arranging which army to attack and which army to move in which direction are all testing the commander's ability. Which legion is good at attacking and which legion is good at defending? These are also testing the commander's vision.

Since everyone thinks they are capable of directing such a war, of course they will engage in a vigorous paper war based on the parts they know.

It doesn't matter if you lose the verbal fight anyway, and having a topic to discuss can also help relieve tense emotions. Therefore, the generals at the headquarters did not stop this trend.

In his spare time from training, Ezio not only used the forum to communicate with his friends, but also mingled with this group of people. It's just that Ezio is just a listener, not arguing with others.

The focus is certainly not on these people’s unreliable rhetorical tactics. But to learn from their words the specialties of each legion and the more famous heroes.

One or two may be more one-sided. But once there were more people talking and showing off, Ezio would be able to figure out the details of the entire southern front army.

Before a certain magician noticed the Brotherhood's bias and tried to influence and change it, Ezio and the others learned a lot about intelligence research methods from Kaya. At least the most basic sorting and summarization, everyone has a preliminary idea.

Perhaps the information obtained from others will be highly subjective to the speaker, and may not be more complete than the information held by the coalition command. But Ezio still took his friends, hoping that the news from these people would soothe his uneasiness.

But the cruel fact is that after knowing the achievements of the 'strong men' who were with him in the Southern Route Army, Ezio's worries increased to a higher level.

It's just that this kid who just debuted hasn't seriously thought about who he is comparing himself to.

The former Demon King, the former Commander of the Guards of the Dark Legion, also known as the Sword Master, a person in the order of the strongest in the land, the Demon Prince, and a magician who can single-handedly challenge the Lord of Guardians. As for those black dragons and big demons, I won’t mention them.

In fact, the people in the Southern Route Army who were talking about it and mentioned it repeatedly were also very powerful in the Adventurer's Guild or the Mercenary Guild. As long as you don't compare yourself to those 'non-humans'.

In short, amid the excitement of this faction before the war and the panic of a few people, time advanced to a special day.

The order for the army to set off was given. It seemed like a normal dispatch order, but in fact, the troops that had not been mobilized for more than half a year suddenly moved, which was quite abnormal in the eyes of the soldiers.

Even those who seem to have only grown muscles but not brains, and who hate using their brains when doing things, feel that there must be something weird behind such actions. It is not as simple as changing the defense zone like the command issued above.

Commanders with noble backgrounds easily regard soldiers as idiots who know nothing. They only need soldiers to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, and nothing else is needed.

But in fact, soldiers also have the wisdom of soldiers, not to mention those soldiers who are experienced adventurers. I am afraid they have seen more of the world than most nobles.

People at the top always think that as long as they don't explain things clearly, no one will notice. In fact, as long as you are not a certain magician who specializes in doing things that have never been done before, there is nothing wrong with everyone.

If you can't foresee things in advance, then there are no smart people who can even realize things later.

But it’s okay to leave. In addition to everyone's strong desire to fight, those who were officials also worked hard to raise the food they consumed every day.

If the situation before the reorganization was followed, each team would have to figure out how to eat and drink every day, and the coalition command would have no control over these matters.

From the perspective of command authority, if I control your food, will your soldiers listen to you or mine? On the other hand, there are people who have money to eat well, and there are people who have no money and eat whatever they want. It’s all the responsibility of the person in charge. Which country’s finances can afford it?

But after the teams were dispersed and reorganized, they could no longer ignore the original model. The people in the coalition command must bear the food and supplies of all soldiers and officers.

There is no salary. If there are personnel from regular legions from various countries, that is the matter of each country. But there is no food. How can the soldiers fight if they don't have enough to eat?

Therefore, in the early stage of the Southern Front's military reorganization, a large part of the issue was how countries and chambers of commerce would bear the cost of food and fodder, and they were arguing with each other.

Finally, with the pressure of the devil in front of them, no one dares to take things too far, or delay them until everyone can't get anything done. Therefore, the speed and progress of military reorganization are rapid, partly because everyone is unable to drag this war into a protracted war.

In order to cooperate with the Suli Tang Empire's strategy, the army set off!

When the legion in front crossed the boundary marker representing the border, it indicated that they had officially entered the territory of the Suritan Empire. From the generals to the soldiers, no one looked relaxed and at ease, because they had entered the land occupied by the allied forces of demons and orcs.

Even if the empire provides a map, everyone will not rush blindly. But what happened to this land, as well as the deployment of the demon alliance's forces, these unknown parts make people unavoidable and worrying.

In order to prevent the marching queue from encountering a sudden attack, the general commanding this temporary legion ordered the dispatch of spearheads and sentries to go out to investigate the surrounding environment.

The vanguard soldiers are actually just a small unit that stands out from the legion's formation, used to alert the enemy. Those who are really responsible for the reconnaissance mission are sentry riders riding fast horses.

The southern border of the Suli Tang Empire is a rolling hilly land. Even though the slope was not steep, the soldiers still walked up or down alternately.

There are not many trees in this area, only large tracts of wild grass growing, and here and there a few bushes of grass that are almost as tall as a person. If it weren't limited by the undulating terrain, everyone's field of vision could be wider and farther.

The advantage is that although it is easy to set up an ambush in such terrain, the number of people cannot be large, and it is only used for harassment at most. Facing a reorganized army, it won't make any big waves.

When the scattered sentries found the first man-made object, they were several tents that were no longer inhabited. This is where local herders usually live, and as the pastures move, the tents can be dismantled at any time.

Because the resources in the northern part of the Lost Land are limited, wooden frames and tarpaulins like this for tents, as long as they are still usable and are definitely ownerless, will usually be dismantled and taken away. Even if there is an owner, depending on the situation, you can choose to rob it and take it away with you.

However, the tents here are in a dilapidated appearance and have not been inhabited for a long time. This scene is quite unusual. After careful inspection, although the dilapidated tent showed signs of damage, it was not leftover from the battle. Maybe some wild beast came from somewhere to look for food and smashed and tore something.

There is no trace of people, let alone livestock.

The advantage, or the only advantage, of the barren north is that there are not many wild beasts that can threaten domestic livestock and humans, and even fewer magical beasts. It is also the two natural threats of cold weather and lack of food that limit the growth of population.

But people cannot disappear silently. And looking at the situation, everyone in this area has disappeared, so these man-made things are left behind and no one is taking care of them.

For such abnormal phenomena, naturally someone will report it. Another part of the Sentinel Riders went deeper into the unknown area in front of them.

I thought that the area occupied by the allied forces of demons and orcs must be filled with the remains of war disasters, corpses lying on the road, and all of them were in a miserable state of flesh and blood. Unexpectedly, the actual situation is that everywhere is so clean that there is no trace of anyone.

Even if a person dies, falls on the roadside and is eaten by wild animals, a skeleton will be left behind. How can it be like now, nothing can be found.

However, what happened to this legion was not an exception. The three armies that launched the attack on the same day, no matter which front they were on, encountered no resistance as expected. Instead, they smoothly advanced into the demon-occupied area.

But none of them noticed that vultures appeared frequently in the sky. Moreover, these vultures with flaming little heads did not eat carrion, but grew up devouring demon remains and drinking lava!