Chapter 2918 Unexpected Offensive

After praising Slude, Elder Siegmund turned his head to look at Haakon, and deliberately scolded him with a straight face: "Haakon! You have to live up to your expectations, you can't let the younger sister compare!"

"Old man, when it comes to making suggestions, I'm sure I can't compare to the clever Slude! But if it's about taking the lead in the charge, I won't lose to her!"

Haakon grinned.

"Hey! You boy, being brave and foolhardy is not a good thing. I really don't know why you are so proud!"

Elder Zigmun shook his head and smiled wryly.

At this time, a ball of red light appeared in the air and floated in front of the elder.

Elder Zigmunt held the ball of light and read the latest information from the giant eagle patrol, his face changed slightly afterwards.

"The cult troop led by 'The Butcher' Laval is about to arrive outside the town. The strange thing is that they don't seem to want to wait for reinforcements, but plan to directly attack our southern position!"

"How can this be?!"

Hearing this unexpected news, Slude couldn't help losing his composure and showing confusion.

"Laval is not an arrogant person like Sharman or Elson who doesn't understand the art of war. How could he launch an attack so recklessly? This is completely inconsistent with his previous command style..."

"I also find it incredible, but Laval did issue this seemingly irrational order."

Elder Zigmun frowned.

"The enemy's non-stop offensive is either because Laval is selfish and eager to compete with Trim; or he still has a trump card that has not yet been played, and he is confident that he does not need the allies of Winterhold to fight together. The troops will be able to capture our positions."

"If you think about it like this, there are too many possibilities. Why can't Laval be confused, or deliberately send the cultists to die?"

Haakon folded his arms across his chest and smiled calmly.

"We don't need to think about the problem too complicated, otherwise we will only fall into a vicious circle of suspicion. Anyway, the enemy's active attack is not a bad thing for us. We will defend and counterattack according to the plan proposed by Slude just now, and strive to be in time for the arrival of the Winterhold army. We defeated Laval's troops before, if Laval really has any backup, then we will just adapt to the situation."

Slude and Elder Siegmund looked at each other, and both felt that Haakon's views were too optimistic, but there was no other better countermeasure at present, so they could only take one step at a time, as he said, "adapt to the situation".

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After two o'clock in the afternoon on October 18, the "butcher" Benedict Laval, whose hands were stained with the blood of the Asa tribe, established a temporary headquarters on a bare hill outside Shizhu Town, surrounded by people A guard composed of twenty iron cavalry demons.

The famous general of the New World, who was placed with high hopes by the "wood destroyer" Doran Trexis, seems to have lost his enthusiasm for war. He just wants to complete the mission imposed on him as soon as possible. He raises his binoculars to observe the stone pillars Once the fortifications of the town had passed, orders were given to the two lieutenants, Sharman and Elson, to launch the offensive as planned.

"Great, I can't wait to submerge this town in flames and blood."

"Pyromaniac" Elson rubbed his hands with a sneer, satisfied with the general's decisive style.

"But... Lord Laval, our allies of the frost giants have not yet arrived on the battlefield. Wouldn't it be safer to launch an attack after Trim's troops arrive?"

Compared with the wild and bloodthirsty Elson, "Snake Hand" Sharman is more cautious.

Faced with Sharman's questioning, Laval did not give an explanation immediately, but just handed him the telescope, and then pointed to the northern skyline.

Sharman picked up the binoculars and looked in the direction of Laval's finger. Two huge silver figures resembling giant whales could be vaguely seen passing by the high-altitude clouds, and hundreds of black spots were flying in line near them, clearly a group of Flying magic beast.

"These are the famous military magical airships and giant eagle aviation units of the Kolas Empire. The Volsong tribe has received great funding from the Far Easterners. They borrowed this air force for nothing more than dropping bombs on our heads."

Laval's cold words revealed an unconcealable depression.

"Didn't you find out? All the trees within 20 miles around have been cut down and burned to nothing, leaving only scorched earth. The Asa people have obviously made preparations in advance to fortify the wall and clear the wilderness."

"If we stay here and wait for Trim's men to join us, then at least in the next three hours, the enemy's airships and giant eagles will fly over our heads, launching wave after wave with impunity. wave of air strikes."

"In this wilderness where there is nowhere to hide, what can we do to prevent bombs falling from the sky?"

"Especially those activated catapults and hanging trees with poor mobility in the army, all will become live targets for enemy air strikes, and they will be blown to pieces before they can play a role on the battlefield."

Laval looked around at the chaotic orcs and wargs, as well as the group of wither monsters farther away who were less intelligent than the orcs and couldn't respond without the command of their master. There was a trace of fatigue in his eyes.

"Instead of standing here and passively being bombed and losing troops in vain, it is better to launch an offensive as soon as possible and push the battlefield to the enemy's position. The enemy and us are mixed together. If the enemy in the air wants to drop bombs and bombs, it must be carefully considered. Will it accidentally injure the friendly army?"

"Lord Laval, since we lack effective air defense means, why not ask Lord Trim for help and ask him to send the White Dragon Troops to fight against the enemy's air force?"

Sharman's question provoked a sneer from Laval, and he asked a mocking question.

"Mr. Sharman, if His Excellency Trim sends the White Dragon Guard to support us, his own troops will lose their air cover and become the best choice for enemy airships and giant eagles to drop bombs and bombs. Do you think he would be that A self-sacrificing philanthropist?"

"This..." Sharman hesitated for a moment, before hesitating to speak.

"Shaman, stop talking!" Elson interjected impatiently, "Let's launch an attack according to the general's wishes, maybe we can attack before the troops from Winterhold arrive. Shizhu Town, end this boring war ahead of time."

Sharman still felt inappropriate.

He has cooperated with Laval many times, and he admires the commanding ability of this famous Midgard general. He always thinks that Laval should be able to come up with more reasonable countermeasures to defuse the enemy's air strikes instead of leaving allies behind. , Hastily storming the enemy's entrenched position, it will surely pay a heavy loss.

Laval's current state of mind made Sharman suspect that he did not put all his thoughts on commanding the battle. He was clearly perfunctory and chose the simplest and crudest tactic.