Chapter 319: The Battlefield
Even though Grand Duke Buck told his team of wise men that they could make concessions when appropriate, most of the time, they still clung to it.
There is no way, whoever asked them to eat this bowl of rice, in order to maximize the interests of the master, and take the initiative to release water, is to tarnish their own reputation.
This kind of contact between Archduke Buck and Captain Stubbs cannot be hidden from the eyes of those who are interested.
When Stubin's dragon skeleton warship sailed to Wuyin Lake, the senior leaders of the Yongye army and the elders of the crocodile tribe gathered together.
"The Grand Duke Buck himself will speed up the integration of the Kingsley family and the Commons family. The moment the agreement is reached, it will also be the moment to launch an attack on us. There is no doubt about that." Sean said Throwing a piece of fried peanuts into his mouth made a crackling sound, while saying.
It's not a formal meeting now, and everything is very casual in words and deeds.
All kinds of nut desserts are a must for this occasion.
Among those present, the worst ones were born as great knights. Behind their tyrannical strength, they were supported by a good appetite and high consumption.
In a way, they're like hamsters, desperate to hoard food whenever they get the chance.
However, hamsters hoard them at home, and they hoard them in their own bodies, so there is basically no need to worry about gaining weight.
Which big knight will have less than two hours of high-intensity training every day?
There is no chance of growing fat on them, and they have already turned into out-and-out leather muscles.
Even Nidia, who has a long life span of 130 to 40 years old, has no taboos in eating, whether it is big fish or meat, or high-fat and high-calorie, it can be restrained.
It has to be said that people in this life are more blessed than those in Xiao En's previous life.
"Lord, where do you think they will launch their attack?" Elder Weber asked.
The amalgamation of the two factions of Yongye Army Leader and the Crocodile Clan is not a matter of a simple sentence, many things are in the process of adjustment.
Prior to this, the two sides still maintained a certain degree of independence, especially the high-level aspects, which were so directly bonded together.
After all, the battle in the Swamp of Despair could break out at any time, and they didn't have much time to reorganize and adjust.
As for the crocodile tribe, the four elders are naturally the leader.
"After repeated research by the military staff, they are most likely to attack the target, which is here." Sean stamped his feet and pointed to his feet.
"Brother Port?" Elder Weber asked thoughtfully.
The ruler is long and the inch is short.
Everyone has something they are good at.
Great Elder Weber may be an excellent patriarch and a qualified coordinator.
But he can't be considered a qualified general, at least not in the eyes of professionals in Yong Ye's army.
Looking at the course of the war between the Crocodiles and the Kingsley family, many of their decisions were not wrong, but they were definitely not correct.
Take the initiative to attack when you should not attack.
When it was time to take the initiative, he hesitated.
The only thing that can be done should be the bloody sniper attack on the Kingsley family at the mouth of Wuyin Lake.
But it can only be said to be quite satisfactory. If it were the leader of the Yongye army, the fight would not be so difficult. Not to mention, just pull out a few low-level officers and you can come up with variant moves.
For example, if the warship is filled with stones and sunk directly, it is enough to block the mouth of the river. Do you need to use the lives of your own soldiers to block it?
If it really doesn't work, pull back the line of defense and fight the Kingsley family on the Donau River. In that case, surrounded on three sides, the fight will have a numerical advantage, and the casualty ratio will be closer.
Of course, Elder Weber and the others had no choice but to do so in many cases. Their ruling style prompted them to make similar decisions. The individual actions of many villages were beyond their control.
Not to mention personal military literacy. Prior to this, the tribal conflicts among the crocodile tribes were at best called fighting with weapons, and most of them were resolved through negotiation. This was the greatest significance of the existence of the council of elders.
Compared with those professionals in the military staff of the Yongye Army who are devoted to the military, not to mention the wars that have occurred in the past few decades, since all the wars that have historical records, they have repeatedly deliberated and studied them. The difference is not a star and a half, whether it is the overall situation or the grasp of the fighter.
But this is a good thing for the Yongye army leader.
Because in this way, it is easier for them to hold the command of the war firmly in their own hands.
"That's right, it's Brother Port." Sean didn't hold back, and directly threw out the analysis of the military staff. "This may become their primary attack target for three reasons."
"First, the fleet of the Commons family has an absolute advantage on the Danube River. Attacking Brother Port can maximize this advantage. Even if you and I join forces, I'm afraid it will be difficult to compete with them on the water. length."
"Indeed, the ships of the Commons family are large in size, high in sides, deep in draft, and condescending. If our warships face them, if they face the castle on the water, it will be difficult to take down any of them without paying ten or eight times the casualties. One, the only one that can compete with it is the building boat in your hands, but the number is too small to help." Elder Weber nodded in agreement, "If it were me, I would try my best to use this advantage."
Although there was only a short fight, the battleship of the Commons family left a deep impression on them.
This kind of giant can't be piled up by relying on blood and bravery.
Because castles are dead, they are alive.
Once the momentum is wrong, they will turn around and run away. After a rest, they will start again. The casualties they paid at the beginning will be in vain.
It was precisely because of realizing this that the resistance confidence of the Elder Council of the Crocodile Clan collapsed completely, and they had no choice but to fall to the side of the Yongye Army Leader.
"The Louchuan and their big ships have their own advantages and disadvantages. If they fight head-on, the Louchuan will not have any advantages. This should be what we should try our best to avoid in future confrontations. Making use of strengths and avoiding weaknesses is the most correct choice." Xiao En is very clear. The advantages and disadvantages of own building and boat.
Compared with large ships, its shallow draft is its fatal shortcoming. In the event of a head-on collision, the possibility of the building ship being directly hit and sunk exceeds 70%.
"What about the second reason?" Grand Elder Weber then asked.
"Secondly, there is the problem of transportation throats. If they can't take Brothers Port, no matter where they land, they will have to face the threat of our two joint efforts. If they take Brothers Port, they can directly capture Yongye's land. The follow-up supply of troops is blocked in the mountains. At that time, we only need to deal with your family. Ake Messer is a commander with a great overall situation. Cooperate, now Grand Duke Buck is here in person, this is an old fox who is proficient in the exchange of benefits, as long as he is willing to pay enough price, it should not be difficult to get the full support of the Commons family."
Not only Elder Weber, but the other three crocodile elders also bowed their heads and smacked for a while, and finally had to admit that Xiao En's analysis was reasonable and there was nothing wrong with it.
Before that, they hadn't realized the importance of Brother Port, but now they fully realize it.
Once Brother Port was captured by the Kingsley family, and the Eternal Night Army leader was blocked back into the Andes Mountains, they were the only ones left. What would they do against the Kingsley family and the Commons family?
At that time, there will be no natural dangers to defend, the Commons family will not be able to defeat the Commons family on the water, and the Kingsley family's heavy infantry will not be able to withstand the flat push of the Kingsley family's heavy infantry on land. It seems that they will only be driven into the sea.
The only thing to be thankful for is that some women, children, and children of the Crocodile tribe have already been transferred to the Yongye army.
But the question is, without them as the backbone, will the Yongye military leader still keep his original promise?
The possibility is not impossible, but it is very small. It is even more likely that this part that has entered the Yongye army will be assimilated by them and completely become a part of them.
This possibility, just thinking about it, makes people shudder.
However, all the people present here are old foxes who have experienced many storms, and they will not panic because of a speculation. Elder Weber still said very calmly: "What about the third reason?"
"Third, it's probably out of personal revenge. Not long ago, we launched a tentative night attack on the Kingsley family's supply line. Not only did they burn more than half of their supplies, but they almost killed Duke Buck. When making a decision, it is inevitable that personal emotions will be mixed in." Speaking of this, Sean was full of regret.
The power of the ancient artifact is simply too strong.
That night, Duke Buck, who was wearing the golden armor, acted like he was invincible. He threw away all the black powder cluster bombs, and the energy consumed by the golden armor was negligible.
Afterwards, Sean and the two control-level warlocks in the territory conducted repeated speculation and research.
Archduke Barker, who is wearing golden armor, is not truly invincible, but a little invincible against the special situation of black powder cluster bombs.
In Xiao En's first sneak attack bombing, he needed a control-level warlock to check for gaps.
It shows that the protective ability of the golden armor has an upper limit and can be crushed.
Then there is the formation of the protective cover, there will inevitably be gaps in the connection.
Sean's interval bombing gave him a lot of preparation time, if he would throw all the black powder cluster bombs at once as soon as he got started.
The bones of the champion knight and master warlock guard that Archduke Buck took outside were already cold.
However, there is no medicine for regret in this world. After that bombing, Duke Buck also became a frightened bird. He not only strengthened the security in the barracks, but also ordered the craftsmen to rush out a large number of ballistas—specially for air.
Obviously they have noticed that Sean bombed them through the air, but they don't know what means.
Now Xiao En did not dare to conduct low-altitude reconnaissance easily, let alone low-altitude bombing.
In addition, Grand Duke Buck was even more confused in the military camp. There were as many as three handsome tents that looked very luxurious.
However, Sean highly suspected that Grand Duke Buck did not live in any one, but found an ordinary military camp.
"Night attack? Burn more than half of their supplies? Almost killed Grand Duke Buck?" The four elders of the crocodile clan looked at each other.
Apparently, the Yongye army leader hadn't informed them of this information before. For them, this sudden news was too explosive.
Xiao En said with an apologetic face: "As an ally, this news should be notified to you as soon as possible, but it involves a lot of unconfirmed news, so we postponed it. A week ago, we organized an elite team to We carried out a night attack to destroy their material transportation line. Unexpectedly, Grand Duke Buck was in the army, which caused us to fail. Zhang hole card, I wonder if you elders have heard of ancient artifacts?"
As I said just now, the relationship between the Yong Ye army leader and the crocodile tribe is more complicated now.
They are a little closer than normal allies, but not to the point of confiding in themselves.
Many people from the Crocodile tribe moved to the Yongye army for refuge, not out of the voluntary high-level, but the bottom-level route led by the Yongye army. Those who were forced by means had to pinch their noses to admit it.
But these elders of the crocodile clan still refused to let go of military power.
The leader of the Yongye army will naturally have reservations about this, let alone a special combat unit like the Yebao Marine Corps, even the composition and combat mode of ordinary legions, the crocodile people here are also half-aware.
What's more, in secret operations, the most important thing is to keep information confidential. Once the news is leaked, what awaits these special operators will be a deadly trap. Before the operation, the fewer people who handle the news, the better. Not many high-level people knew about it, let alone the crocodile people who were like a sieve riddled with holes.
The four great elders of the crocodile clan are all smart people, and they didn't insist on this point.
Netia couldn't help sitting up straight and said, "An ancient artifact? The golden armor? Duke Buck even used it. It's really prudent."
Xiao En's spirit was lifted, and he said with a smile on his face: "The ancestor knew about the ancient artifact? If the ancestor was talking about a golden armor that can easily use the magic energy shield, we should be talking about the same thing. something."
"I know a little bit." Nidia showed a dignified expression on her face, "If it's really a golden armor, you have to be careful when confronting them head-on."
"How much does the ancestor know about the ancient artifact? Can you tell us more about it? What's so mysterious about this ancient artifact? It's been too long since the ancient artifact has shown up. We only know about it through hearsay." Xiao En thought in his heart Secretly happy, I finally found someone who knows the way.
An old family is like a treasure.
This sentence is very suitable for Nidia, no, it should be suitable for the elderly control warlock.
Not only do they have practical experience that ordinary people can't match, they don't have the old eyesight and confusion of ordinary old people.
Again, for others, it is a myth and legend, she may have faced it directly, and even played a certain role in it.
Nidia didn't answer Sean's question directly, but closed her eyes and meditated.
No one disturbed, because they knew that Netia was flipping through her thick memories.
Nidia's contemplation didn't last long, and she opened her eyes again and said, "Ancient artifacts are called by the Byrons themselves. In the ancient Andes Empire, they also had another name of battle artifacts and war artifacts. Because it has the powerful magic power to change the situation of a battle, its real power is not simply to provide protection for a person, but to provide magic-like blessings for the entire army. The golden armor of the Kingsley family is famous for its defense. Bless the soldiers with a golden earth energy shield, and cooperate with the heavy armored soldiers of the Kingsley family, they will be the hardest turtles in the world."
Battle Artifact!
Artifact of war!
A powerful magic that can change the situation of a battle?
It can provide the blessing of spells for the entire army!
Many people present heard this kind of thing for the first time, and they understood every word, but when they were connected together, they couldn't figure it out.
This is simply a legend in the mouth of bards, and it has nothing to do with reality.