Chapter 396 Preparations Before the War

Chapter 396 Preparations before the war

"About this matter, I heard some rumors. Didn't the leader of the Yongye army annex the crocodile people? Not all the crocodile people are willing, no, now there is a group of crocodile people who are rebelling, and they are heading towards Brother Hong Kong. Come on, prepare to spoil the situation. The Yongye Army Leader asked us to help them wipe out the rebels, and then officially let us go home. This time, the Yongye Army Leader is our ally. If you don’t believe me, just wait and see, the other party will send a large number of them in a short time. The military supplies are here."

"Really? Why do I get confused the more I listen? When did the crocodile tribe become so powerful? At the beginning, we almost defeated the entire crocodile tribe coalition army, but now a group of crocodile tribe people will scare the leader of the Yongye army." Is it like this? Do you have to ask us to help?"

"If it's an ordinary crocodile, it's really not worth mobilizing so many people, but the problem is that these crocodile people are not ordinary now. These guys have done crazy things to themselves in order to prevent the Swamp of Despair from falling into the hands of others."

"What crazy thing did you do? Can you make them become super soldiers one by one?"

"You really guessed it right. It is said that these guys opened the door to the world of the dead and turned themselves into undead monsters without fear or pain."

"Haha... You really know how to joke, what is the world of the dead? What kind of undead monsters without fear or pain? These are all mothers' bedtime stories, used to scare disobedient children! Don't make trouble, you are talking to me Are you kidding me?"

"Do you think I look like I'm joking? Even if I like to see jokes, is Marshal Akemeser a joker? He personally boarded the ship of Yongye Army Leader a few days ago and went to verify this matter." The accuracy of the matter, otherwise you thought that the negotiations had dragged on for nearly two months, why did the result come out so suddenly? It was because of this threat that the two sides had to make big compromises!"

"Okay, even if what you said is true, why do we help the Yong Ye army leader to fight? I want to go home! I'm tired of this damn war!"

"If you don't help the Yongye army lead this battle, they won't let go of the Donau River, how can you go home!"

"Damn, I hate feeling forced."

"No one likes this feeling, but we can't help ourselves, we can only be at the mercy of others."

Similar conversations are not an isolated case, but resounded in every corner of the Kingsley family's Eastern Army.

The leader of the Eternal Night Army is in action, and Ake Messer is also in action, using this method to strengthen the psychological construction of his army.

On the one hand, try to eliminate the war weariness of the soldiers as much as possible. Many of them have been fighting abroad for several years and have been under siege for several months. They are very homesick and unwilling to continue fighting.

This is not a good thing, it means low morale and less will to resist when encountering combat.

Reasonable guidance must be given to transform this homesickness into a strong desire to survive.

On the other hand, of course, it is to publicize the difference between the undead soldiers, so as not to wait until the fight, because it is too shocking, forget to resist, and it will be bad if you don't fight.

The Yong Ye army leader is undoubtedly the best target to take the blame, and blame them for all problems.

Having said that, this is not a scapegoat, the leader of the Yongye Army himself calculated this way.

Immediately after the propaganda, a large amount of military supplies aided by the leader of the Yongye army entered the market, especially the food that the Kingsley family was in short supply at the moment, sailed into the port in boats and boats.

This is the greatest magic weapon to stabilize the morale of the army.

With the existence of these grains, the soldiers of the Kingsley family no longer have any doubts about the two sides reaching a negotiation agreement.

The stomach is protected, the tense nerves are relaxed to a certain extent, and the feeling of going home is appeased in a short period of time.

The most eye-catching ones are the groups of young officers of the Yong Ye Army who shuttled back and forth on the city wall.

The reason why they can be recognized at a glance, apart from their appearance, the most important thing is their well-tailored Yongye military uniforms, which exude a clean and neat air from the inside to the outside, making people look extraordinarily energetic.

No matter how much hostility the soldiers of the Kingsley family had towards the leader of the Eternal Night Army, they had no choice but to envy them from the bottom of their hearts in terms of equipment.

The army of the Kingsley family has always been famous for its extravagance. Even the miner slave soldiers who are used as cannon fodder can often be mixed with simple armor. The soldiers of the Kingsley family are proud of this.

But this kind of glory, in front of the army led by the Yong Ye army, was beaten to pieces.

Even if it is said that the equipment on the subordinate engineer soldiers is not much worse than that of the regular army of the Kingsley family, let alone the main combat soldiers, a suit of scale armor is a must-have equipment, let alone fragmentary auxiliary tools. It opened their eyes even more, and many people can't even use it.

The most embarrassing thing for the soldiers of the Kingsley family is that the Yongye Army has more than one set of military uniforms. In addition to the wartime armor, there are both casual clothes and non-wartime training uniforms, which makes people drool enviably.

Just how rich is the leader of the Yongye army, so that he can arm his army so extravagantly?

"This section of the city wall can add ten blade-throwing chariots, no, it can be increased to fifteen. The terrain here is flat, and it will definitely become the main attack direction of those monsters. Once their siege ladder is built, it will test the will of the city defenders. , We must not allow them to break through the city walls easily, once they enter the street fighting, not to mention the huge increase in casualties, it will be difficult to push them out again."

"I agree with Cohen's staff. In addition, there should be a large number of black powder kegs and black fire oil here. When necessary, interrupt their offensive rhythm."

"There is no need to arrange archers. They can neither deter them nor kill them. Armor-piercing arrows can't break through their bone armor defense at all. It is a waste of manpower. This time the city guards are mainly spearmen. Keep in mind that their key points are the head and the heart, and only by destroying one of the two can they be truly killed, and it is impossible to amputate their limbs or push them off the city wall."

Half of these young officers of the Eternal Night Army are front-line commanders, and the other half are army staff officers. They have personally fought against the undead soldiers of the Klein tribe, and they know their strengths and weaknesses.

The undead soldiers of the Klein tribe, fearless, superhuman strength, and relatively single fatal point, make them out-and-out killers of ordinary soldiers.

In the event of melee combat, even the well-trained veterans of the Yong Ye army leader, without the skillful cooperation of three or five people, would not be able to kill them, let alone the ordinary soldiers who were in contact with them for the first time.

Therefore, the leader of the Eternal Night Army tried every means to increase the Kingsley family, and effectively killed the undead soldiers of the Klein tribe from a long distance, increasing the possibility of them defending Brother Port.

For this reason, not only the blade-throwing cart specially designed for the undead soldiers of the Klein tribe was donated, but also black powder and black fire oil were also delivered here.

The generosity of the Yong Ye army leader is closely related to the second clause of the armistice treaty.

The second paragraph does not refer to the release of all members of the Kingsley Family's Eastern Conquest Army, but a cap of 100,000, and the Kingsley Family's Eastern Conquest Army still has as many as 170,000.

That is to say, not all the Kingsley family's Eastern Army can embark on the road home.

The reason for this strange clause is naturally the result of a compromise between the two parties.

The leader of the Yongye army will not release all the members of the Zhengdong Army. The reason given is that there are a large number of mining slaves in the Zhengdong Army. Many of them are from the Andes, or have the blood of the Andes. Kingsley The family is obliged to return them to the Yong Ye army leader.

The Kingsley family did not fully agree with the conditions of the Yong Ye army leader, but promised to give them the right to choose freely.

The reality is the same. After all, these miners did not live well in the Kingsley family. If there is a battle, they are the cannon fodder in the front.

When the leader of Yongye opened his arms to them, it was self-evident how to choose, as long as they had no family concerns, they would fall into the arms of the leader of Yongye without hesitation.

After being rescued by the leader of the Yongye Army to rescue the crocodile tribe and mercenaries, these slave miners have become the most unstable factor in the Kingsley family's Eastern Conquest Army. Some time ago, some miner soldiers tried to secretly contact the Yongye Army collar.

If the negotiations continue to be deadlocked, it is not impossible for the mining slaves of Zhengdong Army to completely fall to the leader of Yongye Army.

The reason why Grand Duke Buck compromised in this regard also had his own considerations.

It is inevitable that the Kingsley family's Eastern Conquest Army will lead the Yongye Army, but to what extent they want the Yongye Army to help them, let's not talk about it.

What if the leader of the Yongye army harbors evil intentions, does not try his best to help them, and intentionally kills them?

It's better to agree to the Yongye Army Commander cleanly. If you don't try your best to help us, don't blame us for pushing the miners as cannon fodder to the front line. In the end, the Yongye Army Leader will suffer.

The relationship between the leader of the Yongye army and the Kingsley family is less reliable than the alliance of interests. At best, it is a relationship of interest, and there is no way to give much trust.

The only thing that can tie the other party is the interest.

The Kingsley family is aware of this, and the leader of the Yong Ye army is also aware of this.

As long as Axmesser has any chance, he will not stick to Brother Port, but turn around and run away without hesitation.

Therefore, the military supplies that the Yong Ye army leader should give are not lacking at all, but it is impossible to let them withdraw from the blockade of the Donau River.

"Isn't it just a crocodile tribal rebel army, is it really so scary? Is it necessary to mobilize so many troops?"

"That is, how many people can a crocodile tribe rebel army have? Thirty thousand or fifty thousand? Even if it really becomes the undead monster in your mouth, it can't reach the level of one against ten? When the time comes, attack from both sides and eat them , it’s not a matter of minutes.”

The officers of the Kingsley family who accompanied them all the way were clearly displeased with how the young officers of the Yong Ye Army led them.

If it wasn't for the leader of the Yongye army not only talking empty words, but also providing a large number of defensive weapons that made them envious, they might not even have the patience to accompany them.

"You don't need to trust us, don't you trust Marshal Akemesser? If the situation is not so serious, do you think Marshal Akemesser will allow us to help in the defense? Not only should you turn around yourself as soon as possible To get this kind of contemptuous attitude, you have to change the way you command the soldiers, if you continue to use this attitude towards the enemy you are about to face, you will be the ones who will lose the soldiers!"

"This time the enemy must not be judged by common sense. No matter how cautious you are, it will be great if the enemy can be easily solved. It will not cause any loss to you, right? If the enemy is difficult, you can also Use this to reduce your losses!"

The officers of the Yongye army retorted solemnly.

This kind of answer made the officers of the Kingsley family look at each other, speechless.

The rigorous officers of the Yong Ye Army Commander reported this situation immediately, which aroused the great attention of the military staff.

They are very aware of the impact of the undead soldiers of the Klein tribe on the soldiers who encounter them for the first time.

Even the commander of the Yongye army who is proficient in flexibility can't suffer a lot from this brand-new enemy, so he adapts bit by bit and finds out effective means to deal with them.

For the Kingsley family, the most terrifying thing will be their first wave of shock. If they can't bear it, it will easily lead to a complete collapse.

The main chief of staff, Bran, immediately approached Ake Messer and said, "Your Excellency, this situation is really not conducive to defense. We suggest that Your Excellency gather your front-line commanders together so that they can experience the undead up close. The true power of the soldiers will be more conducive to the follow-up work.”

Ake Messer only hesitated for a few seconds, then nodded and said: "This method is very good, I will send someone to prepare immediately, and I will trouble the chief of staff when the time comes."

"Your Excellency the Marshal is too polite, we are all working hard for the same goal." Bran said with a smile.

"Yeah!" Ake Messer nodded with a cold face. The military staff officers of the Yongye Army have thick skins and dark hearts, and he has already fully learned the lesson.

In particular, the two main chiefs of staff, Bran and Kelman, are both masters of frying oil out of stones. There is no way to harm them with ordinary words.

Ake Messer is not a person who likes to show off his tongue. This time, the Kingsley family will lead the Eternal Night Army.

"There is also a proposal to repair the roller coaster. How is your Excellency Marshal thinking?" Bran then asked.

When the Yongye army leader retreated from Brothers Port, he did not completely destroy the roller coasters on both sides of the river.

If time allowed, they removed the core parts.

If time does not allow, these core parts are only blasted.

After Brothers Port changed hands, the Kingsley family was not willing to destroy it, but kept trying to repair them. As you can imagine, the process was very slow, and no more than a slap can be moved now.

When the Yongye Army Leader dared to do this, he had absolute confidence, thinking that the Kingsley family would not be able to repair these super-giant weapons in a short period of time, and turned around to deal with the Yongye Army Leader.

Not only is there a shortage of raw materials needed to repair these super-giant siege equipment, but there are also technical barriers in the middle, which cannot be learned by watching and emulating.

For the undead soldiers of the Klein tribe, these roller coasters are a big killer, and many of them can directly change the direction of attack and bombard the outside of the city wall.

Ake Messer took this opportunity to ask the leader of Yong Ye for repairs.

The Yong Ye army leader nodded and agreed without even thinking about it, but there is a prerequisite.

That is, the Kingsley family handed over the large and small ships that they currently own to the Yongye army leader for safekeeping, and returned them all after the defense of the city was completed.

The Kingsley family is shrewd, and the leader of the Yong Ye army is not stupid.

What if the Kingsley family used these roller catapults to threaten the Yongye army leader and temporarily retreated?

As soon as this prerequisite was made, Ake Messer fell into hesitation.

"I have no way to decide on this matter. Your Majesty is already on his way to Port of Brothers, and he will arrive soon. It will not be too late to make a decision at that time." Ake Messer is not purely prevarication, but he really has no way to do it without authorization. this decision.

Once this is done, it is tantamount to blocking the Kingsley family's retreat and completely blocking it, leaving it at the mercy of the Yongye army leader.

If the battle situation goes well, that's all. Once there is a disadvantage, they don't even have the last resort to retreat.

"I hope His Excellency the Grand Duke can make a wise choice." Bran did not continue to persuade.

Because he knew that no matter how much he said, it was useless.

Now Akemesser is not only considering military issues, but also political issues.

Anyone with a discerning eye can foresee that after the Kingsley family's Eastern Conquest Army withdraws, Acmesser's situation will become even more embarrassing.

The Kingsley family's failure to advance eastward always needs someone to take the blame.