Chapter 471

"Sorry, Mr. Orson, I was abrupt just now. I apologize for my previous remarks."

"It's okay, just make it clear. So, does anyone else here have any questions?"

Orson waved his hand nonchalantly, and then looked at the others.

Seeing what Alsace did, the people loyal to Alsace followed their master and no longer had any objections, and other neutral people, including those on Antica's side, were even less likely to have any objections.

"In that case, let's start our tactical meeting now."

Orson said this, pointing to the map of the Dukedom of Naples behind him.

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"The enemy retreated just like that?" In Romulus City, Giovanni looked at the officer reporting intelligence in front of him with a calm face.

Killing 10,000 enemies should have been a great victory before, but now Giovanni didn't feel anything at all.

He was even a little dissatisfied, thinking that his army was fully capable of expanding the results of the battle.

"Yes, Duke, and I will also report to you about Andrew's recent movements."

"Go ahead."

"The invincible army brought by Andrew and his cult has now expanded to nearly 10,000 people. According to the assessment of the previous battle, their frontal battlefield combat capability should be around 100,000 to 200,000 people."

"That's fine. In this case, there is no need for them to continue to occupy my resources. Let Andrew take his army to the front line and tear a hole for me. Wait until their cannon fodder is dead, and then let our people go to reap the harvest."

"Uh... Aren't you afraid... that he will turn against us?"

"Turning against us? Only I can recognize his army. If he dares to turn against us, he will be beheaded on the guillotine of Saint Laurent City the next day. Let him turn against us and try."

"Yes... I know."

"By the way, how is Donny doing recently?"

"Master Donny has been able to resume normal actions, but he is still unable to control his power normally. Now we need to send a few criminals to him every day to let him get familiar with his power."

"Okay." Giovanni nodded lightly. "Prepare a carriage for me in two days. I will personally supervise the battle at the front line and bring Donnie with me."

"Okay."

Chapter 122: Another Plan

"With a strong and sturdy physique, sophisticated weapons and armor, and a fighting spirit that is not afraid of death, this legion is invincible. Orson, even if you are a god of war, you can't deal with my invincible army." On the battlefield of Naples, Andrew and his members of the cult commanded the legion under his command to march north.

During this pursuit, except for a battle with Scaloni's army, Andrew did not have another battle with the coalition forces.

This made Andrew angry and annoyed.

After being suppressed for so long, and being discriminated against by Giovanni in various ways when he was in Romulus, he had long been ready to vent his anger on the coalition forces. As a result, the coalition forces seemed to know that he was in a hurry to pursue, and ran faster than him.

The problem of his army - slow marching was exposed.

It's not like a turtle's pace, but it's slower than the marching speed of a normal army. It's even more impossible to catch up with the retreating enemy.

"High Priest, the vanguard of our Immortal Legion has already come into contact with the fortifications built by the enemy's small forces, and the enemy's main force seems to be not far ahead." A man in a robe came over and reported the battle situation to Andrew.

"I know." Andrew nodded.

"Let the troops in front wait for a while, don't rush to launch an attack, wait until our main force arrives and then launch an attack together."

"I understand."

Andrew's sect is called the God Ancestor Sect. Although the name sounds very grand, it is a real cult. They have done all the crazy things such as transforming demons and creating the Immortal Legion.

Giovanni had been in contact with the God Ancestor Sect before, and until now when he was desperate, he completely let go of his face and let the God Ancestor Sect use his power to wantonly perform their evil magic.

The so-called Immortal Legion is a group of Romulus citizens who were tortured to death. Through the secret method strictly followed by the cult, they transformed living people into monsters that are extremely powerful, fearless of death, and only know how to obey the orders of the cult priests.

In the process of transformation, the success rate is only one in ten, and those who fail to transform will die directly.

As for their weapons and armor, Giovanni had been planning a rebellion more than ten years ago, and had secretly hoarded a large amount of sophisticated equipment under various names, waiting for this moment to use them on these monsters.

"Oh, by the way, High Priest."

"Anything else?"

"Duke Giovanni said he would personally supervise the battle at the front, so he led 20,000 troops from Romulus City to us yesterday. Should we wait for them?"

"Hmph, why wait for him? His 20,000 men can only give us a boost at best. We can fight a good battle without their help."

"Okay."

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"I'm sure you all know my fighting habits when I fought against the orcs before." Orson pointed to the map and looked at the generals below the stage.

He likes to collect specific intelligence from both sides, analyze it in detail, and then find a suitable location to end the battle there, trying to achieve success in one battle.

When fighting the orcs before, Orson used the weather and terrain to disperse the orc army, and then defeated them one by one.

He pays great attention to the right time and location.

He pointed to the current location of the coalition forces on the map, and pointed to a location between the coalition forces and Romulus City, close to the direction of the coalition forces.

"For those of you who have participated in frontline operations, can any of you tell me what the terrain of this place is like?"

Upon hearing Orson's question, the generals who had participated in the frontline battles all looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

When Orson saw that the situation was as he expected, he sighed helplessly.

At this time, Leeteuk raised his hand.

"Oh?" Orson's eyes lit up when he saw this, and then he looked in Li Te's direction.

"Li Te, tell me about the terrain here."

"Well, when I came to the city of Romulus as a vanguard, I carefully observed the terrain here. Although most of the Naples area is dominated by plains, there is a rare hilly terrain here. Although there are no mountains, It’s high, but setting up camp on it and arranging an army to act as a diversion can definitely make the enemy lose their footing.”

"Well, your observation is quite detailed." Orson nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at Alsace.

"Your Highness, please bring up the sand tray."

"Yes." Alsace nodded, and then he took out the sand tray that he and Orson had prepared before.

Anyone who has worked with Orson before is familiar with this thing. When he was fighting the orcs, he used a sand table to deduce the enemy's movements. Under the sand table, the battlefield was clearly visible in front of him, just like having a God's perspective.

"The terrain here is actually much more than what you saw before, Li Te. This is actually a valley." Orson said, pointing to the large basin in the center of the valley.

"The entrance here is long and narrow, there is a basin in the middle that is very wide, and then there is a long and narrow exit."

"So, when you see this kind of terrain, you don't need me to teach you. You already know how to arrange it, right?"

"But... can our troops defeat so many enemy troops on the front?" A general asked doubtfully.

"On this point, everyone can rest assured."

Orson said this and pointed to the top of his head.

"This period in the Duchy of Naples happens to be the driest period of the year. Even if we can't deal with each other, isn't there another way?"

"There are many trees and shrubs in this valley. In this kind of weather, what will happen if there is a fire? Everyone, I don't need to say more, right?"

"As expected of Mr. Osun, he can easily think of things that we can't think of." A general from the prince faction couldn't help but praise Osun at this moment.

Seeing the admiring looks cast by the generals around him, Orson just smiled indifferently.

War, or a fair and reciprocal war, is largely fought due to poor information.

When the strength gap between the two sides is too large, even if you know all the information about the other side, it will be extremely difficult to defeat the enemy.

But when the two sides are close in strength and either one is likely to win, information becomes extremely precious.

Not only the information on the strength and supply status of the armies of both sides, but also the information on every detail around the battlefield.

If Orson hadn't pointed out that the terrain here could be exploited, everyone's idea would still be to fight on a flat front. In this way, even if they won in the end, it would probably only be a miserable victory.

Leeteuk on the side looked at Orson, who was strategizing and winning a battle thousands of miles away, yet at ease and at ease, with stars in his eyes.

My brother is so handsome!

Chapter 123: Give me back my legion!

"Reporting to the high priest, a small group of enemy troops came into contact with us. They were defeated in one blow and then fled eastward." In the Naples military camp, a priest wearing a robe and covering his face lowered his head and looked at Andrew. Information was reported in front of him.

"I know, hurry up and chase after me. The direction in which the enemy is escaping is likely to be where the enemy's large force is..."

Andrew thought for a while, and then changed his words: "In this way, you first send a few scouts to track the enemy's position, our troops will join forces first, and then rush towards the enemy's large army together.

"As commanded."

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Yanin Valley.

This is the valley that Orson mentioned during the military meeting the day before yesterday.

Naples itself has relatively few mountainous areas, and the Yanin Mountains near the city of Romulus is one of the few areas in Naples with relatively undulating terrain.

At this moment, the valley has been turned into a pocket trap by the coalition forces.

As long as the enemy's large forces enter the valley, the soldiers in ambush near the valley will push down the collected rocks, block the valley, and use various long-range means to attack the enemies in the valley. Coupled with a fire, this place will become an evil place. The best burial place for believers.

Andrew himself was not from Naples and did not understand the terrain here. In addition, his military quality was not up to par. He relied solely on the quality of his Immortal Legion to win the previous battles.

At this moment, Andrew stood at the entrance to the Yaning Valley, looking at the complex terrain in the valley in front of him, and he fell into silence.

"Are you sure the enemy escaped into this valley?"

"Yeah, that's absolutely true."

"Do you think this place is suitable for an ambush?"

"It's a good fit."

"So we can't go into this place, right?"

"Well... in my opinion, it is true."

Andrew shook his head after hearing his men's reply.

"Such a simple thing, you can guess it, why can't the other party guess it?" Andrew said this while pointing to his Immortal Corps.

"What is the biggest purpose of ambushing the enemy on the battlefield?"

"To hit the enemy's morale and make the enemy lose the will to fight and surrender?"

"Yes, but our Immortal Corps is fearless and their purpose of ambush cannot be achieved at all. On the contrary, we can use the enemy's trick to trick out all the main forces of the enemy and achieve success in one battle!"

"You are worthy of being the high priest! This idea is really ingenious!"

"Humph, watch and learn more, don't be surprised by less, let the troops go in, I want to see what effect their ambush troops can play."

"Okay."

Then, Andrew's cult and his Immortal Corps entered the Yaning Valley together.

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"Orson, it's just as you said, the enemy really took the bait."

In the basin of Yaning Valley, Orson led an elite force to line up here. Not long after, he saw the smoke and dust rising in the distance, and Litt said in surprise.

"The other party wants to use the opponent's trick." Lucius explained behind the two.

"This kind of terrain is suitable for ambush, but he relies on that strange army not to surrender and run away, and wants to lead our main force to fight him here, so it's exactly what he wants."

"Father is right." Orson smiled and nodded.

As a veteran who has been on the battlefield for a long time, Lucius's control of the battlefield situation is still quite good, and the analysis just now is exactly what Andrew thinks.

"He must think that our main force cannot defeat him, and his troops will not be affected by the morale."

"However, he did not consider that we can defeat them without manpower."

Where the coalition forces were located, a treeless isolation belt was deliberately cut down, and in front of them, in addition to the dust raised by the marching army, there was also a thick black smoke.

"The battle has begun."

"Inhuman creatures, let's fight inhuman creatures."

On the other side, Andrew rode his horse and kept looking around during the march.

After walking a long distance without an ambush, Andrew couldn't help laughing.