Chapter 865 864 I'm waiting for support, what are you waiting for?
Chapter 865 864. I am waiting for support, what are you waiting for?
The first conflict in the Foul Swamp was over in four hours.
Although the intensity of this battle was high, the scale was actually not large. More than a thousand people were dispatched on the Jackal side, and almost the same number including reinforcements on the Transian side. Although the result of the battle was that the Transian side won, but
This is not enough to affect the Jackal's official advance in the south.
However, this conflict also proved that Hugersen's attempt to open a passage underground failed completely. After knowing that the kobolds were digging around underground, the Transian soldiers who were already familiar with tunnel combat led the players around.
When attacking, the tunnels dug by the kobolds will be dug out by them through earthworks, and then they will blow up the place and leave behind some booby traps or exploding rune stones as gifts.
In the following days, such secret confrontations became more frequent, and the Earth Priests of the Silver Dwarves who boldly adopted the players' suggestions also participated in such actions.
Earth travel, which was originally just for moving quickly and carrying things, has now become an "art of assassination".
Those priests who became fierce because of the angry will of the Earth Mother often carried large amounts of explosives, jumped into the target area with precise earth skills, silently deployed the explosives, and then fled before the explosion.
Or you might scatter a large bag of vicious butterfly mines in an area that the jackals think is safe, and then hide nearby and watch those bastards scream in the explosion with a cheerful sneer.
This "Tu Xing Sun" type of violent explosion without warning made the jackals even more suspicious, and a large number of sharpshooters and sharpshooters who were scattered by Master Qin were hunting with cold guns in the swamp area.
Especially those gnoll hunters who are far away from the base camp. Although they are blessed by the Lord of Hunting, they have to face dangerous swamp creatures and always be on guard against explosive bombs appearing from under their feet or arrows in the dark, and they quickly become tired.
And become neurotic.
The jackals were still pushing forward in the swamp, but the deeper they went, the more they felt that the web of death surrounding them was tightening little by little.
Compared with the failure of frontal confrontation, the barbarians are obviously more resistant to the current sudden death of people without seeing them.
But this is exactly what the command wants to see happen.
This swamp may not be able to stop the gnolls, but it will definitely leave a terrible psychological shadow on the gnolls, thus weakening their fighting will when they reach the Maginot Line of Defense. At the same time, they will use all means to cause more damage to the enemy in order to
This overwhelms their logistics, which are already on the verge of collapse.
This is not just a pressure tactic in asymmetric warfare, it is itself part of the "total war" constructed by the staff.
The attack on the Gnolls' food tunnels at Fort Courage continues. Once the Gnolls are trapped in the filthy swamp, the tunnels in the barren mountain area can be reactivated. By then, the distance between the Maginot Line and Fort Courage is
The vast area will become a battlefield where the Transians can launch battles.
The decisive battle between the two sides will indeed take place at the Maginot Line of Defense, but the scope of the decisive battle is definitely not limited to that line of defense!
When the time is right, the warriors of Transia will ignite all the places they have fought in again, turning them into fires of war flying all over the sky, completely crushing the wolf man's ambition of black disaster, and leaving this problem that has plagued the continent for countless times.
A century-old "natural phenomenon" has completely become a swan song.
However, for Lao Qin and his young staff in Wolfsburg, special operations in this dangerous swamp are more like "checking for leaks and filling gaps" and "tactical upgrades."
The evaluation of the results of tunnel warfare in the barren mountain area is not good. Facts have proved that copying mechanical combat examples cannot conquer the world.
At present, the command headquarters has re-formulated a new action model based on various previous mistakes. They have also included psychic factors into combat considerations, and have begun to use ground magic and teleportation tactics more frequently for flexible dispatch.
The most intuitive manifestation of this change in combat thinking is the sudden increase in pressure on the Jackals.
In the perception of the Chosen One Hugersen and the governors under his command, the Transians seemed to have truly turned into ghosts in this swamp. They attacked everywhere without any trace, even to the point of being unscrupulous.
In the past few days, I have lost more than 3,000 vanguards. This intensity is more than one level higher than the tunnel battle in Barren Mountain. As for the casualties of the kobolds, no one cares about the kobolds at this time.
This is a provocation!
Hugersen knew that the Transians were using this method to force them to send more soldiers to carry out sweeps and cleanups around the road ahead.
But this is also a trap!
If you send too many people, it will slow down your progress. If you send too few, it will only give the opponent a chance to defeat them one by one.
Despite the blessing of the Lord of Hunting, once his warriors disperse in the swamp, they will still be targeted by the hiding Transians. This situation has happened more than once in the past few days.
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What's even worse is that the morale of the pioneers has been severely hit.
This damn swamp has been turned into a weapon by the enemy. The terrain that was originally thought to be the most suitable for the gnolls has turned into a rope to strangle them. In this swamp, the danger not only comes from the enemies in front of you, but even from under your own feet.
A leaf will take every opportunity to try and kill a Gnoll who comes near it
Anyone would become anxious and restless in such a situation, and gnolls were no exception.
This can't go on any longer!
You must end your soldiers' miserable journey in the swamp as soon as possible, otherwise your own morale will soon be completely worn away by the harsh and dangerous environment.
The god of gnolls does not care who bleeds, but as the commander Xu Gesen cannot care less.
"Keep pushing! Ignore their harassment."
Hugersen quickly made a decision. Enemy harassment was certainly a problem, but Xugersen knew that he had one last card to play, and it would soon have enough manpower available.
"Where are the members of the Splitclaw clan now?"
In the forward camp of the Filthy Swamp, Hugersen called a hunting priest and asked, and the latter immediately responded:
"Your people are passing through the Black Flame Pass. They can approach the Dark Valley tonight, where they will receive supplies and weapons, and then come here to join your conquest."
"Send someone to tell them to speed up."
Xu Gesen ordered:
"Leave the old and weak women and children in Shadow Valley. The remaining males must arrive here within three days to prepare the hunters who have received the blessing. After the Splitclaw clan members arrive, each hunter will lead twenty people.
As a patrol team, I will hand over all the tasks of sweeping, patrolling, and advancing forward to these militiamen.
My soldiers just need to recharge their batteries and wait for the decisive battle."
"Sir! This will cause heavy losses to your people!"
The hunting priest was startled and exclaimed:
"The elite warriors cannot yet cope with the complex environment of the filthy swamp. Although your people are brave, they are all inexperienced reserve troops. Just the man-eating plants and the explosives scattered everywhere are enough to make them lose their lives."
"Aren't there still kobolds?"
Xu Gesen said calmly:
"Each patrol is equipped with an additional fifty kobolds. In this way, my people can avoid at least a few disasters before the kobolds are used up.
We must adapt to this swamp as soon as possible!
This is not just a command.
You may not know it, but the Jackals were actually born here. Compared to the Dark Mountains, this swamp is our real hometown. How can we be afraid of our hometown where we have claws?"
The Chosen One sighed with emotion and glanced at the confused Hunting Priest. Judging from the latter's expression, Xu Gesen guessed that this guy might think he had gone crazy.
But it didn't bother to explain this, and just waved its paw to let it convey the order.
On the other side, in Wolfsburg.
Lao Qin, who was collecting the results of several battles that had been completed today to evaluate new tactics, got a piece of exact information. After he saw the news that he was urgently sent back from Fort Courage, Lao Qin immediately summoned the people who were currently there.
A member of the Church of Avalon who lives in the swamp and the president of the player guild "Unfallen Pride".
With elite players being summoned by Lord Paying at any time to kill gods in the Moss Valley, it is the turn of the former second-tier players to carry the banner of combat in the swamp area, but this is not a bad thing, it is like a stage.
There can never be just one family singing opera, everyone should have the opportunity to perform.
Judging from the results of the previous battle, the combat effectiveness, execution ability and determination of the second-tier players in such a large-scale war were no less than those of the elite players, which made both Mr. Murphy and Mr. Qin very satisfied.
"Miss Femis, who is based in Fort Courage, has just sent back the exact information! Members of the Splitclaw Clan are entering the Barren Mountain through the Black Flame Pass in large numbers, and the number is very considerable."
Master Qin said to the NPC and player leader in front of him in his office:
"Those gnolls are either elite soldiers or the most common individual gnolls, but they crossed half of the Dark Mountain Range in a great migration method to reach the battlefield. According to Fort Courage's estimate, the number of supports is at least thirty.
With more than 10,000 people, this is a migration that cannot be stopped through conventional means.
In other words, Xu Gesen will at least get enough male jackals to supplement his troops. No wonder it dares to spend time with us here. That bitch has been waiting for support, and we were fooled by it."
"Black disaster! This is the real black disaster!"
Old Eugene, who is currently leading the Avalon believers to fight in the Filthy Swamp, said with a serious expression:
"This is not the kind of battle we faced before with only Jackal warriors, but a full-scale attack similar to the previous four black disasters that left no bottom line. The Jackals in this state will explode with the most extreme combat effectiveness in order to survive.
After their number reaches a certain limit, their morale, destructive power and marching speed will be strengthened!
No grass grows wherever such black disasters go, and even the current filthy swamp cannot stop their wild footsteps.
It seems that Xu Gesen has lost the patience to continue the game with us. It will use this primitive and brutal numerical war to smash all our defenses.
Be it the beasts in the swamp or the carnivorous plants, they will be violently swept away by their extreme numerical superiority. A road will be opened directly to the Maginot Line of Defense, and the decisive battle will come faster than we imagine.
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"Where's the astral tear?"
Chen Long, who had finished listening to the conversation, hugged his helmet and said:
"If an astral tear similar to the scale of Black Flame Pass is carried out in the Filthy Swamp, tens of thousands of people can be wiped out at one time. No matter how many gnolls there are, it is just a matter of how many times they come."
"Have you ever calculated the area of the Filth Swamp?"
The five pairs of wheels beside Mr. Qin asked back:
"Even an astral tear on the scale of Black Flame Pass cannot cover such a combat width. Xu Gesen will not be stupid enough to gather his army together and wait for us to annihilate it. Moreover, the astral tear will destroy the terrain.
, which instead cleared the carnivorous forest for the gnolls that hindered their progress.
Even if we really want to use that extreme tactic, we should wait until they are assembled on the Maginot Line.
Now that the gnolls' numerical advantage has been infinitely magnified, the most correct response is not to stop them head-on, but to dilute their forces.
The staff department has made plans for such a situation!
Initiating the Astral Rip requires a huge amount of psychic support. Under normal circumstances, only the location of the psychic nodes can meet such conditions. There are three psychic nodes in the Filth Swamp, and they are all currently under our control.
Except for Wolf Castle, the other two nodes are exactly on the flanks of the Wolfman's marching route.
We can make preparations there to launch the Star Boundary Rip, induce Hugersen to send forces to attack us, and then use the special environment of the Filthy Swamp to hold them back.
However, such tactics can only barely weaken some of the Jackal's advantages but cannot change the overall situation. The Maginot Line will soon face a real impact.
Hopefully Commander Kudr is ready."
"There is no end to the preparations for the rear, but judging from the information we have collected so far, thanks to the time gained in the three blocking wars, the integrity of the Maginot Line is already very high."
Master Qin moved his fingers and said:
"Now there are not only Lord Kudel and the tens of thousands of people's army soldiers who are recuperating in that position, but also the Winter Wolf Legion and the Wilderness Legion from Nordtov guarding the eastern section bordering the Crimean Fortress.
The western section deploys the elites of the vampire races such as the Blood Alliance Knights, the Blood Dread Pirates, the Thorn Clan and the Blood Vulture Clan.
Lord Murphy and Mrs. Tracey were personally stationed there, along with supporters from the dwarves and elves, and the mountain folk of the Ancestral Woodland sent defenders composed of the young adults they could spare.
The Cato area in the far west of the Maginot Line of Defense has also gathered most of the pioneering army. Loren, the short man, even arranged his marshal's camp in the Dorode Fortress. The Plantagenet Kingdom has also given up its stupidity.
isolationism, and no longer intends to sacrifice Transia to the gnolls in exchange for time.
An Iron Curtain running through the middle of the continent has fallen. After the collapse of the Brass Fortress, the Maginot Line standing behind us is the last barrier of the civilized camp and the last backbone of all righteous people determined to fight against the Black Disaster!
The battle from a hundred years ago will be repeated here, but we are stronger than then and the Xu Gesen on the opposite side is not a united alien commander like the Bone-Gripping King.
Brothers, more than three months ago, when we left Transia and headed for the Black Flame Pass, there were only the Transians fighting alone in that position who planned to perish together, but now, behind us, the best forces from the entire civilization camp have gathered.
If we can't hold on to this, then it can only be said that this is the fate of this continent.
Don’t think too much, our defense area is in the Filthy Swamp! If the jackals don’t break through here for a day, we must continue to hold on here.”
"Master Qin! Look at the forum! The development team has made a new announcement!"
Just after Lao Qin made this speech to encourage morale, the young staff officer Domestic 013 beside him whispered a reminder. All the players present opened the forum almost at the same time. The latest post on the homepage was a development team post.
Tips:
"Good news! Good news! Alpha Company's second hardware production line is put into production today, and gaming helmet output is expected to hit a new high in the near future!"
I just saw this post that became a hot topic within a few minutes of being posted. Players from all walks of life were partying in it as if it was the Chinese New Year. Lao Qin was stunned and suddenly burst into laughter. It seemed that the pressure was reduced by less than half.
He returned to the game without even reading the content of the post. Looking at the players with different expressions in front of him, the old man shrugged and asked with a grin:
"Look, it seems that we are not the only ones who are anxious and angry about this decisive battle. Some guys who are sitting firmly on Diaoyutai seem to be anxious too. Does this count as on-site card printing for players? Therefore, in such timely off-site support
'Now, do you still have any doubts about our victory?"
"Well, that's it for now, so let's be more direct."
Chenlong looked left and right, and said to Master Qin coyly:
"Why don't you always use your 'magic' and spread the beans to become soldiers? I think more than two thousand well-trained soldiers are obviously much more valuable than a group of newbies in this situation."
"Oh, that's a bad idea, not to mention that there are 2,000 people in this situation, even if everyone is Rambo, they can't start a group against the wind."