The process of war preparations is proceeding steadily step by step, just as planned by several commanders of the human camp.
Although the area occupied by the allied forces of demons and orcs is now shrouded in fog, and no information can be transmitted. However, it is the territory of the Sulitang Empire, and naturally there is relevant terrain and geographical information.
This information was shared freely with the coalition forces on the Southern Front and used to formulate plans.
This is not because the Sulitang Empire had good intentions and did not hesitate to hand over confidential information such as map information in order to fight the devil. In fact, it was because the empire required the Southern Allied Forces to cooperate with its grand strategy that it gave the map as a condition of exchange.
chips.
The most important aspect of the empire's arrangements is of course the three-party linkage and simultaneous attack!
But attacking at the same time does not mean that each of them is attacking separately. Perhaps doing so can also lead to the performance of the demon and orc coalition forces paying attention to one thing at the expense of the other. If the three parties' offensives can cooperate with each other, will they be able to achieve better results?
In terms of grand strategic arrangements, the Khan of the Western Border of the Sulitang Empire proposed a strategy. The East Route Army acted as a diversion and held back part of the demon coalition; then the West Route Army and the South Route Army attacked west of the southern border of the empire.
The two armies from the west and the south finally merged somewhere in the southern border and divided the demon coalition. The next step was to annihilate the small group of demon coalition that had been separated and isolated from the Gate of the Abyss. The number of enemies was indeed reduced, and the occupied territory was recovered.
's territory.
In order to merge smoothly and prevent the Southern Route Army from not knowing where they are running, or from running blindfolded and wandering into the wrong place, the Sulitang Empire provided accurate military maps. This is the reason why the Empire showed its generosity.
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Then, attack hard from the east and west, and contain it from the south. Once again, cut through the demon alliance, annihilate small groups, and regain the territory. Then attack hard from the east, south, and contain it from the west.
Repeat this over and over again, and use the cutting method to take back all the territory occupied by the demons. Finally, suppress the enemy near the Gate of the Abyss, and then annihilate them in one fell swoop. Then you can consider closing the Gate of the Abyss.
The grand strategy that was supposed to be a secret, but I don’t know since when, it became a topic of discussion among the soldiers during their spare time during training. And some good people began to arrange their troops.
After all, although the strategy has been set, how to implement it is also a science.
Arranging which army to attack and which army to move in which direction are all testing the commander's ability. Which legion is good at attacking and which legion is good at defending, these are also testing the commander's vision.
Since everyone thinks they are capable of directing such a war, of course they will engage in a vigorous paper war based on the parts they know.
Anyway, it doesn't matter if you lose a verbal battle, and there is a topic for discussion, which can also help relieve tense emotions. Therefore, the generals in the headquarters do not stop this trend.
In his spare time from training, Ezio not only used the forum to communicate with his friends, but also mingled with this group of people. However, Ezio was just a listener, not arguing with others.
The focus is of course not on these people's unreliable rhetorical tactics. The point is to learn from their words the specialties of each legion and the more famous heroes.
One or two people may be able to tell a one-sided story. But when there are more people talking and showing off, Ezio will be able to find out the details of the entire southern front army.
Before a certain magician noticed the Brotherhood's bias and tried to influence and change it, Ezio and the others learned a lot about intelligence research methods from Kaya. At least the most basic sorting and summarization, everyone had it.
Initial concepts.
Perhaps the information learned from others would be highly subjective, and it may not be more complete than the information held by the coalition command. But Ezio still took his friends to do it.
, hoping that the news about these people can soothe the uneasiness in his heart.
But the cruel fact is that after knowing the achievements of the 'strong men' who were with him in the Southern Route Army, Ezio's worries increased to a higher level.
It's just that this kid who just debuted hasn't seriously thought about who he is comparing himself to.
The former Demon King, the former Commander of the Guards of the Dark Legion, also known as the Sword Master, a person in the order of the most powerful people in the land, the Demon Prince, and a magician who can single-handedly challenge the Lord of Guardians. As for those black dragons,
I won’t mention the big devil.
In fact, those people who are talked about by everyone in the Southern Route Army and mentioned again and again are also very powerful people in the Adventurer's Guild or the Mercenary Guild. As long as they are not compared with those 'inhumans'
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In short, amid the excitement of this faction before the war and the panic of a few people, time advanced to a special day.
The order for the army to move out was issued. It seemed like a normal dispatch order, but in fact, the army that had not been mobilized for more than half a year suddenly moved, which was quite abnormal in the eyes of the soldiers.
Even those who seem to have only grown muscles but not brains, and hate using their brains when doing things, feel that there must be something weird behind such actions. It is not as simple as changing the defense zone according to the order issued from above.
Commanders with noble backgrounds easily regard soldiers as idiots who know nothing. They only need soldiers to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, and nothing else is needed.
But in fact, soldiers also have the wisdom of soldiers, not to mention those soldiers who are experienced adventurers and have probably seen more of the world than most nobles.
The people above always think that as long as they don't explain it clearly, no one will understand. In fact, as long as you are not a magician who specializes in doing things that have never been done before, there is nothing that everyone doesn't understand.
If you can't foresee things in advance, then there aren't any smart people who can predict things later.
But it was good to set off. In addition to everyone's strong desire to fight, those who were officials also worked hard to raise the food they consumed every day.
If the situation before the reorganization was continued, each team would have to figure out their own solutions for food and drink every day, and the coalition command would have no control over these matters.
From the perspective of command authority, if I am in charge of your food, will your soldiers listen to you or mine? On the other hand, some people have money to eat well, and some people have no money to eat whatever they want. The commander is responsible for everything.
Now, which country’s finances can afford it?
However, after the troops were dispersed and reorganized, they could no longer remain indifferent according to the original model. The people in the coalition command had to bear the food and supplies of all the soldiers and officers.
There is no salary. If there are members of the regular legions of various countries, that is the matter of each country. But there is no food. How can the soldiers fight if they don't have enough to eat?
Therefore, in the early stage of reorganizing the army of the Southern Front, a large part of the issue was how countries and chambers of commerce would bear the cost of food and fodder, and they were arguing with each other.
Finally, with the pressure of the devil in front, no one dares to do things too much or delay them until everyone can't get anything done. Therefore, the speed and progress of the army's reorganization are rapid. On the one hand, it is also because everyone is unable to drag this war to a conclusion.
protracted war.
In order to cooperate with the Suli Tang Empire's strategy, the army set off!
When the legion in front crossed the boundary marker representing the border, it indicated that they had officially entered the territory of the Suritan Empire. From the generals to the soldiers, no one looked relaxed and composed, because they had already stepped into the realm of demons and orcs.
Territory occupied by coalition forces.
Even though the empire provided a map so that everyone would not rush in blindly. But what happened to this land and the deployment of the demon alliance's forces, these unknown parts made people unavoidable and worried.
In order to prevent the marching queue from encountering a sudden attack, the general commanding this temporary legion ordered the dispatch of spearheads and sentries to go out to investigate the surrounding environment.
The vanguard is actually just a small detachment that stands out from the legion's formation, used to alert others. The ones who are really responsible for the reconnaissance mission are the sentinels riding fast horses.
The southern border of the Suli Tang Empire is a rolling hilly land. Even if the slope is not big, the soldiers still alternately walk up or down.
There are not many trees in this area, only large tracts of wild grass growing, and here and there a few bushes of grass that are almost as tall as a person. If it were not restricted by the undulating terrain, everyone's field of vision would be wider and farther.
The advantage is that although it is easy to set up an ambush in such terrain, the number of people cannot be large, and they can only be used for harassment. Facing a reorganized army, it will not make any big waves.
When the scattered sentries found the first man-made object, they were several tents that were no longer inhabited. This is where local herdsmen usually live, and as the pastures move, the tents can be dismantled at any time.
Because the resources in the northern part of the Lost Land are limited, wooden frames and tarpaulins like this for tents, as long as they can still be used and are definitely ownerless, will usually be dismantled and taken away. Even if they are owned, it depends on the situation.
You can also choose to snatch it away together with others.
However, the tents here are in a dilapidated appearance and have not been inhabited for a long time. This scene is quite unusual. After careful inspection, although there are signs of damage to the dilapidated tents, they are not leftover from the battle. They may be wild animals looking for food.
I smashed and tore something.
There is no trace of people, let alone livestock.
The advantage, or the only advantage, of the barren north is that there are not many wild beasts that can threaten domestic livestock and humans, and even fewer monsters. In other words, the two natural threats of cold weather and lack of food limit the population.
increase.
But people cannot disappear silently. And judging from the situation, everyone in this area has disappeared, so these man-made things are left behind and no one is taking care of them.
Naturally, someone would report such abnormal phenomena. Other sentry riders went deeper into the unknown area before them.
I thought that the area occupied by the allied forces of demons and orcs must be filled with the remnants of war disasters, corpses lying on the road, and all of them covered in lakes of flesh and blood. Unexpectedly, the actual situation is that everywhere is so clean that there is no trace of human beings.
Even if a person dies, falls on the roadside and is eaten by wild animals, a skeleton will be left behind. How can it be like now, where nothing can be found.
However, what happened to this legion was not a special case. The three armies that launched the attack on the same day, no matter which front they were from, did not encounter the resistance they imagined. Instead, they smoothly advanced into the demon-occupied area.
It's just that they didn't notice that vultures appeared quite frequently in the sky. Moreover, these vultures with flaming little heads did not eat carrion, but grew up by devouring demon remains and drinking magma!