However, Jarvan IV still did not issue the order for a general attack.
On the one hand, he was waiting for the mobilization and outflanking of the First and Third Northern Army Corps. On the other hand, he was also waiting for the arrival of the spring floods.
As the largest river in Demacia, the Tobitsia River originates from the Silver Mountains in the middle of the Valoran continent. It passes through the Silent Forest, the Great Swamp, and the Demacia Plains all the way west, and finally merges into the Conquest at Xiongdu Bay.
The total length of the sea is nearly five thousand miles, and its annual runoff exceeds one trillion cubic meters. In terms of length and runoff, it is second only to the Shurima River in Rune Land.
Unlike the Shurima River, which has a single water source and is stable all year round, the water source of the Tobitsia River is quite complex. In addition to the melted water from the snow mountains above the snow line of the Shimmering Silver Mountains, there are also a large number of tributaries flowing in from the Silent Forest.
, and in the great swamp area, a swampland spread to the north and south sides, until the city of Tobitsia, where the Vol River merged, the river bed became deeper, and the river surface became wider, and then it gradually stabilized.
Even the predecessor of the city of Tobitsia was an outpost established by the Demacians to monitor the water level of the Tobitsia River.
The Vol River merges into the Tobitsia River to form a Y-shaped river with rapid currents, and the city of Tobitsia is located in the angle of this Y-shaped river. The north and west of the city are filled with river water. It is precisely because of this
This extremely dangerous terrain is why Swain chose to build a fortress here as a forward command position to confront Demacia across the river.
Jarvan IV was very aware of the military advantages brought by this terrain. If he wanted to attack the Noxians, whether he attacked from the west or the north, he had to cross the river first, and then cross the river.
In combat, it is easy to be attacked by someone who is half-crossed. If it is worse, it is necessary to refer to the battle of Mithril City, where everyone is at war.
Therefore, even with extraordinary combat power, the Colossus of Justice, high morale, and the advantage of subsequent outflanking, Jarvan IV still maintained a considerable degree of caution - at this time, it was unwise to cross the water to attack.
But there is one exception, and that is during the spring floods.
Every spring flood, the surface of the Tobitsia River will swell slightly. Under normal circumstances, the surge of the river is not conducive to swimming operations, but after the spring flood, the Tobitsia River will usher in a short dry period until the third day after the spring flood.
Before a wave of rain, the river will be at low water levels!
The reason for this situation is actually very simple. The occurrence of spring floods is due to the increase in melting water from snow mountains after the temperature rises in spring. But in fact, although the Tobitsia River has melt water from the snow mountains from the Shuoyin Mountains, it is not suitable for Tobitsia.
For rivers, this level of meltwater has some impact, but not too much.
What’s even more interesting is that in the large swamp five hundred miles west of Tobitsia, part of the melted water from the snowy mountains will overflow here, causing the famous local “spring trap”—that is, the mud traps all pedestrians in the spring and is unable to go out.
The natural landscape makes the large swamps that are relatively dry in winter begin to absorb water again like a sponge.
But when the snow-capped mountains melt water stops increasing, the water storage effect of the Great Swamp does not stop. It will continue to absorb the water flow of the Tobitsia River, which will cause the Tobitsia River to have a very short dry period after the spring flood.
, it was not until the rains came and the swamp was filled with water that it returned to its previous appearance of a vast swamp.
In essence, the dry season of the Tobitsia River in spring is actually a periodic flow change caused by the inconsistent time difference between the increase in snow mountain melt water and the recovery time of the Great Swamp's water storage capacity. The Shining Silver Mountains in the south will increase the snow mountain melt water first.
This caused a brief spring flood in the Tobitsia River, and then the great swamps in the north recovered and filled up water, causing a brief dry season. Unless locals knew the local conditions, there would never be a clear understanding of the changes in the water level of the Tobitsia River in the spring.
Cognition.
According to Jarvan IV's plan, he can prepare to attack as soon as the spring floods arrive. Then the Demacia army will seize the short opportunity during the dry season to cross the river forcefully, and take advantage of the Noxian people's misunderstanding, thinking that the river is vast and there is nothing to be done.
When you are unprepared, cross the river in one fell swoop and take advantage of the situation to attack, striving to use your extraordinary strength to achieve a point-breaking attack, and then completely defeat the Noxian army!
And now, the spring floods he has been looking forward to have finally arrived.
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The rumbling huge waves are like thousands of horses galloping, rushing out from the pass of the remaining veins of Green Teeth Peak in the east, rolling over the ground in a mighty way. Even if an ordinary person stands on the carefully built embankment and looks at the water of the river,
I can't help but get distracted by it.
It was at this time when the spring floods were coming that Jarvan IV issued an order to the entire army to prepare for an attack and prepare to cross the river.
The warriors of the Dauntless Vanguard did not hesitate at all. Although most of them did not understand this characteristic of the Tobitsia River, they still followed Jarvan IV's orders and were ready to go, always preparing for a potentially fatal armed swim.
Faced with the order of Jarvan IV, many nobles had different thoughts. In their view, if they crossed the river under such water conditions, it would be to die. If Jarvan IV asked his men to cross the river to fight,
, it was simply asking his own private army to die. Complaints arose one after another among the nobles for a while, and many people did not intend to act according to the orders of Jarvan IV.
However, Jarvan IV, who had been busy all winter and half of the spring, had already figured out the background of these nobles. His orders were not only passed on to the noble lords, but also passed them directly to their private armies.
Then, something happened that shocked these noble lords - a considerable number of their private troops actually began to obey Jarvan IV's orders, prepare for war, and prepare to cross the river!
What the hell is going on?
What you usually eat is military rations issued by me, and what you receive is military pay issued by me. I did not issue an order. Even if the king issued an order, you should not take any action!
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Most of the nobles have a sense of crisis. They discovered that Jarvan IV seemed to be very popular with the military, and began to try to strengthen the ideological construction of their own armies, but what did the nobles have?
Everything was fine, but while the other nobles were trying hard to bring back their private troops, there was an idiot who thought too highly of himself and directly used punishment on his private troops.
I didn't give the order to prepare to cross the river. If you prepare to cross the river without permission, that's disobedience - hit me!
The long-term supremacy gave these idiots the illusion that they could completely control the private army under their command. They did not realize that in Demacia, soldiers, as reserves of nobles, were a group that needed to be won over!
After violently killing a respected squad leader, the private army mutinied on the spot. The angry soldiers kidnapped their lord and then went to find His Majesty the King to seek justice.
After learning of this situation, Jarvan IV was overjoyed - oh, heartbroken. He reiterated his order, then directly dealt with this idiot noble on the grounds of disobedience, and then accepted the allegiance of the private army and promised everyone's
The treatment is on par with the Fearless Pioneers.
As the news spread, many nobles realized that something was wrong, but before they could react effectively, the soldiers under their command responded first.
In just two days, more than one-third of the noble private troops escorted their lords to find Jarvan IV and demanded justice, and directly offered their loyalty to the royal family. Jarvan IV, on the other hand, refused to accept anyone who came, directly
Accepted them all.
Then, Jarvan IV directly held a banquet and invited all the nobles still in Tobitsia to the banquet.
Going to a banquet?
Who dares to go?
The timid nobles left their private armies and fled overnight. The bolder ones simply said that they were willing to obey the command. Your Majesty, what do you say? How about we follow the previous tradition, select the best from the best, and select the elite to fight?
In this way, through unremitting efforts and a seemingly abnormal order, Jarvan IV finally took full control of the command of the Demacian army within the Tobitsia camp.
It was too late to reorganize. Jarvan IV simply split up several teams of fearless vanguards and joined the grassroots command of these private armies as instructors. Then he directly issued an order to cross the river - the spring flood had passed, and Tobitsia
The dry season is just around the corner!
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late at night.
There was silence on both sides of the Tobitsia River. The water level of the Tobitsia River was dropping rapidly. The roaring waves had long since disappeared. At this time, the river was rapidly developing in the direction of "continuous flow means victory".
Under the order of Jarvan IV, Demacia's mixed army began to cross the river from the seven ferries that had been prepared. These seven places were originally narrow places on the river. After the dry season, the water surface was only a few hundred yards wide. It was difficult to cross the river.
Very low difficulty.
After arriving at the south bank, the fearless vanguard elite who swam across the river first quickly nailed the prepared large iron pillars deeply into the ground, tied the ropes connected to the north bank, and stretched them completely. The Demacian soldiers who followed
He stepped on the wooden planks that had been prepared long ago, held the rope with his hands, and dragged himself across the river.
Although the moonlight was dim that day and the river was foggy, this method of crossing the river via ropes allowed the soldiers to cross the river in total darkness - as long as there was someone watching at the water entry point to make sure they would not step on the wooden planks.
Without lighting torches, the silent Demacian army just lined up holding the rope, holding on to the rope to move forward, and finally dragged the rope across the Tobitsia River in the dry season.
When the Noxian patrol soldiers along the river discovered the Demacians crossing the river, one-third of the Demacians had already crossed the Tobitsia River in the dark.
The Texas soldiers sounded the alarm, and the Dauntless Vanguard warriors broke his neck first.
All went well across the river.
When it got light the next morning, the Demacians who had completed crossing the river gathered in the northeast of Tobitsia Fortress, and relying on their superior strength, they quickly defeated the Noxians who were seriously lacking vigilance due to the flooding of the river.
Riverside defenders.
After occupying their camp, Jarvan IV ordered to expand the scale of the camp and establish a rear position based on this camp.
There was a surprise attack on the river bank, and the river defense troops were defeated in a wave. The Noxians seemed completely unprepared for this situation. It was still dark, so they hurriedly sent out a battle group, hoping to take advantage of Demacia before it could establish a foothold.
Steady, catching them off guard, but unfortunately, this team quickly lost their lives - the first batch to land were the fearless vanguards who were the most capable. They didn't even break a sweat when they defeated the river defense troops before.
You have been recuperating your strength, and now your combat effectiveness has been fully restored. With the size of a mere battle group, you still want to shake the position of the army?
It’s simply the first to sell!
Taric personally led the team, and after a wave of charges, the Noxians were reduced to ashes and pissed off.
A wave of offensives was ineffective. Seeing that the Demacia army had stood firm, the Noxians seemed to be demoralized. The gates of Tobitsia Fortress were closed tightly, and no more teams were sent to interfere with Demacia's actions.
Jarvan IV, on the other hand, supervised the construction of the fortress, and at the same time detached part of the team to turn southwest, trying to cut off the Noxian's food routes to achieve further suppression. During this period, he also commanded the demolition of a Noxtora.
He directly led his troops to provoke him 200 yards away from Tobitsia Fortress. However, in the face of Jarvan IV's provocation, the Noxian army in Tobitsia Fortress still could not hold on.
Under this situation, Jarvan IV finally made a judgment: the morale of the Noxians has been lost. Next, as long as they continue to provoke and harass, and at the same time cut off the logistics channels of Tobitsia Fortress, this Noxian army will
The army is like a turtle in a urn!
The armor is clear and the flags are hunting.
After the Demacia army rested for a while, they formed a formation in the open space northeast of Tobitsia Fortress, shouting loudly and showing off their power outside the city.
After controlling the river bank during the dry season, Demacia directly transported the heavy Galio and placed it under the fortress. Under the protection of Galio, the Demacia soldiers shouted in unison and used the unfamiliar Noxar
Siyu challenged the city.
Due to the existence of the Colossus of Justice, the Noxians could not directly bombard with magic when faced with provocation. They could only respond with arrows, spears, throwing axes and other throwing weapons. But it was a pity that Demacia, who had been prepared for it,
For humans, this kind of long-range killing effect is extremely limited.
At the same time, after a short period of repair, the Winged Legion took off again in formation. Their mission was to find information about the Noxian transport troops, guide the Dauntless Vanguard to implement a food shortage, and even maneuver toward the southwest to give grief
door pressure.
Although he maintained an offensive posture, Jarvan IV still had no intention of storming the Noxian fortress. In his opinion, as long as he achieved his goal of crossing the river and reached the south bank of the Tobitsia River, his side would be completely invincible.
No matter how deep the nail of Tobitsia is driven, once the connection with the Gate of Sorrow is cut off, the result will be to be eaten in one bite and completely annihilated!
The war had progressed to this point. Looking at the city of Tobitsia Fortress where thousands of horses were silent, Jarvan IV raised his whip and confidently said to Galen beside him, "Victory is certain."