After taking a look at the intelligence that had just been delivered, the young Allied Operations Chief, Lieutenant General Swice Hepburn, felt as if he had been hit by petrification magic. His expression froze, his body froze in the armchair, and the cup of black tea in his left hand also
Then the waves calmed down, and only the fragrance was still rising.
Several other generals who were also staying on the balcony looked at each other, each feeling uneasy and wondering what was going on. Only Lieutenant General Gironde, who was sitting opposite Lieutenant General Swice Hepburn, saw Swice.
Although he quickly closed his eyes with the surging light in his eyes, Lieutenant General Gironde still recognized that it was the gaze of a hunter when he found his prey!
Opening his eyes and putting the tea cup on the table, Lieutenant General Swice said in a calm tone: "Order to stop the attack prepared against the enemy in person, implement strict material control, and raise food on the spot. Mobile troops withdraw from the front line.
, launch the fortress combat plan.”
Except for Lieutenant General Gironde, all the generals present were shocked. The "Fortress Operation Plan" was a backup emergency plan for the coalition forces to prepare for a counterattack when Sbia received strong foreign aid. It was a plan for the coalition forces to shift to focused defense and resist step by step.
...However, this plan is impossible to use. Under the alliance's planning, Sibia did not receive any foreign aid!
"On the Snow Dance Festival, the Sibia Expeditionary Force entered the Demon Alliance by fleet at the mouth of the Tulan Empire Canal, and then marched in reverse, burning the canal area in the Tulan Empire to a white ground. This information has been verified many times, and it is true!
"Lieutenant General Siwes passed the information to the generals around him for circulation. He only looked at Lieutenant General Gironde in front of him, as if he was explaining to him alone: "Today is the thirty-third day after the Snow Dance Festival, more than half a month.
, the fleet of the Sibia Expeditionary Force is probably approaching the border of the Bruck Empire."
"The situation on the battlefield was reversed by him in one fell swoop." Lieutenant General Gironde responded in a deep voice: "He can advance into Lake Spanner and Foxborough, but he fights alone in our hinterland... Treat yourself like this, what a cruel person, Cohen Keda
!”
Several generals were still shocked by the information that was like a bolt from the blue, and had no time to ponder what Lieutenant General Gironde said. After reading the details of the information, one of the standing generals roared unwillingly and smashed the cup in his hand.
He rushed out quickly and was stopped by Lieutenant General Swice as he approached the door.
"Keep the morale of the military and block the news." After the explanation, Lieutenant General Swice turned to Lieutenant General Gironde and said: "Foxburg should be safe. Only relying on the expeditionary force, Cohen Keda will not attack here. He will
We cannot afford this price. If we can advance smoothly, the Sbia Expeditionary Force will directly enter Lake Spanner. In that case, they will have a lot of room for strategic and tactical use."
"Now that the Sbia Expeditionary Force has entered the canal, they have something to rely on. It is unlikely that local troops can stop them on the river. Even if they block the channel, it will not have much effect." Lieutenant General Gironde pointed out.
He nodded, "If I were Cohen Keda, I would first attack Foxborough and cause panic, and then take the opportunity to enter Lake Spanner and cut off the lifeline of the coalition forces!"
"Blocking the waterway will have a certain effect, at least it can buy us time. From the time when our troops turn back to the time when they form an effective deterrent, there can be no delay." At this point, Lieutenant General Swice turned his head.
Instruct the adjutant: "The frontline command and operations department are preparing to move to the front line of Spanne Lake, immediately! Prepare to directly command the operation against the Sbia Expeditionary Force."
"Our troops deployed on the front line of Camp Bay have super mobility and are relatively close. They can rush to Lake Spanne before me and contain the Sbia Expeditionary Force. There are enough fortresses on the front line. The battle plan is in place.
Without the guard force, the Sbia Guards cannot achieve great results." Lieutenant General Gironde stood up, "When we arrive, it will be the day of the decisive battle with Cohen."
Hearing that there was about to be such a big move, another general who had read the intelligence spoke urgently: "Please wait! Your Excellency, Minister of Operations, what if the Sibiya Expeditionary Force is just harassing us? They will retreat while we turn around.
The sea! The intelligence says that they have blocked the canal behind them. If they block it, it will be much easier to clean it up! And once we go back and forth, this battle will not be able to continue!"
"We must trust the coalition military headquarters behind us." Lieutenant General Swice stood up, walked to the general, and said with a smile: "Yes, it is the Sibia people who blocked the canal behind us, but that does not mean that
We can’t re-block or block again. Don’t worry, when we reach the line of Lake Spanner, Korn Keda will still be on the canal, and we will have plenty to fight.”
"Yes..." Perhaps it was Lieutenant General Swice's smile that had a calming effect. The general nodded vigorously, "This officer is being reckless!"
"Get ready separately and set off immediately!"
"Yes, sir!" the generals responded, "I'll take my leave!"
After the generals left, Lieutenant General Gironde asked: "How do you know that Cohen Keda will definitely be in the expeditionary force? How do you know that the Sibiya Expeditionary Force is worthy of our return?"
"According to our prior plan, Sibia could not escape the scourge of this war and had to take desperate measures." The smile on Lieutenant General Swice's face had disappeared. "Such a large-scale strategic detour is simply unprecedented. It can consume all the energy needed for one operation."
With all the materials and troops accumulated by a medium-sized empire over the years, how could it be an act of confusion? Such seemingly absurd strategic detours, such as putting one's own troops to death, would have been a military morale? Where would their combat power have been if Cohen Keda had not personally led the army?
Can the Tulan Canal area be burned down in just ten days?”
"He knew I would turn back!" He slapped the fence hard, and Lieutenant General Swice showed a rare expression of anger, "It's too much to bully someone!"
"War has always been like this." Lieutenant General Gironde said softly: "Commanders fight for their wits, and soldiers wrestle."
"I'm too excited." Swice took a deep breath, "Thanks for reminding me."
"What did you think of just now?" Lieutenant General Gironde smiled, "It's rare to show your emotions."
"It is impossible for us to know now when Sibia will have such a strategic delivery fleet, but we know that the period required to arrange and direct such an operation is very long, and from Sibia's so-called northern battlefield to
Tulan Empire, how long does such a long voyage take?" Lieutenant General Swice explained: "Koen Keda played a good show with Prince Ulysses, at least in the second half of that scene.
When the battle was at its fiercest, Korn Keda was not on the northern battlefield... but our eyes still stayed there. Even at the end, we only noticed the Camp line... As a commander, I made an oversight!
"
"From my point of view, as an old man, you don't have to think this way. This is not a reason for you or other generals to blame themselves." Lieutenant General Gironde said seriously: "Cohen Kedar is using his best skills to command.
The Sibia army is engaged in an unprecedented battle, whether overall or local, it is new, strange, and dangerous. No one can be prepared for such a thing in advance."
"I understand, but I can't help but worry." Swice said: "At least when it comes to war, Cohen Keda is not a madman. If he does this, he must have some backup plans. The enemy we face may be someone he has planned."
Buried killer."
"Even if it is, so what?" Lieutenant General Gironde smiled freely, "How do the Sbia Guards know what their faraway emperor is doing? And how should they cooperate? To put it more bluntly,
, from the day the Sibia Expeditionary Army set foot on the rear of the demon clan, their lone army was already dead."
"But we must leave the good situation at hand and turn around to rescue! So what if we can destroy the Sbia Expeditionary Force? Even if we get to Lake Spanne before them, half of the canal can't be saved." Swices
Very unwillingly, "But as for Sibia, they got a chance to survive!"
"Your Excellency, the true meaning of winning in war is to change from passive to active, and try your best to grasp the center of the war. In other words, if what you grasp is not the key, then you must find a way to make it become the key... Your Excellency has such ability,
I firmly believe it!”
"This is the only way we can do it now!" The depression in Siwei's tone gradually dissipated, "We used Korn Keda and his expeditionary force as bait, and leaked information to attract the Sibia Guards.
Fire… wait until they are about to converge and catch them all in one fell swoop!”
"Their preparations should be almost complete, let's set off!" Lieutenant General Gironde said: "Your Excellency can complete the planning on the road."
In this way, the demon coalition forces, which had launched two consecutive attacks on the Sibia Guards, suddenly stopped the attack on the eve of the third attack, and several legions with superior mobility retreated one by one. Two or three more days passed.
Today, the demon coalition forces that originally had an absolute advantage shrank across the board and relied on solid fortress cities to carry out key defenses. It seemed that they had entered into strategic defense.
This scene is very abnormal. You must know that the Sibia Guards struggled to defend the first two attacks. The troops in a few places have been nearly exhausted. It is still unknown whether they can survive the third time. The coalition forces will stop now.
The attack undoubtedly gave the Sibia Guards a good opportunity to breathe.
However, the coalition forces had to give the Sibia Guards this opportunity, because the Sibia Expeditionary Force was too successful in the demon kingdom. If they did not gather troops to return reinforcements in time, the most important hub of the canal, Spanne Lake, would be destroyed.
It is possible to fall into the hands of the enemy, and the foundation of the Demon Alliance will be shaken by it. No one can bear this responsibility! Fortunately, the Sibia Guards in front of the coalition are not strong. They have enough defense but not enough offense. There is no need to worry about being copied behind them.
Already.
While the coalition's mobile corps was returning at full speed for reinforcements, the coalition's military headquarters in Foxborough was not idle either.
After the initial panic and quarrels, especially after several contacts with the coalition chief of operations, the highest coalition organization finally performed its due functions and began to prepare for the upcoming "Spanner Lake-Foxburg Battle"
"Get ready. Lieutenant General Swice was not wrong. The generals of the coalition military headquarters are not fools. While mobilizing their own forces, they mobilized inland fleets from nearby areas and swarmed to Lake Spanne to ensure that this demonic possession was protected in advance.
The largest inland lake in the Union is safe.
The other side began to squeeze the activity space of the Sibiya Expeditionary Force. To put it clearly, it was a "block".
Now that the Sibians have arrived, this line of the canal must be temporarily abandoned! The canal in the Tulan Empire section has been blocked in twelve places, and in the Bruck Empire section, nine places have been blocked. Do your best to slow down Sibia. The action of the Biya Expeditionary Force! It would be best to block them on the canal, and at worst it would be to allow them to approach Lake Spanner or Forks later than the coalition forces.
Because they knew that the purpose of the Sibia people was never to stay on the canal, but they would not go ashore now.
Well-informed people across the continent have already smelled something strange on the southern battlefield that suddenly calmed down. For a moment, countless attention was cast on the hinterland of the Demon Alliance. And Sibiya's expeditionary force was indeed like this. The coalition forces did not rush ashore as expected, but continued to move stubbornly up the canal, as if they did not know that the coalition forces had returned for reinforcements.
The Demon Alliance's reinforcements were divided into four groups, also traveling on warships, converging towards the line from Spanner Lake to Foxborough.
The first route comes from the coalition front line, the second route comes from the Camp coastline, the third route comes from the direction of Uruk, and the fourth route comes from the direction of Trafa. There is also a large number of miscellaneous troops hanging far behind the expeditionary force. , although he was ambushed many times, he still followed him...
Grand Canal, Erina Imperial Section.
The canal here is no longer artificially dug or widened, because the Airy River, the largest and widest in the Airina Empire, is itself a section of the canal and can meet all shipping needs without any modification. It is one of the top ten scenic spots in the Demon Alliance. Shuguang Bridge was built on this river. The iron-stone mixed structure spans the entire river. The two bridge piers in the middle of the river have the largest span, and the bridge deck between them can be raised upward to facilitate the passage of large transport ships.
The spectacular bridge has been praised as an "unparalleled and majestic building with incredible craftsmanship" since the day it was built.
And now, the entire Shuguang Bridge is loaded with sand and rocks and sinks in the cold river water, lying in front of the Sbia fleet. It was a masterpiece that the Erina Imperial Army took four days to complete after receiving the secret order, sinking the bridge into the river!
For the Sbia Expeditionary Corps, they cannot enter the Bruck Empire without passing through here, and they cannot reach Lake Spanne. But on the Sbia transport ship, which is about 300 arms away from the bridge, those Sbia officers and soldiers No one showed any signs of anxiety. Instead, they were vying for position on the bow of the boat, some were punching and guessing, and some were intimidating and threatening, as if they were going to watch some program.
Their emperor, His Majesty Cohen Keda, was also sitting on the bow platform of the ship, waiting leisurely, with a bunch of snacks in front of him. It seemed that the upcoming show could not only be enjoyed by both refined and popular people, but also a good opportunity to have fun with the soldiers. Next to Cohen, the Empire's general liaison officer's face was ashen, and his eyes were staring at the river in the distance. There were groups of small black dots undulating with the waves, and each group of small black dots was surrounded by a waving small flag. .
"Your Majesty, they are done." Marfa said to Cohen: "Shall we start now?"
"Of course." Cohen nodded and said with a smile, "Don't you see that everyone is impatient?"
"Start." Mafa turned around and gave the order softly.
The little black spots near Shuguang Bridge received the order, scrambled to get on the boat, and started to paddle one by one. When everyone arrived, they shouted in unison, the paddles danced, silver beads flew, and the wind came here. The rowing was like a royal speedboat race. The soldiers on the transport ship also cheered for them in unison, and the sound of cheering was deafening and spread far away.
The distance of three hundred arms was not far away. The small boat arrived quickly, and the superiors were also distinguished. On the small boat were water tribe soldiers wearing warm water. After throwing away the oars, their first action was to board the big boat. It seemed that
It's very unsafe on a boat.
There seemed to be a little white mist rising from the water at the bridge. The waiting Sbia soldiers laughed, opened their mouths neatly, and covered their ears with both hands.
The water surface near the bridge was undulating, and huge bubbles burst one after another. The amplitude gradually intensified. After a while, it turned out to be rolling like a boil! Even the soldiers standing on the big ship 300 arms away could feel it.
There were tremors under their feet... but the expressions on their faces became more and more excited, and whispers of "It's begun, it's begun" were heard everywhere... (To be continued)