Chapter 281 Black Rock Fortress Quartermaster (2 in 1)
The first one to ask Bai Xiaowen's opinion was also due to Bai Xiaowen's previous performance, which successfully increased his weight in Nicholas's mind.
Bai Xiaowen had already conceived the idea after Nicholas announced that he was qualified to participate in high-level military meetings.
"Your Highness, the number of the survivors' coalition forces is no less than ours, and their combat power is several times that of ours. However, in this war, we, as the defenders of the city, also have our own advantages," Bai Xiaowen said, "The Black Rock Fortress is well-defended.
, the city walls are made of hard black rock. For the enemy, if they want to break through, the weakest point is the city gate..."
"We have annihilated the vanguard army of the survivors through today's battle, severely weakened the enemy's spirit, and improved the confidence of the soldiers and civilians. Then, we must take advantage of the city defense and cannot rush out to fight the enemy in the field..."
The chief of staff frowned and said, "Then what should we do? Bring all the troops back into the city?"
Today's battle plan of the Human Alliance was proposed by the chief of staff next to Nicholas. However, in Bai Xiaowen's opinion, this chief of staff is really a bit amateur in terms of war strategy, let alone compared with the famous counselors in the world of the Three Kingdoms.
In comparison, even good generals such as Zhang Liao and Li Dian cannot compare.
If Bai Xiaowen had formulated the strategy for the first battle, he would never have allowed the weak Northern Xinjiang lords' coalition to take the initiative to confront the survivors' vanguard. The battle losses would have been as high as four to five to one, which was simply murder.
Using Nicholas as a surprise attack, attracting the enemy's elite and using Archbishop Arlo's forbidden spell-level magic as the winner of the war can only be said to be not bad, but it is just crushing the opponent with strength, and it cannot be called a brilliant move. In the end,
They didn't send troops to ambush and kill them in advance, which was also a failure.
However, this is also determined by the war customs in the world of Kane's plane, and has something to do with the cultural background.
Generals are more accustomed to leading phalanxes of soldiers to charge and compete with real swords and guns, rather than relying on tactics to win. Knowing the restraint between arms, they can send different arms to fight under different conditions, or multiple arms to cooperate.
He is already a good commander.
Faced with the chief of staff's doubts, Bai Xiaowen shook his head and said: "It is definitely not possible to recover all the troops. To shrink and defend is to give all the initiative to the enemy. My suggestion is to actively defend and wait for the opportunity."
There was a brief silence in the conference room, as everyone seemed to be chewing on the meaning of this sentence.
"These words seem to have some profound meaning. Dio, tell me all your thoughts. Don't be nervous, it doesn't matter even if you say it wrong." Nicholas said.
Bai Xiaowen nodded, and after obtaining Nicholas's consent, he walked to the map behind his seat.
"We can recruit civilian forces and dig trenches around Black Rock City to prevent the rapid advancement of the remaining troops," Bai Xiaowen said. "In the battle to defend the city, the longer it takes for the attacking troops to rush into the city wall, the greater the losses."
Earl Denton nodded in agreement: "This method is good. We can place some obstacles in the ravine, such as spikes, to give those beasts some blood."
"This means we have more time to shoot arrows and throw rocks on the city wall." The chief of staff nodded.
Bai Xiaowen continued: "Not only on the city wall, but also near the city wall, we can build arrow towers. When the enemy charges, the soldiers stationed on the arrow towers can also shoot freely. If the enemy does not pull out the arrow towers, they will suffer
A lot of losses, and if they choose to attack the arrow tower first, the arrows and thrown stones from the city wall will also cause them heavy losses."
"The city wall and the arrow tower protect each other. It's a genius design." Cecilia said softly.
What Bai Xiaowen said were very simple ancient Chinese city defense strategies, but to Nicholas and others, it seemed like he had opened a door to a new world.
"While defending, we cannot ignore the importance of offense. In my opinion, the supply of the remaining coalition forces should be an important weakness," Bai Xiaowen continued, "The desert in the north is a barren area and food is already scarce. This time
The remnants, including the old, weak, women and children, are all going with the army. How should we deal with the subsequent food supply? Whether they are orcs or trolls, they are all quite edible..."
"So, we need to send more reconnaissance troops to find out the distribution of the military strength of the survivors. After finding a suitable opportunity, we will send out elite forces to attack! It would be better if we can destroy important places such as their grain depots.
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Bai Xiaowen finally concluded: "This is what I mean by actively defending and waiting for opportunities. Hold on and prevent the enemy from taking advantage. When the opponent is unable to fight for a long time and his morale drops, then look for opportunities to attack and attack the enemy's vital points!"
There was silence in the conference room.
Prince Nicholas coughed: "That's very good. Do you have anything to add?"
Others in the conference room shook their heads.
Just kidding, this "active defense" strategy is ten times better than the strategy used in today's battle. There is no comparison between the two.
"Okay, then let's make a defensive plan based on Baron Dior's suggestions." Prince Nicholas stood up, and everyone stood up with a cheer.
There was crackling applause.
"Dior, you are a military genius. I hope you can continue to contribute your talents to the empire and mankind." Prince Nicholas said sincerely.
Bai Xiaowen received reminder information about the rules of the spiritual world:
"Prince Nicholas' favorability towards you has increased. The current favorability level is: friend."
"Lord Cecilia's favorability towards you has increased. The current favorability level is: Friend."
"Lord Cecilia's love for you has increased. The current love level is: Heartbeat (unchanged)."
"Archbishop Arlo's favorability towards you has increased. The current favorability level is: acquaintance."
"Earl Denton's favorability towards you has increased..."
Bai Xiaowen received a favorability tip. He let out a breath, and it was worth his effort. The effect was good. Although there was no direct reward for merit points, equipment and the like, the people in the small conference room
People are the decision-makers of the Human Alliance Army, and being able to gain their favorability is a huge hidden benefit in itself.
The meeting ended, and Nicholas's chief of staff began to busy drafting orders, which he handed to Nicholas to sign and issue to the commanders of each infantry phalanx.
Digging trenches and building arrow towers is not an easy task in this freezing northern border. However, soldiers in the spirit world are different from ordinary army soldiers on the earth plane. Their strength is often several times or even ten times that of ordinary people.
times, efficiency is no problem.
Think about it, Bai Xiaowen used dozens of bandits as humanoid locomotives, dragged the entire cliff mine's supplies, and returned to Baishi Town on foot, and not a single bandit died of exhaustion.
After the meeting, Bai Xiaowen found Prince Nicholas and took the initiative to apply to be the commander of the reconnaissance force.
Prince Nicholas was a little puzzled. In his opinion, Bai Xiaowen stayed in the city and played a greater role in the military meeting.
However, the work of the reconnaissance force is also very important, especially to find out the enemy's military strength and quantity and other corresponding information, which is not something ordinary people can do.
In the end, Nicholas agreed, but asked Bai Xiaowen to pay attention to safety.
This makes Bai Xiaowen dissatisfied. I even took the initiative to apply to do such a dangerous job, but you don't give me any benefits? There is no leader like you.
Bai Xiaowen tactfully suggested that he needed some supplies. Prince Nicholas suddenly realized and grabbed the clerk who was writing furiously at the side.
It turns out that this clerk is Basil Heber, the quartermaster of Black Rock Fortress.
Bai Xiaowen chose to open the merit exchange list, and Basil Heber entered the humanoid vending machine mode.
"so much?"
Bai Xiaowen felt like tears were filling his eyes. This was the first time he saw such a rich merit reward redemption list. Compared with the list in front of him, Uncle Liu and the Kusanagi family should all die.
As expected, the prince personally conquered it, so there are many good things.
There are three major categories: equipment, props, and food. Every time you open a category, there is a dazzling array of items, from low-level to high-level, with dozens or even hundreds of items available for exchange.
Of course, redemption requires reputation points. However, Bai Xiaowen is now respected among the human coalition forces.
Those items that can be exchanged for only friendship and respect are generally relatively low-level. Among them, low-level equipment and props are not favored by Bai Xiaowen.
When he reached the end of the equipment column, Bai Xiaowen's eyes narrowed a little. The equipment in the last column were actually gold equipment!
Of course, the merit points required to redeem a piece of gold equipment are also exaggerated. The cheapest wristband requires 5,000 merit points. Moreover, the gold equipment that appears in the exchange list mainly has additional attributes.
The best golden equipment without additional practical skills.
Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi don't have all the equipment on their bodies now. If they have enough merit points and don't need to exchange for other items, it would be a waste. They can selectively exchange for some equipment that they don't have, or buy some blue and white equipment.
However, the reputation required for golden equipment is... worship.
"I wonder if there is a 'Broken Oath' behind the item column?" Bai Xiaowen remembered this fragmented item for permanent team building and carefully looked through the list, but unfortunately he did not find it. It seems that this [Hei Feng's Oath]
The task cannot be solved by exchanging it.
However, when you turn to the back, there are still several practical props.
[Group teleportation scroll: S-level prop. After use, you and your nearby allies (effective radius is the user's spirit/10, unit: meters) will be teleported to the target area. If there are hostile targets near the target area, teleportation will not be possible.
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[High-purity holy water: an S-level prop that can be applied to weapons or armor and has a significant effect on undead/demon enemies.]
[Freeze Storm Scroll: A-level prop, after use, it creates a freezing storm within a radius of 100 meters, causing freezing damage and slowing down all enemies within the range, lasting 10 seconds. ]
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There are also good things in the food category.
Needless to say, food such as rye bread can restore health during battle, and the effect is lower than the buns in the Three Kingdoms world. However, rye bread is only the lowest level of food, and there are higher levels later, which can be used in
It provides a buff state for a certain period of time after consumption, and it does not overlap with the effects of combat potions, which is really awesome.
What made Bai Xiaowen's eyes brighten was the "ale wine", which can actually restore the physical strength of the awakened person. Like the "rice wine" in the Three Kingdoms plane world, it is a special product of the plane. It is probably unique to the plane world in the medieval European background.
of food.
The merit points required for ale wine are not high, each bottle only costs 25 points. Bai Xiaowen first bought 20 bottles and spent 500 merit points - when he uses the fire moves of Kusanagi-ryu ancient martial arts to attack the enemy, it will consume physical strength.
Worthy.
After flipping through the food category, the redemption list is not yet complete, and there is also a small category of "special items".
Bai Xiaowen glanced at it and was about to turn the page when he suddenly stopped.
"Is this... a return item?"
[Return to the city scroll: a special prop that will immediately transport the awakened person back to the earth plane after use, regardless of whether he is in combat or not. It can only be used in the spirit world plane. Important note: If the main mission is not completed, the user will not be in the current
The energy points, equipment and props harvested from the spirit world will still disappear.】
Bai Xiaowen looked at the price of the [City Return Scroll], which was 5,000 merit points.
The value of this kind of thing is difficult to define, but it is undeniable that in some situations where gambling is required, having a [City Return Scroll] with you will give you more confidence.
Moreover, [City Recall Scroll] has no binding requirements and has high transaction value.
Thinking of 5,000 merit points, which is comparable to the exchange price of gold equipment, Bai Xiaowen smiled bitterly. Although it was expensive, Bai Xiaowen was still determined to exchange it, and he would exchange as many pieces as he could get!
In the information collected by Bai Xiaowen, return props are very rare and precious. Bai Xiaowen has only encountered this in the fourth dimension world he has traveled to so far. If you don't buy it now, you will not regret taking the medicine in the future.
As for whether a town recall scroll is worth a piece of gold equipment? In the earth plane, the price of return items is more than this amount. Many big guys who are not short of money will pay a satisfactory price for a return item, so
This thing is definitely worth its while.
After reading the exchange list, Bai Xiaowen left Black Rock Fortress.
Cecilia followed him in silence all the way. After walking out of the fortress, she asked: "Why did you take the initiative to apply for the investigation mission? Staying with the prince is not only safe, but also an opportunity to rise to prominence."
Bai Xiaowen certainly wanted to kill more enemies and explode the treasure chest, but this reason cannot be said.
He looked back at Cecilia and smiled:
"Only by understanding the enemy can we defeat the enemy. I want to see with my own eyes how powerful the main force of the Remnant Alliance Army is before I can come up with a way to deal with them. In addition, at the military meeting, I have put together all the tactics and strategies I can think of.
Having said everything, staying with the prince as an aide will have no effect."
"I will apply to the prince to accompany you on the investigation mission." Cecilia said.