Zhang Cong still looked at the map without saying anything, and Tianyu didn't dare to sit down. He looked at Qin Yu and Xiaohua with embarrassed faces, hoping that they could help, but Qin Yu and Xiaohua were also looking at the map.
Didn't pay attention to Tianyu.
The entire meeting hall was quiet for three minutes before Zhang Cong turned his eyes from the map to the mages and generals who were working.
"Do you want the army to launch a positional battle?"
Zhang Cong made everyone question him with one sentence, and Tianyu asked in confusion: "The army is already approaching, how can we fight without positional warfare?"
Zhang Cong looked at Tianyu: "Since the demons took the initiative to retreat to the hilly areas, they obviously asked you to attack. At this time, you are going up legion by legion. Isn't it just to fill up the tank? Up to now, you are still going according to your own ideas.
Are you planning a war?"
Tianyu was stunned and immediately looked at President John and Archduke Steele who was leading the troops.
John frowned and looked at the map again, while Steele stood up and saluted Zhang Cong and said: "Mr. Zhang's understanding of war is far more advanced than ours. I know you don't want to participate in this battle anymore, but now the war is imminent.
, we would like to listen to your opinion, this is not against your wishes, right?"
Zhang Cong smiled: "I let you fight the demons on your own because I want your Pan American Kingdom's army to grow quickly. Over-reliance on demigod monks will eventually wipe out the blood of the mortals in the kingdom. Isn't that what the demons want?"
This?
It is much easier to raise a group of sheep than a group of wolves. Since the demons want to turn Blue Star into a pasture, destroying our confidence is the first step. Do you understand this?"
John and others nodded, and Zhang Cong continued: "The demons have been crossing the border for nearly ten days. I don't know if the demons need food and water, but they should not be stones and still need supplies. Should you check it out?
Their supply lines? Especially water sources?
This is the home ground of the human race. Although the demon race occupies half of the kingdom, they are now huddled in the hilly areas and have no more troops than us. Why do you take the risk to attack them? They should be allowed to join us, right?
There are so many tricks you can use to cut off supplies, harass, and poison, so why do you have to resort to short attacks and long attacks, so you can find fault on your own?"
Zhang Cong's words caused the entire meeting hall to boil. Everyone began to whisper to each other. After five minutes, President John slammed the table and shouted: "Everyone, be quiet. Do you know what to do?"
If you have an idea, stand up and speak out. If you can't think of a solution, just listen carefully to Mr. Zhang."
Zhang Cong couldn't laugh or cry: "President John, everyone can discuss it. At present, we have more time than the demons. It is not a bad thing for everyone to use their brains. It doesn't matter if they are wrong. The people sitting here are all generals who are not thinking about war.
Is that okay?"
After finishing speaking, he stood up and said: "Let's go out and take a rest. I hope to see the plan you are researching as soon as possible. Once the plan is worked out, we can discuss the next step."
After speaking, he led Qin Yu and others out of the conference room and returned to his room.
Qin Yu looked at Zhang Cong and asked, "Do you think they can come up with good ideas?"
Zhang Cong smiled: "Even if they have bad ideas, they have to think about it. If they always rely on others for help, they are just a bunch of pigs. They are not worthy of watching such a large land. In fact, there is a way, even without our help.
Defeating the demons is just a dead end."
Qin Yu asked doubtfully: "What can we do? What else have you thought of?"
Zhang Cong pointed to the sky: "Air Force"
Qin Yu laughed loudly: "They are not big sisters. They can train red crows. The Mage Association does not even have a natural mage. How can they create an air force?"
Zhang Cong shook his head and said, "You are overestimating this. Are our floating islands birds? Are the sky lanterns on the Eastern Continent birds? The dwarves' manufacturing technology is very powerful. What they lack is ideas. Do you understand?"
Zhang Cong and others were lying comfortably on the bed and talking about this. It was not until evening that Cindy came over to invite Zhang Cong and others, saying that she had come up with something and wanted Zhang Cong to come and take a look.
There were a lot of pieces of tissue paper. As Zhang Cong looked at them, a dwarf designer explained that there were many things designed, including online rapid-fire crossbows, gliding flying wings, and a great heat.
balloon.
Zhang Cong took out the hot air balloon and asked: "Who came up with the idea for this thing? Can you tell me about it?"
Everyone's eyes turned to Prince George. The little prince blushed, stood up and asked softly: "Sir, do you think this thing I made looks like a child's toy?"
Zhang Cong shook his head: "All inventions are not understood by people at first, but you must first explain your ideas clearly, and then try to convince others to believe in you, so that you can experiment. You can talk about your ideas."
George said shyly: "We have a kind of Kongming lantern here, which came from the east. It relies on the heat below to increase buoyancy and lift the lantern into the sky. My idea for designing this balloon is derived from the Kongming lantern."
The hot air balloon can be sewn with cloth and painted with fire-resistant and heat-resistant materials. As fuel, we can use charcoal or the black oil that emerges from the Dwarf Valley.
As for the lifting method, I have played with Kongming lanterns and know some truths. When the lifting force is greater than the weight, it will rise, and vice versa, it will fall. This can be controlled by the soldiers in the hanging basket below.
After the first hot air balloon takes off, our only enemy is the remaining demon dragon. Although our mage cannot catch up with the speed of the demon dragon, if we sit in the hot air balloon and defend ourselves and prevent the demon dragon from getting close, we should be able to do it.
Yeah, not to mention that we still have a rapid-fire crossbow function, and we have enough production capacity to produce thousands of these balloons in a short period of time. The demon dragons only have a few hundred. Once successful, our air superiority is likely to be greater than that of the demons.
, when we drop bombs from the hanging basket, the demons will only be beaten, and the balance of victory will tilt to our side."
After Prince George finished speaking, no one spoke in the hall for a long time. Zhang Cong coughed and said: "If anyone has different opinions, you can put them forward. Now we let everyone discuss, and we have not decided which plan is feasible."
A dark wizard looked at the design drawing and said: "I think this thing can be tried, but the position of the air defense must be considered. The hanging basket is under the balloon. If the magic dragon attacks from above, it will be difficult for the guarding mages and martial artists.
Attack the opponent."
George pointed at the drawing and said: "The number of these balloons must first be ensured and they fly in formation so that they can cross-defense. In addition, a rope ladder can be set up on the surface of the balloon. The demigod mage cannot catch up with the dragon when flying, but he can stand on the balloon.
You’re not afraid of heights, are you?”
Everyone nodded, thinking that this thing could be tried. Zhang Cong looked at the King of the Hill and asked: "According to Prince George's design, how long will it take to get a sample?"
The Hill King thought for a moment and said, "It will take about two days. Except for the cloth, which requires special processing, everything else is easy."
Zhang Cong nodded, looked at everyone and said: "Actually, as long as you use your brain, you can naturally come up with many good ideas. Now I will talk about my idea. While the dwarves are making balloons, we can't be idle. Harassment is a must. In addition,
I suggest picking some demigod or above mages to surround the enemy camp and poison them. I have a poison that, although not fatal, can still make the demons lose their fighting ability.
Look for their supply lines, water sources, and food routes to be cut off by him, and the demons will most likely come to us for a decisive battle, and then the initiative will be in our hands."
Everyone stood up and saluted, and soon went out to make arrangements. John and Archduke Steele said happily: "I really appreciate Mr. Zhang's teachings. Maybe after this battle, our Pan American Kingdom will set off a technological revolution.
Completely get rid of dependence on monks, only then can it be regarded as a true royal country."
Zhang Cong nodded: "The royal power is the secular order, and the monks are the sharp swords for protecting the family. Both are indispensable, but they must be distinguished so that the secular world can develop."
Qin Yu stood up and said, "I will tell Master Tianyu the poison and how to use it now, so that they can prepare in advance." After saying that, he went out.
John and Steele happily followed Qin Yu out. Xiaohua looked at their backs and said, "I hope the cost of exterminating the demons this time can be smaller. The Pan American Continent is already riddled with holes. I don't know how long it will take to get rid of the demons."
Recuperate and recuperate.”
Zhang Cong called out Xiaodie and asked: "Before we leave, I want to take a look at the wormhole in Devil's Mountain to see if we can help them seal it. How are you doing with your research on the space machine?"
Xiaodie thought for a while and said: "That is a man-made machine, trying to open a space channel. It is not a magic weapon, but I have been inspired a lot. I guess the parchment obtained by the Mage Association was obtained from that machine.
Yes, we can actually try to transfer the wormhole to the space crack. We can study this after the war is over. It should be promising."
Zhang Cong's face showed joy, and he pulled Xiaohua out of the hall and walked towards the dwarf's workshop again.
Zhang Cong wanted to see more about dwarf craftsmanship. Whether it was weaving, metallurgy, or even mechanical processing, many of them were more advanced than those in the Eastern Continent. If he couldn't bring some dwarf technicians back, it wouldn't be wrong to learn something useful.
The dwarves' weaving has been completely mechanized. The raw material used is actually a mixture of plants and asbestos. It looks dark, but it is not only soft to the touch, but also very light. The most important thing is that it is fire-resistant. This is
It is very useful for defending against the dragon's fire attack.
The rapid-fire crossbow is even more advanced. It does not use a bowstring as power at all. It uses a mechanical device, but the power is crystal. Not only is the rate of fire fast, but the range is more than a kilometer. It is definitely an advanced weapon for close defense.
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The bomb device for the hot air balloon, the fuel tank, the iron weights, and the hanging basket. Seeing that the hot air balloon was about to be assembled, Zhang Cong was very happy. After this kind of thing was made, he would make a large number of it.
Donglong Continent, equipped to the Northern Army.
