"Well, the kingdom plans to launch a three-pronged attack from Dragon's Breath Pass. Five of the country's dragon knights, including myself, will be dispatched at the same time. The cavalry of the Ross family in the west will also join the battle."
"Three-way troops?"
Sending troops in three directions seems a bit unwise to most people. When many people talk about dividing their troops, they think of being defeated individually. In fact, most generals are not willing to divide their troops if possible. However, when the number of troops increases, the number of troops along the way will increase.
The terrain of supplying water sources will become a factor that restricts the movement of the army, and the troops will have to be divided into several groups.
The key to the success or failure of division of troops lies in the contact and cooperation between the various armies. If the army is of high quality and closely coordinated, the enemy's operations of defeating each one will become an opportunity to encircle and annihilate the enemy's army.
What Richard was confused about was only the specific role he needed to play in the kingdom's eastward expedition plan. He definitely wanted the river valley. The land was fertile and densely populated. For the kingdom that owned the entire central plain and the southern provinces, this might just be a jelly bean.
, but for Richard, this is definitely a big bite of fat. He originally didn’t take it because he was concerned about the kingdom and was afraid of stepping on Ren’s bottom line. But now that Ren has brought it out to negotiate terms, he has no reason to refuse.
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It's just the Eastern Expedition. It's what he should do as a human to help humanity fight the orcs. But if Ren wants to use a river valley to frame Richard as cannon fodder, that won't work.
"The main goal of this battle is to break through the orcs' camp in front of Dragon's Breath Pass and destroy the materials that the orcs have hoarded to attack Long's Breath Pass. I led all the dragon knights of the town and the main force of the Dragon Breath Pass legion to break through from the center line, and
The main force of the orcs collided directly in front of Dragon's Breath Pass."
"So what do I need to do?"
"You lead the Northern Route Army, starting from the north gate of Longxi Pass and heading east. After breaking through the defense line of the Held Mountains in the northern part of the Orcs, you can act on your own. Whether it is to go south to outflank the main Orc force in the middle, or to continue to carry out deep destruction, it is your responsibility.
freedom of."
Richard probably understood what was going on. In fact, most wars at this level are about stability and fighting in an upright manner. It is impossible to say that the orcs are not prepared at all. This can only be regarded as a desperate move by the Golden Dragon Kingdom.
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Stay still and wait for the dragon to leave and slowly die, or try your best to take advantage of the dragon's presence and do your best to search for more preparation time.
Yes, it's just preparation time. Even if the kingdom wins the Eastern Expedition this time, it can only slow down the attack of the orcs. Humans no longer have the power that can completely eliminate the orcs five hundred years ago. Without the deterrence of the golden dragon,
, sooner or later the orcs will catch their breath and continue attacking humans.
In this great battle of the Eastern Expedition, the central route army plays the leading role. Although the troops are divided, there are still key points. The five dragon knights and elite forces should be concentrated in the middle route. The northern route army led by Richard needs to play a more important role.
Most of it is a containment effect.
The North Route Army does not have any combat objectives, nor does it need to have one. As long as it completes the breakthrough in the northern mountainous area, Richard can stir up the battle situation no matter what he does. If the situation is right, it is naturally best for Richard to choose to go south and join forces with the Central Route Army.
If the situation does not allow it, then if Richard leads the Northern Route Army to go deeper, it will also be able to contain a large number of the effective forces of the orcs and slow down the speed of the orcs' support. I think the purpose of coming to the south route army is similar to that of Richard.
This matter has been going around in Richard's mind. To be honest, it's a bit dangerous. No matter what Richard chooses after leading his army to break through the Orc North Road, it will be a situation deep behind enemy lines. It's no wonder that Ren is willing to directly draw out the valley.
Asking Richard to send troops is a bit of a hot potato.
“How many people do I need to dispatch?”
From an extremely self-interested perspective, Richard could actually choose to refuse. Even if he refused, the kingdom would not be able to do anything to him. After a year and a half, after the orcs began to attack Longxing Pass, all the kingdom's power was contained.
At that time, there was no risk at all if he sent troops to capture the valley, but this operation was simply a traitor, and Richard would not be so bottomless.
"There is no need to mobilize the troops in the North. They will continue to guard against the snowy plains. You, the four dragons, and the knights who appeared on the battlefield will allocate 100,000 elite troops to your command over Longxingguan. They will be the main force of the North Route Army.
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To be honest, although the Northland army can fight, after being put on the large meat grinder of Longxing Pass, the Hunter family's 100,000-strong army is really not enough. Now Longxing Pass plus the surrounding regular troops have
More than three million, all elites with qualified combat capabilities. Fortunately, Longxingguan is backed by the huge grain-producing area of the Central Plains. Otherwise, an army of three million, plus an equally large number of auxiliary soldiers and civilians, would be able to cut off the supply line.
Broken down.
In a battlefield of this size, there would be no more than one hundred thousand people, and there would be no more than one hundred thousand people. In the eyes of Saul and Renn, the Hunter family's one hundred thousand troops were not as important as the 300,000 cavalry in the Western Region.
What they valued more was the dragons in Richard's hands and the powerful men who appeared inexplicably around him.
What Thor wanted by name was the four dragons and the champion knights, these high-end powers that were already being explored by the Black Prison.
"Will the 100,000 men in the Northern Route Army be a little less?"
Richard was already thinking about it in his mind. It was not impossible for him to command the North Route Army on the expedition. With teleportation, he would not be in the embarrassment of being surrounded by orcs behind enemy lines. When there was nothing he could do, he tried his best.
If you can use teleportation to escape later, you won't feel any psychological pressure.
But at any rate, the army of 100,000 people along the way seems to be a little less.
"The terrain of the North Road is not suitable for large army operations. It is mountainous. Even these 100,000 people are a bit too much. The orc garrison there will not be too many. 100,000 people combined with the dragon in your hand will be enough to complete the breakthrough.
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After Sol explained to Richard, Richard finally understood the basic situation. Now the two fell into silence, and Sol stared at Richard again, waiting for him to make a decision.
After a long time, Richard raised his head and replied:
"The Hunter family is willing to contribute to the kingdom."
Saul nodded with satisfaction. Richard was a surprise in the plan. Although the Northern Route Army was small in number, it was also a key to the plan. Without the Northern Route Army to copy the rear, Saul himself knew that it would be difficult to break through with the Middle Route Army alone.
Orc's midline.
Now that Richard, with his incredibly powerful men and four giant dragons, is leading the Northern Route Army, the success rate of the plan has been greatly increased.
"Then I'll leave first. I will go to Burai City to read out the order for you to also serve as the guardian of the valley."
"Thank you, Lord Sol. Please stay here for a while. I have asked someone to prepare a dinner."
"No, the matter is urgent and I can't leave the capital for too long."
"Then I have one more request, and I hope Lord Thor can satisfy it."
"What request?"
"I hope to have a discussion with Lord Thor's partner Asuo."
"You want to challenge Asuo?"
Saul didn't understand what Richard's purpose was, why this man got into trouble with his golden dragon inexplicably.
"I'm in a bit of a hurry."
It was meaningless no matter how much I thought about it. Saul simply declined Richard's request, but Richard didn't understand and continued:
"I will bring more than two hundred knights to participate in the battle of the Northern Route Army."
