Chapter two hundred and forty second war
The elves have always been very hesitant about whether to launch a war against the Holy Wilan Empire. They do not want to go to war directly with the human race. After all, if the war really starts, they consume their national strength. The best way is of course the internal friction of the human race. They will not kill their people by themselves. When they are almost done, the elves will come to the fisherman to benefit.
However, the development of things was beyond their expectations. No one expected that the human civil war could end in such a short time. The main city had been defending for three days and announced the change of ownership. Duke Seleto was a little weak. Ye Junwen, the new leader of the Zheng Mansion, obviously seemed to not catch a cold against the elves, and it could even be said that he had strong hostility. If he allowed him to firmly take the position of the human leader, of course, the elves would not do it, and now he could only fight.
The current situation proves their guess. The other party dares to take the initiative? This is completely despising their elves. No matter what, we must teach this arrogant human being a lesson, otherwise would we really think that their elves are easy to bully?
Of course, no matter how angry he is, he still needs to consider tactical matters. The elves began to make plans immediately. First of all, they believed that the reason why Ye Junwen dared to provoke them like this should be because of his new war weapons that came from where they didn't know. The war elves of the previous wars had already received news that Ye Junwen's troops had many strange weapons, such as siege weapons that could attack extremely long distances, and muskets that soldiers used to shoot. They could understand what these things were, but they didn't know how they were made. Of course, they also knew muskets, but they trusted the bows and arrows in their hands more than muskets.
To be honest, muskets in this world are not as useful as bows and arrows. Although they operate simpler than bows and arrows, their firing rate is too slow. The elves always think that they are a failure product, which is the one who is not good at using bows and arrows. Only those who do not use bows and arrows will want to invent such useless things. The elves are born to shooters, and the warriors of each elves are good at using bows and arrows, and they don't need that kind of thing at all.
But if it is a musket that can be fired continuously, it would be a little scary, but it is only a little bit. Although the elves heard about this, they did not get the real thing after all, and they only heard from Duke Seleto's troops that they could be fired continuously. They didn't know the speed of the continuous firing. In the eyes of most elves, they were just a little faster than the previous muskets. This was not much scary. Can they be stronger than their bows and arrows?
That being said, but we shouldn't be too careless. Since the other party was about to come, they decided to keep their troops and wait for the other party's troops to come by themselves. This is because the place where they are now stationed is the forest, which is the familiar territory. Before, Ye Junwen fought with guns and fought duels on the plains, and the vision in the forest is not as good as that on the plains. There are many places to hide, but this is beneficial to the elves. They are children of the forest and sons of nature, so they are considered to be a good place.
Another reason is that they can transfer Ye Junwen's troops out by waiting here. They get news from Duke Seleto that the people from the Third Legion of the Saint-Willand Empire had contacted him, indicating that the people of the Third Legion seemed to be preparing to rebel, which means that they also want to participate in the civil war now. However, the Third Legion has not made any noise at the moment, and they are probably worried that they will not dare to attack Ye Junwen. However, if Ye Junwen chooses to attack them at this time, it means that the intention of the Third Legion has not been discovered. If his troops leave, the Third Legion should take the opportunity to take action.
When the people from the Third Legion take action, Ye Junwen's troops catch fire, and the soldiers will definitely have no intention of fighting and will collapse at any time. This is the harmony of people.
Taking advantage of the geographical and people, the elves said that they had a great chance of winning, no, their elves were invincible, at least that's what they thought.
On the other hand, in Ye Junwen's military camp, the officers were also worried about this matter. Most of the officers thought this battle was troublesome. To be honest, they didn't know that Ye Junwen was targeting the elves. After all, they were originally targeting the Wiggs Kingdom this time. They didn't think they would lose such a small country, but they suddenly changed their targets, which caught them a little off guard. Is it too sudden? The Elf Kingdom is not a small country. Do you have to study it carefully before the fight? It seems that it's too casual to fight like this.
"Do you really think the elves are very strong?" Ye Junwen asked at the generals below.
"Of course, the Elf Kingdom is very strong. The country has an army of more than 300,000, and even ordinary civilians are stronger than us humans. They are also very good at using bows and arrows. They have very sufficient soldiers. If they really fight, the other party can increase their troops at any time..." said a general.
"The gap between ordinary civilians and soldiers is not just about physical fitness," Ye Junwen said. "War is not about fighting in groups. The most important discipline and execution of soldiers is. In my opinion, our soldiers are much better than them."
Ye Junwen's words make some sense. Before the generals could answer, Ye Junwen continued: "In my opinion, the elves just look very powerful, but in fact they are really weak when fighting. This can be seen from the other party's performance. Just like what you see, the national policy of the elves in recent years is to provoke civil wars of the human race. They do not participate in the war themselves. To put it nicely, they are just afraid of war. So far, the soldiers of the elves have not fought decent battles for more than ten years, and this is the result of this national policy. Although we have been flirting with internal friction, in fact, our soldiers have all become elite soldiers on the battlefield. Now is the time when we are the most powerful. I really can't think of the reason why we are afraid of the elves."
"Because of this, now is the time for us to get back the revenge of the past decade. In recent years, wars between several human empires have been constantly being instigated by foreign tribes. I believe that many of our friends and relatives have died in the war. Now it is time for these masters behind the scenes to experience this pain. Don't you... want to take revenge?" Ye Junwen said.
This brought everyone's hatred up. After fighting for so many years, no one of these people had ever died from friends and relatives. After being guided by Ye Junwen, everyone felt that this was caused by the elves. Because of hatred, the fear of the elves disappeared. Now they only have the intention to take revenge.
Guided by this hatred, Ye Junwen's troops went westward. Four days later, they had reached the border between the elves and humans, and were preparing to go to war with the elves. During this period, the troops of the Third Legion did not take any action. Yes, the commander of the Third Legion Mogensi was indeed a little moved after hearing that Ye Junwen's troops had set out. Someone from the elves came to contact them, but he still held them for the time being. After all, this might be Ye Junwen's plan, and he was really cautious. They would not act until they received the exact news.
Besides, he wanted to wait until Ye Junwen and the Elf tribe fought to the death before they started. After all, the best way to benefit was the fisherman. He also felt that Ye Junwen's troops were incomparable to the Elf tribe. The national military strength of the Holy Wilan Empire was possible, but it is said that Ye Junwen only dispatched 100,000 troops this time, and this should not be the opponent of the Elf tribe. Let them fight for a while. Ye Junwen's troops were really defeated, which is a good thing for him. Even if the Elf tribe wins, he cannot be the emperor of the human race, and no one robs him of this.
Under this situation, the war between the human race and the elves officially began. The troops confronted on both sides of the human race were 100,000 troops, while the elves had 150,000 troops. Although they had more than 300,000 troops across the country, of course, they could not just come all, so the main force was 150,000. At present, the human race had set up camps on the plains, while the elves were in the forest in the distance, with the troops on both sides being more than ten miles apart.
"Marson Marshal, the terrain ahead is more beneficial to the opponent. If we enter the woods and fight the opponent, our chances of victory are not high." Deputy General Adelang said to Ye Junwen. The general is in a good mood recently. He was in his sixties and was about to retire. Unexpectedly, he suddenly had luck in his later years. His official position became bigger and bigger. He had inexplicably become the deputy commander of the army, and now he has become the deputy marshal. This made Adelang become serious. When Ye Junwen was not there, the matter in the army was also handled in an orderly manner, and he was indeed more and more like a qualified deputy.
"The other party has the same plan, waiting for us to enter the forest." Ye Junwen said, "Ah... this kind of war is really too backward and I can't stand it anymore, Ted."
"Yes, Marshal." Ted, who was next to him, immediately walked over and said, "As you told me, you are ready."
"Well." Ye Junwen nodded, "Then teach us these cute enemies what is the modern way of war."
"Yes, Marshal." Ted nodded, then took a few steps and came to a slightly higher slope terrain next to him. He looked at the soldiers who had been prepared here and said, "The first and second teams of the artillery units are all."
"Yes, the first team is ready." "The second team is ready."
"emission!"
Chapter completed!