Chapter 17 The decisive battle begins
"What? Attack the enemy?" Mitterrand, the commander of the First Division of the Rock Legion, immediately objected: "Jack, the enemy's situation is unknown now. We don't know where the enemy is near Lakeside Town. If we attack recklessly, we might be in a hurry. And it's raining again, which is very unfavorable for the cavalry to raid!"
"Captain Mitterrand Division, unknown enemy situation can allow the scout to find out the enemy's position! Since Captain Croze can catch the enemy's killer, it means that the enemy is not flawless. If we are worried about the enemy's interception again, we can let the direct guards take on the reconnaissance mission and find out the current location of the enemy's main force." Jack talked happily.
"As for the possibility of a mid-desperate slum, of course, I think it's very small, because as you said, it's raining heavily now, which is not conducive to cavalry raids. Therefore, both the enemy and our side must think that it's not suitable for attack now. But in this way, it's our army's chances. If everyone on our side could think of sneak attacking the enemy, then the enemy would have thought that they would be prepared to wait for us to attack. Even if we can defeat the enemy, our own damage would be huge."
After Jack finished speaking, everyone present, including Winter, fell into deep thought. They had to admit that Jack's words made some sense. They just braved the heavy rain to attack the enemy with higher quantity and quality than their own, and when the enemy won two consecutive games and their morale was booming, could this really succeed? Many generals shook their heads when they thought of this.
"Do you have any other way?" Winter asked again.
At this time, even the staff member spoke. After a while, an officer spoke, saying that he would do whatever the commander of the army said.
When Winter heard this, he was both angry and funny. When was this time, he still said such irrelevant words.
"It seems that Jack is at least better than these staff members who are disconnected at critical moments." Seeing that Jack was the only one who made his opinion, Winter was a little better about his impression.
However, Winter also felt that Jack's active offensive plan was too risky. He thought for a while and said, "Jack, your idea makes sense. But I believe you are also clear that only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you be defeated in a hundred battles. If we do not understand the enemy's terrain, military distribution and defense measures, and then we will attack recklessly, we will most likely return. Therefore, I think it is better to send the direct guards to inquire about the details of the enemy while based on defense, so that we can draw up a safe plan."
Jack thought to himself, when you have clearly explored the details of these fragmented details, the enemy is ready. Now the enemy is above us, and we have won two more battles in a row, and our morale is in full swing. If we really fight, the Central Army may not be able to defend Lakeside Town. However, he has already seen that Winter cannot adopt his own risky plan.
Then, Winter and his staff and officers began to discuss how to improve some simple defense facilities in Lakeside Town to prevent enemy attacks.
Jack sighed, thinking that if this continues, the Central Army is afraid of danger. It seems that he has to find a way to find an opportunity to break through in the war. So, although he stood at the table, pretending to be paying attention to how to improve the defense system of Lakeside Town, he was already thinking about how to evacuate in the war.
The opportunity for the Central Army to counterattack was to Winter's caution and hesitation. In fact, if the Central Army had counterattacked now, the Lightning Army, which had only more than 10,000 cavalry, would still have a great chance to win. After all, in the muddy wilderness, the impact of the cavalry would be greatly reduced. Roger and Dias also understood this truth very well, and maybe they could only watch the Central Army retreat safely. However, as the Central Army missed the opportunity. After noon the next day, after the rain, the sun showed his face again from the clouds. The next nearly 30,000 infantry of the Lightning Army arrived around Lakeside Town, and the chance of victory of the Central Army was getting smaller and smaller.
At this time, Winter learned that the enemy had only arrived at the vanguard of 10,000 cavalry yesterday, and the subsequent troops arrived at noon today. Fang regretted not adopting Jack's suggestion, but when the enemy's main force surrounded Hupan Town, he had to defend to the end.
In the afternoon, both troops dug defensive trenches at the forefront of their positions to prevent the enemy from raiding at night. Winter also took the time to go to the town gate to see the formation of the Lightning Army. Sure enough, the flag was flying, the lineup was rigorous, and there were more than 40,000 people. He sighed, now he could only hold on to the supporters to arrive. The Prince of Wales would not watch our Rock Legion wipe out, right? Winter said to himself in his heart.
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On the morning of the third day, the newly arrived 30,000 infantrymen slept comfortably. After breakfast in the entire army, Roger ordered the attack on Hupan Town and first tested the reaction of the Central Army.
In the wilderness outside the Lakeside Town, three square formations of the Is Lightning Army were distributed in black. The left and right wings were each of five thousand cavalry, and the middle was an infantry phalanx composed of guns, shield soldiers, archers and spearmen. Behind the infantry phalanx was a magic regiment led by Fengsekka.
This is the first time Roger has participated in a battle with magicians. How to cooperate with these ordinary cavalry and infantry. Roger really doesn't understand at all. So, this is also the reason why he has always tolerated Fengseka. After all, at critical moments, he still needs the leader of the magic group who has participated in many battles to take action.
Although Roger was not able to come forward to ask Fengseka how to command the magic regiment to fight, Annie was not so worried. Moreover, she asked as a princess, and Fengseka had to take a twelve-point spirit to answer in detail.
"Captain Fengsecka, how can I get the magic regiment to cooperate with the cavalry and infantry fighting? I don't know much about it yet. I don't know if you can give me some advice?" Anne asked humbly.
"Your Highness, it's hard to say, because the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, but in general, in war, the most useful magicians among magicians are earth-type magicians. They can change the terrain on the battlefield, such as suddenly turning a piece of quicksand on the road of cavalry sprinting, or turning a slope when siege, so that infantry can rush directly to the city wall. Most of the other magicians cast range attack magic to kill the enemy. After the war begins, you will know it." Fengseka quickly replied.
Chapter completed!