Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 177 The Road to War ([-])

For quite a long period of time, from the lord to the low-level recruits, the mentality of the people in Shuangfengling was very entangled.

On the one hand, they hope that the general attack of the Bandit Alliance will be delayed, so that they can make sufficient preparations before the war;
But on the other hand, everyone is looking forward to this group of wasteland cerebral palsy calling to make a quick end——

——No matter how you look at it, it is quite similar to the attitude of a hard-working student towards the final exam.

Fortunately, the pointer of the clock has never lost a second or a moment for anyone;
Along with the gray-green wilderness shrubs, already dotted with fine yellow flowers, the long-lost Goddess of War finally raised her skirt and stepped on clanging iron boots, and knocked on the gate of Shuangfengling.

April 94th in the 28th year of the Imperial Calendar, an unremarkable date.

The secret letter with the feathers stuck to it flew all the way back to the lord's tent on the Phoenix Terrace from the hands of the scout team cruising on the wasteland.

When Xia Houyan unfolded the letter paper, there were only a few words scribbled on it:
The enemy is coming!

The palm of the young lord, for the first time in more than ten days, left the quill and stretched out to the crowbar leaning against the desk.

The cold breath of metal caused a familiar sense of excitement to surge in his chest.

This is the day of war.

……

The pitch-black barrel of the "Dark Moon Glazed Telescope" shines brightly under the spring sun at noon in the Land of Cracking Soul.

Xia Houyan stood at the commanding height of Fenghuang Terrace——on the roof of Xinjiaoying Manor, with one hand supporting the wall and the other palm of the mirror tube, like a military radar receiver, with his feet as the axis, he spun around on the roof. lock up;
As a result, the military appearance of the "Bandit Allied Forces" came into view through the precious "Dark Moon Glass".

This group of local bandits entered Shuangfengling's field of vision this morning, but they did not directly invade. Instead, they set up camp 3000 meters away to the east, and there was no further movement.

This camping distance is already too cautious in the wasteland:

Whether it is the projectiles of siege weapons or the spells of magicians, there is basically no way to cause damage within this range.

This group of bandits obviously did not launch a mad dog attack like usual to rob caravans, but chose a particularly prudent combat strategy——Xiahouyan even saw that their camp had already piled up wood, and it seemed that they were preparing to build a catapult. Machines and siege towers.

What made Xia Houyan feel particularly mixed was that facing Shuangfeng Ridge, which was sticking to its original position, this group of mobs in the wasteland seemed to have no plans to attack from multiple directions, but concentrated all their forces in the east.

In a siege battle around a stronghold, using several lines of troops to attack the enemy city is of course mainly the choice of the attacking side, but it is also a life-and-death game involving both sides:

One more attack direction means that the defender has to spend more time, and it also means that the attacking party's combat power will be dispersed once;
Is it multi-lane or single-lane, is it the main attack or a feint, is it encircling three or missing one or is it airtight...

There may never be a fixed answer to these questions: Soldiers, tricks.

But at present, at least in the bandit coalition's battle plan, there is no plan to attack from multiple directions, or to besiege Shuangfengling:
Their strategy seems to be a flat push from east to west, and a head-to-head confrontation with the Igor family who is sitting on the ground.

"How do you say it?" Xia Houyan handed the binoculars to Karen Lepergue beside him.

The former owner of the Moon God mixed blood and the current commander of the Bandit Suppression Corps, who was a mixed blood of humans and demons, rushed to Shuangfengling under the call of the lord.

——In the absence of Aaron Cousins, the whole army of Frost Maple Ridge does not have a serious and military-literate officer. The lord is really worried about handing over the battle to a reckless man like Clement, or It's a layman like Master Laurie.

Karen picked up the "Dark Moon Glazed Telescope" (this thing was prostituted from Yueshen Village) with ease, looked at the lavender eyes close to the lens barrel, and put the telescope on down.

"I can't see the details of the equipment, it's too far away." The female village master tapped the binoculars on her hand, "But you see, master, although they are called 'Allied Forces', there are obviously a few gaps in the middle of the camp. It is made up of several sub-camps—from this point of view, the troops of the Blood Demon Village, Blade's Edge Mountain and other cottages are still self-contained, and have not completed the integration from the command system."

"Naturally." Xia Houyan sneered, "They formed a united front to deal with Shuangfengling. After this battle is over, these bandits still want to go back and continue to occupy the mountain as king, so how can they really screw it up?" Into a rope?"

"This is where our advantage lies." Karen shrugged and returned the binoculars to the lord.

As a time traveler, Mr. Xiahou naturally understood what Miss Karen meant.

Historical experience shows that such a hastily assembled coalition often has hidden worries of management chaos and internal strife. Regardless of the large number of people, the battle is going well.

In ancient times, there were five kingdoms who conquered the Qin Dynasty and returned without success; recently, there was the Duke Chang who suppressed bandits, and the warlords were selfish...

As for the European Middle Ages, the Eastern Crusades formed by religious fanatics from various countries with their families indiscriminately... let's not talk about it.

"Against this bandit alliance, what are the chances of Shuangfengling winning?" Xia Houyan asked.

Karen hesitated for a moment, and made a "seven" with her fingers.

"Only [-]%?" Xia Houyan grinned, "I still have undead magic!"

Karen froze for a moment, and reluctantly made an "eight".

"It's not [-]%, it's just outrageous." The lord was very dissatisfied with the conservative judgment of his commander-in-chief.

"Please don't be too inflated." Karen finally seized a good opportunity for the lord of yin and yang, and his tone was extremely acrimonious, "Yes, I admit that the armament and magic power of Frost Maple Ridge are all Being able to crush the existence of these bandits and idiots, not to mention that we have a good position as the defender... But don't forget that in the final analysis, the war is still fought by soldiers one by one!"

"So?" Xia Houyan narrowed his eyes.

"Your troops are still too small, not to mention that you are all new recruits, and their actual combat capabilities are far inferior to the bandits and bandits who climbed out of the sea of ​​swords and blood!" Karen Leperg said seriously, "The coalition army on the opposite side The military strength is more than five or six times that of ours, please don't underestimate the enemy just because you have some high-end weapons! The first lesson I learned in the Demon Royal Military Academy is 'always respect your enemy'!"

Xia Houyan had a strange expression.

As a human being from the Empire, hearing Karen say this, it was like the commander of the Eighth Route Army hearing his political commissar say "Brother, when I was in the Neon Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy"-in fact, there was nothing wrong with it. It has an oriental background, but it just feels weird.

"I know you must be hiding something behind," Karen stared at Xiahouyan relentlessly, "but how can you be sure that the secret planning of Rock Creek City did not leave any hole cards for the bandit coalition forces on the opposite side? "

In fact, Xia Houyan wanted to say from the bottom of his heart that no matter what the "hole card" is, it is quite difficult to surpass an ancient elf's treasure house;
But the leather armor swordsman with extremely fast shots and the mysterious word "frenzy" mentioned by scout Alan Hotelling earlier made him think twice, and finally said nothing.

"So, my dear Miss Karen, how to deal with the enemy?" He asked with a smile.

Karen was clearly allergic to the overly endearing title.She glanced at the lord with disgust, and said coldly:

"It's the same as my previous point of view-give them a blow and break up their organization completely!"

Xia Houyan nodded, and was about to say more when he suddenly heard a commotion in the camp, so he quickly raised his binoculars.

As a result, after only one glance, he was overjoyed.

——Before Shuangfengling had time to find trouble with the bandit alliance, this group of bandits with cerebral palsy actually sent someone to scold them first.

(End of this chapter)