Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 314 Who knows the heart of a hero in the flute

What is the most important resource in war?
——For this question, I believe many people have their own answers.

Some people will answer, it is "equipment" and "money";
Some people will answer, it is "military strength" and "people";
Of course, there are not a few who are well versed in Principal Chang's Art of War, answered "time" and "space", and are proficient in trading between the two;
But sometimes, the most important resource in war is precisely "information".

Who is "The Hammer of Purgatory"?
It is a division of hundreds of battles carefully selected and formed by the Glorious Federation, an elite army that is proud of the entire Haven Continent, and a sharp sword that is placed on high hopes by the orcs in the East and shoulders the heavy responsibility of breaking the balance of the battle situation!
If he wanted to deal with such a powerful, comprehensive and well-disciplined army on the frontal battlefield, even Grand Duke Rosario, who was guarding the eastern border, might have to worry about losing half of his head and hair, and his appearance would instantly turn into a senior programmer.

But ever since the "Hammer of Purgatory" division thought it was concealed to break into the Land of Souls, they were destined to embark on a path of destruction that would never return——

Because they have everything, but only lack of "information"!
The entire wasteland of the Land of Souls is a mysterious and unpredictable death zone even for the nominal suzerain human empire, but for the orcs far away at the eastern foot of the Dust Mountain Range, the wasteland on the south bank of the Lionheart River The records are also blank - but if you want to raid the imperial eye from the south, this land of cracking souls, which has never been in the field of vision of the Federation before, has become the only way for the "Hammer of Purgatory" to pass through!

Whether it is the tribal leaders of the Glorious Federation, or General Gullit Gale, the division head of the "Hammer of Purgatory", his impression of the Land of Soul Breaker is completely limited to the short words "desolate". The human settlement "Frost Maple Ridge", which was just established not long ago, failed to leave any impression on them——

For the orcs, the human territory established on this land of death is probably nothing more than a group of poor people reporting to keep warm: the human lord of the "Frost Maple Ridge" territory is the heir of a nobleman who rebelled against the empire. It made the Glorious Federation more convinced that the establishment of this human territory was just a by-product of dealing with losers in political struggles.

Before long, they will agonize over this fatal misjudgment:
Because I searched all the lingua franca dictionaries in the empire, and I couldn't find an adjective that was more inconsistent with the current situation of Shuangfengling than "failure"!
Under the leadership of the lord, this brand-new territory that has just started a business has already wiped out the banditry in the Soul Cracking Land in just one year, made a lot of money with a waste elf writer, and got With the full support of the garrison of the arcane spire defense line, and even relying on the construction of roads and the dispatch of sentry guards, they basically grasped the wind and grass of important nodes in the whole wasteland!
Frost Maple Ridge's fighting power is actually very similar to the wasteland king Messi:

If they take the family property of Shuangfengling out for a walk, it is impossible for them to grow up with the traditional princes on the mainland and compete in power and strength. Can crush Shuangfengling, an upstart in the wilderness—just like Messi, a wraith creature, if he swaggered around the imperial capital, he would only be beheaded by the magister and the Supreme Church jointly Same.

But when it comes to the one-third of an acre of land in the land of cracking souls, if it is a dragon, it has to be coiled, and if it is a tiger, it has to lie down. Even if the legendary holy mage Ferencz comes, he will be ruled by Frost Maple Ridge, which manages the entire wasteland. , and Messi, who gathered the eternal resentment in the land of the whole cracked soul, broke off a few teeth!
And "Hammer of Purgatory", the dragon crossing the river, just bumped into Shuangfengling, a local snake that can't be provoked.

The orcs in the division were still eating breakfast and falling asleep in the camp, while the Igor Pioneer Army had already relied on its unique intelligence advantage to fully grasp the enemy's dynamics and occupy a favorable terrain.

One light and one dark, the only result is massacre.

It is worth reviewing the geography of the hilly country at the time of the "Battle of the Red River Valley."

In order to avoid the wind and snow, the "Hammer of Purgatory" division was stationed in the middle of two north-south hills—the high grounds on the east and west sides, which blocked the strong wind and blocked the five camps from looking out to the outside world. look;

And the advance team of the pioneering army led by the lord set up the "Cromwell Annihilator" projectile ballista on the west side of the valley, and threw fuel into the "Hammer of Purgatory" camp across the mountain in the west. bomb.

Thus, falling into the eyes of the federal orcs, one after another fireballs symbolizing death emerged one after another from the sky over the western mountains, and then smashed down with great momentum, each one There was a loud bang like an earth-shattering explosion, and bright red chickens flying around——

——Because the mountains blocked the line of sight, the orc soldiers who suffered from the death baptism of fuel bombs didn't even know where the enemies who threw these projectiles were!
General Gullit Gale, who had already realized the seriousness of the situation as soon as he boarded the watchtower, didn't even have time to confirm the casualties of those shaman priests who were unfortunate enough to be bombed and airstruck;
There was only one thought in his mind: Oops!
Now there is no time to regret the problems of the previous support and camp site selection. A mature commander will never consider the sunk costs that have already been paid;
General Gullit Gale only knew that the mountains in the west were like a one-way barrier, exposing the entire Hammer of Purgatory camp to the eyes of the unknown enemies in the west—now the enemy could see Hammer of Purgatory, but The "Hammer of Purgatory" doesn't know the enemy's movements at all, let alone fight back!

If the other party is allowed to throw fuel bombs across the mountain without any scruple, within a few hours, this safe haven will become a crematorium for the elite beastmen!

General Gullit Gale's mind turned, and he was already thinking about it in an instant.

The head of the "Hammer of Purgatory" suddenly poked his head out from the watchtower, and shouted hoarsely at the orderlies on the ground:
"There are all of them. Abandon all the barracks and equipment. Don't stop, don't rescue the wounded. Let Leijiao lead the wolf cavalry, go around the mountains from the north, and rush west! Also, to Lao Tzu Activate the 'Flesh and Blood' ballista!"

Still looking at the devastated and dazed messengers, they were stunned for three seconds before recovering from General Gale's scolding, and flew to deliver the orders, leaving only Orc General alone holding on to the railing, He gasped heavily.

General Gullit Gale deserves to be a senior commander of the Glorious Federation. The tactical intentions behind these simple instructions are very clear and effective:

First of all, the "Hammer of Purgatory" division, which is still camped, does not have the conditions to launch a counterattack in a short period of time. Avoiding casualties under the enemy's incendiary bombs is the top priority!

Due to the large number of people and the large scale of the division's temporary camp, it is undoubtedly a live target with a large impact area. At this moment, all the orc soldiers must shrink westward at the fastest speed and hide under the shadow of the western mountains—— The high mountains will form a projectile blind spot at the westernmost end of this valley. Unless the mysterious enemy on the opposite side can throw incendiary bombs vertically, the narrow strip at the foot of the mountain on the west side is the safest.

Secondly, "Hammer of Purgatory" can't make the enemy's projectile attack on the other side of the mountain continue!

General Gullit Gale couldn't tell how many ammunition reserves these mysterious opponents had, but blindly being passively beaten should not be the commander's choice, nor is it in line with the brave and aggressive style of the orc division lord!

While the main force was shrinking westward, Colonel Thunderhorn, the leader of the wolf cavalry of the "Hammer of Purgatory" division, received an attack order - go north, then go west, braving the flames and destruction falling from the sky, that's it Use the iron hooves of the Federation wolf cavalry to crush all living and dead things on the other side of the mountain!

Throughout the ages of the Haven Continent, cavalry raids have been the only way to deal with attacks from siege weapons—even in a siege, a team of cavalry that can rush out of the city, or even cruise directly on the periphery of the battlefield, ready to fight at any time, is the only way to deal with siege weapons. A glimmer of life for the besieged to survive;
And General Gale believes that on the wide plains of the Land of Cracking Souls, there will be no enemy who can stop the wolf cavalry from charging forward—no matter if the opponent uses artillery, ballistas or trebuchets, as long as Colonel Thunderhorn's command If the wolf cavalry protrudes out of the valley and bullies them to the side, they will not survive 10 minutes!

In addition, the second magic weapon that General Gullit Gale used to fight back from across the mountain was the glorious "Bloody Calamity" ballista of the Glorious Federation!
Relying on the hard work of generations of skilled craftsmen in the Empire of Mankind, the military industry has been in the process of transformation and upgrading:

Take the "Cromwell Annihilator" as an example. After it was first developed by the Duke of Cromwell decades ago, it was completely the jewel in the crown of the imperial military industry. He won the head of the orc commander, which can be said to be the pinnacle of his debut;

But just a few decades have passed. Even though the "Cromwell Annihilator" has been upgraded several times, and it has evolved from a ballista to a fixed-point heavy weapon, it still had the same limelight back then, and it was inevitably replaced by the newly emerged, mobile The "Roar Seven Ballista", which is more powerful and has a more advanced wind-type rune circle, took the past. It is precisely by virtue of the rapid progress of the military industry that the human empire is comparable to the replacement of computer accessories, it is possible to continue to compete in the arms race. Falling down the wind, guarding the millennium pass of the Dust Mountains!
Compared with the human empire, the Glorious Federation has never paid special attention to heavy weapons and equipment. The strong physique of the soldiers, the battle songs of the shamans, and the tamed beasts are the reliance of the Federation orcs to defeat the enemy;

And the "Flesh and Flesh" ballista is undoubtedly an anomaly in the federal army.

This heavy weapon comes from a military-industrial cooperation agreement reached between the Glorious Federation and the Demons many years ago: Just like most alliances that claim to be "unbreakable", the cooperation agreement was quickly torn up, but the "Flesh and Blood" ballista was used as The only results were collected by the orcs.

This fuel-driven four-wheeled chariot has the dual functions of an assault weapon and a projectile weapon:
The heavy-duty meat-grinding chainsaw placed on the front end of the "Flesh and Flesh" chariot is purely made of blood steel, which will crush all flesh, armor, and brave hearts in front of the "Flesh and Flesh" chariot; The fuel artillery can shoot shells with great power, and strike at a super-long range with a range close to the empire's "Roar Seven"!

In fact, the melee meat grinding function of the "Flesh and Flesh" chariot is basically completely replaced by the Kodo beast and the ice demon mammoth. Fight back;
But the artillery on the top of the chariot really made up for the long-range attack capability that the Glorious Federation army has always lacked. Ability to conquer the strong walls and towers that the human empire is proud of!
The "Hammer of Purgatory" raided the southern border of the empire this time, and of course it also shouldered the task of siege: among other things, "Rock Creek City", the heart of the southern border on the north bank of the Lion Heart River, is the first target of the "Hammer of Purgatory" after crossing the river .

Therefore, General Gullit Gale specially brought twelve "Flesh and Flesh" chariots with the army: the prototype of this chariot was too large and slow, and it was really impossible to pass through the small trails of the Dust Mountains smoothly, but the high-paid workers hired by the Federation The goblin engineer still figured out a way to disassemble each "Blaze of Flesh" into three relatively flexible and compact parts that can be driven independently - just temporarily assemble it when it is needed.

At this moment, in order to prepare a second plan for the wolf cavalry under Colonel Thunder Horn, General Gale immediately thought of these "flesh and blood disaster" ballistas in the army:
Only the fuel cannon on the roof of the "Flesh and Flesh" has enough range to shoot projectiles at the enemies in the west face to face!

Just a few commands were conveyed, which seemed light and simple, but General Gale on the observation deck spent 5 minutes of incomparable suffering:

While the orc messengers were rushing to convey the news, the fuel bomb attack above the head did not stop for a moment: every time the fireball hits the ground, it will set off a fiery wind in a small area, and wait until the flames dissipate and stay on the ground What was left was scorched marks and black corpses.

Witnessing the disaster of his subordinates, the veteran orc general has never felt so sad and powerless.

Several junior officers boarded the watchtower and tried hard to persuade the division commander to get down from the watchtower and retreat to the blind shooting area at the foot of the western mountain to ensure safety, but they were all kicked down by General Gullit Gale, so No one dared to persuade any more.

And General Gullit Gale, whose heart was twisted like a knife and lived like years, was finally relieved to see that after receiving the order, the orc soldiers in the five camps decisively abandoned the baggage barracks and moved quickly, orderly and neatly. Withdrew westward without any shoving or hesitation, even when passing the wounded lying on the ground crying, no soldier glanced sideways!
It is impossible for any army on the mainland to be as calm and calm as the "Hammer of Purgatory" division when it encounters a sudden attack!
The iron-like discipline of the "Hammer of Purgatory" soldiers is the fruitful result of years of training of this elite division, and it is the eternal pride of General Gullit Gale!

On the other side, on the north side of the camp, the wolf cavalry unit under Colonel Thunderhorn also quickly prepared their weapons, mounted their own tundra wolf one by one, and then filed north—from receiving the order to As ordered, the thousand wolf cavalry only took 5 minutes!

In another 5 minutes, they will be able to jut out of the valley from the north and go straight to the enemy!
In another 5 minutes, those projectile weapons on the west side of the mountain will be stained with the blood of their owners under the knives of the wolf cavalry!

It wasn't until watching the wolf cavalry attack that General Gullit Gale's tense heartstrings relaxed a little.

A mid-level officer hastily boarded the watchtower and impatiently reported loudly to the division commander:
"General Gale! The shaman priests have all assembled and are retreating westward! It's just..."

"Just what?" General Gale's heart tightened.

"It's just that there are many shamans who refuse to retreat and want to stay where they are to treat the wounded!" The orc officer said in embarrassment, "They said that the children of the God of War cannot be cruelly abandoned at such a time..."

"Nonsense!" General Gaefeng roared, "Let the shamans retreat for me! If they don't retreat, tie them up with ropes and carry them away! Tell the shamans, I will bear the wrath of God of War!"

"Yes!" The officer replied loudly, without any hesitation, he turned his head and got off the watchtower.

Gullit Gale froze for a moment before turning around and continuing to look down at the camp. His big rough hands gripped the railing of the watchtower.

The old orc general didn't expect the officer to walk so fast.

He originally wanted to ask the other party if he saw a young sergeant named Marco Gale just now.

　I'm back!I finally took the time to write code words. You will definitely not believe what I have experienced these days... Tomorrow there will be a chapter with more words.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)