Lux's Farewell

689 The beginning of the war [0680]

Ino's battle plan was very steady.

The kind of steady and steady.

Establish a secret mobile sentinel supply point in the front, and after confirming that there are no enemies in the back, intercept the interception at the necessary place, build fortifications, and do not approach the area where the enemy is indistinguishable. All interception tasks are based on partial divisions.

It's completely typical of doing things by the book.

Regarding the suggestions made by others, Eno did not adopt any of them.

"Although the northerners have undergone a lot of training, they have also conducted special training for the desert environment." After talking about the battle plan, Ino finally raised his head, "But we need to correct our posture. We are a new army."

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"And it's a new army serving as a partial division." Ino continued, "When Fossbarrow assembled, the team performed very well, but since boarding the ship, the team has had various accidents."

Hearing what Ino said, the expressions of the others were somewhat subtle—some were helpless, while others were not convinced.

Objectively speaking, after boarding the boat, the performance of the mountain walker is indeed a bit bad, and many daily activities have to be cancelled.

But in everyone's opinion, it was mainly caused by more than one-seventh of the people in the team getting seasick.

After arriving in Uzeris, resting for three days, and setting off into the desert, isn't everyone's performance still very good?
"We are here as partial teachers, and the main task is training." Eno clearly understands the thoughts of the others, "Any training needs to be done step by step. Since the task can be completed safely, then act safely."

"However, if you are safe, the meaning of training will be lost." The chief of the fifth sequence put forward his own opinion, "When we were in Fossbarrow, our training was higher than the normal battlefield standards."

"That's non-combat training, it's guaranteed!" Ino insisted, "But now, we are facing actual combat training, and it's the first time we're conducting desert combat training. It's irresponsible to the soldiers to be brave!"

"However, deploy conservatively. If we face an enemy beyond our scale, we may have to retreat." The head of the second regiment also took the initiative to say, "Wouldn't this be impossible to complete our established mission?"

"We are the sideline divisions that are wandering around to put pressure on the side battlefield." Ino shook his head lightly, "If there are more teams than we can handle on the side battlefield, then we must make a breakthrough in the main battlefield, and we must also Focus on hysteresis and harassment!"

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Karya quietly watched Ino and several other commanders discussing with each other back and forth.

In this military meeting, it seems that everyone has their own views and ideas.

However, the most mature one was obviously Ino—she did not disappoint Karya, nor was she dazzled by the excitement of making achievements, but calmly remembered the purpose of this trip.

The plain walker is the collaborator of this Nasslam offensive, and he is a wanderer on the side battlefield. For the northern walker, this is a training session. The main purpose of participating in the battle is to accumulate real combat experience and desert combat experience for the team!
Guaranteeing the safety of the side battlefield, issuing an early warning and delaying it when a super-scale enemy appears on the side battlefield, this is already the limit that the plain walker should do!
After Ino made this point clear, the other commanders who had disagreed with her strategic plan before all frowned silently.

They finally realized that they seemed to be really obsessed with things on the battlefield, ignoring the fundamental purpose of this war.

Therefore, no one expressed any objection.

"Then, let's go ahead with the plan."

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It turned out that Ino understood the nature of war better, the soldiers of the Plainswalkers, and Shurima better than any other officer who had commanded military training only at Fossbarrow.

Because on the third day after the team left Uzeris, the first incident of non-combat attrition occurred-two soldiers who were too tired from marching during the day and did not apply insect repellent as required when camping at night were sleeping Was stung by a scorpion.

Thanks to the early discovery and emergency medicine in the team, they survived a bloody amputation.

Since it was relatively close to Uzeris, the two unlucky ones were sent back to Uzeris to take care of them.

This kind of non-combat attrition also happened in Fossbarrow's military training-every year in the Longji Mountains training, some people will fall off the cliff or fall into the ice cave, and almost one thousandth of the Northlanders One casualty rate.

However, for this carefully selected team that has received special training beforehand, it is not a good sign that two non-combat personnel were lost on the third day.

And the subsequent facts also proved that these two unlucky people who were stung by scorpions were just the beginning of non-combat attrition.

Even though the commanders at all levels re-emphasized the discipline of desert operations, when the team finally arrived at the oasis area in the southern part of Nasirah America, there were more than 200 people in the team of more than 20 people. Exit the battle order.

Among these people, some were bitten by poisonous insects due to insufficient application of insect repellant, some felt that the face towel was stuffy and caused severe trachoma infection, some got up in the middle of the night to go to the toilet and did not follow the predetermined route and fell into quicksand, did they not pay attention to get close to Sri Lanka? Kalash was kicked away...

Knowing what is wrong doesn't mean you can't make mistakes.

Long-distance marching in the desert is extremely boring and tedious. During such a monotonous march, it is easy to experience mental fatigue and slack, and then various unexpected unexpected situations occur.

But now, this unexpected ratio has far exceeded the high-pressure military training in the northern border.

Even if non-combat attrition and combat attrition are not the same thing, this is enough to explain some problems-if the plain walker follows the plan of several other commanders and takes the initiative to show off the operation, the result is very likely to be due to various reasons. failure to achieve the set goals.

In this state now, perhaps it is what a plain walker should do honestly and honestly.

For these plain walkers who only have training experience and no actual combat experience, they still need to adapt to the desert and real combat bit by bit.

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The plain walker has already realized the problem.

But on the frontal battlefield, Jarvan IV obviously has not yet made a clear judgment on the desert war and the plain war.

Even if he understands that the environment in the desert is harsher, that there are no rivers in the desert as transportation arteries, and that the oasis in the desert is the most critical transportation node, these things cannot be solved simply by understanding.

When the Plainwalkers finally arrived at the oasis area and began to move as planned, Jarvan IV personally led the first batch of Demacian vanguard troops to Uzeris and camped at the predetermined location outside the city—but only During the three days of camping and resting, the vanguard of 3000 people suffered nearly [-] casualties one after another.

Without enough preparation and less strict daily training than the plain walkers, the problems of this vanguard force are much more serious than those of the plain walkers.

Even with the guidance of people who had participated in the Shurima trade as guides, these Demacians who traveled across the ocean still showed a lot of symptoms of discomfort.

In comparison, only the Fearless Pioneer Squad performed relatively well—although some people were bitten by camels, but thanks to their physical fitness, this was at best a flesh injury.

The non-combat attrition ratio of more than [-]% caused Jarvan IV to have a headache, so he had to give up the idea of ​​going directly to the east of Nashilam to build a forward position.

As the commander of the Battle of Tobyssia, Jarvan IV still has two talents in command. If he finds that the army is not adaptable to the environment, he must adapt to the environment first!
Well, the problem is coming.

How to adapt the Demacian fighters to the desert warfare environment?

The answer Jarvan IV gave was to carry out targeted training sessions with the help of the locals.

This is a good idea.

But the only problem is that the locals chosen by Jarvan IV are not the professional guides of Uzeris, but Rakkor who are allied with Demacia - after some exchanges with the High Priest of the Solari Sect , Jarvan IV invited several Rahorac warriors as instructors to conduct professional training for Demacia's vanguard army.

The effect of training can be called immediate.

Less than half a month later, the Demacia Vanguard seems to have fully adapted to the desert environment, and there will be no non-combat attrition in daily training and exercises.

Jarvan IV was satisfied with the results of the training.

However, what he didn't notice was that as the training progressed, many Demacian fighters had subtle feelings towards the Rakkor people, the Rakkor culture, and the beliefs and giant gods in the mouths of the Rakkor people. interest.

Jarvan IV didn't think this was a problem. After all, in theory, if these fighters retire after this battle, they are likely to go to other places to serve as missionaries. It doesn't seem to be a problem to communicate with the Rakkor people. .

But... is that really the case?

No one knows the answer.

All that is known is that with the arrival of the second batch of Demacian soldiers in Uzeris, the Demacian Vanguard at the ready, along with their Rakkor allies, finally set off and began their eastward march.

Nashi Latin American war, so far finally kicked off.

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When the Demacian Vanguard Army and the Rahorak Allied Forces set off, the plain walkers in the oasis between Nashilame and Zurita had almost confirmed the situation in the surrounding area.

For this war, both Zurieta and Bumang chose neutrality, but due to the interception of Plainwalker, the connection between Zurieta and Nashilami has actually been cut off.

However, between Naslami and Zurita, no large-scale army appeared, whether it was the oasis area where soldiers could hide, or along the barren hills and mountains.

At most, what the plain walkers met were some scouts from Nashilami.

The Nashiramians seem to have made up their minds to defend the city, and have no intention of coming out to touch Demacia.

Of course, this is very understandable-the Demacians have no way to cut off Nashilami's maritime supply line, so Nashilami is naturally happy to defend the city. There are city walls and magic circuits on the city walls. If Demacia dares to attack City, Nashilami is completely willing to accompany you!

Under such circumstances, it seems that the plain walker, a divisional force, is doomed to play soy sauce.

Of course, considering the menacing Demacians and the high-profile alliance with the Rakkor, Nashilami was not unprepared.

It's just that the war preparations of the Governor of the Harbor, Mr. Blake Sward, are mainly internal.

Although there are few Rakkors in the city of Naslam, there are still many followers of the giant god.

And as the Sun sect declared war on Nashilame, Black did not hesitate at all, and directly seized the temple of the Sun sect in Nashilame, detained all priests, and strictly prohibited Sun believers from gathering and engaging in any activities.

In addition, the port of Nasiram also entered a state of military control for the first time, and Black gave a speech at the port square.

In his speech, he emphasized that this was an out-and-out war of aggression, and it was the revenge of the Demacians after their business failures, while those Rakkor and Sun Sect believers were A careerist who wants to quietly grab benefits.

As a Nashiram American who represents the orthodox Shurima, Black emphasized that the whole city should unite at this time, relying on the supplies brought by the port, and deal a heavy blow to the invaders!

Moreover, in the speech, Black also stated very confidently that this war will "temper the will of the Nasheramis and prove to Runeterra the significance of the Great Shurima strategy and the Shurima circular trade."

As the end of the previous war, Black, who overthrew Saga, is still very prestigious in Nashilam, and the Shurima circular trade he advocated has indeed boosted Nashira’s economy to a certain extent, so for Black’s speech , the acceptance of Nashi Latin Americans is very high.

When Black emphasized that Nasirami would "provide basic living security for every resident" and began to recruit temporary militiamen to help defend the city wall, many Nasheramis enthusiastically signed up.

In this way, Black stabilized the situation in the city, and at the same time pulled up a city defense army composed of more than [-] people and more than [-] militia. a heavy blow.

After this large army has been mixed, it is enough to provide sufficient defense for each wall on the basis of maintaining the law and order of Nashilami. No matter where the enemy launches an attack, it is destined to be hit and broken!
It was also on the tenth day after Nashilami entered the mobilization state that the Demacian vanguard and the Rahorak allied forces finally appeared in the oasis west of Nashilami city.

Forsbarrow calendar year 15, autumn and August.

As the Demacian vanguard led by Jarvan IV and the Rahorak allied army led by the priests of Rakkor arrived in the west of Nasramme City, separated by a muddy seasonal swamp, they were far away from the defenders at the head of Nasramme City. Hope, this war destined to be recorded in history has begun.

　Carya's Small Classroom: Detained Sun Followers:

　　In Naslam, followers of the Sun sect were imprisoned at the start of the war.

　　Black first ordered the demolition of all Sun Sect temples in the city, using everything in them as military resources, and then detained those who still believed in the ruins.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)