Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1162 Showing Muscles

As a veteran member of the Great Zhou, Shi Lei is one of the very few generals with experience in mountain warfare.

After all, he also lived in the mountains back then.

However, his command of mountain warfare was basically when the Great Zhou was still in the tribal and city-state period, and the little experience he had at that time was undoubtedly outdated.

Over the years, with the upgrading of equipment, the combat mode has long changed.

On the other hand, the dwarves of Copperforge have lived here for generations, so their relevant experience is naturally advancing with the times.

Seeing this, Shi Lei took it and used it without any courtesy.

The main reason is that this defensive method itself does not involve any technical content. To put it bluntly, isn't it just a change from smashing wooden beams on the wall to throwing wooden beams to launch an attack by taking advantage of the geographical advantage of the hillside?

Shi Lei is strict in military discipline, and the soldiers under his command are always very efficient in execution, and they will take action immediately after receiving orders.

However, in this process, Shi Lei quickly discovered that this simple change actually had some tricks.

It's different from hammering a wooden beam down from the top of the wall.

The top of the wall was stable, and the soldiers only needed to place the wooden beams on the top of the wall and push it down.

But the mountains are not stable! The wooden pole is very heavy, and the risk is already high for the soldiers to carry. Under this premise, you also have to throw it forward. If you are not careful, you will fall down with the people!

At this moment Shi Lei fully realized why the dwarves would go to such great lengths to build a wooden cart for such a simple operation.

Fortunately, under normal circumstances, the defensive pressure in the marginal area where they are responsible for garrisoning is not that great.

The greenskins didn't send too many ogres to their side.

Shi Lei opened the 'Eye of Insight' and took a quick look around, there were four in total.

"Pass on my order. Tell the soldiers in charge of throwing the wooden spears to ignore the other greenskins and focus on attacking the four ogres. Once they are knocked down, that's it."

As his thoughts raced, Shi Lei made a quick choice.

Since only four ogres need to be targeted, the pressure on the soldiers responsible for throwing the wooden spears is greatly reduced. As the pace slows down, the risk of accidents that may occur will naturally decrease.

"You learn quickly."

Just like Shi Lei was observing the battle situation next door, after the alarm sounded, Balay, who arrived at the top of the wall of the next defense line, was also observing the situation on the Da Zhou side.

As the commander-in-chief, Balai usually sits in the command room in the rear to conduct dispatch and command. This time, he broke the norm and came to the front line in person, undoubtedly with the intention of observing the combat of the Great Zhou troops and confirming the opponent's strength.

If anything goes wrong, he can dispatch troops to provide support in time.

Bale was not disgusted by Shi Lei's on-the-spot learning. To some extent, this proved that the other party was flexible and responsive.

Mountain defense warfare is different from ground defense warfare. If you don't make adjustments based on the actual situation and just copy the ground system completely, you will inevitably face the problem of acclimatization.

Just as Bale was thinking this, he soon discovered that there were new movements on the Great Zhou defense line.

"Is that a catapult?"

This discovery made Bale frown slightly.

The main value of the catapult is to destroy the enemy's walls. In a defensive battle, it is not very useful, not to mention that the target is the greenskins...

Bale, who had previously thought that Shi Lei was flexible and adaptable, was now completely defeated by this move.

For a moment, it was hard to figure out whether the other party was reliable or not. To a veteran like Bale, this move was a bit lacking in common sense.

Just as Bale was thinking this, a row of "catapults" had been deployed outside the Great Zhou defense line and launched an attack in unison.

At that moment, the loaded "boulders" drew a long parabola and smashed towards the greenskin troops that had advanced to the halfway point of the mountain.

Bale remained speechless the entire time, and the dwarf general in charge of commanding the front-line operations even had an expression of watching the joke.

However, in the next second, a sudden loud explosion startled the dwarves, including Bale.

Then, before they could react, the violent roar began to sound continuously.

Accompanied by a shocking explosion, large areas of green skins were blown into a bloody mess on the spot.

Balai was paying close attention to the battle situation in Da Zhou the whole time, which meant that this scene came into his sight almost immediately!
At this moment, the eyes of Bale and the dwarf officer beside him widened unconsciously.

"Fire, gunpowder?!"

After a brief moment of stagnation, Bale suddenly became excited.

"Oh shit! That's not a catapult, that's gunpowder! They actually have gunpowder?!!"

Bale was so excited that the expression on his face was even a little bit unbelievable, but he had to believe it.

At this moment, the ironclad facts were right before his eyes.

The Great Zhou troops were throwing gunpowder with catapults, madly bombing the advancing greenskin troops!

Those greenskins had obviously never seen such a scene before. Even the big, stubborn ones were stunned by this wave, and their entire momentum of advancement was curbed to a certain extent.

During this period, on the Great Zhou defense line, Shi Lei, who was standing on the wall observing the situation, expressed satisfaction with the effectiveness of this wave of bombing.

He actually had no intention of using the blasting vehicle at first. After all, blasting bombs were the most expensive of all the consumable weapons within their Great Zhou.

Once the bombing begins, their war losses will begin to rise rapidly.

This went against his original support idea.

But Shi Lei also had to admit that as a commander, it was indeed the first time for him and his troops to face such a large-scale greenskin invasion.

They have just arrived, and if they make mistakes and have a bad start right at the beginning, it will undoubtedly have some bad effects on them.

For this reason, before his soldiers adapted to this level of combat, Shi Lei felt that it would be better for him to use the demolition vehicle to reduce their defensive pressure and boost their own morale at the same time.

As for whether the dwarves would discover it...

The explosion of this explosive bomb made such a loud noise that it was impossible for the dwarf not to notice it.

But Shi Lei didn't care.

As long as this war continues, it is only a matter of time before the weapons and equipment of their Great Zhou are exposed to the dwarves.

As things stand now, the dwarves can't do anything to them.

Even showing this trick can increase the deterrent power of their Great Zhou to a certain extent, and will be more conducive to future cooperation and getting along.

After all, being low-key is one thing, but you can't let others think that you are a weakling who can be easily bullied!
It is still necessary to show off your muscles appropriately.

(End of this chapter)