Mount and Blade

[Sword Wind - Grant Principality, Fire Dragon's Lair]

In the early morning, Green got up on time according to the army's schedule, came to the castle tower of the Fire Dragon's Lair, and gently knocked on the door of General Kirstin's room.

The door opened, and General Kirsten stood at the door, with a hint of compassion in his sharp eyes.

"There you are, Hanks."

Green performed a military salute unique to Grant people and said, "Yes! General, I'm ready."

"Haha, I'm an old man now, so I don't have to be formal." Kirstin nodded slightly and motioned for Green to come in and talk.

"I have heard about your performance for more than a month from Gulenberudo and Edward. You are really a young talent." Kirsten looked at him with more appreciation than before.

"Thank you for the compliment, General." Green lowered his head humbly.

"Well, it's a good thing for young people to know how to be modest, but here in "Lair of the Fire Dragon", being too modest seems hypocritical." Kirstin smiled and patted Green on the shoulder, "Not only did you perform well in military training , and successfully passed Gulenberudo’s test, which is not something ordinary people can do. I believe that you will become the pride of our Grant Principality in the future.”

Hearing the words of encouragement, Green felt mixed emotions in his heart. However, in order to cope with the current situation, he still raised his head and looked at Kirstin firmly: "General, I will definitely not disappoint your expectations! I will do it for Grant." Fight for the honor of the principality!”

Kirstin nodded with satisfaction: "Very good! However, determination alone is not enough. The knowledge you have to learn next is not simpler than simple training. You must know how to use it flexibly."

"I understand, General, but I will do my best!" Green said confidently. No matter what, everything he learns now may be part of his survival in the future.

For several days, Greene studied his unique strategic thinking and combat ideas with General Kirstin. In the afternoon, he participated in the training together with work and rest, and soon became an important part of the "Fire Dragon's Lair". elements.

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In mid-April, the ice and snow had completely melted, and the cold wind only existed in the middle of the night. The cattle and sheep of the Grant Principality were also let out by herdsmen to nibble on the buds of green grass.

According to the news brought back by Grant's spies, Judah's army has led the deployment of 20,000 people and heavy siege equipment to prepare to storm the "Fire Dragon's Lair".

A military meeting was also held inside the "Fire Dragon's Lair".

Even with their glorious record of defeating Judah many times, the generals at the conference table still looked solemn.

"Twenty thousand troops and heavy engineering equipment are not easy to deal with, and the "Fire Dragon's Lair" has no extra funds to repair the city wall." A general said worriedly, this person was Kirsten A thousand-man leader under the general, Arnock.

"Perhaps we should ask for reinforcements from the capital, Norudkahuati, and ask the old men who are members of the Guards to come and support us." An older commander suggested.

"Yes, but the "Fire Dragon's Nest" is easy to defend and difficult to attack. With only three thousand people under the leadership of Gurung Beludo, it is not impossible to fight." Another thousand leader clenched his fists and spoke firmly.

General Kirstin stood aside, thought for a moment and then said: "We can't just rely on terrain advantages, we also need to develop flexible tactics."

Everyone nodded and began to discuss specific combat plans.

"We can send out a vanguard and set up ambushes and traps on the enemy's path."

"At the same time, strengthen the city's defenses and prepare enough arrows and rolling stones."

"We must also organize logistical supplies to ensure that the soldiers have sufficient material support during the battle."

Discussions continued one after another. Everyone knew how difficult this battle was, but they were also full of fighting spirit.

As for the final tactical formulation, it was only based on the situation of being ready to defend the city at any time. Seeing that the people who were talking were always in an atmosphere of hesitation, Gulumberudo, who had been silent all the time, stood up generously. As the current city lord of the "Fire Dragon's Lair", he naturally had to be the vanguard. Pick it up with all your strength.

"Don't bother me, I will defeat them!" Gulenberudo's eyes revealed incomparable confidence, and his voice echoed in the conference room like a dragon's roar.

"Don't worry, everyone, I will personally lead the vanguard out of the city to fight. With my strength, I will definitely be able to disrupt the enemy's position!"

As Gulumberudo's words fell, all the generals looked at each other one after another. There was a rush of blood in their hearts, and a bit of admiration and appreciation flashed in their eyes. They were impressed by Gulenberudo's military power and his many victories over Judah. Their brilliant achievements are all there for all to see.

"Well, in that case, I'll leave it to you, Gurenberg."

"Don't force it, otherwise I, an old man, will be sad."

The look in General Kirstine's eyes as he looked at Gulenberudo had a look that came from an elder's joy and pride for a child, but he could not hide the worry in his eyes. After all, the scale of Judah's troops this time was huge and unprecedented. .

"Hey, don't worry." Gulumberudo said confidently, turned around and left the conference room with Edward and Hickel.

"...Ugh! You took over this mess again without permission, Gulenberudo." Edward's complaining voice in the corridor faintly reached Green's keen ears.

"Hahaha, because I believe you will find a way..." Grunberudo laughed easily and started to gather the troops.

As Grunberudo took on the task of being the vanguard, a group of generals also prepared for the next war.

Soon, only General Kirstin and Green, who was checking the layout on the sand table, were left in the entire combat meeting room.

General Kirstin walked to the window, looked at the scenery in the distance, and said after a moment of silence: "What do you think?"

Green looked at the layout on the sand table, frowned and took a deep breath, and said: "We can take advantage of the terrain of the Fire Dragon's Nest, set up a defense line along the city, and use artillery and crossbowmen on the high walls to set up a rain of arrows to stop the enemy's attack."

"At the same time, we can also send out an elite and flexible cavalry unit to launch a sneak attack before the enemy's formation is set up and catch them off guard, looking for opportunities to behead the generals and captains of the Jodah army first, and cut off the enemy's banners, so that the enemy's morale will be in chaos!!"

"By the way, kill the artillery deployment and civil engineering troops. The Jodah people who have lost all means of siege will surely collapse without a fight!!"

General Kirstin turned around and looked at Green, with a smile of appreciation on his face.

"Very good, Hanks, your idea is very good, but there are risks involved." General Kirstin frowned slightly, and then said, "If the cavalry's sneak attack fails, it is likely to be surrounded by the enemy. Moreover, how to ensure that the enemy generals are accurately found and beheaded in the chaos is also a difficult problem."

Green nodded, his face serious: "General, what you said is very true, so this requires our cavalry to have extremely high quality and tacit understanding, and the action must be quick and decisive. At the same time, we must do a good job of intelligence work and understand the location and action patterns of enemy generals in advance."

General Kirstin walked to the sand table and stared at it: "Well, but this is indeed a strategy worth considering."

After Kirstin stared at the sand table for a long time, his wrinkled face and sharp and small eyes smiled slightly.

"Hahahaha..."

Green was staring at the sand table, thinking about whether his strategy still had any loopholes. Unfortunately, he couldn't think of anything useful, so he could only ask in confusion: "General, why are you laughing?"

"I roughly know how my adopted son and his staff will act. You are very talented, kid." Kirstin patted Green on the shoulder, as if he was in a good mood.

"Then tell me, if everything on the battlefield is as you said, what is the success rate?"

"General, I think that if Gurenberudo and others are responsible for leading the cavalry to attack, the success rate will be about 70% when the enemy is not prepared."

"About 70%?" General Kirstin pondered for a moment, "Although it is not high, it is worth a try. You should immediately start to formulate a detailed battle plan and make sure that every link is foolproof."

"Yes!" After receiving the order, Green began to bury his head in drafting a battle plan. He was well aware of the importance of this mission, which not only affected the outcome of the battle, but also the life and death of many soldiers. However, Green was not sure whether Kirstin and Gurenberdo would really adopt his combat opinions.