On the afternoon of 23 January, the headquarters of Iruk City received a battle report and a petition from Drahiel. Pedi even gathered the top brass of the army to openly discuss the war with the undead legions.

"I remember mentioning in the previous military newspaper that the Undead Legion could no longer pose a threat to the city of Iruk after the heavy damage in the Southern Plains?" Lundin Reagan, the king's uncle, was the first to speak, frowning as he looked at the military newspaper in his hand and the corresponding magic photograph.

"Although General Drahier finally retreated decisively and avoided excessive casualties among his troops, but..."

Hades shook his head and didn't say what was going on, because now was not the time to gloat. After all, if Draxier's battle report and the magical photographs sent back were to be true, the undead legions to the west had become a huge nuisance in the Battle of Tyre.

"According to General Drahir's report, the undead legions in the 'Death Fortress' are mostly chaotic plague beasts. The old orc Morinda immediately explained: "According to the information provided by the Elven Kingdom before, the staff analyzed that the Muvet-Phil on the opposite side may have already evolved into the undead monarch among the undead, and with his ability, as long as there is enough time, it is not very difficult to recreate a group of undead army." ”

"That primeval forest in the Rhones Mountains doesn't know what it looks like to be plagued by that damn monster!" Amos muttered.

"Where can we manage so much now. Hades frowned, "If it weren't for their betrayal, Muvet-Phil wouldn't have had time to make these things. ”

"The problem now is not just the threat of Death Fortress. The old orc Morinda pointed to the military map stretched out next to the commander's desk with a military whip, "The undead legion led by Elok has a wide range of activities, from the town of Broken Bones in the southwest to the Rohnes Mountains in the west, and then to the area around the southern defense line in the north, there are traces of the undead legion. ”

"So we're fighting a small country?" said Sir Bipp, as Prime Minister of the Government, thinking completely differently from other generals.

Morinda was stunned when he heard Bipp's description, and subconsciously echoed: "You can also say that." ”

"It's not easy to fight a country, even if it's small. Lundin-Reagan raised an eyebrow, "What's more, what we're going to do is kill every citizen of this country." ”

"It's going to be a long tug-of-war. Hades said, "It's like the war we fought against the undead in Herion, even if one or two undead pop up there from time to time to this day... There's also the Drake Forest in the Mage Tower, where the main battle is over, but the undead haven't really been cleared. ”

"I thought we could end this war in three months!" said Lundin-Regan, with his hands in the belt around his waist, "I didn't even say goodbye to my wife and children." He shrugged helplessly, "When I get home, I'm sure I'll face my wife's roar again." ”

"Is your wife a beast?"

"Crewe leads every woman with a child to be a beast!" Lundin-Reagan laughed "haha."

The joking joke quickly dispelled the tension in the conference room, and Lundin-Reagan's laughter drove the generals to laugh silently, and reminded them of their families in Crewe City.

Naturally, Pedi laughed along, and the faces of Eileen Phil, his mother, and Phyllis flashed in his mind, and then he thought of Penny. For Pedi, this moment felt very special, warmth, remorse, helplessness, etc. filled his heart.

"Knock knock" Pedi tapped lightly on his desk, and when all the Ren in the conference room looked at him, he stood up and walked to the map, took the cigar handed by the secretary general, and said, "If you want to truly enter the Suke Plains, the undead legions in the west must not just let it go." ”

"I'm going to encircle them with heavy troops!" Pei Di picked up a charcoal pen and drew a circle in the area where the 'Death Fortress' is located, "First of all, launch a surprise attack on the undead legions assembled in Broken Bones Town, completely destroy the evil altar in this area, cut off the possibility of the undead legions continuing to develop south, and then gather heavy troops to storm the frontal defense line of the 'Undead Legion' with absolute strength!"

"Your Majesty, are you going to focus our early offensive on the 'Death Fortress'?" Morinda immediately said, "But... Your Majesty, Bowenwright has already invested heavily in the attack on the outer defense line of Tyre, and in the next three months, we will invest 50,000 to 80,000 main forces and hundreds of thousands of laborers on the battlefield of Tyre. ”

Hearing this, Pedi immediately turned his gaze to the old orc and asked, "Do you think we don't have the ability to launch a strong attack on two fronts at the same time?"

"No, on the contrary, I also agree with a two-front assault. Morinda did not object to the king's impromptu strategy, he shook his head and nodded, "But the purpose of our main attack must be changed, otherwise our logistical pressure will always be on the alert, which is very dangerous!"

"What do you want to say?" Pedi looked at Morinda at the moment, motioning for the clerk not to take notes.

"The war against the 'Death Fortress' is aimed at completely destroying it, so no matter what we do, we can't avoid a big war in this war, so why don't we make this war bigger?" Morinda marked the friendly forces gathered in El Ruk City on the map and advanced towards the 'Death Fortress'.

"I don't know if you've ever seen a mountain tiger culling a hare in the Gobi barren mountains? For a mountain tiger, it doesn't take a lot of strength to kill a hare at all, but the mountain tiger still uses all his strength, and the hare has almost no way to escape under such an attack... And we're having the same problem now. Morinda pointed to his own forces on the map, "We have a huge force, why don't we use all our strength in the first place?"

The problem pointed out by Morinda is a common problem of many commanders, many generals who have great power in their hands, but always do not have the courage to exert all their strength.

After all, stories and wars are completely different things ...

"It seems... I did overdo go too far. Pei Di nodded thoughtfully and looked at Morinda Ji, "You seem to have something to say." ”

"Yes, and the other is the campaign against the town of Tyre. "Morinda has the whip in his hand and landed on the map where the town of Tyre fell," Bowenlet's attack plan has been implemented, and although his attack plan is simple, it is the most applicable plan at the moment... However, I think we should change the purpose of the battle in Tyre. ”

"Oh, how do you want to change that?" said Petdy picked up the candle stand on the table with his backhand and lit the cigar.

"The purpose of Bowenley's attack at this moment is to destroy the watchtowers on the defensive line of Tyre and build roads and bridges for the follow-up attacking forces, but I suggest that the direction of the attack be changed to the consumption of enemy war supplies. Morinda withdrew the main force of the Fourth Army's offensive into the defensive line and put the Sixth Heavy Infantry Army on the line, "We have a full six regiments of hoplite corps, and their good defensive and siege capabilities can infinitely deplete the combat reserves of the Suk Plain. ”

"What a good idea!" Lundin Reagan couldn't help but applaud, "At this moment in the Suke Plains, the only ones who can support their war are Suke City, Kwyn Town, and Hatis Town, if we continue to consume it purposefully, maybe they won't even be able to shoot an arrow in the near future!"

"The Stone Can-Silver Axe has been secretly supporting the Suke Plains. Sir Bipp reminded.

Hades "hehe" chuckled and said: "Isn't that better, consume together with the orcs, the orcs currently rely on the trade of the kingdom, they are now planning the urbanization of various tribes, the huge war consumption is not something that the current orc tribes can afford, and finally they can't help but increase trade, and countless low-cost ores from the Western Continent will be continuously transported to Sekka City." ”

"These ores will be turned into weapons all over the kingdom and then sold back to the orcs!" "Sir Bipp's eyes sparkled as if something good had happened, and the smile on his face could not be stopped, "We will make more money from trade to process more goods and cultivate more farmland and pastures, and then sell these goods all over the continent." ”

The old orc Morinda smiled very modestly, "I didn't think about it that much, I just thought that doing this would reduce most of the logistical pressure, and it would also put some pressure on the army in the Suke Plains." ”

Pedi smiled noncommittally at the old orc's modesty, looked left and right, and asked, "What do you think?"

"Sir Morinda has thought of everything, and I think it's a great plan. Amos was the first to say, "I love to ravage the undead legions in the west with great power, and I can't wait to wield the hammer in my hand and let those monsters taste the bullets of my musket." He said with a smile, "I hope they can get used to the pungent smell of gunpowder." ”

"It's good that the whole army is advancing towards the 'Undead Legion', but we're betting on everything, that is... This must be a victorious war. "I agree with Sir Morinda on the Battle of Tyre, but I think I should be more cautious about the Undead Legion. He hesitated to say the last sentence: "After all, the current scale of war, even with the current strength of the kingdom, cannot be organized casually. ”

Pedi's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and Hades on the other side immediately said: "I agree with Sir Morinda Morinda that all wars are full of uncertainty, but I don't see the possibility of failure with the full force we currently have." He glanced at Lundin-Reagan, "Not to mention that we have the military aid of the Mage Tower." ”

"Where are the troops of the Mage Tower retreating?" asked Pedi suddenly.

Morinda immediately said: "During our negotiations with the Eluk Leader, the army of the Mage Tower retreated to the vicinity of Hruz Fort to repair, and yesterday sent a message that it had now moved towards Iruk City. ”

"Well..."Pei Di lowered his head and thought for less than five seconds, then looked at the old orc and explained, "I need a more detailed battle plan, when can I see it?"

"Two days later!" Morinda said a more cautious time.

"Okay! Hopefully I'll have a good battle plan in two days. Pedi gave Morinda a serious look, and then turned his gaze to Sir Bipp, the Prime Minister's Government, "You go to the Mage Tower's troops on my behalf and have them station their troops near the Northern Silver Forest in front of Broken Bones Town. ”

...

Outside the southern defensive line of Tyre, the fine snow that has fallen since the winter season, accompanied by an annoying light rain, makes the already ruined roads in the nearby area even more difficult.

From the northernmost edge of the Ronales Mountains to the faulted cliffs of the highland grasslands, nearly 100,000 soldiers have been fighting on this narrow front for more than ten days, and the frenzied fire has infected this corrupt land that was originally ravaged by the undead army with another layer of crimson blood.

Four days after the end of the high-level military meeting of the High Command in El Luk City, Sir Bowenright received an order from the Command, which did not surprise him.

In front of the front line of the guard tower, Bowenwright and his guards rode around on horseback as if they were walking.

"Click! click!" The layer of ice on the ground on a winter morning shattered after the iron hooves of the war horse stepped on, and a characteristic cracking sound echoed.

"The road ahead is completely impassable. Sir Elton, who had just been promoted to the rank of Military Intelligence Officer of the Army, pointed to the swamp-like road ahead, "From here until outside the town of Tyre, all the area has been dug up like this. ”

The swamp-like muddy pavements Elton pointed to were potholes with obvious signs of manual excavation, and the light snow and drizzle that kept falling made the road even more difficult. At the same time, the high slopes on both sides of the road have been devastated by the magicians, the falling boulders and sand have completely blocked the road, and the crisscrossed streams and rivers have been promoted by undue appearances, filling countless areas with unnecessary water.

Bowenwright looked at everything in the lookout glass, and suddenly smiled at the serious expressions of the generals and officers, "Our enemy is really good enough to toss...", he said, and then turned to look at his adjutant, as if he had forgotten something, and asked, "Who is the commander in charge of the defense of Tyre?"

"Karian Sibo, the former Vice-Minister of the Imperial-Military Department, served in the Anku Fortress for more than ten years in his youth, and later served as the commander of the command in the Coron Fortress for two years, and finally returned to the Imperial Capital-Military Department as a regular chief of staff, and five years later was promoted to the last seat of the Imperial Military Department. The adjutant Knight Kwel made a report in a rigid tone, as a descendant of the traditional nobility in Crewe, he has the old-fashioned characteristic of the traditional nobility, and he has never been meticulous in his work.

"She is also a veteran general who has experienced war, she is very aware of her shortcomings and strengths, and gives full play to her strengths to the maximum, and then tries to avoid collisions between her shortcomings and ours. "Bowen Wright with an objective evaluation.

A hymn to blood and fire

A hymn to blood and fire