Half a month later, the Kingdom Expeditionary Force camped.

Cumberland looked at the sand table full of markers in front of him, and his face was solemn.

"My lord, our scouts have basically surveyed the forest area ahead. Ackerman took the report from Parri, the serpent woman, and read it as he read it: "The enemy army has built a total of twenty-six strongholds, seven camps, and nearly a hundred posts, with a total strength of thirty-seven thousand. In our view, this is already the limit of what the entire Papal States and its surrounding vassals can draw troops. ”

Cumberland asked, "What about the distribution of forces and the situation of ordnance?"

"The enemy placed superior forces and muskets and artillery on the front line, and placed those recruits who lacked combat experience in the rear. ”

Cumberland nodded: "This is the right thing to do, only by resisting our first and second attacks can we stabilize the morale of the whole army, if we put the weak forces in the front, once the front army is defeated, it will cause the morale of the entire army to collapse." ”

Ackerman asked, "Does this mean that as long as we can break the enemy's front, there will be chaos in their rear?"

"That's true, that's right. Cumberland sighed: "In fact, relying on the forest terrain and bunker trenches, the best formation is to place the weak forces on the front line, gradually lure the enemy army deep into the forest hinterland, and then use the undulating terrain and day and night change to conceal the march, send mobile troops to penetrate the rear of our army, and finally use the front and rear flanking to achieve victory." ”

"It is impossible for the old fox of Bromo not to understand this truth, the reason why he adopted such a platoon is entirely because the contradictions within the church army have expanded to the extent that they are almost out of control, so he has to put the elite troops on the front line to maintain the situation of the war. ”

Ackerman put down the battle report: "The next question is, how can we break the enemy's front?"

Cumberland looked at the forest on the sand table and said slowly: "Sneak attack, attack at night, attack from east to west, and quick victory, this is the best way to end this war." ”

"The Holy Scouts are responsible for clearing enemy outposts and traps, the Knights use dragon bones as vanguards to defend against damage, orcs and werewolves enter the trenches to kill enemies in close quarters, and elves and other ranged units assist in combat. ”

Cumberland paused for a moment and said in a deep voice: "However, this kind of combat plan will cause great casualties to our army. When we capture the first few strongholds, it will be easier, and once the war starts, the enemy reacts and turns to the defense with all his might. At that time, the casualties will gradually increase, and we will have to crush the enemy in the shortest possible time at all costs. ”

Ackerman nodded, "As long as the enemy army collapses, escape from the forest." In the open areas of the East, the Valkyries could use spore bombardment to reduce enemy forces, and the Knights could use speed and impact to encircle and annihilate enemy forces. ”

Cumberland touched his beard and muttered, "This is a plan of last resort, Your Majesty once told me that he has prepared a reinforcement, calculate the time......"

"Lord Commander!"

Outside the door, a guard hurriedly lifted the curtain, walked up to Cumberland, and said loudly: "South!

"Fleet?!"

"That's right, it's the flag of our army!"

Hearing this, Cumberland breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems that the reinforcements in His Majesty's mouth have arrived." ”

Five hours later, the shallows south of the expeditionary force camp.

A pure black battleship with a length of more than 100 meters, parked on the sea not far away, the sun shining on its black metal deck, reflecting dazzling colors.

Countless boats, large and small, gradually approached the beach, and the hangers at the stern of the cabins were slowly lowered.

"Is that the legendary xenomorph battleship?" Aldenan, the werewolf, looked into the distance, and while gesturing excitedly with his hand, he said to Carol beside him: "The ship we saw before is simply a sampan compared to it!"

Carol motioned for Aldnan to calm down: "The cabin door is open. ”

To the surprise of all the onlookers, it was actually a giant wolf with bone spurs that slowly walked down from the cabin!

The wolf, eager to get on the ground, jumped straight out of the cabin into the shallow sea with a kick on its hind legs, and then crawled to the shore in a doggy planer.

Just as it shook off the seawater, the second, the third...... Countless giant wolves jumped out of the cabin and swam to the shore.

Seeing this stunned scene, the Minotaur Bourville pulled out the giant axe behind his back and yelled, "Stand back!"

Carol pressed the Minotaur's arm and motioned for him to look at the beasts: "Those giant wolves have collars around their necks. ”

Aldnan looked fixedly, "That's right, metal ring, why do I always feel familiar?"

Kellogg, the lizardman, said, "The ship is docked, and someone is out." ”

Out of the cabins of each ship emerged several strangely shaped humans, dressed in special keel armor, with a parasite leg standing tall and upright like an antenna on its back.

As the planks were lowered, the strange humans walked down and reached out their palms behind them.

Dozens of huge lizards with horns on their heads and covered with gray scale armor slowly walked out of the cabin, their huge size, menacing appearance, and heavy body armor, making everyone unconsciously retreat.

Alfonso, with a great sword on his back and a keel on his back, stepped down from the ship's plank, came to Cumberland, who was still immersed in shock, gave a standard military salute, and said, "My lord, I ......"

Cumberland hugged Alfonso and laughed: "Your Majesty, this is a great gift for me!"

Alfonso managed to break free of Cumberland's embrace and pointed to the fleet and said, "Let me introduce you." Your Majesty asked me to bring three war beasts: the Bone Spur Wolf, the Ratchet Poisonous Lizard, and the Shadow Dreadclaw. ”

"Among them, there are five battle groups of bone spur giant wolf war beasts, each of which includes fifty-four giant wolves and nine beast control envoys......"

Cumberland interrupted Alfonso: "Beast control?"

"I'll explain this later, let's talk about the war beast first. Each bone spur wolf is enhanced with abilities such as speed, weakness, hardening, and more, and can also be loaded with one or two spore parasites when necessary. ”

"I've brought six squads with me, each consisting of three lizards and a beast control. In addition to having abilities such as steel skin, regeneration, and night vision, these hulking beasts can also breathe poisonous mist and cause poison gas explosions upon death. ”

Cumberland did the math and noticed that Alfonso had omitted a war beast: "About that Shadow Dreadclaw......

Alfonso scratched his head: "That war beast is relatively rare, and only two of them were brought this time, one male and one female. The Association of Specific Ability Beast Control Envoys did not elaborate, but said that it could come in handy. ”