Chapter 485 - For the General

[There are also three shifts today, this is the first shift]

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Seki Castle.

Looking at the army of the Holy Light Alliance that swept through the wilderness like a tide, looking at the metal jungle composed of weapons that pointed to the sky, and looking at the siege machines that were as tall and majestic as ancient giants...... Feeling the huge army momentum of the coalition army, Li Qing was not only not a little nervous, but inexplicably remembered the scene in the Lord of the Rings movie when the half-orc army attacked Baicheng.

"It's spectacular!" He couldn't help but sigh: "It's several times more spectacular than the battle of Zhongshan Island, the Amaterasu's army!" ”

At the time of the Battle of Nakayama Island, the total number of Amaterasu land divisions was only 20,000. Due to the terrain problem, it cannot be carried out at one time, and can only be invested in thousands of places one after another. And Amaterasu land division crossed the sea, except for artillery, there were no siege equipment.

Therefore, although that battle was also the only big scene in Li Qing's life, compared with the current situation, it can only be regarded as trivial.

"It's spectacular." Chu Lingfeng also sighed: "Although in the Calondo Continent, it has been chased and intercepted by tens of thousands of living corpses...... But the living corpses were disorganized and undisciplined, and they were drooling with their mouths open one by one, and the hungry dogs rushed up like a gang of hungry people. Compared with the current battle of the army with a neat lineup and well-equipped equipment, it is not a level at all. ”

Scarlett and Ni Yuanyuan were also shocked by the spectacular military presence of the Holy Light Alliance, and they were speechless. Song Qiqi trembled even more excitedly, and muttered, "There are too many people!" There are too many people! It's like the Spring Festival......"

The little dragon girl nodded sympathetically and sighed: "There are so many people, how can you kill them!" ”

Although she inherited Long Linghan's memories and can be regarded as well-informed, Long Linghan is a navy, and when the navy is in battle, even if it is a decisive battle of the large fleet, it is impossible to gather tens of thousands of people in a formation like now, and they will come all over the mountains and fields.

Although the navy's giant ships and cannons are also spectacular, the battlefield of the navy's battles is dozens or hundreds of square kilometers. There are hundreds of warships, and when they are scattered across such a vast battlefield, there are only a few as far as the eye can see. The battleship in the distance, as small as an ant. The impression given to people is far less than the scene when the tens of thousands of troops are surging like a tide.

Su Su didn't think so: "This meeting is just average!" ”

Of course, although she said that this scene was the same, she looked very disdainful, but she had already released all the cameras, or flew into the air invisibly, or let the ghost carry it to the bottom of the city, or placed it in various positions with good views in the city, and was filming the scene of the Holy Light Alliance's army marching from multiple angles.

When filming the movie materials, she kept despising it: "It's just an army of tens of thousands of people, compared with the big battles that people have experienced, the current face is not even as good as a local battlefield." That is, you have never seen the world, so you will make such a fuss! ”

As she spoke, she was still knocking pine nuts. The cheeks are bulging, like a cute little squirrel.

Seeing this, Li Qing couldn't help but itch her hands, and couldn't help but reach out and pinch her pink cheeks.

"Hmm, Li Qing, you hate it!" Su Su waved his hands again and again, slapped Li Qing's hand away, and said angrily: "In broad daylight, in front of the public, how can you tease people like this?" If people see it, my image will be completely ruined! ”

Li Qing smiled and said, "It's just to ruin your image!" I'm sure the enemy commander is watching us from afar. We are laughing so out of tune, what do you think the enemy commander will think of us? ”

"Needless to say, we'll be treated like a bunch of fools!" Su Su said unhappily: "But I don't want to be taken as a fool, I'm the wise and martial Su Su!" ”

Xiaolongnu said: "If I am the commander of the enemy army, and I see that the other party's lord is still messing with girls when he is about to fight, then in my opinion, there will only be two possibilities: first, the opponent's lord will be a fool, and he does not know the danger of the soldiers. Second, the opposing general is confident, and he is full of confidence in his own combat power, and he has no fear. ”

Li Qingxiao asked: "Then which possibility do you think the commander of the coalition forces will agree with?" ”

Xiaolongnu thought for a while and said, "I can't guess this." Who knows what the character of the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces is? If you are cautious enough, you will definitely agree with the second possibility. But if we are stupid and stubborn, then I am afraid that when we see us so young, the first reaction is to think that we are the second ancestor who has no real ability by virtue of our family background. ”

"You are a young general, and you agree that young people have the qualifications to be superior, so you will have cautious thoughts. But a slightly older general, seeing us so young, I'm afraid they won't think the same way as you. ”

Li Qing said with a smile: "If you think about it, the commanders of the mixed legions are all veterans who have experienced a hundred battles, and they are neither stupid nor stubborn. But what was their first impression of me? ”

The commanders of the various units of the mixed legion, before Li Qing tore through the disguise and showed his true face, all regarded him as a second ancestor with no ability. Especially when he sees the beautiful women around him, he looks like he doesn't forget to pick up girls, and his impression of him is even worse.

It is normal for older people to look down on young people who are not accustomed to young people's aspirations. In other words, older people, seeing young people who are younger than themselves, but with a higher status than themselves, no matter how measured, they will subconsciously feel a little uncomfortable.

If the young man in a high position does not show any more intonance, the older person will instinctively regard him as the second ancestor who is on the throne by virtue of his background and family background.

After listening to Li Qingyi's words, Xiaolongnu said thoughtfully: "I understand what you mean. If the commander of the Holy Light Alliance Army on the other side was an elderly general, then seeing us in a high position at such a young age would instinctively resist and despise us. If you see you surrounded by beautiful women, and you are still frolicking with girls when you are about to fight, you will only look down on you even more......"

"That's it." Li Qing nodded with a smile and said, "I just want the other party to look down on me." Then, our opportunity came. ”

He looked at the coalition corps on the opposite side that was slowly advancing on the field, and said with a smile: "It seems unreasonable for the coalition forces to come out and attack my fortified city - the fierce battle in the past two weeks has proved that the defense of this city is not something that can be easily captured by a large number of people.

"The coalition forces suffered heavy casualties in the two-week battle, but they did not build an inch, and their morale must have been extremely low. It stands to reason that the commander of the coalition forces must at least let his subordinates rest for a while, and at the same time send a small number of troops with decent morale to conduct a tentative attack and get a feel for our bottom, right?

"But the Coalition did not tempt - the two failed temptations of last night had no effect at all, and the temptation should have continued today, and the Coalition had no reason to take a desperate gamble until we got to the bottom of it.

"When we don't know the details, we use a demoralized army to storm a fortified city that has proven its defensive strength, which is basically to drive the troops under our command to die needlessly, and give our army heads and battle exploits in vain. No matter how idiotic the commander of the coalition forces is, it is impossible for him to make such a desperate move, right?

"The reality, however, is that the coalition forces are already in full swing. So, what is the reason for the allied commander-in-chief to attack without serious testing? ”

Speaking of this, he paused, organized his language a little, and said categorically: "In my opinion, the truth is simple: the coalition forces are about to have strong reinforcements arriving. And this almost desperate attack on the part of the coalition is itself a kind of temptation! ”

Hearing him say this, Xiaolongnu also figured it out, and said, "You mean, the intention of the commander of the coalition forces is to use tens of thousands of servant troops as cannon fodder to attack at any cost, in order to test our bottom line?" Finding a way for the arrival of reinforcements? ”

"Not bad." Li Qing nodded and said, "The commander of the coalition forces is not without temptation, but he is going to use these tens of thousands of troops as a pathfinder chess piece to test intelligence and clear obstacles for the upcoming reinforcements!"

"If what I expected, the reinforcements that are about to arrive on the coalition side must be very powerful. Maybe you can't even ...... It was none other than the intelligence we had obtained, the Thunder Prison General Carthage, who had arrived in the Southern Theater of Operations! ”

Li Qing's speculation is not an unfounded conjecture.

He has a complete chain of reasoning: first, the coalition army has been attacking the fortified city for a long time, suffering heavy casualties, and demoralized, and should have rested and waited for reinforcements, and should not use demoralized servant troops to storm the steep pass city where the living army has changed defenses.

Second, even if the commander of the coalition forces wants to maintain the offensive and maintain the pressure on Guancheng, he should send a small number of troops to test the strength of the imperial forces in Guancheng first.

Thirdly, it is possible for the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces to be mediocre, but no matter how mediocre he is, he will not be a real fool.

Because in the first two weeks of siege battles, the coalition forces fought more reasonably and never made crazy moves. It is impossible that when Li Qing had just led his troops to take over the defense, the commander of the coalition forces suddenly went crazy and became a fool.

And why would a commander who is not so stupid suddenly make a crazy move that is pouring out of the nest and making a desperate bet? There must be reasons for doing so.

Fourth, Li Qing and the others had already captured from the mouths of the thorny knights who had already captured and found information. Carthage, one of the Thirteen Brilliant Knights, has arrived in the Southern Theater with his Knights of Thunder Prison.

At the same time, the Knights Hospitaller, the Knights of the Thorn Aura, the Knights of the Flame of Fury, and the Knights of the Sword of Judgment were also assembled in the Southern Theater.

The five major Guardian Knights of the Holy Light Alliance gathered in the Southern Theater, and it was impossible for them to come for tourism, but they always had to fight on the battlefield. And with the strong combat power of the Holy Light Alliance's Guardian Knights, and with the terrifying personal strength of the Thunder Prison General, it is suitable for attacking the city, destroying the strong, and opening a breakthrough in the imperial defense line.

In the southern theater of the empire, there are several fortified fortresses such as Guancheng, where Li Qing is seated. No one can say which fortress General Thunder Hell will lead the five major Knights of the Cathar to attack. But this did not prevent Li Qing from speculating that General Lei Prison chose the breakthrough and chose the gate for himself.

Considering all the known conditions, Li Qing made such a bold and reasonable conjecture: The commander of the coalition army made a desperate bet to use the 80,000 servant army as a pathfinder to explore the way for the general of Lei Prison. Create conditions for the Thunder Prison General and the Five Guardian Knights, so that they can conquer the fortified city in one fell swoop and open a breakthrough to break through the border defense line of the Empire.

As for Li Qing's speculation, after thinking about it, Xiaolongnu did not raise any objections, but nodded quite approvingly.

Su Su was also delighted: "Knight, I didn't expect you to use your brains too!" I can make a reasonable guess based on the current shape! Well, if you can keep up this growth momentum, you will definitely become a qualified commander in the future. ”

Li Qing laughed and accepted Su Su's praise in full.

He is not a general from a professional class, nor is he like Xiaolongnu, who has ready-made military experience and military theories to inherit. But it was precisely because he was not bound by preconceptions that he dared to make bold speculations.

Maybe this is just a brain hole, maybe his speculation is wrong, maybe the commander of the coalition forces is really crazy to make such a desperate move...... However, even if the speculation is wrong, there is nothing to lose for Li Qing and the others. What's more, his reasoning is well-founded and has a good chance of being true.

Xiaolongnu said: "So you think it's a good thing that the commander of the coalition forces despises us?" ”

"Not bad. If General Thunder Prison really wants to lead the five major Guardian Knights and choose the Guancheng where I am sitting as a breakthrough, then the contempt of the coalition commander for us will give us a chance to win. ”

Li Qing smiled slightly and said, "So, in the next battle, everyone must put in the fight." Don't expose our true strength. When the commander of the coalition forces thinks that we are nothing more than that, when he reports the wrong information to the Thunder Prison General, and when the Thunder Prison General himself comes to attack and tries to make a breakthrough in one fell swoop, we will give them a big surprise. ”

Xiaolongnu reminded: "General Thunder Hell is one of the Thirteen Radiant Knights, and he is the top powerhouse in the world. When the empire estimated his strength, it was believed that among the strong people in the empire, only if Master Lei faced him, he could win the battle. ”

Li Qingdao: "General Lei Prison is very strong, but we have Su Su. Su Su is now also the top powerhouse in the mortal world of Earth No. 2! ”

Su Su puffed up her chest proudly.

Xiaolongnu said again: "The five major cathar knights are also very powerful. If the number of Guardian Knights is small, of course, there is no need to worry, after all, we have killed many Guardian Knights. But once it was assembled, and with the blessing of the Radiant Holy Sect Battle Priest, the battle power was very terrifying. ”

She is not going against Li Qing. It's just that the general doesn't think about victory, he thinks about defeat first, and he knows that he knows the other, so he has to take into account all aspects of the situation, and he has to take precautions just in case.

"The Five Knights of the Cathar are powerful, but we have me." Li Qing said in a resolute and natural tone: "Within five minutes, with Su Su's cooperation, I can kill all the three thousand elf puppets whose average strength is one level stronger than the Holy Light Alliance's Guardian Knights, and I can also kill the five major Guardian Knights, which add up to only two thousand five hundred people!" ”

After a pause, he said again: "Although this time, there is no half-plane rule to help, but ...... In the last half-plane battle, there were only two people, Su Su and me, and this time, I have you by my side. ”

His gaze swept over Xiao Longnu, Chu Lingfeng and the others one by one, and said in a deep voice: "I have your help, and I have the nightmare equipment that Su Su created for me...... There are also 10,000 mixed legions with strong combat power, and there are the remnants of the god of war! We also have powerful Warcraft mounts! Brass dragons, thunder monitor lizards, white-armored rhinoceros! Lots of unicorns! And Susu's army of the dead! And......

"I'm only a thin line away from level sixteen, just kill a few more powerhouses, and I can be promoted to level sixteen! And when I reach the sixteenth level, my strength will change drastically! There are so many conditions in our favor, which is enough to be assisted by the rules of the upper half plane. ”

He held the battlements in his hand, looked at the Holy Light Alliance army that had advanced nearly two kilometers in the wilderness, and said, "Even if the Thunder Hell General personally leads the five major Guardian Knights to attack, we will definitely be able to kill them without leaving a single piece of armor!" ”

With his words, two deafening heavy artillery roars suddenly sounded on an enemy platform, as if wishing his prophecy to come true.