Chapter 229, Flexible Use
"Boom Boom Boom ~ !!"
"Rumble ~ !!"
The cannon roared and smashed the cannonball into the long portal in front of the position, and then appeared above the head of the barbarian army with the sound of horses' hooves.
Reacting, Dorr Abbas, Khor Abbas, Kim Abbasi, and Sanger Kurza immediately took all the high-level combat power of the tribe and attacked the portal above.
But Ranton was faster than them, and before the attack could reach, the portal vanished.
Portals are bidirectional, after all.
Artillery shells can fly through, enemy attacks can come in, close a little slower, and the artillery and soldiers on the artillery positions will withstand the attacks of high-ranking transcendents.
Space spells, portals can be said to be the spells that Landon is the most used and second best at in addition to the doppelganger technique.
Master the power of the laws of time and space, and have a deeper understanding of the power of space.
Space spells, now you can play with him!
Close the portal above the Barbarian cavalry, and open it in other directions, as long as it is within range of the cannon, anywhere in any position.
The beast's monstrous jaw cracked, and another round of cannonballs slammed into the brute.
But there was a first time.
Loss of suddenness.
Barbarian legends and high-level combat power have formed protection, and it is not easy to continue to bombard the barbarian cavalry.
The wind is howling and the earth is trembling.
The power of the Elemental Law is condensed.
High in the air, Langton saw that those barbarian legends had repeated their old tricks, intending to bless their army with the power of the wind element, and then fly away.
The barbarian cavalry had nearly 100,000 troops, and the Sixth Legion was only a tenth of them.
Even if you catch up and win, you will still have to suffer heavy losses.
There is no benefit to hard fighting.
So, Langton sent a clone stealth tracking.
The Sixth Legion stayed where it was, and let the airship send a telegram while going back to guide the route to the other legions.
As long as the barbarian army is found.
It won't be long before the war is decided.
After all.
The same was true of the last expedition to the grasslands.
After the fiasco, Adira Abu Basi specifically understood the reason and inquired about the news through caravans and various channels, otherwise they would not have known who Gabriel Langton was and what he had done.
Knowing that Langton is the mage who flies stealthily above their heads!
There has been a precedent.
During the retreat, Adira asked her son and Sanger Kurza to keep an eye on their surroundings to prevent Ranton from being invisible again.
But the strength of the Clinton clones is above the Holy Rank.
They had no way of finding out.
As the Khan King who commanded the entire army, Adila preferred to be suspicious rather than careless, and did not find that he still did not relax in the slightest.
Ordered the whole army to fly and run wildly.
The other side.
Finding that the barbarian cavalry was flying and fleeing again, Langton no longer pursued with his soldiers this time, but allowed the Sixth Legion to stop and rest.
"Gabry, you sent a clone to spy on the barbarian army?"
"Where are they?"
Arriving at the headquarters of the First Legion, Jaime Lannister, as the commander-in-chief and commander-in-chief of the whole army, immediately convened a meeting, and everyone became excited when they heard Lanton's report.
Langton shook his head: "The barbarians are very cautious, they are still moving, and they haven't stopped yet. ”
"But I can mark their routes. ”
As he spoke, he immediately picked up his pen and drew it on a map for everyone in the conference room to see.
"Everyone, victory is in front of us. Seeing the enemy's movements, Jaime immediately stood up and asked, "Guys, what do you suggest?"
"Commander-in-chief, I am more conservative, I think that the major armies should be more stable, while the enemy is now moving to the depths of the grassland, we will go all out to carry out the railway construction project, as long as the armed train can come over, no matter how the barbarian cavalry comes and goes, it is useless. ”
"Commander-in-chief, I have a different opinion, now that the enemy is completely exposed to us, we should mobilize the whole army to annihilate it in one fell swoop!"
"I'm in favor of sending troops, but annihilation in one fell swoop is too ideal, and we have to guard against the barbarians flying and fleeing, so we attack in two parts, the front is responsible for attacking with all our strength, and the rear is responsible for encircling and assisting. ”
"No, if the barbarian cavalry crosses all the attacking legions, there is a possibility that all the stations and railways we built will be destroyed!
I don't approve of an all-out attack!"
"I think it's time for us to increase our troops, the rout of the Third Legion and the heavy losses of the Fourth Legion have shown that the legion with a mixture of thermal weapons and transcendents is of little use and cannot give full play to the barbarian transcendent cavalry, it's time to let the Demon Marksman Legion, the Berserker Legion and the Knights of the Rebellion come over!"
"The Demon Marksman Legion, the Berserker Legion, and the Knights of the Burning Plains are the most important combat forces of the Federation, so there is no need to dispatch them to deal with the barbarians, and they will use a knife to kill chickens?"
As long as you win this battle and take the grassland, the Federation will truly unify the Augustian continent, why don't you need the three extraordinary legions to keep it?"
"Fart! How much did it cost us to mobilize the major legions to fight? Can we afford to send three more extraordinary legions?"
Listening to the arguing between the lieutenants, staff officers, logistics officers, and representatives of the major legions in the conference room, Langton was a little speechless, and looked at Jaime Lannister, and found that he frowned, and he didn't seem to have any good ideas.
With the financial and military strength of the Federation, there is no doubt that this war will be won.
If he loses, many villains on the heterogeneous plane will also come to the rescue.
So no one is worried about failure.
But this situation made many generals have a contempt for the enemy, so that the third army was defeated, and the fourth army suffered heavy losses, so some people returned to caution, and people's hearts changed unpredictably, but the mentality changed like this, and those generals were obviously not qualified.
The future journey of the Federation is a sea of stars!
And the Void Enemy!
The underworld and the abyss are also great enemies!
The second-class Star Empire, the Holy Alliance, the Holy Fire Realm, the Elven Kingdom, the Dwarven Kingdom, the Orc Court and other forces are also enemies!
The complete unification of the Commonwealth on the continent of Augustia represents the beginning of a world of great strife.
If all wars rely on the three legions of transcendentals, so vigorously develop science and technology, train ordinary soldiers so hard, and train transcendents so much, what is the point of racking their brains to come up with a mixed legion?
This setback must be overcome.
As for the consumption of logistical materials, there is no need to worry, after all, the land of the steppe is the spoils of war, and it will not lose money if it continues to issue war bonds, let alone cause any economic fluctuations.
The interests that should be there cannot be escaped.
Merely......
The life of an ordinary soldier is also a life, not a consumable, it doesn't matter how much money and materials are consumed, it doesn't matter how long it takes.
The Federation can't afford to suffer too many casualties!
To win this battle, the only thing Jaime had to think about was to reduce casualties, as in the previous two times.
It's hard to do that!
"Gabry, you can spot the barbarian army, and you're still watching them. ”
"Do you have a great idea?"
Hearing Coach James' inquiry, Ranton nodded and said, "I do have an idea. ”
"My suggestion is riskier, though. ”
Jaime: "Tell me. ”
"Let me or Casillas lead the legions into Mirror Space, and then ambush them in the path where the barbarian armies must pass, or where they have stopped. Langton said, "I have a portal spell, even if the barbarians escape again, I can immediately take the major legions back to defense." ”
"The barbarian shaman can bless the whole army with the blessing of the wind element, so that the cavalry can fly. ”
"We have more magicians, even if there are not many war spells researched at this stage, but they can do no less than the barbarian shaman. ”
"Everyone, use your imagination and think about it. ”
"We're the ones who have the most advantage. ”
Coming from the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire", although Jaime has become a transcendent and has many resources to cultivate into one of the best legends, he still does not know enough about the various magics in this world.
He was, after all, a swordsman, not a mage.
But after being reminded by Langton, he immediately thought of the magic of portals, mirror spaces and other spells.
If the space spell is used well.
The army immediately became elusive, could attack and attack at will, could ambush anywhere, and could immediately pat its ass and retreat if it couldn't be hit.
Nowhere to go!
More mobile and nimble than those cavalry who come and go!
The matter of attacks and ambushes is perfectly contemplative!
"Well, I'm in favor of ambushes and raids. Jaime immediately said: "But after the battle, you must immediately return to the defense with the major legions." ”
The plan for the sortie was quickly finalized.
With Langton, a powerhouse above the Holy Rank, no one doubted that he could not cast a portal that could allow the major legions to pass through, and the only thing everyone was worried about was whether ordinary soldiers and modern weapons could effectively strike at the barbarians.
After all, the number of extraordinary gunners in the major legions is small, and most of the firepower output is the guns used by ordinary soldiers.
And ordinary bullets and shells are not so easy to kill the transcendent.
"Gabry, I want you to work hard, make a trip to Central City, and bring the newly made magic technology weapons from the Academy. ”
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"Aguttes can't come back, and we've lost another legend. ”
Blessed by the power of the elements, among the barbarian army that rode his horse and flew in the air, Adira looked angry, with deep hatred in his eyes, but full of helplessness.
Hearing this, Jin turned his head and stubbornly looked around, and found that all the warriors were carrying a wave of anger.
Angry at the repeated escapes.
"Father Khan, when we continue to suffer from the chaos, let's hide back in the cold land of the northwest, after a lot of hard work to accumulate these combat power, should not all be wasted in the war with the Federation. ”
"While the clan's current losses are not too serious, we still have the opportunity to develop on other continents!"
"Shut up!" Before Adira could speak, Khor Abbas stopped his brother, his eyes widened, and he said with a fierce expression, "We won't flee back to the cold land!"
"We are the people of the steppe, warriors favored by the gods, not cowards!"
Kim sighed and asked, "But aren't we running away now?"
"If we continue to fight, even if we can annihilate all the legions of the Federation, how many warriors will we have left?"
"Father Khan, we have to make a decision!"
Adira did not speak.
Losing the strength of the half-step holy rank, becoming a drooping old waste old man, sacrificing so many tribal warriors, not taking the federal land, not avenging the clansmen who once died, is really unwilling.
"No, we still have a chance!"
"The Legion of the Federation is not strong, as long as we don't meet that Gabriel Lanton's legion, we will all win. ”
Jin shook his head: "Father Khan, do you think this is possible?"
"Yes!" said Adira categorically.
Even if he loses his strength and is old, Adira is still the Khan King after all, as a courtier, as a son, even if Jin has different opinions, it will affect morale and military morale.
In fact, Dole also recognized his younger brother Kim's words, Gabriel Langton has the power of space, and this time he can suddenly catch up with the army.
The same next time!
In other words, their tribe has no chance.
But.
He is still not reconciled!
Unwilling to flee back to the cold land of the northwest in disgrace, and then expose their last hiding place, they can only fight to the death or leave the country.
So he only asked, "Father Khan, where are we going to stop?"
Adira: "Another hundred miles, I'll go to the river and straighten things out." ”
"Good. ”
Silence returned, the effects of the flight dissipated, and the army gradually returned to the ground, and then advanced at a steady pace towards the river.
All of them changed their horses three times.
You can fly, and when you run, you get the blessing of extraordinary power, and you still need the strength of the war horse to move, and you can run once or twice with the blessing of various forces, and keep running, but it will cause great damage to the war horse.
War horses are the foundation of cavalry.
So.
The great army must stop and rest.
"Kim, we have lived in this grassland for generations, we are blessed by heaven and earth, protected by the gods, but we are also limited by the grassland. ”
By the river, Adila sat on a big rock to rest, lost his extraordinary strength, and turned back into a bad old man, although he didn't want to admit it, but flying and galloping on horseback really wanted to break the old bones in his body.
"If we want to develop, we have to take the territory of the south. ”
"Otherwise, our offspring who are not will be confined to the steppe forever. ”
"It's about losing even the grasslands. ”
"I know. Hearing this, Jin nodded and said in a deep voice: "The Federation has built railways and railway stations on the grassland, and they will gradually compress our living environment and exterminate us." ”
"That's why I'm proposing to return to the Bitter Cold as soon as possible and get out of here. ”
Adira laughed miserably: "Are you willing?"
Kim: "It's better than the tribe perishing." ”
At this time, everyone was arranged to rest, and Dol, Hauer, Sanger Kurza and others, who had set up sentry guards around them, also returned to the two of them.
Sanger Kurza reminded: "King Khan, the Federation has flying machines and warships. ”
"We couldn't stay too long by the river. ”
"I'm measured. Just as they control the land with shamanic power, so can the rivers, and Adira is undaunted by her enemies: "This is the great river, after all, that feeds our water of life." ”。
"If an enemy strikes, the waters of the great river will shelter us. ”
...... To be continued......