Chapter 16 Military Power Changes Hands
A science fan is also a person who doesn't know what to do. The www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun" has had a bad relationship with Mario since he became the owner of the manor, and it has slowly developed into a commercial rivalry, with frequent fights between slaves.
Of course, Mario is not easy to mess with, although the two did not tear their faces on the surface, they often fought with each other in private and connived at slave fights.
However, these are just small fights, and can only be regarded as a means of competition.
But now it is a difficult and dangerous place for the empire to face the pressure of the army, and I didn't expect the science fans to be so ignorant and openly provoke Mario. This also made Mario furious in his heart, and the old and new hatreds were counted together, so he simply asked his bodyguards to kill the science fan.
Li Zhan only felt a gust of wind blowing behind his head, and after a few seconds, he heard the screams of science fans coming from the square, and then the bodyguard returned to Mario's side, nodded at Mario and said, "Master, it's done." ”
Such a fast speed, Li Zhan was taken aback by this, he didn't expect the speed of the fighting warrior to be so fast, even he couldn't see how the fan died.
"Whoever else questions this commander will end up like him!" Mario pointed to the science fans in the square, and everyone reacted, and the science fans in front of them were already like mud, slumped to the ground, lifeless.
"Roar." Seeing the tragic death of the science fan, all the people couldn't help but let out a low muffled sound, they were afraid, frightened.
Mario's actions also shocked all the people, and everyone dared not act rashly, and now Mario is the only one who really dominates everything in Custer Town.
At first, just a few people saluted Mario, and then one by one they saluted Mario, they have agreed with Mario's rule, and now in Custer Town, Mario has the final say.
After a simple handover ceremony, Mario redistributed the forces of Custer Town, and all the soldiers above the junior gladiator were placed under his control, and all the slave fighters were assigned to be led by Matthews and Corina.
As for Li Zhan, he was arranged to Mario's personal guard, which also included the two bodyguards.
All the rest were sent by Mario to build fortifications to the east of town.
"How many people are there in the Persian army?" On the way, Li Zhan asked Mario what kind of situation he was in. The port of Guardland was an important port in the province of Dacia, and there were nearly 3,000 soldiers guarding it, and most of them were junior gladiators and above, and their commander Adam was a senior gladiator.
Such a powerful strength was wiped out by the Persian army silently, and there was no news to be transmitted, so the strength of the Persian army was definitely not ordinary.
"The 3,000 soldiers led by Adam in Guardland Harbor were wiped out by the Persian army in this way, and with the strength of Karst Town, can they stop the offensive of the Persian army?"
Mario walked on the road, ignoring Li Zhan's questioning, but pointed to the two bodyguards beside him and said, "Carter and Lisbon can complete the assassination mission!" ”
At this time, Li Zhan finally understood Mario's plan, he did not want to confront the Persian army head-on, but to complete the defense by assassinating the commander of the Persian army through Carter and Lisbon, two combatants. The most important thing in army operations is the command and dispatch of the commander, and once the commander is dead, then the army is very likely to be chaotic.
Capture the thief and capture the king first, this is Mario's plan.
As for the fortifications and the dispatch of the soldiers, it was purely to buy time for the two of them to complete the assassination mission.
"I don't care if Casteltown can hold it, I just know that from today onwards, my Salonco family will be back on the stage of Rome!" Mario stopped, looked at Li Zhan with blazing eyes and said, "I admire you, every time you surprise me!" ”
At the same time, the voice of the system suddenly appeared in Li Zhan's mind: The war mode is on, and the third stage is unlocked.
Li Zhan found that his attributes were completely unlocked, including the unlocking of intelligence and spiritual power. They represent strategy and domination respectively, which means that from now on, his fate will directly change from a simple gladiatorial survival mode to a war survival mode.
There is also a campaign system unlocked: the first phase of the campaign - the defense of Karst, the opponent Persian army, the number of 40,000, and the combat power index of 500,000 points.
The unlocking of the campaign system not only brings up the basic information of the opponent, but also drops out the basic information of Custer Town.
Friendly Castel Town Guards: Boss Mario, Rank Commander. Personal Guards: Carter, Lisbon, Rank Combatant. Li Zhan is the captain of the personal guard, and a junior gladiator of the rank. The number of troops in Custer Town is 1,000, and the combat power index is 30,000.
The gap, this gap is too big!
Li Zhan thought incredibly, but in terms of the number of soldiers, the opponent was 40 times that of his own, and the combat power index was also 17 times different.
What's more, it is likely that the combat power index of your own side is increased by Mario, Carter and Lisbon.
Because in addition to them, the others were only two mid-level gladiators, Matthews and Corina, and the others were junior gladiators and slave fighters. As for those civilians and slaves, the combat power is almost zero.
The enemy is outnumbered, the enemy is strong and I am weak, and the only way is the strategy that Mario said to capture the thief and capture the king first.
However, there is still a problem that Li Zhan belongs to Mario's personal guard, and he also holds the position of captain, that is, a person with actual military power, and he sees that the battle system also shows the number of soldiers in his personal guard, as well as the rank of each soldier.
The total number of personal guards is 30 people, all of whom are soldiers of the rank of junior gladiator, of which Black Tower is also included in the ranks, and his rank has also reached the rank of junior gladiator.
The soldiers had already cleaned up Vic's mansion, and Mario took Li Zhan and them directly into the training room of the mansion, where a huge terrain sand table was placed, which was the overall terrain of Custer Town.
Mario tells the other soldiers to stand guard outside the door, takes Li Zhan, Carter, and Lisbon inside, and then closes the door.
"According to the report, the Persian army had taken control of the port of Guardland three hours earlier, and in order to block the news, he would definitely leave some of his forces in the port of Guardland, and further receive more Persian troops to land in the province of Dacia. Judging from the historical landing campaigns of the Persian army, they should have at least 100,000 men, and according to the distribution control, at least 30,000 soldiers would be sent for a second attack, and their target must have been the town of Cust. ”
Mario pointed to the valley on the east side of the war sand table and said, "The terrain here is a valley, which is very suitable for ambush operations, but we are too few in number, so I don't plan to ambush here." And the Persian army has traveled a long way, and immediately after taking the port of Guardland, they will attack our town of Karst, and it is already night, so it is very likely that they will rest in this place, and the rest time will be about two to three hours. ”
At this time, Mario took a small flag and planted it on a plain near the town of Custer, which was only nearly 20 miles away from Li Zhan's manor and only 24 miles away from the east gate of Custer Town.
"They are landing operations, they shouldn't bring too many large land combat machines, and the walls of Custer Town are thirteen meters high, as long as the fortifications are well prepared, they should be able to hold off their army's attack for two hours. So, Carter, Lisbon, these two hours are the best time for you to do it. ”
A small bright red flag was planted by Mario on the east gate of the town.
"Yes! Master! Carter and Lisbon nodded heavily in reply.
"From now on, call me General Mario!" Mario stood up straight and said solemnly to Carter and Lisbon, "Our time has begun!" ”
"Yes! General Mario! Both Carter and Lisbon looked very excited, clenched their fists tightly, and saluted Mario respectfully.
At this time, Mario turned around, put his hand on Li Zhan's shoulder, and said: "Your task is to resist the attack of the Persian army at the east gate, and you must hold it for two hours, regardless of whether Carter and Lisbon's mission can be completed or not, as soon as the two hours are over, you will come here to join me." ”
"Remember, you have to hold it for two hours, or I won't be able to carry out my next plan."
Li Zhan looked at Mario stunned, he wanted to defend the east gate for two hours, but the Persian army had 40,000 soldiers, and there were only 50 guards on his side, even if all the soldiers were added, it was only 1,000.
The thirteen-meter-high walls, with 1,000 soldiers, were difficult to hold off an attack by a 40,000-strong Persian army for two hours.
"Why, do you think it's impossible?" Seeing that Li Zhan didn't respond, Mario said again, "You can mobilize all the resources in the city, including all the people, as long as you hold it for two hours, you can do whatever it takes!" ”
"The first phase of the defense campaign of Custer Town: Hold the east gate for two hours. You can call any resource in the city. Completing missions earns you an official rank and corresponding weapon. ”
"Good!" Li Zhan nodded heavily, and the system's prompt also made it clear to him that there would be a good reward for successfully defending the east gate.
At the same time, his mind began to spin rapidly, and to the east of the town was an open plain, and the Persian army could easily climb the tower by setting up a ladder.
"Fire Attack!" This is the most effective means of defense, Li Zhan quickly thought of a way to deal with the siege of the Persian army, "General Mario, I need all the fuel in the town, all of which will be concentrated on the city tower, as well as the empty wine bottles in your manor!" ”
A simple fuel bomb is made by filling an empty wine bottle with one-third of the fuel and then stuffing a strip of cloth into the mouth of the bottle as a fuse.
"Go ahead, get whatever you need! These are extraordinary times, and you don't have to worry about any laws! Mario nodded in agreement, and at the same time told Li Zhan that it didn't matter if you wanted to grab it, as long as you could complete the task.
"Understood!"