Chapter 142: The most terrible enemy is not to live and kill, but to turn you into him

Ambush soldiers are a skill, and chasing soldiers is an art.

Don't look at the novel, the enemy is ambushed at every turn, with heavy losses, fire attacks and arrows, and no injuries to kill the enemy. Fake.

Don't look at the story in which the enemy army was routed, fled in a hurry, our army pursued and covered, did not return for several days, and beheaded the enemy without any record. Imaginary.

For an army that can easily be ambushed, you can almost defeat him head-on; For an army that is not so easy to ambush, if you want to reduce casualties and win a perfect victory, you need to do a lot of intelligence work to lure and deceive the enemy; For a strong opponent who can't be defeated without ambush, there is only a reason to defend the enemy in terrain such as natural danger to extract a confession or attack it to be saved, and ambush to help; For enemies who can't be defeated...... Ambush is just a bit of dignity to make you defeated, and give you a reason to fight GG.

As for the pursuers, it's even more elaborate. watched less anti-Japanese dramas, and chased and chased the pursuing troops and was ambushed. The generals who command the army are all sullen people who help hard-hearted, and keeping the reserve is a truth that generals with a certain quality understand. While you are chasing the fleeing enemy, your own army is also in the awkward position of being disorganized. What the? Organized pursuit? Others run away, you have an organized chase, catch up?

There are not too many examples of taking advantage of the blindness and carelessness of the localities in the pursuit of the situation to organize anti-encirclement, anti-ambush, and anti-annihilation.

Therefore, the old saying that Lin Mo enters and poor Kou Mo chases is especially scientifically based, not a veteran general who has been in a hundred battles or has bought the other party's high-level internal line, who dares to pursue on a large scale?

Unless it is terrain superiority or absolute superiority in troops, pursuit is a military operation that tests the commander's ability more than an ambush. Abandon the idea of cavalry invincibility, a dense bush and low forest can make your cavalry's kinetic advantage disappear, and without the speed and impact of the cavalry, a group of farmers can deal with it with a dung fork. Not to mention the situation where the horse stumbles in actual combat, in gravel and potholes. Horses can take off themselves and the knight on their backs.

Carlos spent two days in a state of cranky thinking, finally convening a military meeting in the early morning of the third day after the departure of Ilsawens, the troll priestess of the Evil Moss Clan of Zumashal, and the human assassination force that followed her.

"Carlos, according to the trolls, Zumashal is more than four days away from our current Northland fortress. We're just starting to catch up now. Is it too late? Tulayan asked with some concern.

"Well, as a rule, it's late." Carlos actually admitted that Tulayan had a point.

"Then don't sell Guanzi, okay, I don't believe that a guy who fought with the army at the age of fourteen would make such a mistake, let's say it, don't sell Guanzi." Tulayan spoke the minds of the other generals present.

"If it were common sense, we wouldn't have been able to catch up with the Troll Priestess Ilsavins. But that priestess Ilsawens must not trust us either, and it is certain that she will go around in circles with our small detachment. ”

Carlos wasn't finished yet, just a pause. Henry Shet, Grand Knight of the Alterac Knights, interjected and interrupted his Majesty.

"But Your Majesty, we are not familiar with this land, even if we are natives of Stratholme, we will not go through the mountains and forests to deal with trolls."

With his elbows on the table and his fingers crossed under his nose, Carlos took a classic pose and asked in a deep, slightly hoarse voice, "What do you think of magic?" ”

"Forehead ......"

"Something amazing...... Plaything? ”

"Very easy to use......

Everyone has their own opinion on magic.

Fear. Envy, yearning. Admire, or both.

But no one can put into words how well this complex sense of sense.

"Aren't you all curious why I left my magic advisor behind in Alterac, and this time I didn't have a single mage with me?" Carlos asked rhetorically.

Everyone was speechless, Your Majesty Carlos, what is the point of you selling this pass, we know that you are wise and martial. You can go on.

"It's a secret."

Carlos replied solemnly.

"Carlos, a hundred Alliance warriors are in danger for your plan, please don't make such jokes." Tulayan was a little unsettled.

"I'm not kidding, but I want you to swear a secret."

I swear.

I swear.

I swear.

……

After everyone present pledged to pledge not to divulge Carlos' next words, the king of Alterac said something that moved everyone.

"From the beginning. My target is Zumashal. ”

"Wait, in the beginning, when was it, Carlos, please explain." Tulayan felt a little frightened.

"From the moment the decision was made to send troops."

There was silence in the conference room.

"You don't think I've accepted the Lordaeron Kingdom's request to come to the Stratholme region to make a show, do you? You wouldn't think the High Elves of Quel'Thalas would let us into their territory to fight the trolls, would you? Or didn't you think about how long we're going to stay here, or what we're going to do before we're done? Generals, warriors, my friends, the Hillbride Hills, where our compatriots are fighting bloody battles with the tribes, and every moment of the blood is shed, do you think I'm here to build the fortress for vacation? ”

Carlos's voice was high.

"Repair the fortress and beat the active trolls in the Stratholm area, the trolls of Zuaman annoy the enemies of Zuaman, my mind is never on the trolls, orcs! Tribe! If you don't defeat the strong enemy who stands in front of the alliance, when will this war be over! ”

"Your Majesty......" The generals of Alterac looked at their king, Carlos, speechless with the sudden majesty.

"Do you know why I'm going to be in person? It's not because I can't trust you, and it's not because it's for some useless feats. I'm a king, I'm already a king, and I don't need those flashy feats. I'm here to end the mess here in Stratholme as soon as possible, and then use my identity to suppress people so that I can bring you all back, Hilbride, only Hilbride is the place where the warriors should shed blood, and Talenmere is the home of our Alteracs! ”

Although Tulayan is still a rookie in politics, he is already a qualified commander under the guidance of Lothar.

"Yes, use the Northland Fortress to block the troll's southward passage, so that only a small number of mobile troops and fortress guards are needed to defend the entire Stratholme area, as long as Stratholme City uses the Northland Fortress as a base pillar to build more sentry towers, the trolls don't think about cholera Stratholme, as for the main force of the trolls, let the High Elves deal with it." Although Tulayan likes Aurelia and has a sense of closeness to the High Elves, as the adjutant of the Supreme Commander of the Alliance, Tulayan's ass can't be more upright, and taking the interests of the Alliance as the starting point is a basic consideration.

"So, the arrival of the priestess and Mr. Duya was a surprise, and I had secretly sent troops close to Zumashar half a month ago. Haven't you guys noticed that even if you don't consider the twenty hundred-man team I sent out to clear the trolls, haven't you noticed that there are nearly six hundred people missing from the large army? Carlos said this, and asked rhetorically, "Did you really not find out or didn't dare to say it?" Are you stupid or am I so scary that you don't dare to ask? ”

Carlos pulled a small bag from his waist and threw it on the table.

"Inside is a magic pointer made by the master brick, which always points to Zumashal's location."

With that, Carlos stood up.

"I said that it's okay to treat me as a fool, I'll be a fool for everyone to see. When I'm done being a fool, I'll have to take care of the rest! Ymir, you lead the cavalry troops to be vigilant within two hundred miles of the fortress, Henry Shet, I will leave a thousand men for you to defend the fortress in case of emergencies. ”

After Carlos finished speaking, he turned to face Tulayan.

"Tulayan, leave five hundred men to help defend the fortress, and follow me with the rest."

"Yes!" Tulayan happily agreed.

"Come, Otlante generals, and follow in the footsteps of your king. Guys of the Knights of the Kingdom of the King's Sect, it's time for your debut! "Carlos issued a declaration of war. (To be continued......)