Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Crusade Plan

It was getting late, and it was almost dinner time for White Wolf Castle, which was shrouded in night. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

On the spire in the center of the fortress, there was still a light of candlelight, and it was Dane and Morno discussing plans to attack the East.

“…… I worked with a few of my guys who were a little smarter to come up with a plan of action. As the first and strongest line of defense against the attacks of the Eastern orc tribes since Hindlaire was established for a hundred or two hundred years, the Beast Blood Fort is in a fairly good position. Not far to the north is the remnants of the Central Mountains. Although it is not high, the terrain is rather bad and difficult, and some solo and small group trips may be able to pass there, but the army must not be able to pass - even if the army can pass, the logistics will certainly not pass, and it is not a good place to march. To the south, dozens of kilometers away, is the vast ocean. The orcs will not choose to fight us by boat, with their technical ability, at most they can only build some small sampans, even if all the warlords of Hindlaire do not have a strong navy, but that is only relatively speaking, sending those orcs who dare to come to the surface of the sea to feed the fish, it is not much of a problem. ”

"Therefore, historically, the orcs have invaded westward, and the only way they can go is this section of the plain south of the tail of the central mountain range and the north of the sea. And on this plain, which is only more than a hundred kilometers wide, the Beast Blood Castle stands in it. The so-called Beast Blood Fortress is not a lone fortress, but a fortress group composed of three large triangular fortresses with some strongholds. There is no way for a castle to hold a plain more than a hundred kilometers wide, but if it is a group of fortresses, it is not so easy for the orc army to easily step into the hinterland of Hindlaire. ”

"Governor Ozer has almost fifteen thousand soldiers under his command. Moreover, according to the tradition of Hindlaire, all warlords, including the city of Chaos, were required to send some of the necessary troops to the Governor of Ozer to obey unconditionally. Because, holding the east and preventing the orc army from really invading is the common interest of all Hindlaire, and it cannot be borne by Governor Ozer alone. ”

"Now, there are at least 20,000 Hindlaires in the beast blood fortress group, fighting those orc bandits to the death. Among them, the most ferocious ones are undoubtedly the most important Beast Blood Castle, as well as the three iron forts nailed to the front - Iron Fist Fort, Iron Spear Fort, and Iron Armor Fort. ”

"Our plan is to act stealthily and not let the orc scouts discover our tracks. I need the help of the mercenaries. You're more suited to this kind of squad combat mode, I need some experts with an elite, tacit team to quickly strangle the orcs' scout troops, and delay the orcs to discover us for as long as they can. Then, we swiftly moved south of the town of Bernier, along the sea, to quickly crush the orcs there, and not to be held back. After quickly breaking through the enemy formation, we entered the vast Eastern Wasteland, and the sky was too big for us to fly. ”

After listening to Morno's plan, Dane had to express his 'admiration': "Brother Morno, you are really bold enough. ”

Morno laughed and said, "Sure enough! As long as we follow my plan, after we have cut through the defenses of those orc troops, we basically don't have to worry about anything else. I don't believe that the orcs can catch up with my white wolf cavalry in the wasteland! ”

Obviously, this guy Moorno didn't hear the mockery in Dane's words, and he thought that Dane was praising him.

To be honest, Dane was very unoptimistic about this plan. He thought about it for a while and decided to say it bluntly: "Your method is not reliable. I know that when we arrive in the Eastern Wasteland, whether it is our mercenaries or your army, as long as we are careful, we will not be afraid of being caught by the orcs. But have you ever wondered how difficult it is to cut through the defenses of the orc army? ”

Without waiting for Morno to answer, Dane continued, "According to your plan, there are two difficulties for us to cut through the orc army. First, we can't be discovered in advance, otherwise the orc army of more than 20,000 and nearly 30,000 will inevitably hit the steel and iron plate as long as we make a troop move. There is still a risk while it is unprepared, not to mention that the enemy is prepared? ”

"That's why I said, we have to deal with those orc scouts, and we can't be discovered in advance!"

Dane shook his head and said, "I'm not optimistic. I know that your white wolf cavalry is a number of elites. I also know that the mercenaries are very good for small team combat, and they are very good at ambushing and strangling the scouts. However, have you ever thought that the 20,000 orc army, they have been blocked under the defense line of the Beast Blood Fort for nearly half a year, and you also said that although their main force is still dragged there, it will still continue to infiltrate the western hinterland, sending small troops to plunder resources. What if we bump into a looting squad? No matter how small a plundering team is, at least two or three hundred people, and most of them are highly mobile teams, which come and go without a trace, and it is difficult to catch them. After being discovered, we must be 100% sure that all the orc marauders will be left behind? I don't have that much hope. ”

Morno's face has become a little wrong, he is such a powerful person with extremely strong strength, he was refuted by Dane again and twice, and his face was really a little unbearable. But he was still patient, staring at Dane in front of him, not saying a word. 、

Dane, of course, saw his look, but didn't bother at all. He cleared his throat and continued: "And, aside from this question, we still need to face a second difficulty, that is, how to rush through when we reach the orc line? With the mercenaries and your own army, we're in the middle of a little more than 3,000 men. And I'm afraid you're not going to be able to come out with your army, right? How much do you have to leave some people to guard your hometown? According to my calculations, our total strength of 2,000 would be considered very good.

"But in the area of the Beast Blood Castle, there are twenty or thirty thousand orc troops! Even if the main force is under the Beast Blood Fortress and the Three Iron Fortress, the number of people who can be assigned to the periphery of other fortresses will definitely not be small. It doesn't take much, as long as a thousand orcs appear in front of us, then we will inevitably be dragged into the quagmire of battle. Then we will face an endless onslaught of orcs! ”

Morno said a little unwillingly: "If you're lucky......"

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted very unceremoniously by Dane: "Luck? Morno, Morno, you have been in Schindlaire for so long, and you have fought many battles and battles, you should understand that war is not child's play, right? Now, you actually tell me that winning a war depends on luck? He shook his head and continued, "If you talk about luck, I can't do it. ”

Morno stood up from his seat, and said with anger on his face: "This can't do this, that doesn't work, okay, okay, then what do you say?" Yes? What else could there be! ”

Dane looked at Morno, who was a little out of shape, and his face was full of indifference.