Years of experience have taught Hu Yongxian that not all white people are a bad race, and there are heroes and admirable warriors among them. But in any case, the concept of "warriors" can never be extended to everyone in the entire army. However———— the status quo is so weird those white men will not retreat, although their comprehensive combat effectiveness is far inferior to that of the northern barbarians, but they are extremely fierce, even if they only have their last breath left, they must rush over desperately, cling to their opponents with both hands, and fight for the opportunity to shoot their targets for their companions.

This style of play led to heavy casualties among the barbarian army. In three sorties in a row, less than 50 percent of the people came back alive. Especially in the second battle, the chance of a survivor on the battlefield is even lower, only thirty percent.

Hu Yong first asked the people who went out to fight to catch as many prisoners as possible and come back.

This kind of thing used to be very simple, as long as you broke through the white army, you could easily catch hundreds or thousands, or even more, like catching sheep. However, the situation is so weird, and now the white people seem to be blessed by the god of courage, and one by one it has become extremely difficult to deal with. They will not run away as before, nor will they throw away their weapons and kneel on the ground begging for mercy. As a last resort, the barbarian soldiers could only get close to hand-to-hand combat, stun them with shields and war hammers, and capture a dozen people back with this stupid method.

The secret of Migaal's Forty-Fourth Elixir is revealed.

According to the prisoners' confessions, the officers would distribute the potion in advance at the time of each battle. One serving per person, in a sealed glass bottle with a capacity of 10 millilitres each.

Hu Yongxian was very curious, and he asked his soldiers to drink a bottle of this potion, but it had no effect.

The barbarians of the north and the white people of the south are very different at the genetic level, and although they share the same ancestry, the racial differences have led to changes in the genetic code from ancient times. To put it simply, a virus is only effective against white people, but it cannot break the immune system of savages, and the same is true for drugs.

Hu Yong didn't have time to study the potion, he had to solve the problem in front of him as soon as possible. Three sorties in a row dealt a heavy blow to the white army, and the brave barbarian warriors killed at least 150,000 people. Such a record that used to be enough to completely collapse the white army is now only scratching the surface, and it is not enough to break the bones of the huge coalition of kingdoms.

The three commanders gathered in Hu Yongxian's private room, left and right, and secretly discussed countermeasures.

"The casualties are too great. It's the first time I've fought like this since I took over the position of commander...... I have sent messengers to each tribe for help, and I will receive a reply in a week at most. Hu Yongxian looked tired, his gray hair was more gray than before, and the wrinkles on his face were more pronounced.

"At present, we can only maintain the status quo, and we can no longer take the initiative. Our casualties were too great, the loss rate of the elite troops was more than 80 percent, and the few remaining men could not move in any way, and we had to wait until the reinforcements came up before making plans. "Eagle Town's cheeks are densely covered with stubble, and during this time he is focused on military affairs, unable to take care of his personal appearance, and his eyes are often bloodshot.

Shi Zhenghao, who has a calm personality, shook his head and expressed a different opinion: "Judging from the current situation, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold it." The elixir developed by the whites was terrifying, directly increasing the overall combat effectiveness of their army several times. I think it's time to change the way we used to do things, to stop fighting with long knives and tomahawks, and even if we can't find sulfur and can't make gunpowder on our side, we should think of other ways to fundamentally change. ”

Hu Yongxian's voice was a little weak: "It's useless to talk about this now, we have to solve the current problem." I'm not calling you here to complain, but to tell me what you think you should do to deal with those damn white artillery? ”

A trace of surprise flashed in the depths of Ying Zhen's eyes, he subconsciously turned his head to look at Shi Zhenghao who was sitting on the side, and found that the muscles on the other party's face twitched, and his lips opened slightly, revealing a look of surprise.

Hu Yongxian is not an incompetent waste, otherwise he would not have been elected as the commander by the tribal assembly to guard the lock dragon pass.

Dealing with whites is actually very simple, the barbarians surpass their opponents in many aspects such as physique, speed, and strength, and hand-to-hand combat will never be inferior. But now the problem is not only the medicine, but also the artillery.

The whites had completed the full setup of the artillery unit, with a heavy and solid protective array of up to 50,000 men in front, and 50,000 musketeers and halberders on each flank ready to reinforce at any time. This array of turtles and hedgehogs is far away from the Lock Dragon Pass and is out of range of archers and ballistas.

If you want to deal with those artillery, you have to go out of the battle, and you have to smash through the thick protective array of the white army with great force. However, over time, they improved in all aspects, and their artillery could form a strong support for the infantry in the front. It is much more difficult to fight out of the customs now than when the Kingdom Alliance army first arrived, and their long-range artillery fire can form a barrage and seal the city gates, causing the barbarian army to pay a heavy price regardless of whether it enters or exits.

Eagle Town knew that there was a problem with Hu Yongxian's early command. If the whole army had been forced to assault at that time, regardless of casualties, even if the whites had that strange potion, at least some of their artillery could have been destroyed. The assault team did not return to the city, but roamed and harassed directly outside the wall, and could throw supplies from the city to supply them, as long as they continued to attack, it was impossible for the whites to build artillery positions in such a short time.

It's too late to say anything.

This is not Hu Yongxian's fault, whether it is Ying Zhenquan or Shi Zhenghao, none of the three commanders thought that things would turn out like this. They lack knowledge of the tactics of thermal weapons, especially artillery. Suolong Pass has relied on strong walls and long-range weapons to stand on the border of the northern continent for thousands of years, and who would have thought that it would be bombarded by hundreds of artillery pieces and that it could collapse at any time?

"Are you still going to pray to the Patronus?" Ying Zhenquan lowered his head, and the five fingers of his left hand were deeply inserted into the unkempt hair, and he grabbed it from the root of the hair, and the pain of self-torture helped the confused brain to become clear in an instant.

Hu Yong unbuttoned the cuirass first, this thing was too heavy, and he was a little out of breath when he was old: "I have thought about every detail in the past few days...... I don't want to do that either, it's the only way. ”

Shi Zhenghao sat on the chair, his legs spread apart, and he became a little nervous, who had always been steady: "...... I'm afraid it won't work that way. The Patron Deity had previously issued an oracle that each prayer should not be less than a hundred years. The last time we prayed until now, it's too short a time, I'm afraid ......"

Hu Yongxian interrupted him in a calm tone: "Do you have a better way?" ”

"The white man's artillery sealed the city gates, and our men couldn't get out."

"It's going to get worse and worse, and now even the observation posts at the head of the city can't guarantee safety, and the white guys' artillery skills are much better than before, and they can fight higher and farther. All our towers were blown to pieces, and more than two hundred people died. ”

"I've been observing their banner for the past few days, the five kingdoms are attacking together, the day before yesterday it was the kingdom of God, yesterday it was the turn of the Rhine Kingdom, and today it is our old rival the Golden Lily Kingdom...... The white elves learned wisely, and they took turns fighting, ensuring the supply of gunpowder and shells. If we continue like this, we won't be able to last long. ”

It doesn't feel good to suppress anger, and Eagle Jinquan is eager to roar in the outburst and retort Tiger Yongxian with fierce words.

He didn't say a word in the end...... Hu Yong was right, the current Dragon Lock Pass was a dead end, and no method used in the past could solve it. No matter how many people die, no matter how many troops are sent, it will not help.

Taking a deep breath, unable to release the anger in his chest, he picked up his fist, and with a heavy and violent force, he slammed it on the ground under his feet, the hard bricks were torn apart, and several cracks spread out in all directions appeared with the fist landing point as the core.

Slowly retracting his tight fists, Ying Zhenquan stared at Hu Yongxian with red eyes, and asked in a deep voice, "Do you want to fight the national war?" ”

Hu Yongxian's wrinkled cheeks showed a resolute expression: "As long as you have the help of the Guardian Spirit, everything is not a problem. Suolongguan is our foundation, and it is the most valuable wealth left to us by our ancestors, and the kings of all ethnic groups will never sit idly by. I have received a reply from His Majesty the Lion King, that reinforcements from the rear are being formed, a total of 600,000 men, and that the vanguard will arrive tomorrow afternoon. ”

Eagle Town slowly realized the number "600,000" in silence. This is the reinforcement sent by the lion clan, and there will be no shortage of reinforcements from other tribes. According to this ratio, the total number of reinforcements of all the tribes in the entire northern continent combined should be around two million.

That's pretty much the limit of the barbarians' troops. The biggest constraint is still food, otherwise with the practice of barbarians and all the people being soldiers, more than 80 percent of the people, except for the elderly and children, will be able to go to the battlefield.

"We must maintain the current situation, and the people below must not be chaotic. Tell the commanders at all levels that they must stabilize the morale of the army, and if they find anyone spreading panic remarks, they will be killed on the spot! Hu Yongxian spoke slowly and murderously.

Eagle Town stood up in silence, nodded, didn't say a word, turned around and walked out.

He is a doer, and now that he has decided on a solution to the problem, the next thing to do is to carry out the order.

Shi Zhenghao also left his seat, and he saluted Hu Yong first: "I'll go and prepare all kinds of items needed for the sacrificial ceremony." ”

Hu Yongxian waved his hand tiredly: "Go!" ”

……

It feels bad to have nothing to do.

In fact, Tianhao was not idle during this time, he got some white weapons captured in the previous battle from the warehouse, studied carefully, and the white captive also got a few bottles of Michael's No. 44 potion on his body, but due to the environment, he could not analyze it, so he could only leave it until after returning to the territory.

Tianmad took his guards to make a sand table to lock the dragon pass, and Tianhao repeatedly deduced, unable to find a way to win under the blockade of artillery fire. The conclusion reached is depressing———— with the current state, no matter how many people get out of the customs, they will die.

Unless there is artillery, power, especially artillery with a range equal to that of whites. Taking advantage of the terrain of Suolong Pass, the difference in height made the defenders shoot longer, fundamentally lifting the blockade of the opponent, and then sending mobile troops to start a decisive battle with the white army.

Migaal's Forty-Fourth Elixir was not as terrifying as it could have been. It's a good thing, but it has a lot of side effects. After the five-hour period of effect, the user will become muscle soreness, nerve numbness, sleepiness and drowsiness...... This was the price that had to be paid for the control of the central nervous system with drugs, and the white soldiers who had taken the drugs had to sleep for at least ten hours to recover. Therefore, the white generals were cautious about the use of potions, and only the soldiers sent to the front to form a defensive array were distributed, and at the same time strictly ordered that "the barbarians must be seen out of the city before they can be used", and if the situation is calm and there is no fighting, the soldiers who withdraw to the rear camp to rest in rotation must hand in the potion and save it for the next time.

Tianhao thought of using deception to fool the white people: send a small number of troops first, or make a large army out of the city, let the white infantry on the opposite side drink the potion, and wait until the time of the medicine has expired before launching an attack.

The whites were clever enough to replace the front-line troops and seal the gates with heavy artillery fire, a plan that would not work at all.

Tianhao believed that from the perspective of the three commanders, he would not fail to see the various problems caused by the long-term blockade of the Kingdom Alliance, especially the power of the opponent's artillery, which had suppressed the traditional combat methods of the northern barbarians.

There is no point in holding the dragon pass.

There are two ways to solve this.

First, ask for help from all the tribes, gather heavy troops to fight out of the Suolong Pass, exchange heavy casualties for survival time and space, directly enter the south of the continent, occupy a certain sulfur-producing land, and maintain it in repeated battles, catching up with the war technology that has lagged behind for too long.

Second, abandon the Lock Dragon Pass, retreat with the whole army, and use the vast area on the back of the mainland as a buffer to harass and attack through various methods. The advantage of the white army was in muskets and artillery, the former was actually very rough and had to be ensured by intensive firing. The latter was extremely bulky and inconvenient to transport, and barbarians familiar with the terrain could attack from any position.

There are pros and cons to both approaches, but it's much better than sitting here doing nothing. To put it mildly, now it's just staying up for time and waiting for death.

Tianhao had seen the three commanders and knew that they were not pedantic and stubborn people. However, time passed day by day, and the command center did not issue any orders, which made Tianhao can't help but feel irritated.

I don't know what they're doing.

There is no new battle plan, or is it already a mess?

In confusion and dreak, the Guardians of the Dragon Pass welcomed the first reinforcements from the Leon Clan.

100,000 men, all strong warriors. They were stationed on the hillside at the back of the pass, and countless vehicles loaded with supplies appeared from the end of the road to supply them.

"It looks like it's going to be a decisive battle." Liao Qiu expressed his opinion: "This is only the first batch, and there will be more people coming later." ”