Chapter 0625: Danger is Imminent
The armies of the other world like to fight dumbly, and the lords who have contradictions will even agree on a time and place to fight like a child's play. Unless there is a blood feud, the winner generally does not kill the opponent, but instead extorts a ransom.
After all, the management capacity is limited, and there is too much territory and population to rule.
Even Zhou Qingfeng's management of Cold Wind City has reached its limit. The population of tens of thousands in the city is enough to make his head bigger, and there are more than 100,000 people outside the city who are in a state of self-government.
Against this backdrop, the generals of the Northland almost never considered how to use tactics such as sneak attacks and night raids. If they can play a good line, they will be famous generals.
The normal way of fighting is that the military nobles personally go into battle to fight, and their attendants assist. Bishop can command hundreds of knights and thousands of infantry, that is, the talent of generals.
When he learned that Zhou Qingfeng was going to burn Bishop's logistics, Old Banker had to open his mouth to remind: "Your Excellency, Bishop's wizards have space rings, and they can carry supplies with them. ”
"Can you bring supplies for a few thousand people?" Zhou Qingfeng asked rhetorically.
"That's not going to work. But it was no problem to feed a few hundred nobles for a day or two. Old Banker replied.
More than 400 nobles eat horses and chew, and at least about three or four tons of supplies are needed at the end of the day. In particular, the appetite of the horses is 'one top five', and the battle is even more fodder, otherwise you can die for two days.
Zhou Qingfeng's portable alchemy workshop is only four or five meters high after expansion, and the space of 150 square meters is difficult to supply the long-term needs of thousands of people.
Not to mention someone else.
Zhou Qingfeng's dozens of people maneuvered quickly, running more than 100 kilometers a day. Bishop's thousands of men could only move slowly to the city of Coldwind, and it would take a week to be safe.
With so many people acting collectively, drinking water can drain the wells of a small village. None of them could camp in one or two villages and towns, and had to be dispersed within two or three kilometres of at least five or six villages.
Three or four thousand people would be without even a day's supply and would cause a great panic.
This is also the reason why the mobilization of the Otherworldly War is slow and cannot be fought for a long time. On the potholed roads, the old horse-drawn carriage can carry a half-ton to crunch the frame, and it is too difficult to supply thousands of men to fight.
The noble knights of the Banshee Castle had already thought about it, and they began to grab it when they entered the territory of Coldwind City, and all the supplies were settled on the spot as much as possible.
As for how many villages and towns will be destroyed along the way, how many people will become refugees, and how much damage will be caused, no one except Zhou Qingfeng cares at all.
At present, Baron Bishop has just taken the town of Fog, and his men have not yet dispersed, and the logistics still rely on the Banshee Castle to supply.
The old carriages were only a quarter or even a fifth of the weight of the newer ones. In addition, the road is not good, and I don't want to roll over and can't be fully loaded.
Something that Coldwind can solve with thirty wagons. The Banshee Fortress had two hundred wagons to supply the troops every day, not to mention the high cost of transportation, and there were too many targets on the road to attack.
Using the trade intelligence network they have already laid in place, Adrian's Kill Squad and Todd's Orc Guard can constantly intercept enemy convoys on the roads and in the villages.
With the help of Old Bank, the chief prophecy, the small army can play elusively.
Zhou Qingfeng finally thought about this clearly after reading the file, and after he silently recited the 'Sixteen-Character True Formula' of guerrilla warfare in his heart, he gave himself a slap in the face.
"Obviously the strength is not enough, why do you want to be reckless? By giving full play to his advantages of strong mobility and a good mass base, he could completely play Bishop's several thousand men to death and force him to retreat.
Alas...... I am guilty of left-leaning adventurism, which is too dogmatic. I'm an ultra-left, an authentic ultra-left! How can you forget the ability to start in this dynasty? ”
Thinking that he wasted more than 10,000 coupons in vain, Zhou Qingfeng hated to reward himself a few more times.
The 'Joker' is not good at regular warfare, and the hunting party is mostly adventurers from the past. As for Todd, the orcs have night vision and are used to fighting in the field. The logistics that arranged for them to attack the enemy were definitely the best of their ability.
Bank. Levin, an old coward, has always taken advantage of his unpredictable calculations all his life by relying on arcane technology. Unexpectedly, this time the boat capsized in the gutter and met Victor, who was more yin than him. Hugo.
Due to the rivalry between the sects, Old Banker was unable to cast the teleportation arcane of the spell system.
The members of Adrian's hunting team are all veterans, and they will not let up when they keep an eye on people. The prophetic wizard is not good at fighting, and old Banker should not think of running away when he gets on the thief ship.
Zhou Qingfeng rested for two hours in the village where he was staying, and left at night with his most elite men, killing a noble manor outside the Banshee Castle.
Old Bank, on the other hand, was with Adrian and the others, and also set out at night to attack a town outside the city where military rations were stored. He could only sigh before hitting the road, feeling for the first time that his fate was out of his control.
Fils at the moment. Long Legs is unaware of danger. This ice-cube man has been suffering a lot lately.
The destruction of Orul's temple in Coldwind City and the loss of her divine power left her furious but nowhere to vent. The Frost Maiden, who has no reason to speak of, is angry with her own followers.
Fils's mind was filled with howling winds every day and night, and the ruthless Frost Goddess was punishing her. Punishment will not stop unless the culprits are executed.
Fils was forced to throw all the remaining strength of the Longlegs into Bishop's army, hoping to complete the battle, avenge the goddess, and restore the family's glory.
As for Victor. Will Hugo fight back?
Fils hadn't really thought about it. He took it for granted that his opponent should stay in the city and wait for the moment of destruction.
This is also the reason why the Banshee Fortress has raised thousands of infantry, and the Buchi family also feels that the final decisive battle must be a siege. Without being hit by personal crit, it is difficult to change the inertia of thinking.
Because of Fils's desperate gamble, the Butch family is quite satisfied with him. He was allowed to live on an estate outside the city.
There were more than a hundred people on the estate, but most of them were servants and slaves. Fils had already sent out all the forces at hand, and there were only a dozen or so family guards left around him, so he was about to go into the field in person.
Bishop broke through the Fog Town of the Lehman family, and the news was transmitted back to the Banshee Castle by the Fast Horse that day. Phils was also quite excited when he learned about the situation.
"Victor. Hugo didn't have much strength in his hands at all, so he would have to give up the periphery and choose to defend it. "Every day, Fils calculates how many forces the enemy has to use to fight.
"Even if he dares to come out in the field, he will certainly not be Bishop's opponent."
"As long as that bastard sticks to me, I'm in an undefeated position. The next step is how to deal with the Buchi family's demands. "Fils was already thinking about the aftermath of the war and was worried about it.
This consideration is so far away that it makes people relax their vigilance about the situation at hand.
It's been more than a week since Bank went to Broken Bridge as an envoy, and no news has come back. The Coldwind City side also blocked the information, and no one knew about Victor. What is Hugo doing?
Fils was pondering in the study when the attendant knocked on the door and came in, whispering, "Your Excellency, a spy named Powell has returned." He brought the latest news about Coldwind City. ”
"Oh......?" Filth was very happy, "Let him come and see me." I want to know Victor. What is Hugo doing? I hope that guy is waiting to die in a panic! ”
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