Two years ago, there was a ferry with a width of 1.5 kilometers built eight kilometers east of the Moss town ferry, but it was abandoned because the water was too fast, and now the town of Moss is the only crossing on the Moss River, but this ferry is now unused, not because it is abandoned, but because of war, the war between humans and abandoned races. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The flames of war are burning north of the Moss River, and the vast grasslands once called the Moss North Plain have fallen into the hands of the abandoned race, and at this time, the aspiring eighth emperor of the Ye royal family is confronting the abandoned racial army on the south bank of the Moss River with the empire's only remaining 100,000 regular troops.

Today is the last day of the first step of the implementation of the strategic plan formulated by Ye Zifeng, the 50,000 grassland legions in the east and west have completed the plan to cross the river left and right under the cover of the fleet's artillery fire, and the current grassland legion is like a huge poisonous scorpion that has been dormant on the Moss River, and the two front claws have exhausted the main force of the orcs on the other side of the river, in order to prevent the left and right flanks of the human beings from launching a flanking battle against the orc army in the middle, the orcs have to divide a large number of soldiers to form the left and right wing troops to contain the landing force of the humans, This also caused the orcs to face the enemy head-on with a large reduction in troops, and Ye Zifeng wanted to achieve such a goal.

"The direction of the main attack is not on the landing troops on the left and right sides of the river that have already crossed." Ye Zifeng stood in front of the map, pointed at the orc central force on the map with a small wooden stick, and knocked on the map with the tip of the wooden stick to make a banging sound, "We are not holding back the enemy's troops, on the contrary, we are the real main force, the troops that landed on the left and right have completed their mission excellently, and have used a strong threatening force to contain a large number of orc troops, which undoubtedly creates an excellent opportunity for us to attack generally, and the 50,000 grassland legions deployed in the central department will take advantage of tonight to cross the river, Annihilate the orc forces gathered in the city of Moss Town on the north bank of the river, and at three o'clock the next morning, engage in a final decisive battle with the main orc force on the grassland north of Moss Town, and annihilate the orc forces that threaten the Mosnan Plain in one fell swoop. The orc troops sandwiched in the center of the three forces let the landing troops on both sides be solved after the decisive battle, if there are orc troops that intend to insert into the middle battlefield, the landing troops on both sides will be contained on the spot, and they will hold on for at least five hours, and the orc army that poses the greatest threat to us will be completely wiped out. ”

Ye Zifeng handed the wooden stick to his left hand, and his right hand was a fist, and he knocked it the map, and the whole template nailed to the map shook heavily, but fortunately, the two wooden sticks supporting the wooden board pierced deeply into the ground, and the wooden board did not fall down.

"But, Your Majesty, what if you lose the frontal battle?" One of the generals raised his hand to speak and asked a question.

"According to the report sent back by the scouts of the landing force before, 60,000 of the 150,000 orc troops on the other side of the river have been transferred out of the central camp, and we are facing only 90,000 enemies, we can use the terrain of Moss Town to annihilate the orcs, our long-range shooting weapons pose the greatest threat to the orcs, even the heavily armored orc soldiers can't withstand a shot from a flintlock pistol, and they will be hit hard when the orc troops have not approached us, not to mention that it is not the wind season, The north-westerly winds blowing in from Allah's Pass had ceased, and our airship forces were ready to carry out twelve or thirteen rounds of bombardment before crossing the river, which would not only destroy the enemy's shore defenses, but also deal a huge blow to the enemy's reserves. ”

"Your Majesty, what if the landing forces on both sides don't contain the orcs, if we don't annihilate the orcs frontal army, it will be fatal for us to suddenly be attacked by either side." Another general raised his hand to speak, the expression on his face was serious, everyone present knew in their hearts that the battle plan formulated by His Majesty who stood in front of him must be implemented, at least now no one can come up with a better plan than that, but everyone will always have some questions about the plan designated by His Majesty the King, these generals are all veterans who have experienced a hundred battles, and the problems they noticed are really related to the fatal key to the success or failure of the battle, Ye Zifeng also had to explain, Otherwise, no one would have fought this unprepared battle.

"It is impossible for the troops on both sides to contain the orc troops, the forces of the two sides are basically the same, after the consumption of production time, the landing force with strong fortifications has successfully attacked the orc troops, I think that now the orcs must still be busy for the landing force's attack, just an hour ago sent the latest intelligence shows that the orcs are still sending troops to both sides, although this will make the landing troops on both sides of the pressure a lot, but with the strong supply of the fleet and strong fortifications, There are never any major mistakes. The orcs will not give up the suppression of the troops on both sides now, once relaxed, we can also talk about the tactical change, the frontal troops cover and the troops on both sides carry out the main attack, as long as the orcs are sandwiched in their pockets, they will not retreat or the whole army will be annihilated, so in the head-on decisive battle, the situation of the orc troops on both sides will not appear, even if it appears, as long as we are stationed in Moss Town, the orcs will also have nothing to do with us. ”

Ye Zifeng spoke eloquently, and his tone was sophisticated like a powerful sage who had experienced the vicissitudes of the world for a long time, and every sentence showed Ye Zifeng's talent in strategic layout.

"Your Majesty, we have no problem." The old generals looked at Ye Zifeng, everyone's eyes were full of hope, the old generals have been in the army for more than ten years, and they have been fighting with the abandoned races on the frontal battlefield, even if they know that this battle will be lost, they have to take their soldiers to hand over with the orcs wielding giant blades, there is no war with the belief that they will win, but it is the desire to survive on the battlefield and the pressure of the boss that make human beings win many battles outside the Allah Pass, but such a victory will not last too long, and the soldiers who do not seek victory are not good soldiers, An army without the morale to win will not win, and the human defenses beyond the Allah Pass have collapsed.

But this time is different, His Majesty the King has his own intelligence to turn an unusually completely inferior war into a great victory, this is the first time that mankind has seen the dawn of victory before the war, and it is easy to inspire the morale of the warrior to fight the enemy when he knows that he will win, this is not to fight for survival, it is completely for the glory of victory, although it sounds a little unbelievable, but once the blood boils, people will forget all their fears, and they are like an invincible god of war on the battlefield, Such soldiers are often able to exert their ability to fight the enemy 120 percent higher than usual, and it is difficult for such an army not to win a battle.

This is the art of war, and if you fight the enemy on the premise of a certain victory, you will definitely win.

"Time is running out, it's better to have a plan than to be surprised, although no one would think that someone will provide information to the disgusting group of orcs on the other side, but a surprise attack without the other party's preparation can often achieve the effect of maximizing benefits." A general slammed his knee with a clenched fist in his right hand, his face full of excitement and hope.

"The notification of the landing forces on both sides was also completed as early as the last exchange of intelligence, and now that we know the specific content of the operation and their respective responsibilities, we can launch an offensive at any time." Another general also spoke.

"Very good, I see all the efforts to give the bit." Ye Zifeng looked around the camp tent, full of energy, and his face was full of expressions of sworn to fight to the death, and nodded with satisfaction, "After ten minutes, all the cannons will be lined up by the river, and listen to my order to open fire, after ten rounds of shooting, the airship troops will start to cross the river to reconnoiter the town of Moss on the other side of the river, once the enemy is found to shoot freely, after the airship troops confirm that there is no abnormality on the opposite bank, the troops will begin to cross the river in stages, and the troops who cross the river first will immediately occupy the city wall of Moss Town." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." The generals got up in unison, beat their chests to Ye Zifeng, then turned around, and Yuguan left the camp tent, and after a while, only Ye Zifeng was left in the empty camp tent. Turned around and looked at the battle map behind him, the blue circle shadow on it marked the location of the human troops, two on the north bank of the Moss River, one on the south bank of the Moss River, arranged in an inverted zigzag on the Moss River, it was obvious that it was a three-sided attack, but the orc troops with the red circle shadow in the middle were also divided into three parts, arranged in a line on the north bank of the Moss River.

Originally, there was no problem with such a battle plan, and the previous reconnaissance of the leading troops did not find any signs that the orcs were going to use the abandoned ferry to cross the river, but it was the dragon-like sculpture that had been left in the orc camp that Ye Zifeng had forgotten all the time, and the coercion released by the statue in the end Ye Zifeng still had palpitations, as long as he remembered it, there would be a feeling of breathlessness in his chest.

- There must be something wrong with that statue, or it wouldn't be there.

Ye Zifeng thought to himself.

"Penders, someone help me get Pendes." Ye Zifeng stood in the tent and shouted.

"Yes, my king." After hearing Ye Zifeng's words, the guards waiting outside the door immediately responded, trotting all the way to Pendes's tent, and did not enter the tent, but just stood in front of Pendes's tent and shouted loudly.

"Lord Pendes, His Majesty is looking for you."

"His Majesty looking for me?" was reading a book and did not participate in the previous meeting, because he was only the Minister of War and did not really lead the troops to fight, so Pendes did not receive Ye Zifeng's invitation to attend, but was idle in the camp tent and kept reading books to relieve his boredom. At this moment, as soon as he heard that Ye Zifeng was looking for him, he immediately came to his senses, and he didn't put on armor, but grabbed the sword on the side and trotted all the way out of the camp.

"Hurry up, I can keep up." Pendes's anxious appearance frightened the guards, but after hearing Pendes's order, he didn't dare to slack off, and immediately trotted up, and the two shuttled through the huge camp, and in less than five minutes, they came to the camp where Ye Zifeng had discussed before.

"My king, Lord Penders is here." The guards shouted at the tent at the top of their voices, and the sound of cannon wheels rolling was deafening.

"Let him in." Ye Zifeng shouted in the tent.

"Yes, my king." The guard answered, and then gestured to Pendes, "Please come in, Lord Pendes." ”

Pendes nodded to the guards leading the way, opened the curtain and walked into the tent, Ye Zifeng was looking at the battle map in front of him intently, his right hand was in front of him, and he didn't know what he was doing. Pendes quietly walked to Ye Zifeng's side, watching Ye Zifeng's movements, the pencil rustling on the map, and a dark gray dot was repeatedly traced by Ye Zifeng, turning out a matte effect.

"Your Majesty, you look for me." Penders whispered, afraid that it would affect Ye Zifeng's concentration.

"Well, look." Ye Zifeng was not startled, but as if he had known that Pendes had already stood beside him, he dropped the pencil with one hand, and pointed to the dot he had drawn on the map before with his tail, "This is the orc camp I detected before, although it is only a medium-sized camp with a scale of three thousand people and no heavy defensive weapons, but there is a dragon-like statue in the middle, which makes me feel at ease, so after standing firmly in Moss Town, I want to take someone to take a look, but this time I am afraid that there will be a lot of objections from the public, After all, the other side is already the enemy's territory, but I don't feel at ease with putting that statue there, so I would like to ask you to direct the movement of troops according to the battle plan I wrote before, after all, you are the Minister of War, and no one will not obey your orders. ”

"But Your Majesty, the other side of the river is indeed too dangerous, I also have such doubts, if Your Majesty must go to see it, it is better for me to do it for you, Your Majesty can also make everyone feel at ease if he stays in the army." Penders' face was embarrassed, what Ye Zifeng said was really unacceptable, how to say that he was also the king of a country, and it was indeed a bit unreasonable to move freely in the enemy-occupied area like this, and it was also strange that Panders did not agree, no one would agree to it.

"No, I have to do it." Ye Zifeng's tone of discussion before suddenly became hard, like a frightened hedgehog erecting hard thorns all over his body to protect himself, but after looking at Pendes's worried expression, Ye Zifeng couldn't help but sigh, "I must not shirk this matter, I can feel it, that statue must be related to me, although I don't know, but after reading it, I have always been sure in my heart, so I must go and explore it again this time." ”

"Having said that, Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's dangerous to bring only a hundred people like last time, otherwise bring a flag regiment, there are two thousand five hundred people, no matter how you say it, you can't wipe out the whole army at once, and you will definitely be able to protect your safe return." Pendes was a little anxious, it must be impossible to stop Ye Zifeng from going, then Ye Zifeng must be allowed to bring enough protective power, this country cannot be without a king, not to mention that Ye Zifeng has just been on the throne for a year and four months, there is no princess, naturally there are no heirs, if Ye Zifeng dies on the other side of the river like this, this empire will definitely fall into civil strife, if the abandoned race takes advantage of this opportunity to attack on a large scale...... Penders couldn't imagine the outcome.

"No, our numbers on the frontal battlefield are already inferior, and we can't divide our troops to protect me, just let the previous hundred-man team follow me, I am fully capable of protecting myself." Ye Zifeng said categorically, and Pendes was speechless.

Seeing that Ye Zifeng's attitude was so resolute, Pendes had no choice but to sigh helplessly.

"Take care, Your Majesty, you are the hope for the future of this empire." Penders gave a feeble chest-thumping salute.

"It's like I'm going to die." Ye Zifeng turned around and patted Pendes' shoulder, "No problem, I will definitely come back." ”

After speaking, Ye Zifeng walked outside the tent.

-- This was meant to be a death.

Penders was heartfelt, but naturally he didn't dare to say it, and following behind Ye Zifeng, Pendes walked out in a sway.

There was a tense atmosphere in the camp and the smell of copper cannon shells and metal, and in general there was a feeling that I couldn't breathe in Beijing.

Seeing Ye Zifeng walking out of the tent, the general who was in charge of the cannon for a long time immediately ran forward, and after a chest-beating salute, Ye Zifeng said.

"Your Majesty, a total of six hundred and seventy cannons are all in place and ready to start attacking."

"The cannon is reloaded, and it shoots as soon as it's reloaded." Ye Zifeng ordered.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The general saluted again and trotted away to deliver the order.

The big battle is coming, and every soldier in the camp has nervousness written on their faces, but unlike before, this time no one will tremble because of fear, all of them are holding their heads up and gathering into a circle under the convening of their respective squad commanders, everyone is gathered around to make the final finishing of the weapons, and the work of ammunition supply has been completed yesterday, so sharpening the spears and swords in their hands is the main subject that the soldiers are carrying out now, and the blacksmiths are very busy, The longbowmen put bundles of arrows in the equipment box of the landing craft, and each of them had two or three longbows on their bodies, and it seemed that the soldiers were very motivated. The ammunition in the musketeer's waist was bulging, and it seemed that everyone had received an excess of ammunition from the logistics quartermaster, but no one was going to trouble the soldiers for this, after all, these ammunition were the only weapons that the soldiers had to save their lives on the battlefield, although they also had a weapon shaped like a Roman dagger around their waists, but the purpose of that weapon looked like a sword used by Japanese samurai to disembowel.

The entire barracks was busy, and in a short time the artillery positions by the river were ready.

The commander shouted and waved the red command flag held high in his hand, and the cannon operators pulled the rope holding the firing pin in unison, and the firing pin immediately moved, triggering the primer of the shell, and the muzzle erupted with a blinding fire accompanied by a deafening sound that fired a 12-pound heavy shell out of the chamber at subsonic speed, and the violent recoil caused the retractable barrel to shrink sharply backwards.

Four seconds later, a faint sound of air sounded on the other side of the river, and the white light of the fire was faintly visible even across the two kilometers of the river in the gloomy sky.

The first round of shelling was over, but after the cannon was discharged, the artillerymen did not sit idle, and immediately opened the white smoke of the gun chamber to withdraw the empty shells inside for the next reload.

The artillerymen are elite, and they can still reload quickly even in such poor lighting conditions during their perennial training, and in less than six seconds, the next shell is installed.

(To be continued)