Chapter 102: The Gate of War
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After arranging the station, Feleg led everyone to the Gate of War, a huge cave as far as the eye could see, ten kilometers wide, and could march three or five legions at once. The total length of the cave is 2,000 kilometers, and it is a straight cave, and the edges of the cave walls are neat and neat, as if they were cut with a knife.
In the cave, the two walls are filled with magic cow fire oil lamps, every 100 meters, there is a two-meter-high wooden pillar, and there are also two oil lamps on the wooden stake. Gusts of gloomy wind blew from the cave, and a group of soldiers passed by, armed with torches, and marched to the front line overnight.
No wonder Marshal Ned wanted to set out on his own immediately, wanting to pass through the dark, two-kilometer-long cave, but he was afraid that it would not work in a few days, and from here it would take at least five or six days to arrive.
After dawn, the team entered the cave, not to mention that the cave was ten kilometers wide, but after entering a few kilometers, looking back, the entrance of the cave was just a small bright spot. Fortunately, there were countless torches around him, lined up in several long queues, keeping a distance of several hundred meters from each other, and the herald's voice came and went, which made people feel much better.
After entering the cave for 100 kilometers, the team slowed down, and Feleg found that a defense line hundreds of meters deep had been built in the cave in front, and there were more oil lamps here, illuminating the surroundings like day, and under the oil lamps, the defending soldiers were pale and looked a little gloomy.
On this day, the Hurricane Division advanced three hundred kilometers, which was already much faster than the other troops, passing through three lines of defense, and it turned out that in this hole, there was a similar line of defense every 100 kilometers.
Feleg and the others were silent, there were not many of them who knew military affairs, but they could all see how much attention the front-line command post attached to this place, even if they had already invaded the Western Continent, they still set up so many defensive lines here.
"Can they really attack it?" asked Feleg softly.
"It's hard to say that anything is possible in a war between two continents. This is also in case of emergency, the most important thing for a large corps to fight is time, even if each of these lines can only hold off the opponent for a few hours, it is worth it. Wu Li said in a deep voice, he didn't have much confidence in the conductor now. This is not a war of tens of thousands of people, but an unprecedented war of hundreds of millions of soldiers between the two continents.
"Who is in command of us?" asked Feleg.
"It's a joint command of the four empires, but the most important of them are the commanders of the Viking Empire, who are most familiar with the battle formations, and this is their country. There are also advantages in terms of geography. Phil replied that most of the eight empires in the entire continent were dominated by cavalry. And not entirely because the cavalry is more combat-ready. In fact, the Viking Ironclad Bronze Man and the Gothic Spear Matrix are both nemesis of the cavalry, and only the Anemo Chariot is the natural enemy of the infantry. These two infantry-based empires are indeed unique in their command.
The march in the cave, even though there were fire oil lamps everywhere, was still not fast, and it was not until the afternoon of the sixth day that a little light of the sun wheel was seen from afar into the cave.
Although the light was weak, it was much brighter than the oil lamp, and Feleg saw in the distance, groups of wounded soldiers, supporting each other, advancing in the direction of the eastern continent.
At the last line of defense, Feleg asked the commander of the line of defense and asked for half an hour before he could find out most of the things on the front line. Three days ago, the front line had begun a general offensive, and the attack was very strong, thirty specific you attacked on all fronts, and the results were brilliant, and the three million army was divided into six routes and attacked the western continent.
Feleg glanced back at Phil, and got a promise from his eyes, it seemed that he had started with his front finger, but he didn't expect them to move so fast, and he didn't know how they used to convey orders, knowing that the battle of millions of people is very difficult to command, and the order alone is enough for people to have a headache.
In addition to the battle report on the front, Feleg also unexpectedly got the news of the battlefield on the southern front, and the news was half a month ago. The Gate of War on the Southern Front was discovered by the people of the Western Continent, but its movements were slower than those of the Eastern Continent, especially the archers of the Sky Wolf Empire, whose speed was first-class.
After the end of the first battle on the battlefield of the Northern Front, the Southern Front started the war, the same as the Northern Front, all the way to the Singing Wild, the results are even better than the Northern Front, it is said that it has advanced to the inland area of five or six thousand kilometers in the Western Continent, welcome to visit the Boiling @ Literature, in addition to sweeping the enemy forces on the front line, and has entered the territory of an empire in the Western Continent, pulling out ten cities in a row, as for the news behind, because the road is too far, there is no new news so far.
Feleg, Phil and the others gathered around, looking at the map of the Eastern Continent tiled on the ground by the light of a few magic lamps. Much has been marked on it, the two gates of war between the North and the South, the six lines of defense within the western continent of the Northern Front, and a few pitiful geographical indications.
As for the southern front, except for the gate of war, there is almost no intelligence, let alone on the western continent, and it is not even clear how many troops there are on the eastern continent.
"It doesn't make sense. Feleg sighed softly.
"Just tell me what you have in mind. Wizard Ein said that of these people, he was the least interested in military affairs, and devoted almost all of his time to magical practice.
"Two thousand years ago, we lost the battle on the continent, that is to say, the Western Continent was given by God, at least a thousand years earlier than us, according to this inference, it is impossible to be so weak. We first discovered the gate of war on the northern front, so it is normal for the results to be better here, and I think the front finger is also very careful, from the front line to the command post of the Eastern Continent, there are at least dozens of defense lines. But over there...... "Feleg drew a circle with his finger on the door of war on the Southern Front.
"Well, Feleg is right, but I also think that our front fingers on the northern front are a little too careful, at least in the early days of the war, we definitely have the upper hand, and there is no need to be so careful. Phil said he is still optimistic about the situation on the northern front. As for the southern front, there is no intelligence, and it is useless to guess here.
Several people were discussing, and an urgent order came from the command in front, requiring the Hurricane Division to advance overnight and must arrive at the base camp of the Western Continent front tomorrow afternoon.
There was no day or night in the cave, and the Hurricane Division had been marching in such an environment for several days, so the march at night was not slow, not to mention the previously assigned guides.
It's just that the distance is much farther than Feleg imagined, originally one person out of the hole, just need to advance another two hundred kilometers is enough, but due to the addition of three more lines of defense, the front base camp has advanced another two hundred kilometers to the west.
One night and one morning, the Hurricane Division did not sleep, even ate on horseback, and finally rushed to the front base camp before noon the next day, as required by the order.
This place is somewhat similar to the base camp of the Eastern Continent, the front-line command center, the logistics command post, the establishment center, and the communication and liaison center are not far away, but the conditions here are not as good as the Eastern Continent, and there are no noble manors to be found, and there are tall tents everywhere.
Before the troops could set up camp, the order had arrived, a map, ten scout guides, and a letter of order. The troops could only move on, but fortunately this time the distance was not far, only eighty kilometers. Also arriving was a battle report that two days earlier, three Mayan hussar regiments had returned to their base camp with heavy losses, and that the whereabouts of an Iron Rose Legion were currently unknown.
The march lasted for two days and one night, and even a high-ranking samurai could not bear it. Fortunately, the order did not require the Hurricane Division to set up camp and fall asleep, except for a few executive officers, patrols, scouts, and light and dark sentry posts, only Feleg and his party.
In this group, the magician hardly needs to sleep, and it is not a problem for the martial saint not to sleep for three or five days, and the time is so urgent, just before setting off for the final discussion, these people, including Phil and Wu Li, have no real experience as leaders.
The order of the previous finger is very simple, this time the assault on the Western Continent, the original planned feint was canceled and turned into a real battle, hoping to destroy all the enemy legions in front of them before the reinforcements of the Western Continent arrived, and at the same time, it was also convenient for the Hurricane Division to enter the interior of the Western Continent.
At midnight today, the second wave of attacks will reach a climax, and the already unbearable defense line of the Western Continent will not be much stronger than a sieve after the second wave of attacks, there are loopholes everywhere, and the Hurricane Division is only 10,000 horses, and you can just find a gap to pass.
According to the reconnaissance cavalry sent by the front line, there are already more reinforcements from the Western Continent about to arrive, but these corps stopped at a distance of 100 kilometers from the front line, according to the speculation of the previous finger, the enemy is waiting for the arrival of the follow-up troops, it is likely that after this battle, the northern front will temporarily turn to the defensive stage, how it is, it depends on how many reinforcements from the Western Continent this time.
Even if Feleg didn't know much about military affairs, he knew that the Western Continent was completely right to do this. There is no doubt that the Eastern Continent has the upper hand at present, and if the reinforcements are reinforced in batches, it is the so-called refueling tactic, which is a taboo for soldiers, and even the most stupid commander will not make such a choice.
Even if the opportunity has been lost, the best option is to abandon the remnants of the legion on the front line. It sounded very cruel, hundreds of thousands of millions of troops were actually abandoned like this, and Feleg had to admire the courage of the commander of the Western Continent.
"This is not surprising, the first to arrive, generally reconnaissance troops, the nearest city defense troops, security forces and other miscellaneous troops, the combat effectiveness will not be very high, so the victory in front of us has nothing to be proud of, which is why the former finger still has to continue to build defense lines in the event of a big victory. Wu Li said.
"Yes, even if we really defeat the Western Army, these defenses will still be strengthened, and at the entrance of the West Continent of the Gate of War, a few fortified cities will be built to defend against the counterattack of the West Continent. Phil nodded.
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