Chapter 36: The Expedition
Although Lin is eager to stay with Il, he stays at the castle at Il's request to help Hachi teach the children his homework, and he hopes that Lynn can help him pick out some children who are suitable for learning magic. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 At this time, Il was on his horse, and he was going to lead this group of troops to the front line of the war to support.
According to the battle reports from the front, the original army of 80,000 was only more than 50,000 after so many years of attrition, in addition to those who died on the battlefield, there were also some who stayed on the battlefield for too long and could not bear to escape, of course, most of them were dealt with by military law.
For this war, which has been fought for nearly ten years, the country has invested countless gold coins to support, but the battle for the border between the two sides is inevitable, and neither can capture the other's city, and neither will retreat.
Now it has reached a critical moment, neither of these two countries can wait any longer, the war reparations at this time are their last hope, and the gold coins used in the war for so many years must be taken out by the other party.
Of course, fighting a war is not a fight, it is not a matter of a bunch of people taking turns to cut whomever they go up with a machete, the army is organized and disciplined, and fighting a war pays attention to strategy and tactics, and if it can be applied to different arms of the armed forces, it can often get good results when fighting with skillful cooperation.
This is something that Yir has learned during this time, after all, he was so majestic in front of the soldiers that day, and he can't really understand anything on the battlefield, so it should be a joke.
When Yir came to the front line with this batch of reinforcements, the two armies were still fighting, and the other party saw that so many reinforcements suddenly came from this side and immediately ordered a retreat, without any love of war.
It was the first time that Ilr had seen the cruelty of war, and human life was lost like a mustard, and no one was given a chance to breathe, and only when the battle was over, and the helmet was stained with coagulated blood, General Tyrone, the kingdom's most warlike man, returned to the camp.
General Tyrone's facial features seem to be carved out of marble, with sharp and angular lines, sharp and deep eyes, and I can't help but feel that it gives people a sense of oppression!
He is a hero of the kingdom, who has made many contributions to the kingdom, and the nearly fifty-year-old General Tyrone has been called up to serve the country since he was sixteen years old, and without any background, he has relied on his military exploits to get to where he is today.
"You were sent by His Majesty the King to help? I heard that you are still a magician, and you wear a mask and pretend to be a ghost, and you don't look like a man at all!"
He looked at the young man with the mask in front of him, and he didn't know what his mood was, he had long had no hope for the group of soldiers sent by His Majesty the King again and again, but this time he actually invited a magician?
"I heard that magicians have great powers, I hope it wasn't for a group of pampered nobles, they wouldn't be able to go to the battlefield! And when the time comes, don't blame me for not being able to save you if I don't take care of you!"
Those who have actually been on the battlefield look down on those who only talk on paper, and Il clearly understands this, he has not even killed anyone before this, and now he is about to start meat.
"General Tyrone, you are the strongest wall of the kingdom, and with you on the other side, it will definitely be impossible to successfully attack the city, but His Majesty the King has run out of patience, he hopes to end this war as soon as possible, so he will send us to help. ”
Although Il admired the Tyrone General in his heart, he quietly reminded him of his 'dereliction of duty', even though he was new. This is not a matter of his face alone, and as Allen's spokesperson, he must not lose his momentum. It's just that his main task this time is to help the attacking army, so he can't talk too much and make General Tyrone repulse him.
General Tyrone snorted coldly, "Then I'd like to ask you, a magician, how do you plan to help us win the victory?
Yir shook his head, "It's not these 30,000 soldiers, it's me, I will sneak into the battlefield closer to the opponent's city in a few nights and set up a few magic arrays, hoping to surprise the other side." ”
General Tyrone didn't think so, and thought that it was as easy as you said, I have been fighting for nothing in the past few years! The recruit cub just likes to take it for granted and daydream, and when the time comes, he will definitely be so scared that he will go home to find his mother.
"I don't care what you want to do, but you don't want to hinder our normal operations, just go back when you've had enough, you don't need to be a bad seed on the battlefield!"
Il didn't refute him, no matter how much people who hadn't experienced the fight said, it was useless nonsense, and only when he really did it was qualified to speak, but he was still qualified to participate in General Tyrone's combat meeting.
Several strong men with equally resolute faces planned at the sand table, and they planted their military flags on small dirt pits to discuss the plan for the next attack.
"The archers in the front row, the infantry in the middle, the cavalry on both wings, our cavalry is limited and can only be used for outflanking in the end, but if the archers are not effective, they can only withdraw and use the infantry first to open up the situation. ”
"No, no, no, you still have to charge the infantry first, when the two sides are in a scuffle, then the archers shoot the enemy formation, and then the cavalry charges, you start with the archers just wasting bows and arrows!
"You fart! If the other side attacks with archers first, our infantry will be sent to death!
"You said that without a brain at all! I don't know what the other party is doing?"
Ilr listened to these soldiers noisily expressing their opinions, and General Tyrone did not speak, looking at the sand table with a solemn expression to think about countermeasures. There are 30,000 recruits on their side, and the recruits who have not fought can not be used directly on the battlefield, so first mix 10,000 people with the veterans and let the veterans charge with them, and after a few battles, the blood of the people will be stimulated, and then they can rush forward without fear.
Il's heart was full of curiosity, he didn't know what the other party's tactics were, so he suddenly asked: "Why don't we use the usual tactics, first the archers shoot, then the cavalry charges, and finally the cavalry charges?"
Suddenly everyone burst out laughing, but General Tyrone didn't make a sound, but he also looked at it with a sneer.
"Who's going to tell our magician why the cavalry can't charge first?"
A bearded lieutenant shook his head with a smile, after all, he was a newcomer who didn't understand anything, and then began to explain to Il.
"First, if we charge with cavalry first, we will inevitably be projected by the javelins prepared by the opponent in advance, and if the opponent chooses to charge with cavalry, we will inevitably be attacked, so the gains outweigh the losses. ”
"Second, when the two armies are engaged, the cavalry on both flanks can protect the flanks of the infantry, once the infantry is defeated, the opposing cavalry will take advantage of the infantry engagement to have no time to care about the rear, and from the rear, a few thousand cavalry charges will instantly crush the morale and the infantry will be defeated. ”
Listening to him say this, Il had a preliminary understanding, but the bearded man was not finished, he said a most serious problem, and no other problem was this problem that was distressing and unsolvable.
"The most serious problem is that the time and money required to train and arm a cavalryman is not comparable to that of training infantry, and after so many years of protracted warfare, the number of our cavalry has rapidly declined, and with all the horses, we have only two thousand cavalry left. ”
Javelin...... Spear Il has an idea that he doesn't know if it's feasible or not, and he won't be shy and just say what he thinks.
"What do you think, how about having each cavalryman carry a spearman with a shield on him? Combine two thousand long soldiers and cavalry, and drive them in front of the enemy's cavalry, and the spearmen dismount to form a shield wall formation, forcing the enemy cavalry to retreat and regroup. By holding back the enemy cavalry from the battle, your own cavalry charges to help the infantry defeat the enemy infantry, forcing their cavalry to retreat and render it useless. ”
When these generals heard Yir's tactics, their eyes lit up, but after thinking about it carefully, they felt that it was inappropriate, and at this time General Tyrone finally spoke.
"It is true that spearmen can hinder the charge of cavalry, but how can you guarantee that the opposing cavalry will be held back until their infantry is defeated?"
Il was wearing a mask, and no one could see his expression, but they could see a strange brilliance in his eyes.
"That's when my magic array comes in handy. ”