Chapter 394: Battle Meeting (I)
"We must not let the battle start in the human world or the surrounding area!" Soon Yarman, the captain of the guard, stood up and spoke his thoughts first, "The human world's own walls are completely wooden, at most it can defend against wild beasts, and even ordinary goblins can't defend against it in normal times, even if the human army from the outside world doesn't have catapults or other heavy siege weapons, and some of the most basic ladders and battering rams can easily break through the gates of the walls in the human world. Your Majesty, as you remember, during the Battle of the Inside of the World last year, the improvised battering rams of the medieval Arab army under Abdullah's command broke through the gates of the walls of the Midst of the Heavens without much effort, delaying the enemy's rush into the walls for a few minutes at most. β
"Agreed. Our soldiers are all from the human world, and although some of them have lived in the Teutonic camp with their families, they still have a deep affection for the human world. As Yarman sat down, a captain of the Acropolis Legion detachment stood up and gave his opinion, the conspicuous eagle eyes and hooked nose on his face indicated that he was a pure Germanic human, "If you defend the earth, you may make the soldiers fight bravely to protect their families and friends, but if there is an accident that causes the enemy to rush into the earth, the consequences are unimaginable." β
After these two expressed their thoughts, the other company captains or detachment leaders also briefly stated their opinions or ideas, and then they all stared at Feng Longde tightly, waiting for his decision.
"Battles must not be fought in or around the human world, as that would make us shackled and passive. Feng Longde leaned on the back of the chair, and his left hand, which was originally holding his chin, suddenly clenched into a fist and slammed it on the table, "We will take the initiative to attack and defeat them on the battlefield we have chosen!"
Feng Longde's fist smashed into the already small amount of dust on the table, and it seemed that the momentum he wanted to express did not come out of this, but made Feng Longde shake his left hand immediately, obviously hurting too hard
"Ahem" Feng Longde faked coughing a few times, and said in his heart that he finally wanted to pretend to be a force, but he almost didn't hurt his hand, and it seemed that he was still the most steady, "If it's not in the world, then where is our battlefield?"
"Let's be in the Teutonic camp, we now have all the heavy weapons on the first layer of the wall, and if we find a way to lure the enemy here, we can blast them to pieces with dense firepower. Zhu Henghong stood up and said, he usually rode an immortal war horse back and forth between the Teutonic camp and the human world during his rest time, and he was very impressed by the various models and types of heavy weapons on the city wall.
"Against. Although modern artillery and machine guns are now gradually being mass-produced, the speed of production and the amount of inventory in terms of ammunition and parts are still a major problem. The head of a weapons factory stood up and retorted, the white long-sleeved shirt and bib pants clearly indicating that he was also a Germanic human, and the Iron Cross pinned to his collar showed that he was also a descendant of the last troops, and his ancestors were also a Germanic veteran of great achievements, "At present, the only ones who can mass-produce finished products and ensure stable ammunition and parts production are the Teutun Empire heavy weapons that have been restored and strengthened by the Necrocer technicians, such as heavy catapults, giant pole scale stone throwers, and ' Alchemy weapons like the Magic Crystal Hand Cannon and the Magic Crystal Cannon, although they are more powerful than ordinary modern artillery, but they require a very high level of manufacturing and cumbersome production processes, and our weapon factory might as well find a way to increase the production of modern artillery and machine guns, but during this time, we have worked with the Lich Mages under Lord Caroline for a short time, and the ballista bolts that can be enchanted can already be produced in large quantities, but the latter is due to the lack of oil here, we can only rely on ground fire-based synthetic magic crystal chips to make up for it, and it may be much worse in terms of adhesionβ
The person in charge of the weapons factory originally wanted to express that the current production of modern weapons in heavy weapons and the speed of logistical supply do not support defensive warfare, but as a result, he gradually deviated from the current production schedule of all heavy weapons, and the detachment leader with a few Acropolis soldiers was about to start rolling his eyes and be confused
"I see, that means that at present, only the conventional heavy weapons of the Teutonic Empire can be stably produced and supplied, and even alchemy weapons are still lacking in this regard. Feng Longde hurriedly waved his hand to interrupt the spitting of the person in charge of the weapon factory, otherwise all the people present would be said to be confused or hypnotized, "Captain Zhu Henghong, I personally don't agree with this plan: in addition to defeating this external human army, we also need to profit from it by fighting and nourishing the war - even if the Teutonic camp's own protective firepower is terrifying enough, then when the time comes, after a burst of regional firepower is covered, the enemy will be all scum, so where will our loot come from?" You're going to dig up their scrap metal and bones from the ground and put them back together in their original shape?"
Feng Longde will have a poisonous mouth when he expresses his opinions, this time Zhu Henghong said his thoughts so that he couldn't die, and he was directly speechless by his own top boss.
For the Teutons, war is also a way to harvest - the enemy's weapons and equipment, prisoners, corpses and souls, no matter which one it is, the current Teutonic camp is not too much, especially the latter three, Feng Longde usually worries the most is the population problem of the Teutonic camp itself and the growth of the deceased, so after a battle, whether it is to capture the enemy or pull back the enemy's corpse, it is safe to make a profit, really according to Zhu Henghong's overwhelming firepower greeting, that is called picking sesame seeds and losing watermelons.
"I agree with His Majesty the King, and there are other reasons why it is not possible to fight within the confines of the Teutonic camp. "A necromancer technician stood up, it was none other than Sewell, who didn't usually show up, the general person in charge of the construction of the entire Teutonic camp," Now the first level of the Teutonic camp fortress wall and the various facilities and buildings in it have been completed and put into normal use, but we have already started the construction of other facilities outside the first level of the fortress wall, once the war starts here, the facilities and buildings that have been under construction for a period of time and gradually take shape will have to be abandoned, in which case the overall construction progress of the Teutonic camp will be affected, and even some production plans will be forced to be postponed and stranded. β
"Even if they don't fight in the two areas of the human world or the Teutonic camp, I personally think that the battlefield must be as far northeast as possible, preferably on the edge of the forest where they are currently staying. Yarman stood up again, "If you fight in the area near the Beast Path or the Red Devil Pavilion, then you will inevitably lead to the witch of Hakuri or the vampire head of the Scarlett family, and it is impossible to predict what the situation will turn out to be." β
"The location is the area where the forest meets the plain where they were found, and the terrain has already been mapped by the lich mages who monitor the Revenant Rangers, and it is perfectly possible to fight them here. After listening to the thoughts and opinions of several people after that, Feng Longde made a direct decision, "Yarman, today the knights of the Guards suspend all existing work and rest, and you lead them to escort those workers who are already armed enough to protect themselves to this area, and start building a pre-war camp. The trenches and the corresponding fortifications ensure that they will inevitably face our defenses if they want to come out of the forest, Caroline, you are responsible for leading some of the lich mages to the same area, and use magic to cause the roads connecting this forest and the rest of the area to collapse or block the roads that appear to be caused by natural causes, and ensure that the pre-battle camps and fortifications built by the armed workers they are responsible for protecting Yarman are absolutely effective. β
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Yes, my brother. β
Both Yarman and Caroline accepted the order, stood up and gave a Teutonic salute to von Rond before continuing to sit down.
"Now that it is clear where the battlefield should be, then we should talk about our army. Feng Longde tapped his fingers on the table, and his blue eyes scanned the people present, "As we all know, if we put all the fighters, The Lich Mage and the armed human workers are all combined, it is just over 2,000 years old, and the human army we are about to face is more than 8,000 people, even if the civilian workers who accompany the army are removed, the combatants are conservatively estimated to be at least 6,000 or more, which means that we either need to find a way to have more troops as soon as possible, or we need to consider what method should be used to offset the enemy's numerical superiority, even if we can crush them at the level of weapons and equipment, who knows what will happen on the battlefield, there are too many examples of extremely backward armies in history defeating enemies equipped with advanced weaponsI don't want our battle to be one of those examples. β
"Uh, Lao He" After Feng Longde said this, Richard, who was sitting in the same row as him, stumbled a few words, and as a result, everyone in the entire underground hall who participated in the combat meeting focused on him, making him almost knot his tongue, "Uh, nothing"
"Lao Li, what do you think, right? It's okay, say it, everyone here is standing up and saying it immediately when they think they have a good idea, you don't have to worry about people laughing at you, unless your idea is really stupid." Feng Longde patted Richard's slightly trembling shoulder, and the last half of the comforting words he said to him directly made the audience laugh from different levels.
"Uh, Lao He, I just have a relatively ordinary idea, I want to let you discuss it with your subordinates after I say it. Richard scratched his head and said embarrassedly.
"Then why don't you just say it and let everyone discuss it? Feng Longde asked curiously.
It's really a Teutonic way, and Feng Longde's consistent style, Richard then scratched his head, lowered his head and smiled: "Lao He, I'm just your friend, unlike your subordinates, who all have expertise in a certain area, I don't feel like I have any say in this serious and serious situation."
"Right to speak, right?" Feng Longde shrugged, then stood up, and at the same time pulled Richard up, facing everyone and said, " This is Richard, my friend, a young man of German descent in China, who is closer to the Teutons in blood, before I met Caroline and learned of his identity as an immortal king, he, and the other two, this stout man with a sinister smile is Weiske, who is also a young man of German descent in China, and this heroic female man is called Lilia, a Russian man, maybe you say in your hearts that this is not a cute girl? On the contrary, Mr. Xie, that is, Lilia, although the gender is female, the soul is obviously male."
"Hahahaha" Feng Longde's impromptu speech, which was half an introduction and half nonsense, directly made the audience burst into laughter, and the originally serious atmosphere was suddenly swept away and became not so dignified.
"These three were my best friends until I met Caroline and learned that I was just an ordinary person, and I can say that if they hadn't wanted to be my friends, I wouldn't be where I am now, and I'm probably just a neurotic solitary extremist. When everyone was almost laughing, Feng Longde raised his hand and signaled, suppressing the laughter that everyone had begun to put away, so as not to feel anything wrong with Richard, "For me, they are all my most important friends, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they can even be said to be my own brothers, because without them, it can even be asserted that there would be no me today, and everyone present and the now thriving Teutonic camp, you say, Richard, Weisk and Lilia, do the three of them have the right to participate in this combat meeting and put forward their own opinions?" β
"Yes!!" Feng Longde finished speaking, and before everyone in the audience got up and shouted, looking at Richard who stood up and Weisk and Richard who were still sitting in the chair in a state of confusion, their eyes changed from curiosity and doubt to respect.
"Now" smiling and looking at the reaction of the audience, Feng Longde turned his head to look at Richard who was shocked, and said lightly: "Lao Li, you can say it, you are fully qualified to say what you think, because it was you, Weisk and Lilia who made me gradually transform from completely autistic me at the beginning to me now." (To be continued.) )