"So I'm worried, I knew I shouldn't have sold these guys' artillery, so that we could attack the city with impunity. Now we also have to worry about the artillery on the opposite side. ”

Beson complained.

On the sand table, dense blue flags are scattered on large and small hills, mountains and forests. On two of the adjacent peaks, small blue flags were planted that Balde and Besson feared. It's like an insurmountable moat.

Since Wayne's promise, many merchants have stopped trading with interest. Sanctions against the Northwest nobles were imposed on the Northwest nobility, prohibiting trade with the Northwest nobility in gunpowder, artillery, ironware, and a series of other potentially military matters.

For the first time in this world, the impact of trade on war began unexpectedly, as if it were drinking water, and no one found it strange. People think that's the way it should be.

But there are always smart people who notice the difference.

In the past, the impact of trade on the war was negligible. The main thing is that each lord can master the manufacturing technology and production of equipment independently.

It's different now, if you want to buy the best quality artillery, the best quality iron ingots have to go to Wayne and buy them.

But once the war starts, you'll lose this supply permanently, and you'll have a considerable discount on combat power.

Of course, it is not obvious now, Wayne's artillery has not yet made the army have a dependent effect, and they pay a lot of attention to the primitive mode of warfare based on physical confrontation.

The prosperous trade routes in the northwest are no longer populated in the past, leaving only sparse car marks to tell the story of the past. The sky was cloudless, and the scorching sun hung in the air, making the soldiers' armor scalding hot.

The extraordinary unity of the nobles of the Northwest this time has all handed over the army, and the magicians have unified their wisdom.

This also gave Enders a lot of room to play, and the middle-aged man, who was only thirty years old, was already the commander of the 100,000 army at this time. It was Beard himself who asked someone to dig it from the imperial capital.

Enders was already very unhappy in the imperial capital, with no background, no matter how great his talent was, no matter how great his credit was, it was impossible for him to turn over.

But this time Enders seized the opportunity, as long as this time it succeeded, these northwestern nobles would give themselves the deputy head of the broadsword legion of the Rune Empire, and when the head of the regiment retired, he could replace him.

But this opportunity was not easy to seize, and it was faced with an army of 40,000 Stuyards who had defeated Stuyard with 3,000 at Herlan. And morale is high.

According to intelligence, Nolan also formed the Iron Fist Army, which numbered no less than fifteen thousand. They are all elite soldiers, completely different from their own armies that have hardly seen blood.

If you are close to each other on a plain where there is no artillery on either side, you still have a few chances of winning. Although there is armor on the other side that even the elves can't shoot, there are many of them, and there are magicians.

However, Enders still chose the safest method, and he could not get out of the risk. These natural dangers are their own natural barriers, plus artillery, how to fight on the opposite side.

Of course, this 800-mile long defense line can definitely attack not only the Urbis Mountains, but also many cities for the Iron Fist Army to choose from.

If the Iron Fist dared to choose these cities, Enders could guarantee that none of the Iron Fist soldiers would run back to Nolan.

Although these cities are vulnerable, they are numerous and endless.

Enders calculated that the Iron Fist Army needed to conquer at least twelve cities, even if the Iron Fist Army was extraordinary, with one as ten, Enders could consume the opponent step by step.

Moreover, the Iron Fist army has few soldiers and cannot fully control the conquered city, so Enders can take advantage of the Iron Fist army to attack the next city and take them from behind. The Iron Fist would find themselves trapped in a vast encirclement surrounded by cities.

Of course, there are ways to break the game.

On a canal that runs from the imperial capital to the northwest for nearly a thousand miles, this canal was built by Rune over a period of four hundred years. I don't know how much coolie was used, how many magic scrolls were wasted. It is to strengthen the dominance of the northwest. It was also to be able to reinforce Stuyard in time when he attacked the northwest with Ortuno.

The central part of the canal in the northwest is the city of Marlon, from which you can reach anywhere except Nolan and Vasser in one day.

Imagine that your army can reach any of these lords' cities in a day, but the army cannot be estimated for each city, not even the first city of each lord. At that time, it will be like a whack-a-mole to attack these Iron Fist troops who will suddenly appear in a certain city. And the Iron Fist will go wherever they want, and wait until the Iron Fist Army scatters every city.

At that time, it is not a question of being passive.

Therefore, the Iron Fist army has two ways to win, one is to attack twelve cities in a row and reach the city of Marlon, and the other is to pass through the mountains of Urbis to reach the city of Marlon.

Enders didn't intend to give the other side a chance, he defended on both sides. Especially the latter, he is even more attentive to the management.

The Iron Fist Army first had to cross the Shenjian River, which had been demolished, and then the most important thing was the Twin Peaks.

First of all, the Sword River will be sunk, and the Iron Fist Army will brave the rain of swords and artillery to build a wooden bridge on the turbulent river. But compared to Gemini, that's pediatrics.

The Twin Peaks are two peaks separated by no more than one and a half Terry peaks of the higher one-third of Terry. Above is a makeshift fortress carefully built by Enders.

The cannons of the two peaks can cover each other, and with the blessing of height, the range of the cannons and bows can be greatly enhanced. Plus your own rolling logs, boulders. Not to mention a water and earth magician.

Even if the dragons come, they have to walk around.

Enders didn't believe that the other party could have any chance. Even Balder couldn't help it. Enders had dealt with Balde, and he remembered it clearly that Balde personally led five hundred cavalry to support the northwest.

Balde was also one of the few people he admitted to having a military talent over himself.

Now he's going to play against this fifteen-year-old who has made a name for himself, and that Besson He wanted to see how many catties and taels the famous Nolan twin stars in the imperial capital were.

The Enders defence was perfectly replicated in the sandbox of Bessen and Balde. This time, the role of the white-clothed regiment will be greatly limited.

This time, the target is either the mountains or the cities. It was still the most uncomfortable battle, and the role of the white-clothed regiment was very limited. However, Besson still planned to bring it, not to give Bald face. Rather, he felt that there must be a place where cavalry would be useful.

Shen Jianjiang will be the first hurdle they face, and this is a hurdle that Stua Dekashoman is not willing to face. Legend has it that King Rune III threw his sword into this river. signaled that even if he came to attack, he would return with his halberd.

This is also the origin of the name of Shen Jianjiang.