On 15 August, five days before the assault on the mouth of the Mausse River, Brian arrived at the Provisional Operational Headquarters, an abandoned mine near the mouth of the river.

The two hundred dwarves outside the cave were training, and when they saw the arrival of the divine envoy, they all stopped their movements and knelt down in worship.

Brian hurriedly dismounted and ordered the dwarves: "I will not be able to kneel when I see me in the future, especially in combat training, are you fighting hard with the enemy, and when you see me, you must kneel?"

"Yes, sir. A dwarven officer was the first to stand up, "Get up, continue training." ”

Longfellow came out of the cave with a few officers, and after a pleasant greeting, he invited Brian in and reported to him the battle plan.

"My lord, this place is less than ten kilometers from the mouth of the river, and it is really the best place in heaven, but the light is a little darker. ”

Brian looked around and saw that there were a lot of fluorites on the stone walls, but the whole cave was relatively open, and the brightness was indeed not satisfactory, and it still needed candles or torches to watch the map and write records. The internal headquarters of the cave, barracks, quarters, sentry posts, weapon racks, and warehouses are all available, and the layout is rigorous and orderly.

"I've brought you something good. Brian said, and asked Peng Peng to spit out ten oil lamps and put them on the table. He lit one with a fire, and the headquarters was a lot brighter. "It's best to burn palm oil, or corn oil, and if you don't have one, use dwarven wine as fuel. ”

Longfellow stared at Peng Peng in a daze: "My lord, this is ...... This little guy is a space ring?"

"It's much more powerful than the Space Ring, Peng Peng, and say hello to the General. Brian remembered that the last time he was in Ponny City, Pemba had been sleeping and hadn't shown up.

As soon as Peng Peng spoke, several officers were frightened and took a step back, they really didn't expect that the metal "little monster" could still speak.

"How's the enemy scout?" asked Brian.

Longfellow spread out the map, which was a military map that had just been drawn: "My lord, in order to prevent the barbarians from detecting our military movements, the scouts can only observe the enemy situation from a distance, but unfortunately there is no commanding height in the area of the estuary, so at present, we can only collect information roughly, and many places are not detailed. ”

"It's easy to solve, where do you think the situation is unclear, tell Pumba, it's going to scout. Brian said.

"Can Pemba still reconnoitre?" Longfellow couldn't believe it.

"Of course, General. Peng Peng said crisply, his whole body turned into a puddle of molten metal, the liquid climbed in a spiral, returned to its original shape in the air, and the metal wings flapped for a while, circled and fell. After a period of practice, Pemba is now able to make more complex movements and variations.

"Alright, Evan, take the map, go to the other table, and tell Peng Peng what needs to be reconnoitred. Longfellow rolled up the drawings and handed them to his subordinates.

"Bring a lamp over. Brian prompted.

"The adult's subordinates are really tough, let's just say that Adra, in terms of logistics and supply, has never let the **** care. Longfellow praised.

"That kid is a wizard. Brian agreed.

"And your outlaw squad, they give a sense of fear just by standing there. ”

"This squad, including me, will obey the unified command of the general. Brian said.

"It's a great honor. Longfellow gave a military salute.

"Why is there always a trumpet outside?" asked Brian.

"It's a marching command trumpet, and when you make different long and short tunes, the commander will know what to do next, so that you can command from a distance. Longfellow explained, "It took me a lot of effort to get the dwarves to hear the trumpet. ”

"Looks like everything is ready?"

"Yes, my lord, I will list the battle plan for you below, the general idea is to attack at night, conceal during the day, after defeating the barbarian tribes at the mouth of the river, do not occupy them, wait for their other tribes to come to the rescue, whoever comes first, the seven hundred dwarf reserve troops will attack whoever head-on, divide and annihilate. Longfellow reported.

"The dwarves are facing the barbarian reinforcements, but I am afraid that they will suffer. Brian was a little worried.

"Originally, there was no long-range strike, and it was indeed difficult to deal with, but now the dwarves have trained an axe throwing battalion, specializing in throwing axes, which are more harmful than bows and arrows, and with several plain giants, they are full of lethality. ”

Brian sighed and said, "That also means that the casualties are great?"

"I have estimated that the number of barbarians participating in the battle will reach six thousand, and in addition to the more than a thousand people in the estuary, the other five nearby tribes may come to their aid. The ratio of deaths between the two sides should be 1 to 20, and I will do my best to control it at 1 to 30, that is, if we completely annihilate them, we will lose at least 200 people. ”

"One to twenty, it's a complete victory, it's just more than six thousand lives, a bloody number. ”

Longfellow said: "My lord, I have heard the story of your domestication of barbarians, in fact, wild boars can be domesticated into domestic pigs, but the barbarians have not changed much, they have occupied this place, maybe hundreds of thousands of years, in addition to eating meat, have not created a trace of civilization, and always threaten the lives of other races." ”

"Yes, but it's not their fault, to live, there is always a need for a place. ”

"My lord, you don't plan to give up, do you? Before the war, the most taboo generals hesitated and shook the morale of the army. Longfellow worried.

"I'm not a general, you are, I'm your captain, fight, fight according to your plan. Brian said, "I just can't convince myself in my heart, can I only take the means of extinction in order to unify the eastern part of the Misty Forest?"

"If you can talk about it, naturally you don't need to fight, my lord, you want to influence the barbarians, it's just an illusion. Longfellow said unceremoniously, "Those who do great things cannot have any illusions, how can they change the nature of the barbarians with cooked food and clothing alone? Even if they solve their living habits, they will not be able to solve the intellectual problems, and when the time comes, thousands of people will be able to drag you out of breath just by eating and not working." ”

Brian slapped the table: "The barbarians are stubborn, cruel and ignorant, eat our people, August 20th, start attacking!"