The north wind was howling, and an army of 60,000 men was stationed by the river.

The leading general stood at the table, looking at the map above and his eyebrows furrowed.

This time it should have been an undoubted feast of partition, so many countries fight one force, and it is impossible for the other side to fight back.

It's just that the old general always feels a little uneasy in his heart for some reason.

In particular, after the news of the small forces that had rushed forward and led the troops into the enemy's hinterland had lost the news so quickly, his sense of unease became even stronger.

Even yesterday, despite the opposition and complaints of his generals, he forcibly ordered his legions to be stationed on the banks of the river, and did not choose to set foot in enemy territory.

At this time, the old general had been standing by the map for several hours.

Trap warfare, ambush warfare, natural danger warfare, surprise warfare.

He'd calculated everything that could happen several times, but no matter how you look at it, this battle should be a no-brainer.

60,000 of the strongest elite troops, 80% armor rate, and all members are not weaker than the strength of the third order.

Even if the opponent has any secret hole cards, as long as there is no chaos caused by the opponent's sneak attack, the old general is seventy percent sure that he can win head-on.

Even if the other party gathers all his forces to fight him to the death, the old general does not think that he will lose.

He has confidence in his elite troops.

It's just that............

"But there is no natural danger, there are no strong soldiers, why would the others be silent after entering?"

Just as the old general was rubbing his forehead, thinking about what could happen to make these troops disappear en masse, the tent next to him was lifted and a young man walked in.

"Father, are you still thinking about that?"

Looking at the second son who walked in, the old general showed a rare smile on his face.

"Yes, for the sake of the general, you must know the battle situation well, and I have to figure this out."

"It's just a medium-sized kingdom, the total population is only about 10 million, but the total number of soldiers in battle is less than 300,000, even if they all come, it can't be our opponent, why should my father be more serious about this kind of thing?"

Placing the brewed tea on the table, the young general did not understand his father's behavior.

And his words also made the old general look up at him, and his eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"Son, I know that you are good at surprise attacks, and even won the title of a pioneer, but you must know that fighting a war is not gambling, and if you are not careful, you will lose everything, you can win once or twice in bets, but you can never win all the time! So there's nothing wrong with being careful! ”

Although the concept of his father's words was somewhat different, the young general quickly showed a serious expression.

He is a rising star in the empire, he was canonized by the emperor at a young age, and this time he was even given the position of pioneer officer, which can be described as majestic.

It's just that his merits are still too much worse than his father.

Because of his old father, he was a victorious general who had fought on the battlefield for more than 40 years and was almost undefeated.

At its peak, with the strength of 30,000 people, he dragged the enemy's more than 400,000 allied troops for more than four months.

There are even many people in their country who believe that as long as the iron wall does not fall, then no one will ever take away an inch of their territory.

One can imagine how high the prestige of such a titan general is in the army.

Just when the father and son began to discuss whether it was better to win steadily or win by surprise.

The curtain on the door was opened again, and a soldier ran in from it.

"General! Spot the enemy! ”

"Huh? Is it finally here? How many people are coming? ”

"Well, this ............ I can't confirm for a moment! But there are a lot of them! I'm afraid it's above a million! ”

"What?!"

The old general, who was originally calm and relaxed, almost didn't jump up when he heard this.

His son's face turned even pale, and he hurriedly ran away from the soldiers and rushed outside.

Million? Are you kidding!

The country has a total population of 10 million, and if you count the militia and the defenders, you can barely make up a million.

How could the whole country's troops come together for no reason!

Coming to the wooden city wall that had been built, the young general, using special monoculars, quickly glanced into the distance, and then turned pale.

The soldier was not lying, the enemy really came a lot.

As far as the eye can see, the crowd with no end in sight is surging in this direction.

The number of black pressed tablets is simply creepy.

What made him even more horrified was that most of these guys were actually wearing armor! And the armor style varies!

Many of them he knew.

Isn't that the armor of other countries? Why do people from other countries act with the enemy!

Could it be that this is ............

"Bad father! I'm afraid this is a joint game set up by other countries! It's trying to forcibly swallow our elite! ”

Seeing his father climb the city wall, the young general said with a panicked expression.

The old general was very calm, observing the enemy in the distance with a telescope, and his eyebrows became tighter and tighter.

"If that's the case, it's better to say."

"What?"

"Look closely, the armor on these guys."

Putting down the binoculars, the old general's expression was pale.

"The armor is bloody, and some of them are also widely damaged, obviously there was a big war before, this is not some soldiers from other countries, but the people of this country took off their armor and put it on themselves after killing those guys!"

"Father, you mean!"

"These guys are the people, the people of this country."

Looking at the enemies who were gradually approaching below, marching in no order, and the ranks were scattered to the extreme, the old general looked serious.

The young general who heard the news was relieved.

People? If it's the people, it's easy to say!

The difference between the civilian and the military is not just as simple as equipment.

Fighting will, physique, fighting skills, and marching skills.

On top of each point, there is a world of difference between the two.

For example, there was a rebellion, and as a result, hundreds of thousands of troops were killed by tens of thousands, but this kind of thing has not happened uncommonly.

"It's just a rabble, father, are we going to send cavalry to attack? The child is willing to be this pioneer! ”

“………… No, tell me to go down and defend with all my might, something is not quite right with this group of people. ”

Looking at the sea of people getting closer and closer in the distance, the old general's uneasiness in his heart became stronger and stronger.

He fought countless battles in his life and suppressed several peasant rebellions.

But this group of farmers is different.

Indeed, they still did not have any formation, and they still had no marching skills to speak of.

But when he walked over, the crowd did not flinch, and he looked aggressive, not like some kind of refugee who had been forced to rebel.

Looking at them, the old general felt that he was facing a group of bandits.

A bunch of homicidal! Vicious bandits!

It stands to reason that the best way to deal with this kind of refugee contingent is to send cavalry out of the city to guerrilla.

But the old general, who always felt that it was not normal, still chose to be safe.

And his choice also indirectly saved his life.

With the equipment for defending the city set up here, the refugees who were completely close to the city wall in the distance also charged.