Chapter 711: Thinking Change
For the Dark Elf soldiers and Europa soldiers, who have never rested well, the continuous high-intensity march is simply hell.
But the good thing is that this hell can at least come to an end.
Looking at the fortress in front of him, Vegeta was also relieved.
It's finally here!
Leaving the bare minimum of soldiers on duty, Vegeta's first thing to do after entering the fortress with his army was to rest, they were so tired that they didn't even want to eat, they just wanted to fall asleep.
On the other side, the foreign coalition army, which obviously did not know that Vegeta had already arrived directly at the fortress with a large army as fast as possible, was still continuing their strategy.
The advantage of this strategy is that they can use it as usual even without knowing what the enemy army is like.
But on the other hand, this is also a weakness.
Unbeknownst to them, the Dark Elf army had already settled in the Fortress, and their next series of operations were obviously intended to play tricks on this air.
And in the process, it will inevitably slow down their marching efficiency to a certain extent.
It can only be said that the level of reconnaissance ability determines who on both sides of them will suffer this big loss.
On the other side, inside the fortress, Vegeta, who had slept soundly, woke up his soldiers at nine o'clock in the morning.
If he continues to sleep, according to the fatigue he has accumulated over the past few days, he may be able to sleep until dark.
But as long as you have a certain amount of experience, you know that sleeping like this will not have a very good effect on the recovery of fatigue.
Many times, sleeping too long can make people feel more tired when they wake up.
So forcibly waking up, eating something, and then going to work, and then going back to sleep after the night, this recovery effect is better.
After a night's rest, the morale of the army of dark elves who had gone through a long journey was restored, at least now it is back to the qualified line.
Next, although the food situation is relatively tight, Vegeta does not plan to save this meal.
They couldn't bear it anymore, and the battle was inevitable in a few days.
Therefore, what they need to do now is to restore the soldiers under their command as much as possible, and how much they can recover!
"How's the mana of the mages recovering?"
Although mages tend to be secondary classes in the Dark Elves army, no one can deny that they still occupy a pivotal position.
Once the war starts, if they can get spell support, it will have a significant impact on the entire battle situation.
However, it is also well known how slow the natural recovery rate of mana is.
This is a non-stop retreat, and even if the dark elf mages manage to recover a little mana, they will soon use it in order to escape the pursuit of the foreign united army.
This makes it difficult for them to accumulate mana.
However, in recent times, this kind of consumption has been basically avoided.
In the process of retreating, the mages with weak physical fitness also carried the transport vehicle for transfer throughout the whole process, although the car was bumpy, but the experienced mages had no problem meditating and recovering in the car.
It stands to reason that some of them should have been recovered, which is the main reason why Vegeta asked this question.
"Report to the general, my subordinates just went to confirm that the current mana recovery status of the beginner-level mages can basically support them to cast three first-order spells, and those middle-level mages who have cultivated more deeply are already capable of casting second-order spells, but if they want to cast third-order spells, they are still very reluctant."
Vegeta, who confirmed the situation, nodded, this is also something that can't be helped, after all, time is limited, if they fight again after a year and a half, they will definitely recover better, but the problem is that this is simply impossible.
Originally, if there were magic crystals, it would have been able to speed up the mana recovery of the dark elf mages, but the magic ballistas would have to be eliminated
Consume magic crystals, all the magic crystals in their army, have already been used up in the previous battle.
At this moment, there is also a feeling of being at the end of the road.
"Order, no one is allowed to disturb the mage troops for meditation during this time, so that they can recover with all their might!"
"Yes!"
After giving one order, Vegeta walked outside and began to check some of the fortifications inside the fortress.
Needless to say, the outer trenches and ramparts, the defensive cannons of the human army are also fixed on the various batteries of the fortress, and at the same time, the warehouses are also full of ammunition, which can support the consumption of an army for at least three months.
This makes Vegeta basically not have to worry about human ammunition, compared to whether they can survive the offensive of the foreign coalition army for another three months, that is the question.
"Colonel, can you put all the cannons we brought over on the turret?"
At this time, the human colonel standing in front of Vegeta was the highest-ranking officer in the current Europa army, and when the battle was engaged, the Europa troops were also under the command of this colonel.
After all, Vegeta only knew some things about the human troops, but if he really wanted to command, he would definitely not be more familiar with them than the officers of the human army themselves.
Before Vegeta made this proposal, the Colonel Europa had already traveled to the area where the fort had been fortified, and now he was faced with this problem, and he had only listened to his explanation.
"General, the location and number of forts above that fortress have been carefully arranged, and they have basically reached the optimal configuration. If you increase the number of defensive cannons, I am afraid that the upper area will become a little crowded, which will easily lead to low operational efficiency. At the same time, once the battle situation is chaotic, there is a high possibility that there will be operational errors above."
Vegeta, who heard this, frowned slightly.
"So, we can't continue to add more firepower to our defense, can we?"
"Not really."
As he spoke, the Europa colonel took a few steps out, and Vegeta subconsciously followed.
After walking to the trench area, the Colonel Europa pointed to an area and said, "Actually, we can choose to renovate this barrier, bulldoze this level, put the defensive cannon in the back, and open it here to let the barrel stick out. In this way, although it is difficult to aim and not cost-effective, it can still constitute an effective firepower strike against the enemy rushing head-on to a certain extent."
"But the trouble now is that even if this kind of transformation is a little rougher, I'm afraid it will take days, and if we kill the enemy halfway through, it will be troublesome."
Colonel Europa's concerns, Vegeta can naturally understand, but in the current situation, for the sake of stronger defensive firepower, this risk is still worth taking!
"Colonel, I feel the need to fight, and the transformation will be left to you!"
In terms of the transformation of fortifications, although those Europa soldiers are not professional, their work efficiency is much higher than that of the dark elf soldiers.
At the same time, considering the time problem, they didn't plan to do any big projects at the beginning, and basically had the mentality that they could install one door at a time, and they were desperately rushing to work there.
However, after a few days, the efficiency is still very good.
Behind the outer wall of the trench, a lot of defensive cannons have been placed, and it looks quite like that.
Later, it turned out that Vegeta's previous rapid march day and night had kept them at a distance of almost seven days from the combined forces in the rear.
In these seven days, the soldiers, who had slept well, finally recovered their state.
Seven days later, the scattered Allied Alien Forces arrived on the periphery of the trench fortress.
They originally thought that Vegeta would flee again, but they didn't expect that this time the other party chose to stay behind and defend the fortress.
"It looks the other side
I'm almost at the limit, and I know that there is another way to escape, so I decided to defend the fortress, and after adjusting the state, I will fight us to the death."
As he spoke, inside the tent, an Alien Coalition officer slammed the conference table in front of him.
"Exactly! This time, it's a complete break with them!"
The sea around the continent has been blockaded by Europa's fleet and fishman army, and at the same time, Europa's reinforcements have also landed.
This time, if they want to maintain their dominance on the continent, they must destroy the remnants of the Dark Elves and Europa before reinforcements arrive, and then concentrate on dealing with them.
There was no nonsense, and after some deliberation, the officers present directly decided to implement the encirclement strategy.
Armies from all walks of life surrounded an entire fortress in a short period of time.
"General, we are surrounded by foreign armies!"
After confirming the situation on the periphery, the soldiers walked quickly into Vegeta's temporary office, and it could be seen that his face was already a little panicked.
Vegeta, who heard this, responded in a deep voice, indicating that he knew.
On the surface, his appearance at this time can be said to be very calm, but the pressure in his heart is only clear to him.
According to the current situation, the alien alliance army can clearly put pressure on the dark elf army and Europa soldiers under its command just by taking measures to encircle them.
After a long time, the morale that had just recovered before may fall again.
After a few moments, Vegeta spoke up, "Did the troops that surrounded the fortress make any further moves?"
"Not yet."
Vegeta, who got this answer, felt even more pressure in her heart.
To be honest, he would rather the other party take a direct offensive and stabilize it at such a time, which shows that the officers of the foreign alliance army are really difficult to deal with.
The fundamental reason for this is that, as far as the situation is concerned, the foreign coalition army can put pressure on them and even demoralize them just by surrounding them, so there is no need to rush to kill them.
Another point is the state of the soldiers.
Those foreign combined armies had just arrived here after a long journey, and the soldiers were mostly tired.
In this case, if an offensive is launched in a hurry, the combat effectiveness has already dropped by three percent before the fight has even begun.
Therefore, it is necessary to take proper rest and allow the soldiers to recover before the war.
The pressure on them is indeed very high, and the time is getting tighter and tighter, but the people present are all veterans, and they still know this truth.