Chapter 1502: Grand Strategy
The process of preparing for war is progressing step by step, as planned by several commanders of the human camp.
Although the area occupied by the combined forces of demons and orcs is now shrouded in a fog, no information can be transmitted. However, it is the territory of the Sulitan Empire, and naturally there are relevant topography and geographical information.
This information was shared free of charge with the coalition forces of the Southern Front and used to make plans.
It's not that the Sulitan Empire has good intentions, and in order to fight the demons, it will not change its face even if it hands over confidential information such as map information. In fact, it was because the Imperial side asked the Southern Coalition to cooperate with its grand strategy that the map was used as a bargaining chip in exchange.
The most important arrangement on the part of the empire is, of course, a three-way linkage and simultaneous attack!
But attacking at the same time doesn't mean that each fights its own. Perhaps this will also be exchanged for the performance of the demon and orc alliance at the expense of one or the other. If the three offensive forces can cooperate with each other, will they be able to play better results?
In terms of the arrangement of grand strategy, the Khan King of the Western Frontier of the Sulitan Empire put forward a strategy. The Eastern Route Army acted as a containment and dragged a part of the demonic coalition army; Then the Western Route Army and the Southern Route Army attacked in the direction of the west of the southern border of the empire.
The armies of the west and south eventually converged somewhere in the south to divide the demonic alliance. This was followed by the annihilation of the small demonic alliance that had been cut off from the Abyss Gate. Do reduce the number of enemies and regain the territory that has been taken.
In order to be able to merge smoothly and avoid the Southern Route Army not knowing where they were going, or running around in the wrong place blindfolded, the Sulitão Empire provided accurate military maps. This is the reason for the Empire's indulgence.
Then the east and west roads were attacked, and the south roads were contained. Once again, cut through the demon alliance, annihilate the small unit, and reclaim the territory. Then the east and south will be attacked, and the west road will be contained.
This is repeated over and over again, and all the territory occupied by the demon is taken back by cutting. Finally, suppress the enemy near the Abyss Gate, and then annihilate them in one fell swoop. Then you can think about closing the door to the abyss.
The grand strategy, which was supposed to be a secret, began to be a topic of conversation among soldiers during their training and leisure. And some good deeds began to line up.
After all, although the strategy has been decided, how to implement it is also a science.
Arranging which army to attack and which side to move is a test of the commander's ability. Which legion is good at attacking fortifications and which legion is good at defending is also testing the vision of the commander.
Since everyone thinks that they have the ability to command such a war, of course they will have a vigorous talk on paper about what they know.
Anyway, it doesn't matter if you lose a verbal battle, and having a topic for discussion can also help relieve tension. Therefore, for such an atmosphere, the generals of the command headquarters did not stop it.
In his spare time from training, Ezio not only uses the forum to connect with his friends, but also blends in with the group. It's just that Ezio is a listener, not arguing with others.
The point, of course, is not on the unreliable tactics of these people. Rather, it is necessary to know from their words the specialties of each legion, as well as those more famous heroes.
One or two, maybe what can be said will be more one-sided. But as soon as there were so many people talking and showing off, Ezio had the means to get the details of the army of the entire Southern Front.
Before a magician noticed the Brotherhood's bias and tried to influence and transform, Ezio and the others had learned a lot about intelligence research from Kaya. At least the most basic sorting and induction, everyone has a preliminary concept.
Perhaps the information obtained from others will be highly subjective to the speaker, and it may not be more complete than the information held by the coalition command. But Ezio did it anyway with his friends, hoping that the news of these people would soothe the uneasiness in his heart.
But the cruel truth is that after knowing the achievements of the 'strong men' in the Southern Route Army with him, Ezio's worries have risen to a higher level.
It's just that this kid who hasn't been around for a long time has not seriously thought about who he is comparing with who they are.
Former Demon King, former Captain of the Praetorian Guard of the Dark Legion, also known as the Sword Master, a person in the sequence of the strongest in the Mazeland, a demon prince, and a mage who can single-handedly take on the Lord of Guardians. As for those black dragons and big demons, I won't mention them.
In fact, the people who made everyone in the Southern Route Army talk about it and were happy to repeat it were also a few strong people in the Adventurer's Guild or Mercenary Guild. As long as you don't compare yourself to those 'non-humans'.
In short, in the excitement of the pre-war period and the trepidation of a small number of people, time advanced to a special day.
The order was given to the army to pull out. It seems to be a normal dispatch order, but in fact, the army, which has not been mobilized for more than half a year, suddenly moved, which is quite abnormal in the eyes of the soldiers.
Even those who seem to have only muscles but not brains, and hate to use their brains when doing things, feel that there must be something strange behind such actions. It's not as simple as swapping the defense zone as the order issued above.
Those aristocratic commanders can easily treat soldiers as idiots who don't know anything, and they only need soldiers to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, and nothing else.
But in fact, soldiers also have the wisdom of soldiers, not to mention those soldiers who are veteran adventurers, I am afraid that they have seen more of the world than most nobles.
The people above always think that as long as they don't make it clear, no one will see it. In fact, as long as it's not like a certain magician, specializing in something that has never been seen before, what do you not understand.
If you can't be a prophet, don't you even have a smart person who knows later?
But it's okay to pull it out. In addition to everyone's desire to fight, those who were in charge also worked hard to raise the food they consumed every day.
According to the situation before the reorganization, the daily eating and drinking were solved by the people of each team by themselves, and the coalition command would not care about it, and it would not be able to manage these things.
From the point of view of command, I am in charge of your food, so do your soldiers listen to you or do they listen to me? On the other hand, some people have the money to eat well, and some people don't have the money to eat casually, and all the people in command are responsible, which country's finances can afford it?
But once the team is dispersed and reorganized, it is no longer possible to ignore the original model. The people of the coalition command had to pay for the food and straw of all the soldiers and officers.
There is no salary, and if there are regular legions of various countries, it is a matter for each country itself. But if there is no food, how can a soldier fight if he does not have enough to eat?
Therefore, in the early stage of the re-establishment of the army of the Southern Front, a considerable part of it was related to how the countries and chambers of commerce paid for the grain and straw, and they were fighting with each other.
Finally, with demonic pressure in front of them, no one dares to do things too much, or drag them until everyone can't get things done. Therefore, the speed and progress of the reorganization of the army are rapid, on the one hand, because everyone is unable to drag this war into a protracted war.
And in order to cooperate with the strategy of the Sulitan Empire, the army was launched!
The regiments at the front crossed the boundary monument representing the border, indicating that they had officially entered the territory of the Sulitan Empire. From generals to soldiers, no one was at ease, for they had stepped into a land occupied by a coalition of demons and orcs.
Even though the empire provides maps, so that everyone will not be blind. But what happened to this land, as well as the deployment of the Demon Alliance's forces, these unknown parts are inevitably worrying.
In order to avoid a sudden attack on the marching ranks, the general who commanded this temporary legion ordered to send out spearheads and sentinels to reconnoiter the surrounding environment.
The spearhead is actually just a small detachment that highlights the ranks of the legion, and is used to scare the snakes. The one who is really in charge of the reconnaissance mission is still the sentry rider who rides a fast horse.
The southern border of the Sulitan Empire was a long stretch of hilly land. Even though the slope is not large, the soldiers still alternate walking up and down.
There were no trees in the area, only large patches of wild grass, occasionally a few clumps of grass that were almost a man tall. If it weren't for the undulating terrain, I'm afraid that everyone's vision would be wider and farther.
If you want to talk about the advantages, although it is easy to set up ambushes in such terrain, the number of people cannot be large, at most it is used for harassment. In the face of a reorganized corps, there was no big wave.
When the scattered sentinels found the first man-made objects, they were several uninhabited tents. This is where the local herders habitually live, and the tents can be removed at any time as the pastures move.
Due to the limited resources of the Lost North, wooden shelves and tarpaulins for tents like this one are usually dismantled and taken away as long as they are still usable and are sure to be ownerless. Even if there is a master, depending on the situation, you can choose to snatch it away with someone.
But the tents here are dilapidated and uninhabited for a long time, and the scene is quite unusual. Closer inspection revealed that the dilapidated tent showed signs of destruction, but it was not left behind by the battle. It could be where the beast came from to feed, and it tore something with a little smashing.
There is no trace of people, let alone livestock.
The good thing, or the only good thing, about the barren North is that there aren't many beasts that can threaten domestic livestock and humans, and even fewer monsters. The two natural threats, freezing weather and lack of food, have limited population growth.
But people can't disappear silently. And looking at the situation, the people in this area are gone, so these man-made things are left behind, and no one cleans them up.
For such anomalies, it is natural that someone will report back. The other sentry rode deeper into the unknown territory in front of them.
I thought that the territory occupied by the combined forces of demons and orcs must be full of remnants of military disasters, corpses falling on the road, and all of them were miserable in a lake of flesh and blood. Unexpectedly, the actual situation was that everywhere was so clean that there was no trace.
Even if a person dies and falls on the side of the road and is gnawed by wild beasts, he will leave a skeleton behind. How can it be like now, nothing can be found.
However, what happened to this legion was not unique. The three armies that launched the attack on the same day, regardless of the front, did not meet the imaginary resistance, but smoothly advanced into the interior of the demonic territory.
It's just that none of them noticed that the vultures in the sky appeared somewhat frequently. And these vultures with fiery heads don't eat carrion, but grow up devouring demonic remains and drinking magma!