Chapter 10: Counterattack
Although the production of the sand table is complicated, the value it shows is beyond imagination.
Not only did the battle depend on the brave Jana, but everyone saw the lord's talent from this delicate toy.
Sometimes, objects are more convincing than human words.
However, when the terrain of the mountains was shaped by sand and marked with heights, Ninia was still not satisfied, and asked to continue to refine the details of the terrain above.
Originally, the terrain such as peaks and hills was adjusted according to her requirements, showing that the slopes and steep slopes, sparse vegetation, and up and down paths and caves that were not usually enough for everyone were already complicated, but Ninia was not impatient, and still let people constantly determine the accuracy of the production from various verticals and horizontals.
"The master said that the details determine success or failure, war is not a game, it is related to the lives of each of us, so please be sure to make it carefully, of course, I will let the scout repeatedly compare and modify it later."
Behind this meticulous attitude, it shows the determination of the lord to fight this time, and if you think about it carefully, it will faintly make people feel intimidating.
"My talent is limited, this kind of thing is the master, and it only takes a moment to complete it with information." Ninia humbly said to everyone, "The mountain peaks are the main hiding place for the enemy, but it is impossible for them to hide in the mountains if they want to move, and we have to make other features, such as the roads and water sources on the mountain, their houses, bridges, fields and storehouses."
At this time, all kinds of colored sawdust, small square wooden blocks, and dyed lines came in handy, and everyone unreservedly put all what they saw and knew on the sand table, so that everyone else was amazed that there were so many secrets on this familiar mountain.
"Can this be done?"
"Details determine success or failure, we also have to sprinkle colors, labels, demarcate the location of friend and foe, and dispatch mountain people and monster reconnaissance teams to compare and reconnoitre, and then it is completed, this is not a small village without danger to defend, and there are important minerals, and the battle plan must be cautious."
Wow, this girl is really old when she says such things, did she learn it all from her master?
It seems that when these two people were together, they still did a lot of serious things......
Jana thought she had a point, but she always felt that a seventeen-year-old girl had an indescribable sense of disobedience when she said this, and it seemed a little strange to the lord himself.
How could he have known so many strange things?
"Don't we need to launch a tentative attack sooner?"
"Don't worry, our troops don't have any logistical pressure, we can slowly wear them down, and if the results of the analysis prove that the number of troops is insufficient, I will also apply for reinforcements. The master said that he would ...... Plan and then act, well, that's what you say......
Ninia habitually paraphrased Vincent's words, her eyes full of adoration and trust, to be honest, this is an enviable blind obedience, at least it makes the helpless Cana feel that she is satisfied.
As the sand table became more and more detailed, people became more and more engaged, and everyone's confidence in the battle also improved a lot.
The human race is really delicate and troublesome to fight, but it is not a bad thing to use your brain, Cana looked at the sand table, although she also thought it was a little cumbersome, but more of it was sincere admiration.
It seems that the commander not only has the ability to pull the tiger skin to make a big banner and win the hearts of the people, but also has the real ability to command and fight.
It seems that what Schiff said is true, the lord's army is a place where you can learn a lot of real things, and this golden eagle, who has always thought that he is smart enough on the grassland, has just admitted that he is worth the trip.
At least on the steppe, most generals relied on nothing more than experience, prestige, and intuition to command operations, and it was the first time that either Jana or Schiff had seen such an attitude of deliberately putting the enemy to death.
Eventually, models representing the troops of both sides were placed, and the fog of war shrouded in the mountains was gradually lifted.
Judging from the current situation, Iwasu's main force is deployed in the mining town, and two other small troops are placed in a dangerous position on the way to the town.
It is surrounded by mountains that are difficult for large troops to climb, and there are enemy police at key points
The valley below is barely passable, but the depths are under the blows of dwarven weapons.
It would be impossible to carry heavy weapons capable of striking at the mountain fortifications, and if you were to charge through a rain of arrows and rolling stones, both humans and the undead would suffer heavy losses.
Even if it is filled with human lives, the two passes in front of it are washed away, and the mining towns behind are even more dangerous, there are mountain villages and towns that have been painstakingly built by dwarves for hundreds of years, as well as many workshops and dense mining caves.
Even if the town is overturned, dwarves and bandits can still burrow into the mines and play a game of cat and mouse with the attackers by using their burrows.
Other ground location information can be obtained through mountain people and reconnaissance, but unfortunately, the mine is the lifeblood of the dwarves, and no one is allowed to approach it at all, and no one knows what is going on here, and there are no known exits and entrances.
"This ghost terrain is really maddening, the enemy can defend, hide, and run, but we can't even catch their hair." The more Jana looked at it, the more she had a headache, and she couldn't help but complain, "This battle can't be fought."
"It's not like you can't fight, there's still a way." There was a cold glint in Shif's eyes, "It must be a loss-making deal to use people to rush hard, and the Golden Eagle thinks that he should ask for help from the adults, and directly send the big dragon to smash their lair and completely destroy their town!"
Because he participated in the border battle, Shiv has seen with his own eyes how powerful the demon bone dragon is, this powerful undead creature can cross the mountain peak and directly parachute into the mining town, and the hundreds of troops of Iwasu are no match at all.
"Not feasible." Ninia directly refused, "The bone dragon is a family member of Grand Duke Xia De, and the order they received is to protect the lord, not to fight for us, and the mines and workshops here are important assets of the territory and cannot be destroyed casually."
Hearing this, Schiff also shut up, he knew that although the bone dragon was lethal, it was also a killing machine with little intelligence, and it would not care about the situation in the town at all.
What's more, there are too many dwarves and bandits, and the bone dragon is to kill chickens with a knife, and it is impossible to completely kill them all.
The more familiar he became with Vincent, the more Ninia realized the importance of these workshops and supplies to him, not only because of his status, but also because he understood the needs of the lord better than others.
"We must destroy the worst of our enemies without destroying property." Ninia thought for a moment, but said firmly, "I know it's difficult, but some things can only be called honorable because of difficulties."
Next, Ninia consults with all the people who hate Iwasu to help her with some tasks.
Let some brave people continue to look for routes of attack that are not on the map, no matter how big or small, try to find out, and strive to bypass the enemy's key areas of protection and find a line of attack by surprise.
Of course, this is not a needless adventure, they can be assisted and protected by monsters, and they can also be rewarded for important discoveries.
In addition, Ninia ordered the flying monsters and stealth monsters to scout the enemy day and night, find out the opponent's various deployments and patrol routes, these monsters are basically not attacked by the enemy, even if there is no offensive means, the opponent can be completely exposed under her nose.
In addition, she agreed with Jana and let her troops enter the mountains to establish a forward base, lure the enemy to attack, try to attract the attention of the opponent, and look for opportunities to win.
Entering the unfamiliar mountainous area, the lord's troops will definitely suffer, but with the uninterrupted monitoring and early warning of the monsters, whether it is a slow dwarf or a fox and a tiger, it is difficult to set up an ambush day and night.
According to the prior agreement, the lord's army carried a large amount of miscellaneous items disguised as supplies, and with great effort, they got into the valley into the mountains, and placed them in a humble camp not far from the enemy's first line of defense.
In charge of defense and patrol, it was the defeated skeleton soldiers who were in charge of the defense, and there was only a herd of cattle pulling carts, and timid people who were used to being bullied by bandits.
The combat effectiveness of the skeletons, Iwasu knew very well, and this group of brainless undead creatures took the initiative before
When attacking, the dwarves hide behind the stone fortress to resist, temporarily dodge when they encounter curses or magic, and use their skills to manipulate mechanisms or weapons to shoot from a distance, leaving the demons helpless.
If it weren't for the demon necromancer who could scavenge for bones everywhere to build an army, the lord's local army would have been exhausted.
After a long time, both Iwasu himself and his bandits had a contempt for the demon army, they spat at the harpy in the air, shot arrows at the demon dogs watching from afar, and laughed loudly under the noses of the other party for the lord's lack of scheming, and the demon clan was less wise.
This time, seeing that the other party had delivered a large amount of supplies in front of them, they had the posture of accumulating strength and waiting for reinforcements to attack in a big way, and the dwarves began to seriously consider how to deal with it.
It was not easy to transport in the mountains, and the dwarves and bandits saw each other menacing from the mountains, and they had people repair the mountain roads, even the precious horses were sent to transport supplies, and the number of skeletons was more than ever, which was obviously a portent.
It is impossible to build a fortress to confront each other, the demons are not such a patient race, and Iwasu thinks that this is the precursor to the attack of the great army.
With mountains and fortresses, as well as self-produced weapons, Iwasu didn't think that the other party could win easily, but he was not sure that he would survive this catastrophe unscathed if the demons were in earnest.
There is reliable information that the captured nobles of the Herod Kingdom have basically been repatriated, and the demons have obtained a lot of money and materials, and they have freed up most of the troops on the border.
If you sit back and wait to die, the demon lord will come in person, and you can drown yourself with a sea of skeletons without a brain.
So, when Ninia was still organizing troops to enter the mountain at the mountain pass, she got the news of various dwarves moving around the mountain.
When these situations were sent to the camp as quickly as possible, Ninia knew that Iwasu was about to make a move, and the goal was most likely to strike first, destroy the forward base, and seize or destroy the supplies.
Whether it is the mountaineers with binoculars, the harpy banshees soaring in the sky, the shadow demons hiding in the shadows of the mountains, and the demon dogs shuttling through the woods, they all confirm one thing, the elite dwarf troops in the mining town have been dispatched.
In response, the bandits in other fortresses also sent troops to cooperate, and these living forces do not act during the day, but secretly operate at night, and hide under the cover of the mines.
If you rely on the characteristics of the race and the support of the people to clear the fog of the map, and slyly wander around inconsequential locations, making meaningless movements back and forth, disturbing the eyes of the demons, and trying to make them take it lightly.
Unfortunately, Iwasu underestimated the patience and strength of the other party, and also overestimated his own intelligence, Ninia was a student taught by Vincent himself, and she endured all kinds of jobs that others were not qualified for, and her tenacity was far beyond that of ordinary people.
Ninia relied on the potion, did not sleep for three days and three nights, kept staring at all kinds of news in the mountain, pondered carefully on the sand table, and used the clock to constantly calculate the time when the other party and herself moved in different positions, and repeatedly deliberated on what might happen next.
Finally, in the early morning of the third day, when Ninia could barely lift her eyelids, news finally came from the mountains, and an army of about 500 bandits finally emerged from the night and rushed towards the stronghold guarded by only 100 skeletons.
Since the stronghold was located in a relatively wide position in the mountains, there was no need to worry about enemy attacks on the mountain walls on both sides, so the opponent simply put the main force in front and rushed out under the cover of night.
Although Iwasu didn't come in person, he also did a meticulous reconnaissance, and there were only a few skeletons in the demon stronghold, as well as a large number of people, and the rest were valuable materials, as well as scarce horses in the mountains, which was like pie in the sky.
This little force is too small to say, and the position of the stronghold is too far forward, even if it is a trap, it is worth taking a bite.
If reinforcements from outside came, by the time they climbed through the terrible mountain roads at night, Lord Iwasu's army had all retreated.
So, while the skeletons were still patrolling slowly in the night, a rain of arrows from crossbows flew out of the mountain fog, turning the skeletons into hedgehogs.
Recuperating and wearing refined armor, dwarves and bandits full of thoughts of making a fortune rushed out of the fog and swept away the dozens of skeletons in front of them like a flood
, split them into sections, trample them into pieces, smash open the simple doors of the camp, tear down the hastily built fence, and pounce on the treasures inside.
The people who were napping with supplies inside were awakened by the shouts of killing, and some of them shouted for help when they saw the bandits, and in a hurry they knocked down the piled up boxes, making a mess.
It was a shame that the dwarves saw the golden coins spilling out of the broken chest, and their eyes were suddenly full of golden light.
"Brothers, gold coins are good things, horses are also good things, pull them back to work can top ten slaves!" The dwarven leader who stepped on the pile of supplies commanded his subordinates, and did not forget to warn them, "Find a way to get all the horses and help us pull the booty!"
But it's strange to say, why are these horses wearing strange horse clothes, and their bodies are a bit like war horses......
Just as he himself rushed to a beautiful red steed, looking at the tall steed that he was not as tall as the tall steed, and when he considered how much it was worth, the horse suddenly turned around and spoke to him!