6. The Decisive Battle of the Wild Sands Chapter 283 Feint Attack on Blue Rock City
When Fili finished speaking, he found that everyone was still looking at him.
"What's wrong? Didn't I make it clear just now? Filip looked around at the recruits, "Then I'll say it again: we'll launch three rounds of stone-throwing attacks after dark...... After capturing the stronghold, he began to build fortifications in preparation for a counterattack by the enemy. β
There was silence in the boot barracks, and even Bard, who often referred to himself as a "veteran," had never heard such an order.
"IMHO." Nacian drank a few glasses of wine and gained some guts, so he spoke, "That sounds like an order...... Some...... General. I know we're going to attack the stronghold, but there's always to be a general with us, right......"
Fili and Danica looked at each other and smiled, "When the princess adjusted her military deployment two years ago, I had the same idea. The princess said, "If all the problems on the battlefield have to be thought about without laughing adults, then what are the other people's brains for?" β
Nacian was suddenly asked, speechless.
"This is just a preliminary plan, not an 'order.'" Imagine how you can use the safest way to build this stronghold. β
So everyone's eyes gradually turned to Bud's face. He was anxious, "What do you see me doing, what can I do?" β
"After all, you're the most experienced 'veteran' here." Eggers teased, "Big brother must have some good idea." β
Bard looked at the map with a bitter face for a while, and after a long time, he reluctantly said, "The location of this stronghold is in a depression, if we set fire to it in the north and make a feint attack on it, and take advantage of their inattention to rush down the steep slope to the west, maybe it will succeed?" β
Eggers clapped his hands and laughed, "Look, the eldest brother really deserves to be an experienced veteran. It's just that there are fences outside those strongholds, how can you rush in? β
Crohn chewed on the jerky as he swept his large wooden mallet, "The wooden fence of the stronghold is so thin and brittle that I can smash it with a single hammer. β
Nacian pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked, "What if we could take more strongholds?" β
The recruits' eyes widened in astonishment, wondering what this kid was thinking. It's hard enough to take a stronghold, and he still wants to be greedy?
Filip seemed to have known that this would be the case, but said flatly: "Of course it is a great achievement, if you have any ideas, it is better to talk about it." Anyway, it's just a discussion now, and anyone can have an opinion. β
Nacian rubbed his ears, "There are trenches connected between their strongholds, and it looks like they can support each other. But if we breach one stronghold, we can go down the trench to the three surrounding strongholds. β
He drew a circle on the map, "If the enemy in the surrounding strongholds is still busy confronting the people outside, we can suddenly attack them and break through their defenses from the inside." β
"That's a good idea." "The princess has already said that whoever occupies these strongholds first will be given the main credit. β
Encouraged by this, Nacian was inevitably a little fluttering, and asked, "It's just about the timing of the attack, can you delay it a bit?" β
"Oh?" Filip didn't expect him to ask such a question, "Do you have any special considerations?" β
Nacian thought for a moment and said, "During the day we surround but do not fight, and they should be on guard at night." If we start with a bow and crossbow feint after nightfall, and deliberately shoot crooked and closer, so that they think that we are nothing more than that, we may be able to relax our vigilance. β
"That's a good idea." Fili motioned for Danica to help write it down, "We'll present the proposal to the princess." β
"Don't bother." A charming voice floated over, and Hei Ningxue walked from outside with an alpaca, "The princess thinks this plan is very good, and she agrees with it." Right? β
"yes."
The alpaca led by Hei Ningxue suddenly spoke!
This "yes" frightened Crohn into taking half a step back and tripped himself to the ground, while Nacian's mind went blank beside him.
Where did the army of the Red Pavilion get so many monsters? Why even alpacas can talk!
Seeing their panicked appearance, the black snow feather fan hid his face and laughed evilly, and then grabbed the alpaca's neck with both hands, and pulled it out with forceβthere was a Lydia standing inside, and a soldier leaning over her waist.
Lydia also looked at them with a wicked smile on her face, "Haha, did this disguise deceive you?" β
It turned out that this alpaca turned out to be a camouflage!
In fact, if you look closely, this fake alpaca is actually full of flaws, not only has a dull expression, its ears and eyes can't move, but it is also slightly taller than the real alpaca, and its legs are also a lot thicker.
Lydia proudly explains: "In my previous world, there was a celebration called 'lion dance', which was to make a lion out of various materials, and play the role of a lion in a group of two to make all kinds of wonderful movements. I can't do those movements, but I can still walk. β
"Veteran" Bud's eyes lit up, and he high-fived, "If we have this alpaca disguise, it will be easier for us to get close to the stronghold!" β
A few soldiers put on alpaca disguises and practiced what it looked like at first glance. Crohn may be a little chubby, but who in the dark will carefully discern how thick an alpaca's legs really are.
Bard then proposes, "Croon, you and Nacian are dressed as alpacas." When we feint, you approached the fence of the stronghold. Others used 'sand skateboards' to launch a surprise attack from the dunes and rush directly into the colony. β
Most of the children of the Wild Sand Empire have played this game called "sand skateboarding", which is a long and narrow wooden plank under their feet and sliding down the sand dunes.
Eggers also proposed to install a blade on the head of the "sand skateboard", which would not only increase the speed of the slide, but also directly slash the enemy.
As the crowd chattered and the interesting ideas grew, Danika's writing speed couldn't keep up with their thinking. Lydia quietly took a few steps back, looking at their discussion with a smile on her face that said "plan achieved".
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At dusk, Lydia and Black Snow stood in the watchtower of the camp, quietly waiting for the night to fall.
I don't know when it began, there was no trace of non-smiling in the barracks. Lydia seemed to have taken over the reins of command naturally, and whether it was a siege or a sneak attack, she was already in order.
"Hey, that 'thin life'." Lydia suddenly remembered something and asked Black Snow, "Have you ever been disappointed?" β
Hei Ningxue glanced at her suspiciously, "Disappointed? Why should I be disappointed? β
A wicked smile crossed Lydia's lips, "I remember you were once for someone. β
"Just kidding, I'm still for the 'someone' you said. β
Lydia said, "But he's not here." β
"Tsk," Hei Ningxue shook her head disdainfully, "you can't feel it, his spirit is still here." It's a platonic 'spiritual love', have you ever heard of it? β
Lydia gave her a blank look, "I'm sorry, I've only heard of 'mental infidelity'. β
Hei Ningxue asked rhetorically, "What about you, without 'someone' by your side, can you adapt?" β
"You can't live by handing out notes from others all your life." Lydia sighed lightly, "He has more important things, and I think there should be 'attachment' between us, not 'dependence', and it shouldn't be a 'parasitic' relationship." β
Hei Ningxue smiled charmingly, "I didn't expect you to live quite transparently, if it weren't for the relationship of 'rival in love', I would really want to marry you as a Jinlan sister or something." β
"you, I'm not going to Lily." Although Lydia dislikes it, she doesn't actually hate Hei Ningxue, after all, this woman who is underwhelmed by her mouth does her best to help her and fully make up for her lack of strategy.
It was already dark. In the distance, a rocket soared into the sky, piercing the sky. Immediately afterward, the sound of drums and shouts was mixed with round after round of rockets and swarming away.
Most of those strongholds were mainly made of tarpaulins and wooden fences, and the weather was dry in the desert, and the rockets were just a little bit away.
The flames spread rapidly, and several strongholds that were attacked were surrounded by raging flames in an instant, igniting a sea of fire. Smoke rose and tongues of fire danced, engulfing enemy lines.
Lydia watched from afar with binoculars, and the private soldiers hurriedly beat gongs and drums to dig up sand and extinguish the fire, as if they had discovered a new world: "Oh my God, it turns out that sand can still be used to fight fires?" β
Hei Ningxue seemed to be drunk as a head, "Your Royal Highness Princess, are you sure you graduated from elementary school?" This is common sense for fire safety. β
The privates were desperately throwing sand and dirt to try to extinguish the fire. However, dry sand in the desert is not as effective as water to fight fire.
A demonic wind blew at an untimely time, and the fire suddenly changed direction. Those private soldiers were burned by the flames as soon as they were not careful, and the fire that had been suppressed rose again and spread again.
"Get some water!"
"There's no water, the water has run out!"
"Pee! Pee fast! β
Several private soldiers hurriedly urinated on the flames, but in the face of such a huge fire, these people seemed to be using their bladders to redefine what is called "a drop in the bucket".
The wind fueled the fire, the fire rose and the wind was mighty, and the smoke in those strongholds made the private soldiers' eyes red and swollen, and they coughed incessantly, but they barely coughed out their lungs.
"Don't patronize firefighting! Defend in formation! The voice of a private soldier leader came from the smoke, but then choked back on the smoke.
Lydia observed all this, a mischievous smile on her face, "Since these grandsons are going to play with us, then we will play with them." β
With that, she asked the flag bearer to raise the red flag and wave it a few times.
Seeing the order, the soldiers who had feinted quickly put down their flags, extinguished their torches, put away their bows and crossbows, and quietly withdrew from the pre-dug trenches to the camp.
The dark night of the desert returned to calm, leaving only the smoke and dust in the sky, and the private soldiers who stood in the cold wind and did not know what to do.