Section 16 Ideas

The gray cloak gently closed the box in his hand.

He was standing in front of a trough—not a trough for horses to drink, but a clear, sealed trough of unknown metal and glass. In the middle of the sink is the body of a green-skinned orc. However, the body was completely motionless, indicating that he was dead.

"What are you looking at here?" a voice came from behind, but the gray cloak didn't look back.

"It's nothing, it's just looking at the last test subject. He said.

"Failed test subjects. The man behind him replied. "We found six, and finally one of them persevered under the surgery. Hopefully he'll be able to use it. ”

"Your surgery was too rough. Zhilu said no, looking at your operation, I have a strange feeling. The gray cloak smiled slightly. "For that white-handed boss, that night, the Grim Reaper came to visit again and again. ”

But he also stubbornly pushed death away from him again and again. Come on," replied the one behind him, smiling similarly, "don't worry about it, we should have faith in him—shouldn't we?"

"I still think ...... If there are two or three, it would be safer. The gray cloak shrugged. They caught a total of six green skins, but the only one who survived the operation was the one called "White-Handed". It's a pity, if there were a few more Greenskins who survived, then they would have been more sure of their plan to instruct the Greenskins to take out Ashrufat.

Although it is theoretically possible to catch a few green skins, it is really not easy to find a lone orc in such a snowy weather.

"Forget it, in my opinion, one will do, and it will save them from the danger of killing each other and dying together. ”

"After all, there are still risks. In case he is killed in the process of unifying the Greenskins...... Then our plan will be in vain. Worchel, why are you here? Aren't you in charge of observing the movements of the two armies on the peninsula?"

"Everything that should be observed has been observed. There will be no big action now. Warcher replied with a grin. "The climate is getting worse and worse, and even if Ashrufat wanted to fight, he couldn't. I said, you have to admit that the Scarlet Duke is really smart and good at fighting. ”

They already knew about the elaborate arrangements of Ashrufat in the peninsula, and they also knew the results of their battles.

"What a wonderful method of warfare he came up with? Set up the trap and then have the bait troops take advantage of the mobility gained by the sled and successfully introduce a large number of green skins into the death trap with a small number of troops. You can wipe out all the enemies every time. Even better, due to the specific conditions of winter, it is difficult to spread the news to other tribes even if a greenskin escapes the battlefield. ”

"If he changes opponents, this trick will look stupid. The gray cloak replied dismissively. "It's only the Green Paper. Only they will be provoked by small units and immediately rush to retaliate. ”

"The problem is that his opponent is the Greenskin, belligerent, rough, instinctive and brainless! You can't deny that this strategy is designed for the Greenskins at all. Wolfell replied. "It is impossible for the green-skinned boss to remain indifferent to such a provocation. If he doesn't do anything, he won't be the boss. ”

"That must have been something that AI came up with for him. The gray cloak replied coldly. "That basic database of artificial intelligence must have information on the war of the primitive era. ”

"I think you seem to be very hostile to the Scarlet Duke. Worchel looked at his companion with some confusion. After all, he was just a barbarian on a primitive planet, but he was unfortunately caught up in this conflict beyond his comprehension. ”

"He killed Ylan!" the gray cloak looked at his companion sharply, the expression on his face that surprised the latter.

"But that's ...... Ylang Ylang ......"

"He killed Ylan-Ylang!" the gray cloak repeated, but his tone softened. After a long moment, he turned his head and continued to observe the green-skinned corpses in the sink.

"No need to look into it. Worchel said. "It's too late. Even if you find out the reason for the failure of the surgery, it is too late to find a suitable green skin...... As soon as spring arrives, the war will be in full swing. Our puppets will not have a chance to carry out the great cause of unifying the Greenskins. If we can't gather an overwhelming army and fight the Scarlet Duke with only a small number of troops, it will have no chance of winning, and it will not be in line with our plans. And," he paused. "You're too emotional. It is inappropriate to bring such private emotions into this kind of work. ”

"I know. The gray cloak replied motionlessly. "How's our white-handed boss doing?"

As expected, he led his tribe westward, avoiding the dwarven legions. Not only that, but he also fought several battles and annexed several tribes. However, it was winter, and he was not in a position to fight a big battle. Greenskins generally huddle in their nests for the winter...... If he wants to let go of his hands and feet, he can only wait for spring. At least until summer arrives, we don't have to observe him too much. ”

"What about the Dwarven Legion?"

"The traps they had chosen had been exhausted – after repeated blasting, the terrain in that area was no longer capable of forming large-scale rockfalls. Besides, there are no large greenskins in the vicinity, only a few scattered greenskins. If I'm not mistaken, Duke Scarlet won't be going on a rampage this winter. He will probably send troops to attack the scattered greenskinned tribes in an effort to completely clear the area of greenskins during the favorable time of winter. So that after spring, he moves on to the next area and repeats the process. ”

He couldn't repeat it. The gray-cloaked eyes were still fixed on the sink, "Once the snow melts, the dwarves' slow marching speed will become apparent. Isn't it because of the snow that their bait troops were able to bring the greenskins into the encirclement? In the snow, neither wolves nor wild boars can walk fast...... On the contrary, the dwarves have sleds, and their speed is not affected, but is increased. ”

"But when spring comes, the snow melts...... "The voice of the gray cloak has a different flavor. "The disadvantage of a dwarf with short legs and being dragged down by a large number of war machines will be revealed......"

"They can build roads, and I remember that dwarves are good at building. ”

"If the road is built, the greenskins will benefit more than the dwarves. The gray cloak replied. "After the road is built, the dwarves will march a little faster, but the greenskins will also become faster. They could not escape the pursuit. ”

"Whatever you want," Worchel shrugged, "but I think...... As long as the AI is willing to help, he'll come up with something to do. ”

......

“...... If our scouting is correct, there is no greenskin left in this area. ”

The Grand Foundry, Ashrufat, stood in the middle of the room, which was filled with members of the Society of Engineers, and of course some officers from the Society of Non-Engineers. While most of the dwarven warriors haven't had a chance yet, everyone acknowledges that they're essential.

No one disagrees with this conclusion. Relying on the favorable terrain of the canyon, the Avengers have already annihilated tens of thousands of greenskins. Almost all the nearby tribes were wiped out, with only a few remnants or small tribes remaining. Although the battle went well and the results were brilliant, all the dwarves realized something they hadn't expected - there were far more greenskins than they had expected.

Originally, the dwarves estimated that there should be around 100,000 greenskins on the peninsula, but after this period of fighting, it turned out that they seriously underestimated the number of greenskins. The peninsula has at least twice as many green skins as they expected. The Avengers have divided the peninsula into six zones, and so far they have only cleared the first area of greenskins, which is only enough to complete their objectives in the first phase. But even so, they wiped out more than 40,000 greenskins.

"The question now is ...... What are we going to do next?" Ashrufat turned to ask his men. Although in terms of seniority, he was the youngest Grand Foundry in attendance, but because he accepted the appointment of the High King, he was a general. Fortunately, he had gained enough respect and prestige for his practical actions, otherwise it would have been a bit difficult to command this group of old dwarfs with beards much longer than him.

"According to our original plan, the next step should be to clear all the scattered greenskins in the vicinity and establish a second supply center here. The Great Foundry Miklesko touched his beard and said. "But looking at the situation of the greenskins, I think...... Perhaps we should be prepared for a long-term war? In the future, the problem of logistics and transportation may become a big problem...... Once the snow melts, we will no longer be able to transport it by sled. So maybe we should take advantage of this time to rush supplies?" he said softly.

Although the losses of the Avengers are very small, the consumption of materials is very large. This is certainly even more true of future operations.

"We don't have enough troops, and no matter how we act, we must concentrate all our forces in one direction. Ashrufat said. "This means that our second supply point must be very strong and able to withstand a long siege by the Greenskins and wait for reinforcements to arrive. But it's really hard to do that. No matter how strong, the lack of defenders could not withstand the greenskins for long. ”

On this point, all agreed.

"So I thought, instead of us attacking, we should defend. We use this time to build a strong fortification capable of dealing with any enemy. Ashrufat said. "No, I don't mean the castle...... I have a plan in mind, and I'll talk about the details later...... In short, we can get the Greenskins to do what we planned. ”

"How could the Greenskins act according to our plan?" someone asked, puzzled.

"It's simple, we just provide convenience. Ashrufat said. "If we had built a road, the greenskins would have walked the road instead of the wilderness...... If we change part of the mountainous terrain, then the trailing route of the greenskins will be limited...... In short, we have to keep our minds the same - we have to make a suitable battlefield where we can fight the Greenskins. In this way, we can give full play to the advantages of our skills and defeat barbarism with civilization!"