Section 19 Mountains

It's not a long way to get to the Iron Claw Mountains from Oren, and even better, the road is flat. The Holy Knights changed horses day and night and hurried away, and soon arrived at the front.

It must be noted that since the Greenskin invasion was detected very early, all countries have ample time to prepare. Perrin originally thought that by the time he arrived, the skirmish should have broken out, but in fact, at this moment, the two sides had not even begun official contact. The complex terrain of the mountains greatly hindered the speed of the Greenskins' marches, and the large Greenskins set out from the central area of the Ironclaw Mountains, before reaching the human-controlled zone.

As the commander of the Ornse Task Force, Perrin did not have many troops, but he was qualified to be ranked among the top echelons of the army. The day after his arrival, he was invited to a military meeting.

"Based on the information the Magic Detecters and Scouts have gotten, it's clear where the Greenskins are headed. They will rush into the territory of the Kingdom of Shem along a pass in the south, and here there is our castle, Ironfist Keep. ”

A clerk clearly pointed out important places on a huge military map.

"At present, the garrison of Iron Fist Fort is ready, and the defense force has been effectively strengthened. However, Ironfist is only a castle that acts as an outpost and cannot defend itself against the Greenskins. ”

"What's our battle plan?" Perrin asked.

"We plan to follow the tactics used by General Crook, the 'green-skinned killer', to defeat the greenskins, which is a defensive-containment-counterattack tactic. General Crook used this tactic to defeat the Greenskins four times. However," the clerk turned to Perrin for a moment, "now that the Holy Knights are here, perhaps our plans should be changed. ”

Perrin immediately understood that this was not the case and that it was not planned by Queen Mother Shem. He squinted his eyes behind him, and the veiled young woman seemed to be watching his reaction at the moment. The woman was nominally supposed to be the commander of the army, though Perrin felt that the real military commander was someone else.

The veiled woman walked up, the fragrance of which was strong enough to make the frivolous man want to get into trouble. On the one hand, this queen mother has not been widowed for a long time, and on the other hand, she has become the most powerful person in the Shem Kingdom.

The Queen Mother stood in the center. Because there is a veil on his face for the dead, Pei Lan can't see the other party's face clearly. But when the Queen Mother glanced at him, for some reason that gaze made Perrin feel cold.

This woman doesn't look easy to deal with...... At least it didn't look like it was trying to reconcile with the church.

"Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother," Perrin asked in a tentative tone. "How many soldiers do we have now?"

"Thirty thousand soldiers, that's all the troops that Shem can mobilize in a hurry. ”

"So...... I remember that the Triple Covenant, Tiberius and Turan had an obligation to aid us...... They will bring ......"

"The Turan army will arrive here tomorrow, but there should be no more than 10,000 people. And Tiberius ...... They say they've sacrificed too many soldiers to get the news of the Greenskins' invasion. General Bayrell promised to lead his troops to support, but so far there has been no news of any action. The Queen Mother said in an emotionless voice. "Many of my ministers thought that Tiberius would not send troops, and probably still hold a grudge against the great war of fifteen years ago. ”

They have reason to hold grudges. Perrin said in his heart. Fifteen years ago, everyone knows what happened. The Greenskins invade Tiberius, while Turan and Shem are at odds with Tiberius over other things. The pact originally made by the three countries was not implemented, and the Turanian and Shem people ostensibly sent troops, but in fact they were struggling on the road and delaying their arrival. As a last resort, Tiberius was forced to fight entirely on his own, and although he eventually defeated the Greenskins, he suffered heavy casualties himself. Today, Feng Shui is changing, and Tiberius must have made up his mind to be a bystander. Not to mention that they have not sent troops so far, even if they do, they will definitely not be able to do their work. In fact, it's already very face-saving for them to share the information about the Greenskins' invasion with everyone.

Of course, on the other hand, Tiberius suffered extremely heavy losses in the war against vampires, and there was really not much left to support other countries at this time.

"Clerk, give the generals a detailed explanation of the operational plan we have preliminarily formulated. The Queen Mother continued.

There really isn't anything new about the tactics that have been specified this time. It's not the same as what is written in the book. First, use the Iron Fist Castle to resist the Greenskins, and when the Greenskins concentrate their forces to attack the city, the main force advances to a certain position away from the castle, echoing the castle from afar, but they stick to the camp and fight in the field with the Greenskins. As a result, Greenskin would have to allocate a large part of his forces to monitor or attack the main force, and would not be able to gather enough strength to attack the city. After maintaining this momentum for a while, he took advantage of the gap in the demoralization of the Greenskins to launch an all-out attack and defeat the Greenskins army in one fell swoop.

This is indeed the tactic of General Crook to defeat the greenskins many times back then, and it is also the tactic of the old tooth. If the Greenskinned Boss were to visit a human bookstore, he would see at least ten books on this tactic, and then sketch out a hundred ways to deal with it. Even if the Greenskins couldn't make it to the Anthropocene, if they could record a little more of history, they would remember so many defeats under the same tactics.

But the greenskin is a creature that doesn't keep a history alive at all. This is one of the reasons why the green skins of the Iron Claw Mountains have never posed a major threat to humanity.

"What do you think?" the Queen Mother glanced around. Although it is an old-fashioned tactic with no new ideas, it has been recognized by almost everyone. This tactic should still work against the Greenskins.

"Master Perran. The Queen Mother's cold gaze stayed on Pei Lan's body. "I've heard that you're a knight with the power of a god. And the archbishop sent you here to snipe the greenskinned boss. As soon as the boss dies, the Greenskin Legion will collapse immediately. ”

"Ahem!" Perran knew he had to speak. From this point of view, it is clear that the Shem people want to express their stance and immediately enter the mountains to snipe the green-skinned boss. The problem is that the archbishop has made it clear on this issue.

"Your Highness, as far as I am concerned, I very much hope that a war can be eliminated, and it is naturally the best result for us to not sacrifice a single soldier. But I would like to remind you of two things. First, the greenskins, though savage, are not ignorant. If this kind of operation fails once, it will be difficult to do it the second time. Second, we are not familiar with the mountains and want to find the boss among the huge green-skinned army...... To be honest, we don't know what this green-skinned boss is like. ”

"The biggest one is. Someone said something suddenly. "The Greenskin Boss has always been like that. ”

"When you put on the armor, it's hard to judge your size. You all know this. Perrin replied sharply. "If I could, I would like to do my duty after the fight has taken place and the position of the boss has been determined. ”

This was the end of the military conference. Perrin took his leave, and the remaining Shem in the room stood watching him leave.

"Hmph!" After his back disappeared, I don't know who let out a cold snort. "The lackeys of the church really can't be trusted. ”

The Queen Mother looked at her generals and asked in a low voice. "Use the cannon to snipe the greenskin...... How's this tactic?"

"This is a tactic that the late King has prepared for a long time, and it is very feasible. And even if this tactic fails, it will not affect the overall situation. Eric, isn't it?" the one who spoke looked at another colleague, a gray-haired, slightly wooden-haired veteran. The latter only nodded reluctantly.

At this time, in the Iron Claw Mountains, far from the front-line camp, another military conference was also being held. Of course, this military meeting was not at all as polite as the human meeting, there was no sand table and no detailed military maps, only groups of greenskins gathered around the boss, listening to the boss's lectures. Among them are both bosses and curious goblins.

"There's a good city to the south, and there's a mountain of good things. All those things should be ours! We want the car to pass and fly all the cars that are in the way. When we get all the good things, we will turn around and come back!"

The Blood Banner Boss foamed at the mouth and explained to his subordinates the goal of this Waaaaagh.

"Boss, boss, there's a human castle over there. Isn't that where it is?" a goblin who didn't know enough to get up and was smashed to the side with a fist from a black orc.

"That castle is called Iron Fist Fort!" This black orc is actually very knowledgeable. This means that his previous tribe must have attacked the castle, and (of course) without success. "It's not the 'Oren City' that the boss said. ”

Although it is a bit strange to say that the Boss of the Blood Banner knows what this "Oren City" is, the Boss of the Blood Banner is the leader of the Greenskins, the commander of the war, and no Greenskin dares to question the Boss's goals. Since the boss has a lot of good things there, there must be good things there. Of course, it doesn't matter if there are no good things. For the Greenskins, they will go deep into human territory, and there will undoubtedly be one battle after another, and there will be a lot of things to grab, and that is enough. As for how the boss knows what kind of "Oren City" is, it doesn't matter at all.

In fact, all the greenskins are gearing up and can't wait to make a big splash. If it weren't for the cumbersome war machines that were slowing down the Greenskins, they might have already come to the Castle of Iron Fist and begun the siege.

The rest of the greenskins were gone, and now the Blood Banner Boss was the only one left in the leader's tent. The Bloodflag Boss pulled out a beautifully printed book from an inconspicuous bag—all of which were recorded by humans and related to the Greenskins of the Ironclaw Mountains. Most of them depict how humans use ingenious tactics to defeat the invading Greenskins. Many of the accounts are extremely precise and detailed. It's enough to make human readers proud – and to show the Blood Banner Boss what it takes to defeat the enemy.

Probably the author of these books never imagined that one day a green-skinned old man would be flipping through these books.

In fact, since the goblins happily reported the annihilation of a small human army, the Blood Banner Boss was keenly aware that the movements of his legion had been discovered by humans. At this moment, in front of him, the human army should be ready, ready to give the Greenskin Legion a head-on blow. Tekken was the first obstacle he had to break through.

Iron Fist Castle is indeed a must-fight. The castle is located right on the front of the Blood Banner Boss's invasion. Without the capture of the castle, the Bloodbanner Boss would not have been able to allow their massive War Machines (which were indispensable for the future siege of Oren) to pass through this place safely, not to mention that the defenders could attack the Greenskins from the rear at any time.

The future war will be far more complicated than his fighting in the mountains. And what's worse...... There are many unrelated people who must also be involved in this war.

"Master, you shouldn't think so. In her head, Carrie whispered. "And you haven't won yet. Mercy on the weak is the prerogative of the strong, and you are not qualified to do so now. ”

"It was their own choice that brought them to you. Carrie's voice softened, "You can't reach Oron without striking them." Please recall the vows you made and recall the feelings. ”

The Bloodflag Boss walked towards the outside of the Greenskin Barracks, the three hours of the day were approaching, and yes, he might not be able to win. And he also knew that there was no possibility of turning back at this time.