Chapter 146: Expeditionary Meeting
The coalition forces stationed by the three forces guarded the oasis like a cake inside and outside the three layers, and the entrances and exits in and out of the oasis were also controlled by the three forces at the same time, and they had to be checked three times regardless of entering and leaving, although it was very troublesome, but this also ensured the safety of the oasis and the so-called "fairness" in a sense.
I don't know if there was some friction between the dwarves and the elves when they set up the "cake spreading" defense line, the dwarves of the Iron Hills chose to be stationed in the outermost defense line, and simply had a blind eye with the elves.
The little prince knows how terrible it is for the dwarves to be stubborn, and his marching team has almost been found out because of the composition of the personnel, and these "miscellaneous troops" who come from the wrong way have all kinds of contraband, if it weren't for the fact that the little prince is a member of the royal family of the orc kingdom, the dwarf garrison will definitely let these 30,000 horses all pass through the city gate with their bare butts, this kind of thing they haven't done before.
However, when the wind direction reached the Michino side, it immediately changed.
Different from the expressionless faces when they saw the other orc legions, the dwarves immediately changed their faces when they saw the team of the bright field, and became enthusiastic, the little prince saw Herbert squatting down with his own eyes, and a dwarven officer enthusiastically hugged his shoulders, as if he knew, Herbert smiled and handed over a cigar, the latter put it under his nose and sniffed it intoxicatedly, and the next moment he waved his hand and let him go directly!
Damn! The little prince was so depressed that he almost fell off his horse.
Chang Hao's path is wild enough, he knows everyone, and he still has this connection?
Although the Little Prince's Legion of Dawn arrived at the Oasis within the planned time, it was still the last to arrive in the Orc Kingdom. According to the plan, the three expeditionary forces must sit down as soon as possible and come up with a set of practical and feasible supporting combat plans.
Originally, according to the rules of the meeting, subordinate troops under the legion like Bright Field were not eligible to participate in the meeting, but thanks to the hard work of the little prince, Chu Xue and Anna in the Bright Field Army still obtained this qualification.
The expeditionary battle meeting was set for dinner at the Dome of the Rock.
As night falls, the unbearable heat of the desert during the day gradually dissipates and is replaced by a cold that makes the hairs stand on end, and the huge temperature difference between day and night makes many people wrap their cloaks to protect themselves from the cold, because they know that the second half of the night will be even colder.
Torches burned on the walls around the conference room of the Dome Palace, these torches burned with oil-rich plants endemic to the desert area, and the soaring tongues of fire jumped and crackled, and the night wind blew into the conference room, and the shadows of the flames were reflected on everyone's faces, and everyone was silent, and the swaying shadows made it difficult for each other to see the expressions on their faces.
After looking through the list of participating officers and briefly reading the existing personnel of each department under the legion, the Lionheart Legion Commander Simbak, who was sitting on the main seat, finally raised his head, and his sharp eyes made everyone present feel a pang in their hearts, and subconsciously puffed up their chests.
"Although Iron Hills, Elven Mansion, and our orc kingdom are formed as coalition forces, they still fight each other, and the coalition forces are only better in name. "Before we reached the Oasis rendezvous, the dwarves and elves had already come into contact with the enemy forces of the Desert Realm. ”
Simbak spread out the large map in his hand, pointed to one of the maps, and said, "They have encountered strong resistance from the army of the Desert Kingdom here, and the first battle of our coalition army has ended in defeat. ”
The map is large, and the first snow can see the name of the place where the eldest prince fingers.
Taklamakan
As the commander of the Bright Field Force, Chu Xue spent a lot of effort and time learning everything about desert warfare. Taklamakan means "place to get in and out" in the desert language, and many people call it the Sea of Death, and it is difficult for even the natives of the desert kingdom to operate here, let alone outsiders.
"Perhaps it was because the dwarves were too short to see the battle, and the elves were too tall to underestimate the enemy, which led to the loss of the first battle. One officer's ridicule caused the other officers to laugh knowingly, which shows that the so-called coalition forces are not a piece of iron.
The eldest prince did not stop his subordinates from teasing, he continued: "According to the information provided by the dwarves and elves, the common mount used by the army of the Desert Kingdom is the camel, this animal endemic to the desert is not inferior to our elephant clan in size, and it is unstoppable when it charges, and it almost breaks the vanguard defense line of the dwarves in a single look. ”
When it came to the details of the battle, these generals belonging to the major legions finally began to be a little professional, and they had a heated discussion about the camel cavalry.
"It's just a camel cavalry, and it is absolutely impossible to compare with the giant elephant heavy cavalry of our War Fury Legion!"
"Although the dwarves' equipment is good, they ignore the disadvantage in height, and a wave of camel cavalry can trample them into tin cans, of course they can't hold it!"
"We must make good use of our air superiority! The Eagle Clan and the Swan Clan must provide the enemy's movements in time, so that we can turn against the enemy!"
"Speaking of the situation in the air, I think I need to explain it to you. ”
The Swan general Rhodias drew a circle on the Taklamakan Desert: "As we all know, the Taklamakan region has become the frontline of the desert kingdom because of the harsh sandstorm climate. This area has been plagued by sandstorms all year round, and from above, the entire area is shrouded in a yellow-brown color, and the vision is so bad that my air force scouts have no way to effectively detect ground intelligence. ”
"I tried to get my men to wear light armor and walk low through the sandstorm, but unfortunately, my men went in and never came back. Redias' fingers tapped on the table, and his deep voice expressed the anger in his heart.
Redias made a cameo appearance in a cold field maker, and his voice fell, and no one could answer for a long time. The biggest advantage of the orc kingdom is the swan clan's control of air supremacy, and now the air supremacy is gone.
The war needs to be supported by sufficient intelligence, and without intelligence, it is equivalent to a blind man fighting a war, and his eyes are black. No matter how ambitious the orc generals here are, they know that they are fighting away, and once they lose their vital air supremacy, the situation can be said to become a little confusing in an instant.
This is definitely bad news.
"And I have a vague feeling that there is a good chance that the Desert Kingdom also has an air force. Redias was stunned: "After all, our opponent is Rommel. ”
"This doesn't make sense!" a general wondered, "Redias, your flying skills are the best in the kingdom, even the elite of your swan clan can't pass through the sandstorm, even if the desert kingdom has an air force, how can it pass through the sandstorm?"
"It's the vultures. A cold female voice sounded, and everyone's eyes looked for the voice, where was the seat of Guangmingye, and it was the first snow who spoke.
"Who are you? This is the Expeditionary Force Meeting, are you qualified to speak?" asked a young general of the Rhine Lion Clan with a gloomy face.
The generals of the orc kingdom are all sitting here, all old faces, and the one who is talking at this moment is a woman who has never seen before.
You must know that there is no female general in the military department today.
Hearing the words "vultures," General Redias narrowed his eyes.
"I am Hatsuyuki, the commander in charge of this expedition in Guangye, and my name is not recorded in the archives of the military department, but since I am a member of the Kingdom Expeditionary Force, I think I am qualified to speak. "Chu Xue puffed up his chest, neither humble nor arrogant.
"Hatsuyuki? I've never heard of that name. But you belong to the Dawning Legion of His Royal Highness the Little Prince, right? That 30,000-strong team, I still remember it vividly. The young general of the Rhine lion clan was obviously standing on the side of the eldest prince, and there was a hint of insinuation, and everyone here who had a little head knew the meaning of this sentence.
The patchwork Dawn Legion was too dazzling in the huge oasis, and it didn't look like a serious army at all, and anyone who saw it would show disdain.
Although the little prince also has a lot of connections among the military bosses, but when it comes to the Dawning Army where "the mud can't support the wall", no one has the courage to jump out to help him speak. After all, no matter how good the personal relationship is, it will not be dissenting in front of the eldest prince, and the people who can climb to the top of the military department are all human spirits, how can they not have this careful thought?
The little prince is well-educated, and his face does not show the slightest anger, but as for what he feels like in his heart, just looking at his clenched fists, everyone can guess it.
"Since you are a general of the kingdom, then I would like to ask, do you have a record of achievements?" Chu Xue had a faint smile on his face, but he threw out a very sharp question.
"Then I also want to ask you, what qualifications do you have to question General Ben?" The young general was stunned at first, and then burst into a rage as if he had been poked in the sore spot: "Your Royal Highness the Little Prince, please take care of your men's mouths, otherwise I don't mind letting the guards clean up this lawless woman!"
"The self-defense counterattack of the Bright Wild against the mercenaries of the Human Empire is personally commanded by me, and with such a huge disparity of 1 to 10 troops, the first victory in the foreign war of the Orc Kingdom in a hundred years was announced with zero casualties!"
"If you have a kind, try it!
Hatsuyuki and Silver Gray share the same domineering blood, her tone is colder than the cold wind blowing on the snowy mountain of Temurdar, and her gaze is as condescending as if looking down.
The young general's face turned the color of pig liver with anger, and the other dozen or so young or half-old generals also chose to shut up at this moment, pretending to be watching the scenery.
The Orc Kingdom military department has a strict hierarchy, and subordinates will definitely not have good fruit to eat against their superiors, but there are exceptions to this situation: if that subordinate is a war hero.
Compared with military rank, the orc kingdom obviously attaches more importance to military merit from top to bottom.
Many years ago, although the Rhine Lion was a top nobleman, but not a royal family, it was a hero of the Rhine Lion who made great achievements in several crucial wars, and finally exchanged the yellow robe for the battle exploits that could not be written in a book, and this tradition has continued from generation to generation.
Military merits are heroes, and heroes deserve all kinds of courtesy and respect.
Even His Majesty the King must not transgress this rule.
Guangmino won the first battle in a hundred years, or won the battle under the extremely disparity in the number of troops, its significance is not trivial, and it has even been written into the textbooks of the Royal Military Academy for later generations to learn and reference.
As the commander of this victory, Hatsuyuki was undoubtedly a kingdom hero, and now there are people clamoring for a kingdom hero to shut up, and even ask the guards to drive her out, which His Majesty may not dare to do.
It's just that the young general who came to power by virtue of family nepotism turned pale, and he felt that he had kicked an iron plate, but he was helpless, and he couldn't take this kick back.
He scolded himself for his stupidity ten thousand times in his heart, because his words had already involved insulting the heroes of the kingdom, and if anyone present tried to stumble on him, he would have to report the matter to the parliament and the court-martial, and he would be the general at once.
"I'll report this to the temple. Anna said lightly.
Most of the people present did not know Anna's true identity, although she was only wearing an ordinary war sacrifice robe at this time. However, the eldest prince who knows Anna's identity can't sit still, behind Anna is the chief priest of Dante, who is named the legend of the kingdom, and the main priest of Dante is also the godfather of his father, and the energy of a sentence is not trivial.
The young general looked at the eldest prince with a pleading gaze, and the eldest prince said with rare conedency: "The Guangye side should have the right to speak in the meeting, and some people will admit their mistakes after the meeting and apologize to Chu Xue and Anna." ”
The eldest prince turned his head to look at Anna: "Please also ask the temple side to give me Simbac a face." ”
Anna asked for Chu Xue's opinion, and seeing that Chu Xue had no opinion, she nodded in agreement.
The young general was amnesty, and only then did he realize that his back had been wet with cold sweat, and he had worked hard for more than ten years and almost returned to the pre-liberation period.
One is a female commander who has made great achievements for the royal country, and the other is a mysterious sacrifice that can make the always tough prince bow his head.
The little prince's mood is a little complicated, he is not used to this kind of thing touching other people's light.
"Do you think that the vultures who were demoted from the kingdom by us in the first place have joined the army of the Desert Kingdom?" General Rhodias brought the conversation back to the war.
"This probability is very high, the desert kingdom has a military god like Rommel, and there is no reason for him to give up such an air race that can adapt to the desert environment. ”
Redias crossed his fingers, apparently believing that the speculation was reasonable.
At that time, the vulture tribe lived close to the border of the desert country, and was far more adaptable to the harsh desert environment than other races. Later, the vultures were expelled from the orc kingdom for various reasons, and their traces were nowhere to be found.
But if things turn out as Hatsuyuki predicts, then the vultures who once volunteered to shepherd the borders of the kingdom will in turn become the Grim Reaper who rings the death knell above their heads.
"This speculation of yours is of high strategic significance, and I will immediately begin to make arrangements in this regard to prevent air supremacy from falling into the hands of the enemy. General Redias took a deep look at Chu Xue: "The people of Guangming Ye really live up to their reputation, and they don't let their eyebrows go." ”
Chu Xue smiled faintly, and suddenly said, "Don't hide it from the general, I still have something to ask for." ”
"You say. ”
"When was the defeat of the dwarves and elves at the hands of the desert army? ”
"The day before yesterday. ”
"Then I have another guess here, and you have to listen to it if you don't want to hear it. ”
The expression on Chu Xue's face quietly turned solemn at some point.