There are always a group of people in this world who put themselves in a high position, and Cooper was full of enthusiasm when he was young, but as he grew older, as a leader, Cooper still knew a lot of inside stories that ordinary people didn't know. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

For the gods, for some strong people who are equivalent to the gods, what they are defending now is as ridiculous as a child fighting.

Could it be that when they reach a certain position, they can even ignore their own race? Don't those so-called strong people know that after the defeat of the Tulip Principality, war will sweep across the entire continent? Cooper thought hatefully.

The victories in several battles made the generals under him a little eager to try, and some people were already clamoring to fight back to the Gorge of Bones.

Cooper organized several sneak attacks at night, taking advantage of the darkness to connect the rafts into pontoon bridges, and sent his bravest soldiers into the orc camp.

The first time the effect was surprisingly good, the soldiers killed a few in and a few out, and the lit tent reflected the entire north shore. It's a pity that in terms of absolute numbers, this small victory can't make much of a splash at all.

How many soldiers did the orcs put in this time? three million, five million? Bird himself couldn't tell. If it weren't for the geographical advantage, the Terrans would have been defeated long ago.

However, as an outstanding general, Cooper's heart felt a deep coldness.

In this way, the mobilization of troops from all over the country cannot cross the Prancing Horse River, and the brains of the people under his command are eaten by dogs? The current form can support half a month or even a month, but what about the future?

It's like a person can lift an object much heavier than his body after a full burst, but the question is how many times can you burst with all your might? Can you keep it that way?

The national strength and population of the principality are not enough to support it for a long time, and if this stalemate continues, it will definitely be the Tulip Principality that will fail. The battle reports sent by himself one after another are like stones sinking into the sea, is there any change in the political situation of the principality, or is the king already extremely dissatisfied with himself?

Hammer the sore waist, it has been an old injury for more than ten years, and every winter, the muscles in the waist connecting to the back are unbearable.

"Someone. ”

"Marshal, you call me?" his own soldiers ran in. This hairy boy has been with him for five or six years, from Cooper's hometown, the son of a blacksmith, and he is a real soldier.

"Let's go, follow me to the barracks. ”

"Yes, Marshal. ”

The irregular daily patrol of the camp has become a habit that Couberley cannot move. Escorted by a group of personal soldiers, Cooper went to the wounded barracks first. The soldiers at the gate of the camp saw that the marshal was coming, and was about to salute, but was pressed down by Cooper's wave of his hand.

Only two of his own soldiers followed Cooper to the wounded soldier's tent, but fortunately it was winter, which reduced the chance of infection in summer, but even so, the situation was not optimistic.

Since it was already the middle of the night, Cooper did not enter the tent, but stood outside the door and listened, and from time to time there were a few painful snorts from the tent, and even Cooper's keen ears heard low sobs.

You can't blame the soldiers, the war has been fought so far, they have done their best, even if they are hiding in the bed and crying, they are all good men.

In a short period of time, the orcs were able to master the manufacture of trebuchets, which was almost impossible in Cooper's eyes. As one trebuchet after another was erected, and a hail of gravel crossed the river, Cooper let out a long sigh and shrank the line back half a mile, out of range of the trebuchet.

Looking at the passing river, the camp of the orcs on the opposite bank is clearly visible. There was even a faint singing voice, with a hoarse voice with a bit of high-pitched and rough, and the lyrics could not be heard clearly, which had a bit of melodious meaning.

This **** war. Whenever there was any trouble, Cooper scolded him fiercely in his heart.

Along the way, most of the soldiers in the barracks and tents that passed by had fallen asleep. With the precedent of the last fall of the Gap of Bones, Bird implemented a wheel defense.

The so-called wheel defense means that the troops closest to the river bank are all wearing armor and ready for orc attacks or sneak attacks. In the back barracks, soldiers can sleep on time.

The next day, and so on, to ensure that no matter what time it is, there will be 50,000 troops at the front staring at the orcs. In the front camp, except for the soldiers patrolling outside, each camp was crowded with a hundred soldiers with helmets and armor and wide eyes.

After this lap, an hour had passed, and he sighed at the crescent moon on the horizon, and a faint white mist appeared in front of him. Today is finally over, and tomorrow will be another day of suffering.

Sure enough, the orcs attacked again in the early morning. The way they attack is strange, and every time they attack, it's the same race. Last time, it was a werewolf, and this time, it's a bearman. Compared to the agility of werewolves, bears have more strength and stamina.

River-crossing attacks are often the dumbest and most ferocious. Under the cover of trebuchets, the other party will successfully cross the river nine times out of ten.

In addition to the standard steel axe, each bearman warrior is equipped with dozens of short spears and a large shield. The sharp short spears combined with the bearmen's tremendous strength, often within five hundred meters, are within their range.

Now that the orcs are becoming more and more cunning, they can memorize the methods of attack, cross the river under the cover of trebuchets, and then concentrate on killing and wounding the Terran officers, and finally charge.

This strategy is very good and useful. Often, an officer is given special care with a dozen short spears. The strategy of the orcs was started half a month ago, which caused great casualties to the lower-ranking officers.

When the orcs first applied this tactic, if it wasn't for the troops behind to resist in time, they even almost caused a rout. In desperation, Cooper could only increase the protection of the senior officers in front of him, requiring everyone to wear heavy armor and be protected by at least six warriors with shields by his side.

In the past, at least the treatment of generals, such protection has appeared on the bodies of junior officers, and even if it is, the casualty rate of junior officers is unheard of.

You can't let an officer hide in the crowd in a soldier's clothes, right? In this way, if there is a war, the slightest panic will cause the soldiers to find their officers. In the barracks, a joke even began to circulate, "If you don't do a good job, you will be allowed to become an officer." ”

The offensive began early in the morning and never ended. Every battle is a contest of wills, and the only advantage of the Terrans is the war fortresses built on the south bank.

Thanks to these seven huge bastions, like seven nails, they were firmly nailed to the defense line of the Prancing Horse River. These seven forts were built by Cooper's third son himself. In the Western Army, the third son, Kunin, is known as the most outstanding war genius in the past hundred years.

Such a genius, just seven years ago, was shot in the left eye by an orc's stray arrow, and finally fell in the Gorge of Bones with hatred. When Kunin first placed the blueprints of the bastion on Bird's desk, Cooper was shocked by Berning's talent for war.

In this era, all fortress designs are either round or square, and this kind of diamond-shaped design protruding from a few corners has never been seen.

With such a design, the cost of the project is half more than that of the round one, and the amount of money invested will be a staggering amount. Faced with a staggering budget, Cooper also wandered.

In order to convince Cooper, Kunin spent three whole days making a model of the fortress, and in the big tent, in front of all the generals, carried out tactical deductions.

The result was striking, the bastion was five times more defensive than the round bastion. In other words, if you invest one and a half times the investment, you will get five times the return, and Cooper will make a decision on the spot, and Kunin will be responsible for the construction of the fortifications on the Leaping Horse River.

Kunin built seven fortresses along the riverbank, and the defenders of each fortress could reach 3,000 men. The seven towers are horns of each other, forming a defensive line with no dead ends.