Chapter 66 Xia Ya, you are plotting against me
Uruce was waiting for the arrival of the rebels at the Madrid port. However, even after the expected time, she still could not see the shadow of the enemy. Just when she had an unknown premonition in her heart, an urgent report came.
"The cliff fortress on the Hengduan Mountains was attacked by the rebels! How could this be possible? Instead of attacking the Madrid port as a transportation hub, they chose cliff fortresses that would lengthen the supply line. According to Shunazel's personality, even if I knew I was here, I would not choose to avoid war. There is no reason to choose roundabout tactics. What is wrong with it?"
Uruth stared at the map and watched it. It was not the first time she encountered an error in intelligence analysis. Sometimes in simulated wars, the other party knew that she had nearly predictable analytical skills and would deliberately take actions that were contrary to the information released to confuse her and disrupt her intelligence analysis.
But even in this case, she would find clues at the first time and change her tactics. She believed that no matter how good the disguise was, there were details that showed their strength. Lies were always lies and would never become the truth. Moreover, only those unfamiliar opponents could work with this method. As long as they fought once and grasped the other party's psychology, they could understand whether it was a deliberate reverse tactic.
In fact, this is true. In the simulation battle, she has never lost to such an opponent who deliberately uses tricks. Instead, she has her own victory or defeat in the face of Shunazel's bayonet tactics and Vares' iron wall tactics.
The former has a very fast tactical rhythm, and even her analysis speed is barely kept up, and she may not have time to come up with corresponding countermeasures. She often enters a head-on situation before she comes up with it. The latter is because there is no sense of analysis, and the other party's tactics are simple, but she attaches importance to the arrangement of the military formation and details, which leads to her having no loopholes to dig into even if she understands the arrangement.
"It's weird, what's wrong? Judging from the information collected, he has no sign of intentional reverse reversal."
After thinking for a long time, I still couldn't think of any reason. Uruce felt a little irritated. It would be great that Vares was here at this time. With this Marshal of the Rock, no matter what kind of strategy the enemy made, he could be as calm as water.
The assistant officer put the tea on the table and tried to say, "Is the enemy's purpose to divide the troops into two groups?"
Uruth shook his head and said, "It is impossible. With their troops, once they are dispersed, it is impossible to capture the port of Madrid."
"Then it's a big shot in the east and a squad of men who deliberately sent small teams to attack Hengduan Cliff. Once we send troops to rescue, the ambushed team immediately attacks the Madrid port."
"According to the information of the Cliff Fortress, the people attacked there. In addition to the grassland people, there were also Knights and the priests of the Water God Cult, all participated in the battle. The firepower was fierce, the siege equipment and magic props were complete. Moreover, the guard of the fortress was General Francis. He was not a careless person. He carefully sent people to investigate the number of enemies and estimated that even if the entire army was not dispatched, at least 70% of the troops would be at least 30% of the troops. With the remaining 30% of the troops, even if only half of the guards left on our side to guard, it would be enough to complete the defense. At least it would ensure that our army would not be captured before returning to aid."
"Is it a fake show to be a real person? Their purpose is to capture the cliff fortress?"
"All our inferences are based on the enemy's target, not the Hengduan Mountains. This is how we arranged it. If even this point is overturned, then all the previous guesses will be unnecessary. Send someone to contact us quickly, how many days can they hold on?"
Although communication equipment such as contact crystals have become popular, even if it has not become daily necessities in the lives of ordinary people, at least it has become conventional equipment in the army. However, attacks have to be defensive. The siege party blocks the information fluctuations of the defending party and distorts the space nodes, which are common sense in war. Destruction is always more convenient than construction. In this regard, the siege party takes advantage of it. Therefore, if the two armies want to contact each other, they can only use the old-style methods.
Of course, although it is old-fashioned, it is definitely not the oldest kind of person to send people to contact. Generally speaking, you can contact them by secretly sending people out of the blocked area. Therefore, even at a considerable distance, it only takes half a day to reach the opposite ends of a country.
Uruce touched her forehead and looked at the map: "Is it said that the commander is not Shunazel? It makes no sense. Princess Luo Xiu should have no commanding talents. Instead of giving it to others to command blindly, she is not as good as Shunazel who is well-informed."
Half a day later, she got the message from the cliff fortress and could only hold on for another three days. The enemy had abundant weapons and ammunition, and the magic scroll was smashed for free, and she was completely burning money to fight.
"It's strange, where did they get so many supplies? Even with the support of the Water God Cult, it takes a long time to collect supplies from believers. Moreover, no relevant clues were found in the information. This large-scale transfer of materials could not be concealed."
Even though his analysis ability is strong, he has no source of intelligence, and it is hard to cook without rice. Uruce never expected that the Marquis of Bernabeu had prepared his bargaining chips for investment before the war began.
"Sir, the Cliff Fortress is in danger and has sent an urgent request for help from us. Although he also asked for help from the nearest Wall State, he received no response."
"Those lords are selfish ghosts who only guard their own fields. They are not worthy of hope from the beginning. In short, let them wait a little longer and we will easily fall into the trap. By the way, we will send additional personnel to conduct a carpet-style search around with Madrid as the center. All personnel should be on the verge of being vigilant to prevent the enemy from sneak attacking, and we should not relax, otherwise the military law will deal with it."
"Get orders!"
"…Shunazel, what are you thinking?"
The next day, Ulus received the same reward as usual, and no trace of enemies was found around him, and the Cliff Fortress sent another urgent letter of help.
The enemy seemed to have made up his mind to open the Hengduan Mountains. If the opponent was really successful, although it was less threatening than occupying the Madrid port, it really had the ability to go directly to the royal city. This situation was also strived to avoid it.
"Wait a little longer, continue to send more people to search." Uruth gritted her teeth and gave the order.
On the third day, the same situation was still the same.
However, the Cliff Fortress sent a letter of help in the form of a blood letter, indicating that the outer city had been broken, and the loss of the inner city was only a matter of time. By then, General Francis would definitely lead all his subordinates to surrender.
After all, this is just an internal struggle, not a war with foreigners. These generals may work hard to resist for their duties, but don't expect them to fight to the end, live and die with the fortress, and protect the lives of their soldiers. Surrender is not a difficult decision for them.
After seeing this letter, Uruth ordered another search and received unresulted rewards for an hour. Finally, he made up his mind and summoned several deputy commanders.
"I will lead 800 guard knights and 100 magicians to help the cliff fortress. After I leave, you must guard the Madrid port. No matter whether the enemy attacks strongly or lures the enemy to show weakness, do not send troops. Remember. You must guard the dead and never send troops to leave the port. This is a very important thing. I would like to emphasize again. If you defend the port, you will make a great contribution. If anyone dares to lead troops to attack, it is a violation of military orders. No matter how great the contribution you make, you will be sent to the military court!"
Although no trace of the enemy was found, Ulus still felt that the enemy's purpose was not the cliff fortress, the tactic of extending the supply line. It would bring great hidden dangers when attacking the royal city, which would not be taken by the wise.
But a large number of enemy troops were attacking the cliff fortress. This is a fact, and there were no traces of large numbers of troops around. This is also a fact.
After thinking about it, it is the possibility of deception of Madrid's port. First, she was tempted to lead her troops to aid the cliff fortress, and then used a few people to attack Madrid's port thousands of miles. This frontal attack is unlikely to be achieved, but if you cooperate with certain wisdom and tricks, defeat the more with few and defeat the strong with weak, this kind of thing is not uncommon in history.
Among the many siege strategies, it is most common to lead the defenders to the outfield and attack the east and west, so she repeatedly reminded the left-behind people not to attack rashly because of the enemy's weakness, and to defend the port no matter what happens.
In addition, she only brought a small number of elites out, and leaving a large group of people to station at the port, which was the same purpose. Although she brought a few people, it was not a problem to cooperate with the advantage of crossing the fortress to block the enemy's attack.
The defensive war in the fortress is different from the battle between the city wall and the plains. It is enough to defend one side, so compared to quantity, quality is more important. Keeping a large group of people at the port of Madrid is just in case. In this way, even if the rebels transfer all their troops out of thin air, it will be enough to delay for a long time until she brings people back. This arrangement is foolproof.
Generally speaking, the army under the famous generals operated extremely fast. Uruth organized nine hundred elite soldiers in the shortest time and handed over all command tasks to the agents. At the same time, smoke bombs were fired before departure, making a look that they could not stand. Then the group carefully concealed their whereabouts and set out towards the secret camp outside.
Although no enemy's whereabouts were found around the Madrid port, they were indeed disturbed by magic power. This kind of thing didn't require too many people. Just send one or two assassins to sneak into Madrid and pierce some magical instruments into the ground and complete it.
Although the Imperial Guards have searched for more than 200 interference instruments in just a few days, the wealthy rebels, with the support of the Marquis of Bernabeu, did not care about this waste at all. New interference instruments were buried in the soil every day.
This made Ulus who wanted to rush to assist the Cliff Fortress must first run out of the magic interference area, and then teleport it through the space magic array. The same is true for the receiving space magic array on the Hengduan Mountains, which is arranged in a secret stronghold on the periphery. Regarding this, she sent someone to arrange it in advance, and now she only needs to reach the destination.
"The destination is right behind the hillside in front, with an illusion barrier, everyone should be careful not to trigger the trap."
Just as Uruth gave a reminder, she suddenly noticed the violent elemental fluctuations in the air. A strong sense of crisis came. Before she could speak out for a reminder, she saw bright fire clouds covering the sky.
Level 8 Fire and Earth Compound Magic - Meteor Fire Rain!
The rocks as large as houses burned with blazing flames, and even the rock body was burned into liquid magma. The red flames illuminated the entire sky and rendered bright red. Even if they were thousands of meters apart, from a distance, the flint scene fell straight from the sky, giving people an unprecedented sense of oppression. Although it had not landed on the top of the head, the strong visual impact alone was enough to make some bold people lie on the ground and dare not resist.
"The whole army, magical defensive formation!"
Uruth had a serious face. If she brought out an ordinary soldier, most of the casualties would be lost. Fortunately, the ones who followed her were either knights who could fight or magicians, and some had self-protection methods.
The eight hundred guard knights united to use strong or weak Dou Qi to arrange a military formation, and then the Dou Qi army formation formed an oval protective cover to protect everyone. The magician also quickly blessed the magic shield to everyone and enhanced their resistance to flames.
Meteor flints hit the protective cover one by one, bringing not only the burning flame energy, but also the powerful physical impact. Even if all the knights feel that they are pressing on the shoulders of heavy rocks. The protective cover connects the earth and leads part of the impact force into the ground. The result is that the ground in the protective cover continues to sink, breaks away from the surrounding environment, forming a basin.
In fact, the most suitable meteor fire rain is used to attack the city. Even if it is broken, the scattered small stones will carry burning flames. The energy on it is no less than a level three magic. After it falls into the city, it is enough to cause a fire.
Continuous flint impacts. Although they could defend perfectly at the beginning, a group of weak people could not bear the pressure soon. They either vomited blood or were dizzy. They lost their combat power, and loopholes occurred.
A piece of flint that was not intercepted hit the ground, and the magicians quickly attacked, using water magic to eliminate the flames on it, and then removed the impact. But before they could take a breath, more flints penetrated into the defense loophole. Occasionally, a piece of flint that was not intercepted hit the ground, directly pressing the knight who had no time to dodge into a meat pie, and the explosion of flames also encircled the nearby people and burned them into firemen.
At this time, the willpower of these elite guards was shown. Under Uruth's suppression, no one fled because of fear. Even if the flint fell beside him, he did not dare to leave the spot for half a step and continue to release the fighting energy to strengthen the protective shield.
After a mountain collapse and the earth broke, about fifty people died in this magical surprise. Passive defense is not as good as active attacks. This is a congenital disadvantage. No matter how good the means are, they can only reduce casualties.
After being attacked by surprise, the angry mage group was about to join forces to return to the enemy, but they saw that the elements in the air suddenly became chaotic and no longer obeyed the command, making it difficult to arrange into a magic sequence.
"This is an elemental interference array, it seems that the enemy is prepared."
There was a chaotic sound, and soon a group of people came out of the hidden place. There were less than two hundred people, each wearing different styles of clothes, looking like a mercenary.
This can explain why Uruth kept sending people to search but no trace of the enemy was found. Two hundred people said that there were no more or less. As long as they were dispersed, they were lurking in towns and villages as mercenaries, and it was difficult to find their identities. Even if they were discovered, they would only be regarded as scouts who inquire about information, rather than as he thought.
Grasping the information in front of him, Uruce immediately understood: "So that's it. From the beginning, the enemy's purpose was neither the cliff fortress nor the Madrid port, but on me! Whether it was a forceful attack on the cliff fortress and abdicating the Madrid port, it was all smoke bombs that covered up the real intention. However, this kind of gambling tactic is by no means Shunazel's style. If the commander on the opposite side was there, he might as well show up."
Capturing the thief and the king is not aimed at the stronghold, but at the people, and they will make a contribution to one battle. Such a tactic is really very dangerous. Although a retreat is reserved and the degree to which the enemy will not dance on the steel wire is also extremely variable.
For example, Ulus gave up helping the Cliff Fortress and focused on guarding the Madrid port, then Luo Xiujun could only make a false act and capture the Cliff Fortress. In this way, although the strategic goal was achieved, it left many hidden dangers for the next attack on the King of the Kings.
However, high risks also mean high returns. Once the plan is successful, if you lose Marshal Amethyst's Imperial Guard, people will be panic and defeated without fighting. Then Luo Xiu's army can avoid a decisive battle with the Imperial Guard. More importantly, it can successfully capture the Madrid port and the cliff fortress at the same time, open up two roads, one main and one auxiliary, and increase the tactical choices, which will greatly help the next action.
This time, Xia Ya did not coquettishly create the appearance ceremony of the masked hero, but put on his armor and summoned a mount of thunder horses. The surrounding knights arched the moon and went to the front, and gave a military salute very standard.
"Long time no see, senior sister Ulus."
Uruth looked puzzled: "Who are you?"
Xia Ya scratched her nose awkwardly: "It is worth not to be remembered by you. After all, when I was studying in the military academy, I met you in a simulated battle with five battles and five defeats, not a result that I could achieve."
"You are the eldest son of the Fernando family? You are actually plotting against me!" Uruce finally recalled it, but the impression was very vague, that is, the degree of the younger generation who knew the name.
"It is my honor to be remembered. It is one of my dreams to be able to compete with you on the actual battlefield like this. I remember when I was young and frivolous, I once told you that although I can't win you in a simulated war, I may not lose to you in a practical war, because the simulated war is fair, but the reality is unfair."
Chapter completed!