Chapter 147 Ordering troops and generals (I wish you all a happy National Day and a prosperous China)
“Aha, I’m glad to meet you, my student, and I hope my knowledge can help you.”
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Personally buried ten gems under the wisdom tree, Xu Lai received the experience imparted by the wisdom tree, and the level he had just upgraded was increased by one again.
Following Xu Lai was Su Ya. She also brought a shovel, but she only needed to bury 2,000 gold coins, which was much cheaper than Xu Lai.
Dil Rogers has no need to upgrade. Several of his characteristics have been upgraded for a long time. 2,000 gold coins is also a lot of money.
However, only Xu Lai knew that it was just a superficial reason. In fact, it was because Dier did not have the effect of being a die-hard loyalist, so Xu Lai had a knot in his heart.
At this time, the situation in Stubborn Castle was changing, and the shadow of war hung over every grassland person.
A few days ago, the orcs had just urged the thunderbirds to launch a sneak attack, but they did not expect that the elves' fast troops had arrived.
More than a dozen golden dragons, ignoring the thunderbirds' thunderbolts, led dozens of green dragons to fight, killing nearly a hundred thunderbirds and rocs.
This is the only time in the dozens of battles that has achieved significant results after the orcs' reinforcements increased and humans directly gave up their outer territories.
But that's all there is to it. There are so many Dapeng and Thunderbirds in the stronghold that neither the golden dragon nor the green dragon dares to stay away from the fortress.
The fortress is also supported by ballistas, elf archers, and human archers. The golden dragon and green dragon are immune to the Thunderbird's thunderbolt and lightning. On the contrary, other troops in the stronghold camp are unable to provide support.
Relying on air superiority, all human actions are seen by the orcs.
The orc commander also considered dividing his troops. The grassland is so big. He used the mobility of the Wolf Fighter to bypass the fortress in front of him and massacre the continuous reinforcements from the rear.
However, after trying several times, the orc commander found that he could not take advantage at all.
Relying on his own talent, the wolf cavalry, under his leadership, can indeed easily attack the rear reinforcements.
The wolf cavalry has a fast assault speed, and the combat effectiveness of wargs and wolves is not comparable to that of war horses.
However, even if he possesses the talent of the Wolf Knight, it cannot change the fatal weakness of the Wolf Knight's poor endurance. Several attacks were blocked by the knights of the temple.
Had he not decisively cut off his arm to survive and left some Wolf Riders to contain them, the Wolf Riders under his command would have suffered heavy losses.
As a cavalryman, war horses have great advantages. They have good endurance, carry a heavy load, and run fast. The eyes of the envious orc commander are all red.
Later, the Beast King and the chiefs of many large tribes in the stronghold unanimously decided to suspend the offensive to give humans enough time to assemble.
After all, it will take a long time for the stronghold to transport siege equipment and supplies from the rear.
The Beast King and the chiefs want to finish their work in one battle and use the strength of the stronghold to fight a decisive battle with humans.
The human race still has a great advantage on the grassland. Almost everyone can ride a horse, everyone can archery, and every village has a large number of horses.
If you divide your troops and clear them out bit by bit, it will not only be difficult, but your own casualties will also be relatively heavy.
Moreover, the orcs have always advocated attack. Since humans are willing to fight decisively, how could the orcs not agree?
The orcs not only agreed to the invitation for a decisive battle issued by the temple, they even released the human prisoners of war they captured. Of course, they also exchanged many of their own people.
Moreover, since the decisive battle was agreed to, no orc has crossed the defense line of Stone Castle. Instead, humans often send out scouts for reconnaissance.
From this point of view, orcs are more disciplined than humans, and they respect ancient traditions more, because it is this tradition that allows them to survive tenaciously in the bitter cold land.
The date of the decisive battle in the temple is set three days after the war mobilization order, firstly to give the reinforcements time to rest and form their formation.
Secondly, it is basically impossible for the human race to have more reinforcements, so the orcs should not be given more time to assemble the troops in the rear.
With the activation of the war mobilization order, more and more troops gathered in Stone Castle, including many heroes.
The heroes who were born in the grassland, except for those who have died or are still prisoners, basically all came to the stubborn stone castle one after another, including Wang Chao who left Xu Lai before.
There was no way. In the town where Wang Chao hung out, almost all the adults were recruited into the army. Wang Chao had no choice but to use his favorability to get a captain from the mayor. identity.
Wang Chao is relatively miserable. Although he is followed by hundreds of soldiers, he is only a nominal commander, used to give these people specialization effects. The actual leader is the less than one person next to him. Mi Qi’s dwarf winter melon.
He is the son of the mayor. Before setting off this time, he got a promise from Count Aini to a future lord. If the townspeople behind him don't listen to him, should they listen to Wang Chao, an outsider?
But he died miserably. He was much better than when he first met Xu Lai. At least with Xu Lai's 1,000 gold coins, he now had a few more loyal spearmen around him. Since the entire grassland was mobilized this time, although there were not many towns on the grassland, there were more than a dozen large and small nobles combined.
Coupled with those knights who had no fiefdoms or only one manor, and the barons from one or two villages, the assembled troops numbered in the tens of thousands.
Most of them are just ordinary young men, with at most some militia training, followed by spearmen, infantry and shooters recruited from towns.
It's just that these arms can only be commanded by nobles, and the lowest nobles must be knights or lords.
Even though Count Aini has been promoted to several knights and lords in succession during this period, he still cannot gather the soldiers from all the towns together
Gathering these people together will naturally require Form them into formations, otherwise the mess will not only fail to increase their combat effectiveness, but will actually affect your own main force.
Although Hard Rock Castle is just a fortress, it spans three towns, two of which are large towns. They cover a large area and are somewhat larger than Count Ani's castle.
However, due to resource constraints, apart from a section of moat and stone walls in front of the fortress, the entire dozens of kilometers long defense line could only block cavalry at most.
Even if Count Aini only treats these low-level troops as cannon fodder, he cannot let all these cannon fodder die casually. Otherwise, even if he wins this battle, the grassland will become deformed due to the large loss of young people. Worthless.
So Count Aini began to select a large number of commanders, forming a large number of low-level soldiers into thousands-level legions, and appointed knights and heroes to guard every battlefield.
In fact, if Ani had not many people under his command and he did not want to transfer the commander of his own army, he would not be willing to delegate command to those heroes.
But the temple has explained to him the role of heroes. Without these heroes, there would not be enough nobles to lead the troops in the military camps.
If Aini continues to pretend to be deaf and mute, even his own men will no longer turn towards him.
Of course, even if Aini has agreed to let those heroes serve as commanders, it cannot be done casually. It must be selected and appointed by him personally.
The hero Aini has come into contact with many people, and the temple has also come into contact with many people. He knows that they were originally ordinary people, but they were just selected by the rules of creation, and they did not possess high military qualities.
If you appoint an officer who doesn’t even understand military orders, or an officer who understands but is unwilling to execute them, what will happen even if he is brought under military law afterwards.
So Aini proposed to review and assess these heroes, and then he would come forward to appoint and remove them. Whether it was from legal considerations or practical considerations, the temple had no reason to object.
When Xu Lai came to Hard Rock Castle, it was already the sixth day after the war mobilization order was issued.
The gathering of troops on the grassland was basically completed in the first four days, and a large number of knights were appointed and dismissed on the fifth day. This day happened to be the assessment day for heroes, also known as the day of generals.
Of course, Xu Lai only arrived in the afternoon of the sixth day. He completed the final preparations yesterday and set out early this morning. It was already 3 or 4 o'clock when he got here.
After he went to the temporary command post to hand over his orders, the last commander of the thousand-man battle group was also appointed and dismissed.
There are 50 thousand-man regiments, each led by 30 knights and 20 heroes. Viscount Norton and his direct troops are responsible for commanding and centrally dispatching these 50 thousand-man regiments.
There are also some selected elites, such as retired veterans from various villages and towns, like the village chief Lazi, who have been selected into the main group.
No one knows how many of the main forces of the human race there are now, except those above.
Even Wang Chao only knows that some elven reinforcements have arrived, and they must be the main force. The reinforcements from the tower have not appeared yet.
Count Aini brought two full knights and a large infantry regiment. Other nobles on the grassland jointly formed a knighthood of more than 3,000 people and a large infantry regiment. .
As for how many there are in the temple, no one knows. They only know that the temple is full of real people, and there are no so-called monster soldiers, because no one there can lead them.
Therefore, although the number of people in the temple cannot be determined, it is certain that the knights and priests of the temple have the highest combat effectiveness and are the most terrifying.
The timing of Xu Lai's appearance was really unlucky. All the hero assessments had ended, and even the temporary award ceremony had begun.
When High Priest Ryan appeared at the school grounds with Xu Lai, there happened to be two radiant heroes on the stage, holding the Commander's Blade that Count Ani personally awarded them.
This Commander's Blade is a third-level weapon, and its damage is much higher than the initial weapon they brought with them. Many people had a look of joy on their faces.
However, Xu took a look and almost laughed out loud, because almost all of these commanders' swords were modified from thieves' sabers, and the marks on them should not be too familiar to Xu Lai.
Of course, Count Aini and the others can't help it. Of course, Count Aini is reluctant to take out the good things. It's too embarrassing and useless, and the style must at least be consistent.
It happened that there was a batch of weapons like this in the temple. Count Aini took them over and asked the blacksmith to make some modifications, so that they could be used immediately. Why not?
(End of this chapter)