"Sister Wang..." Yalusel suddenly became anxious. This was an unprecedented battle situation. Whether it was the various forces used by the conqueror's army or the enemies they were about to face, they were unprecedented. This is the best opportunity to learn tactics and gain experience.
Tynarasta obviously knew what Yalusel wanted to say, and did not give her a chance to speak. She interrupted: "I have other things to discuss with you. If there is anything else, we can wait until we have finished discussing it. "
Karadnai, who was beside Yalusel, gave her a tug secretly, indicating that there was no need for her to argue with the eldest princess in front of outsiders.
"Okay!" Yalusel could only nod in agreement, not because Karadnai's prompt took effect, but because she knew her sister Wang very well. She is now the most serious, serious, and domineering moment. , not allowing anyone to refute or question. In this regard, she is even more domineering and stubborn than their father.
"Farewell." Gavin directly asked Veranika to activate the teleportation technique to bring them back to the army of conquerors.
After watching Gavin leave, Yalusel couldn't help but angrily muttered: "Sister Wang, why do you have to keep me here?"
"Follow me." The Crown Princess directly dragged Yalusel and Karadnai to activate the teleportation spell, and returned to the military camp on the other side. She pointed at Sergeant Cormyr who was coming in and out, "Even if you want Joining this war is not as a guest among the Conquerors, but as General Cormyr, leading the charge of our Purple Dragon Army."
Seeing the situation in front of him, Yalusel's anger disappeared immediately, and he screamed excitedly: "Sister Wang, can't we also join this war? Can I command this Purple Dragon Army?"
In the army of conquerors, she was at best treated as an observer and a staff officer. She had neither the right to participate in the war nor the right to speak. Some of her activities were only auditors, and she was limited to unclassified military meetings.
And compared to the army of conquerors, leading the Purple Dragon Army to launch a charge was what she dreamed of.
"It's a beautiful idea." In front of Yalusel, the Crown Princess did not need to maintain that perfect image and directly gave her a sideways look. Even so, it showed a flavor and elegance that ordinary people did not have, which meant a lot to her. Things are no longer a disguise, but have been engraved in her bones. She is the best candidate for the noble and noble goddess Seiya Morph. "War is never a small matter. You need to serve these soldiers and the families behind them." Be responsible. When you understand this truth, can you become a qualified general and lead an army on your own. This time you will act as a close guard beside me. Let me see, in the past period of time, How much have you grown and are you qualified to become a true Purple Dragon Commander?"
"Okay, okay, okay." Yalusel nodded excitedly. She didn't expect to become a senior Purple Dragon Army general. Her father, King Asan, was not a nepotistic person. Princess Sita is not the same. If you want to be reused, you must first prove your ability. She is obviously in her twenties. In the past, she was still thrown into the palace as a child. This time, she can be allowed to go to the battlefield. It’s a huge improvement, and you can’t ask for anything more.
"First of all, let me tell you your assessment of the Conqueror's Army. What kind of combat effectiveness do they have now?" The Crown Princess left Yalusel and the others not just for their safety, but also for the strength of the Conqueror's Army. Conduct an in-depth assessment.
She is not the kind of person who is easily affected, because the waves that arose in Gavin's heart have been completely calmed down by her. This became very easy after she separated from Gavin, which shows that the man is full of a lot of energy. This kind of magic power can control her thoughts and body reactions, giving her an unprecedented desire and longing for the relationship between men and women.
Whether it is said that the Crown Princess is precocious or has a wide range of knowledge, from the age of ignorance, she has already begun to come into contact with things in this world that are deeper, darker, and more unpredictable than those adults understand, especially The men she came into contact with all harbored ulterior motives for her, with greed and voyeurism from the bottom of their hearts. From a very young age, she had been filled with heartfelt disgust and rejection of them.
In the eyes of the people of the Kingdom of Cormyr, the only flaw of Crown Princess Tynarasta is that at the age of twenty-eight, she has yet to choose a husband for herself and give birth to a new crown prince for the kingdom. Normally, she is At this age, you should have had four or five children long ago.
She doesn't even have a husband candidate now, let alone a husband.
Now, every Cormyr palace banquet she participates in has only one theme, which is to choose a suitable husband for her, so that the rule of the Cormyr Kingdom can have the hope of inheritance - don't think that this has nothing to do with the ordinary people, it's just that On the contrary, it is closely related. For a powerful kingdom like Cormyr, internal strife is always more harmful than external invasion, and the battle for the throne is often the source of the greatest civil strife. Just look at the current Kingdom of Tethyr. , he was even more powerful than the Kingdom of Cormyr at the beginning. It was because of the struggle for the throne that the royal family suffered serious internal conflicts, which caused the noble warlords to become powerful. In turn, they defeated the weak royal family and turned it into an out-and-out powerhouse. Wandering Royal Family.
Previously, she had made an unprecedented association because of Gavin's hypothesis, and she was not completely rejected in her heart. In the past, this was absolutely impossible.
This kind of thing beyond her cognition was naturally classified by her into the category of magic. After being separated from Gavin, her gradually recovering state of mind made her even more convinced that feelings are the most magical magic in themselves.
His identity, appearance, temperament and even his deeds are all important parts of his whole person. The Crown Princess's unique background and living environment determine that her definition of an ideal partner is very different from ordinary people, and she considers more than just personal matters. Love, love, and love are closely intertwined with the interests of the Kingdom of Cormyr. I am afraid that this is the reason why she has a strong reaction to Gavin. If it were purely a function of magic, it should have happened as soon as the two met, instead of following along. exchange of information and in-depth communication.
It will take some time for Princess Tenarasta to fully understand this.
In other words, she has now completely forgotten the things she is not good at, and is starting from what she is good at, such as reformulating the military strategy for dealing with the conqueror's army. Before that, what she most urgently needs to know is The true strength of the conqueror's army will judge their chances of victory in this battle.
Yalusel didn’t know that her princess had so many twists and turns in her heart. She enthusiastically shared with the Crown Princess what she had seen and heard in the army of conquerors for a period of time: “They have a total of six There are about a thousand ordinary professional soldiers, plus three extraordinary troops, namely the Goliath Corps of 50 people, the Hobgoblin Giant Corps of 100 people, and the Tree Corps of more than 50 tree men.
Although the 6,000 professional soldiers have all opened professional templates, their overall professional level is not high, with an average of two to three levels. The equipment of extraordinary-level commanders and mages is also very poor, less than one-third of the Purple Dragon Legion. , if they charge head-on, they will not be able to withstand our 2,000-strong Purple Dragon Army. "
"Normal." Crown Princess nodded clearly, "After all, they are a newly formed legion. It is quite remarkable that they can reach all professionals. In this world, there is no army that can withstand the head-on attack of our Purple Dragon Legion. There are not a few yet, but I have heard that Ms. Strategy’s followers have flocked out to join their legions in large numbers. Will this make their battlefield adaptability far superior to ordinary legions? And they are equipped with a large number of It’s a special tank that is best at fighting positional defense battles.”
Yalusel nodded and said: "This is their biggest advantage. Their ability to cooperate with each other has reached an incredible level. Their heavy cavalry legion is preparing to launch a charge on one side, and the car camp on the other side is... React immediately, and the second before they rush in, they change the convoy into the shape where their heavy cavalry is most suitable for exerting its power. The other legions follow suit, as if they are part of a complete person, and they enter the goblin frontier. Later, whenever they had free time, these legions would carry out this kind of coordination exercise, and now it has reached an astonishing level."
"This shows that they have a way to replace the wind communication technique and quickly transmit information on the battlefield, and those believers of Ms. Strategy are good at temporary adaptability on the battlefield." The Crown Princess said thoughtfully, "They definitely won't Give up their own advantage and dig deeper, especially when there is a multi-party melee and there are so many civilians, they must rely on vehicle formations to fight positional defense."
"We know it, and their enemies probably know it too, and they probably won't give them a chance to form a car formation." Yalusel showed a worried look.
"This depends on their use of tactics." Tynarasta's eyes flashed with the light of wisdom, "Come, follow me to the war room, and deduce and see what kind of actions we should take under the same situation. Only tactics can ensure your invincibility.”
Before Ms. Strategy became a god, it was not that there were no strategies and tactics in the continent of Faerûn. It was just that there was no clear division of belief and the concept of war was not clearly put forward. All military strategies and operations belonged to the God of War. Under the name, each country and force has its own command strategy. Among them, the Kingdom of Cormyr is relatively the most complete. It not only has a huge military map, but also a sand table map.
The sand table map of Gaojiao Fort is exactly that of the goblin wasteland. It is five meters wide from east to west and ten meters long from north to south. Everything on it is reduced to the same scale and occupies an entire hall.
Yalusel used a command pole to place a red knight's head chess piece on the sand table. This chess piece is a symbol of the strategic lady and also represents the army of conquerors. He explained: "The army of conquerors has arrived here. Eagle Peak Town, they will rest here for a few days to formulate a more complete plan, and then cut through the gap between Thun Marsh and High Sea Marsh and enter the high road."
Although Highhorn Keep is the western gate of Cormyr, it is not their westernmost territory. Eagle Peak Town is. It is located on the tail of the wasteland trail, embedded in the goblin wilderness, and is located northwest of Highhorn Keep. Thirty kilometers away, on a remaining peak of the Stormhorn Mountains, overlooking the Thun Swamp and the Distant Sea Swamp.
This heavily guarded garrison market town is mainly used as a base for merchants and adventurers who dare to enter the Distant Sea Swamp or the Thun Swamp. However, a more sensible approach is to wait for the swamp merchants in the two swamps to come to the door. Trade with them, and a thousand-man Purple Dragon garrison is stationed here all year round.
He is like a tentacle stretching out from the High Angle Fort. Once the town is moved, there will inevitably be a counterattack from the High Angle Fort garrison. However, if they are bypassed, the siege of the High Angle Fort will be launched. This army will attack and siege from the rear at any time. force.
This is the last town in the hands of humans. After here, the real test of the conqueror army in the goblin frontier begins. There are no roads here, and there are no longer human towns. There are only enemies from the wilderness.
"The straight-line distance from Eagle Peak Town to the High Road is no more than a hundred kilometers. In the middle, it is divided in half by the Bianhuang River that connects the Yuanhai Swamp and the Thun Swamp. The war will definitely break out here." Crown. The princess said with an extremely sure tone.
"The Conqueror's Army also speculated the same way." Yalusel said a little embarrassed, "But no one said why. Sister Wang, can you help me analyze why you are so sure that the war will break out here? ?”
Previously, Yalusel felt that his brain was not strong enough to keep up with their thinking on many military issues in the army of conquerors, but he was too embarrassed to interject and ask. Now he finally found someone who could answer the questions.
"The first is the problem of the enemy's troop deployment. Whether it is the Thun Swamp or the Distant Sea Swamp, swamp amphibians are the main force. They have a certain dependence on water. If they are out of the water for a long time, especially during the hot day, it will be harmful to them. Cause certain indirect damage and seriously damage their combat effectiveness. If they go up and down the border river, they can effectively avoid this.
The second is the advantage of geographical division. Attacking halfway across the river is the best time, especially since one side is composed of normal monster forces organized by Dark Castle. Attacking them by relying on the border river will give full play to their strength advantage. The troops in the two swamps can give full play to their greatest advantages in the water.
The third is to suppress the conqueror's army's own advantages. On the river, there is no way to expand their defensive advantages. "The Crown Princess analyzed it logically.
The use of half-crossing and attacking, which is a non-Faerun proper noun, shows that she has read the way of war and read it deeply.
This is not surprising. Neither Gavin nor Zalanda has ever hidden the way of war. Neither the army of conquerors nor the high, middle and low-level officers on Darauma dared to do so. Said, but they have all been systematically studied in this area.
As long as this kind of thing spreads, even on a small scale, it will be easy for someone at the level of the Crown Princess to get it first, because her identity is destined to make it impossible for her to go to the strategic battle fortress like Yalusel. For systematic learning, you can only study by yourself.
"So that's it." Yalusel was just limited by his war experience and was not really stupid. After such an explanation, he suddenly realized: "So, how the conqueror's army prepares to cross the river will be the key to this war. ?”
"Yes." Tainarasta frowned and said, "Until now, I have not thought of a way to break the situation. The Bianhuang River is not a small river. It is nearly five hundred meters wide and deep. There are no people in it. Most areas are full of water. It was very fast, and the conquerors' army had an unprecedented speed in building roads, but building bridges was another matter, and the longer they delayed on the river, the more unfavorable the situation became for them."
"This is indeed a difficult problem. Conventional methods alone will not work. I wonder if the army of conquerors can create another miracle this time?" There was a trace of expectation in Yalusel's expression. After all, the army of conquerors came here. Too many miracles have been created and too many unprecedented firsts have been created in Faerûn.
The speed of road construction is the first, the number of people migrating at one time is the first, and it has set the record of the shortest city construction in Faerûn, etc.
Coupled with building a bridge overnight, it doesn't seem to be an impossible thing.
The Conqueror Army is not as optimistic as Yalusel. The high-level officials gathered together are also stumped by this problem and are brainstorming to find a solution.
"How about we gather all the druids, mages, warlocks and other spell casters to cast spells together to change the weather to the greatest extent possible, turning the area around the border river we are planning to cross into extremely cold weather in winter, and turning the entire river It’s frozen so we can cross the river quickly.”
"This method sounds good, but it is very difficult to implement. Although it is already late autumn, it can be cold in the morning and hot in the afternoon, and the average temperature is very high. If we want the river to form ice that our convoy can pass through, not only The kind that requires extreme cold and lasts for at least one night. It takes too long to see the effect. Long enough for the enemy to react in a targeted manner, either by dispelling magic or by reversely manipulating the weather to counteract it. If they It's better to respond in advance, but once our army has reached the ice, if they start again, the blow they will bring to us is likely to be fatal."
"I'll keep this method for now. Do you have any better suggestions?"
"If the ice doesn't work, then build a bridge. We will mine some stone and soil from the Stormhorn Mountains and transport it with the army. Then we will use a lot of stone shaping techniques to build a bridge in the shortest time."
"This idea is a bit whimsical. Building a bridge is much more troublesome than building a road. It must fully consider the load-bearing issue, especially the load-bearing under water in rivers. If not, the bridge will collapse before we even get on it. , and in this matter, we are facing the same dilemma as before. The enemy will not sit back and watch us build construction projects. Even if they do not take the opportunity to launch a large-scale attack, they will find ways to destroy it."
(End of chapter)
