Power and Empire Chapter 1467: Showdown (8)
Volume 3 Overlord’s Mainland 1467 Showdown (8)
Watchtower!
Looking at the simple buildings erected outside the city wall, the fat man was a little excited. These wooden observation towers are four to five meters high, and each tower is separated by 100 meters, and two or three people can be stationed on it. Soldiers, Slavic people pulled up a low earthen wall between these watchtowers. It is a work that is better than nothing. There is only an earthen wall of less than one meter. You can easily turn it over without any help. But this There are several earth walls, which proves that the main target of the opponent is the cavalry
It seems that the Slavic people are indeed a little scared. The construction of a watchtower for surveillance and alarm, and an earth wall to slow the impact of the cavalry proves that the Slavs will not launch a large-scale offensive against the city wall at least in the short term. , Otherwise these soil walls will make them feel troubled, "The plan has been half done!"
The fat man’s eyes flickered, he held the cold battlement in his hand, his eyes looked far away, and his mind reverberated in his mind about the argument with Julius Faubourg ten days ago. How did the battle with the Slavs reduce his own casualties, It is also necessary to keep the Slavs as effective as possible. This kind of almost contradictory problem has always been the core of the fat man’s consideration. Millions of Slavs are going south in the midst of hunger and cold. This pressure is for the Northwest, which bears the brunt. I want to know,
That is a million people. Even a million mice are enough for a fat man to jump, even though he is well prepared. But if you fight too hard, the millions of Slavs will all scare back, and the fat guy will probably cry too,
Since you can’t fight too hard, the only way is to be scared. When the fat man rushed to the still recuperating Julius Fort and proposed this bold and almost absurd plan, he knew Slavs well. The human nature of Julius Faubourg shook his head on the spot and said. This is absolutely impossible!
"I have fought the Slavs for more than ten years. I know them. Although they are poorly equipped, poor combat skills, and no military theory to guide them, it does not mean that they are fools. On the contrary, they are famous for their bravery. Yes, the Slavs are of the Northland race. There is never a shortage of warriors. Even in the face of ten times the enemy, the nervous Slavs dare to initiate a frontal charge. Intimidation is useless for them, not to mention this time. There are millions of Slavs, among them there are countless brave ones, scaring millions of people? What a joke!: "In fact, it should be explained as deterrence better! "The fat man was unmoved. His eyes were concentrated, he touched his chin across from Julius Faubourg, his eyes revealed great confidence. He smiled indifferently and said, "Whether you believe it or not, I'm sure to be at the head of the battle." Day, let the Slavs feel that there is no hope for continuing to fight."
"How is this possible?" Julius Faubourg was full of disbelief
The fat man said affirmatively, "This is not difficult. We only need to make the opposite Slavs have an illusion that this mysterious long wall is indestructible. Every step they take towards the long wall will be a The catastrophic disaster, we just want to tell the Slavs that if they really want to launch an attack on the long wall, it is impossible to let them cross without leaving hundreds of thousands of corpses. So, let's go another way. !"
"Do you want to take the initiative?" Julius Faubourg's eyes flickered. After all, he is also a general of the Megatron side who has been fighting for many years, and he quickly guessed the fat man's inner plan.
He shook his head and said sharply again, "I don't recommend you to do that. This is too risky. After all, our army is limited. Your army plus the Fifth Army that I retreated, the total strength is about 150,000. From left to right, if the full defense should be able to sustain until the cold winter arrives, the Slavs who have found nowhere to go, naturally go back and venture through the barrier mountain area that can lead to the hinterland of the empire. After waiting for two months, I believe everything will be better!"
"Hehe, we can wait for two months, I'm afraid your emperor won't!"
The corners of the fat man’s mouth curled slightly. "The news that the Slavs are going southward will surely be heard back to your emperor soon. Then he will only need to easily send a message asking you to take the initiative to fight against the enemy and those outside the country. Commands are enough to destroy the line of defense that you and I are currently working together!"
"This..."
Julius Fort’s face changed,
That’s right, although the emperor is far away from the mountain, if the emperor really issues such an order, it will take at most one month for the delivery from Kyoto to here. Will he comply with it or not? Obey, the Slavs who attacked millions of people with weak forces. Isn't this just looking for death? If you don't obey, Kyoto can use the excuse of not complying with the emperor's order to easily uproot the Julius family! ""So be it! If you are worried, I will be responsible for this! "The fat man stood up from the opposite side of Julius Fort and walked out the door of the room. Since the return of the Fifth Army, Julius Fort's temper has become a bit hesitant, and he is no longer decisive as before, or Those who are faced with the choice of fate will face such a swing!
After learning about the day of the first battle, Julius Fort was shocked again. No one had thought that war could be fought in this way. The essence of deterrence is not frightening, but shocking! Judging from the current situation, the deterrence tactics of the first battle were very successful, with the dense arrangement and the extraordinary performance of the central cavalry under the leadership of Hukoqili,
The strong defense power that burst out from the long wall~IndoMTL.com~ completely stunned the Slavs. Only if the Slavs' plan to continue marching to the northwest can be dispelled, millions of Slavs will be desperate and choose to cross the long and narrow east. A corridor zone, into the hinterland of the Gaul Empire,
The area is not a wilderness, but the alpine mountains, glaciers, snow ridges, and underground rivers that serve as barriers to the empire. It is simply a dead zone. The reason why the exhausted Slavs didn’t think about it was that Because it is clear that once you enter this fast and narrow barrier mountainous area, the temperature will become extremely cold,
There is no food, no clothing to protect against the cold, if the long wall cuts off their support in one fell swoop, and the front is blocked by the Gaul Empire, even if there are more people, they will only have to be trapped on the mountain. Slavic people. I'm not a fool, I haven't got hungry enough to plunge into the danger of asking you to enter the urn,
This stalemate lasted until the fourteenth day, when snow finally floated in the sky, winter came and the temperature dropped sharply,
According to the investigation report from outside the wall, a large number of dead people appeared in the Slavic camp. It is not known whether it is the plague or freezing to death. The weather is already cold and it can form a dozen centimeters of ice on the battlements. Hanging on it in rows, like an inverted cone, it’s crystal clear, "It’s time for the showdown, and send someone to make proper contact with the Slavic people!" The fat man turned around from the brazier and turned to Saron behind him. Choose two people and say, "Tell them that we are not interested in them, but we don't want to be eaten by them, so let's find another way, it doesn't work here!"
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