Release that Witch

582. Chapter 582 Strategic Directions

    Once the war order was issued, Neverwinter City operated efficiently.

    A bag of wheat from the Fallen Dragon Ridge was quickly filled with vacant granaries, some of which would be shelled and ground to make dry food, which was sent to the soldiers who entered the war.

    In addition to firearms and ammunition – the recruits at the Months of Demon have also completed basic training, and the outstanding performance will be mixed into the First Army officially, receiving new weapons and uniforms. Ordinary ones will temporarily be used as reserve forces, and will be assigned to the cities occupied by Roland instead of those stationed veterans.

    As a result, the available strength of Neverwinter City has rapidly expanded to 5,000. In theory, the number of Church’s Judgement Army is almost the same, but due to the limitations of transportation capacity, the farther away from the Western Region, the lower the number of people who can enter the battlefield.

    Considering the lack of mission of Operation Remove Fangs, Roland finally set the troops to 1,500 and was directed by Iron Axe. In addition, in this operation, the Advisor Department was moved into the First Army system. The main members were composed of the nos, Knight and ordinary people of Longsong region, such as Sir Schilt, the father of Morning Light, and Guard Captain Travnik of the Honeysuckle Family. They have either experienced the baptism of artillery or they have served in the Second Army.

    Although these people are not from the class, Roland still has the idea of ​​forming, studying, and advising a few people to let them follow the army. It’s just that they don’t have the actual command power, and the final deductions and plans they make are decided by Iron Axe.

    In addition, Operation Remove Fangs may encounter Church’s Pure One, so “Magic Eye” Silvy and “Forbidden Cage” Iffy will also attack with the team. The former can detect magic power and warn the enemy. The latter can be allowed. Under the situation, catch Pure One. And Silvy will also bring Listening Sigil to get in touch with Neverwinter City, so that an army with modern military structure, firepower and communication capabilities will slowly emerge.

    Operation Remove Fangs is mainly for Scarlet Water City, Silver Light City and Impassable Fort. The nearest town to the Western Region is about four days from the preparation to the set off. Roland removes the reliable personal guard to the old Holy City. The time is constantly discussing with the military commanders and the Advisor Department various details of fighting with Church.

    For example, it is difficult to decide the location of the attack.

    On this issue, everyone has their own opinions, and it is difficult for anyone to convince each other.

    Firearm Battalion battalion commander Brian is a staunch Western Region squad, and the reasons are very good. “If the battle is carried out in the Western Region, the First Army can fully exert its firepower advantage. With a large number of Stream Ships as a logistics support, ammunition and personnel can be replenished in one day. No matter how long we play, we have the confidence to win. At the same time, this distance is extremely unfavorable for Church. As long as there is no breakthrough defense within a month, they estimate that even the rice can’t be eaten. ”

    And Edith is the advocate of the overseas combat group. “Can’t eat rice?” Do you know how many Church’s believers are in Greycastle? Even if the church is completely burned, as long as the pope makes an order, these people will come to the door with all kinds of food. And mid-July is the season when wheat matures. As long as the Judgement Army occupies one or two cities, the energy source is continuously replenished. This is not the most terrible. Doesn’t Church have Berserker Pill that can turn ordinary people into monsters? What if the war situation is unfavorable and they force the Greycastle people to take the pill to consume the strength of the First Army? ”

    “You don’t understand the gunpowder weapon at all,” Van’er also stood on the side of Brian. “It’s a hard work to transport cannon and ammunition. They are not like swords. They can always be used when worn. The materials consumed in a battle need several ships to replenish. If you say that before the enemy has entered Grandcastle, they will take the initiative. What should I do if the ammunition is finished? ”

    “I really don’t know the gunpowder weapon you said, and I don’t know how you fight specifically, but the most important thing for any war is the purpose – if it does not achieve the intended purpose, it will fail if it wins.”Edith doesn’t let it go, “Your Majesty needs Greycastle’s every citizen, but you let Church go into the kingdom and consume the population?”

    “If you can’t win, everything doesn’t make sense.”

    “Resolving problems that seem impossible to solve is what we should do.”

    Only Roland and Iron Axe can make a decision on the spot, but as long as the prince is present, Iron Axe will never say a word – no matter what order he orders, the Sandpeople will perform unconditionally. And these two views do have their own advantages and disadvantages, and Roland is also very difficult to make a decision.

    Gunpowder weapon The most effective way to fight is to build a crossfire network, and then wait for the enemy to hit it. The Western Region is undoubtedly the best place to defend in advance. But if Church really drives the people of Greycastle as a pioneer, he will lose a lot of money – even if the bullet can easily defeat the madman, the lost population will not be able to make up in a short time.

    Until the eve of the army’s forthcoming attack, Sir Schilt’s proposal broke the deadlock.

    “Why don’t we concentrate our troops and supplies on the border cities in advance?”He touched his chin and said, “This will greatly shorten the transportation distance.”

    Brian shook his head without thinking, “unless we can know in advance where Church will attack.”

    “Jazz, the northern region doesn’t have enough rivers. If we put the army in the wrong position, we might not be able to keep up with the enemy’s marching speed.”Carter added, “The border between Greycastle and Dawn is so long that we don’t care about every channel.”

    “We really don’t know where the enemy will attack, but we can persuade the enemy to attack from a certain point.”

    This made everyone can’t help but blink. After a while, Brian frowned. “This kind of thing is only possible for the Pope to do it.”

    Edith showed a thoughtful look.

    Sir Schilt didn’t care about the other sardonic response, but frankly said, “In fact, I got the inspiration from Miss Edith – if we can judge the time of Church invasion through the transportation of food, then they should also Being able to detect the approach of war from the changes in the surrounding cities.”

    “Cold Wind Ridge !”Edith suddenly started.

    “This is the case,” the jazz smiled. “If we hoard a lot of supplies to Cold Wind Ridge and then station the First Army in the nearest Quiet Valley Town, wouldn’t it be great to help the other person guide the offensive route? ?”

    “Why?”Brian asked inexplicably.

    “Because Cold Wind Ridge is too close to Holy City,” Edith explains. “It’s better to take the initiative to pose an offensive posture than to wait for Church to attack, forcing them to shrink their strength here.”

    “So that’s it,” Roland quickly thought about this. Quiet Valley Town is the only town connected to the Central Water Network. Even though the road is far away, the Stream Ship team can still travel to the town in the next month or two. After transporting a large amount of materials, it can be shortened to three days by land transportation. It is not enough to be sufficient, at least to maintain the need for large-scale operations…Of course, a better approach is to place a line of defense directly under the Cold Wind Ridge, waiting for the enemy to hit the position of the bunker, barbed wire and trench.

    “In case they insist on not going this way?”Asked by Van’er.

    “The Holy City of Hermes is going to be flattened,” Roland replied.