Volume 1: The Rise of Elanhill Chapter 0080 Flanking
"There is a weapon that can fire continuously... It was this weapon that attacked my troops." Irdo had to recall the tragic experience of that day again and explained, "More than a dozen dragons were shot down. This may be the heaviest loss of the Holy Demon Empire in hundreds of years."
"So now, what do you think?" General Moss asked, looking at Irdo, who seemed to have been frightened by the other party.
He didn't really think that Irdo was scared, because Irdo had insisted on fighting until now. If Irdo really lost the courage to fight, it would seem more reasonable for him to return directly to the Holy Demon Empire.
So General Moss thought about it and decided to listen to the opinions of this subordinate who knew Ireland Hill better than he did.
Sure enough, on the way back, Irdo had already designed a new attack mode: "General! Attacking the city is very irrational. They have deployed those large weapons on the top of the city, so we will suffer ."
He glanced in Maritza's direction and continued, "However! In the field, their troops only have light handheld weapons that are not very powerful. Our chances of winning are very high."
"You mean, let my troops bypass Maritza, disperse, and attack those Elanhill troops in the field?" General Moss frowned, feeling that this kind of battle was not what his soldiers were good at.
The dragon knights themselves have a small organization. Ildo is just a knight commander, with only 20 dragons under his command. They are very agile and can certainly fight guerrilla warfare. Although his cavalry also has advantages in this regard, it is not as obvious as the dragons. If they are dispersed to fight harassment warfare, they will not be so effective immediately.
In addition, this tactic of dispersing troops to harass is also unable to deter those mortals who have already wavered. After all, the battlefield is dispersed, and each victory does not look shocking, so the deterrent effect is naturally very limited.
"Don't forget! We have advantages that mortal armies will never have! We can overlook the entire earth from the sky!" Irdo grinned, and there was even some blood on his dry lips, which made him look a little hideous.
"We found that they have a force of about 20,000 people, approaching from our right wing." Irdo told the enemy situation he had discovered on the way back. This was very important intelligence: "For the only three dragon knights I have left, 20,000 enemies are too many."
As he spoke, he pointed to the giant horses of the Holy Demon Empire far below the slope and said to General Moss, "However, 20,000 people may not be able to hold out in front of so many giant horses!"
Hearing this news, General Moss's eyes lit up. He was a little hesitant to let his cavalry attack the city. After all, attacking a city was not something his cavalry was good at. But if it was a field battle with the enemy's troops, he would be very confident.
Not to mention confronting 20,000 mortal soldiers, even if he confronted 50,000 mortal soldiers, he had the confidence to defeat the opponent with one attack! Thinking of this, he patted Irdo's shoulder sincerely this time and said comfortingly: "Go and have a rest ! Leave the rest to me!"
This time, he was not thinking of competing for credit or wanting to stand up on his own. This time, like Ildo, he was standing from the perspective of a soldier of the Holy Demon Empire to deal with the war in front of him.
After sending Ildur away, General Moss called an adjutant and gave a more reliable order: "Send someone to pass the message back! Let Lord Joseph prepare early. It would be best if he could immediately send a troop to cross the Higgs Kingdom and attack Seris from the side!"
According to General Moss's calculations, the most elite troops of Ailan Hill should have all moved south. The defenders left in Seris City may not be as strong as the troops in front of them. Destroying Ailan Hill's nest directly from the flank is obviously a more reasonable choice.
He personally wrote a letter to Lord Joseph Bakalov, the Eastern Executive Officer of the Holy Demon Empire, stating the difficult situation of Ailan Hill, and then handed it to his adjutant: "If Lord Joseph can mobilize all the dragon knights to destroy the cities of Seris, Mayne, and Ferry in Ailan Hill, we will win."
"Let Irdo deliver the letter personally! The three dragons can't play much of a role on the front battlefield if we listen to him. It's better to let them run once, which will be faster!" Although Moss was a little uneasy about withdrawing three giant dragons from the front, he still made a decision.
Compared to the attack power of the three dragons in front, the speed of information transmission seems to be more important. If Lord Joseph Bakalov can send troops to attack the flank of Ailan Hill as soon as possible, the battle situation will develop in a direction that is favorable to the Holy Demon Empire.
"Yes, General!" The adjutant nodded and left immediately with the letter. He had to deliver the message as soon as possible: although the Magic Empire had "communication crystals" for delivering simple messages, such complex letters could only be delivered by dragon knights.
After arranging his backup plan, General Moss smiled: "Go tell Locke Zorn this news! Let him gather an army and attack the flank with us!"
"What a joke? We still need to gather troops? We have come from far away and haven't even had a rest, but we have already fought a siege. Now we have to gather another troop to attack the flank. How can we have any combat effectiveness?" After all, Lunbach is a famous general of the time, so it makes sense for him to think in this way.
His troops needed to rest and boost their morale. After suffering such a major setback, they would have to wait at least three days before they could be deployed to continue the battle. Moreover, they were marching northward at the fastest speed in order to get the dragon knights into the battlefield as soon as possible.
"So, you are not going to cooperate with our actions?" The officer who came to deliver the message was not buying it. He sneered and asked, holding the long sword at his waist: "Should I report this decision to Lord Moss?"
Rather than saying that this officer of the Holy Demon Empire came to deliver a message, it would be better to say that he came to pass on an order. The orders of the Holy Demon Empire were unquestionable within the Alante Empire and were even more effective than the orders of the emperor.
General Zorn held down Prince Lumbak, who wanted to argue, and nodded. He said to the envoy, "I will immediately gather 30,000 troops and advance to the flank..."
In his opinion, only by supporting the Holy Demon Empire to win can the Alante Empire continue to exist. So he must cooperate with the Holy Demon Empire's actions and strive to stabilize the current situation.
When Zorn heard that an Elanhill field army was approaching from the flank, he subconsciously thought that this was a good opportunity to counterattack. The enemy relied on the protection of the city wall to exert firepower, so it was really difficult to force an attack.
But now it is different, the enemy is out of the city wall, in the state of field battle. Without fortifications, the defense is at least weakened a lot, even if the firepower is still strong, with the support of the Holy Demon Empire, at least there is a better chance of winning than a siege.
After thinking it over, Zorn made up his mind to fight, and Prince Lunbak kept his mouth shut. After all, in this situation, without Zorn's support, the Holy Demon Empire would not necessarily pay any price even if they killed him.
Soon, an army marched out from the camp of the Alante Empire, which had not yet been fully built. The sounds of armor colliding and drums and horns were noisy. The green royal flag was still fluttering in the air, but it had completely lost its previous domineering momentum.
On the other side, a giant horse with a shoulder height of more than 3 meters was wearing heavy armor, and the knight on the horse was holding a lance more than 5 meters long. The knights of the Holy Demon Empire had already formed a formation and were standing in the distance, looking coldly at the Alante soldiers leaving the camp.
General Moss's tactics remained the same as before, simple, crude and unchanging: he wanted to let Alante's soldiers go to die, and after Elanhill's methods were exposed, he would send in the giant horse cavalry to make the final decision.
This tactical magic empire has been used for hundreds of years, and they have never taken the loss of mortals seriously. In every war, they first let the mortals, who are like cannon fodder, go up to consume, and then dominate the entire battlefield with a crushing attitude.
On the other side of the battlefield, Chris rode on his warhorse, accompanied by General Wilkes, the commander of the 3rd Division. The two of them watched the hollow squares passing by one by one, with the same determined expression.
In order to keep their troops combat-ready and avoid being ambushed by the enemy, they prepared for battle ten miles away from the battlefield. When crossing some terrains that were not conducive to combat, they passed through in batches with great caution.
Now, they have come to the flank of the battlefield, and in front of them is a low hilly area, which is very suitable for cavalry and infantry phalanxes to fight. The terrain seems to be very favorable for both sides, and it all depends on the combat effectiveness of the troops on both sides.
"Just now, I saw something flying across the sky... If I'm not mistaken, those little black dots are the dragon knights who have been attacking our logistics supply lines." Chris said with a frown.
"Our enemies will be here to meet us soon. It seems that their dragon knights are really useful. They can even scout the entire battlefield in advance and provide early warnings for the troops." Wilkes said unwillingly.
His and Chris's original plan was to suddenly appear on the flank of the battlefield and disrupt the enemy's combat deployment. But now, the sneak attack was about to turn into a strong attack, and of course he felt uncomfortable.
