Volume 5 Chapter 12: Feint to the East and Attack the West
The garrison of Suiyue Qingkuang is located on a small hillside southeast of Pojun City. The west side of the hillside is steeper, while the east side is a gentle slope, forming a wedge shape as a whole. Suiyue Qingkuang is built on the east slope, facing west to east. Because the west side is steep and dangerous, it is not easy to attack Suiyue’s garrison from behind, and the main thing to guard against is the front.
It should be said that the terrain of the Suiyuan garrison is conducive to defense. The only disadvantage is that its front is too wide, and the enemy can easily deploy its troops. If the enemy attacks from the front and disperses before entering the attack range, forming a two-wing trap, it will be very disadvantageous to us. I soon realized this and proposed that the defense force should not be placed entirely in the garrison, but a part of the force should be separated outside, mainly to defend the two wings and prevent the enemy from breaking through. As long as the Iron Blood Alliance's forces are completely blocked on the front line, then even if the enemy has hundreds of thousands of troops, it will be difficult to break through the defense line.
My suggestion is not bad, but the premise is that there must be enough troops. Judging from the current speed of the reinforcements, there are a total of three external teleportation arrays in Time, so 1,500 people can arrive every minute. By 8:00, there should be about 200,000 troops here, which should be enough. I just have to worry about the enemy attacking in advance.
Fortunately, the situation we were worried about did not occur. The Iron Blood Alliance had been silent , and before 8:00, the Stone Age and Who Else Had It men had all arrived on foot. We then arranged them on both wings. Now the entire Years of Frivolity base was like an iron barrel, and theoretically it was impossible for it to be breached.
I secretly felt strange. The Iron Blood Alliance gave us so much time. Didn't that mean their declaration of war was doomed to fail? Was Iron Hoof really an idiot?
It was already dark, and the soldiers on the defense line had lit a large number of torches, illuminating the entire hill. It would be impossible for the enemy to launch a sneak attack in the dark.
Not long after, a report came from the scouts in the front: a large number of enemy troops were spotted in the east, heading towards here, and it is estimated that they will reach the foot of the hillside within ten minutes!
Everyone was excited. Are they here? They are coming! We are ready to fight. The entire defense system is intact. This is the first battle between the Grand Alliance and the Iron Blood Alliance. We are sure to win!
Under the light of the fire, a crowd of people appeared at the foot of the mountain. They were the Iron Blood Alliance's troops! After all, it was night and the distance was far, so it was impossible to tell how many troops the other side had. However, according to calculations, the total number of troops that Tieti could mobilize would definitely not exceed 300,000. In that case, he would never win this battle.
The Iron Blood Alliance's ranks were fairly orderly, and they slowly advanced upwards, soon covering half of the hillside.
We are in a high position, commanding an upper position, and the range of our magic and bows and arrows are farther than that of the enemy. Ordinarily, the enemy has entered our long-range attack range, but according to my suggestion, we should not launch an attack for the time being, and wait until the distance is closer before launching a surprise attack, which will be more effective. We have not yet established a joint command center, and everything can only be discussed by the bosses together. If we have a good idea, we can only put forward a suggestion and then discuss and approve it. It is very troublesome and inefficient. Fortunately, we still have some time to arrange it in advance, so we have notified all factions in advance not to order them not to fire, so the factions can still control this small matter and avoid chaos.
The atmosphere at this moment was extremely solemn. The two sides had not yet exchanged fire, but everyone knew that the most intense battle would break out in the next moment. Most players held their breath, and only some people from the Thunder Alliance remained calm (because it was not the Thunder Group that came this time, and there were many novices among them who were participating in a large-scale alliance war for the first time).
At this time, the Iron Blood Alliance had advanced to a distance where they could launch a long-range attack. They didn't wait for any opportunity and immediately fired a rain of arrows into the sky!
Since it was only within the farthest attack range, most of the enemy's arrows fell outside our defense line, and only a few could hit our soldiers. It was easy to dodge or block with shields or weapons for melee professions. Even if we used our bodies to resist, the rain of arrows was sparse and no one would die. However, as soon as our men became nervous, some archers launched counterattacks on their own, while some who were ready to wait for orders, saw their companions starting to shoot, and were infected by them, so they let go of the bows and shot at the members of the Iron Blood Alliance.
I smiled bitterly and said to the elders: "See, this is an untrained troop. If it really happened on an ancient battlefield, any soldier who attacked without authorization would be beheaded by the supervisory team!"
The bosses all nodded vigorously, but most of them would not be able to train their members as strictly as the Thunder League - although most of the sixteen gangs are larger than the Thunder League, that is the result of indiscriminate recruitment of people, and the gang rules are relatively free, unlike the Thunder League which is very selective and all its members are of above-average quality.
I sighed, "There's nothing we can do. Since everything is already in chaos, let's officially give the order to start the attack!"
Chief Alliance Leader Bei Bei released a firework. With such a large army, and since they do not belong to the same gang, it would be very troublesome to send messages to them one by one. It would be best to issue unified commands using firework signals.
As soon as the signal was given, some allies who had strictly followed the order just now launched a fierce attack, and the magician also took action - the range of magic is shorter than that of bows and arrows, and I had originally planned to wait for the enemy's vanguard to enter our magic range before launching an attack. Although some archers disobeyed the order just now, the magician estimated that the enemy had not yet entered the range, so he hardly took action.
However, the fireworks signals could not be divided into very detailed ones. What Beibei sent out just now was the general signal for the long-range troops to attack. So this time the magicians also took action, using magic such as fireball with a longer range. With the advantage of terrain, they could barely hit the opponent's front-line troops. Our side suddenly became more powerful, with rain of arrows and continuous fireballs falling into the opponent's forward array. Under the light of torches, it was clearly seen that dozens of people from the Iron Blood Alliance fell down in an instant, and our members cheered one after another.
I shook my head. This result was far worse than I expected. If the 200,000 coalition troops were replaced by members of the Thunder Alliance, and they waited for the order to launch a surprise attack, I can guarantee that the enemy's vanguard would lose more than 10,000 people in the first wave of attacks!
Moreover, the long-range troops of the Thunder Alliance can form a continuous attack like a stream by firing in batches. No more, give me 80,000 long-range troops of this level. Under the terrain conditions here, it is enough to ensure that even if the other side has a million troops, it will be difficult to attack close! How can it be as disorganized as the current coalition forces, sometimes sparse and sometimes dense, and not focusing on one direction, resulting in a sharp decrease in power.
I shook my head vigorously again to get rid of these messy thoughts. I know this is too much to ask for. If all gangs can reach the level of the Thunder Alliance, I will have no chance to survive. And I don’t have to worry about any future attacks from the Western Continent. No matter how many come, they will all die.
The Iron Blood Alliance 's troops stubbornly advanced forward despite our fierce attack. Due to their reasonable formation and the blood bull warriors standing in the front row, their actual losses were not great. When their magicians entered the attack range, they immediately launched a large-scale magic attack. Their target was not our defense line, but the thorn bushes, traps, etc. in front of the defense line, in order to first clear out the attack channel.
This time, the Iron Blood Alliance had not had long from the declaration of war to the start of the war, and they were short of manpower, so these temporary defense facilities were not arranged very well. As a result, a fire soon broke out in front of the fortifications. Of course, we did not expect those little gadgets to stop the Iron Blood Alliance, so it was not a pity.
The Iron Blood Alliance continued to advance steadily. Due to the obstruction of the fire, the efficiency of long-range attacks further decreased, and soon the enemy approached to within less than a hundred meters of the defense line!
OK, the time is almost right! I nodded to the bosses. We had previously gathered together the most elite troops of each gang (special troops similar to the Thunder Group in each gang, although their level may not be as good as the Thunder Group, they are always much better than ordinary members), plus the 5,000 long-range troops of the Thunder Alliance, a total of about 10,000 long-range attack forces. This mixed force is much easier to command and was placed next to the temporary command center formed by us bosses. They have been waiting for orders and now it is time for them to show their power!
Each boss issued orders to his subordinates through the alliance communication. In an instant, a long-accumulated force broke out. Although the perfect salvo could not be achieved due to the lack of unified orders, the time difference between the attacks of 10,000 people was within five seconds, which was commendable!
Arrows rained down, magic flew like clouds, and at this close range, the frontline formation of the Iron Blood Alliance suffered a nearly devastating blow!
In particular, due to the close distance, the magicians can choose powerful magic with great power and wide attack range, such as chain lightning and meteor shower. The shooting accuracy of the archers is also greatly improved. This wave of attacks came suddenly, and the warriors of the Iron Blood Alliance were not mentally prepared. In addition, the attack range was concentrated on one point in the front. A series of violent explosions instantly took the lives of hundreds of people, and the Blood Cow could not withstand the multiple blows in a very short time!
A big hole was blasted in the middle of the Iron Blood Alliance's ranks. At the same time, a low and long horn sounded from the garrison of the Young and Dangerous. Teams of knights rode over the fortifications on horseback, and the cavalry attacked!
The power of knights is greatly reduced when used for pure defensive operations, so we also gathered all the cavalry from each gang and divided them into three parts. Two of them were placed on the two wings to guard against any emergency, and the largest part was placed in the center ready to attack at any time. Now the opportunity is perfect, so how can we not attack?
In the darkness of night, teams of knights brandished their swords and stepped on balls of fire on the ground, rushing towards the enemy camp accompanied by deafening shouts of killing. This scene makes people's blood boil!
Rushing in the front were still the most elite knights from each gang. They were the first to break into the gap, and then with the flash of swords, bursts of screams and howls were heard from the enemies. The gap was rapidly widened, and the knights with slightly weaker levels and strength in the back row also followed closely. The battle instantly turned from long-range attacks from both sides into the most brutal hand-to-hand combat!
Because we had carried out long-range concentrated strikes in advance, creating a gap in the enemy's line, this reduced a lot of pressure on the knights' assault. The military level of the Iron Blood Alliance was not much higher than the general troops of our coalition, and their long-range attacks switched targets so slowly that the knights suffered almost no casualties during the charge!
After the enemy's first-line blood cow formation was broken, the ranged troops that followed were simply unable to withstand the knights' charge and were killed like crazy. Our cavalry wedges smoothly into the depths of the enemy's line like a hot knife cutting into a cream cake!
If it were on a plain, such a breakthrough would likely cause the enemy's entire line to collapse. However, on the special terrain of this hillside , due to the limited width on the left and right, the Iron Blood Alliance's formation naturally became very solid. Originally, this was beneficial to the defenders, but now the situation on the local battlefield is that we are attacking fiercely, so it has become unfavorable to our cavalry!
20 meters, 50 meters, 100 meters... No matter how fierce the attack is, its momentum will eventually run out. When the sharp momentum is over, but before we can break through the enemy's formation, it is our cavalry's turn to be surrounded by the enemy's superior forces. Instead, they lose the advantage of mobility and are killed one by one under the enemy's double-teaming and siege. All 10,000 cavalrymen are wiped out in a quarter of an hour!
But their deaths could be said to be worth the price of the ticket, and they gained a lot. Due to their fierce attacks, the Iron Blood Alliance lost at least 20,000 ranged troops, as well as some warriors and swordsmen. The total casualties exceeded 25,000. More importantly, the morale suffered a severe blow!
The destruction of a group of knights who would have been at a disadvantage in a one-on-one fight in conventional defense was a great bargain in exchange for such a result. But I also had a backup plan. I took advantage of the chaos in the enemy's ranks and attacked with infantry. After a chaotic battle, I killed many enemy soldiers, then I triumphantly called back my troops and retreated to the fortifications.
Seeing that the war was going smoothly, it was impossible for the Iron Blood Alliance to conquer Sui Yi Qing Kuang. However, I became more and more worried. Tie Ti should have anticipated the current situation. Then why did he launch this war that was doomed to fail?
At this time, the Iron Blood Alliance finally reorganized its scattered formation, and with the efforts of their commanders at all levels, they regrouped and continued to advance towards our defense line.
Just as the two sides were about to engage in close combat, a leader suddenly shouted, "Not good!"
Everyone turned to look and saw that it was Yinyue Guanghua's boss Meng Tian Bingyue. He said nervously, "I have received a declaration of war from 'Douniwan' against our gang. The war will start in one hour!"
Douniwan is one of the small gangs affiliated with the Iron Blood Alliance, so it means that the Iron Blood Alliance has declared war on Silver Moon!
Everyone was surprised and said, "That's impossible. Look at the enemy troops here. Although we don't know the exact number, it's basically the Iron Blood Alliance and its gangs who have come out with all their strength. How can they have extra troops to fight ?"
I suddenly remembered something and frowned and said to Xiao Yao, "Xiao Yao, was the declaration of war you received issued by the Iron Blood Alliance?"
Xiao Yao was stunned and said, "No, but it was sent by a small gang under the Iron Blood Alliance, and it stated that it was declaring war in the name of the Iron Blood Alliance. Isn't that almost the same as the Iron Blood Alliance declaring war itself?"
My face turned pale and I said, "Oh no, the other party is trying to make a feint to the east and attack in the west!"
