Chapter 645 Gentlemen, I Need Power
Rand arrived at the defense line.
In the more than ten years since he came to this world, he has defended many lines of defense and also broken through many lines of defense.
Rand was already accustomed to war, or rather, was familiar with it.
But now, Rand can only say...
It is inevitable that the front-line defense line will be breached. It is nothing but a pipe dream to want to stop the undead army here.
Rand's requirement for the army here is not to defend the line to the death, but to try to contain the enemy.
Once the defense line is breached, everyone has to fight for their survival.
Rand arranged a retreat route for the people on the defense line and stored food inside the defense line. If the Scourge only sought to break through the defense line without thoroughly clearing it, the death rate would not be too high even if the defense line was breached.
After Rand met with the King of the Lionheart Kingdom and the King of the Champs Elysées Kingdom, he began to stroll around the defense line.
The Lionheart Kingdom and the Champs Elysees Kingdom are two relatively rational countries that believe in Rand.
However, when they met with Rand, they still hinted at the matter of the brave man.
Of course, Rand's reply must be: "We can only rely on ourselves. Even if there are brave men, they can't kill all the undead in the mountains."
Afterwards, Rand didn't talk much more.
The defense line is quite lively now.
Those who move goods, those who build the city, and those who practice.
Many of the boys nervously familiarized themselves with their armor and weapons.
And those veterans can't relax much about the upcoming war.
After Rand strolled around the defense line, he felt relieved. Although the quality of the soldiers was not very high overall, they were basically professional soldiers, and conscripts accounted for a very small proportion.
It should be able to achieve the tactical goal.
Rand soon left here and went to inspect the defense lines in other sections.
There are bad situations and there are good situations.
But everyone was very nervous.
And this summer, finally, the war came.
Rand was accustomed to having his vision filled with the undead.
But many soldiers from southern countries are not very familiar with the undead.
When the sky is full of undead birds, the ground is full of skeletons and rats, and everything in sight is rotting flesh and burning green flames, fear will make it difficult to hold weapons.
Indeed, if Rand hadn't been used to it, it would have been hard not to feel fear.
Because it's like standing in the ocean, surrounded by the tide.
But now the soldiers are not facing the tide, but the undead and rats.
"Don't stand there! Everyone get ready and don't put down your weapons!" A loud voice came from the commander's desk.
The dazed soldiers obeyed the order subconsciously.
"The Torch Church's kerosene! Light it now!" the commander continued to give orders.
The kerosene poured out and then burst into flames.
The flames spread in the sea of undead, and soon the sky and the earth were all filled with flames.
The prepared kerosene burned the undead back a distance.
But the fearless undead still flocked toward the gathering place of the living amidst the ashes.
This made the soldiers, who had just recovered a little, nervous again.
Some soldiers have already dropped their weapons and fled, even though they know there is no escape.
Then, he died at the hands of the supervision team.
Not many soldiers died at the hands of the supervision team while trying to escape, but this was not because these soldiers still had courage, but because many soldiers did not react at all, and the soldiers in the supervision team might not be able to react either.
Fortunately, thanks to the kerosene provided earlier, the undead were unable to climb up the city wall again immediately.
Rand watched everything on the battlefield.
He did not participate in the command because theoretically he had no command authority here. He had previously wanted to ask the commander to allow him to participate in the command, but was rejected.
Moreover, Rand did not see the believers of the Church of the Goddess of Harvest and Health who were supposed to be here.
These are all somewhat intriguing.
Rand was watching.
In terms of macro strategy, there is not much more Rand can do.
The strategy has been decided, and Ellie will help Rand arrange it. The macro strategy cannot be changed overnight, so Rand will not think about it anymore.
So now Rand just happened to observe the local battlefield to see if he could find any details, even flaws, or discover some problems on his own side.
"The combat capability of the Undead is no different from what we have observed before, but with the addition of plague infection, their destructiveness has increased significantly. Their combat intelligence has not changed. We are now far to the south of the New Holy City, and the density of high-level Undead is lower." Rand kept recording.
"The intelligence from the New Holy City has also arrived. The defense is very stressful, but we can hold on for a short time." Rand continued to record as he spoke.
Then Rand looked at Olenna, who was sitting and listening: "If you were the commander of the undead, what would you do?"
If someone is not familiar with it, they may not understand what Rand means, but Olenna knows exactly what Rand is asking: "Do you suspect that the main force of the undead army has not yet appeared?"
From a normal logic point of view, the New Holy City has strong defenses, so more troops should be sent. The edge defense line has weak defenses, so fewer troops can be sent.
In theory there is nothing wrong with this.
But this is a strategy for humanity.
In human wars, as long as the gap between the two sides is not too great, the city standing in a key position cannot be bypassed.
Because if these cities were bypassed, they could send troops to the rear and stab them in the back at any time.
The defense line built by Rand was not a wall that stretched for thousands of miles, but a series of small defense units. Several sturdy castles that occupied the terrain guarded and helped each other, forming a defense unit.
Then from a macro perspective, countless such small defense units form a solid line of defense.
Building a long city wall will make it easier to break through because the defensive forces will be dispersed.
However, just because humans do not bypass important cities in their strategy does not mean that the same is true for the undead.
The undead now show no signs of needing supplies, and their numbers are completely overwhelming.
In theory, unless the Undead really have a "vital point" that would immediately destroy the entire system if attacked, they would not be too afraid of backstabs.
In other words, the undead can completely use their main force to overwhelm the weakly defended defense sections and then directly attack the human heartland.
This is also one of the reasons why Rand did not require the defense line to be held tightly. The requirement of the defense line has always been to delay, not to hold.
Of course, this request will only be known to the commander. If the soldiers below know about it, they will immediately lose their combat effectiveness.
"So where is the main force?" Rand touched his chin and looked at the map.
He didn't know the exact strength of the Undead army, but given its current size, he knew that he would be able to field an elite main force.
"Then if I were the commander of the undead, my target would be here." Olenna pointed to a location on the map.
This location is in the south of the Kingdom of Lunsa, on the great plains, the most fertile land in the south.
"I guess so." Rand sighed. What is coming will eventually come.
"Then we can set off. Let's make some preparations first and see if the Undead have other strategies than what we guessed." Rand said, "There is another problem. Under the current circumstances, it is difficult for these human soldiers who have rarely seen the Undead to adapt to fighting against them."
"How do you plan to solve this problem?"
"I plan to establish a spiritual anchor."
"Force church personnel to move in and preach?" The reason why the word "force" is included is naturally because even now, there are still many nobles or countries that insist on certain aspects.
"Yes, our Church of the Goddess of Harvest and Health, our Torch Church, should play a sufficient role at this time."
The fierce fighting continued.
It was not until dawn that the undead finally retreated.
Watching the undead leave, the soldiers on this line of defense almost collapsed on the ground, breathing in the air that was heavily reeked of blood and decay.
The undead will not die immediately when exposed to the sun, but staying in the sun will indeed accelerate their natural decay and destruction.
So the undead basically fight at night.
After the undead retreated, Rand and Olenna left.
They still have a lot of work to do next.
…
Wait until mid-summer.
Rand returned to Crescent City, the capital of the Moon Kingdom.
Heads of state of many countries have gathered here.
In terms of prestige and qualifications, Rand is not as good as the White King or the Red King. The Southern Kingdom and the Northern Union also have many old kings with legendary experiences and rich experience.
But now, everyone has come to Rand's capital, Crescent City, for a meeting.
Because apparently, Rand is an expert at fighting plagues.
Now, everyone has no doubt that the current plague and undead disaster are Rand's way of nurturing the enemy to protect himself.
"During this period, I have inspected various key strategic nodes and combat sections on the front line." Rand spoke slowly at the conference table.
There are many tables and chairs in the conference room. Those sitting here are either the king, the second-in-command of the country, or the actual top leader who is not the king.
All I can say is that they are all the most powerful people in the world.
The pinnacles of power in all nations were staring at Rand, waiting for him to continue.
"The key to the problem is simple: everyone lacks experience, morale, and trust in each other," Rand said.
"If this problem is not resolved, our strategic goals cannot be achieved."
Rand did not provide any evidence, and no one present at the meeting had any objections.
Everyone is well aware of the current situation.
"The reason is that..." Rand stopped talking and paused.
Rand looked at everyone in the conference room. They were dressed in fancy clothes, but all had worried looks in their eyes.
The lights in the conference room shine, casting a hazy shadow in the room, and this haze seems to be the embodiment of sorrow.
Rand rested his palms on the solid wood table.
"It's because the power I currently have is not strong enough," Rand continued.
All the heads of state who were looking at Rand either frowned, sneered, or smiled.
There are also those who hum softly or remain completely expressionless and silent.
"Your Majesty Rand means..." After a long time, the king finally took over.
Rand said, "Apart from those countries that are still unwilling to come here to attend the meeting, you all hope that we can gather our strength to solve the problem, but in fact, there is a limit to what I can do. I need to send orders to you to deploy troops or arrange for some special people, and then you will send orders to the generals."
"Otherwise, many nobles or noble generals will not obey my orders wholeheartedly."
"Moreover, you all refused to fully believe in the Torch Church or the Church of the Goddess of Harvest and Health. This made it difficult for the soldiers to maintain their morale when the war came."
"These problems arise because you all don't trust me," Rand said slowly.
Of course, things have been distorted by Rand, and there are many reasons for the situation to have come to this point.
However, various countries' vigilance against Rand is indeed an important reason.
That's why Rand made this statement.
"You fart." A hot-tempered head of state shouted.
But Rand ignored it. He was not angry about it. After all, he was indeed distorting the facts and putting all the blame on the incomplete cooperation of various countries.
The scene fell into silence.
And Rand continued to speak.
"I know you all want to cooperate with me, but what is needed now is not any cooperation that has occurred in the past history. In the past, if an alliance was needed, most of the time each country was responsible for a section of the battle line, or each country sent some strong men to form a strong team."
"But now, this crude way of cooperation cannot enable us to deal with today's problems."
"I know you are worried. You are worried that if the church's power is too deep into the ruling middle and upper levels, your power will be limited. If you completely follow my arrangements, you will be worried that the interests of your country will be ignored."
Rand could certainly understand.
"But if the war fails, then your power and interests, including mine, will naturally disappear."
"Rand played some of the photos he had collected during this period in the conference room.
It was an army of the undead that seemed to fill every corner of the space, like a vast ocean.
Those trembling soldiers who lost their morale because of the undead.
Death, destruction, and the undead rising again.
"I think everyone can understand the seriousness of the situation without taking these photos," Rand said calmly.
"We can't leave everything to you." said a king.
They also knew the severity of the situation, but they had complete faith that Rand would be fair and just, and believed that if they won, all losses and contributions would be assessed and fair rewards would be given.
This is ridiculous.
And Rand's strategy is not necessarily the most correct solution.
But the severity of the situation made the leaders of various countries feel difficult for a while.
"Ah, it seems everyone has misunderstood."
Rand smiled.
"I don't need your support. Do you think I want to build an empire and have absolute power?"
Everyone was silent, and it was obvious that many people thought so.
Rand actually has such ambitions, but it is impossible for this power system to threaten the countries at this time.
This idea should wait until the crisis is resolved.
"All I need is for you to stop me."
Rand explained his needs.
(End of this chapter)
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