The rising of wolf smoke naturally means that the enemy is coming, but the wolf smoke that Wu Lai saw was not lit by the Woye Army. Because of the distance, the city of Kayikede could not see the wolf smoke of the Gap Defense Zone. So when the wolf smoke of the Gap Defense Zone was lit, the Det Army stationed in the forest would also light wolf smoke. Then, every few miles there would be a wolf smoke point that would be lit one after another, sending the news of the enemy's invasion to the city of Kayikede in the form of a relay.

At this moment, Howell was very angry, even furious, because he had just finished reading the urgent letter sent by Gosmondo by a special person and a fast horse, and the alarm horn of the gap defense zone sounded one after another.

After being startled, Howell immediately walked out of the tent quickly. Outside the tent, the soldiers were running quickly to their guard positions under the leadership of the generals and lieutenants. Everything seemed so orderly.

Two staff officers ran to Howell from another large tent. Seeing him standing there with a frown on his face, the leading one immediately smiled and said, "Dear General Howell, your deployment is so sound. I'm sure everything will go well."

"Everything is fine? Humph, what a bunch of bullshit!" Howell glanced at the staff officer and said, "Do you think everything will be fine if you just put the whole army together? Across the way is Hulett's First Corps, which is good at attacking and raiding. Come on, let's go and see the situation."

The staff officer, who had been embarrassed, blushed, nodded quickly and followed, not daring to say anything else.

The general's tent was more than three miles away from the edge of the gap, so if they wanted to hurry they had to ride a horse. But for some reason, Howell's carriage was stubborn today, and it would stop and snort when it saw someone approaching. It did the same even when Howell approached, as if it would never move.

What happened? Was it a sign? Howell couldn't help but murmur, and the nameless anger in his heart became more and more intense. In the letter, Cosmondo severely reprimanded him, criticizing him for doing things in an unscrupulous way - it was okay to cut off the food supply of the Salt Marsh Army, but why did he do it so arrogantly and let everyone know about it? "Now everyone in Assyria knows that I, Mondo Woye, was jealous of others' talents and suppressed my friendly forces, ignoring Assyria's defense. How can I deal with it?" Cosmondo asked in the letter.

Howell felt very aggrieved by Gosmondo's accusation, because it was Gosmondo who asked him to do it, but in the end he was the one who took the blame. How could he not be angry?

What was even more annoying was that the horse refused to move. If it weren't for the urgent military situation, Howell would have wanted to kill the horse first.

After changing horses, Howell ran angrily to the observation post on the guard wall at the edge of the gap. A group of officers had been waiting there for a long time. When they saw Howell coming, they bowed and greeted him.

"What's the situation?" Howell turned over and dismounted.

"Reporting to General Howell, there is something wrong with the enemy." Denel answered first and respectfully presented a telescope.

"Really?" Howell frowned and took the telescope. After just one glance, he couldn't help but take a breath.

After a while, Howell's brows furrowed even more tightly——

At this time, there were more than 200 large and small boats on the river, densely packed and occupying a large area of ​​the river surface. Looking upstream, there were still more boats and rafts coming downstream...

With a few drum beats, dozens of small boats quickly rowed towards the rocky beach. As soon as they reached the shore, the soldiers of the First Legion on the boats quickly ran to the junction of the rocky beach and the slope of the gap, waiting in formation. At the same time, all the boats on the river behind them moved together and rowed towards the rocky beach...

…

By the time the news reached Kayikede City, it was already late at night, but Dicaprio still immediately sent someone to invite Wu Lai and others.

"General Woolley, the situation is not optimistic." Dicaprio, who was waiting in the office, stood up and greeted them when he saw Woolley and others walk in.

"Lord Dika, let's sit down and talk." Wu Lai nodded and said.

"Okay, everyone, please take a seat." DiCaprio realized that he had lost his composure just now, but he was too embarrassed to care about it now. "General Dette sent a messenger to report that more than 10,000 people from Hulett's First Legion have landed on the rocky beach and set up camp. By dusk, the camp fence has been completed..."

"...In addition to occupying the rocky beach, they also connected all the boats together and nailed wooden boards to form a large water platform. The edge of the platform was fixed to the rocky beach with ropes. General Date estimated that this platform could carry about 5,000 people..."

"...In addition to the general's tent and the guard camp, the platform also serves as a supply area. All the food, fodder, and fuel are piled on the platform. In addition, there are also a small number of horses..."

"The enemy's rafts came down the river from upstream, transporting a large amount of wood to the rocky beach. In addition to building fences, arrow towers, and watchtowers, they also sent out thousands of soldiers to drive wooden stakes along the slope, in rows and rows, with one stake every two steps. General Dette said that they were used to block rolling stones and logs. General Woolley, it seems that the enemy is planning a protracted war, right?" Dicaprio asked.

Wu Lai frowned and thought for a while, then slowly shook his head: "It's hard to say. From the current point of view, it can only mean that the enemy has a complete battle plan, but whether it will be a protracted war or not, in the final analysis, it depends on the defensive capabilities of the Woye Army."

Oddo and Sareth on the side nodded in agreement.

"General Woolley, the enemy's step-by-step strategy must be very powerful, right?" Dicaprio asked again.

"Yes." Wu Lai nodded. "The continuous horizontal rows of wooden stakes are enough to block the wooden beams and some rolling stones. The two-step gap between the wooden stakes is enough for the soldiers to have enough space to advance quickly during the attack. The wooden stakes themselves can provide a small amount of cover for the soldiers. Humph, Humph, the attack and raid of Hulett's First Legion is really good."

Hearing Wu Lai say this, Oddo and Sales frowned at the same time, but Dicaprio was delighted because he felt that since Wu Lai's analysis was so clear, he might be able to come up with a solution.

"General Woolley, if it were you who were on defense, would you be confident?" Dicaprio asked tentatively.

Wu Lai laughed, but did not directly answer DiCaprio's question. Instead, he looked at Oddo and Sarres and asked, "If it were you two on defense, how would you respond?"

Sareth hesitated for a moment and said, "Lord Wulai, if I were leading the defense, I would probably give priority to destroying the enemy's wooden stakes."

"How to destroy it?" Wu Lai asked with a smile.

"Use..." Sareth was about to say it, but he suddenly had an idea and immediately became discouraged. He thought that if he used logs and boulders to destroy it, on the one hand, it would play into the enemy's intention of consuming its defensive power, and on the other hand, the effect would be very limited. Because although the slope of the gap was high above, and the boulders and logs had strong initial kinetic energy, after hitting it several times, they would inevitably stop somewhere or bounce to the side. In this case, it would be better to save these boulders and logs for when the enemy was about to approach, and perhaps the effect would be greater. In addition, using fire attack or manpower to remove them would not be of any use, because the enemy's row of wooden stakes had enough spacing, and there was no chance of continuous burning. Using manpower to pull them out sounded like the best option, but it was time-consuming and laborious, and if the enemy charged, they might never come back.

Wu Lai naturally knew why Sarres stopped talking, so he did not ask any more questions and turned his gaze to Oddo: "Oddo, if it were you, how would you deal with it?"

Oddo thought for a moment and replied, "If it were me, I would use a small number of troops to sneak into the camp at night and set a fire to see if I could burn the enemy's food supplies."

Wu Lai frowned slightly...

On the surface, there was nothing wrong with Oddo's method. The enemy had just landed, and although the camp had been built, many aspects were probably not yet complete, especially the huge water platform. There would definitely be loopholes in the defense. He could sneak into the camp at night and find a weak point in the defense on the narrow rocky beach to enter, or simply launch himself into the water from somewhere. If he was lucky, he might be able to succeed.

Howell's idea coincided with Oddo's. When Woolley and others just walked into Dicaprio's office, the 500 leather-armored elite soldiers he sent out had already quietly lowered themselves through the gap.

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These 500 elite soldiers were actually a suicide squad. In Howell's plan, they would be divided into five groups, each with 100 people, and would search the camp in five directions. Three of the groups would be responsible for setting fires and causing chaos, one group would take advantage of the chaos to raid the commander's tent, and the other group would go into the water in the dark. Some would cut the ropes connecting the platform to the rocky beach, and another group would set fire to the food.

Howell knew very well that no matter what the outcome, these 500 elite soldiers would never return, but this was war, and a bloodless battle could only exist in fantasy.

No? Didn't that Wuleglindo once... Howell was immediately dampened by this thought. After punching hard, he turned around angrily and walked towards his temporary tent. In order to encourage morale and to be able to understand the enemy's situation in time, he set up a temporary tent only 300 steps away from the edge of the gap.

"I wish you good luck." After walking a few steps, Howell couldn't help but turn around and glance in the direction where the suicide squad members were lowered into the gap, and said to himself.

After entering the general's tent, Howell sighed heavily and sat down behind the desk. It was already late at night, but he was not tired at all. Rather, he was excited, excited and nervous.

After sitting for a while, Howell became restless and stood up and paced back and forth in the tent for a few circles. Then he simply lifted the curtain and walked out of the tent. He raised his head and glanced at the two moons in the sky that were emitting a cold and brilliant light. He sighed heavily again and walked quickly to the edge of the gap.

"General, it's so late..." The lieutenant general on duty at the edge of the gap tonight was Denel. Seeing Howell come back just after leaving for a short while, he guessed something about what he meant.

"How can I sleep?" Howell waved his hand and asked, "What's the situation?"

"Reporting to the general, there is no movement yet..." Just as Denel's words came out of his mouth, he caught a glimpse of the enemy camp, which was originally dimly lit, suddenly burst into flames.

"General! There's movement!" Denel said hurriedly.

Howell's heart moved, and he rushed to the observation post and took out the telescope...

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By the time everything was agreed upon, it was long past midnight. After declining Dicaprio's invitation to stay overnight, Wu Lai and his two companions knocked on the city gate and rode back to the West Point camp.

Wu Lai didn't say a word along the way. There were too many things that required him to think about, because he felt that the rhythm of Hulett's First Legion's attack this time was less and less like a protracted war. Although the opponent's main general set up camps and built platforms, it seemed very interesting, but soldiers are cunning, and those who are good at fighting will not just rush around recklessly.

As soon as he rode into the camp, Wu Lai saw a graceful figure standing in the moonlight. With just a quick glance, he knew who this figure was - Shelley, the high priest specially appointed by the Assyrian temple who had just arrived here in the evening.

Standing in the empty playground in the middle of the night was obviously unusual. After hesitating for a moment, Wu Lai dismounted and walked quickly towards Shelley. Seeing him like this, Sarres and Odo looked at each other, turned their horses' heads at the same time, and headed towards their temporary dormitory.

"Respected High Priest Shelley, why are you still not asleep so late?" Wu Lai stopped and asked with a smile.

Shelley turned around and glanced at Wu Lai: "General Wu Lai, I don't sleep because I have a feeling that you seem to come from another world..."

Wu Lai's heart suddenly skipped a beat.