Chapter 276: Step by Step! (Two in One! Please subscribe!)
Looking at the hot air balloon floating in the air, Captain Jack felt his thoughts surging in his heart.
Just as he had expected, the weapons and equipment possessed by the Idar people were far more than just the magic crystal bombs provided to him.
As he got to know Idar County better and better, he was more and more glad for the decision he made! If he had rejected Master Bruno's offer... that would have been a disaster...
Hot air balloons are a unique strategic weapon of the Idar Air Force, providing the Idar people with unparalleled air superiority.
The hot air balloons of the Idar Air Force not only undertake the task of scouting the enemy situation, but also become a channel for information communication between the Idar troops in the two places.
Through the telescope, Captain Jack could easily identify the signals sent to him by the Idar soldiers on the hot air balloon - the ground troops led by Sam Layton had arrived at Dale Hill on time!
"Boys! Get to work!"
After Captain Jack gave orders to his "pirates", these pirates who had been incorporated into the Idar Whaling Company immediately took action.
They were no longer slow or lazy, and were completely different from the sneaky and cunning pirates they were.
The thrilling experience of hunting whales taught the former pirates what unity is and made them understand the changes that can be brought about by discipline, unity and cooperation.
So, when the order was given, the ships that were originally anchored near the coast began to dock one by one, and the employees of the whaling company also began to transfer countless supplies to the land.
The Idar Whaling Company will not directly participate in the battle, but their existence provides the Idar army with a more efficient and convenient supply solution - sea transportation.
With the strong protection of the three-masted warships led by Mal Karen, no force can destroy the sea supply line of Idar.
Besides...
The things transported by the Idar Whaling Company were nothing else but tons of bags of cement! In this upcoming war, the opponent that the Idar army feared most was undoubtedly the Odin Iron Cavalry, which the Odin people were proud of.
You know, even though all the troops under Idar have been equipped with the "Persuader Type I" magic submachine gun, but... this does not mean the demise and end of the cavalry era.
In the last life, many people have been arguing about one question: what ended the cavalry era, the machine guns that were gradually equipped, or the mechanized infantry that gradually formed an organization? Although the Idar Territory has magic rifles, the powerful mobility of the cavalry can still pose a great threat to the Idar army! Especially when the number is at a disadvantage, once the Odin Iron Cavalry recklessly launches an attack on the Idar army, then even with the magic rifles, the Idar Territory will definitely suffer extremely heavy losses!
After all, the disadvantage in numbers is there!
Speaking of cavalry... don't forget that even during the Second World War on Earth, the cavalry divisions of the Soviet Red Army posed an extremely serious threat to the enemy with their powerful off-road mobility!
Whether it is the First Cavalry Division, the ace unit of the United States, or the First Guards Cavalry Division of the Russian Federation, these divisions that have won countless victories in the long river of history have played an important role on the battlefield with the unique mobility of cavalry.
At least……
As Idar's army is outnumbered and the "Persuader I" submachine guns cannot form a tight cross-fire network, the Odin Cavalry will still pose a considerable threat to Idar's army.
Once the Odin cavalry breaks through the defense line built by the Idar army and forms a siege on the Idar army, the consequences will be unpredictable! Not only will the Idar army led by Sam Layton be completely passive in this war, but even Old Ford will find it difficult to stabilize and restore social order in the area south of the Dale Hills.
If Odin's army was reckless enough, they might even go all the way south regardless of everything, causing Idar, which was originally limited by the number of soldiers and could not launch a full-scale war, to be forced to face the dilemma of a suddenly extended battle line.
With natural barriers such as the fast-flowing Soren River and the protection of reserve soldiers from Idar itself, this will indeed not pose a threat to Idar's homeland.
However, this would definitely greatly affect Bruno's plan, and Idar would face a food shortage in the next year! So... in order to avoid the threat posed by Odin's cavalry to Idar's army as much as possible and affect Bruno's plan to encroach on the eastern part of the empire, under Bruno's order, the Idar people prepared two secret weapons for this purpose.
And the cement in front of us is one of them!
With cement, the Idar people are able to build a solid fortress or a low stone wall poured with cement in the shortest possible time.
Fortresses, trenches, low walls... all of the above are undoubtedly the nemesis of Odin's cavalry! No matter how good the Odin's cavalry is at fighting, they will probably be unable to move forward when facing these defensive facilities that are the nemesis of cavalry.
According to the previously formulated war plan, the cement fortresses and watchtowers will become the firepower fulcrum of the Idar artillery unit.
The hot air balloons in the sky will also observe the movements of Odin's cavalry at any time. Through the coordination between flag signals and telescopes, the Idar cavalry and the Griffin Knights on standby in the rear will be able to make timely replacements and block Odin's cavalry to the north of Dale Hills! It is precisely because of these that the Idar people have the confidence to make the Odin Empire suffer a bloody blow!
Of course, the consequences of going to war with a country like the Odin Empire, which is composed entirely of barbarian tribes, are highly uncontrollable, because it is really difficult to judge what is going on in their heads.
Therefore, when the war officially begins, Sam Layton will need to adapt to the actual situation.
"Hurry! Hurry up!"
Although the two sides were not under the jurisdiction of each other, it didn't take long for the Idar army, which had a short rest, to meet up with the ships of the Idar Whaling Company under the leadership of Sam Layton.
Thousands of soldiers will work with the volunteers of the Idar production team who arrived by ship to build a temporary defense on the Dale Hill in the shortest possible time! At that time, the Idar army will use these temporary defenses on the Dale Hill as the core, gradually suppress the pace of Odin's attack, and then...
hey-hey!
Why did the Idar people choose the battlefield in the Dale Hills instead of the plains near the Eider River or somewhere else? Giving the Idar army more time to build defense facilities was only part of the reason, and the other most important factor was Bruno's ambition for this war!
Or in other words...what strategic goal is to be achieved.
War is not a simple sandbox simulation, nor is it a simple turn-based game. The food, money, and number of soldiers required are not just a number jumping on the computer screen, so...
How to fight this battle and to what extent, these are all things Bruno needs to weigh.
Bruno set himself the goal of hurting the Odins at all costs, so that they would realize that Idal was not a weakling, but a transcendent existence! Only in this way could the prestige of Idal be established thoroughly, thus winning a longer period of peace for Idal.
The strength displayed by the Idar Lord in this war will not only leave a mark on the Odin people, but will also become a sharp edge shown to everyone.
It can make the Norman Empire and the Kingdom of Basel dare not make the slightest move, and allow the changes in Idar Territory to be smoothly implemented under Bruno's pressure! ...
The fortifications on Dell Hill are under construction in full swing, and new fortresses appear on Dell Hill almost every day with the pouring of cement.
Every day, ships of the Idar Whaling Company would leave from the seaport in the Merint District fully loaded with cargo, and then dock and unload at the temporary port on the shore of the Dale Hills.
Through the close combination of sea and land transportation, a large amount of cement and building materials were transported to the front line of the war, and those sturdy fortresses also gave confidence to the soldiers of Idar County.
Carrying a large number of heavy artillery, the artillery unit of Lord Idar finally arrived a day later and successfully reached the Dale Hills.
As cannons were delivered to the fortresses and watchtowers, the Idar people's construction on the Dale Hills was finally coming to an end...
one day……
Two days...
When the third day came, those aggressive Odin people finally crossed the slow-flowing Eider River slowly under the eager anticipation of Idar's soldiers and appeared in the sight of Idar's army.
On a hot air balloon.
The air force scouts used binoculars to observe the formation of Odin's army from afar, and then passed the intelligence they observed to the Idar army on the ground through flag signals.
This is an army with a total number of more than 10,000 people, led by the former Odin Marshal Portia Mariano, with more than 9,000 Odin infantry and a total number of more than 4,000 Odin cavalry!
Just from the number of soldiers, it is more than four times that of Idar's army! And...
In addition to the commander of this army, former Odin Marshal Portia Mariano, this army is a gathering of famous generals! A luxurious lineup!
Edson O'Sullivan, the second cousin of Odin monarch Areo O'Sullivan, Mimoon Mariano, the nephew of former Odin Marshal Portia Mariano, and Mansa McGill, a former Norman noble who claimed to be a lackey of the Odin royal family...
Even if you pick any one of these people, he would be a brave warrior who can fight against a hundred people at once, let alone when they are all gathered together at this moment!
"Marshal, something is wrong here!"
Beside the former Odin Marshal Portia Mariano, his deputy Edson O'Sullivan said in a deep voice.
Although Areo O'Sullivan had stripped Portia of his title of marshal before this, it was to confuse the Norman nobles and allow Portia to launch a sneak attack through the Forest of Monsters.
Therefore, most of the time, the generals of the Odin Empire still addressed him as Marshal.
After all... Portia Mariano is a famous general with decades of experience in commanding troops. He has survived three Odin emperors and has always been an important supporter of the O'Sullivan clan of the Odin Empire! As for Edson O'Sullivan... As a member of the Odin Empire's royal family, he and Raymond O'Sullivan, who had "died mysteriously" in the eastern part of the empire, are brothers. Therefore, this time he took the initiative to serve as the deputy general, wanting to come here to avenge his cousin.
only……
Ever since crossing the Eider River, this place has been filled with weirdness.
Although he couldn't tell what the exact situation was, he always felt that someone was watching him from a distance, but... every time he sent out sentinels to search for clues, he always found nothing.
And now, when he once again felt the feeling of being watched, he finally made a discovery! But...what on earth is that thing floating in the sky? ! That's right!
Like Raymond O'Sullivan at the time, all the Odin generals present noticed the sphere floating in the air.
"There are people up there."
Portia Mariano nodded, agreeing with Edson O'Sullivan's words.
As a veteran who had experienced many battles, his intuition was much sharper than Edson's, so this battle-hardened marshal was almost certain that there was someone on the sphere! And this also meant... the movements of the Odin people were actually under the enemy's nose...
Thinking of the Odin Iron Cavalry led by his elder brother Raymond O'Sullivan disappearing out of thin air in the eastern part of the empire, Edson O'Sullivan suddenly felt nervous and asked cautiously:
"Marshal, should we continue forward?"
"You want to retreat without even seeing the shadow of the enemy, Edson? You must have been scared by those fat and big-eared nobles of the Norman Empire!" A general next to him sneered sarcastically.
This man is Monletto Namigala, also an Odin general, but he and Edsson have always disliked each other.
"Hahaha!"
Although most of the generals still had serious expressions, there were still a few who couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Most of these people are members of the major tribes in the Odin Empire. Although they are also vassals of the O'Sullivan tribe, their power is also quite powerful, almost equivalent to a king of a different surname...
Previously, they were afraid to speak out due to Areo O'Sullivan's power, but now... the setback suffered by the royal family in picking peaches has made them jump up and down again.
"alright!"
The moment Portia Mariano spoke, everyone present fell silent almost instantly.
The dignity of the veteran cannot be touched! "There are indeed some problems in the eastern part of the empire, but... we have more than 13,000 Odin warriors behind us. Show your determination and will! We will use the blood of the enemy to wash away the previous shame!"
“Ouch!”
“Ahhhhhhh——”
Although Marshal Portia's words were not very exciting, he, who had commanded troops for decades, almost immediately grasped the sensitive nerve in the hearts of Odin's soldiers! For a moment, Odin's soldiers were eager to fight!
only……
Although Marshal Portia always maintained his signature confident smile on his face, his heart was full of worries.
Let's ignore the big ball floating in the sky for now.
So far, he couldn't even determine the true identity of the enemy! To be honest, this was the first time he had faced such an outrageous situation since he led the army!
Two-in-one, no more today.
(End of this chapter)
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