"Some magic can achieve that, but it is often not powerful enough." Gandas said, "And from the previous action of spreading the plague, we can see that the enemy has a lot of mages, and the number of great magicians exceeds ours. If we fight against the enemy with magic, we will definitely be at a disadvantage. And our soldiers stationed on the city wall will become targets that can only be hit."
"So what's your idea? Are you going to give up the advantage of Black Wood Pass and take the initiative to attack?" Emperor Alfred asked.
"No, Your Majesty. On the contrary, I think we should abandon the checkpoint and let the other side in." Master Gandas said.
"Give up the level? Gandas, what are you talking about?" Emperor Alfred said in surprise.
"Your Majesty, the walls of Heimuguan may look tall and solid, but our soldiers are completely exposed to the enemy's cannons and magic. They can only be attacked continuously without any chance to fight back. Even if our empire's army is strong, they will lose morale and eventually collapse if they continue to fight like this.
But think about it the other way around. What if we simply abandon the gate? Their troops rushed in, but their artillery and magic were ineffective because of the obstruction of the city wall. Those magic and artillery shells could not go over the wall and hit the place very close to the city gate. On the contrary, we can set up a position inside the city gate, and as soon as their people come in, we will give them a head-on blow.
Isn't this better than letting them finally breach the walls and storm in?"
Emperor Alfred frowned deeply and stared at Gandas for a long time, as if he was thinking about his plan. "Gandas, if you hadn't told me this plan, I would have suspected that he was a Chinese spy. Have you ever thought that after giving up the city wall, once we lose the battle in the city, the situation will be irreversible?"
"Your Majesty, don't you think the situation would be even worse if we were defeated on the city wall? If we were exposed to the enemy's artillery and magic, I think such a defeat would be inevitable." Gandas said.
Emperor Alfred turned to the others and asked, "What do the rest of you think of Master Gandas's plan?"
Duke Stuart said, "Your Majesty, this is a feasible plan. Although it sounds a little unreliable, what Master Gandas said actually makes sense, and things will indeed develop that way. But I think appropriate resistance is still necessary. We can deploy some strong men in the air. They can avoid the opponent's magic and artillery fire at a high altitude, and then inflict some damage to the opponent's attackers."
Duke Weber said, "Since we want to give up the doorway, let's set up some traps inside first."
Master Edel said: "We can set up some explosive arrays to severely damage the first wave of enemies that rush in."
"No, no, no, on the contrary, our trap must have no conspicuous effect." Duke Weber shook his head. "I think we can place a few curse arrays and poison gas arrays to make people who come in be blessed by various negative magics, and their physical condition will be reduced unknowingly. In addition, we can arrange poisons that take effect more slowly, so that they will run out of the doorway before they realize they are poisoned. This way, the enemies behind them will not be alerted, and a steady stream of enemies can fall into the trap."
"Why do you all agree to such a timid plan? We have an advantage in manpower, and we also have a large group of beast cubs who have just inherited our blood. Aren't these people just right for charging into battle? Even if their blood is thin, how many ordinary soldiers can be opponents of these guys? I heard that some people are afraid of those gadgets in the hands of the other side that can fire metal projectiles outward. I think that thing is similar to a bow and arrow. As long as there are people blocking the way, how can they not rush through? Look at the other side, there are only two or three thousand people, right? Just push them over." Duke Marcus, who has the blood of the golden dragon, said loudly. He came from China and had not seen the previous war. He looked down on the magic props in the hands of the Chinese. He couldn't stand the fact that his colleagues actually worked together for such a cowardly plan.
"Marcus, those air guns and pneumatic cannons are no small gadgets. Do you know how many people died from them when we captured Black Wood Pass? In addition to guns and cannons, they also have other weapons and magic. When we charge towards their formation, there will be small artillery fire and thrown explosives from far to near. We will suffer all kinds of different attacks along the way to approaching them. Not to mention that most of our army is infantry, and the previous cavalry charge did not get any good results." Duke Stuart said seriously, "According to your plan, we will suffer very heavy losses. It is even possible that the troops that rush out will be wiped out!"
"It's just some losses. Aren't beasts meant to be consumed?" Duke Marcus said.
"No matter if they are ordinary soldiers or beast soldiers, they are all the strength of the empire. They cannot be sacrificed in such a meaningless place." Duke Stuart said, "I have been stationed in the camp on the north side of Blackwood Pass for many years, and I often face harassment and provocation from the kingdom's army. If everyone fights like you, all the border troops on the western front of the empire will be killed."
Duke Weber smiled coldly and said, "The beasts with golden dragon bloodline have strong defense. Moreover, the dragon power generated by your direct bloodline can suppress those warriors with thin bloodline. Why don't you lead the team to charge once and test how strong the opponent is."
"Hmph, descendants of the golden dragon are never afraid of challenges. So what if I take the lead!" Marcus took two steps forward without showing any weakness, and his daughter Cynthia beside him also followed her father and took a step forward.
"Well, Marcus, put your courage to use in a real battle. I can testify that what the two dukes said is true. If you have not really fought against the Chinese, you can't imagine the scene of gunfire.
The harassment team we sent out just now is the best example. If we don’t have enough troops and are not strong enough to fight against the Chinese guards, we will die in front of the rows of guns and artillery.”
Marcus said: "Your Majesty, do you really want to adopt their plan?"
Emperor Alfred said: "There is no better way at the moment, so let's implement it according to the compromise method reached by the adults." (To be continued)