Seeing Koma and his guards fall off their horses, I immediately ordered ten teams to set off and move forward in sync with Aof and his men. This way I could definitely avoid the other side intercepting the messengers I sent to the rear.
Just as I was about to take a breath and relax, news came from the front camp that the East Continental Allied Forces had arrived at the foot of the hillside and were preparing for an assault. What was supposed to come finally came. . . . .
"Matthew, what's going on? How much do you know about the army coming to attack us?" I asked Matthew as I quickly rushed into the shelter behind the defensive wall.
"The situation is not good! It seems that the enemy has a very thorough understanding of our situation and knows what kind of troops are in the three camps. Now their two heavy infantry divisions and two light infantry divisions are heading towards the Fire Lion Legion, while one light cavalry division, one heavy cavalry division, and two light infantry divisions are moving towards the Fire Phoenix Legion's base.
Fortunately, they were not very interested in our newly formed 6th Division of the Flame Legion, and only sent one light infantry division and one heavy infantry division. I just checked the numbers of those two divisions, and they are just ordinary legions of the Mocast Empire. As long as we don’t have any problems, they have no chance of attacking our camp. . . . I’m just afraid that if they fail, the next attack will make us suffer. ...
"Two infantry divisions... That's really looking down on us! By the way, how about their magician troops? Did they follow the regular troops to join the attack?" Two infantry divisions, I don't care about them at all. If it's two cavalry divisions, I have to think carefully about whether my troops can kill them all before they rush into the barracks. Without cavalry, then I only have to worry about their magician troops.
"They sent a magician unit to the Fire Snake Corps and Fire Phoenix Corps, but they didn't send a single magician to us. I don't think our army, which was formed only half a year ago, has much combat effectiveness, right?"
Matthew looked at the infantry division at the foot of the mountain with disdain and said leisurely. But to be honest, I think it would be difficult for those infantrymen to even break into my camp, let alone destroy us. . . . .
"Well, now we just have to wait for the Fire Lions to be destroyed, and then we can run away. However, judging from the posture of the enemy now, they are planning to use the defeated army to attack our camp, and then use their superior forces to break through our camp. . . .
And when our camp was breached and we began to flee or retreat, the unnumbered army behind us would show its flag and once again drive the defeated troops to attack our retreating troops. . . . .
Then, they surrounded us from the front and back... Hehe, this plan is so perfect, so perfect that it can almost swallow up the army here in one gulp... "
With a smile, I imagined step by step the tactics that the other party might use. When I said the last sentence, several staff officers and Matthew had already begun to look grim.
"Sir, what should we do? Although our military camp is not so easy to be captured, we cannot keep resisting for a long time! I think at most we can eliminate their first wave of attacking forces, but the subsequent attacks are not something we can withstand... Sir, do you think we should retreat..." A staff officer couldn't help swallowing.
"Retreat? Where to? There are cavalrymen behind us. Do you think we can retreat? And if we retreat now, we may suffer a full-scale attack from the enemy's intercepting forces. Two heavy cavalry divisions and four light cavalry divisions are enough for them to kill us all. Where do you think we should retreat?" Matthew hit the staff officer's shoulder hard with the back of his sheathed sword, and then cursed in a low voice.
"It's okay. I think I've already thought of our retreat direction, but it's not convenient for me to say it out loud right now... Hehe, since they won't give us a chance to retreat, I'll let them know what desperate means are... Now, we should go and greet our guests first. Look at them, aren't they courting death? Order all troops not to use longbows unless I allow, and the crossbows must be shot one arrow at a time. Let's have a fair war with them!" Fair? Hehe, when I was on Earth, I had already thrown those two words into the trash can. Whether it's on the battlefield or in the business world, no matter what shameless means you use, as long as you win, that's the most important thing. Which of the 36 strategies is not a lie? As long as you use it, it's a good strategy, and you're the winner. ...
From the observation post, I could see that the enemy's two infantry divisions had already formed up on the hillside. The heavy infantry was in front, divided into three cross-columns, and the light infantry followed closely behind, slowly pressing forward. From the crooked way the enemy infantry raised their shields, I could tell that the enemy did not take this battle seriously. Otherwise, even if some soldiers had negative thoughts, the officers would definitely correct this situation.
"Order all soldiers to attach the second bowstring of their crossbows to the first bowstring, and then use steel penetrating arrows... Let's see if the heavy infantry of the Mocaster Empire is impenetrable by our crossbows..." I gave an order as I watched them slowly move forward and begin to approach our military camp within 500 meters.
By attaching the second bowstring to the first bowstring, I can double the thrust of the first arrow groove. Combined with the use of carefully crafted steel arrowheads, the crossbow arrows in my soldiers' hands can even penetrate the armor of heavy infantry 150-200 meters away, and for light infantry, his lethality even reaches 400 meters.
Of course, I can only use this method on the ground. If I am on a horse, the soldiers can't even string their crossbows. Although the crossbows I designed are all strung with gears and racks, on a horse, it is not as powerful as on the ground.
In addition, my soldiers originally used crossbows with 4 arrow slots and 4 bowstrings, but after buckling the No. 2 string to the No. 1 arrow slot, the No. 2 arrow slot was temporarily abandoned. If the No. 4 string was buckled to the No. 3 arrow slot, the bows in the soldiers' hands became double-shot heavy crossbows.