When Thacker gave me those slaves as experimental subjects, I had no idea of the details and was frantically thinking about how to get these new recruits out of the state of waste in the shortest possible time.
In the past week since they were assigned to me, I have been racking my brains and thinking hard about these new soldiers. In addition, I have also modified all of their crossbows to make them better able to survive on the battlefield.
In order to deal with the upcoming war, I also made careful calculations. With a bunch of rubbish like us, we are of no use even in the most critical situation. We are just menial soldiers in front of those senior commanders. According to the information from Carsente, the Kastek Empire will send the 103rd, 223rd, and 224th Legions, as well as the Flame Legion and a magician unit of nearly a thousand people.
According to intelligence, the enemy's forces near Huangshi City only consisted of two local legions and half of the Black Wolf Legion that had rested. The Brown Bear Legion that had beaten the 223rd and 224th Legions to a pulp had been completely destroyed in our previous counterattack.
Judging from the above intelligence, the 103rd Corps still has two light cavalry divisions and one partially staffed heavy cavalry division, totaling nearly 30,000 people; after the 223rd and 224th Corps have been supplemented with personnel and equipment, the two corps together will have the strength of one corps (50,000 people. More than 50,000 people were withdrawn from the Barren Stone Canyon, but the Corps suffered a lot of losses in the encirclement and annihilation of the Brown Bear Corps. Although it has been supplemented, the number of people is still only 50,000); plus the fully staffed Flame Corps, this is the total number of people going on the expedition.
All the troops added up only have 50,000 infantry and nearly 80,000 cavalry, but they are facing the 100,000 infantry and 40,000 light cavalry of the Senke Federation, which has the advantage of terrain. In my opinion, if you don't have twice the number of troops as the opponent in a siege, it's simply a death wish. And now, even our total force is inferior to the opponent, so I don't think this siege will be very successful. Although we have an absolute advantage in cavalry, do you want those elite cavalry to dismount and climb the city wall? I'm...
Based on the above situation, except for the power that the magician unit can exert which I don't know, I can say with certainty that with the current military strength, we can directly defeat the enemy in a battle in the wilderness, but taking down a city is simply a dream!
So the preparation I should make now is to attack the city. Only by showing off the weak links of my side can I show my own value. So from that moment on, I have been preparing for this, and a large number of soldiers under my command began to manufacture siege equipment parts.
In order to keep it secret, and because I know that teaching an apprentice to starve the master to death, all parts production is grouped and manufactured, similar to the current assembly line production, only allowing workers to touch the part they are going to produce, and absolutely not allowing them to have the ability to manufacture independently. For the final installation of the parts, I even installed the most critical parts myself to keep the secret. (Parts, not the whole assembly, if the whole is brought to the battlefield, Amen! The transportation will be fatal.)
On the day of the expedition, when our troops gathered outside the city gate, almost all the troops burst into laughter, except for Carsen's 103rd Legion. Not only did they not laugh, but their commanders even waved to us.
Nearly 2,000 people, with nearly 500 carriages and 1,000 pack horses loaded with long bundles, really seem to have no fighting power at all. Even if we are attacked now, only 200 elite soldiers can disperse and defeat us.
But I didn't take these mockers seriously. If I had 10 minutes to prepare, I could kill those light cavalrymen who looked down on me and had the same number as me. If I had 1 hour to prepare, I would make sure that the heavy cavalrymen who were twice as many as me would die without a burial place. If I had 6 hours to prepare, I might dare to resist the frontal attack of a legion; if I had one day to prepare, I would even dare to say that a city the size of Custer would be smashed into ruins. . . . . .
Although Thacker's cold snort on the top of the city was not loud, it made tens of thousands of people in front of the city gate shudder, and all the noise disappeared immediately. While I was still admiring Thacker's prestige, the mobilization meeting that I had experienced countless times in my world began. To my surprise, the long discussion I had expected did not appear. After a few very capable words, Thacker ordered the army to move out. This time, the 103rd Legion acted as the vanguard, and followed the route of the last retreat to the Waste Stone Canyon again.
During the entire march, my army was probably the most relaxed. 1,000 rubbish cavalrymen and 500 horse-drawn carriages, mixed with the infantry, slowly moved forward. Since I was not assigned a task, my army could not only ride on horses, but also did not have to take on guard duties. It was extremely relaxing and enjoyable.
Behind us was a row of more than a hundred carriages. According to what I saw that day, these people should be the magician troops. Outside them was the First Heavy Cavalry Division, the most powerful cavalry division in the entire Flame Legion. Thinking of the beauty I saw in the City Lord's Mansion that day, who was nearly 170 cm tall, had a hot body, but had a face like a Barbie doll, I couldn't help but want to explore the secrets of the magician troops...
Unfortunately, I am just a rubbish division commander now, and I have no personal ability. It is wishful thinking to want to get close to those people who can be promoted to nobles once they obtain the primary magician certification. And with the beauty and status of that beautiful woman, I think my potential rival can probably arm a full brigade.
When the sun was setting, the army had passed through the Waste Stone Canyon and arrived at a place about a day's journey from the Waste Stone City. After learning about the distance and road conditions, I arranged the camp and immediately asked all the soldiers to start working overnight, assembling the things on the carriages, and began to cut down and use trees along the way to prepare to make other tools. . . . . .
The next morning, as soon as I walked out of the barracks, I was greeted by a large group of mid- and high-ranking officers and several guys in magician robes, including the commander of the Flame Legion. Seeing their angry faces, I felt something was wrong. What was going on? Did I offend them? But I didn't know how I had offended them!
"Deputy Division Commander Shen, do you know what you did last night? Damn it, you made nearly 50,000 soldiers restless the whole night. Is this also part of your training for the soldiers?" Although Sack had no signs of insomnia with an angry face, his anger level had obviously reached a critical point.
"Sir, I'm just preparing tools and I didn't ask the soldiers to work all night. How could so many people be disturbed? And I've always been like this in the original military camp..." Damn, it seems I was wrong again. Nowadays, many people are used to going to bed early and getting up early. My soldiers have been making trouble until midnight. It seems that I have offended someone. Looking at those magicians who are obviously not awake, I know what's going on.
"Shut up, it's too much to make a scene so late at night... Um~~~ You said you did it before? Uh! Anyway, in a word, you must stop such activities two hours after dinner, otherwise you will be subject to military law." Thacker interrupted me loudly, but soon, Thacker seemed to remember something, and said something a little angry. After making a decision, he turned around and left. Several senior officers of the Flame Legion ran away together, holding back their laughter, leaving only the two magicians with surprised faces standing there. It was originally agreed to punish the main responsible person, but now it has been left unresolved. This is simply incredible to them. But how could they know that many people in the Flame Legion have tried this situation and sent complaints to Thacker, but it was also Lord Thacker who made the final decision not to interfere with me, and that is why Thacker has this reaction now.
The New Year is so hard. Greeting new year’s greetings, giving out lucky money and gifts are almost killing me. I wonder how you feel