Iron Axe gave a standard military salute after entering the hall.
"Tifeko's troops are expected to arrive at the Chishui River fork in four days, so the First Army will set off this afternoon," Roland said bluntly, "The team stationed in Border Town will meet with you at the attack point, and I will too. Hurry up as soon as possible."
"Don't the town need to be fortified?"
"All the enemy's movements are under the surveillance of Lightning and Maisie. It is no longer necessary to divide up the defense. It only needs to be in one place to defeat them." The prince paused, "and the Longsong Fortress needs to be left behind. One hundred guards the nobles."
"Stay... here?" Iron Axe was slightly startled.
Roland briefly recounted the order issued to the five people before, "The reason why I gathered them together is for the convenience of the guards. After learning that Tifeko is attacking the Western Territory, I'm sure no one will have any thoughts. Second Army The weapons are old and the combat experience is lacking, and they may not be able to react in time to emergencies, but adding ten soldiers of the First Army can ensure that they cannot lift the storm. I don't want to fight at the fork of the Chishui River. trouble."
"As ordered, Your Highness," he replied.
"You're going too?" After Iron Axe left, Nightingale emerged from behind the main seat.
"Of course," Roland spread his hands and said, "If I don't go, who else can use Hao Lian's ability? I may not be very good at commanding operations, but bunker road closures and tank slaps in the face are my unique skills."
"I understand the bunker, what is a tank?" Nightingale looked confused.
"Well... it's the carriage that drags the artillery," the prince coughed twice, "but we don't have enough horses, so the artillery needs to be transported by the township, so it can't be called a tank."
"That's why you chose honey?" She blinked. "As far as I know, she can tame tigers and leopards to be as tame as a horse. But a cannon pulled by a beast can also be called a tank. ?"
"Of course," Roland couldn't help raising the corners of his mouth, "It can also be directly called tiger and leopard."
Just as he was talking, Carter walked in with a white-tailed kite in his arms, "Your Highness, there is news from Border Town."
Roland clapped his hands, and saw that the white-tailed kite spread its wings like a spirituality, broke free from the knight's embrace and rose into the air, gliding for a distance and landing firmly on his shoulder. He took a piece of jerky out of his pocket and let the bird swallow it, and the latter raised a paw consciously so that he could easily untie the strip of cloth tied to it.
This kite was not changed by Maisie, but one of the air messengers trained by Honey. They can remember five or six different looks, as well as hundreds of flight paths, and by taking them to an unfamiliar place, they can establish a connection with their homing. This time Roland went to the fortress and brought a total of four messengers. They could travel back and forth between the two places within an hour, and flew for a whole day without stopping. This is the fastest way to get in touch without a radio.
Roland spread out the stationery wrapped in the cloth strip and scanned it quickly.
The sender was Wendy, who had taken Shanglian, Sylvie, Ye Ye, Hummingbird and Nana to the fork of the Chishui River according to her request. Along with the ship were some members of the artillery team and eight artillery pieces, which was also the maximum number of artillery pieces that the town deck could accommodate after the light weight.
The prince estimated in his heart that when Wendy pushed the sails at full speed, it would take a day for the cement boat to reach its destination. Although Sylvie is the navigator and the ship can run at night, Wendy's magic power is far less abundant than Anna's, and she can't continuously display her abilities. Therefore, if we rest at night and transport during the day, four days will only be enough for two round trips, and at most sixteen field guns will be transported to the fork of the river.
Although the number was not as high as in the previous battle, considering the unexpected surprise attack and the inability of the opponent to quickly counterattack on the ship, the artillery fire was barely sufficient. Roland took the pen and paper handed over by Nightingale, and wrote down a new order to order the garrison troops to carry weapons and ammunition to set off immediately, and join the large army of Iron Axe at the fork of the river.
In just half an hour, the white-tailed kite can deliver the letter to the scroll, and then she will hand it over to Captain Brian.
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It was the next morning when Roland arrived at the predetermined location.
It is here that the sparkling river water is divided into two parts, one flows to Changge Fortress, and the other connects to Chishui City.
Because the latter river is wider, people are accustomed to regard it as the main channel of the Chishui River, and the one leading to the fortress is called Xiaochishui.
After disembarking, the witches who had been waiting by the river for a long time came forward.
"Where's Wendy?" Roland asked, looking around.
"I took the township back at dawn," Ye Zi said. "She said that there was still a batch of artillery pieces to be delivered."
"I heard that you are going to deal with Tifeko Wimbledon, the fake king who hunts down witches in the city every day?" Lian couldn't wait to ask, "What do you want us to do?"
Although the Iron Axe and the main force of the First Army have not arrived at this time, the preliminary preparations can be carried out in advance as long as there are witches.
"I need to establish defense lines on both sides of the main river," he crouched down and drew a simple diagram with stones. "If this line represents the enemy's advance route, my troops will be distributed on both sides of the river, and suddenly attack by means of pincer attack. In order to have an unexpected effect, they have to be hidden first. So you have to raise two mud houses on the shore that form a V-shaped angle. There is a small window on the side facing the Chishui River."
"His Royal Highness, I don't quite understand..." Lian said inexplicably, "You can hide your soldiers by hiding their whereabouts in a mud house, but they can't attack ships on the river. If the false king's fleet doesn't stop at all , what should I do if I just drive past without docking?"
"No, they won't make it through," Roland smiled, "you'll know then."
Then he looked at the leaves, "You are responsible for covering these fortifications, weeds and vines are fine, just make them look more natural."
"Yes," Ye Ye replied.
In this way, when the artillery is pushed into the camouflaged fortification, the two seemingly useless earthen houses in the eyes of the lotus will instantly transform into unsinkable "sail battleships". At that time, as long as the shutters on the windows are lifted, each compartment can spit out deadly flames, and the sixteen field guns will not lose their alignment due to bumps. A sailboat that can hit the middle of the river is enough to turn its deck into an asura field, even if it cannot be sunk.
And from the very beginning, the enemy was in a disadvantageous state, Roland thought proudly, tell me, how did T Youqi face lose? (., Your support is my biggest motivation.)