The tactical map was hung in front of Gao Wen's eyes. On the map, each location mark, each place name, and each river and tidal flat were accurately marked in the correct position.
The Gorgon River, Red Maple City, Boulder City, the boundary line of the war zone, the main position of the Cecil Army, the direction of advance... The advanced tactical concept and convenient means of information transmission make this map present the tactics that can make this era The staggering amount of information from experts also allowed Gao Wen to calculate most of the variables of a rapid march in a short time.
With the advancing speed of Cecil's army—even though it is already very, very fast—it is impossible for Gawain's main force to reach Boulder City in time. After all, the ground troops cannot match the speed of Maggie, a flying unit, and even if they rely on forced marches to arrive within two days However, the overly exhausted army could not fight against the already strong crystal cluster legion. After all, it was already the deepest part of the polluted area, and the crystal cluster giants entrenched there were all elites.
But he can attack Hongfeng directly.
Hongfeng is just north of the main force of the legion, and there is only a relatively flat riverbank plain between the two. The situation along the way has been ascertained by the reconnaissance troops. At the same time, this route is also supported by the artillery of the Cecil Inland Fleet. Within the range, even Red Maple City itself is relatively close to the Gorgon River. When the Pioneer arrives at the western river of Red Maple, nearly one-third of the entire city will be within the bombardment range of naval guns.
Considering the unique organizational structure of the crystal cluster giants, they will pay more attention to the "command center" than the human army. Once Red Maple City is attacked, Gawain is 100% sure that all the crystal cluster giants in the vicinity will return to help—including those who are attacking Boulder City. That wave.
This is Gao Wen's version of "Besieging Wei and Rescuing Zhao".
Maggie quickly understood Gawain's thinking, and realized that this was probably the most possible solution at present.
"When our shells hit the Red Maple city wall, the northern army was more than half safe—the crystal cluster giants have a certain degree of telepathy, and they will immediately sense the danger of the base camp and return to rescue," Gao Wen stood in front of the map, and swept his fingers between Hongfeng and Boulder City, "There are two possibilities in the future. If we can completely destroy Hongfeng's command center before the returning enemy arrives, then the loss of the commander The crystal cluster army will immediately fall into weakness and lose control. They will return to the base camp according to their previous obsession, but their combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced. We can arrange our positions and simply eliminate those monsters that are similar to wild beasts;
"If the enemy's reinforcements arrive before we break through the Red Maple defense, then we will switch to mobile combat. The mobility and endurance of the mechanized troops are better than the crystal cluster giants. We can take advantage of this, and with the support of fleet artillery, Those monsters were wiped out on the plain in front of Red Maple City."
Gawain finished his tactic briefly, and then Philip and his staff began to revise and supplement this tactic. Maggie looked at the orderly scene in the headquarters in a daze, and suddenly felt that Cecil seemed to be It is dealing with this war by controlling the machine: all actions are planned, and all changes are set up. Soldiers, weapons, supplies, and even enemy resistance, all factors are turned into parts and filled into In the huge war machine built by the Cecilians...
The unavoidable accidents and chance factors in war, as well as the flexible combat capabilities that the army must have, rely on the resourcefulness of these officers with clear responsibilities to supplement them.
At this moment, Gawain's voice suddenly came from the side, interrupting Maggie's thoughts: "Also... I have another idea. Ms. Maggie, maybe you can make our tactics more varied."
"Me?" Maggie was taken aback, then nodded immediately, "If there is anything I can do, I will definitely cooperate!"
"You are a dragon, so you must be better at flying than a griffin or a giant eagle," Gawain's thoughts gradually became active. After noticing Maggie's dragon identity, some things had already been brewing in his mind, but at this stage, there are still some Tactics that cannot be realized naturally emerged, "How much weight can you carry at most when flying?"
"I..." Maggie hesitated for a while, with a bit of embarrassment on her face, "I'm actually not very good at flying..."
Gao Wen frowned unobtrusively.
He thought of the pair of deformed wings he had seen before, and Maggie's too thin body in the black dragon state.
It seems that this dragon living in the human world has more serious physical problems than he imagined. The abnormal body shape and wings... It really is some kind of serious deformity.
Maggie couldn't help lowering her head: "I'm sorry, but I can't help you in this situation..."
"No, it doesn't matter, it's just an alternative," Gao Wen continued to expand his thoughts inspired by Maggie, and gradually showed a thoughtful expression, "And I have an alternative. Alternatives to Scenarios…”
While speaking, he stroked the ring of mithril that he always carried with him.
Now that you've established a "friendship" with the dragon, why not give it a try? Now may be the time...
The built-in magic structure in the ring was activated and gradually emitted a slight heat. After a while, Gawain heard Melita Pernia's voice ringing in his ears: "The Mithril Treasury is always ready to serve our important customers—you Well, Your Excellency the Duke."
"You should be nearby." Gao Wen was already familiar with the other party's skillful "official opening", and said in a flat tone, "Can you come over?"
The person on the opposite side of the ring seemed to be taken aback, and after a moment of hesitation, he said, "How do you know I'm nearby?"
Gao Wen's tone was half a smile: "Is there anything more worthy of 'observation' by 'you' than this war?"
"... That's true," Melita seemed to smile slightly, "then please wait a moment, I'll be there in a while."
After the communication was hung up, Gawain's eyes swept over Maggie next to him—he suddenly became a little curious, wondering what would happen to the blue dragon lady from the Mithril treasure house after seeing this black dragon living in human society? What kind of unfolding.
... There shouldn't be a bloody bridge between two dragons fighting in the camp, right
At the same time, in the warehouse area deep in the camp, Melita Pernia, who was wearing a lavender gauze dress and covered with light gauze, stood up in the warehouse of the "stay-at-home". She casually tidied up the bed beside her. Bedding and pots and pans—all "borrowed" from a nearby warehouse—then strutted out of Cecil's rice warehouse with heads held high.
This way from the southern border to the giant log crossing, she has come here all the time - as it turns out, as long as she is not bumped into by that weird half-elf, Miss Melita's dignity as a dragon of the secret law can still be preserved, for such a long time In the past, Cecil's quartermaster did not find anyone stealing rice from the army...
Gawain thought that Melita was nearby and would come to him in a short time, but he didn't expect that "it won't be long" would only wait for less than ten minutes.
When Amber came in with a strange expression and reported that the agent of the Mithril Treasury had arrived outside the barracks, Gawain even suspected that Miss Blue Dragon had been living in his camp...
Melita Purnia walked into the barracks that served as the command headquarters. She didn't care about others and walked straight towards Gao Wen, but after taking two steps, she suddenly sensed an aura that made her care. Looking at this aura, she saw the black-haired maid standing not far from Gao Wen at a glance.
The latter was looking over with a complicated expression, which was mixed with tension and restraint, as well as a trace of vigilance.
The agent of the Mithril Treasury couldn't help raising his eyebrows slightly: "A person with a genetic defect?"
Then she nodded slightly to Maggie, and said lightly, "Hello."
At this moment, Maggie seemed to have countless things to say. She opened her mouth and her eyes were complicated and inexplicable, but in the end, she just nodded slowly: "Hello."
All of this was seen by Gao Wen.
He was very curious, he wanted to know how the dragon society was working, what happened to a deformed dragon like Maggie, how healthy dragons like Melita looked at Maggie, and wanted to know why there were dragons living in Human society, but he knew that now was not the time to ask about these things.
He waved away the irrelevant people at the scene, leaving only himself and the two dragons.
Gao Wen pointed to Maggie who was standing beside him: "She is also a dragon, so she should be able to listen to our conversation here, right?"
"Yes." Melita glanced at the black-haired maid, "All dragons know the secret behind the Mithril Vault, including... her."
"Then let's talk about it," Gao Wen breathed out, "I have something I want to ask for your help."
"Let me guess..." Melita's lavender eyes shone slightly, "Do you want to use my power, or the power of the mithril treasury, to deal with those mutated 'monsters'?"
"... almost, but I never thought of directly using the power of the Mithril Treasury. This is highly unlikely. I want to ask you..."
"Unfortunately, neither can I," Melita interrupted without waiting for Gao Wen to finish speaking, "Dragon must not participate in wars on the mainland, this is our law."
Gawain stared into Melita's eyes: "But our war with the Crystal Cluster Legion is no longer an ordinary war. It has already involved the power of the gods, and may even involve the tide of magic."
"This is indeed a debatable point," Melita said frankly, "but it is only debatable. From the perspective of the Dragon Clan as a whole, the crystal cluster monster you are talking about can also be regarded as a new form of intelligent creature , Maybe you don't recognize their birth, their behavior, or even their social structure, but from the perspective of the Dragon Clan as a whole... this war is no different from the change of dynasty in any country on the mainland."
Gao Wen expected that Miss Blue Dragon would not agree to him so easily, but he didn't expect the other party's attitude to be so firm, and the angle would be so hard to refute. However, after a short thought, he still grabbed Melita. The main points in the discourse: "You said, this is from the perspective of the Dragon Clan as a whole..."
"... Yes, from the point of view of the Dragon Clan as a whole," Melita was silent for two seconds before exhaling slightly, "But as an individual, I, as well as a large number of Dragon Clan, would probably be aware of the fact that those crystal cluster infected people Birth and spread is a disaster, a disaster that should be stopped in time, but... as a collective, we can't act so easily. You know what I mean."
Gao Wen quietly looked into Melita's eyes for a few seconds, and understood the deep meaning of the other's words.
Give me a step, I'll go back and catch up with the top.jpg.
Gao Wen thought about it, and after thinking for a long time, he had an idea.
"Well, let's change the direction." He adjusted his sitting position on the chair and looked at Melita leisurely. "As far as I know, your Mithril Treasury also has transportation business."
"Indeed there are."
"Then I entrust you to send something to the cluster commanders in Red Maple City..."
"what?"
"...Three tons of crystal bombs, delivered by air, pay on delivery."
Melita stared at Gao Wen with wide eyes and remained silent for a long time: "..."
Gao Wen was a little worried: "Is there a problem?"
"...my upbringing prevents me from swearing in this situation, excuse me - but I must admit, this is the most brilliant loophole I've ever seen."
Gao Wen breathed out: "That's no problem."
"No, there is another problem," Melita interrupted Gao Wen immediately, "I don't think... the target customer will pay after receiving the goods. This problem is very important."
Gao Wen blinked, but he couldn't see the slightest hint of joking from Melita's face, so he had to think about it seriously, and tried to say: "Do you still remember the 'God Metal'? If you are still interested , I can give you a piece that is bigger than last time, which we just unearthed not long ago."
He was talking about the "Zentraedi Relics" found in the Rebellious Fortress. As far as he knew, the Dragon Clan had been collecting similar things, and those ancient device fragments were hard currency for the Dragon Clan than gold, silver and precious stones.
And in his hand, there is half a warehouse.
Melita couldn't help breathing quickly, and she wanted to shirk it again, because after all, this matter was playing around with the Supreme Jury, and there was a high possibility that she would be punished, but...
"make a deal."
But Cecil's asking price was too high.
After the deal was concluded, Gao Wen finally breathed a sigh of relief, and said casually: "Your attack... I mean, your delivery will be a secret operation, and I will prepare the 'goods' in advance on the hill to the west of the camp." Come on, you go get it yourself."
"I understand," Melita nodded, but then her expression became serious, "I just want to remind you, this is probably the only time I can help in the whole war, and this is already a drill. There is a loophole in the rules—you found it at a good time. If it was earlier, I might not think that those cluster infected people are such a big threat, but if it was later... the jury will focus on this continent Above all, they won't allow me to exploit loopholes under their noses."
The jury... sounds like the ruling body of the Dragon Clan
Gao Wen silently kept these information that might be useful in the future in his heart, and before Melita left, he asked a question curiously: "You just said that dragons cannot participate in wars on the mainland, right? "
Melita nodded: "That's what I said."
Gawain pointed to Maggie next to him: "Then what about her?"
Melita glanced at Maggie with a slightly complicated expression, and then looked into Gawain's eyes: "Except for her and her group.
"She comes from the Holy Dragon Principality, and is a descendant of exiles."
After saying this, Miss Lanlong didn't seem to want to stay here any longer, so she turned around and left the room.
"What do you mean by descendants of exiles? If this question offends you, you don't have to answer it."
After Melita left, Gawain raised his head and looked at the silent black-haired maid standing beside him.
Maggie's mood had calmed down at this moment, she took a light breath, and said in a tone that didn't seem to fluctuate: "This is nothing offensive—everyone in the world knows that the people of the Holy Dragon Principality have always called themselves Dragonborn, but few As anyone knows, there is a reason for this claim.
"The ruler of the Holy Dragon Principality and some members of the nobles are indeed dragons—dragons who were exiled from the hometown of dragons 'Talrond' due to genetic deterioration and certain faults committed by some ancestors."
Then she smiled, shook her head, and said with a self-deprecating tone: "So no matter how the years change, how the countries rise and fall, these poor people will never leave the bitter and cold mountains, and will always call themselves 'princes' ' rather than kingdoms or empires…”
Gawain listened to the unexpected information with some astonishment, and suddenly realized something: "So... you are a noble from the Holy Dragon Dukedom? Or the Dragon Blood Duke..."
Maggie interrupted Gao Wen's words with some resistance: "Sorry, it's just a marginal family that is not taken seriously, and that is already a thing of the past, I don't want to have any contact with it anymore."
"I see," Gawain sighed, "Anyway, let's take a break, we're leaving in over an hour."
…
The chariot was launched, the anchor of the battleship was pulled out, and Cecil's war machine embarked on the journey of iron and fire after a brief repair.
On the Gorgon River, the Pioneer led the Aurora and the Morning Star, led several inland warships converted from cargo ships, and two light gunboats to ride the wind and waves. The magic energy wings were covered by black cloth, and the sound of the engine running was sound-proofed Covered by barriers, the bow made of steel splits the river, and the fleet sails north like a silent ghost;
On the east bank of the Gorgon River, chariots and various troop-carrying vehicles advanced along the marching route explored by the Iron Rangers and Giant Eagle Scouts in front, rolled over rocky beaches, and crossed ravines, distributing night vision potions and The low-light filter installed on each tank allows this army to move forward rapidly in the dark wilderness;
This day is the 43rd of the month of recovery.
Red Maple City, as well as the mountain corps trapped in Boulder City, are just ahead.