"No, I still have to hurry. The weather is really cold." Pulling the thick fur coat on her body, Xiangluan lamented. She now regrets why she participated in this war.
Haiyang touched her shoulder and said in a low voice, "Since you're here, please be patient." Her complexion was much better than when she first saw Ye Yinzhu, and the scar on her face was still growing Under the cover, these days, every ten days, Ye Yinzhu will treat her once with acupuncture and pulse therapy. As of yesterday, she has been treated four times in total. After continuous treatment with the vital Zizhu magic needle, Haiyang's originally numb face has regained feeling, and she can even clearly discover that her atrophied facial muscles are actually in the process of growing again.
Xiangluan said angrily: "But, this is too much suffering. Yinzhu, why don't you play the piano for us, how about it?"
Ye Yinzhu said helplessly: "The carriage is too bumpy, I can't play it! Sister Xiangluan, just be patient for a while."
Sura sighed softly, "It seems that our trip to the front line this time was a waste of time."
Ye Yinzhu was taken aback, and said, "Why do you say that?"
Sura said: "Didn't you hear the order just now? Transfer us to Konya City. I know there. Although it is also at the border of the Milan Empire and the northern wilderness. But in the north of Konya City, there are A mountain range, rolling up and down, with an altitude of more than 2,000 meters. Unless the orcs are crazy, they will never choose to attack there. We are on the front line this time, I am afraid it is really just a formality. Can you see It’s a problem even to the orcs.”
Xiangluan said: "You can't say that. The military department also has considerations from the military department. You have to know that among our group of students, there are quite a few people from the three major families of the empire. If something happens on the battlefield If there is a problem, no one can afford it. However, there should still be a chance to see the orcs. As far as I know, when the defense war is coming to an end every autumn, the students who participated in the academy will be taken to the Sacred Heart City to watch the last few battles. Under the protection of the battle, the soldiers may participate in some small-scale charges, and we mages also have the opportunity to release a few magic spells."
Sura frowned and said, "But do you think this is considered participating in the war?"
Xiangluan said with a smile: "The purpose of the academy is just to let us see it. Do you still expect us young people whose average age is only about 18 years old to work hard? If you are good enough, maybe you can come here in ten years. Leading the army. But, Sura, you really know a lot, even in a small place like Konya City."
Sura's face changed slightly, she lowered her head and said nothing.
In fact, Okafor is the most depressing one. As a gold star dragoon general, he was not only unable to participate in the battle, but also became the nanny of these noble students. He was really depressed, but the order was given by his grandfather. His identity can only be executed.
Two days later, under the protection of the dragoons, a team of 1,100 people finally arrived at the city of Konya designated by the military.
I have to admit that Konya city is a nice place, at least in the north. This small city is less than one percent of the city of Milan, and its population is only a measly 20,000 people. In this cold place, which is close to the extreme northern wilderness, most of the Xhosa members rely on hunting for their livelihoods. raw. As Su La said, there is a rolling mountain range on the north side of the city. Although the area is not very large, the altitude of more than 2,000 meters and the steep mountains almost become a natural moat that does not need to be guarded. At the same time, due to the existence of these high mountains, most of the cold current from the north was blocked, and the climate of Konya City was much more comfortable than other cities in the northern part of the Milan Empire.
When he came here, Okafor directly took over the defense of the city. The 500 soldiers who were originally in charge of defending the city were useless in his opinion. After arranging these students from the academy, depressed, he immediately led 500 dragoons to patrol the surrounding mountains. As an excellent general, he will not be careless. At the same time, going around the mountains can be regarded as expressing his depressed mood.
The sixty students of the Milan School of Magic and Martial Arts were arranged to patrol the city defenses with the five hundred dragoons who stayed in the city, and as magicians, Ye Yinzhu and the others would be much more relaxed, resting in the warm barracks every day , willing to do what no one interferes. As noble mages, even dragoons would look at them with admiration. After all, the power of mages is too important in war.
Snowflakes of news continued to come from the front line, and the war had already begun on the fifth day after Ye Yinzhu and others arrived in Konya City.
"Look." Oliveira stood in the big tent and pointed to the battle map: "The orcs' food grabbing is not really a war. They will divide the army into small units of hundreds of people, and mainly carry out looting with the wolf cavalry who are good at speed. As long as they grab food, they will immediately flee away. When encountering a large army, they will immediately retreat, which makes us overwhelmed. For them As far as we are concerned, as long as we get enough food, we will win."
In the city of Konya, even Oliveira could hardly bear the loneliness. Okafor hadn’t come back yet. He suspected that his second brother had secretly gone to the front line with the five hundred dragoons. In desperation, I can only use the combat map in the barracks to tell other students about the situation of this autumn defense battle.
For Oliveira's lectures, most of the people who are interested are soldiers, with the exception of Ye Yinzhu, who is very interested in military affairs, especially the various battle examples Oliveira talked about. At this moment, he was standing beside Oliveira, "Then how do we deal with it?"
Oliveira said: "The border between us and the extreme northern wilderness is thousands of miles away. It is impossible to defend such a long front. Thirty legions, or 300,000 people, will be invested together. With Sacred Heart City as the center , Every hundred miles is guarded by a legion, forming a big net, waiting for the enemy to throw himself into the net. Of course, we can't completely guard against it. We will always be robbed by orcs for some food. There is no way. The orcs are too tough. If they are really pushed to the brink, God knows what they will do. In order to guard against the army of orcs who may attack, we still have 200,000 elite troops in Sacred Heart City, including 5,000 dragoons. Once the orcs appear on a large scale Attack, our main force will give them a head-on blow." Speaking of this, he shook his fist vigorously, as if he was the commander-in-chief of this war.
Everyone else was fascinated or thinking about it, but Ye Yinzhu asked: "Brother Oliveira, what is the comparison between our army and the orc army?"
Oliveira showed a glimmer of approval, and said: "The army of the orcs is not unified. Within them, they are divided into dozens of tribes. Among them, there are seven or eight powerful tribes, and each tribe has its own sphere of influence. .Among them, the Thor tribe with Thor's Hammer Fortress is the most powerful, with an army of about 400,000. The other tribes are less. Generally speaking, the number of orc troops will not be less than 2 million. Respectively with our Milan, There are also two kingdoms, Ascoli and Foro, who are facing each other. On our side, our country guards the frontier with a permanent army of 500,000 troops, Ascoli has 200,000, and the Kingdom of Foro has 300,000, a total of 100,000 Wan Dajun."