1002: Chapter 600 Coincidentally_3 1002: Chapter 600 Coincidentally_3 This fortified garrison town primarily serves as a base for those daring enough to enter either the Far Sea Marsh or the Tun Marsh, yet the wiser course of action is to wait for the swamp rchants from these marshes to co to them and trade.
A battalion of a thousand from the Purple Dragon Garrison Troops is stationed here year-round.
It acts like a tentacle extended from High Corner Fort.
Stirring this town would inevitably provoke a counterattack from the forces stationed at High Corner Fort.
However, if they bypass it and lay siege to High Corner Fort, this force would always be ready to strike from behind.
This town is the last humankind holds before the real test of the Conqueror Army in the Goblin Margins begins.
Beyond this point, there are no roads and no human towns, only enemies erging from the wilderness.
“From Eagle Peak Town to the High Road, the straight-line distance is no more than one hundred kiloters.
In the middle position, it’s split into two by the Wild Border River connecting the Far Sea Marsh and Tun Marsh.
The battle will most definitely erupt here,” the Crown Princess stated with absolute certainty.
“The Conqueror Army has the sa prediction,” Yalusai admitted sowhat sheepishly, “but no one there could explain why.
Sister Wang, could you analyze why you’re so sure that the battle will erupt here?”
Previously in the Conqueror Army, Yalusai had felt out of depth with many military topics, unable to keep up with their train of thought and too embarrassed to interject with questions.
Now, at last, he had found soone who could clarify his uncertainties.
“Firstly, it’s an issue of enemy troop deploynt.
Both Tun Marsh and Far Sea Marsh primarily utilize amphibious creatures who rely sowhat on water.
Prolonged detachnt from water, especially during the sweltering days, would indirectly harm them and severely impair their combat effectiveness.
If they move along Wild Border River, they can effectively avoid this.
Secondly, it’s the strategic advantage of geographical division.
Attacking mid-crossing presents the best opportunity, especially since one side is made up of regular monstrous forces from Dark Castle; leveraging the Wild Border River in the attack will fully utilize our force’s advantage, and the troop strength from both marshes can maximize their advantage in the water.
Thirdly, it suppresses the Conqueror Army’s advantage.
On the river’s surface, their defensive advantage cannot be utilized,” the Crown Princess analyzed competently.
She used the term “attacking mid-crossing,” a non-Felen specific term, indicating she had studied the Path of War extensively.
This wasn’t surprising.
When it ca to the Path of War, neither Gaven nor Zalanda ever hesitated to share it.
While not every officer in the Conqueror Army or Darama’s ranks could claim to have a copy, they all underwent systematic study in this area.
Such knowledge, once disseminated even on a small scale, could be easily and prioritarily acquired by soone of the Crown Princess’s stature due to her identity.
She couldn’t, like Yalusai, undertake systematic study at the Fortress of Strategy; she had to teach herself.
“So, that’s how it is,” Yalusai, limited only by his lack of experience in warfare, not intelligence, suddenly realized after the explanation: “Does that an how the Conqueror Army plans to cross the river will be critical in this battle?”
“Yes,” Tainalasta responded, furrowing her brows, “Up to now, I haven’t thought of any solution to this predicant.
The Wild Border River is not just any small river; it’s nearly five hundred ters wide and extrely deep, with most areas being very turbulent.
The Conqueror Army has unprecedented road-building speed, but bridge-building is another matter entirely.
The longer they delay at the riverbank, the more disadvantageous the situation becos for them.”
“This is indeed a difficult problem; conventional thods won’t work.
I wonder if the Conqueror Army could once again create a miracle?” Yalusai’s expression carried a hint of hope.
After all, the Conqueror Army had created many unprecedented firsts in Felen, including the fastest road construction, the largest one-ti population relocation, and the record for the fastest city construction.
Adding a bridge built overnight seems not entirely impossible.
However, the top brass of the Conqueror Army was not as optimistic as Yalusai.
They were stuck on this issue and were brainstorming for solutions.
“Why don’t we gather all the Druids, Magicians, and other Spellcasters to cast spells together to try and change the weather drastically?
We could turn the surrounding area of Wild Border River we plan to cross into bitterly cold winter conditions, freeze the entire river, and facilitate our quick crossing.”
“This plan sounds good, but it’s difficult to execute.
Although it’s already deep autumn, it’s still warm at midday with a high average temperature.
To form an ice layer thick enough for our vehicles to cross, not only do we need extre cold, but it also has to last at least a whole night.
The ti needed to see the effects is too long; it’s long enough for the enemy to react appropriately, either with Dispel Magic or counteracting Manipulation of Weather.
If they preempt our actions, it’s one thing, but if our forces are already on the ice when they counterattack, the consequences could be fatal.”
“Let’s keep this thod as a backup.
Any other better suggestions?”
“If ice won’t work, then let’s build a bridge.
We could extract so materials and soil from the Stormhorn Mountains side, transport them with the army, and then use a large amount of Stone Shaping Spell to quickly construct a bridge.”
“This idea seems a bit fanciful.
Building a bridge is much more complicated than making roads.
It must consider load-bearing issues, especially underwater load-bearing.
If not done properly, the bridge might collapse before we even start crossing it.
And just like before, the enemy won’t sit idly by as we undertake major construction works.
Even if they don’t seize the opportunity to attack in full force, they’ll try every ans to destroy it.”
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