mousepad-d2 Chapter 242 Reaction Time
Chapter 242 Reaction Time
When the news of the victory came back to Huckle, the patriarch Aquinas, who hadn't slept for a moment for three days and three nights, didn't react for a while.
"It's over?" He looked at the messenger in a daze, "Is this... over?"
"Yes, patriarch!" The fox clan who came back to report was still panting, "Humans won!"
"Humanity won..." Patriarch Aquinas repeated slowly, and then his eyes widened, and other people in the big room also gasped.
Humans have always shown no fear of this war, and his son insisted on believing that humans will win, but Patriarch Aquinas did not expect that the result would come so easily and quickly, making people feel like they were in a dream.
"How long have they been fighting? How did they fight? How many people are there in the army from the imperial capital? How could they be defeated like this..." Patriarch Aquinas asked. The news he got from humans was that the total number of the opponent's army exceeded Forty thousand, of which nearly ten thousand are the elite strong beast army, this alone is almost equal to the population of Huckle, and Sachel's Biss knight may not be able to say that he can resist their impact, let alone the human army. At least half of the army has been trained for only a month, and they are far from ordinary people who are far from being soldiers. Warriors who can stand up to five in a fight may not survive the first confrontation on the battlefield.
War is never an individual, but a display of group power.
Maybe some individuals are very powerful, powerful enough to decide the outcome of the war, and the Scar alone is not enough—but the Far East Warlock is not in the army at all!It is precisely because the Far Eastern magician said that he is "here, waiting for everyone to return in triumph", the patriarch Aquinas is restless. He dare not pin all his hopes on human beings, but he has to ask anyone known or unknown. Existence prays, their arrogant self-confidence is not an illusion, but is supported by real strength.
But when the reality he begged for came, he was reluctant to believe it.
The faces of the young foxes who reported back to him didn't have much joy of victory, but a complex expression of memory, shock, fear and admiration, "Humans killed their scouts and wiped the blood on everyone's body. Grass juice, hidden on both sides of the valley, I, I remember that we lay in ambush for a long time, but the fighting process was very short... When the army holding the lion's head flag came to the valley in black, the sun had not yet arrived Above the head, the trap set by humans stopped the army there, and when these tens of thousands of people were all gone, the sun was only a little bit west..."
"So fast..." Patriarch Aquinas murmured.
"There are really so many strong beasts?" An elder of the fox clan grabbed him and asked eagerly.
"It's more than I said!" said the fox youth, the memories of the whole battle came to life one by one, and his voice gradually rose, "Their team is wide and dense, and there is no end in sight, just like a big river. It’s the same when the water rises to the edge of the tribe! All our people added up are not enough for their leading team! Such a wide valley is full, and it can’t hold all of them!”
"Humans just killed them all like this?" Another fox clan elder almost stood up.
"No..." The young fox clan said slowly, "But, it's almost there..."
"Where's the shaman?" A centurion stared at him and asked, "Isn't the army from Lacerda accompanied by a shaman?"
"There are dozens of them, but they can only protect themselves from the human attack... Later, they were all captured by humans and Scar Nightmare..."
There was silence in the big house, but this silence did not imply any excitement or relaxation.
"Is this the power of that human magician, or the human being itself..." Someone said softly.
"Forget it all." Patriarch Aquinas said, holding his head, "Have we forgotten so quickly how humans helped Sasheer defeat the Ogg tribe last year?"
The expressions of the Fox clan in the big house changed drastically.
The strength humans showed in that battle was astounding. Even though they quickly shrank and restrained, and never mentioned it again after that, it was like forgetting their existence with werewolves. However, during the tormented waiting, more than one person wanted to Over the weapon bestowed by the Far Eastern magician.It’s just that Tira never sent back any news. When they saw the metal artifacts carried by the horses behind the human marching brigade, no one could be sure if it was the kind of existence that was hidden by humans before they had time to take a second look. .
Patriarch Aquinas looked up at them, "At the time Harmo said, I heard faint thunder in the west, how about you?"
At this time, the fox youth who reported the letter said in a dreamlike tone: "At that time, it was like all the thunder in the rainy season came down in an instant, the sky shook, and even the solid mountains under our feet trembled. Flames rose one after another, and every time a 'cannonball' was fired by human beings, it exploded among the gathered crowd, and a large number of people died instantly. No matter who they were, whether they wore armor or not, they all became Debris... The fire is burning, the smoke obscures the sight, but humans don't even need to look, the 'cannonballs' attack is as dense as the rainstorm, we can hardly hear anything in it, only see the blood and flames constantly bursting, the valley The people inside were beaten into chaos, and those who were still alive didn't know where to run. Some people fled to the outside of the valley, but were cut off by werewolves. shot, but someone is waiting for them..."
He paused again, and said in a low voice, "It was a massacre..."
"Kill them all! Kill them! Skin them! Cut off their heads! Hang them on the horse and bring them back!" The werewolf Barber threw away the hoe in his hand, raised his hands above his head and twisted, "Oh oh oh oh oh! The slave and Bring back the fine wine together! Oh oh oh oh oh!"
He wasn't the only one who did this, all the werewolves who gathered here to wait for the news did the same thing. During those rough celebrations that I don't know whether it should be singing or howling, the human beings on the other side laughed and watched. It is really impossible to join in this kind of style.
As the captain of the United Agricultural Brigade, Nanshan was equally happy with his own team's victory. Although his performance was far less straightforward than that of the werewolves, when Barber asked him for a drink, Nanshan still agreed.This is something worth celebrating. Nanshan looked at the neat patches of greenery in the vast field. Their hard work in early spring has now paid off. He looked at the seedlings that are taking root and growing with fatherly eyes , looking at their stretched green leaves and swaying young shoots, how much effort they put in, they can get as much reward, as long as they work hard, the power stronger than any so-called talented person protects everything they create with hard work every day , no outsider's iron hoof can set foot on this land.
The wind blowing across the field brought a fragrant breath of life, Nanshan murmured: "The magician is also happy, right?"
Yun Shen was more relieved than happy.
He relaxed his straight back and leaned back in the chair. The sound of cheers gradually spread from outside the window. In the face of such a war with a huge difference in numbers, the main members of the various departments that were prepared have worked hard. Lots of labor.War is an extremely money-burning game. There is still no unified currency in circulation between the settlements and Sasheer, but the physical supplies consumed in the past month or so have still reached an astonishing amount. According to the summary of the data seen by Yun Shen, It clearly shows the somewhat empty state of the settlement today.
The high-intensity construction a long time ago allowed them to finally establish a weak foundation, and it didn't take too long for them to restore their reserves.
Food, cloth, weapons, human and animal power, and the war potential of settlements exceed all regimes of the same size in this era, but if the situation becomes a complete confrontation, they still cannot deal with opponents of the size of the orc empire. After all, they organize military forces. The purpose is not to invade and plunder, but to maintain order and ensure construction.It is impossible for Yun Shen to make the other party "understand" such intentions, all he can do is to show his own strength as much as possible, and let the other party measure the value of continuing the war.
Yun Shen let go of the pen in his hand and put it next to the document.Someone pressed the table with one hand behind him, and picked up the pen with the other right hand full of strength and beauty, and drew an X shape that penetrated the back of the paper in a certain direction in the Ska special album that was going to be sent to Sacher. symbol.
What he means is that the threat from the middle has been eliminated.
Yun Shen raised his face slightly, and looked at the handsome young man with long hair who almost enveloped his whole body.
"Tianlan," Yun Shen turned his gaze to the map on the opposite wall, and thought about his words, "How long do you think we can get stable development after this battle?"
"One year or three years." Fan Tianlan said, "The worst-case scenario is that the Senate of Lacerda unanimously agrees, the nobles work together, the army responds quickly, and the strong beast army and the main forces of the five major families organize 10 An expeditionary force of [-] people, in order to ensure that the orc army has sufficient combat effectiveness before resisting the battlefield, their logistics preparations must be at least a year-the tribes along the road have been conscripted once, and there will be no more oil and water."
"It depends on the political trend of the current ruling class of the Orc Empire, right?" Yun Shen said, "I hope that the Scar chief can negotiate with Lacerda, we don't need to expand blindly, and there is no need to break the current situation, although we Not sure if they have that will..."
"With or without, the result is the same." Fan Tianlan said, "The two wars of last year and this year were enough to empty their east, and they had to redistribute their territories to fill in their defenses. With the performance of the werewolves last year and today, the powerful tribes in the middle and west of the orc empire He will not easily give up on the sidelines and take risks, and start a full-scale war unless Scar Nightmare expresses his intention to split and take the initiative to attack the capital. All wars are for profit. Even if the current Beast Emperor's power is stable, he will not be attractive enough Vision."
Yun Shen thought for a while, and then said: "The existence of Sacher has greatly damaged their central authority."
"That's the problem of the person sitting in the position, not the problem of the throne itself." Fan Tianlan said, "Power is always good."
"It feels like," Yun Shen said, "we may have to face a relatively complicated situation in the future."
"A real intelligence network needs to be established," Fan Tianlan said, "but overall, time is still on our side."
After a while, Yun Shen asked: "At least we have basically achieved the goal of this war."
"Yes." Fan Tianlan said, and then the temperature in his tone plummeted, "But about the process...they will make a post-war summary report, and I will also attend the audition."
The construction team under his jurisdiction is a quasi-reserve. Even after resigning, Fan Tianlan still retains a relatively high military authority, but he has not directly participated in the formulation of the combat plan.
Yun Shen also lowered his gaze when he thought of the loss report sent back from the front line.The planning of war is how to let people die effectively. No one has said that they want to achieve a perfect victory. The number of casualties is still quite far from the expected upper limit of tolerance. Under the comparison of the enemy and our forces more than five to one, this record No matter which country or region it is placed in, it can be regarded as outstanding. Although the military organization supported by modern weapons has a huge natural advantage over the traditional army of agricultural and animal husbandry civilization, the participation of those abnormal "powers" is bound to lead to Uncontrollable variables.
Even so, it was the worst loss the settlement had suffered since its establishment.
Only time and death can never be reversed, this is almost the law of all worlds.
Yun Shen was in a trance recalling all the people who had left during his time in this world, suddenly there was a gentle pressure from behind, the young man behind him bent down, and the cool smooth hair brushed against Yun Shen's ears , whispered in a tone that would shake even rocks: "'Life itself is meaningless, only death can make people understand the true meaning of human nature'."
...is this considered a solution?
Yun Shen raised his hand, patted the solid arm on his shoulder, hummed lightly, and said, "I thought all the sacrifices were worthwhile."
"It's not easy in this era to die well," Fan Tianlan said.
"Yes, I know." Yun Shen said softly, after a pause, he added, "The war is over for the time being, I plan to hold a meeting later to discuss some issues with Sasheer and Huckle's orcs."
"What do you want me to prepare?" Fan Tianlan asked.
"There is no need to do anything, we just need to follow the established pace." Yun Shen said, he closed Scar's backup folder, "No matter how the future develops, all we can do is the current work."