king.

"Send the order and the cooking camp will light a fire to make rice immediately!"

The enemies were sent to the door by themselves. It would be unreasonable if there was no reaction.

A long march is very physically demanding, and the army of devil crocodiles comes from afar, just when they are physically and mentally exhausted.

Taking advantage of the enemy's unstable foothold to launch an attack is undoubtedly the best option.

……

As time passed, the sky gradually brightened, and bathed in the first ray of light between heaven and earth, the army marched out of the camp in a mighty manner.

Close, closer!

The massive march quickly attracted the enemy's attention, but this was no longer important at this time.

Since Hudson's debut, he has gone through hundreds of battles, large and small, and has commanded only a handful of frontal decisive battles with large armies.

It's not that he doesn't want to win openly and openly, it's just that his own strength is limited and it's difficult to encounter such an opportunity.

Glancing at the mounds of dirt surrounding the enemy's camp and the rows of wooden piles in front of the camp, Hudson couldn't help but smile.

Both the horse pit and the horse-rejecting stakes have been prepared, especially the horse pit with added materials. Once the horse falls, it will not die but will be disabled.

It can be seen that these days have not been in vain for the enemy.

It's just that he obviously didn't study well enough, and there were pits in all directions. Although it could affect the cavalry charge, it also made it more difficult for his own troops to move.

"Send the order, the artillery will be in position immediately, aim at the enemy camp and fire in stages!"

When the enemy is prepared, let the cavalry attack the camp. Only a stupid general would do such stupid things.

Following Hudson's order, the roaring sound of magic crystal cannons instantly resounded throughout the world.

The most iconic Wang Banner became the first victim under the intensive artillery fire.

Of the two guards in front of him, one lost half of his head and the other lost half of his body. Blood splashed all over the Demon Crocodile King's face.

Seeing this scene, the Demon Crocodile King was immediately furious, and he was taken away with just a few seconds.

Facts have proved that planting the king's flag near one's own tent will cost a heavy price.

"Artillery counterattack immediately!"

After quickly leaving the camp, the Demon Crocodile King ordered with lingering fear.

Apart from fear, I am even more grateful.

Fortunately, in order to attack the city, we spent a lot of money to purchase a batch of magic crystal cannons from the Stonemen, otherwise we would have been beaten passively today.

At this moment, he suddenly understood why the giant centipede, an old enemy, was completely defeated in the battle with the human race.

If there is no counterattack and they are simply passively beaten, no matter how elite the troops are, they will not be able to withstand it!

The artillery battle began, creating another first in the mainland.

Since the birth of the magic crystal cannon, the position given by everyone is to siege and defend the city.

It's not that there are no generals who put magic crystal cannons into field battles, but in the past, they just tried a few magic crystal cannons.

The power is indeed not small, but before they are gathered together, the impact of a few magic crystal cannons on a battle is too small.

What's more, the early magic crystal cannons were each more bulky than the last.

Magic crystal cannons of several tons were developed in the past few decades, and magic crystal cannons of more than ten tons were born only a hundred years ago. Transportation of the tonnage of earlier magic crystal cannons was a problem.

Many times, the battle was over before the artillery was delivered to the front lines.

After many failed attempts, generals of all races who were accustomed to learning from the experience of their predecessors put the magic crystal cannon on the field blacklist.

The main reason why magic crystal cannons can be bombarded is that the Demon Crocodiles lack experience in using magic crystal cannons, and naturally they will not be bound by past failed experiences.

Blessings and misfortunes always depend on each other.

Their lack of experience allowed them to take the heavy magic crystal cannon on the road at a high cost and gain the ability to fight back.

But also because of lack of experience, they fell into a disadvantage as soon as the artillery battle started.

When the human coalition's magic crystal cannon fires once, a clearing will be cleared, but the magic crocodile artillery fires sparsely.

Not only is there a huge gap in visual effects, but the hit rate is also pitifully low.

The devil crocodile who was responsible for operating the magic crystal cannon just fired the shells. It had nothing to do with them where they hit. The aim was all based on experience.

But what they lack most is experience!

A group of new artillerymen who had been on duty for less than two months had not received any systematic training other than being able to load and shoot.

What's worse is that most of the magic crystal cannons in the Demon Crocodile Army are antiques that have been passed down for generations. If you want to adjust the muzzle, you can only move the entire magic crystal cannon.

"Marshal Kanter, what's going on?"

Demon Crocodile King asked angrily.

They are both artillerymen, and the gap between the two sides is as huge as heaven and earth.

A single volley from the enemy's artillery will kill and injure a large number of your own troops.

It was the turn of the artillerymen to counterattack with force, just like playing with firecrackers, the sound was very loud, and the results all depended on luck.

Not to mention aiming at the target and striking at a fixed point, those who can hit the artillery shells into the enemy's ranks are all excellent "Magic Crocodile Artillerymen".

"Your Majesty, it's all those stonemen who are hiding their secrets and didn't give us the essence of using the magic crystal cannon.

It's all up to the soldiers to explore on their own. We have just come into contact with the magic crystal cannon, so it is inevitable that there will be some technical deficiencies! "

Marshal Kanter replied angrily.

In his opinion, the current tragedy was completely caused by the Stonemen.

It was just a matter of selling them a bunch of junk, but during the technical handover, a big mine was laid for them.

If they had known that the magic crystal cannons would be used intensively and fired in sections, they would not have dispersed the magic crystal cannons to various troops.

Normally, this kind of dispersion can enhance the siege firepower of each unit, which is very useful when uprooting fortresses.

Now engaging in an artillery battle with the enemy immediately exposed the shortcomings.

The camp where hundreds of thousands of troops are stationed is not small. Shooting starts from different positions in the camp, and the landing points are naturally different.

However, the magic crystal cannon is too bulky and very difficult to move. It is also difficult to gather the magic crystal cannons in the camp in a short period of time.

After a loud "rumbling" sound, a giant magic crystal cannon hundreds of meters away exploded on the spot, and the surrounding soldiers were also taken away.

"Go and see what's going on!"

Marshal Kanter immediately ordered the guards.

It would be enough to be destroyed by enemy artillery fire, but it would be too much to explode directly on the spot.

Deep in his heart, he greeted the stone people again. Although he was not sure what happened, his intuition told him that it must be related to the stone people.

……

"Your Majesty, Marshal, the magic crystal cannon exploded just now.

The specific cause of the accident cannot yet be determined. There is a high probability that the magic crystal cannon is too old. The soldiers who placed the magic crystal filled the magic crystal according to the maximum limit, which exceeded the energy endurance limit..."

After figuring out the situation, the guard rushed back to report.

This answer was completely unexpected!

As a product of magic technology, you can complain about the bulkiness of magic crystal cannons, and you can doubt their hit rate, but you can't question their quality.

Each of the magic crystal cannons hand-forged by master alchemists is marked with the forger.

If there is a quality problem, it is a loss of jobs.

Theoretically, as long as it is not overloaded, it is impossible to explode.

However, these are the perceptions of the Demon Crocodiles. If it were replaced by other continental races, a "shelf life" would be added.

Although the magic crystal cannon has a long enough shelf life and can be used for hundreds of years as long as it is maintained well enough, there is still a limit after all.

In the face of the power of time, magical technological creations cannot withstand the wear and tear.

"asshole!

Those damn stonemen clearly want to trap us!

......"

The Demon Crocodile King immediately cursed loudly.

At this stage, if he still didn't know the evil intentions of the Stonemen, his years would have been in vain.

Originally, he was a little embarrassed about the plan to pull the Stone Tribe into the war, but now that feeling of guilt has completely disappeared.

Self-destruction is only an exception. More often, it exposes one's position and is taken care of by the artillery of the human coalition.

The loud "rumbling" sound continued on the battlefield. Once targeted by the enemy, the magic crystal cannon may not be destroyed, but the magic crocodile artillerymen who control the magic crystal cannon rarely survive.

If this situation continues, it won't be long before the artillery will be paralyzed, thereby losing its strategic deterrence capability.

In fact, the Magic Crocodile Artillery has a poor hit rate and little strategic deterrence.

Realizing the seriousness of the problem, Marshal Kanter knew that this artillery battle could not continue, otherwise the subsequent battle would not be fought.

The original plan was to stay at the camp and rest for a day, and then fight the enemy in the evening.

Now the magic crystal cannons on both sides are ringing non-stop, and they may be taken away by enemy fire at any time in the camp. It's strange that they can sleep.

"Give the order, those in front..."

Halfway through the order, Marshal Canter suddenly discovered that there were horse traps outside the camp.

The Demon Crocodile passing by alone has no effect, but if the army forms a formation and goes out to fight the enemy, it will be like jumping into the pit!

The facilities that prevented the enemy cavalry from stealing the camp suddenly turned into shackles that trapped the hands and feet of their own army.

The dramatic change made Marshal Kanter break into cold sweat on his forehead.

Famous generals are made by stepping into pitfalls!

Either go through the pit yourself, or watch others step into the pit and learn a lesson.

The current method of holding the camp and preventing enemy cavalry from sneak attacks was contributed by Venerable Lucille.

For this tactic, the Demon Crocodile Clan also sent a large number of "specialties" from the inner earth world.

Thinking of this, Marshal Kanter wanted to give himself two slaps.

Venerable Lucille is only powerful in his own right, which does not mean that he has military command ability. He is also outstanding.

Most of those who can become saints are ascetics. The so-called tactics were probably learned in his youth.

I haven't commanded a large army in combat for 180 years, and I have almost forgotten how to lead troops in battle. Maybe this set of tactics is all pieced together from memory and brainstorming.

The enemy did nothing. They only relied on the intimidation of a name to make them sick and seek medical treatment in a hurry, and made a series of mistakes.

Marshal Kanter, who understood the truth, suddenly became tearful.

He also played this way when he was fighting in the inner earth world. Although the name is not as loud as Hudson, it is still an existence that can make the enemy panic.

As long as you are in a panic, you will inevitably have to struggle. The more things you do, the greater the chance of making mistakes.

The duel between top commanders is a battle of hearts and minds. Specific tactical manipulation is actually an accessory to the psychological warfare.

"Marshal, why don't you speak?"

The Demon Crocodile King on the side asked unhappily.

He suddenly stopped in the middle of giving the order. Wasn't he playing "Magic Crocodile"?

"Your Majesty, now is not the time for the entire army to attack!

The horse trap outside the camp blocked our way, and the enemy would not give us time to fill the road.

Judging from the intelligence collected, in addition to magic crystal cannons, the enemy is also equipped with a large number of magic crossbows.

At this time, sending troops out of camp to fill the roads would be a living target.

Compared with the magic crystal cannon, the hit rate of these crossbow arrows is much higher.

In order to prevent enemy artillery fire, the density of our camps is much higher than in the past.

The enemy's artillery fire may seem fierce, but its actual lethality depends on luck.

It's better to be still than to move. No matter what, let's wait until after dark! "

Marshal Kanter replied anxiously.

He knew that this answer would not satisfy the Demon Crocodile King, nor would it satisfy the senior leaders of the clan.

Everyone wants to take measures as soon as possible to launch targeted retaliation against the enemy.

As a veteran on the battlefield, Marshal Kanter knew very well that at times like this, he should not move arbitrarily.

If this passive artillery battle continues, the army may suffer heavy casualties, but if they forcefully go out for a decisive battle at this time, they will fall into the enemy's trap.

A little carelessness can lead to a huge defeat.

Referring to the tragic situation of the giant foot centipede, Marshal Kanter really didn't dare to bet on this probability.

“Marshal, we must consider the morale of our troops.

The artillery's performance was substandard and counterattacks had to be made from other fronts.

Otherwise, even if it is delayed until night, the physically and mentally exhausted soldiers will not have the strength to fight the enemy in a decisive battle. "

The Demon Crocodile King said as calmly as possible.

At this critical moment, he chose to believe in Marshal Kanter's judgment, but the real problem must be solved.

“Your Majesty, please rest assured.

Judging from the enemy's attacks, the magic crystal cannon attack is not invincible.

The destructive power caused by the explosion of energy shells falling into the horse pit will be much smaller.

As long as the soldiers dig more holes in the camp, the enemy's artillery attack will be greatly weakened! "

Marshal Kanter said calmly.

He had no idea whether digging a hole could be bulletproof. But it is certainly better to get the soldiers moving than to have everyone live in fear.

It has the best effect. Even if it is not bulletproof, it can still provide psychological comfort.

"it is good!

If this is the case, Marshal, please give the order! "

The Demon Crocodile King nodded and said.

If you can't do anything yourself, then leave it to the devil crocodile who can. You will know the specific effect after using it.

……

Under the roaring artillery fire, the allied officers and soldiers were waiting for the enemy's counterattack.

However, the expected decisive battle did not happen, but instead saw a dusty scene.

The flying dust even blocked the artillery's sight. If they wanted to aim, they could not find a specific target. They could only roughly lock the direction based on the sound of the enemy's magic crystal cannon.

After seeing this scene, all the coalition generals frowned.

The enemy was obviously much more difficult to deal with than they expected. Using flying dust to block the line of sight to reduce their own casualty rate was definitely a great initiative.

As a strong man in the sanctuary, Hudson could see more clearly. Not only did the enemy soldiers not leave the camp, but they dug in and dug into the camp.

Fortunately, the enemy dug pits and not trenches, otherwise he would have thought he had bumped into his colleagues.

Although the problem was not solved in one step, the ability to come up with a response plan in a short period of time was enough to prove the ability of the other party's commander.

"Pass the order, reduce the number of magic crystal cannons attacking by four-fifths in each round, and let the magic crystal cannons take turns to rest!"

Realizing that artillery bombardment could not defeat the enemy, Hudson gave the order decisively.

Once the magic crystal cannon fires, there will be ten thousand taels of gold!

If the bombing continues like this, even a kingdom will feel physical pain.

The Kingdom of Hesse is no longer the rich man it was in the past. The finances of this poor ally can no longer withstand disasters, so we must help them save some money.

But no matter how much money is saved, the sound of artillery cannot be stopped.

If the enemy wants to dig holes to deal with artillery fire, let them dig them all at once.

After traveling all night and digging holes for another day, even if the time is delayed until night, the enemy will lose the ability to attack.

At that time, no matter whether the enemy is willing or not, they must rest at night. With such a sudden jet lag, the work and rest schedules of the two armies were brought into line.

You cannot use artillery fire to force the enemy to come out for a decisive battle in a exhausted state, but it is also a huge gain to be able to erase the enemy's night fighting advantage.

……

Seeing that the sound of artillery fire in the human camp had subsided, the senior leaders of the Demon Crocodile tribe heaved a sigh of relief.

As long as the plan works, the biggest fear is that if the plan fails, they will be blinded.

Compared with the optimism of the demon crocodiles, Marshal Kanter's expression never relaxed.

Now that this level has passed, he is still confused about how to defeat the enemy.