Chapter 1694 Methods
The two sides used the Blackpool Plain as a buffer zone and did not start a war immediately, but chose to rest and recuperate tacitly.
Of course, if they had a choice, neither party actually wanted to give each other time to develop.
Whether it's Yue Fei or Kankuli, they all know that the longer time passes, the stronger the enemy will become.
But if both sides are eager to start a war, why bother taking a step back from the big volcano?
However, three days also gave Yue Fei a different understanding of Kanculi.
"In four days, he actually built hundreds of small strongholds in the second half of the Blackpool Plain."
Li Cunxiao slapped the scimitar in his hand on the table and said coldly: "We can't delay it any longer."
"Otherwise, the battle will turn into a tug-of-war!"
"That would be extremely detrimental to our side!"
"Don't be impatient. Sit down and talk first."
Monk Wanyan Chen patted Li Cunxiao on the shoulder, and then asked: "Shangzhuguo, do we need some reaction?"
Yue Fei did not rush to answer his questions, but looked for patterns among the red dots.
The red dot represents, of course, the small stronghold Li Cunxiao mentioned.
To be precise, it was only about three and a half days since Kankuli retreated from the large volcano.
The shorter the time available, the more it shows that Kankuli is more difficult to deal with than imagined.
The vision of the Elemental Kingdom and Rune Continent needs time to be integrated.
Even on the surface, both of them will obey Kankuli's arrangements and commands.
However, as a generational king, Kankuli felt that it was still not enough.
What he needs is an overall fighting force, not a deformity put together by three behemoths.
Therefore, he needed time, and finally gave up the excuse of preparing for Black Rock Hill.
It's just that while he was completing the integration of the three forces, he still had the power to stumble the Tianwu Dynasty in private.
The existence of small strongholds is the best proof.
Both Yue Fei and Kankuli knew one thing, that is, it was impossible for a small stronghold to cause trouble to the Tianwu Dynasty.
But their existence is like pimples, one or two are fine.
On the contrary, if the number increases, it will bring endless trouble to the Tianwu Dynasty.
In this regard, Li Cunxiao also used his combat experience to tell the opponent's purpose.
Yue Fei's previously analyzed advantages were mostly destroyed by Kanculi's small moves in just two or three days.
What was originally a battle of artillery fire suddenly turned into a tug-of-war.
It just so happened that Kankuli needed to take advantage of various external conditions to delay himself.
They are all old men who have experienced battles for a long time. Naturally, they know that the most expensive thing in a tug-of-war is armaments and time.
The former doesn't matter. The Tianwu Dynasty has a strong family background. If you are not afraid of fighting with others, you are afraid that others will not fight with you.
But time is the most important thing.
Secondly, if they storm a small stronghold, do they need to leave people to defend it?
If it is not necessary, then in case the enemy reoccupies the small stronghold from the forest path.
If the enemy follows the above operations, they can put the Tianwu Dynasty's offensive troops into a dilemma.
On the contrary, leaving the defensive force behind will gradually divide their numbers, thereby gradually reducing the combat effectiveness of the attacking force.
Of course, there may be another way to solve the problem once and for all.
That is to directly blow up small strongholds.
Just from Li Cunxiao's words, you can tell how difficult it is to destroy small strongholds on the plains.
If it was easy to destroy, Yue Fei wouldn't take such tricks to heart.
Not to mention too many, just the two mobile troops established by the Tianwu Dynasty are enough to give the enemies on the plains a nightmare.
But obviously not now.
At least forceful destruction is not a good method.
However, Yue Fei is Yue Fei.
Even if he can't make up his mind for a moment, his character determines that he will never let down those who trust him.
"We can't get around the careful stronghold group in the second half of the Blackpool Plain."
"It's not that there's no way, it's just that we need to reduce the losses as much as possible."
Yue Fei turned to look at Li Cunxiao and said, "You have destroyed small strongholds, tell me how you feel."
Li Cunxiao pondered for a moment and said: "The structure of the defense forces in small strongholds is very simple."
"The number of garrison troops is probably an elite hundred-man team, plus an elemental army of ten thousand people as the main force."
"Most of the commanders come from the Kingdom of War or Rune Continent, and few elemental nobles appear among them..."
After introducing the defensive forces, Li Cunxiao began to talk about the difficulties of the small stronghold itself.
First of all, the material of the small stronghold is some kind of elemental fission.
That kind of thing is between living things and dead things. It is very hard and has a certain ability to repair itself.
A simple description is that in a place with strong elements, small strongholds are very difficult to destroy.
Even if only a piece of the base is left, over time, the small stronghold may be restored to its original state.
Secondly, the people on the opposite side will not watch helplessly as the Tianwu Dynasty destroys small strongholds.
When Li Cunxiao takes action, they will harass him. When he actually takes action, it will inevitably turn into a melee.
To put it in a simpler way, they are preparing to formulate the rules of the game.
If they play according to the opponent's rules, they will wait for the enemy to attack without any resistance.
On the contrary, the other party will use methods outside the rules to deal with you.
For example, relying on the connection of small strongholds to entangle one's own troops.
Another example is placing high explosives in small strongholds in advance.
At worst, both sides will suffer losses, since the person on the other side can afford it anyway.
"That guy is a scoundrel, just using his life to delay time!"
The more Li Cunxiao talked, the angrier he became. He reached out and picked up the bitter tea in front of him, raised his head and drank it in one gulp.
Yue Fei heard this but smiled noncommittally: "Perhaps in their view, soldiers are also a kind of consumables."
"Besides, even the enemy's rogues can make us helpless..."
He took two steps forward, came to the sand table, lowered his head and said, "Maybe we can avoid its sharp edge through other methods."
Esdeath blew the bitter tea in the cup and whispered: "Don't we have a force that is good at soil work?"
"They might come in handy."
When everyone heard the words, their eyes lit up.
The people on the field were all experienced veterans, how could they not know what Esdeath meant.
It won't work on the ground, and it can basically be concluded that the enemy will slow down the attack.
The target in the air is too big. According to common sense, the probability of concealing it is very low.
But who would have thought that after advancing hundreds of kilometers, Yue Fei and others would choose to drill through the ground.
If a large number of equipment cannot be put into the specially customized storage soul guide, then they will not dare to use such a risky method.
After all, underground, once discovered, their position would be more embarrassing than geographically.
There is even the risk of being wiped out.
Now it's different.
They can choose to have the engineering troops prepare underground first, and then find the right location for rapid development.
As long as they are in place within three days, Yue Fei can attract the enemy's attention for them.
Of course, although the solution has taken shape, its actual implementation cannot be so crude.
Who among them feints to attack, who attacks mainly, and who is responsible for penetrating into the hinterland and at the same time opening a gap in the forward defense line for the main force.
The nine main legions are all elite, but after being allocated in this way, the number of people is somewhat stretched.
"Perhaps we should suggest to the king to expand the army, or increase the number of legions."
Li Cunxiao shrugged helplessly and said: "Of course, the fastest way is to mobilize troops from the south."
"Shangzhuguo, do you think it's feasible?"
Yue Fei still didn't rush to answer, but fell into deep thought.
Expanding the army is not a trivial matter, and it is difficult to convince Xiao Tianyang with his words alone.
As for deploying troops from the south... that is actually a way.