Chapter 22 Confrontation

The discussion at the meeting was still going on. Ji Lin left directly after his adjutant confirmed the case. He had no intention of staying with this bunch of insects.

There were other things waiting for him.

Sand table simulation.

In the tent, they built a small sand table with mud blocks engraved with logos to represent the unit's soldier cards. Ji Lin and Jeanna stood on both sides, unable to see the actual situation on the battlefield. Changheng and Chongshan moved the soldier cards on the small sand table as their adjutants.

It is undeniable that Jeanna is a natural in tactics, and her starting time is much slower than his two subordinates. At the beginning, her two subordinates took turns to practice. Her progress was amazingly fast. It took her three games in one night to directly kill Changheng, who she was fighting against, and Chongshan was not even her one-on-one opponent.

One of the three exercises was to familiarize herself with the game.

The only ones who can fight her are Ji Lin, Chang Heng and Chong Shan. Even if they are combined, they are not enough for her to fight.

The difficulty of this sandbox is not increasing. Chang Heng and Chong Shan are just beginners who have just jumped from the Dark Age to the Steam Age. They are at the simple human-machine level. He must be at the highest level of hell human-machine.

It is not easy to restrain his ability. He can take a very simple way, which is to give him a handicap.

In terms of chess, Ji Lin opened the game and let her fight with one chariot, one horse, one cannon and two soldiers.

This game has been going on for days, and Ji Lin's current record is 25 consecutive wins.

Listening to Chang Heng's fake adjutant talking to her, she showed her annoyance on her face. Her troops had strength but nowhere to use it, and Ji Lin's main force had not fought a decisive battle with her.

As slippery as a loach, no matter which direction she attacks, Ji Lin will escape, and then the enemy will set up an ambush on her escape route to eat up her scattered pursuers. This piecemeal tactic will quickly wear out people's patience and force their fighting style to become more and more radical.

Kill the enemy and attack their hearts.

The enemy clearly let two teams of infantry, one team of cavalry and one team of artillery fight at the beginning.

But as the battle went on, she inexplicably fell into a disadvantage. When she faced the decisive battle she wanted most, it was Ji Lin's army that had the advantage in manpower.

She closed her eyes and thought.

Ji Lin looked at her and suddenly felt a little ashamed.

It seemed that he was indeed bullying a child.

However, it was already difficult for him to maintain the status quo. This small sand table was not good, and the terrain on it was not complicated enough. It was only a matter of time for Na to defeat him.

Move the chessboard.

"I memorized all the terrain. I have forced your troops into the gorge. If you take the left or right road, I am confident that I can catch your main force. Then, General!"

The girl was in a good mood and felt happy that she had ended his winning streak.

Although she was taking advantage of the situation, she did win against Ji Lin. The real battlefield has no boundaries, but the sand table exercise has a clear boundary. The opponent's maneuvering space must be gradually compressed to the edge, so that the opponent can be forced to fight him smoothly.

To achieve this goal, she released two teams of soldiers as bait to guide the opponent's main force, and made the same gesture of adding fuel to the tactic as before, betting that Ji Lin would invest more troops in this direction.

She won the bet.

Ji Lin's main force moved towards this direction, and the scattered troops like tentacles held her second bait in it. Because he had too few basic troops, he had to ensure the success of each action. It was this cautious mentality that caught her off guard. She memorized all the terrain. This was the battle zone she carefully selected. There were three routes to escape, and a small number of troops were placed on the routes to this battle zone.

The purpose of these troops was to "delay" Ji Lin's main force.

She learned this term from Ji Lin, using a small number of troops to interfere with the movement of the opponent's troops and prepare time for their own assembly.

"Okay, I give up."

Ji Lin smiled and gave up.

25 wins and 1 loss, lost because he didn't notice Jeanna's surprise.

A flash of inspiration suddenly flashed through his mind.

No, if Seta had an absolute advantage in force against them, there would be no need to ambush the advance team that day. It would be easy to stop them in the city with the help of the giant cannon. Even if it was an ambush, it would be impossible to send so few people. The force could be doubled, so the result of the ambush was unpredictable.

If they don't have the confidence to defend the city, then their actions will be more risky...

They know what will happen in the future, and they know that the siege will fail, but they fall into the misunderstanding of the theory of results.

They think that Seta will definitely let them fight a siege.

Ji Lin's hair stood on end suddenly.

There are many ways to fail.

What if the advance team didn't fail in the siege?

Who stipulates that the enemy must use their giant cannon in the defensive battle.

Is that giant cannon... really a fixed facility?

It's just a guess, it may not work, but he still has to prepare.

The night is as dark as ink, and thick dark clouds cover the sky. There is no light at night, as if a downpour is about to come.

What a good night.

"The weather is really nice. Are the other side blind? How is the artillery prepared?"

"Our people have already cut the sentry's throat. Without the steam spider and mechanical soldiers to guard, hey, they don't even know how they died."

The tall mercenary next to him was playing with the folding knife in his hand. The folk customs of this 꿧꺶 plain have always been strong and the nomadic customs still exist. If you are willing to throw money, it is simple and easy to recruit a team of experienced mercenaries. This is a buffer zone and a favorite place for bandits and rebels.

"You know, before the sentry found us, he was shot to death by a cold arrow. Our men are all good guys. If we take one shot, we can wipe their throats."

Ignoring the self-proclaimed mercenaries, it was naturally impossible for the city lord to follow them out to supervise the battle. Let's forget about the 200-pound body.

It's useless for this guy to brag about it. It's not the officer who gives him money. In the end, he has to find the city lord to give him money.

The master of Seta City made a good plan. He paid half of the money up front, but he didn't need to pay the remaining half if everyone died.

"How are the preparations for the cavalry?"

You can even hire cavalry. Although cavalry is extremely occupied by steel cavalry such as steam spiders, their storage space is extremely small, but they are relatively cheap, have low maintenance costs and have good passability. Steam spiders must follow the troops, otherwise they must follow the troops. Nothing can compare to lying down for a day.

땤Blue Star had a dedicated cavalry establishment until World War II.

This enduring force was also the city lord's key employer. He pieced together a total of 300 cavalry for him.

"The cavalry is ready, but this view is very difficult."

In addition to maintenance engineers, the giant cannon was surrounded by mercenary leaders. They looked at the giant cannon in surprise. They were as noisy as a vegetable market and had no idea what military discipline was.

This is already the strongest force Seta can bring out.

"Aren't there a few mages? Let them cast two illumination spells to illuminate."

The war mage was already lonely, and the city lord actually found a few mages from nowhere. These mages increased his chances of winning by 10%.

"The artillery is ready. Our scouts have found the location of the Governor's mecha. The distance has been measured and we can fire."

An engineer walked up to him with his hat on his hands and belatedly reported the data.

The officer looked at the shadow behind the cannon. There was a crowd of people there. Nearly a thousand mercenaries and three hundred cavalry were waiting for his order.

In order to avoid accidental injury due to the sound when the cannon fires, it is impossible for anyone to stand next to it, but the cannon itself is also the best sign to prevent these mercenaries from getting lost.

"The time is right...forget it, you lead the people forward, be careful, and charge directly when you hear the sound of cannons." The officer paused: "The spoils of war are all yours."

Although the city lord said that he would win the battle and give him half of the loot...hehe...it might as well be used to beat the blood of these mercenaries with knives.

The mercenary leaders dispersed into their own formations as if they had been given a shot of blood, and the crowd moved forward under the cover of night.

Thunderous cannon fire rang out.

The night raid begins.