The Lord Of Blood Hill

Chapter 555: Pick One and Hit Hard!

Henwell arrives in Peace Haven's western district, where the allied armies of Ika Kingdom and Lumir are located.On the eastern defensive line, they only need to deal with the attack from Ogiro Kingdom.

Rawkins and Arnold have taken Peace Haven's First through Fourth Legions, as well as the Second Mixed Legion, and moved them into the eastern region.

In addition, the three garrison warbands on the northern defensive line and Peace Haven's Patrol Cavalry Regiment, over twenty thousand men in total, have also been reinforced to the eastern front.

Counting the garrison warbands already deployed in the eastern district, Peace Haven's forces there are even stronger than Ogiro's.

Compared with the surplus on the eastern defensive line, manpower here in the west is very tight.

Under Henwell's personal command, the field forces include two garrison legions, the First Mixed Legion, and the Cavalry Legion.

These fifty thousand elites are the only mobile field force.

Fortunately, this direction has many fortresses. Four garrison warbands and two temporarily formed reserve conscript legions are all being used as defensive forces.

As for the newly formed Fifth Legion, it is waiting in the central position. Once a problem appears in any direction, it will immediately move in support.

Atop the largest war fortress in the western district, Henwell raises a telescope and sees the military camp several kilometers away, stretching all the way to the end of his vision.

Beside him stand several legion commanders and the commanders of the various fortress garrisons.

Henwell says, "With one glance, you can immediately tell which side is the Ika Kingdom army and which side is the Lumir army."

In the distant military formation, there is a clearly defined boundary line.

It is easy to identify where Lumir's army is camped. Their encampment is scattered and noisy, without the killing chill of Ika's army.

Dominic, commander of the First Garrison Legion, says from beside him, "Looks like Lumir wants the benefits without contributing much strength."

Orus, commander of the Second Garrison Legion, laughs. "Heh... look at what kind of people they sent."

"Aside from the Lake Sword Legion being worth looking at, only the Water Fairy Knights remain. The rest are useless."

Simon, commander of the Cavalry Legion, sneers. "Water Fairy is originally a small knight order with fewer than three thousand members, and the force that came this time is not even at full strength."

"They really are small-minded. The Holy Lake Knights Order did not come? Or do they think we are that easy to beat?"

Cumberland, the person in charge of the Military Intelligence Office here and also Chick's most valued disciple, explains at this time,

"Generals, you may have misunderstood. This already shows that Lumir is treating this very seriously."

"In fact, countries only bring out lineups like this for events such as the last War of the Six Kings."

"The entire continent is now certain that we cannot block this attack at all."

"The best result would be for us to be forced back into Peace Haven's original territory."

"So for Lumir, which values commercial interests above all else, bringing one ace legion, one small knight order, three regular legions, and two commercial mercenary legions today already fully displays how seriously they take this."

Cumberland points toward Ika's military formation. "Lumir has always been militarily weak, so naturally it cannot be compared with Ika Kingdom, the western hegemon of the continent."

"Ika's overall commander is Third Prince Kullen, and he has brought three regular legions of Ika Kingdom, two ace legions, and one knight order."

"Whether it is the newly formed Second Guard Legion or the Golden Flame Legion, both are hard bones to chew."

"However, the most troublesome one is still the Night Falcon Knights. They specialize in penetration raids and breaking arrays from the flank."

"They pose a serious threat to our defense. We need to set a trap and make them hurt first."

Dominic, commander of the First Garrison Legion, says, "We had a plan before. Based on the current situation, I personally suggest we strike the Second Guard Legion first."

"After the War of the Six Kings, Baleqi dismantled this legion in order to stabilize his power."

"This legion was only reformed last year. I have met its commander. His name is Obian, and he is a steady general."

"I will take the First Garrison Legion and pin him down. Augusta, you take the First Mixed Legion and tear open his defensive line from the flank."

"Have Garcia bring the Fifth Legion over and hold the gap. Rely on the garrison legions and fortresses to withstand the enemy for one hour."

"At that time, the only force that can quickly pierce our defensive line to rescue them will be the Night Falcon Knights."

"Lumir's army will not dare rashly join such a brutal battle."

"Orus, take the Second Garrison Legion and seal the Night Falcon Knights' retreat, squeezing them into the battlefield."

"Simon will look for an opportunity and try to inflict heavy damage on that knight order in one round, securing the advantage in this campaign."

Henwell shakes his head. "Our losses would be too heavy. After the battle, these legions would all be crippled, and strategically we would enter a passive defense."

"That would have a great impact on advancing the next step of the plan. It might even pin us here completely, leaving us unable to move."

Dominic says, "My lord, people always die in war. If we smash one ace legion of Ika Kingdom and then badly damage the Night Falcon Knights, we will create enormous psychological pressure on the enemy. If nothing else, Lumir's hundred thousand-plus troops will become decorations, too afraid to come forward."

"Although we will suffer enormous losses, it will be very helpful for the plan afterward. Perhaps that will actually be the choice that kills the fewest people."

Henwell is very helpless.

If his father had not been in the Second Guard Legion, he might have agreed to this tactic.

At this moment, however, Cumberland puts forward a different idea. "My lord, I think we should strike Lumir first."

"They look strong from the outside but are hollow within. If we target them, we will see obvious effects immediately."

"Right now Ika and Lumir are still allies, so Ika cannot stand by and watch Lumir suffer."

"The Second Guard Legion is a hard bone. Why should we not pick the soft target?"

"You once said that even the strongest person fears being dragged down by useless teammates."

"What we need to do now is give that little Lumir pig a proper scare and throw it into panic."

"Once Lumir's army behaves in a way that enrages Ika, the later shift in perspective should become much easier to accept."

"My lord, our army has one advantage that no other side possesses: the quality of our officers is very high."

"How did you put it again? Right, subjective initiative. Our officers have very strong subjective initiative."

"When they encounter chaotic combat, our officers will not cling rigidly to doctrine or foolishly wait for orders from above."

"They will make the optimal choice according to the battlefield situation they see. When enough small advantages accumulate, they become an enormous advantage."

This is the first time Henwell has heard such a view. After thinking for a while, he realizes it is indeed true.

His army system is much more advanced, and he should expand that advantage as much as possible.

Afterward, Henwell and the others begin discussing this direction, preparing to create a large chaotic battle that is chaotic enough, but not so chaotic that it slips completely out of control.