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Destroying the manpower, weakening food production, and forcing the enemy to surrender became the only way to win the war on the Sol Continent.
Unless both sides are confident of victory or must attack, field battles will basically not happen.
After pondering the little knowledge the senior student told him, Zhang Mu came to his senses: "There is a problem.
What does this have to do with the soldiers I sent out of the city?"
"My Lord," Soran explained patiently, "Gul City is surrounded by mountains and forests to the east and west, and the kingdom is to the south behind it.
If there is an enemy attack, it will only come from the north."
Zhang Mu understood now: "So, the troops stationed 15 kilometers north of the city serve as a warning?"
"yes.
The enemy wants to occupy Ghor, and the only way is to surround the city before we can react."
It is true that there are mountains and forests to the east and west of Gul City, but it is not impossible to march there, but the army has to move very slowly.
If the enemy is discovered in the city in advance, just use the sound transmission crystal to notify the kingdom before the enemy sets up a magic circle to seal the magic power, and then wait for support.
It was obvious that with the construction site outside the north of the city, the enemy had no chance of silently encircling the city of Ghor.
After discussing this for a few people, the matter was already very clear - Joey was attempting treason.
However, Zhang Mu still had some doubts: "Isn't the Quiet Forest to the north of Gul City?
Where did the enemy come from? "
"Well..." Soran looked at Domit, "You have been in the Silent Forest for many years. Is it possible that the army of the Lagu Kingdom on the other side of the forest can cross over here?"
"Impossible!" Domit shook his head firmly, "Not to mention the core area, even the monster groups on the periphery are enough to bring heavy casualties to the army, which is mostly composed of ordinary people.
Even if they paid a heavy price of casualties and went around the edge of the forest to reach the Lake border, what would be the point if only two or three out of a hundred soldiers were left? "
"No, no, no." Zhang Mu disagreed, "Don't fall into the experience trap.
Is it true that the Lagu Kingdom is not accessible? Is Joey jumping around because he has nothing to do?"
"Lord City Lord, do you mean that they have a way to safely cross the Silent Forest?"
"I can't think of any other possibility."
Zhang Mu scratched his face and felt a little headache.
My project is still far from completion, so running away is definitely not an option.
Why fight? Because there is a natural barrier called the Silent Forest. Although Gul City is an important border city, its number of soldiers and combat effectiveness are among the most explosive in the military of the entire kingdom.
So we will definitely not be able to win.
At this time, the best option is to report to the kingdom immediately and request military support.
But for the reasons mentioned above, the royal family would never believe that the army of the Lagu Kingdom could cross the Silent Forest.
You know, when an army marches long distances, it consumes a huge amount of supplies.
Moreover, because the cities around Gul City were destroyed by a tide of monsters some time ago, it was even impossible to raise all the food needed for the army.
We have to transfer them from more distant areas.
To sum up, the army would never come unless there was solid evidence.
If Zhang Mu submitted letters several times, the king would cautiously send professionals to investigate, and the enemy would remain silent.
Can you, a professional, still stay in Ghor City permanently?
"Why don't we pay more attention to the direction of the Silent Forest and head towards the Kingdom as soon as we find the enemy..."
Before Domit could finish his words, Zhang Mu objected: “It won’t work.
In fact, since everyone believed that the city of Ghor would not be attacked and its military equipment and food reserves were abandoned, it was doomed to be surrounded and killed.
The enemy will definitely have a few high-level professionals going ahead to deploy a sealing array outside the city and send soldiers to report the news, so it would be impossible to escape their pursuit.
I think the reason why Joey wanted to pull the soldiers back to the city was just to be safe. He was worried that if we let the soldiers flee in all directions, the high-level professionals might miss them. "
The dead end before them left Soran and Domit speechless.
The study was silent for a long time. Zhang Mu stood up suddenly and said, "As I recall, the army of Gul City is not yet fully staffed, right?"
"Yes."
"You two, put aside everything else and recruit enough soldiers."
“But Lord City Lord, the urgently recruited soldiers lack training, which will only have a negative impact on the army’s combat effectiveness.
We are lacking high-level..."
"Do as I command."
As Zhang Mu spoke, he stood up and rushed out of the city.
Chapter 190 The Possibility of Combining Modern Weapons and Magic
After Zhang Mu gave the two men instructions, he immediately set out for the village allocated to the rebels.
He wants to find Mih and ask if there are special times when the army can pass through the Silent Forest.
The person hasn't arrived yet, but I already have an idea in my mind. The answer must be yes. Asking is just to confirm.
Even if it is denied, it can only be that Mih didn't know.
The reason for this judgment is that Joey pays special attention to the construction site.
Joey is not an idiot, on the contrary he is smart enough.
The army of the Lagu Kingdom cannot cross the Silent Forest. Is he crazy? He would rather offend the city lord than transfer the soldiers back to the city.
Zhang Mu is not like what he is portrayed in the TV series.
With the confidence that "he absolutely can't do it", he ignored the abnormal situation.
Finally, wait for the enemy to appear in the most unlikely place and deal you a fatal blow, then shout "Impossible" in shock!
Under the premise that "the enemy will pass through the Silent Forest", Zhang Mu began to think about how to deal with it on the way.
As Soran said, emergency recruitment of soldiers cannot describe effective combat effectiveness, not to mention that Gul City lacks high-level professionals.
Zhang Mu could only think about Blue Star.
There is no doubt that modern thermal weapons have powerful lethality.
The problem is that weapons have a threshold for use.
Guns require bullets to be used for accurate shooting. People from the Sol Continent who have never seen guns even have to get used to the deafening sound of gunfire first.
It would take a long time to learn how to calculate the parabola of shells for howitzers of various calibers.
As for the rocket launcher... Zhang Mu had to go specially to learn how to use it.
Assume that these problems can be solved in a very short time.
There is also a most troublesome point. Modern weapons can hardly cause effective damage to top professionals.
Porter had demonstrated the "reflective shield", and Zhang Mu had no idea how powerful the firepower would be to break through its defense limit.
Frowning and thinking for a while, Zhang Mu suddenly remembered an anime he had watched in which magic and technology coexisted.
Add some magical elements to modern weapons to greatly increase their ability to break through magic shields.
Like magic guns and magic armor-piercing bullets, the main feature is the magic modification.
But it is easier said than done.
“We need someone who is interested in studying the principles of magic.
I personally taught him the principles of modern weapons and asked him to try to combine them. Well... confidentiality must be considered...
Give him an independent space in the "world".
Muttering to himself, Zhang Mu quickened his pace, and an hour later, he arrived at a village at the foot of the mountain.
When he walked in, the resistance soldiers who were familiar with him looked at him curiously because he was using Transfiguration.
Not caring, Zhang Mu quickly walked to a stone house with a courtyard at the innermost part of the village.
"Mr. Mihe." Pushing open the wooden door, Zhang Mu looked around.
"You are...Oh, Zhang Mu?" Mi He, who came out of the house, was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and asked tentatively.
"It's me." He untied the Transfiguration spell and walked towards the door, asking, "Is there a time period when the army can safely pass through the Tranquil Forest?"
"how do you know?"
Mi He's answer was unexpected, and Zhang Mu was a little surprised: "When did you find out?"
"A long time ago." He looked like he was reminiscing. "About ten years ago, I happened to notice that every summer, the mid- and high-level monsters in the Quiet Forest would go to the southernmost part.
In this way, only low-level monsters remained in the core area and the north.
With multiple Holy Magicians and Paladins clearing the way, the army can pass through unscathed."
"Summer..." Zhang Mu whispered to himself, "It's winter now, and there's still about half a year left."
"What happened?" Mi He asked curiously, seeing his gloomy face.
After waking up, Zhang Mu recounted the incident and said, "The soldiers in Gul City have neglected their training for a long time and are almost broken at the slightest touch.
You have such important news, why didn't you tell me earlier...Oh, you are a rebel."
Mih smiled, "That's right, I'm a rebel, it's not my turn to help the kingdom."
"Do you have any evidence that can prove the authenticity of this information?"
"No." He shook his head decisively, "I didn't care about it at the time, and didn't use the crystal to record the scene of the monster's attack.
Well... I can wait until summer..."
"It's too late then." Zhang Mu sat on the doorstep. "Joey is so anxious as if someone in his family has died. He will definitely take action next summer."
"What about reporting to the capital?"
“Sauron has already used the sound transmission crystal to send a message, but I don’t think there is much hope.
Forget about the army. Professionals coming to investigate... there is a chance, but the biggest possibility is that the king will not respond at all."