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Among them, the most important one is naturally the soul of an army, the legion commander.
As the saying goes, if one soldier is cowardly, the whole general will be cowardly. If the legion commander is incompetent, the army will be useless.
Therefore, Zhang Mu collected many ancient and modern military books and war cases on Blue Star.
Then he selected a group of smart people from the First Army and gave lectures personally.
In the end, Domit emerged from the crowd of competitors.
Zhang Mu knew very well that a true military god could not be created simply by studying military books and conducting deductions on a sand table.
If someone holds an opposing opinion, a general from the Ying clan of Zhao would probably kick open the coffin lid that has been sealed for thousands of years, jump out of the coffin and slap him hard in the face.
Therefore, Zhang Mu will not interfere with Domit's command.
Besides, if they really come to a contest, he himself may not be more knowledgeable about military affairs than Domit now.
He roughly told Mih his thoughts, and after listening he shook his head, indicating that he couldn't understand.
Zhang Mu smiled back without saying anything.
The two men quickened their pace and arrived at the First Army's temporary base in the forest half an hour later.
This is a clearing created by the soldiers cutting down trees at the root.
The conditions were limited, there were no tents, and there was only a bonfire a few meters away. Except for those soldiers who were standing guard outside, all the other soldiers slept on the ground around the fire.
Seeing the Marshal coming, the soldiers quickly stood up and lined up in front of Zhang Mu.
Glancing from left to right at the soldiers whose faces were covered in scorched earth, Zhang Mu asked softly, "Have you seen death?"
"Yes!"
"Do you understand what death is?"
"Yes!"
"Very good." Zhang Mu smiled, "Anyone wants to withdraw?
This is the only chance.”
The dancing flames illuminated their resolute faces.
silent.
The battlefield is where humans grow the fastest.
"Disband."
The soldiers held their guns and returned to the fire and lay down in an orderly manner.
"If the wrong decision is made, many people will die." Mihlete said in a low voice a few steps behind him.
Mi He, who had been with Zhang Mu for some time, felt that with Zhang Mu's kind character, even if he didn't change his mind, he would be able to comfort himself.
Things were a little different from what he thought.
Zhang Mu's expression was colder than ever before: "Without sacrifice, there will be no victory."
There is no such thing as a war without death.
When the First Army began recruiting soldiers, it did not force anyone to join.
And Zhang Mu repeatedly emphasized that many people would die in the war with Lagu.
On the day of the ambush, he said to all the soldiers: I need you to sacrifice your lives for us.
Zhang Mu at that time was not sentimental. He knew the cruelty of war, and when he went to rob the oil rats, the brother and sister in the ruins were just the tip of the iceberg.
He repeatedly told the soldiers that people would die in war, and at the same time tried to make them understand what death really is.
After one battle, they will understand it enough.
Therefore, the question just now was really the last one.
Mi He was at the back and couldn't see Zhang Mu's face.
After a moment of confusion, he asked, "Do you know what decision Domit will make?"
"The first battle is the decisive battle."
Turning back, Zhang Mu's expression had returned to his usual smile: "Lagu can send more troops. We are already at an absolute disadvantage in terms of military strength.
Delaying this will only increase the probability of defeat."
"Determine the winner in one go?"
"That's the only way." Zhang Mu walked into the darkness outside the camp, "Our only advantage right now is guns and artillery fire.
And this advantage will continue to decrease over time.
The best option is to not give the enemy a chance to adapt and to kill them all in one go."
"What does it mean to accomplish one goal at a time?"
He paused for a moment, then continued walking into the night, saying, "You don't understand."
That's why I asked.
Mih was confused and followed him.
……
On a mountaintop somewhere in the Silent Forest.
Similar to the First Army, a clearing was cleared among the trees, where Lagu's main force was stationed.
In the lighted tent, Gideon sat across the table from the legion commander.
"Yes, I believe the enemy commander will directly initiate a decisive battle." Gideon slammed his fist on the table.
The legion commander bit his fingernails and said, "Their weapons are powerful, and they don't look like they are short of arrows. If we drag it out, they will have a better chance of winning, right?"
"Do not!
Commander, the most important thing in war is intelligence.
Gul's side doesn't know that the kingdom won't send more troops, and we only have 100,000 soldiers on hand.
They are probably worried that we will continue to send reinforcements until they are exhausted."
"Well..." The legion commander bit his nails a little harder, "But those new weapons... reap lives too quickly."
"Melee!"
Gideon slammed his fist on the table again: “I’ve noticed their soldiers, they are not professionals, they are just ordinary soldiers.
As long as we get close and incur far more casualties than the enemy, we can definitely annihilate the enemy!"
Feeling a little toothache, the legion commander said with a bitter face: "Too many soldiers died. I will have a hard time explaining it when I return to the kingdom."
"It's better than failure."
After blinking and thinking for a while, the legion commander nodded and said, "That's right."
"You are the commander now, you give the orders."
The meaning of this statement is very clear: whoever makes the decision will be held responsible.
Gideon didn't care, he only wanted to bring victory to the kingdom.
Standing up, he walked out of the tent, ready to formulate a specific battle plan.
"Step aside!"
When he walked to the door curtain, the curtain was suddenly lifted up by the impact. He was startled and grasped the hilt of the long sword at his waist.
The sword was half drawn when he saw clearly that the person rushing to the bed was Mahamuda, the kingdom's wizard who was accompanying the army.
The person he carefully laid flat on the bed was Brando, who had lost contact.
"Lord Brando!" Gideon sheathed his sword and rushed over with the legion commander.
"Keep your voice down!" Mahamuda scolded the two with a gloomy face.
"what happened?!"
"We were attacked, and only Lord Brando and I escaped."
Hearing this, Gideon took a step forward, his face filled with astonishment: "The other three..."
"All dead."
How can it be?
He couldn't believe that they could ambush five high-level professionals and leave three of them, including the great knight, behind. Could it be that the Lake royal family sent someone?
"How many are there?"
"two."
Gideon's eyes were dull: "Two... are they Mr. Potter?"
"No." Mahamuda clenched his fists. "They are strangers. One seems to be a magician, and the other is a space magician."
"Impossible!" Gideon spitted. "There are five of you, including the Grand Knight and the Mage..."
The irritable wizard interrupted him: "Sir Brando was ambushed and seriously injured.
He... I don't know why he was killed, and when I arrived, the body was gone."
Then he frowned, "What are you doing here? It's dark and you haven't left the Tranquil Forest yet?"
"We were ambushed too."
After recounting the whole story, the legion commander explained, “We contacted Sir Brando, but received no response.
After discussing with Gideon, he took over the command of the Legion."
"You want to confront the enemy?"
"It's not a confrontation, it's a decisive battle."
"I object!" Mahamuda refuted sharply, "Withdraw immediately!"
"No, you can't."
A sound was heard from the bed. The three of them were stunned for a moment and turned their heads to look.