Chapter 495: The Rules of War
Solandale's ability to decisively abandon the eastern part of the Beacon Province, evacuate the main force of the frontier defense, and close the defense line to Fengyun Pass, in addition to being familiar with history, is inseparable from her own hard work in the academy.
The same is the evacuation, which army withdraws first, which army withdraws, from where, how to withdraw, these are all exquisite, and all the details of the command will be highlighted in the wargames.
Solandale's evacuation operation was so efficient that even the strictest of teachers would give a four-word assessment - impeccable.
However, Chino did not praise Solandale, but silently made his own deployment, he sent heavy troops to build siege positions outside Fengyun Pass, and played his first strategy card: "I sent 8,000 armor soldiers to take the captured Dogurand civilians hostage, and approached the gate of Fengyun Pass." β
Solandale was stunned for a moment, shook her head with a smile and said, "No, you remember the rules wrong, wargames don't use civilians as troops or strategic targets." β
Chino: "Really? But as I have already said, this is not a game-like deduction, but a real war. β
Solandale pursed her lips and patiently explained: "Even if it is a real war, there are rules, and soldiers cannot harm civilians. β
Chino: "Who told you that?" β
Solandale said without hesitation, "What the teacher told me, that's what the book says. Although war is cruel, it also has rules and bottom lines, not the kind of shameless barbaric slaughter. β
Chino picked up the push rod and pushed the 8,000 A soldiers who were holding civilians hostage to the gate of Fengyun Gate, and said lightly: "But that's what I'm doing now, what are you going to do?" β
Solandelle stopped talking several times, and her face became not very good: "But... This is not right. Taking innocent civilians hostage is a very despicable act! β
With a look of contempt and banter in his eyes, Chino ignored Solandale and slowly pushed his armor forward: "Now, my armor has taken civilians hostage into your firepower coverage area and is advancing towards the gate of Fengyun Pass. β
Solandale looked at the sand table blankly, because the psychological hints given by Chino in front of her were very sufficient, and her attitude was also very serious, completely substituting herself into the battle.
It seemed to her that image that really came to her eyesβthe army outside the Fengyun Pass was overwhelmed, the iron armor was like a cloud, and the ruthless Far Eastern invaders held the civilians of Dogurand hostage in front of them, as a meat shield to withstand long-range blows, those compatriots were crying helplessly, and there were even children inside...
Those children were about the same age as her, their eyes were so clear that there were no impurities, they didn't know what they were going through, and the wolf smoke and flames in front of them, the golden iron horse, were too strange to them.
The children carefully hugged their parents' waists, tilted their heads innocently, and looked at the Fengyun Pass in front of them, and then looked at the expressionless Far Eastern soldiers behind them, who were pushed forward in the fear and sobs of their parents.
The city defense equipment of Fengyun Pass has a strike angle limit, and vertical strikes cannot be carried out, so the long-range strike coverage area is 100 meters to 400 meters away from the city wall.
In that year, in order to break through Fengyun Pass as soon as possible, the Far Eastern invaders launched a highly intense attack, and finally succeeded in defeating Fengyun Pass, but at the cost of 100,000 corpses, the vanguard elite was almost completely wiped out, and more than half of the armor soldiers died from the firepower of heavy city defense equipment.
At this time, 8,000 armor soldiers held civilians hostage, walked through the firepower coverage area in an orderly manner, and advanced towards the Fengyun Gate.
Solandelle's eyes were dazed, and her ears seemed to hear the echo of the civilians crying, her head dizzy, and her consciousness was in a trance.
Suddenly, Chino's voice sounded: "My armor has already passed halfway, you still have a chance to react now, you just need to order the city defense corps to fire, and after a few rounds of volleys, these armor soldiers will not return." β
Solandale subconsciously tightened his fists, his eyes were extremely solemn, and he said in a low voice: "There are civilians inside, I will never do this..."
"Really? So righteous? Chino pushed the second armor card up again, and said lightly, "Since you didn't attack my armorers, I guess that the hijacking tactics are very effective, and the second group of armor soldiers was dispatched, the number is still 8,000, all of them are holding civilians hostage, and children are specially selected as hostages." β
Solandale bit her lower lip tightly, her breathing had begun to fluctuate and rapid, and she stared at Chino angrily.
No matter what Solandale's expression was, Chino continued his advance: "The first batch of armor soldiers has broken through the fire coverage area and come to within 100 meters of the city wall, the second group of armor soldiers is halfway through, and the third group of armor soldiers has begun to enter..."
Solandale's lips were biting and bleeding, and her hands were shaking, but she didn't give the order to open fire, and watched as three groups of armored soldiers approached the city.
"Because they did not receive any blows, all three groups of armor soldiers broke through the area covered by fire and were unscathed." Chino kindly reminded him, "At this point, you still have a chance, although the angle of the heavy equipment is not enough, you can order the archers to shoot vertically, or pour molten iron into the city." β
"These three groups of armor have a total of 24,000 men, and if I can inflict heavy damage on them under the walls, my siege force will be weakened."
Chino is right, this is not a catastrophe, there is still a chance to save the situation, the means of defending the city are not only heavy equipment, but Solandel also knows very well that if he does what he says, while annihilating tens of thousands of armor soldiers, it also means killing tens of thousands of civilians who were taken hostage, most of them are children...
Solandale gritted her teeth and stared at the soldiers who were approaching the city, her blood-stained lips tightly knitting into a line, but she didn't say a word.
"Still not acting? Hmm~ I was a little moved. Such a loving and righteous leader deserves my respect. Chino played the second strategy card and said lightly, "As a sign of respect, my armor released the captured civilians and let them flee on their own, and now they are all gathered at the gates of the city." β
Solandelle's nerves suddenly relaxed, she resisted the dizziness, and played three chapters of strategy cards in a row: "Archer Vertical Strike!" Behind the city gates, there is a phalanx of spears! Open the gates! β
The walls of Fengyun Pass shot arrows like waterfalls, suppressing the armor sent by Chino to move at the wall, and the gates were wide open, allowing the civilians to escape into the city.
Solandel was not afraid that the armor soldiers would take the opportunity to rush in, because there was already a dense phalanx of spears behind the city wall, and the armor soldiers would definitely be in a chaotic formation when they rushed into the city, and they would undoubtedly hit the stones with eggs when they encountered a complete formation of spear phalanx.
Just as Solandale watched the civilians retreat into the city, Chino's shouts suddenly rang out: "Boom!! β
In a state of high mental concentration, suddenly hearing such a loud voice, Solandelle was so frightened that she didn't know what was going on.
I saw a strange smile on Chino's face, as if he was wearing a Shura mask: "Just now, something interesting happened-"