Zhou Jin said to Xu Kuang:
"I originally thought that my lord's ability was only in knowing and employing people, but I didn't expect that my lord's military strategy is also so outstanding. I really have a blind eye but not a mountain."
Xu Kuang helped everyone up with a smile, then pulled Zhou Jin to the map and said:
"Look, you all come over and take a look.".
Xu Kuang pointed to a gentle slope near Balsamic Melon Ridge on the map and said:
"Look, the terrain here is flat. If I put a regiment of cavalry here, once the battle starts, our army will be able to reach the city of Balsam Ridge in less than half an hour."
Xu Kuang then pointed to a flat area of land opposite Mushroom Ridge and Balsam Melon Ridge, and said to the crowd:
"Look, there is no obstruction here, and the shooting range is wide. I put the artillery battalion here, push it two kilometers forward, and place an infantry regiment. When the battle starts, the artillery battalion can cover the rapid advancement of the artillery regiment in front. How about it?" .
Xu Kuang didn't wait for anyone to respond, and pointed to the official road in the northeast:
"I'll put a cavalry regiment and an infantry regiment here. Once the battle starts, the troops can use the official road to quickly go back to the back of Balsamic Ridge and take Folio's retreat."
Xu Kuang said again:
"The remaining regiment should be used as a reserve team. How about your advice?"
Zhou Jin smiled bitterly and said:
"what do I need to do?".
Xu Kuang smiled and said:
"These more than 10,000 troops and horses all need to be deployed by you, Ziyu. Isn't the burden on you heavy enough?"
Zhou Jin saluted and accepted the order.
After the cavalry and artillery were separated from the infantry, the troops were also reorganized. Now a regiment has about two thousand people. Xu Kuang's army can only hold eight regiments, which is still far from what Xu Kuang thought.
Xu Kuang said again:
"Mr. Zhuge, you still need to worry more about logistics.".
Zhuge Duan accepted the order happily.
Xu Kuang looked at the map and sneered:
"Get ready. Within one day, all troops will be in place for military exercises."
"Wait a moment.".
Guo Zan stopped Xu Kuang.
Xu Kuang looked at Guo Zan doubtfully and asked:
"Fengxiao, why did you stop me?"
Guo Zan smiled and said:
"Lord, I suggest you get a letter from Navrio first, saying that you are going to conduct a military exercise and use the Balsamic Ridge. Only in this way can the exercise play its due role."
Xu Kuang thought for a while and found that what Guo Zan said made sense, and he was greatly impressed.
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"Just do as Mr. said."
After a while, a fast horse rushed out from Mushroom Ridge and headed straight for Balsam Melon Ridge.
Forio received Xu Kuang's letter and wanted to refuse, but he didn't dare, so he could only agree to Xu Kuang's request.
After the messenger left, Forio overturned the table to the ground, shattering bottles and jars on the floor.
Forio roared:
"Xu Kuang is a thief, he is going too far!"
The old housekeeper sighed helplessly when he saw this scene.
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More than 10,000 troops set off from Mushroom Ridge in a mighty manner. Before leaving, Xu Kuang set several principles for them.
First, those who are unarmed or do not resist will not be killed, and those who disobey orders will be subject to military law;
Second, robbery of property is not allowed, and those who disobey orders will be subject to military law;
Third, accepting bribes is not allowed, and those who violate orders will be subject to military law;
Fourth, rape of women is not allowed, and those who violate the order will be punished by military law;
Fifth, it is not allowed to deliberately destroy the property of good people, and those who violate orders will be punished by military law.
These five orders are also called the "five no-nos" by the soldiers. Although they have complaints in their hearts, they can only abide by this principle honestly.
Xu Kuang established a military court in the rear and incorporated the five no-nos into military law. He felt that it was necessary to do this, otherwise some soldiers might not know their surnames.
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Each unit quickly arrived at the designated location and began to conduct drills according to the plan.
Xu Kuang's move frightened the nearby lords, but when everyone took a closer look, they found that it was only aimed at Balsam Blossom Ridge, so they went back to their homes to find their mothers.
They knew very well the hatred between Xu Kuang and Balsamic Meling Ridge, so they were not worried that Xu Kuang would bring trouble to them.
The acting started vigorously. The quick reaction of the cavalry, the coordinated operations of the infantry and artillery, the rapid weaving and detouring of the cavalry and infantry, the rapid support of the logistics arms, and the mutual cooperation between the various arms made Forio, a layman, stunned.
Forio stood high up, watching the joint drills of various units below, his hands trembling.
He kept asking himself, could the troops he spent money on defeat Xu Kuang's new Panshi Army?
He kept giving hints to himself in his mind that it would definitely be possible, it would definitely be possible, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that once the war started, within an hour, Forio's army would be driven into Balsam Pear City.
And those fully armored infantry and heavy cavalry are just tin cans, and it is absolutely difficult to resist Xu Kuang's infantry and artillery combination.
In the military camp, the soldiers trembled when they heard the rumbling of artillery outside.
Even the three-professional assassination group composed of mercenaries changed their expressions when they saw Xu Kuang's army.
The leader of the assassination group found Forio and asked:
"Baron Forio, I hope you can give me a reasonable explanation. Who is this Xu Kuang? Why is his army so sophisticated? I have seen the elite infantry of the kingdom before, and that's it. You must give me An explanation, otherwise, I’m afraid I won’t be able to continue to perform the contract with you.”
Forio frowned. He looked at the leader of the assassination group and asked:
"What are you talking about? I spent 10,000 gold coins to invite you here, and you are leaving before the fight starts?".
When the leader of the assassination regiment saw Forio like this, he had no intention of talking nonsense to him anymore and just said:
"We won't refund you the deposit, and we won't take your balance payment either. The assassination team will leave Balsamic Ridge today. Just wish yourself well!"
Before the leader of the assassination regiment finished speaking, he saw two high-pitched eagle cries in the sky, and more than twenty small black dots flying from the direction of Mushroom Ridge.
The leader of the assassination regiment quickly said to his subordinates:
"Quickly, the magician uses the eagle eye technique to see what is in the sky?".
The magician blessed the eagle eye technique, and Forio and the leader of the assassination group also saw the scene in the sky.
I saw two wind demon eagles in the sky as the front formation, followed by more than 20 natural priests who could be combined. All flying units were blessed by various totem formations, flying in a neat queue over Balsam Pear City.
This scene also fell into the eyes of the soldiers in the military camp.
The leader of the assassination regiment's face became even more ugly. He grabbed Forio's collar and glared at Forio:
"Why didn't you mention this when you hired us? They have so many nature priests, so how many magicians do they have? How many warriors?!".
Forio did not answer, but the magician had already changed the direction of the eagle eye technique and aimed it at the military camp below.
The eagle eye technique directly illuminated Zhao Congfeng.
Zhao Congfeng was riding on the horse, frowning, and wanted to kill the magician who used the Eagle Eye technique, but was stopped by Zhou Jin who came to inspect.
"Don't panic, just let them see it. The clearer they can see it, the better."
Zhao Congfeng also laughed when he saw Zhou Jin Zhizhu holding it.