Nicholas was the first to ask for Bai Xiaowen's opinion. Bai Xiaowen's previous performance had successfully increased his importance in Nicholas' mind.
Bai Xiaowen had already thought about it after Nicholas announced that he was qualified to attend the high-level military meeting.
"Your Highness, the number of the allied forces of the remnants is no less than ours, and their combat power is several times that of ours. However, in this war, as the defenders, we also have our own advantages, "Bai Xiaowen said." The Blackrock Fortress has a strong defense, and the walls are made of hard black rock. For the enemy, the weakest point to break through is the city gate … "
"We have already wiped out the vanguard of the remnants through today's battle, which severely dampened the enemy's spirit and boosted the confidence of the soldiers and civilians. So, next, we have to play to our advantage of defending the city. We can't rashly go out and fight the enemy in the field … "
The chief of staff frowned and said, "What should we do? Withdraw all the troops into the city? "
Today's battle plan of the allied forces was proposed by the chief of staff next to Nicholas. However, in Bai Xiaowen's view, the chief of staff was a bit amateurish in terms of war strategy. Not to mention the famous strategists of the Three Kingdoms, he was even inferior to Zhang Liao, Li Dian, and other good generals.
If it was Bai Xiaowen who formulated the strategy of the first battle, he would never have let the weak allied forces of the Northern Frontier Lords take the initiative to fight the vanguard of the remnants head-on. The casualties were as high as four to one, which was simply murder.
Using Nicholas as a surprise attack to lure out the enemy's elites and using Archbishop Arlo's forbidden divine spell to win the war could only be said to be good. However, it was only crushing the enemy with strength and could not be considered a brilliant move. In the end, it was also a failure that they did not send troops to ambush and intercept in advance.
However, this was also determined by the war customs of the Cain Plane and had something to do with the cultural background.
Generals were more accustomed to leading soldiers to charge in phalanxes and fighting with real swords and spears, rather than using tactics to win. Knowing the restraints between different types of soldiers and being able to send out different types of soldiers to fight under different conditions, or having multiple types of soldiers fight together, was already a pretty good commander.
In the face of the chief of staff's doubts, Bai Xiaowen shook his head and said, "It's definitely not possible to withdraw all the troops. Holing up in defense is tantamount to giving all the initiative to the enemy. My suggestion is to actively defend and wait for an opportunity. "
There was a brief silence in the meeting room, as if everyone was mulling over the meaning of this sentence.
"There seems to be a deeper meaning behind your words. Dior, speak your mind. Don't be nervous. It doesn't matter even if you say something wrong, "Nicholas said.
Bai Xiaowen nodded. After getting Nicholas's permission, he walked to the map behind the main seat.
"We can enlist the people to dig trenches around Black Rock City to stop the rapid advance of the remnant troops," Bai Xiaowen said. "In a defensive battle, the longer it takes for the attacking troops to break into the city wall, the greater the loss."
Count Denton nodded in agreement. "That's a good idea. We can place some obstacles in the trench, like spikes or something like that. That'll make the beasts bleed a little."
"This means that we have more time to shoot arrows and throw stones from the top of the city wall." The chief of staff nodded.
Bai Xiaowen continued, "Not only on the city wall, but also near the city wall, we can build arrow towers. When the enemy charges, the soldiers stationed on the arrow towers can also shoot freely. If the enemy doesn't pull out the arrow towers, they will suffer a lot of losses. If they choose to attack the arrow towers first, the arrows and stones from the top of the city wall will also make them suffer heavy losses. "
"The city wall and the arrow towers protect each other. It's a genius design," Cecilia said softly.
What Bai Xiaowen said was a very simple defense strategy from the ancient Hua Xia, but to Nicholas and the others, it was like opening the door to a new world.
"While defending, we can't ignore the importance of offense. In my opinion, the supplies of the remnant troops should be an important weakness, "Bai Xiaowen continued." The northern desert is barren, and there is a shortage of food. This time, even the old, the weak, women, and children of the remnant troops will follow the army. How will we solve the problem of food? Whether it's the orcs or the trolls, they all eat a lot … "
"Therefore, we need to send more reconnaissance troops to find out the military distribution of the remnant troops. After finding the right opportunity, we will send elite forces to attack! If we can destroy important places such as their grain depots, it will be even better. "
Bai Xiaowen finally concluded, "This is what I mean by active defense and waiting for an opportunity. Hold fast, so that the enemy has no opportunity to take advantage of; when the enemy's morale falls after a long battle, we will find an opportunity to attack the enemy's vital points! "
There was silence in the conference room.
Prince Nicholas coughed and said, "Well said. Does anyone have anything to add? "
The others in the conference room shook their heads.
What a joke. This "active defense" strategy was ten times better than today's battle strategy. The two could not be compared at all.
"Well, then let's follow Baron Dior's suggestion and make a plan for the defensive battle." Prince Nicholas stood up, and everyone stood up.
There was a crackling applause.
"Dior, you are a military genius. I hope you can continue to contribute your talents to the Empire and mankind, "Prince Nicholas said sincerely.
Bai Xiaowen received a prompt message from the spiritual world's rules.
"Prince Nicholas's favorability towards you has increased. Current favorability level: Friend."
"Lord Cecilia's favorability towards you has increased. Current favorability level: Friend."
"Lord Cecilia's favorability towards you has increased. Current favorability level: Moved (unchanged)."
"Archbishop Arlo's favorability towards you has increased. Current favorability level: Acquaintance."
"Count Denton's favorability towards you has increased …"
Bai Xiaowen received a notification that he had gained favorable impression points. He exhaled softly. It was worth his effort to persuade them. The effect was not bad. Although there were no direct rewards of merit points or equipment, the people in the small conference room were the decision-makers of the Human Alliance Army. Being able to gain their favorability was a great hidden benefit in itself.
The meeting ended. Nicholas's chief of staff began to draft orders busily and handed them to Nicholas to issue to the commanders of the infantry phalanxes.
Digging trenches and building arrow towers was not an easy task in this cold northern border. However, the spiritual world soldiers were different from the ordinary soldiers of the Earth Plane. They were often several times stronger than ordinary people. There was no problem with efficiency.
Think about it. Bai Xiaowen used dozens of bandits as human locomotives. He dragged all the resources in the cliff mine and walked back to White Stone Town. None of the bandits died of exhaustion.
After the meeting, Bai Xiaowen found Prince Nicholas and volunteered to be the commander of the reconnaissance team.
Prince Nicholas was puzzled. In his opinion, Bai Xiaowen would be more useful in the military meeting if he stayed in the city.
However, the work of the reconnaissance team was also very important. It was especially important to find out the enemy's military strength and numbers. It was not something ordinary people could do.
In the end, Nicholas agreed. He only reminded Bai Xiaowen to be careful.
This made Bai Xiaowen unhappy. I've already volunteered to do such dangerous work. Why don't you give me some benefits? I don't have a leader like you.
Bai Xiaowen tactfully mentioned that he needed some supplies. Prince Nicholas came to a realization. He grabbed the clerk who was writing furiously at the side.
It turned out that the clerk was the quartermaster of the Black Rock Fortress, Basil Heber.
Bai Xiaowen chose to open the merit exchange list. Basil Heber entered the mode of a human vending machine.
"So many?"
Bai Xiaowen felt as if his eyes were brimming with tears. This was the first time he had seen such a rich list of merit points. Compared to the list in front of him, Uncle Liu, the family of the grass, they could all go to hell.
As expected of the prince's personal expedition. There were so many good things.
There were three categories: equipment, tools, and food. Every time he opened a category, there was a dazzling array of items. There were dozens or even hundreds of items that could be exchanged from low-level to high-level.
Of course, reputation points were needed to exchange for these items. However, Bai Xiaowen was now revered in the human alliance army.
The items that could be exchanged for with friendliness and respect were usually low-level. Bai Xiaowen was not interested in the low-level equipment and tools.
Bai Xiaowen's eyes narrowed when he flipped to the end of the equipment column. The equipment in the last column were all Gold equipment!
Of course, the merit points needed to exchange for a piece of Gold equipment were also very high. The cheapest piece of bracer was 5,000 merit points. Moreover, the Gold equipment that appeared in the exchange list were all top-grade Gold equipment with additional attributes. They did not have any additional practical skills.
Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi did not have a complete set of equipment slots. Since they had enough merit points and did not need to exchange for other items, they could choose to exchange for some equipment that they did not have. They could also exchange for some blue and white equipment to avoid wasting merit points.
However, the reputation points needed to exchange for Gold equipment were … Worship.
"I wonder if there is a 'Oath of Shattering' behind the tools column?" Bai Xiaowen was concerned about the fragment item that could be used to build a permanent team. He carefully flipped through the list but did not find it. It seemed that this [Oath of Blackpeak] mission could not be completed by exchanging items.
However, there were still a few practical tools at the end of the list.
[Group Teleportation Scroll: S-grade tool. After use, teleport you and your nearby allies (effective radius is the user's Spirit/10, unit: meters) to the target area. If there are enemy targets near the target area, the teleportation will not work.]
[High-purity Holy Water: S-grade tool. Can be smeared on weapons or armor. Has a significant effect on Spirit/Demon type enemies.]
[Frost Storm Scroll: A-grade tool. After use, create a frost storm within a radius of 100 meters. All enemies within the range will suffer freezing damage and slow down. Lasts for 10 seconds.]
…
There were also good items in the food category.
Food such as rye bread could restore health points during battle. The effect was slightly lower than the buns in the Three Kingdoms plane world. However, rye bread was only the lowest grade food. There were higher grades after it. It could provide a certain buff after consumption. It did not stack with the effect of Combat Potions. It was really amazing.
What made Bai Xiaowen's eyes light up was the "wheat wine." It could restore the physical strength of an Awakened. It was the same as the "rice wine" in the Three Kingdoms plane world. It was a specialty of the plane. It was probably a food unique to the European plane in the Middle Ages.
The merit points required to purchase wheat wine were not high. Each bottle only cost 25 points. Bai Xiaowen bought 20 bottles and spent 500 merit points. When he used the flame moves of the Grassland Sect's ancient martial arts to attack the enemy, it would consume his physical strength.
After looking through the food category, the list of items to be exchanged did not end. There was also a small category called "Special Items."
Bai Xiaowen gave it a glance. Just as he was about to turn the page, he suddenly stopped.
"This is … a returning tool?"
[Town Teleportation Scroll: Special Item. After use, the Awakened will be immediately teleported back to Earth, regardless of whether they are in a combat state or not. It can only be used in the Spiritual Realm. Important note: If the main mission is not completed, all the power points, equipment, and items obtained in the Spiritual Realm will disappear.]
Bai Xiaowen looked at the price of the [Town Teleportation Scroll]. It was 5,000 merit points.
The value of this item was difficult to determine. However, it was undeniable that in some situations where one needed to gamble, having a [Town Teleportation Scroll] on one's person would give one more confidence.
Moreover, the [Town Teleportation Scroll] did not have any binding requirements. It had a high exchange value.
Thinking about how 5,000 merit points was comparable to the exchange price of Gold-grade equipment, Bai Xiaowen smiled bitterly. Although it was expensive, Bai Xiaowen was still determined to exchange for it. Moreover, he would exchange for as many as he could.
According to the information Bai Xiaowen had collected, returning tools were very rare and precious. This was the first time Bai Xiaowen had encountered one in the fourth plane he had explored. If he did not buy it now, there would be no medicine for regret in the future.
As for whether a [Town Teleportation Scroll] was worth a piece of Gold-grade equipment? On Earth, the price of a returning tool was much higher than that. Many big shots who did not lack money would pay a satisfactory price for a returning tool. Thus, this item was definitely worth a lot of money.
After looking at the exchange list, Bai Xiaowen left Blackrock Fortress.
Cecilia followed him silently all the way. After walking out of the fortress, she asked, "Why did you take the initiative to apply for the reconnaissance mission? Staying with the prince is not only safe, but also an opportunity for a meteoric rise. "
Of course, Bai Xiaowen wanted to kill more enemies and get more treasure chests, but he could not tell her this reason.
He looked back at Cecilia and smiled.
"Only by understanding the enemy can we defeat them. I want to see with my own eyes how strong the main force of the allied forces of the remnants is, so that I can come up with a way to deal with them. In addition, in the military meeting, I have already told all the tactical strategies I can think of. It is useless to stay with the prince as an adviser. "
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