Pioneering

The Nok Defense Line was a fortification system built by Zhong Ming in the southeastern border area to resist the invasion of the Fritz Empire that first arrived after he learned that the Fritz Empire was about to invade.

Thanks to the extraordinary productivity, the construction of the Nok line of defense began at the end of 15, and was basically completed at the end of the spring of 16. The cost was 1 million Yaxia gold dollars. Its name comes from the core support of the line of defense - Nok river.

This river starts from the core area of ​​the Jueling Mountains in the west and enters the Yaxia Coastal Province in the east, with a total length of more than 7200 kilometers.

This line of defense is an important branch in the west-east direction of the southeastern section of the Knock River. The main body of the line of defense is more than 400 kilometers, and the main part is in the southern provinces and Wulin provinces. After the Ridge Mountains, the large-scale northward attack towards Yasha must pass through the river section.

Moreover, it is a double fortification of a barrier defense line on the south bank and a barrier defense line on the north bank.

The main buildings of the line of defense are all made of reinforced concrete mixed with a small amount of diabolium, which is very strong.

Because the time is too short, the large-scale defensive array is not enough to spread out, so we can only choose to build it at the important defensive nodes on the south bank, so we have to spend a lot of money to use magic resistance gold to enhance the special energy resistance of the building.

There are various magic artillery, trenches, barbed wire barriers, fortresses, kitchens, power stations, hospitals, factories, etc. inside the defense line. The passages extend in all directions. In order to facilitate the mobilization of supplies and troops, there are underground railway passages between important fortifications.

And all this took less than two hundred days.

In order to rush to work quickly, the Warrior Legion also joined the high-intensity labor in rotation, and the earth-specialized wizards who performed "turning stones into mud" and "turning mud into stone" lost a lot of weight each time.

Many construction industry talents with the rise of large-scale infrastructure construction in the past few years have been directly recruited for a fee, which surprised and delighted the civil engineering experts.

The good news is that if you fight ash fast, you will also have the opportunity to make military exploits and be awarded a title, although it is so difficult that it is just a little fingertip.

Surprisingly, the construction period for such a large project is so short, and you have to use your head to ensure quality and quantity, which really makes people bald.

There are many mountains in this area, the terrain is rugged, and the rivers are winding, making it difficult to move and fight. Only after crossing the river and entering the north bank, the terrain will quickly become broad and flat.

Therefore, normal marches cannot circumvent this line of defense, unless Fritz's expeditionary force dares to penetrate more than 400 miles into the enemy's territory, risking the logistics line being cut off and the rear road being attacked to play continuous bridge jumping tactics.

The core idea of ​​the jump gang tactic is to keep the pressure on the enemy and make it difficult for the enemy to counter effectively by moving quickly and leaving some troops in place to cover.In this tactic, the troops are divided into two phases, the forward and the rear.

First, the advancing force moves to the front of the target location in an attempt to break through and open the enemy defenses.Once the breakthrough is successful, part of the advancing force will move on to occupy a new position, while leaving another part of the force to defend the captured position.The rear troops would then jump over the advancing troops and continue to advance, and the process would continue.

But the necessary conditions for the success of the gang-jumping tactic are precise coordination and communication, supply and support to the rear troops, and a stable logistics line.

And it's not the coordinated communication of a small number of people and horses, but the collective coordination of a large army composed of knights and nobles.

Even if there are enough magical means to communicate, how to command these temporary teams of nobles, large and small?This is not the army formed by the modern country of Blue Star.

For this kind of command system built by the system of lords and vassals, even after a period of running-in training, the command cannot meet the demand for organizational strength.

How about building a teleportation array to reduce the difficulty of gang-jumping tactics, bypassing the defense line, and blitzing the capital of Assia?
Zhong Ming has also considered this situation. After all, during Blue Star’s second large-scale fighting, the Maginot Line, known as the “insurmountable perfect line of defense”, was directly bypassed by the Germans with mechanized troops. Inserted in the hinterland of France, France, which claimed to be the First Army of the European Continent, was caught off guard and surrendered for 42 days. Since then, it has become one of the eternal jokes of Blue Star.

If they just go around and don't fight you, won't your cluster of fortifications be in vain?
Theoretically, the Fritz Empire without large-scale armored and mechanized troops could not do it only by relying on the mobility of cavalry troops.Or can't quite do it.

In the material world, which is extremely rich in mana of various attributes, the physique of various creatures cannot be compared with that of Blue Star. It is very common for a first-class horse with the blood of a monster to run at the speed of a Ferrari.

However, the load capacity and endurance of war horses are far from comparable to armored transport troops that can run as long as they have fuel.Moreover, war horses are expensive. If all the horsepower is used for long-distance travel and large-scale material transportation, how can war horses have the strength to go to the battlefield?
It's really risky to bypass the defense line. Is the signal tower on the defense line a decoration?Are the Asshai soldiers who patrol day and night blind?
Could it be possible for an empire to accumulate thousands of years of experience and own space equipment to support hundreds of thousands of high-consumption extraordinary troops in combat?Impossible, absolutely impossible!

As for the teleportation array, limited by the extremely reliable space in the material world, the distance between teleportation props, spells, and magic circles is generally not long, and the consumption is still high. The quality of a single transportation is limited. It is very good to be able to build a few teleportation arrays to shorten logistics. , if there are more Zhong Ming, it is estimated that before the war, the Fritz Empire will collapse from the national finances like the Qin Dynasty.

What's more, people in the Kingdom of Yashai are not blind, so how can they still not see the big movement of opening the teleportation array?There must be an attack on the teleportation array.

If a little bit of troops are stationed in the teleportation array in the enemy area, it will not be enough for an expedition of 200 million troops.

Therefore, it is not very feasible for the teleportation array to cooperate with the gang jumping tactics.

Of course, if that Leon Fritz really made the miraculous achievements of "knowing that it is impossible to do it" and "knowing that it is easy to defy the sky", it is estimated that it will be on the front page of the history of the continental war, which is enough to be praised by bards tens of thousands of years.Ms. Controversy has to look at her with admiration and come to poach the corner of Mother Earth.

To be able to accomplish this kind of achievement, I am afraid that after the fact, he will be invited to "go to heaven" by the king of gods and appointed as the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces of the abyss gods.According to the rules of Zhong Ming's hometown, it is more than enough to confer titles of "Soldier Immortal", "Military God", and "Soldier Saint".

If Leon really has this kind of ability, Zhong Ming will...he can only ignore martial arts and crush him with violence.

It is impossible to admit defeat.

According to the friendly economic interaction between the intelligence agency and the nobles in Fritz, as well as the evaluation of the current industrial level and logistics capabilities of the Fritz Empire, as well as the judgment of organizational capabilities, the 40 knight expeditionary force was as early as the middle of the 16th year of Assia. It will be able to invade the North Continent by the end of the year at the latest.

With plenty of time, Zhong Ming felt that it might be a good idea to solve these small troubles in the Winklell Kingdom first.

Of course, Fritz and Hero cannot be allowed to advance too smoothly. This time they are all implicated in the mainland of Assia, and then rebuilding after the war is a last resort. It cannot become a habit, and they must bleed and know the pain.

Thinking of this, Zhong Ming gave Ryan an order.

……

"Adjutant, adjutant!" Shouted Siyan Lee Kalman, the vanguard of the Fritz Empire Expeditionary Force, or the commander of the semi-engineering force.

The style of the middle surname reveals that this middle-aged earl has a part of the aristocratic lineage of the Eastern Continent.

"Hi, Your Excellency General," the adjutant Rodin von Kalmann saluted him, "Do you have any instructions?"

General Si Yan looked at his nephew and asked him about the progress of the logistics line. After receiving a satisfactory answer, he praised him generously and promised to show his merit to His Majesty Lyon.

"The progress is unexpectedly fast, Luo Dan, you did a good job, much better than the two uneasy trash in my house, after returning..."

"Hey," Rodin scratched his cheeks embarrassingly, showing appropriate teenage shyness, "I didn't actually do anything, the road progressed so fast, thanks to those businessmen, they really helped us a lot!"

"Oh? What do you say?"

"Those merchants, especially those from Yashai, are really out for money, and they can do anything! The stones, sand, and even Yashai's special cement are all brought over for us.

Canned food, fruits, nuts, live cattle and sheep can all be transported with the team.As long as you spend money, there is nothing you can't buy! "Rodan whispered,
"Uncle, there are even girls, and there is also the Yaxia singer who is good at singing and dancing and has extraordinary beauty. Auntie is not here, you..."

"Ahem," General Si Yan interrupted him, "Let's talk in private, let's talk in private.

These Yashai merchants are really despicable, don't they know that we are going to attack their country?
Sure enough, ordinary people with poor morals are still untrustworthy, and the reforms of the First Prince are wrong!This industry and commerce must be controlled in the hands of our nobles! "

"Ah, yes, yes, uncle, you are right. As long as they are willing to pay, the merchant may even sell the noose used to hang himself! How can there be loyalty and foresight! These Yaxia merchants are too greedy, and the asking price is higher than the market price. It's several times more expensive!" Luo Dan, who was in charge of the accounts and expenses, said with some heartache, "It would be great if we could directly confiscate the things of those Asshai merchants like the Hero Empire!"

"Hehe, Rodin, take a long-term view. Our Majesty Leon is much better than Emperor Arthur of the Hero Empire in this regard. After all, he is a newly rising king, and some omissions are normal.

Now you are looking for excuses to confiscate the things of foreign businessmen, so will domestic businessmen be afraid that one day you will find an excuse to confiscate their wealth?

From then on, any foreign businessman was full of resistance to entering Fritz to do business, and domestic businessmen would try their best to flee with their wealth.

A single government decree caused countless wealthy businessmen to go bankrupt and live on the streets. They didn’t even go through procedural legislation and the process of using legal means. Emperor Arthur’s handling of this matter was too rough. How could anyone dare to invest in the Hero Empire for business in the future?
Many things only need to be done once, such as witch hunting. Our Fritz Empire did it a long time ago, and no matter how much the treatment is improved until now, not many wizards are willing to join us.

What has been, will come again, this is a living example taught to you juniors in the family inheritance! "General Siyan said.

"Moreover, owning it for the time being does not mean real ownership. These Asshai merchants betrayed Asshai who could support them for the short-term interests. When they lose Asshai and carry a lot of wealth, they are the real fat. Sheep, we only need to be a little more tactful to take away their wealth in a reasonable way."

"High, uncle is tall!" Rodan said with admiration.

"Hahaha!" General Siyan patted his beer belly after teaching by example, "I happen to be a little hungry too. Let's go, Luo Dan, I invite you to eat some delicious food brought by Yaxia merchant. What kind of fried chicken happy water is real? Yes, the beef and green onion buns are also great with sweet milk..."

The two uncles and nephews walked out of the barracks while talking and laughing, and were going to find some exotic food to worship the Wu Zang Temple.

As for military orders?What a joke, the two officers are looking for suitable logistics suppliers for the army, this is going out to do business!
Steamed bun, don't you agree?

"Hey, where's the person?" Luo Dan rubbed his eyes, "This store is still here today, why..."

"Maybe they have moved away. They are all small businessmen who make money with the army. It is normal to wait in front with their things or leave after buying them. Let's look for them elsewhere."

"No……"

"still none……"

"Did you see the ghost..."

The disappointed uncle and nephew had to go back to the military camp to have a big meal, then the whole army broke out of camp and continued to open the road.

The dust is flying, and the vanguard army is moving forward on the long road, waving tools and opening the way.

Every other province away, wizards followed behind the vanguard army to build teleportation arrays and reduce the logistics line.

"Bang!!!" A soldier who opened the way and several auxiliary soldiers who were moving stones were instantly blown into pieces all over the sky.

"What's going on? Are there enemies?" General Si Yan asked.

Several scouts dispersed, and soon they were blown to pieces and flew into pieces within a few steps.

"Hiss," General Siyan, who was watching the scouts, clearly saw some violent flames exploding under their feet, and quite a lot of granular and fragmented metal sand jumped out together, injuring many people.

"Blocking gold, rust heart sand," several scouts went up to the top, carefully collecting the residue on the ground, grabbing some leftovers from the explosion, and sniffing them, "Asshai's yellow gunpowder, and...fuck, it's poisonous !"

After finishing speaking, these scouts went to Hades again.

"Damn! The whole army is on alert!" General Si Yan ordered the whole army to stop, "Wizard, let the wizard come over and check these explosives!"

"What, you can't find it? Wizard Your Excellency, where is your spiritual power? You are a court mage, my lord..."

The wizard who was following up to build the teleportation array was embarrassed by General Siyan's questioning face: "Your Excellency, I am a wizard, not an almighty creator god! These explosives buried in the ground are coated with some alchemy materials. It can block my mental power perception, I really can't do anything."

These explosives are exactly the degraded synthetic products that Zhong Ming took from the scales of the Invisible Dragon, analyzed and tested their materials for a long time, and they are just right for use on landmines.

"What's the point of you pointing fingers at me, the wizard in charge of setting up the teleportation array, here?
I would like to offer you a fortune from His Majesty!As the commander of the Vanguard Legion, how did you allow the enemy to go around and plant so many dangerous explosives? "

'Damn it, it's those Asshai merchants! General Siyan had a flash of inspiration, and he suddenly realized that after all, these merchants were the only Asians who entered and exited the country on a large scale recently.

Not long ago, he was still complacently mocking the blind profit-seeking of businessmen, and he felt as if he had thrown a boomerang and stuck it in his heart.

"Your Majesty the Wizard, please take a step to speak..."

Mr. General didn’t know what the price was. In short, Mr. Wizard understood Mr. General’s negligence and felt that it was a reasonable engineering difficulty.

Afterwards, General Siyan tensed up and changed several possible marching directions, all of which were buried with a lot of minefields, and had to be cleared and advanced little by little.

As for why not just change to a place without landmines.

The Vanguard Legion set up logistics by opening the way, and the logistics line must be as short as possible, otherwise he would not be able to explain to His Majesty Leon.

Therefore, as long as these landmines are planted on the key roads that must be passed, they must be cleared little by little, and detours are not acceptable.

"boom!!!"

Suddenly, a loud noise echoed through the wilderness, and flames and black smoke filled the air.

Li Siyan was shaken off balance, but he quickly recovered, and immediately ordered the soldiers to remain vigilant and steady, and continue to clear the mines.

He stared gloomily ahead through the thick smoke and dust. He knew that the construction deadline would not be met.

With this minefield trick, Zhong Ming can free up another two or three months to clean up the good neighbors in the Northern Continent who are about to move. (end of this chapter)