After completing a series of follow-up arrangements, Hetty left Gawain's room with the documents. For a while, there was only the slight hum of the ventilation system in the huge study, until an uncoordinated breeze blew from behind. Come on, Gawain turned his head slightly: "You are late again."
"I just arrived," Amber's figure emerged from near the window, and said casually as he walked towards the desk, "But you and I Hetty was talking about those head-turning things. My head hurt when I heard it, so I rested outside the window for a while..."
Gawain glanced at this guy: "I asked you to investigate. How is things going?"
"As you expected, there are Typhon spies among the civilians and craftsmen recruited near the White Sand Hills." Amber's expression became slightly serious, "Their latency period is long. Beyond our imagination, one of the carpenters has even lived in the Eastern Territory for twenty years. He escaped the famine with the refugees in the Eastern Territory, built cities for the lords, and even joined the army and fought in the war. No one can believe that a carpenter has lived there. Twenty years later, he would be a Typhon - until my people caught him secretly using recording magic to collect information on mining machinery."
"...Maryland mentioned in the report, Tiphon. The Feng people are not ignorant of our magic equipment. In addition to basic common sense, their aerial scouts can even remotely identify the flash of light when the magic cannon is activated... This can only be done after observing the image data. "Gawain said, "Ansu and Typhon have been at odds for decades, and spies infiltrating each other have become normal. Within six months of the Eastern Territory losing control, these spies must have taken the opportunity to pass out a large amount of information."
"There is nothing we can do about it. After all, it will take time for us to completely take over the Eastern Territory. A short period of chaos is enough for the spies to do a lot of things, not to mention the chaos there for nearly half a year. Then again, our 'national power deception tactics' are also It was accomplished with the 'help' of these spies, and the calculation is not a loss," Amber curled his lips, "It's just that the spies we have identified now must only account for a small part, and there are still an unknown number lurking in the sewer corners of the Eastern Territory, and may even have followed them. With a large number of out-of-control refugees entering the Holy Spirit Plain..."
"This is the time for the Military Intelligence Bureau to show its value," Gawain looked at Amber, "Unconventional confrontation will be the key to Typhon and Cecil in the future. A lot of the pressure is on your Military Intelligence Bureau operators, but I believe in their abilities."
"Don't worry, the people I trained are good at getting things done. My ability to fight against trouble will definitely not disappoint you." Amber raised the corners of her mouth proudly, then stepped forward and placed a thick stack of documents in her hand on Gao's desk, "In addition, this is from the long-term perspective. "It came from the Wind Fortress."
Gowen just saw Amber holding something in his hand and expected it to be a report, but he didn't expect that it was just "a copy" from the Changfeng Fortress. Report, he was immediately surprised: "So thick?!"
Amber: "I didn't expect it... This was sent by Maryland and Philip together. God knows how much they wrote."
p>Gao WenHearing this, he raised his eyebrows, lowered his head and opened the thick printout, scanning the neat letters on it. After a moment, he whispered: "It's a summary of the Paramel incident, and about Suggestions and reports on the advantages and disadvantages of frontline defense and the magic army."
Amber was stunned for a moment and approached the table curiously: "Huh?"
Gawain didn't pay attention to Amber's approach. , because as the director of military intelligence, she had the authority to access this document, he just lowered his head and read the words in the report more seriously.
At the beginning of the report, Maryland mentioned the legion-level spells of the Typhon Empire and the shortcomings of traditional defensive fortresses when facing such opponents.
Based on the intelligence collected during the previous confrontation with Typhon in the East, coupled with the information obtained from Maryland's subsequent investigation, Gawain finally understood more clearly what the "legion of extraordinary beings" created by Typhon had. Characteristics and power, and for the first time, I understood the full picture of the so-called "Legion Level Spell".
In short, it is an attack formed by allowing mass-produced extraordinary beings to cast spells simultaneously, causing a large-scale magic resonance, and superimposing and mutating the basic spell model to the extreme. In essence, it is still It is a type of "spellcasting technique", an extension of traditional extraordinary skills, but in terms of expression, it has completely transcended the framework of the old army, and can even... produce a power similar to that of Cecil's Magical Legion.
Take the Knights of the Iron River as an example. The Typhon Empire trained thousands of extraordinary people from an early age, allowing them to master basic skills such as knight charge, focus aura, and protective aura. Afterwards, these skills became the breath-like instincts of these extraordinary beings. Coupled with the modulation crystal worn by each knight for further stabilization and "resonance", the entire knights were able to create a powerful "resonance field" during combat. ——This resonance "domain" is the legion combat skills (spells) of the Iron River Knights.
In the resonance field, magic envelopes the entire knights and can generate a huge unstable energy field called a "thermal energy cone" on the attack path. Judging from the description, Gawain thinks it may be An extremely terrifying sea of plasma - the Knights of the Iron River can directly impact this high-energy plasma on the shield of the fortress. If it is a smaller fortress, I am afraid that in just a moment, the entire shield will be overloaded and extinguished.
Similarly, the Typhonian magicians can also release similar spells - and as specialized spell-casting units, their attack methods will be more diverse. When the two armies confront each other, they can carry out large-scale attacks. Covering bombardment, when attacking a fortress, they can also jointly create huge thunderstorms or focused energy similar to rainbow cannons.
In the face of such an army of extraordinary beings, traditional, closed defense fortresses appear particularly fragile.
The earliest experimental Beyonder Legion of the Typhons was formed a few years ago. At that time, it was Duke Silas Loren who guarded Longwind Fortress. Due to the resonance technology and legion of the Typhons at that time, The training was not perfect enough, which exposed its combat intentions during the energy storage stage. At that time, SerraDuke Si made a prompt decision and relied on more than a dozen waves of knights to charge in specific waves, coupled with the continuous long-range magic counterattack by a large number of magicians, to interrupt the Typhons' actions. The record of that battle is still preserved in In the archives room of Changfeng Fortress.
Just as the two rainbow cannons broke through the shield of the Rock Fortress in the past, the Typhon Extraordinary Legion of the same era was also shaking up the status of the traditional fortress.
On Earth, it was under such circumstances that the classical castles came to an end.
However, in this world, due to the existence of shield technology and magic network technology, large-scale fortresses that can accommodate massive infrastructure are not so easy to withdraw from the battlefield - after all, when faced with anything other than "super weapons" "When facing natural disasters like demon tides, fortresses with shields and self-sustainability are still indispensable. On the other hand, as long as shield technology continues to develop, traditional fortresses can still return to their important position even in the face of extraordinary legions or magic heavy artillery.
Under this premise, Maryland proposed to Gao Wen his defense transformation plan for the Changfeng Defense Line in the report-
The first step is to retain the previous "deception operations" "A series of positions built at the time, and with subsequent road construction and material and armament gaps filled, they were improved into continuous military bases. Sufficient long-range firepower was set up at each stronghold, through the cross fire network and Changfeng Fortress. Together, they form the main line of defense. At the same time, each military station also has functions such as warning, supplying, and maintaining backup communication lines to ensure smooth intelligence, responsive response, and strong survivability of the defense line.
The second step is to take advantage of the smooth roads between the military stations to ensure that several troops are mobile at any time. This is to prevent the Typhon Knights from finding loopholes in the defense line and bypassing the fixed fortifications to harass the rear—— In the past, Changfeng Fortress had a similar patrol cavalry team to deal with the "detour" of the Typhons. However, since there was no military station to supplement, its role was very limited and could only deal with the Typhon army in the past. But now Typhon has been developing, and its The Extraordinary Army has grown in size, and more importantly, they have mastered the technology of magic vehicles. Their army's mobility may be subject to breakthroughs at any time, so it is essential to deploy defenses at the border in advance.
In the third step, Maryland's suggestion surprised even Gawain -
The former commander of the Rock proposed to establish a "railway defense belt."
“...We can build several railways in the north-south direction with Changfeng Fortress as the core, connect all military depots and border garrison points, and have multiple armed trains running on the tracks to ensure that at any time All have mobile firepower that can support any point on the border... The Typhon's extraordinary army poses a huge threat to fixed fortresses, but its effect on moving armed trains will be greatly reduced...
"Considering The Iron Throne is expensive to build. It is not realistic to set up several Iron Thrones on a border. We can build simpler armed trains - we can use mine-type car bodies to reduce the number of arsenal sections and carrying sections.Strength, cancel the fortress-level heavy artillery, and use arcane missile launch towers and small fragmentation howitzers as the main weapons. Because the Typhon army is still mainly composed of "people", simple armed trains are enough to cause damage to people...
“The charging track itself is the carrier of the Magic Network. The process of constructing the track is equivalent to completing the laying of the Magic Network on the border. And because the track itself has a shield, this can further ensure the safety of defense line communications... "
Gawain slowly put down the report in his hand and sighed softly: "...We found a treasure in the Rock Fortress."
Amber doesn't know much about fighting. But at least after following Gawain for several years, she could understand what was mentioned in the report. After deducing it in her mind, the director of military intelligence slowly opened his eyes: "Oh my god. ...If this thing is really built, the Typhons will use their heads to charge the defense line... Is this the so-called 'ultimate line of defense'?"
"There is no ultimate tactic or art of war in the world. Always developing in offense and defense, the Typhons may one day find a way to counter the mobile defense network, but more advanced defense concepts will always appear." Gawain shook his head and returned his eyes to the report, "But At least at this stage, facing the existing enemies...Maryland has come up with the most appropriate plan."
Maryland's plan has almost achieved what Cecil has achieved so far while retaining the role of the fortress. The limits of engineering capabilities and technical strength can be achieved. The traditional Changfeng Fortress is still an important structure of the defense line, but it has changed from the only core to an important node, taking on more roles as a command center, logistics center, and frontline industrial center. role, and the mobile defense network established under modern transportation and communication conditions can further amplify the advantages of the Magic Legion to make up for the current shortage of Cecil border troops.
What is even more commendable is that Maryland also considered cost savings in the process - he noticed the problem of excess firepower of the Iron Throne when facing infantry units, and the simplified version of the armed train he proposed would greatly Alleviating the financial pressure on Cecil's empire.
After all, reconstruction, renovation, and construction all over the country cost money. If Gawain wants to start building seven or eight Iron Thrones at this time, Hetty is afraid that he will jump directly from the bank of the White Water River... …
Of course, even if this aspect is optimized, the mobile defense plan proposed by Maryland still requires high costs to implement, but Gao Wen knows one thing very well: everything can be saved , only education and national defense cannot be saved.
The former determines how high a country can reach in a hundred years, and the latter determines whether a country can live in a hundred years.
Gawain turned over a page - there was more to this thick report.
At the back, he saw Philip's complete report on the terrifying night in Paramel Heights, as well as a several-page lesson learned.
“...Due to lack of experience, our army was unable to fully exert the role of the Iron Throne.The successful evacuation of Typhon's forces was avoidable, but the opportunity was missed.
“There are problems with the coordination between armored trains and fixed land positions, and there are problems with intelligence sharing with the Changfeng Defense Line, so that the intelligence from several observation posts in Paramere Heights cannot be sent to the Iron Throne in time. ——Although the above-mentioned observation posts did not detect the whereabouts of the Typhon troops, the situation of poor intelligence does exist.
“Our army’s detection methods are insufficient in bad weather conditions—the Typhons. The Iron Throne was able to be discovered, but none of our several observers noticed the Typhon reconnaissance. Traditional gryphon knights are almost unable to take off in bad weather. Eagle vision, telescopes and other methods are greatly affected by weather conditions...
"...It is recommended to develop observation devices with the effect of detecting life. It is recommended to add a function similar to the 'Magic Monitoring Tower' on the Iron Throne to timely detect extraordinary units or traps lurking nearby.
"We need supplementary aerial reconnaissance methods in addition to the Griffin Knights. The current load capacity of the gryphon knights has reached its limit. It cannot carry more protective equipment to deal with extreme weather, nor can it carry more weapons. The only self-defense weapons cannot fight against the Typhon army..."