Volume Three, Chapter 58, Empty City Plan
What made Chu Tian a headache was not only the continuous shifting direction of Essinos' troops, but the simplest way that could defeat the coalition forces but never used by other generals.
The army of 500,000 was divided into three waves. The first wave of 100,000 troops mainly attacked the defense line in the north, the second wave of 150,000 troops attacked the right side, and he continued to wander with the rest of the troops.[]
In other words, the coalition forces suddenly changed from the previous one-way combat to two or even three lines. This was a huge blow to the coalition forces with few troops. Moreover, during the battle, the Burning Legion did not really attack, but was just constantly exerting pressure. The coalition forces' 100,000 troops were forced to divide into two groups to resist each, and they fell into absolute passive for a moment.
Since Essinos came to Azeroth, there has never been any formal attack, but the speed of the large army has been moved so fast that the coalition forces are still exhausted. In the command post of the coalition forces, Chu Tian looked at the map around the defense line with a frown. For a moment, the atmosphere around him was awkward.
This was the first time that other generals saw Chu Tian’s solemn expression, and everyone was anxiously waiting for Chu Tian’s military order.
"It's like playing chess with yourself. Every move you make will imagine what you should do if your opponent is yourself. But if you have this experience, you will find that sometimes you will use a move that you can't even imagine and defeat yourself." Chu Tian's index finger hit the table and said in contemplation.
What Chu Tian said was naturally a very obvious and simple but never thought of it. The other party did not attack at all, nor did he slaughter the surrounding creatures. Just simply suppressing it, so that the coalition forces, which were at a disadvantage, could not handle it.
Chu Tian had arranged for the coalition forces to attack before, but the opponent retreated faster. As soon as the coalition forces attacked, the opponent immediately ran away without hesitation, and did not give Chu Tian a chance to fight.
The other party's mission on this trip was not to defeat the coalition forces, but to save time for the portal power at the bottom of the Eternal Lake. Therefore, Essinos never paid attention to the battle situation and just put pressure on the coalition's defense line.
This situation has lasted for half a month. In the past half month, Chu Tian never thought of a way to crack it. He also dispatched the dragon clan. However, as soon as the dragon appeared in the sky, all the demons were scattered on the spot, escaped from afar, and then reorganized and divided into more directions.
"How are they doing now? Are they still mainly suppressing them in the north and west?" Chu Tian turned his head and asked.
Varosen stepped forward and bowed, whispered: "Yes, regiment commander, this is not a solution. Our troops are forced to disperse. Although our combat effectiveness is good, if the opponent attacks in more than two directions, the defense line will be destroyed directly."
Chu Tian nodded, looked at the depth of the defense line on the map, and suddenly chuckled: "Nesario, don't play with them anymore. Use your strength to gather them together. At the same time, Varosen immediately rewarded the coalition forces in the north. The first line of defense is not allowed, all the pressure is suppressed, and the second and third lines of defense are also cleared, and they are put in."
As soon as this order was issued, everyone was stunned. These three lines of defense were built by Chu Tian himself, and they consumed a lot of manpower, material resources and materials. If the other party was allowed to enter, once the Burning Legion in the rear increased its troops, the clan land would probably be destroyed in an instant.
"Chu Tian, isn't this a bit too risky?" Illidan asked hesitantly.
Chu Tian smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. The purpose of this guy's trip is not to fight, but to delay time. As for why he delayed time, I don't know why he delayed time, but I always have to test it. The defense line is not available for the time being. Now the Dragon Clan, gunpowder reserves and air force are in their peak period. If I want these three lines of defense, I can regain my strength in one day. We have all repelled the two million Burning Legion. How can we be dragged down by this mere 500,000 miscellaneous army? If you inform me, you will retreat immediately."
The coalition's execution ability is the best. Although this order sounds absurd, no one has any meaning. Take away all the food and water that can't be taken away. Some food and water cannot be taken away, and they are destroyed on the spot and retreat quickly. However, the retreating people are also very hidden. First, they feint attacked and retreated, and then quickly blocked the view with various material vehicles on the periphery of the defense line, and then quietly evacuated as soon as possible.
Essinos led a 500,000 troops to provoke on the spot for three days before finally finding something wrong. He endured the doubt and launched an attack. He found that the coalition had already retreated completely and nothing was left, only some water jars were smashed to pieces.
Essinos's face changed, and he wanted to remind the army to retreat temporarily, but an arrow flew from somewhere and hit a material vehicle with a ball of flame, which caused a large explosion. It turned out that Chu Tian had ordered a large amount of gunpowder to leave before leaving, and finally gave Essinos a blow.
With the careful development of the Dwarves and Chu Tian, gunpowder has already achieved better stability and lethality. Although there is not such a good technology to be made into a regular schedule, there is never a shortage of tribe members among the Night Elf tribe with exquisite archery skills, and an arrow from a distance is enough to solve the problem.
This explosion caused a lot of people to lose to Essinos' subordinates, who had not been damaged before. Faced with the empty defense line, Essinos delayed the attack.
This is a gambling by Chu Tian. Essinos was obviously cautious, so Sargeras sent him to delay time, and his combat power was the strongest. Sargeras also hoped to have the opportunity to kill Chu Tian or an important general, but Chu Tian bet that he did not dare to go straight in, so he set up an empty city plan for him.
The Burning Legion also looked at each other in a moment, not sure what to choose. Essinos stared at the empty defense line silently, with a rare trace of anxiety in his eyes. He hesitated again and again, waved his hand gently, and ordered the Burning Legion to advance deep into the defense line.
The news came back to Chu Tian who was retreating. Chu Tian couldn't help laughing and turned around and greeted: "I've made a bet, bet, the entire army will speed up the retreat without any blocking. Before the third line of defense, the Burning Legion will scare itself and run away. Is there anyone bet?"
All the generals of the coalition army understood that Chu Tian was eased the tension of everyone and consciously cooperated with Chu Tian. As a result, the retreat speed of the 100,000 coalition army did not decrease, but there was a gamble of 100,000 people. Some people naturally firmly supported Chu Tian, while some people were interested in standing on the opposite side. Anyway, the bets were not too precious.
I had seen Essinos from afar before, and Illidan's reaction was always a little strange. Until now when he retreated, when Chu Tian asked him why he was silent, Illidan suddenly whispered: "Chu Tian, it's so strange. I always feel that the weapon in that guy's hand is very close to me."
Chapter completed!