Warhammer Fantasy: I Have Total War System

Li Lin, citing orders from the military headquarters, regrouped his troops.

At the same time, he ordered people to distribute the Huanglong Pills and Healing Pills that had been purchased earlier.

Having made all the preparations he could, he paced anxiously back and forth in front of the compass cart, wondering how to share the system's intelligence with the commander and other high-ranking allied officials without arousing suspicion.

Fortunately, half an hour later, a group of Jade Warrior cavalry with severely depleted health emerged from the enemy ranks on the world map and quickly moved toward the Stone Fortress.

Li Lin immediately went to the door to greet them, and saw eight stumbling cavalrymen running out of the darkness.

They were all seriously injured, and the leader, Lushun, had his left side completely hollowed out, with the wound forming a neat arc, as if he had been maimed by a large club, which was extremely horrifying.

"Take me...take me to see...to see the commander." After saying this, Lushun fell off his horse.

The guards at the gate were thrown into chaos. Some said they should report it first, while others said they should take him to see a doctor first.

"Make way! I have medicine!" Li Lin shouted, and his guards pushed through the crowd.

He squatted down next to the man from Lushun, crushed the Rejuvenating Pill, mixed it into the kettle, and forced it down his throat.

Then they ordered someone to bring the stretcher that had been prepared beforehand.

"Take him to see Commander Yu! Quickly!"

The guards then realized what was happening, and the four of them carried the stretcher and jogged towards the central tent.

"Thank you, Commander, for saving my eldest son's life!" A soldier with a blood-stained face dismounted and knelt to thank Li Lin.

The pain of separation by death always touches people's hearts.

Having been in this world for some time, Li Lin could no longer view everyone around him the way he would a game NPC.

"Hurry up and follow them. Your eldest son is beyond saving. If there's anything you want to say, say it as soon as possible, so you don't have any regrets."

The soldier shed a tear of blood, kowtowed, and then rode off after them.

Li Lin returned to the camp and rested for half an hour.

Suddenly, bugles thundered and beacon fires lit up the camps.

"The Commander-in-Chief has ordered all generals to assemble immediately at the central tent!" The messenger's shout echoed at the entrance of every military camp.

This military meeting was convened separately by each army group.

The meeting place for the rearguard army group was General Zhao's central command tent.

The tent wasn't large, but it crammed in more than twenty people, including the commanders, deputy generals, and military advisors of each battalion, shoulder to shoulder. The smells of sweat, leather, and horse manure all mingled together, creating an exceptionally pungent odor.

As a libero, Li Lin was positioned in a corner near the entrance, completely unable to see the main position in front of him and could only hear the sounds.

"In this battle, the rearguard army group will be mainly composed of artillery battalions, cavalry battalions, and infantry battalions." The voice of the recruiter rang out, and military orders began to be issued in turn.

The general idea is that the cavalry battalion was responsible for intercepting enemy mobile forces and preventing them from flanking.

The infantry battalion formed a defensive line to protect the artillery battalion.

Each Free Guard unit moves with the artillery battalion to assist in guarding the artillery positions, without needing to be ordered separately.

As Li Lin listened, he counted the enemy's unit cards on the system's large map.

Following the twenty-seven fanged beast cavalry, five more stone horned beasts, thirty squads of saber-toothed tigers, and twenty-two squads of blood vultures have now entered the fray.

The Zangya Beast is a monster mount whose size and weight are basically equivalent to that of a Da Yun.

Stonehorn Beasts are giant beasts four or five times larger than Toothless Beasts. They devour minerals and have highly hardened exoskeletons, making them natural living fortresses.

The saber-toothed tiger pack and the blood vulture are also spawn units in the game, with ridiculously overpowered stats. Normal cavalry would be doomed to a fight against them, and ranged units would be melted upon contact.

Considering the previous battles, where the Ogre Bull Warriors far surpassed the game's combat performance, these overpowered troops are expected to be even more terrifying.

Li Lin kept a tight-lipped expression and looked up to scan the people inside the tent.

The commanders of each military camp all had an arrogant and unruly look in their eyes, with a confidence that Li Lin couldn't understand. Even though they were crammed into such small military tents, they still formed small circles, with a subtle distance between them, which seemed to imply a sense of competition.

nmlgb, pill.

"Join the army!" If the Allied forces are defeated, he will be defeated too. Li Lin gritted his teeth, stood up and shouted.

"I have a humble opinion, but I don't know if I should say it."

The military advisor glanced at General Zhao, and only spoke after the latter nodded, "Speak."

"In my humble opinion, the Ogre War Gang has always only dared to attack lone caravans. This time, their attack must be carried out by elite troops, and we must not underestimate them."

"Their mobile forces are particularly known for their monsters and behemoths specifically designed to target cavalry. With the general's deployment, the lance battalion and infantry battalion probably won't be able to stop them."

There was a moment of silence inside the tent.

Then someone laughed.

"Which battalion is this?" The laughter came from a short, stocky commander in the infantry battalion. He looked Li Lin up and down with a curious expression. "You're already thinking you'll lose before the fight even starts?"

"I didn't say we would lose..."

"What do you mean by that?" another lance battalion commander interrupted mercilessly, his words dripping with sarcasm. "Saying the lance battalion can't hold them off, saying the infantry battalion can't defend them—in short, you think we're all useless?"

waste?

You really overestimate yourselves.

Even trash is still human, but in the eyes of the enemy's Zombie Beast cavalry, you are nothing more than a moving appetizer.

In the eyes of the stone-horned beast, they were no different from ants.

"My idea is to consolidate the defensive line, coordinate troop deployment, and set up traps at the artillery positions, so that even if the enemy breaks through..."

That's enough.

General Zhao finally spoke.

The voice wasn't loud, but it was loud enough for everyone inside the tent to hear.

He glanced at Li Lin, his gaze calm and unreadable, and simply issued the final decision: "Each battalion shall proceed as instructed by the military advisor. Meeting adjourned."

Li Lin sat back in the corner, feeling more worried than frustrated.

It's like watching your parents insist on buying health supplements worth hundreds of thousands of yuan. You can't not try to dissuade them, but if you do, you'll be scolded for being unfilial. You're stuck in one mind and unable to resolve things.

The battalion commanders passed by him in twos and threes, and a few even spat thick phlegm at him.

You can't reason with a stubborn person.

It seems that system intelligence can only be used by myself in the end.

The military meetings of the other army groups also concluded around the same time.

The six generals, riding jade dragon horses, led their respective troops out of the fortress in turn, arranging their forces and deploying them in formation, with the other generals following behind their commanders.

The artillery battalion deployed in formation on the downhill slope in front of the fortress, and the cavalry and infantry battalions quickly followed.

Li Lin stood on high ground, not making any rash moves, and kept a close eye on the large map to observe the movements of our troops.

The cavalry patrolled the outer perimeter, their flags flying brightly, forming a very impressive pyramid formation.

Li Lin didn't know what the purpose of this formation was, since he never used weak units like cavalry.

As for the infantry battalion...

Li Lin kept a close eye on the movements of the seven infantry battalions in the vicinity.

Some people arranged it in a fish scale pattern, with layers upon layers, dense in the front and sparse in the back;

Some people use a wedge formation, with the tip pointing forward and the two wings spread out;

Some people even formed a square formation, mixing spearmen and shieldmen together.

The formations were incompatible with each other, and there was a subtle sense of defensiveness between them. They were separated by large gaps, like seven or eight pieces of cloth pieced together, with open holes and flaws in the middle.

Li Lin smiled.

People really do laugh when they're at their wits' end.

With such a bunch of incompetent teammates, if he could, he'd really like to yo-yo.

With the Nanyang rebels in front and the gentry and rebellious officials behind, there was truly nowhere to escape.

With the allied forces routed, his caravan, composed of short-legged infantry, would inevitably perish as well.

We must hold on!

"here."

He led his troops around the infantry battalions that were in formation and headed towards the left flank of the artillery position.

There was a sparse, dry desert woodland there; the woodland wasn't large, but it was enough.

On the system map, this section is also the biggest gap in the battle line.

"Crossbowmen in the center, melee troops forming a box around them from all sides, with four squads of farmhand spearmen at the front."

Yi Ge relayed the order.

This time, she stepped out of her boudoir and brought with her a newly developed "sound transmission magic mark". As long as this green magic mark is drawn on each earlobe in Lushun, she can receive commands at any time without having to hold the easily lost sound transmission magic tool.

Suddenly, figures darted through the forest, spear tips flashing.

These personal guards, organized by Li Lin, acted extremely quickly, without any hesitation or questioning, making them very easy to manage.

The guards cut down a few trees to make way for the compass cart, which then drove to the center of the box formation.

The Sinan Chariot itself was incredibly sturdy, and the Five Elements Compass inside had the effect of amplifying magical power. Since this battle was a matter of life and death, Li Lin simply brought all his resources to the battlefield.

Almost as soon as the box formation was set up, on the system map, three blue soldier tokens representing friendly cavalry battalions collided with a lone squad of ogre cavalry.

Li Lin quickly switched perspectives to observe the battle up close.

Three Jade Warrior cavalry units appeared, their banners fluttering, their hooves thundering, their formation exceptionally beautiful.

They charged towards the Zombie Beast cavalry from three sides, displaying an ambition to annihilate them in one fell swoop.

However, the reversal can happen in an instant.

Three times the size of a heavily armored warhorse, the Zombie-toothed Beast, controlled by ogre cavalry, slammed its fangs into the ground, opened its blood-red maw, and let out an extremely terrifying roar.

Upon hearing the sound and smelling the strong, pungent stench, the warhorse instantly went berserk.

Not just one horse, but all of them exploded at the same time.

The cavalry battalion's formation began to fall apart even before they made contact with the enemy.

Some were thrown from their horses, some had their horses turn tail and run away, and others tried to control their mounts, only to be crushed into mincemeat by the charging Zombie Beasts. Limbs and severed arms drew arcs in the air before crashing heavily to the ground, leaving a scarlet mess.

There was no need to continue watching, so Li Lin switched back to the large map.

In less than ten breaths, the badges of the three Jade Warrior Cavalrymen vanished without a trace.

Okay, we can pretend the cavalry battalion doesn't exist now.