What's wrong with building a steel torrent in a dungeon?

In the early years, the trolls harassed the elves in this way. However, this tactic had limited success and could only succeed when the number gap was very large. In the face of harassment, the elves only needed to slightly strengthen the defense of the baggage train.

But they really didn't expect that with the help of firearms, the intensity of harassment would rise to such a level.

This is Zhu Chongba's logistical harassment strategy! It is also the fighting style he is best at.

In the early years, when the nine major families led by Huang Silang still occupied the city of Orila, Zhu Chongba led the miners to travel in the vast underground city, using violence to fight for the welfare of the miners working in the mines.

At that time, Zhu Chongba had few soldiers, no firearms, and no supplies... However, even with nothing, he and his comrades still fought against Huang Silang for several years until Fran arrived.

Now, Zhu Chongba has the support of an entire country's army, a steady stream of firearms from the Orc Empire, and even intelligence from the Feather Clan's aerospace forces. In terms of wealth, he is much richer than before.

He shared his previous experience working behind enemy lines with the trolls, and combined it with the trolls' experience to develop a new set of guerrilla tactics.

At first, the trolls were a little worried and couldn't move freely. But soon, they were better than the master.

The trolls have been hunted by the elves in the jungle for so many years that they have already mastered the art of camouflage and escape. What color tattoos should be painted in different seasons, what kind of leaves should be used for straw hats! Even the walking posture, the time of hiding...

These experiences were summarized by countless trolls with their blood.

Originally, they were used to escape, but now the situation is reversed! They want to use this experience to turn themselves into qualified hunters!

The first few raids were surprisingly effective, and the elf soldiers offered no resistance at all. This also dispelled the elf phobia that had been lingering over the trolls' heads.

Elf soldiers, it seems, are just like this!

They are just a head on two shoulders. They will also be afraid and run for their lives! Not much different from trolls.

With their confidence boosted, the trolls, with the blessing of their ancestors' blood feud, immediately transformed into the most heroic jungle warriors. They came and went without a trace, constantly shuttling through the jungle, looking for lone prey. There were even small groups of trolls competing for the same target.

After all, the supplies transported by the elves are considered luxuries by the trolls.

Soon, Elendil on the front line found that the speed of material delivery had begun to fail to keep up with consumption, and the speed was still decreasing. If this continued, the consequences would be disastrous.

What would happen if an army deep in the enemy camp lacked food... Elendil couldn't even imagine it.

However, things deteriorated faster than she had imagined. After no baggage trains arrived for three consecutive days, the morale of the army began to waver. Countless rumors spread among the soldiers, saying that our retreat had been cut off and we were surrounded!

If people's hearts are broken, it will be difficult to lead the team.

Chapter 338 The Forest is My Home

Seeing that the baggage train could not hold on, Harland Bape hurriedly found the commander of the Second Corps and asked him to quickly reinforce the troops and stabilize the supply line.

However, despite such an urgent request, the Second Corps took a long time to send a reply.

In the letter, he expressed his own difficulties. After all, the task of the Second Corps was very arduous. Not only did they have to put pressure on the Troll Empire and pin the Holy Domain King Jinzaka to the northeastern fortress of the Troll Empire, but they were also responsible for the reorganization and training of the expeditionary force. They could not spare any troops at all, so they had to figure out a solution on their own.

In the end, it was Elendil himself who came forward and ordered the Second Corps to send reinforcements.

Unfortunately, even the Second Corps seriously underestimated the strength of the Troll Guerrillas.

Since the troll guerrillas launched surprise attacks and did not engage in positional warfare, the power of the elf soldiers' arrows was greatly reduced, and the ancient trees were even more useless. Often, the troll warriors suddenly jumped out of the bunker and launched a close-range attack on the elves.

At such a short distance, a grenade can almost instantly kill an arrow in terms of both power and speed.

The result was that the reinforcements of the Second Legion were also killed and their weapons were abandoned.

In the end, Haaland-Bape had no choice but to send a large number of guards to protect the baggage train from the harassment of the troll guerrillas. However, this greatly reduced the efficiency of the baggage train. After all, the people transporting food also need to eat. The more guards there are, the more food will be consumed on the road.

After the guerrillas learned of the opponent's tactics, they did not choose to take on the fully armed baggage train head-on, but quickly adjusted their attack strategy. They no longer tried to attack the elf soldiers and destroy the baggage, but instead attacked the hippopotamus that were transporting the supplies.

The hippopotamus is a docile large herbivore. It is usually dull and stupid, and does not know how to avoid danger.

This characteristic makes it impossible for Hippomon to avoid the attack of grenades, and often a few fragments can interfere with or even destroy Hippomon's transportation ability. Seeing Hippomon's injured feet and struggling in the jungle, the elves obviously cannot force it to continue transporting heavy supplies.

Such destruction was very effective. Without the help of hippopotamuses, the efficiency of the baggage train in transporting supplies continued to decline. Even if they could reach El'Arundil's camp, the supplies they transported would be just a drop in the bucket.

Harland Bape had no choice but to conduct a large-scale sweep around Samsung City in an attempt to drive the guerrillas out.

In his opinion, such a large guerrilla force must have a fixed camp! Otherwise, where would the guerrillas store the food they need and where could they rest?

However, after several rounds of raids, apart from discovering a few temporary resting points of the troll guerrillas, no so-called camp was found at all, wasting a lot of manpower and time.

However, Haaland and Bape probably would not have thought that these troll guerrillas did not need a camp to rest!

Because for the trolls, the entire forest is their home and their camp for rest.

Thanks to the elves' high-intensity harassment tactics, the Troll Empire has been in a state of hardship for a long time. Especially the Troll residents in the north of the empire, whose houses are often burned down and driven out of towns, which forces them to wander in the forest, deal with poisons, and try various foods with their lives.

After a hundred years of training, those trolls who could not survive in the wild had long been eliminated, and the remaining ones were all experts in wild survival.

If there is no food, see if this mushroom is edible. Catch a scorpion, remove its head and chew it.

No clean water? Doesn't this pond look clean? There's nothing wrong with drinking it directly. If you don't get up in the morning and lick the dew,

No place to sleep? Break off a branch and find a tree to sleep under for the night.

Without supplies, a group of trolls can fight in the forest for a month. Even if they can't withstand high-intensity combat, at least they can throw some rocks (grenades).

Moreover, the elven baggage caravans were constantly bringing them supplies. Various meats, vegetables and fruits provided the troll warriors with a large amount of hard-earned protein and vitamins. Their food was even better than usual.

Of all the supplies, the only ones that need to be replenished are probably grenades.

But this doesn't seem to be a problem for the Troll Empire today.

Thanks to the precise intelligence transmission from the Feathered Clan's Aerospace Force, the assault team can accurately learn the locations where the supplies are buried. There is no need to assign people to guard these locations. All they need to do is add some marks to successfully complete the handover.

As a result, the Third Army could not catch the guerrillas without any foundation. They could appear anywhere outside of Sanxing City and would not be restricted by the supply radius. The Third Army gained almost nothing except for tying up precious troops for nothing. Some lone elf teams were even eaten by the guerrillas.

The lack of baggage supply in recent days directly annoyed Elendil, the legion leader. She wrote a letter to Harland Bapei, accusing him of being incompetent and only dragging the Elven Empire down! She also said that if the supply line could not be opened up again, he would not be the legion leader anymore.

The guerrillas' high-intensity harassment tactics have made Elendil restless. The most she does every day is to stand at the gate of the military camp, looking forward to the arrival of supplies, just like a homeless person waiting for supplies.

However, the results disappointed her every day. Even if a material transport team arrived at the military camp, the food they brought was very little and could not quench their thirst. Not to mention that a large part of the food had to be given to the baggage team as rations for the return trip.

But facing such a situation, Elendil was at a loss. The only thing she could do was to vent her anger on her subordinates. For this reason, she almost fired Haaland-Bapei from his military post. Fortunately, Modsheka pleaded with her and told her that changing the commander in the middle of a battle was a taboo in military strategy! Even if a new person came, it would probably be powerless to change the situation, and would only make the situation worse.

Apart from getting angry, Elendil could not think of any other tricks.

In all the wars she commanded, they were all rich wars without exception. There was never a problem of shortage of supplies and food! Now that the supply line has been hijacked, El'Arundil has no idea what to do.

Not only her, but other generals were also at a loss.

They haven't encountered such a situation before.

Only the trolls have to go hungry, when has it ever been the elves' turn to go hungry?

The Troll Empire has a long and narrow terrain, so it should be easy to maintain a safe supply line.

Unfortunately, the elf army went too deep into the Troll Empire, and they were unfamiliar with the terrain. There were mountains and dense forests along the way, and there were ambushes everywhere! In addition, they were short of manpower, so the narrow terrain became the guerrillas' main battlefield. There were only a few roads for the large army to travel, and the guerrillas could find the troops transporting supplies with their eyes closed!

As a large number of hippopotamus were injured, the elves' supply team had even fewer routes to go.

Modsheka knew a very wise option - withdrawal.

Anyway, the villages and towns along the way have been destroyed. Even if they withdraw, the Troll Empire's troops will not be able to recover in a short time, so it will be effortless to attack again. After the expeditionary army is reorganized, they can launch a fierce attack together and regain their momentum. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

However, he also knew that this was impossible.

Kinging Grom is a gesture of the Southern Legion, and it is done for the Elf Queen, the Twelve Elf Kings, and even the passionate young people of the whole country to see! If they take the initiative to retreat at this time, not only will Elendil's reputation be ruined, but it will also be difficult for the New Leaf King to continue his career in the military.

So in the end Modsheka swallowed the suggestion back into his throat and stood aside in silence.

Sometimes making a good suggestion does not necessarily lead to a good outcome. The other generals who were doing this naturally knew what the best option was at the moment, but they also remained silent.

"We can't delay this any longer." El'Arundil slammed the table heavily, and then said: "We can't wait for two months, the food and fresh water will run out! We must take action. You usually talk a lot! Why are you all silent now! Hurry up and find a solution for me!"

Just as Modsheka was racking his brains to think of how to make El'Arundil realize that he should withdraw his troops, an elven guard pushed the door open and walked in.

"Has the new Black Heavy Team arrived? Or has Harland and Bape's cleanup made new progress?" Aarendil asked hopefully.

The guard did not speak, but respectfully handed a letter to Elendil.

Without even glancing at it, Elendil angrily crumpled the letter into a ball and threw it to the ground.

"Excuses! Excuses! All excuses!" El Arendil said angrily, "The regular army of the Elven Empire can't even beat a mere guerrilla force! He, Harland Bapetin, is the commander of the Third Corps!! He is derelict in his duty! He also said that the number of the troll guerrillas is too large, more than 6,000! How is this possible! How many firearms troops can the trolls have!"

More than six thousand...

After hearing this, Modsheka also shook his head secretly. Even if Haaland and Bapei were to make excuses, they couldn't find a decent excuse. There are so many trolls, no one would believe it!!

After the war, it is estimated that Haaland-Bape’s position as the head of the corps will not be kept.

"Wait a moment!"

At this moment, Elendil slammed the table again, waking up all the generals present.

She said excitedly, "I have an idea! How to deal with these damn guerrillas!"

Seeing that his commander had come up with a plan to defeat the enemy should have been a happy thing. But for some reason, Modsheka was not happy at all, but full of worry!

Commander, please don't act recklessly.

We can't stand it anymore!

Elendil continued, "Harland Bape's estimate of 6,000 men must be a bit exaggerated! However, a large number of troll elite soldiers have gone around behind us and harassed our supply lines! This is an indisputable fact! In other words... now, the defense force of Grom City... no! The entire Troll Empire is in a state of emptiness."

Commander...what do you want to do?

An ominous feeling came over Modsheka's heart.

Chapter 339 Trump Card

Modsheka paused for a moment before saying, "Captain of the Legion, you don't want to attack Grom again, do you?"

"You're right!" El'Arundil said, "Our supplies are running low! If the supply line is not opened up, we will have no choice but to retreat! But my grandfather asked me to hold on here. If we can't even complete this mission, how can we stay in the Southern Legion in the future? If we want to open up the supply line, forcing those guerrillas to return to defend is the best way."

To be fair, El'Arendil's approach has some rationality.

But all this is based on the premise that they can inflict enough damage on the opponent

If they still cannot capture Gorom, not only will their supply lines be blocked, but they will also lose their limited supplies.

And... I have used all my heavy troops for defense.

Modsheka said, "But we are using all the ancient trees to defend our camp. If we remove them, what if the trolls come to attack?"

"The trolls' troops have all become guerrillas, and the reinforcements from Orila City are on the way! There must be only a few soldiers left in Gorom City right now!!" Elendil said, "As long as we keep an eye on the sky and don't make the same mistake as last time, no one can successfully raid our camp."

Modsheka was speechless for a moment

He found himself unable to refute Elendil.

Offense is the best defense. If you want to eliminate the danger to the supply lines, forcing the Troll Empire to withdraw is indeed the best way.

but……

Modsheka always felt uneasy. He had already played all his cards, but they had no idea how many cards the mysterious Aurora City had. Last time, a group of feather tribes suddenly appeared and blew them to pieces. What about this time? What if another mysterious race appeared?

Seeing that all the generals looked anxious, Elendil said, "This is the only thing we can do right now! If we fail, we will retreat without hesitation."

After hearing this, all the generals' eyes gleamed. In the end, they agreed to Elendil's plan.

"What are you all standing there for? Deploy now!"

“Yes…Yes, sir!”

All the generals began to prepare intensively and started to deploy the next siege. The busiest one among them was Modsheka. He had to readjust the outer defense plan to ensure that even after most of the defense forces were withdrawn, he could still take into account possible raids.

Fortunately, after such a long period of replenishment, the number of their ancient trees has returned to the pre-war level. At the same time, Elendil has learned his lesson and withdrawn almost all the divine magicians and archers from the entire Third Corps.

Of course, this is also one of the reasons why the rear is unable to fight against the guerrillas. The elite troops have all left, and it is simply impossible to expect ordinary elf soldiers to charge with grenades.

Soon, the attacking troops were ready, and the elves' horns resounded throughout the city of Gorom.

The same ancient tree formation, the same offensive strategy.

The newly repaired Gorom City once again faced a barrage of earth elemental attacks. The city walls were bombarded by intensive attacks throughout the day, leaving countless scars on the walls.

Compared with the first attack, this time Aarendil mobilized more forces and the attack was more powerful. In just one day, the city of Gorom was riddled with holes.

However, Zhu Chongba, who was behind the fortress, was not nervous at all.

Everyone is waiting, waiting for the night to fall

As long as Elendil is willing to step out of her iron barrel formation, everything will be easy.

As Modsheka guessed, they did have a trump card, but this trump card did not belong to the city of Orila.

Deep dusk

At this time, the city of Gorom was already in danger, and a huge crack appeared in the western wall, forcing the gunners here to move to other places. The elves launched several charges towards this crack, and even broke into the city several times.

It seems that the capture of Gorom City is within reach.