The Lord Of Blood Hill

Chapter 612: Imitate Him Better

While the convoy makes its round trip, Obilian, Lumir's second prince, reorganizes the army on the front line.He launches several clean counterattacks, forcing Ogiro's undermanned army to retreat by more than a hundred li.

Obilian recovers two cities, and the people of Lumir are already spreading his name.

As for Dilio, the eldest prince, he has already been placed under house arrest. He cannot understand how things turned out this way.

He was clearly about to inherit the throne. How did his second brother, who had been forced into a corner, suddenly rise again?

Yet Obilian, who seems to be enjoying boundless glory, is full of worry.

He understands that the advantage gained from his two small counterattacks is not enough to make Ogiro's army retreat so far.

The main reason is still the Early Spring Campaign led by Peace Haven, which heavily damaged the Sharp Spear Legion.

After stumbling twice in Peace Haven's hands, the Sharp Spear Legion has returned inside Ogiro to rest and reorganize.

During the Early Spring Campaign, Ogiro's remaining four legions also suffered considerable losses.

Peace Haven's First Cavalry Legion even ate up a full-strength cavalry warband.

From beginning to end, it also pinned down twenty thousand elite cavalry centered around the Gloomwood Knights, directly cutting Ogiro's main battlefield strength in half.

That is the main reason Ogiro took the initiative to retreat and contract its defensive line.

After Peace Haven's supply convoy returns to the southern region, Clifford's four legions will also arrive at the main battlefield.

But at the same time, Ogiro's reinforcements will arrive as well.

According to the intelligence, Ogiro will once again deploy more than ten legions on the main battle line.

Although Obilian has thirteen legions in his hands, only nine of them are main battle legions.

The rest are fine for support work, but if they are truly made to clash head-on, something will go wrong.

Obilian is confident in his own two legions, and the results of his army reorganization over the past half year are not bad either.

But this is his first time commanding such a huge army. Even though he has simulated it in his mind many times, he still feels nervous.

He can only relieve that pressure by reviewing the plan again and again and checking his strategic deployment.

Obilian understands that the outcome of the coming battle will decide whether Lumir can continue to exist.

If he fails and these hundred thousand-plus elites are buried here, Lumir will not have such strength again for a short time.

Ogiro's army will then march west without obstruction and press straight to Holy Lake City.

Whenever he thinks of this, Obilian cannot sleep through the night.

When Clifford sees him, he is startled. It has not been that long, yet this young and vigorous second prince already has white hair at his temples.

Beneath Obilian's exhausted face, there is even a hint of age.

After that, Obilian immediately explains his battle deployment to Clifford.

He wants to hear what this veteran of the battlefield thinks, or whether he has anything to add.

After carefully studying the deployment for this battle, Clifford gives a small nod. "Your Highness's plan is thorough. I have nothing to add."

"But there is one thing I hope Your Highness changes as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will become a major flaw in our plan."

Obilian hurriedly asks, "Military Overseer, speak directly."

Clifford points at Obilian. "Your Highness, you should get some proper rest and relax."

After hearing this, Obilian freezes for a moment, then gives a bitter laugh. "Military Overseer, how would I dare relax? How would I dare rest?"

"I am carrying the lives of hundreds of thousands of people."

"I am carrying the glory of the royal family and the survival of the entire country."

Clifford laughs softly. "Heh... Your Highness, you cannot carry all that. We are carrying it together."

"Success will be the result of everyone's desperate fighting, not your credit alone."

"Likewise, if we fail, Your Highness cannot bear it alone."

"If the rise and fall of a country is placed entirely on one person's shoulders, that proves the country is not far from destruction."

Obilian laughs along with him. "Military Overseer, your way of comforting people is certainly unique. But it does make sense."

"Very well. I will rest properly, build up my energy, and face this battle of fate ahead of us."

Clifford shakes his head. "Your Highness, you misunderstand me. I need you to rest properly and relax properly."

"Let everyone see you relaxed. Let everyone see that you are not worried about the outcome of the war. You should drink every day. It would be best if you found a woman as well."

"Then inspect every legion, deliver their prewar supplies, and share a cup with the generals, officers, and soldiers."

Seeing that Obilian still looks confused, Clifford raises a hand and signals for everyone else in the room to leave.

After the room is cleared, Clifford says, "Your Highness."

"If I am not mistaken, you are imitating the lord of Blood Hill's command style, are you not?"

"Your battle deployment is close to several of Peace Haven's offensive wars."

"In Peace Haven's system, this tactic has a fitting name: hammer-and-anvil tactics."

"The lord of Blood Hill favors this tactic. He uses one target to draw in the enemy's main force. As long as that target can withstand the pressure..."

"The flanking force will strike like a hammer and smash the enemy army apart."

"The key part of this tactic is the army that acts as the target, the army that acts as the anvil."

"It must withstand the enemy's furious assault. Before the flanking hammer legion lands its heavy blow, it cannot show the slightest sign of collapse."

"In addition, the legion serving as the hammer must be elite enough. When it strikes, it must be able to kill the enemy with one decisive blow."

Obilian falls silent for a moment, then nods gently. "Yes. It is hammer-and-anvil tactics. This tactic can end a battle quickly and violently."

"It creates a huge local advantage in a short time, then uses that breakthrough point to quickly pull apart and tear open the enemy's defensive line."

"I thought about it for a long time. Peace Haven's rapid penetration tactics demand too much comprehensive quality from junior officers and even ordinary soldiers."

"And the other large-legion flanking maneuver Peace Haven has used tests the overall strength of the legions even more."

"We cannot do either of those."

"Only the two legions I personally built with the instructors from Peace Haven in Tatan City barely have that ability."

Clifford says, "Tactics are fixed, but people are alive. We only need to use them flexibly."

"Since Your Highness is imitating the lord of Blood Hill, you need to look relaxed and confident."

"When the lord of Blood Hill faced attacks from three countries, he could still joke calmly with his subordinates."

"He ate and slept as usual every day, and when he had time, he even joined Peace Haven's group sports in the army and mixed with the soldiers and officers."

"The lord of Blood Hill's personal confidence infected every soldier under him."

"Even if Henwell ordered them to stand against a knight order head-on, they would believe this was part of Henwell's plan."

"But when you frown every day, every officer and soldier can see it. What do you expect them to think?"

"Will they have confidence in winning the coming battle?"

Obilian's eyes widen. After staring blankly for a long while, he says sincerely, "I have learned something. If Military Overseer had not reminded me, I nearly ruined the whole matter."