Continental Warriors Yoo Ma

After eating a banquet and almost getting stabbed, and sending two gifts, Bernard's mission ended.

Early the next morning, the mission left the barracks and returned to Mustaganem.

After staying away from the Mamluk camp and feeling completely safe, Santleyer came to Bernard's side: "Sir, I found something last night!"

Although the mission did not achieve any results in diplomacy, it has achieved a lot in terms of intelligence collection.

Last night, when Santleyer and Jihangir confronted each other with swords, no one—including the person involved, Jihangir—did not notice that Santleyer quietly took something from Jihangir.

Although Santleye is a knight with a serious title, he is different from the image of a powerful but inflexible heavy armored warrior dressed in an iron can in the usual impression. As a half-elf, Santleye is quite dexterous and agile.In fact, his first superman job was a rogue who was good at concealment and assassination. Later, after he was promoted to the backbone rank, he changed his job to Shadowblade Ranger. He learned the battle dance skills from the elves and became a Swift and deadly dual wielder.

However, his pickpocketing ability as a wanderer was not in vain, so he was able to steal things from Jihangir under the watchful eyes of everyone.

It was a small cloth bag similar to a sachet, with a fang pattern painted on it in the style of an original mural.After the dinner was over and they returned to the tent for rest, Santleyer and Bernard carefully studied the small cloth bag.

According to Bernard's identification, the stuffing inside the cloth bag is a plant that has been specially treated with drugs to mask the smell of the human body. It is mainly produced in the desert areas along the upper Nile River.

Cihangir, a senior Ottoman officer, why did he wear such a scent-masking thing in the friendly barracks?

Santleje and Bernard felt very strange.

Together, the two decided to let Santleyer go to the barracks to investigate at night.

With the ability of a rogue, Santleyer can come and go freely in the Mamluk barracks in the middle of the night.Finally, he made a discovery in a camp at the foot of a hill near the sea.

Every Mamluk soldier there is wearing a similar small cloth bag.

In addition, Santleyer also found that, even in the middle of the night, from time to time, carriages carrying various animal offal and offals came in and out of the camp with a stinky smell.

Among those animal scraps, Santleyer even saw a pig's head.

Because of religious customs, these things are definitely not for Mamluk soldiers to eat.So what exactly is being raised in the camp that requires such a large amount of meat food?

It's a pity that Santleyer squatted until dawn, but didn't find a chance to sneak into the heavily guarded camp.He just heard a roar from the mountains at four o'clock in the morning.

More than ten years ago, Santleyer once participated in an adventure team gathered by strong men to kill a green dragon that came to the central plateau of France because of the convergence of the celestial spheres.

He is someone who has heard the dragon's roar.And the roar that came from the mountain last night was definitely not a dragon's roar, but a deeper and longer sound from the ground.

Santleyer took this discovery to heart, and it was already dawn when he returned to the mission’s residence, and he left the barracks before he had time to discuss it with Bernard in detail.Until now, the two had the opportunity to exchange the information they had obtained in the Mamluk camp.

Chapter 470 Science and Unscience

After the mission returned to Oran Port, Bernard immediately reported the situation to Mayouf.

Although he didn't get any substantive results, Bernard still found out a lot of useful news.

General Mamluk faithfully carried out the Sudan's order and wanted to continue fighting.But looking at it another way, if the Mamluk Sultan wants to order Mustain to withdraw his troops, the orc general will faithfully carry out the order.

As for the Ottoman prince Muhammad, although he is more entangled with the current situation, he still tends to advance and retreat with his allies.

"In the face of our solid defense, the enemy still has a strong will to continue fighting. This either means that the opponent is head-to-head, or that the opponent thinks that he has the secret to defeat us." Mayoufu said, resting his chin.

"The secret? Could it be the mysterious creature hidden in the Mamluk barracks?" Bernard asked.

Ma Youfu nodded: "That's right, Bernard. Now let's put together the information you and Santleye have collected so hard."

Ma Youfu took out the paper and began to write vigorously on the desk.

The cloth bag that Santleyer got from Cihangir showed that the creature could use its sense of smell to find its prey.Carriages carrying animal waste and internal organs frequently entered and exited the barracks, indicating that the creature was huge in size and had an astonishing appetite.Judging by the roars Santleyer described, the creature was likely accustomed to living underground.

In addition, according to the geographical conditions of Ottomans and Mamluks, that kind of creature should be used to living in mountains or deserts.

Given its huge size and the incredible calls it makes, a densely populated habitat is obviously impossible.

So the result is obvious.Giant creatures that are used as secret weapons by the enemy should live in the deserts of Egypt or Syria.

After summing up these characteristics, Ma Youfu immediately sent a message to Donatello using the messaging technique.

The Court of Purification has the deepest and most comprehensive understanding of the alien creatures who came to Earth through the phenomenon of the convergence of the celestial spheres, so it is definitely right to ask them.

The next day, Ma Youfu got a reply from Rome.

Donatello searched overnight based on the information provided by Ma Youfu, and finally came to a conclusion: the mysterious giant creature should be a Nubian worm living in the Nubian desert.

This kind of creature appeared on the earth very early in history. In the classical era, there were records of Nubian worms on the Egyptian papyrus.Nomads in the desert worshiped it as a god, and the Egyptians learned to domesticate the giant worm early on.When the pharaohs built the pyramids, they used this kind of creatures to let them destroy the hard mountain walls and improve the efficiency of quarrying.

Juvenile Nubian worms are about six meters long and weigh five tons.At the adult stage when it grows to be able to dig holes and crush hard basalt, its body length can reach 20 meters and its weight can reach hundreds of tons.

This creature has no vision and hearing, and relies on vibrations from the ground and a keen sense of smell to identify directions and hunt prey.

Its eating habits are quite mixed, basically as long as it is organic matter, it can be eaten regardless of meat or vegetables.In addition, in order to grow the inorganic epidermis covering the body surface, Nubian worms will also eat rocks and absorb the minerals in them.

Because Nubian worms change their skin frequently during the growth period and need to eat a lot of rocks, many people mistakenly thought that they were a harmless creature that could survive only by eating soil, and then paid a heavy price.

Seeing Donatello's illustrations behind the explanatory text, Ma Youfu raised his eyebrows: "This thing is a biological shield machine! Look at the mouthparts like lampreys, the layers, the rings. densely arranged sharp teeth... If anyone is swallowed in one bite, there will be no bones left, and even the bone residue will be ground to pieces in an instant."

Of course, although this thing looks terrifying, Ma Youfu believes that its real value does not lie in its combat effectiveness, but its engineering ability to quickly cut through mountains and roads.

I'm afraid the Mamluks thought the same way.They smuggled this giant creature from Egypt to the front line, hiding it carefully, probably not taking it to fight on the battlefield.

Let the Nubian worm go to attack the city?

Even if the opponent's skin is as hard as a rock, it is far from being "invulnerable" in the face of cannons, guns, various spells, and knights' weapons imbued with extraordinary power. If you go up, you will be killed by concentrated fire.

However, if the Nubian worm is used in other places, it may have miraculous effects.

For example, in the southern Atlas Mountains where traffic is difficult, use Nubian worms to open a road that can pass through the army and quickly transport supplies, so as to bypass the two strong cities of Mustaganem and Muhammadia , attacked Oran.

Although the entire Tlemcen has surrendered, the Crusaders can only implement effective management in the narrow coastal plain area.The inland mountains are either only superficially submissive and self-governing, or they are outright rebelling, playing hide-and-seek with the Duke of Burgundy.

Even if the Mamluks used the Mbia worm to "construct large-scale construction" in the mountains and noticed something strange, the locals would never report the news to the Crusaders.

If there was no information brought back by Bernard, Ma Youfu had discovered the secret weapon of the Mamluks. I am afraid that he would not realize that he, "Teacher Ma", was deceived and deceived when the Mulholland army came to the city of Oran. Sneak attack.

After listening to Ma Youfu's deduction of the enemy's intentions, Bernard and Bayard who were summoned showed surprise expressions.

"I see! No wonder Mustain has no idea of ​​peace talks at all. It turns out that he wants to use this kind of big bug to raid our rear!" Bernard suddenly realized.

On the other hand, Bayar looked at the problem from a military point of view, and said worriedly: "Your Excellency, how should we deal with it? The south is the long Atlas Mountains. It is impossible to predict where the enemy will attack. If Their goal is Oran, and if it's yours, I suggest immediately withdraw part of the troops from the front to strengthen the defense of Oran."

The Mamluks and Ottomans put so much effort into using the Nubian worms to bypass the Crusaders' line of defense and attack the rear. They certainly weren't satisfied with taking one or two cities and winning a few small victories.

Only by capturing Oran, killing or capturing Ma Youfu, and letting the West Road Crusaders collapse from the top structure, can it be worth the price paid and the risks borne.

Today, the defenders of Oran City have only 4000 people, half of whom are peasant soldiers from Brittany.

Although these peasant soldiers have achieved iterative equipment upgrades through the captured trophies, and the armor rate has increased from zero to [-]%, but their military skills and combat will have not improved at all, and they can still only be used to maintain law and order.

In addition, because the defenses of the two front-line cities had to be strengthened before — Rashid’s "civil system" spells were not omnipotent, and Ma Youfu was still required to provide manpower and resource support, so the city defenses of Oran City were still in post-war repairs. , barely able to cope with the level of low-intensity wars.

If the Mulhollans can bypass the Atlas Mountains and launch a surprise attack on the city of Oran, and there is a way to break through the weak city wall of Oran in a short time, then there will really be a bloody "dangerous" word, It descended on Ma Youfu's head.

Maybe during the "sit-in war", the other party has been quietly preparing this plan.

Now that the enemy's plan is roughly known, the next question is how to deal with it.

The safest one is undoubtedly Bayar's suggestion, to transfer some troops from the two front-line cities to Oran, and after strengthening the defense, the opponent's sneak attack can be fundamentally solved.

Of course, if you want to gain more battle results, it is a very good idea to implement strict confidentiality measures when deploying troops, so that the enemy will make a strategic misjudgment, think that Oran still has a gap in defense, and continue to implement the original plan.

At that time, the Ottoman-Mamluk coalition forces that rushed to the city of Oran for a long distance will face a counterattack from the superior forces of the Crusaders. If they are not lucky, the entire army may be wiped out.

"Bayar's proposal is very sound, but I hope to go further..." Ma Youfu said his plan to do whatever he could.

Although Bernard has no military experience, he still has basic military knowledge.He had a doubt about Ma Youfu's proposal: "My lord, if we want to implement your plan, we must know the enemy's attack route. The problem is, in the entire Atlas Mountains, except for the city of Tlemcen In the area of ​​Oujda, our crusaders can't control the place at all. If we send scouts to the mountains, the enemy will definitely be noticed, and then cancel the sneak attack plan, and the battle situation will continue to maintain the mode of sit-down war. This is very important for your goal of attacking Tunisia unfavorable."

"Hmph, thanks to the Duke of Burgundy, we have completely lost the support of the locals." Bayard, who has a good temper, rarely satirized Philip III.

It is precisely because of the operation of this pig teammate that aroused one after another of rebellions.The target of the rebel attack is not only the aggressors who believe in the Seven Saints, but even the local "leading parties" who are willing to cooperate with Europeans are now threatened. The crusaders draw a line.

Ma Youfu's previous Huairou work has been ruined by more than half.

However, he did not show a troubled expression like the two subordinates.Ma Youfu smiled slightly and said: "The problem of investigation is very easy to solve. We don't need to send troops into the mountains to scare the snakes. We also don't need to win the hearts of the local people. The Mamluks use unscientific alien monsters to carry out My own strategy, then I will use very scientific means to deal with this attack."

"What can you do?" Bayar asked expectantly.

As a young knight, he learned a lot from Ma Youfu's side.It's just that Ma Youfu's method this time has nothing to do with the so-called strategy or command art.

"This method has actually been implemented in the navy for a while, but the war on land is going well, so it didn't come in handy." Ma Youfu looked at the blue sky outside the window, and spit out a word, "hot air balloon."

Chapter 470 Suddenly, Battle Clouds Shrouded

After more than a year of R&D and improvement, the usage rate of magic materials in the hot air balloon in Ma Youfu's hands has dropped to [-]%, which is basically ready for mass production.

It's just that the production speed of the handcraft workshop is still urgent. So far, the goal of equipping each Karak galleon with an accompanying hot air balloon transport vessel has not been achieved.

Now, because of the war on land, the date of formation of the "Medieval Naval Aviation" unit composed of ten hot air balloons can only be postponed further.

In the Atlas Mountains south of the Port of Oran, from the city of Mohammedia at the foot of the mountain in the east to Diwasabah in the west, this section of the mountainous area with a total length of about [-] kilometers is the Mamluk-Ottoman army. Areas where the Nubian worm may be used to open the way and launch a surprise attack.

Considering that the undulating mountainous terrain will block the line of sight, and the yellow sand will reduce the line of sight and other factors, it is conservatively estimated that the effective observation distance of a hot air balloon at a height of one kilometer, with the assistance of spells, is fifteen kilometers.Then, a hot air balloon can monitor a circular area with a diameter of thirty kilometers.

Taking into account the need for 24-hour surveillance rotation, six hot air balloons can completely cover the [-]-kilometer mountain area designated by Mayouf in the south of Oran Port.

With the huge size of the Mbia worm, when digging through mountains and rocks, it will inevitably stir up a lot of smoke and dust, which can be easily observed from the air.As long as hot-air balloon observers mark the places where large amounts of smoke and dust are found every day, they can outline the enemy's secret marching route.

The only thing to worry about is that the development of cartography in this era is still in a very primitive stage, high-precision military maps do not exist, and the intelligence collected through hot air balloons can only be converted into imprecise information.A large part of the factor that ultimately determines the outcome is the impromptu performance of both sides.

But Ma Youfu will not give up eating because of choking.With hot air balloons as a big killer for intelligence gathering, the balance of victory has been greatly tilted towards him.

After making a strategic decision, Ma Youfu immediately acted, sending out orders one by one through communication.

Admiral Andre of the Navy was the first to receive the order to immediately assemble the hot air balloon transport ships moored in various ports to the port of Oran.

In addition, Tangier, Rabat and other large cities where the Crusaders were stationed also received Mayouf's order and began to deploy troops to support them.

Even Philip III, who was very busy with suppressing bandits, received a letter from Ma Youfu.

The area at the junction of Tunisia and Tlemcen, which had been calm for a long time, suddenly began to be shrouded in war clouds, and the storm was about to come.

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"Your Highness, Mustaganem has another movement of troops today. What are those heretics planning?" The orc general Mustain stood on the watchtower, looking at the city in the distance.

Dust billowed outside the city, and the experienced Mustain observed for a while, and estimated that about 1000 people were entering and leaving the city.

"I don't know. I won't know the specific situation until the scouts come back. The worst case is that Ma Youfu finds out about our plan and starts to withdraw troops from the two front-line cities and go back to strengthen the defense of Oran City. Then we will All your busy work and effort will be in vain," Mohammad said, "Let us pray to the true God that this will not happen."

Mustaine pouted.

Although the Ottoman prince talked about the true god Ankabal every day, and acted like a devout believer, he never drank all kinds of fermented fruit juices.

Say one thing and do another, perhaps this is the basic quality of a good politician.

At least the Mamluk Sultan Barsbey, who didn't even bother to do superficial work, was not a good politician.

Muhammad didn't know that he was secretly compared with his lord by the orc general.He has to come to the Mamluk camp every three days to communicate with his allies to ensure that the plan is still going smoothly.