Lord Witch, please don't resurrect me again!

"Really?" said the one-eyed burly man at the side, "but I also walked this road, rode a fast horse for the first half, and then waded across the swamp. It took less than four days to arrive."

Nicholas said with a smile: "You are alone, and you are a strong and energetic warrior. Naturally, you can walk fast. However, Leoric is a [-] Northern Expeditionary Army! Not to mention the large number of them, they still have to carry luggage For supplies, the army eats horse chews, consumes countless grains every day, and there will be no shortage of supplies. The place is either full of rocks, or muddy and difficult to walk, and maybe they have to climb mountains and ridges. It is said that they can walk over in ten days They are all exalting them!"

Nicholas stroked his goatee and said, "Just walking is not enough. The army has traveled long distances, and people are exhausted. You have to rest for a day and a half, right? If you want to rest, you have to set up camp, unload the goods, and clear the fields... It's less about half a day, more Then one day, and then if you want to attack the city, you need to assemble the siege equipment, mobilize before the battle, investigate intelligence, etc... So I estimate that if Leoric really wants to attack the city, it may take half a month. Wait. At that time, the ancestor god has already broken the seal, and he can even take a good rest for a few days to recharge his batteries. At that time, our soldiers and civilians will be united, and the gods will protect us and wait for work. Why don't we just take care of Leoric?"

One-eyed Flo and the astrologer Sonara smiled at each other, and immediately said, "Okay! Wonderful! You are indeed Mr. Nicholas!"

"You two don't need to learn from them!" Nicholas laughed triumphantly.

……

The waves are rolling, and the "Northern Expedition Fleet" loaded with supplies and supplies is sailing along the Jinsha River.The fleet of the Northern Expeditionary Army had not been formed for a long time, and they had no sailing experience. They didn't even have any serious sailors in the army, so they hired a large number of sailors from Jinsha Port to sail.At this time, most of the soldiers were lightly loaded and marched southward by land; while Leoric and others were on board and transported heavy cargo by water.

These four ships not only carried food, but also armor, military boots, knife points and even siege engines.

At this time, Leoric was sitting on the bow of the "Doom", Romila and Shia were behind him, Romila was in charge of communication, and Shia was looking at the map.

At this time, Leoric hummed a little song he heard in his previous life.

"Beenalongtimegone (in a long time ago)

Old Constantinople's still has Turkish delight

Onamoonlightnight (a night with a bright moon)

EverygalinConstantinople (All the girls of Constantinople)

IsaMiss-stanbul, notConstantinople (I became Miss Turkey in a blink of an eye~)"

I can't remember his words clearly, but the tone is similar.Shia on the side asked him, "What song are you humming?"

Leoric said, "It's just New Dynasty music."

"Huh? What is it?" Shia still didn't understand.

"Just kidding, it's actually the music of subjugation."

Shia said with an expression of "you are driving the barbershop", "Leoric, you will arrive at the scheduled location soon, are you... really planning to do this? Although I know you are always reliable in doing things, but It's just... so crazy."

Leoric said with a smile: "Don't worry, it will definitely succeed." There is a precedent for success!

Shia nodded, and said with a distressed expression: "If it doesn't work out, it's best not to spread this matter... Uh, it's a bit weird."

"Is that possible?" Leoric asked.

Shia smiled and said, "That moment will also be remembered in history, and there will definitely be many bards writing songs for you."

"I'm looking forward to it." Leoric said with a smile.

In this way, four large ships and many small boats came to the predetermined "exit".It is said to be an exit, but in fact there is no port here, only a ramp dug temporarily by the Northern Expeditionary Army.

Philip and the others set off earlier and faster than Leoric, so they were already waiting on the shore.Seeing the boat approaching, Philip waved his hand and said, "General Leorick! Just stop here, let's try! Just do what you said..."

Behind Philip was a dense line of oiled wooden slides.Looking around, the main piece of woods was almost completely cut down by the Northern Expeditionary Army, and the work was not yet finished. Rough Arm Shi En was yelling and urging the soldiers to work hard to cut down the trees. There are sawdust floating, and there are sawdust and broken wood under the feet.

Leoric said, "Good! Drop anchor!"

So the fleet stopped in the river.

Leoric got off the boat, surveyed the terrain, and said, "Captain of the Windwalker!"

"Here!" Philip stood at attention.

"Have you completed the task I assigned you?" Leoric asked loudly.

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Chapter 170 Six: Sailing on Dry Land

Philip also replied loudly: "It's done! The Windwalking Group and the Hammer Group have cut down this forest together. This is an oiled log slide. Please check and accept it, General!"

Leoric walked over to have a look. Those big logs were round and looked very strong and durable. Leoric picked up another one to test the strength, and he was very satisfied.

Leoric said loudly, "Then let's try the boat first."

Speaking of letting the longboats and small boats in the fleet go first, the soldiers, under Leoric's order, transported the small boats onto the log slide, dragged them with ropes in front, pushed them behind, and started the experiment. Sexual "dry land sailing".

Can this really work?Many regiment leaders looked at this scene and expressed doubts in their hearts.

At the tactical meeting, Leoric suggested: "Although there is no waterway leading to Bachelor City, we can connect the two waterways. First take the tributary of the Jinsha River, then go to the 'Sanqu River', and finally Go to the 'Green Lake' to unload and load the truck, so that the speed can be much faster, and the enemy will be caught off guard."

Philip said: "General, you are joking. There is a piece of land between these two rivers. Should the boat walk across the land?"

Leoric rubbed his chin and said, "Can we use the logs as a cushion, and then drive the boat across this short section of land?"

"Huh? Can you still do this?"

To be honest, before Leoric performed this operation, no one in the Northern Expedition Army would have thought of such an unimaginable trick.Of course, Leoric was not the pioneer either, and it was difficult for him to come up with such an outrageous tactic by himself.

At this time, small boats, longboats and speedboats were moving slowly on the oiled slide, and the speed was not slow. Leoric quickly asked the soldiers, "How are you? Are you tired?" The soldiers replied one after another; "Not tired." No tiredness! It’s easier than rowing a boat if we work hard together!”

Everyone gasped in unimaginable amazement when they saw this scene, could this trick really work?What the hell kind of conspiracy is this?

In this way, all the boats crossed the road and soon arrived at another river - "Sanqu River".The lower reaches of this river is "Green Lake Port". Twenty miles to the east of Green Lake Port is Bachelor City.

Seeing that this tactic was really feasible, everyone shouted excitedly.

Shia smiled wryly, shook her head and said, "I thought I knew him well, but he always surprises me." Romila smiled dotingly and said, "Yes, Lord Leoric There is no limit to the upper limit."

"Okay, get on the battleship!" Leoric ordered.

Leoric's Crusade fleet consisted of three types of ships, one was a small ship with the utmost speed, the other was a warship with both displacement and flexibility, and the last was the giant flagship.

The warship is relatively heavier, and the challenge to the tactic of "boating on dry land" is also greater.Sure enough, they encountered problems when going ashore. It turned out that the warship was too heavy and the draft was too deep. If it was forced to go ashore, it would sink directly into the river bed, and it would be impossible to move to the wooden slide.

But this is not a difficult task. Before Leoric could speak, a "counselor" offered advice.I only heard Philip shouting: "Is this a problem? Unload the cargo and move it! The boat is on a slide, and the cargo must be pulled by people!"

As expected of someone who is engaged in logistics and transportation, he has a quick brain in this regard.So everyone unloaded the cargo according to Philip's request, and the battleship really floated a lot.Next, everyone installed ropes on the boat and asked the soldiers to drag the boat to the shore, but even so, the boat was still too heavy. Coupled with the muddy surface, the boat was crooked for the first time and could not get on the slide. Said, also crushed a few pieces of wood.

Philip hurriedly sent more people, and once again called dozens of people.However, if there are too many people, the rope needs to be added, but this time, there is no extra rope!Philip quickly asked someone to look for it, but the soldier reported that there were not many fiber ropes, and some of them were left in Haiyan City, so why don't we go and look for them on other ships?

Can't pull the boat and pull the boat, can't find a rope?The big leaders and colleagues were all watching. This scene made Philip very embarrassed.Seeing Lord Leoric's face getting darker and darker, Philip became anxious, and even ordered the soldiers to peel off the bark and rub the hemp rope immediately.

However, what he didn't expect was that the big murloc suddenly stood up at this moment and said in broken plateau language: "You, human, pull in front; I, murloc, push back!"

As if seeing a savior, Philip quickly said, "Okay, okay, let's do this!"

So the murlocs jumped into the river and pushed the boat from the bottom, while the soldiers shouted and pulled hard.In this way, without much effort, the battleship got on the slide.Then everyone pushed forward and backward, and transported the warship to the side of the Sanqu River in this way.

At this time, "Bald Huck" of the Bronze Hands Legion and Leoric said: "This is the first time I see murlocs and humans working together. It's really a spectacle."

Leoric laughed: "There will be more in the future."

The bald Huck asked in a low voice: "Did your lord really keep these despicable races?"

After hearing this, Leoric said solemnly: "Could it be that the mighty empire can't accommodate some murlocs? It's too small, the layout is too small."

"Without the help of these murlocs and other races—that is, the 'despicable race' in your mouth, I would definitely not be able to win the final victory."

Hearing this, Bald Huck looked shocked and horrified.At this time, the battleship had already passed the log slide, and it was the turn of the heaviest flagship. Philip still wanted to repeat the success just now—first let people unload the cargo, and then load the ship. deep.If you go ashore, you will get stuck in the mud, and you will not be able to move up the log slide.

Fortunately, Leoric had anticipated this, and shouted: "Eight years old! It's your turn!"

Following Leoric's command, the gigantic "six-armed titan" emerged from the water, "Crash!" A huge amount of river water also shot up into the sky, and everyone by the river was soaked. There are many flopping fish on the ground.

I saw "Eight Years Old" holding a fish in his mouth, holding a table knife and a large bowl in his two hands, rubbing his hands like flies, and rubbing his belly with two hands, asking: "My lord, is it?" Is dinner ready?"

Leoric clicked his tongue and said, "Damn, you want to eat before you work?" Koroff also scolded him, saying, "You dry ghost! You only want to eat! Don't embarrass us!"

"Eight years old" said with an aggrieved face, "But I'm hungry..."

Forget it, you can only work when you are full, and it is indeed time for lunch, so Leoric stopped sailing on dry land and asked everyone to start a fire to rebel.It happened that all the cargo on the big ship had been unloaded, and the ingredients were all ready-made.

Lao Fatty started the fire and made the meal, and the people in the logistics department also helped, and the meal was ready in a short while. Leoric said: "Let the eight years old eat first, and then go to work!"

So the firefighters gave priority to preparing meals for the eight-year-old.The food for the eight-year-old was rougher than that of the soldiers. It was all big pieces of meat, noodles, big bowls of thick soup and so on.A large pancake is enough for four people, and it can be chewed as a biscuit at the age of eight. His six arms have a clear division of labor, two for taking food, two for splitting food (such as tearing apart a pancake as big as a table), and two for mouth Rise.

The eight-year-old seemed to be famished, showing an amazing ability to eat.Lao Fei had to open an extra stove for him to satisfy this big eater.

At this time, at least tens of thousands of people present were watching the big murloc eating, as if they were watching a broadcast.However, people are more afraid than the refreshment and shock generated by the food and broadcast anchors.Because the murloc titan has razor-sharp teeth and a bloody mouth, the scene of biting pieces of meat is far more vicious than that of a tiger. People will instinctively fear wild beasts and giants.

Watching the eight-year-old eat broadcast, Romila asked Leoric in a low voice, "I have some delicious snacks here, can you feed him?"

Leoric laughed, "Eight-year-olds are not pets!"

"Uh, but I just wanted to feed him."

"Of course it's fine."

So Romila took out a small paper bag from her bag, which contained some fruit stuffed with sugar water.She nervously walked to the big murloc who was eating violently. At this time, the big murloc was so focused on cooking that he didn't notice that Romila was coming, so he kept stuffing things into his mouth.When Romila saw his small bowl (actually a big washbasin) on the ground, she poured a whole bag of small fruits into it, and then ran as fast as a timid girl feeding a beast in a zoo. open.After a while, the eight-year-old noticed something in the bowl, picked it up and ate it without thinking too much, and suddenly tasted the sweetness of fruit and honey.

Although eight years old was enough to eat in the Northern Expeditionary Army, sweets were still a rare commodity. He took a bite, then looked into the bowl in surprise, and asked in murloc language: "Is there any more?"

The people around laughed at his expectant face, and Romila laughed too. She could understand the murloc's words, so she replied, "There's a little more!"

As he spoke, he untied a small cloth bag and poured the "peppermint sweet cake" inside into the eight-year-old's bowl.That thing is green and elastic, like jelly.Romila said, "This is what I usually make for Serawi. Now she doesn't need it. I'll make some for you later."

Selawi spread his hands in doubt and said, "Did I say that?"

The murloc titan devoured it, licking all the precious sugar.Just like that, Romila subdued the big murloc's stomach with desserts. At this time, Romila stretched his hand and touched the eight-year-old's head, and the giant beast lowered its head like a kitten, humming meekly.

Seeing this scene, Romila's eyes were filled with little stars, and she asked Leoric very excitedly, "Can I raise him!"

"Didn't you say 'eight years old' is not a pet!"

However, it is not a bad thing that the Elf Queen can establish a friendship with the Murloc Titan (doubtful), which is conducive to the unity of the two races.It is said that the high elves used the mixed-blood elves to rule the major races back then. If I become the "king of a hundred clans" in the future, I will let the mixed-blood elves manage them.

After a meal, the eight-year-old was full of strength, and after a loud roar, he wanted to go into the water to push the boat, but Leoric stopped him and ordered him to rest for at least 10 minutes after the meal, then do warm-up activities, and then To do this kind of heavy physical work.The eight-year-old didn't understand the meaning, but he did it anyway.

Then Eight Years Old and many murlocs dived into the water. Leoric wanted to help, but later found that he couldn't use his strength in the water, so he had to give up.Then, the murlocs took their positions one after another, and they chanted underwater through the infrasound. With the sound of one, two, three, the bow of the extremely heavy flagship lifted up.

"Okay, put it down slowly!" Leoric said loudly.

It's hard enough to lift it up, but it's even harder to put it down slowly, but eight-year-old, as a murloc six-armed titan, and as the strength of the Northern Expedition Army, can do it even with such a rude request!I saw his head sticking out of the water, with four arms supporting the bottom of the boat and two arms protecting his waist, he put the bow of the flagship on his back.At this time, the eight-year-old was already tense, and his scales were red.

"Hold on!" Leoric yelled.

With a low growl, ripples spread by the water, and the eight-year-old's body temperature rose rapidly, making the river even warmer.Then, Eight-year-old pushed down the bow of the huge ship very steadily, and finally slowly landed on the log.Philip saw that the angle was correct, and immediately shouted: "Get ready to pull the bow!" At the same time, Kolov also said to the underwater murlocs: "Get ready to push the stern!"

"Three, two, one! Let's go!"

With an order, the big ship crashed ashore, huge waves splashed, and the entire flagship drove steadily onto the logs.

"Okay!" Leoric said loudly, "Next, we have won half of the victory, and the next step is to push to the Three Curves River!"

The next thing is simple, the soldiers and the mules and horses are pulling and pushing, slowly moving the big ship; the men of the Hammer Group continue to pick up the logs from the back and transport them to the front, while paying attention to the durability of the wood at any time, and replacing the damaged ones in time of wood.In this way, they transported the first flagship from land to the "Sanqu River".

Pulling a pirate flagship ashore smoothly is an absolute miracle and spectacle!It is an unprecedented feat!

Sailing on dry land is done!

The crowd cheered loudly, clapped hands, jumped, and the popular group even hugged with the murlocs.Xi Ya also said excitedly: "This is really a wonder through the ages! Leoric, I will ask the secretary accompanying the army to record this incident completely, it is so amazing!"

At this time, Leoric couldn't help thinking: the ancient (foreign) people are honest and can't be deceived!

There is a precedent for this trick of Leoric in history, otherwise he would not dare to play like this.

In 1453, Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire decided to destroy Byzantium and occupy Constantinople.He personally led an army of 15, surrounded the city in groups, and launched fierce attacks from land and sea.The defenders of Constantinople were only [-], but they had solid fortifications, and the Turks were unable to defeat them with [-] times their strength.At that time, Junbao was only weak along the Golden Horn, so the Romans sealed the entrance of the Golden Horn with thick iron chains and blocked it with sunken ships, making it impossible for the fleet of the Ottoman army to enter.

Muhammad did some research and said: This Golden Horn is the life gate of the Romans!As long as he breaks through the Golden Horn Bay, Junbao will change his surname!

Then how to break through?The big iron chain is sealed and the boat can't go around the land. Can it be possible to "sail on dry land"?And then he really did.

He decided to try to drag the fleet into the Golden Horn by land on the north shore of the Golden Horn. He negotiated a deal with the Genoese businessman, saying that it would guarantee your future commercial privileges, but you would help me "sail on dry land".The merchants saw that the deal was not a loss. Anyway, I am not Jingluo, and I was not the one who shed tears after the fall of Junbao!So they used oiled wood as a slideway, pulled cows and horses to drag seventy warships across the dry land, crossed the Byzantine blockade in the Golden Horn, and appeared in an impossible position superior.

From the point of view of the defenders, this trick of sailing on dry land is tantamount to a divine soldier descending from heaven, and the defenders were terrified.They had to mobilize troops from other positions to strengthen the defense of the Golden Horn. As a result, the situation in the city deteriorated greatly, which also laid the groundwork for the fall of Constantinople.

Reference picture ↓

Picture: "Schematic Diagram of Luyou Device", Location: "Images/1661006447-100307408-109234890.jpg"

The green arrow is the dry land boating route.

This is indeed a "conspiracy", but in general, Sailing on the Dry Land still describes the situation as "you can win with a few blind fights under a huge advantage".

From this point of view, Leoric's current situation is indeed somewhat similar to that time.

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Chapter 170 Seven: Surprise Attack on Green Lake Port

Leoric liked to imitate the ancients before, since he could reproduce the operations of the famous generals of the Three Kingdoms, it must not be difficult to reproduce this.And when re-engraving classic operations, there will always be a wonderful pleasure, as if I am standing with history, and it seems to resonate with the Romans back then... Fuck, what am I?Leoric smiled wryly and covered his eyes.