Currently, the general's tent had clearly become Lu G's combat meeting room with a large sand table set up in the middle to simulate the terrain and battlefield.
This was something Luog had previously created for every city as military camp.
After all, just relying on a flat map couldn't adequately represent the undulating terrain of hilly areas.
The sand table made it easier for the city defense commanders to simulate battle scenarios and analyze the situation.
In the combat meeting room of Shang Yuan City, generals of various ranks, including Luo, Yong, Gujan, Guja, Luing, Xiaoan, Zhao Ei, and Zhao Ming had all gathered.
After taking a deep breath, Lu Gi calmly spoke, "Let us begin.
" As soon as he finished speaking, many pairs of eyes turned to Xiaoan, Zhao, and others on the left side of the sand table, as they were the only ones present who had firstirhand combat experience against the monster army.
While serving as the city defense commanders of Ironwall City, as one of the most senior generals present, Xiaoan stepped forward, unlike the somewhat nervous Joe E, and took a few pieces representing the forces of both sides to start simulating the previous battle of Iron Wall City.
The moment he opened his mouth, the 10- m tall giant type soldier drew everyone as attention.
After all, for the generals present, such a monster was truly unheard of and unseen.
Even Luogi, who had already had some idea in his mind, showed a curious expression and quickly sketched a rough drawing on a piece of paper with a charcoal pencil.
Then asked, "Is this what you meant by that giant soldier?" For a moment, everyone's gaze focused on the drawing in Luog's hand.
To be honest, Lu Gs drawing skills were just average, but he had clearly illustrated the characteristics of an elephant.
After seeing it, Xiao Pan nodded repeatedly.
That's right, your majesty.
That is the monster.
Have you seen it before? Feeling the gaze of everyone, Lu Gi pondered for a moment and nodded decisively.
The unknown monster was the most terrifying at this time.
Even to instill confidence in his soldiers, he needed to clearly state his position and tell his troops that these were not mysterious monsters, but known creatures like wild beasts.
As long as they could label it as known, the fear of the unknown monsters in the soldiers hearts would be significantly diminished.
At the same time, to be cautious, Lu G naturally needed to craft this story a bit more completely.
He directly told his commanders that the world was vast and they were only occupying a small part of it.
On this immense land lived various races, and the Orc race was one of them.
If he were weave a story, it could probably be turned into a continuous drama.
He would leave this matter to the storytellers later and let them spread it throughout the civilization.
By establishing the concept of the world is vast and full of wonders.
He could ensure that his civilization citizens would be relatively more accepting of any monsters they might encounter in the future.
As for now, Lu G simply spread this concept briefly and quickly redirected the attention of the generals back to the analysis of the current battle situation, explaining that the elephant-like creature was similar to an animal called an elephant, large in size and incredibly strong.
After elaborating a bit, Lu G raised his hand, signaling Xiaoan to continue simulating the battle at that time.
When Xiaoan mentioned the elephant-like creatures throwing giant stones to destroy the city walls, it inevitably caused an uproar and even Lu OG internally clicked his tongue in surprise, thinking, "Wow, with that kind of power, it feels even more ferocious than a trebucheette.
" Of course, while they were fierce, Lu G did not believe that these elephant-like stone throwers were invincible.
Every troop type had its strengths and weaknesses, such as sustained long-term attacks.
In this regard, the elephant-like creatures were certainly no match for trebuchets, as mechanically powered artillery had a very steady output of power.
After all, machines did not tire, while the elephant-like creatures would tire because each attack consumed their stamina.
However, conversely, the elephant-like creatures also had advantages over trebuchets.
For instance, they were definitely more mobile than trebuchets.
Moreover, even if they ran out of stone ammunition, they could switch to hand-to-hand combat or pick up some weapons and immediately become formidable infantry fighters.
Their enormous size and tough skin could also serve as a frontline meat shield to attract fire.
The elephant-like creatures, minotaurs, dogheaded men, and werewolves did not seem to be too many in number, and judging by the situation, they should mainly consist of tough melee infantry with not much range support.
In other words, there were players who excelled in head-on confrontations.
At the same time, when Xiaopan mentioned that the enemy had launched a night raid on Iron Wall City, this piece of information undoubtedly reminded Lu Gi, "Yes, animals like wolves and dogs have night vision.
Wewolves and do-headed men obviously shared the same trait.
In this era, humans faced difficulties in night raids due to their poor night vision, but that didn't mean the orcs had the same limitation.
Fortunately, the elephant-like creatures and minurs did not possess night vision.
Otherwise, they would have wre havoc after nightfall.
Chapter 353.
Troop deployment and analysis.
After a war situation analysis meeting, the presence of Orc troops undoubtedly overturned the original knowledge of the generals present to some extent.
However, thanks to the preventive shot given by Luji earlier, everyone was shocked but somewhat mentally prepared.
treating those orcs as creatures that were just a bit smarter and stronger than beasts.
Moreover, in this meeting, the person who gained the most information was undoubtedly Lu OG.
After all, he already had a conceptual foundation of orcs in his mind.
And now, having learned various relatively specific intelligence from Xiaoan, his understanding and analysis speed far surpassed that of others.
For example, although the individual strength of orcs was clearly stronger than that of ordinary human soldiers, their total number of troops was not as many, indicating that many orc races probably had relatively low reproductive capabilities.
Also, in several battles, the Orc army seemed to have not used any decent formations, suggesting that the order and discipline of Orc civilization might also be problematic, making many formations impossible to execute within their army.
Regarding their equipment, according to Xiaoan and others, the only unit that could be considered well equipped was the werewolf unit that appeared outside the city.
However, even so, that level of equipment was only equivalent to the standard of ordinary sword and shield soldiers in their multiverse civilization.
As for other orc troops, the equipment of the bullheaded infantry was rudimentary, but at least vital areas such as the heart and back were protected by two pieces of leather armor.
The dogheaded orcs, on the other hand, had nothing but a bunch of mismatched, worn out long spears and some even wielded bronze halberts, showing a complete lack of uniformity in their equipment.
This undoubtedly indicated that Orc civilization had low productivity, and it was possible they couldn't even produce their own equipment with all the mismatch gear being looted.
Based on Lu G's perception as a player, this was undoubtedly the system balancing the strength of Orc Civilization.
At this moment, he had already imagined a civilization that was backward, had a pitiful development speed, and relied mainly on plunder for resources.
Of course, one should not underestimate them just because their civilization is backward, and their development speed is pitiful.
The advantages of this civilization were also quite obvious and brutal.
They were very capable in battle.
In any case, to prevent another night raid from the enemy after nightfall, the defending troops on the city walls were doubled, and every five steps, a torch or fire basin was placed to illuminate the entire area.
Additionally, several more night watch soldiers were added at the foot of the wall just in case.
If the orc knight raid troops came over, even if the soldiers on the walls couldn't react in time, the soldiers below could sound the alarm to warn everyone.
After assigning the night watch duties, Luogi issued another significant order to carry out a second relocation of the people within Sha Yuan City and those evacuated from Ironwall City, moving them in mass to the more secure Dhou City.
Undoubtedly, after the lessons learned from Iron Wall City's fall, Shang Yuan City, which was about to become a battlefield, was clearly not very safe.
Even Lu Gi couldn't claim he could defend Shong Yuan city 100%.
For safety's sake, it was better to relocate early.
Dou City, as the original royal city of the Dhou Kingdom, was large enough to accommodate this group of relocated people.
Lu G's actions were undoubtedly understood by the populace, and the relocation went relatively smoothly.
The next most important task was troop mobilization.
It is no exaggeration to say that at this moment, aside from the troops on the grasslands, nearly 80% of the troops within Luog's multiverse civilization had gathered in Shang Yuan City.
However, a city defense battle actually did not require so many troops.
If you're not on the offensive, there are only two places within the city where troops can be deployed.
One is on the city walls and the other is behind the city gates.
But both of these places have limited space.
Even if you have 100,000 troops, these two areas can only accommodate 10,000 soldiers.
What use is having a 100,000 troops in the city? The remaining 90,000 soldiers would have nowhere to exert their strength.
Should they just sit back and drink tea and chat? This would undoubtedly be a waste of manpower.
Therefore, Luog needed to deploy all those troops.
Their familiarity with the surrounding terrain was a significant advantage that should be utilized well.
Thus, the day passed quietly, busy with troop deployment.
LuG clearly did not have time to take the initiative to attack, nor did he plan to do so.
He wanted to use his expertise and defensive tactics to test the depth of orc civilization strength.
However, probably after capturing Iron Wall City, the enemy also needed some time to adjust.
So, throughout the day, Liu and Jia made basically no movements.
For Luog, this was just right because his army had just undergone highintensity force marches and the soldiers needed some time to rest and alleviate the physical fatigue accumulated from several days of rapid marching.
Moreover, this was his home turf.
While the front line was at a stalemate, his major cities in the rear could still develop as usual with carts and carts of military equipment being sent over.
The slower the enemy came, the more prepared he could be, which was a good thing no matter how one looked at it.
Thus, on the evening of the sixth day of the invasion, in the black night, pairs of glowing eyes indicated that a certain werewolf, who had been quiet for a few days, was once again planning a night raid.
However, after suffering a significant loss and paying the price of Iron Wall City, how could Xiaoan possibly repeat the same mistake within Shang Yuan City? The rapidly ringing alarm bells proved that this wave of night raids had announced its failure even before it officially began.
At this moment, Leuia, still hidden in the darkness, couldn't help but feel a bit frustrated.
Sure enough, the same tactics would definitely be guarded against by the enemy, making it hard to succeed a second time.
The brightly lit walls were almost dazzling, and the soldiers on the walls had clearly more than doubled.
Leuia, whose red fox archers have been completely wiped out by the previous series of explosions, suddenly found himself without any range attack capabilities.