Lux's Magic Penetration Rod

Galio was transported to the front lines.

The morale of the Demacia army is high.

But Jarvan IV still did not issue the order for a general attack.

On the one hand, he was waiting for the mobilization and outflanking of the First and Third Northern Army Corps. On the other hand, he was also waiting for the arrival of the spring floods.

As the largest river in Demacia, the Tobitsia River originates from the Silver Mountains in the middle of the Valoran continent. It passes through the Silent Forest, the Great Swamp, and the Demacia Plains all the way west, and finally merges into the Conquest at Xiongdu Bay. The total length of the sea is nearly five thousand miles, and its annual runoff exceeds one trillion cubic meters. In terms of length and runoff, it is second only to the Shurima River in Rune Land.

Unlike the Shurima River, which has a single water source that is stable all year round, the water source of the Tobitsia River is quite complex. In addition to the melted water from the snow mountains above the snow line of the Shimmering Silver Mountains, there are also a large number of tributaries flowing in from the Silent Forest. , and in the great swamp area, a swampland spread to the north and south sides. It was not until the city of Tobitsia that the Vol River merged into it. The river bed became deeper and the river surface became wider, and then it gradually stabilized.

Even the predecessor of the city of Tobitsia was an outpost established by the Demacians to monitor the water level of the Tobitsia River.

The Vol River merges into the Tobitsia River to form a Y-shaped river with rapid currents, and the city of Tobitsia is located in the angle of this Y-shaped river. The north and west sides of the city are rivers. It is precisely because of this This extremely dangerous terrain is why Swain chose to build a fortress here as a forward command position to confront Demacia across the river.

Jarvan IV was very aware of the military advantages brought by this terrain. If he wanted to attack the Noxians, whether he attacked from the west or the north, he had to cross the river first, and then cross the river. In combat, it is easy to be attacked half-way through the battle. If it is worse, it will be like the battle of Mithril City, where everyone is at war.

Therefore, even with the advantages of extraordinary combat power, Colossus of Justice, high morale, and follow-up outflanking, Jarvan IV still maintained a considerable degree of caution - it was unwise to cross the water to attack at this time.

But there is one exception, and that is during the spring floods.

Every spring flood, the surface of the Tobitsia River will swell slightly. Under normal circumstances, the surge of the river is not conducive to swimming operations, but after the spring flood, the Tobitsia River will usher in a short dry period until the third day after the spring flood. Before a wave of rain, the river will be at low water levels!

The reason for this situation is actually very simple. The occurrence of spring floods is due to the increase in melting water from snow mountains after the temperature rises in spring. But in fact, although the Tobitsia River has melt water from the snow mountains from the Shuoyin Mountains, it is not suitable for Tobitsia. For rivers, this level of meltwater has some impact, but not too much.

What’s even more interesting is that in the great swamp five hundred miles west of Tobitsia, part of the melted water from the snowy mountains will overflow here, causing the famous local “spring trap”—that is, the mud traps all pedestrians in the spring and is unable to go out. The natural landscape allows the large swamps, which were relatively dry in winter, to absorb water again like a sponge.

But when the snow-capped mountains melt water stops increasing, the water storage effect of the Great Swamp does not stop. It will continue to absorb the water flow of the Tobitsia River, which will cause the Tobitsia River to have a very short dry period after the spring flood. , until the rain came and the swamp was filled with water, it returned to its previous appearance of vast water.

In essence, the dry season of the Tobitsia River in spring is actually a periodic flow change caused by the inconsistent time difference between the increase in snow mountain melt water and the recovery time of the Great Swamp's water storage capacity. The Shining Silver Mountains to the south will increase the snow mountain melt water first. This caused a brief spring flood in the Tobitsia River, and then the great swamps in the north recovered and filled up water, causing a brief dry season. Unless locals knew the local conditions, there would never be a clear understanding of the changes in the water level of the Tobitsia River in the spring. cognition.

According to Jarvan IV's plan, as soon as the spring flood arrives, he can prepare to attack. Then the Demacian army will seize the short opportunity during the dry season to cross the river forcefully, and take advantage of the Noxian people's misunderstanding, thinking that the river is vast and harmless. When he is unprepared, he crosses the river in one fell swoop and takes advantage of the situation to attack. He strives to use his extraordinary strength to achieve an Arrancar and completely defeat the Noxian army!

And now, the spring floods he has been looking forward to have finally arrived.

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The rumbling waves are like thousands of horses galloping, rushing out from the pass of the remaining veins of Green Teeth Peak in the east, rolling over the ground in a mighty manner. Even if an ordinary person stands on the carefully built embankment and looks at the water of the river, I can't help but get distracted by it.

It was at this time when the spring floods were coming that Jarvan IV issued an order to the entire army to prepare for an attack and prepare to cross the river.

The warriors of the Dauntless Vanguard did not hesitate at all. Although most of them did not understand this characteristic of the Tobitsia River, they still followed Jarvan IV's orders and were ready to go, always preparing for a potentially fatal armed swim.

Faced with the order of Jarvan IV, many nobles had different thoughts. In their view, if they crossed the river under such water conditions, it would be to die. If Jarvan IV asked his men to cross the river to fight, , it was simply asking his own private army to die. Complaints among the nobles suddenly arose one after another, and many people did not intend to act according to the orders of Jarvan IV.

However, Jarvan IV, who had been busy all winter and half of the spring, had already figured out the background of these nobles. His orders were not only passed on to the noble lords, but also passed them directly to their private armies. Then, something happened that shocked these noble lords - a considerable number of their private troops began to obey Jarvan IV's orders, prepare for war, and prepare to cross the river!

What the hell is going on?

You usually eat military rations and receive military pay from me. I did not issue an order. Even if the king issued an order, you should not take any action!

Most of the nobles had a sense of crisis. They discovered that Jarvan IV seemed to be very popular with the military, and began to try to strengthen the ideological construction of their own armies. However, with more nobles, everything was available, and when other nobles worked hard to consolidate their private armies, When he was pulled back, there was an idiot who thought too highly of himself and directly used punishment on his private army.

I didn't give the order to prepare to cross the river. If you prepare to cross the river without authorization, that is disobedience - hit me!

The long-term supremacy gave these idiots the illusion that they could completely control the private army under their command. They did not realize that in Demacia, soldiers, as reserves of nobles, were a group that needed to be won over!

After violently killing a respected squad leader, the private army mutinied on the spot. The angry soldiers tied up their lord and then went to find His Majesty the King together to seek justice.

After learning of this situation, Jarvan IV was overjoyed - oh, heartbroken. He reiterated his order, then directly dealt with this idiot noble on the grounds of disobedience, and then accepted the allegiance of the private army and promised everyone's The treatment is on par with the Fearless Pioneers.

As the news spread, many nobles realized that something was wrong, but before they could react effectively, the soldiers under their command responded first.

In just two days, more than one-third of the noble private troops escorted their lords to find Jarvan IV and demanded justice, and directly offered their loyalty to the royal family. Jarvan IV, on the other hand, refused to accept anyone who came, directly Accepted them all.

Then, Jarvan IV directly held a banquet and invited all the nobles still in Tobitsia to the banquet.

Going to a banquet?

Who dares to go?

The timid nobles abandoned their private troops and fled overnight. The bolder ones simply said that they were willing to obey the command. Your Majesty, what do you say? How about we follow the previous tradition and select the best from the best and select the elite to fight?

In this way, through unremitting efforts and a seemingly abnormal order, Jarvan IV finally took full control of the command of the Demacian army within the Tobitsia camp.

It was too late to reorganize. Jarvan IV simply split up several teams of fearless vanguards and joined the grassroots command of these private armies as instructors. Then he directly issued an order to cross the river - the spring flood had passed, and Tobitsia The dry season is just around the corner!

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late at night.

There was silence on both sides of the Tobitsia River. The water level of the Tobitsia River was dropping rapidly. The roaring waves had long since disappeared. At this time, the river was rapidly developing in the direction of "continuous flow means victory".

Under the order of Jarvan IV, Demacia's mixed army began to cross the river from the seven ferries that had been prepared. These seven places were originally narrow places on the river. After the dry season, the water surface was only a few hundred yards wide. It was difficult to cross the river. Very low difficulty.

After arriving at the south bank, the fearless vanguard elite who swam across the river first quickly nailed the prepared large iron pillars deeply into the ground, tied the ropes connected to the north bank, and stretched them completely. The Demacian soldiers who followed He stepped on the wooden planks that had been prepared long ago, held the rope with his hands, and dragged himself across the river.

Although the moonlight was dim and the river was foggy, this method of crossing the river via ropes allowed the soldiers to cross the river in total darkness - as long as there was someone watching at the water entry point to make sure they would not step on the planks.

Without lighting torches, the silent Demacia army lined up and moved forward holding on to the ropes, and finally crossed the Tobitsia River in the dry season with the ropes.

When the Noxian patrol soldiers along the river discovered the Demacians crossing the river, one-third of the Demacians had already crossed the Tobitsia River in the dark. The Texas soldiers sounded the alarm, and the Dauntless Vanguard warriors broke his neck first.

All went well across the river.

When the sky lit up the next morning, the Demacians who had completed crossing the river gathered in the northeast of Tobitsia Fortress, and relying on their superior strength, they quickly defeated the Noxians who were seriously lacking vigilance due to the flooding of the river. Riverside defenders.

After occupying their camp, Jarvan IV ordered that the camp be expanded and a rear position established based on this camp.

There was a surprise attack on the river bank, and the river defense troops were defeated in a wave. The Noxians seemed completely unprepared for this situation. It was still dark, so they hurriedly sent out a battle group, hoping to take advantage of Demacia before it could establish a foothold. Steady and caught them off guard, but unfortunately, this team quickly lost their lives - the first batch to land were the most capable fearless vanguards. They didn't even break a sweat when they defeated the river defense troops before. You have been recuperating your strength, and now your combat effectiveness has been fully restored. With the size of a mere battle group, you still want to shake the position of the army?

It’s simply the first to sell!

Taric personally led the team, and after a wave of charges, the Noxians were wiped out and pissed.

A wave of offensives was ineffective. Seeing the Demacia army stand firm, the Noxians seemed to be demoralized. The gates of Tobitsia Fortress were closed tightly, and no more teams were sent to interfere with Demacia's actions.

Jarvan IV, on the other hand, supervised the construction of the fortress, and at the same time detached part of the team to turn southwest, trying to cut off the Noxian's food routes to achieve further suppression. During this period, he also commanded the demolition of a Noxtora. He directly led his troops to provoke him 200 yards away from Tobitsia Fortress. However, in the face of Jarvan IV's provocation, the Noxian army in Tobitsia Fortress still could not hold on.

Under this situation, Jarvan IV finally made a judgment: the morale of the Noxians has been lost. Next, as long as they continue to provoke and harass, and at the same time cut off the logistics channels of Tobitsia Fortress, this Noxian army will The army is the turtle in the urn!

The armor is clear and the flags are hunting.

After resting for a while, the Demacia army formed a formation in the open space northeast of Tobitsia Fortress, shouting loudly and showing off their power under the city.

After controlling the river bank during the dry season, Demacia directly transported the heavy Galio and placed it under the fortress. Under the protection of Galio, the Demacian soldiers shouted in unison and used the unfamiliar Noxian Siyu challenged the city.

Due to the existence of the Colossus of Justice, the Noxians could not directly bombard with magic when faced with provocation. They could only respond with arrows, spears, throwing axes and other throwing weapons. But it was a pity that Demacia, who had been prepared for it, For humans, this kind of long-range killing effect is extremely limited.

At the same time, after a short period of repair, the Winged Legion took off again in formation. Their mission was to find information about the Noxian transport troops, guide the Dauntless Vanguard to implement food shortages, and even maneuver toward the southwest to give grief door pressure.

Although maintaining an offensive posture, Jarvan IV still did not intend to attack the Noxian fortress. In his view, as long as he achieved his goal of crossing the river and reached the south bank of the Tobitsia River, his side would be completely invincible. No matter how deep the nail of Tobitsia is driven, once the connection with the Gate of Sorrow is cut off, the result will be to be eaten in one bite and completely annihilated!

The war had reached this point. Looking at the Tobitsia Fortress where thousands of horses were silent, Jarvan IV raised his riding crop and confidently said to Galen next to him, "Victory is certain."

Originally, the extra chapter should be updated during the Chinese New Year, but it feels a bit wrong to update the extra chapter at this point in the plot, so the extra chapter will be updated for free at the end of the month!

In addition, the New Year updates will continue as usual, and the author will not take a break!