Chapter 726 - 689: Plan to Ambush the Demon Caravan
At last, having integrated the Hell Demon Wolf King, Da Fei’s military force was already quite formidable. It was time to complete the mission of this trip. However, before that, the troops needed to rest and regroup.
War was essentially about logistics. In the absence of any water or food supplies, a unit could maintain its combat effectiveness in the wild for no more than three days, but typically, after just one day, morale would start to drop, stamina would decline, and so on. Going without supplies for more than three days would seriously lower morale, and there would be some low-level troops deserting.
And Da Fei undertook this mission without bringing any supplies, which was a mistake. Of course, Da Fei didn’t expect this battle to last so long, and besides, the Flying Army couldn’t carry any transport vehicles. In any event, the supplies Ror provided from the inventory were very timely, which solved Da Fei’s logistics problem at once, allowing Da Fei to harass the enemy forces long-term.
First, he provided the 200 Forest Goddesses with food and water from the supplies Ror packed. One Forest Goddess required at least one unit of supplies per day to maintain her basic stamina, so 200 Goddesses would require 2 units. As for the Angels’ rations, which weren’t the usual Resource Crystals, they were some kind of stuff called "Light Dust." It looked like shards of glass, very scary. But it must have been something much cheaper than crystals; this dry ration seemed good, needing attention.
Generally speaking, the food supply consumption of troops was related to their size and level—the higher the level, the greater the consumption for large-sized troops. Hence, Da Fei couldn’t support the new Hell Demon Wolves and Hell Demon Foxes he recruited. Fortunately, these units were set as scavenger-type beasts, so they could forage on the Corpse Mountain. By the way, scavenger-type units were the nemesis of the Undead Army, effectively preventing the resurrection of the Undead Units.
While the troops took time to rest, Da Fei’s Reconnaissance Eagle had already flown above the Demon Caravan and began reconnaissance.
Meanwhile, the Demon Caravan had cleared the road, with its vehicles continuing their slow advance along the mountain path, and by the Lava River’s pier, the first ship had finished loading and was preparing to set off.
Da Fei couldn’t help but frown. It seemed that during his activity on Corpse Mountain, he missed the best timing for an attack. But it didn’t matter; he had gained an extremely powerful unit, and there would be plenty of opportunities to strike. As long as the Demon Wolf King let out a wild howl, the opponent would be immobile within seconds; by then, he could fix them in no time.
However, with the expansion of Da Fei’s military power, his mindset also changed. Da Fei was no longer satisfied with just completing the task simply; he thought about how to devour the entire convoy all at once! Ror also said it was necessary to heavily damage the enemy forces at the beginning. Otherwise, if the enemy reacted and strengthened their defenses, it would be troublesome later, so it must be devoured in one bite!
Now it was time to select a suitable ambush site. Although the terrain here was treacherous everywhere, seemingly suitable everywhere, attacking from any point might not finish them in one go, which made Da Fei feel stuck for a moment.
While the Blood Eagle was circling and scouting, a rock rolling down from the volcano caught Da Fei’s attention. Of course, it also caught the Demon Caravan’s attention. This small rock was unable to pose any threat to the convoy, which resumed its journey after briefly halting.
At this moment, Da Fei’s eyebrow twitched! Suddenly, he recalled the teachings of the dwarf hero Hangeval: some mechanisms were beyond the detection of so-called God-level Skills. Treacherous rocks on slopes, floods in dams, bridge piles under dangerous bridges—if well-utilized, their destructive power could exceed imagination! They could only be guarded against through experience accumulation and meticulous observation.
Da Fei suddenly realized this. Indeed, there were so many volcanoes here, and so many treacherous rocks on the mountains that could be used to sabotage them at any time! The previous volcanic earthquake by the system was a demonstration for him! More importantly, by using mechanisms to mess with the enemy, it would not be considered a direct attack on them and didn’t enter combat mode, so the enemy would assume it was a "natural disaster" and not call for reinforcements!
So it turned out that this mission didn’t actually require a high player unit!
Having understood this, Da Fei immediately discovered a precarious boulder on the volcano. The base of this stone was all gravel; just a few scrapes underneath, and it would slide down. Even if it didn’t hit the enemy, it would definitely block their road!
Then, he would push similar stones down all over the place, so the entire convoy would be divided and thrown into chaos by him. His powerful troops could blitz them, taking them down one by one. Why be afraid he couldn’t swallow them whole?
As for the best unit to execute this dirty task, was it even worth considering? The Demon Foxes! They had the Stealth and Independent Expedition skills, and with Da Fei’s Blood Eagle on the scene like the presence of the Emperor himself, he could personally direct them in digging pitfalls to mess with the enemy. It was so simple! Even if their alert abilities were hell-level, without being caught red-handed, wasn’t all they could do just gape in disbelief?
"Wow hahaha!" Alright, that was the plan; let the Demon Foxes be the vanguard, with the main force following behind!
At this moment, Tamilia came forward to report: "Lord City Lord, we can’t sustain any more Holy Vines with the current corpses; transplanting can begin now, but there are two ways to transplant. One is full transplantation, moving the entire Holy Vine along with the nourishing bodies where it’s rooted, which minimally affects the Holy Vine’s power but requires strenuous transport. The other is seed transplantation, discarding the vine’s already grown tendril, once again reducing it to a seed. This greatly affects the Holy Vine’s power, but the new seed is full of the vine’s essence, quickly regaining the level before transplanting after replanting, but requires some time to regrow. Which method of transplantation does the Lord City Lord prefer?"
Da Fei had already made plans: "We don’t have time to wait for the Holy Vine to regrow; let’s go with the full transplantation! Although transportation is a bit laborious, by the time transport is completed, our forward troops would have already plunged the enemy into chaos, allowing us to launch a direct attack."
Tamilia nodded, "Understood, I’ll go prepare immediately."
Oh, there was another issue. Once the Holy Vine was transported, where should it be ambushed? No need to think, ambush it at the rear of the Demon Caravan—whether they’re fleeing or reinforcing, trap them all in one sweep!
And at this very moment, a call came from the pier within the Blood Eagle’s view, a large number of Demon Army units boarded that giant paddling ship, then the oar ship launched, its numerous oars rowing like the legs of a centipede.
Da Fei couldn’t help but let out a sigh, "The first one got away after all." But it was also good, for now, the pier was significantly emptier, with a severely insufficient garrison, indicating that the enemy didn’t take the volcanic transportation stage’s defense seriously. Maybe they were too confident in the volcano?
Fine! Heaven was helping me—as if Da Fei couldn’t swallow it whole now. It simply wouldn’t be justified to the will of heaven! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation votes and monthly votes at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com for reading.)