Lord of the Sky City

Chapter 398: Chapter 366 Strategy_2

“More importantly,” Wilton had said, “the enemy’s supply lines are exactly in the direction we’re heading into the battle zone!”

“Chenxiu City.”

After briefing everyone on the basic situation of the battle zone and their own position, Rocky mentioned the name of a Sky City.

“This Sky City, positioned behind enemy lines, is the only large Sky City there, primarily tasked with providing support to the frontline. The enemy’s small Sky Cities receive their supplies from Chenxiu City and then transport them to the frontline.”

“And what we need to do is ambush the enemy’s transport troops during this process.”

It had to be said, the intelligence provided by Wilton was incredibly important. It not only clarified the overall strategic picture of the Tulip Battle Zone for Rocky but also revealed the enemy’s transportation routes, which was exactly what he needed to know. With this knowledge, he could now formulate a detailed plan.

So, after he finished speaking, everyone in the study pondered for a moment, and soon after, Liliya asked, “Rocky, where exactly is Chenxiu City located?”

“Wilton isn’t quite sure either, but it can generally be confirmed to be behind the battle zone, near the edge of the Horse Pasture Grasslands.”

“So, do you mean to set an ambush in the airspace above the Horse Pasture Grasslands? To attack during the enemy’s small Sky Cities’ journey to resupply and return to the frontline?”

Having been in battle alongside Rocky’s father, Liliya understood tactical matters far better than most, and after hearing everything Rocky said, she furrowed her brow and quickly grasped his intentions.

Following Liliya’s remark, others also turned to look at Rocky, some with expressions of sudden realization, while others, like Liliya, slightly furrowed their brows.

“No.”

However, under everyone’s gaze, Rocky shook his head.

“We can’t go directly into the Horse Pasture Grasslands.”

Shaking his head, Rocky spoke with a hint of helplessness.

When he initially heard about the existence of Chenxiu City from Wilton, he had asked Wilton the exact same question as Liliya because his first reaction had also been to set an ambush on the Mustang Plains, then attack the small Sky Cities transporting supplies.

But this idea was immediately rejected by Wilton.

“Why?”

Rocky remembered very clearly, he didn’t understand at the time as he saw no issue with his plan.

Wilton’s explanation, however, taught him a lesson.

“Rocky, never underestimate war.”

To this day, Rocky still remembered the expression on Wilton’s face when he said this, it was as if an elder was dealing with a child, “In any war, supply lines are of utmost importance. Every ambush tactic you can think of has already been considered by the enemy, and they have taken precautions.”

“To ensure the safety of the transport lines, the enemy sends three small Sky Cities to act together each time. Against three small Sky Cities, let alone your Thunderhawk City, even a medium-sized Sky City would struggle to quickly resolve the battle. And if you can’t manage that, then the enemy’s reinforcements would immediately arrive.”

“Moreover, don’t be fooled into thinking that using small Sky Cities for transport means they’re taking it lightly. Although they use small Sky Cities for transport, the fleets inside are truly large ones. Each small Sky City assigned for transport has at least nearly a hundred warships stationed inside to guard against unexpected events.”

“Can you successfully ambush in such circumstances?”

This question had left Rocky at a loss for words at the time.

Never having experienced war at this level, he had never thought about these matters. It wasn’t because Rocky hadn’t been thorough in his thinking, but because he simply didn’t know that wars were fought like this, having only fought single-city battles before.

But Wilton knew, hence the conversation between Wilton and Rocky was not only about the intelligence of the battle zone, it also gave him a thorough lesson, making him fundamentally understand what war really entails.

“So… we can’t just directly raid the enemy’s supply lines.”

In just a few words, Rocky explained the situation to Liliya, making everyone understand that relying on Thunderhawk City to directly raid the enemy’s supply lines was unrealistic.@@novelbin@@

“My lord…”

But as he finished speaking, Felly was puzzled and asked with confusion, “My lord, if we can’t raid the enemy’s supply lines, then, what else can we do?”

This question hit right at the mark, as others also nodded in agreement, wondering what they could possibly do in this war if Thunderhawk City couldn’t even attack the supply lines. Handle transport?

“No, we still need to raid.”

Rocky smiled and waved his hand, looked around at everyone, and then said, “We still need to conduct raids, but we must choose our targets carefully, like… cutting off Chenxiu City’s supplies.”

“Although Chenxiu City is responsible for logistical support, think about it, where does the city’s supplies come from?”

Rocky’s words initially surprised everyone, but then they all showed a flash of realization!

“Rocky, you mean to say… we start from the source and directly cut off Chenxiu City’s supplies?”

“Exactly.”

Rocky nodded at Liliya and smiled, “The small warships heading to Chenxiu City for supply runs might be out of our reach, but what about the forces from the outside providing supplies to Chenxiu City? Can’t we do something about them?”

“My lord, surely the enemy has thought of this and would have heavy guards escorting them, right?”

This time, Monte raised the question.

“Yes, indeed they will, and not just a few,” Rocky acknowledged with a nod, “The forces transporting supplies to Chenxiu City, although not likely to be small warships, will definitely be heavily guarded, and even if we wanted to raid this route, it wouldn’t be easy, so…”

“So I’ve already contacted Rose City and Lingyu City.”

“My lord, are we going to cooperate with them this time?”

Everyone present was familiar with Rose City and Lingyu City as these cities had very good relationships with Rocky and Thunderhawk City, especially Rose City, where Rocky had collaborated deeply with Karina and together they had once annihilated the Wild Horse Air Pirate Group.

Thus, learning that Rocky had already contacted these two warships, everyone immediately felt very pleased, as this meant their own forces were not so weak anymore.

And the matter of collaborating with Karina and Berg, Rocky had actually planned it well in advance. In fact, before he talked with Wilton, he had already contacted them, initially planning to raid the Mairente Family’s small warships in charge of transport together.

But after talking with Wilton, his plans had slightly changed. The original idea, which was more oriented towards Head-to-Head battles, was unrealistic, necessitating a more strategic plan.

In this regard, Wilton had given him decisive advice.

Wilton suggested that after contacting Karina and Berg, they should form an allied force and then, as much as possible, harass the forces transporting supplies to Chenxiu City. This would force the enemy to divide their troops to clear them out.

However, given the current situation, facing Wilton’s Alliance Army, it was impossible for the enemy to send large or medium warships to rout them, a point Wilton was confident about, and he was even ready to actively cooperate with them to restrain the enemy.

With Wilton engaging on the front lines, the enemy would only be able to send out small warships and would definitely have to disperse them to protect the supply lines. This way, wouldn’t Rocky have the opportunity to face the enemy’s small warships alone?

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