The night was quick, and I ensured I got some good sleep as I had already restored my mana over the nights this week. The sounds of spells flinging from the armies at each other continued to sound. At this point, it was more worrying if the spell flinging stopped instead of continuing.
The Bunny-kin Wizards were doing great defensively, and I really saw our Tribe shine with this. We were a tribe of few warriors compared to the rest of the nation, but we shone thoroughly when it came to wizards. You could see the odd cat-kin, dog-kin, and even dragons among the ranks, but the number of bunny ears dominated that part of our nation's forces.
It really spoke to why we were considered the second strongest tribe other than our A rankers.
Last night, with my orders ringing out, I told the reinforcements to hide as best as possible and rest. They were to stay out of sight and out of the fire. I wanted them for a special job tomorrow, and they would be the front of the line. But that didn't mean that I didn't want them to come as a surprise. The Empire will break upon their wall as we burst through their enchanted walls.
This afternoon, the Elders and I will talk about the overall plan. We had no idea how many A rankers the Empire had here or how many men and woman fighting for them. Now would be the time to maximize our damage to the enemy.
Then with the Demon Lands devil here, Queen Mira would be less able to attack and join the war unless an A ranker attacks the Succubi individually. that was something that no one could know. There was a reason no witnesses other than our forces could attack on that night attack.
Grouping together in an underground trench, we all started to gather inside with a large table in the middle. I could hear Elders sniffing and looking around the large underground bunker my Logistics army set up. It was amazing how fast they had been working these weeks, and I could tell the new Elders were looking around.
My mother seemed very impressed as she looked around, while the Devil looked very curious around the room.
"This is the headquarters of our army, Elders," I told them with a smile, "This is where we do our planning in this fortress; how did you enjoy your underground rooms?" I asked with a smile.
"Very interesting," My mother replied, "How has this fortress style worked against the attacks of the Earth Wizards of the Empire?"
The question earned some very curious looks, and I grinned, "Well enough that the Enchantments I put forth have worked very well for our cause. Other than that, I would like to remain quiet about it," I replied, and my mother hit understanding.
I could tell curiosity over the new style of fortress overcame her need for military secrets, even from allies. She smiled, but I think she also did that as the Other elders who wanted to question it understood. It was better for my mother, who could easily ask those questions and be turned down for an answer, than the other tribespeople.
I realized a second later, after a little thought, that she saved me politically, having to turn down the questions of other elders who might resent not being told by someone under them. I wanted to smile at her for saving me a little, but I could not do that in this environment.
"Supreme Commander Chelsea," The Dog-kin Elder Brownfur began, "I am very interested in what you have planned for the battle to come. I have even talked to Isabelle, the War Chief, and it seems that we are more or less going by your strategies for the war with the War Chief being more of an advisory role this time."
That earned a lot of attention from the other elders and my Mother winced along with me. Isabelle remained stone-faced as Elder Brownfur said it, and I could see Elder Redscale was not happy about that. That also meant that everyone understood that the strategies and accomplishments were mine, but Isabelle was giving up responsibility if this attack failed.
I could see the political maneuvering that she was making here, but I thought it was ultimately stupid to do in the military.
This was another problem I had with our nation's current situation.
instead of raising a stink, I smiled. "Well, we are in the Empire knocking on the door of Border City. I would say," I emphasized, shooting a look at Isabelle before returning to look at Elder Brownfur, "I have come quite far on my Strategies.
I do have an Idea also about how I want to attack the Empire, and I talked to Representative Francis back in the Demon lands all those months ago about how I want to do this attack."
This earned startled looks from the Elders and Carl himself as he looked at me surprised. "What was that? Then it seems my Line Breakers are needed in this fight," Carl said.
"Simple, in fact, this plan is so simple that the complexities are what will cause the most damage to the Empire. I plan to fight in a simple manner. I want the Line breakers at the front with the War Chief's best men and women. We are going to attack the main gate on this side of the City and smash ourselves against the wall of the Empire's Border City. We will have Five Elders in the Front.
I want Elder Redscale, Elder Leon, Elder Lily, Elder Loveknot, and Elder Bradley at the front. I want the A rankers to bust a hole in the wall that we will charge through and lure the Empires A rankers out." I told them.
Surprise showed on their faces, and then realization started to dawn on them. "You are not targeting the city itself," Elder Bradley said, surprised.
"I am targeting the A ranks of the Empire," I replied with a smile, "I want Elder Kitty to be waiting. I want her to target and kill any and all A rankers that she can in combat with other Elders. I want Elder Brownfur and Elder Duran ready to reinforce our A rankers." I grinned, "I want to destroy the Morale of the Empire with this attack.
I want to hit them hard and kill their leaders inside the City and flood the streets with our Forces."
My smile was bright, and I had their all-encompassing attention. "Elder Loveknot, Mother," I said, turning to her, "I want you to start this battle," I told her, earning more surprise, "As the weakest or newest A ranker of the Beast-kin Nation, I want you to start this battle with a large attack. I want you to destroy a large portion of the wall for our forces to flow into.
I want you to get the attention of the A rankers and bring them out to play. I want to start this battle with a large concentration of Mana that makes them come out and play and battle. This will ensure they come out and focus on you, Elder Lily, Leon, Redscale, and Bradley. I want the Empire to think that you are our reinforcements.
They will attack with all they can, and then if they have five or Six A rankers in total, Elder Brownfur and Duran will be there to reinforce while you continue to cast a massive spell to break a hole in their wall. I want it to be all they can feel are you building up Mana for that first attack, so Elder Kitty," I smirked, and she smiled.
"I will cut their throats while distracted. Even if I only kill one, this Strategy will pay for itself," Elder Kitty said, "It makes best use of our numbers, and when the main forces run inside, they will run wild on the Empire. Once inside the City, it will only be a matter of time before the City is ours," She finished.
I nodded. "The forces behind you, including myself, will not just stop here, though. While the battle among A rankers is where the true battle lies, Once the Wall has a hole in it, Our forces will already be moving towards where we have targeted, "I told them. We need to plan where that hole will be, but that will be the focus of our forces, not the only one.
We have made ladders and various other siege equipment with what we have brought. We will have that as a backup plan just in case while storming the Empire's walls. My Elite army will act as morale boosters and deceive any Battle Slaves. Although we haven't seen them yet, there must be some here somewhere, and better to make them attack their own people than ours."
They earned some nods, "Questions for now as there are other small details that I have planned and talked to my people about. But your main focus will be the initial part of the fight, then cleaning up or chasing the A rankers from the City.
Also, If you do end up Chasing A rankers from the City, Elder Loveknot and Elder Brownfur, I would like to request that you do not leave the army behind to chase them. Let the other Elders as they might try leaving an A ranker behind in order to win the war instead of the battle."
"I cannot believe you are trying to dictate the Elders' battle plan," Elder Redscale suddenly said but then smiled, "But I love it; I lost this plan if it works." The Dragonic smiled with sharp teeth and looked at me. "If this plan works, then the Line Breakers will drill into the Enemy city, making way for the Army to flood into the city. How long do you think it will take to take over the City."
"That is hard to answer, All cities have a lot of small places people can Hide, Including A rankers. I say taking the city into possession if everything works right," I theatrically hummed, thinking, "A day or two. If the Empire found its feet somewhere in the city, it would Four to five days.
Remember, there are also other walls, and we do not know the situation inside the Wall itself with the Undead energy around the city."
"Yes, The Undead energy around the City. Do you have any information on that?" Elder Duran asked.
"Not at this time," I replied with sadness, "Something we will have to learn about later, unfortunately."
"Then I have a question," Elder Brownfur suddenly said and then began a long question-answer section.
Hours and hours went by, and we hatched out more details of my plans. Elders added their input, and we all started to smile.
Confidence was high in the plan among the Elders and Isabelle was smiling too. I wonder what that political maneuvering earlier was about, but for now, I was planning for tomorrow and had no time to contemplate things that would affect the future more than the battle.
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