Chapter 1020
Marching south from the fortress of Broken Boundary Mountain-is this the long ears of the Azores finally going crazy, or is it the auditory hallucinations?
This is the first thought of the counts of the thirteen leaders of Byrne when they heard the official announcement of Loren Torino at the round table.
The stunned atmosphere made the Round Table Hall feel as silent as an ice cave for a while.
"cough cough cough...honourable sir...and ladies, don’t doubt, you heard me right." Loren coughed slightly, and Loren took the lead in breaking the dead silence: "The enemy is already in the grey water. Landing in Bay, the total force is not less than 40,000, and it is definitely the elite of the elite."
"Because their leader is Xiong Yingwang of the Azores Kingdom."
As the voice fell, solemn emotions immediately appeared on the faces of different complexions around the round table.
About the battle of Eboden, almost all of them have learned something from count Eckert in the Castle of Fury; the strength of the Azores warrior has made these proud Byrne Knights feel a little bit fear.
If you don’t compare mounted combat and array battles, one-on-one or even ten-to-ten situations, you can win... is a difficult term to utter.
How much strength does such an army need to defeat?
"The Battle of Eboden has proven that we can have absolute initiative in front of the wizard warriors only if we have a sufficient number of cavalry." The black hair wizard continued:
"Because of this, His Majesty Connold I hopes that Byrne and Boye can send troops this time; Salika Jonah...The Grand Duke of Boye has promised to send 10,000 troops, so the question now is that Byrne wants How many troops is more appropriate?"
"Why can't the whole army be attacked?"
Almost at the same time Loren finished speaking, only the five-year-old Qiaofeng count Bossi Val immediately got up and asked directly: "The enemy has only 40,000, and Scarlet Blood Castle currently has a large army of 100,000-as long as our entire army strikes, won't it be determined to win?"
This...
The people at the round table looked at each other in blank dismay, with a hesitant expression.
"What's the matter?" The young "Little Bocival Count" was a little upset: "What I said wrong, who can tell me?"
"No, What you said is absolutely correct, Lord Bosival."
The smiling Stormcaster count Glenwell got up quickly, and after a glance with the black hair wizard, he explained:
"The problem is that we are impossible to let one hundred thousand troops go to the fortress of Broken Boundary Mountain."
"Why?"
"The reasons are complicated, and there are many reasons-such as It is winter now, and it is difficult to supply such a large army in East Sackland, and logistics will seriously affect the strength of the army; for example, the fortress of Broken Boundary Mountain is not too big, and it is impossible to accommodate one hundred thousand troops;"
"More importantly, the commander of this war is Emperor Connold." Glenwell count patiently said: "If Byrne dispatches a hundred thousand troops, it is equivalent to fighting against the enemy and fighting with the emperor for the commander of the war. Power."
Little Bocival still doesn't quite understand, slightly frowned: "Then...then we only have to obey the emperor the order of His Majesty, shall we?"
" Of course this is okay, but what if your Majesty wants the Duke to hold on to a fortress that is bound to fall, and then take Byrne's army to another battlefield?" Glenwell Count asked, "We who stand by our oath and be loyal to the Duke, are we? Want to watch the Duke go to death?"
"If not, doesn’t it mean that the Duke’s commandership is higher than the emperor?"
Little Bosival count has contradictions on his face. The look of this kind of problem is beyond the thinking range of a five-year-old child.
Loren whose face doesn't change, but his heartbeat is not as calm as he appears.
His words seem to be explaining to young Bocival, but they are actually for himself-Byrne Knight, who kept his vow, will not watch the Duke die; on the contrary, it is They all tacitly agree that their loyalty to themselves is higher than their loyalty to the emperor.
This guy is "showing loyalty" to himself in this way.
Perceiving the black hair wizard's gaze, Storm Castle count Grenwell turned his head and nodded and smiled at Loren.
The rest of the counts are fidgeting one by one-although they are not as straightforward as Bocival, they actually have the same ideas as him.
The whole army attacked and went northward, letting the banner of Byrne fly over the fortress of Duanjieshan, and used a victory led by oneself to prove their glory and the rise of Byrne.
But obviously, the empire is also very aware of this, and at the same time will never give them such an opportunity; because the rise of Byrne is due to the decline of East Sackland.
"But Bocival count is right-at least we must send a sufficient number of troops so that we cannot be underestimated by the empire!"
County Rock Fort Guy Angot hit the table with his sword hilt: "Even Boye, who had a strength of great injury, sent 10,000 hussars. Then Byrne can only be more, not less!"
"War Fight It’s strategic deployment and intentions, not just comparing numbers." Castle of Fury count Eckert snorts disdainfully with this attitude, calmly looking towards black hair wizard:
"Duke, we must first Find out what His Majesty Connold’s goal is-is it just to defend the fortress of Broken Boundary Mountain, or to start a battle with Xiong Yingwang of the Azores in the glacier wasteland?"
"If it is the former, I I think that after having 10,000 hussars, Byrne only needs to mobilize about two thousand elite Knights like the last time at the Battle of Eboden. It’s enough; it doesn’t make much sense to have more;"
"But if it is The latter, if the emperor intends to use this war to invigorate the empire’s military spirit..." Eckert counts slightly paused and said solemnly in a firm tone:
"I think it may be within the acceptable range, Mobilize as many troops as possible-since we want to annihilate them completely, we can't leave behind; strive to wipe out the enemy from the glacier wasteland, outside the fortress gate!"
"Five thousand elite...I think it will It is a relatively reasonable force."
The voice fell, and the atmosphere around the round table was obviously lifted!
The always calm Rage Castle count also supports the dispatch of troops, especially those young and eager to build meritorious counts. The last time Byrne mobilized elites to expedition was the Centaur War three years ago. Let them reap a lot of glory and praise.
And if compared with the "Azorean Elf War" this time, the centaur in the remote wasteland is simply not worthy of shoes!
"If this war is led by Byrne, I am also in favor of organizing a battle with a full advantage over the enemy; but..."
With a helpless smile, Loren shook his head: "Emperor Connold doesn't think so-the goal of this battle is to block the enemy's offensive as much as possible in the fortress of Duanjieshan; of course it is best to eliminate the enemy, not... you can only count on them being wasteland by the glacier. It is wiped out."
The voice fell, and several young counts immediately showed disappointed expressions.
Compared with a destined to be unattractive, similar to the "garbage time" in the game, it is indeed a vigorous decisive battle that is more in line with their appetite.
However, Connold's decision this time is not much different from Loren's guess.
This is actually nothing at worst-the enemy came from the sea. Except for Eboden, the remaining Graywater Bay and Wuyue Court are a barren land, a deserted forest, and it is very difficult to supply them.
The longer the delay, the more obvious the logistics disadvantage of the Azores; at the same time, because of their large forces, this disadvantage will only be exposed faster.
In several battlefields of the empire, the fortress of Broken Boundary Mountain is backed by East Sackland, and the Eboden blockade is supported by the channel of the Jewel River and Imperial Capital materials. Even Deep Limburg has mobilized all Lotaire's manpower and material resources.
Under such circumstances, the most eager to do it quickly is the Azores who will determine the outcome with a great decisive battle; as a qualified commander, Connold will certainly not let the enemy Desirable.
In the battlefield that does not meet the enemy’s expected combat time and is not suitable for the enemy to play, launch an offensive that fully meets one’s expectations—the so-called "you beat you, I will fight My" is probably the reason.
Hold them down, drag them down until they had to attack frantically and their morale collapsed, and then concentrated their superior forces to annihilate them one by one.
This is probably the most idealized result of Connold’s strategic deployment.
But in this world, there has never been any "ideal" result. The war situation will also be affected by the internal contradictions of the parties and produce transformation; at this time, it depends on who is the first to sit still and go against one's own side. Pre-planned, frequent mistakes.
And Connold must also think from the perspective of the Sky Palace: The Battle of Eboden, Brandon gained popularity, and Loren gained popularity. As the Emperor of the Empire, he must win a big victory as soon as possible, at least It is to fight the enemy head-to-head to win back the prestige, so as to stabilize the trust of the empire.
However, if a battle is to be waged outside the Dujieshan Fortress, the only battlefield that can provide tens of thousands of troops for a decisive battle is Blood Skeleton Valley; this means that he has to mobilize massive resources to deal with huge casualties. Prepare to fight a long-awaited decisive battle in World of Ice and Snow.
Victory is good; but once it fails, it means that there is no strong force in the fortress of Broken Boundary Mountain, and the enemy in the north will be able to drive straight in and penetrate the hinterland of the empire.
If at the same time, there are any changes in the battlefields of Eboden and Deep Limburg; the Empire will not be able to provide more military support, and it may even be surrounded by the enemy's three-way army and the Imperial Capital by water. The end!
So Loren can fully understand how embarrassing Connold is now.
"If this is the case, then I think a military strength of about 5,000 to 10,000 would be a reasonable number."
After hearing the black hair wizard's reply, the Castle of Fury counts Eckert said solemnly: "In order to avoid the same accident as during the Battle of Eboden, I think we should also be prepared to gather enough troops at the border between Bayne and East Sacrament to serve as reinforcements when necessary."
"Of course." Loren slightly nodded, he agrees very much with Ackert's proposal-if there were no reinforcements (except Arles) agreed by the dukes, he might really have one Can’t hold on to the month:
"The main infantry Legion waited at the Scarlet Blood Fort, and the cavalry and light infantry assembled at the border. The communication work between Byrne."
"As you bid!"
Bosival's tender voice echoed in the round table hall.
"Then arrange the strategic deployment next." The black hair wizard breathed a sigh of relief and looked around at the round table for a week: "This battle is very critical, so please be prepared mentally. If necessary, Byrne may be able to I had to spare no effort, so..."
At this moment, an inexplicable vibration suddenly came; almost all counts around the round table lifted the head at the same time.
"Is this... an earthquake?"
Little Bocival looked around inexplicably, with a little child in his clear eyes, as if frightened: "I I encountered it once when I was on the Peak. It is said that the strongest earthquake is even the castle..."
"There has never been an earthquake in the history of the Scarlet Blood Castle. This should not be the case."
The vigilant Charlotte got up immediately and stabilized everyone's emotions, but couldn't help looking at the black hair wizard subconsciously, but found that not only did he not see any tension on the other's face, but the opposite was true;
He...still laughing?
The corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously, and Loren's eyes lit up-yes, this level of Void Power felt the same as last time, it must be him...
" Boom——————!!!"
A loud noise made the entire round table hall tremble, and dust fell from the dome.
The billowing smoke almost blocked the main entrance of the Round Table Hall
Almost at the same time, the counts' complexions changed suddenly.
"It's the direction of the Duke's dormitory, the guards——!" Rumor, the enemy's Fury Castle count, was the first to react and shouted outside the door:
"Block the Scarlet Blood Fort Palace, you can't let any one go away..."
"Acter!"
Loren, who slowly got up, stopped the Count of Fury Castle and shook his head: "It doesn't need to be this way. "
"The'that person' you mentioned...he has come."
The vibration stopped, and everyone around the round table looked towards the door.
A thin silhouette with a mess of hair, walking out of the smoke while coughing, muttering endlessly.
In my arms, I still hold something that looks exactly like a long spear.
"cough cough cough...sorry...cough cough...I...cough cough, I didn't expect...didn't expect this thing is so useless, I thought it..."
As soon as he looked up, he was stunned, looking at a group of people who were also looking at him in the eyes:
"Sorry, I, I, I... Am I late, what punishment is there for people who are late? It’s still a joke to stop the punishment. I’m more inclined to the latter one. Recently I learned a lot to make Lena happy; for example, two friends met a bear in the forest. The first one started praying, and the second started to tie shoes. Take it, so the first one asks the second..."
"No, you came just right." Looking at Isaac with an inexplicable face, the black hair wizard raised his mouth: "We are ready to What about go."
"Go? Where to go?"
Isaac's eyes lit up immediately, and the question just now was instantly forgotten.
"Go to a place you are particularly familiar with." Loren's face also showed a nostalgic smile:
"Duanjieshan."