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Chapter 605 What should we do?

People make mistakes, and horses stumble.

It was a common occurrence for a horse-drawn carriage carrying goods to overturn at the port, with the cargo scattered all over the ground.

What fell out of the box were red and green uniforms of Archduke Suarez's army, and they looked fine.

The problem is that the Wesson Army arrived not long ago, and Archduke Suarez recruited a large number of translators and frequently met with senior officials of the Wesson Army.

Even Archduke Suarez praised Eugene, the commander of the Wessen Army, on many occasions in public, and spoke highly of his performance in blocking the Risenberg Army.

At the headquarters of the Gallic army, old Louis who led the army in person and Prince Moritz, the commander-in-chief, stared at each other in wide eyes.

Currently, intelligence from all sides points to one target - the Wesson Army is very likely to change its equipment and join the army of Archduke Suarez.

Old Louis asked anxiously, "Will the Wesson Army really join the battlefield?"

Prince Moritz sighed slightly in his heart. If it were a dozen years ago, the king would not be afraid of the arrival of the enemy, but would only ask how to defeat the enemy.

Just like the battle with the Rhine Alliance in the Lowlands, there were many concerns in the country at that time, especially that the area was full of swamps, which was not suitable for the cavalry that they were proud of.

In the end, it was old Louis who overruled the opposition, insisted on sending troops, and finally defeated the Rhine Alliance.

However, the king is old now and almost died of sepsis last year. His temperament has changed since then.

On the surface, he remained as fearless as ever, but privately, he became more and more suspicious.

Everyone has noticed in the past two years that the king has become suspicious of the prince.

Before the war, old Louis privately met with Prince Moritz and others, asking them to train young Louis well on the battlefield.

However, when the war broke out, the king, who was supposed to stay in the rear, led the army in person, while the prince, who was supposed to be at the front, was responsible for logistics.

At the beginning, Prince Moritz and others thought that the king was helping the prince to overcome the most difficult situation and let the prince reap the credit later.

Now everyone can see that the king is actually afraid that the prince will have anything to do with the army. Every time the prince comes to the military camp to meet a lord, the king will invite him to have tea afterwards.

The tea was good, but the king's words were sarcastic.

Prince Moritz felt that he was a little confused about which way the wind was blowing, so he decided to wait and see, avoiding political affairs as much as possible and focusing only on military affairs.

In response to the king's question, he replied: "If this army was commanded by Grand Duke Wesson himself, or by a vassal who grew up with him, the Wesson Army would not be involved in this war, but would allow Grand Duke Suarez to free up his troops to fight us."

Old Louis nodded and said, "Well, if Wesson goes back on his word on this matter, it will have a huge negative impact on his reputation."

Then Prince Moritz said with a bitter face: "But now that this army is commanded by Eugene, I can't guarantee it."

As a father, I am very pleased that my son has achieved success, but as a potential enemy, it is a headache.

No one knows a son better than his father. Prince Moritz knew very well that Eugene had the greatest military talent among his children, and he performed well after taking charge of the army.

If Eugene had not fought desperately to resist the attack of the Lisenburg Kingdom's army, half of the leading nobles in the army would not be able to return to the Gaul Kingdom.

If Eugene stayed in the Gallic army, he would be a good assistant to Prince Moritz.

The problem is that Eugene had clearly made great contributions on the battlefield, but he was blamed for the defeat, and he had conflicts with his colleagues because of different military management concepts, and was finally forced to leave his homeland.

When others said that Frederick wanted to fight the Gallic army to avenge his father, Prince Moritz did not believe it, because Frederick's political wisdom showed that he would not make enemies with the Kingdom of Gaul.

But Eugene was different. He had the motive to beat up the Gallic army in revenge.

As long as they changed their uniforms, unless high-ranking officers were captured, there would be no way to prove that the people on the other side were Wesson's army, not Archduke Suarez's men, and Frederick could get away with it.

As for whether Eugene will be punished by Frederick, as long as he wins the battle, it will be just a lot of noise but little action.

The question is whether the Wesson Army will lose. If so, there is no need to be so nervous. Old Louis and Prince Moritz thought of the same thing.

"What do you think..." asked old Louis, "if Eugene were to join the battle?"

Prince Moritz looked at the map in deep thought for a long time.

"This Wesson Army is different from the past." Prince Moritz said with some envy, "The two regiments of the main 3rd Division are mainly equipped with magic vehicles, and the 3rd Cavalry Regiment is fully equipped with puppet war horses."

"The characteristic of this army is that it has few pack animals and uses magic crystals instead of fodder, which greatly reduces the pressure on logistics."

"Judging from what Eugene has said before..."

Prince Moritz drew a line from west to east in the middle of the Kingdom of Tarago with his finger and said, "He will ignore the 'hat brim' and take the barren central plateau and go straight behind us."

"Although the central plateau is barren and has complex terrain, the ground is solid and there are roads everywhere. We can march in separate places and gather at a certain point to reduce the logistical burden along the way."

"If he plays it bigger, and doesn't need packhorses at all, and uses machines for all marching, the 800-kilometer journey from St. George Fortress to the capital city of Magritte behind us can be completed in more than ten days."

"The lords of the plateau region do not participate in the civil war. They may not stop the Weisen army from passing through."

"Especially since the Duchy of Wessen is rich, they might even provide help once the money is in place."

"At the same time, the local lords will not tip us off."

"To us, the entire plateau is now like a forest covered in fog. We have no idea what is happening inside."

“Given the strength of the Weisen Army, if they rush out from the plateau, I’m afraid it will be difficult to stop them for a while.”

"Although their troops are unlikely to be too numerous to be replenished and unable to fight for a long time, if Archduke Suarez cooperates on the front battlefield, we will be extremely passive."

The more Old Louis listened, the more his brows furrowed.

Although our side has strong military strength, they are all concentrated on the front line, and the rear is almost empty due to the protection of the terrain.

If Eugene really leads his troops across the plateau to attack, the military issue will be secondary.

The nobles of the Tarago Kingdom are very independent and will listen to whoever can put a bigger fist in front of them. By then, those nobles who originally supported Duke Alansati will inevitably be shaken, and the problem will be extremely serious.

Old Louis asked, "Can we slow down the offensive this year and stabilize the rear?"

"We are here to help Duke Alansati seize the throne. We don't need to fight too hard. Taking a break on the battlefield will allow him to spit out more benefits."

Prince Moritz did not answer immediately.

According to his plan, he would launch a fierce attack and use his superior military strength to defeat Archduke Suarez, and transfer Eugene and his men to the front battlefield, so that they would be unable to move forward and be infiltrated into the rear.

"Your Majesty," Prince Moritz said, "I am worried that the Kingdom of Risenburg will send reinforcements, and they can openly join the army of Archduke Suarez."

"It is best for us to occupy important locations before reinforcements arrive and launch an attack, so that we can seize the initiative when the enemy reinforcements arrive."

"At the same time, we sent a high-level delegation to lobby the nobles in the plateau region."

"We don't ask them to join the war, we just need to tip them off when necessary."

Old Louis thought about it for a long time and felt that what Prince Moritz said made sense. A fierce attack would prevent the other party from engaging in other conspiracies.

Just as he was about to nod, a servant came to report.

"Your Majesty, Prince Moritz, the envoy of Archduke Suarez is here to pay a visit to Prince Moritz."

(End of this chapter)