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Chapter 104 Infighting among the coalition forces, who can turn the tide?
Lake Township, Monroe County.

Rutgers was awakened by a rapid knock on the door.

"General, something is wrong!"

"Don't worry, speak slowly!"

Rutgers' heart sank slightly. He rarely saw Staff Mike so flustered and unable to hold his breath.

Something big must have happened.

But as the general of the coalition army, no matter what happens, Rogers must remain absolutely calm. If he is not calm, the army will break the last string.

"From the information gathered so far, just this morning, Chang'an dispatched heavy cavalry to attack Denton, Joaquin, and Macomb counties at the same time. The three counties suffered heavy losses."

The Allied Staff Headquarters is originally the place where intelligence from all parties gathers.

Because of the resurrection mechanism, the staff department even set up an intelligence team in Folding City, and sent people to watch the forum specifically in order to grasp first-hand information.

The accidents in the three counties were naturally brought together to the staff department in the first place.

"Go, go to the military situation room!"

Rogers' eyelids twitched unconsciously.

The heavy cavalry, the three counties were attacked at the same time, the amount of information was too much, and he had to go through it carefully.

Think about a few key questions -

The coalition forces have clearly strengthened their surveillance on land and water, defending Chang'an like thieves. How did Chang'an's heavy cavalry suddenly appear in Joaquin County and Macomb County?
Was Chang'an's surprise attack on the three counties planned for a long time, or was it a sudden attack to divert the tiger away from the mountain?

Once the three counties fall, what should the coalition forces do?

How fierce will the Aztec lords react?

Will Chang'an take advantage of the victory and pursue it, cross the Mi River in one fell swoop, or enter the territory of Macon County?
Is the main force of the coalition forces in danger?

Even with Rutgers' sophistication, facing this sudden incident, his brain is really not enough, and coupled with the serious asymmetry of information, it is even more muddled.

Thoughts are becoming more and more chaotic.

On weekdays, Rogers only felt that the journey from the room to the intelligence room was too long.

Now it's too short!

In the military situation room, many generals and staff officers of the coalition forces gathered at this moment. Hearing the sound of footsteps, they all looked towards the door in unison, looking at Rogers, the commander of the coalition forces, and waiting for Rogers to make up his mind.

"Sit everyone!"

Rogers was expressionless, and his voice was as calm as ever.

brush!
All the generals sat down on both sides of the conference table.

Rutgers looked at the staff officer Mike, who understood and reported more detailed information to the generals present: "According to the information gathered by all parties, the attack took place around six o'clock in the morning."

"The enemy troops dispatched were all heavy cavalry."

"Follow-up found no signs of infantry activity."

"The attacks on the territories were all small groups of cavalry, and they all concentrated around six o'clock. From this, we can preliminarily judge that this is a long-planned military operation."

"The enemy cavalry captured the lord's mansion and evacuated immediately after smashing the stele of the territory."

"There was neither disposal of prisoners of war nor looting of supplies."

"From this, it can be basically concluded that the purpose of this military operation in Chang'an is to paralyze the three counties in one fell swoop and clear out the lords of the three alliance counties in one go."

"Can you roughly estimate the scale of Chang'an's troop dispatch this time?" Rogers asked.

"Yes." Mike nodded, "Because the attack was launched at the same time, the staff deduced from the number of territories in the three counties that Chang'an dispatched at least [-] heavy cavalry this time."

"Seven thousand, that's three heavy cavalry brigades? Didn't the information collected by the general staff say that Chang'an only has the Huben Brigade and the Leopard Brigade? Where did the third cavalry brigade come from? "

"Yup!"

"Since they are heavy cavalry, and there was no moonlight last night, how did they complete the surprise attack?"

All the generals chattered.

It seemed to be noisy, but in fact, the responsibility was faintly shifted to the staff department.

The land of three counties fell overnight, and the anger of the Aztec lords was ignited again. They didn't want to be scapegoats, and they all hoped to use the staff as a shield.

Staff Officer Mike's expression darkened.

He didn't expect that he would be betrayed by the generals so soon.

It's so fast!

"Three heavy cavalry brigades, three counties..."

Rogers' voice was not loud, but it instantly silenced the military situation room.

"This should be the limit of Chang'an."

In other words, in a short period of time, Chang'an should not be able to invade the north bank of the Mihe River, or invade Macon County.

Ok!

The situation is at least not the worst.

As the general of the coalition forces, what Rutgers needs to do is to solve the problem and come up with countermeasures, not to hold anyone accountable, or to study how the enemy cavalry can achieve the "magic soldiers from heaven".

That's the next thing to do.

"General, do you want to send troops to reinforce the three counties?" Mike asked for instructions.

"Reinforcement?" Rogers smiled, "Believe it or not, we will reinforce the three counties. The next moment, the Chang'an army stationed by the Huishui River will cross the Huishui River and seek to fight with the main force of the army?"

"Here, what's wrong?"

The generals were a little puzzled, "Chang'an really wants to be arrogant and take the initiative to seek a decisive battle with our army in the wild. It's better than saying, let's go and chew on the hard bone of Chang'an City?"

No matter how difficult it is.

It is also easier than siege.

"If it was a day ago, I would have the same idea as everyone else."

Rutgers was still unhurried, "But if you think about it carefully, what has Chang'an done since the formation of the coalition forces? They defeated the orcs and the Sea Clan under our noses."

"By the way, I also defeated my forward troops."

"Not long ago, they took the initiative to let the people around Chang'an return to their hometowns."

"Now, unexpectedly, they suddenly attacked the land of the three counties."

"What does this mean? It means that from the beginning to the end, Chang'an didn't pay attention to our coalition forces at all. They didn't think that we were a heavyweight opponent from the bottom of their hearts."

"Uh…"

All the generals were speechless, with strange expressions.

No one wants to be underestimated.

Right?

"The general's words, don't they boost other people's ambitions and destroy their own prestige?" Some generals muttered.

But after all, it is lack of confidence.

"Of course, this is just my personal judgment, and it may not be the truth."

Rutgers was rarely in a good temper.

"Even if my judgment is wrong, it is not a good idea to reinforce the three counties at this time."

"One is too late."

"Secondly, our army is mainly infantry. How can we stop the enemy's heavy cavalry?"

The three counties of Denton are destined to become outcasts.

"But, the general, the lord of the three counties, is making a lot of noise on the forum..." Mike carefully reminded.

"Don't bother."

Rutgers is very domineering, "That is already a group of losers. The protests of losers are worthless."

"..."

The generals are silent.

Rutgers' words are harsh, but they are the most correct truth.

Not to mention the coalition command.

Even the other Aztec lords probably did not want the coalition forces to send reinforcements.

It doesn't help at all!
"Order!" Seeing that the generals had no objections, Rogers said in a deep voice: "The second batch of [-] reinforcements, regardless of whether they have completed training or not, will immediately gather at the eastern border of Macon County."

Although Rutgers judged that Chang'an was unable to attack in a short period of time.

But there must be some precautions.

Once Chang'an's soldiers are allowed to cross Bay County and enter Macon County, it will be the biggest failure of the coalition forces.

Even with Rutgers' pretense, he would not be ashamed to occupy the position of commander in chief of the coalition forces again.

It's better to resign early.

"Where's the north bank of the Honey River? Do you want to..." Mike hesitated to speak.

"The [-] coalition army is only enough to defend in one direction. If the troops are divided, it is very likely that Chang'an will be given an opportunity." Rogers' fear of Chang'an has reached its peak.

"The narrowest part of the Mi River is more than [-] meters."

"If I were the lord of Chang'an, if I wanted to continue to expand my territory in the future, I would definitely not choose to cross the Mi River, but go straight to Macon County, which is also a plain landform."

This is common sense in military affairs.

"But didn't Chang'an never play cards according to routine?" A general said leisurely.

"..."

At this moment, he was as calm as Rogers, and his face twitched.

The other generals also gave the man a hard look, and there was a strange atmosphere in the military situation room.

Which pot should not be mentioned!

"Notify the lords of the alliance that Chang'an's strength has far exceeded expectations. If they want to attack Chang'an as planned, the alliance must raise a second support army, and the size of the troops must not be less than [-]."

Chang'an is powerful, which just gave Rutgers a reason to ask for troops.

"Uh, general, at this juncture, not only did we not reinforce the three counties, but we asked for troops from the alliance. Could it be, um, something wrong?" Mike carefully reminded.

I'm afraid that the alliance lord will curse again.

"Then wait until the [-] reinforcements are assembled in Macon County before you ask someone." Rogers' face twitched, as strong as he was, and he was also a little timid in the face of the patrons' fathers.

His reputation in the circle of alliance lords is not good.

(End of this chapter)