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Chapter 49 47: Loyalty

After a long time, after a long report and summary from each legion, the meeting finally entered the next chapter and began to discuss the next battle plan.

"...In order to ensure winter supplies and prepare for a protracted war, we need to regain control of the trade channel east of Linfeng City, and use this as the center to regain the entire eastern territory."

Evelin stood up, drew a circle on the map to the east of Linfeng City, and said, "As the defense on the western front gradually stabilizes, we will devote more combat power to the eastern front.

"This time, we will dispatch most of the elite troops of the Knights and Legions to raid the two strongholds of Hiyue Village and Linfeng Hills as quickly as possible, and we expect to recover them all within two days.

"The key point of this operation is to attack quickly and forcefully. We will assemble a combat force twice as powerful as the enemy, launch a surprise attack on them as quickly as possible, annihilate them before the enemy can react, and seize the initiative on the eastern front. "

Hiyue Village is on the only way between Linfeng City and Linfeng Hills, and Linfeng Hills is the dividing point between Lebus Grassland and Linfeng Mountains.

After arriving at the Linfeng Hills, we followed the mountain road over the Linfeng Mountains and arrived at the central part of the Roland Empire. The central part of the empire was rich in products and had sufficient troops, which could provide Linfeng City with a steady stream of various aids.

Therefore, as long as they can ensure that the most critical trade channel "Linfeng City→Yueyue Village→Linfeng Hills→Linfeng Mountains→Central Empire" is in their own hands.

Linfeng City will be able to remain invincible in the protracted war with the prairie people.

Because of the agreement with the second prince Roderick, the grassland people did not invade the Linfeng Mountains area outside the Lebus Grassland, and only had interception troops on the Linfeng Hills on the border between Yiyue Village and the grassland.

Therefore, as long as the Hiyue Village and Linfeng Hills are recaptured, this trade channel can be returned to one's control.

After understanding the important strategic value of these two locations, everyone present had no objection to this battle, and what they wanted to discuss next was the specific battle plan for this battle.

Because the eastern front is the main battlefield between Linfeng City and the grassland people, the fighting here is mainly handled by the most elite Linfeng Knights in the army.

Except for the leader Ryan, there are 9 seventh-level knights, 105 sixth-level knights, and 11 sixth-level mages in the Peak Knights. The remaining fifth-level knights and mages total 375 people, making a total of 500 people at full strength.

These 500 people are divided into ten teams. The first team is led by the team leader Ryan, and the second to tenth teams are each led by a seventh-level knight.

Although these 500 people seem to be small, their number is only a fraction of the existing 2W5 army, but they are all composed of top-notch extraordinary people, and their treatment and equipment are also the best.

Each person individually has the ability to lead a small team in the legion and city guard regiment.

In comparison, the Linfeng Legion has a total of 2 people, but its high-level combat power is even less. There are only 2 seventh-level knights, 40 sixth-level knights, and even no sixth-level mage.

Not to mention the city guard regiment, which is mainly responsible for public security in the city and has even greater combat power.

Therefore, there is no doubt that the Knights are the main force of Linfeng's army, and every movement of its personnel is crucial.

Now, according to the intelligence from the scouts, the total high-level combat strength of the prairie troops entrenched in these two strongholds is about 3 seventh-level knights and more than 40 sixth-level knights.

The generals of the legion and the city guard regiment were relatively conservative and believed that sending five Knights squads to cooperate with the legion's support would be enough to capture these two strongholds.

The five teams were composed of 5 seventh-level knights. Compared with the enemy's 3 seventh-level knights, this had already formed a double difference in the number of high-level combat power, and the victory was almost without suspense.

The generals of the Knights believe that the Knights should mobilize all their available forces to participate in this battle to ensure that they can capture two strongholds within two days and catch the grassland people by surprise.

They advocated that the Knights should send seven or even more squads to join the battle.

Because these two strongholds are extremely important, once attacked, the prairie people will definitely send a large number of elite troops to support them.

In order to ensure the numerical advantage of one's own high-level combat power, a saturation attack is very necessary.

To sum up in Nolen's words, this tactic is called ALL IN.

Sure enough, someone else in the conference room questioned:
If the Knights have transferred most of their combat power to the front line and the city is empty of defenses, what should we do if the prairie people take advantage of it?
The general of the Knights immediately retorted: If fewer troops are allocated, it may not be possible to quickly pass through the two strongholds. If the support troops of the prairie people arrive, this quick attack operation will fail.

To fight a war, you need to have the momentum to move forward. The more you look forward and backward, and the more timid you are, the more likely you are to displease both sides and lose everything.

On the sidelines, Nolen silently listened to the arguments between the two groups for a while, gradually understanding everything.

How many Knights' troops should be allocated to this battle is the focus of this battle meeting.

He lightly tapped the table with his finger, motioned to Evelin beside him to turn her head over, and whispered in her ear:
"With the assistance of the White Raven, the Knights only need to dispatch five teams, and the battle is guaranteed to end within two days."

"Are you sure?" Evelin was slightly surprised.

In fact, she and Ryan had discussed it privately before the meeting.

These two strongholds are too important to Linfeng City. The original military plan was to give up the western front and defend the eastern front to ensure the trade channels in the rear.

For this, even risking most of the Knights' strength is worth it.

If nothing else goes wrong, after the battle begins, the city lord's palace will order at least seven knight squads to go to the eastern front to ensure victory in this battle.

But now with the addition of White Raven, the situation seems to be a little different again? "The combat input of the five teams is enough. What the Knights are worried about is nothing more than the fear of more reinforcements from the prairie people. After all, no one knows how many people they will send to support these two strongholds."

Nolen looked at the map and muttered, "But now that we have the White Raven, we don't have to worry about this problem.

“She can not only help the Knights in the sky to observe the defensive structure of the enemy’s stronghold, making it easier for the Knights to break into the stronghold, but also help them detect when the enemy’s reinforcements are coming from a long distance away.

"If there are a large number of enemy reinforcements coming to support, the White Raven will immediately notify the Knights to evacuate. I believe that with the speed of the White Raven's alarm and the mobility of the Elites of the Knights, it will be easy to escape unscathed."

With the firepower of the No. [-] aircraft, it may still be weak on the frontal battlefield where the main forces of the two armies are fighting.

However, the advantages brought by gaining air superiority are unique. One of the advantages is being able to collect as much battlefield information as possible on the unobstructed grassland.

With this accurate battlefield information, the Knights will become the real masters of this grassland. They can launch surprise attacks on the enemy's weakest defensive side and escape before enemy reinforcements arrive.

Back then, he taught Linfeng's troops miserable guerrilla tactics, and this time he wanted to give the grassland people a taste of it.

Having seen the glorious results of the White Raven these days, Evelin did not doubt what Nolen said.

In fact, this time I came to ask for cooperation with the intention of letting White Raven be responsible for the investigation.

Although there are eleven high-level mages in the Knights, unfortunately, not one of them is a high-level wind mage.

However, the abilities of ordinary wind mages are embarrassing: their own magic reserves are not enough to support their long-term flight, and their mobility is not high. If they get too close accidentally, they can easily be used as moving targets by enemy troops.

If the White Raven could make up for the Knights' shortcomings in this area, it would be like giving timely help.

Thinking of this, Evelin nodded calmly, then moved to the other side and whispered a few words to Ryan.

At the end of the meeting, Evelin announced that the battle would take place in two days. The specific list of participants and the combat responsibilities of each team would be issued to each general in the form of a secret letter on the day of the battle.

As for why the combat mission was issued in the form of a secret letter this time, everyone understood it tacitly.

In this combat meeting, there was someone who was an insider of the grassland people.

Even if the movement of the army cannot be hidden in the end, at least this will make the grassland people more suspicious and make them confused about how many troops Linfeng's army invested in this battle.

Or...is this just a feint?
A conspiracy to uncover moles in the military?

Now, the pressure is on the mole.

……

After the meeting, Reiner and Marco, the leader of the Linfeng Army, took a carriage back to the city garrison.

On the carriage, Reiner looked at the scenery outside the window and suddenly sighed and said: "Lady Evelin suddenly changed the form of issuing orders. She really thought that there was a traitor among us."

Marco knew about Reiner's life experience. He was a mixture of Roland and Prairie people. He was originally talented. He became a sixth-level knight at the age of only 24 and became the deputy leader of the Linfeng Legion.

But after the war broke out, the people in the city began to have opinions and discrimination against mixed-race people. Even Reiner had the experience of being secretly pointed out, fearing that someone would say bad things like "he is a spy" behind his back.

And now not only the general public and soldiers, but also Evelin also kept the combat mission secret, which made it clear that she began to distrust the generals participating in the meeting.

Among them, Reiner, who is one of the mixed races, is naturally listed as the key target of suspicion, and it is understandable that he is a little emotional.

Marco comforted: "This battle is of great importance, so it's better to be cautious. Regardless of whether there are traitors or not, you and I have a clear conscience anyway. This is enough. Our loyalty to the empire can withstand the test of time."

"Indeed." Reiner nodded firmly, "Our loyalty can stand the test of time."

"That's right." Marco patted his shoulder hard, "You were promoted by me, so I naturally trust your loyalty.

"Perform well in this war and strive to make more contributions. When we old guys abdicate, you will be the first successor to the legion leader."

"I will work hard."

The carriage arrived at the garrison of the city defenders. Reiner bid farewell to the legion leader Marco and climbed onto the wall of Linfeng City to begin his duties.

As usual, he patrolled outside the city wall, and then stopped slightly next to a soldier on duty. In the gap when no one noticed him, he said a few words quickly and quietly in Lebusi language. .

After that, the sound of his military boots gradually faded away.

The firm, rhythmic tap-tapping footsteps are just like his loyalty that has never changed in more than 20 years.

　Thanks to the sensible Yi Xuehan for the tip
　　
　
(End of this chapter)