Blood Dragon

Chapter 170 Four Strategies

"Of course that's impossible." Cleo shook his head vigorously. "Unless Her Majesty the Queen wants to withdraw her order... Do you think this is possible?"

Aymo's expression quickly dimmed.

"But there are still opportunities. You know... Although General Essien is only a knight, he has indeed been appointed as a general by the Queen..." Cleo said with a smile. "You should understand... what powers the office of general possesses."

Actually Cleo lied.Essien's status as a knight had been wiped out with the little queen's announcement that Byron was a traitor. Even if he finally returned to the little queen's camp, he hadn't recovered—at least in terms of procedures.Of course, Cleo doesn't think that's the point, and no one cares.

"Go down first." He said to the people around him.He winked, and Aymo gave the same order to his men.After a few minutes, all the men left.Now only Cleo and Aymo were left in the tent, which was a great opportunity for secret talks.

"The position of general...in addition to the power to command the army independently, you can also report the military achievements..." Cleo picked up the topic again, but it was obvious that Aymo's thinking was not so sharp, so he still had a confused expression on his face .

"Dear Lord Aimo, what I mean is...although your territory and title will be deprived, you can get it back... from another aspect."

"what?"

"You have to understand that up to now, the Queen's punishment for you is to deprive you of your title, territory and property, and does not involve the personal safety and freedom of you and your family. What I mean is this... If you can make a great contribution If so, then recanonization is just a matter of effort."

"Recanonized?"

"Yes, your title and territory are inherited from your ancestors. But where did your ancestors' title and territory come from? Isn't it conferred by King Mark Remiz? You see, according to the law, our Since the little queen is the queen of Gruney, she can naturally confer nobility—isn’t this a matter of course? As long as she wants, she can confer whatever she wants. Do you understand what I mean? She now orders your revocation Territory and title, but in the same way, she can also re-canonize. All this is reasonable and legal, and no one can gossip. You see," Cleo smiled ambiguously. "In the final analysis, it all comes down to your decision. The opportunity is right in front of you, and it depends on whether you can grasp it."

The instant look in Aymo's eyes let Cleo know that the target had taken the bait.

When it was dark, Cleo returned to his camp.He felt very tired, but he didn't take a rest immediately, but went to Essien's big tent as fast as he could.

As he expected, Essien was thinking hard about the map.Essien didn't notice his presence until Cleo deliberately stepped on loud footsteps.

"Why, my lord, what are you still thinking about?"

"How are you doing?"

"It's going well, at least I think it's going well. Aimo is greedy on the one hand and cowardly on the other. I used the toughest way, and he quickly succumbed. Our plan... well, I can't say 100%, but** Ten is definitely no problem... What? You don't seem to think so?"

Essien smiled slightly. "Cleo, we want the best, but we must prepare for the worst."

"Oh, oh, that doesn't sound like what General Essien, who boasted to the Queen, would say." Cleo laughed. "To be honest, I don't know anything about military strategy. This battle is difficult?"

"That's right, Aditya... probably the hardest fight we've had so far..."

"Is he different from others? According to my opinion, Aditya...has less than half of our troops. Although I don't know the art of war, in this case..."

"Cleo, don't you know Aditya?"

"I have heard about it. But I admit that he is not a person with a wide range of contacts, and he does not come from a large and leafy family, so I am not particularly familiar with him and his family." Cleo said. "Essien, don't think too much of me, I also have people I don't know."

"I did know about Adiyas from some sources," Essien said. "It was a tough fight, if I'm not mistaken. I say this because I'm sure he was really ready for war. For example, a master swordsman caught off guard, To be stabbed by an untrained ordinary person...it is very easy to happen. But if this swordsman is ready, it is impossible for ordinary people to beat him."

"You mean...all the people we met before were those who were not prepared...only this time we met one who was prepared?"

"That's what it means." Essien said. "It doesn't matter how good you are if you are not prepared. Even a strong man who has experienced many battles can easily die at the hands of ordinary people. It is not the same thing if you are prepared. Cleo, you should I know... The reason why our bribery was so successful is entirely because of this factor. As of now, our targets have not made any psychological preparations at all... Some of them have never considered the issue of armed resistance at all. I thought about it, and I never expected that the queen would send people to deal with them before the city of Fonoros fell. You see, we have come all the way, they are all fighting on their own, and there is no sign of unity."

"What you said makes sense."

"The problem now is that the Duke of Aditya will be our biggest problem. Creo... If we delay under his city for too long, it will cause unpredictable consequences."

"why?"

"On the one hand, it will directly declare that we are only a paper tiger. Even if we finally clean up Adiyas with difficulty, the rest will be determined to fight us to the end. Of course, as our battle is delayed, we will also Give them time to make various preparations. In other words, if this battle is not fought well, it means that all future strategies will become too difficult. We may even face a coalition army at that time. If that If it happens, my dukedom will be ruined, and your foreign secretary's future ... will be clouded. Conversely, if we can win this battle easily, it will make us very strong, too strong to resist Illusion, then we will not encounter too strong resistance."

"Oh, that's why you want me to try to 'convince' Lord Elmo?"

"That's right. Dear Cleo, if you know the history of war, you will know that the best siege weapon in the world is not a siege tower, not a battering ram, not a ladder, and even less a hook. It's an insider. Our previous battles were so easy, didn't we rely on someone from inside to help? But Adiyas has already prepared, and his internal understanding must have been unified, and it is difficult for those interesting characters to appear. Since he No, then we'll have to create one for him."

Essien stood up, took out the wine bottle and cup from a box behind him, and returned to his seat.

"Look, Cleo, the biggest advantage we have now is not our military strength, but that." He pointed to the white eagle flag flying outside the tent, which was the flag of the royal family of Gruene. "Think about it, without this, would those easy battles...would have happened? Maybe in the end we'd be able to find those who can be bought and make a deal. But I'm sure it wouldn't be so easy, would it?"

Cleo didn't speak, and the look in his eyes showed that he agreed with Essien's judgment.

"Cleo, in fact, I have made up my mind since I set off. We must make full use of our advantages and avoid fighting. If we have to fight, it must be a battle that we have a certain chance of winning." Ai Xin said. "I know you don't think so, but in war, victory is everything. As for the means used to achieve it...whether it is bribery, hard work, negotiation or simply luck, it is not a matter of importance."

"Haha, Essien, I think you are too... How should I put it, you are too cunning." Cleo laughed. "But you talk a lot. If you win, you win. By the way, how do you want to arrange Aymo?"

"It's best if his son comes forward," Essien said. "We can block the news...pretend that Aymo has been killed. In this way, a lord's son who escaped with a small number of subordinates will hardly be suspected...when we attack Aditya's city..."

"If it's a disguise, maybe it's not good enough..." Cleo shook his head after hearing Essien's plan. "Essien, maybe I don't know how to fight, but I still have some experience in talking about this kind of 'acting'."

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"Is it still not working?" Ashuruffat asked.

"No, it's raining too much." Ogriff put down the wine glass in his hand and replied carelessly.His beard is full of white beer foam, which means that he has drunk half a barrel of beer here. "Ah, speaking of drinking, 'Mountain' beer is better. Would you like a drink?"

"No, thank you." Ashuruffat didn't let the topic deviate. "The gunpowder is buried in the ground, and the underground explosion...has nothing to do with the heavy rain on the ground."

"So you humans don't understand anything. Do you think you just fill the ground with gunpowder and light the fuse? This is engineering, do you understand engineering? It is a sophisticated thing that involves all aspects. Now the surface The soil has seeped water, and many things are different from what I originally calculated. Let me be clear first, if you are determined to take advantage of the heavy rain to blast the city wall, I will not object. But we must sign relevant contracts. If something unexpected happens As a result...for example, if the city wall does not collapse as expected, you have to pay as usual." Ogrieve complained a lot.And then another glass of beer.

"Is there no way?"

"No way." The dwarf engineer replied bluntly. "Heavy rain caused a big difference in the weight of the soil, and many data became incalculable..."

"What if I don't care about everything and just add gunpowder to it? Anyway, I just need to destroy the city wall, and it doesn't matter to me to destroy a little more. Of course, it's okay to increase the cost of gunpowder."

"Ah, you can do this if you want. But you must dig more space underground to accommodate the gunpowder... Otherwise, if the gunpowder explodes in a non-target area, it will only break the ground, but it will not affect the city wall .If you want to expand the tunnel, it will take two or three days." Ogriff replied. "Forget it, humans, I suggest you wait patiently for another three or four days. The rain won't last long.