The news coming from the south was obviously not stopped, or in other words, the rebels in the north never thought that they would face such a situation from the beginning.
From the beginning, what they discussed here was all about the military situation. Simply put, it was about how they should respond when the army from the south came over.
From their point of view, the army from the south must definitely come over. First of all, in terms of the number of armies, you have five legions and we have two legions here. You have the advantage. Since you have the advantage, why not come over?
You must know that they are a rebellion. Under normal circumstances, when encountering a rebellion, the empire will definitely send troops to quell the rebellion as soon as possible. Otherwise, do you wait for the rebels to grow? Wait for others to follow suit? In the past dynasties, there have been rebellions.
, it must be the first time to strike hard and directly crush it.
So they are really not in a hurry, they are just waiting for you to come. And just as Linton thought, they are really ready for a "big surprise". No matter how the imperial city deploys troops or arranges the army's balance
They have already discussed the corresponding response plan.
However, the problem is that the opponent did not play their cards according to the routine at all. Even if they did not attack them directly, the third army on the front line actually started to build fortifications. Can you believe it, the dominant side started to prepare for defense directly.
No matter how they thought about it, they didn't expect such a situation. This... they really didn't want to fight with them, they couldn't be so stable, and Linton opposite was not that kind of person at all.
This sudden situation made them a little confused about how to react, and soon, a lot of news came from the south. That is, the three policies formulated by Linton.
They had not made any counter-information preparations at all. When they saw it, they wanted to improvise and stop it, but it was obviously too late.
Seeing these three policies, the rebels immediately understood Linton's intentions. It is obvious that Linton's policies are all clear plans to alienate people. Who is the target of alienation? It can be seen from the discriminatory bias of the policies.
Understood.
Linton, the top two army commanders, only wants their heads. He didn't even mention surrendering now, so he has no intention of letting you surrender.
As for the officers below, beheading the regiment commander can offset the merits and demerits, giving you a way to forgive your sins. Further down, the soldiers can surrender now, even without the Yi clan, and beheading the officers can also atone for the sins. The final step
As for the people, not only is there no mention of their sins at all, but you can even open up more land now that you go to the south.
It can be seen that Linton's series of orders become more relaxed as they go to the lower levels. It can be said that they are trying to drive a wedge between the various classes.
The moment they saw these three policies, everyone felt a headache. Linton was targeting the lower levels, and the lower you go, the more people there are. The more people there are, the harder it is to unify your thoughts.
And this is their current weakness.
So Linton was wondering at the beginning why these people didn't shout slogans. The matter of shouting slogans is still very important for the rebellion. To put it simply, you must at least draw a picture for those who follow you that others can understand.
Big cake.
To be honest, Linton didn't know what the situation of these rebels was, so the word he used at the beginning was "weird". Then if you don't draw the pie, I will draw it. These three policies are the pie that Linton draws.
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Now, it is obviously the rebels' turn to have a headache. Faced with this obvious alienation plan, how should they respond? The officers present have obviously felt something is wrong, but what do you think they should do? They don't know.
Of course they don't know what to do. After all, they are the army. If you tell them how to fight and how to attack the city, they will naturally be able to come up with various plans. But if you tell me how to appease the people and how to fight against and deal with this kind of political problem in ZHENG
, they are not good at this at all.
The main body of the rebels now is the officers of the two legions. How many of them understand this? Even if they do, have they really outplayed those civilian officials?
And obviously this group of people have never thought about this issue. They think that rebellion is a military matter. If the other party fights, they fight, and when they decide who is the orthodox, then it will be a matter of governing the country.
The matter of governing the country obviously has nothing to do with them. When the time comes, civil servants will take over such matters.
But now, they suddenly jumped into a field they don't know how to play for no reason. Doesn't this make them don't know what to do?
But even if they don't know what to do, they still have to find a way. Of course they also know what their weaknesses are, that is, their control is too weak. The upper-level officers know that they are willing to pay for the new emperor again.
My own loyalty is not necessarily the case for the people below, and Linton is targeting this area that they have no control over.
"How about we take the initiative to fight?" One of the officers suggested. The ZHENG government really didn't know how to deal with it, but the military side knew what to do. In this situation, it seems that the other side really won't fight.
The original plan obviously didn't work.
Looking at these three policies, I always feel that they will fall into a quagmire, so it is better to take the initiative to fight them now.
"Fight..." Tomman, the commander of the First Army, frowned when he heard this. If he took the initiative to fight, he would have completely given up on the previous plan. Not to mention that all the strategies discussed before were invalidated, and they also did not mention what happened after that.
There was no prediction or preparation at all. This was too dangerous.
"Now the Third Army has begun to build fortifications on this line, and I heard that they are planning to build a fortress themselves." Tomman pointed on the map, and then continued, "The Third Army's combat effectiveness is not bad, and their army commander
Now there is a woman named Esdeath. Although she is a woman, her previous record with the orcs cannot be underestimated, otherwise the people of the Third Legion will not obey him."
"In terms of combat power, aren't we afraid of her?" an officer next to her said immediately.
"If it's just the Third Army..." Toman said, "The Seventh Army is now stationed near the main city. To support the Third Army, it only takes two days to march. Once we attack in an all-out manner, the Seventh Army will definitely attack
To provide support. The other legions have been ordered to stay at their own stations. Now the empire has also stepped up surveillance. Once something is done, the seventh legion will be able to return to defense in time."
"These cowards!" Several officers nearby shouted in displeasure. This defense was really troublesome and too difficult to break through.
"What's more important is that we never thought about taking the initiative to attack from the beginning. It can be said that we were completely unprepared to take the initiative to attack." Toman said. Indeed, they felt from the beginning that the opponent would take the initiative to attack, and even
They also built a lot of fortifications here. They planned to defend from the beginning, but now they are suddenly asked to attack the opponent's defense line. This is not something they can just walk away.
Since the army is about to move, it is not just about setting off. Logistics, food and fodder are completely different from defensive warfare. They need to organize now, and it will take a lot of time to prepare. What's more, what they have to face is built by the opponent
Fortifications and sieges must also be built, and siege equipment and other equipment must also be prepared.
If you take the initiative to attack the opponent's prepared fortifications, you will already be at a disadvantage. If you are not ready, can you win? Although Tommen doesn't know much about ZHENG governance, his military literacy is definitely no problem.
"Marshal, what do you think we should do?" asked the legion next to them. They had no other solution, so they naturally looked towards Tommen, who was the one who made the decision.
Tommen also frowned. There are only two ways in front of them now. They still have to take the initiative to fight as just mentioned, but he really has no idea. The second is to wait and continue to wait for the opponent to attack. There is obviously no way to retreat.
There may be, but these are all rebellions, and they will either succeed or be completely destroyed.
Now Tommen even prefers to wait. Although he can see that the other party is trying to drive a wedge, Tommen's understanding is not that deep. The effect of cutting flesh with a blunt knife cannot be seen directly.
The blood was obviously coming. At least Tommen felt that as long as there was a confrontation, the other side would definitely be unable to bear it. After all, the other side had the advantage in military strength, so they could not always allow the rebels to exist. They would definitely have to fight.
But even though he didn't have such a long-term vision, there were still people who did. Just as everyone here was waiting for Tommen to make a decision, a voice came from the side.
"Marshal Tommen, assemble the army as soon as possible and prepare to take the initiative to attack."
"Mr. Prince." Everyone looked at the man who walked in from the door. He was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties. He looked quite ordinary. He had gray hair and was neatly groomed.
He has a gentleman's beard and is very neatly groomed. He looks like a very aristocratic person.
The officers here naturally know this Mr. Prince. Although the other person's last name may have been made up, it doesn't matter who the other person is, because this Mr. Prince is the microphone for the new emperor to whom they are now loyal.
, that is to say, what the other party said is actually the will of His Majesty the Emperor.
"Take the initiative to attack?" His Majesty the Emperor obviously meant to let them take the initiative to attack, which made Tommen frown again. Are these three policies so effective? The new emperor obviously felt that they would be exhausted, so he issued the initiative
An order to attack.
"This is... His Majesty's order." Mr. Prince said here.
"I understand." Although Tommen was unsure, he still nodded and said, "Inform the entire army and prepare to take the initiative..."
"Wait a minute, Marshal, there is actually a plan that can be implemented." Mr. Prince interrupted at this time, "In this march, the First Army is the main force, and it also has to cover the Second Army. And they have
Another mission."
This chapter has been completed!