"Oh, I haven't heard the news that your two families are officially at war. What is the current situation? Is it a stalemate?" Lin asked with concern.
"That bitch who only knows how to play politics, what qualifications do you have to confront me when it comes to leading troops in war?" the old Duke said proudly. And in order not to be underestimated by the magician in front of him, he also planned to give him a treasure as if he were offering it.
Tell me what you did during this period. He said: "Don't you think that if two families raise blood flags for revenge, they will rush forward regardless of them until one of them is beaten to pieces?"
"Well, isn't that so?" someone asked puzzled.
"Two grand ducal families are at war. If one of them is destroyed, the other will probably not be much better. The ones who are laughing will be the families who are not at war. Do you think that the hyenas who are still intact will be let go?
A scarred lion?"
Lin was surprised and said: "There are really people who dare to take advantage of this kind of thing!"
"Why not? Even the old man sitting on the throne probably has the same idea. It's hard to say whether the loser can still exist. The winner must hand over a piece of cake if he wants to keep the fruits of victory.
Part of them, to seek his approval. And other families will more or less secretly tear off a piece of flesh. If the winning party cannot tolerate such a thing, they have to risk the other party's rise on the grounds of damaging their reputation.
In the second war, the losses may be even greater, and it is not impossible to even be wiped out. After all, this kind of thing has really happened before."
"There are wolves in front of us, tigers behind us, and there are enemies on all sides." Lin sighed: "It seems that I didn't think carefully at the beginning and put the Grand Duke in trouble."
"Boy, it has nothing to do with you. If that damn bitch dares to commit that kind of thing, we will be at war with each other. It's just that I didn't realize it until you said it. In fact, Risa
All the family's actions have long been preparations for war with me. But for the sake of the family, I must kill that hateful guy with the minimum loss. It is impossible to use everything in the family as firewood, without any
Throw it unreservedly into the flames of war.”
"So, this period of time is considered preparation?" Lin asked.
"What preparations? We have already fought. It's just not in the form of fighting."
Looking at the proud smile of the old Duke, it seemed that he had already gained the upper hand in the so-called 'competition'. So Lin asked curiously: "Can you tell me what the situation is, so that I can gain some knowledge? If it is confidential,
, if it’s hard to say, then forget it.”
Duke Kawei smiled and said: "There is no secret. It's okay to tell you. I don't know if you know that the emperor has given orders to other families not to get involved in the affairs of my family and the Risa family. But the two great duke families
It involves all aspects, how can we completely cut off ties with other families. The confrontation during this period is actually a political game to find allies. Maybe other people cannot send troops to intervene due to the emperor's order, but it does not mean that they are in other fields.
No obstruction or accommodation."
"Can you give me an example?"
"The simplest example is that the territories of the Risa family and I are not bordering each other. If the two sides want to fight, they will always send troops and supplies to the battlefield agreed by both parties. Since there is no border, they will go to other people's land. And that land
Lord, do you agree with the passage of other people's troops and supply convoys? Whether you agree or disagree, it has nothing to do with the emperor's ban. Because the emperor cannot separate me and Rizal and prevent the war between the two sides in the name of borrowing the ban.
, that will only involve more. But agreeing or disagreeing has a very different meaning to me and the Rizal family. The route of the march, the length of the supplies, these will all affect the final result."
"That's right." Lin Xi thought about it and said, "But I feel that this kind of political confrontation is the area where the other party is good at. Well, sir, I don't mean to look down on you. Please don't misunderstand me."
"Don't worry, kid, I'm very clear about what I'm good at and what I'm not good at. But sometimes, political considerations are not just about exchange of interests, there are other considerations."
"For example?"
"For example, if there is a lord who is not blind and does not allow my army to pass, and I fight hard, who will cry? As long as I am not restrained by other dirty means, I will not make a fatal mistake, Kawei
My family's army is stronger than that of the Risa family, and the same goes for having a few more temporary opponents. In other words, in a head-to-head confrontation, I have a greater chance of winning in the end. So for other families, what will be the final outcome if they are on the wrong team?
Don’t get the benefits and still have to lose a pair of pants. So as long as my chances of winning are greater, there will be more allies.”
"So, the longer we delay, the more advantageous it will be for you, sir?" Lin said hesitantly.
"That's right. As long as I can show enough strength, others will know what choice they should make. If Risa wants to fight with me, he can only grit his teeth and continue to think of ways to expand his army. At least he
To show that they can defend against me, even if they fight to the death, both sides will lose. But those are meaningless in front of me, they will only drag down their own finances. As long as I continue to have the advantage, those who were originally on his side will
People will turn to me one after another, and the situation of victory and defeat will become more obvious." Kawei Gong said proudly.
In fact, what Grand Duke Kawei said was quite modest. The postures of both the Risa and Kawei families were even more exaggerated.
So far, the Kawei family has only established military camps on the borders of their territory, summoned vassals and assembled the family's standing legion, and has not deliberately strengthened mobilization. The so-called standing legion is a militia dispersed throughout the territory as a daily guard.
From various places where troops have been transferred, young and strong defenders will be recruited from the local areas and trained as reserve teams. If the front line is tight, they will replenish the troops.
These actions are all carried out openly and openly under the sun. This is also because the Gwana Empire is the birthplace of civilization, and various development and transportation construction have already been quite mature. Coupled with the convenience of the forum, what are the lords from various places doing?
It is difficult to maintain true confidentiality. Especially with this kind of military-level dispatch, no one dares to be careless.
Since you can't keep it secret, you should show your strength openly. It can also let people see clearly which team you should be on, which will be the most advantageous at the end of the war. This is Duke Kawei's attitude.
However, what was gathered was not only soldiers and war supplies, but also a large number of trucks and personnel carriers, as well as fuel to drive the cars. The number of vehicles at this stage was not enough to carry three legions and supplies. So the old man was not in a hurry to attack.
, just fine-tuning the coordination between soldiers and vehicles, and figuring out the best way to use them. These are also exposed to the eyes of others.
Coupled with the reputation that Grand Duke Kawei has established since his youth, he is not only good at charging at the forefront of the team, but the strategies he is good at are basically two moves: detour and attack!
Even in the situation of fighting more with less, Kaweigong is good at using intelligence to rely on the mobility of the army to eat up the small group of enemy troops before the enemy gathers a large enough number. In this way, he cannibalizes the enemy, and finally defeats the enemy again.
Win in one fell swoop. Or rely on maneuverability to penetrate into the weak points of the enemy's formation, then divide, encircle, and annihilate them. Or even go around the rear to take out the enemy's lair.
In short, in the past, by relying on the mobility of a single rider, Grand Duke Kawei achieved the title of the undefeated god of war in the empire. However, when the mobility of horses is upgraded to a car, what changes will occur? At the beginning of the year in the imperial capital
The New Year's Conference gave all nobles a benchmark for judgment. The one-month journey from the territory of the Kawi family to the Imperial City of Nineveh was shortened to three days.
Maybe the number of three legions prevents them from being as fast as half of the Duke's Guard, so it would be better to have twice the marching time. This also means that Duke Kawei can choose the battlefield at will in the empire with developed transportation.
Then before the reinforcements arrive, kill all the troops stationed there, and then leave calmly. The others won't even be able to eat the car farts...
Even if the old man chooses to move forward in a roundabout way instead of taking the shortest route, and knowing the opponent's destination, the reinforcements will not be able to rescue him in time. Unless the reinforcements are stationed very close to the location of the attack, how can the old man, who is an experienced attacker, do so?
Not sure where to start?
Under this ghostly mobility, all the old strategic points have become less important. The Rizal family's territory is like a fishing net full of loopholes.
If the new mobile army of the Kawei family is fully formed, the only way for the Rizal family to defend is to continuously increase troops and send them to various places and hoard supplies for city defense. I hope that the Kawei family's army will be lost when they remove each defensive stronghold.
The strength of the army allowed the Rizal family to find an opportunity for a decisive battle.
To implement such a defensive method, it would require several times more troops than the three standing legions of the Kawi family. This, of course, greatly increased the burden on the Rizal family.
Is the Rizal family taking the initiative to attack the Kawei family's territory? This means that the empty rear area is waiting for the opponent to ravage it with its super-speed mobility. Once the nest is taken away, will the attacking army still have morale?
Scorched-earth tactics? Under the feudal system, does a prince dare to ask his vassals to give up their territory, let the enemy wreak havoc, and protect the prince's core territory with all his strength? This will only bring four words of consequences: betrayal and separation. The boss will not protect him.
Little brother, what obligation does the little brother have to obey the boss's orders? Scorched earth tactics are impossible to implement in a non-centralized feudal system.
Conclusion: The Rizal family is finished.
Perhaps in the past, one of the two great ducal families was a literary one, and the other was a martial one, but if they were to fight, the outcome would still be high and low. When a car was unveiled at the beginning of the year, all the nobles intuitively felt that it was a good thing, so they started to plot against each other.
His heart caused many troubles later.
At the beginning, no one thought about the extent to which a commander who was good at running and focused on high mobility could use a car as a weapon. But when the conflict became clear and the two great duke families laid out their flags for confrontation, the empire
Countless generals and military experts conducted military discussions, and they suddenly discovered that the Rizal family could not come up with any good way to fight, and could only retreat until the Kawei family was exhausted.
But, how is it possible!
It's like two powerful warriors fighting each other. If you punch me and I punch you, no one can say who will stand in the end. But if one party is more agile than the other, the other will
But it is as slow as a turtle. No matter how hard you hit, you can't hit anyone. If you attack casually, you may get hit hard because your weakness is exposed. If things go on like this, it is not difficult to guess who will fall.