Hearing the solemnity in Marquis Rose's words, Lei Xiao nodded and motioned for the other party to continue speaking.
"As the lord mentioned just now, the Stargazing Corridor where Stargazing City is located is the only passage connecting the eastern region of Lengyan within the territorial sphere of influence to the hinterland of Lengyan."
Marquis Rose came to the sand table in the center of the meeting hall and continued to express his views.
"From a topographic point of view, the Stargazing Corridor stretches for more than a hundred kilometers and is formed by the Baibu Mountains in the north and the Songyin Mountains in the south. The overall terrain is wider at both ends and narrow in the middle."
"The widest part of the corridor is more than 20 kilometers, and the narrowest section is only five kilometers, which is where Wangxing City is located. The city wall of Wangxing City, which is also five kilometers long, just cuts the Stargazing Corridor in two from the middle."
The Rose Marquis picked up the baton placed next to the sand table, and while gesticulating on a narrow area, he talked eloquently.
"It can be clearly seen from this that the length, width and depth of the Stargazing Corridor are quite limited, which is not conducive to the deployment of the attacking army. There are many dangerous places along the way, and even perfect places for the defenders to ambush."
The baton in Marquis Rose's hand passed across the narrow area and concluded: "In other words, from a conventional perspective, this is a battle that is definitely beneficial to our side."
"As long as we make use of the special terrain of the Good Hope Corridor, whether it is to lure the enemy deep or outflank it from both ends, with the reinforcements of our 17 legions and 6 northern legions, it will be easy to defend this place."
After hearing Marquis Rose's analysis, the young commanders such as Tina, Lain, Lisha, and Reese all looked excited, while the senior commanders such as Orr, Hodder, and Benson frowned tightly.
"I seem to understand what Shuanghua Qing means."
Ariel, who frowned slightly, stared at the sand table for a moment, then nodded thoughtfully.
"This is a battle for the throne within the Lengyan Kingdom. The other party's understanding of the Stargazing Corridor will never be inferior to ours, and they must also know the advantages that Shuanghuaqing just listed."
Ariel's fair face was filled with solemnity as she continued: "In this case, the other party still looks like it is bound to win. This undoubtedly shows that the other party has found some way and is confident to capture this Stargazing City.
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"Your Highness the Princess is right. This is exactly what I and others are worried about. The other party will never fall into a trap, but must be prepared."
Hodder first looked at Orr and Benson, frowned and said: "Just like what Mr. Shuanghua said, let's not ignore the powerful supporters behind the two princes, just talk about the four kingdoms in the other camp.
The general is no ordinary person."
"The strength of the kingdom's generals is not only reflected in their own strength, but also in their use of troops and strategies. This is evident from the fact that each of the four opponents headed by the traditional nobles and the new nobles is enough to intimidate one party.
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"In addition, each of them has a huge aristocratic intelligence team under his account, and all of them are capable people with strategic ideas. Most of them graduated from elite institutions, which are enough to represent the highest level of the kingdom."
Hearing Hod say this, the young commanders such as Lain, Lisha and others who were originally excited could not help but feel nervous.
With their fledgling strength, even if their legions were of equal strength, they would never be a match for the kingdom's generals, let alone a temporary legion of new recruits?
An extremely uneasy atmosphere immediately began to spread in the meeting hall.
Seeing this, Huo De quickly touched Lei Xiao's chest and saluted: "I'm sorry, Lord, it's because my subordinates have other people's ambitions that they have ruined their own prestige."
"It doesn't matter, you are just stating the facts."
Lei Xiao also came to the sand table, nodded to Hodder and said: "I have said before, if we can't even face our opponent, how can we defeat him?"
At this point, Lei Xiao took the baton from Marquis Rose, pointed to the narrow area on the sand table that represented the Stargazing Corridor, and asked his subordinates: "Under the current situation, if it were you who
Offensive side, what will you do?"
After hearing Lei Xiao's inquiry, the four senior commanders Rose Marquis, Hodder, Orr, and Benson pondered for a moment, and then came up with the same answer.
That is to find another way.
"Find another way?"
Ariel blinked her starry eyes and looked at the Stargazing Corridor on the sand table in confusion, wondering: "As long as Stargazing City is not destroyed, how can the other party find another way?"
"Your Highness, please be patient."
Orr gently stroked his short gray beard and began to explain the specific reasons: "If you want to clearly understand the essence of a battle, you must not only pay attention to the battlefield itself, but also combine the current status of both warring parties."
"Under the current situation, our cities are in ruins and waiting to be rebuilt, and all the heavy troops are concentrated in the Star Watch City area, which means that the rear is extremely empty."
"If the opponent finds a way to cross Wangxing City, run rampant behind the territory, or even open a second or third battlefield, it will undoubtedly make our front and rear unable to care about each other."
"Once this situation occurs, our only option is to divide our forces to defend against the enemy, which will weaken Wangxing City's defense, which is equivalent to giving the opponent an opportunity to take advantage of it."
Orr's voice became more solemn and he concluded: "The key to the victory of this battle is that Wangxing City is true, and the so-called alternative means refers to a series of measures that the opponent may use to weaken our defensive strength without
Attack the city by force from the beginning."
"I understand, try to divert our attention and troops as much as possible to provide an opportunity to capture Star Star City in one fell swoop? This is exactly the same as the other party's attempt to provoke disputes between us and the new citizens from the beginning."
Ariel stared at the sand table closely, her starry eyes wandering back and forth between Wangxing City and the vast area behind it, frowning and saying: "But the lord has already seen through the other party's conspiracy and completely quelled it all, how can the other party send out its troops?"
Invest in our weak areas?"
"Without special means, it is probably impossible for legion-sized troops to come in, but it is not difficult for a small group of elite forces, including top experts, to easily cross the Songyin Mountains or the Baibu Mountains. This will make us
It’s impossible to guard against it.”
Orr shook his head helplessly and explained: "Once a fire breaks out in the backyard, the morale of our frontline soldiers will be greatly affected."
"But my subordinates are also as strong as clouds. As long as they dare to come, I will send them an invitation to death."
Lei Xiao's eyes swept over Jiang Li, Hu Zhan, Hong Ye and other main power players one by one, and said with a faint smile.
Then, Lei Xiao's expression became formal again, and he nodded: "But Orr's worries are correct. Starting tonight, all cities within the territory's sphere of influence will implement martial law and curfew, and let the garrison personnel recruited from each city
The army has stepped up training and deployed ten times more sentries for patrol and defense."
In addition to the 10 newly recruited legions, Lei Xiao also left at least two brigades of garrison troops in each city under his command.
Although most of them are still new soldiers, fortunately they are well-equipped and can make up for the lack of strength to a certain extent.
"As you command! Lord!"
Orr stroked his chest, saluted, and respectfully accepted the order.
Since the communication network in each city had been set up yesterday, even if Lei Xiao didn't read the words, the order would be conveyed quickly.
"Let's get back to the point."
Lei Xiao picked up the baton again and continued to ask his commanders: "Are there any other possibilities for the other party to find another way?"
"Back to the lord, I think there is another most critical point."
Orr still maintained a respectful posture and responded: "That is the territory itself."
"It is no longer a secret that the lord is a lord from another world, and everyone knows that the life of the lord from another world is bound to his territory."
Orr's words revealed a trace of worry involuntarily, and he continued: "In addition, the location of the territory has been exposed, and the possibility of the opponent directly attacking the territory cannot be ruled out."
"Don't worry, the current strength of the territory is no longer what it used to be. It has three elite brigades, six third-level squadrons, and two guardians of surrendered races. Even the fifth-level strong ones will come back in vain.
Besides, I can bring people back to help at any time."
Lei Xiao nodded and responded: "Apart from this, are there any other possibilities for finding another way?"
"Lord, my subordinates believe that Luolong City must also be defended."
Benson, who had been stationed there before, frowned and said: "Compared with the Stargazing Corridor, which is long and narrow and easy to defend and difficult to attack, if the opponent chooses to go around to Luolong City via the outer domain, the situation will catch us by surprise."
"Your Excellency Benson has a good idea, but the surrounding outer territory is the territory of the orc tribes. Once the human army moves in, the other side will never sit idly by and ignore it."
Orr nodded thoughtfully and agreed: "After all, the Orcs have not had a war with the Cold Flame Kingdom for a long time. In addition, its internal strife has been constant for a hundred years, and its strength has weakened, so it should not be a choice.
Be our enemy."
"But the importance of Luolong City is indeed self-evident. It is always right to strengthen some defenses."
Lei Xiao pondered for a moment, then connected with the red stone stationed in Luolong City and sent the last reserve Goblin legion remaining in the Kingdom of Thorns to Luolong City.
As a result, there are three Goblin legions stationed in Luolong City, and three new brigades of new garrison recruits have been recruited locally, which is enough to deal with potential threats that may arise.
After arranging these, Lei Xiao and his subordinates thought of several other ways that the opponent might find new ways, and then took precautions one by one.
"Since the opponent plans to find another way first and wait for an opportunity to attack while our forces are dispersed, then the main force will definitely not join the battle at the beginning."
After all the discussions were completed, Ariel expressed her opinion again: "And is there any possibility for us to take the initiative while the other party's footing is not stable?"
"Although Her Royal Highness the Princess's proposal is very constructive, I believe that it is not applicable to this battle."
The Marquis of Rose gently sniffed the red rose he had taken out at some point, and answered Ariel's question: "First of all, the four kingdom generals in the opponent's camp will definitely be on guard and will never let me take advantage of them easily.
machine."
"Secondly, we are now sitting on a favorable geographical location, while the other side is at the peak of its military strength. When the strength and overall combat power are far inferior to the opponent's, taking the initiative to attack will make us lose this only advantage."
At this point, Rose Marquis smiled gracefully and said: "However, once the opponent's situation is over, it will naturally be our time to take the initiative."
"What the Marquis de Rose said is exactly what I want."
Lei Xiao's eyes wandered on the sand table while he nodded in agreement: "Our basic combat policy this time is to remain unchanged in response to changes and strive to maximize the terrain advantage."
"Once the time is right, we will cooperate with the northern reinforcements to wait for the opportunity and strive to give the opponent the final blow in one fell swoop."
Lei Xiao slowly withdrew his gaze, his eyes unwavering.
Afterwards, Lei Xiao and his subordinates present discussed some equally important pre-war matters such as troop formations and emergency response measures.
During this process, other commanders and subordinates who arrived with their legions one after another also joined the discussion.
In addition, Lei Xiao also remotely connected with Burt, Ju Bai and other commanders' subordinates who had not yet arrived, informed them of the core content of the discussion and asked for their opinions.
It was not until night fell that the pre-war meeting, which lasted for a whole day, came to an end.
"Everyone, although we don't know the opponent's hidden cards, we can only speculate on the opponent's general direction of action."
"But what is certain is that, as I said at the beginning, after so many days of hard work, the faint and extremely weak light of victory ahead is slowly being illuminated by us."
Lei Xiao paced slowly among his subordinates, his voice dripping with emotion.
"At the same time, please remember that the war that is about to begin will be filled with endless fire and painful cries. If you are not careful, we will be burned into nothingness."
"This is destined to be a trial of blood and fire, and it is also destined to be an arduous battle, but I believe that as long as we go all out, we will turn the light of victory, which is no longer insignificant, into the sky.
The sun!"
When he said this, Lei Xiao's sharp eyes looked at the faces of his subordinates boiling with fighting spirit, and said: "As your master, I will fight with you until the last moment and will never back down!"
"This subordinate is willing to go through fire and water for the lord!"
The two dozen main subordinates present all knelt on one knee and bowed their heads deeply to Lei Xiao.
Lei Xiao looked at the respectful gestures of his subordinates and nodded with satisfaction.
These subordinates are either strong men in famous towns or generals who command tens of thousands of people.
But now they are all kneeling at their feet, swearing unwavering loyalty.
"Okay, let's all get up. There is still a long way to go. At least we can't fall here yet."
Lei Xiao's eyes became brighter and brighter, like a pair of bright lights in the dark night.
"My goal is the sea of stars in this world. It will be a distant road that no one has ever set foot on, full of mysteries."
