No matter where you are, it is difficult to provide help in times of need, but everyone is willing to do it to add the icing on the cake.
The Eastern Route Army originally had only ten regiments of 500-member constructed swordsmen, which meant that the Eastern Route Army originally had only 5,000 constructed swordsmen. Almost all of these constructed swordsmen were Lords of the Marquis Edmund Arnold Alliance.
The elite troops in the army, but once the lords of Bena City learned that the commander of the Eastern Route Army was Marquis Edmund Arnold, there were immediately more than ten groups of Constructed Swordsmen hoping to join the Eastern Route Army.
After the selection by Marquis Edmund Arnold, it was determined that another ten regiments of constructed swordsmen would officially join the Eastern Route Army. Therefore, the number of constructed swordsmen in the Eastern Route Army at the time of the expedition was exactly 10,000.
At the same time, the East Route Army also had 10,000 archers and 30,000 cavalry, which made the combat strength of the East Route Army a level higher than that of the West Route Army in terms of the mix of arms.
The living room of Hook Mansion is very gorgeously decorated. The sofas in the meeting area are all made of soft devil antelope leather, and the leather used to sew these sofas is very complete. You can see the complete pattern of the devil antelope's fur through the sofa.
Marquis Edmund Arnold was sitting on the main seat of the sofa, his hawk-like eyes staring at the map of Handanar County on the coffee table, and he sat there without saying a word.
The liaison officer from the Bennet Corps next to him was already thirsty. Marquis Edmund Arnold handed him the teacup on the small table next to the sofa. The liaison officer quickly took it and took a sip.
Continue to explain the distribution of troops in the Bena Army.
Surdak discovered that at least 80,000 of the 300,000 troops of the Bena Legion were pinned down by the Evil Ghost Legion in the mountains around Moyun Ridge, and there were also 140,000 cavalry guarding the east bank of the Kepattomos River.
The remaining troops are scattered in various strongholds and fortresses in Handanar County.
In addition to the Bena Army, there are nearly 200,000 lord troops in the Bena Province scattered and stationed in Handanar County.
That is to say, before the reinforcements of Surdak arrived, there were nearly 500,000 Bena troops in Handanar County in the Warsaw plane. However, these Bena troops have been trapped in Handanar County. This county
Although the land is vast and rich in resources, the largest piece of land is the large meadow in the northwest and the mountains in the north.
Although these lands and mountains with lush vegetation are also high-quality resources, they are not like mines that can quickly bring a lot of economic benefits through large-scale mining.
In other words, the financial revenue of Handanar County in the Warsaw plane cannot support the nearly half a million troops of the Bena Army. Almost every quarter, it must purchase food from the southern province of the Green Empire and purchase ordnance from the San Carlos Province.
, to maintain the daily attrition of the Warsaw plane army.
Especially in recent years, the situation in the Warsaw plane has worsened day by day, a large number of nobles have withdrawn from the Warsaw plane, and the economic situation in Handanar County has gone from bad to worse.
Suldak couldn't understand why Duke Newman still insisted on staying here when the plane of Warsaw was in such a state of decay.
If the Bena Legion could return earlier, perhaps the proceeds from the exchange would have already filled the big hole owed in the Warsaw plane.
Just when Surdak was puzzled by this, the liaison officer dismissed the attendants and adjutants in the hall, leaving only the five people in charge of the meeting area, and then spoke to Surdak and the others.
said:
"When the Duke went to the Warsaw plane, he had an agreement with Duke Ryan that the Bena Army would only operate Handanar County, and they also made a contract."
Surdak glanced at the others, who also had expressions of surprise in their eyes, obviously they had just heard about this.
The liaison officer went on to say:
"The Duke also thought about giving up the Warsaw plane at first, but later he insisted on not giving up Handanar County. One of the reasons was that he heard that Duke Ryan accidentally fell off his horse on the battlefield and was injured.
neck."
"I thought Duke Ryan wouldn't last long, but I didn't expect that more than two years have passed and he is still lying on the bed..."
"Although he only breathed his last breath, he did not die."
This ordinary-looking liaison officer told such a secret, which made everyone present feel like a crowd, and everyone's eyes fell on the liaison officer's face.
"What do you think...is that once Duke Ryan dies and the magic contract signed by the Duke and Duke Ryan is invalidated, we will have reason to send troops to recover other counties?" Marquis Edmund Arnold said the last thing
The key point.
The liaison officer nodded slightly and then said:
"It is estimated that the Duke will need to sign a Warsaw plane war agreement with the incoming Duke Quentin. If Duke Quentin wants to get the support of the Bena Province, he must give up some of the interests of the Warsaw plane.
And if this cake is only for the province of Bena, it won’t be able to eat it, and there should be other grand dukes from other provinces joining in by then.”
Louis Fitch, the quartermaster of the Logistics Department, was also a little dumbfounded at this moment, and said to the liaison officer: "In other words, it is not only Quentin Bussman who is waiting for old Ryan to die and inherit the title, but the entire Ivorson
The province and several other grand dukes who have alliances with the Bussmann family are also waiting for the news of Duke Ryan's death..."
"That's probably it." The liaison officer nodded and added, "This time, our Bena Legion is destined to seize an opportunity."
After saying that, he took out a scroll from his magic belt, with a simple map of Handanar County printed on it, but there were two red arrows clearly marked on it, although Surdak had never attended the War College.
, but I can still understand the arrows on the map.
The liaison officer's eyes fell on Marquis Edmund Arnold, pushed the unfolded scroll in front of Marquis Edmund Arnold, and said sternly:
"According to the combat plan formulated by Duke Newman and the Combat Command of the Bena Army, this time Marquis Edmund Arnold will lead the Eastern Route Army to the Piramos Ferry on the lower reaches of the Moss River. From here, across the Moss River, it will be
In the northeastern area of Kornberg, most of Kornberg has been occupied by the Evil Ghost Legion. You need to go all the way south to capture the North Pass of Gray Crow Ridge..."
"Okay, I will camp next to the ferry and wait. I will prepare the materials to build the pontoon in advance." Marquis Edmund Arnold squinted his eyes and looked carefully at the regional map on the coffee table, seemingly wanting to know more about Moss
The situation in the area between the river and Gray Crow Ridge.
The liaison officer did not continue talking, but turned to Suldak and said: "Count Surdak, you are going to lead the West Route Army to the north of the Great Meadow to establish a new camp, and gather in front of the East Route Army and the Bena Army.
When you are trying to capture Kornberg with all your strength, all you need to do is resist the evil ghost army rushing down from the direction of Moyun Ridge..."
Surdak didn't expect that in a roundabout way, he would lead the West Route Army back to the battlefield at the forest camp.
Due to his understanding of the Ghost Warriors, he did not want the battlefield to be set on a large grassland. If he had a choice, Surdak would prefer that the battlefield be in the woodland of the mountains. The Ghost Warriors were tall and would be uncomfortable walking into the woods.
They cannot exert their strongest combat power.
Suldak had different views on building the camp in the north of the big meadow, so he raised his head from silence and said to the liaison officer: "Can I set up the headquarters in the forest camp?"
The liaison officer frowned and said: "This place is too close to Moyun Ridge. Once the evil ghost army on Moyun Ridge rushes down, it will be difficult for your infantry to avoid the evil ghost army."
Surdak said without thinking: "The troops I brought here are basically heavy armored infantry regiments. I plan to block the evil ghost army in Moyunling in the mountains. If the command post is too far away from the frontline battlefield,
It’s not conducive to commanding the battle, and I don’t intend to give them a chance to rush out from Moyun Ridge this time.”
"..."
The liaison officer stared at Suldak for a moment, and finally compromised:
"Okay, I will convey your thoughts to the Duke truthfully."
He then looked at Suldak several times before he said seriously:
"This time we plan to occupy Kornberg instead of continuing to expand northward. The mountains over there are of no use to us, so your Western Route Army only needs to be able to hold the front line of the forest farm and camp. When the time comes,
The Bena Corps here will be transferred to the battlefield of Kornberg..."
The liaison officer had a deep understanding of this battle and explained in detail the battle plans of the eastern and western armies.
"Two commanders, what you have to do now is to bring the army to the designated area, and then go to the Bena Army Command Post to finalize the specific details of the next combat plan with the Duke."
Finally, the liaison officer asked Quartermaster Louis Fitch:
"How long will it take for the supplies from the Bena Military Logistics Department to arrive at Epsom?"
Quartermaster Louis Fitch said without thinking: "There are still two days left before the delivery date agreed with the southern grain merchants."
After the liaison officer finished explaining the last thing, he stood up and said to everyone: "Okay, two commanders, I have something important to do next, so I will leave Epsom City first and look forward to our cooperation in the future...
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Suldak was familiar with Quartermaster Louis Fitch. Looking at the liaison officer's leaving figure, Suldak asked in a low voice: "Who is that person?"
"The Duke's most trusted follower, and also the Duke's chief staff..."
Quartermaster Louis Fitch introduced Suldak in a low voice.
"Quartermaster Louis Fitch, look at this time I brought 50,000 more soldier ants. You must help me with the logistics. I don't have any other requirements, but I need food that can feed the 50,000 soldier ants. They
His diet is very extensive and he eats everything..." Suldak took the opportunity to chat with Quartermaster Louis Fitch.
"Hey, you will cause problems for the military department. I will think of a solution for this..."