This group of officers slowed down twenty horses away from Cohen, and then slowly came over. There were about ten of them, with silver stars shining on their shoulders. All the senior generals in the Al Qaeda family's army were here.
"Hello, sir." Haiert commanded his mount to rush to the front, pushing the horse of His Excellency the General Staff to the side, with an eager smile on his face: "Finally I see you!"
"I should call you Your Majesty!" Martin Luther caught up with him from behind, waved his hand and slapped Geert on the back of the head: "Call me again - Good day, Your Majesty."
"Good day, Your Majesty." Geert was unscrupulous in the army, but he was very honest in front of Martin Luther.
"I haven't ascended the throne now, so let's call the commander first. Fortunately, the military discipline supervisor is not here." Cohen smiled and nodded to the generals one by one: "Your Majesty, I will talk about it after I ascend the throne."
"Hello, sir, we have been waiting for several days." Carlos, with a smile on his face, came over and saluted: "Today's meeting, your two brothers were originally going to attend, but because of His Highness Prince Li Keda
His Highness Prince Shifta Al-Qaeda is also responsible for the political affairs of their respective provinces, so they cannot come for the time being...but the two princes will arrive before the action."
"The matter between the two princes does not matter, the current matter is important." Cohen returned the courtesy: "Let's go in and talk, time is tight."
Entering the depths of the training ground, the cavalry stopped in front of a heavily guarded cabin. Rock gave an order, and the guards dispersed their guard. Bai Ying followed Cohen step by step. Now she was not only Cohen's "maid",
He is also Cohen's first personal bodyguard.
"Sir, who is this?" Moya asked doubtfully, "Can she come in?"
"Okay." Cohen smiled: "Please kiss me, Prime Minister. All internal affairs supervisors strongly support her. She is my shadow now."
Bai Ying held Cohen's helmet and cloak in his hands and stood aside calmly, with a calm expression on his face, showing no reaction to Cohen's joking words.
"Okay, everyone, sit down." Cohen walked to his seat: "The meeting begins. Let's listen to the general staff's report on the situation of the troops."
"Yes, sir." Carlos, who had just sat down, stood up: "The following is the latest status of the dark army."
"As of today, the total number of our troops has reached 160,000." As the general staff officer, Carlos is very familiar with the troops in his hands. He doesn't even need to read the records and speaks directly: "Because we are in a hurry.
, so in this attack operation, our army is still based on the original organization of the Dark Province period. There are three legions and the troops under the staff."
"Let's talk about the local remaining troops first. The commander has announced it a few days ago. Everyone should know that our attack is multi-faceted. Therefore, the pressure on the defense will be greatly reduced." Carlos looked at Martin Luther
: "Then, the wartime defense commander of the three provinces is Lieutenant General Martin Luther. He will command all non-organized troops to complete the defense of the three provinces. This is a total of 90,000 troops, of which
There are 40,000 troops stationed in Darkmoon Province, 30,000 troops stationed in Dark Province, and 20,000 troops stationed in Lisang Province."
"General Luther, three provinces, 90,000 supernumerary troops, do you think there will be any problems?" Cohen asked Martin Luther softly: "The combat effectiveness and equipment of the supernumerary troops are not very strong."
"No problem. Although these are not as good as the armies under the dark system, they are still standard soldiers." Martin Luther replied seriously: "After receiving your Majesty's order, I have carefully divided the defense areas of each province. Even if
It's other empires who want to take advantage of the chaos to attack, but I am confident that I will hold on until the moment when the army wins."
"With your words, I feel much more at ease." Cohen turned to look at Carlos: "Go on."
"Yes, sir, we are now talking about the offensive force. In four months, we added a group of new recruits under very difficult conditions. They completed the final training, and our number of 120,000 has increased to 160,000.
Carlos continued: "The First Army Corps is under the direct command of the commander. It consists of ten Guards regiments, four assault infantry regiments, four field infantry regiments, four special combat regiments, and an engineer regiment, plus the legion command."
There are more than 60,000 people in the department."
"Then below is the Second Army, and the commander is Brigadier General Helter." Carlos pointed to Helter: "In general, the Second Army has a very powerful offensive capability, with eight cavalry regiments and four assault infantry regiments.
, two field infantry regiments, two special combat regiments, an engineering regiment, and a reconnaissance regiment, plus the regiment headquarters has more than 50,000 people."
"The commander of the Third Army is Brigadier General Moya. The Third Army has the largest defense force, with eight field infantry regiments, two assault infantry regiments, two cavalry regiments, an engineer regiment, and a reconnaissance regiment, plus the legion
The headquarters is 40,000 people."
"Finally, there is the Staff Department. In addition to having a huge command structure, the Staff Department also has three garrison regiments, three reconnaissance regiments, two special combat regiments, plus other establishments, totaling 30,000 people." Carlos nodded to Cohen.
Head: "Other establishments such as intelligence, military law, logistics, etc., have been transferred to internal affairs management a few days ago. This is roughly the situation now. We still have some new recruits on the training ground, and they can form six to eight supplementary regiments."
Cohen motioned Carlos to sit down and glanced at the generals in front of him with calm eyes.
"Everyone, tell me." With everyone's eyes looking forward to it, Cohen asked: "What is the current status, equipment, and morale of your respective troops? Helter, you are the first to tell."
"Yes, boss." Haiert chuckled: "In my legion, morale has never been a problem. We just completed the equipment replacement a month ago, and no one uses the rags brought back from the demons anymore.
Also, the new soldiers have also completed their training..."
"Okay, I went to your training ground on the way here. Your officers have a lot of problems. What do you mean that you can't leave the front line if you are slightly injured, but you have to pick up a knife to chop if you are seriously injured?" Cohen waved his hand to interrupt Helter: "Do you know?
Do you know how much it costs to train a new recruit? It’s strange that your Second Corps doesn’t teach soldiers to cherish life, but only encourages new recruits to fight for their lives? You have to understand that bravery is bravery, and strength is strong, and it has nothing to do with minor injuries or serious injuries!”
Geert laughed, scratched his head, and didn't answer.
"Staff officer, allocate fifty more military discipline supervisors to the Second Army." Cohen knew that telling Heldt would have little effect, so he directly ordered Carlos: "If your officer makes the following remarks again, he will be severely punished! I will also punish you Heldt.
tidy."
"Yes, boss, I will take care of them when I get back." Haiert looked blank.
Cohen looked at the other officers and saw that everyone was fine.
"Mafa." Cohen called out: "Inform the enemy of the situation."
"Yes." Mafa stood up, also wearing a brigadier general's uniform: "As of yesterday, the rebels were still transporting supplies. Their defense was centered on the Holy City and spread out along several trade routes towards the Dark Province.
.The entire defense is divided into two layers. The outer layer is composed of local troops from the rebel provinces as the main force, with a number of more than 80,000 people. The inner layer is the elite force of the rebels. The defensive force of the Holy Capital City alone is 90,000 people.
In addition, they also assembled two highly mobile reinforcements, numbering 80,000."
"Open the map." Cohen stood up: "Let's see what they want to do."
The large map was spread out, and Mafa took a pen and drew marks everywhere.
"Here, here, here." While writing down the number of rebels, Mafa introduced to everyone: "It seems that the rebel command organization is not full of losers. They have expected that we are going to attack and have planned it in advance.
We have three routes to attack the Holy City, and they have taken care of each route. Our troops will be attacked from two or even three sides by the rebels if they attack from any route."
"Well, this commander does have two skills, and the defensive positions of the troops are very suitable." Martin Luther looked at the layout of the rebels and expressed his opinion: "Originally, we did not have many troops that could be put into the attack.
, it will be very troublesome once it is blocked.”
"Yes, they have been consolidating their defenses in recent months." Mafa looked at Cohen and said: "The number of military camps in the field has been significantly reduced. Most of the troops have retreated into the city, trying to hold back the attacking troops with their strong city defenses, and then stand by to dispatch.
.”
"What do you think, Your Majesty?" Martin Luther looked at Cohen.
"Based on this map, the rebels' outer defense line is too long. In this case, there won't be many troops, and there won't be any problems with the outer layer's breakthrough." Cohen pressed his hand on the map: "The design of the inner layer is
What’s even more interesting is that various parts of the rebel army are huddled together... This is very much like a trap! Do they want our offensive troops to be stuck in the inner and outer defense circles, so that they will be attacked from both sides? "
"It should be like this, although from a big perspective, the Rebels' defense is quite satisfactory." Martin confirmed Cohen's idea and expressed his own opinion: "But this is actually a defensive plan that is conservative but also innovative, especially the defensive plan.
The position of the troops is confusing."
Cohen crossed his hands, touched his chin, and walked around the room twice while staring at the map.
"If the rebels hide elite troops in the outer defense towns, then this defense plan is very vicious." Cohen said softly: "Mafa, you immediately conduct a reconnaissance of the rebel troops in the outer defenses. The first
The Second Army Corps will also send out some troops to conduct an attack and reconnaissance. Let’s first find out the reality of the rebels’ perimeter. If the rebels have hidden elite troops on the perimeter, then my battle plan will have to be redone.”
"What if the rebels don't have elite troops on the outside?" Haiert asked from the side.
"That means that Luman was tricked by his subordinates, or the rebel commander is not a good person." Cohen smiled faintly: "But no matter what, it's fine, we will soon enter the Holy Capital."
"How could Luman be tricked by his men? He is such a cunning person." Moya asked puzzledly: "Besides, why would his men harm him? There is no reason!"
"In this world, there are many things that we normal people cannot understand." Cohen sighed and patted several brothers on the shoulders: "Too many people are crazy."
"So boss." Haiert doesn't care how crazy the world is, he just wants to be the main attacker: "What is your battle plan? What specific tasks do I have?"
Cohen smiled slightly, came to the map, and took the pen from Marfa's hand.
"If there are no accidents, we will launch an attack during the summer grain harvest." Cohen's pen slowly moved on the map: "The first army will be commanded by me personally and will be inserted directly into the depth of the rebels along the left road. This will
There are many large and medium-sized cities in this route, and the distance between them is relatively far. It is very suitable for the taste of the First Army, so there should be no problem in taking them."
The generals looked at the place where the pen tip had drawn and nodded repeatedly.
"Helter, your Second Army is divided into two. You personally lead one part and attack along my right side." Cohen looked at Helter and drew the tip of his pen across another route: "The terrain on this route is mostly rough.
There are few cities in the plains, hills, and you can fully unleash the impact of the Second Army. You followed my First Army two days after it launched its attack. By the time you reach the Holy Capital, your attack forward can exceed the First Army's attack by two hundred.
inside."
"Okay boss." Haiert was very excited: "I understand, but what about the other part?"
"Assign me a general to lead the other group, and rush to Wanpu immediately to prepare to board the ship." Cohen's pen tip circled the map of the sea: "About 20,000 people will land here, and then go straight to the back of the Holy Capital. This
This force must cut off the rebels’ retreat, secure this place for me, and force them to flee towards the Pota Empire.”
Haiert asked in confusion: "Why do they have to make such a big circle? It's not the same wherever they escape to?"
"This is different. If they flee towards the dividing line between gods and demons, they will harm thousands of miles of farms along the way. That is the most fertile land in our empire, and it is also the greatest capital for the empire's future turnaround." Cohen emphasized.
Tone: "Every inch of land conquered is our own territory. Stabilizing people's hearts and reducing damage must be your top priority."
"Yes, sir."
"The same goes for everyone. In fact, the outcome of this war we launched does not have many variables. The other party is an army maintained by money and power. The victory must be ours." Cohen looked at the others and said seriously: "But this
This is our own country, and I don’t know what will happen in the future... Therefore, we must do our best to minimize the damage and damage."
"Yes, sir!"
"Over at Amaterasu, the General Staff Officer immediately issued an order to start rumors about me and make sure to make the rebels panic." Cohen thought for a moment: "Buy, bribe the rebel commanders at all levels, as long as they don't resist.
, they will agree to whatever they want...Whether they can honor it or not is a matter for later, let's deal with the immediate situation first. Each attacking force must carry a certain amount of cash and distribute it to the surrendered prisoners on the battlefield, and control them in time to avoid
These people are going to harm the people."
Mafa stuck out her tongue: "Did you hear that right? Give money back to the captives?"
"Do you think it's incredible? Think about it, why are the countries where bandits are rampant after the past wars, and the people are in dire straits?" Cohen smiled bitterly: "A country has no home, where can it be a country? A wandering prisoner, he
It may be to steal a cow, or it may be to kill ten farmers. This is an irreparable disaster for a family. A little adds up to a lot, and eventually turns into damage to the country... And we use a small amount of money to stabilize them first.
, and then control it in time. Delay this period of time softly and hardly, and then focus on processing it after the war is over. Isn’t this very cost-effective?"
"What will be done then?" Mafa asked again: "I'm asking this on behalf of Jack."
"They are not good people for participating in the rebellion." Cohen was amused by Mafa: "After everything calms down, kill those who deserve to be killed, punish those who deserve to be punished, and let those who deserve to be released."
Although they were a few understatements, the generals always felt that something was wrong today. Whenever Cohen talked about war in the past, he would either bang the table or smash the cup, but today it seemed that he had less of the impulse of the past and more of a conspiracy.
Among the generals at the scene, only Martin and Carlos understood that Cohen's whole person and behavior were changing from a general to an emperor. Although his nature is hard to change, he is trying to suppress it. This will be a very difficult situation.
and painful process.
The meeting continued until several senior officers understood every step of the attack.
"You should remember it by heart! The summer harvest is about to begin, and each legion will organize targeted training according to the operational objectives." Cohen put down his pen and said lazily: "Staff! It is you who will draw up the future combat plans.
Don't bother me again."
"Yes, sir." Carlos smiled and nodded: "Are you tired from the long journey? There is a quiet place in the training ground. Go there for a walk!"
"Okay, you lead the way." Cohen motioned to Bai Ying to follow him out: "Grandpa Martin, come too! I want you to meet someone."
"Boss - we are going too!" Someone shouted from behind: "Who is she? A very beautiful lady? Why don't you introduce us to her?"
"What do you know!" Cohen turned around and yelled: "Everyone is a brigadier general at worst. What are they thinking about all day long? Why don't you just send me to the army to arrange it!"
As soon as the boss got angry, several people immediately fell silent, rubbed their noses and left in despair. (To be continued)