The day after he returned to the castle in the border town, Iron Axe brought all the information he had interrogated. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"These people are just Tifeco's advance troops?" Roland asked with a frown.

"Indeed, Your Highness," Iron Axe nodded, "as you have guessed before, sending one militia after another to attack the West is Tifeco Wimbledon's tactic. In addition to the West, he also used the same method against Garcia Wimbledon in Clear Waterport. ”

"They're all civilians?"

"Not all, there are criminals, there are rats, and most of them are refugees from all over the world. He replied, "According to the enemy knights, after Tefeko forcibly recruited these men, he first steadied them with some verbal promises, and then took the first batch of pills. As a result, they had to be kept under the control of Tifeko, wanting more pills to relieve their pain and cravings. ”

"But they don't know that once they swallow the pills, there is no possibility of cure," Roland sighed deeply, "more pills are just delaying death." ”

"Yes, Your Highness. Tifeco did not tell the militia about the side effects of the drug, believing that they would receive the status and reward he promised to fight for the new king. ”

"What is the purpose of this team?" asked Roland.

"Frontier Town," replied Iron Axe quickly, "for Sir Vincent, who has already fallen in battle, thinks that it is easier to achieve the goal of a war of attrition because the town has no walls, and he expects that a thousand militia swallowing pills will be exchanged for about three thousand casualties, which will be a heavy blow to Frontier Town." But ......"

"But what?"

Snak also confessed that Tifeko had given them another task, which was to divide the militia into several groups to attack the town, ensure your own safety, and observe how you respond and how you fight. I think...... He should have noticed the problem that the last attack didn't have the lead knight returning. ”

"This time there is still no return," the prince shrugged, "since it is an advance force for attrition, do these two know about Tifeko's follow-up attack plan?"

"Not much is known, but the scale will be much larger than the previous two attacks. ”

Roland's heart suddenly itched with hatred, this is all a living labor force, just like this wave after wave as cannon fodder consumption? Even if he defeats the enemy unscathed, it is a disastrous victory. It was more important for him to stop this senseless war than to fend off Tifeco's invasion - otherwise how long would he have to wait for the population to flourish again after the unification of the Grey Keep?

"After the Demon Moon falls, the entire western land route will be covered by heavy snow, and it will be difficult for the large army to move an inch, and if it is transported by ship, the queue will be very long, not to mention the huge cost, and it will be easy to be intercepted by halfway. "So if he wants to launch this offensive this year, he'll have to act before the winter snow comes." Raiding the population is much earlier, at least before the winter to complete the militia call-up. ”

"Are you going to ......?"

Roland closed his eyes and thought for a moment before continuing, "I want to drag out this war. ”

"Send him an emissary or send a diplomatic letter?" I am afraid that Tifeco Wimbledon will not be as you wish. Iron Axe said in a deep voice.

"No, that's not very useful," he said slowly, "I want the other side to discourage the idea of attacking, first, to reduce the population he can loot, and second, to make him realize that a war of attrition is of little significance, and to be jealous of the western frontier. I had intended for Barov to arrange for his men to spread the news of the westward frontier and attract poor people from outside the cities to go on their own, but now it seems that the effect is too slow and the measures are too conservative. If you want to take the population away before Tifeko does, you must take the initiative to contact and recruit them, as you did on the last trip to the royal capital. The most important is the war-torn southern border, followed by the northern part of the kingdom, which is estimated to require the dispatch of the First Army. ”

"A squad of fifty people would be enough if it were only recruited," Iron Axe replied without hesitation, "after all, it is not operating near the city, and there is no need to worry about going head-to-head with the enemy. ”

"I'll talk to you about the specific plan when I've thought about it," Roland nodded.

The border town must be guarded by a main force, and the team sent out must return to the town before the Demon Moon. In addition, there is the golden dragon and the food problem: a more aggressive solicitation policy will naturally bring back more people, and the cost will also increase exponentially. The previous plan was cost-effective, but now it has a strong purpose, and how to implement it must be carefully considered.

"But the second point you said...... What to do?"

"The first is to send out the news that the captured civilians will be sent back to the royal capital, so that Tifeko will have a rough idea of the course of the battle - he should not try again and again for something as futile as this. ”

"But the way our artillery fights will also be exposed. Iron Axe worried.

"It's not much exposed," Roland tapped lightly on the table, "except for long-range strikes and incredible power, he can't know the principle, let alone make it." "As long as the level of production remains in this era, he will not be able to fight even if he knows it, this is the overwhelming superiority of hot weapons over cold weapons, and it will not be reversed because of will, tactics and numbers. And they would send him a warning letter. ”

"Warning letters?"

"That's right, I will foretell in my letter the date of the attack, and then raid the royal capital on that day. The prince said word for word.

"......" The iron axe couldn't help but open its mouth wide, and it took a while to come back to his senses, and solemnly stood up and saluted, "As long as it is your order, I will swear to complete it!"

"Take it easy, I didn't mean to send you to your death," Roland smiled, "This plan doesn't need to be part of the First Army, it's carried out by witches. ”

How can Tifeco be jealous of the West? He figured that nothing would shock the other party more than a direct blow to the palace. As long as Tifeko realizes that he is not safe, I am afraid that any plan to send troops will be retracted by three points.

Roland's plan came from the airdrop leaflets of later generations, and in addition to dropping the leaflets, he also planned to give Tefeco two aerial bombs - the so-called surprise attack was a blow from the sky, and the possibility of killing the new king directly was very small, but as long as it could serve as a deterrent, it would be considered a successful operation.

In this way, it is difficult to determine whether the opponent will insist on launching a large-scale attack.

Roland is well aware that the pattern of this battle for the throne has changed, and he is no longer as weak as he was when he first arrived, and he needs to disguise himself. Now it's time to unveil your hands and step into the political arena of the Grey Keep, so that the people of the kingdom can notice your existence - it has nothing to do with expressiveness, but a kind of propaganda for your own territory and power.

It was useless to get a kingdom strewn with corpses and ruins, and he hoped that through such a declaration, more people would go to the West and stand by his side.

As the sun set over the mountains, Roland pushed open the window of his office. The evening breeze is no longer scorching, but brings a hint of coolness.

Autumn has arrived. (To be continued.) )