"Also in the game called 'Go', there is a very basic and important thing - 'Zhengzi', which simply means that one side attacks the opponent's chess pieces, and to completely surround the opponent's chess pieces, it is very likely that this process will have to cross the entire chessboard to know the result. However www.biquge.info Orientals soon discovered that they could infer whether the 'signs' would succeed by using some of the current conditions on the chessboard, and that the distribution of the pieces on both sides was also far away from the direction of the place where the pieces were collected. - "Quotations of the God of War: Military Strategy IV"

July 1, 345 Continental Gregorian calendar, Caiunescu.

After the morning meeting, the Prime Minister was left behind to have morning tea with Her Majesty the Queen while analyzing the current international situation. This was very important for the young ruler of Fallency, and through these analyses, Sogrand was in fact continuing to educate the queen. However, today was supposed to be a tea party for three people, and only the two monarchs and ministers were left.

"It looks a little lonely today." The queen muttered.

"Hehe, Your Majesty, Admiral Raffonte has taken a leave of absence this time to deal with some family affairs. If you feel lonely, why not entertain our guests with you? Thorgrande avoided the maid's attempt to pour tea.

"Forget it then."

"What? Is Your Majesty tired of flying in the air so quickly? Thorgrande politely took the plate full of freshly baked kozzi for the maid, which made the young maid blush shyly.

"Ah," said Margaret, rubbing the hem of her skirt unconsciously, "do you know why I have been pestering that little Hitarus sheep and teasing me like this, are you not afraid of the king's wrath?" ”

"Little sheep, His Highness Antaras will be very sad to hear such an assessment from you, how can he say that the day before yesterday he still risked being blamed by his own sister-in-law and leaving a bunch of diplomatic problems to take you through a flight addiction. Why did you throw all his hospitality into Lake Nancival so quickly? "The Prime Minister teased his lord like a brother.

"Thorgrande, I know it's wrong to break into the hotel that day, just let me go." It's like a coquettish sister.。

"Hehe, let's get to business for today." Thorgrande gracefully picked up his teacup and took a sip.

"How's psyllium this year?" Margaret asked expectantly.

"It's many times better than ever," replied Thorgrande gently, "and I'd like to hear your thoughts on Mastar's current condition, and it's a stage test." ”

"Well, based on the information you have told me and the war you suggested I read about the battle for supremacy on the peninsula of Hitaros, I think the result is very obvious, and the side that has acquired the navy will have a greater strategic maneuver advantage, in short, the result is ......"

"Her Majesty will win!" These were the words of Count Baggio, the commander of the Royal Navy of Mastar, to his subordinates. The time was when he saw that the fleet he had sent had successfully brought a full 20,000 Eastern officers and soldiers to his eyes.

The 41st and 42nd Wings of the 11th Army of the Eastern Army of Marstar, led by the veteran Fitre Fieldes, arrived at Lecce, the northern port, and they immediately set about mobilizing their ships, and after waiting for half a day, they were responsible for escorting the Royal Navy fleet transporting them to Lecce according to Sigrani's plan. The key to the need for the Royal Navy is that only the Navy has multi-layer paddle transport ships, and ordinary merchant ships are only allowed to have one layer of oars, which is of course to ensure that the Navy has an absolute speed advantage at sea. But here's the problem, pirates don't follow the rules of the government, so all merchant ships can't get rid of pirates if they are not super lucky.

Leaving aside, now that the two wings of the Eastern Army have mobilized all the ships that can be mobilized, the losses caused to the local maritime merchants can only be dismissed in the name of requisitioning plus a white note. The two wings of the Eastern Army, with a total of 21,300 men, were divided into 98 transport ships, plus the size of the escort fleet with a total of 122 ships, and advanced to Rölbuna in the south against the southeast trade winds of this season.

In order to ensure the speed of the march, Frederick ordered the soldiers of the Eastern Army to also help with the paddles, considering that they were all new hands, so at first they were only small substitutes for the tired oarsmen. In addition, some soldiers naturally suffer from seasickness, so the help given to the oarsmen by ordinary soldiers is not very great throughout the voyage. Even so, the fleet has cut the time it would normally take on this route by almost a fifth. They joined the Royal Navy main fleet at noon on 4 July in the open sea.

On the night of July 4, the Eastern Army, which had taken a short rest, transferred 3,000 men with relatively complete combat effectiveness, most of whom were light infantry and a small number of light cavalry. With these as the main force, attack Rorbna together with the navy. The port city of Rorbuna was a very weak force, with only a meagre 600 local garrisons with simple military training to defend against pirate raids.

The battle of that night was not worth mentioning, although the Eastern Army cooperated with the navy for the first time to prepare for a strong landing battle, the result can be said to be quite bad, it can be said that the face of the Mastar Army has been lost, which can be drawn from the conversation of the guards in the guard tower of the local port.

"Report to the captain, the port has been attacked from the direction of the sea."

"Are they trying to block the port or are they preparing to land?"

"I don't know, it looks like I want to land."

"Rice bucket, you can't see what the enemy wants to do!" After the captain of the guard himself went up to the watchtower, he immediately had the idea of apologizing to the team member who had just been scolded by him.

"Captain, do you think they're pirates?"

"Whether it's or not, you're going to ring the alarm bell for me." After the captain took the team away, he secretly wondered: It's not like pirates, although the pirates are also messy when they land, but at least they are quite skilled, and this time they are all new hands at sea. Later, when the captain of the garrison saw the light cavalry, he was even more puzzled.

The young man on the landing craft of the Eastern Army was very powerful in paddling, but unfortunately he did not know the essentials at all, and he did not know the direction of control, and as a result, they collided with each other on the narrow water in the harbor and caused people to turn on their backs. None of their naval colleagues could squeeze out the manpower to help the attack, and it took a lot of work just to catch the landlubbers that had fallen into the water in the dark night. When the local garrison had assembled at the port, a squadron of men from the Eastern Army went ashore.

"We're the Rorbuna Garrison, which part are you from?" Although he felt inexplicable, the captain of the uniformed garrison of the regular army of Mastar recognized it.

"We are from the 11th Wing of the 41st Legion, and we have come to retake Rolbuna, which is occupied by the rebels, on the orders of Her Majesty the Empress." The officer of the Eastern Army, who led the team, replied.

"There are no rebels here, and if Her Majesty wants control of the city, please send an emissary to the mayor at the town hall with me. Until then, you can rest in the place we have designated, and if you want to get over, then we will have to fight to the death. The Warden's words were reasonable, and Sigrani, who heard about the episode, bestowed the title of Sir Sir on the Warden and put him in charge of guarding the royal palace in the city, which of course is a later story.

It took some time, and both Frederick and Count Baggio agreed to the request, knowing that they would not be able to go ashore before dawn if the garrison wished.

Rolbuna was one of the few royal territories in the south, and the people here were more inclined to Shurasa, so it was not much trouble to get the mayor's consent to let the Eastern Army and Navy ashore. However, the mayor and the city's elders repeatedly stressed to Frederick that they were not surrendering, because they had always been loyal to the royal family, but that they were now in the midst of war and had placed the city in the custody of Her Majesty's army. This is a small issue of face, and of course no one is stupid enough to bother with this innocuous matter. On the morning of 5 July, the people of Rorbna were told that they were back under the protection of Shurasa, that life and production were going on as usual, and that the army was only asking to take over the city and get some supplies, and that they would immediately attack Nabrus from the north.

On July 7, the camp of the Southern Army outside the city of Regina.

The Marquis of Rossi is asking Count Ancelotti to preside over a military meeting to discuss how to deal with the threat of the 15th Army of the Eastern Army, which is about to arrive. It can be said that the intelligence network of the Rossi family is very conscientious, and of course it is also thanks to the Count of Trapatoni. The former commander of the Eastern Army was the first to pass on the news of Fitley's intent on blockade during his house arrest, and for Trapattoni, he was also repaying the kindness of the Rossi family, and he had no intention of participating in the battle at the top of the Mastar.

"Even if the 15th Legion does arrive, we still have a numerical advantage, what do you think?" Although it was Count Ancelotti who presided over the meeting, the Marquis was also the supreme leader no matter what he said, and he should have thrown bricks first.

"Although we have a numerical advantage, the quality is much worse than that of the other side, and the morale of our side is relatively low in the recent series of battles and the current situation. If the 15th Legion successfully arrives here, the morale of the opponent will undoubtedly be greatly boosted. An officer spoke.

"Indeed, from a strategic point of view, we are gradually in a disadvantageous position, if we can also get a certain amount of reinforcements, we can force the enemy army of Regina, who is shrinking, to fight a decisive battle with us, so that our army will have the upper hand."

"We can consider dragging the Western army in."

"This will not work, if the Western army leaves the garrison, everyone knows that the Parmis and Hitaros will follow like wolves staring at their injured prey, and the empire may be destroyed! When the time comes, even the Pharansian barbarians and the Iberian bunch of wrecks will come to get a piece of the pie. ”

"But the number and distribution of our forces now are not enough to force His Highness Higrani to fight our army in a decisive battle."

A heated argument had already begun in the hall, and Count Ancelotti was about to exercise his authority when a herald burst in. "Report to your lords," from the other party's panicked expression and slightly trembling tone, everyone present smelled a bad smell, "the Bruce side sent a dragon knight......

"Don't panic, speak slowly." The Marquis stood up unconsciously.

"The Dragon Knight has brought His Majesty the Emperor here."

"What!? What's going on? The Marquis asked eagerly.

"Please ask the dragon knight to explain the details, His Majesty the Emperor has been taken care of by the nanny who came with him."

A few minutes later, a dusty dragon knight walked in, and he saluted the marquis respectfully.

"What the hell is going on? Your Excellency, whose order did you take His Majesty the Emperor here? The Marquis asked.

"His Majesty has been ordered by His Excellency Bertrand to bring His Majesty the Emperor here in the Starry Night. For the two wings of the 11th Army of the Eastern Army, with the cooperation of the navy commanded by Count Baggio, had already captured Rolbuna and would advance towards Nabrus in the near future. His Excellency Beltrand did not have enough troops to ensure that he could resist the enemy, and he was afraid that the slightest mistake by His Majesty the Emperor would affect the great cause of the Marquis, so he sent a subordinate to escort His Majesty the Emperor here. The dragon knight answered the other man's question.

With a "plop", the Marquis sat back in his seat and lowered his head. The atmosphere in the meeting hall suddenly sank, like a ship with a thousand holes, gradually descending into the bottomless abyss in the ocean of despair.

This atmosphere lasted for a while, and some of the people present were breathless. However, fortunately, Marquis Rossi also has a veteran who has experienced a hundred battles and experienced countless sudden changes on the battlefield, Count Ancelotti, who groaned for a moment and said, "Everyone, everyone is much younger than me, why are they more dazzled than me?" Can't see the slightest glimmer of hope? ”

"Lord Earl, is there any hope that can be captured in the present state of affairs? Alas, it is all to blame for our being too careless in the first place, forgetting that our ancestors also dominated the sea first in order to obtain the glory that followed. If we could control the navy, everything wouldn't be as bad as it is now. Marquis Rossi said with his head clutched in pain.

"Your Excellency the Dragon Knight, may I ask Your Excellency Bertrand if there is nothing else to say?" Count Ancelotti did not mean to comfort the marquis, but came to inquire about the dragon knight who had not yet left.

"Oh, Your Excellency Bertrand also said that before the fall of Nabrus, please Lord Marquis and all the people on the front line do not have to worry about supplies, the latest batch of supplies was sent out yesterday, and it should be enough for the army for a month, and it is estimated that it will arrive in the afternoon of the day after tomorrow."

A few wrinkles disappeared from Count Ancelotti's old forehead, and the Marquis looked at the old man's smile, although still puzzled, but in the fog he also saw the light.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we haven't failed yet." Count Ancelotti exclaimed proudly, "Cheer up, we have not yet failed, our army is still there, and Bruce is not as good as an enemy." Ladies and gentlemen, it is imperative that we do not continue to consume here and Higrani. We need to think of a way to get out of the way, return to the army as soon as possible to rescue Nabrus, and eliminate the two wings of the 11th Army. ”

"So, the Earl, naturally, has a plan?"

"Of course, Your Excellency Bertrand has done his duty to the Marquis, and he has given us a good plan by the way." The veteran laughed mysteriously.

On the other side, Sigrani in the city of Reggina was listening to a report on civil affairs with the last snack of dinner. Empress Mastar's constitution was surprisingly good, and within a few days after giving birth, she began to get out of bed to attend to official business. Now that the military command is completely out of control, her husband and the generals loyal to the Empress are experts in this area, and she has nothing to worry about. She could safely concentrate more on the internal affairs, which were controlled by Count Albertini, who was the Provisional Prime Minister of the Tax, and the Empress only had to propose amendments to some matters.

After the snacks were finished and the report was over, the princess's nurse took the little princess over.

"Come, give it to me," Sigrani smiled at the sight of her daughter, "aha, is Theodora good today?" Sigrani nodded her daughter's small nose, turned back to the nurse and said, "How is the princess's appetite today?" ”

The nurse curtsy and replied, "The princess has a good appetite today. ”

"Did you feed her at night?"

"I've just fed it, but I guess I'll feed it again in an hour."

"Has the doctor visited?"

"The doctor came to check the princess's excretion, and the doctor said that the princess is now healthy."

"You go down first, I'll meet with the princess, and I'll call you later."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

While the servants were cleaning up the table, Sigrani paced to the balcony with the baby in her arms, the weather was very cool today, and with the good news all the time, Sigrani was in a very good mood. Looking at her daughter's lively expression, Theodora's eyes shone like jewels in the afterglow of the setting sun, especially her right eye, which was really like an amethyst.

Sigrani stared into her daughter's right eye, thinking about her own experience, and thinking about her ancestor's only marriage to the Russ family. Titus II was obsessed with the dream girl of his youth, so he set an almost absurd condition for his heir to the throne: he must marry a woman from the Leus family to be the empress, and the successful one will be crowned. As a result, four of his five sons went to Nasibes to court, and the king of Nacibes, Fran II, was a very easy-going king, and agreed to give the princes of Mastar a time to stay in Caiunescu.

And the three princes who had the least ambition for the throne, Konstantin, had long been hiding in his own territory to avoid suspicion, but I don't know if it was providence, he accepted the invitation of a great nobleman of Parmis who he had befriended before to visit Pamis. Originally, Konstantin felt that if he didn't go to Nacybis anyway, it would be impossible to have any conflict with his brothers. As a result, he met a noble lady when he passed through Scalan, and the two fell in love at first sight, and saw that their family backgrounds matched (because neither of them told the truth to the other), and they were engaged (it is very common for the nobles of Mastar and Nasibes to marry, after all, they are all after the Yartikat Empire, and many families have been related by marriage in the past). Later, just as the reader had guessed, the four princes of Caiunescu inexplicably watched as their brother, who had honestly stayed away from Nacibis, married a young lady who happened to be on a visit to Hitaros and passed by Scaran. Naturally, the throne fell into the hands of the three princes. This was the only time in history that there was never such paranoia as Titus II on the side of Mastar; Nor did Narcibis have the good old man of Fran II.

Looking back, Sigrani felt like she had to do something. She had hurt an important person for the sake of the child, and now it was time to make amends to him, and Sigrani summoned the nurse and asked her to take care of the princess. He didn't let anyone follow, and walked towards the corner of the palace.

Leon leaned against the window, watching the sunset, and clenched the goblet in his hand. Did I go too far with Heeki, she clearly told me the responsibility and mission I was going to bear, and I was a good man to resist this burden. And now the attitude seems to be a villain who has backtracked. Leon smiled wryly and poured the rest of the wine down his throat.

There was a knock on the door, and Leon put down his glass, approached the door, and asked, "Who is it?" ”

"It's me." Familiar sounds.

"Is it Her Majesty?"

"No," said the female voice softly outside, "it's your wife, please open the door." ”

Without the slightest hesitation, Leon slammed the door open, and waiting outside the door was a beautiful woman who would have captivated most of the men in the world, and this beautiful woman fell into his arms three seconds later, saying something that would have driven him crazy......