Chapter 497: Start Again
Faced with Solandelle's question, Chino shook his head: "The enemy has fallen, and some people will choose to fall together, but this is not the only solution. You can follow the righteousness of your heart and not be in the same boat as the degenerate, but you must also learn to weigh the pros and cons. β
"The outcome of any war is inseparable from the word gain and loss - more and less is a successful war. For example, in the deduction just now, in order to save more than 20,000 kidnapped civilians, you opened the city gate, which led to the fall of Fengyun Pass, and this strategic place was lost, and the inland was broken, so there were more than 20,000 civilians killed and wounded? I'm afraid it's in the millions. β
"In this comparison, do you think the more than 20,000 people you saved are still meaningful? What's more, you didn't even save more than 20,000 people, you didn't get anything, and you lost everything. β
Solandale thought for a long time and asked tentatively: "You mean that the leader should have a view of the overall situation, not to care about the gains and losses of one city and one pool, but to control the overall situation, even if some people will be sacrificed for this, but as long as more people can be saved, this sacrifice is worth it?" β
From his expression, it can be seen that Solandelle's comprehension ability makes Chino very satisfied: "That's what it means. Of course, this kind of thing is not as simple as words. β
"Sometimes you understand these truths, but your subordinates don't understand them, and it will be very difficult to implement them. This is why the most important provision in military law is unconditional obedience to superiors. β
"Sometimes, subordinates can understand these principles and implement them, but the people don't understand them. At this time, you will find that you have obviously saved sentient beings, but in the end you have been scolded by sentient beings. β
"Therefore, the leaders are lonely, they stand in a high position, too high for others to reach, and therefore destined not to be understood by the world, the previous king was like this, your father is like this..."Chino narrowed his eyes slightly, and a deep color flashed in his pupils, "The same is true of the future successor." β
Solandelle held her little face and meditated under the moon, and the evening breeze raised her long white blonde hair from time to time, and when they fell softly on her face, the soft touch felt like a stroke.
"To put it that way, how lonely my father usually is..."Solandelle was stunned, raised her head to look at the moonlight, and said faintly, "You say, the future king... Brother Andre or Brother Burton... Will he be as lonely as his father? β
The moonlight was dark, the shadows were heavy, and Chino, who was sitting in the dark, didn't say anything, and the cold wind blew around him, only the amber eyes illuminated by the moonlight silently stared at Solandelle.
"Hey, forget it, I don't want these distant things." Solandale jumped off the railing by the pool, looked back at Chino, and smiled a little embarrassedly, "Can I continue to play that game of wargames?" β
Chino stepped out from under the shadow of the moon and quipped, "Of course, you just lost the Wind and Cloud Pass, not a total defeat, and Doguland is still waiting for you to save it." β
"That's right! The invaders are still raging, and I can't leave everyone alone! Solandelle's sense of substitution is quite strong, the whole person seems to be on fire, clenching his little fists in the air, and speaking in a majestic royal language: "I am the flame, illuminating the way ahead!" Rush~"
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The two returned to the attic, and Solandale put away all the cards that he had thrown away in his tantrum and returned to his place.
Chino was also in place: "Are you ready?" β
Solandale took a deep breath, looked at the huge sand table, and nodded heavily.
Chino: "Let's go." β
The two continued to deduce the situation of the wargame just now, and there was no "rollback", and everything continued the battle situation just now.
Solandale faced an even more difficult situation than Perseus had in those years, Fengyun Pass fell in such a short time, although only 30,000 border guards were lost in terms of troops, but the strategic initiative was severely hit.
As soon as the storm was lost, the entire Beacon Province fell into the hands of the Far Eastern invaders, and its influence quickly spread to the northern Tayu Province and the southern Flying Kite Province, and many strategic locations fell, making the kingdom's war situation very passive.
Fortunately, the knowledge Solandale learned in class is very solid, except for the previous mentality was very naΓ―ve, the military strength is still very passable, in the face of the fragmented battle situation, he did not seem at a loss, all kinds of scheduling are orderly, and he really has a little general demeanor.
Although Solandelle is still too tender compared to a veritable general like Burton, she is so strong that she doesn't know where to go compared to Lugo, who only read 20 pages of the book, at least it is difficult for Chino to play with the army she commands in a "trick" way, and occasionally fall into thinking for more than ten seconds.
According to the proportion of time elapsed agreed upon in the wargame, it has now been 8 days since the Fengyun Pass was broken.
In the face of the Far Eastern Iron Cavalry raging in the pass, while organizing the evacuation of the people, Solandale resolutely implemented the policy of "fortifying the walls and clearing the wilderness" - all the towns and villages with weak fortifications were strategically abandoned, and all the town personnel, food crops, baggage supplies, etc. were transferred to the strong main city, and everything that could not be taken away was burned and never left to the Far Eastern Army.
At the same time, the main city relied on high walls to strengthen its fortifications, and the outskirts of the guerrilla corps formed horns with each other in the city, creating an extremely strong defense network in depth.
"The walls are clear, and the walls are used to fight the iron horses, a very beautiful command." Chino was complimenting him from the bottom of his heart, but he shifted a badge to a city called Grey Castle, "But you forgot one thing, most of my Far Eastern vanguard are warriors, and their cloud climbing skills can easily cross the city walls and directly engage the defenders in the city. β
When the tragic white-knuckle offensive and defensive battle took place in the Gray Castle, Solandale did not panic at all, and also launched a military card: "You seem to have forgotten one thing, I have arranged a guerrilla army in the field, and the city and the city echo each other." β
"The guerrilla legion that forms horns with the Grey Keep is called the Lionheart Legion, and it is one of the four elite legions of Doguland on the same level as the Guardian Legion, and there is a warrior named Garrot, who is known as the "Black Lion".
"Lord Garrot is a peerless master, with the strength of the 6th sequence "Lord of the Day", he originally lived a reclusive life that does not care about the world, after the outbreak of the Laurel War, in order to protect his comrades, he resolutely went out of the mountains to join the army, and tens of thousands of Far Eastern warriors died under his giant sword!"
Speaking of this person, Solandelle's words were full of longing, and his eyes were about to burst into stars: "After the end of the Laurel War, the "Black Lion" Garrot was chosen by his father and became the chief royal guard at that time. β
"Although Lord Garrot is now old and has retired from the Imperial Guard, our deduction happened 27 years ago, when he was still in the prime of life, and his strength was at its peak, it is said that he can single-handedly take on a legion, and the warriors you sent to attack the Gray Keep will wipe out the whole army!"