Brunhill had been staring at the map for more than 15 minutes, and for a moment, she wanted to laugh out loud three times.

The map uses red and blue pencils to mark the locations of the armies of the two camps - except for the time of the outbreak of the war, the situation between the great powers is already clear at a glance, and one has to admire Stasi's work efficiency.

She is not like Li Lin, who likes to use the most gentle tone of words and make the most mean mockery. Based on her reserve and demeanor, she was more inclined to give the other party a step, but this time, she really couldn't help it.

Two equally arrogant armies, showing each other the lower limit of their intelligence in a muddy puddle - few people can not help but laugh after seeing this scene.

The Principality Army was completely casual, neither entering combat readiness nor speeding up the construction of defensive lines. The Principality's Army simply moved a group of recruits from the rear to the front, filling the front line with these young men who had never seen blood, in accordance with the tradition of seniority. Aside from this move, which made the already fragile defense line even more fragile, the entire principality still had to do what it had to do, and there was no trace of pre-war tension at all.

Compared to the army, the Principality's navy is quite decent. Lieutenant General Makarov did everything he could to do. Replace mediocre and incompetent captains, increase the density and efficiency of minelaying, expand the ship repair yard, seize the time to repair ships in better condition, carefully inventory the armory, and make full use of some forgotten materials: such as 40 cannons, increase the strength of coastal artillery, and send more reconnaissance ships to keep an eye on every move of the Royal Albion Navy.

It must be said that the vice admiral did a very good job. Better, better than St. Petersburg expected, he won the trust of a suspicious person and completely restored the morale of the Duchy's navy. But that's all, those old shortcomings can't be completely eliminated by his vice admiral's surprise correction, and the opponent he faces is so powerful, he has no more choice than to know the mines, and fully carry forward the strategy of "saving the fleet".

Then look at the Albians, the overlords of the sea, who are quite well prepared. In order to wash away the shame, Albiang is pumping troops. Assemble a powerful expeditionary force. This unit is equipped with the latest artillery, guns. After rigorous training, they are fully familiar with the weapons in their hands. At the same time, under the influence of patriotism, he is ready to launch an expedition at any time and beat the hairy bear who launched a despicable sneak attack to the street.

Looks like nothing is fine. Once the decision is made to go into war mode. Any normal country would do that. But what made Brunhill and the other senior guards laugh and cry was that this expeditionary force was entirely composed of the royal navy of Albion.

This was the strong request of the Lord of the Admiralty, the Duke of Buckingham, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet, Admiral Drake. The reason they gave was that the shame of the royal navy could only be washed away by themselves, and if they failed to do so, then many competitors, especially Charlemagne, would despise the royal navy. In the naval negotiations, which are already about to be finalized, there are even dissenting thoughts about Albiang's overseas interests. Therefore, it is necessary to beat the United Principality of Rus' through guò and let the world know that the royal navy of Albion is incomparably powerful and invincible, both past and future. If you want to challenge Albiang's maritime supremacy, you must have the consciousness to turn into algae chips.

There is no impeccable reason that the face and interests of the state and the department have been taken into account. Taking a step back, if someone is ignorant and jumps out to oppose this expedition plan carried out by the navy alone, the navy, which has always regarded itself as the "guardian of the queen's crown", can still offer such spiritual weapons as "the king's grace is magnificent" and "my generation should kill and become benevolent, and repay the king's kindness with the consciousness of not hesitating to break jade". Under the triple pressure of face, interests, and the queen, no one has any objections, and no one will have objections, let alone dare to have objections! In this way, this plan, which has not even been fully demonstrated, was approved and began to be implemented.

It seemed like a reckless decision after being overwhelmed by anger because of reason, but through Stacy's agents and her own speculation, Brunhill saw what lurked beneath the surface.

The first is the dispute between the branches of the military.

As Charlemagne's military strength grew, the pressure on the Brittanian region was increasing, and in order to maintain this bridgehead for intervention in mainland affairs, the army that had always been despised was also allocated a budget and began to upgrade and reequip. For the royal navy, which has always believed that "there is no army in Albiang, only the Marine Corps" and "the army is a shell fired by the navy," it is equivalent to adding an opponent who grabs the budget. In this age of the arms race, every penny of the budget counts, and for more appropriations, the royal navy must prove itself. And the weak United Principality of Rus happens to be a good punching bag that can be used to show off your muscles.

The second is for the purpose of testing the combat effectiveness of the army. Prior to this, the experience and tactical conception of the Albiang army in the use of artillery at sea were entirely based on hypothetical and skirmishes, and there was no clear concept of what a real large-scale fleet decisive battle and landing battle should look like. At present, when encountering such a low-risk and high-return practical opportunity, the Wang family navy will naturally not miss it.

Finally, and most importantly, is the confidence of the Wang Navy in its own strength. In the eyes of this group of natural sailors, it was not difficult for the strength of the Great Fleet to go north along the coastline of Lapland, through the fjord like a small ditch in Guò, to storm the Lapland Bay and bombard St. Petersburg, and then burn and plunder. With a single bombardment, the bears' resistance will crumble.

It can be seen that the Albians have done quite a bit of homework, but in Brunhill's eyes, it is nothing more than talk and gambling.

Not to mention the 3,000 mines that have already been delivered to the Principality's navy, even if the blockade is broken through, it will not be easy to expel the fleet in a suitable formation under the narrow Lapland Bay and the fierce shore fire force, and the shelling of the shore will not be easy. Not to mention, the woolly bears also have the last big killer - scorched earth tactics and strategic depth. Once the Principality Army burned St. Petersburg and the surrounding towns and villages, poisoned all the water sources, and then began to retreat in great strides, every grain of food, every drop of fresh water, every military uniform, every bullet had to be brought in from thousands of miles away, and the Albion Expeditionary Force would be in a state of untenability.

Faced with this situation, Albion did not have much choice. Or insist on sending supplies from home. Let the logistics and the country's economy be crushed step by step, or simply end this war with no victory, and as for asking Charlemagne the Frog for help to break the impasse from land - the arrogant Albians are neither willing nor trusting Charlemagne......

Knock Knock –

There was a crisp knock at the door, and Brunhill pulled the Albions and their troubles away from her thoughts, and turned to salute her consul.

"Oh, it's the people of Albion......"

Lowering his arm, Li Lin walked around to the desk and sat down, and Brunhill handed him a cup of black tea.

The black tea soaked his throat, and looking at the marks Brunhill had left on the map, he quickly deduced what the clever elf girl had deduced.

Brunhill. And the whole defense army. Plus Roland, all his students. He repeatedly emphasized the importance of logistics that profoundly influenced their thinking, in the process of deducing the Albion expedition. Sooner or later, it will be deduced in case of a war of attrition. The impact of the logistical situation of both sides on the trend of the war. Then deduce the possible countermeasures that Albiang may take.

It's just that limited by experience and knowledge, they don't know, there is another solution.

Two divisions were organized into a single corps. Then appoint a commander with a brain like Lieutenant General Murataguchi Ryoya.

There is no better ideal than that general.

Throughout the history of Japan, it is difficult to find a Japanese soldier with the spirit of Yamato who is as suitable for this kind of work as Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Ryoya - commanding an army with completely no logistics and a shortage of food and ammunition, and telling those who constantly complain because of hunger, that Japanese soldiers with the Yamato soul can and must fight even if they have no food. Then tell them the truth: the Japanese have been a herbivorous people since ancient times.

The people of Albion don't know if they can show a "genius" like Lieutenant General Mutaguchi, maybe they will, maybe they won't. But before this happens, they are destined to run into a mine formation, and then obediently turn their attention to the land battlefield, where they will face the primitive trench system, muskets, artillery, and hundreds of thousands of mines, together with other countries.

The relatively long border, the hundreds of thousands of mines are really a bit small, and they are all stored in warehouses for at least 5 years, it is difficult to say how much trouble it can bring to the attacking humans. Soon, however, the production line will be fully operational, producing more mines to meet the needs of the principality's army.

If the human armies of this world were as "brave and brave" as the 6th Division of the old Imperial Japanese Army, then the tactical value of landmines would be further revealed.

That's right, under the command of the officer, the Kumamoto soldiers, with their guns or wooden sticks on their bodies, holding rifles or wooden sticks with bayonets, shouted "onboard", facing the fire nets woven by rapid-fire guns, machine guns, rifles, and mortars, and rushed to the position of the ghost animals of the United States without hesitation, and launched a non-stop charge like a wave. Even though the enemy's firepower was dense and airy, and the comrades around him disappeared one by one, they still couldn't stop the Japanese samurai possessed by the Yamato spirit. The pale Mi Ghost soldier could only watch as his opponent jumped into the trench, shouting "His Majesty the Emperor" with what little strength he had, and at the same time sounded a grenade-

What a pleasing sight, but who would do that unless they knew it was a battle that was going to be lost? Besides, the Albians didn't seem to need to do that when they were faced with the Principality's Army, not the American Army, which built an escort aircraft carrier every month?

It would be a shame that they should learn to change their faith and fight to be the first to go to Heaven to help the 72 virgins die......

Laughing and putting aside the aftershow, Li Lin looked up and asked:

"What do our human friends say?"

"It's the same as before, and I refuse to make additional orders. ”

Brunhill shook her head, she really couldn't understand the thoughts of the human kings and queens. On the one hand, he cries for revenge and mobilizes troops to form a coalition for this purpose, but on the other hand, he refuses to spend money on additional weapons orders.

None of this makes sense.

But in Li Lin's opinion, this is too reasonable.

Albion's enemies are not only the United Principality of Rus, but also the "allies" of the human camp who are more reassuring to the queen than the orcs, and they must be guarded against stabbing at any time and at any time.

Her Majesty Elizabeth knew full well that the battle for revenge in the principality had to be a brilliant and quick victory, and that the war had to end before it could have an impact on Albion's power and create opportunities for Charlemagne and Emile.

This idea echoed that of Bishop Richelieu, who also feared that the long war would destroy the financial system that had been built up so hard, and give Albion the opportunity to suppress Charlemagne.

Their fears are not unreasonable, and the idea of a quick war is quite reasonable, the only problem is that it is not in the interests of the elven camp.

"What we need is a localized war. ”

Brunhill, who rushed to refill the cup for himself, nodded, and Li Lin explained unhurriedly:

"The war should be protracted, which can drain their strategic energy and bring them back to where they started after losing both. In this way, when we attacked Charlemagne, the orcs lost the strength to go south, and Albion had neither the strength nor the will to save Charlemagne...... In this way, it will not cause an orc disaster, nor will it cause an Albiong disaster."

By the way, you can also count the gold coins while watching the two sides fight each other with their own weapons.

In order to celebrate that situation, the corners of Li Lin's mouth curled. (To be continued......)