The land of Crane City is located in the north of the Alan Continent, and in June, although the weather here is not as cold as the wild mountains, it is still bitterly cold.

Also, it rains lightly from time to time.

In the Cransburg operations room, almost every officer who walked in would subconsciously shake the droplets of water on his body and curse in a low voice: "This damn weather. ”

At half past four in the afternoon, Duke Ron, Count Omar, Duke Gna, and Pedy entered the war room.

In this conference room, there was nothing but a huge military map of the northern part of the empire inlaid with a hardwood table in the middle of the room, so when Duke Ron and the other four entered the conference room, the officers scattered all over the room gathered around the map at once.

Duke Ron stood due north, and when everyone was still standing, he pointed to Pedi beside Count Omar and said, "Before the meeting begins, I would like to introduce you to Baron Pedi, the new commander of the Fifth Legion of the Empire. ”

Pedi immediately nodded to the generals.

"Banda Hibbert, Grand Lord of the Montella Fort region, is currently the commander of the 1st Legion of the Clan. Then, Duke Ron pointed to a middle-aged man with a long beard on his right, and as he spoke, Pedi and Count Banda nodded to each other, but did not speak.

"Caseffel Barker, Grand Lord of the Shasterburg Region, Commander of the Second Legion of the Klan Territory, Viscount Tim, you have seen, the commander of the Klan Lord's Archbow Detachment, Lord Lyme, the former Chief of Staff of the Anku Fortress and Wizard Advisor, and now, he is the Chief of Staff of the Coalition Forces of Klan City, oh, he is wearing a rare uniform today. ”

Pedy looked in the direction of Duke Ron's finger, and secretly remembered the looks and positions of these men.

"Baron Pedy, I have heard from them that your power is unmatched, but with all due respect, I would like to see it with my own eyes. Suddenly, a crisp voice came to mind, it was a woman's voice, and although the words were full of respect, they were also full of provocation.

Pei Di looked in the direction of the sound, but it was a female knight in a dark blue military uniform, her face did not have the makeup of an ordinary noble lady, she was not beautiful but not ugly, her blonde hair was shaved as short as the male officers around her, at this moment, her blue eyes flashed and looked at Pei Di, and her whole body was full of war.

Just as Pedi was about to respond to the female knight's provocation, his brother, Count Omar, suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Sila, Silah Marne, the second daughter of the Marne family of Cowindburg, our family territory. ”

Peidi was stunned when she heard this, and looked at her brother with a hint of strangeness, because Kunna, the eldest daughter of the Marne family, was his brother's wife.

At this time, Count Omar smiled and said to the stunned Pedi: "Don't underestimate her, she is also a paladin, and her strength is quite terrifying, if you don't want to lose, you'd better show your true skills." ”

"Does she mean to fight me?" said Pedy, frowning.

Count Omar shrugged, "What do you think?"

"Even if she is the second daughter of the Marne family, she is not qualified to do anything with me. Pedi said.

Count Omar shook his head, patted Pedi on the shoulder, and said, "Hey, don't be too busy refusing to fight, just like when your paladins train, they will fight against your training opponents." ”

"I don't think Baron Pedi will refuse. Duke Gna suddenly laughed, "But it's not so easy to fight him, it's better to wait for the meeting, after the meeting, we will hold a competition, everyone here can participate, it should be a warm-up event before the battle, and only those who win the final victory are qualified to compete with Baron Pedi." ”

"The champion will be personally funded by me, and I will be rewarded with 100 gold coins, and another 100 gold coins will be awarded for defeating Baron Pedi. "Duke Ron was also in the fun.

"It seems that you have no way of refusing. Count Omar looked at the excited officers and patted Pedy on the shoulder as if to comfort him.

Pei Di only frowned slightly when he saw this, but then let go, he didn't take this level of competition to heart, because when he was in the Glorious Church, he fought with people almost every day.

"Alright, now let's start our meeting for today. Duke Ron's voice was not loud, but after he spoke, the excited officers immediately quieted down, "Lord Tim, let's report the military situation first." ”

Tim had a serious expression from the beginning, and after Duke Ron's words landed, his stiff and wrinkled cheeks moved slightly, and he looked down at a piece of information in his hand and said: "According to reliable information, the seven flag regiments of the orcs gathered at Kemir and the north bank on the afternoon of the 19th, and crossed the Kemir River at two o'clock in the morning this morning under the cover of night, and then the soldiers divided into two routes, one of which was only one flag group, moving in the direction of Montella Fort, and most of the other came towards the area of Crane City. ”

After reading the information, Tim raised his head and glanced at everyone and said, "Based on the current speed of the orcs' march, it is possible that their vanguard will arrive in the town of Biwest in the early morning of three days at the latest, that is, at about two o'clock in the morning of the 24th. ”

Viscount Cassifer rushed to say as soon as Tim's words landed: "The orcs are menacing, but they are also very cautious, they keep nearly 100,000 troops in the Anku fortress area, which is equivalent to a hanging sword, so that the main force of our troops does not dare to attack rashly." ”

"Six Banner Regiments to besiege the town of Brost," Count Banda shook his head slightly, "given the terrain around the town of Browest, there is simply no way to put so many troops apart, and in my inference, the orcs will divide their forces." ”

"Divide the troops to besiege Shasterburg?" someone subconsciously put forward his own opinion.

"Impossible!"

"How is it impossible, now that the Shasterburg area is our big rear, I don't believe that the orcs didn't see this clearly. ”

"With the difference of five hundred miles between Biwest Town and Shasterburg, if the orcs dare to divide their troops and go deep into the Shaxterburg area alone, I have more than ten ways to wipe them out!"

"They still have reinforcements of 100,000 troops in Anku Fortress, ready to support at any time. ”

"If you want to attack Charlotteburg, then you must first take Montella Fort, but it is obviously unrealistic to capture the entire Montella Fort area with the strength of a flag regiment. ”

"Then the only way to divide troops to the right flank of Crane City..."

"Northern Defense!"

"They want to flank our northern line of defense to cover the attack on the town of Benson..."

"Troops should be sent to the northern line of defense immediately. ”

The officers present were not stupid, and quickly deduced the intentions of the orcs,

...

Duke Ron quietly listened to the quarrels and discussions of the generals, and when he felt that it was about the same, he gently shook the whip in his hand, and after the conference room returned to silence, he pointed to the northern defense line of Crane City on the map and said: "Caseffel, you personally go to the northern defense line to direct the battle, push the defense line twenty miles further north, establish a new stronghold in the Brill Heights southwest of the Ariel Mountain, and hold it until the retreat order reaches your headquarters." ”

"Yes!" Caesifel immediately took the order, and then he said: "If the northern defense line is advanced further twenty miles to the north, then the whole defense line will undoubtedly be very long, and with our less than 20,000 troops, I am afraid it will be difficult to defend it to the death. ”

"So, that's going to have to push your line as far southwest as possible. Duke Ron's whip slashed across the map.

"My lord, with all due respect. Count Banda suddenly suggested, "It is very dangerous to go deep so alone. ”

Count Omar thought for a moment and said, "Send two legions from my department to support Viscount Caseel?"

"No, the troops in the hands of you and Duke Gna are our main force, and our main battlefield in this battle is in the town of Bivest, and only by defeating the orcs head-on can this crisis be resolved. Duke Ron immediately objected, apparently he had his own plans.

Pei Di suddenly raised his eyebrows and said, "Our Fourth Corps can establish a stronghold in the south of the Brill Heights and deal with Viscount Caseffel. ”

"Can you still spare troops?" Count Omar frowned, "this is not the time to be reckless, and the offensive and defensive battles in the Bahnson area are even more important than ours here. ”

Pedi replied, "That's my reserve army, but there are less than four thousand men, but they are all capable soldiers. ”

Duke Ron was immediately moved, but he couldn't make up his mind for a while, because he knew very well the current situation in Benson Town, and although the reserve corps seemed useless, it would play a life-saving role at a critical time.

"Nothing to hesitate about. Duke Gna, who had been silent, spoke, "With the deployment of troops on our current defensive line, we will hold out until the end of this month at most, that is to say, if the battle on the 25th officially starts, we will only have five days to decide the outcome when we are fully fought." ”

Duke Gna's words made everyone react,

Yes, they don't have time.

Five days?

In a regular campaign, this time is not enough time for a troop transfer.

But now, five days will decide the fate of the entire Crane Territory.

"I have a suggestion. A woman's voice came.

It was Sira, who was completely unafraid of the stares of many generals, and when Duke Ron looked at her, she immediately said, "I think with our current forces, we can completely re-establish the defensive line on the south bank of the Kemir River..."

Before she could finish her words, someone immediately retorted: "I want to warn you, Knight Sira, more than 150,000 orcs have crossed the Kemir River, how can we talk about re-establishing a defensive line on the south bank of the Kemir River if these orcs are not completely wiped out?"

Sira's blue eyes glared, "We can ask His Majesty the Emperor for reinforcements..."

"Haha..."

The generals burst into laughter.

"Let her finish!" said Pedy, for the words of the female knight gave him a flash of inspiration, as if he had grasped something, but not completely.

"Yes, let her finish. Duke Ron was also suddenly interested.

If Pedy's words made most people shut up, then as soon as Duke Ron opened his mouth, the scene suddenly quieted down,

For a moment, everyone's eyes were on the female knight.

Sila was not afraid at all, she nodded slightly to Pedy and Duke Ron, and then continued: "I propose that the Seventh Combined Legion can be moved to the vicinity of the Selma Forest on the right flank of Fort Montella first, and the rest of the troops will be arranged according to what I just said..."

She stopped again after saying a few words, and could see that this was a plan that Ciela suddenly thought of, because she needed to organize the wording as she spoke, "With the strength of the Seventh Combined Legion and the cooperation of Montella Castle, we can definitely wipe out the orcs moving towards the Montella Fort area in one day.

After the battle of Fort Montella was over, the 7th Combined Army quickly moved to the south bank of the Kemir River, and quickly established a strong position.

And within a day after the end of the Battle of Fort Montella, the six banner regiments advancing towards the city of Klan will receive the news, no matter what the considerations, these six banner regiments will definitely return to the Kemir River, and at the same time, the 100,000 orc army in the fortress of Anku will also storm the Seventh Combined Legion..."

Count Banda couldn't help but interrupt: "Use the Seventh Combined Legion as a bait to lure the 150,000 orc army south of the Kemir River to fight back, and then the troops in the Klan City area will attack on all fronts to form a counter-encirclement of the 150,000 orc army?"

"Yes, that's what it means. "Sira didn't expect her idea to be known so quickly by Count Banda.

"But how can you guarantee that the fifty thousand troops in the Benson area will also fight back?" asked Viscount Caseffel at once.

"This—" Cila frowned, obviously, she hadn't thought about a lot of things.

"Moreover, the forces in our hands are not enough to form a reverse encirclement of the 150,000 orc army, and besides, the Seventh Combined Legion is facing ten times the enemy's encirclement, and it is unknown whether it can hold out until the counter-encirclement is formed, and if the Seventh Combined Legion is defeated in advance, this encirclement will collapse. Duke Garner frowned.

"So we need reinforcements from His Majesty the Emperor. "And I believe that with the combat strength of our Seventh Combined Legion, we will definitely not be surrounded and annihilated in a short period of time." ”

"His Majesty's reinforcements," Count Ron whispered.

I have to say that Sila's plan is indeed good, although there are some risks, and if you are not careful, the troops in the area of the Klan Territory will face the situation of annihilation, but now the Klan Territory is also facing signs of rout on all fronts.

And Sila's plan can be implemented after some details, but the key issue is the reinforcements of His Majesty the Emperor...