"There's nothing wrong with them thinking that. Pedi smiled disapprovingly.

Pedi was well aware that despite the all-out war mobilization order, most of the people of the empire still believed that Feld's war was nothing more than a local war.

Confidence is sometimes a good thing, but sometimes it can turn out to be a bad thing.

"Your generals are too proud!" Andy Barrett frowned slightly, "In their eyes, the million undead army is like a bunch of bugs that can be manipulated at will... If it was some other war, I'm glad they had such an idea, but nowadays ..."

"Andy, this doesn't look like you. Pedi interrupted his cousin after lighting his cigar, "You seem to be scared?"

Andy Barrett was stunned, "How can you have such an idea, I just want to advise you to be more cautious..."

"It feels weird to be cautious to come out of your mouth. Pedi shrugged, "You should know what I mean." ”

"You're saying I'm a person who doesn't know how to think?"

"No, I'm just looking to discuss your character, about your brain... I've thought you've been smart since I was a kid. ”

"We're talking about war right now!"

"Alright, you go on...", Pedi made a gesture of pity.

"You—" Andy Barrett stared at his cousin, "if you didn't have the crown on your head, I'd really want to have a life-and-death duel with you right now." ”

"You won't be my opponent, you know that better than anyone else!"

"I—" Andy Barrett was choked up and speechless, staring at his cousin for a long time before learning his tone and saying, "Then you should know better than anyone that we are not ready for a decisive battle now, and you have to choose to take the initiative to attack Tillmannburg when we are about to enter winter." "I'm just doing my duty as Chief of Staff of the Allied Forces, and if you think it's my cowardice, I can let someone you think is capable of taking my place." ”

"You know, I didn't mean that. Pedi waved his hand to stop the joking words, "I am determined to start a major offensive war against Fort Tillmanburg before we enter winter. ”

"You let me finish talking!" Pei Di stopped his cousin from continuing to persuade him, glanced at General Aetia, who had remained silent, and looked at his cousin and said, "Moreover, you were wrong just now, I have no intention of fighting the undead army in this winter. ”

"What do you mean?" said Andy Barrett.

"Do you want to carry out a tentative general attack?" Aetiya looked at the human emperor in front of her very seriously, "Use nearly ninety percent of the strength of the alliance army, just to test?" She walked to the emperor's desk and sat down, looking at the emperor's crimson eyes opposite, "The commander of the undead army on the opposite side is very smart, and the battlefield where more than a million armies are fighting is not something we can get out of if we want to." ”

"We have the fortified area at the mouth of the Manwis Gorge, so theoretically we can go in and out. Pedy leaned back in his office chair and pointed at the small map behind him with his whip, "I intend to use more than half a million laborers to build five lines of defense in depth from Manwis Canyon to Fort Tillmann once the war begins. ”

"Do you want to use the main force of the Alliance as bait to lure the million undead legions to bite us, and then drag them into these five defense lines in depth?" "Aetia instantly understood the human emperor's plan, this plan was very similar to the previous battle in southern Berdingburg, when the 200,000 troops of the elven kingdom led by her entered the undead army's deep defense zone, which led to the defeat.

"But I don't think the commander on the opposite side will be fooled. Aethia shook her head, "He's got a calmer mind than an elf, he's... Calm as if he were an immortal. ”

"According to the analysis of the General Staff and the Military Intelligence Service, the commander opposite is most likely Enshi Ella, who is now second only to the two kings in the Undead Legion, and... He also revealed to us the information that the Million Undead Legion was heading south. Peddy took two puffs of his cigar, keeping his eyes in the thick smoke and whispering, "That's a cunning old sailor." ”

"The most tolerant Enshi Ella you once evaluated when you were studying the history of trade?" Andy Barrett frowned, "I thought he was just a minor in the undead legion right now. ”

"An immortal who can use the power of the Holy Force, do you think that Ferrola, who inherited ancient memories, doesn't even have this bit of wisdom?" But what puzzled me the most was that he didn't wreak havoc on the area as soon as he appeared, like the other undead, but made his way to Karen City by unknown means. ”

"Now is not the time to care about Enshi-Ella's past. Etia looked at the map behind the Emperor, "What are you going to do if the Legion of the Dead isn't fooled?"

"It's going to be a huge casualty!" Andy Barrett sat down at this time, biting his trimmed cigar and lighting it on the candle flame, "We are not fully prepared at all, although I don't want to admit it, but the overall strength of the Allies is weaker than the undead army on the opposite side, and the plan of the undead army is very simple, that is, to use the Feld Leader as a bait to lure our main force to attack Tillmanburg, and you... I'm going to fall headlong into their trap. ”

"None of us know the purpose of the Undead Legion, but the problem is that we can't consume them. "This is not a regular war confrontation, because the undead army can maintain this situation for more than a year, ten years, or even a hundred years, and the last thing they lack is time, and we will hold out for five years at most!"

"Yes, according to our archives, several times in the past 10,000 years, the undead have chosen to defend instead of attack, making the battle very passive. "While it's not sensible to fight the undead in areas where evil can run rampant, there are times when we don't have a choice. ”

"What the hell is your opinion?" Andy Barrett turned his head to look at Etia a little unkindly, "I remember you seemed to disagree with Tilmanburg two minutes ago, right?"

"I don't have any opinions, I just offer my own opinion. Aethia replied coldly.

"Do you remember one thing?" Pedi glanced at the two of them, and finally turned to look at the map behind him, "In the area of Fort Serek, we still have the main force of the Misha Kingdom that has not been used... At that time, a million undead legions attacked, and we decided to use the deep space of Felder's territory to exchange time, disperse the forces of the undead legions with the huge territory of Felder's territory, and build a strong defense line at the mouth of the Manwes Gorge and the fortress of Bandara, and inflict heavy damage on the undead legions that attacked our alliance army in the future. ”

"We've talked about this issue countless times... The Undead Legion did not disperse its forces as we had envisioned, but concentrated them all at Fort Tillman. Andy Barrett said helplessly: "That's why I suggest that the dwarves and orcs occupy Fort Zecora and Fort Vincent before attacking Fort Tillman, when Fort Tillman's undead legions will definitely return to the Karen Territory, and that is the best time for us to attack." ”

"There's no problem with your plan, I can agree. Pedi looked at the map as she said this, "But we have a little other plan to add to your plan, like... The allied forces of the Kingdom of Mysha and Feld at Fort Threk. ”

"When the main forces of the Confederates and the main forces of the Undead are attacking each other at Fort Tillman, the allied forces at Fort Serek can counterattack Felder, and... I believe there are still good odds of victory. Pedy's whip slashed across the map, pointing to the Fort Recke, and then to Feld City.

Aetia and Andy Barrett were stunned, and both of them subconsciously ignored the coalition forces at Fort Threk when considering the Battle of Feld.

"Do you have exact information about Felder City?" Aetia was the first to react.

"No, but I can be sure they don't have too many troops in Felder. Pedi said this with confidence.

Andy Barrett didn't immediately express his opinion, his mind was thinking quickly about the feasibility of this matter.

"The defeat in the southern battle of Berdingburg taught me the importance of intelligence analysis in the war. Aetia said in a slightly warning tone, "It's impossible for the Undead Legion not to know the importance of Feld City, it's a forward base for them to tap into marine resources, so... Maybe it's a trap. ”

"Whether it's a trap or not, just hit it. Pedi looked at his cousin as he spoke, "What do you think?"

"Maybe a good idea. Andy Barrett seemed to be talking to himself, "Use the main force of the allies at the mouth of the Manwis Gorge to pull the main force of the undead army in Fort Tillmanburg, and when the battle situation is deadlocked, let the army of Fort Serek attack Feld City, so that all areas of Felder's territory will fall into a chaotic war situation, and force the main force of the undead army gathered in Fort Tillmanman to divide their forces." "At the same time, during the war, a large force of labor was mobilized to build a defensive line in depth between the Manwis Gorge and Fort Tillman, so as to provide a more convenient geographical advantage for the subsequent general offensive." ”

"I just wanted to see how many cards Enshi Ella had. Peddy gulped down on the cigar in his mouth, "Chief of Staff Brooke has my orders, if you don't have any opinions, you can go and give orders to the generals now." ”

Andy Barrett was stunned for a moment, and Pedi continued: "This is an order, not a consultation with you!"

"Your will!" Andy Barrett reserved his opinion.

Pedi pointed to the door and made a gesture to his cousin, then looked at Etia who was frowning and thinking, and said, "Although this is not a general attack, I still hope that the main elven force will put pressure on the undead army in the west of Tillmanburg as much as possible. ”

"Don't worry, although we lost a lot of money from the last defeat, as long as the High Elves are not damaged, we can recover quickly. Aethia said this with a strong killing intent that did not match the temperament of the elves.

"I hope you will personally go back and explain our situation here to General Thrandier, and I will send a staff officer to accompany you at will. Pedi kept the emperor's humble smile, "Take me to say hello to General Thrandil." ”

Aetia frowned, she clearly had something to say.

"Are you okay?" asked Pedy.

"No, nothing. Aethia shook her head, stood up, saluted, and left decisively.

Secretary General Wolf Ma, who had been waiting at the door for a long time, walked into the office as the two left, "Your Majesty, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Derick Denny, is outside. ”

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