"It's a question worth pondering. Baron Hannina took the Emperor's words, "No one would be foolish enough to do everything in his power to sustain a war that is completely unnecessary, unless his purpose is not to be in the midst of it." ”

"You should go to Euen University to be a philosopher, not discuss war here. "Dean Selt naturally hates people who speak in that tone.

"But if we stay here, we're going to lose a lot. Andy Barrett glanced at Dean Celt and raised the battle report in his hand, "The undead army's attacks on our defense line are not a joke, our battlefield is extremely attritional. ”

"No matter how great the consumption is, you have to resist it!" Baron Hannina, who also held another report in his hand, "Don't exaggerate, we have lost less than five thousand men in the past three days, but the undead army has lost nearly ten thousand. ”

"Our defense line is too long, after the main force of the empire reinforces Felder City, the forces in our hands are simply not enough to support such a long defense line, and retreating to the third line of defense is the best choice. Andy Barrett insisted on his opinion and looked at the Emperor, "Your Majesty, even if the road between the Suker Plain and the Feld City area is cut off, even if Cooktown falls, we can still use fishing boats to transport supplies from the port of Yekjar, and if it doesn't work, we can also set up a teleportation circle in the Passy Fortress, with the spatial distance between the port of Yekjar and the Passy Fortress, the teleportation array will not consume too much." ”

"The establishment of a supply line is not a matter of words, before His Majesty made the decision to reinforce Feld City, the logistics department was busy for nearly half a month for this supply line, and only then did it barely build a line that could sustain the main force of the empire. Sir Maxey Mill, the under-secretary of the Logistics Department, who was standing at the very edge, could no longer remain silent when he heard Andy Barrett's words, "The establishment of a supply line is like opening an ocean route, with material delivery routes, wagons and labor collections, and mobilizations everywhere..."

A soft "knock" interrupts Maxi Mill's complaint.

Pedi tapped his hand lightly on the edge of the table covered with the map, and the sound he made was small, but it attracted everyone present.

"How long will Sir Lundin's supplies last now?" asked Pedy.

"If no new supplies arrive, it will last for three days at most!" Sir Maxi Mill replied, "The main warehouses in the Feld City area are under the control of the Undead Legion, so we have adopted a supply system to supplement the army's logistics. ”

"Can you deliver half a month's worth of supplies to Sir Lunding at one time?"

"Yes!"

"How long will it take?"

Maxi Mir looked at the Emperor cautiously, and after two seconds of silence, he said: "Theoretically, it can be done in two days, but the large-scale delivery of supplies will be obvious, and the undead army will be able to figure out our transportation route in less than a day..."

"I intend to follow the advice of the Duke of Barrett and retreat to the third line of defense. Pedy interrupted Maxi-Mill's explanation.

"Your Majesty—" Hanina subconsciously took a step in the direction of the Emperor.

"That's it, Baron Hanina. Pedi waved his hand to stop Hannina's persuasion, and also stopped the others from speaking, looked at Maxi Mill and said, "I want you to deliver the supplies to Sir Lunding before my retreat order is given, so that they can be used for half a month." ”

"Yes!" Maxi Mill is not a person who likes to be verbose.

Peddy liked Sir Maxi's cheerfulness and skill, and he nodded and looked at Hanina, "I agree with your speculation, but Duke Barrett is right, our strategy before Armageddon is to consume the forces of the undead army at the lowest cost, and the price we pay to continue to hold this line is completely different from the value we get." ”

Hanina frowned and emphasized: "Your Majesty, after retreating, the logistical expenses of the Felder Territory will increase exponentially!"

"We still have allies, Baron. "We are not alone in this war, the Hoko Islands and the Kingdom of Misha have also opened ocean-going supply lines in Cook Town, and the fleet of the 'Brotherhood' has promised to assist us with a group of merchant ships to help the Allied forces deliver supplies. ”

"Yes!" General Aetia said, looking at Hanina, "If necessary, the elves can also open a forest passage in the eastern part of the Naryn Forest to help Cook Town defend against the attacks of the undead legions." ”

"Therefore, even if the supply line in the Suker Plain is cut off, the Alliance Army can establish a more powerful supply line in half a month to supply the war needs of Felder City!" Pei Di said the word 'Allied Army' in his words very seriously, "As for my decision to abandon the outer defense area, it is not just because the battlefield is too consumed. ”

As he spoke, Pedi quickly and skillfully rearranged the markers on the map to deduce, "Our limited forces can only be used to consume the enemy to the maximum extent by retreating to the third line of defense, and their war zone has almost doubled after the undead army occupies our outer defense area. ”

"Let's see," Pedi motioned to look at his remarked map, "if we can maintain this war situation for three to six months, and after the other group of Allied forces has been mobilized for war, the initiative of this war will be in our hands." ”

"As for the war in Feld City, if the logistics are not taken into account, the Undead Legion will not dare to transfer his main force at all. "Let's assume that the Undead Legion transfers the main force of Fort Tillmann to reinforce the war in Feld City, then... The empty Fort of Tillman will be in danger of being caught between us and the Elven Kingdom. ”

"There is no problem with the deduction. Dean Celt frowned, "Why, then, did the Undead Legion suddenly attack us after we reinforced the Battle of Felder City?"

"That's what I want to know!" Pei Di pondered as he looked at the map he had deduced, "My purpose in reinforcing Felder City was to induce the Undead Legion to also send reinforcements to Felder City, and change the situation of Felder Leader's lifeless war in search of another warplane, but the Undead Legion did not reinforce Felder City in the first place, but made a decision that in my opinion was extremely wrong." ”

"So I'm thinking," Pedi looked at the generals on the left and right, "since the Undead Legion is forcing us to retreat, we might as well retreat, I'd like to see what they want to do next." ”

"When will you return?" asked Dean Celt succinctly.

"After five days, we have to prepare something. Pedy pointed to Felder City on the map, "First of all, we need to let Sir Lunding make a big fuss in Felder City to see how the undead react." With that, he looked at Wolfmar, "Give me the order to Ser Lunding and Commander Ian to carry out the most violent attack on Felder City as soon as they receive my order." ”

...

Immediately after a brief combat meeting, the generals returned to their respective units, with elf officers and human staff officers staying in their respective office areas in the war room.

After a night of bloody battles on the front line, Pedy slept quietly on the bench next to the map, Andy Barrett handled the daily affairs of the headquarters in place of his cousin, and Baron Hannina held the battle report on the map.

The elven female general Aetia is now in power and responsibility, and her previous defeat has made her cautious about this battle, always watching any movement of the undead legion in front of the elven army of 100,000.

When noon came, Pedi refused to dine and continued to enjoy the sweet dreams of the war, during which Queen Eileen Phier came twice, and each time she came to see Pedi and left in a hurry.

It wasn't until three o'clock in the afternoon, when Baron Bavi Perrotton, the chief of affairs of Suker City, arrived at the front that Pedi woke up from his deep sleep.

Baron Bavi didn't know why His Majesty the Emperor had summoned him to the front in a hurry, and after saluting the Emperor, he walked out of his leather bag and took out a stack of papers, "Your Majesty, this is the nearest Suke City..."

"If you want to report on your work, you can go to the prime minister of the government, I summoned you here from thousands of miles away, but I don't want to listen to your nonsense. Pedi interrupted Bavi's report and looked at his secretary-general, Wolfma, "There's something ready to eat, my stomach has been barking all the time." ”

"There was kebab jerky and dried vegetable soup. Wolfma took off her gloves, soaked in the humid air, and walked to the grill next to the campfire in the middle of the command hall.

Pedi let go of the hand covering his stomach and looked at Bavi and said, "The undead raging around Tyre and Hattis should have subsided, right?"

"Yes, Sir Fipert Bob came ten days ago to make a special trip to Sooke City to present his report. Bavi didn't know why the Emperor was asking this question, it was undoubtedly a very sensitive topic, so he answered in an extra cautious tone.

"It will take at least three months for the soldiers of the southern battalion of the Suker Plain to develop combat effectiveness, but the war on the front line is about to break out...", Pei Di said slowly, but then he changed his tone and asked, "Sir Fispat and the people of Tyre should be able to gather 50,000 troops, right?"

"Yes!"

"Send them all to the front. Pedi pointed to the tip of Baron Bavi's nose.

"Yes!" Bavi was stunned, waiting for the Emperor's next words, for he knew that His Majesty the Emperor would not summon him to the front at all with such a simple order.

"This force made a big splash when it reinforced the front line, telling the subjects of the Empire that their Emperor was going to fight a decisive battle with the undead legions in the next three months to completely deal with the undead legions entrenched in the western part of the Eastern Continent. Pedi walked over to Bavi as he spoke.

"Sooke City has a propaganda apparatus left over from the time of the Common Union of Ruluk, so... This matter is easy for the government of Suk City, but Your Majesty..."

"You don't need to care about anything else. ”

"Yes!" Bavi instinctively stepped back.

"Go to Chief of Staff Brooke, he has a detailed plan there. Pedi looked at the cautious Bavi, reined in his imperial authority, and gently patted him on the shoulder in encouragement.

Bavi buried his head lower, and humbly withdrew from the command hall after saying "retire".

"You want to deliberately reveal the information about your troop transfer to the Undead Legion?" Andy Barrett saw his cousin's intentions.

"I just want to find out what the Undead Legion is trying to do. Pedi took a sip of the dried vegetable soup handed by Wolfma, looked at his cousin and Hanina, and said, "Enhi-Ella makes me feel terrible, I need to know what he wants to do." ”

"So you don't hesitate to use the four Imperial armies to test his reaction?" General Aetia also walked over.

Pedi saw Aetia's concern, and he explained in a low voice: "Sir Lunding will be fine, we still have Fort Serek to the east of Felder's territory, and although Cook Town looks dangerous, if the undead army really can't help but capture it, then their battle lines will be spread throughout Felder Territory, which will be beneficial to our future counteroffensive plans." ”

"No matter how good he is, Enhi-Ella can't calculate that the rising human empire will be stronger than he thought, he missed the only chance to attack the Suke Plains a few months ago, and now our defenses here are stronger than the steel made by the dwarves. Pedi looked at Aetia, "The only thing that worries me is the battle of Cullen, Ferrola is in Cullen City, but the battle between Fort Vincent and Fort Zecora is so smooth that it feels unreal. ”