"Can we keep up with the logistics?" Pei Di knew very well that with the strength of all the countries in the Ailan Continent, it would not be too easy to gather two million troops, and the difficult thing was the problem of logistics and supply.

In order to obtain a more efficient logistics supply system, Peidi even separated the logistics department from the Imperial Finance Department, and specially established a logistics management office at the same level as the Finance Department, which was managed and coordinated by a special team.

"At present, there are no problems, the management department has introduced three management plans to deal with the logistics problems during the decisive battle, I have personally looked through the financial statements of the Ministry of Finance for the past three years... In the past few years, the Empire has nearly tripled its grain production due to the technology sold to us by the Mage Tower, and with the addition of orcs and cattle and sheep in the highland grasslands, our soldiers can now eat two meals a day, a broth in three days, and a piece of jerky in a month. "Sir Fred's primary concern is the needs of the low-level soldiers," but... It's just that there is a bit of a shortage of military supplies, such as magic energy crystals and artillery ammunition. ”

"The magic crystal can still think of a way, just let the joint laboratory increase the size of the crystal tower, but the production line of gunpowder will take some time, unless you buy it directly from the goblins... I wanted to buy it, but they wouldn't. Pedi stood up and walked over to the map, "But... It doesn't matter, on the side of the three goblin princes, as long as you have money, you can make anything, you can buy it directly from them with the war funds of the military department, and don't go through the accounts of the finance department. ”

"Yes!" Fred nodded in agreement.

Pedi looked around the map, and when he saw Felder City, he asked, "What have the Undead Legion been doing in Felder Territory lately?"

"There was no movement. Archmage Leah stepped forward as well, "In the past month, our detection device hasn't detected any strong fluctuations in evil energy within the Undead Legion, as if... They collectively fell into a deep sleep. ”

"Don't let your guard down, the knowledge and technology of the undead legion are ahead of our time, no... It should be said that it is several times ahead of us, and the defeat of the northern jungle resistance battle is the best proof of this. Pedi frowned, he didn't like the undead who had quieted down, because every time after the silence, they exploded with great power.

"This time, no matter how much the undead legion tosses, it is useless, the military force we have gathered is several times that of the undead legion. Fred was confident in the upcoming decisive battle, "The undead army seems to be huge, but in fact, the real elite troops will not exceed 500,000. ”

"Don't be too rash, now that the undead army has occupied the northern coastal region, the endless resources of the sea can help them quickly create a large army of the dead. Mage Leah remained cautious, "The elves have concluded from the data they have tested over the past few months that the lives taken by the Undead Legion in the ocean during this period are enough for them to create an elite force of more than 200,000 in size. ”

Fred disagreed, "It's only 200,000..."

"It's 200,000 elites, such as... Two hundred thousand guards!" Leah interrupted Fred very rudely, "I think we should be cautious about this data report of the elves, if this data is true..."

The news made Pedy feel a little bad, "What are the Navy fleets doing? What about Buck? When did his military report come back recently?"

"General Barker's military newspaper is delivered to the military headquarters almost every day. Fred, who came from the navy, naturally knew what was going on at sea, and he explained: "There are many uncertainties in naval operations, the sea is very vast, and although the undead legions do not have a formed naval fleet, they can survive underwater, so even if we completely blockade the eastern seas, we will not be able to prevent the undead legions from seizing sea resources, besides... We can't do a complete blockade of the eastern seas yet, because the sea is so wide. ”

"Yes, the Confederate fleet has an overwhelming advantage in frontal naval battles, but the problem is that the undead legions are not fighting us head-on at all, and they even let our fleet destroy the town of Cook. Brooke explained.

Pedi didn't intend to dwell on this issue, he pointed to Sir Fred, "According to what Mage Leah said just now, we will conduct a deduction of the future war on the map, and the staff office of the squire and I will play the undead legion, you pick some people to play the allies, and Mage Leah will act as the referee. ”

"Yes!" all three nodded in agreement.

Half an hour later... The chamber was packed with chambers and elite staff officers from the military department, and Pedi and his military minister stood face to face at opposite ends of the map.

"Let's get started!"

Peddy glanced at Fred on the other side, and sent some of his main forces to Cooktown and Fort Selek, storming the fortress of Passy, and at the same time pressing most of the remaining main force to the northern mountain and forest theater, and establishing a strong defensive line between Fort Tillman and the fortress of Manwes Gorge.

Sir Fred didn't dare to slack off, he knew very well what it would mean if this deduction failed, he saw that the frontal battlefield outside the Canyon Fortress of the Undead Legion was empty, so he sent the airship fleet to bombard in turn as soon as possible, and then directly sent the main force to attack at any cost...

The deduction lasted for two hours, and Leah, who was in charge of recording the deduction next to her, recorded the entire ten pieces of parchment of the deduction. In these two hours, Pedi and Fred performed a total of three times, and although each time the Allies were victorious, the Allies won at the same time as they suffered heavy losses.

Such a crushing victory is not what Pedi wants, because the fiasco in the deduction has a high probability of failure in reality, and a slight advantage does not mean anything.

After three reversals, Pedy and Sir Fred swapped places, and half an hour later, the battle was at a stalemate like the previous three.

While Pedi was pondering how to defeat the enemy, the secretary general of the chamberlain, Wolfma, came over and whispered in his ear, "General Drahir has appeared on the castle teleportation platform. ”

Interrupted by his thoughts, Pedi's eyebrows furrowed slightly, he looked at the situation on the map, pondered for two seconds, and then looked at Fred on the other side and said: "Obviously, if the information given by the elves is accurate, this war is not as easy as you think, and you must be more prepared." ”

"Your Majesty, the deduction is only data, in fact, the combat effectiveness of the Allied Army is not only this. Fred was also not satisfied with the results of the deduction just now, "Just use the data on the frontal battlefield just now, if in reality, the defense line you established in the frontal battlefield of the undead legion is simply impossible to resist the onslaught of the main force of the Alliance in the Canyon Fortress for ten days without falling. ”

"The actual undead army is also more powerful than data, we haven't even added Ferrola's own data to this deduction, you haven't seen her power, her strength is not something that can be described in words. Pedi shook her head, "Do you see what the mountains north of Tillmanburg look like now? Ferrora was the cause of it alone, and all I could do was suppress her." ”

"Your Majesty, everyone in the Ailan Continent supports you, this is your most powerful strength. Fred bowed slightly.

"When are you going to learn to say something like that?" Peddy smiled noncommittally, "Let's go down first, I'm going to take some time to meet my friends now." ”

...

The mild rays of the May sun shine through the window and fall on the sitting sofa in the meeting room of Pedi, and the two cups of tea on the coffee table in the middle of the sofa emit a faint golden halo under the reflection of the sun.

"You don't look like anything has changed. Peddy smoked his cigar and sat down on the sofa casually, looking at his elven friend in front of him, and the Holy Force informed him that there was no difference between the other party and the life form before he fell asleep.

"If I change, I'm not the same person I used to be. Drahir was not as cold as his people, and his smile looked natural and gentle, "The tree of life gives birth to us, and it destroys us." ”

"Funny description!" said Pedy, with a smirk.

"After watching the formation of the Tree of Life, you should know very well what our civilization is all about, and since Thranduil didn't ask, it means that he acquiesced. Drahir smiled indifferently.

Pedi glanced at Delahir in surprise and waved away everyone in the hall, including Secretary General Wolfma.

"I've been told that your life is not a natural birth, but..."

"It was made by someone, wasn't it?" Drahir interrupted Pedi, "Before I came, I read about your war with the Undead Legion during my sleep, and you met with the Order of Chaos, and she told you that?"

Admittedly, she seems to have some point. Pedi didn't hide his thoughts, because he felt that Drahir could be trusted, "It's true that your life is not like nature's birth, and nature cannot give birth to a life that violates the balance of nature. ”

"Hmm... A good analogy, life should have death, and our High Elves have the protection of the Tree of Life, which can actually be regarded as a permanent existence, but sometimes it will be replaced by another person, and this... It's the biggest violation. De La Heir's tone seemed to be an acknowledgment, but it was also as if to explain, "So we must maintain the balance of nature from the moment we are born, otherwise we will be greeted with complete death." ”

"So... What's going on with the dark elves of the kingdom of Misha?" Pedi asked.

"The two High Elves traded their inheritance of the Tree of Life for a normal lifeform for their clan, but... In the eyes of most of the High Elves, the Lower Clansmen are simply not worth it, including myself. Drahir turned his head to look out the window at the clear blue sky, "In a sense, our hierarchy is harsher and more ruthless than your aristocratic hierarchy. ”

"I've learned it very well. "When Pei Di was fighting against the undead legions, he had already felt the hierarchy within the elven kingdom, the power of the high elves was absolute, the second rank was the ranger generals, mages and sacrifices, and then the ranger captain, and the lowest level was naturally the ordinary ranger soldiers, and they even had strict restrictions on speaking.

And the most incomprehensible thing for Pedi is that the ordinary elves at the bottom have no resistance to such an unreasonable hierarchy, as if all this is deserved for them.

However, the High Elves do not enslave or abuse their people, and the lower elves can even leave the Elven Kingdom to play after completing their respective tasks.

"What are you asking for by asking this? If it were just curiosity, you probably wouldn't have asked me such a sensitive question. Drahir suddenly became serious, "I hope this truth will not affect the alliance between us." ”

"I like peace, I don't like war. Pedi said seriously, "I'm just thinking of a proposal from Ferrola..."

"What proposal?" said Drahir, cursing without mentioning the Order of Chaos again.

"She promised us eternal peace. Pedy's voice became much quieter than before, "She could even give up the million-dollar undead legion she was now stockpiling in Felder, as long as I could guarantee her basic rights and dominance over Cooktown and Felder City." ”

"If it's true, you should promise her, but..."

"But I can't believe her. Pedi stared into Drahir's eyes, "I'm the only one alive who participated in the northern mountain forest resistance, and I haven't mentioned this to anyone yet, so consider this from your point of view... Do you think Ferrola's words can be believed?"

"Your Majesty, even if you really believe in her promise, do you dare to admit her dominion over the Felder Territory? Don't forget that the Felder are now your allies!" Drahel looked at Pedi, "What do you think your people will think of acknowledging the rule of the evil gods over the territory of the allies?"

"So I'm still thinking about it. ”

"I hope you'll think it through. ”

"Hmm!" Pedi replied vaguely and then suddenly fell silent, he silently picked up the teacup, took a sip of fragrant tea, looked up at the map next to him, and changed the subject: "You woke up at the right time... Our decisive battle with the undead legion is about to begin, and this time we have gathered nearly two million troops and used more than three million laborers!"

"If I had a choice, I might have woken up a little later. Draghel made a little joke.

"Haha!" Pedi stood up and put down his teacup as he took a cigar in his mouth and strode over to the map, "Come and see our upcoming war, as my personal advisor, you should give me some useful advice." ”

"Have you used my opinion?"

"Of course there is, have you forgotten?"