Chapter 393: A Thousand Thoughts of a Fool
"We can't put our hopes on luck, and in this case, we have to think about changing our policies. Sean is also unwilling, but as the supreme commander, he must make a choice at this time.
Because once the undead army of the Crane tribe arrives at Brother Harbor and collapses the Kingsley family's army, the Eternal Night Army will have no cards to negotiate with the Kingsley family.
It would be nice if Grand Duke Buck didn't turn his face with him on the spot, and expect the other party to agree to their harsh conditions?
There are some things that the Eternal Night Leader can reach for himself, but there are some things that he can't do.
When the time comes, they will also face the threat of the Crane tribe's strength exploding.
"Have we fallen into a misunderstanding? We have been thinking about how to use our own ability to resist the undead army of the Crane tribe, but we have not considered the hundreds of thousands of troops in Brother Port and Axmeiser? It's not that we haven't fought with them, and the other party is not so vulnerable that they are vulnerable, right?
If we are prepared in advance and use Brother Port to resist for a period of time, there should be no problem, and then we will launch an attack from the flank, attack from both sides, and eat this undead army, it is not impossible, in doing so, not only can we turn the danger into a disaster, but even greatly weaken the Klein tribe, and lay the foundation for us to unify the Despair Swamp in the future, the best of both worlds. β
This tirade landed, and the entire conference room was silent, and everyone looked at the spokesman in a daze.
Because the speaker of this tirade is neither the two main military chiefs of staff, nor Erickson, who is known for his meticulous thinking, but McGee the Skull, one of the two cannons in the Eternal Night Army.
McGee, the Skull-Crusher, was a little stunned by their strange gaze, touched his big bald head and said, "Am I saying something wrong again? Isn't it that you often talk about having no eternal enemies, only eternal interests? Although the Kingsley family does not have common interests with us, when they are forced into a corner, they have to fight for us, and they can't even care about the life and death of hundreds of thousands of troops in order to trap us, right?"
This addition from McGee the Skullcrusher made this silence last longer.
"What is this called? A wise man will make a mistake in a thousand thoughts, and a fool will also gain a thousand thoughts. Sean laughed and stood up, leading the way in applauding, "The general not only didn't say the wrong thing this time, but pushed a new door open for us, a new door that we ignored. β
The others also stood up and applauded.
The entire high-level thinking of the Eternal Night Army Leader had indeed gotten into a dead end before, only thinking about how to solve the threat of the Crane tribe on its own, and also to protect the Kingsley family's army.
Completely forgetting that this army is not paper-mΓ’chΓ©.
They can make the most of them.
The smart people present had already come up with several ways in the blink of an eye.
"Does it really work?" McGee, the Skullcrusher, opened his mouth wide as he thought of this possibility, but in the past, in this kind of meeting, he was denied too many times, and now he was a little uncomfortable with receiving such high-level treatment.
"It really works. Sean nodded seriously.
"It's good to be useful, it's good to be useful!" said McGee the Skullcrusher, and there was no way to describe the beauty in his heart, which was a completely different feeling from winning a battle on the battlefield.
"General McGee has opened a new idea for us, and we can see from everyone's reactions that it is very feasible, the old rules, now enter the brainstorming time, talk freely, and see if we can find the most suitable path. Sean's expression was obviously much more relaxed at this time, and after having a new idea, he obviously had a bottom in his heart.
The chief of staff of the main force, Kelman, was the first to take over and said: "I will throw bricks and lead the jade first, the first one is to come, I think the bait plan and the mine array plan, what should be implemented must be implemented, one is to continue to probe their bottom, to see what progress they have made this time, the second is to weaken them as much as possible, and the third is to delay as much time as possible, the longer the preparation time, the more beneficial it will be for us." β
"Well, that's no problem, whether it's in the Politburo or in the war situation, delaying time is beneficial to us. Sean nodded approvingly, looked around and said, "Who else has ideas?"
"Let me start with that. Brann, the other chief of staff, raised his hand and said," There are two ways for us to drag the Kingsley family into the game, one is the initiative after the negotiation, we talk frankly and unfairly with the Kingsley family, make concessions in the negotiation, and let them know the threat they are facing for the first time, the advantage of this is that the Kingsley family has more preparation time, the probability of accidents is low, and it is even possible to cooperate with us, the disadvantage is that the other party may ask for a price, so that the benefits we get from the negotiation are extremely reduced. β
"Go on!"
"Another way, is to ask them to passively enter the game, before that, still block the news, wait until the undead army of the Crane tribe will immediately come to the city, and then notify them, at that time, it will be up to them, and the negotiation will wait until the fight is over, then the initiative will still be in our hands, and they can't help it, but the risk of doing so is too great, in the face of these undead monsters, if you don't do a good job of psychological construction in advance, it is easy to have problems, once they can't bear it, we can lose everything." β
"Chief of Staff Brian is very well analyzed. Sean was also in a reaping attitude towards the main chief of staff, "Which method does the chief of staff think we should choose?"
"My personal suggestion is to cooperate frankly and unfairly with the Kingsley family, although this method will damage the interests of the negotiations, but it is better to be stable, when the time comes, not only will they have time to prepare, we can also support them with some of their supplies, and at the same time let them carry out propaganda and stabilize the morale of the army, the army of the Kingsley family, the most unreassuring thing now is their military spirit, their morale is already low, and then they will not be fierce against a monster army, it is really hanging. "Bron, as always, has chosen to seek stability.
"Chief of Staff Kelman, what do you think?" Sean did not express his opinion, but looked at Kelman, he has always liked to take risks, I don't know if he has a unique opinion this time.
Kelman replied without thinking: "I agree with Chief of Staff Brann's opinion, the undead army of the Klein tribe can't be overvalued, and even if the Kingsley family wants to threaten us with this, it may not be able to threaten us, if we don't let go of the Danube River to the death, what can they do with us? Just like General McGee said before, can they still resist?" There are two sides to everything, and I don't think it's all bad for negotiations, and when their army is threatened with life and death, is it the Grand Duke of Buck who is in a hurry? β
"Makes sense. Sean nodded thoughtfully, "Who has an idea?"
"I would like to add a few ......"
Around the new strategic direction, the high-level leaders of the Eternal Night Army Leader began to talk nonsense.
Just like the name Sean just said, this is just a simple brainstorming, regardless of right or wrong, first find out all the possibilities, and then check them out one by one when the plan is formalized.
Useful to keep, useless to give up.
Generally speaking, as long as the opinions are raised, they are above the level.
After all, the Eternal Night Commander has not been using this mode for a day or two, and after being cultivated in this environment for a long time, people like McGee the Skull Crusher can give decent analysis, let alone those smart people.
Soon it was added, and a complete strategy was placed in front of everyone.
The top brass of the Eternal Night Army Leader unanimously agreed that this matter was mainly for stability.
Compared to the big threat of the Klein tribe, what does it matter if you give up some profits?
"On the royal capital's side, the showdown with Grand Duke Buck will be handed over to me, and the allocation of materials and delaying the pace of the other party will be handed over to you. Sean said with a solemn expression.
"Your Excellency, rest assured, you will complete your mission. The generals of the Eternal Night Army stood up in unison.
"Go ahead with the plan!"
"Yes!"
After completing the deployment of the military strategy, Sean immediately rode the black collar and flew directly to the royal capital Valesta.
As soon as he left on his front foot, the undead army of the Crane tribe rushed out of the territory again.
It was several points larger than Sean had spotted, with a rough estimate of more than fifty thousand.
The main force is still the undead soldiers, but there are a lot of skeleton armored soldiers mixed in it, led by thousands of skeleton armored knights.
The speed of this army is still not particularly fast, maintaining about forty kilometers a day, but the goal is extremely clear, that is, to go to Brother Port.
Although the new round of decoy tactics of the Eternal Night Army Leader did not completely fail, the effect was obviously not as effective as the last time, and they would not chase after the bait troops for seven or eight kilometers at most, and then turn around and return to the large army, leaving the Eternal Night Army Leader with no way to speak.
The only effect of the decoy tactic is to slow them down to a certain extent.
The black powder minefield has gained a lot of money.
The undead Klein soldiers always like to march in squads, which is very conducive to the power of black powder mines.
Their temporary flexibility is extremely poor, and they don't know how to learn from the experience, and many soldiers in front of them have been blown up into the sky, and they are still stupidly moving forward in the back.
If it weren't for the fact that there was so little of this favorable terrain, the Black Powder Mine Transport of the Eternal Night Army would not have been able to keep up.
Whether this undead Klein army has a chance to go to Brother Port is still unknown!
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Valesta.
Ten kilometers on the outskirts, crystal vineyards.
This little-known manor has welcomed two of the most distinguished guests since its construction.
The most honorable woman of the Byron League today, Princess Regent Sophia and the Carthusian Warlord, Archduke Buck of the Kingsley family.
There are not many people who can invite these two at the same time, and there are few people in the entire Valesta, and Baron Sean should be counted as one.
"Your Excellency, you are really elegant, and you have invited us here just to let us taste the crystal wine here, I admit that this wine is good, but is it the wrong person to invite Your Excellency?" said Archduke Buck's displeasure at Sean.
The implication is very clear, the relationship between the two of them is not suitable for drinking.
If it weren't for Sean's hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, he wouldn't have been able to bird him.
Although Princess Regent Sophia didn't say anything, her bright eyes also showed doubts, not knowing what medicine was sold in Sean's gourd.
Since the two returned to Valesta, Sean had disappeared without a trace as soon as they turned their heads, and had not been heard from for nearly two weeks.
It is false to say that there is no resentment in her stomach.
After all, the two have just had the most intimate relationship, and it is the hottest time.
She said that after returning to the royal capital, the two had to draw a clear line, but that was just on the surface, but she didn't say that it was not in private?
A woman's heart, a needle under the sea!
Their minds are always in a state of flux, even Sophie, who is the princess regent.
Sean said with a solemn expression: "I invite the two of you here today because I have something important to show you, which is related to our negotiations and the life and death of His Excellency the Grand Duke's hundreds of thousands of troops. β
"Your Excellency Baron doesn't need to remind me of this, what you can say, we have already talked at the negotiation table, so don't play tricks anymore, the conditions you put forward are too harsh, far beyond the current capacity of the Kingsley family, if you don't show sincerity, we have no way to talk about it, if there is nothing else, I will go first." "Archduke Buck's heart was tired.
Sean was constantly talking about the life and death of hundreds of thousands of troops, which already made him feel impatient.
This is something that is on the surface, don't you need to remind him over and over again?
"If I were Your Excellency, I would not have made such a rash decision. Sean said with a cold face, "There has been a new change on the side of the Swamp of Despair, I am here to kindly remind you, Your Excellency Don't think that I am threatening you again." β
"Your Excellency, you're here, why don't you take a look and talk about it? Sophia played a round in the middle.
"Hmph!" Archduke Buck snorted, and accepted it.
In fact, he didn't move from beginning to end, it's one thing to be angry on the lips, and another thing to worry about it in his heart.
"Open!" Sean didn't say much more, and now put him with Grand Duke Buck, and most of them won't have anything good to say.
As the curtain fell, three steel cages appeared in front of everyone.
"What kind of monster is this?" said Sophilia and Grand Duke Buck at the same time, looking surprised.
The three steel cages contain the Undead Crane Soldiers, the Bone Armored Soldiers, and the Bone Armored Knights.
Although the undead Crane soldiers are more dead than alive, they are still somewhat human, and the skeleton armored soldiers and skeleton armored knights are already very difficult to identify.
The three undead soldiers in the cage did not move, did not speak, did not speak, if it weren't for the occasional fluctuation of their eyes looking at them coldly, they would have thought that they were three dead objects.
"Shoot the arrows!"
As Sean gave an order, a long group of archers immediately appeared around him, shooting wildly at the three undead soldiers in the cage.
This sudden move made Sophia and Archduke Barker's personal guards nervous.
Bang! Bang!
The three undead soldiers who were attacked immediately entered the attack state, slamming the steel cage with a thud, ignoring the arrows that fell on them, and quickly inserted themselves, but it did not have much impact on their actions.
There was no roaring, no anger, and there was still endless coldness.
"Change the spear!"
Sean then ordered.
The soldiers threw away Andes' longbows, picked up the spears next to them, and stabbed them at the cage.
"Change the long knife!"
The spears of the soldiers turned into long knives, and they slashed at them again.
"Change the hammer!"
......
After a while, this group of soldiers had changed seven or eight weapons.
At first, Sophia and Grand Duke Buck were still at a loss, not knowing what Sean was doing, and the more they looked back, the more ugly their faces became.
They were frightened by the immortality of the other party.
Arrows can't die, guns can't die, knives can't die, hammers can't die......
The body was already full of holes, but the blood that flowed out was pitiful, and the external bone armor on the skeleton armored soldier and the skeleton armored knight had been dismantled, revealing the dead gray explosive muscles inside, and the steel cage still slammed into the steel cage with a loud bang.
Although this is the result of the two teams of soldiers consciously avoiding each other's two key points, this kind of characteristic that violates ordinary creatures is indeed a bit scary.
"That's it. Sophia stopped Sean from continuing to change weapons and said, "Your Excellency, what exactly do you want to say?
"Because what I'm going to say next is a bit unbelievable, and you can only believe what I'm saying if you two have seen it with your own eyes. Sean waved his hand and motioned for the group of soldiers to stand back for now, cleared his throat and continued, "But I can use my personality to guarantee that what I say next is true." β