Chapter 132: Subtle Attitude
"It's normal for this situation to happen! Before this situation is clear, they won't easily stand in line, not to mention that Patlem's coronation this time is itself a scandalous drama directed and acted by himself. However, it is not completely without benefits, that is, he first stood on the high point of fame. ”
"What's the use of being at the high point of fame? I really don't understand what tricks these people are playing outside the mountain? Happily, fighting hard to see who has the big fist and who is the boss, what a simple matter, it has to be so complicated? Isn't Philip known as the Manbred Lion Cub? Is he notoriously crazy when he fights? Why is it that this time he is so domineering when he appears, and now he has retreated back into his own territory? In my case, not only do I have to attend the coronation ceremony of the other party's Grand Duke, but I also have to bring my own army with me, but I want to see how the other party responds?"
"It's you, a fool, who can do such a brainless thing. If it were under normal circumstances, the two sides would have been fighting each other a long time ago, don't forget, what about a slave rebel army? If they fought here to the death, wouldn't it give the other side a chance to sit big? Between them it was only a power struggle, but they and the slave rebel army were incompatible, because no matter how they fought, no matter who wins, in the end, the Manyu army leader is still the world of the Faren family, and if the slave rebel army is allowed to succeed, the entire Manyu army will change the sky. ”
"Are you saying that the two sides will join forces? After destroying the slave rebellion, they will fight for the position of Grand Duke?"
"It's hard to say, there is a question of trust involved, if it were you, would you be relieved that a future enemy is behind you?"
"Nonsense, of course I don't worry, what if I stab Lao Tzu in the back at a critical moment?
"You think so, Philip and Patrium will think the same way, it is unlikely that they will join forces, at most the two sides will refrain from head-on, fight with the slave rebel army, desperately expand their territory, win over those little lords and nobles, and prepare for the future struggle for the world. ”
"What do you mean? What do you mean by me? Could it be that Lao Tzu's IQ is lower than theirs?"
"I didn't say that, but you misinterpreted it. ”
"Seriously, seriously, let's have a meeting! Let's continue to analyze, Patalem and Philip will not trouble us for a while, but the slave rebel army is a destabilizing factor, their main force is starting to come in our direction, do you think they will enter the mountains and find trouble for us?"
"Not in the heyday, after all, their foundation is those slaves and the poorest people at the bottom, only among those oppressed people, they have the home advantage, develop and grow, and come to us, they are not slave rebels, but invaders, among their two major leaders, I know one, that is an absolutely smart person, will not make such a foolish decision, they move to the east, eighty percent is to back the Andes Mountains, to prevent the enemy from the belly and back, but ......"
"But if they fail in their uprising, it is difficult to say, that they will become rogues in the true sense of the word, and in order to survive, there is nothing they cannot do, and it is almost inevitable that they will be swept to the Andes Mountains, because there is no place for them outside the mountains, including other military lords, and no lord likes instability. ”
"There will be no place for them in the mountains, we have just calmed down a little here, how can we allow them to toss and turn again. ”
"Let's wait and see what happens, this kind of mixed slave rebel army, the instability is very great, how much can be done, in addition to their own enemies, their own factors are more important, if they do it well, they can poke a hole out of the sky, if they don't do it well, they don't need the enemy to fight, and the internal will fall apart, judging from the situation we have, their current situation is not ideal!"
"There are many people who are uneven, the speed of their development is too fast, and we have a fight with the Eternal Night Legion, the original anxiety, everyone should remember it vividly, our close brothers are still like this, they are a group of people at the bottom who have never met to make do together, the good and the bad are uneven, it is strange if they are not chaotic, and the most important thing is that they have no time to carry out internal rectification, some originally small contradictions, accumulated for a period of time, will also become a huge hidden danger. ”
"They are a chariot that drives into the battlefield, they can only advance and not retreat, and now they can't help but expand if they want to, those slaves who defect to them, they can't help but take them in, they are now fighting to feed the war, and barely maintain, and when they can't grab it, it is inevitable to fall apart, and I am Philip and Patriem, I don't need to attack them at all, I hold on to my own portal, and then put heavy pressure on them, forcing them to continue to expand, waiting for their internal division, and then fight to determine the winner. ”
"If they really do this, those lords and nobles will not hate them to death, and the hearts of the people will turn their backs, how can they compete with each other for the position of the Grand Duke in the future? Besides, if the slave rebel army has a chance to breathe, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no internal rectification. ”
From the very beginning, there have been two giants, and once there is a disagreement between the two, the rupture will be fatal. ”
"Didn't Tang say it before? Their two-man model is also a last resort, that Mr. Stanbuck can't wait to revolt and take the power into his own hands, but he is an outsider after all, he doesn't have that much influence, he needs to use the influence of the Dicron Champion Knight, forcibly force him to join the gang, no one wants to be manipulated by others, and it is almost inevitable to develop his own power at that time, this Mr. Stabuck is a bit of a stone to shoot himself in the foot!"
Within the Legion of the Eternal Night, there is widespread pessimism about the future of the slave rebels led by the Manyu Army.
In addition to the inherent disadvantages of the slave rebels, the slave rebels led by the Manyu army had various problems of their own, which became more obvious as they grew stronger, that is, from the beginning, they were divided into two camps - Starbuck and Dicron each led one.
Follow Starbuck to educate people for those ruffians and unsatisfactory people, in terms of winning people's hearts, he is definitely a good hand, some small profits, just these people who chase interests, the whole five confusions, he is the head.
Dicron was followed by slave gladiators and slaves, who were also the champions of many gladiator competitions, but his influence among slave gladiators, who grew up as a slave gladiator, far surpassed Starbuck, because those slave gladiators could not find a sense of belonging in Starbuck, after all, the origins of the two sides were very different.
Compared with Starbuck's lofty ambitions, Dicron was more silent and introverted, doing more than talking.
The temperament of the two people determines that the style of doing things is different.
Two people with such different personalities put together, and at first they were forced to survive under pressure, and they might be able to huddle together to keep warm.
However, as its own power grew and grew, the differences became bigger and bigger, and the resolution of the slave rebel army to withdraw eastward was frozen.
The idea of retreating east was put forward by Starbuck, thinking that they are now large enough to wander around like a rogue, which is no longer suitable for them, they must find a territory, reorganize, and only loot without building, do not wait until winter, they will have nothing to rob, and build a large rear of their own is the long-term solution.
Dicron disagreed, believing that they should continue to fight, and still gnaw hard bones - Philip and his golden camel heavy horseman.
The reason is also very sufficient, Philip has just rushed back from the Broken Blood Castle thousands of miles away, it is when the strength is weak, plus the auxiliary army and the little lords and nobles who have defected to him one after another, supporting 15,000 deaths, the main force of the slave rebel army alone exceeds 100,000, even if the composition is mixed and the combat effectiveness is low, but they have 20,000 slave gladiators, even if the ants gnaw the elephants, they can gnaw them to death.
In doing so, it will be a crushing victory, but their enemies will have one less way, and there will be much more room for maneuver in the future.
Even if they failed, their losses were not as great as they imagined, and the golden camel heavy cavalry that Philip relied on did not have such strong stamina, and there were not so many auxiliaries, so there was no way to drive them all out.
After the reorganization, starting all over again, the last thing they are afraid of is failure.
The most important thing is that Philip is a real military strategist, and the golden camel heavy cavalry led by him is a real elite, compared to him, Patlem is just an opportunistic clown, and the threat of the two is not the same.
Dicron showed his brave side to the fullest.
This proposal was unanimously approved by the middle and upper echelons of the Eternal Night Legion, and the evaluation of Dicron was raised by several notches, and this insight was enough to be a good general.
If his proposal can be passed, no matter whether he wins or loses, the political landscape of the Manyu military leader will be turned upside down.
Now that the slave rebels were retreating eastward, Philip and his golden camel riders were still alive and kicking.
It shows that Dicklon's proposal has failed.
Not only were Starbuck's men strongly opposed, but even the slave gladiators who supported him were mostly against him.
Starbuck's people oppose him, it is understandable, after all, Starbuck's opinion itself is there, he is unwilling to fight, in addition to his own reasons, but also out of interest considerations, he knows that the two heirs will not join forces to fight them, not only will they not join forces, but the two sides will even pinch each other, if Philip is destroyed, then Patrium will be the only family, and it will be unfavorable to them.
The slave gladiators were reluctant to support Dicron because the minor chieftains knew that if the war began, they would be the main fighters, and the prestige of the Golden Camel Heavy Rider had been in full swing in the Manyu army for thirty years.
Although the Grand Duke Borg, who created him, is dying and overwhelmed, the Golden Camel Heavy Rider has not lost its prestige, especially with a new commander, after nearly ten years of tempering in the Broken Blood Fortress, they have regained their brilliance, and their prestige has been heard of even in their cages.
Going head-to-head on the battlefield with such a team, even these indifferent slave gladiators are a little weak-hearted.
The most important thing is that they are no longer the slaves who had nothing at the beginning, but generals who have a lot of wealth and call for wind and rain, even the former noble lords have to flee when they see them.
When people have concerns and expectations for a better life, their courage will naturally become smaller.
It is difficult to raise brave and fearless generals in the nest of wealth.
Poor mountains and bad waters come out of the people.
That's all there is to it.
This game has dealt a big blow to Dickron's personal spirit and prestige, and now the entire slave rebel army is led by Starbuck, but the hidden danger has not been eliminated, unless Starbuck can lead the slave rebel army all the way uphill, otherwise a little bit of it will not go well, and Dicron may take advantage of the trend.
The only solution is for Starbuck and Dicron to reach a consensus and reach a unity of consciousness and thought.
However, this is basically impossible, the origins and experiences of the two are destined to have very little common language, and both parties are people who have reached the peak of their personal force, and this kind of person has a common characteristic.
It sounds good, but it is called perseverance.
It's hard to say, it's called stubbornness.
As long as they recognize something, it is difficult to change.
Because only with this kind of character can they have what they are today.
"The leaders of the slave rebels have already expressed their intention to contact us, and some have even proposed an alliance with us, if the other party really sends a messenger, how should we deal with it?" Ralph threw out a topic that was closely related to the Legion of the Eternal Night.
The reason why the Legion of the Eternal Night is so closely following the movements of the slave rebels is not only because they are about to become their new neighbors, but also because they want to see if there is any opportunity to profit from them.
In addition, there was a natural indirect relationship between the two sides - more than half of the slave rebels were Andes mountain people, or their descendants.
The slave rebels leaned east, not without the idea of uniting with the fledgling Eternal Night.
The unique geographical environment makes it relatively easy for the Eternal Night Legion to keep itself secret, and it is quite well done, even if it is trade, it is only allowed to be carried out in the designated location, and even those lords and nobles have very limited understanding of them, only knowing that such a force has risen in the Andes Mountains.
But who is the dominant force in this force?
How big is it, exactly?
How many mountain dwellers do you have?
How is the equipment?
How many troops can be combated?
I don't know anything about these things.
For them, the entire Andes Mountains had been shrouded in a fog and could no longer be seen.
Instead, they are completely transparent in the eyes of the Legion of the Eternal Night.
The information is not equal, and they can only be led by the nose by the Legion of the Eternal Night.
Starbuck knew the potential of the Legion of the Eternal Night without seeing it, and just wanted to have one more ally and leave a way out for himself.