King Ferdinand was young and vigorous, and he was even more vigorous in his work, and after briefly recounting what had happened, he began to give orders to everyone present.

With the addition of this powerhouse led by Hamilton, the original plan was slightly changed.

His order to the garrison of Gannan Province was simple: to roam the southwest of Palm County and destroy the rebels they encountered.

This order is extremely general and does not even have a specific charter.

After hearing this, Han Milton was a little puzzled at first, and then he understood that the other party was asking him to destroy the rebels, and the fundamental purpose was to let him contain the footsteps of the demon army.

However, he did not refuse, but calmly agreed.

Compared to the people of the Northland, who were afraid of demons like tigers, these southern barbarians who had fought with demons for several years clearly knew in their hearts that demons were far less terrible than humans.

At the very least, humans possess well-made equipment, generals who can fight well, and have strict discipline and the ability to coordinate operations.

What do demons have? They don't have any advantage other than an outrageous number.

There is no discipline in the war, and the cooperation can be called spicy.

Hammidon was more willing to bully these guys than to storm them, so he nodded and agreed.

Seeing this, King Ferdinand smiled sincerely, and said secretly: This difficult bone has finally been thrown out.

As everyone knows, this difficult bone is actually no different from a soft and glutinous cake in the eyes of Hamilton.

King Ferdinand continued: "I know that this task is difficult, so I will arrange for several lords such as Count Marion, Count Joyce, Count Rogier, and Count Richard to carry out the mission with you. ”

The lords he pointed out were relatively powerful nobles in the Arthurian Kingdom, and the total number of private troops under his command was twenty or thirty thousand.

However, although the quantity is up to standard, the quality is really worrying.

Don't mention it.

Hammidon knew that these men were afraid that they would not be welcomed well with the people, or at least not by His Majesty the King, so he was assigned this task.

He couldn't help but wonder: he was assigned this task, didn't he mean that the local garrison of Gannan Province was also unpopular, or that the other party had other purposes?

After thinking about it, he suddenly came to his senses, afraid that His Majesty the King wanted to take this opportunity to weaken the strength of the great lords and pave the way for the construction of the centralized system in the future.

Sure enough, I heard King Ferdinand say solemnly: "The Western Army has set off first, and you should hurry up." ”

"Please be sure to destroy all the rebels who are wandering, reduce the pressure on the main force of our army, and when Hailan Province is recovered, I will give a rich reward, but if you don't do your best, I will also punish you severely. ”

First encouragement, then admonition.

The trick is old-fashioned, but it's very practical.

Everyone knows that Hailan Province will inevitably be recovered, and His Majesty the King will definitely regroup, who would dare to slack off at such a critical moment?

Besides, if the demons entered the heart of Arthur's kingdom, it would do more harm than good to them as lords.

The lips are dead and the teeth are cold, and there are no eggs under the nest, they still understand these truths.

Immediately afterwards, King Ferdinand made another adjustment to the main force, but this time it was not as smooth as before.

The addition of the garrison of Gannan Province left the nearly 40,000 soldiers who were originally going to the western front idle, although all of them were farmers with ploughing tools, but they were not a small combat force.

About these forty thousand

On the question of how people should be distributed, different opinions were given.

Because the troops marched in three directions, priority was given to cutting off the rebel forces near the city of Ejeda, and finally the three-way army met in the Black River Plain.

In this way, the lonely city of Ejeda City could not hold on for long at all.

Therefore, whoever can get these 40,000 soldiers will have a greater chance of winning the first prize.

Some people will ask, since His Majesty the King is here, why not give him these soldiers, so that His Majesty, who is so happy, can win the laurels?

Where is it so simple, this young and vigorous king His Majesty has long decided to lead the king's army straight to the old nest of the Cronin family, Marseille.

As soon as the news of the fall of Ejeda arrived, he would launch a general assault on Marseille and put an end to the rebellion once and for all.

Since there is no involvement of His Majesty the King, everyone naturally strives for their own interests as much as possible.

So the lords, who had just quarreled over this matter, fought each other again, and they seized every opportunity to speak, shouting with all their might, and making their stand with the loudest voice they could.

The red-eared appearance was as if whoever had the voice to overwhelm the others would have a reasonable claim.

Hamilton yawned as they watched the whole king's tent go over to the sky.

Had it not been for the fact that His Majesty had not given the order, he would have wanted to leave and return to the camp to catch up on sleep.

Two hours later, the meal arrived.

Perhaps it was the hunger in their stomachs that played a role, and the lords finally reached a consensus that the most stressed Western Route Army would receive 20,000 men, and the other two armies would each share nearly 10,000 men.

Hammidon originally thought that this was the end of the matter, but who thought about it, and everyone quarreled about the battle policy again.

Earl Brown, who had just been transferred from Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern Military Region to Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Military District, advocated reducing the objectives of the attack and marching as quickly as possible to the city of Ejeda, in an attempt to take it before the rebels gathered in large numbers.

He was a representative of the radical faction, and wanted to overturn the previous plan, choosing to advance directly into the Black River Plain, fight the main rebel army, and wait until the city of Ejeda was taken, and then attack other cities.

This idea is very much in line with the image of the other party with well-developed limbs and simple minds, and does not consider the problem of the supply of the army at all.

If he really fights according to his train of thought, I am afraid that the army will run out of food before it reaches the Heihe Plain.

After all, if they didn't take the cities along the way, the rebels could completely cut off the supply lines of the army with small-scale harassment, so except for a few radicals who supported it, the rest of the lords were against it.

Hammidon looked at the enraged bull and wondered how he could be the commander of the military district.

Count Edward, who was sitting in the position of his hand, seemed to see his doubts, and asked with a smile: "Aren't you curious how such a guy can get into the position of the head of the military region?"

Han Milton nodded: "It's a little curious, in Gannan Province, such a simple-minded guy doesn't even have the opportunity to speak at the military meeting." ”

Earl Edward shook his head and smiled when he heard this, and explained: "Although Earl Brown is not good at coordinating the overall situation, he has an advantage that other generals rarely have, that is, he is good at taking other people's opinions. ”

Han Milton nodded again, a playful smile on the corner of his mouth: "If you want to do things with this kind of person, I'm afraid you will be affected." ”

Count Edward shrugged his shoulders: "It's okay, at least he can listen to most of my opinions." ”

Hammidon looked surprised: "You ......"

Count Edward showed an undeniable expression: "I was appointed Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Army by His Majesty the King a while ago

position, concurrently serving as Chief of Staff. ”

Hearing this, Han Midun hurriedly congratulated, and at the same time felt sorry for the loss of such an old and respected general in Gannan Province.

After the Earl of Brown finished speaking, the others were not to be outdone.

Earl Kevin is a complete conservative, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is as timid as a mouse.

He advocated a steady and steady fight to take the city of Ejeda within two months.

Although his ideas were too conservative in the eyes of Hamilton, they were supported by the vast majority of the old aristocracy.

The reason: the rebels are no weaker than the crusaders.

This is true, despite the fact that there are now 280,000 troops in the entire camp, but more than two-thirds of them are here to make up the number.

In other words, there are less than 100,000 soldiers who are really capable of fighting the rebels head-on.

If the two armies are facing each other, the victory or defeat is still between five and five, and if you want to attack the city, and finally conquer the city of Ejeda, which has tens of thousands of people, it is not difficult.

For this proposition, the young nobles of the strong blood expressed their opposition one after another.

Their idea is very simple, His Majesty the King wants to revitalize the Kingdom of Arthur, and this is the opportunity for their rise.

They want to use this war to show their courage and ability, make meritorious achievements, and obtain enough dazzling feats.

Steady, steady, non-existent!

If they had to choose between radicals and conservatives, they would prefer to choose the ideas of Earl Brown, and drive straight into the Black River Plain to conquer the city of Ejeda.

So the quarrel escalated again.

During this period, His Majesty the King had no intention of stopping him at all, and drank tea leisurely.

Hamilton listened carefully to everyone's opinions, and in the end, he found that he was wasting his energy.

Although these lords all wore helmets and armor and looked mighty, there were very few people who really knew military affairs.

They argue solely for the sake of arguing, and speak only to strike at their opponents.

Han Midon sighed silently, feeling that the military meeting of Gannan Province was more acceptable to him.

Although it was also noisy, there were long quarrels, and even arms rolled up their sleeves, but the opinions and suggestions put forward by everyone were very reasonable, and the ultimate goal was to come up with the best battle plan.

Look here again......

Half an hour later, King Ferdinand, as if tired of the endless argument, stood up, raised his hand and pressed down, signaling for the crowd to end the argument.

The noisy sound in the king's tent suddenly disappeared, and everyone looked at His Majesty, who was already quite imposing.

King Ferdinand took a deep breath and said, "I have heard your opinions in my ears, and I can say that they all make sense. ”

Hearing this, the corners of Hammidon's eyes twitched unnaturally.

King Ferdinand subconsciously ignored it and continued to say in a majestic voice: "However, there are also shortcomings. ”

When everyone heard this, they came to their senses, and it seemed that His Majesty the King was going to express his opinion.

Then all the people held their breath and prepared to listen to His Majesty's insight.

Even Hamilton slowed down his breathing rhythm to hear what his majesty had planned.

King Ferdinand glanced around, and found that everyone's eyes were focused on him, and the corners of his mouth suddenly hooked up with a satisfied smile, and then said solemnly: "In this case, it is better to continue to act according to the original plan." ”

Everyone: "......"