Chapter 68: The Superior Strategy
Erne Empire, Talmug Fortress.
Sitting in the Livia camp outside the Tamug Fortress, Prince Icks recalled the experience of the previous days as if it were a dream.
He still couldn't believe that he had really come to the Talmug Fortress.
However, this is the case, and he has come to the base of the Talmug fortress.
As soon as the follow-up troops of the Livia Empire arrived, he could follow the example of the Madrid Fortress and directly inflict a devastating blow on the Talug Fortress with Holy Sanction II.
When the time comes, he will regain the place where his ancestors once rose, and if the time is right, he can even drive straight into the capital of Erne.
Once he has captured the capital of the Ernne Empire, he will be able to control the royal family of the Ernne Empire, keeping the northern kingdoms out of the Ernne borders.
Indeed, only a young man like Icks would dare to think so wildly of such a bold idea, and if it were Elaire and Slok, they would have thought twice.
The idea of coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes is certainly beautiful, but how many people have been able to do it throughout history?
Let's just say that Icks may really be able to accomplish something that no one dared to imagine.
After all, there is no one in history who can possess two weapons like the Holy Sanction at the same time as him.
But Icks couldn't calculate the fate of the fate, because Elier's army was the first to come under the Talmug fortress.
"General, in front of you is the Talmug Fortress, and directly in front of the fortress is the army of the Livia Empire.
Now that the Livian army is blocking our way back, what should we do next?", the general beside him asked.
"No, hasn't Livia's army been in the Tamug fortress for several days? ”
After a cursory glance at the traces around the Talmug fortress, Elaire could conclude that there were no signs of war.
This couldn't help but arouse the curiosity of General Elier, and it stands to reason that the Livian army at this moment was at its strongest morale.
Taking advantage of the victory and chasing and capturing the Talmug Fortress in one fell swoop is the best strategy.
Elier's keen war mindset made him immediately aware of the anomaly of this kind of uncommon sense of battle.
"Why is he like this, what the hell is he waiting for?", General Elier began to put himself in the shoes of Icks.
Suddenly, as if he understood something, a glimmer of essence flashed in General Elier's eyes.
"You said that the Livian army captured the fortress of Madrid a few days ago?" Ilaire asked again about the team that had come from the Talmug.
"Nine days ago, yes, it should have been nine days ago, it was the soldiers who withdrew from the fortress of Madrid who told us. The leader of the squad thought seriously for a moment and said.
"The Livian army came to the Talmug fortress two days ago, which means that it took them only seven days to break through from the Madrid fortress all the way to the bottom of the Talug fortress. ”
Hearing this, General Elier muttered alone.
Now that the situation is clear, it will take at least ten days for all the armies of the Livia Empire to reach the Tamug fortress.
This was the result of the Livia army galloping along the way, ignoring the towns along the way, but this was not possible in practice, so it took at least twelve days for Livia's army to reach the Talmug fortress.
Now that it had only taken seven days for Ickes' men to arrive here, they must have left behind a large number of baggage troops, and only brought a few light cavalry and infantry to get here in such a short time.
That is to say, at this moment, about half of Livia's baggage troops are harvesting the towns along the way in the rear, and they are fully prepared for the next Talmug attack.
After analyzing the situation clearly, Elier quickly discussed the next battle plan with his generals.
"This is the current situation, do you have any opinions?", in fact, General Elier had already made the next battle plan in his mind, but he still asked symbolically.
This is the way of the general, which is not superfluous at all, but rather shows that General Elier is an enlightened man. Only by establishing this good image can he better drive his generals in the future.
"In my opinion, at this moment, we should unite the defenders of the city to join forces and defeat the Livian army under the city in one fell swoop. A general thought for a moment and said.
The rest of the generals agreed, believing that he was justified.
"It's barely called a middle strategy, only considering one aspect, not to mention whether we can successfully defeat the other party on a frontal battlefield, after all, the other party still has an artifact in his hand.
Even if we were lucky enough to win the other side, we would have suffered heavy losses and would have been caught off guard by the Livian army that came later, so I think this would be a medium strategy at best. ”
Eliaire commented lightly, and although the officer was a little unconvinced, he had to think that there was really nothing wrong with Elier's explanation.
"I think we should ambush the other side's follow-up troops in the middle of the road now, take the other side by surprise, and then go back to join forces with the Tamug fortress and crush the remaining Livian army under the city in one fell swoop. ”
After a few more moments, another general stood up and spoke, apparently confident in his plan.
Hearing the general's answer, Eliel paused, cast an approving glance at the general, and then muttered.
"This can be called a ploy, but it is by no means the most appropriate ploy, and you are missing something. ”
General Elier continued to lead, but after a long time no one could say what he wanted, so he had to tell the whole story of his plan.
"First of all, we have set up an ambush in the Grud Gorge, which is the only way for the Livian army to pass through, and they would never have imagined that anyone would be able to ambush there, after all, the previous forward troops have successfully passed through here.
We can easily wipe out the Livian army that enters the canyon at a very small cost. Don't forget that the Livian army under the Talmug fortress did not know that its baggage forces had been wiped out.
Why don't we disguise ourselves as this baggage force, infiltrate the interior of the Livia army, and then wait for the opportunity to contact the defenders in the city and annihilate the remaining Livia army in one fell swoop.
Even in the best of circumstances, we would have a chance to snatch that last artifact from the hands of the enemy and win the battle with minimal effort. ”
General Elier told all the generals present in detail about his plan and ideal state.
After listening to this, I saw that all the generals had such expressions on their faces, and they seemed to suddenly realize the feeling.
This is Elaire's mastery, making full use of the information gap between the two armies of Livia, breaking them one by one, and winning the war with the least cost.