"Our army has already read the river. ”

Semiramis casually threw the paper on which the information was recorded on the table.

It was obviously the good news of the victory, but it couldn't make Semiramis put a happy expression on his face.

"I'm in a hurry. ”

Alice, sitting in a chair, shook her head and clasped her hands on her chest.

"We in the Baltic Empire do have the capital to take risks, but that is not a reason for our army to take risks. ”

Alice pointed to the parchment that had been placed on the table, and there was a rare look of anger on her face.

It is stated that the vanguard of the Baltic Empire has successfully invaded the territory of the Attila Empire and built a military camp to gain a foothold.

Among them, the capture of four adult mammoths at the cost of the Ice Giant's temporary withdrawal from the battle sequence is even more remarkable, and if you look at the battle report alone, this is an extremely brilliant victory.

However, this was not the victory that the Baltic Empire needed, and such a tactical victory did not necessarily lead to an excellent outcome, and it could even be said that it was a very different strategic approach from the Empire.

"Mammoth, what do I want this for, do I want to eat? Is his mind going to think about how to eat?"

Alice slapped the table in front of her vigorously, making a clattering sound.

Semiramis shook her head, she knew that Alice wasn't really angry, but she was just saddened that a respected general would make a mistake that shouldn't be made in such a small matter.

"Relying on that river to defend, luring the other side to attack, wearing down the enemy's numbers through a long war, increasing the contradictions within the Attila Empire through continuous losses, and disintegrating the country in turmoil, he really can't understand whether this strategy is really incomprehensible or fake. ”

Alice asked, turning her head.

War is never the goal of an empire, whether it is a victorious war or a lost war, it is a means to an end.

The Empire originally intended to turn this battle into a protracted war by not appearing strong, and to control the scale and direction of the war by grasping the initiative of the war, so that it could be invincible from the beginning.

The reason why the air force was not dispatched, and the centaurs and gnolls were not allowed to cross the river to cut off the supply lines of the Attila Empire was that there was such an idea, because only when there was hope in the situation and the material guarantee could the protracted war really be fought, and those knights were willing to fight, willing to fight for a long time.

"Okay, okay, even if you smash everything now, it's useless. Everything has already happened, you sulk here, nothing will change, as you said to me before, don't cry over the milk that has been spilled. ”

Semiramis reached out and picked up a piece of pastry from the table and put it in his mouth to savor it.

After so many years of research, the chefs in the empire were able to satisfy Alice's discerning tastes, and the food was impeccable from the outside, smell, and taste.

Alice glared at Semiramis, and also picked up the snack and put it in her mouth and chewed it quickly, the soft cake melted like honey the moment it entered her mouth, and the rose-like flavor lingered on the tip of her tongue for a long time.

Seeing that Alice was focusing on the food, Semiramis faintly leaked a momentary smile, she really knew Alice too well, and knew when and what methods to use to soothe Alice's emotions.

It's like having a cat, as long as you understand the cat's personality and hobbies, the cat is actually very easy to raise.

Gently putting down the already empty teacup, Alice picked up a tissue from the table and gently wiped the brown droplets on the corner of her mouth, after eating dessert, she had a cup of black tea, which has always been her habit.

"You're right, Semiramis. ”

"Don't weep over spilled milk, yes, that's exactly what it says. ”

Alice's mood had regained her calm, she sat down in her chair and stopped, and once again picked up the battle report and read it carefully.

This is not information provided by the intelligence department, but a serious battle report sent back by the army, which details what happened on the battlefield in the past two days.

"Semiramis, come and see. ”

I don't know what I saw, Alice shifted her body, controlled the position for Semiramis to sit beside her, and then pointed to some short sentences recorded in the battle report, because the Baltic people were influenced by Alice and liked to use simple sentences to express their thoughts, and even the elves who joined the Baltic Empire were affected in this regard, throwing away a lot of dispensable gorgeousness.

"What do you think?"

Semiramis took the parchment from Alice's hand, read it repeatedly, analyzing it word for word, and finally came to a conclusion that surprised her.

"Ah, as you think, there are changes in the internal estimates of the Attila Empire that we didn't expect. ”

Alice and Semiramis were concerned about the changes that had taken place in the battle of the Attila Empire's army, and unlike other circumstances, the two found many unusual things in the actions of this army, and the enemy's tactics became more flexible and changeable.

Among them, the most obvious is to say that those mammoth elephants, when they had to invest, knew that the Baltic Empire had many hole cards in their hands, so they easily sent mammoth giants and first uncovered their hole cards.

"Famine and pestilence do not do such bold things. ”

Semiramis made such an assessment that if the report of the campaign commanded by Famine and Plague were put together with the report of this battle, anyone with a discerning eye could come to this conclusion.

"Well, indeed. ”

"However, those who can command such an army, in the Attila Empire, there is only famine and plague, and other people have no way to command, and they are not worried about giving the army in their hands to others to command. ”

Alice nodded.

The Attila Empire is a country ruled by Attila and several knights, and even the other tribal leaders don't have much say in this country.

Because of the particularity of the Attila Empire, the people inside are too fanatical and xenophobic, even with the ability of the intelligence department of the Baltic Empire, it is difficult to truly integrate into this country.

So far, the Baltic Empire has not received any news that the war has been successfully resurrected, and the resurrection of the war is not very good news, because the death of the war and the death of Beowulf were at the same time and place, and the cause of death of the two at the beginning is speculated by the outside world that the two died together.

However, now that the war has been resurrected, then the cause of Beowulf's death cannot really be concealed, even if the war is now a member of the Attila Empire, as an enemy of the Baltic Empire, his statement will still make some people believe it.

Beowulf's poems written by Alice about Beowulf were widely circulated throughout the Northlands and were liked by many people, making Beowulf still have great prestige years after his death.

At this time, if the truth is told by the war, there will be a feeling of lifting a stone and shooting yourself in the foot, not to mention the territory of Scandinavia, which has just been occupied, and even the Baltic Sea itself will be affected.

In addition, it should also be noted that since war can be resurrected, then death can also be resurrected, and in addition to war, death is also a problem that cannot be ignored.

After all, death has the power of the main plane to organize a terrible undead spirit, so that the people who should be buried deep in the bottom of the sleep can once again come to the earth to walk.

Now Alice and Semiramis don't know that the problem is much more difficult than they thought, and they are still thinking about the immediate problem of whether they should give the order to correct the front-line army that has gone slightly off track.

In this regard, the two have a unified opinion on this matter, and since it has happened, then according to the current situation, they will move towards the side that is favorable to the Baltic Empire.

Crossing that river would indeed have deprived the Empire of its status as an offensive and defensible, but it did not really distort the strategic intentions of the entire Empire, and the construction of a military camp on the territory of the Attila Empire could also drag the battle into the rhythm of a protracted war.

As if it were a replica of the Ural Mountains, the camp would be nailed into the territory of the Attila Empire, forcing the enemy to attack.

If the behavior of the Baltic Empire can be described as more impatient, then it is difficult for people to figure out on the side of the Attila Empire, no matter how disguised it is, it can be found that this battle is a trace of the deliberate retreat of the Attila Empire.

If this military camp is not removed, or it only takes a short time to upgrade to a castle, then the Baltic Empire can generously hoard a large amount of supplies in this camp, and then rely on this camp to attack the nearest city.

In the absence of logistical pressure, the Empire did not think that the poorly defended city would last long, and after occupying the small city, the Baltic Empire could use that small city as a starting point to split its forces to launch an offensive against the territory of the Attila Empire.

The Baltic Empire has enough troops, supplies and generals to divide the troops, while on the other hand, on the side of the Attila Empire, there are only two generals on the surface, plague and famine, and Attila as the emperor must sit in the capital of the entire empire and maintain the normal operation of the entire country.

"What about the rest of our armies, are they still carrying out the strategy we have laid out?"

Alice asks another question.

Because of the long border between the Baltic Empire and the Atila Empire, the offensive was carried out in many ways, in addition to several armies in Scandinavia, as well as from the Karelian side and from the Baltic Sea.

"They are all maintaining a certain degree of restraint, and for this war, the empire is at ease. ”

Semiramis behaved with ease, the Baltic Empire is confident enough to withstand one defeat after another, while the Attila Empire is different, the more they fail, the closer they get to the abyss.

No, even if you succeed, it's the same, as the saying goes, killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred, as long as it is a battle, there will be attrition, the difference is only that the victorious side loses less.

It's a pity that on the side of the Attila Empire, even if they keep winning, they can't support the loss caused by this victory, and many people don't see this clearly.

In particular, the old men of the Attila Empire, like Famine and Plague, are still intoxicated by the former glory of Attila and still think that one victory after another must bring dazzling splendor.

They are indeed attaching importance to logistics and supply, but they are simply paying attention to it, and they still can't understand it at a deeper level, so what they are doing now is only superficial preparations, like a majestic paper tiger.

"There's not much movement on the UK side?"

Alice nodded with satisfaction, although there were a few surprises, but on the whole, she still maintained the original strategic plan.

"The United Kingdom? Now Gorm is having a headache within the kingdom, the elves and dwarves are clamoring to leave, and the popularity of Siegmund and Sigomery is soaring rapidly, which has affected Gorm's rule to a certain extent. ”

Semiramis's answer was entirely expected by Alice, but despite this, Alice did not let her guard down, and if there was anything in Scandinavia that she needed to take seriously, it would be Sigoaney.

Alice has not forgotten the war between the Scandinavian Empire and the Attila Empire, and Sigoarney's personal visit to Jutland in the Baltic Empire to meet her was indeed a very important political event.

Her actions not only enlisted the Baltic Empire as an ally in the invasion of Scandinavia by the Attila Empire, but also calmed the contradictions within the Scandinavian Empire through the news of this alliance with the Baltic Empire.

If there is anything wrong with the eloquent Siegel in his life, it must be that he is too infatuated with Sigourney and does not really have the ability to face Sigourney squarely, but only treats her as the princess of Barusenge.

Not only Sigourney should not be underestimated, but also Zigmund, who does not seem to have much political intelligence, can always fight as much as he can with the power at his disposal.

Even in the battle of the disparity in strength of Upland, Siegmund had a lot of commendable performances, and the application of some of these tactics was even admired by Alice and written into the textbooks of the Baltic Empire.