Alice put down the information in her hand, and she leaned back in her chair and rubbed her swollen head.

The Baltic Empire's army, dominated by the Jeats, was almost completely wiped out, with only a few soldiers and legends successfully leaving the land of Upplan.

Such a fiasco really gave her a problem

The armed forces of the Attila Empire plus the intelligence of the United Kingdom

The enemy, who was not underestimated, still played an unexpected role

"What do you think, Semiramis. ”

Alice asked softly with her eyes closed.

"The Attila Empire has been prepared for a long time. ”

Semiramis clasped his hands on his chest, his face more gloomy.

The army led by Bud was completely wiped out on the battlefield, and there had not been such a crushing defeat in the Baltic Empire for so many years, not even during the war with the dragons.

"Whether you are prepared or not, things like this can say a lot. ”

Alice interrupted Semiramis at length with a wave of her hand.

"Semiramis, facts are facts, we lost a small game in this game, no matter how much sophistry, no matter how much interpretation, it can't change the established facts that have happened. ”

"Don't cry over spilled milk. ”

Alice said with a little meaning.

"I'm not trying to quibble and excuse our mistakes. ”

It doesn't have to be that way

Semiramis replied.

"Next, it's time to make some preparations. ”

After being beaten, silence has never been Semiramis's style, and if she is hurt by others, she will only do everything possible to get revenge by hundreds and thousands.

Even her father admits that if Semiramis hadn't been allowed to meet Alice, she would have grown into a poisonous woman that everyone feared and probably didn't even dare to mention by name.

"We need to adjust our mentality before we get ready for that. ”

Alice said in a low voice.

The successful implementation of Sigoney's plan slapped her in the face like a slap in the face, making her clearly know that having an absolute advantage does not mean that she will not fail or fail miserably.

Their opponents are all blocked by the national fortune and are desperate to find a way to win, and if they think they have the advantage as before, they can have the last laugh.

This fiasco in Upland will happen again in the future.

No, it's not right to think like this, as long as it's a war, there is a possibility of failure, and now they just encounter something that may become a reality.

All they can do is consider all the factors as much as possible, put the surprise into the planned response list as much as possible, and reduce the chance of failure as much as possible.

Obviously, because their strategic goal in this war was not to win the battle, so they were mentally prepared for defeat from the beginning, but that defeat was a retreating defeat, not such a fiasco of total annihilation.

"United Kingdom, you can let it go a little bit. ”

Alice said with a slight hesitation.

Originally, the United Kingdom was not on the list of strategic targets of the Baltic Empire at this stage, and the previous attacks were in the hope of curbing the United Kingdom's small moves in the future.

Now, after the disastrous defeat of the Imperial army, they need to solve the problems caused by this fiasco by defeating the Attila Empire in a short period of time and achieving a brilliant victory.

Within the Empire, as the news of this fiasco spread, the generals in the army were already very angry, they could not accept such a thing, and desperately wanted to be able to find a place on the battlefield.

In addition to the army, there are other forces within the empire that are engaged in a campaign of revenge, and those who have lost their loved ones and their leaders, from the old man with white hair to the beardless child, are preparing weapons and equipment.

Bud, these decades have given this man a high reputation among the Yaats of the Baltic Empire, and now this man dragged his old body and died at the hands of the Atila Empire in order to restore Upplan.

As the Yeats, they have no reason or excuse to refuse to avenge Bude, and the most distressed of them is Saruman, who only knows that Bude's sacrifice is deeply political.

It was indeed the Attila Empire that killed Bud, and it was Attila himself who took action

On the other hand, the Empire also has an unshirkable responsibility

But he can only suppress these things in his heart, for the sake of the Yeats race, for the sake of Bude and those Yeats who have died, he must not intensify the contradictions that have been difficult to ease again.

For those emotional people outside, even with Alice's prestige in the Baltic Empire, she can't completely ignore it, she still needs to give the necessary respect, maintain the rules of the game for the entire empire, and can't just break it.

"On the side of the Attila Empire, their coastal areas and riverside areas have been occupied by us, and more than two-thirds of the entire country's territory has fallen. ”

Semiramis said.

"Two-thirds, two-thirds of the plains accessible by rivers, and the remaining third are the real problems, and in that third of the land, we need to deal with more than just the Attila Empire. ”

Alice said helplessly.

Now, she will not be complacent because of the achievements she has achieved, judging from the information gathered by the intelligence department, the Attila Empire is far from the point of exhaustion.

In other words, with the advent of this defeat, the war has really entered the white-hot stage, and the convergence of the United Kingdom and the Attila Empire has completely united Scandinavia to fight against the invasion of the Baltic Empire, instead of fighting separately on the premise of not interfering with each other as before.

"Try attacking from both directions. ”

Semiramis suggested.

She began to look for an easier way to win the war, and if she could open a second battlefield to the east of the Attila Empire from the Karelian side, it would encircle the Attila Empire on both sides.

Judging from the number of troops and materials of the Baltic Empire now, it is not difficult to launch an offensive against the Attila Empire from two directions, and the benefits are very many.

In addition, attacking the Atila Empire from the Karelian direction has proven to work, and there are ready-made routes to choose from, and the routes left over from the attack of the Atila Empire many years ago can be copied and used.

In addition, Semiramis did not make this suggestion at this time, it was not a whim, it was carefully studied and refined by them in the previous discussion of this war.

The reason why it was not adopted was only because Alice did not want to end this war of unification of Scandinavia too quickly, because she knew that the completion of the unification of the entire Northland was the beginning for the Baltic Empire.

Alice touched her chin and fell into deep thought.

If you want to quickly clear away the gloom of this fiasco by winning a brilliant victory in the war against the Attila Empire, opening up a second battlefield is indeed a good choice.

Thinking about it from this perspective, Alice could not find a reason to refute Semiramis's suggestion, but her agreement only represented her own personal thoughts, and the real decision still needed to be discussed in the meeting.

Even if everyone knew that this meeting was Alice's word, and no one would argue with Alice's suggestion, this necessary process could have a profound impact on the Empire, and to some extent it would be a good solution to the various conflicts within the Empire.

Compared with the previous habit of people using quarrels and fists to solve problems, this method of formulating corresponding rules in the form of meetings and taking the obedience of the minority as the criterion is indeed very useful.

"Also, on the part of the United Kingdom, we cannot afford to ignore it. ”

Semiramis continued.

A little bit of letting go is not a complete disregard, but compared to the past, the ways and methods used must be changed, and it cannot be simply based on economic blockade and small-scale fighting.

"We have the trump card in our hands now. ”

Semiramis had a slight smile in his tone.

Using Sigurd against the United Kingdom, in addition to the effect, was also mixed with her bad taste, and she wanted to see what the woman's face looked like when Sigrud appeared in front of Sigourne.

"Siegrud ......"

Alice nodded.

She is still more relieved about Sigrud as a person, because she knows that what drives Sigerud to stand on the opposite side of Scandinavia and appear on the battlefield as a general of the Baltic Empire has never been a glory and wealth.

What he wants is for the people to be happy, to have the possibility of surviving in this cruel world, and what he wants to see is the smile on the faces of the people.

Siegrud had seen everything he wanted to see in the Baltic Empire, found everything he wanted to seek and pursue, so he had no reason to betray.

Even though he knew that the Empire had a strong use of him, he was still willing to give his loyalty, and was willing to use the weapons in his hands for the Empire like his father and mother.

Siegrud knew his own background and knew who his real mother really was, and this was the truth from the intelligence services of the Baltic Empire, which contained all sorts, unquestionable, and extremely difficult to overturn corroborating materials.

"Let our intelligence services spread the word about Sigrud's prestige. ”

Alice endorses Semiramis's approach.

"Let the United Kingdom side of the army be under the command of Sigerud. ”

It would be extremely embarrassing for the United Kingdom to be commanded by Siegrud, who had already successfully defeated Siegmund as the commander of the army.

It was all about slapping King Gohm of the United Kingdom in the face, and the heirs of Barusinger, whom he recognized, and the descendants of the gods he believed in, were actually on their opposite side at this time, and had also gained legitimacy for Scandinavia.

"With Siegrud's character, it's not that simple. ”

"If he is able to do so, there is a good chance that the United Kingdom will be captured. ”

Soon, Semiramis raised another grievance.

What they need is to restrain the United Kingdom, to put pressure on the United Kingdom, but not to settle the United Kingdom at this time, to occupy the Norwegian mountains.

The United Kingdom was to be defeated, and the Norwegian Mountains were to be occupied, but at that time, after defeating the Attila Empire, the Baltic Empire had a lot of confidence that it could take the United Kingdom bloodlessly after defeating the Attila Empire.

If the United Kingdom can be taken in a peaceful way, it will be very beneficial for the empire to rule the whole of Scandinavia, and it can reduce a lot of time to solve the contradictions between the empire and the people of the newly conquered lands, and it will be more conducive to the integration of the resources of the empire.

"Then tell him what our strategic goals are and how far we need him to be able to do for us. ”

Alice was unimpressed.

Siegrud was still able to communicate, and he was willing to obey the orders of the Empire in order to achieve the Empire's strategic goals with the Empire's goals as the goal.

"In addition, the kingdoms and tribes of the Celtic Isles, the pirates of the English Channel, and Julia of the Ural Mountains will all take action against this matter in the coming days. ”

Semiramis added.

"The kingdoms and tribes of the Celtic Isles are not to be founded, we still control their economy, and at this stage they have no way to make us enemies openly. ”

"The pirates of England are not likely to be hostile to us, and they are afraid of us attacking them, for they have no strength or cards at sea to rival us. ”

"Needless to say, the one named Julia is now like a candle in the wind, and our casual movements can extinguish her resistance. ”

In fact, the situation is even more optimistic than Alice said, especially in the Ural Mountains, if the Empire is willing to show more goodwill and promise, then the tribes below are willing to attack Julia.

Among them are the orcs, the most active main battle faction, and if the Baltic Empire is willing to pay, they can also leave the Ural Mountains and become a member of the Baltic Empire.

They're just waiting for a chip that will make their hearts tick

And everyone knows that the bargaining chip is something that the Baltic Empire is not willing to pay

Chips called Freedom

From the rise of the Attila Empire to the current era of the decline of the Attila Empire

Their quest has not changed