Chapter XXIII

When the two armies are at war, the one who grasps the initiative on the battlefield is the winner. You can fight when you want to fight, and you can fight when you want to. Where to fight and how to fight, I have the final say.

Being led by the nose by the enemy, fighting at a time and place that is not suitable for a decisive battle, this is the manifestation of a loser.

General Walker wasn't going to be a loser, so the time and place of the decisive battle and how to fight him were ready. Or in the eyes of others, now is not the right time to start. The two armies had already made a tentative assault the night before, and it seemed that General Walker's army was indeed inferior in skill. Not to mention the heavy losses of those feint troops, just the main forces of the transport team that attacked the Heavenly Dragon Kingdom encountered the Yellow Dragon Knight's use of the forbidden technique of combining man and dragon, and injured three-quarters of them, not to mention, the leading general Loki was seriously injured in order to cover the retreat of his comrades, and it can basically be said that he did not take any big advantage. Moreover, the enemy's grain and grass have lost more than half, in the eyes of many people, it should be the army of the Dragon Kingdom that is in a hurry for a decisive battle, and at this time, it seems that it is easier to ask the other party for a decisive battle than to avoid a battle and win.

Walker was simulating something on the sand table at the moment, while Edward was looking at the game on the sand table with a bored expression.

"It seems that the lord is not interested in the sand table deduction!" said Wise General Walker with a smile after glancing at Edward.

"I haven't seen much of this kind of deduction before, so I don't really understand what the fun is. Edward was telling the truth, and he didn't hide his opinion at all.

"With heaven and earth as a chess game, this may be the beauty of sand table deduction!" Forceful General Walker stood aside and answered Edward's question for Walker.

"I'm actually a little uneasy. Edward seemed to remember something, but he didn't say anything.

"The lord is worried that Prince Bill won't be able to arrive on time. Walker guessed Edward's concern.

"Yes, no matter how you look at the army of the Heavenly Dragon Kingdom, you have to gather the three of us to have a 100% chance of winning. In the unlikely event that Prince Bill's army does not arrive as agreed, we may well find ourselves in a dangerous position. Edward felt inexplicably uneasy in his heart, and finally said it all.

"Speaking of which, I also made an appointment with their old duke when I was young. Walker said, with a strange smile on his face. "Back then, I used this method to trick their main force out, and it ended up in a fake decisive battle, but the real purpose was to attack their rear. ”

Hearing this, Edward felt for the first time that Walker was really a scheming person.

"Back then, there was no way, and I also wanted to fight them with real swords. But we had too few troops at our disposal, and the war was sometimes more cunning than anyone else, so I did it shamelessly. As he spoke, Walker seemed to feel humiliated, and suddenly fell silent.

"In this case, the enemy will not dare to fight us with all his strength this time. They're going to have to keep us from sneaking up on them like we did last time. "Edward now feels that Walker's bad is a bit hateful, but how to put it, if he really has the strength, who wants to win by trickery.

"This time the situation is much better than the last time, and having two princes come to help in the war is something that was completely unthinkable in the past. Although our Peacock Country is very large, because of the implementation of this decentralized lord system, the national strength of the entire country cannot be unified, and each territory has its own affairs, and it is impossible to unify its forces with the outside world when encountering foreign enemies. I hope that this battle with the Celestial Dragon Kingdom can be used as an opportunity to strengthen the ties between the various territories. Wisdom General Walker suddenly said a lot in a heavy tone, and Edward on the side listened to it, and his expression became solemn.

"The general is so right, the disadvantages of the lord system are not limited to these. I think there are so many princes, dukes, and marquis in my country, and everyone's territory is also big and small, and the big lords like Prince Tiger and Prince Bill are really happy that they can be completely free from the king's control. Although the king now has a certain amount of real power, the main power is still within the scope of his own territory. Edward lamented the trouble of the lordship, but then thought about it, if it weren't for the fact that the lordship dispersed the power of the country, where would he have the opportunity to become the nominal commander of one party now, and if the whole world listened to King Charles, then it would be a real trouble.

"Fortunately, Prince Tiger and Prince Bill are both well-understood people who are willing to stand by our side in this time of crisis. Otherwise, we will have to delay for a while before we dare to have a decisive battle with the people of the Heavenly Dragon Kingdom. But Walker, I'm worried that the demons will cause trouble when we fight the Celestial Dragon Kingdom, have you thought about it? "Force-General Walker pointed out a serious problem.

"They're ready to make a living. Wise General Walker said calmly.

"Have you ever seen it? It's good to take a look at such a big thing. Force-General Walker said inexplicable words, and it seemed that only he and Walker knew the secret.

"Our situation was originally very dangerous, but then there was an external force, which was very powerful, and it could affect the direction of the whole thing. Wise General Walker said very vaguely, "I don't know the specific situation, I only know that this external force will intervene in our decisive battle with the Celestial Dragon Kingdom." ”

"Huh?!" Edward was completely confused about the situation, and stopped talking.

"The lord is confused by you, it's better for you to explain. Force-general Walker was amused by Edward's expression of wonder but not daring to ask.

"That's what happened. When we were young, my brother and I met a man who was a man of the world, and we were not yet soldiers. The Outsider taught me a method of divination for the future, and told me that it could only be used until I became disabled. Later, when I was disabled, I remembered it and tried it, and it was really accurate. This time we are at war with the Celestial Dragon Kingdom, and I didn't plan to fight them so early, but the demons are hiding in the shadows, and the persecution is too tight, and I have no choice but to seek some ideas from divination. Judging from the results, if we hurry up and fight the Celestial Dragon Kingdom, we may achieve unexpected gains. Although we don't know exactly what this unexpected gain will be, we have already prepared our men and horses and prepared for the decisive battle, so we will simply take advantage of this time to kill the killer, and we will know the specific situation at that time. ”

"No wonder everyone says that General Walker is the smartest person in the Peacock Kingdom, it turns out that there is such a reason for this. Edward's expression was abruptly realized.

"I'm certainly not the smartest, I'm just an ant compared to the high-ranking people who don't know where to hide. Or this time there will be a master from outside the world involved in the battle to help us, I don't know. Wisdom Warker said modestly as if he was lamenting the size of the world.

Hundreds of kilometers away, in the camp of the Heavenly Dragon Kingdom, preparations for war were being carried out in an intense and orderly manner.

"In this decisive battle, our army will march in six sections, and I have handed over the specific staffing of these six sections to Sofya as the banner. "Henry gathered the senior generals and arranged his battle plan.

"The sixth stage is in charge of defense and material dispatch, and Blue Dragon Knight Bruce is in charge. I've already arranged specific work for him this morning, so now everyone is here for a meeting, and there is no need to worry about the enemy coming to attack again. The fifth and fourth stages are in charge of our dragon knight Britney, and belong to the new force of our army. As soon as they see that our army and the enemy are in a stalemate, the fourth stage finds the right time to immediately enter the battle, and the soldiers of the fifth stage see how things are developing, and if the battle is favorable to our army, they can finally help clean up the battlefield. If the battle of our army is unfavorable, the fifth section begins to enter a defensive state to cover the retreat of our army. In addition, if the sixth paragraph is attacked, the fifth paragraph is a reinforcement to the sixth paragraph. The army of the third to the first section is in charge of the three of us, with Sofya as the banner and the dragon knight commander who is still on the way. These three sections cover each other and form a three-side, left, center, and right. We have to stay in formation and no matter what happens, we can't mess up the formation. Do you have any questions now?" Henry finished explaining his ideas in general and waited for the generals' questions.

"I just feel weird, there's nothing wrong with that. Britney listened to Henry's arrangement and was the first to speak.

"What about you?" asked Henry again.

The generals who came to the meeting next to him all felt that they had no right to speak, so they didn't speak.

"It's okay to break up. Everyone hurry up and prepare. After Henry finished speaking, he felt a lot lighter in his heart. Say goodbye to the generals. He turned his head and rode his own black dragon and went to the sky to blow the wind.

On the ground, Sofya saw everyone leave, with a slightly worried look on his face.

At this time, a soldier in ordinary clothes took advantage of the inattention of the people around him and quietly walked towards the banner of Sofya.

"The master asked me to take a look at your situation, how do you need the master's intervention to help you? The soldier's tone was mysterious, giving people a looming feeling.

"This time the situation is actually quite dangerous, I think it is better for the master to send a capable man over, otherwise I don't know what the result will be then. Sofya whispered to the little soldier.