In the headquarters of Durian City, Bernard, who is in charge of directing military operations in the area, is studying the sand table in front of him, and there are many flags planted on the sand table, which indicate the size and time of the fish-man army found in various places.

This time the fish-people are extremely strange, they sneak out of the ground in the western part of the Durian City area, and sometimes appear around villages and towns during the day.

But when they appeared, they did not attack the villages and towns, but grabbed everything they could eat and destroyed the local farmland and pastures.

The most important thing is that every time they appear, they are less than half the number of the missing army.

As a result, officers everywhere were afraid that they were luring the enemy into an ambush, so they rarely carried out large-scale counterattacks.

And this time there seems to be a master among the enemies, Bernard arranged several ambushes, but they were not fooled, and directly avoided the ambush circle and appeared in other places.

Judging from the sand table, the trend of this fish-man army is to move north.

Bernard took a look at where the Fish-Man Army had recently appeared, and they were already very close to the railway line.

So he decided to rely on the railway line and the corresponding road network to press most of the mobile forces and weave a huge encirclement network.

The military intelligence was quickly distributed, and in the command room of the 168th Brigade, Munch summoned the detachment leaders of each detachment and Charles to study the recent military situation.

The last time Elizabeth came over when Charles was injured, she told Monk that she could let Charles attend various meetings of the brigade starting this year.

So Charles came to the command room with his eyes and ears, and was there to listen quietly every time he had a meeting.

There was no sand table in the Durian City area in the command room, only a map made of silk hung up. Silk threads are tied horizontally and vertically to the map shelves, and various labels are sandwiched to the silk threads to avoid harming the precious map.

"The scout battle is fierce. Churchill said worriedly, "The enemy has sent a large number of squads of fifty to one hundred men to deal exclusively with our scouts. ”

Slim, one of the three infantry detachment leaders, asked, "Didn't the aerial reconnaissance find them?"

Smok, the leader of the archer detachment, shook his head, "It's been rainy weather recently, and the effect of aerial reconnaissance is not good. There is no wind, the clouds are low, and there is no difference between flying and committing suicide in such weather. ”

Smok once participated in the selection of the Royal Court Special Air Service Regiment because of his good eyes and high bow and arrow skills, but finally failed to be selected because of the elimination of the last place, during which he learned how to use a glider.

The leader of the mage detachment, Nat, rarely speaks, and every time he speaks, he tries to be as concise as possible.

"Destroying the economy. Nat said.

Churchill shook his head, "Not quite really." If we go to the enemy's controlled area to sabotage production, we will choose to do it at night under the cover of night, so that there will be time for more complete destruction. Now the actions of the enemy are more like demonstrations. ”

"Lure the enemy?" Nat frowned.

Slim also shook his head, "After so many times of luring the enemy and not taking the bait, they should change their thinking, right?"

At this time, Munch, who had been silent, suddenly said, "What if they are bait themselves?"

"Hiss......" Everyone in the command room gasped, using 4,000 troops as bait, which was no smaller than using Charles as bait.

Charles's goal is small and strong, and everyone is used to using him as bait, and if these 4,000 troops are targeted, it will be difficult to escape.

Munch asked Churchill, "Is there any movement in that big camp south lately?"

"Nope. "We've been staring at that place, and there haven't been any recent changes of particular concern." ”

"Take advantage of the logistics to change people. Nat said.

If the enemy takes the opportunity of transportation and the elite enters after the rookie leaves, it will make the strength of the large battalion garrison change qualitatively when the number remains the same.

Churchill apparently considered this as well, saying: "We have harassed the opposing convoys a few times and they have behaved as usual. ”

At this time, Monk saw Charles frowning, and he said, "Your Highness, what do you think?"

Charles then said, "Will they be targeting us?"

Munch nodded and said, "Tell me what you think." ”

Charles pointed to the map and said: "Now the enemy who is fleeing north is flowing all the way to the north regardless of the back road, and our mobile forces are all pinned down in the north to form an encirclement network, so that once our front line in the south is attacked, it is bound to be difficult to get effective reinforcements." ”

"And ......," Charles thought for a moment, "don't you think our bastion is attractive to the enemy?"

"Makes sense. Munch touched his chin and thought.

The position where their brigade is now stationed is indeed a key point in the northward and southward movement of this area, and if the enemy can take it in one fell swoop, it will inevitably open the most important door to the north in this area.

Then a thoughtful Nat pointed to the map and said, "What if the enemy in the south attacks us at the same time, and the enemy in the north attacks in the direction of Durian City at the same time." The current mobile forces are very thin on the long encirclement, and it is not difficult to break through with their lives. ”

"What if, before we are attacked, while the enemy in the north is attacking Durian City, there is also an enemy attack on the front line south of Durian City?"

Slim was surprised and said, "They don't need to make such a big move for our little place, do they?"

Nat didn't speak, but gestured at Charles.

Everyone present was stunned and realized that Nath's idea was not unreasonable.

Last year, Charles and the salted fish prince were both defeated, Charles almost hung up, and it is estimated that the salted fish prince was not much better after being shot by the assault rifle at close range.

The dignified prince, who was almost killed, naturally has to get the field back, otherwise where will he put his face.

On the premise of taking the revenge of the salted fish prince as the goal, it is necessary to capture the fortress in a short time to prevent Charles from escaping, so it is not surprising that they want to make a big move.

At this time, Smock said to Munch eagerly, "Sir, in that case, how about we take the initiative to get them?"

Munch didn't say anything, just said, "Tell me what you think." ”

Smok pointed to a few places on the map and said, "Assuming the enemy is going to attack us, and the large battalion to the south is not moving, then they must have a new assembly area." ”

"In their control area, there are only a few places where they can gather the strength to capture our fortress, and the place is too small to put down so many troops and supplies. ”

"It is better to let Churchill and them go to these places to reconnoitre", if there is movement of the enemy here, it means that His Highness and Nat are right in their speculation. ”

Munch looked at the map and thought for a moment, then asked, "Is there anything else you would like to add?"

Slim asked, "If the enemy really gathers to attack us, then their strength is not something we can easily deal with after breaking away from the city defenses." ”

"That's not a problem. A smile appeared on Munch's face, "Just in time we can equip a little goodies in advance." ”

It's fun to use Charles to ask the superior what he wants to do with extra equipment.

A brave man who causes trouble for the brave

A brave man who causes trouble for the brave