"What?! This、How is this possible!? ”

Grand Duke Kochis stood up, his face shocked and incredulous, his round eyes fixed on Frankie, who was sitting across from him.

The tables and chairs that he knocked over, and the important official documents scattered all over the place, he ignored them all, and he didn't even look at them.

None of this is anything compared to what Frankie just said.

It's outrageous, it's ridiculous!

This Frankie must have been in a hurry when retreating, accidentally knocked his head, and his mind was a little unclear, otherwise how could he have such a whimsical idea.

Even though the other party was a famous general in the mainland, even if Duke Kochis had witnessed the other party's leading talent, but at that moment just now, he still almost couldn't hold back, and called the soldiers to drive the Riga out of the camp.

Leave the lair, leave the base camp of Austerlitz, take all the belongings and fighters who can fight, and run to the remote towns, even the barren mountains and wild cats. It spent manpower and material resources to build fortifications, arrange defensive lines, and desperately intercept the retreating Aberdeen army. Duke Kochis has always disagreed with this and did not understand it.

If they want to leave, let them go, do they still stay and invite dinner?

Before the change, the Duke was even willing to pay half of his net worth in exchange for the retreat of the Aberdeen counterinsurgency army. Now they took the initiative to retreat, but instead they wanted to catch up and leave them behind. What's going on?

The entire strategic objective was not very clear to Grand Duke Kochis, and Frankie did not explain it to him in detail.

In his mind, he raised an army to rebel, and the empire sent troops to quell the rebellion. The primary goal, of course, is to resist the full encirclement and suppression of the empire and preserve itself. After that, we will gain a firm foothold and a firm foundation. Anything more long-term is not something that should be considered at this stage.

With the current relationship between the Riga Empire and the province of Taranto, Kocis and Frankie are grasshoppers on a rope, and neither can outrun the other. Everyone had the same interests and the same goal, and he was not worried that General Riga would deliberately trap his army.

In addition, there are really no excellent generals in his army, and there are not too many generals who can even be called qualified. The Duke had no choice but to hand over the command to Frankie, and demanded that everyone obey the command of the Rigas unconditionally.

In order to show his determination and unconditional trust, Duke Kochis rarely interfaced with the command of the army. Therefore, today is the first time I have heard General French mention strategic goals.

But what does he say?

Swallow the entire army of Aberdeen in one gulp!

Duke Kochis was sure he had heard correctly.

Not to resist, not to force back, not even to defeat Aberdeen's counterinsurgency army. What this Riga wants is to crush and chew the enemy's army and swallow it in one gulp!

Oh my! The number of other people's army is more than ours, the combat power is stronger than ours, the equipment is better than ours, and it is very good to be able to ensure that you will not be trampled to death by others, and you still want to play a snake swallowing an elephant?

Do we have such a good appetite? Don't break your teeth then.

You must know that we have just experienced a rout, and if it weren't for the timely response of Yinqiu Valley, our old lives might have been explained. And this time, I came to ask Frankie what was going on.

But as Frankie narrates, the whole strategic plan slowly unfolds before Duke Kochis's eyes. The context is clear, the organization is clear, how to implement each step and every detail, and what effect can be achieved, are clearly listed.

Slowly, the ghostly look on Duke Kochis' face vanished. From extreme skepticism to half-belief, and then from half-belief to convincing and exciting.

This is a fantastical strategic goal, but it doesn't seem so far-fetched these days. Under Frankie's analysis, Duke Curchis saw the possibility of success.

And it's very possible!

After understanding the whole plan, and looking back at some of Frankie's previous initiatives and arrangements, everything seems reasonable.

What's more, under these actions, the development of the situation is indeed slowly approaching their ultimate goal.

"To achieve the strategic goal, the full cooperation of the Duke and all the Taranto soldiers is also needed. Because the stakes are so high, in order to prevent secrets from being leaked, all this cannot be revealed to all the generals. In order to dispel everyone's doubts and ensure that everyone can act according to the plan 100%, I can only ask the Duke to coordinate and communicate in the middle. ”

"Good! The stakes are high, and as it should be, this matter is covered by this duke. ”

Duke Kochis patted his chest with a smile and said in a big way.

"Then I'll trouble the Duke." Frankie stood up and bowed slightly.

"No trouble, no trouble!"

If, as Frankie envisions, the threat of Aberdeen's army can be wiped out in one fell swoop, what is this little trouble?

At that time, not only will their own crisis be resolved, but they will also be able to take advantage of the momentum of victory and wave their troops into Aberdeen Province. Thinking that the Duke of Edwards' troops have been ten times over, it is impossible to resist his own troops. If the situation develops a little more smoothly, even other nearby provinces may not be able to use their brains.

With such a strong capital, after the Riga Empire breaks through and annexes the entire glorious empire in the future, can its status and authority be lower?

Even General Dino outside the Huaishui Pass of Chen Bing at this moment, if he talks about merit, he still has to rank below himself.

Duke Kochis thought to himself, humming a little song, as he turned and walked out of the tent, and walked away with great stride.

As for the plan when I came......

Huh~ What was Duke Ben planning to do before? Why can't I remember it all of a sudden.

Forget it, whatever, the world is big, and now it's not as big as this.

Frankie watched Duke Curchis walk away, breathed a long sigh of relief, pinched his temple with one hand, and sat down slowly.

As he had said to Duke Kochis, he didn't like the tricks of politicians. However, that doesn't mean he won't play with these tricks.

The battlefield and the political arena are inherently interconnected.

In other words, as long as the opponent is a human being, in any field, the plan and calculation are much the same.

Why did Duke Kochis come? Frankie knew that. Ever since Mora's defeat had been his retreat, he had known that Duke Kochis would come and question him.

First, it was an unexpected rout, the loss of which had already made the Grand Duke feel pain. The second is the necessity of this series of wars.

Fortunately, the situation is generally going well, and it is time to confess to him at this moment. If he had dared to tell the whole plan earlier, he would have been treated as a hysterical patient by the Grand Duke. Mo said that the later plan could not be implemented, and even this handsome position might not be able to be kept.

As for the rout at the Mora Mountain level, Frankie was also angry and helpless.

He set up these checkpoints, and he had no hope of stopping the superior Aberdeen army. Therefore, retreat is an important part of his plan.

How to plan a retreat, how to minimize casualties in a retreat, how to prevent a retreat from turning into a rout, and so on. He spent a lot of energy on this and made a lot of arrangements to deal with different emergencies.

And the effect is also obvious.

For example, in the first battle, one of Aberdeen's light cavalry relied on its speed and wanted to take advantage of the victory to pursue. As a result, not only did he fail to make any gains, but he fell into the trap he carefully prepared, and at least lost hundreds of horses.

It was also after that Aberdeen's pursuit became much more cautious. It also made the retreat of the Taranto soldiers easier and more calm.

However, people are not as good as heaven.

During the retreat of Ironwood Town, Taranto's team of Pak Dao soldiers who were in charge of the broken back made a small mistake.

Originally, it wasn't a big deal, and Frankie had already made arrangements to deal with these small situations. Besides, with General John's ability, he may not be able to grasp this fleeting flaw.

Unexpectedly, General John was like a god possessed at that moment, not only keenly discovered this rare fighter, but also mobilized the main force to chase after it. It was even more super-level play, playing a series of beautiful combination punches.

What's worse is that, just as it was agreed, the hoplite cavalry, who was arranged by Frankie to be the backhand and the answer, actually dropped the chain at this critical moment.

So, with the mutual "cooperation" of the enemy and the enemy, everything happened naturally.

What else could Frankie say but give him a long sigh? What else can be done?

He's done everything a manager can do, but his men aren't working, what can he do?

If you change the elite troops of the Riga Empire......

Alas!

……

In the big tent of the Chinese army, General John sat in the first place. To his left and right, the middle and upper echelons of the Aberdeen Army were lined up in order of position.

The plan to capture the defensive line in the Silverhill Valley was unsuccessful, and given the exhaustion of the troops and the inability to attack, forcing the battle would only add more unnecessary casualties. In desperation, General John had no choice but to order Mingjin to withdraw his troops, retreat to a flat place, and set up camp.

Two days have passed now.

After two days of rest, the soldiers' mental outlook has changed dramatically. No longer as sluggish and unresponsive as before, as if you can sleep at any time while walking on the road.

According to General John's observation during his tour of the camp, the morale of the army was acceptable. After all, Aberdeen had been hunted all the way as victors, and although they were restrained in front of the Silverhill Valley defensive line, they couldn't deal much damage to their confidence.

Lao Tzu is too tired, and Taranto's soft eggs are so determined to shrink into the turtle's shell and refuse to stretch out their heads, so we can't bear them.

Now Lao Tzu has eaten and slept enough and recuperated his spirit. And then on the battlefield, see if your turtle shell can still keep you?

Don't blame Lao Tzu for not informing you in advance, Lao Tzu has dismantled four similar turtle shells along the way, and he is very experienced.

Morale is available!

General John did not want to delay any longer, and immediately summoned the middle and upper echelons of the army to discuss the arrangement of tomorrow's battle.

Today's military meetings in Aberdeen are much more enthusiastic and of much higher quality than before.

The gap in the strength of the glorious empire and the Riga emperor is not only reflected in the quality of the soldiers, but also in the command ability of the middle and high-level generals.

The Riga Empire has six famous generals who are famous on the mainland, and there are countless other outstanding middle and high-ranking generals.

On the other hand, in the glorious empire, except for the Grand Duke of Mattesias, there is no general who can handle it.

The generals of the Brilliant Empire are not stupider than others, and the most critical reason for this result is simply because they don't have much actual combat experience.

Mattesias was like a towering mountain, blocking the westward advance of the Riga, but also depriving most of the army of the glorious empire of the opportunity to be baptized in battle.

Now, after a series of battles, the officers of Aberdeen have grown rapidly, and their vision has improved greatly, and they have been able to give more useful advice to General John.

- Of course, the same is true on the rebel side.

Tang Feng sat a little back, a little far away from General John, who was on the upper position.

He bowed his head slightly, his face expressionless, and he didn't say a word. It seems a little out of place with the rather enthusiastic atmosphere of the military meeting.

He was distracted.

If the leader's speculation comes true, then today's military meeting is meaningless. No matter what the final result of the negotiation is, they will just follow the opponent's plan and slowly slide into the bottomless dark abyss.

Does Frankie really have the courage to defeat the strong with the weak and annihilate the entire Aberdeen counterinsurgency army?

Reason told him that it was impossible, that it was too difficult.

However, the other party's series of arrangement measures are faintly consistent with this speculation. In addition, Tang Feng could no longer think of other possibilities that could explain the other party's unreasonable behavior.

"Mr. Tang Fengqian, the combat mission undertaken by your unit is quite important, you must pay careful attention to it, and you must not ignore it."

In a trance, Tang Feng heard his name. When he looked up, he met General John's gaze, which contained a hint of dissatisfaction.

Tang Feng hurriedly sat up straight and replied solemnly: "Yes!" ”

General John's gaze lingered on his face for a moment, then he looked around to the left and right, and said in an impassioned tone.

"Although he Frankie has a great reputation, our generals in Aberdeen are not easy to match. The eight levels that I said before were like the tiger's den in Longtan were not half broken by us in a blink of an eye. This fifth level, and even the next few lines of defense, will not be any different from the previous ones. Ladies and gentlemen, let's work harder to pull down the mainland's famous generals. Use his fame as a stepping stone to achieve everyone's supreme feats! ”

General John suddenly raised his voice and asked loudly:

"Do you have faith?"

"Yes!"

The generals clenched their fists, raised their arms and shouted, and their fighting spirit burned like fire.

Except for Tang Feng.