Chapter 148: Asking
"I'm tired." Anthony thanked the soldiers who passed the message, turned around and lifted the curtain of the big tent, and stepped into the big tent of the Chinese army.
General John, who was in the big tent, saw him come in, quickly stood up, and greeted him warmly: "Mr. Anthony is here, please be seated, please be seated!" ”
Anthony hurriedly returned the salute: "The general is too polite. ”
The two of them were polite and finally sat down in their respective positions.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, General John took the lead in turning the conversation to the point.
"Mr. Anthony came here this time, but for the sake of the operational strategy of the third position of the Taranto rebels?"
Not long ago, a high-level military meeting was held in the big tent of the Chinese army. At the meeting, several generals mentioned the third position, which may be used as a breakthrough point to break the deadlock.
General John's control over the troops is still quite powerful, and he has long heard that the source of this idea is the young general of Her Royal Highness the Princess, Tang Feng.
Since the last military meeting, the young general should have sensed something, and easily stopped expressing his opinions and opinions on formal occasions.
There were questions and doubts about the third position, but he just clicked on it very vaguely when chatting with other generals. Then the generals of the Aberdeen family quickly woke up: maybe this is really a place to use!
The so-called "eat a trench, grow a wisdom", this time Tang Feng is much smarter.
He was smart and clever, but he didn't directly say his opinion, but just clicked at the key point. All the views and opinions were realized by the generals of Aberdeen themselves, and they were their own opinions, which naturally lacked a layer of rejection. It is precisely because of this that they were able to consciously put forward it at this military conference.
But in any case, the opinions of these generals who were vaguely dialed by Tang Feng should represent his views and attitudes.
As soon as the military meeting ended here, the generals had just walked out of the tent of the Chinese army, and Anthony came to visit on the back foot, presumably to persuade him to accept the plan of attacking the third position.
You must know that Tang Feng called this young man "Boss". It is not known that the battle plan may have come from this Anthony.
Thinking of this, General John felt a little unhappy in his heart.
Anthony shook his head and denied the speculation in his heart.
"The command and operational strategy of the army are planned and presided over by General John and the generals, and it is not appropriate to comment on them below. This time, I actually came here to seek the help of the general and ask the general for something. ”
General John was stunned, this was not the answer he expected.
"Oh? I don't know if there is anything in our army that can get into Mr. Anthony's eyes. ”
Of course, this is a humble statement, how can an army armed with the power of Aberdeen and his own province not have some precious and rare things. But Anthony has always been gentle and polite, and he knows how to advance and retreat, and he should not make some non-trivial demands that will embarrass everyone.
In addition, General John really couldn't imagine what kind of goods he had in his hands that could make a martial arts powerhouse like Anthony come to the door to ask for it in person.
Anthony arched his hand and said, "The army has fought one after another, and the soldiers of Aberdeen have fought bravely for the empire, which is admirable. And the swords in the hands of the soldiers and the armor on their bodies must have been damaged now. It is these damaged weapons and equipment that I want. ”
General John was even more surprised: "The sword armor that has been destroyed? ”
"Yes. Equipment that has been completely damaged and can no longer be repaired is acceptable. Anthony nodded affirmatively, then added, "And I mean all." I want all these damaged weapons and equipment, as many as I want. ”
General John was silent.
After thinking silently for a moment, the general raised his head and looked at the young man opposite: "If the damaged equipment cannot be repaired, it will eventually be discarded, and if Mr. Anthony can use it, it will not hurt to take it for himself." Just ......"
General John paused for a moment before he hesitated and asked, "I wonder what is the use of Mr. Anthony asking for these damaged equipment?" ”
Before Anthony could speak, he hurriedly added: "I'm just asking casually, if it's inconvenient, sir can treat me as if I didn't ask." ”
This young man is young, his identity and strength are not trivial, and General John is also quite jealous, and he does not dare to stand in front of him.
"The general is serious." Anthony waved his hand, not careless, "I've been doing a magic experiment recently, and I need to use a lot of metal materials such as steel, so I have the cheekiness to ask the general for help and cause trouble for the general." ”
When General John heard this, he dispelled his doubts, and said with a smile: "No, no, no, it's General Ben who is too worried." It is an honor for General Ben to be able to help a top powerhouse like Mr. Anthony. ”
The two exchanged politeness, and the matter was finalized.
As General John said, if the broken sword armor cannot be repaired, it will eventually be abandoned by the army and thrown away.
If Anthony needed it, he could go to the general in charge of logistics and ask for it. Thinking about his status, no one would dismiss him on such an innocuous trivial matter.
But he still came in person, paid a visit, and made a formal request to General John.
General John knew very well what this meant.
This is respect, a kind of respect for him, the commander of the army.
At the same time, it is also to dispel the doubts and misunderstandings that others may have about his move.
General John couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It is said that people are old and fine, although they are not old, they are more than twice as old as Anthony. If this matter were to be changed to himself, General John really couldn't guarantee that he would be able to do everything like Anthony, and no one could find any fault.
It is no wonder that people are young, and it didn't take long for them to appear in the high-level vision of the imperial capital, and they could quickly rise up and become a celebrity in front of Her Royal Highness the Princess and even Her Majesty the King. In addition to the high level of martial arts cultivation, this gentle and polite attitude and strict and cautious way of doing things are probably also one of the important factors.
Now that the purpose had been achieved, after a few more small talks, Anthony got up and took his leave.
After a few days of hard workout, Anthony's fire control skills have become more and more proficient. By the end of last night, the swarthy ore had finally been refined, removing all impurities and turning into a thick, transparent solution.
The Void Pluto Stone Solution is essentially an auxiliary material, but the main material for crafting weapons or magic weapons needs to find another way.
At this stage, a weapon in the ordinary sense is enough, and the discarded steel materials in the army are just right.
Of course, it would be better if it was a magic weapon. It's a pity that it's not something that Anthony can refine now.
General John stood up to see him off.
He was also busy, and didn't have much time to chat with Anthony.
The Aberdeen army was like an arrow, eager to put on its wings and fly back to its homeland. But Taranto's army was stuck in their way home, leaving them anxious.
As the commander of the army, feeling the irritability of the soldiers under his command, General John was also a little anxious.
If the generals' guesses were correct, an all-out assault on Position 3 might indeed be able to break through the Taranto rebels' defenses. If the war goes well, take advantage of the victory, and then take down the head of the rebels, Duke Kochis, then the result will be even more beautiful.
After all, he led his troops to fight this time, but the purpose was to quell the rebellion. Whatever the reason, the withdrawal of troops can be regarded as a mission failure.
General John, of course, did not wish to return to Aberdeen with the hat of defeat if he could.
It's just that the third position, is it a breakthrough point that can be used?
General John's mind was tangled as he watched Anthony walk out.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through my mind like a spark.
"Wait a minute!"
Anthony stopped, turned around, and looked at General John.
"Is there really nothing Sir has anything to say about the situation in the enemy's third position?"
General John gritted his teeth, but finally got his words out.
A thought flashed through his mind just now, and before he had time to think about it, he opened his mouth and stopped Anthony.
But then he regretted it.
General John is a very controlling commander. One of his favorite sayings is "When you are outside, you will not be subject to the king's orders". In his army, he didn't want to hear anything else.
Especially the sound from the outside.
I'm in control of my troops, and I don't need to be told what to do!
But the words have been spoken, and they can't be recovered.
Besides, the boy's previous performance left a deep impression on General John. The so-called "big victory" of the army's first game, everyone was jubilant, but he was the first to see the inappropriateness inside.
If he could really make a useful suggestion to solve the dilemma, General John would not be able to consider accepting his advice.
It has to be said that the current predicament faced by the Aberdeen counterinsurgency army has put too much pressure on General John. Although he didn't want to admit it, he knew very well in his heart that in the confrontation with Riga's famous player Franci, he was restrained everywhere and had always fallen behind.
The situation is stronger than people, forcing the usually tough General John to make concessions and changes as well.
Anthony looked at him fixedly, and the surprise and surprise in his eyes made General John's face heat for a while.
Thankfully, Anthony didn't embarrass him for long.
The boy withdrew his surprised gaze and bowed his head and groaned.
Anthony actually has a lot to say about the strategy of the Aberdeen army. But whether it was from the information he had gathered, or from his personal contact during this period of time, he had a clear understanding of what kind of character General John was.
If you put forward an opinion rashly, it is likely to be misunderstood that the princess's forces want to interfere in Aberdeen's military affairs. Not only will it not be adopted, but it is also very likely to damage the relationship between the two parties.
The result of Tang Feng's argument is clear proof.
It is precisely because of this that apart from the first battle, which was as vaguely mentioned as a small talk, Anthony never said a word about the combat strategy of the army.
Now that General John has offered it, Anthony will certainly not pretend to be reserved and waste this rare opportunity.
As for the response to the current situation, Anthony has already made a final decision in his mind, and there is no need to think about it at all.
But when it comes out, if you want the other party to accept it happily, at least you can't be disgusted and resist, which is what makes Anthony nerve-wracking.
I thought about it for a long time.
Finally, Anthony looked up.
"General John and the generals of Aberdeen are experienced and knowledgeable in leading the army, and there is no room for beaks under them. But since the general asked, let's talk about some of my own shallow opinions. ”
Anthony gave a sycophant before continuing.
"To be honest, I can't see through the arrangement of the rebels' third position. Whether this is the weakness of the defense line deliberately concealed by the other party is also uncertain. But when it comes to countermeasures, there is indeed a suggestion below, which may be used as a reference for the general......"
"Stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood!"
Anthony bowed his hand, turned and walked out of the tent.
General John forgot to return the salute, and only kept repeating the young man's words in his heart.
"Stay in the green mountains, aren't you afraid that there will be no firewood?"