"Chapter 21: Pre-War Layout"
Understand everything, and you will forgive everything.
- Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy (one of the most outstanding writers in the history of world literature)
After Maxi and Darnell finished introducing the situation of Dewa Country, Bai Feng stood up and walked to the map next to him, and said to the generals in the conference room: "Now everyone knows that there are four countries connected to Mutsu Province: Ueno, Shimonono, Dewa, and Hitachi. ”
"For the sake of the future development of our Yanhuang family, the Dewa country, which has the largest area and the largest stone height, will not be our target of attack; among the remaining three kingdoms of Ueno, Shimono, and Hitachi, Shimono and Hitachi will be the priority targets of our Yanhuang family. ”
"Governor, leaving aside the Dewa country, which is not the target of the attack, the Shimono country, which has a serious population loss and many families, should be the weakest of the remaining three kingdoms. Marcus was the first to ask, "Why don't we prioritize attacking the weakest Ueno country?"
"Because six of the fourteen counties in Ueno Province are directly controlled by the Uesugi family, and the families that control the other eight counties also have the shadow of the Uesugi family behind them, and avoiding conflicts with the Uesugi family is an important factor that we must consider. ”
"Governor, with our current strength, when the second batch of reinforcements arrives, we have the strength to defeat the Uesugi family!" Marcus said with confidence: "When the time comes, the four northern countries of Higashiyama Province and the six central countries of northern Hokuriku Province will all belong to our Yanhuang family!"
"Marcus, war is indeed an important means for our Yanhuang family to develop and grow, but it is not the only means. Bai Feng raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "With the current strength of our Yanhuang family, it is already the limit to govern three newly occupied countries at the same time!"
"Governor, why don't we send men from Rome to help the Yanhuang family improve their strength?" Marcus asked.
"Have you forgotten? Our city of Rome has just built twenty-seven new towns on the north bank of the Cangluo River, and there are so many affairs that Vipsani has gone to the north bank of the Cangluo River, and the development of the Lucy Kingdom also needs our assistance. ”
With the two legion commanders of the Lucy Kingdom, Wired and Valk, Bai Feng did not mention much about the Lucy Kingdom's need for Roman City, but only mentioned it in a word, but this was enough for Marcus to understand what Bai Feng meant, that is, Roman City was now powerless to help the Yanhuang family.
After thinking for a while, Marcus hit the nail on the head and said, "Governor, since Rome City has no way to help the Yanhuang family for the time being, then I think that instead of reluctantly maintaining a good relationship with the Uesugi family, it is better to conclude an alliance with a powerful family that is further away from our Yanhuang family. ”
"Once our Yanhuang family annexes Shino and Changlu, the Uesugi family, which feels personally threatened, will inevitably treat our Yanhuang family as a serious danger, and at that time, it will be impossible to maintain peace without a foundation for too long. ”
"Marcus, I see what you mean. After glancing at Marcus with appreciation, Bai Feng explained: "Before the long-distance and close attack, we must buy enough time for the Yanhuang family to stabilize Shimono and Changlu first. ”
"As for the hostility of the Uesugi family, you can rest assured, now the Uesugi family's army is still attacking our Yanhuang family's Gaoshui Temple Castle and Bian Shi Imperial Palace, and when our army lands, we will let the Uesugi family see how strong our Yanhuang family's army really is!"
"All the Uesugi family troops that invade our Yanhuang family's territory, and surround the Uesugi family army that remains in the territory of Ueno Province, will all be completely annihilated! Even if we don't leave the army to occupy Ueno Country, we will make the Uesugi family feel a deadly threat!"
"If we had initiated the peace, it would not have lasted long, but if the Uesugi family had initiated the peace after the defeat of the war, I think it would not be difficult to maintain it for two or three years, right?"
"The governor is wise!" the Roman generals, led by Marcus and Luculus, delivered a timely slap in the face.
"Governor, I don't quite understand. Willed, who was stunned by the scene in front of him, finally couldn't help but ask Bai Feng with curiosity in his heart: "Aren't you the governor of Roman City, why would you fight for this Yanhuang family? Could it be that you are also a member of the Yanhuang family?"
From the day he led the army to Rome City, he didn't know what to call Bai Feng Wei Li and Valk, so he learned from the generals of Rome to call Bai Feng the governor;
"Wiled, I forgot to tell you. Looking at the confused Velead and the others, Bai Feng was surprised first, and then suddenly realized, and then explained to them: "The Yanhuang family is a branch of the Yamato Empire established by our Roman City in this isolated Yamato Empire. ”
"Because all the major forces in this Yamato Empire were established with families as the core, therefore, in order to avoid being regarded as an invading force by the local families within their empire, we established the Yanhuang family on the basis of those small families who surrendered. ”
To put it mildly, Bai Feng would not tell Wiled and the others in detail that the Sanada, Nanfang, Tsugaru, Spo and other families that he led the army to conquer or destroy at the beginning, and the strength of any of these families was not weaker than the Ando family, the overlord of the Yugo Kingdom just mentioned!
"Oh, so that's the case!" After learning the reason for the establishment of the Yanhuang family, Wiled asked Bai Feng again: "Governor, since the Yanhuang family was established because of this, after we land, are we going to fight under the banner of the Yanhuang family?"
"This is natural!" Bai Feng instructed all the generals present in an affirmative tone: "Whether it is the soldiers of the Roman Legion or the Lucy Legion, they must not mention their original identities after landing;
"In addition to the fact that you have to strictly control the words and deeds of the officers and soldiers under your command, I have also prepared a large number of Yanhuang family flags for each of your legions; ”
"No!" Facing Bai Feng's formal order, the generals in the conference room responded with a bang.
After answering questions from Marcus and Wiled one after another, Bai Feng answered their doubts for Luculus, Valk and other generals with various problems, and it was not until all the generals were no longer in doubt that Bai Feng began to deploy specific combat plans.
Two Roman legions and two Lucy legions, their first task after landing was to use the Yanhuang family flag on a large scale and learn some simple Yamato imperial idioms, and then their mission was to annihilate the Uesugi army in Mutsu Province.
As for the Doge's Guard, which needed to attack Sado Island with the cooperation of the First Roman Fleet, their mission was not specified at the meeting, and in order to avoid information leakage, the Doge's Guard's attack on Sado Island would be kept as the top secret of Roman City.
Not only will Bai Feng not reveal it now, even if the Governor's Guard captures Sado Island in the future, Sado Island will be under the direct control of Roman City, and will not be known by anyone in the Yanhuang family;