"How?" asked Richard as he looked at Sauron.

"I know that His Excellency Richard is not in good health, so he doesn't need to pay too much, he doesn't need to participate in the formulation of the pre-war battle plan and the follow-up command work, he just needs to help me supervise the order of some troops at the beginning of the war. Sauron explained slowly, "Let me tell you a little bit about the current situation.

At present, after such a long period of fighting, our army can still maintain the integrity of the four corps, but three of them are fighting against the Sika Kingdom in the rest of the directions, and while blocking the Sika Kingdom army, they cannot rush back to the vicinity of Kasha City in time to support. Therefore, we can only use the army to attack the city of Kasha, which is 100,000 men. On the side of the Sika Kingdom, there are about 150,000 people. ”

"100,000 vs. 150,000?" Richard raised his eyebrows slightly, "It's not an advantage, is it?"

Ten and surround it, five and attack it, and divide it twice. Half of the enemy is outnumbered, and it is unwise to attack head-on, and it is a siege battle.

"That's true. Sauron didn't deny it, and his tone changed, "But the situation is not as bad as I imagined, otherwise I wouldn't have planned to attack Kasha City so soon."

I say that we have a coalition of 100,000 troops, but I only mean the regular army on the first line, and in addition we have about 20,000 troops on the second line, as well as ...... Fifty thousand people were temporarily formed as cannon fodder troops with prisoners, so that in total, we have 170,000 people, which is not lost to the Kingdom of Sika. ”

"That's not too optimistic, isn't it?" Richard maintained a rational analysis, "The combat effectiveness of the second-line troops is not comparable to the first-line troops at all, not to mention the cannon fodder troops, which may not only be useless, but also cause trouble." ”

"I admit it, and to be honest, we are indeed inferior in strength on paper to the kingdom of Sika. However, in fact, there is still a battle, because the other side's 150,000 people also have a lot of water, and not all of them are first-line troops, but there are also second-line troops. In addition, because of the continuous defeat, the morale of the other side is extremely low, and it is very different from ours.

The most important thing is that there is intelligence that because of the continuous defeat of the Sika Kingdom, the Sika royal family, in order to wash away the shame, strictly ordered the opposing commander to take the initiative to win this battle, rather than blindly defending passively. Therefore, the core of the battle of Kasha City will not be the difficult attack and defense of the city, but the field battle outside the city.

For this reason, I am prepared to distribute all the elite forces of the army to the left and right flanks during the battle, and to distribute the prisoners and second-line troops to the middle army. Once the war starts, I will personally command the charge on the left flank, and my henchmen will also break through desperately on the right flank, as long as the Chinese army can not collapse too quickly under the continuous attack of the other side, I am confident that I will win this battle. ”

"So, what I'm going to do is to maintain order in the Chinese army?" Richard understood after listening to Sauron's words.

"Yes. Sauron nodded and gave affirmation, "What I want to ask Your Excellency Richard to do is to maintain order in the Chinese army and supervise military discipline. Out of reason, I cannot deny that the Chinese army, consisting of prisoners and second-line troops, will easily rout once it is struck, the difference is only in the speed of the rout. Therefore, His Excellency Richard only needs to ensure that the speed of the rout of the Chinese army is slower than that of the enemy, and that it is enough to give the left and right flanks a chance to play, so that we can win.

When the time comes, I will arrange enough teams for His Excellency Richard, and as long as anyone dares to retreat, the team will do it, and basically there is no need for His Excellency Richard to bother. The only thing I need is the identity of His Excellency Richard's command adviser, only with my identity can I suppress the army without collapsing too quickly, and at the same time, I can ensure the majesty of the Warlord, and not cause too much resistance when enforcing military discipline.

According to my estimates, if the plan goes well, it will be enough to delay His Excellency Richard for about half a day, and even if it doesn't go well, one day is the limit. What does Your Excellency Richard think?"

After Sauron finished speaking, he looked at it seriously.

Richard pondered.

I have to say that Sauron invited him to help with great sincerity. Knowing that he didn't want to bother as before, it was enough for him to come forward and take charge, knowing that he didn't want to waste too much time, he directly gave a time limit.

If you don't agree to this, it is indeed a bit of a shame.

Having said that, he has also been "idle" for almost two months, and as a command adviser - the second-in-command of the army, it is indeed a bit unreasonable. Moreover, during this time, he used his power for personal gain to ask the army to help collect a lot of materials, which greatly improved the progress of his research, and his help was barely a reward.

In addition, if there is an unexpected event on the battlefield that requires him to take action, he may be able to test the actual combat effect of the spell he has studied.

Thinking of this, Richard made a decision, looked at Sauron and nodded: "Since General Sauron asks for this, then I will do my best, but if there are any shortcomings at that time, please understand." ”

"I'm thinking too much. Sauron stood up, "Thank you, Your Excellency, Richard." ”

Walking out, Sauron reminded as he walked: "By the way, Your Excellency Richard, the command room will follow the transfer today, and it will be temporarily stationed in front of Kasha City in about three days, if there is no accident, the battle will start the next day after the stationing, you are ready." ”

"Good. ”

"Goodbye then. ”

"Goodbye. ”

Sauron waved out the door.

......

After exiting the door, Sauron and the accompanying staff officers got into the carriage and headed for the command room.

In the carriage, Sauron closed his eyes, and rarely had time to rest, but the staff officer Kun Darcy spoke up with some concern: "My lord, is it too hasty to tell us the battle plan just like this? The improvised army of the captives seemed to be quite numerous, but when it really started a war, it was definitely useless. In the event of a collapse on all fronts, no matter how fast the attack on our two wings is, it will be too late to save. ”

"Whew-"

Sauron exhaled, rubbed his eyebrows, and opened his eyes to look at the staff officer.

"Mr. Kun, what you said is indeed a problem, I know that the captive troops are unreliable, so I asked this command adviser who has been lazy to help suppress it, so I am ready to risk my life to command the troops to charge on the front line, just to make the Chinese army collapse a little later, so that the left and right flanks can attack a little harder. "Sauron,"

In this way, as long as the Sika people do not find out our details at the moment of contact and launch a direct onslaught against our Chinese army, we have a great chance of winning, the difference is only in the casualties. ”

"But ......" the white-robed staff officer hesitated, and the nasolabial folds on his face deepened, "But...... What if we are unlucky and are spotted by the other side? The other side will break through our Chinese army first, and divide our left and right flanks, and the situation will be very disadvantageous. I still think it's too risky to attack Kasha City this time, and it would be safer to wait for a while and then bring back a coalition. ”