Listening to Aderum's words, Luke nodded yes: "What the Lord said is true, and the two Lords Shurya and Abrahe also think about it. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info But at present, the two adults are tired of dealing with the land attack in Palch, and it is impossible to divide their forces to support the coastal areas. ”

Adlem shook his head and said, "This is not something that can be supported by land at all. Although it was possible to march along the coastline, not only was the land march long and the supply of food and straw was difficult, but the two strongholds of Willihe and Sher had already fallen into the hands of the enemy, and our troops could only take a detour, and there was a possibility that they would be intercepted by the enemy from the sea on the way. On the other hand, the Palchi army, with the support of the port of Guimado and the long-range support of the port of Portsmo, has more advantages than us in terms of distance and the number of supplies. The only way to save the enemy is to cut off the enemy's supply sources from the sea, but at the moment, with our Arubanian fleet in the Bay of Pass, we can't even break through the stronghold of the Golden Court, let alone regain control of the Alubanian Sea. ”

"Is there no other way?"

Adrim pondered for a moment before saying, "Unless Your Majesty can form an alliance with Pashindra, and each of the three countries sends their fleets there, there may still be hope for victory." But Paz and Sindra did not join forces with our country, and the reason for opposing Palci is ah. The only way to do this is to abandon this land, and in any case, it is impossible for Palci to use these strongholds and towns as a basis to cross the vast desert to attack Basradis, but to allocate troops to garrison these strongholds, which is not completely disadvantageous to us. Only by resuming production as soon as possible, training the army, training generals, and closing the actual gap with Palchi as soon as possible is the feasible way. ”

Luke said: "This is the third thing that Xia Guan wants to say this time. You must be glad to hear this, the crossbow machine you entrusted to the subordinate has completed 3,000 pairs, and Lord Shurya has begun to train soldiers to master the use of this weapon, and I believe that it will not be long before it can be put into actual combat. ”

Adlerham couldn't help but be overjoyed: "This is great! As long as the power of this weapon is tested in actual combat, His Majesty can allocate money from the treasury to manufacture it in large quantities, then our army's offensive and defensive capabilities can be quickly upgraded to a higher level. ”

Luke nodded repeatedly, waiting for Adlem's mood to calm down a little before saying, "There is one more thing. Now that the things you have entrusted the subordinate to do have been completed, then the subordinate can leave the army with peace of mind. ”

"Why?" Adlem couldn't help but ask.

Luke hurriedly replied: "The subordinate has to do the things entrusted by the lord, but the subordinate is not willing to do things under the command of others, if the lord does not give up, the subordinate is willing to continue to work under you, the lord." ”

Adlem was a little embarrassed at this time, and said: "Now that you are in a prosperous career, I am just an old man who has retired to the countryside, why bother to destroy your future and succumb to me?" ”

"My lord! Xiaguan, oh no, in the grace of Lord Xiameng's acquaintance, I dare not forget your grace at any time, and I have also secretly observed in the next that Shurya and Abrahe are indeed generals, but they have no political vision, and now there is really no one who can rejuvenate Arubania among the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty in Arubania, only you are the hope of saving this country! If you are not willing to come out and do something, then Arubania is in danger under the watchful eye of a strong enemy. Rather than become a defeated general or a prisoner at that time, it is better to stay under your command and be a farmer and live in peace! ”

Adlem shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Luke, you really think highly of me." I'm just a lazy old man, and even if I wanted to, I couldn't do anything about it. Anyway, if you have no intention of becoming famous, then I can't force it. You'll just stay with me and help me take care of the manor, but it's a pity that you're talented. ”

"Thank you, sir!" Overjoyed, Luke hurriedly bowed to Adlem: "From today onwards, you will be my master, my lord." ”

That night, Adlem set up a banquet for Luke, who was more like a person to be entertained, he drank three times more than usual, and finally his old wife was able to send the drunken Adlem back to his study to rest.

In the middle of the night, Adlem woke up suddenly, lit the oil lamp randomly, and began to grope in the study to find it.

As the map unfolded, Aderum's face became more and more solemn, and he immediately went to Luke's room to wake him up from his bed. As soon as the two returned to the study, Adlem said, "Luke, you can help me do a few things as soon as it gets dark." ”

At this time, Luke was not fully awake, but when he heard Aderum's tone, he immediately drove away the sleepiness completely, and said, "Please command, master." ”

"You go to Basradis at once, and go to General Bobos."

"Lord Bubo?" Luke wondered.

Adrim nodded, "Master Bopos is not one of us, but he is the only person we can trust in Basara. You tell him that he must do everything possible to convey the following news to His Majesty - Palch may join forces with the Paz Empire, and this situation must be stopped, otherwise Path's fleet will not only not become our ally, but may fall into the well with Parch, and then our Path Bay fleet will not be able to face the joint attack of the two fleets, and once the dominance of Path Bay falls into the hands of Parci, then Basradis will face enemy attacks at any time! ”

At this time, Luke was not only completely conscious, but also scared out of a cold sweat: "Can Palch do this? ”

"It's a possibility." Adrim said with a solemn face: "After this is done, you go to the south to see Lord Shurya, and tell him to find a way to write to Your Majesty, the focus of Palchi's offensive may have changed, the so-called land attack is just a cover to drag down the strength of our army, if Paz really joins forces with Palchi, our army will have to separate forces from Baslarates to defend the northern border, if the Palchi army comes from the sea at this time, then Basradic will not be able to get the support of the northern and southern armies in time, Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the preparations for the defense of Baslardy, and at the same time use the fleet of the Dichel Sea to transport our soldiers to attack the area around the port of Arisianda in Palchi, and take advantage of the fact that our army still has an advantage in that sea area, and drag down the forces of Palchi as much as possible, so that they will not have time to attack us, and buy us time to prepare! (To be continued.) )