Almost at the same time that King Dikar II of Arubania received the news of the civil strife in Pas, the news also reached the central institutions of the Palchi State, and Li Tianhao, who received the news, angrily smashed the wine glass in his hand. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Since the failure of the attack on Barudad Fortress, Li Tianhao began to work on the strategy of Arubania, but it is not a simple matter to complete the preparations for the attack on Arubania.

The first is Palci's own problems. Although the Palchi state became a dominant power after the destruction of Yaqui, its rule over the newly conquered former Yaqui lands was not secure, and there was always a group of people in the country who opposed war with Arubania. Parci's total military strength is not particularly strong, and with the attrition in the war to destroy Yaqui, the current number of elite soldiers is only more than 100,000, which is enough to fight against the stormy Yaqui, but it may not be enough to face Arubania. In order to win the battle, Palci had to recruit more troops and train them.

The second is geographical inconvenience. When attacking Yaki, the Palchi army attacked all the way down the Naro River, and Yaki's economic center was almost entirely on both sides of the Naura River, so each time the Palchi army captured a city, Yaki would be weakened by one point, and the other would slowly eat away at the enemy. Moreover, the vast area around Yaki allowed the Palci army to attack with a variety of strategies and tactics. This is not the case in Arubania. Yaqui borders on Arubania in a relatively narrow area, and there have been only three routes to attack Arubania since ancient times.

The first was to march from the fortress of Meolan along the coast of the Diqir Sea, which led directly to the many cities of Arubania on the shores of the Diqir Sea, which was also the second most prosperous area of Arubania. Another advantage of this route is that supplies can be obtained from the sea at any time, eliminating the pain of transporting supplies in the desert. However, after the destruction of Archi in Parci, the fleet of the Yaki army in the Diqil Sea has long ceased to exist, and it is not possible to rebuild a fleet strong enough to suppress the Arubanian navy and supply the large army, so it is not practical to attack from this route at present, at least it is impossible to use a large army to attack.

The second was to march north from the fortress of Tours and along the narrow sea coast into Arubania territory. But there were no major cities in Arubania on this route, which had land for farming, but it was much smaller than the coast of the Diqir Sea, separated from the rear of Arubania by a vast desert, and too close to Yaqui, so that it had been unfavored by the rulers since ancient times, and was in a state of semi-desolation. From here there were only two ways to attack into Arubania from here, one was to cross a relatively short desert distance to the shores of the Diqir Sea, and the other was to cross a large part of the nightmarish desert to attack Basradi, but unfortunately no one had ever accomplished such a suicidal feat since ancient times. It is for this reason that this line has always existed as an auxiliary route to the first line.

The third is to use the navy to cross the Narrow Sea to attack the territory of Arubania on the other side of the Narrow Sea. This route was the easiest, but the most useless, for Palci. It is simple because the Narrow Sea Fleet of Arubania was almost completely wiped out when it launched an attack on the stronghold of Jinting controlled by Elda, and has not yet recovered, while Elda's fleet has thrived and has now been reorganized into the second and third fleets of Palci, and it is not a problem to control the Narrow Sea. It is useless because Arubania has hardly a decent city on the shores of the Narrow Sea, and since ancient times these areas have had to face the attacks of the Yaki navy, so their coastal defenses are well-developed, while the land garrison conditions are rudimentary. This meant that the Palci fleet would suffer great losses if it landed, and it would be difficult to hold on to these places after capturing these places that could only be called strongholds, and it was completely a move with a large investment and a small return, even if it was completely captured, it would have little impact on Arubania's national strength.

Of course, Palci could also send a fleet out of the Narrow Sea into the Sindra Sea, and then head north into the Bay of Pass, landing from the rear of the city of Basradis. It's a pity that this will not only face the attack of the most elite Paz Bay fleet in Arubania, but also may attract misunderstanding from the Paz Empire. More importantly, one or two fleets alone could not transport a large army outside the city of Basradia and provide sufficient provisions, and the city of Baslar, which was high and deep and famously fortified, was obviously not something that could be conquered in a short period of time, so this kind of strategy would not have been shown to be useful unless it was used as an aid to the offensive of a large army on land, and a normal military operator would not have chosen this strategy.

Faced with only three options, it is clear that the third is the most feasible strategic deployment at present, but unfortunately the results are not satisfactory. The former general of Arubania, now the commander of the southern border defense, Adlem, has continuously adjusted the deployment of the local garrison since his arrival, and gradually formed a new defense system. And this defense system has also become Li Tianhao's biggest headache before.

Adlem's defense seems to be full of holes, and there is hardly a strategic defense point on the entire border, but Li Tianhao clearly perceives his intentions. In fact, Adlem's strategic depth is very wide, and he deliberately made each place look like a fortress that could not be impregnated, but strengthened the defenses at the most important strategic points. He made each of the defensive strongholds a nail in the coffin that threatened the Palci supply line, and if the Palci army advanced across these strongholds, the supply would be threatened, and the accumulation would stifle the fighting ability of the Palci army little by little. However, if the Palchi army attacked the city and marched step by step, it would lose too much time and troops, and it would also fall into an unsustainable situation, and finally face the danger of defeat once the Arubanian reinforcements arrived.

In the face of such an old and cunning opponent, the staff group and senior generals led by Li Tianhao and Wei Song studied for a long time and it was still difficult to find a breakthrough point, but at this time, the news of Pas's civil strife came again, which simply made matters worse.

Li Tianhao is well aware that the chaos in Paz is a good thing for Arubania, but for Palci it is the complete opposite. If Arubania and Paz conclude a peace treaty, it would be possible for Arubania's fleet stationed in Paz Bay to leave there and enter the Narrow Sea to confront the Palci army, and even worse, his large army stationed in the north could be drawn to support the south. In a sense, Arubania's defense against the northern Paz Empire's army is more elite than in the south, and the comparison of forces and the strength of the two sides may be reversed at that time, so how can Li Tianhao not be in a hurry?!

At this time, Wei Song had returned to Ashtiton City to preside over the internal affairs, and only the second chief of staff, Brooks, and others could discuss with them. Brooks believes that this is the time to use diplomatic mediation, and if Palch can reach some kind of agreement with Frank, the kingdom of the gods on the other side of the Dickiel Sea, and let Frank intervene in the affairs of the Paz Empire and Arubania, then it may be possible to counterbalance Arubania's strategic posture. (To be continued.) )