The army of Charles II and the Duke of Lorraine of Moslian met on the outskirts of Lower Lorraine. Both sides reacted very quickly, quickly lined up the array, and then sent messengers to scouts and others to find out the situation of the other side.

The scout report from Charles II's side learned that it was the Duke of Lorraine and not the army of King Paul who came, and Charles II couldn't help laughing: "This old thing Justter was not my opponent ten years ago, and now he dares to appear in front of me, is this here to find death?"

At this time, everyone was gathering around Charles II, and when they heard Charles II's words, the Duke of Manuel immediately said: "When the Duke of Lorraine does not know the sky, he is trying in vain to stop His Majesty's army, as long as His Majesty gives an order, His Majesty will definitely capture him!"

Before King Charles could reply, the guards suddenly reported that the Duke of Lorraine had sent messengers and was waiting outside.

Charles II snorted lightly and said, "Let him in."

The envoy of the Duke of Lorraine walked into the big tent, saluted and said, "Your Majesty, the following is the envoy of the Duke of Lorraine of the Moslian Empire. This time, I have come to deliver a letter of war to our Lord Duke. With that, he took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Charles II's guards.

Charles II unfolded the letter, read it hastily, and said to the messenger: "Go back and tell Just, let him wash his neck tomorrow and wait."

The messenger was not angry, but bowed and departed.

When the Duke of Bashir saw the messenger leaving, he hurriedly asked Charles II: "Your Majesty, what does Justter say?"

Charles II spread out the letter and said: "He said that the morning will be a decisive battle outside the city of Lower Lorraine."

Duke Manuel said indifferently: "The scout returns, the Duke of Lorraine is only twenty or thirty thousand horses, and His Majesty's army is full of eighty thousand. This Duke of Lorraine is really beyond his means, Your Majesty, please let me be the vanguard tomorrow, and there is no need for Your Majesty's army to dispatch, and this person will definitely be captured alive to see you. ”

After all, Duke Bashir has a lot of experience, and if these 30,000 against 80,000 people are battled, the chances of victory are extremely small. The Duke of Lorraine is also a veteran, how can he be brutal. Is there anything wrong with this?

Thinking of this, the Duke of Bashir said to Charles II: "Your Majesty, with 30,000 against 80,000 people, as long as you are not a fool, everyone knows that this is extremely dangerous, and if you don't do it well, you will end up with the destruction of the whole army." Duke Justter is also a veteran of dozens of wars, will there be fraud in this?"

Charles II waved his hand and said, "Hmph, this old thing Justter was just sold by that bastard of Paul." He had done this kind of thing more than once, just to take the opportunity to weaken Just's strength. Rest assured, I'm sure Justter was just putting on a show. With his old fox character, tomorrow will be a small fight. ”

Allen listened to the analysis of Charles II and lamented that the people of this world are not all fools. Charles II has finally been fighting with King Paul for so many years, and it is still possible to see through this point of the internal struggle of the Moslian Empire.

After analyzing it, everyone found that Charles II was right, and now there is no shadow of Moslian's army, and Justter is not a famous general in the world, so he does not dare to fight Charles II.

The Duke of Lawrence asked, "If that is the case, should we do anything to deal with the war that follows?"

Charles II waved his hand and said, "Herald!" Begin to prepare siege engines. When we reach Lower Lorraine City tomorrow, take it directly!"

Everyone responded, "Yes!"

Although Alan also took orders from Charles II, he was not prepared to carry them out. He was not interested in this expedition in the first place, and siege warfare was the last thing he was willing to fight, so he naturally did not want to spend that effort to build any siege equipment. The Duke of Lawrence was also not active, although he was previously the most dependent person of Charles II. But with the fall of the Allen family and the rise of the Manuel and Bashir families, he was politically pushed to the brink, and it was not his turn to besiege the city.

He knew very well that it would not be his turn to besiege the city. Although in the general perception of the view, the siege of a city is a thankless act, to attack a fortified city is definitely not a small loss, but once captured, then it means that a lot of loot is in hand. For these barbarians who don't treat soldiers as human beings, they are naturally the masters of money and don't recognize people, so attacking the city is naturally a very important action in this group of nobles.

Alan left behind the group of nobles who were rushing back to prepare for the siege of the city, and returned to his camp on his own. When he returned to the camp, he instructed Guy to summon his generals.

After Allen reorganized the army, the army suddenly expanded to seven thousand, and these seven thousand people naturally could not be managed by Allen and Guy, so a few outstanding talents were selected from the original veterans to serve as generals. Among them, the commander of the Assis phalanx infantry was Alexander, the commander of the infantry of the Assis's legion was Augustus, the commander of the Essis assault was Leonardo, the commander of the Essis heavy cavalry was Hannibal, the commander of the Essis Ranger Guderian, and the commander of the Essis crossbowmen was Robin Hood.

That's right! That's Allen's malicious fun! But on the other hand, it also represents Allen's high expectations for them!

The crowd gathered together, which made Alan suddenly feel a sense of satisfaction. Seeing that everyone was waiting for him to speak, Alan did not speak officially, and said directly: "It has been confirmed, and tomorrow morning there will be a battle with the Duke of Lorraine under the city of Lower Lorraine." Guderian, how's the scouting going?"

Guderian is a middle-aged man in his thirties, with short hair and a short beard, and the whole person looks very capable. I saw him reply: "Lord Hui, I have already written down the surrounding terrain, and if there is a battle under the city of Lower Lorraine tomorrow, please take a look." As he spoke, he pulled out a simple draft map.

"The terrain of Lower Lorraine is plain, with woods to the north-east and north-west of the city. In the south, there are large tracts of farmland. To the south of the city of Lower Lorraine is the hot spring pass of the kingdom of Ammusi. To the west is the port city of Poitiers, to the north is the royal capital of Upper Lorraine, and to the east is the military town of Marseille. It can be said that Lower Lorraine was an important hub city of the Moslian Empire and a battleground for soldiers. ”

Alan looked at the simple map and asked, "What is the population of Lower Lorraine City, and what is the military strength?"

Guderian said, "I'm sorry Duke, but this information is not known for the time being."

Hey, Alan sighed in his heart, after all, it's not a standard intelligence agency. If there is an agency like the CIA, MI5, it will be much simpler.

Alan nodded and ordered, "Guderian, you're doing a good job. All you have to do now is to take your Rangers with you, go check on the battlefield environment tomorrow immediately, and then come back and report!"

"Yes!" After Guderian finished speaking, he immediately set off and commanded his team of rangers to go out to reconnoiter the terrain.

Alan then said to the rest of the generals: "Don't be idle, hurry up and get ready!"

After the generals had left, Guy was left alone. Alan saw that Guy hadn't left, so he motioned for Guy to ask if he wanted to ask.

Guy then asked his own question: "Lord Duke, I don't know what the goal of this expedition is?"

"Why do you ask?" I didn't expect Guy to ask this question, Alan said with a frown.

Guy said respectfully: "Since the Duke trusts him and makes him the military governor, then he must fulfill his responsibilities." Now it is a national war between Ammusi and Moslian, and every step is a battle of tens of thousands of people. In order to formulate a clear battle plan, it is natural to know what the goal of the expedition is. Otherwise, there is a high risk of making a wrong judgment and betraying the trust of the Duke. ”

Alan patted Guy on the shoulder, looked old-fashioned and said, "Guy, you are so good, you have lived up to my expectations of you."

After encouraging Guy, Alan frowned and said, "Actually, this is what I am most worried about this expedition. Charles II was all about avenging his defeat ten years ago. To put it simply, he sought revenge on King Paul. Don't look at what was planned before the war, the soldiers divided into two ways and went straight to the royal capital. I think as soon as King Paul's army arrives, Charles II will immediately have to pull us into a decisive battle. This kind of pure spirit behavior is really not interesting, and it is easy to fall into the trap of the enemy. ”

After Guy listened to Allen's words, he wasn't as worried as Allen. After all, he has long been accustomed to the situation where the nobles of this world fight with each other for a little personal grudge.

Guy thought carefully for a moment and said, "Then are we going to take the policy of preserving our strength?"

"Yes, there is another important factor in this expedition, which is the promotion of the Duke of Manuel and the Duke of Bashir. The two of them have controlled the palace for all these years, and the interests have been divided. This expedition is nothing more than to further weaken us and the Lawrence family, and by the way, get some advantage from the Moslian Empire. However, do they think that the First Empire of the mainland is so easy to fight, and they don't know who will win and who will lose at that time. ”

Alan knew exactly what those two bastards had in mind, and they were really nouveau riche, and he didn't know how high the sky was, so he silently despised them in his heart. After getting along with Sebastian for a long time, Alan unconsciously brought the pride of an old-fashioned aristocracy.

Guy listened to Allen's words, nodded and said, "I understand what Lord Duke means."

Alan smiled: "Guy, you don't have to worry, with our current strength, it is not easy to be anyone's pawn." They want to take advantage of me, but it's not that easy. ”

Hey, Guy sighed suddenly.

Alan asked suspiciously, "What's wrong?" Guy. ”

Guy smiled and saluted: "The old duke is still worried that you are young and vigorous and will be taken advantage of, and I instruct you to prevent the duke from falling into the trap of others. Who knew that the Duke was so resourceful at a young age, and he was even more courageous in doing things. The old duchess was really worried. ”

Alan did not hold it up this time, but saluted Guy and said, "If it weren't for Sir Guy's support, I wouldn't have this day in the future, and in the end, I would like to thank you in the future."

The two monarchs and ministers looked at each other and smiled, and a sense of confidence arose.

Alan suddenly had a cold war, hurriedly snorted, left a confused Guy, and ran out of the big tent as if he was running away. In the past few years, the world has been declining, and a bad one has been made by readers to CP, and I have to guard against it.