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Coming out of Venus Manor, Alan made a beeline for the barracks.

The document that LeBlanc brought to Alan was information about the neighboring kingdom of Lorraine to the west of the kingdom of Ammusi. Intelligence shows that the Kingdom of Luolin has recently purchased a large number of grains and weapons. In the past two months, many of the country's great nobles have frequently appeared in Roland City, the capital of the Kingdom of Lorraine.

If Allen's guess is correct, all these actions show a message that the Kingdom of Rollin is preparing for war. Although I don't know if it's true, it is a must-guard for the Duke of Essis, which is on the border between the Kingdom of Lorin and the Kingdom of Ammuxi.

As soon as Allen arrived at the barracks, he immediately summoned Guy and others to hold a military meeting.

When everyone arrived, Alan immediately told everyone about the current situation.

"At the moment, the probability that the Kingdom of Rollin is targeting us is quite high. The kingdom of Rollin is bordered by the ocean to the north, the savage land to the west, and the forest to the south, and its only opponent is the kingdom of Ammuxi in the east. Therefore, if the Kingdom of Lorin and Ammuxi go to war, we will bear the brunt of it. ”

After listening to Allen's words, the generals fell into thought. Alan didn't interrupt everyone's thoughts, he wanted to see what his men were thinking.

After a brief thought, Guy first asked, "Lord Duke, is the information accurate?"

"It should be trustworthy."

After receiving Allen's confirmation, Guy slowly spoke: "If the Rollin Kingdom has already started to prepare, there are two scenarios."

"Which two?" Alan asked.

"First, if the other party is fully prepared, it must be launched this autumn at the latest, that is, next month. Second, if the other side has not yet wanted to move so quickly, then it may start a war at the turn of spring and summer next year. Guy paused and continued: "I think the first scenario is more likely. Now that autumn has just begun, there is still more than half a month before the autumn harvest, if the other party rushes to harvest, or simply does not collect, to grab grain. Then you will definitely leave within half a month. Coupled with the fact that we have just played a big game with Ambrosi, the other side may think that this is a good opportunity to take advantage of the situation. ”

Alan nodded and said, "Does anyone else have any ideas?"

I saw Guderian, the legion commander of the Essis Ranger Cavalry, stand up and say, "Lord Duke, I have inspected the terrain of the Duke of Essis. If you start from Fort Colin in the Kingdom of Lorraine and reach the nearest city of Tulga, it will take about fifteen days. If we prepare in advance now, we should be able to fight. ”

As soon as Guderian's words came out, everyone was sure in their hearts. Sure enough, Alexander the commander of the phalanx soldiers said confidently: "Don't worry, Lord Duke. Just give us five days, and we can certainly build a strong line of defense. Defensive warfare is now our forte. ”

"Oh? Why do you say that?" Alan asked, looking at a confident Alexander.

"Lord Duke, the previous war with the Moslian Empire was actually the first major war for us in the strict sense of the word. From that battle, I saw a lot of shortcomings, such as squad combat, such as troop rotation, etc. We didn't play as well as we normally would. However, in the future battles, these experiences will definitely burst out with twice as strong combat power as last time. Alexander summed up his experience of fighting.

"Not bad, not bad."

"Yes, the line of the last warring legion was not maintained well."

"Last time, I took a long detour and almost delayed the fighter. Fortunately, the Duke is magnanimous and will definitely live up to the expectations of the Duke in the future. ”

The generals spoke one after another, summing up their mistakes.

Alan looked at these generals he had cultivated, and couldn't help but nod his head again and again.

But when he thought of the military strength of the Rollin Kingdom, Alan couldn't help but frown again.

"Guy, how big is our army now?"

Guy immediately took out a booklet from the information and handed it to Allen, while explaining, "The vacancy of the Duke's previous casualties has been filled. In addition, there is also a phalanx of 1,000 soldiers who complete the training, and two legionnaire 1,000 teams complete the training and can join the army. ”

"Good! Excellent!" After a big battle, his strength did not decrease but rose, which couldn't help but make Allen happy.

"Lord Duke, but the treasury has run out of money. If we fail to solve the issue of military salaries, I am afraid that morale will be greatly damaged. Guy reminded from the side.

"It's okay, now there's money. You are bold enough to do it and continue to recruit. Alan waved his hand, for Allen, who had just won 150,000 gold coins, it was not bad money now.

"By the way, are there enough ordnance and food?" The big thing about fighting a war is logistics. Maybe in normal times, that kind of small fights between nobles can ignore logistics, but these tens of thousands of troops have to be considered.

Guy glanced at Allen and said regretfully: "Lord Duke, because a batch of ordnance has been consumed on the battlefield, plus new recruits have entered the camp, the equipment is just enough now, but there is no way to replace it." As for the military rations, there is still a surplus, but it can only support 10,000 people to eat food for 10 days. ”

Alan nodded, turned to Guderian and asked, "Has the map around Tulga been drawn?"

"Yes, Lord Duke, please see." Guderian took a scroll from his squire, and spread it out on a topographical map of Tulka and the surrounding area.

"Lord Duke, please see, the Duchy of Essis and the Kingdom of Lorin are bounded by the Luo River, and to the east of the river is Essis, and to the west of the river is Lorraine. And the Luo River has three bridges on the territory of Tulga.

One of the bridges upstream is narrow, allowing only two people to cross in parallel, and the bridge is in disrepair, so I don't know if it can still be used. One of the bridges in the middle reaches is wider, but the water is fast. Downstream in the bridge, Tulga is the farthest, where the water is gentle and easy to cross. Guderian pointed to the map and explained to Alan.

If you want to stop the army of the Luolin Kingdom, it must be the most appropriate to rely on the Luo River as a natural danger.

"I don't think about it upstream, after all, the bridge is not something that the army can pass through. Not in the middle of the stream, you see. Although there is a valley in the middle, the slope is gentle, and the area is very small, if a war is fought here, our army will not be able to spread, and if the other side exchanges with us regardless of casualties, it will be more than worth the loss. ”

Alan carefully analyzed the map and finally decided.

"Downstream can serve as a site for engagement. You see, although the water downstream is gentle and easy to cross, there is a large tidal flat. This will greatly limit the opponent's heavy cavalry. If we can deal with the opponent's heavy cavalry, it means that we will win ahead of schedule. ”

"Yes, the Duke is right!" Guy thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

"Lord Duke, if the Kingdom of Rollin declares war on us, will His Majesty the King send troops to help? If His Majesty the King had an army, our chances would have increased greatly. Augustus, the legionnaire's legionnaire, asked.

When Alan heard Augustus's question, he suddenly slapped his thigh and exclaimed in pain, "Oops, bad!"

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