The stone walls were prone to moisture, so the servants had to spread a lot of hay on the floor to keep them out of moisture, and this room was not very large and was used as an annex room to the lord's hall, but at this time the lords of Mecklenburg and Willer were all together, and Arold, Count of Mecklenburg, sat on the right side of the wooden table, and Marty, lord of Willer, sat opposite him, and on the wooden table unfolded a whole yellowed old sheepskin, on which were painted topographical maps of Weltershire and Watergaster, Of course, in Arold's view, this topographic map is like a kindergarten child's graffiti, but it is very precious in this era.

"Kang Tuoyi's army is more numerous than ours, as the weak side, we should use the castle as the center and engage in a war of attrition with Kang Tuoyi's army." Andrew also attended the meeting as a general, and he spoke to the two lords.

"With Willleburg as the center of the defense? However, Willerburg was not a large castle and had limited means of defense. Julian was also present at the meeting, and he raised his objections, and at this point Arold glanced at Julian, and it was clear that Julian did not want the war to turn Willle into ruins.

"What kind of defense is limited? The humble fortress built by Lord Yves with a small army was able to withstand the attack of Kang Tuoyi, and I do not believe that the strong walls of Willeburg are worse than the wooden walls? Andrew said dissatisfied.

"Our castle can't hold so many troops, and as long as Kang Tuoyi surrounds us, we will starve and die." It is true that large castles allow farmers to reclaim land in the castle vacant land, but small castles have no room for the army and civilians to rely on food hidden in warehouses.

"Lady Marty is right when she says that the best defense is to attack, and if the enemy enters the county of Wille they can plunder the village. Replenish the food and grass lost at Watergast, if this is the case my strategy of risking the exhaustion of the cavalry will be ineffective. Arold knew very well that no one wanted to introduce the enemy into his territory and let the flames of war spread to his territory, but what Arold thought was that the Mecklenburg Legion had to go through a real battle, and the defense of the city was the most test of patience and morale of the soldiers, and it was not a tactic suitable for recruits.

"Oh well. We will now determine the place where we will fight with Kang Tuoyi, preferably on a flat terrain, so that the strength of the cavalry troops can be brought into play. Andrew heard that Arold had decided on the strategy, as a general, his remaining task was how to turn Arold's strategic intentions into reality, the disadvantage of Arold's army was obvious, that is, the number of people was small, if it was on flat terrain, the side with more numbers would set up a wide frontal formation, and soon it would be surrounded by fewer people.

"I think we should choose a place with a difficult terrain, so that even if we have a small number of people, we can fight against Kang Tuoyi's army." Ms. Marty objected.

"It's not easy to find places with difficult terrain. And how can we be sure that Kang Tuoyi will enter the dangerous terrain as we envisioned? Andrew's neck turned red, and as an officer who had worked his way up from the bottom of the ranks, he knew very well that the enemy would not step into the trap lightly.

"Lord Count, why would you let a commoner attend such an important meeting?" Madame Marty stood up angrily, for she thought how a commoner could be on an equal footing with the nobles and dictate the decisions of the lords.

"Andrew was originally a colonel in the German mercenary regiment, experienced in warfare, and now my courtier and general. I allowed him to propose his own construction. Arjod touched the golden beard on his chin and explained to Lady Marty with a slight smile.

"Marty calms down." Julian hurriedly grabbed Marty's hand. tried his best to appease the grumpy girl, but Marty, who was angry, shook Julian's hand fiercely.

"Sitting with my father's killer and a lowly civilian made me feel like the air here was filthy and smelly." Marty's sharp eyes swept over Billis, who was sitting in the corner and curled up in the shadows, and cursed angrily, and then said goodbye.

"Huh. Madam Marty's temper is still so hot-tempered, and I really admire how you tame this fiery horse. Arold rubbed his hands together, and he said to Julian with a smile.

"I beg your pardon, Lord Count, that Lady Marty has been in a bad mood because of her injury." Julian stood up and bowed to Arold in apology.

"Don't worry, we're just tactically different. But our common enemy is Kang Tuoyi, what do you think of this tactic? Arold asked.

"I agree with Colonel Andrew's idea, only in the open area will Kang Tuoyi honestly fight us, he will think that the terrain is in his favor, but how can we turn this unfavorable terrain into our favor, I am afraid that the cavalry alone will not be able to break through Kang Tuoyi's army?" Julian knew that Arold wanted to maximize the power of the cavalry with the help of flat land, but Kang Tuoyi would definitely guard against this, and Julian was interested in wondering what Arold would do?

"Do you know hedgehogs?" Arrold smiled and said to Julian.

"Hedgehog, of course you do." Julian wondered why Arold had suddenly spoken out of such a strange animal, a little creature covered in thorns that was not brave, and would only shrink into a ball when danger came.

"I've heard that sometimes some of the big, hungry snakes will occasionally swallow the hedgehog, and the little creature will curl up and wriggle and pierce the snake's belly." Arold said to Julian.

"Your Excellency, Earl, you mean to let Kang Tuoyi's army surround us?" Julian was also a knight who had fought a few battles, and he quickly figured out Arrod's intentions, and indeed the phalanx of the Mecklenburg legions with spears was indeed like hedgehogs.

"Good idea, Lord Earl, let the Mecklenburg phalanx be in the middle, and the cavalry will beat around the perimeter, one from the inside out, and the other from the outside in." Andrew immediately agreed.

"Colonel Andrew, you're looking more and more like a general." Arold smiled and nodded at Andrew, originally after Colonel John Berg was killed, Arold had been worried about the withering of his generals, but now it seems that Andrew, who was inadvertently promoted, has the vision of an excellent commander, and he is really happy for his luck.

The next day, the Mecklenburg regiment left Willeburg and marched towards Watergastshire, and Marty's army of three hundred men stayed for about two hours before they followed, and Arrold seemed to be able to see Madam Marty's awkward puffing face.

"Don't be angry, Lord Arrod is a knight who has been in battle, he knows how to win, now is not the time to make trouble, if you are defeated by Kang Tuoyi, you will be banished and lose your land and property." Julian said to Ms. Marty, who was walking side by side, as he rode on his horse.

"Hmph." Marty's angry silver teeth clenched, and his uninjured hand tightened the reins of the war horse, and Marty had to bow his arrogant head in the face of strength.

"Is there one more thing, Marty, have you noticed?" Julian continued thoughtfully to Marty as three hundred Willleslavs walked down the muddy road with various weapons and armor on their backs.

"What?"

"I took a look at Billis in the conference room yesterday, and he was in a strange state and seemed to be exhausted, and he didn't talk much in the meeting, and I took the initiative to talk to him and looked absent-minded." Julian lowered his voice and said to Marty that he had been a courtier in Arrod's court and knew very well that Arrode's subordinates had a spy organization, and he had to be careful.

"Damn, could it be that maid in Willleburg who is so itchy that she dares to find Bilis, if I had known who would have skinned her with my own hands." Marty's cheeks turned red, and suddenly changed from shyness to anger, Billis's state is indeed very much like fatigue after a cloud and rain, Marty and Julian have been sharing the bed for not a day or two, and they are very clear about this state of men.

"It shouldn't be like that, all the people in Willle know that Bilis has a grudge against your father, and no one dares to offend your orders to get close to Bilis."

"So what's wrong with him? Could it be that he is sick, hmph, he can't let him die so cheaply. Marty said indignantly.

"Before the Mecklenburg legion came, Biliss practiced swordsmanship every day, why did the Mecklenburg legion suddenly fall ill after coming, I'm afraid Lord Arrod did this." Julian looked left and right, and then whispered to Ms. Marty.

"You mean, you mean, down~~~." After listening to Julian's words, Marty finally understood what Julian meant, and she couldn't help but gasp.

"It's not impossible, I've heard that Lord Arrod is actually good at this knowledge, and don't forget that he has the title of a wise man." Julian shook his head slightly, he shouldn't have revealed this information to Ms. Marty, but men have no secrets in front of the women they love.

"Julian, you're going to protect me, right?" Marty thought of Arold's seemingly harmless look, and the smile that occasionally hid in the dark, and a chill rose up her back, not a strong lord and commander, but a young girl in need of protection.

"Haqiu~~~." Arod suddenly sneezed on his horse, and he rubbed his nose wondering why he had suddenly caught a cold, which would be terrible in this era of lack of medicine. (To be continued......)