"With all due respect, sir, this plan is too difficult to succeed."

Hearing Byron's crazy plan, even Alleyne shook his head and didn't dare to accept it.

"In addition to the 3,000 Rhodok soldiers outside Fort Gruenward, Count Matas has set up a defensive line north of the city of Viruga, and although it is fragile, the garrison troops that can hold up to Fort Agorlod rush to support them, so that we will be besieged. Not only that, but there are 1,000 defenders in Viruga, as well as at least 2,000 citizens who are trained to arm themselves in a day. It is a pity, Mr. Byron, that we are not capable of dealing with so many enemies. Fatis told Byron what was the problem very seriously and persuaded him to dispel the idea.

In fact, in Dehrim before, Fatis and Leyon Bandak had already talked about attacking Viruga when they were idle and bored. The terrain around Viruga is flat and there is no danger to defend. As long as Fort Agerlomb and Fort Gruenwo fell, then Viruga would have been half occupied. It would take a month for the nearest reinforcements to arrive, and it would be difficult to deliver supplies across the mountains. It was not difficult for Byron to occupy this place.

But now Agorlonburg is still in the hands of the Rhodoks, and the road to the south of Gruenwald Fort has also been blocked by the Rhodok army, and if you want to go south, you can only fight hard, and Byron's mercenary troops can't do this at all.

However, Byron did not dismiss this idea, because he had his own set of ideas.

He pointed to a location in the southern part of the map, which was the southern border of Svadia and Salander, not too far from Rhodok.

"We can't fight from the north, which is why I'm concentrating my troops here. From here, I intend to head south, through the border of Svadia and Salander, and around the middle of the Gamichi Mountains. There is a mountain pass from which caravans of the Rhodok and Salanders used to travel, and this trade route leads to Viruja twice as long as the province from the north. We don't need to face the Rhodok army from the north, fight all the way from here, kill all the Rhodok sentries in our path, and attack the city before they can react, and take the city of Viruga! ”

"That pass in the Kamichi Mountains? I know there, but if I'm not mistaken, it was sealed off twenty years ago just in case of the Salanders. ”

Bandak showed a puzzled expression when he heard Byron's words, the news about that pass has now been forgotten by the Rhodoks, but people like their generation still remember that there used to be a trade route exit that could lead directly to Salander, and knew that about twenty years ago, because of the raids of Salander's deserters and robbers, the king ordered the pass to be sealed, ensuring the safety of the south, forcing the merchants to enter only from the north, passing through the territory of the lords of Rhodoc one by one, paying taxes, which greatly increased the income of the lords along the way.

Of course, because of the increase in costs, the price of Djerkhara velvet outside of Rhodoc skyrocketed, and the king's wealth increased so much, and many speculated that this was the real reason why he ordered it.

"That's right, that pass was sealed off twenty years ago. But my friend, there are details that even a native of Rhodoc like you don't know. ”

Byron looked at Bandak and smirked, motioning for Kenrad to tell them what he had gathered.

"The pass had been opened two years earlier by a group of soldiers, and a lord of Rhodok had established contact with the chieftain of Salander to smuggle goods. For the safety of this trade route, they used all henchmen, so there were very few Rhodocs who knew about it. However, in Salander, the secrecy of this matter is not so high. ”

Byron nodded, and the eyes of Fatis and Alleyne became complicated, as if they were beginning to believe in this somewhat unreliable plan.

"But even then, we'll have to deal with the defenders in the city. If you are attacking a city, you will need to invest enough troops, whether it is a city wall or a street battle. We only have 2,000 people, and we can't even enclose the walls of Viruga! What's more, many of our soldiers are not strong in combat, and the other side is proud of the infantry. ”

Byron had already thought of the answer to Fatis's question.

"First of all, I will let Rolf take his bandits to do what they love best, loot the villages, levy provisions, and force the garrisons of the city to come out, so that we can destroy them in the field and relieve the pressure on us during the siege."

"Also, I'm going to have the Assasin Assassins and Kress infiltrate Viruga together disguised as Salander merchants, and I've got the goods ready. Before we attack, they will kill the officers and nobles in charge of the city's defense, and set it on fire. If all goes well, the city of Viruga will become chaotic, and this is the perfect opportunity. ”

Byron sketched a few times with charcoal on the map of the city of Viruga that had been drawn by the spies from the previous intelligence gathering agency, and elaborated on his plan.

"When we take Viruga, the troops besieging Fort Gruenwald will go straight south to reinforce them, and Fort Agolon will pour out. If we are not enough to defeat them, then sweep away the city's finances and leave. I believe that even if it was occupied by Harlaus, there was still a lot of wealth here, especially if they didn't have time to transfer it. ”

"Of course, if we can hold it, it will be the best, but we will have to wait until we take Viruga."

"Either way, we'll get enough dinars to compensate me for this expense, and our shame will be washed away. If things are good, we will have a rich and vast territory. I admit that this project is very risky, but the benefits are worth it. ”

After Byron finished his plan, he pressed his hands on the map and looked around, waiting for the heroes' answers.

"If those Salander assassins are as powerful as you say, it won't be a problem to kill a few officers."

Kress was the first to agree to Byron's plan, and she didn't quite understand most of what Byron was saying. But just tell her what means to kill someone, and that's enough for her.

Byron nodded at her, admiring her bravery.

"It's crazy, but if it succeeds, the whole continent will be shocked, and I can't wait to see Alma Jose praise me in his play."

"That's nature, my brave and fearless Ellene."

Alleyne agreed, in pursuit of honor, and the fief he longed for so much.

Fatis frowned, he was unhappy that Byron had let Rolf raid the village, but he didn't dismiss Byron's face to his face, just silenced.

Kenrad glanced at Byron and nodded.

As for James, the good doctor and the good monk did not attend the war meeting, and he was reluctant to go to the study with others on how to kill.

The plan was thus set, and although some details needed to be adjusted, the goal was set.

Please remember that the first domain name of this book is:. Nine Heavenly God Emperor mobile version reading website: