"Of course I have to listen to you tell the truth!" Mayer's face sank and he added impatiently, "But I don't want to hear you talk nonsense!" ”

"To be honest, if I were in your position, I would probably choose to bet all my bets and make a last-ditch effort, but I am not the governor of the Medes, but your chief of staff, so I can only restrain my impulses, analyze the situation with as calm and rational a mind as possible, and give a proposal that is difficult to accept, but more in your interests."

Mayer frowned and asked in surprise, "You want to give up the battle plan you designed yourself?" ”

"It's not pleasant to deny what I've done, but I don't have a choice." Stig put on his glasses and said to Meyer in a calm and almost cold tone, "Continuing this battle that is out of our expectations, the best result is to take Mochizuki City, but there is also a high probability of a complete defeat, even with the benefit of losing cleanly, by that time, let alone splitting the southern frontier, whether it can keep Medes is in doubt, the rational should stay away from this kind of gamble where the risks far outweigh the benefits, in contrast, we now notify the four major Kou to withdraw from the battlefield to fend for themselves, and we will quickly withdraw to Media, as if nothing happened tonight, Your losses are still manageable, and at least you can keep your position as governor of Media, which is the least bad outcome when all things are combined. ”

"But all the hard work we made before came to naught, not only lost the Mochizuki City Gold Mine, but also caused huge losses to the four major sand bandit groups!" Mayer roared unwillingly.

Stig smiled bitterly, "It's all because I didn't think it through, I didn't fully grasp the intelligence of the Far East side when formulating the battle plan, and I misled you, I will never shirk this responsibility, but I will never encourage you to gamble regardless of the overall situation out of order to protect your own face, Lord Governor, I firmly oppose you to continue to invest troops in this risky war that is out of control!" ”

Steger's counsel caused Mayer to fall into deep thought. Indeed, as Stig said, in fact, he could have given more radical advice, people always value the result rather than the process, victory can cover up all mistakes, as long as he succeeds in taking Mochizuki City, who cares that his plan is flawed, and who cares that victory is not achieved in the way he envisioned in advance? However, he gave the opposite advice, preferring to take responsibility for the defeat rather than risk his own face, and his calm attitude touched Meyer.

"Manfred, do you think it's wise to take troops now?" Mayer's gaze turned to the Knight Leader. Manfred was against the war from the beginning, and Mayer thought he would support Steger's suggestion so that he would have nothing to worry about, but Manfred's answer surprised him.

"Your Excellency the Governor, if you had asked me this question before the confrontation between the four major sand bandit groups and the Far Eastern Defense Forces, I would not hesitate to advise you to abandon the march into southern Xinjiang, but the current situation does not allow us to leave." General Manfred is coloring.

Mayer stared at him in surprise: "What do you mean, Manfred, you have always been a steady soldier, and you actually persuaded me to take the risk of gambling?" ”

"Your Excellency the Governor, in fact, we have long been in a gambling game, and the four major sand bandits are the chips we launched earlier, if we give up playing our cards now, these chips will be buried in the hands of the Far Easterners." Manfred's face was solemn, "I still oppose the unrealistic idea of splitting southern Xinjiang, but I think we must put the Wind Knights and the Sand Knights into the battlefield as soon as possible to help the four major sand bandits relieve the pressure, and when they are successfully out of trouble, we will immediately withdraw our troops and withdraw to Media." ”

"I'm against it!" Stig interrupted Manfred's words, and his emotions were a little excited, "Compared to a victory by chance, it is more commendable to decisively stop loss and exit the game!" Although it is cold to say this, the four big cowards are indeed bargaining chips that can be sacrificed, and setbacks within the controllable range will prompt us to recognize our weaknesses and become stronger, but impulsiveness may push us into the abyss of no return, and then it will be too late to regret it! ”

The opposing opinions of the right and right men made Meyer fall into a situation of indecision, hesitated for a few seconds, and looked at Manfred again: "Do we really need to risk rescuing the 'Four Giants'?" ”

"Your Excellency the Governor, I am not a pedantic person who is afraid of sacrifice, I will choose to lose my pawn and protect the car when necessary, but the 'Four Great Kou' is not a pawn that can be discarded at will, Jenna has the support of the half-scorpion tribe behind her, Tars is from the Mantis tribe, Koze is from the troll tribe, Chuck's eldest brother is the king of the jackals of the desert, their backgrounds are not simple, if they do not have the support of their families, they cannot stand out among the hundreds of sand bandits." Manfred patiently analyzed the serious consequences of abandoning the "Four Great Kou" for Meyer, "If the Four Great Kou die in battle because we refuse to help, their relatives and friends will certainly hate the Far Easterners, but how will we feel about the death and not save us? These family forces are not strong enemies on their own, but don't forget, the royal family of Zion and the Rosenthal family are not the only ones in the desert, the four great clansmen can also join the Bowman family, the Zimmer family, the Kaplan family or the Friedman family without cooperating with us. In order to avoid the balance of power in the desert being upset, we can give up on taking Mochizuki City, but we must go to rescue the four great cowards, even if we fail to rescue them all safely in the end, at least we have tried hard, and we can be regarded as giving an account to their relatives, friends, and families. ”

Meyer listened to him and finally made a choice: "Manfred is right, we have a lot of chips on the table, and we can't throw in the towel before we even open the cards!" Steig, you stay at the command post, I will personally lead the Wind Knights to attack and contain the Far East Air Force, Manfred, take your Sand Knights and set off immediately, bypass the battlefield and attack from behind the Far Eastern Mecha Corps, and cooperate with the four major Sand Bandit Regiments to annihilate the enemy! ”

Mayer rode his mount, an adult blue dragon named Waldin, looking at the "Sand Worm Knights" who had soared into the air one after another, and the "Sand Worm Knights" who had been diving into the sand en masse, and the anxiety that had filled his heart gradually calmed down, and his confidence returned to him: what if the Far Easterners had two more airships than they had estimated before the war? With the strong strength of himself and Waltin, coupled with the "Wind Knights" whose combat effectiveness is far superior to that of the giant eagle, he can still easily clean up the Far Eastern Air Force!