Xue Xiaojing's injuries were not serious, but it was only because of excessive fatigue that she fell into a coma after escaping. Now that the strength is restored after a night's rest, there is naturally no major problem for people. The people who had been worried about Xue Xiaojing were relieved after learning that she was okay and stayed in Minoburg to rest with peace of mind.

When Yang Qianyu and his party turned back to Minoburg, Liu Dongxu, Zhao Ke, and Song Fei also happened to arrive at Minoburg. The next morning, shortly after Xue Xiaojing woke up, Li Xiang, Sun Xiaoyu, Lu Yu, and Han Jian also arrived. This was followed by the arrival of more than forty knights and hundreds of sergeants led by Kashya, the Roger Order.

Upon his arrival at Mino, Cassa immediately took over the command, ordering the soldiers and civilians in Minoat to immediately reinforce the fortress, digging trenches and traps, driving away the horses' stakes, and counting the stocks of weapons and food in the fort. Not only that, but Kasha also sent several heralds to deliver messages to three villages in the southern area of Minoburg, including the village of Lena, ordering the soldiers and civilians of the three villages to immediately abandon the villages and retreat to Minoburg, and strive to leave no supplies along the way.

At noon, in one of the rooms of the castle, the travelers who had arrived at Minoburg gathered to discuss the arrangement of Kasha.

"There are four villages in the southern part of Minoburg." Liu Tianyu looked at the rudimentary map spread on the table, scratched his head and said, "Except for the Ruer Village that Xue Xiaojing's team is responsible for, which has been breached, the other three villages have either repelled the attacking centaurs, or they have not yet confronted the centaurs. Why do you abandon the defense facilities of the village and take the initiative to retreat now? ”

"That's where Kashya's foresight came in." Li Xiang pointed out on the map and explained: "You can see the location and road layout of the four villages south of Minoburg - the four villages are connected by roads, and even the two farthest villages are only half a day's journey. The four villages form a barrier to defend the southern part of the territory, and are the first line of defense for the Prairly Territory against the centaurs from the south. Behind the four villages, there is the fortress castle of Fort Mino, located in the gentle area between the two mountains. First, it is to serve as the backing of the four villages in the south, and secondly, it is also to prevent that the hinterland of the territory will be in danger after the four villages are breached......"

"Actually, look at the location of the Minoan Castle and the fortress-like architectural layout of this castle. The main function of the castle is for defensive purposes. Yang Qianyu interjected on the side: "It is estimated that on the official map of the kingdom, the border in the southern part of the Prairly Territory is as far as Minoburg. And the area under the jurisdiction of the four southern villages is likely to be the borderland that the Leopold family has privately expanded and annexed over the years of operation in Praile Territory......"

"That's not what we're concerned about." Li Xiang shrugged his shoulders, and then continued: "Let's go back to the defense line of the four villages - it can be seen from the map that the four villages all have the effect of resisting the centaurs coming from the south, but with the size of one village alone, the size and number of waves of the centaur tribe that can be stopped are probably limited. And once one village is breached, the flanks of the remaining three villages will be threatened. With the speed of the centaur, it is not a problem to flank other villages. Lao Yang, let me ask you - if it were you, one of the four villages in the first line of defense had been breached, so that there was a hole in the defense line, and the strength would be weakened if the troops were stationed there, and it was very likely that they would be broken by the centaurs one by one. How will you respond? ”

Yang Qianyu raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and said: "This is simple, since I am the defender, and because of the loss of one line of defense, there are loopholes in the overall defense line, then I will take the initiative to abandon the other defense nodes of this line of defense, gather troops and retreat to erect a second line of defense, and hold each other with the enemy." ”

"Standard practice." Li Xiang praised: "Among the four villages in the south, although Ruer Village has fallen and the defenders have suffered heavy losses, the defense strength of the other three villages has not weakened much. If the troops are combined at Minoburg, then all kinds of support will be provided from the rear. With the geographical advantage of Minoburg, sufficient troops and abundant supplies, it is not a problem to stop the centaurs. And the centaurs will not stay in the area of the four villages in the south for a long time, as long as they hold on to Minoburg, the other party will naturally retreat after a long time. Although the four villages in the south will lose a lot of supplies, the villages will also have to be rebuilt. However, the main industries of the Prairie Territory are concentrated in the central and northern parts of the territory, and the destruction of the four villages in the south will not hurt the foundation of the Prairly Territory. ”

"That's a good point." A voice suddenly came from outside the door, and then the door was pushed open, and Shi Jinxin, Ruan Kunpeng, Bai Yang, Lu Yuan, Zheng Kaidong, Zhao Bin, Li Jifeng, Liu Chang and other eight companions poured into the room. Fort Minoan was a fortified fortress that was built for purely military use. Naturally, there is not much space in the guest rooms in the castle. Originally, it was crowded with more than a dozen people such as Li Xiang, and after adding eight people such as Shi Jinxin, the entire room suddenly seemed full, and many people didn't even have a place to sit. Fortunately, everyone has been friends for more than ten years, and they are used to each other casually, and those who don't have seats simply sit on the floor directly. Then the crowd began to continue the conversation again.

"Kaneko, listening to the tone of your voice outside the door, it seems that you know Kasha's defense plan?" After everyone sat down, Yang Qianyu looked at Shi Jinxin and asked.

Shi Jinxin nodded and said, "When we first arrived at the door, we happened to hear the boss deduce the attack and defense around Minoburg. And according to what I heard from Lord Neo on the way here, over the years, when Prairly led against the invading centaur tribes from the south, if the villages of the first line of defense were lost, they would all withdraw to Minoburg to hold on. And every time the attacking centaur tribe was unable to break through Minoan Fort, and in the end they could only leave after a random search of the surrounding area. ”

"Sure enough." Li Xiang nodded when he heard this.

"However," Yang Qianyu suddenly looked at Shi Jinxin as if he had thought of something, and said to himself in a puzzled tone: "This kind of intelligence related to the deployment and tactics of a party's power territory, it is not surprising that Lord Neo knows it as a confidant of the Leopold family. But even though we're friends with Kashya, Lord Neo won't tell you this directly, right? How did you find out? ”

Shi Jinxin was stunned when he heard this, and when he opened his mouth to explain, Zheng Kaidong, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, smiled and said, "Where is he in the mood to inquire about these news?" It wasn't when Meiling was close to Meiling's sister of the Hawke family that Meiling took the initiative to say it. ”

"Oh, I see." When everyone heard this, they all 'suddenly realized', and then looked at Shi Jinxin playfully.

"That...... I'm so charming...... No way...... Hehe......" Shi Jinxin was embarrassed when he saw this, and explained with a smile.

"Well, it seems that after we met Meiling, Meiling's girl was rescued by Jin Zi when she was in distress twice." Yang Qianyu suddenly muttered.

"And every time Meiling comes to visit us, this guy Jin seems to be very attentive." Sun Xiaoyu also said.

"At the Rogge camp, Shi Jinxin happened to be out when we were shopping with Meiling, and he was still very annoyed afterwards." Guo Qi also remembered something and said.

"And when I go to town to buy things......"

"The time I went hunting, too......"

"And ......"

"Big brothers and sisters!" Shi Jinxin was already sweating profusely at this time, and said with a wry smile on his face: "Little brother, I was wrong!" Your Excellency, spare me a lot! ”

"Hahaha!" The room burst into laughter.