A week later, the first joint operational meeting of the Blue Crystal City officials was quietly held at the headquarters of the city defense force. In addition to the military commanders at all levels, including General Cruyff and General Miguel, Moriarty, as the commander of the combat unit under the mage regiment, was also present at the meeting.

Sitting in a separate seat for himself, Moriarty looked around him with a calm expression. In front of the side, there are several generals under General Cruyff's system, with whom the mage is mostly familiar with, and he has no less dealings with public and private affairs on weekdays. On the other side, there is Miguel's factional group. In the meantime, Saruman sat alone in a corner. When Moriarty's gaze swept over, the seventh-level warrior was keenly aware and glared back, with a very unkind expression. In response, the mage only curled the corners of his lips and looked away.

"What, you're still planning to get back to that guy?" Before the meeting had officially begun, Lille quietly approached Moriarty's side and chuckled.

"The city defense army will not be united with the enemy, right?" Moriarty stood up from his position and smiled.

"Why. Not to mention our side, even General Miguel, I'm afraid there are many people who are happy to see Saruman's jokes. Lille immediately shook his hand clearly, and then leaned into Moriati's ear and whispered, "It's just that you have to be careful, although the character is not good, but that person still has some real skills." If you want to save face for your subordinates, you need to be more prepared. ”

"I know." Moriatilo nodded, and sat back down.

Soon. The door to the conference room opened again, and Cruyff and Miguel, two bigwigs of the city defense army, walked in one after the other. All the officers present immediately stood up in unison and saluted.

"Today is the first time that the Blue Crystal City City Defense Force System and the Azure Mage Regiment Guard Squadron have jointly held a joint meeting. There wasn't much to the meeting, and you're all military, so I'll cut it short. Please be seated. Sure enough, as I heard before, in the past two or three years, all important meetings within the city defense army have generally been presided over by Miguel. Cruyff, on the other hand, mostly sat in silence.

"Yes, General." There was no noise, and all the officers sat down neatly in their seats. Looking up at Miguel on the podium.

"The first thing I want to do is to give you a briefing on the situation of the war. Just two days earlier, the vanguard of the Allies had arrived in the Yongville Valley in the mountains of A Coruña. And there the first engagement took place with the army of the southern bandits. ”

As General Miguel spoke, Adjutant Chacoqin pulled back a heavy curtain on the back of the rostrum, revealing a huge battle map behind it. On this map, a bright red arrow has been marked at the northern end of the Yongville Valley. On the opposite side of it, there is a row of fence graphics marked in blue. There is no doubt that it represents the Southern Army line that has only fought against the Allies.

"As everyone knows, the mountains of A Coruña are a moat that runs through the middle of Bracada, with a length of nearly 1,000 miles from east to west. With the exception of a few remote and rugged mountain roads that are occasionally interspersed, only the Yongville Valley is suitable for large armies. Therefore, the thieves directly gave up the layers of defense in the further north area. And it is to be expected that the key defense await us here. Taking a long stick from the adjutant's hand, Miguel walked over to the map, pointed to the location of the mountains and valleys, and explained in detail.

"Your Excellency, General. How was the first battle going? At this moment, an officer stood up and asked a loud question.

"We have not yet received a specific report of battle damage on both sides, but according to the preliminary intelligence analysis we have obtained, the Allies are slightly at a disadvantage." …,

"Thank you for your answer, Your Excellency." The officer nodded. Then sit down.

As for the setback of the Allied vanguard, everyone present was not so worried. After all, the attack can only be carried out by small armies of the nature of fire reconnaissance. If the Yugoslav Alliance had indeed been heavily fortified in the Yongville Valley, it would have been a normal outcome to repel or even defeat the Allied reconnaissance forces. On the other hand, if a small Allied force breaks through the valley defense circle in one fell swoop, I am afraid that the Allied high-ranking forces will have to worry about whether there is a conspiracy involved.

"The second thing I want to talk about today is that the City Lord has ordered that in a month, our troops from Blue Crystal City will officially start and go to the northern part of the Yongville Valley to join up with other allied forces." Miguel put down the baton, walked to the podium, and announced loudly to the bottom.

"Oh? Is it true, Your Excellency? ”

"Which brigade was the first to leave?"

"General, Rochel's brigade is already on standby, please be the vanguard!"

When they suddenly heard the unmistakable order to march, all the officers in the audience immediately stood up and shouted for battle. At this moment, it doesn't matter whether Cruyff or Miguel's faction is a soldier, they all hope to shine and show their combat power and talent in the future big war. Therefore, for the most glorious vanguard position of the entire combat unit, everyone is desperately fighting for it as if they have seen a bloody wolf. Only Moriarty, an "outsider", sat quietly to the side, watching the captains in front of him try their best to sell their troops like small traders in the market, hoping to be chosen by the two generals sitting high on the rostrum.

"The position of each major team in the battle sequence, as well as the defense force left behind in Blue Crystal City, these are still to be finalized by the city lord." Miguel looked at the officers in front of him and nodded with satisfaction.

"And General Miguel and General Cruyff, what is your opinion?" Although the City Lord is the supreme commander of the entire Blue Crystal City army, the actual military deployment and arrangement is actually more respectful of the professional construction and arrangement of the two generals, and it is obvious that the officers who are familiar with the inside situation intend to give up this opportunity to compete for glory and add points to their own efforts.

"I'm very happy that everyone has such an enterprising spirit and a fighting spirit."

At this time, Cruyff, who had not made a sound, suddenly spoke. Immediately, everyone fell silent and sat down again to listen to the veteran's speech. And Miguel also returned to his position.

"Since this expedition is a joint action of all the northern city-states, we must show our strongest strength from the beginning of the expedition. This is not only about the face of Blue Crystal City, but also will directly affect our position in this war and after the war. In this regard, you must first have a clear understanding. ”

"Yes, sir!"

"Since you want to show the strongest strength, you must first find out your own bottom. And we are all soldiers, so we can't fight with our mouths alone. As he spoke, the old man slowly swept over the officers.

"What do you mean, General?" At this time, Lille raised his hand below.

"So after my consultation with General Miguel, it was decided to hold a large-scale military exercise next week. Speaking of which, we in Blue Crystal City have not been pulled out for many years, and your team has only been expanded and reorganized, and no one can say what the actual combat power is. Therefore, if you want to be a pioneer and want to fight the main attack, let me show it well in the exercise. Cruyff giggled and said loudly.

"Drills?" Hearing this word, the officers were all stunned, but then the group's eyes turned red, and the fighting spirit boiled.

"I'm sorry, General Cruyff, Captain of the Guard Squadron of the Azure Mage Regiment, Moriarty, please speak." And at this moment, Moriarty suddenly stood up with a "snap" and saluted the two generals on the stage. …,

"Yes, let's talk about it." Cruyff smiled and nodded.

"May I ask Your Excellency General, is the exercise you just mentioned only for the internal part of the city defense army, or does it include the entire battle sequence of Blue Crystal City?" Moriarty asked slowly.

"This time I am going to the south as part of the Allied Army, and of course I am fighting in the south, with Blue Crystal City as a whole, of course." The old man replied immediately.

"So, then, my guard squadron can also be involved?" Moriarty immediately followed suit.

"Oh? Moriarty, are you going to take the initiative to ask for help, and you have 'tricked' with the city defense army? This time, without waiting for Cruyff to answer, Miguel smiled and grabbed the conversation and asked rhetorically.

However, although he had a smile on his face, his words were extremely unkind, and he put Moriarty in the position of an external force that "smashed the field". Obviously, Miguel, who is extremely experienced in leading troops, has already guessed the other party's purpose. Hearing the general's words, many officers immediately turned their eyes to the past, and the vast majority of them were naturally generals under the Miguel faction.

"How dare you, General Miguel." Facing a series of unkind eyes, Moriarty smiled very frankly, bowed lightly, and said: "My guard squadron has only been established for half a year, and the composition of the soldiers is chaotic and the combat effectiveness is low, how can it be compared with the elite subordinates of the city defense army?" ”

"Hehe, what did you just say?" Cruyff laughed and said again.

"It is precisely because the army has been formed for a short time and its strength is unbearable, so I thought of joining this exercise, and the brother units of the city defense army will give the guard squadron some rare practical combat guidance." As he spoke, Moriarty nodded lightly to the surrounding soldiers and civilians.

However, Lille does not believe such a statement.

"Then let's get it straight, how does the guard squadron want the city defense army to guide?" Seeing that the other party's answer was not leaky, Miguel didn't want to say more, and directly made it clear.

"I've heard that General Miguel's Sharuman Brigade is a well-known main force in the city defense army. Therefore, he was emboldened and hoped that the brigade would give guidance to the guard squadron during the exercise. ”

"Oh!"

Before Moritati's words fell, a murmur immediately occurred in the room. In fact, everyone present was more or less aware of that little "skirmish" that had occurred a week ago between Saruman and the guard squadron. But he never expected that Moriarty would use such an opportunity to publicly call out the other party on such an occasion.

Immediately, Saruman himself stood up and stared at Moriarty viciously: "If you want to be beaten, Lao Tzu will fulfill you!" ”

"Hehe, Captain Saruman seems to have agreed. What do you think, two generals? Without glancing at Saruman, Moriarty just smiled and looked at the podium. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )