Septios was still reluctant to admit defeat and said, "Hmph, only you, the general of the defeated army, would look forward and backward like this." We have a total of 50,000 people, and the enemy can still encircle each other without any intelligence at all? Or are you worried that your line of defense will be cut through by the enemy? ”

Graeber glanced at him and said, "General Septius, if you are fighting this battle with this attitude. I'm afraid Illicia is in danger, and so are the 20,000 soldiers you have at your disposal. ”

"Don't be ashamed!" Septus hurriedly retorted.

"Don't be in a hurry to refute, I'll give you a few numbers. First of all, this rebel army may have the size of nearly a thousand cavalry, even if you have no concept of war, you should be able to imagine the power of a thousand cavalry. Whether it is to charge through the formation or to reconnoitre, it is a force to be reckoned with. So it's likely that the march of such a large contingent has already been detected by the rebels. ”

"Let's talk about the rebels' ability to march. In the course of the actual battle, they traveled more than 20 kilometers in half a day after retreating. My cavalry also hurried and hurried to catch up with them at night. These hateful slaves are good for nothing, but the only thing strong is their bodies. ”

"Comparing the mobilization capabilities of our troops, you can see that based on the above data, it is impossible for us to surround them at all. At the slightest hint of wind, the enemy will be more alert than the cunning rabbit. ”

As Graeber's data came out, Sepsius's face changed again and again. Where did he think that the actual march and battle had to consider so many factors, it was not as easy as talking on paper at all.

Illicia's father looked at the scene and fell into a very embarrassing situation for a while, and hurried to play the round.

"Virtuous nephew, I think you should listen to Graeber's opinion. After all, he was the one who fought the most against the rebels with his own hands, and the experience of defeating the battle was also experience. ”

Sepsius's face suddenly looked much better, and he said with a dry smile: "What the old gentleman said is right, then I might as well listen to what you think about the general of the defeated army?" ”

Graeber was frequently ridiculed, and said with anger: "You have already mentioned the specific idea just now, and it is actually very simple to delay the pace of the rebel army and reduce their mobile advantage. As long as you play a game against them head-on, it is best to win big, and it is not unacceptable to play a win-to-lose. ”

"In this way, we have the advantage of numbers and materials, and we can maintain enough deterrence against them at any time, and they naturally have no way to escape easily."

"This battle is very crucial, and if they lose, the morale of these thieves will be greatly boosted. Not only is there little hope of surrounding them, but Illicia will also be of great interest to them. The opponent's bargaining chips for exchanging hostages will rise indefinitely, and Elixia's personal safety will also drop sharply. ”

When Illicia's father heard this, he more or less agreed with Graeber's words. After all, marching and fighting is not exactly the same as playing politics, so it seems that it is impossible to surround and not fight. He asked eagerly, "Graeber, how do you think the first battle should be fought?" ”

Graeber glanced at Sepsius and said, "Sepsius, you are silent, and it seems that you agree with my statement." Then this first battle is very crucial, and it must not be fought by me, the future of the defeated army. Shouldn't you, a young and promising general, show off your talents? ”

Looking at the several glances cast at the same time, Sepseus only felt a cold sweat break out. He was once arrogant before, but he didn't expect to force himself to the top of the bar at this time.

If he retreats at this time, he will swallow all the taunts he made to Graeber back in his stomach.

But now that he has a heavy army, his self-confidence is still at an unprecedented high. Under Graeber's general, after a little hesitation, he immediately smiled heartily: "What's so difficult about this? ”

"Graeber, you just hide behind and watch our army's iron cavalry pacify this gang of thieves, you remember to prepare to surround it when the time comes, just don't drag your feet."

Illicia's father still saw the strength of Septios's tone, and he was always worried about his daughter's safety, but he didn't want any accidents in this very critical battle.

Therefore, he patiently advised: "The virtuous nephew should not underestimate the enemy too much, I hope you still have to learn the details of the enemy from Graeber, and be prepared." ”

"Graeber, for Elisia's sake, don't get too close to Sepsius. Tell us about the key to this battle, what are the weaknesses of the rebel army? ”

Graeber said proudly: "The weakness is naturally the lack of troops. Their strongest point is that their high-end combat power is too strong, and the army composed of hundreds of gladiators can really be said to be invincible. I think you're no stranger to the terrifying prowess of gladiators. ”

"Not to mention an army of gladiators? It is no exaggeration to say that their actual combat effectiveness is enough to deal with 10 times the number of enemies, and I have naturally suffered a lot of losses in this regard before. ”

"So in fact, as long as you avoid their main force of gladiators and attack their weak ordinary slave troops, you can achieve a very good effect of destroying the enemy."

"The specific tactical strategy is to pretend to use our strongest main force to find the enemy's gladiator legion for a decisive battle, when in fact our real main force is hidden in the rear."

"Wait until all the gladiator troops are mired in crowd tactics, and then send our main force to launch a fierce attack on the rest of their troops. In this way, they can't look at each other, and there will be a huge problem. ”

I have to say that Graeber's words are reasonable, and the in-depth and detailed explanation makes everyone present feel deeply reasonable, they don't know what the state of the rebel army is, even if Graeber is making it up, as long as he can justify himself, they have no chance to refute it at all.

Now Graeber has even given a specific tactical strategy, which is really sincere. Naturally, there was nothing to say on the side of Celepsius and Illicia's father.

Septus also stopped taunting Graeber. Because Graeber has already shown his military talent and experience in a short period of time. In this respect, he is no match for him at all.

Anyway, now that he has been pushed into the fire pit, it is impossible to get out of it. So since you want to fight, you must strike decisively and strike first.

So he said to Graeber in a rare way: "Thank you General Graeber for your advice, I will naturally give my best in this battle." I've also seen Spartacus's performances, and it's really one of the best in a million. As you said, their numbers are limited after all, as long as we make full use of the numerical advantage to avoid the real and attack the weak, we will definitely not suffer in this battle. ”

Seeing Cypsius's attitude change, Illicia's father was also saddened. He was also very satisfied with this deployment arrangement, and seemed to have seen the light of day to save Illicia.

Naturally, the rebels had already gotten a rough idea of the surrounding enemy forces through the light cavalry sentry units that were widely dispersed. After this information was summarized to the top of the rebel army, it still caused quite a wave.

"I didn't expect the enemy army to come so quickly, there are so many people, and there seem to be enemy forces in all directions. It looks like they're trying to tell us about the surrounding. "Because of the severity of the situation, Spartacus was the first to express his opinion.

"It's similar to what Jin Zhan expected before, I'm afraid this is Asur's trick. Using Illicia, a free hostage, he backhanded so many troops to encircle and suppress us. Now if you want to break through, I'm afraid you can only have a tough match with one opponent. ”

Kress answered, "I only hate that villain in Azul. He must be hiding in a corner at this time to secretly calculate, if he really dares to show his face, our heavy cavalry unit can teach him to be a man in an instant. ”

"Yes, since it is a frontal fight, the Mandarin Duck Battle Formation that we have been training for so long is not afraid at all. With so many powerful cavalry guards on the flanks, we have no reason to lose. Ai Ligang said confidently.

"You still don't see the crux of the matter." Spartacus sighed. "Now there are 10 times as many enemies as we are. As long as we do not achieve a decisive victory, we will be held back by the enemy, and then these 50,000 men will easily surround us. Having lost the advantage of mobility, how long do you think our troops will be able to hold out? ”

Looking at the crowd looking at each other, Spartacus continued: "So the first battle is very crucial. We must gain a decisive superiority so that we can calmly break away from the interference and entanglement of the enemy's forces and seize the initiative in breaking out of the encirclement. ”

After Spartacus finished speaking, he subconsciously glanced at the superb next to him, and after getting his affirmative look, he took a deep breath and looked at everyone and continued.

"This battle is different from the past, we must do everything we can to give full play to the superior strength of our respective troops and have a bloody battle with the enemy."

Jin Zhan nodded and added, "What Spartacus said is extremely true. Because Azul's plan was so vicious, they had already begun the whole deployment plan at the same time that Illicia was sent away. ”

"And our side is absolutely backward and passive. I hope that you will put away your arrogance and be cautious against the enemy, especially in a frontal battlefield with such a large number of people. It is the first time that our combat command system and the multi-arms of the armed forces have coordinated operations, and we must act in strict accordance with the command, and we must not be greedy for merit and rash advance, still less can we disperse in a hurry because of the increase in local pressure. ”

Eligang and Kress, as the main generals of the infantry corps and the cavalry corps, said in unison: "No problem, we will all fight according to the command of the Jin Zhan brothers." ”