Chapter 120: Defending instead of Attacking
Just when Buzhuan Star began to plan to use the overall confrontation between King Arthur and Barfort to defeat Balfort's absolute superiority in the local area, and stepped on Li Shi's foot on the way, Li Shi also sat at a round table with Frostfire, and ate with Merlin, Arthur, Percival, and Lancelot.
Lancelot is one of the few people who give people a double feeling of handsomeness and strength, and there is a sense of seriousness that only a soldier has, in the early Knights of the Round Table, players often think that Lancelot in front of him is the real protagonist, as for Arthur, he is just an uncle who came to make up the numbers, and now that he has seen a real person, Li Shi's feeling is even stronger.
However, with Lancelot Li Shi and Frost Fire did not have much favorability, so they were not very close to each other, and they only bowed their heads to eat, I have to say that this meal also has delicious steak and mellow beer, which falls into the mouth, and it is really an endless aftertaste!
Although Arthur was the leader of the peasant rebellion, he still belonged to the knightly class, and they could be on an equal footing with the knights they recognized, but they never considered themselves to be on the same level as the claylegs under his command. After all, they are just rebelling against Garibaldi's evil rule, but they don't mean that Juntian is free of grain, so the appearance of the nobles, how to come, or how to come!
After taking a sip of the drink, Merlin looked at Arthur with cloudy and deep eyes, and said, "Arthur, just now we were connected to the messenger of the three villages and said that they wanted to take refuge in us!" Hopefully we'll send troops over to keep them safe! ”
"Sure enough, Garibaldi's evil rule will inevitably be overthrown by justice!" When Arthur heard this, he said, "Then their messenger has come to tell us that we should send troops to free them from Garibaldi's evil rule?!" ”
"No!" Merlin shook his head, but his eyes were on Li Shi and Frost Fire, and said, "The villagers of these three villages said that the soldiers of Garibaldi in their villages were all defeated by a team of mercenaries from the east! ”
Hearing this, Li Shi and Shuanghuo stopped their chopsticks, and the only mercenaries who can appear now are them.
"So it's them!?" Arthur didn't know, but Percival understood, "They're the Eastern mercenaries you hired, but this group went to assassinate Balfort early this morning, and now it seems that they have failed!" So they're starting to help us get rid of it now, Balfort's stronghold on the Plains of the Wheat, it's really dedicated! ”
"That's true!" Merlin took a sip of bright red wine and said, "By the time the news reached us, they had already captured three villages, and I believe that it would not be long before a fourth village would be captured, but such a quick capture of one village after another would allow us to take over later, and it would take considerable logistical matching, whether it was to prevent the villages from being breached by Balfort, or to transport the finances of the marginal villages, it would require manpower, but we were quite understaffed!" ”
"How about we defend instead of attacking!" Li Shi looked at Merlin and Arthur in front of him and said.
"Defend instead of attack?!" When Merlin heard Li Shi's words, he just repeated a sentence, and looked at Li Shi deeply!
"The village itself doesn't have any role for us, what we need is the people, food and belongings in the village!" Li Shi said calmly, "If we send people to defend one by one, our manpower will inevitably be stretched, but if we don't send people to defend and are casually sent by Balfort, these villages will not be able to hold at all!" So we gathered all the people, food and finances in these villages, and gathered all the people and belongings in one place, so that we would not be easily eaten by Balfort, and then patiently pushed the battle line in front of Balfort step by step. ”
"Steady...... It's a great choice! Merlin heard Li Shi's words and thought for a while, but soon, Merlin's eyes looked at Li Shi and said, "But in this case, then this place, where all our wealth and food are gathered, will definitely become Balfort's main offensive location, and it will be under unimaginable pressure!" ”
"Indeed, because that's what I'm for!" Li Shi opened his mouth and said, "The villagers called by Arthur are just farmers who have picked up the hammer in the end, if they participate in field battles, I believe that Garibaldi's troops, even if they want to lose with their eyes closed, but in the defensive battle of defending the city, the shortcomings of the recruits will be greatly compensated, even if it is a 2 to 1 ratio to the death of a Garibaldi soldier, it is still us who wins this battle in the end!" ”
Li Shi's words, although very utilitarian, but in terms of planning, it is very feasible, this is naturally a very reliable plan for King Arthur's side, after all, the militia summoned by King Arthur with his own charm and the sword in the stone is as much as there is on this Wheat Plain, but the soldiers under the command of Balfort, at least in a short period of time, are one less dead!
"But Balfort's Wings of the Wind Cavalry will never allow us to gather supplies so easily!" Merlin closed his eyes, thought for a while, and did not disagree with Li Shi's plan, but only put forward conditions!
"That's the most important reason for me to carry out this plan!" Li Shi looked around at everyone and said, "In the battle to defend the city, no matter how strong the cavalry is, what is the effect!" The most important thing is that we can choose a village as the location we defend, that is, we can choose the terrain of the decisive battle first, and I don't think we can easily give up this advantage alone! ”
"Of course, even if Balfort sends the Wings of the Wind Cavalry Regiment to attack other villages, but if he loses people, money, and food, the village is just a building, so he can give it to him if he wants!" Li Shi said calmly, "And a village that gathers most of the grain, financial resources and manpower on the Wheat Plain, if Balfort does not break this city in a short time, then the final result will definitely be swallowed up by this city!" ”
"You're forcing Balfort to fight a decisive battle!" Merlin looked at Li Shi and said very directly, "This is dangerous!" ”
"Hmm!" Li Shi nodded and said, "To be honest, although on the surface, the later we fight the decisive battle, the better it will be for us, but don't forget that Balfort is one of the seven lords canonized by Garibaldi himself after all, if it drags on for too long, even if our strength is developed, Barfort is likely to receive Garibaldi's assistance!" So we have to force Balfort to fight a decisive battle, and the sooner we go, the more time we'll have to develop! ”
When Merlin heard Li Shi's words, he couldn't help but think about it, and finally nodded to Li Shi, "You're right!" But Balfort's main force, even if you don't count the Wings of the Wind Cavalry, far surpasses the average militia in combat effectiveness! ”
"So, the next thing is to see if Arthur is generous!" Li Shi didn't speak, just looked at Arthur.
"What?!" Arthur heard Li Shi turn his head to himself, and couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and suddenly said, "As long as I can defeat Garibaldi, even if I pay for my life!" ”
Seeing Arthur's statement, Li Shi couldn't help but say decisively, "Then we will use the land to increase the enthusiasm of all the militia, whether it is to award land for military merits, or to distribute land directly, in short, we will distribute the Wheat Plain to all the militia participating in the battle, no matter whether they live or die, as long as they help us fight Garibaldi, we will not hesitate to reward!" ”
When Merlin heard Li Shi's words, he couldn't help but take a deep look at Li Shi, but he could also see that Li Shi's suggestion must have an extremely far-reaching impact, but for the current situation, this is indeed a way to enhance the enthusiasm of the militia, so Merlin did not object, and as long as Merlin did not object, Arthur would naturally not object.
In the end, Arthur's side at this time was still "not distressed to sell Yetian", although he began to revolt in the village of war, but the village of war was just a small village on the plain of wheat, for a knight king who dared to share his authority as a king with his knights, there was still some kind of mind to divide the land to the militia.
"Therefore, if this plan is really followed, then by tomorrow morning, so many villages will be captured in one day today, which will inevitably arouse Barfort's vigilance, so we must select the villages that we attack or need to garrison today, launch an attack overnight to take them, and then continue to sweep the remaining villages, and send supplies and manpower to this village, and at the same time spread the news of the division of fields throughout the Wheat Plains, and prepare for our decisive battle here!" When Li Shi said this, he paused slightly, and said, "This village must be easy for Balfort to attack, but it is not easy for him to withdraw!" ”
"It's not easy to get him to withdraw, it's easy to understand, but it's easy to let Balfour attack, isn't it good for Balfort?!" Lancelot heard Li Shi's analysis and couldn't help but say.
"No one falls headlong into a stench trap, only the one that smells of roses is the most dangerous!" Li Shi said calmly, "It's a pity, I don't know the geography of the Wheat Plains, I still have to ask Mr. Merlin for this, if you can, to restrict the horses of the Winged Riders of the Wind under Balfort's command as the first element!" If we don't get rid of this invincible cavalry on the Wheat Plains, then we will never be able to defeat Balfort! ”
"It's my pleasure!" When Merlin heard Li Shi's words, he agreed very calmly.