Fall back.

Now there is simply no alternative to retreat.

Staying here will only run out of ammunition and food, and if they retreat in time, they will have enough supplies left to return to their homeland, and it will not be too late to regroup and fight again.

If you don't retreat.

Unless they can take the City of Ice and Fire in more than ten days, what awaits them is defeat without a fight.

Adventurous officers such as the likes of Tennier Reinberg might have taken a desperate gamble, but these Grand Dukes clearly lacked the courage to give it a go.

Let them take a gamble on the destruction of the entire army?

As soon as one of the Grand Dukes put forward this opinion, he was criticized by the rest of the Grand Dukes.

The grumpy Grand Duke Qifei was the first to refuse: "Grand Duke Xi'er, you really don't have back pain when you stand and talk, and among the eighteen countries, you have the least army, less than 10,000 people before and after." And this time the surprise attack of the dynasty army does not seem to have burned your family's logistical supplies, you can naturally sit back and relax, but you can think about it for us?"

"Only this time I agree with Grand Duke Chife. ”

Another Grand Duke was indignant: "Grand Duke Sil, if you want to go and give it a go, go and give it a go, we will not accompany you." ”

"Grand Duke Baya, you have something to say. ”

The king of the Duchy of Sil, the Grand Duke of Sil, was a little angry when he was accused: "Our army has 700,000 troops, and the current logistics are still enough for ten days of consumption, it is difficult for us to attack with all our strength, and we can't take a city of ice and fire in ten days? As long as we take the city of ice and fire, we can get replenishment in the city and continue to capture Saint Laurent all the way." ”

"May I ask Grand Duke Sil, what if something happens?"

"Who can guarantee to take the City of Ice and Fire within 10 days?

"If our army is lost here, will Grand Duke Sil be able to compensate for our losses?"

“......”

One person and one word, Ciel was criticized by everyone and couldn't hold his head up.

At this time, Reynolds Baya hurriedly made a round: "Everyone, please don't be impatient, Grand Duke Sil is also to expand the results of the battle, after all, we retreated without achieving any results, and the empire is not having a good time." ”

"Let the Empire blame them. ”

Grand Duke Qifei snorted and said: "It's a big deal to lose all this year's taxes, it's like the cost of losing all the troops here, and cultivating an army is worth more than a year's taxes." ”

"In that case, let's make the final vote. ”

Reynolds Baya stopped talking nonsense and voted at the end of the meeting.

Although he was nominally the commander-in-chief of the 18-nation coalition, in fact it was only because no one could be convincing who sat in this position, so the king of Reynolds Baya, the first major vassal state, was elected as a commander-in-chief in name only, and the final decision was still made by voting.

The result of the vote was 17:1.

Seventeen votes were in favour of retreat, and only one vote of the Grand Duke of Sil was in favour of all-or-nothing.

Therefore, it is very clear what the coalition forces should do next, and Reynolds Baya coughed and said: "Everyone, since the opinions on the retreat have been unified, then I think we will move on to the second topic of the retreat route." ”

"Retreat route? Isn't it the same way back?"

The Grand Dukes looked at Reynolds Baya in puzzlement, in their cognition, retreat, retreat, and make a retreat route, what is there to discuss, just go back the same way.

"Ignorance!"

Before Reynolds Baya could speak, under the reminder of the generals accompanying the army, Grand Duke Chifei stood up and planned to make a show: "Even I, a person who has not received military education, know that there is a high chance that the enemy will detect it in advance when we return the same way, and then set up an ambush on our way back, even if we can't completely annihilate us, it will also hurt our vitality." ”

"I thought Grand Duke Chifei was nothing but shameless. ”

"Sure enough, Grand Duke Qifei's attainments in escaping are beyond our reach. ”

"May I ask Grand Duke Chifei, are you ready for this retreat?"

When Grand Duke Qifei heard the first two sentences, he was about to despise a few people, but the latter question made him directly dumbfounded: "This...... This ......"

'This' lasted for a long time, and Grand Duke Qifei didn't say a reason after all.

In the end, it was Reynolds Baya who played a round again: "Regarding the retreat plan, I have a little frustration here, so I will take it out first and throw bricks and stones to see if there is anything in common with the retreat plan of Grand Duke Chifei, so as to confirm each other." ”

"Ahem...... Archduke Baya, please. Grand Duke Chifei smiled with a grateful look.

Reynolds Baya nodded at Chife, then took the retreat plan from the adjutant's hand.

When he got it in his hand, Reynolds did not immediately explain the details of the retreat plan, a trace of hesitation flashed in his eyes, and finally opened the retreat plan and told everyone all the contents of the plan.

"In summary. ”

After carefully elaborating on the plan, Reynolds gave the final retreat route: "I think the chances of returning back to the original route are too great, and the dynasty's air force is not vegetarian, and once we lose air supremacy, we will be completely reduced to a live target." Therefore, I personally believe that it is not too late for our army to withdraw along the Kareni Mountains in two days in the direction of the Imperial Careni City, and then part ways. ”

"Why did you take a detour to the Kareni Mountains?"

"Yes, the Kareni Mountains are steep and difficult to navigate, and the mass march is a bit of a struggle. ”

Several Grand Dukes didn't want to suffer, so they asked Reynolds Baya.

Reynolds paused for a moment before replying: "What you say is reasonable, but you need to know that there are advantages and disadvantages, Kareni has lofty mountains and towering trees, which can effectively conceal the movements of our troops, making it difficult for the enemy's aviation reconnaissance force to capture our tracks, and not being able to capture our tracks means that they cannot stop us on the road or set traps." ”

Bang Bang Bang –

The first to applaud was Grand Duke Chife.

He echoed: "Sure enough, the hero sees the same thing, my plan is almost the same as that of the Grand Duke of Baya, although the Kareni Mountains are indeed a little difficult to walk, but the enemy cannot catch our traces. ”

"Grand Duke Chife, please stop your shameless actions. ”

"I think Grand Duke Baya's plan is feasible, safety first. ”

"It's worthy of the Grand Duke of Baya, and it's really a last resort. ”

“......”

Everyone praised the thoroughness of the retreat plan, and no one questioned it.

Because as Reynolds Baya said, as Vega could not capture their coordinates, no ambush or blockade could be carried out, and this plan had few drawbacks other than a little time.

If it was placed before.

Reynolds Baya was inevitably a little complacent in the face of everyone's praise, but this time he couldn't be happy anyway, because the plan was not from him at all, but from their enemies—

Vega.