"Coupled with the army that Viscount Jados arrived in five days, the so-called New Southern Army is only 10,000 men at most, and the military strength we gathered before, regardless of quality... There were almost seventy thousand soldiers. Vittorio looked at a sheet of paper full of numbers that recorded the various aids of the southern nobles of the Duchy of Magini. There were very few nobles who were willing to send troops, even in person. Most of the cities have opted to provide military rations or military aid, but this is not to blame these nobles, after all, Maeve has died, and most of the southern nobles in the prime of life have also died at the hands of mercenaries disguised as merchants. The heirs to the title are either brothers or children, and their abilities are far inferior to those of the previous nobles, and so is their courage.

Feder stood on a high place and looked at the barracks, "Autumn has arrived, and the military rations are sufficient, if what Levier said is true, then the current East Oguna Imperial Army should lack enough food." ”

Levier told Fidd, Jados and Herman yesterday that his "mercenary" men were already working. They targeted the Imperial army harvesting grain, and secretly sabotaged it, so that the enemy harvested a lot less grain. They also united with the peasants to secretly poison the grain, which can be described as doing everything. It is rumored that Glenko has decided to transport more food and weapons from the mainland to the eastern part of the Duchy of Magini via the Trans-River region, in preparation for a protracted war against the two countries.

"Winter is still far away, but we also have to think about what might happen," Vittorio said after glancing at the slip of paper before putting it away, "If we don't have a quick victory, or if we can't defeat the Imperial army in a frontal battle, we may find ourselves in a stalemate." After all, it is we who want to recapture those cities, and the siege of the city is always the most troublesome, and it is difficult for our military spirit to be held together for a long time. ”

"When you lived at the Peace Grave Military Academy, did you also take a course on siege?"

"Of course, it was my least favorite class. To put it bluntly, a siege is a wrestling of wrists, and if there is no chance of sneaking up on the enemy's back, it can only depend on who is willing to pay and sacrifice more. ”

Fide recalled yesterday's military meeting and the goals set by Viscount Jados – a total of twelve cities listed as "primary targets", including the four cities in the southern region. These cities are large and small, and all of them are cities that chose to surrender voluntarily when the Imperial Army invaded. Therefore, the city defense force of these cities is very perfect, and there are even some duchy soldiers who are working hard to defend the city for the imperial army.

Jados believes that these twelve cities, although not the closest ones, are the ones that must be taken first. He believed that now the Duchy of Magini and the nobility had lost faith in the Duke of Yannis and doubted whether the country could continue, so the chosen targets of attack must be those cities that voluntarily surrendered. As long as the hardest bones are gnawed first, the remaining occupied cities will be shaken, and domestic support will rise sharply, which will be conducive to recovering all the territory.

Contrary to Jados's thoughts, the leader of the civilian mercenary group wants to eat the easiest part first. He hinted that he had the ability to sow chaos in most of the cities, and that the Duchy's army would only need a small amount of cooperation to take them. However, this offensive must not be too fast, and it is necessary to press east step by step, recovering the occupied cities one by one.

Viscount Jados was the first to reject Revel's proposal, saying that time was running out. If the war progresses slowly, the Duchy of Noao will completely swallow the western part of the Duchy, and no one can guarantee that the Duke of Aldington will take the opportunity to send troops to invade. Even if some of the cities can be recovered at the same pace, the rest of the Duchy of Magini has long since become the territory of other people, and those nobles will not continue to wait and see.

One advocated a rapid march and attacked several cities at once, while the other advocated slowing down and taking the weakest defended cities one by one. The two who had their own opinions did not give in to each other, and they both believed that their strategy was correct. And Levier reminded Fed in his words that he had something in his hand that Viscount Jados could not know, after all, Jados had already shown an attitude of extreme hatred for the rebels.

"Ayana, if you were me, which of the two would you choose?" In addition to Vittorio, Ayana also stood by Fid's side.

Ayana, who was called a second time before reacting, said, "I... I don't know, if you hunt wild animals, the key is to be fast, ruthless, and accurate, and accuracy is the most critical. If you can't hit your prey, you can't talk about anything. ”

Vittorio praised: "Captain Ayana has really seen it! whether it's Jados's proposal or Revere's proposal, we should have the first goal of successfully taking the city." Fast or slow, thinking too much about other factors will only hinder where we want to be in the beginning. Vittorio was more inclined to Levier's proposal in yesterday's meeting, knowing that the rebel lurkers that Levier spoke of were more useful than Jados's bravery.

"I don't know what you think yet. Fidel looked at Vittorio, who had not said a word in yesterday's military meeting, as did Lord Herman.

Vittorio thought for a moment and replied, "I think Robin should be found first, and his head should be sacrificed to Count Camhen." ”

"Robin, is that... Where is he now?"

"If my information is correct, then he should be in the belly of the Eastern Regions right now, in the city of the Three Calves. As long as this traitor can be executed publicly, then I am sure that more forces will surely move closer to us, and the remaining forces of the Duchy of Magini are more than that. ”

Vittorio thinks differently than Jardos. Robin's plot to kill the Count of Camhen and besiege the 50,000 regular troops of the Duchy of Magini has long been known to everyone, but the East Oguna Empire quickly protected the traitors of the principality, so many of the principality's nobles, including Jados, could only grit their teeth. Although Duke Yannis doesn't understand anything, he also knows that Robin is a big bad, and Feder also promises to catch Robin when he meets Duke Yannis.

Fidel could see something different in Vittorio's eyes, the short merchant obviously had different feelings for Count Camhen, not only did he want to borrow Robin's execution to gain other powers, but he also wanted to avenge Count Camhen.

"The city of the Three Calves is surrounded by many occupied cities, and by the time our army approached there, Robin had already fled. If this person is to be brought back here, it may require covert operations. ”

Vittorio nodded, "It's exactly as the captain said," he stole a glance at Fidel, "If Levier is willing to help, then we just need to send some people with strong martial arts, I don't know who can take on this heavy responsibility." ”

"Ayana, Patrick, and Vega all have what it takes to accomplish this kind of task..."

Ayana immediately interrupted: "I don't plan to leave the head of the Mercenary Guardian Regiment, let Vega go, he has always wanted to kill some high-ranking people." ”

"Indeed, you are very important to the Principality of Mageni, if anything goes wrong with you, Commander... However, I think this is still up to you, Captain, to do it yourself!" Fidel noticed the way Vittorio looked at him, and the other party was not joking.

"Why me?"

"Captain Fidel, although it will be dangerous to go deep into the enemy's hinterland, this is also an opportunity," Vittorio said word by word, "If the commander can capture Robin with his own hands, then the people and nobles of the Duchy of Magini will respect you from the bottom of their hearts, and when the time comes, you will no longer need the influence of Miss Mave during her lifetime, and you will be able to control more armies and do more." Now those old subordinates of the Earl of Camhen have quite a bit of complaints, and they want to be commanded by the nobles instead of the regimental commander you. ”

Fei De immediately understood what the other party meant, "Three calf cities... Although there are not many defenders there, it will be very dangerous to successfully capture Robin and escape with his whole body. ”

"It's because it's not easy, that's why I hope that the regiment commander can go out in person! Compared to Captain Patrick and Captain Vega, the regiment commander, your ability is obviously superior, if you can only choose a few people to go to Sancal City, then the regiment commander you must be the first choice. ”

In fact, Fidel had been persuaded by Vittorio, and he also wanted to catch the traitor who was plotting against him - a great victory that he had so longed for was imminent, but that man betrayed the entire barracks, and brought down the important pillar of the Count of Camhen. If the mercenaries of Birrell and Orlando had to fight because they were their masters, Robin was the one that Fede really hated.

According to Vittorio's analysis, it will take less than six days to return to Sancal City, and it will happen that the New Southern Army will be assembled in five to eight days. At that time, Fed, who has captured Robin, will be able to exchange the traitor's life for the prestige of the people, and the military operation of the 70,000-strong army will be twice as effective with half the effort.

After Fid told the rest of his companions about Vittorio's proposal, most of the captains disapproved of Fidel taking the risk himself. Among them, Selena was the most opposed, she thought that even if Fed's skills were good, it would still be too difficult to capture that Robin alive, and risking her life would only outweigh the losses.

However, as Vittorio analyzed, with accurate intelligence and the help of the rebel lurkers, the chances of catching Robin are not small. The prestige that may be exchanged can also help Fei De go further, so that the potato mercenary group can gain the hearts and minds of the army and the people before going to war.

"The regiment commander has to think clearly, it is the hinterland of the occupied area, once you miss..."

"Don't say anything unlucky!, our regimental leader is a great martial artist, how could he miss?I'm afraid that if I kill Robin by mistake, it will make that traitor's death too easy!" Noor interrupted Franklin.

Vega had a look of eagerness on his face: "I'm looking forward to it, just like killing Gu Yu! This plan to go through thousands of troops and dig out the hearts of the enemy must be brought with me!"

While the captains were expressing their opinions, Lukka entered the tent, and with him came back with Fenrir, who had apparently just dismounted.

"Report to the Commander, we have successfully relieved the siege of the besieged city, and we have lost very few men!" Lukka began to talk about his heroism as the others were drawn to the bloodstains on his body.

Fenrir also had blood on his face, and there was an additional blood mark on his forehead. Selena walked briskly over, and when she asked, she learned that the Imperial generals besieging the town had died by Fenrir's sword.

"I just heard that someone is going to take the heart of an enemy?" Fenrir raised his head slightly, his eyes full of murder, "I did something similar not long ago, and sure enough, this is the only way to complete my mercenary mission as quickly as possible." ”