"Van Bia is the closest city to Antler Bay, with a population of 20,000 people and iron ore and coal resources, the garrison number is about 1,200 people, belonging to the sphere of influence of the Earl of Gordon, this count has a very general relationship with the Marquis of Raymond, attacking it will not involve too many games between forces, if you march quickly, you can reach the city of Van Bia in less than a day, the burning earth city wall can not resist the blasting of the bronze dragon crossbow arrows, we can capture the city in the shortest time, collect the city guards, and march to the periphery on this basis。 ”

The conference room is full of Hodge's henchmen, who have already established themselves in Antler Bay after two years of hard work, and in addition to a number of witches and Sylvie, there are also many local officers in Antler Bay, and Layton is one of them, who has now sworn allegiance to Hodge's banner.

This official knight with the title was identified as the leader of the fight against Hodge's forces at the beginning, and even tried to assassinate him more than once, but was let go by Hodge in repeated failures, and after Andy's suicide, he hesitated for a long time, and finally decided to work for Hodge.

He did not turn his back on his chivalry, and tried to rescue and deliver information many times when Andy was imprisoned, but Andy's cowardice really disappointed him, but it was Hodge's handwriting in imprisoning Andy to transform Antler Bay, which made His Excellency the Knight recognize him to a considerable extent.

As soon as the object of his allegiance died, he turned his head to serve the person who forced the former lord to die, and even if his actions did not violate the spirit of the knight, he would still be the object of scorn by others, which is why he hesitated.

However, in the end, he chose to be loyal to Hodge at the cost of infamy, because he really saw countless possibilities in this young man.

Hodge also reciprocated his actions, giving him impeccable trust, even less than the witches around him.

"Leyton is a knight in the truest sense of the word. He once said to Daphne, "And we need people like that." ”

Now that Leiden, as the leader of the Antler Bay army, has expressed his understanding of the next battle, Hodge must pay attention to his opinion, after all, he is a layman and can give certain opinions on the general direction of decision-making, but in terms of specific execution, it is necessary to listen to Leiden's opinion.

Hodge thought for a moment, "I wonder how long it will take to assemble the local guard after taking Van Bia?"

"At least a month, I am sure that the remaining guards in the city will be neatly organized, even taking into account the battle damage in the siege, in a month we will have an army of nearly a thousand people, and there are still a lot of bronze dragon crossbow arrows left in stock, and it is a strong force to prepare them. ”

Hodge shook his head: "It's taken too long, it will make the other two cities vigilant, and it will take a lot of people to fill it up if we attack again, and we can't withstand this kind of attrition now." ”

"My lord, this is the necessary time, if we attack the two cities of Sinla and Wuhe immediately after the capture of Vambia, what awaits us will be a failure, and we may even lose the Van Biya that has already been captured, even if we have collected Van Biya's army, I do not recommend directly attacking the other two cities. ”

Layton spread out the rough map of the world, pointed to the geographical location of the three cities, and said: " The closest to Van Bia is Sinla, but the strength of the city is far from comparable to Van Bia, it is the sole viscount of Viscount Hipol, although it is not attached to the big forces, but Sipol put all the resources into the city, with nearly two thousand elite troops and high walls, and the city is flat within a radius of four miles, there is no hiding condition, once the war is a head-on conflict, the range of action of the bronze dragon crossbow arrow is only four hundred steps, this distance is not advantageous to the crossbowmen in the upper city. ”

"And Wuhe, although it is a small city, but the city of its power is not far behind the city, and our army has been running to the city of Wuhe for enough time to draw reinforcements from other cities, and we may win, but the losses will be ugly. ”

Hodge has his own considerations, Van Bia has no opinion on taking him first, iron ore and coal are very important resources, but in fact, Wuhe is the city he values the most, among the three cities, only Wuhe has a vein of obsidian crystal, which is a magical gem that can store magic and magic power, and the most scarce resource in the fourth stage is obsidian stone, if you can't take Wuhe, this battle will lose its due meaning.

"If you divide your forces and attack the two cities of Van Biya and Uhe at the same time, what are the chances of victory?"

"I'm afraid not even one percent. Leiden sighed, "My lord, the total number of garrisons in Antler Bay is only three hundred, considering the stability of the city itself, the maximum number of troops that can be mobilized out of the city is two hundred, and it takes at least one hundred and eighty people to capture Van Biya in one night, and the strength of Wuhe is still above Van Bia, do you expect twenty people to capture it?"

"I'll give you one hundred and fifty men, and the bronze dragon crossbow arrows are rationed first, can you guarantee to take Van Bia?" Hodge gave his opinion.

Layton gritted his teeth and nodded, "You can still do it if you try your best." ”

"Well, this is Vambia's attack plan, and in the meantime I will lead another fifty men to attack Ula directly from another mountain pass, and strive to take both cities at the same time. ”

"My lord!" Leiden was a little anxious, "Ulla's garrison is estimated to be fifteen hundred, and even with the bronze dragon crossbow arrows, your battle is too risky." ”

Hodge waved his hand: "It's okay, I'll take Hera with me, she can make up for the gap." ”

Layton saw the resoluteness in his eyes, and couldn't help but sigh, he was quite disapproving of this battle plan, the risks far outweighed the benefits, not to mention that Hodge, as the true leader of Antler Bay, should not easily get involved in danger no matter what.

"Dai, you and Sylvie continue to be in charge of the city affairs of Antler Bay, Ain and Heatina, you are in charge of my laboratory research, and Ophelia asks you to follow Layton to Vambia. “

Hodge arranged the work of the witches, and the most important thing for Ain and Heatina at the moment is to cooperate with Borch to analyze and study the corresponding natural abilities, and the loyalty of the two of them is not suitable for participating in the core activities, and Antler Bay, as his real base camp, cannot cause chaos during the army, and Daphne's presence can have a deterrent effect.

Both he and Hera are good at herbalism, but Leyton's team lacks a skilled doctor, and even a small attack war cannot avoid bloodshed, and now he needs people so much that any human death in the wound is a heavy blow to him.

"My lord, one more thing, your reason for fighting is too far-fetched, and I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the surrounding lords. Layton said.

Hodge was stunned: "How can this reason be far-fetched for the sake of humans?"

Layton spread his hands helplessly: "Space is overflowing, and now the years of war with aliens have long passed." ”

That's because you don't realize the danger has happened. Hodge said to himself.

"We need a more appropriate reason. ”

"Uhe and Van Bia falsely claimed that Antler Bay harbored witches, which seriously damaged the majesty of the city, and as a subordinate of the Marquis of Raymond, they would not tolerate malicious slander, and war was inevitable. ”

Hodge's eyes lit up: "That's a good idea, but how can we get Wuhe and Van Bia to take the initiative to speak out against us?"

"They're already doing that. "Two fuchsia letters were placed on the table, which in the letter meant condemnation.

Hodge finally reacted and turned to look at the owner of the letter: "Dunbar, why are you here?"

Dunbar smiled and casually found a chair to sit down: "It seems that I am the lord of Antler Bay." ”

Hodge shaved his face in embarrassment.

"I have already found a reason for you to start the war, and the next battle can only rely on you, and you must move quickly, otherwise once the forces behind them intervene, I will not be able to respond to the Marquis's questions with empty hands, on the contrary, if you achieve a major victory, I will have a bargaining chip in front of your lordship. ”

Dunbar looked at Hodge seriously: "Don't waste my kindness. ”

"He was right not to let you go. ”

Ophelia quietly sorted out her modest bags, mostly bottles and jars and sewing tools, she was both the best doctor and the best tailor, and these items were inseparable to her.

"Dai, you can't die easily anymore. ”

After tying the knots of the cloth belt, Ophelia turned to look at Daphne sitting at the head of the bed, and sighed and walked over to hold her hands.

"Every time you die, you will lose a lot of memories after experiencing a resurrection, even if I have my ability as the basis for recovery, I can also perceive that it will be a lot more difficult to repair your memories every time, and it took you a full ** year to recall my existence after this resurrection, who knows how long the next time will be?"

"It's okay. Devany smiled softly, "I'm used to it. ”

Ophelia still shook her head: "Memory is only part of the factor, but the more important thing is your character. Maybe you haven't remembered your old self yet, but it seems to me that your personality has changed a little exaggeratedly, and in the past four resurrections, although the degree of mood swings has varied, I can at least recognize your intimidating traits, but don't you think your personality has become too gentle this time, and letting the people in the council know that they may be so shocked that they even pop out their eyes. ”

Devany frowned, "Leah, even if you're my most trusted friend, I'd be angry if you said that. ”

"Before I did it, you would have hit me with a fireball......

Ophelia stroked her forehead, "You don't know what you used to be like when the witches of the council called you the biggest trouble, and to be honest, I'm more used to seeing you before." ”

"Dai, stop gambling with your natural abilities, even a real phoenix may not be able to be reborn every time. ”

"I'm worried that you won't wake up next time, or ...... It's not you anymore who wake up. ”