Seeing the unnatural expression on Allen's face, Duke naturally knew what he was thinking, after all, Allen had been stationed in the northern defense line for more than ten years, and the Lion Army was also his birth unit, if he faced the old troops who betrayed him so calmly, this would be an abnormal thing.

"Alan, I know what you're worried about, it does directly expose the route of the Lion Army and the Imperial Army, which is the easiest thing for us, and it can also deal a heavy blow to the royal family. If these two armies suffered heavy casualties, it would be difficult for the entire French Empire to maintain stability, and there would be no restraining force on the head of the Storm Army at that time. ”

"But what are the consequences of doing this, I also know very well in my heart, I have been thinking about this problem for more than a month, and finally I gave up this idea, and thought of another solution, and even if this method can be successful, then the northern siege of the empire can also be solved, which can be regarded as my last bit of affection for the French Empire and the Duke of Otto. ”

When Duke said this, there was a kind of determination in his tone, in a sense, Henry VII and Duke Otto teamed up to throw themselves to Storm Castle in the first place, just to send themselves to death, so it was reasonable for Duke to retaliate.

But Princess Gina took the Royal Knights to help her without fear of life and death, and Duke Otto's inseparable blood relationship with the former Duke was a bond that made Duke unable to be ruthless. It's just that many things have to come to an end after all, and if Duke's plan succeeds this time, then the confrontation between the north can be resolved, giving the French Empire and the Duchy of Berry a chance to breathe.

This matter can be regarded as Duke's last love in this world, and everyone will not owe each other in the future, and Duke, whether it is the French Empire or the Duchy of Berry, will not keep his hand anymore.

"My lord, what's the method?"

Alan asked Duke, he really couldn't think of any other way in this situation.

"As I told you earlier, the reason why the Hans Empire is willing to cooperate with us is because they want to get the most benefits. Then we can take advantage of the psychology of the Hans Empire and directly tell them the route of the Imperial Army and the Lion Army, and let them deploy in advance. ”

"Doesn't this still expose the whereabouts of the Imperial Army and the Lion Army?"

Alan asked a little anxiously, because in his opinion, Duke's actions were no different from what he was worried about.

However, after saying such words, Alan immediately felt that something was wrong, isn't this questioning the lord, and he is now one of the top military generals of the Storm Army, because he stands on the side of the Storm Army at all times and places, instead of thinking about how to help the Lion Army and the French Empire.

"I'm sorry lord, but I was in too much of a hurry. ”

"It's fine, but Alan should really think about his position. ”

Duke wasn't angry about this, but he reminded Alan to understand who he was and where he stands.

"I see, my lord. Alan bowed his head in response.

Hearing Allen's mistake, Duke continued at this time: "Just like Allen said, we have indeed exposed the marching route of the Imperial Army, but we can also expose the marching route of the Hans Empire to the barbarians, and when they fight with the Northern Legion of the Empire, stab the Hans Empire in the back, I believe the barbarians are also happy to do this." ”

Karl fell into a kind of thought after hearing Duke's plan, and after a while he said: "Your meaning, my lord, is to let the Hans Empire suffer from both the Northern Legion of the Empire and the barbarians, this idea is good, but as the commander of the legion, I feel obliged to point out some shortcomings in the plan. ”

"You say, this is a military council, and I accept any opinion. In the future, when the Storm Army becomes stronger, I will also establish a department such as the General Staff Department that specializes in making combat plans, so you don't have to worry about it, Carl. ”

Duke said to Carl very calmly, after more than a year of lord career, he has gradually become familiar with the control and mentality of some superiors, as a lord, he must be able to do both grace and power, so that his subordinates can understand what can be done and what cannot be done.

So he reminded the veteran Allen very unceremoniously just now, but he adopted a very gentle and tolerant attitude towards Carl's military advice, because Duke knew that once the superior had been in power for a long time, it was easy to have a stubborn mood, which must be prevented from the beginning, he was not a military genius, and many things needed to be reminded.

"Well, I'll get straight to the point. Your lord, your plan is based on the premise that the Hans Empire and the barbarians believe in us, and the barbarians will definitely attack the Hans Empire in order to break the crisis of the empire's northern defense line. If the Hans Empire and the barbarians don't believe our information, they will still choose a safe way to eat the Storm Army first. Or maybe the barbarians also had a conspiratorial connection with the Hans Empire before, and directly exposed our plan to make them kill each other. Or even if it was very smooth in the front, but the barbarians finally chose not to flank the Hans Empire, but to cooperate with the Hans Empire to eliminate the northern defense line of the empire in the encirclement? These things are not within our control. ”

Karl said a long list of problems, these are the key to Duke's plan, any point of flaw, Duke's so-called "almost all the best" plan will become a joke, maybe it will be faked and true, and directly pit the Imperial Northern Army.

After hearing Karl's question, Duke smiled and shouted the word "good" at Karl! What he feared most was these subordinates, who really regarded themselves as omnipotent geniuses.

Because only Duke himself knows that he can achieve far beyond ordinary people, because he has hundreds of years of experience in later generations and stands on the shoulders of countless giants, so he has a different insight from people of this era. But this does not mean that Duke is omniscient, he is also just an ordinary person in the later life, with many shortcomings and mistakes.

If the subordinates blindly respect Duke's opinions and plans, and lose their ability to think independently, they will eventually become Duke's words, even if there are obvious problems in the plan, no one may be aware of them, or they dare not say it, because questioning Duke will be criticized by others.

"Carl, what you said is very good, this is the quality that a military commander should have, and I can also tell you that I have already considered these problems, and the probability of success is as high as more than eighty percent. ”