According to the intelligence brought back by the sentinels, the approximate strength of the Northwest Army is 20,000 people, including two or three thousand cavalry troops, which is roughly two or three times the strength of the county town of Sadland!

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Jose didn't seem to have the Northwest Army in mind, and after letting Gray go, he mobilized all of the Northwest Army to Boulder Town for drills. The rest of the new army was also sent to his subordinate towns in batches to practice, and even Gould's suggestion that some new troops should be left to garrison Sadland was rejected by him.

To the great surprise of both Alok and Gould, he knew that the Northwest Army was likely to attack, but instead of concentrating all his forces on Sadland, he chose to station the main force of 10,000 men in batches in the subordinate towns.

Although such a move was obviously to guard against the Northwest Army, as a result, Sadland, as a county town, was somewhat empty of troops. Moreover, the main purpose for these troops to be sent to the subordinate towns was only one - the autumn harvest!

Ironically, after Chausser's tax exemption was introduced, farmland in County Sadrand was heavily cultivated. Seeing that it is already the autumn harvest season, if the Northwest Army is allowed to make such a fuss, then the tax exemption decree that he has worked hard to implement for a year will be in vain. At the same time, if the grain in the county town was robbed by the Northwest Army, then Qiao Se would probably vomit blood.

Therefore, in order to prevent such a situation from happening, Jose decided to implement the strategy of clearing the wilderness, at least before the Northwest Army started, and at least clean up the farmland behind him. However, because of the hurry, many of the counties under Sadrand did not have time to collect grain in time, so Joseph simply ordered Gould to take more than 10,000 new troops as laborers to assist the farmers in collecting grain in the agricultural areas around the river valley.

Many people have some opinions about Jose's arrangement, not Gould, the captain of the grain collection team, but some generals such as Allock. After all, in their opinion, it is important to collect grain, but if they rashly mobilize a large number of troops to leave the county, if the Northwest Army attacks, it may be difficult to resist the attack of the Northwest Army with only a few thousand people from Sadland.

So when they learned that the Northwest Army was coming, the generals, including Yarok, were a little nervous, and for a while, the atmosphere in the meeting hall was a little dignified.

José was a little unimpressed by Aloch's concerns, and Gould's task of collecting grain was very important. He also knew that with Sadland's current strength, it would be difficult to compete head-on with the Northwest Army, and Ronkedo might not be able to come out of the nest if he dealt with him, so the strength of 20,000 troops should be almost the bottom line of the Northwest Army.

Although both Alok and Sophia advised Joseph to report to his superiors, that is, to the Sistine and the Empire on the situation of the Northwest Army. But in Jose's opinion, the matter did not seem to be so serious, and the problem of the Northwest Army would have to be solved sooner or later, but he was reluctant to go to Sistine unless it was absolutely necessary.

First, because after doing so, Mondevideo IV would definitely know about it, and according to the emperor's temperament, he didn't seem to want to go to war with the Northwest Army. Therefore, even if he reports the matter, I am afraid that not only will he not get any reinforcements, but His Majesty the Emperor may blame himself for causing trouble for him. When the time comes, it may be possible to use Joseph to open a knife to appease the anger of the Northwest Army!

So Jose pondered for a moment, and then asked a little nonchalantly, "By the way, what about that guy Guro, did you catch him?"

"He has been caught, and after he was besieged, he did not desperately resist, but ordered his subordinates to surrender, and now he is locked up in the barracks by me. ”

Jose raised his eyebrows, and couldn't help but sneer and said: "This guy is a smart person, knowing that I won't touch him casually, so he simply asked his subordinates to disarm and surrender, so as not to kill his subordinates in vain." Although this Gu Luo is only a commander-level officer, he is a rare person with brains in the Northwest Army......"

When Joseph said this, his eyes suddenly lit up as if he remembered something, and then he muttered for a moment, and began to give orders: "Sophia, now prepare me an urgent report at once, and send someone to send it to Sistine. Well, let's just say that Ronkedo led his troops to attack the county town of Sadland, and asked him to send troops to rescue him quickly, by the way, let's just say that I now have 20,000 main forces in the county town to defend it, and it is not a problem to defend the city, as long as the Northwest Army dares to attack rashly, we are confident that we will repel them.

Also, if the letter wants to hint at him, it says that we have captured an internal response sent by the Northwest Army, and have bought him to become our man with a lot of money. According to this confession, we have a general idea of the strength and movements of the Northwest Army, and have set up an ambush near the county town of Sadland. As long as the Northwest Army dares to send troops to the city of Sadland, we will definitely be able to defeat them, and when the time comes, as long as you come from outside with your own troops, we will be able to easily kill this Northwest Army by attacking from inside and outside!

Ask him Sistine to think about it carefully, and say that I want to be sure of victory, and if he wants to make a contribution to the empire, be promoted and make a fortune, it depends on this battle and the like......"

"My lord, what are you ......" Alok was stunned when he heard this, and then frowned and said: "Sistine may not send troops, and even if he sends troops, he must first pass through Moduo City, and Ronkedo must be ready to let us join forces to attack the Northwest Army." ”

Joseph smiled, but didn't explain much, Sophia shook her head and said with a smile: "Yarok Knight, I think this urgent report is not for Sistine, but for Lord Joseph to send to the Northwest Army, right?"

"Show it to the Northwest Army?" Yarok immediately understood the meaning of Sophia's words, and couldn't help but whisper: "My lord, what do you mean...... Deliberately send a false emergency report for the Northwest Army to intercept, and then use this to confuse the Northwest Army?"

"It's not enough to be confused, I think this time Ronkedo probably won't personally lead the troops, but it is very likely to arrange for Gray or other Northwest Army generals to lead the army. Since our Sadland army is not fully mobilized now, let the Northwest Army wait for us outside the city for a day or two, and when Gould comes with his troops, and when our strength is roughly equal, we will not be afraid that his Northwest Army will come to the city. ”

"So, now you don't have to worry, just go back to sleep, tell the soldiers to recharge their energy and prepare for a few days of battle, this is a tough battle!"

Although Jose said so, he yawned directly, and walked out while waving his hand: "You all go back to rest, and tell the soldiers on the night patrol to step up their guards, but I estimate that Gu Luo didn't send a signal tonight, and those Northwest Army didn't dare to attack rashly, and put Gu Luo back tomorrow, oh, don't forget to send more people tonight to 'inform' the Northwest Army, and the drama will be fully acted, as long as the Northwest Army intercepts the emergency report, the matter will be half the success......"

(By the end of this chapter, the book will be a million words.) As the first book, it has a lot of shortcomings, but fortunately there are friends who are willing to support me along the way, thank you Tenma Tobi Astro Boy and other friends for your long-term support, thank you!)