"Oh, I haven't heard any news of the official war between you two families. What's the situation now? Stalemate? Lin asked with concern.

"That dog thing who only knows how to play with power, what qualifications does he have to fight with me in a war with his troops?" The old duke said proudly. And in order not to let the magician in front of him look down on him, he also planned to tell what he had done during this time as if he was offering a treasure. said: "Do you think that the two families will raise the blood flag for revenge, and they will rush forward regardless of it until one side is broken." ”

"Well, isn't that so?" Someone is puzzled.

"If two Grand Dukes' families go to war, if one of them is defeated, it is estimated that the other side will not be much better. It's the families that didn't fight that laughed. Do you think that the hyenas, which are as intact as ever, will spare the scarred male lions? ”

Lin said: "There are really people who dare to pick up cheap on this kind of thing!" ”

"How not. Even the old man sitting on the throne probably had the same thoughts. It is difficult to say whether the losing one can still exist, and the winning one wants to keep the fruits of victory, and he must hand over a part of it to seek his approval. The other families will more or less stealthily tear off a piece of meat, and if the winning side cannot tolerate such a thing, they will have to risk a second war that the other side will start on the grounds of damaging their reputation. At that time, the loss may be even greater, and it is not impossible that it will even be destroyed. After all, this kind of thing has happened before. ”

"There are wolves in front and tigers in the back, and there are enemies on all sides." Lin sighed: "It seems that I didn't think it through at the beginning, which made the Grand Duke embarrassed. ”

"Boy, it has nothing to do with you. That damn dog thing dares to commit that kind of thing, and there is no end to death between me and him. It's just that I wasn't aware of it until you said it. In fact, the Risa family has been preparing for war with me for a long time. It's just that for the sake of the family, I have to slaughter that hateful guy with the least loss. It is impossible to treat everything in the family as firewood and throw it into the flames of war without reservation. ”

"So, this time is considered to be preparing?" Lin asked.

"What kind of preparation, it's already been handed over. It's just not in the form of a war. ”

Looking at the old duke's smug smile, it seemed that he had already had the advantage in the so-called 'fight'. So Lin asked curiously, "Can you tell me what the situation is, let me increase my knowledge?" If it's confidential, if it's hard to say, then forget it. ”

Kaveh Gong smiled: "There are no secrets, it doesn't hurt to tell you." I don't know if you know, but the Emperor has ordered the other families not to interfere in the affairs of me and the Risa family. But the two Grand Duke's families are involved in all aspects, how can they completely cut off ties with other families. The fight during this period is actually a political game to find allies. Perhaps other people cannot send troops to intervene because of the emperor's orders, but it does not mean that they cannot hinder or accommodate other areas. ”

"Can you give an example?"

"For the simplest example, I don't have a border with the Risa family's territory. If there is a war between the two sides, troops and supplies must always be sent to the battlefield that both sides default to. Since there is no border, they will go to someone else's land. And the lord of the land did not approve of the passage of other people's armies and supply convoys. Whether you agree or disagree, it has nothing to do with the emperor's ban. Because the emperor could not separate me from Risa and stop the war between the two sides in the name of prohibition, that would only implicate more. But agreeing or disagreeing means very different to me and the Risa family. The route of the march and the length of the supply will affect the final result. ”

"That's right." Lin pondered and said: "But I feel that this kind of political confrontation is the other party's area of expertise." Well, my lord, I don't mean to take you lightly. Don't get me wrong. ”

"Don't worry, boy, I know what I'm good at and what I'm not good at. Sometimes, however, political considerations are not limited to the exchange of interests, but also other considerations. ”

"For example?"

"For example, if any lord does not allow my army to pass through without long eyes, and I fight hard, who will be the one who cries? As long as I am not pinned down by other dirty means, I don't make fatal mistakes, the Kaveh family's army is stronger than the Risa family, and so are a few more opponents temporarily. In other words, head-to-head, I have a better chance of winning in the end. So for other families, if they are on the wrong team, what will happen in the end? Don't get the benefits and pay for them. So as long as I have a better chance of winning, I will have more allies. ”

"So, the longer it drags on, the better it will be on your side, my lord?" Lin said hesitantly.

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"That's right. As long as I can show that I'm strong enough, others will know what to do. And if Risa wants to fight with me, he can only grit his teeth and continue to find ways to strengthen his army. At least he's going to have to show that he can defend me, even if it's a lose-lose situation. But those don't mean anything in front of me, they just drag down their own finances. As long as I continue to have the advantage, the people who were originally on his side will fall to me one after another, and the situation of victory and defeat will be more obvious. Kavey said proudly.

In fact, what Grand Duke Kaveh said was quite modest. The situation between Risa and the Kaveh family is even more exaggerated.

So far, the Kavi family has only set up military camps on the borders of their own territory, gathered vassals and assembled the standing army of the family, and has not deliberately strengthened mobilization. The so-called standing legion, that is, the militia that is scattered throughout the territory and acts as daily guards.

In the localities where the troops have been transferred, young and strong people are called in separately from the local area to defend the territory, and at the same time they are trained as reserves. If the front line is tight, they will replenish their forces.

These actions are all carried out in the sun, openly. This is also because the Gwana Empire, as the birthplace of civilization, has long been quite mature in various developments and transportation construction, coupled with the convenience of the forum, it is difficult to achieve true secrecy about what the lords are doing. Especially in this kind of military-level scheduling, no one dares to be careless.

Since it is impossible to keep it secret, then show your strength generously. It can also make people see clearly which side they should stand on, which is the most advantageous at the end of the war. This is the attitude of Kavigong.

However, it was not only soldiers and war materials that were gathered, but also a large number of trucks and personnel carriers, as well as the fuel that drove the cars. It's just that the number of vehicles at this stage is not enough to carry three legions and supplies. Therefore, the old man did not rush to attack, but just honed in the coordination between the soldiers and the vehicle, and pondered the best way to use it. These are also exposed to the eyes of others.

Coupled with the reputation that Grand Duke Kavey has built up since his youth, he is not only good at charging at the front of the team, but his strategy is basically two moves: detour and rush!

Even when fighting more with less, Kavigong is adept at using intelligence to eat small groups of troops before the enemy can assemble a large enough number. Eat away at the enemy like this, and finally win it in one fell swoop. Or rely on mobile power to penetrate the soft underbelly of the enemy's formation, and then divide and encircle and annihilate. Or even take a detour to the rear and finish off the enemy's lair.

In short, in the past, relying on the mobility of a number of horsemen, Grand Duke Kaveh broke through the name of the undefeated god of war of the empire. But what happens when a horse's mobility is upgraded to a car? At the beginning of the year, the New Year's meeting of the imperial capital gave all the nobles a benchmark for judgment. From the territory of the Kawi family to the Imperial City of Nineveh, the journey of a month was shortened to three days.

Maybe the number of three legions makes it impossible for them to do as fast as half a duke's guard, so it would be nice to double the marching time. This also meant that Kavi Gong could choose any battlefield in the well-connected empire, and then kill all the troops stationed there before reinforcements arrived, and then calmly departed. Others can't even eat car fart......

Even if this old man chooses to move forward in a roundabout way and not take the shortest route. Knowing the destination of the other party, the reinforcements did not have time to rescue. Unless the reinforcements are stationed very close to the place where they are attacked, how can an old man who is a veteran of running not know how to find a better place to start?

Under this ghostly mobility, all the old strategic points become less important. The Risa family's territory is like a fishing net full of holes.

If the Kavi family's new mobile army is fully formed, the only way for the Risa family to defend themselves is to constantly send troops to various places and stock up on supplies to defend the city. It is hoped that the army of the Kavi family will lose their strength when they uproot one defensive stronghold after another, so that the Risa family can find an opportunity for Armageddon.

To carry out such a defensive method, it would require several times more troops than the three standing legions of the Kawi family. In this way, of course, the burden on the Risa family was greatly increased.

The Risa family took the initiative to attack the territory of the Kaveh family? This means that the big rear is empty, waiting for the other party to ravage with the speed of the machine. Once the lair is destroyed, will the attacking legion still have morale?

Scorched earth tactics? Under the feudal system, did the feudal lord dare to ask the vassal to give up his own territory, let the enemy wreak havoc, and protect the core territory of the feudal monarch with all his might? This will have the consequence of only four words: rebellion. The boss does not cover the younger brother, and the younger brother has no obligation to listen to the boss's orders. Scorched earth tactics were impossible to enforce in a non-centralized feudal system.

Conclusion: The Risa family is finished.

Perhaps in the past, the two grand dukes' families were one Shang Wen and the other was martial, but if they had to fight together, the victory and defeat were still five or five waves. At the beginning of the year, a car was unveiled, and all the nobles intuitively felt that it was a good thing, so they had the intention of stealing it, which caused many incidents later.

At the beginning, no one thought about how far a commander who was good at running and paying attention to high mobility could get the weapon of the car. But after the conflict became clear, and the two Grand Duke's families set up their banners to confront, countless generals and military scientists in the empire pushed the army, and they found that the Risa family could not come up with any good way to fight, so they could only shrink back and wait until the Kavi family was tired themselves.

But, how could it be!

It's like two powerful warriors fighting each other, if you punch and I punch down, who can stand in the end is something that no one can say. But if one side is agile and the other side is as slow as a turtle, no matter how you fight, you can't hit anyone, and you may eat a heavy blow because you expose your weaknesses. In the long run, it is not difficult to guess who will fall.