God-given land.

South, border.

"So, can you say that again?"

Edward scratched his head, even if he couldn't understand what Lance was saying, he still pretended to listen carefully.

After a long journey, the Exorcist Salvation Society followed the army all the way south, and finally reached the forest on the border.

The army is pressing, don't be in a hurry, only when the fist is better withdrawn, when it is hit, will there be more great power, so before entering the Endless Forest, Marshal Lance gave the order for the whole army to rest and recuperate.

Leaving his tent and ignoring the dozing guards, Edward slipped headlong into the Supreme Commander's tent.

He had already received Lance's acquiescence, and besides, his role in this southern expedition was no less than that of Lance, and Lance had nothing to complain about his uninvited.

He tried to get Lance to tell him about their battle plan, and Lance told him about it, but he couldn't understand a word for a long time.

"Forget it, I'll put it another way. Lance spread out a map, found a slender wooden stick, and pointed at the map, "From here, the exorcist army will divide their forces into three ways to attack the Endless Forest, the target, of course, is the Demon King's Castle!"

"Demon King Castle......?"

"Any questions?"

"No, no...... You continue. Hearing the words of the Demon King's Castle, Edward couldn't help but feel a little weak.

For Lance, as long as they capture the Demon King's Castle, it is equivalent to completely defeating the Demon Clan, but in fact??

The Demon King's Castle has long been destroyed by Emilia...... Now the Demon King's Castle is only a large pile of broken bricks and tiles that are worthless than garbage, and it will not be a problem for anyone to occupy it.

However, Lance didn't care about that...... They only need to clarify a goal to make the soldiers' sacrifices meaningful, and whether that destination is meaningful or not is another matter.

"Three-way march and three-way coordination, which requires the supreme commander to have excellent tactical literacy and a good sense of the overall situation, otherwise, he will be broken by the enemy one by one. Lance tapped the map with the stick, signaling Edward not to take it lightly.

"Oooh oh. ”

Isn't that you, Supreme Commander...... Edward pretended not to hear Lance's boasting.

"The West Route Army, the East Route Army, both of these armies are led by Mr. Rem's old subordinates, and I am responsible for commanding the overall situation and leading the Chinese army, all the way south, straight to the head of the Demon King!"

"Uh......"

Edward's neck was cold, and he always felt the cold wind around him.

You guys, my head is delicious, why do you want to snatch it......

"In terms of numbers, both the Western Army and the Eastern Army are much higher than the Chinese Army led by me......"

"Why?" asked Edward curiously.

He originally thought that Lance himself was leading the main army, but he didn't expect that the Chinese army under him would be the smallest in number.

"The battle plan is probably like this...... the corners of Lance's mouth raised slightly, and he scratched around the map with a wooden stick, "This, this, and this, these places are all cliffs, mountains and deep valleys, easy to defend and difficult to attack, if you want to break through the middle lane, you must go through these levels, but it is too difficult, as long as the demons defend a little, even if we have ten times the strength of the defenders, we will be dragged by them for more than half a month." If we enter a war of attrition again, we will already lose more than half of our southern expedition. ”

"Understood. ”

Edward nodded.

In the last southern expedition, the exorcist army caused the war to enter a meat grinder-like war of attrition because it did not quickly tear through the front of the demon race. The Everfree Forest is the home of the demons, and humans simply don't adapt to the bad climate and environment here, and the longer it drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for humans.

On that occasion, Rem chose to send the Wings of Judgment team to carry out the decapitation operation in a desperate attempt...... But this time, Lance's men no longer have an invincible wing of judgment, all he can rely on is his own brains and thousands of soldiers who are not afraid of death.

Therefore, he must do everything possible to achieve the greatest results in the shortest possible time.

As long as you control the advantage of the battle from the beginning, then in the future, no matter how small the gap is, it will grow rapidly in geometric multiples like a snowball, and then evolve from an advantage to an overwhelming victory!

But...... How easy is it to say?

"In contrast, the terrain on the west and east roads is relatively flat, and apart from the occasional river valley and small hills, it is almost always flat. ”

"So, you're concentrating your superior forces on the west and east routes, intending to break through the demon defenses from the flat area in one fell swoop?" Edward seemed to understand Lance's plan.

"No!" to Edward's surprise, Lance flatly denied, "You're naïve!"

"Uh, isn't it......"

"Of course not! Do you think it's easy to break through the demon defenses head-on? In order to kill a stupid orc, we have to pay the lives of at least three or more soldiers! I can't joke with the lives of the soldiers. ”

"Okay, so what are you going to do?"

"I'm going to ...... Boom!"

"Striking the West?"

As soon as the war starts, the demons will soon see through the ratio of the exorcist army. What would they do if they knew that I had placed the main forces on the western and eastern fronts, where the terrain was flat and relatively favorable to humanity?"

Lance tapped the left and right areas of the map, and finally dropped the stick in the center of the map.

"Hmm...... They will definitely arrange for the main force to defend the west and east fronts, and ignore the easy and difficult to defend checkpoints in the middle. Edward suddenly realized.

"That's right, using their carelessness, we will have the opportunity to quickly break through from the middle lane, tear a big hole in the demon defense, and then support the other two, front and back, and crush the enemy on all fronts in one fell swoop. ”

"I see......"

Although this plan does not sound complicated, it is far from that simple.

The number of people is often the most important point for the commander, if the number is not dominant, the battle has already fallen at the beginning, and if you want to turn the tables, unless the opposing commander makes a huge mistake, you can only lose.

However, Lance dared to fight more with less, transferred more soldiers to the east and west, and led a "small" army to attack from the middle...... It was a very risky strategy for the commander-in-chief, Lance.

Voluntarily put on such a huge pressure just to be able to win. If all goes well, all the honors and merits are his own, but ...... Once the plan fails, all the responsibility and the black pot will have to be borne by him alone.

At this point, he, like his teacher Rem, never thought about his own future, and as commanders, all the decisions they made on the battlefield were for the sake of victory, and nothing else.

"However, how can you guarantee that the middle lane will be able to break through smoothly? You yourself have said that the terrain in the middle lane is steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if you have an absolute advantage in strength, you may not be able to break through in a short time, not to mention, the demons may not necessarily ignore the defense of the middle lane. ”

"Hehe, Edward, are you underestimating us. Lance narrowed his eyes and smiled meaningfully.

"What?"

"We don't have a superiority in strength, but we have an advantage in combat strength!" Lance smiled and looked at the adjutant beside him, and then looked at Edward, "I have the brave, and you!"

Lance's plan, in fact, is in a way similar to Rehm's.

Last time, Rem was the main force that entangled the large army and the demons, but the only way to rule out the Wing of Judgment was to break in.

The lone deep Wings of Guilt are more like a death squad than a decapitation operation, they are unlikely to receive any support, and even a safe retreat after completing the mission cannot be guaranteed.

This is Rem's biggest failure.

Lance was unwilling to abandon any of the troops, and did not believe that only sacrifice could be exchanged for real victory, so although he also chose to use the strong strength of the brave to charge, unlike Rem, he did not choose to let the brave ignore it, but chose to personally lead the team and follow in the footsteps of the brave!

If Rem treats the Brave and the Wings of Judgment as a sharp arrow, bends the bow and shoots the eagle, and never returns, even if he hits the heart, he cannot take it back, then in Lance's heart, the brave is the sharpest spear in his hand, and he will use this spear to pierce the heart of the enemy, and at the same time, he will also take the spear back and return to the land of God with him, without abandoning it.

"Due to the terrain, no amount of troops can exert their due strength in the middle, so ...... The soldiers are fine, not many. As long as there are brave men, they can't stop our attack in the middle. As for whether the demons will be aware of our tactics...... It's up to you, Edward. ”

Lance stepped forward and patted Edward on the shoulder, nearly slapping him down.

"Rely on me?"

"I don't want to say more. What you should do, you yourself understand. Lance glanced at the adjutant beside him again, as if to point something.

"I see, just do as you say. I'll go find her tomorrow. Edward nodded, vaguely agreeing.

Given the presence of outsiders, it was impossible for Lance to make it very clear. Still, he knew exactly what Lance wanted him to do.

There is only one way to distract the demons from the middle lane, and then focus on the east and west lines.

For Edward, this kind of thing is not worth mentioning...... He is the Demon King, Angelina is the Demon King's agent, and all the Demon Tribes must obey their orders, isn't this kind of thing a piece of cake?

If they want to be deceived by Lance's plan, they can be deceived, even if they have long seen through Lance's plan......

Who made Edward the Demon King, the entire Demon Clan is his property, and he can do whatever he wants.

"Wait...... Marshal Lance, I—I have a question. The adjutant finally interrupted their conversation.

"Say!"

Seeing the adjutant's nervous appearance, Lance thought that there was some important information, and he also nervously ordered.

"Marshal Lance, I've been wanting to ask for a long time, who is this little kid who hasn't been weaned yet?" the adjutant asked angrily, pointing at Edward angrily, "Who allowed him in?"

"Huh?" (To be continued.) )