"Although the Ottovik family has been isolated, and Bright Star City will not receive assistance from any of the Dominica city-states, this does not mean that they are already lions with their teeth pulled out - in fact, such desperate enemies are even more dangerous, because they have no taboos, and we can't really be sure that none of the city-states will support them!"

On the table of the Chinese army's tent was a map, covering almost the entire southwest of the coast of the Kingdom of Turin and the northern part of Dominica, and the two ship models were placed in the seahorse harbor where they were now, and almost everyone's eyes were fixed on the distance between here and Bright Star City at most "two palms wide".

Sir Leonardo was also frowning, staring closely at the "Bright Star City" on the map: "And the first obstacle in front of us is not their city wall but the fleet of Bright Star City - in the Dominica War thirty years ago, Bright Star City was the main force of the navy, they had at least a navy composed of thirty warships, and at the same time, the Kingdom of Dominica hired a North Helund pirate all year round, it is said that there were six hundred people and six warships. ”

"If we are to defeat Bright Star City, this powerful fleet is the enemy we are bound to face, and it seems that the problem is quite serious right now. Speaking of this, even Leonardo was a little helpless: "Our soldiers may be quite good at land warfare, but they ...... at sea"

Everyone nodded silently, just sailing in the territorial waters of the kingdom, and the expeditionary force that had not yet encountered the enemy was already like this, and it was not difficult to imagine what it would be like if they faced off with the fleet of the Otovik family head-on.

"Can we attack from land - bypass the enemy's fleet and not fight them head-on. A knight of the sacred tree sitting in front of him asked, "Bright Star City has no walls, and their mercenaries are no match for us at all, not to mention that now that the Otovik family has rebelled, it is difficult to say how many people are willing to be hired." ”

"First of all, the Otovík family itself runs a mercenary group of more than 2,000 men, and if they choose to attack by land, they will have to move from Fort Hague to Dominica, that is, the offensive route thirty years ago. Leonardo waved his hand: "We can't over-irritate the other Dominica city-states now. ”

But the other Knights and Commanders of the Sacred Tree were quite unimpressed, and in the eyes of the people of Turine, the so-called army of the Dominicans was basically synonymous with "mountain bandits" without their wizards, and they were nothing more than well-equipped scum, but Leonardo's prestige and title of commander made it impossible for them to say much.

Of course, this proposal is still tempting as a plan - it is never a mistake to play to the strengths and avoid the weaknesses, and naturally Leonardo has to consider the feasibility of this proposal. If you attack from Fort Hague, you can also gather the army of the southern lords in the territory of the Kwyn family, and even the logistics can be fully guaranteed.

As for the attitude of those Dominica city-states...... That's all secondary, Leonardo himself doesn't feel the need to think too much about this group of pagans, not to mention that it is they themselves who decide to be neutral, and it is not the people of Turin who pray for peace, and the kingdom of Turin under the light of the glorious cross does not need to look at the faces of this group of people.

"Sir Lusan Minnest, as my vice-admiral and commander of the fleet, do you have any suggestions?" Although he had already made up his mind, Leonardo was ready to ask the young man again, after all, he had done quite well in commanding the expeditionary fleet, and more importantly, as the heir of the Minest family, Luson should also be respected.

"It's so hard for our Mistress Minest, looking at the way he looks now, eighty percent of them haven't woken up yet. The Knight of the Sacred Tree, who was sitting in the back seat, quipped, "Maybe he's piloting his flagship and brawling the sea!"

A teasing mockery resounded in the tent, and it was clear that the opportunity to mock an heir of the Minest family was also a pleasure for the brethren of the Knights of the Sacred Tree, after all, such opportunities were rare.

"Thank you for your interest in me, Mr. Tree Knight. Still looking groggy, Lusen staggered to his feet and smiled a little self-deprecatingly, "But for me, you have to be drunk to have the courage to stand here - I grew up in libraries and colleges, and any of you here can easily put me to the ground." ”

"So what do you know about this expedition? The laughter continued, and the Sacred Tree Knight just now couldn't help but continue to provoke, "Maybe you learned these things in those books?"

"I know almost nothing about war, but I know very well what our goal is in the south, our enemy is torn apart, and he and his allies are divided and hated each other - but it won't be long, and let me remember that no matter how much we claim to be righteous, this is a war between the Turines and the Dominicans!"

Sir Leonardo nodded in agreement - this was exactly what he was concerned about, and one of the great taboos on the battlefield was to bring in more enemies for himself for no reason, especially if they could have been allies.

"So according to your intentions, we must face the navy of Bright Star City on the sea - but we only have ten warships, how can we fight against nearly forty ships?"

"It's very simple, because we don't have to fight against forty warships - first after the usual declaration of war in Turin, it will take at least one to two months to gather troops, set up camp on the border, establish good supply lines, and the fleet will gather in Maple Leaf Harbor or Seahorse Harbor and then go south, which will be another month. ”

"And now, in two weeks, the expeditionary force will be able to knock on the Bright Star City, and they will definitely not be able to react!" the flushed Lusen slapped the table excitedly: "The Outovik family doesn't have time to gather their fleets scattered in the large and small harbors of Dominica, maybe they are still hoping that they can re-sign the peace treaty through diplomatic Kan Xuan." ”

"Even so, we're going to fight their fleet - it's just a matter of time. Probably unwilling to see someone from the Minest family steal the limelight like this, the Sacred Tree Knight retorted, "And we can't capture Bright Star City before their fleet is assembled!"

A slightly smug Lusen took out a note from his sleeve: "This is information from the capital, a letter from Lord Isaac of the Honan family - they and the alliance navy of the other two city-states are facing off against Bright Star City, and at least twenty ships of the Otovik family are trapped in central Dominica, and it is impossible to fight us." ”

"So what we really have to fight is only a dozen or so battleships from Bright Star City, and half of them may not be able to share their hearts in the middle of the period. "What we really need now is to strike hard and show the whole of Dominica what the people of Turin are capable of - even their leaders must be humbled before the Radiant Cross!"

............ Lusen, who had finished the meeting, walked out of the tent and saw Edward sitting by the campfire at a glance, and walked over silently: "Thank you, if it weren't for the note you handed me, I would have made a fool of myself." ”

"Shouldn't it be a pleasure to work together?" said Edward's face with a playful smile - more than half of what Lusen had just said had been written and given to him by Edward before he entered the door, and the young master had only read it out of the book.

As for the news from Turin, of course, it was true, but not from Mr. Isaac, but from some silver-haired wizard, the leader of the Blood Banner Brotherhood was truly pervasive.

"Since you've thought it all out, why do you have to let me say it?" Although the other party avoided an embarrassment, Luceen's expression was still not very friendly--there was a feeling of being played by a monkey: "Doesn't Sir Leonardo trust you more?"

"But there are some words that only a nobleman of noble status like you have to say with weight and are convincing. Edward looked at him deeply, "We have a very pleasant cooperation, and I hope it will continue in the future—what do you say?"