"......" For a while, William only felt that he was a little brain short-circuited. The second time I felt that my father was joking with me.

But come to think of it, Duke Otto doesn't seem to be such a humorous person. Even if he took a step back, it was hard for William to imagine that Duke Otto would joke with him about such an important matter.

That is, true.

The other party, Sarida Khan, really led his main army in front of William. And it's about to come.

It is similar to the tactical deception used by William and Otto. And in this case, William thought about the other party's strategic arrangement and found that his tactics were better than the previous layout.

Defend against the Wende-Gothic coalition with better troops and commanders. At the same time, with more, but more mediocre armies and commanders, they attacked the Slavites.

The Slavites were easy to defeat, while the Wende-Gothic coalition was more difficult. In this way, Tartarria's army was able to do both. Increase the success rate of overall operations.

"It's terrible. William couldn't help but sigh. At the same time, there is a crow's mouth, and there is a sad mood of pretending to be struck by lightning.

Those tactics that were able to hide from Kublai could not be concealed from Sarida Khan in any case. The realm, the level is completely different. Perhaps the plan developed by William and Duke Otto has been seen through by the other party. Perhaps the whole strategy of the coalition forces is wrong.

"What the hell is going on?" asked William.

"It's right in quantity, but it's not right in quality. The Cowardly Army, as well as the Slavic New Army, under the banner of ordinary centaurs and the Slavic army. And the weapons and equipment are also sealed and not exposed. Duke Otto said, "This is how they deceived our spies." ”

“...... It's terrible. William sighed again.

"yes, that's terrible. Duke Otto repeated William's words, and then smiled confidently again: "But that's the only way to be funny, isn't it?"

"I don't think at all. ”

"The war has always been full of surprises and surprises. ”

"It's bad news, not a surprise. If I could, I would still like my war to follow my steps exactly, and perhaps a little surprise. But those 'accidents' are better under my control. ”

"It was very difficult. Duke Otto said: "Many people have had that fantasy at one time or another. But no one has ever actually made it happen. So the reality is that the vast majority of famous generals are the next best thing, replacing 'one qiē in control' with 'being able to solve emergencies well'. ”

"Perhaps. William sighed, finally having to admit that Duke Otto was right.

Of course, now is not the time to continue the discussion. The fate of their 30,000-strong army, and indeed the entire Wende-Gothic army, was in the hands of Hereford and his sons. And they are facing a terrifying, terrible opponent who can be called "the enemy of humanity".

If you don't take it carefully, carefully, and seriously, you will definitely lose badly.

And their defeat is equivalent to the defeat of the entire war, and even the defeat of humanity.

"Father, what do you think?" despite believing that he has the potential to become the world's best player. But William also understands one thing, that is, what he needs to do now is not to show his ability, but to humbly seek advice. At the same time, it is unlikely that he will be able to defeat such a formidable opponent as Sarida Khan in this war. As long as you do your best to ensure that the flower of your famous general does not wither on the left bank of the Vistula, you can do it.

"So generally speaking, some weaker guys appear first, and then I attack the stronger ones after I gain experience and level up. Wait until this cycle has been repeated many times before you start fighting the boss?"

William complained in his heart. But of course, he also knows one very important, or very, very important thing, and that is that reality is much crueler than games. If the game is really made exactly according to reality, then the game is basically impossible to play. Or that no one likes to play a game like that.

People are engaged in the game to relax, to experience things that cannot be seen in real life, and to accomplish things that cannot be done in reality. This false satisfaction is achieved - and in many cases modifiers and cheats are required.

And if one is not modified, there is no cheating. At the same time, if a game with the same difficulty as "life" comes out, then ...... Never mind.

All in all, what is in front of William now is the reality of a cruel life.

"20,000 Slavian new troops, 3,000 cowardly Xue troops, nearly 5,000 centaur heavy cavalry. In addition to this, there were about 5,000 ordinary centaur cavalry and nearly 20,000 nomadic cavalry...... The 23,000 unexpected elite troops alone more than tripled the opponent's overall combat power. Do you want to keep the original plan in this situation?" asked William.

"Whether or not to maintain the original plan is not to see whether the opponent's combat power is improved. It's about seeing something else. Duke Otto said: "That is, whether the other side has seen through our tactics." ”

"If I had to say, no. William said, "If anything, then the best thing Sarida Khan should do is not to show his fangs so early." Rather, it was when our whole army gathered, that is, when the main force made a detour according to the original plan, and then flanked us, and exchanging their strength prematurely like this can only prove one thing, that is, the other side has really been fooled and regarded us as the main force of the coalition army. ”

“...... Truly. Duke Otto nodded, and then said as if talking to himself: "If this is the case, then this battle can continue." We're tied. ”

"But there's one more thing that we need to be aware of. William said, "That's our ally." ”

"Allies......" Duke Otto naturally understood what William meant by "allies need attention".

If they knew that the opponent they were dealing with was not Kublai's division, but the main force of Sarida Khan, would they have acted according to the plan they had planned?

Or will they be deterred by the notoriety of Sarida Khan, and then sacrifice the 30,000 men of the Hereford family?

"If that's the case, then I'm afraid this war will be terrible. Duke Otto said.

"So, are we going to block the news for now?" asked William.

"It's useless. Now that the other party has shown his fangs, he will no longer hide it. We block messages, but other allies also have their own channels of information. So, it's useless. Duke Otto replied.

"So...... If we retreat? If part of the rear army is left, then it is still possible for the main army to withdraw to the other side of the Vistula. When the time comes, we'll rely on the fortress for defense—"

"Hahaha......" William's words were stopped by the heroic laughter of Duke Otto: "I'm not the kind of person who will run away without a fight, my child." Do you want people to say with contempt when they mention the Hereford family in the future, that they will flee at the sight of Sarida Khan's banner?"

"Is there going to be a decisive battle?" asked William.

"Well, let's have a fight. Duke Otto nodded: "If the Lord of Radiance really had already made arrangements. Then in a war destined to be handed down to the world, fight against the best opponents. Die like this. That's a good result for me, too. After finishing speaking, Duke Otto looked at William very seriously, and then said word by word:

"If the Hereford family needs someone to die in this war, then I hope it's me, my child, and if things really get to that point, don't hesitate, run away, run back. You are the hope of the Hereford family, you can't die so early. ”

Hearing Duke Otto say this, William also calmed down again. He solemnly said to Duke Otto:

"It's not going to happen, father. We entered the battlefield, we faced Sarida Khan and his army. And in the end, we will win this war. That's it, that's all. ”R1148