Hexion immediately threw an olive branch to Ryan.

These gains didn't matter to him, after all, he already had the first credit for taking the fortress, and he was just afraid that someone would make a fuss about it.

Now, returning these credits to Ryan not only solves the problem, but also can win over Ryan's "talent", making him even more desperate in the future, which is simply killing two birds with one stone.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for the reward." A smile appeared on the corner of Lane's mouth, he didn't want to side with the third prince, it was just an expedient measure.

The third prince, as the governor, was caught by the whole army.

If you want to mix well, you must become his "own person", otherwise you will be like the old viscount, sitting on a cold bench in the fortress, or you will be used as cannon fodder.

According to Ryan's understanding, this time, in order to take the Silver Wolf Fortress within the stipulated time, Hexion ordered his troops to launch a death squad-like attack.

One of the legions, which was the main force, was directly disabled.

Hexion gave Ryan a few more words of encouragement, and the two ended their secret conversation.

The next day, Hexion really reported the exploits that belonged to Ryan, and there were even exaggerated elements. He took the first credit himself, and the position of the second hero was given to Ryan.

This is a lot of military merit, and it is still quite necessary for Ryan, and the resources exchanged for military merit last time have greatly increased the overall strength of the territory.

After taking the Silver Wolf Fortress, the expeditionary force entered a state of rest.

According to the third prince, the marshal was very happy to take the Silver Wolf Fortress this time, and decided to replenish them with more soldiers and carry out more difficult tasks.

This is a good thing, after all, after a series of battles, their losses are really not small, if they do not replenish the troops, they will have to withdraw to the rear to rest.

At present, the situation in the entire Kuwait snow field can be described as a mess, and both sides are constantly increasing their troops, and the total number of people fighting on the battlefield has exceeded 700,000.

It is said that a new expeditionary force has been organized in the country, which is about to go north to join the battlefield, and the number of this army will not be less than 100,000.

Of course, this army will definitely not be an elite force like the Frontier Army, in fact, half of the 400,000 people that Tistan has invested on the battlefield are aristocratic private troops.

Although the aristocratic private army has a lot of combat effectiveness, it is victorious in numbers, and it is currently fighting a war of attrition.

Ryan and the others had been waiting at the Silver Wolf Fortress for nearly two months, and the replenishment of troops was only too late.

The good news is that there are more than 50,000 of them, and the bad news is that they are part of the newly formed expeditionary force in the country, which is all aristocratic private army.

There are barony troops, viscount troops, and even knights' troops, and the composition of more than 50,000 people is extremely complicated.

Moreover, the combat effectiveness is worrying.

Judging by Ryan's standards, at most it is the level of a second-rate army, which is far worse than the Frontier Legion.

But no matter what, something is better than nothing.

Except for some troops led by the viscount who were reorganized into new legions, the rest of the small units were incorporated into the original legions.

And Ryan, who was already regarded as "his own man", naturally took special care of him, replenishing his Ninth Legion to 12,000 men, which is almost the number of two legions.

Ryan is not picky, after all, he even looks down on the servant army, how bad can these aristocratic private armies be worse than them?

After the soldiers arrived, they first underwent a month-long run-in training before receiving the marshal's latest orders......

"What? Go deep into the heart of Andes and buy time for the frontal battle? Ryan looked at the latest order of the marshal sent by the third prince, and couldn't help but almost die of anger, what is the difference between this and sending him to death?

Don't look at the current expeditionary force of the Kingdom of Tistan in the Kuwaiti snowfield, it is all superficial.

The Kingdom of Andes is not weak, otherwise it would not be possible to become Tistan's strongest opponent.

There's more to them than meets the eye.

At present, the battle against Tistan is nothing more than the army of the Andes nobles in the snowy fields of Kuwait, and their western part is facing the invasion of the orcs, and they retain a considerable part of their strength and are ready to enter the orc battlefield at any time.

Even now, these forces have not been used, because compared to the Kuwait snowfield, the hinterland of the kingdom is more important.

But if their army attacks the hinterland of the Andes Kingdom, it will be different, they will definitely become the target of everyone, and the Andes Kingdom will break out in full force.

At that time, these 100,000 troops could not give Ryan a sense of security.

Ryan immediately cleaned up and walked towards Hexion's camp, he had to figure out why he had given such a brainless order.

Inside the big tent, Hexison looked very calm, and when he saw the knight coming in with Ryan, he beckoned and said, "Viscount Black, you came just in time, come and help me see the road map." ”

Ryan didn't hurry to speak, and stepped forward according to his words, only to see a more detailed map on the table, on which many marching routes were drawn.

"Your Highness, what is this?"

"This is our next course of action, from the Silver Wolf Fortress, straight into Andes's abdomen, all the way to Bear Eagle City."

Hexion pointed to a highlighted red march route on the map, and said to Ryan with a little excitement.

He can't help but be excited, after all, if this strategic plan can be completed, his credit will be much smaller than taking the Kuwait snowfield.

When the time comes, he will be able to return to the kingdom in glory and compete with his cowardly and incompetent eldest brother for the throne of the crown prince.

He believed that as long as he had made enough achievements, his father would definitely reconsider the issue of the heir.

Ryan looked at the eye-catching red, and said with a somewhat ugly face: "Your Highness, Bear Eagle City is one of the main cities of the Andes Kingdom in the west, and it has to cross three counties along the way, as well as a county.

Although we have an army of 100,000, it is almost impossible to fight all the way. ”

What he said was quite tactful, and he didn't directly say that Hexison was delusional, it was the hinterland of the Andes Kingdom, not the back garden of the family, so you can go as soon as you say.

As far as he knew, there were tens of thousands of defenders in Bear Eagle City alone, and the difficulty of attacking was no easier than the next fortress.

Not to mention the noble territories along the way, there are at least hundreds of thousands of noble private troops, they only have 100,000 people, isn't this going to send people's heads?

Hexion sat down on the side and said with a smile, "I know what you mean, but the marshal and His Highness who you can think of can naturally think of it too."

You may not know that the orcs have increased their troops to the kingdom of Andes, and at present, they are under great pressure on the border, and they have sent another 200,000 troops to the orc battlefield.

And these nobles in the west are the main targets of the conscription, and their strength is weakened by at least half, so that our army can take advantage of it.

As long as we act quickly and command properly, it will not be a problem to attack the city of Bear Eagle within two months, and as long as we occupy the city of Bear Eagle, we can attract the attention of the Kingdom of Andes.

At that time, the marshal will launch a full-scale attack on the Andes army on the front line of the Kuwaiti snowfield, and if the plan goes well, the expeditionary force will occupy the entire Kuwaiti snowfield within half a year.

When the time comes, the marshal will choose whether to continue the offensive or retreat, but no matter what, we will be able to retreat with all our bodies. ”

After speaking, the corners of his mouth once again couldn't help but rise, and he seemed to have seen the people in the royal capital cheering for him.

Ryan really didn't know about it, and if his sources were reliable, then it was a real possibility, and it wasn't low.

Think about it, if the success rate is too low, it won't be the turn of the third prince, he is here to gild not to send him to death, and the task assigned to him must be based on safety.

Since the marshal dared to let the third prince carry out this task, he was quite sure of it, but he was worried about it.

Merely......

Ryan stared intently at the map, he always felt as if something was being overlooked, but he couldn't remember it for a moment.

"What the hell is it......" Ryan frowned, the feeling lingering in his mind, but for a moment he just couldn't remember.

"Viscount Black, what are you looking at? Is there anything you want to say? Seeing that Ryan was actually stunned, Hexion was suddenly a little displeased, and his tone became unkind.

Ryan immediately came back to his senses, saw the expression on the third prince's face, and immediately understood that there were some things that could not be said at this time.

Although he felt that something was wrong, after all, there was no evidence, and his words would not only not work, but would also cause Hexion's suspicion and disgust, and the gains outweighed the losses.

He suddenly came to a realization, and hurriedly said: "It's the first time I've known about these news, it's because I've been thinking about it too much, you've thought about it very comprehensively, and I don't have anything to say." ”

Seeing Ryan say this, the displeasure on the third prince's face finally dissipated, and he nodded with satisfaction and said, "Since this is the case, then hurry down and prepare, and the army will set off in three days." ”

Back at camp, Ryan called in Allen and Evans and the others and reopened a map, trusting his instincts to say there must be something he hadn't noticed.

He drew the exact same route as Hexion's, and then told Alan what Hexion had said.

Everyone gathered together and began to discuss, but after arguing for a long time, they did not come up with a single reason, no matter how you look at it, the feasibility of this plan is very high.

Suddenly, a voice sounded from the corner: "Orcs, it's orcs!" ”

Everyone's eyes were immediately attracted, but to their surprise, it was actually a teenager who spoke, it was Evans, a staff officer with the army.

"Orc......" Ryan had a flash of inspiration in his mind, as if he had caught something.

"Yes, sir." Evans walked up to Ryan and pointed to the orc battlefield marked on the map.

"Tell me more." Alan said thoughtfully.

"The orcs have invested 400,000 troops on the battlefield of the Andes Kingdom, which has surpassed the combat power invested in the Kingdom of Tistan.

This shows that there are orcs in the Andes Kingdom who attach great importance to Andes, and this attention even surpasses that of the Tistan Kingdom, although I don't know why, but we can conclude from this that the orcs want a quick solution.

But the resistance of the Kingdom of Andes is very strong, keeping them out of the border defenses, and if the orcs want to break the game, then they must find a breakthrough elsewhere.

And this breakthrough is Bear Eagle City, although Bear Eagle City is six hundred miles away from the orc battlefield, but because of its special strategic location, once the orcs take Bear Eagle City, they can use it to radiate the entire western region.

Not only can they flank the Andes army in the west inside and outside, but they can also intercept the grain routes.

On the western border, the Andes Kingdom has amassed nearly a million soldiers, and the daily consumption is an astronomical amount, requiring a steady stream of support from all over the country.

Stormwind City near Bear Eagle City is a very important transportation hub, and most of the transportation of grain and grass materials is inseparable from Stormwind City.

If you want to take Stormwind City, you naturally have to take down its outer barrier, Bear Eagle City, once they succeed, it will definitely be a disaster for the defenders on the Andes border!

If our army captures Bear Eagle City before the orcs, then it is very likely to be besieged by the orcs, and it will definitely suffer heavy losses at that time. If it's after them, it's okay, there is hope of getting out. ”

"Impossible, that's six hundred miles, there are so many noble territories along the way, even if they can fight all the way, it will take time.

But at that time, Andes also reacted, only one force was needed to send them to annihilate them, which commander would issue such an order? ”

Immediately, an officer questioned Evans's claim, and it was well founded.

Evans faced the questioning and said unhurriedly: "Your Excellency, what is our plan?" ”

"Of course, it is to take advantage of the enemy's lack of troops to take a blitzkrieg to raid Bear Eagle City." The officer said without thinking.

"We can do this, why can't the orcs do it? They only need to find a way to cross the border, and those noble territories with empty troops will not be able to stop their troops at all.

With only a few tens of thousands, they would be able to take Bear Eagle and Stormwind before Andes' army arrived, and with the walls to back them up, they would quickly gain a foothold.

They only need to hold Stormwind, and the supply of food and grass on the front line will have to be halved, and in half a month, the morale of the army will collapse, and when the orc army will be pressed together, Andes will be finished. ”

"However, we didn't have an attack on Stormwind in our plan, because it was as strong as a fortress and had a large garrison.

You must know that no matter how tight the front line is, Stormwind is the top priority of defense, and it is absolutely impossible for the defenders to be transferred, so our plan is just to take Bear Eagle City and deter Stormwind City.

I don't think a few tens of thousands of orcs can take Bear Eagle City and Stormwind City at the same time, it's unrealistic. Another officer retorted.

Evans smiled and said, "What if they have a way to break through Stormwind?" I don't think orcs don't have that ability, it's just up to them to pay the price. ”

A crazy idea flashed through Ryan's mind, this method, the orcs really have ......

(End of chapter)