686 Counterinsurgency strategies
Herseus Valley, Council Chamber.
"That's the way it is," Allegri concluded, "the rebellion of the Eighth-Eleventh Legion is inevitable, and the 'Path of the Lightwalkers' is their primary target, and we must be prepared for it. ”
"Does the king know about this, did you send a letter for help?" Onisha frowned and asked two questions in succession. As a choke point between the north and the south, the Herseus Valley has multiple defense forces, but after the main force of the mercenary group was brought to the front, the 10th Army of the Southern Expeditionary Army became the most powerful of them. What's more, the remaining troops of the mercenary group are mainly swordsman battalions that maintain law and order, and it is difficult to withstand the impact of the rebels.
Moreover, these limited swordsmen were stationed in various places, such as the western frontier adjacent to the Misty Swamps, and the southwestern region towards the wilderness, and the remaining forces in the valley of the Daozhì River were inferior in quantity and quality. The only variable is the Violet Tower, if Allegri does his best, he will be able to resist the enemy outside the river valley, but in that case, the small town outside the river valley will become the target of the rebels' anger, and after years of hard work, it will be destroyed in the war.
"Of course the king knows, but he will not, and he has no spare strength to send reinforcements," replied Allegri calmly, "and before I returned, I promised the king that I would settle the matter with the strength of the valley itself. ”
"You're ......," Onisha glanced at him angrily. The main force of the mercenary group is still on the front line, fighting bravely with the Western Route Army. But in any case, Allegri is the master of the valley, and since he has agreed, Onisha has nothing to say, so she has to frown and think about what to do.
In addition to the maiden, there were several other people in the chamber. Brooke and Cyryl were on the right and left, and Dargnan was sitting in the doorway. Illo was lying lazily on the opposite side, looking like an old god was there.
"Teacher, do you want to immediately transfer back to the security forces stationed in various places?" After thinking for a while, Brooke asked, although the security forces were low in combat, it was better than nothing.
"No, you can't. Allegri waved his hand, "This will alert the rebels and cause them to abandon or change their original plans." ”
"Wouldn't that be better?" asked Onessa suspiciously, "Do you still want them to come to the door?"
"This is the king's plan," Allegri tried to explain the importance of the matter as much as possible while keeping it a secret, "to take this opportunity to clear the generals of the southern expeditionary army who have fallen to the noble camp." ”
"Alas. You have been stabbed by him again. Onissa snorted angrily. The clever girl quickly understood what he meant.
"It's good for the valley too," Allegri explained, scratching his head, "after the elimination of the aristocracy, the empire will be united and the continent will be unified, and the king will rely on the king's retainers." The valley is sure to reap a lot of benefits. ”
"I didn't see you talking so well. Onessa sarcastically turned her head and asked, "Then you say, how to deal with the attack of the rebels, it won't be to abandon the outer city and retreat to the river valley, right?"
"How could it be. Allegri knew that she had put a lot of effort into the construction of the outer city, and hurriedly reassured, "I will deal with the rebels before they reach the valley." ”
"Huh?" Hearing this, Illo looked up. Curiously asked, "You're not going to use war spells, are you?" But even if the first batch of 2,000 people is eliminated, what about the rebels behind?" War spells such as the "Flame Tornado" do have the power to annihilate an army when the terrain is suitable. According to the information obtained by Collison, the rebels will be divided into three groups, and the further back they go, the more numerous, even if Allegri exerts great power and completely annihilate the enemy's vanguard troops, he does not have the time and energy to prepare the next big spell. And the Violet Tower, which has exhausted its magic power, can only be slaughtered by others.
"I intend to snipe at Contra with you in the shadows of your hand while meeting with Contra. Allegri's tone was like a joke.
"Do you really want to see him?" Onissa said anxiously, her eyes widened, "Didn't Mr. Collison say that Contra summoned you just under the guise of a pretense, but actually wanted to kill you on the spot after getting close? No, it's too dangerous, I don't agree!"
"Don't worry, listen to me," Allegri turned his face away and said softly, seeing that the look on her face did not seem to be fake, "you weren't like this before. ”
"It was before, and now it is now. The girl's cheeks were slightly red, and she muttered softly, but did not say anything more, just sat quietly on her side.
"I've thought about it carefully," Allegri said, clearing his throat, "the rebels are divided into three groups, which just gives us the opportunity to break them one by one, and I am confident that we can annihilate the two thousand elites who are the vanguard of the rebels, and as for the second and third groups, you will need to work together." ”
"Teacher, please command. Brooke echoed with Dalgnan. Illo stretched and looked at him, "You say. ”
"Although the rebel army is powerful, claiming to have more than 20,000 people, but there are indeed those who oppose it, but there are only a few, most of them are coerced by generals, so you only need to get rid of the leader of the uprising, you can easily pacify the rebellion," Allegri said with a determined face, "I annihilate the vanguard of the rebels with a large spell, and the cavalry troops that will follow will cause a riot. ”
"Wait," Illo asked, "where did all these arrows, wood, stone, and spells come from?"
"The battalion of mercenary archers left behind in the river valley, plus a squadron of 'Blue Cloth Long Shooter', can barely reach the standard of ten thousand arrows," Allegri replied one by one, wrenching his fingers, "As for wood and stone and spells, the Stonetooth ogres and mage scholars in the valley should also move their hands and feet. ”
"Teacher, I'm going to gather people. Brooke got up and was about to go, the mages in the valley had barely been on the battlefield, and they had to prepare in advance.
"Wait," Allegri stretched out his hand to stop him, and ordered, "in order to prevent the news from leaking, we will summon them again on the day of the incident, and they will go voluntarily, and they must not be forced." ”
Seeing him nodding in response, Allegri explained to Illo again, "You recall the 'Dragon Hunter Squad', and then go to the archer battalion to select a group of elite archers, who will be responsible for sniping the rebel generals at that time." ”
"Okay," Illo thought for a moment, and then said, "If you talk about elite shooters, 'blue long shots' abound, I don't know if it can be ......."
"Yes," before he could finish speaking, Allegri took out a bag from his bosom and threw it over, "You hold this talisman and go to the 'Blue Cloth Long Shot' to choose a shooter, no one dares to disobey." ”
... (To be continued......)
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