In the blink of an eye, December's tail is already waving to people.

Although the weather was still bitterly cold, and the cold snap carrying snowflakes was still taking care of Elebrock from time to time, the mood of the people was noticeably warmer.

Because the first day of every new year, the Feast of Holy Sacrifice, is coming.

As the most important festival shared by the whole continent, the Holy Sacrifice Day has the dual meaning of looking forward to the coming year and praying for a good harvest, and people will do their best as much as they can, even in Elebrock, who has just recovered from the war. And the official will also make a big deal for this, after all, a perfect holiday celebration is a good opportunity to increase the support of the people.

Although there is still some time before the arrival of the festival, the various buildings in the streets and alleys of Eeriblok have begun to be painted in various colors, mainly red, purple and green, plus the various glass oil lamps that have been hung out, and at night, the whole Eeriblok seems to be inlaid with countless gems of various colors, and even the colors of the stars in the sky have been compared.

It's just that the rulers of the city don't have the time to take care of this holiday, and in their eyes there is only one thing worth caring about, that is, to conquer the Srakna army that is still in Merzai, and of course it is also what they need to smoothly take Merzai into their arms.

“...... According to the latest news, half a month ago, when the combat strength of the Slark army was greatly reduced, Count Brent of Merzai once led his army out of the city to fight against the Slark army, but in the battle, a strangely dressed strange army suddenly intervened on the battlefield, and the United Slark army repelled the Merzai army, which had originally been superior. After the war, Count Brent was seriously wounded and died, and now the Merzai army was taken over by Count Swanka, and could only retreat to the city to defend, having lost the ability to attack. It is worth noting that a month before the appearance of this strange army, a large number of soldiers who were close to retirement age were suddenly discharged early in the main army of the Gantt Empire and our Haysting border, and the whereabouts of these newly retired soldiers are now unknown, and the current situation is linked, that strange army is likely to be composed of these retired Gantt soldiers, which means that the Gantt Empire officially intervened, but the good news is that they still dare not show their identities on the surface......"

In a huge conference room. A large sand table is placed on a long table in the center.

Standing at the long table was Eric Verstaron. During this time, he and his staff headquarters have been formulating operational plans based on the constant intelligence of Merzai and the surrounding areas from the front.

At this time, he was explaining the current situation to everyone present.

"Because the Srakna Army has intensified patrols between the Merzai area and us, it has become difficult for our intelligence officers to get back information, and they usually have to climb over the Jagura Mountains to get there. The time lag is too strong. So when we learned that the Merzai army had sent troops and was defeated, it was already ten days later. As a result, we missed the opportunity to cooperate, so this time we had to take the initiative and no longer wait for the intelligence from the front. ”

"Eric. Then you mean that we will send troops directly and have no contact with Merzai?" Sylvia, who was sitting on the main seat, nodded, and her childish little face already had the solemnity of the superior.

"Yes, Your Highness. After this defeat, Merzai's living forces suffered great losses, and after that defeat they almost lost their walls, and according to the summary of the situation, they can hold out for a month at most, and if we do not want to face a terrible opponent who completely dominates the Merzai region, no longer has any worries, and has the support of the Gantt Empire, we must send troops, and the sooner the better. ”

"However, since the failure of the second invasion of the Slark army against Eriblock last time, they have laid down heavy troops on the Rio Pass, and even when they fought against Merzai, they have not relaxed their defense there, once we send troops, then it is likely that the main army of the Slarkna army is waiting for us on the plains of Hanweino, and without the cooperation of Merzai, it will be difficult to win by relying on our main force alone, let alone the intervention of those Gantts. ”

Mankizi frowned and stated his personal opinion. To some extent, his words also represent the opinion of the military, fighting with the Slachna army in the Eeriblok area, you can bully their weaknesses that are not familiar with the terrain in order to achieve the result of victory, but running to the plains to confront the way of a regular army, the nascent Eeribrok army is not so self-confident.

"You're right, but don't worry, we can ask our neighbors for a way to get to the back of the Slarknas safely. ”

"Neighbor?" Mankiqi looked at Eric suspiciously, then at the place of his finger, and finally came to his senses, and then he was taken aback;

Sylvia's eyes also increased slightly, and when she looked at Gehr, who was meditating in meditation, and Camerita, who was flat, her expression returned to normal, and she leaned back in her chair, waiting for Eric to continue to explain.

"That's right, it's the territory of the Gantts, the Jitai steppe connected to our Grey Mist Hills. ”

Eric pointed to a corner of the sand table, where he said he was talking about the Jitai grassland.

"The Jitai steppe is the natural dividing line between us Haysting and the Gantt people, because the land is inhospitable, so it is almost a no-man's land, and the grazing people rarely go there. Due to the complex terrain of the Grey Fog Hills, most of the businesses that come from Gantt to Haysting do business are on the line of Merzai, and will not choose to take the line of the Gray Fog Hills and the Jitai Grassland, so there are basically no people there. In addition, the main army of the Gantt people has retired a large number of personnel in advance, which makes their troops on the border a little tight, and they have recovered to the major fortresses to wait for the next round of replenishment, and now it can be said that this is a vacuum, so our advance will never encounter the hindrance of the Gantts, and more importantly, the Slark army will not think that our army will appear in their rear, this is our only chance. ”

After listening to Eric's explanation, everyone understood. He was right, although Eeribrock has the support of the nearby princes and has begun to expand rapidly, he has two main forces, the Knights of the Holy Sword with 1,500 people and the Shield of Solo Infantry with 2,500 people, and he can't afford to rely on Eriblock. These forces were still too weak for the Slavna coalition to have almost no chance of fighting head-on alone, and Eric's plan was indeed the most likely chance of victory now.

"But the Grey Mist Hills are notoriously impassable, how are we going to get there?" Mankiczy asked from a military perspective.

"This can be assured, I started looking for someone who is familiar with the road conditions there a few days ago, and I succeeded in finding a hunter who has lived in the Grey Mist Hills for decades, and he said that there is a path that leads to the Jitai grassland, and I have sent someone to check it, and it is indeed feasible. Eric replied, "But there is another problem, because of the road conditions, the number of people who can pass is limited, and according to the supply consumption estimated by the staff, only the Knights of the Holy Sword can complete the mission." With that, he turned his gaze to Hungry Gehr.

"No problem. Gell smiled and nodded.

"Ger, is your body okay?" Sylvia looked at Ger with some concern, after all, the reflection of the injury was too deep for them.

"Don't worry, it's all right. "More than ten days ago, Geer's body has recovered, after these days of training, some rusty martial arts have all been recovered, and there is no difference between him in his heyday, maybe better.

Since Gehr said so, the others were relieved. In fact, if you want to find a person to replace Gehr to carry out the difficult task of this long-distance raid, even Eric himself is not suitable for Gehr, after all, this raid is likely to face all kinds of unexpected situations, and it also goes deep into the enemy's hinterland, and if you want to succeed, the leader's courage, wisdom, leadership, Determination and prestige are indispensable, and Gehr, who single-handedly founded the Knights of the Holy Sword and has participated in and won two of the most important wars against Sylvia's regime to date, is the only one recognized by everyone.

Now that the candidate for the raid has been determined, the other forces cannot be wasted.

In the plan, Sylvia will lead the others and the Shield of Solo infantry regiment to the Rio Pass in person, attracting the attention of the Slark army with great fanfare, and also pushing the battle line out of the Elybrock area, so as to prevent the war from burning the Eeriblock, which has finally improved.

"Okay, then everything will go according to the plan. ”

After discussing everything related to the dispatch of troops, Sylvia made a final decision. But just after finishing speaking, she remembered one more thing - Eeribrock's army passing through the territory of the Gantt Empire may have been concealed at the time, but it will always be known by the Gantt Empire afterwards, what should be done if there is a diplomatic dispute at that time?

It has to be said that Sylvia has matured very quickly these days, and has learned to look at things from the perspective of a ruler, showing the potential to be a good lord, which is a very fortunate thing for those who are attached to her.

Faced with Sylvia's question, Eric replied in his chest: "Since the Gantt Empire has no contact with those cultists, then it is a just thing for us to crusade against those evil cultists, so the Gantt Empire should be happy to help us, now we don't need them to send troops to help, we just need to take the road to walk, just because the situation is tense and I can't notify the other party, and I can apologize afterwards." ”

Of course, this statement is far-fetched, and ordinary people can hear what is wrong in it, but it is more than enough in the context of diplomacy and strategy. The real situation is that if Sylvia loses, then there is no point in mentioning it, but if Sylvia wins, then unless the Gantt Empire dares to risk provoking another world war and tearing its skin to invade Hayth, this powerful empire can only endure it, at most in private.

Leaving the conference room, Gell saw Lucarin waiting in the hall at a glance.

The qualified adjutant also saw Gehr at the same time, so he greeted Gehr with a smile, came to Gehr, and gently tiptoed, leaving a soft touch on Gehr's cheek without caring about the gaze of others. (To be continued......)