222: Strategy
Seeing the appearance of this glowing figure, Attila was stunned at first, and then quickly reacted. Pera has a deep magical culture, this thing should be their magical magic prop hologram recording projector, which can record some actions and sounds of something in a certain period of time, and then re-show it in the future, this kind of magic technology is indeed very useful in war.
As for the character in the video, Attila has seen some posters and book records about her before, and this person is the famous beauty of Olympias, the dream girl of the people, the princess of the royal family of Pella, Cleo! Since Emperor Alexander fell into a coma, this princess has been the only heir of the Ajid family, but for various reasons she has not been able to take power. But the situation changed a few days earlier after the death of the regent Perdiccas, who, according to Perdiccas's last words, and with the support of the mysterious black dragon who had risen to prominence in the Battle of Mount Ajid, Lieutenant General Pera swore allegiance to the princess. From then on, Cleo had truly mastered the military and political power of Pella!
At this moment, the head of Cleo projected in the coat of arms suddenly spoke: "Hello Prince Attila, due to the current fierce battle, I am sorry that I could not come to see you in person, I can only convey my respect to you in this way, I hope you don't mind." In any case, I believe that your country and my country share common interests, and although the two sides have not been able to establish friendship for various reasons, and there are even some misunderstandings, it does not matter. I hope that from today onwards, we can abandon the contradictions of the past. Conclude a firm covenant based on the same goal!Maintain that I have sent my plenipotentiary, His Excellency Elrens, to consult with you, and every word he says may represent my meaning......"
Attila finally nodded in satisfaction after listening to what Cleo had said in the projection. Looking at Pera, the side is indeed sincere. And not just for the temporary exploitation of the Golden Horde. With this as proof, he does not need to worry about being fooled by the other party, and the alliance between the two sides is logical.
Then the eldest prince quickly nodded and said to the dragon, "I see! We in the Golden Horde are willing to form an alliance with your country and fight together against Holy Rome, and we will never break our oath under any circumstances! We will do everything in our power to help you Pera defeat the enemy in the war, and I hope that you will help us get rid of our status as a vassal state after you again!"
"No problem!" Elrens replied cheerfully, "We will do what we say and will never betray our allies!"
After saying this. Attila and Ellens looked at each other, and they both laughed out loud. The eldest prince raised his glass, took out a small dagger that glittered with cold light, and swiped lightly on the fingertip of his middle finger. Immediately, a drop of blood oozed and fell into the wine glass.
Attila smiled and said, "Your Excellency, according to the habit that our steppe people brought from the East, this is called drinking blood for the alliance, drink this cup of wine with each other's blood. It symbolizes that the oath will never change!"
Elrens certainly doesn't care. Soon they also followed each other's example and dripped blood into the wine glass, and the two raised their glasses together to drink the mare's milk wine in their hands
After the simple ceremony, both parties felt a lot more cordial, at least the atmosphere on the face was very harmonious.
Attila smiled and asked the dragon, "Lord Elrens, I wonder if we in the Golden Horde can help you now?"
Elrens nodded and said, "That's right, it's the critical moment for Pera's main force to break through, and I need you to do something for us!"
"So, do you want us to break with Holy Rome now? And then attack their anti-breakout forces from the flanks and rear?"
The thought of being able to surprise the hated Prince Eugen at the moment made Attila excited. But then he frowned and said, "If that's the case, I have to prepare immediately......"
Unexpectedly, Elrence shook his head and said, "No, you misunderstood what I meant, we don't need you to break with the HRE now." On the contrary, I want you to improve your relations with the Holy Rome as much as possible from now on, to pretend to be their enemies, and to dispel any suspicions they have about you. In order to achieve this, you can change your current combat policy, and instead of cowering in the camp and standing still, you can take the initiative and cooperate with the HRE army against Pera's breakout army!"
Attila couldn't help but be surprised when she heard this, and hurriedly asked, "What is the reason for this? If we assist the HRE against you, wouldn't it be that the warriors of both sides will die at the hands of the alliance and die in vain?!"
The dragon shook his head and said, "There is no way to sacrifice a little sacrifice in order to confuse the enemy as much as possible. As long as we maintain a tacit understanding, we should be able to control the losses within an acceptable range. The reason for this is that the current situation of Pera's army breaking through the encirclement is already unstoppable by the enemy, and we will definitely be able to leave the encirclement smoothly in the next few days. Your break with Holy Rome at this time is only the icing on the cake. Even if they could encircle and annihilate their army in the southwest, they would not be able to truly defeat Holy Rome completely. On the contrary, it may cause them to shrink their battle lines and retreat the main force to the north instead of south, so that your hopes of getting rid of this suzerainty will come to naught!"
Attila lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then nodded and asked, "You're right, but in this case, when should we deliver the fatal blow to the other party?"
Elrens smiled: "The answer is very simple, after the defenders of Pera successfully break through the siege, converge with the reinforcements of the southern states, and hold the hot spring pass. At that time, in order to completely destroy the main force of Pera, Holy Rome and Nicaea must send a large army to follow south and storm Thermopyla. When the main forces of both sides are concentrated in the narrow mountains, when they are exhausted from the siege of the fortified city, you take the opportunity to suddenly rebel. At the same time, our Pera army will fight from the front, and the two sides will attack from the front and rear, and they will certainly be able to annihilate the main force of the other side in one fell swoop! Even if some of them succeed in breaking through and fleeing thousands of miles in the mountains, they will not be able to escape our pursuit and suppression......
(To be continued......)