Chapter 174: Day 2
As he watched more and more reports crush into a stack on his hands, Mando and many of the generals turned extremely ugly, and Luna was the most ugly of them.
All the Ink Feather Cavalry she sent, even the troops where those soldiers were, were all captured by the other party, and there was no one left, and when she received the third report, Luna already thought that she had the other party's informant by her side, but she was even impossible, as one of the most elite troops in the Empire, the loyalty of the Ink Feather Cavalry was much higher than that of other troops, and this, Luna was the most confident.
If there is not a traitor or a traitor, then how can the other party quietly plunder the team of more than 2,000 people overnight, you must know that every cavalry you send is a brave knight, and it is also a warrior-level soldier on the mainland, these people are very vigilant, and it is impossible to be plundered so easily.
"Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think about the fact that many of our teams were captured by the other side?" The incident happened suddenly, and Mando could only gather some generals to discuss this matter, the Kotler Empire had fought in the previous battles in a decent manner, even if the ghost face troops appeared, it was normal for swords and soldiers to meet, but their combat effectiveness was stronger than their own ordinary soldiers, but now it has become different. Since the other party was able to plunder more than 2,000 people under his nose, but as an opponent, he did not notice it in the slightest, what if the other party was not plundering people, but a night attack, not on the scale of a few hundred, but in thousands?
Now the chaotic battle situation has made many generals including Luna have a headache, a lot of good news every day, but the news of defeat is far greater than the good news, if the Kotler Empire really fully unfolds this ability, I am afraid that the fluctuation of the military will become inevitable, the current battle situation is not so much fighting tactics, but not fighting endurance, and today's situation is indeed beyond everyone's expectations, at the first time Mando ordered to block the news, but the paper can't hold the fire, the news will soon be spread out, and then the soldiers will panic, and it is simply delusional to want to continue the marchγ
For Mando's words, many generals were silent, because things happened strangely, so they didn't know what to say for a while, Mando saw that many people didn't speak, and directly looked at Luna's body, and asked in a deep voice: "General Luna, what do you think?"
Luna showed a hint of surprise on her face, but it was Mando's words that made her mind have a flash of inspiration, and the surprise on her face flashed away, and then she said peacefully: "The subordinates think that this is the other party's suspicious plan, as long as you strengthen your defense, you can also know that the other party's food and grass is definitely weak in the follow-up." β
As soon as the words came out, they attracted questions from many generals, and one general said in a sullen voice: "I think the other party has enough food and grass, otherwise, why don't you take the military rations you took before." General Luna, how do you explain that?"
As soon as the general spoke, he immediately echoed loudly, Luna knew that these people were not pleasing to their eyes, but they could only look unpleasant, facing themselves, they could only attack in groups, and none of them were her opponents, Ruth next to her heard the questioning and began to change her direction to duty, and her face sank at that time, and she was about to have a seizure but was directly pressed by her sister.
The corners of her mouth raised slightly, and Luna raised her voice and said: "That's what the other party wants to show us, is the ration of more than two thousand people too much, really subdivided, I'm afraid it is enough for four thousand soldiers for a day, the enemies we encountered before took food in small batches, that is because they have enough time to ......."
"Not this time, how did our soldiers disappear?"
In the face of doubts, Luna still sneered and said: "I looked at those camps, they are all camped by the water, this is the common way of camping my Moyu cavalry, what the other party has to do is to poison the stream, no need to poison people, as long as the loss of activity and early warning ability is enough, and the time to drink water is only early in the morning, I don't know how the other party acts at the same time, but since the other party can poison in the water, it is naturally fully prepared."
"It's nice to say, but it still doesn't solve the problem, it's the same as not saying it. A general opposite Luna also sneered, and many of the generals present nodded one after another, Luna continued unmoved: "Ten days of war, everyone has seen, today is the first day, just the first day, we have lost more than 2,000 soldiers, this is not a small number, tomorrow the other side will have some surprising tactics, we still don't know, strengthening the guard is already the best choice we can do now." β
"Heighten your guard! We're on the offensive side, General Luna, do you mean let's switch to the defensive?" The mocking face of the general on the opposite side became more and more obvious, and the generals present suddenly stopped agreeing, and the two of them confronted each other.
Luna knows who the other party is, he is Mando's right-hand man, and he is also one of the henchmen of the Great Knight, most of his words, in fact, are asked for Mando, and this is also a confrontation between the two consciousnesses, Luna is glad that this confrontation is only in this tent, everything can be concluded after the meeting, if there is also such a disagreement on the temporary command, the big side is not good for the empire, and the small one is a disaster for the soldiers!
Luna said again: "Five thousand people disappeared for no reason, tens of thousands disappeared for no reason, the situation is similar to today, until now, we have not had more than these tens of thousands of people to live, and just today, I found a little abnormality, they have entered the empire, our opponents are planning not only the current war situation, but a trap that can put the empire in trouble."
As soon as the voice fell, the needles in the tent could be heard, but then there was a burst of laughter, except for Mando, all the generals present mercilessly laughed at Luna's judgment, she is a military genius Yes, but her conclusion is too ridiculous, who can believe that no matter how bold the Kotlers are, they dare to give up the battle situation in front of them, and instead hedge into the territory of the empire, is it possible?
Mando's face was stunned for Luna's judgment at first, he was different from many generals here, he could fully understand what Luna said, so when the generals in the big tent saw his abnormal face, they all suppressed their laughter, and at this time Mando asked, "Luna, where did you find out?"
"We've always had the advantage, grain and grass!" Even Mao Duo was stunned as soon as the words came out, and he couldn't understand why Luna would say that.
Luna looked at the many generals who were becoming more and more confused, but the thoughts in her mind became clearer and clearer, she could already conceive a strategic framework for an opponent, and the details still need to be investigated, but as long as she grasps the main idea, she should be able to deal with it.
"Your Excellency Quartermaster, can you tell us about our recent food and grass supply problems?" Luna asked with a sweep of her gaze at a general in an off-white military uniform, because of Luna's question, everyone's eyes shifted to the quartermaster, who seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and replied: "Normally, our army's needs are fully satisfied, but, according to the reports of the people below, there have been some troubles in the recent collection of military rations. β
The generals present all looked at the quartermaster with strange expressions, not knowing what he meant by this, and there was still trouble in transporting grain? Was it a joke? The generals did not speak, and quietly waited for the quartermaster to tell him the specific situation.
"As early as the beginning of the war, our grain transportation channel is mainly from the various grain and grass camps to a few places, water transportation, and finally land transportation, this process may not be troublesome, but the transportation loss is also a lot, at the beginning, we think it is in the loss, but after a detailed investigation, the problem lies in the grain and grass camp. After saying that, the quartermaster stood up and continued: "I have to say, I didn't pay attention at the beginning, but under the reminder of General Luna, we made a record, in the territory of the empire, our current twenty-four camps are occupied by rioters and slaves, and by now, it should have formed a scale, and the number is about 10,000 people, and this news was only investigated yesterday."
Mando's eyes narrowed and asked, "About 10,000 people?" After speaking, he looked at the general in charge of intelligence and asked, "You didn't get any news about this?" The general stood up with a pale face and said with some hesitation: "Your Excellency the Great Knight, our work is focused on ......" Before the words were finished, Mando waved his hand and said: "This is your excuse, I don't want to hear it now, tomorrow, hand over all the information, you only have this one chance." β
"Subordinates understand!" After saying that, the general hurriedly ran out of the tent, Mando glanced at the quartermaster, and the quartermaster continued knowingly: "And there are two bizarre news recently, which make people feel a little abnormal, because when the incident happened, it happened when the two troops disappeared, and the difference was less than a day."
"What's going on?" a general couldn't help but ask, a quartermaster in charge of food and grass knew more information than a general in charge of intelligence, was the general who went out just now an idiot?
"There is a border town where a magician bloodbathed the nobles, and another is a mysterious place that has recently appeared, where everyone falls asleep at night, and the same happens on the borders of the Empire. Before he could finish speaking, the quartermaster was interrupted, "Your Excellency means that it was during this time period that the Imperial Kotler troops that we could not find entered the territory of the empire, and also incited the rebels to attack the grain and grass camps?"
"Yes, I think it's possible, after all, the timing is too timely. After the quartermaster finished speaking, Mando asked him to sit down, and continued: "If tomorrow's news does not match, you will be transferred to the intelligence department, and your deputy will take over the quartermaster problem, is there a problem?"
The quartermaster shook his head, and Mando closed his gaze and continued, "Then, we will follow General Luna's instructions and strengthen the night guard, and the same will be true for our backs. β
After the meeting ended, Mando left Luna behind, and when there was no one else, Mando asked with some doubts: "Where did you get your information?" The quartermaster can't have too much information, and the only general who can keep an eye on Luna is Luna, and only Luna will get this information.
"Your Excellency, tomorrow, you will get the news that our opponent is far more powerful than we imagined. β
The next day, the news came that the number of small quartermaster camps attacked had exceeded fifty, and the casualties had reached 20,000!