Of course, Cross is well aware of this. Once he was going to build a fortress from scratch, it would definitely be discovered by the enemy.

From the beginning of logging, the processing of timber, it takes time, moreover, these actions will produce a lot of noise, which will attract the attention of the enemy, and eventually lead to the failure of the construction of the fortress.

So, he did the other key steps of building the fortress in advance, cutting the timber in advance, processing the timber in advance, and even, he also built the fortress in advance, so that the people who built the fortress had some experience.

Especially for this last step of preparation, Cross is quite conservative.

However, there is no harm in such conservatism, and there are indeed no craftsmen in Copper Mountain Town, so if they do it in advance, they can build Blackwater City more smoothly, and the speed can be shortened.

After all the preparations were completed, the timber was transported down the Blackwater River directly to the north bank of Blackwater, and the next step was to prepare and build the foundation.

Such an operation can save a lot of time, and one night is already a fairly conservative estimate.

This is the origin of the battle plan of 'Blackwater One Night City'.

After Cross explained it to everyone in detail, Wendy was the first to recover from her surprise, "Great Lord Cross, I am impressed by your foresight, and I believe that we can easily win this battle, and I will now order them to begin dismantling the fortress." ”

After Wendy finished speaking, she went to get down to business.

Everyone was at a loss, but Tina grasped the heart of what Wendy was saying.

"I see, Lord Cross, you're too powerful, aren't you? The fortress you're building now is actually Blackwater One Night City. I also suddenly felt like we could win. ”

At this time, Reiner also understood everything.

And the three who just came back also understood the cause and effect under Cross's explanation. The plan of 'Blackwater One Night City' actually started very early.

Both Nia and Lancelot were impressed by Cross's foresight.

Gawain was shocked again, "You planned to take Blackwater Town by force in the first place?"

"Yes. ”

"Did you have this idea since then?"

"Yes. Cross didn't know when Gawain was talking about, but he didn't intend to waste time on this, so he replied hastily.

But the speaker has no intention of listening, and the current Cross is already a legendary existence in Gawain's eyes, and he can even be compared to the most capable military strategist in history.

Cross's eyes searched for Ulara, the round Hofer, who was held back behind Tina.

"I need your help, Ulala. ”

Ulala squeezed in from Tina's side, "Speak, lord. ”

"I'm sorry, Miss Ulala, I stopped you. ”

"It's okay, Miss Tina. ”

"What is this!?" This was the first time Gawain had seen a Horfer, and although Nia had mentioned it on the way back, he hadn't seen it after all, and it was understandable that he was surprised.

Lancelot, on the other hand, had noticed the existence of the little creature early on, and he probably guessed that this was the Hoffer that Nia had spoken to them about.

"Gawain!" Cross motioned for Gawain not to interject.

"It doesn't take long to build and assemble the dismantled timber, but it will take us a long time to build the foundations of the Stronghold, and I need the help of the Hoffers to build a Stronghold overnight. ”

"Your Excellency, how many do you need?"

"Five Hoffers. ”

"Okay, I'm going to pick the five fastest Hofers who dig holes now. ”

Ulala was about to leave, but was stopped by Cross.

"Wait, you called them all here, or I'll tell them myself. ”

"Yes, my lord. ”

After Ulala left, Gawain spoke again, "So this is the Hofer, it's so cute." ”

Cross didn't reprimand Gawain this time, he took a deep breath, and then said seriously, "We only have one chance, and although our success rate is high, we still haven't reached the point of foolproof.

Several of us need to go to the battlefield. ”

Cross's words made the atmosphere much more solemn.

"I ...... Am I going with you too?" Tina whispered.

"Well, I see yours is done. I need you to show up on the battlefield in that mech. ”

"But...... But that thing didn't have any power. Tina was scared.

She wasn't afraid of the explosion of the lab, because she was used to it, but she was afraid of war, because it was unfamiliar territory.

"Don't worry, I won't let you fight. And Reiner too, you and Tina don't need to fight. ”

"No, my lord, I can fight!"

Hearing Reiner's words, Cross was a little relieved, but he knew that Reiner's injuries had not healed yet, and letting him fight would not provide much combat power.

"Reiner, I understand your desire to help, but you have a more important mission, and you and Tina are essentially the same, and although you don't need to fight the enemy, you have a significant role to play. ”

"I'm sorry, I didn't understand the Lord's meaning. Reiner apologized.

"We're going down the river upstream, and I want everybody to understand that. That's why I want to stress again that we only have one chance, and we have to take Blackwater in one go. ”

Cross's words ignited everyone's morale, except for Gawain, of course. He was already planning to talk to Cross alone when there were fewer people.

"Lord Cross, we still have 5 small boats, is that enough?"

"Your Excellency, what else do we need to do before we go?"

Nia and Lancelot have taken the lead in getting into shape, much to the relief of Cross.

"There are more than enough ships, we just have to wait for equipment and weapons now. ”

"And when are we leaving?" asked Nia.

"Set off in two teams, and I'll arrange the specific situation at that time. ”

Everyone nodded.

By this time, Ulala had already arrived at Cross's side with all the Hoffers.

"My lord, all the Hoffers are here. ”

Cross adjusted his breathing, he was ready to tell the people the truth, which he had decided in the first place.

The military operation to capture Blackwater Town is a life-and-death battle, and all the people of Coppermountain Town have the right to know their future fate. Perhaps, they will be scared and panic, but if they don't take this step, the town of Copper Mountain will face destruction.

Cross glanced at each of the Hofelers, "Don't be afraid of what I'm going to say. ”

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