Seeing his colleagues looking at him eagerly, Su Mu's heart tightened. Even he himself didn't know what kind of shock this news would cause once it was announced. When they learned that the enemy's division of troops to move south might be aimed at Balia, the Balinese retreated; if it were announced at this time that two more enemy main divisions had entered the northern part of the Principality of Sulawesi through the dense forest area, this would indicate that Even in terms of numbers, the Tanghe people already had an absolute advantage. There are no defensive fortifications in Yada City. If we want to withstand the Tanghe people's attack, let alone Sumu who doesn't believe it, let alone the Grand Duke of the Sulawesi Principality himself, he will have to give up. Hard truth.
The Principality of Sulawesi, which has never faced external threats, has never paid much attention to national defense due to its special geographical location. From time to time, the Gaoyue people can only suffer from scabies in the foothills of the Great Hengduan Mountains. The defense troops are usually dispatched as a drill. Generally speaking, symbolic showing off and intimidation will be effective. After all, there are only tens of thousands of Gaoyue people, and they all live in the mountains. No one is willing to go to the mountains to feel sorry for them, so most of the time they live in peace. nothing. The Principality of Sulawesi is surrounded by allies or signatories of the "Urgen Treaty". There is really no big war. The defense army or mercenaries are mostly used to suppress some internal groups due to poverty. The uprising of peasant slaves and bandits, whether it is a serf uprising or bandit robbery, cannot pose any threat to Yada City, so the city defense of Yada City can be imagined. .
"Everyone, I have just received another piece of information. Two more main divisions from the Tanghe people have entered northwest Sulawesi. I think it may be time for us to consider how to deal with it." Su Mu said in an honest tone. The voice echoed in the conference hall, immediately attracting everyone's attention.
Just like pouring a ladle of cold water on a boiling oil pan, a piercing scream immediately erupted. Almost at the same time, the generals whose nerves were on the verge of collapse were filled with the thought of doom when they heard the news. .
"What?! Two more divisions are coming?! What are these damn Tanghe people going to do? Do they really want to conquer the entire south?!"
"Buddha bless you, it's the main division again. The enemy already has eight divisions with as many as 180,000 people. What should we do? If we stay in this damn Yada City any longer, we will all become prisoners of the Tanghe people. !”
"General Sumu, do you think this Yada city can hold on? Look at the dilapidated city walls and bare fortifications. There are no catapults, rolling logs, broken stones, or gray bottles. Oh, there is nothing. What do you want us to do? Come to defend this city?"
"Go home! Go home! There is only one woman in Yada City who took off her clothes and let others rape her. We can't leave our wealth and lives here. Any city in the south is better defended than here! "
A flurry of noisy discussions immediately filled the entire hall. There were also some silent officers who were smoking cigarettes or gulping down tea, thinking about what they should do. Although the alliance had a mutual assistance treaty, now the enemy The strength is too strong, far beyond our own, and this Yada City is obviously not a suitable place to hold on. In addition, the enemy has divided his forces and pounced on Balia. If we really want to hold on here, once the enemy throws his main force towards Balia, After taking care of Balia and then counterattacking, the coalition forces will have no way to retreat. There seems to be no suspense about the fall of Balia. With Balia's own military and national strength, without the assistance of the alliance countries, it is only possible for the enemy to use two divisions to capture it. However, now almost all the troops that can be mobilized in the eastern part of the alliance are With so many people gathered in this city of Yada, how can they still have the strength to reinforce Balia
"Everyone, please be quiet. Hysteria will not help solve the problem. I propose that the coalition forces and the principality government first evacuate Yada and move to Kutdam. What do you think?" Su Mu knew that he would continue to discuss with these guys. I don’t know when to say it, so I just put forward my own suggestions.
"Kutdam? Kutdam doesn't seem to have any defensive facilities? How about evacuating to Legon?"
"What's so good about Legon? I think it's safer to deploy our defenses in the Principality of Medan. We can immediately mobilize the reserve troops, and we can organize at least 100,000 troops!"
"Oh, a hundred thousand troops? In your reserve troops, a farmer with a hoe is called a soldier? Stop being a shabby man. You are helping the Tanghe people to transport civilians!"
There was another noisy argument, and Su Mu, who tried his best to suppress the anger in his chest, could no longer hold back: "That's enough. Please keep your military demeanor and don't make a decision like this like a scolding woman. General Dama, please inform the Grand Duke immediately and ask him to prepare and go to Kutdam immediately. The coalition forces will also set off immediately, and we will organize defense in Kutdam."
"I object! General Sumu, by bringing the coalition forces to Kutdan for defense, it is equivalent to completely exposing our Principality of Medan to the Tanghe people. So what should we do? The Tanghe people have more than 100,000 troops. Now, Even if we in the Principality of Medan immediately launch war mobilization, we will not be able to resist the invasion of the Tanghe people. Kutdan is in the southeast. If the Tanghe people abandon Kuttan and go south directly from the front, then we, the Principality of Medan, will be the first to bear the brunt. We What should we do? And this possibility is even greater! There has been a precedent. The life and death of the Balinese people are now uncertain. I can't just watch the demise of our Principality of Medan!" A dark-skinned, mature general stood up. It was Maloda, the great general of the Principality of Medan. He has not spoken, just thinking about what to do next. The coalition forces are now stretched thin. In his opinion, even if the coalition forces are concentrated, they may not be able to be the opponent of the Tanghe people. Now Kutdan and his own domestic The city of Woda may be the target of attack by the Tanghe people, and once Woda is lost, the principality's capital will be placed on the enemy's knife board and become meat on the knife board, ready to be slaughtered. He cannot tolerate this phenomenon.
"General Maloda, what do you think we should do? The coalition forces are marching to Woda to set up defenses? What if the Tanghe people go south and occupy Kutdam and continue southward? Legon no longer has the troops to resist the invasion!" Sumu snapped.
"General Sumu, should Legon be more important than our Medan?! What you said is too much! People in your city-states seem to think that our principalities are poorer than you, so they are born to sacrifice for you, right? I think you are thinking about your own industry, right? Do you feel heartache after losing Ligon?" At this point, Maloda has no scruples. If Sumu insists on going to Ku The purpose of fortifying Tedan is clearly to sacrifice Medan and Balia, and even to add the Principality of Sulawesi to gain time. As long as the war with the Pasha people in the west is over, the Nanyang Alliance and the Machikhans can send troops here. , then they can deal with the Tanghe people with all their strength, and they may even give up the three principalities in exchange for the Tanghe people to stop their troops. Thinking of this, Maloda strengthened his idea.
"You! General Maloda, please be careful when you speak. I have never said who should sacrifice for whom! As for the industry you mentioned, it has nothing to do with the war! I just want to ask, what do you think now? What to do?" Su Mu was furious, but he couldn't help but admit that the other party spoke to his heart. The three principalities were originally relatively poor, and every year other city-states and city republics in the alliance needed to allocate certain funds to support the three kingdoms, especially Bali. If he were asked to choose which one to abandon and preserve between the Principality of Subaru and Sulawesi, then he would naturally choose to preserve the city-state of Legon and abandon the Principality of Medan, but he could only express this thought in his heart. , must not be exposed on the surface.
"What should we do? I suggest that the coalition forces go to Warda to set up defenses first, and also ask the Nanyang Alliance and the Macchi Khanate to send troops as soon as possible and ask them to help defend Kutdam! We in Medan are the ones who face the enemy's southward movement head-on. We must ensure the safety of Warda !" Maroda replied with a grin. The Nanyang Alliance and the Machikhans actually informed them of the war situation as soon as the alliance sent troops. However, the Nanyang Alliance Parliament has always been notorious for its low efficiency, and the Machikhans have been on expeditions in recent years. There are a lot of military constraints, and it may not be possible to reinforce the alliance in a day or two. In the early stage, we can only rely on ourselves, so whoever can win time is likely to persist to the final victory. This is better than Maloda. All clear.
It seemed that the other party was going to go against him. Su Mu looked at the other party with a gloomy face: "General Maloda, we cannot accept your opinion. If you insist on doing this, then I have no choice but to say sorry."
"Humph, Sumu, I knew you wouldn't agree with me. In your eyes, even if Medan is destroyed twice, it won't be worth a hair for you southern city-states. If you don't agree with each other, then Let's just take your Yangguan Road and I'll take my single-plank bridge! But I have to remind you that once our Medan is over, I think it will be your Moro and Eastern Samoa's turn!" He snorted coldly from his nose. , the black-faced strong man stood up and went out with the two Medan mercenary leaders. Finally, he said a few words at the door: "You are unkind, don't blame us for being unjust!"
Watching the other party walk away, Su Mu also felt a cloud in his heart. He couldn't blame the other party for doing this. If it were him, he would do the same thing. Both the country and personal interests determine everyone's position, but what the other party said is right. Yes, once the Principality of Medan falls, Namolo and Eastern Samoa will directly face the military front. I only hope that the Principality of Medan can hold on for a while longer. But no one here noticed the last words Marouda said.