After guessing Hasting's plan, Char was stunned by this arrogant and bold plan.
His face was cloudy and uncertain, his eyes were hot and cold, and he pointed at the location of Osgilia on the map, and tapped lightly on the map with his fingertips.
Undoubtedly, the thoughts in Xia Ya's heart at this moment are very complicated.
Under normal circumstances...
If Hastings is going to fight Osgilia, he will do it. He has made a long-distance attack, and the army will go south to take Osgilia. Even if the blood of the killing is a river, it doesn't matter to him, Uncle Xia. A hairy thing.
Anyway, he has no loyalty to that Emperor Garcia, and he has never received half the salary of the royal family!
It would be best for Hasting to kill him and kill the little emperor directly, in order to suit his Master Xia's wishes.
Even if Hastings was in short supply, Xiaya might send someone to support him secretly.
But the problem is...
There is more than that wicked little emperor in Osgilia!
Adric, Ruhl, those good guys in the army... they're all in Osgilia!
Xia Ya didn't bother to pay attention to the life and death of the little emperor, but it was impossible for Xia Ya to let go of others!
With the steadfastness of General Adrick, if Hasting really came to the city and wanted to slaughter the royal family, then Adrick would definitely fight Hasting to the death, even if the jade was burnt! !
Char has been to Osgilia and has seen the current situation of Osgilia with his own eyes. After just going through a war that almost wiped out the country, Osgilia's foundation is still very weak.
Although Adrick has tried his best to plan a strategy, he has mobilized the second and third line of local garrison troops from the administrative regions in the southern part of the empire that are still under the control of the royal family. Prepare to counter the rebels...
But after all, the base is too thin.
The lack of food and grass materials depends largely on the aid of the Lantis people. Although the army has recovered to tens of thousands of people, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers recruited from the second and third lines is much worse than those of the guards and veterans who have experienced the war.
Who is Hasting? He is no match for Hughes or El Salvador!
That's right, it's crap! When Char later learned that the rebels brought by Hughes and Salvador had already broken through the city and entered Osgilia, and had been entrenched in the city for several days, seeing that the war had already won 90% of the time. As a result, in the end, he was driven out of the city in a disheartened manner, and he was defeated and lost.
Xia Ya couldn't think of how the two pig brains had such a good situation, how could they lose in such a tragic situation!
What is not crap? !
No wonder it doesn't work!
But Hastings, it won't be such a waste!
Who is Hastings? Odin Valkyrie! The first general of the Odin Empire! The two countries have been at war for many years, and Hasting's men do not know how many generals of the Byzantine Empire have been killed! How many veterans of the Byzantine Empire died at the hands of Hastings. How many elite troops of the Byzantine Empire were buried under that terrifying black flag!
How is Adrick? The Osgilia Guard turned the tide, and is now the first general of the empire! But don't forget, when Adrick brought the most elite Rodian cavalry in the empire, they were not able to defeat Hastings! What's more, now Adric's men are a mixed army of old and new troops, and the quality is far inferior to the Rodriguez cavalry! In Hasting's hands, it is Odin's leading elite Black Banner Army that he has brought for many years!
With Hasting's ability, he would never make the kind of low-level mistakes of Hughes and El Salvador!
No matter how much Xiaya respects Adric in his heart, he has to admit that under such circumstances, if the two fight a battle... Adric will lose!
If the fat man from Luer is replaced, even if he loses the fight, the big deal is to smear oil on the soles of his feet and run away. That fat man may not have much loyalty to the royal family in his heart.
But Adric is different! For someone like Adric, if he couldn't defend Osgilia, he would rather die in battle!
Gotta do something yourself!
A flash of determination flashed in Xia Ya's eyes.
Although this is a bit sorry for Hastings, Hastings can be considered to have adventures with him, and even saved his own life. Moreover, Hastings and the Byzantine royal family have a bloody feud, and Xiaya should not have stopped him.
But Adrick's life is more important.
"When an army runs a long-distance attack on a target, the most important thing is to move quickly! Rapid mobility, rush to the target location, and then launch a fierce attack at the fastest speed, trying to defeat the opponent in the shortest time. Because the army runs long-distance, it will If the army goes deep alone, it is not good for a long battle. If it is delayed for a long time, morale will be low, and army supply will become a big problem. So the key word is 'fast'! Other than that, there is nothing else."
Xia Ya muttered to herself in a low voice.
Well, as long as I can think of a way to warn Adrick, let him pay attention to the direction of the canal to the north, send a team to patrol the river defense in the near future, warn at any time, and strengthen the defense of Osgilia, so that Hasting's attack will be lost. suddenness.
With General Adric's military strategy and skills, he has a strong city and tens of thousands of troops. If he is prepared, defending the city should be no problem.
As long as they can defend the city for a period of time and keep the city from being broken, Hastings' Black Flag Army can no longer support it and can only retreat.
To warn Adrick, this is easier said than done.
It was definitely impossible for him to escape and go to Osgilia. As the leader of an army, I can’t get away from it. Although the wedding can be postponed for a while, the restructuring of the military cannot be delayed. There is also the issue of land enfeoffment. .
Then, send someone to deliver a letter to Adric... Well, this matter cannot be written in letters, and must not be left in black and white! After all, if you want to make Adrick vigilant, you must let him know that he has contacts with Hastings, and his relationship with Hastings must not fall on paper!
In case there is a mistake on the way to deliver the letter, if the letter is lost, it falls into the hands of others, and spreads out... I'm afraid that my accusation of colluding with foreign countries will be confirmed!
At that time, it will be useless to justify myself, I am afraid that even my own army will be shaken!
Just send someone to pass the word.
But this candidate made Xia Ya scratch his head again.
First of all, this person must be absolutely loyal to himself!
Notice! It's personal loyalty to yourself! Instead of loyalty to the Empire or to the Royal Family! After all, the person who sent the message will also know that he has a connection with Hastings. If the person who sent the message, his loyalty to the empire overwhelmed his personal loyalty, and went to report to the royal family, then he would be passive. !
Then, this person has to have some skills!
From Denzel City to Osgilia, the road is long, and there are many rebels' sites along the way. If you don't have the ability, you will die on the way.
There are many warriors under his command, and there are also courageous, shrewd and trustworthy people, but the loyalty of most people is based on the empire and the royal family.
Even Green is no exception!
This letter from Hastings is a secret letter, and only Xiaya has seen it. Char can be sure that if Green sees this letter, and if Green knows Hasting's intention to attack Osgilia, he will definitely insist that Char will immediately attack Hastings! Stop Hastings going south this way! Even if his northern army is likely not the opponent of the Hastings Black Flag Army!
But Green will definitely insist on doing it! Because many of Xia Ya's subordinates are like Green, the first loyal target is that the empire is the royal family, and the second is his Xia Ya thundering.
After much deliberation, candidates cannot be selected from the army.
So... my own privately cultivated confidant...
Those mercenaries received from the Wildfire Plains are not Byzantine, and their loyalty is only for themselves, but all those mercenaries are more than brave and reckless, but lacking in finesse.
The leaders of the two mercenary regiments that he had recruited, the young Hawke was a stunned, brave and courageous person with good strength, but he was a fierce general like Sharba.
The older Russell is a bit cautious, but not shrewd enough, and Russell's strength is not very good. If there is a mistake on the way to Osgilia, I am afraid that I will miss my major event.
After much deliberation, in the helplessness of Xiaya, he came up with the most suitable candidate!
Xiaya jumped up immediately, first tore Hastings' secret letter to shreds, then burned it with fire, and then shouted loudly: "Come on!!"
Immediately, a valet came in from outside the door.
Xia Ya had already walked straight out of the gate: "Is the backyard door open? Is Mr. Merlin still invisible and not allowed to be disturbed?"
The valet gave a wry smile and said in a low voice, "The door to the backyard is closed and has not been opened yet. Lord Merlin also left a sign at the door, saying that those who entered the door will die, and no one of us dares to approach there."
Xia sighed.
He didn't bother Merlin.
The right person in his mind is the one...
Hmm... "Grand Magister Todoro-sama".
Although Dodoro is a bit wretched, his loyalty to himself is not bad, and he is loyal to himself, not to the royal family. In addition, he is also a magician. Even in the midst of war, the local warlord forces would not dare to provoke a passing magician at will!
"Is it out yet?" Xia Ya frowned.
But then his brows relaxed.
It doesn't matter, Hasting's letter reads "The territory is temporarily borrowed and returned in March", then it can be calculated that even if Hasting sent troops, it will not be now, and it will take three months!
Well, three months! Three months later, it was the rainy season every summer, the river swelled, and the water was abundant, so it was good to take a boat down the river to the south! Now, the dry season has not yet passed, and Hastings would not be able to send troops even if he wanted to.
There is still time.
When Xia Ya thought of this, she felt relieved first, and since she had made a decision, she pulled the valet and said solemnly: "I'll tell you something, you can start now, find a few people, move a chair, and sit in the backyard. Outside the door, several people take turns to guard me outside the door day and night! Once the backyard door is opened, send someone to inform me immediately! I am going to stay in the military camp outside the city for a few days. hold up!"
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Xia Ya came to the garrison camp outside the city, and temporarily set up his office here.
At this moment, there is a vote of people in the city to help him prepare for the wedding, but the more important thing, Xi Ya did not delay!
These days, Xincheng has already transported a large amount of loot and materials that Char brought back from the imperial capital to Denzel City. Even the maids sent by various nobles and wealthy families arrived in Denzel City in teams.
The matter of merit and reward in the army is going on in an orderly manner. Green's idea is to hold the reward ceremony together with Xia Ya's wedding. He can also take this opportunity to reward the army to show that the commander attaches great importance to the soldiers.
The local officials of Syltan County have initially calculated a batch of unowned land. After a rigorous review, it was determined that the original owner of the land had died in the war, and the uninherited land was returned to the northern garrison by Xiaya. All districts are then registered in a unified register, and then distributed to the meritorious soldiers and the families of the fallen soldiers.
In addition, some soldiers who were wounded and retired from the war will also get land.
The matter of enfeoffing land has received warm support from generals and soldiers, especially grassroots officers and soldiers.
In addition, the more than 1,000 young maids brought back by Xia Ya, and these young women presented by various wealthy nobles, were temporarily placed in the military camp outside the city, and no one was allowed to disturb them at will.
Denzel is a small town with a small population. With such a 20,000 to 30,000-strong army, the ratio of males and females in this place was greatly disproportionate. The 20,000-30,000 men turned into bachelors, even Denzel. Although there were still some prostitutes in the city, the business was very good...
Xia Ya ordered that all the thousands of young girls will be assigned to lieutenant soldiers as wives and concubines, and those who have been injured and retired will be given priority.
This decision made Green a little puzzled: in the opinion of the old mad dog, priority should be given to those soldiers who have made meritorious deeds.
But Xia Ya's move quickly won the support of the army!
Even those soldiers who have made meritorious deeds expressed their support!
"My lord even takes care of those brothers who are injured and retired. It can be seen that the lord will take care of our brothers who are still serving in the army!!"
The following voices made Green unable to help but express his appreciation for Char's decision.
The only difficulty is that Xia Ya ordered that all those women were not allowed to force them to marry, they had to be willing to do so.
At the beginning, Xia Ya was worried about those young girls, because he was afraid that he would not want to marry those disabled soldiers who retired, but Xia Ya soon found out that this worry was in vain!
Most girls, on the contrary, tend to marry those retired soldiers, and some even rejected the pursuit of some officers who have made contributions, and chose some retired soldiers with disabilities.
This doubt has troubled Xiaya for a long time, and it was Dora who explained the subtleties to him later!
"Now for you humans, it is a troubled time. In troubled times, serving in the military is the most dangerous profession. Don't look at those soldiers who have made contributions now are very beautiful, but maybe one day, swords and swords on the battlefield will have no eyes. Unfortunately, they will die in battle! On the contrary, those who have been injured and retired, although they have some disabilities, but they have land to support, plus pensions, there will be no problems in their lives in the future. More importantly, these Retired people will no longer have to go to the battlefield. Although they are physically disabled, at least they are not in danger of dying. Those girls, in a chaotic world, would rather choose peace."