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Chapter 133: Onward - Andrel Canyon
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"What? Attack the Mocast Empire and the Yan Kingdom? With only a few thousand people from our 6th Division? My lord, you... are you kidding me? With such a small number of us, not to mention the main forces of their countries, even the local forces of their two countries, and even the private soldiers owned by their high-ranking nobles, will be enough to give us a hard time..." After hearing my last sentence, the dozen officers in the meeting hall almost wanted to get angry at me. One of them, a captain who was transferred from the Flame Legion's Cavalry Division, stood up excitedly. He looked as if he wanted to eat me alive.
"Sit down. What do you look like? How can you talk to an adult like that? Since the adult said so, he must have his reasons. If you have any opinions, you can ask them when he asks questions, or raise them to him privately after the meeting. With the current behavior, can you still be considered a qualified officer of the Sixth Division?" Matthew, who had been following me since the beginning of the Battle of Huangshi City, now showed the basic qualities and trust he should have.
"Sit down, sit down... As everyone knows, although there are many areas in the empire occupied by the East Continental Coalition, they are too dense for the number of the East Continental Coalition. The seven provinces are tightly squeezed by the East Continental Coalition's 700,000 troops and 20,000 magician troops. So far, our troops' space for action has been compressed many times by the enemy army, and there is a tendency to be completely surrounded by the enemy. If we continue to stay here with such a small army, let alone self-preservation, we are only one step away from annihilation.
On the other hand, according to the intelligence we have, the two countries in the East Continent have an army of 2.5 million, of which about 1 million are the troops that started this war. Of these, nearly 100,000 troops have been lost so far, plus the 700,000 troops they have left in the occupied areas of the empire, and they still have nearly 100,000 troops in the Andrel area.
Then it is certain that they will only have about 1.5 million troops in the country. In addition to the troops they must send to garrison the Canglang Line and protect their imperial capital, I think they have less than a million troops in various parts of the country. A million troops, distributed in about 70 provinces, what kind of concept is that? Each province has less than 20,000 soldiers. Excluding the large cities they must protect, they simply don't have many soldiers to encircle and suppress us.
As for the Kingdom of Yan, they have already sent more than half of their magician troops to participate in this war. Only less than 20,000 magicians can stay in their country, and their main force can only be stationed in their capital. Otherwise, based on what we know about the regular troops of the Kingdom of Yan, I think we would dare to go to their capital with this army. "
"But sir, if they mobilize a large number of troops to besiege us like the troops here, wouldn't we still be in the same situation as we are now? After all, that is their own land, and they can't let us run wild on their land at will. If they mobilize local troops, and add the private soldiers of their country's nobles, I can't imagine..." In the end, someone stood up and refuted my beautiful future plan.
"Tell me a little more. What is the Mocast Empire called? The Warrior Nation. The biggest reason they got this name is that they are all cannon fodder infantry who don't care about their lives. Although they have a large number of cavalry at hand in this war, how many cavalry units do you think they will still have in the country under the current circumstances
I think even if the Empire wants to pull out 10 more cavalry divisions, it is impossible. But now we have more than 8,000 people and more than 20,000 horses. With our speed, do you think their encirclement can be established
Okay, I don't want to waste any more time. Now I will let you make a final choice. If you agree to stay with me, then stay. If you disagree, I will conduct an investigation in your troops and let those who are willing to follow you leave with you.
But you must remember that your families are waiting for you in the imperial capital. If you do anything out of line... please don’t implicate them... "
I don't want to argue with them any more. It seems that democracy in this world is simply absurd. An order, coupled with a threat or warning, will probably be more effective.
Two hours later, the entire army was on the march without a single one left. Looking at the many officers with pale faces, I knew that my last words had played a big role.
"Sir, we are now approaching Andriel. As long as we bypass the city of Andriel, we will be basically safe."
"Well, I think the idiots in the East Continent are still searching for us like dogs in the place where we were circling. If they knew our plan, I really don't know whether they should be glad that we didn't retaliate or worry about their motherland? Or, they would be happy to see my political opponents in the country being messed up by me, so that they can suffer less criticism from their own country..."
Think about it, some time ago, after I was driven out of the Mystery Forest, in order to retaliate against the East Continental Alliance, I would harass almost every military camp of the Mokaster Empire I passed by. Not only did I use the long-range bows and arrows of my troops to attack, I also made a lot of rockets to burn their military camps. So far, more than 10 transfer stations and dozens of military camps have been attacked by me. Of course, they didn't even touch a hair of mine.
"I have seen all the ideas that your Excellency has come up with, whether it is weapon design or strategic plans, and there has never been any problem. If anyone disagrees, then the miracles that your Excellency has created in less than a year are the best proof. If those guys in the East Continent could have your Excellency's wisdom, they would have unified the entire continent long ago. But your Excellency, will there be any problem if we do not inform the Fire Phoenix Corps before leaving here? After all, in this case, the Fire Phoenix Corps will have to fight alone. Wouldn't that be too much pressure on them?" After flattering me, Matthew turned into a guy without an opinion and a coward again.
"Hmph, why bother with them? This is a strategic counterattack, besieging Wei to save Zhao... Under the current circumstances, our troops simply cannot defeat or repel the East Continent coalition forces, let alone talk about destroying them. We can only go to their lair to disintegrate and consume their internal strength. Only in this way can we make them taste the bitter fruit of war.
Regarding the Fire Phoenix Army, it's not that I haven't thought about them at all, but what I want to ask is, in our previous war, have you seen them pass on any news to us, or provide us with any supplies? No, not at all...
Then why should we inform them and accept their command? Do you think that it is better to die under their hands than to live under my hands? Look at the battle at the military station. Who was considered to be a heartless person? Who was considered to be a murderer? At the beginning, it is undeniable that both names were put on my back. I was accused of being a heartless murderer. But in the end? Who ended up being the murderer who slaughtered tens of thousands of friendly troops
Although it is undeniable that this was a helpless move on their part, I wonder if they had never thought at the beginning that their camp would not be able to withstand such a huge wave of defeated soldiers? However, they had a lucky mentality and wanted to be the savior, but they did not have the ability to do so. This was the result, a sad result.
So, I won't contact them again. To be honest, even if I know that the Fire Phoenix Corps is in trouble and I am right next to them, I am sure that I will not send even one person to save them. The consequence of selfishness is that you can only be abandoned by others. Think about the situation at the military station! Think about the treatment we suffered when we retreated, and I think you should be mentally balanced. At that time, we were asked to gnaw on the bones, and in the end, we gnawed it down, but he hit the wall himself, and who can he blame for this?"
"this......"
My words left Matthew speechless. Come to think of it, I have Thacker and his people to protect me, and Matthew is just an insignificant little guy. If this kind of words were to spread, I would definitely not be the one who would suffer in the end.
"Okay, let's not talk about this. Anyway, we don't know if we can go back alive, so it's too early to talk about the consequences now. It's not too late to make plans after the war is over. I'll be there to support you then! Now, let's go through the Andriel Passage and go to the East Continent for sightseeing!" Looking at Matthew's pale face, I knew what he was thinking, so I said something to comfort him. But then again, if there were any serious consequences, who could guarantee anything in the end
When we tried to quietly pass through the Acropolis outside the city of Andler, a troop of about a division, composed entirely of cavalry but without any flags, also rushed in the direction of our army from the Andler Passage. . . . .
Not much today, only 6,000 words. I wanted to write more, but the power went out and my laptop couldn’t support it for much longer, so I had to stop. I’ll continue tomorrow++ (to be continued)