"How do you say it?" Richard looked at Soran and asked.
"I know that Sir Richard is not in good health, so you don't need to pay too much. You don't need to participate in the formulation of pre-war combat plans and follow-up command work. You only need to help me supervise the order of some troops at the beginning of the war." Suo Suo. Lun explained slowly, "Let me briefly explain the current situation.
At present, after such a long period of fighting, our army can still maintain the integrity of approximately four coalition armies. However, three of the coalition armies are fighting against the Kingdom of Sika in other directions. While blocking the army of the Kingdom of Sika, they cannot rush back in time. Support near Kasha City. Therefore, the army we can use to attack Kasha City is only one legion, which is 100,000 people. As for the Sika Kingdom, there are about 150,000 people. "
"One hundred thousand versus one hundred and fifty thousand?" Richard raised his eyebrows slightly, "There's no advantage in this, right?"
Surround it with ten, attack it with five, divide it with double. It is unwise to attack the city from the front when there are half as many enemies as it is a siege.
"It is true." Sauron did not deny it, but changed his tone and said, "But the situation is not as bad as imagined, otherwise I would not plan to attack Kasha City so soon.
When I say we have a coalition force of 100,000 people, I only mean the front-line regular army. In addition, we also have about 20,000 second-line troops, and... 50,000 cannon fodder troops temporarily formed from prisoners. In total, we have With a total of 170,000 soldiers, it was not lost to the Sika Kingdom. "
"That's not too optimistic, right?" Richard maintained a rational analysis. "The combat effectiveness of the second-line troops is simply incomparable with the first-line troops, let alone the cannon fodder troops. They may not only be useless, but also cause trouble."
"I admit this. To be honest, our strength on paper is indeed inferior to that of the Sika Kingdom. But in fact, we still have to fight, because the opponent's 150,000 people also have a lot of water, and not all of them are on the front line. There are also second-line troops to fill up the troops. In addition, due to the continuous defeats, the opponent's morale is extremely low, which is very different from ours.
The most important thing is that intelligence shows that due to the continuous defeat of the Sika Kingdom, the Sika royal family, in order to wash away their shame, strictly ordered the opposing commander to take the initiative to win the battle, instead of blindly defending passively. Therefore, the core of the battle in Kasha City will not be the difficult attack and defense at the top of the city, but the field battle outside the city.
To this end, I plan to distribute all the elite forces of the army to the left and right wings during the battle, and distribute the prisoners and second-line troops to the central army. Once the war begins, I will personally direct the charge on the left wing, and my confidants will fight to break through on the right wing. As long as the Chinese army can not collapse quickly under the opponent's continuous attack, I am confident that we will win this battle. "
"So, what I want to do is to maintain order in the Chinese army?" After listening to Sauron's words, Richard finally understood.
"Yes." Sauron nodded in affirmation, "What I want to ask Mr. Richard to do is to maintain the order of the Chinese army and supervise military discipline. Out of rationality, I cannot deny that once the Chinese army composed of prisoners and second-line troops is attacked, If we attack, we will be defeated easily. The only difference lies in the speed of the defeat. Therefore, Sir Richard only needs to ensure that the speed of the defeat of the Chinese army is slower than that of the enemy, and it is enough to give the left and right wings a chance to play. In this way, we can win.
At that time, I will arrange enough supervisory teams for Your Excellency Richard. As long as someone dares to retreat, the supervisory team will take action, basically without Your Excellency Richard having to worry about it. The only thing I need is the identity of His Excellency Richard's command advisor. Only with this identity can I suppress the army from collapsing too quickly. At the same time, I can ensure the majesty of the supervising team and not cause too much resistance when enforcing military discipline.
According to my estimation, if the plan goes well, it will only delay Sir Richard for about half a day. Even if it doesn't go well, one day is the limit. What do you think, Mr. Richard? "
After Sauron finished speaking, he looked seriously.
Richard thought.
It must be said that Sauron invited him to help with great sincerity. Knowing that he didn't want to go to the same trouble as before, it was enough for him to step in and take charge. Knowing that he didn't want to waste too much time, he directly gave a time limit.
If you still refuse to agree, it would indeed be a bit of a loss of face.
Having said that, he has been "idle" for almost two months. As a command advisor and the second-in-command of the army, it is indeed a bit unjustifiable. Moreover, during this period of time, he used his power for personal gain and asked the army to help collect a lot of supplies, which greatly improved the progress of the research. The help was barely considered a reward.
In addition, if something unexpected happens on the battlefield and he needs to take action, he might be able to test the actual combat effects of the spells he has researched.
Thinking of this, Richard made a decision, looked at Sauron and nodded: "Since General Sauron asks so, then I will do my best, but please understand if there are any shortcomings."
"I worry too much." Sauron stood up, "Anyway, thank you so much, Mr. Richard."
Stepping out, Sauron reminded him as he walked: "By the way, Sir Richard, the command room will be moved with you today. It will be temporarily stationed in front of Kasha City in about three days. If there are no accidents, the station will be there the next day. If there is a war, be prepared."
"good."
"Goodbye then."
"goodbye."
Sauron waved and walked out the door.
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After walking out of the door, Sauron and the accompanying staff officers got into the carriage and headed towards the command room.
In the carriage, Sauron closed his eyes and rarely had time to rest, but staff officer Kun Darcy said with some concern: "Sir, is it too hasty to tell our command advisor the battle plan just like this? Moreover? , I think the risk is too high to execute according to the plan. The temporary army formed by the prisoners seems to be quite large, but it will definitely not be used in a real war. In case the whole line collapses, no matter how fast our attacks on both wings are, There was no time to save it.”
"call-"
Soran breathed out, rubbed his eyebrows, opened his eyes and looked at the staff officer.
"Mr. Kun, what you are talking about is indeed a problem. I know that the captive troops are unreliable, so I asked the command consultant who has been lazy to help suppress it. That's why I am prepared to risk my life and command the troops to charge on the front line. That is In order to make the Chinese army collapse later, let the left and right wings attack with greater intensity." Sauron said, "
In this way, as long as the Sika people don't figure out our details at the moment of contact and directly launch a fierce attack on our central army, we have a great chance of winning. The only difference lies in the casualties. "
"But..." The white-robed staff officer hesitated for a moment, and the wrinkles on his face deepened, "But... what if we are unlucky and the opponent sees through it? The opponent defeats our central army first and separates our left and right wings. The scene is terrible. It’s a big disadvantage. I still think it would be too risky to attack Kasha City suddenly this time. It would be safer to wait for a while and then transfer an alliance army back.”