The morning after the games ended, when Roland walked into the reception hall, all the officials who had been waiting here stood up in unison.
"Sit down." He walked to the main seat, looked around for a week, and said loudly, "I think you all know the reason why I called you here. The war has already begun!"
"This is not just about the military. From this moment on, I ask the managers of every agency in the kingdom and every department of the Executive Office to have a basic understanding of the situation and direction of the war, and to actively play their part. Let’s work together to deal with this expedition!” He said word by word, “Since the establishment of Neverwinter City, everyone has achieved impressive results, but before the crisis of divine will, all of this was like a castle on floating ice. The ruins of Taquila, the red fog may engulf the entire continent at any time, and the devil will no longer be able to stop him. So this battle can only be won, not lost!”
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Barov and the others said in unison.
"Very good," Roland looked at Edith. "Then the General Staff will explain the specific strategic direction."
"Yes," Northland Pearl stood up and stroked her chest gracefully, "Please allow me to use the big map to explain."
She walked to Roland's side and knocked on the map of the Western Region on the background wall. After many revisions and additions, this map almost included most of the wild and uninhabited areas, and Neverwinter City also changed from the central location at the beginning. It's a tiny little spot on the edge. Anyone who glanced at it would realize the small size of human settlements, and this was one of Roland's original intentions.
He hopes that his ministers and officials can take a farther vision, instead of indulging in the existing interests all day long.
"The first thing to be sure is that this Northern Expedition is different from what we have experienced in the past, and it will last for a long time." Edith said straight to the point, "I hope everyone understands that we can't speed up this battle. The battle is over."
The vision blocking tactics used in the Battle of the North Slope must be impossible to come again. The distance between the hidden forest and the ruins of Taquila is far greater than that of the destroyed outpost. It must be impossible for the devil to be unaware.
On the vast fertile plains, the enemy has an absolute advantage in maneuvering, so Roland gave up the fantasy of winning by surprise at the beginning, and planned to invest superior forces to confront the devil head-on.
There is no doubt that this will be a battle of spear and shield.
The scheme is also something that everyone has known for a long time, so no one seems surprised.
Only Barov asked, "So do you have an estimated time?"
"It depends on the strength of the devil's counterattack." Edith said calmly, "The General Staff Department commissioned Taquila witches to conduct several simulations, assuming that the scale of each attack by the enemy is similar to that of the Battle of the North Slope, every other week. Once, within three months we'll be able to put a fort cannon in each other's face."
"But they are not fools and cannot repeat the same mistakes over and over again."
"Yes, I think the devil will soon notice the role of the railway, and even the hidden forest in the back. Of course, we are not unprepared. Because the war situation is full of variables, I hope the Executive Office will come with the worst plan. Allocate resources."
"The worst plan is..." Barov frowned.
"From spring to winter, until a new round of evil moon comes." Edith replied calmly.
"Doesn't that mean failure?" The boss grinned, "This doesn't meet His Majesty's requirements."
"As long as the troops are not withdrawn, the battle will not end. It's called a stalemate at best." Beidi Pearl smiled slightly, "Wait until the snow melts in the second year, and then fight again." Seeing the embarrassed expressions on the faces of the executive department ministers, she added. One sentence, "However, the possibility of such a situation is not high. After all, the reproduction speed of devils is not as fast as the production of bullets. I am just just in case."
Barov pondered for a moment, "In this case, I need to mobilize food from other territories as a reserve of gold No. 2 seeds and have been distributed to all parts of the kingdom. If nothing else, this year's harvest should have a lot of surplus. If they are all collected, It can basically meet the needs of the First Army for one year."
"That's fine," said Agriculture Minister Seni Daly. "I'll write to town halls later."
"The work of the Ministry of Chemical Industry will also need to be adjusted," Barov continued, "to produce as much gunpowder and explosives as possible."
"There are only so many people, unless some of the perfume and soap production is cut." Minister of Chemical Industry Camere Strayer spread his hands.
"Perhaps we can rent a group of alchemist apprentices from neighboring countries to support Graycastle..." He looked at Roland, "I heard that Chenxi also has several alchemy workshops, although they are not in Glorious City, but if His Majesty comes forward, that The Lord of Dawn should do his best to cooperate, and he will definitely not consider the return period. In addition... the First Army has more than 100 people stationed in the Cage Mountain area, and the alchemists of Wolf Heart and Yongdong can also try to think about it?"
"No problem in principle," Roland nodded with satisfaction, "Let's make a plan according to your thoughts."
The performance of the other party really made him very happy.
At the beginning of the unified kingdom, he had thought that the new regime might take two to three years of running-in before it could play its due role. After all, it is quite difficult to change their inherent thinking. For decades, these people have become accustomed to the secular rules that all territorial matters belong to the lords and that the lords do not interfere with each other. It's too strong to be seen as a motivating part.
Yet he found himself underestimating the allure of power.
When the power in his hand has suddenly expanded several times, even if he does not realize the essence of its change, he will try to use it. Barov is the best performer.
Not only did he see the Kingdom of Dawn, but he even thought of the possibility of using the army to exert influence, so as to grab resources from a farther place.
After the discussion was over, Edith continued, "But it's not enough to destroy the devil's station head-on. For some reason, we must eliminate all the enemies as much as possible. This requires us to cut off the devil's retreat before the final general attack is launched. , including the sky and the ground, which only a witch can do."
"Some... reason?" Barov wondered, "Wouldn't it be more risky for them to take a detour to the rear?"
"Because of the curse." Roland took over the topic, "There is a high-level devil among the enemies, who can cast a magic spell from a distance. The mechanism of its action is not yet clear, but it is probably similar to the church witch Black Veil. If it escapes , even if the First Army wins, it will be a tragic victory."
There was a sudden inhalation in the hall.
Just relying on eye contact can kill people, and the first army sacrificed more than 700 people in one face-to-face, which is the biggest casualty after the formation of the army. That battle made everyone remember the name of Heisha.
If the devil can also cast a curse through his eyes, then the priority of beheading has become a natural choice.
Roland glanced at Lightning, who buried his head in his chest at the end of the long table, and couldn't help sighing to himself.
He can completely guess the other party's mood.
Let the sisters take this risk for her, even if everyone has no complaints, she may feel extremely guilty.
But there are no better options today.
Roland stood up from the main seat, "All in all, the purpose of this expedition is to completely eliminate the threat of the Obelisk before the Battle of Divine Will, and at the same time reduce the devil's war potential. The action code is "Torch", it is both a destruction The light of hope for the enemy is also the original fire that illuminates the entire fertile plain. Please do your best to open up new territory for Greycastle! "
Everyone stood up and bent over.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"