"The reason is very simple," Edith explained directly without waiting for everyone to ask, "Cage Mountain is a branch that spreads horizontally from the Desolate Mountain Range, and is also the highest point at the border of the dawn. This idea and the initial desperate situation The line of defense is similar. With the advantage of terrain, the artillery unit of the First Army can have a wider range of strikes, and the enemy's mobility will also be limited to a certain extent.
"Secondly, according to Taquila, the red fog is more likely to gather in the lower places, and the closer it is to the edge, the weaker it is. Therefore, establishing a defense line at a high point is conducive to the stationing of witches. Judging from the front-line intelligence just learned, this is true. Be prepared for a rainy day.”
"Finally, it's His Majesty's Dawning Plan." She looked around when she said that. "We all know that this plan relies on the ore in the Cage Mountain. Before we find other alternatives, the Cage Mountain is an area that we must not give up."
No one in the hall raised doubts.
Obviously, none of them have seen the final product of the Dawning Project, and it is difficult to imagine how much energy those insignificant balls have. Just relying on Roland's words, they regarded it as one of the core goals of the future strategy. , this feeling has to be said to make Roland feel extremely gratified.
This is probably the highest ideal in the minds of the Polytechnic dog.
"But we can't completely give up Everwinter and Wolfheart." He looked at Edith, "To win the war, Graycastle needs a large population."
"Yes, so from the time the red fog appeared to the time it spread completely, the main task of the First Army was to relocate the population and delay the enemy's advance as much as possible. I don't think the devil would wait for the red fog to slowly disperse. It's very likely that they will use this momentum to establish a large number of outposts first, just like 400 years ago."
Beidi Pearl paused, "To be honest, Hongyue's sudden advance can even be regarded as helping the first army, and when they truly see the alien enemy, the people of Yongdong and Langxin will naturally understand which side to choose. By then, even if Iron Axe keeps them out, they will probably beg to come to Greycastle.”
Speaking of this, she raised the corner of her mouth, revealing a unique smile.
Even that would kill a lot of people.
Roland sighed to himself.
In a sense, most humans are indeed like this. He can vaguely experience Edith's joy at this moment, which is probably similar to seeing the news in later generations that the residents of the community who boycotted the cell tower finally got their wish and lost their mobile phone signals. But before this battle of fate, he couldn't just sit back and ignore those people.
"Golden No. 2 should have a bumper harvest this year," Roland instructed Barov. "You come up with a plan to mobilize some of the food to be transported to Dawn, to ensure that the refugees who escaped from the occupied areas can fill their stomachs."
"Your Majesty, if I understand correctly, once the information is confirmed, the main force of the First Army will soon move in the direction of Lung Mountain, which is already a huge pressure on logistics." While transporting what the army needs, we can also ensure that the food for the refugees arrives in time, even if we rent all the ships from the Fjord Chamber of Commerce, it may not be enough.”
This is an unavoidable problem, even the largest sailing ship in the fjord, its capacity is far from enough to see before a full-scale war. Today, only transporting migrators, the leased fleet is already operating at full capacity.
"Unless... we can build another direct railway to the neighboring country..." Barov was quite tangled when he said this. Obviously he knew the cost of such large-scale projects. Whenever the state treasury funds were to be used, He seemed more reluctant than cutting his own flesh.
"I'm afraid it's too late," Roland shook his head, "and Neverwinter City has invested too much resources on the Fertile Railway Line, and trying to copy it to the Kingdom of Dawn will affect the production of other projects."
Starting from the Hidden Forest to the ruins of Taquila, this long river of steel that stretches across the fertile plains has consumed countless amounts of steel and a construction period of up to a year and a half. This is still under the condition that the first half is repaired with the help of leaves, and the second half is entirely built on flat ground. The terrain between Neverwinter City and Cage Mountain is obviously not as clear as the Fertile Plains, and the construction period alone is an unpredictable value.
"Your Majesty Mingcha, I think so too..." Barov was obviously relieved.
"Let's make a plan based on the current situation. Don't save money. It's okay to use up most of the golden dragons. Now is not the time to be stingy." Roland said, "As for logistics, I'll think of a way."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
He then looked at Edith, "The idea of using the cage mountain as the dividing line is feasible in principle. The General Staff Headquarters will make a plan as soon as possible, and then hold a meeting to discuss it one by one."
For the Pearl of the North, these are all routine procedures, and he also believes that with the talent of the other party, even if he does not need to say more, he can perceive the urgency of time.
"Please leave it to me." Edith stroked her chest.
Roland stood up and glanced at everyone in the hall, "I said before that the third battle of divine will will be a battle to decide the fate of all mankind, and now it has come. The victory of the battle of Taquila It is enough to prove that the defeat of 400 years ago is not irreversible, I hope you can do your due diligence and play an indelible role in this war, history will surely remember this day!" He said loudly, "Listen carefully. , No matter who the enemy is, I have only one request that this war can only be won and not allowed to lose!"
"As you wish, Your Majesty!" Everyone responded in unison.
It was destined to be a sleepless night.
Just as everyone left the castle conference hall one by one, Roland stopped Tilly.
"I have something to say to you alone."
…
Back in the office, Roland asked Nightingale to leave first, and then closed the door.
Tilly raised her eyebrows, "Can't you even listen to Nightingale? It seems that you didn't intend to ask me about the training status of the Aerial Knights."
Instead of answering, he poured each other a chilled mint-flavored Chaos drink. Its taste is not so good, but it has a good effect in soothing emotions.
Seeing that Roland didn't speak, Tilly didn't ask any further questions, but sipped her drink in small sips, as if waiting for him to break the silence.
Roland stared at the "nominal" sister, her mood was extremely complicated. Compared with the fifth princess of the past, the current Tilly Wimbledon seemed to be much calmer, no matter her expression or behavior, she was more like a leader. It's just that compared to what he looks like now, he still prefers to see the little girl who is nesting beside Anna in the big winter, casually cocking her feet, flipping through a pile of books and laughing about how to stumbling other sisters with questions.
It would be fine if it was just like that. After all, people can't be the same forever, but Tilly's change was too fast. From the ashes sacrifice to the crying, in just a few days, she completely lost that layer of childishness. Not only that, but her hatred for the devil was deeply imprinted in her eyes. Although she seldom mentioned it later, Roland felt a strong unease from the other party's "only request".
It was a very decisive attitude.
It was as if the whole world had lost its color to her.
Now he learned from Lan that all this is not irreversible. Considering the credibility of the intelligence from the Consciousness World, the safest way should be to tell Tilly after the ashes have been revived, so as to avoid the huge disappointment after the hope is lost, but he also realized that according to Tilly's mentality at the moment, it is very important It may not be possible to successfully survive the battle of divine will.
Saying it out might bring her back to normal.
But if it is not achieved in the end, it will fall into deeper despair.
It was the entanglement of these two thoughts that prevented him from opening his mouth for the first time.
But no matter how long the silence is, there is always a time limit.
Roland knew that he had actually made a choice when he called Tilly over.
Rather than regret it after it happened, he would rather put his future hope in the present.
"Brother?" Probably staring for too long, Tilly slightly avoided her gaze and asked with some doubts.
Roland took a deep breath and said slowly, "Maybe the next words may sound unbelievable, but I still want to tell you."
"It's possible that Ashes is still alive."