Now that he has made up his mind, the first question he faces is: Will he go to the capital in person
This is the first time the Frontier Town army has fought far away from the western border. Unlike the two defensive battles, it will inevitably encounter the trouble of unfamiliar geographical environment. [>Without the preset battlefield, it is still unknown how much of their combat power they will be able to wield. It is really hard to rest assured if they don't go. Although Roland's military level is extremely limited, his understanding of it can be regarded as the top level of the times.
However, once they leave Border Town, the Western Region will become a place that no one can control. If the news reaches Changge Fortress, there is no guarantee that the big families will make any crooked ideas. As long as someone discloses this news to Tifeko, the witches on the front line and the rear will suffer. Tifeko may not care so much, but if he finds out that he is near the capital, it is strange that he does not mobilize a large army to encircle and suppress them. . Taking 10,000 steps back, even if he let him go and ordered the other men to go straight to the west from the north, he would also have nowhere to go.
In general, any time a backyard fire is much worse than a loss on the front line.
In the end, Roland decided to stay in Border Town.
After all, the main task of the First Army was to protect the witches, and the second was to guide the escapees to board the ship in batches, not to engage in head-to-head combat with Tifeko's Royal City Patrol or the Church's Judgment Army. As long as the rescue measures are carried out properly, if there is no accident, they may not drive at all.
Of course, he had to develop the best possible rescue plan for this.
At noon that day, Roland called Carter, Iron Axe, Brian and the members of the Witch League.
The landforms near the royal city only had a hazy impression in the fourth prince's childhood memory, but it was not a big problem. He asked Soraya to draw a simple map on the dining table in the living room, and began to explain orders to Iron Axe and Brian.
"The central square represents the royal capital, and the blue line represents the canal." Roland said while thinking, "You have two tasks, the first is to protect the witches and heal the escapees and bring them back to Border Town, and the second is to protect the witches. The second is to prevent the evil epidemic from continuing to spread in the royal city. Let me tell you one thing first, this epidemic is probably caused by the church."
"What... what?" Brian's eyes widened in disbelief, while Carter frowned, only Iron Axe's expression didn't change at all. The only true god of the man did not have any sense of awe, which made Roland very gratified.
"After the church annexed the Kingdom of Eternal Winter, it attacked the wolf heart. If the wolf heart is destroyed, I think Dawn and Greycastle will be their next targets sooner or later. In fact, the king's decree itself is questionable." The prince will teach the church At the same time, he briefly explained the matter of Tifeco, Garcia, and his balls, "Just from this point, we can see that he is not supporting any heir, but encouraging us to kill each other. Those who swallowed pills The civilians will not become soldiers who have experienced many battles, but will die of a paralyzed body after the drug is cut off. This time the epidemic is also the same. Yes, but they have been slow to release it to the townspeople."
"Only the light that shines into hell is the most dazzling," Iron Axe said.
"That's right. If you want to play a savior, you must act at the most difficult moment for the people. The stronger the contrast, the deeper the impression the church will make. As for the innocent people who died in the middle, it's just that their faith is not pious enough. That's all," Roland stated, "so in addition to saving the refugees from the East, we must also try our best to destroy the church's conspiracy."
"What should we do?" Brian took a deep breath.
"Hide yourself as much as possible, and complete the task without the other party noticing it." Roland pointed to a large open space south of the pier on the outskirts of the canal, "This should be all crop fields, very suitable for lurking. You should look for high points here, Set up a reconnaissance post overlooking the wharf. The soldiers responsible for the response will dress up as caravan mercenaries and pick up the treated fugitives on board. I will ask the merchant Margery to gather as many sailboats as possible, and It's not just two fleets involved in the delivery."
Whether it is the Changsong Fortress or the King of Graycastle, the patrol forces in big cities rarely cover the surrounding area. The detection range they can guarantee basically depends on the height of the city wall and how far you can stand on the city wall. How far is the area. The area south of the wharf had already been out of scope of the other party's reconnaissance, so it would be difficult to attract the attention of the royal guards by setting up troops here.
"How should those patients be treated?" Iron Axe asked.
"It mainly depends on Lily's clone," Roland recounted the little girl's peculiar abilities, "She doesn't need to walk into the escape camp to heal these people, any microorganism can become a clone. In other words, you only need to Just keep collecting the river water for her to purify and then feed it to those sick people."
"Just... like this?" He was stunned.
"There are two points to note," the prince stretched out two fingers, "one is to make sure that everyone on board drinks purified water, and the other is that boiled drinking water must not be used to purify water. In fact, The dirtier the purified water, the better. The more microbes there are, the more replicas will be transformed. You may not understand, just do what I say."
"What about the patients in Wangcheng, do you do the same?"
"Almost, but our people can't deliver the medicine, it's too conspicuous. Let Thassa be responsible for this part," Roland said. "As long as the money is paid in place, the black street rats are quite efficient."
"His Royal Highness, rats are not reliable. As long as it is profitable, they may stab the employer in the back at any time." Carter objected.
"So the second task is to prevent it as much as possible, not to complete it," the prince stood up. "As long as it detects something is wrong, the first army should immediately protect the witch to evacuate. If the escapees can be successfully brought back, victory is the city of the capital. How much the people can save. And the plan to thwart the church is not achieved simply by evolutionary water, as long as the truth is not what they claim, that only holy medicine can fight the evil epidemic, their tricks have failed."
"Finally, I'll announce the candidates for the royal capital this time," he said loudly, "Iron Axe!"
"Yes!"
"You lead 240 soldiers to protect the witch, control the canal pier, and eliminate potential threats. Be sure to bring the witch and the people of the East back safely."
"As ordered, Your Highness!" Iron Axe stood at attention and saluted.
"Brian!"
"Yes!" The young knight raised his chest.
"You lead 60 soldiers dressed as caravan mercenaries, responsible for delivering medicine, attracting refugees and maintaining order on board."
"I obey your orders, Your Highness!"
"Next is the witch. This time, Lily, Nightingale, Echo, Lightning, and Wendy will be on the boat to the capital." Roland's voice slowed down, "I will discuss your mission in detail later. Protect yourself and come back safely."
"Don't worry, Your Highness," Nightingale patted her chest, "I'm here."
Roland nodded, "Then the last and most important point, after the troops arrive in the capital, they can only stay there for three days at most. Once the three days are up, no matter what the actual situation is, they must return to Border Town." One sentence said, "If the church plans to destroy the resistance of Greycastle, it will definitely not be only in the capital of the capital. The western region is likely to be one of their targets. So you can't stay in the capital for three days, understand?"
"Yes, Your Highness!" Iron Axe and Brian said in unison.
"Very good, then follow this plan."
"Wait... Your Highness, what about me?" Carter raised his hand.
"You can lead the remaining soldiers of the First Army and protect my border town." Roland patted his shoulder.
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