Linshui City.
It was dark.
Dozens of candles brightly illuminate the study.
Military newspapers kept coming here, but Colin didn't read them much, and instead let them pile up on the desk.
Looking at Colin with a relaxed face, Prince Harrison finally couldn't help asking: "Teacher, why don't you deal with these military reports?"
"Don't worry." Colin held an old parchment book in his hand, reading it with gusto.
Prince Harrison leaned over to take a look, and found that it was a copy of "The Heraldry of the Nobles of the Eastern Realm of the Glorious Empire".
At this time, study the coat of arms of the nobles in the Eastern Realm
Prince Harrison was a little speechless, but he didn't dare to express it, so he could only ask in an inquiring tone: "Teacher, can I read these military newspapers?"
"Yes." Colin said without raising his head.
Prince Harrison came to the table, fiddled with the candlestick, and then flipped through the military newspapers delivered by the candlelight.
Princess Judy is also in the study, but she has already fallen asleep on the sofa.
Ke Lin was worried that she would catch a cold, so he called the maid and carried her back to the room.
The study room was quiet again, only the sound of flipping books and the slight sound of burning candles remained.
Prince Harrison looked at these military newspapers, and the more he looked at them, the more frightened he became.
He couldn't help but look up at his teacher, but saw that he still looked leisurely, as if he was really attracted by the coat of arms of the nobles in the Eastern Realm.
He wanted to speak several times, but seeing Colin's concentration, he swallowed the words again.
Then he scratched his head anxiously, fidgeting.
Seemingly noticing Prince Harrison's movements, Colin asked with a smile, "What's wrong?"
Prince Harrison said quickly: "Teacher, we are surrounded!"
"Really?" Colin still looked relaxed, and he didn't seem to be worried about it at all.
Perhaps this composure infected Prince Harrison. He also calmed down from his anxiety, but he still picked up a simple map, ran to Colin and spread it out, and then explained with gestures on it:
"Teacher, Linshui City where we are located is at this location.
Clover City is to the west of us, but now, there are three Eastern Territory armies in the west, and the military newspaper says that there are 60,000 to 70,000 troops in total!
Moreover, we have a cavalry force in the north, estimated to be no less than 20,000 people... "
"Cavalry?" Colin chuckled and said, "Is there still cavalry in the east?"
"Of course the cavalry in the east can't compare with the cavalry in the north, let alone the blood cavalry, but teacher, we are in the east after all!
Isn't the army that is alone and deep in the depths most afraid of being surrounded? "
"Am I surrounded?" Colin frowned.
"It's almost there!" Seeing that Colin was still looking lazy, Prince Harrison became anxious again, "Look, teacher, our position will only go further and further to the east, and the Althias Mountains will block us to the south." , unless we can capture Tinder City, otherwise it will be a dead end!
Therefore, while the encirclement has not been completely closed, you should quickly gather the blood cavalry army, and then lead the army to break through! "
"Collect the Blood Cavalry Army?"
"That's right. I think the number of blood cavalry troops in the city is only about 3,000. The rest of the troops should be scattered around, right?"
"Not here."
"No... not here?" Prince Harrison was stunned, obviously not expecting to get such an answer.
"Then... where is the main force of the Blood Cavalry Army?"
Colin turned over a page of the book and said calmly, "It should have landed at a port south of the Althias Mountains by now."
Prince Harrison opened his mouth wide and looked at his teacher in disbelief, as if he didn't know what to say anymore.
"Are you scared?" Colin joked as he looked at Prince Harrison who was frightened and dumbfounded.
In fact, this time Colin led the army into the East, he didn't intend to take Prince Harrison and Princess Judy with him, but he couldn't help the two of them insisting on arguing together, so he brought these two oil bottles.
At first, Prince Harrison thought it was just a ransacking trip by the Blood Cavalry Army.
Grab something near Clover City and get out quickly.
Because the orc invasion was imminent, although the northern border controlled the Nushui River, it was impossible for them to march into the eastern border on a large scale. Therefore, it was impossible for the blood cavalry army to go deep alone at this time.
But now it seems that this is not the case.
Colin was obviously not satisfied with simple looting, and the Eastern Realm didn't seem to want the Earl of the Northern Realm to leave easily.
"I... I'm not afraid." Prince Harrison said immediately.
Ke Lin glanced at his students, and comforted him with a smile: "Don't worry, even if we are really defeated and captured, the people from the Eastern Region will only respectfully send you and Judy back to Yulong City."
"Teacher, I'm worried about you!" Prince Harrison said anxiously.
Colin laughed, put down the parchment in his hand, and asked, "Are you worried that I won't be able to escape?"
Prince Harrison nodded solemnly.
If the blood cavalry were all there, Prince Harrison would not be too worried.
After all, with the strong fighting power of the Blood Cavalry Army, even if the people from the East Border set up an encirclement circle around Linshui City, Ke Lin could still lead the army out.
However, if the main force of the Blood Cavalry Army is not there...
Prince Harrison panicked.
However, Ke Lin looked confident, and said with a smile: "Harrison, in fact, the best strategy in a game on the battlefield is to be surprised."
"Surprise?"
"That's right. It's just not playing cards according to the routine, so that the opponent can't guess your next move and real purpose."
Prince Harrison fell silent, thinking carefully about the meaning of Colin's words.
After a while, he raised his head again and asked, "Then teacher, what is your real purpose this time?"
"What do you think?" Colin didn't answer, but asked rhetorically.
Prince Harrison hesitated for a moment, and said, "It should be Bailu City, right? You personally acted as a bait in Linshui City to attract the attention of the eastern border army. You should want the main force of the Blood Cavalry Army to take the opportunity to capture Bailu City, right?"
"That's right." Colin nodded.
His real purpose is actually more than this, but he will not disclose more information to Prince Harrison.
Prince Harrison thought he understood Colin's overall plan, and couldn't help but speak again:
"Teacher, with all due respect, I think there is a big problem with your plan."
"Tell me."
"First of all, you are personally acting as a bait in Linshui City, hoping to attract the attention of the people from the East Region so that the main force of the Blood Cavalry Army can successfully attack Bailu City, but if the East Region surrounds Linshui City and keeps you behind, then Isn't it worth the candle
What's more, the main force of the Blood Cavalry Army may not be able to successfully capture Bailu City. I know that the Tianma Legion was wiped out by you under Yinyue City, and it is worrying to rebuild its fighting power just now, but they have a strong city to defend after all, and the Blood Cavalry Army can also defend it. Without carrying siege weapons, I am afraid it will be difficult to capture Bailu City, right
Even if the Blood Cavalry Army miraculously captured Bailu City, they might not be able to defend it with just so few people.
So, I think there's a lot of risk in your plan, but the payoff is... ”
Ke Lin nodded and said, "Your analysis makes sense. However, some key factors are missing."
"Which key factors?"
"For example, why did I unconditionally release Earl Evan in Clover City?"
Before Prince Harrison could think about it, Colin then asked a series of questions:
"For another example, how will Marquis Vincent, who has returned to Bailu City, face the current situation
For another example, when the Duke of St. Pros learned that the main force of the Blood Cavalry Army was targeting Bailu City, would he ask the Lord of the East to return to the army for support
And if the lord of the Eastern Territory insists on not returning aid, but insists on encircling and suppressing me, what will the Duke of St. Pross think
There are also the Hall family, the Bruges family... and so on, how will the lords of the East make their choices? "
Prince Harrison suddenly didn't know how to answer these questions.
Colin smiled and patted him on the shoulder, saying:
"Look carefully, the real battlefield is chaotic and complex, changing rapidly, and it's not something you can draw conclusions from there."
"I understand, teacher, I will definitely study hard!"
Looking at Prince Harrison with a serious face, Colin nodded with a smile, but secretly complained in his heart—
You learn ass!
You have no bloodlines to hang.
(end of this chapter)