On the boulevard, four knights escorted Marquis Garcia to the west.
Near noon, Knight Erich stopped his horse and said:
"Stop to rest, and continue on the road in a quarter of an hour."
"yes!"
The knights dismounted one after another, took out the jerky flagon and began to eat.
Marquis Garcia also sat down against a willow tree by the road, but he didn't seem to have any appetite. He refused the food offered by Knight Erich, and just sat silently in a daze.
Seeing this, Knight Erich didn't force it, and started eating by himself.
But before he finished eating, he suddenly put down the food and lay down on the ground, with one side of his ears pressed tightly against the ground.
Seeing this, the rest of the knights also became alert.
After a while, Knight Erich's expression changed slightly, and he said:
"There is a convoy coming our way!"
Upon hearing the words, the knights immediately got on their horses, and at the same time surrounded the Marquis Garcia indistinctly.
Not long after, I saw a convoy appearing in the distance.
Knight Erich squinted his eyes and waited for a while, and he was relieved after seeing the team's flag clearly, and said:
"It's the frame of the royal family."
Everyone also relaxed, watching the convoy approaching slowly ahead.
Knight Erich obviously recognized the guards in the convoy, and hurried forward to salute.
The car curtain was lifted, revealing a beautiful face.
"His Royal Highness!"
Queen Midella nodded, as a response to Knight Erich's greeting, then turned her gaze to Marquis Garcia, and asked:
"Are you going to Storm Fortress?"
"Yes, Your Highness. By His Majesty's order, bring Marquis Garcia to have an audience."
Queen Midella smiled slightly, looked at Marquis Garcia and said:
"It just so happens that we are going the same way, brother, come up and let me say a few words to you."
The Marquis Garcia stepped into the carriage.
Knight Erich was not easy to stop, but he winked at the accompanying knights, and then quietly surrounded the carriage.
After all, these two are brothers and sisters, who knows if the queen will feel sympathy for Marquis Garcia and take him away.
The convoy moved on.
"Why are you here?" Marquis Garcia looked at his sister indifferently, as if not expecting her arrival.
Queen Midella snorted softly, and said, "Is it because of you, my good brother, that you made this war like this, why can't I come to the front line to see?"
Marquis Garcia said indifferently: "You don't understand military affairs, it's better to stay behind..."
Queen Midella sneered, and interrupted: "I don't know anything about military affairs, so, dear brother, a military genius in the northern border, can you explain to me what it is like to escape the battle and cause the western border to fall? Strategy?"
Marquis Garcia seemed a little impatient, but looked at the persistent Queen Midella, and explained a few words simply:
"The Tianduan Mountains are not the best battlefield for blocking. Fighting with the orcs there will only drain the empire's vitality.
Therefore, the orcs must be brought in, allowing them to occupy part of the land and vent their accumulated desire to kill.
In this way, the fighting will of the orc army will be weakened, and more importantly, we can choose a better battlefield for the decisive battle... "
Hearing this, Queen Midella interjected: "I heard that after you withdrew from the front line, you came directly to the Loire Valley to set up camp. No matter how His Majesty urged you, you would not lead the army into Storm Fortress. Could it be in your heart, Lu Is the Waal Valley the best battleground?"
"That's right."
"Why?" Queen Midella looked puzzled, "The Loire Valley has no danger to defend, but the Tempest Fortress is one of the empire's few fortresses of war."
"The Storm Fortress is indeed strong, but it is not a city that the orcs must conquer."
Queen Midella was slightly taken aback.
Marquis Garcia continued to explain: "You know, the way the orcs fight is very different from ours. They don't need logistics, and they rely on looting for food and drink. It is not a strategic location that the orcs must conquer.
They can completely come around from the mountain next to the Storm Fortress.
The orc army is all light infantry, without luggage, and all of them are experts in mountain climbing. Don't forget that they turned over from the Tianduan Mountain Range back then. "
Queen Midella frowned slightly, and then asked:
"What about the Loire Valley? Why is it a better battlefield?"
"There is only one city that the orcs must conquer - the Dragon City. To go to the Dragon City, the orcs must cross the Loire River." Marquis Garcia dipped a little tea and drew a simple terrain on the side wall of the carriage. Figure, continued:
"The biggest problem with the orc army is that they don't have ships, so they can't cross the deep and fast upper and middle reaches of the Loire River. It takes too long to cut down trees and build ships, and there may not be so many craftsmen who know how to build ships in the orc army. .
Therefore, the best place for them to cross the river is in the valley plain of the lower Loire.
The Loire River is divided into countless branches here, the water is shallow and slow, and it is completely possible to swim across.
If the battlefield is placed here, the dotted river network will naturally divide the orc army, making it impossible for them to support each other in time. "
Queen Midella was confused and couldn't help asking: "And then? Do we humans have any advantages in fighting in this environment?"
"Cavalry." Marquis Garcia explained, "Humans have cavalry, but orcs do not. Therefore, in the valley plain, we can use the mobility of the cavalry to quickly concentrate our forces, form a local advantage, and fight a war of annihilation!"
Queen Midella still frowned: "But even if we use this method to annihilate one or two orc armies, what's the use? Humans will still be at a disadvantage as a whole."
Marquis Garcia smiled slightly, and said, "Then what if it is the direct army of the orc emperor that is annihilated?"
Queen Midella frowned, as if she understood what Marquis Garcia meant.
Marquis Garcia went on to explain:
"Saruman was born in the Warsong tribe, so among this huge army of orcs, the direct army that is truly loyal to him is the Warsong Legion with a total strength of about 50,000.
As long as we concentrate our superior forces in the Loire Valley and annihilate the Warsong Legion, or at least disable this army, even if we lose the overall battle, we have actually destroyed the foundation of the Third Orc Empire.
Without the direct line army, Saruman's control over other orc tribes would immediately drop significantly.
Now the orcs have conquered the entire Western Territory, and most of the Crimson Flame Territory that is about to be acquired, such a vast land is enough for these tribes to divide.
You said, without the deterrence of force, would the orcs of other tribes still be willing to risk their lives to continue fighting humans? "
Queen Midella's eyes finally lit up, apparently approving of Marquis Garcia's strategy.
Marquis Garcia took a deep breath and said coldly:
"When Saruman gradually lost control of the orc army, it was the real beginning of the human counterattack!"
(end of this chapter)