Demon Lord

Soderol, who returned to the central camp, continued to hold regular meetings. His own staff team consisted of four people, all of whom had been promoted from the grassroots during the fighting in the past few years, and their average age was no more than twenty-five years old. Although not as calm as the stewards of other nobles, they are sharp-edged and have the most accurate understanding of the composition of the current army.

The results of the Falcon reconnaissance this morning have been transmitted through the magic circle, and the enemy's movements these days have been analyzed. What do you think?

The barracks where the meeting was held had a large sand table. As Soderol spoke, the staff all looked down at the map photocopied by the magic circle in their hands. There are many unique furnishings in this room. Magic clocks, magic communication circles, image photocopying circles, etc. are all things specially developed for war.

There is even a video communication between the Helsinki Demon Tower and the Pashaer Demon Tower. It is not difficult for Edith to create this kind of magic circle. This is the benefit of the unified specifications of the spar. When the nobles were still relying on carrier pigeons, the army system under Rody had already achieved instant communication of most information.

Commander, the pace of the enemy's gathering doesn't seem to be very fast... They don't seem to have moved much in the past three days.

The staff who compared the map were a little puzzled: The lords belonging to the five forces have not yet assembled. It seems that it is because of logistical problems?

Not all, the main reason is that there is too much rain and the road is difficult to walk. Someone next to him pointed out the key point: Look at the dividing line in the middle... The water level of the Bordeaux River has increased a lot compared to before. The troops behind the river have never passed. Apparently the heavy rainfall seems to have submerged the bridges across the river, making it difficult to move too fast, which is not surprising.

At this time, the staff had to feel the importance of the road. Because the arcane puppets have built more than 40 units in an explosive manner in the past few months, the speed of repairing roads is now faster than the speed of normal army marches. At the same time, the road built by this kind of puppet is not only slightly higher than the ground, but also ensures that the road surface will remain hard after being poured by rain. In this alone, the enemy's army is simply incomparable.

After listening to their discussion for a long time, Soderol asked a question: When do you think it is appropriate to attack?

This is actually a question that has been circling in everyone's mind. Several young staff members continued to draw the route on the map with their hands, but no one dared to speak first because their army was too different. Before they had actually practiced it on the battlefield, who would I dare not say what I can do.

Commander...I think it doesn't matter when we fight.

This made Soderol laugh, and he pointed at the guy who spoke: Morakot, the enemy is not a farmer. They may have magicians or dragons among them. If you are so confident, there will be problems.

Morakot scratched his head,

He whispered: But these troops on the map obviously don't know anything about us. I guess they still think that we are thousands of miles away, and the primary target is the city wall of the temple. In this case, I really don't know when they see us What expression will you have when you arrive at Efta's army...

His words made the other staff members laugh. Only within this system can they understand that Morakot's words are not a joke. Naturally, Suo Deluoer can't make this group of people overconfident: It seems that there are fewer problems for you. Please listen to the order: start now, and carefully deduce and check the battle plan according to the timeline. I don't want to hand over Some flaws have been found in the prime minister's plan. It can be done within three hours, can you do it?

Everyone's eyes fixed immediately, and some people even stood up excitedly because Suo Deluoer's words meant that he decided to apply for war.

Rody's plan is strategically oriented, but he handed over the command of the operation to Soderol, which means that the timing of the start of the war is controlled and applied by him. If it is submitted in written form, Rody will immediately judge and give a reply. If passed, it means that Efta will fully enter the second stage of war preparations...

Report to the commander! Guaranteed to complete the mission!

All the staff stood at attention collectively, almost shouting this sentence. Soderol nodded slowly, and said firmly: We are the sharp blade of Efta, and our existence is for this moment. Don't forget the oath when enlisting in the army for the glory of Efta!

For the glory of Everta!

*****

May 8.

What is the temple doing? Are they planning to give up resistance?

Looking at the information in front of him, Earl Harrison was very puzzled because his territory was bordered by the Temple, so there were eyeliners in the city of the Temple to pass on information. I can get the news in a short time. But the content that came in the past few days made him really unable to understand what the other party wanted to do.

It stands to reason that if you are on the side of the Holy Temple, you may start to clear the walls after the temperature turned around at the beginning of the year. But according to the other party's news so far, it seems that only the east gate and south gate are closed. The city gates in the other directions were still open, and there were still caravans from Efta coming in and out.

Although a part of the army was assembled in the city, they were all Templar Knights and Templars of the Rose Cross, with a total number of less than 2,000. Apparently last year's Viper's Cross dealt a lot of blows to its core re-creation. And these two thousand people are used to defend the city, which is basically useless in the eyes of Earl Harrison...

What can the two thousand troops do? If my side is assembled, the total number of logistics soldiers must exceed 40,000. Up to now, Efta has no army to support, do they really think they can hold it?

Information on the northern city wall, what is this talking about? Who will explain it?

Earl Harrison reached out and took out a piece of paper, and a steward next to him hurried over and took a look at it, and found that the information written on it was a large unknown object appeared in the north of the temple at night, but it did not enter the city, and it was not found after that. Specific whereabouts.

He was also confused by the news, and the other housekeepers looked at each other in blank dismay. Finally, they had to search for the source of the information, and finally said in surprise: My lord... this is the news from the Efta intelligence agency!

What? Can they give me information?

Earl Harrison was a little dazed. He had heard of the Intelligence Bureau, but he really didn't expect that there were people in it.

This actually also shows the current chaos of the forces under Charles II... The lords are doing their own thing, and they don't have much contact with each other. Therefore, as the commander-in-chief, Harrison has not even straightened out the intelligence systems everywhere. In other words, his understanding of intelligence is to have a general understanding of the enemy's dynamics. That's enough of a headache, where is the time to think about it?

Master, this is someone His Majesty Charles II sent someone to install. There is news about him. Let's deal with it more flexibly...

That's what he said, but what did he report? Did any of you understand it?

Harrison's words made the housekeepers look at each other in dismay, and then they all shook their heads: Master, maybe Efta made some siege equipment?

They're attacking a shitty city! They're all surrounded here now, and it's almost as good as waiting to be attacked!

Harrison thought that these people are not good at fighting, and these words are basically talking to ducks, so he directly skipped this information and continued to pick up another: Tasker Firm has agreed to borrow money. A group of guys who eat people and don't spit out their bones, the interest is really high...

Earl Harrison had never borrowed money to fight a war before. But now, in order to prevent the army from starving after the assembly, he has chosen the same method as Rody to raise gold coins, except that Harrison is borrowing in the name of the lord, and the lender is Tasker of the Karen Kingdom. firm.

Before the Parling business houses spread all over the kingdom through chains, the Tasker business house was considered to be the most famous business house in the developed eastern part of the kingdom. However, no matter how big it is, it cannot compare to a large country like Rahiman. This can be seen from the amount Earl Harrison borrowed... He only lent 200,000 gold coins at an interest rate of 50% per year, and signed an agreement to repay it next year.

It is also thanks to his title of Commander of the Western Expedition, otherwise Tusker Trading Company would not have lent so much money. On the other hand, due to the existence of Parling Trading Company, the business of Tusker Trading Company was not as good as one day. One day, so suppressing Efta is a common goal. However, businessmen are not willing to trade at a loss, and the 50% annual interest is enough to prove this point.

After all, there was a famine in the eastern part of the kingdom last year, and this year there is not enough food, and the price is much higher than before. Without this money, Earl Harrison would not be able to run the army at all.

The preparations on my side are almost done, but why have these guys been delayed on the road for so long? If this continues, they will definitely not be able to arrive at the scheduled meeting time. What happened...

After watching the progress of the lords on their way, Harrison kept pacing and complaining in front of the map. In fact, he also knew the reason: after the summer, the rainfall increased, especially in the south-central part of the kingdom, and floods appeared near Bordeaux and the river basin. The first batch of troops all marched from the central part to the north, so it is not surprising that the road was blocked.

However, this completely disrupted the original plan and dragged down the supposedly orderly army front. He planned to start testing in mid-May and launch the first wave of attack in late May. But now it seems that whether or not this group of people can arrive at the reservation place on May 20th is a question mark.

My lord, the reply to His Majesty...

Let's just say that the preparations are going well, and the food has been raised, which is enough to support the conquest of the temple! Harrison waved his hand: Didn't the Karen Times always say that Efta's food production is amazing? Wait for the army to crush it. I want to see how much of what they said is true and how much is false!

But...Master, our current food collection is not going well, and we haven't even received two-thirds of the expected amount...

Nonsense! Of course I know, but can you tell His Majesty that?

Earl Harrison widened his eyes: What is the Royal Weekly writing every day now? You don't look at the fact that the wind direction per mu yields a thousand catties and it has started to spread widely. If you say that you don't have enough food, isn't that just scolding you?