Realm of Power

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This is a summer that makes both parties feel a little troubled and helpless. With the counterattack before the rainy season, it rained continuously for more than ten days, and the dark sky had a rare cloudy day.

In the hall of the main camp of the Falcon Army's frontline, a whole row of candlelight illuminated the entire space. When the fat man walked in, he found that there was no shadow of himself on the ground. When he looked up, he found that there were people all over the room. There are several large carved silver candlesticks, each with at least 50 candles on it.

The candle burned fiercely, making a soft crackling sound, and a white spark flashed in the air. According to ancient legends, the bursting of candles is a good sign that distinguished guests are coming to the door.

But in Fatty's opinion, the sound of the candles bursting was not a good sign, because it meant that the surrounding humidity was getting bigger and bigger, and the predicted heavy rain was approaching, which also meant that the decisive battle between the two sides was approaching. ,

"Your Majesty" saw the fat man coming in. Varisien, who was studying something in front of the map with several flag captains, quickly stopped what he was saying and saluted the fat man.

"His Majesty!"

Several other flag captains also quickly stood at attention,

"Don't be so restrained. This is a battlefield, not a palace!" The fat man waved his hand domineeringly. "Can you tell me about the situation this morning? Where is the location of the Nord army's surprise attack?"

"Here, Janekers Town!" Varisien quickly walked to the map, pointed to the location where the circle was drawn with a red pen on the map, and said solemnly.

"The detailed situation is not very clear yet. The Nord army passed through the Hanyun Forest area in the east of the town and appeared outside the town of Janes. The attack was very sudden. Our defenders sent out homing pigeons that were attacked by the Nord army. From now on, there will be no other information. We conclude that Janks may have fallen, and I have sent scouts there, but we must be prepared for the worst."

"Who knows how many Nords participated in the attack?" The fat man pulled out a chair and sat down slowly. At the same time, he waved his hand to the other generals to sit down as well.

In any case, this attack by the Nords has been exposed. Placing the attack point in the relatively remote town of Janes shows that the commander of the Nord army has not yet planned to launch a large-scale attack, or he wants to use the Falcon Army to launch a large-scale attack. At the corner of the defense line, pry open a passage that can pass through to the back. This kind of tentative attack is not uncommon in big battles.

What Fatty values ​​​​is whether Varisien, a general who has been promoted from a front-line commander to a legion commander, can cope with such a complicated situation. The command in the battle is completely different from that in the confrontation between the two armies. The two armies are competing against each other. The courage of the general, the clever decision of the general, and this kind of confrontation before the battle is like two opponents peeking at each other. If you make a slight mistake or are not careful, you will fall into a restricted predicament.

No one can accurately answer the questions of His Majesty Falcon, including Varisien, the main person in charge of the front line. Because the incident happened suddenly, no one can clearly grasp the comprehensive situation for the time being. All the information they know so far has been reported to Fatty. The fact that he was able to swallow up a squadron silently proves that the force dispatched by the Nords must be quite large.

The atmosphere in the hall began to become solemn. Varisien said cautiously, "This German attack was really too sudden. No one would have thought that the enemy would attack in Janks Town, where is The last stop of the patrol is usually visited every two days, so the Nords seized this opportunity!"

"So, the Nords know the weaknesses of our defense line better than you?" The fat man took a slight breath and picked up the water glass on the table. Drink water slowly.

Varisien's face turned pale. Although he could not hear much meaning of punishment in His Majesty Falcon's calm tone, the meaning contained in it was very thought-provoking.

"The person who knows you best is not you, but your enemy!" This is what His Majesty Falcon warned himself in private at one time. Now he understands that no matter how tight the defense is, there is always a blind spot, and he has to pay special attention to it. At the same time, while ignoring the possibility of the Nord army taking the initiative to some extent,

"Rearrange the defense line!" The fat man stood up lightly, took the wooden whip from Varisien's hand, tapped the map behind him heavily, and said, "You have to understand one thing. The enemy will not change forever. , just like the Nord army that is huddled behind the Anrod defense line and is still accumulating strength, they are now like a huge snowdrift that is constantly piling up. According to intelligence, there is another local army heading this way. Departure, that is to say, the strength of the Nords exceeded 100,000."

"One hundred thousand people!" Except for Varisien, the other generals took a deep breath.

Looking at the map, the blue camp represented by the Nords has occupied three-quarters of the map. Eight thick lines of defense and a majestic winding ridge make this huge blue force look like it is surrounded by mountains. Hug is in the middle. Except for the only gap in the front, there is almost no possibility of getting around.

The attack formation deployed by the Falcon Army was a long and thin half-arc line. Due to the need for multiple points of defense, a limited force of 60,000 people was distributed on this defense line of about 18 miles long.

No matter how you look at it, it can't be considered impressive.

60,000 people, for the total strength of the Falcon Dynasty, accounted for about a quarter of the country's total strength, but this time it faced almost the strongest force in the entire Nord Kingdom.

The fat man continued, "The coming rainstorm may have a certain delaying effect, but it is only a delay. Through the map on the wall, I believe everyone can see the advantage of the Nords in this battle."

The fat man paused and said solemnly, "The Nords are a stubborn nation that is unwilling to be weak. In the thousands of years since the Nords came to the Ikadiva continent, this nation has courage, fearlessness and sacrifice. These qualities have long been deeply integrated into the blood of this nation. Once they find that the 60,000 Falcon Army in front of them is the only opponent this time, the Nords with absolute superiority will inevitably choose to take the initiative to launch an attack. Everyone should be mentally prepared!"

"Your Majesty, do you want us to switch from offense to defense?" Varysien asked cautiously

"It's up to you. Anyway, before this rainstorm comes, you must drag the 100,000 Nords' army to this line of defense!" The fat man said with a serious face