Chapter 1025

"What are you doing?"

On the wall of duanjieshan fortress, before the pale machete female Archduke rushed down the stairs, the black haired wizard stopped in front of her first step.

"What... Are you really asking or pretending to be stupid?"

Sarika pressed her right hand on the handle of the knife and stared at Loren with a look of longing to eat people: "Seth braha is dead, and more than a thousand boyans are dead. Do you still ask, and stand here and ask?"

"I'm just asking you, what do you want to do?"

Ignoring the emperor Conrad and dreisis in front of him and a group of guards behind him, Loren still said in a calm tone, "speak clearly, otherwise I won't let you leave."

"Don't let me leave... Who do you think you are?!"

Pop!

The angry Sarika held the handle in her right hand. Before the blade came out of the sheath, Loren pressed her wrist first, held it hard to let her release the handle and raised it like a question; The weak joints creaked in the hands of the black haired wizard.

In the scene of lightning, stone and fire, dreisis frowned.

"Come on, if you have the ability, pinch my right hand off, or you'll loosen it!"

Obviously, she was on the edge of dislocation. The angry machete female Archduke still didn't even frown, but she calmed her down a little: "unless you kill me, you can't stop me from saving them!"

"Save who?" Lauren was still asking.

"Nonsense, of course, Seth braha and the bastards he took away!"

"Seth braha is dead, and more than a thousand boyans... Are dead."

"I don't care. I want to see people alive! I want to see bodies dead! I'm their Archduke. I can't just leave them on the ice field!"

"You also know that you are Archduke Boye - in that case, you should calm down and think about what to do; instead of rushing out without asking."

The black haired wizard said coldly, "besides, this is a war between the Empire and the Azor kingdom. You have no right to take Boyi's Hussars to leave the fortress and fight with them without permission."

"I know, you don't need to tell me!" she angrily interrupted Loren, and Sally Ka said angrily: "I only need my silver armor cavalry, three hundred people; and I can lend you some demon hunters you brought. Can I promise to repay you?"

"This..."

As soon as dreisis, with a frown, wanted to come forward, he was stopped by connord next to him, with a glance in his eyes.

"Even if Lord Loren agrees, I can't allow you to leave, Sarika Jonah."

The expressionless connord stepped forward two steps and stood between the black haired wizard and the female Archduke. His scarlet eyes looked at the two people at the same time: "even if you are ready to see your oath as correct, please don't forget that it's not just you who are fighting the enemy."

"If we lose and the fortress of duanjieshan falls, it's not just the saxorians who die - Boye to the East and Byrne to the South; think of your own country!"

"Also, don't forget that in addition to the warriors of Boyi, there were more than 200 brave fortress Rangers, as well as the church Knight Chief of duanjie mountain fortress, Lord Naze, who has adhered to his oath here for decades."

"Is it right for each of us to rush out irresponsibly for revenge and make their sacrifice worthless?"

In the face of connord's loud scolding, salika Jonah clenched her teeth, neither refuting nor admitting.

But Loren knew that she had been persuaded - it was extremely difficult for the straight machete Archduke to let her be able to listen to others.

"Now the situation is that our strategic purpose has been perceived by the enemy, and a powerful mobile force has been surrounded and annihilated by the enemy, which is very likely to have been completely annihilated."

After seeing Sarika calm down, Connor said in a deep voice: "even if not, this army must have lost its combat strength and it is impossible to fight again."

"So now the situation is like this - our peripheral reconnaissance strongholds have been pulled out one by one by the enemy, and the only enemy target detected is a trap, and they have lost a powerful mobile army; as for their real main force position and what they are doing... There is no way to know."

"So what's next?"

Sally card's tone was still a little unhappy, but she still held back her anger: "set up another patrol? No problem, I'll give it to me this time!"

"No, Sarika, you misunderstood."

The black haired wizard gently released her right hand, with a slightly unnatural expression: "it's not what we want to do, but the enemy... Or what the eagle king wants to do."

Huh?

Machete female Archduke looked confused.

"Let me put it another way..." Lauren sighed: "they pulled out all our investigation strongholds before. What's the reason?"

"To make us blind and deaf!"

Sally card has a "you don't understand" look on her face.

"Yes, but it also exposes their marching route; so they deliberately release a small army to attract our attention and let us think: Oh, the previous route was just a cover to lure us into the bait."

Lauren patiently explained, "so what do they want us to do?"

"Keep an eye on this army and try to track or... Destroy them?" this time, Sally Ka's answer was not so sure: "in this way, their main army will be safe for the time being."

"Yes, it's cruel, but it's reasonable. The most important thing is to protect their vulnerable main army in the snowstorm and continue to complete the March plan without being attacked."

"But now the situation is that they deliberately eliminated the cavalry sent by us in this way, and wiped it out." Loren sighed:

"Why?"

This time, Sarika didn't know how to answer, because it looked like Elves were doing contradictory things.

lure the enemy in deep? I'm kidding. This is the territory of the Empire. Even in the glacial wasteland in the north, the Imperial Army definitely knows better than these new elf warriors.

In fact, through the rangers who came back to report and the journey time, the specific location of the outbreak of the battle can be roughly inferred from the top and bottom of the fortress; Next, as long as the enemy's marching speed is included, it is not easy to send an army of 5000 people to catch them.

Destroy the investigation system of duanjieshan fortress? If those strongholds have been destroyed; If it's cavalry... The total number of cavalry in duanjieshan fortress is more than 15000, which is enough to launch a frontal attack on this army of 40000 people.

Annihilating an entire army looks scary, but it doesn't matter to the overall strength of the fortress.

What are they doing?

"The previous battles, including the sacrifices of count Seth braha and the Knights of Naze, were all because we had miscalculated the enemy's purpose." emperor Conrad said coldly:

"So the first thing we have to do now is to find out... What they want to do!"

The dark haired wizard nodded slightly.

Intelligence is always the absolute core of a battle and even a war.

Only when we have a detailed understanding of all the intelligence of the enemy and our own side and make detailed judgments can we formulate operational plans; Casually throwing soldiers into a battlefield that they don't know or even know at all is more serious than misjudging their surnames, and it's not even a risk.

It was a deliberate attempt to die.

The enemy chose the most remote battlefield, but to a certain extent, it also blocked the possibility that the Empire could detect their actions. To a certain extent, it really plunged the empire into a situation of "blind and deaf"; The only seemingly safe way is to wait and die in the fortress of duanjieshan.

But this is certainly the most desired result of the elves - to ensure that there will be no interference before the general attack on the fortress of duanjieshan.

Therefore, it is never advisable to be trapped in the fortress. We must take the initiative to attack in order to regain the initiative in the war, which is also the only way for Connor to win back his reputation; Even if it was just for commitment, he could not wait for the enemy to attack.

Therefore, if we can't understand the enemy's purpose for the time being, we must understand another thing

"What is our purpose and what is the enemy's purpose?"

Connord, with a solemn expression, said what Lauren had always wanted to say.

"Our purpose? Of course, is to keep the fortress of duanjie mountain from being captured." Sally Ka, who was interrupted once, was not as eager to say at the beginning:

"As for those rabbit masters... Probably, they should attack the fortress of duanjieshan, then join the other two armies to the South and attack the imperial capital Golovin together?"

"It's not so much an end as an outcome that will come after the set goal is achieved." dreisis, who always stood behind Connor, couldn't help but Snatch:

"The established operational objectives should be able to achieve each step step step by step and have clear guidelines - as long as they are implemented according to the square array and each step can be completed in place, no matter how many changes and emergencies occur, the inevitable results can be achieved in the end!"

"How can that be..."

Before the machete woman who was going to say "impossible" could finish her big talk, she saw the black haired wizard on one side, staring at her silently with a meaningful face.

Suddenly, Sarika was speechless.

Isn't it the best proof that this guy, who had not fought several wars before becoming a duke and was cautious to the point of "coward"?

In the Centaur war, Byrne's strategic goal is to "assist" Boye to win the final victory. Therefore, Loren Turin has been openly and secretly urging the Archduke Boye of the previous generation to launch a comprehensive decisive battle with the enemy's main force, while he took Byrne's army to cut off the enemy's supply line and promote the outbreak of the decisive battle in advance.

Although the final situation changed, the elite main force of the Centaur was indeed eliminated because of the decisive battle and the cut-off supply line; The final change is only the question of "who won the war".

No matter which result, Byrne completed his war goal and "helped" Boye win.

And the first battle after I joined him, rescue Qianzhang city - I intend to concentrate more troops and eliminate the Centaurs besieging the city; However, Loren Turin judged that Qianzhang city could not last until then and must march immediately.

What I thought was "destroy the enemy and the city will be saved". Loren Turin's view was "first ensure that the city will not be occupied" - Qianzhang city was spared. Indeed... It was just the final result.

No matter what the result is - the city is not occupied, which has been done; Whether the remaining Centaur troops have been eliminated, whether there are still Boyi troops stationed in the city, and even whether there are living people

In fact, it really doesn't matter, because no matter what it becomes, it must be a thousand times stronger than being occupied by centaurs.

I'm afraid that's still the case in this battle of duanjie mountain; In Loren Turin's mind, maybe everything else doesn't matter as long as we ensure that the fortress is not captured?

This feeling finally made Sarika realize, but it was also very uncomfortable, and her expression was even slightly distorted - because it was tantamount to admitting that she had been fighting since she was born, almost in order to become the Lord of Boye, in what she was best at

It's not as good as this wizard who has never fought a war and only became the Duke by being recommended by others!

"Actually... Sarika is right."

The black haired wizard, who did not notice the girl's expression becoming "complaining", coughed twice and said seriously, "if the enemy is in the northernmost part, they can only attack South - seizing the fortress of duanjie mountain is the goal they must achieve."

"As for us... At this stage, our goal should be to ensure that the fortress of duanjieshan can not be occupied, and to destroy this elf army as much as possible - the ideal goal should be to kill or capture the eagle king alive and attack the enemy's morale."

"So you're in favor of sticking to the fortress of duanjie mountain?" Conrad asked.

"No, I always think attack is the best defense; sometimes it's very reasonable to pay some sacrifices in exchange for the initiative." Loren said slowly:

"As for the enemy's purpose... Whatever it is, they must want to disrupt our deployment; so my idea is to let him go and do whatever they like, and we will continue to follow the plan."

"Since the enemy has eliminated the cavalry we sent to pursue, it's better to send troops to the blood skeleton Valley, build a stable fortress and outpost in the glacier wasteland, expand the investigation scope and let the enemy have nowhere to hide!"

The voice fell, and Loren stared at his majesty with burning eyes.

Connaught, who was silent for a moment, looked at the blood skeleton Valley in the distance. After thinking for a while, he slowly opened his mouth: "how many soldiers can your floating city 'horn Castle' carry?"

"About two thousand people up and down." Loren immediately gave the answer.

"Can we berth on land?"

"If the terrain is smooth and firm enough... No problem."

"How many people do you need?"

"Give me all my troops, and give me two thousand infantry and two thousand cavalry." Loren said in a deep voice, "I promise that no one will rush through the blood skeleton valley when the fortress of duanjie mountain goes to war."

"Yes!"