Chapter 827
The princess is still the same princess with sophisticated political skills. Whether she is facing old nobles, New Deal officials, rural farmers, or professional soldiers led by the Yongye Army, she can talk and laugh with ease, and easily make the other party show satisfaction. smile.
The true temperament and strong sense of responsibility have not disappeared in the slightest, but have become more intense.
The princess is no longer that princess, she is already a mother, the former iron princess has become an iron lady, but she has the kindness and radiance that she lacked before, which may make her strong name a bit The name is not worthy of the name, but it can be exchanged for more support.
Amelia liked this change of hers.
Another huge change is that Sophilia's view of things is no longer limited to one territory and one place. Sometimes it gives people a feeling of jumping out of the outside world, and she can always make some unexpected judgments and decisions.
Amelia felt that she couldn't keep up with Princess Sophilia's pace and thinking a lot.
Just like Sophilia's previous decision to give up the decision to compete for the Eastern Front of the Broken Vessel Defense Line.
Amelia was clearly one of the old school, one of those people who resolutely resisted.
It is very unwise to let the Odin orcs enter the customs and fight with them in the field.
It is an accepted fact that the Odin orcs have stronger physique and fighting qualities than Byrons.
Even an Odin orc without any military training can easily overthrow a recruit who has been trained for half a year, let alone those farmers with pitchforks,
Sophilia's subordinates, although there are elite soldiers who can fight the Odin orcs head-on.
But after all, there are a few, most of them are farmers who have blood and courage.
If they rely on the city wall, they can still display their strength in the First World War.
If it is placed in the wild, once the formation is dispersed, they will only be slaughtered.
Can't even run, after all, how can two legs run better than four legs?
This kind of suspicion was dispelled by the new weapon that came with the Eternal Night Army Lord Battle Legion—cannon.
This kind of weapon that throws black powder kegs at a distance of several thousand meters, once assembled into a position.
The difficulty of breaking through it will increase exponentially.
Only then did Amelia realize that Sophilia's abandonment of the line of defense and reorganization of the army was not a rash decision, but one with sufficient confidence and background.
Amelia had experienced this situation with a person who was none other than Princess Sophilia's husband, Lord Sean.
Not even a long married life, but the two showed signs of assimilation.
Another change that made Amelia feel uncomfortable was that Princess Sophilia was resisted by the old-school nobles when she was regent, and she didn't have many available talents. She had to play the role of generalist, prime minister, finance minister, intelligence Minister and many other identities in one body.
Now Sophilia is surrounded by a lot of talents. In terms of force, there are many fierce generals such as Vincent, Rachel, and Boris, who are riding the right army with broken blood.
They can only be counted as second-tier generals among the blood-broken blood cavalry. Compared with General Arnold and General Pedro, their reputation is obviously not very prominent.
But compared to the generals in other territories, they are definitely one of the best generals. Whether it is achievements or the number of enemies killed, they can scare a lot of people.
Although the generals of the two legions sent by the Eternal Night Army to Sofelia's side were inconspicuous, their units themselves were definitely enough to bluff people.
One is composed entirely of Kentana barbarians, that is, a tower-like existence, a three-meter Kentana barbarian, does not sound scary.
It was only when they actually met that they realized how terrifying they really were. Many people turned into halflings directly in front of them. Just standing there, the other party was taller than many people sitting on horseback. Many people When he got in front of them, his legs trembled uncontrollably, and he couldn't even bring up the courage to resist.
The Kentana barbarians were captured by the Eternal Night Army and became part of them.
This news is not news to the Byron people.
But the rumors are not true, regardless of the huge size of the Kentana barbarian, or the fact that the Kentana barbarian has integrated into the leader of the Eternal Night Army.
What's even more perverted is that these Kentana barbarians not only have more sophisticated equipment than the Broken Blood Cavalry, but also have the same level of training. They all look like well-trained soldiers when sitting or lying down.
This completely shatters the myth that the Kentana barbarians are a savage, rude, indecorous, cannibal race.
There is nothing more frightening than a mass of Kentana barbarians, of course, is a group of well-trained Kentana barbarians armed to the teeth.
If they were enemies, it would naturally be a very demoralizing thing.
If it becomes an allied army, it will greatly boost morale.
Fighting with such a legion is absolutely full of security.
Compared with this ancestral legion composed of Kentana barbarians, the other tiger legion is also full of characteristics. The war beasts they armed to the teeth not only have a huge size beyond ordinary people's imagination, but also have a body that exceeds them. The intelligence within the scope of cognition, the look in the eyes towards the Byrons, is exactly the same as those soldiers of the eternal night, and there is a sense of superiority.
It is uncomfortable to hold back the fire, but given the huge size of the other party, this evil fire can only be suppressed in the heart.
In terms of military strategy, the military staff led by Kelman have one, two, three main plans and four, five, or six alternative plans, whether it is internal rectification of the army or marching and fighting. Basically, everything that can be considered in advance is considered Now, the people below just need to follow the rules, basically there will be no big mistakes.
Although Amelia's behavior style is at odds with the military staff represented by Kelman's main chief of staff, there are often great differences, but they are still very recognized for their abilities displayed most of the time.
Sophie Liya is able to integrate so many mixed forces into one force, and they have contributed a lot.
Regardless of whether Amelia admits it or not, it is an undeniable fact that Sophilia has come out again this time, and she is far less dependent on her than before. It makes her feel a little bit disappointed.
Regardless of how Amelia's mood fluctuates, the military discussion is still going on in an orderly manner.
"What I just analyzed is the most likely choice for the Eastern Army of the Theodin Empire led by Chief Hairidong." Kelman continued, "I will analyze our own strengths and weaknesses now. The biggest problem is that the ingredients are too mixed, the good and the bad are mixed, the powerful legion can crush the opponent in parts, but the weak part will be crushed by the opponent.
Especially in field battles, this situation is particularly obvious. In large-scale battles, the weak part will become our Achilles' heel, once caught by the opponent.
At that time, it will not simply be a matter of the weak part being wiped out, but even our strong part will be implicated.
Therefore, we must learn the tactics of lions facing hyena groups, protect the weakest and most vulnerable part of the body, and always keep their sharpest minions outside.
This is also doomed us, if we want to win, we must fight back defensively and lead Chief Hairidong to attack our temporary camp.
It is a very passive thing to simply wait for the other party to make a decision due to internal reasons, and it is not the wisest choice. We should take the initiative to promote them to make such a choice. "
"What's the chief of staff's opinion, let's hear it." Sophie Liya showed a listening expression.
"Show the enemy weak."
"How to show weakness to the enemy?"
"Take back the right army of blood cavalry, withdraw the main camp for 30 kilometers, and let Chief Hai Ridong lead the eastern army westward."
"Let them go west?"
"It's not really letting them go west, but we want them to go west and unite with Ulan Bari to attack the new Wangting army. Naturally, it will achieve the purpose of showing the enemy's weakness and make them mistakenly think that we think we are strong. It’s not as good as them, and we don’t want them to attack us, thus increasing the possibility of them coming to attack us.”
"If their Eastern Army has the strength to eat us, naturally there is no need to help Ulan Bari and increase his brilliant achievements. Compared with assisting, how can it be more attractive to lead the way alone and achieve brilliant results? In this way, it will strengthen their determination to attack us instead of leading their troops westward."
"That's the reason. It doesn't matter if they don't fall for the trick. We still have blood cavalry on the right. When the time comes, we will kill them behind them. Then the main force will slowly push up and block their way back east. We are still behind them, it is impossible for them to let go and attack Wang Ting's new army with all their strength, and the pressure on Wang Ting will not be as great as imagined."
Sophie Liya and Kellman asked and answered quickly.
A complete military strategy was placed in front of everyone.
The temperament of Chief Hai Ridong and the internal contradictions of the Theodin Empire were completely calculated into it. It can be said that every step is calculated.
Many generals involuntarily switched positions. If they were to assume the role of Chief Hai Ridong, how likely would they be to fall into the calculations?
Sophie Liya finally asked: "According to the internal assessment of your military staff, how high is the success rate of this plan?"
This question is obviously relatively expert, showing that she has a very good understanding of the internal operation of the Yong Ye Army's military staff, because although this internal assessment has a long history, it is only used as a reference for their internal affairs and has never been used. data will be published.
"Seventy percent." Kelman's main chief of staff hesitated for a moment before giving a conservative figure.
"The success rate of 70% is enough for us to try." Sophie Liya gave the order very decisively, "I will give you one day, before sunrise tomorrow, I will see a more detailed battle plan, and at the same time order all departments to , make preparations for a strategic retreat, today's military meeting is completely confidential, you are not allowed to reveal a word to the people below, if the wind leaks and affects the overall plan, don't blame my sword for not being sharp."
"Obey." All the generals stood up and took orders at the same time.
That night, rumors spread in Sophilia's barracks, and news about their strategic retreat spread throughout the barracks.
Not to mention those farmers without any military literacy, even many regular soldiers didn't know this was a strategy. They really thought that the Odin orcs were so powerful that they couldn't resist and had to retreat urgently.
Under the panic, it naturally caused quite a commotion.
In order to make this scene more realistic, Sophilia not only did not send someone to stop it, but instead fueled the flames from behind, guiding and spreading some false remarks. I believe that it will not take long for this information to be transmitted to the east and west of Theodin Empire. Facing the army, further misleading them.
Veterans with broken veins mixed in the army are enough to control the entire army, so that this chaos will not completely get out of control. They are veterans of many battles, even if they face Odin orcs that are several times their size, they will not change their faces , and just retreated from the front line of fighting, how could he lose his sense of proportion because of a little rumor?
There is more confusion and anger in my heart.
Withdrawing them from the broken line of defense, they can understand. After all, the castle fortress they garrisoned has become a lonely fortress, a dead place, and the supplies are exhausted, so there is no point in sticking to it.
Retiring, reorganizing the team, and reorganizing the defense line are the top priorities.
But they haven't fought a battle now, and they have retreated 30 kilometers hastily without even seeing the large army of Odin orcs. What kind of thing is this?
Many people can't help but whisper in their hearts. Could it be that Princess Sophilia is not worthy of her name, and her wrists are not as tough as the legends say?
Or is it that the edges and corners have been smoothed after marrying as a mother?
It's just that as professional soldiers, the instinct to obey orders has penetrated into their bones.
Even if they have doubts in their hearts, once the order is issued, they will carry it out faithfully.
Especially when the well-trained Broken Blood Cavalry Right Army, the Yongye Army led the two major legions, and the Iron Rose Knights all faithfully carried out Sophilia's order, they played a certain role model. , When the real retreat, still can be done in an orderly manner.
It's just that the retreat was too hasty, and some materials that were inconvenient to transport were still thrown in place, and those that were easy to form enemies were directly burned.
Haste also has the advantages of haste. By the time Chief Hai Ridong, the supreme commander of the Eastern Army of the Theodin Empire, got the news, Sophilia's army had already withdrawn to the destination and set up camp again, like a long snake entangled. There was no time to send troops to pursue them. There were orc rangers scattered outside, who pursued spontaneously, but the end result was nothing more than delivering food to the right army of the blood cavalry.
"Retreat without fighting? Why did they do this?" The creases on Chief Hai Ridong's old face were all wrinkled.
For him now, the biggest enemy is not Ulan Bari, but age. After all, he is an old man who fought with Ulan Bari's grandfather.