Chapter 560: Two Sand Table Deductions

After listening to Marquis Rose's words, Lei Xiao nodded slightly, signaling for the other party to continue.

"My lord, although there are nine cities in our sphere of influence, including Kongqing Town, Mailan Town, Magnet Town, Red Arrow Town, Shuiyue City, Fenglong City, Fanyin City, Shanjing Principality, and Lan Lengbao. , the overall strength is quite good, and the total strength is close to 40,000."

The Marquis of Rose bowed slightly, and said with a dignified expression, "However, compared with the first prince and the second prince, whose power has already been put on the surface in the eastern area of ​​Lengyan, there is an extremely fatal disadvantage."

"Tell me."

Lei Xiao first took a sip of steaming fragrant tea, then put down the cup and said.

"That's our power. It's too scattered. It's impossible to gather troops and start a large-scale battle without the other party noticing."

Nodding to Lei Xiao, Marquis Rose still maintained a respectful posture, and responded: "Whether it is the south of the territory in the Shadow Forest, the eastern area of ​​Lengyan is close to the border battlefield, with Songluo City as the center. The big prince faction.

It is still in the west of the territory of the Demon Shadow Forest. The eastern region of Lengyan is located in the center of the area. The Second Prince faction centered on Tiegebao. The forces of these two are very concentrated, and they can easily, Assemble a large army. "

"The Marquis Rose is right, indeed."

Bert, who was also extremely burly, had a look of approval on his wrinkled old face.

Then he said thoughtfully: "The territory located in the Shadow Forest is only Kongqing Town in the west on the other side of the river, Magnet Town in the north of Kongqing Town under the Baibu Mountains, and Mailan in the south of Kongqing Town. Town, a total of three cities, formed a defensive barrier."

Gently rubbing his chin, Burt continued: "The total number of defenders in the three cities is only close to 10,000 people. This is different from the fact that in the hands of the two princes, there are at least 60,000 people. Compared with the military strength, it is indeed a bit stretched."

"Senior Burt is right. If you include Chijian Town, which is located in the southeast of Mailan Town, there are at most four cities."

There was also a pondering look on his orange-white face, and he added: "However, in Chijian Town now, there are only 2,000 mercenary teams headed by Donna. Yes, but if we attack head-on on the battlefield, I am afraid that the combat effectiveness will be far inferior to the garrison troops in the cities."

"What the two kingdom generals said is absolutely true."

I saw Marquis Rose standing respectfully beside Lei Xiao, and said, "However, the situation is not that bad. After all, the territory located in the Shadow Forest has 19 squadrons of elite second-tier soldiers directly under the lord."

Holding the orchid and smiling, Marquis Rose continued: "Furthermore, the two tribes who surrendered to the lord also have a total of nine second-tier elite squadrons."

"In addition to the three cities of Kongqing Town, Magnet Town, and Mailan Town, the lord has newly trained a total of 9 second-tier elite squadrons, and 2 second-tier princess guards brought by Her Royal Highness."

"This second-tier elite force of nearly 4,000 people, plus 10,000 ordinary garrison troops, and the main force under the command of the lord, are enough to protect the territory without any worries in the face of an all-out attack from a certain prince."

After speaking, the Marquis of Rose first bowed to add a cup of hot tea to Lei Xiao, and then said: "Of course, this is in the worst case. After all, so far, no opponent knows the specific location and strength of the territory."

"The most important thing is that in the eyes of our opponents, we only have one city, Kongqing Town. On the surface, there are only more than 3,000 ordinary defenders. What the opponents can't see is exactly the means by which we can win by surprise."

After a pause, Marquis Rose turned to Lei Xiao and said, "Lord Lord, even so, if the eldest prince and the second prince were to attack from both sides, then the situation would undoubtedly be very critical.

This point is exactly the biggest disadvantage mentioned by the subordinate just now. After all, apart from the above four cities, including the subordinate Lan Leng Fort, the other five cities are far away from the territory, and timely reinforcements cannot be achieved. . "

"That's what I've been worrying about too."

Lei Xiao, who frowned slightly, picked up the exquisite white porcelain teacup again, and continued: "At the beginning, I didn't expect that the power of the first prince and the second prince would only be in this mountainous area far away from the emperor. The eastern region of Lengyan is so deeply rooted, it has to be said that it is indeed quite tricky."

Taking a sip of the steaming fragrant tea, Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows at the elegant man again and said, "However, since Marquis Rose's words have reached this point, there must be a solution, right?"

"That's right, my lord, this subordinate happens to have a plan that can turn this disadvantage into an advantage, or it is our next course of action."

Marquis Rose smiled, bowed slightly and said.

"Very good. It just so happens that I also thought of a good solution, so let's make a simple deduction and see if the answers are consistent with each other."

Lei Xiao also smiled faintly, and then ordered the surrounding subordinates to move the two exquisite mahogany square tables to the left and right in front of him respectively.

After speaking, Lei Xiao put down his teacup, walked straight to a table, and with a wave of his hand, a row of blue soldiers and a row of red soldiers appeared on the square table.

These are the souvenirs given by Bai Lao when Lei Xiao left the mountain fortress. There are thousands of soldiers and markers of different colors and shapes.

Lei Xiao first picked up a blue soldier figure and placed it slightly lower on the upper right corner of the table.

Immediately afterwards, four blue soldiers were placed in a vertical row in front of the first soldier.

Seeing this scene, all the subordinates on the side nodded thoughtfully.

Needless to say, this represents, of course, the territory located in the forest, and from top to bottom are Magnet Town, Kongqing Town, Mailan Town, and Chijian Town, our four cities.

Next, Lei Xiao first placed the ten red soldiers in clusters below the blue soldiers representing Chijian Town.

Another ten red soldiers were also placed in clusters to the left of our blue soldiers, near the middle of the table.

As a result, surrounded by the two groups of red soldiers on the bottom and left, the only five blue soldiers appeared to be very weak.

"The two groups of red soldiers represent the power of the First Prince and the Second Prince, right?"

Staring at the square table that had turned into a simple sand table, Chaoyan blinked her iconic big eyes, tilted her head and asked.

"That's right, you girl is still making progress."

Lei Xiao smiled lightly, picked up five other blue soldiers representing our cities, and distributed them in every corner of the square table.

Among them, the one in the lower right corner of the square table represents the Principality of Shanjing, the one on the left side of the second prince's force represents Fanyin City, and the two on the leftmost side of the table represent the nearby Shuiyue City and Fenglong City .

And the last one is a little further to the left of the prince's influence, which naturally represents the Lan Leng Castle where everyone is currently located.

All in all, just like the Marquis Rose said.

The other five cities are scattered all over the table. Except for the adjacent Shuiyue City and Fenglong City, the others are far away from each other. It can be said that they are in stark contrast to the dense forces of the two princes.

"The lord is really extraordinary. It took only a few seconds to clearly display the distribution of the enemy and the enemy in the entire eastern area of ​​​​Lengyan."

When Lei Xiao finished the arrangement, Marquis Rose's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help flattering him sincerely.

"Okay, let's arrange that table in the same way."

Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows, waved his hand again, and the same number of red and blue soldiers appeared on another table.

"Obey, my lord, this subordinate will do it now."

The Marquis Rose immediately came to another table and began to deploy.

After a while, the simple sand tables on the two tables were exactly the same. Lei Xiao first picked up a blue soldier figure that was lying idle on the table.

Then facing another table, Marquis Rose, who was also holding an idle blue soldier, said: "Okay, next, let's implement the coping plans in our hearts on this table first. "

"Obey, my lord."

Bowing to Lei Xiao and saluting, Marquis Rose started to act immediately, while Lei Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly, and also started the layout.

It didn't take long for Lei Xiao and Marquis Rose to complete the next action in their minds.

I saw in front of Lei Xiao, on the simple sand table that had been redeployed.

It was originally the general's territory and our four cities, and the two princely forces surrounded in the middle have been formed by a new group of blue soldiers and other blue soldiers who were originally scattered, forming a larger encirclement. tightly wrapped in it.

The layout of the desktop on Marquis Rose's side is almost exactly the same as that of Lei Xiao's. They have changed from the original small encirclement to a new situation of a big trap and a small circle.

Seeing this scene, the other main subordinates nodded thoughtfully.

At this point, the answer is naturally very obvious.

"Your lord is indeed extraordinary, as you can see with the heroes of his subordinates..."

Speaking of this, the Marquis Rose felt that his words were not rigorous, and quickly changed his words: "No, it is undoubtedly a great honor for this subordinate to think of going with the lord!"

"If that's the case, then it's up to you to deploy our next action and briefly explain it."

Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly, and said to the elegant and respectful man.

"Understood, my lord."

Clearing his throat slightly, Marquis Rose took a light catwalk, and first came back to the table where Lei Xiao was.

Then he said to the surrounding subordinates: "My colleagues, the lord's next plan is actually very simple, that is to occupy the outer neutral city, so that both the inside and the outside will bloom, and the host will be the main force, and the forces of the two princes will be attacked in the middle , This is the key to turning a disadvantage into an advantage.”

Having said that, Marquis Rose elegantly stretched out her finger, pointing to the edge of the square table, where two newly placed blue soldiers were placed.

What it represents are the two cities under the Baibu Mountains, which we have not yet acquired.

Immediately afterwards, the Marquis of Rose continued: "Especially under the Baibu Mountains, the two cities of Luolong and Songlin, which still seem to be neutral at present, as long as these two cities are occupied, plus the ones already in our hands Fanyin City.

Once the second prince sends troops to attack the territory, as long as the three cities make their best efforts, whether it is attacking from the rear, making it difficult for the opponent to look at each other head to tail, or taking advantage of the emptiness in the opponent's city to attack the city, it will give the opponent a fatal blow! "

Nodding to the other main subordinates, Marquis Rose smiled again and said, "The ones who can backstab the prince's forces are naturally part of the defenders of the mountain fortress and the soldiers of the Shanjing Principality."

"Qing Shuanghua, you mean Old General Bai's mountain fortress?"

Ariel couldn't help showing a look of doubt on her face.

However, when she looked towards the location of the mountain fortress, she found that there was indeed a blue soldier swinging up there.

"Back to Your Royal Highness, that's exactly what it is."

Elegantly picked up the blue soldier that Ariel was looking at, Marquis Rose played with it in his hand while explaining: "Of course, what the lord and I are referring to is not the main fortress army under Bai Lao's command."

"It is conceivable that with Bai Lao still loyal to the old king, coupled with the important task of guarding the border fortress, it is naturally unrealistic to ask him to send troops to backstab the eldest prince's faction."

Smiling, Marquis Rose continued: "However, among the other 20,000 defenders, many of them are from the city's garrison under our control. This part of the force is undoubtedly absolutely loyal to us."

"In addition, the lord and the princess are kind to the old general Bai. Even if the old general Bai can't do it himself, it is still no problem to turn a blind eye. If necessary, this also applies to the general. The Jing Principality's elite troops are brought in."

After finishing speaking, Marquis Rose was extremely elegant, and gently put the blue soldier back to its original position.

"It turns out that before this, the eldest prince's faction did not send troops to reinforce the mountain fortress, but used the mountain fortress as a tool to weaken the holy night army, even if it was allowed to fall and the entire army was wiped out."

Ariel nodded slightly, her starry eyes flickered, and thoughtfully said: "Therefore, with the old general Bai's character of distinguishing between love and hate, it is indeed not impossible to do this."

"In addition, although the distance between Fenglong and Shuiyue two cities is the farthest, they are located on the edge of Lengyan's eastern region, but in a sense, they have the greatest effect."

Marquis Rose pointed to the leftmost area of ​​the square table, and said with a mysterious smile.