Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 291 The Third Way

The bright moon hangs high.

It was past midnight, and the lights in the meeting room of the town hall "Palace Vincent" had just been extinguished.

Senior family members filed out from the door of the "Vincent Palace". After saying good night to the lord, they turned up their collars and walked towards their respective residences, staring at the cold wind of the wilderness winter night.

The high-rises in Shuangfengling who could only pitch tents for the night now have their own big houses to live in: these small stone and brick buildings are like stars guarding around the Vincent Palace, occupying the Phoenix area between People's Square and Horned Eagle Manor. The core area of ​​Taiwan First Ring Road.

Xia Houyan was the last high-level person to walk out of the Vincent Palace.

The lord of Shuangfengling was wearing the red dress of the Duke of the Empire inside, and Anjie put on a gray wolf fur coat on the outside. Coupled with the buckskin cap on his head, the whole person looked like a fur dealer, quite barbaric .

When he walked out of Vincent Palace, he was busy hanging the ceremonial command knife of "Interim President Southern Military Affairs" on his belt with his head down.

Sean Mountbatten, who stayed at the end of the team, looked back at the lord, and said with a smile:

"My lord, the last time I saw this command knife was on Duke Rosario's waist."

"I can't compare with Grand Duke Rosario." Xia Houyan fastened his knife, shook his head and smiled wryly, "The handle of my knife is silver, it's the 'temporary' president's military affairs, and the handle of Grand Duke Rosario is gold , That is the real tyrant of the Eastern Realm. And this is what His Majesty Basil III gave me temporarily during the war, and I will return it after defeating the orcs..."

"It doesn't have to be paid back." Mountbatten chuckled, letting out a cloud of white air in the cold wind of the winter night.

For these words, Xia Houyan stared at his chief of staff for a long time.

"Ahem... about the war with the Glorious Federation orcs, Sean, what do you think?" The lord wrapped his wolf fur coat tightly and asked casually.

At the military meeting just now, he had secretly revealed the current situation of the Empire-Federation Sixth War to the senior family members, and he also mentioned the defense mission assigned to Shuangfengling by His Majesty the Emperor this time.

Whether it was the disastrous defeat of the Rosario Army in the Eastern Territory, the intention of the Orc Federation to attack the South, or the responsibility of the Igor family to resist the advance of the orc soldiers, all of them caused an uproar among the top family members;
But Xia Houyan remembered that only Sean Mountbatten, the chief of staff of Shuangfengling who had the most stake in him, remained in a state of contemplation during the meeting without saying a word.

At this moment, facing the Lord Lord's question, Sean Mountbatten was also silent for a moment.

Then, he slowly replied:

"According to you, the size of the orc army that the Glorious Federation may send should be a division?"

"It's not what I said, but the news from His Majesty the Emperor and Quentin's Chief of Staff." Xia Houyan smiled and looked at his military division, "A division, and the elite of a division."

Mountbatten's eyelids drooped slightly, as if he was calculating something.

"Speaking of which, how many troops do we have in Shuangfengling?" Xia Houyan suddenly remembered something and asked.

According to his memory, when he set off from Phoenix Terrace to go north, the soldiers recruited in the town on the left bank plus the Eastern soldiers assisted by Grand Duke Rosario, the size of the entire pioneering army was about 1000 people—not too many, But compared to the stability maintenance needs of this land of broken souls, it is already quite enough.

But now that he returned to the territory, he could clearly see that the size of the entire Tongquetai barracks area had expanded a lot.

For this question, Mountbatten answered fluently:

"The current pioneering army is divided into three detachments, each with 600 people, including 150 crossbowmen, 50 cavalry, and the rest are infantry—that is to say, the total number of pioneering troops is currently 1800. above people."

Xia Houyan let out a "huh":
According to the tradition of the Glorious Federation, an orc division should have at least 8000 to 10000 troops, which is undoubtedly a giant compared to the current pioneer army;
What's more, if it is true as Mountbatten said, then the current troop ratio of the pioneering army is far from reasonable:
According to the standards of the regular army of the empire, the ratio of cavalry-infantry-archers should be around 4:4:2. This ratio of cavalry, which is the most outstanding on the mainland, is also a clear manifestation of the human empire's emphasis on cavalry strategy;
In contrast, the number of crossbowmen in Igor's pioneering army may be sufficient, but the cavalry is still too small-and the flat terrain of the Land of Soul Breaking is actually the best place for cavalry to play.

Considering that the orc federation sent to attack the southern border must be carefully selected elite soldiers, what His Majesty the Emperor and Chief of Staff Quentin said was absolutely correct: to resist the attack of the orcs, we must urgently recruit troops from the southern territories , so that the balance of combat power between the Empire and the Federation can be barely adjusted;
Taking into account the quality of the temporary conscripts, Xia Houyan made a conservative estimate of the total force needed by the empire if he wanted to defend the Lion Heart River:
The number is 15000 people.

Mountbatten saw that the lord was also calculating the comparison of combat power, so he couldn't help reminding:
"My lord, I feel that the actual combat power of our pioneer army is actually higher than the actual number of soldiers."

"Oh?" Xia Houyan suddenly became interested, "Why?"

Mountbatten said solemnly:

"Because of the equipment configuration. Thanks to the financial resources of our territory, the equipment level of the pioneering army is actually far beyond that of ordinary imperial soldiers-especially the heavy firepower equipment..."

Mountbatten looked around, and whispered in the lord's ear:
"...Master Nicholson, who made you the 'kill you 3000' ballista before, is an out-and-out talent! These days, we bought a bunch of irreparable, The completely scrapped 'Roar Seven' and 'Cromwell Annihilator' - guess what, Master Nicholson worked hard in the 'Manhattan Laboratory', and they were all repaired!"

The lord was elated: "So how many heavy weapons does our pioneering army have now?"

Mountbatten wrenched his fingers, counting the treasures:
"One 'I want your life 3000', this is a dragon-hunting weapon that can snipe and kill the target at a super long distance, a little adjustment of the magic attached to the crossbow, it is also useful for bombing the battle formation; eleven 'Lion Roaring' Seven types' are all high-mobility ballistas that can be driven by wind runes; there are also four 'Cromwell Annihilators', as long as they are installed at fixed points, they can fire at a speed of one shot per minute to nearly A distance of 1000 meters, or firing at a burst speed of more than 300 meters, all guarantee basic accuracy! Sir, according to the configuration of the Southern Army, the configuration of conventional heavy weapons for a whole division is only eight "Lion Roars" Seven types' and three 'Cromwell Annihilators'!"

Xia Houyan was speechless for a long time, and then he uttered the phrase "Awesome" in the cold wind.

"Furthermore," Mountbatten was obviously very proud of the rapid development of the Pioneer Army, and suddenly became excited, "My lord, the 'political commissar' system you set up in the Political Department is really a genius idea! Just the first two days Today, Tom Lawrence and I have distributed all the graduates of the first phase of the 'Huangpo Military Academy' to the grassroots of the Pioneer Army. These 'political commissars' have basic military command and leadership skills, plus Karen Lepe The combat training of the small group that Miss Ge got from the Demon Race, the actual combat ability of this group of Igor Pioneer Army soldiers is definitely not inferior to the elite veterans of the Empire!

"All in all, although our pioneering army only has 1800 people, but because there are too many people applying for enlistment in the wasteland, these 1800 people are all elites who have undergone several rounds of bottom-up elimination and continuous training! Lord Lord, I can tell you Issue the military order, with the 1800 pioneers here, I have the confidence to fight against the federal army of more than 3000 and win!"

——With 1800 human soldiers defeating 3000 orcs whose physique and strength are far superior to humans, this is already quite a powerful combat force.

However, Xia Houyan said in his heart that with the non-commissioned officer system of the modern army and the strong military equipment piled up with aquamarine crystals, the Igor Pioneer Army is still useless. I might as well smash my head on the chest of little junior sister Lena Leslie .

But he still sighed:

"Maybe defeating 2000 regular troops is still not enough after all... The Glorious Federation may send a division, which is a full orc elite with more than 8000 people, and even countless shamans and their domesticated monsters... "

Mountbatten restrained himself and said:

"Yes. So I think that Quentin's chief of staff is completely correct: to defend against the invasion of the orcs, it is not enough to rely on Igor's pioneering army. We must rely on the conscripts from the southern territories of the empire. Fill the front line, and rely on the natural barrier of the Lion Heart River to make a layout on the north bank-but this also means that once the war breaks out, we must abandon the long-running Frost Maple Ridge, the town on the left bank, and the entire Soul Breaking Land, let They were reduced to ashes under the hooves of the Wolf Riders."

After saying this, the lord and the chief of staff of Shuangfengling fell silent at the same time.

The two stood side by side at the entrance of Vincent Palace, staring at the brand new stone walls, watchtowers and residential areas of Phoenix Terrace.

Mountbatten said in the dark:

"Or, we can surrender the orcs..."

Undoubtedly, this is a rebellious statement, but it is not abrupt at all when it happened in the conversation between the two at the moment, and it happened on the Phoenix Terrace in Frost Maple Ridge, the land of broken souls.

Pieces of fine snowflakes floated down from the dark winter sky.

"Interesting." Xia Houyan looked at the falling snow illuminated by the lights, and smacked his lips, "Tell me, Sean, retreat or surrender, there are only two ways in front of Igor's pioneering army, right?"

Sean Mountbatten fell silent again.After a long time, he brushed the snow off his face, gritted his teeth and said:

"Beyond that, we have a third way."

The lord laughed and said:

"I'm just waiting for your words! In addition, Xiao En, I want to remind you that the strength of our Shuangfengling is not just your pioneering army..."

The young staff officer blinked, as if realizing something.

(End of this chapter)