Chapter 1664: Combat Conference (Ⅱ)

Logan Walsinger did not refute Baron Laval face to face, but his two eyebrows were locked tightly.
"It's claimed to be 30,000, but it's actually only 9000. Isn't that too much water? The cowhide is blown too hot, and in case it can't bluff the enemy, it's not embarrassing to cheat yourself."
Slood couldn't help whispering.
"Which can hold the enemy apart, at least we have to be very aware of how much we are, and stay awake." Sir Castis pondered, "The 2,000 militia recruited by the surrounding villages and towns, Mead The total strength of the Gard Colonial Corps has been expanded to four thousand, and Logan’s Asa hunting horses have also been completed to a size of one thousand. Counting the 1,000 men and horses brought by George from Yalfheim, there are nine from the empire. Thousands of reinforcements, our total strength has reached the scale of 15,000."
"15,000 troops, it sounds magnificent, but Fijian people claim that they will increase their troops by 20,000!" Ha Kang shouted.
"It's not a "will". In fact, the reinforcements from Fiji's homeland arrived at the New Avalon military port last Friday. Right now this unit is heading south to reinforce Yuanyuanbao," Joan whispered.
"The combat effectiveness of the troops cannot be simply compared with the number of officers and men, but more importantly, the quality! The first Brigade of the Law-Breaking Knights from the empire's homeland, all of them are'law-breaking knights' promoted by the priests, known as the'God of God 'Blade', the combat effectiveness is not comparable to that of ordinary soldiers." Baron Laval said seriously.
"However, the reinforcements sent by Feizhen, also known as the country's elite teachers, may not be inferior to our law-breaking knights." Logan retorted expressionlessly.
Colonel Vaasa found out that the gunpowder smell between these two colleagues was very strong, lest they quarrel, and quickly interrupted the round.
"Sir Laval said just now that exaggerating one’s own strength before the war is a psychological tactic. Will the Fijians also use the same tactics, nominally claiming an increase of 20,000 troops, but they do not have that much strength?"
Prince Sigmund nodded and said: "From my past experience dealing with Fijians on the battlefield, I can infer that the figure of 20,000 is definitely watery. The question is how much water is it?"
"If we can manage to understand the true strength of the enemy, then we can proceed with targeted combat arrangements, otherwise, it will be impossible to make a wrong judgment based on guesswork."
Sir Castis gave Joan a wink and said slowly: "My Excellency Marshal, during this time, Dr. Vida and I were collecting enemy intelligence through different channels and obtained information from different sources. In general, Dr. Vader has more details than me, so please ask him to report on the enemy’s current strength."
"Oh? This is unexpectedly good news!"
Prince Sigmund turned to look at Joan, with a smile of encouragement.
"Dr. Vader, can you share with us the information you have? This will be very helpful for the next operational arrangement."
Qiao An quickly stood up and said slightly: "My Excellency, please forgive me for inconvenience in revealing the source of the information, but I dare to guarantee my reputation, and every data provided to you is true and credible! "
Prince Sigmund nodded his head gently and motioned to continue with his eyes.
"After the Battle of Lake Aosta, General Thomas Convalley led the remnant troops to withdraw to Linyuanbao, plus the 1,000 enemy troops originally stationed in Linyuanbao, the total strength was nearly 3,000, in addition to being defeated together The Kaludong mercenary regiment in Linyuanbao has less than three squadrons of 165 squadrons of surviving mountain giant mercenaries."
"The number of giant hills seems insignificant, but the combat effectiveness is far from that of ordinary soldiers. If the combat power of giant mercenaries is converted into humans, it is at least equivalent to a thousand-person force."
"Hakon mentioned just now that the "Yortenheim News" publicly claimed that Fiji's homeland had added 20,000 troops to the colony. According to my knowledge, the more realistic number is only 7,000, including 5,000 riflemen, 2,000 Hussar."
"The seven thousand troops from Feizhen's homeland are now going south along the Vimur River, and will cross the iron forest and enter Linyuanbao at the latest the day after tomorrow."
"Calculated in this way, the total strength of the defending army of Linyuanbao will exceed 10,000. Although our strength is superior, the advantage is not large enough to overcome the strong fortified enemy. I am afraid that we can only adopt long-term siege tactics. , Until the day when the enemy bombs ran out of food, morale collapsed, and the city surrendered voluntarily."
Colonel Vaasa proposed a conventional combat idea, but he was opposed by Baron Laval.
"The materials and military food reserves in Linyuanbao are enough to support the army of ten thousand people to stick to it for a whole year. Do we have to spend a whole year to siege?" Governor-General Rolls Winslow will never die of the Convalley Corps besieged in Linyuanbao. He will send reinforcements in the follow-up and cooperate with the fortified troops to launch a pinch offensive against our army, forcing me The army fought on both sides, and it is likely to end in tragedy in the end!"
The worst possibility proposed by Baron Laval was unpleasant, but Joan had to admit that Benedict Laval did have a foresight.
"From the information I have, Governor Winthrop is actively recruiting the militia in Jotunheim. If there is no accident, at least 5,000 fully armed Jotunheim militia will be in New Ava at the end of next month. Longdeng ship, down the Vimur River, reinforcements Linyuanbao."
"If the enemy reinforcements arrive at Linyuanbao before our siege, our strength advantage will be gone. By then General Kang Huali can not only adopt a conservative defense strategy, but also have enough troops to take the initiative to attack. Our army Will be passive."
"Conversely, if our army rushed to surround Linyuanbao before the enemy's reinforcements, it would have to face the difficult problem raised by Sir Laval just now, how to deal with the enemy's attack on both sides?"
Joan took a sip of coffee and calmed his breathing a bit, then said:
"In addition to the 5,000 militias that are being assembled in New Avalon, General Convalley has a reinforcements ready to go on Caledon Island."
"Joan, are you referring to the hill giants of the Caludong tribe?" Logan asked in a deep voice.
Joan nodded his head and answered directly: "This time, Queen Huai will personally lead the team to support General Kang Huali. At present, I have not been able to find out how many hill giant mercenaries will participate in this expedition, but there is one thing that can be It is certain that Queen Huaia will use a mysterious weapon derived from the ancient'Giant Age'. This weapon is powerful enough to reverse the situation."
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