Vol 6 Chapter 98: Who is going?

That's right, in Loren's plan, the fall of Eboden was simply a matter of time.
Or it should be explained in reverse that this important port city cannot be kept from the start.
Because her "city wall"-the empire's expensive, built and maintained ocean-going fleet-has long since ceased to exist.
As a city, Eboden is on both sides of the sea; it means that the enemy ’s fleet can launch an attack on both walls without even landing; and on the land, Eboden ’s walls are thin and short; Maintenance is also useless.
But her position is so important-as long as Ebden is still under the control of the Empire, Azore ’s army cannot really invade and land on a large scale, because there are not enough ports for them to moor; at the same time, there is no one A stable foothold that can communicate with the rear, while completely blocking the empire's coastline.
For the empire, as long as Ebden remains, the back line can pass through the Jewel River and continuously transport supplies from the direction of the imperial capital to the front line, while controlling the battlefield in Ebden, greatly reducing the loss and damage caused by the war .
For the Azores, capturing Ebden is a must-have and must-have thing; they will do their utmost to attack, even if the city is turned into scorched soil, and Words are also worth it.
The defense is weak, and the geographical position is so important to both parties-this means that Ebden will become an extremely terrible abyss, consuming the flesh and blood of both sides continuously until one side drains the blood.
It's terrible, it's miserable, it's cruel, it's true ... It's fair, the narrow battlefield and the monotonous offensive and defensive battle, neither side has too many tricks, or any room to show.
But the problem is that the current empire ... there is simply no way to immediately put all the capital into this table and play with the opposite side.
She has hundreds of thousands of troops, ample logistics supplies and a mountain of wealth-but it takes time to "monetize" all of them.
After the Centaur War, Loren also had some understanding of the Empire's war mobilization-the first to be assembled, it must be the Imperial Army. It takes at least one month from the time the command is issued to the successful arrival of the specified target.
This is not over yet, because the assembled army does not carry much logistics, deducting the assembled month, various materials (especially food) can only support the consumption of twelve days to a month at most.
Therefore, the next step is to establish a stable supply line based on the material supply location and the battlefield, so that the army can move forward without any worries and maintain 100% combat effectiveness.
At this time, the armies of the principalities began to assemble and set off. The supply of these troops depended partly on their own logistics and partly on the towns and villages along the way;
Because the supply that each region can provide is limited, in order not to supply with the Imperial Army, it is often necessary to divide the line first and go separately.
In the end, the army that successfully arrived at the destination and assembled it will take at least three months-this is the ideal state. According to all the existing historical records in the history of the empire, the assembly can be completed within four to five months. Can be "quick".
So before she succeeded in realizing her capital, Ebden was sure, and 100% had fallen.
Obviously, the Duke present thought of this.
So another question arises, who is going to lead?
This is obviously easy to see-in addition to the elite army, the easy-to-defense and difficult-to-defense Eboden must have at least another experienced and prestigious commander in order to ensure that the city can persist until the empire ’s army is assembled and goes to the battlefield .
Without enough prestige, it is not enough to arouse the morale of the soldiers;
Without rich experience, it is not enough to face such a strong enemy comparable to the empire.
It ’s better to have status esteem, because it can also arouse morale up and down the empire, and let all forces put down their prejudices and join this war-otherwise everyone will have to die together.
Reputable, respectful, and experienced, he is also a very famous commander ...
The Dukes with different looks subconsciously turned their eyes in the same direction ... It was tacit, and they stared carefully at Connold.
The silent atmosphere suddenly became very subtle.
Under the gaze of the dukes, Emperor Connold looked down at the dark-haired wizard, calmly: "So ... I think who should belong to the position of" Commander Eboden ", should there be no objection?"
"On the contrary, in fact, I believe that everyone in this room-er, except Master Corona, no intention to offend-every duke is qualified as a leader." Loren sighed and slowly shook his head:
"But it must not be you, Lord ... Your Majesty!"
Ok? !
Ruben and Sallyka turned their heads in amazement, and an unbelievable look flashed in the eyes of Julie Wiltz.
"Duke Loren Turin, what does this mean?"
Nolan Odd asked with a smile like "You are stupid": "In your eyes, our emperor is not qualified ... to direct this battle and defend his empire?"
"On the contrary, it is precisely because His Majesty is so suitable that he cannot go." Loren glared at him and said coldly: "Choosing the commander is not only about considering a battle, but also thinking about the overall strategy."
Sure enough ... the two ends of the first mouse of the Duke of Arles had only cooperated with Connold before; otherwise if he was really "loyal", he should agree with his own statement.
There are many reasons why Connor cannot go, and the most important one is to make this war evolve into a "meat grinder war" in advance. The empire must do its utmost to invest more power at the fastest speed to protect Connor is not dead.
Under such a situation, the Bain Legion is ready to be mobilized at any time ... definitely the first to be filled in!
Unwilling? Isn't Duke Byrne and his knights determined to fight for the emperor, is the Turin family not a vassal of the empire?
As for the rest of the Principality ... Except for the basic preparation and the unpredictable Ruben and Lotel, whether it is true or false, it is impossible for him to support himself in a moment and a half.
On the one hand, this will let Connold direct himself; on the other hand, because of the need to protect him, the Byern Legion can only be trapped, unable to take advantage of reinstalling the knight ... Neither Loren is willing.
But if you want to convince them, you need to change the language.
"For the Azores, we know they must fight hard to capture Ebden; for the empire, we need to control the battlefield to the border ... at least, to ensure the safety of the imperial capital of Golovin." Loren paused. , Looking around the week:
"But the opposite Azores, do they know the same thing as us?"
The Duke's expressions were delicate, and no one spoke during the short pause.
"You mean ... Can't let them also think that Ebden is also important to us?" Yuli Wiltz frowned, with a serious expression: "Your Majesty's presence will make them take Ebden more desperately? "
"No, if I were the commander of the Azores and knew that the emperor of the Sakran Empire was in this city, I probably didn't want to seize the city." Loren shook his head again and raised two Finger: "I will do both hands."
"First, I will send the elite warrior elves into the city as before, and do everything possible to catch the emperor; second, even if I fail, it will at least cause confusion;"
"I will use this chaos, while the defenders are still in the Six Gods and Lords, use all the means I can think of ... to turn Ebden into a ruin!"
"Compared to an orthodox emperor, what is a city? What's more, they don't need a city, just a port for warships."
Everyone's expression slightly moved.
That's right ... for the empire, Eboden is a wealthy city, a good front-line battlefield, and a densely populated place with tens of thousands of people.
But for the Azores, all they need is a port ... As for the city and people, wealth is just an additional "gift", and it is simply not cost-effective to change an emperor.
"I believe that if His Majesty sits in Eboden personally, he will certainly be able to boost the morale of the empire and win the heart, but the other way around ..."
"It will also allow the Azores to do their utmost to kill the majesty in the city at the expense of destroying the city!" Before the black-haired wizard finished, the frowning Julie Wiltz took the words, his expression a little creepy :
"We can hold Eboden-but all we can hold is her ashes, and bones everywhere!"
Looking at the remaining dukes who were still in amazement, Loren leaned back in his chair and stopped talking.
He didn't need to explain anything.
"Everyone doesn't speak, that is to say ... agree with Duke Byrne's statement, I don't agree with me to keep Ebden?"
Emperor Connold raised his head and sharply forced his eyes to the people at the round table: "So tell me in your opinion ... Who should bear this burden?"
Almost waiting for others to respond, Yuli Wiltz stood up again.
"Your Majesty, I think Duke Byrne's proposal should be more than that." Under the dark blue hair, his remaining silver pupil exuded the same brightness as Connold:
"He's afraid ... there is another reason for not being able to speak out!"
Hey? !
Everyone's expressions were startled at the same time, and they looked back at the dark-haired wizard.
Loren's face with a trembling heart didn't change color, forcibly calming himself from looking at Yuli's expression.
Even if it's for Lucien's points, I should not dismantle my platform ...
"That's ... we can't limit the battlefield to Ebden; at least, we can't have this idea from the beginning!"
Yuli Wiltz said solemnly.
In an instant, the gaze around Loren immediately changed from sharp to soft and confused.
Loren, still silent, pressed his trembling hand and nodded.
Huh, it's so risky ...
"Not only to consider a battle, but also to think about the overall strategy-this sentence reminds me." Yuli Wiltz solemnly glanced at Loren, and then turned his attention seriously to Kang Nord:
"If we really want to hold Ebden, then we can't just hold the city; we have to expand the battlefield and take advantage of local operations!"
"But we will use this city as a bait from the beginning to attract the attention of the enemy." Nolan Odd's smile began, his voice rough and hoarse: "Duke Elmand, your proposal is not upside down Is it. "
"No, I think this may be the most appropriate method, Duke of Arles." Yuli Wiltz glared at him: "The cavalry of the cavalier of Bayern ... If they are just trapped in the lonely city, they can't play these excellent soldiers at all. Our real power will also become handicapped! "
"Only by expanding the battlefield, at the same time curbing the enemy's offensive route, and using the city to contain the enemy's attention and most of the troops, we can use the small amount of existing troops as a premise to block the attack pace of the Azores as much as possible."
"Multi-faceted maneuvering, the center blossoming-is the best summary of this tactic."
The people around the round table thought about it and immediately understood the key.
That's right, this is actually a copy of the Fortress of the Boundary Mountain every year for the werewolf community in the icefields-with the strongholds as the core, it assists the rapid movement of elite troops to continuously harass, so as to achieve the purpose of defending the city.
The only difference is that the fortified fortress was changed from a solid cut-off mountain to the "not so strong" Ebden, and the enemy is no longer a brainless icefield werewolf, but an Azov that is indistinguishable from the empire. Elf.
The advantage of this tactic is that it does not require as many troops as it seems.
That's right, it takes a lot of troops to stay in the city, and a lot of people are needed to quickly control the troops-but dispersed to the various principalities, there are thousands of people.
Mobilizing tens of thousands of troops ~ EbookFREE.me ~ time is calculated in months; but if it is only the elite of a thousand people, then the speed of assembly will be very fast-the recent West Sakland and Lotel only need half a month The farthest Poi and Arles are more than a month.
The atmosphere in the hall eased a little, and the expressions of the dukes became a lot easier, finally coming out of the embarrassment that Brandon snatched out of the door.
So the problem was spared again at the beginning:
Who should be the commander of Eboden City Defense?
"To guard Eboden is the duty and responsibility of the Eboden people." Master Corona said slowly: "If your majesty does not give up, he is willing to lead all Eboden merchants and wizards, nobles and civilians to adhere to Eboden until ... "
"If your majesty does not give up, I am willing to recommend myself!" Leng Leng suddenly interrupted, his dark pupil staring at Connold's dull, as if waiting for his open face:
"Since this is my plan, I will execute it ..."
"Isn't it reasonable?"