Chapter 695 New Support
When Catherine walked into the tent, her fiancé was listening to Schroeder report the latest situation.
Many faces that Catherine had never seen before were clustered around Paul. They were all wearing the uniform uniforms of the Arda army. Judging from the patterns on their shoulders, they were all higher-ranking officers.
Hearing the movement, Paul raised his head, and their eyes met.
I should take the initiative - Paul thought so, so he walked around the table, walked to his fiancée, and held her hand.
Catherine subconsciously wanted to withdraw her hand, but stopped in time.
"It's so good to see you safe and sound, my dear."
Having never been called such a name in front of so many people, Catherine's heart skipped a beat, and there was a trace of emotion on her fair face. A blush develops.
She glared at Paul with some embarrassment, reminding him to pay attention to the occasion - although she would not object to Paul calling her that in private.
“Thank you for your support, Count Grayman.”
Paul realized that he was intruding a bit, smiled sheepishly, and greeted Aofina, Klein and others behind Catherine one by one.
Everyone sat around the conference table.
Paul talked about his entourage, "Catherine, there are many people who have followed me to Jingyao. You already know them, but there are a few new faces that need to be introduced to you. This is my artillery director. , Colonel Bryce Alder, who was originally a knight who had served the Grayman family for generations. Because I brought almost all the cannons, he came with him."
Bryce immediately stood up and paid tribute to the future mistress.
"My logistics director Ron..." Paul introduced the people who were qualified to participate in the meeting one by one.
Later, he talked about the support he brought.
After Arda recruited a large number of soldiers to expand the army, the remaining four and a half battalions quickly became fully equipped, and they were all brought to the front line by Paul.
At the same time, there is almost all the army's artillery force - 40 large and small artillery pieces, most of which are 4-pounders or 6-pounders. Including the artillery brought by Schroeder previously, the total reaches 60.
As well as corresponding logistics support personnel, there are more than 5,000 people in total.
The bulk of the logistical effort was ammunition. Gunpowder, shells, and bullets together weighed more than 20 tons and were carried by more than 40 horse-drawn carriages.
Even so, because the total number of Alda soldiers in the two groups is as high as more than 4,000, each person can only be allocated 50 rounds of ammunition, and each gun can fire about 30 rounds - embarrassingly, the gunpowder currently transported is not enough. In order to support these shells and bullets until they are all shot, they have to continue to be transported from the rear.
The new four battalions are all retired veterans. After a little restorative training, they can be put into the front line. The vast militia force assumes the important task of defending Arda itself.
And Schroeder talked about the power of the enemy for Paul.
"According to the latest intelligence, the orcs have invested between 15,000 and 20,000 cavalry in our direction. They are led by the orc general Callum."
"The orcs also have a large number of human soldiers, who come from many sources, such as those assigned by rebel lords, forcibly recruited locals, or those unincorruptible civilians who have taken refuge. There are about 20,000 people in this group, and most of them are infantry. .”
Paul frowned, "With nearly 40,000 enemies, the situation is very serious!"
On his side, there are about 10,000 troops from the northwest gulf territories, and there are still 10,000 troops from Jingyao. Four thousand people, the army of Blackrock Plains has 10,000 people, and a small supporting force from the adjacent Wild Elephant. It is smaller in number than the orcs, and due to a series of previous defeats, most of the army has low morale and panic. .
He asked: "What kind of person is Callum?"
Schroeder replied: "This is an ambitious orc. With his current status, he is not yet in the king's account. Within the inner circle of the kingdom, Callum is extremely eager to establish meritorious service and gain the favor of Chief Abal. The fruit on ”
He stood up and looked around at the people around him one by one, "The orc's outstretched claw will stop here and be cut off."
Except for the generals from the northwest bay, many people felt that this young man The earl was talking big words. Although his troops had achieved a small victory, that victory was not enough to change the situation of the war.
“Count Greyman!” Duke Osman Alanburu from Blackstone Plains was worried, “I hope you will treat these aliens from the grassland carefully, even though I have already treated these aliens from the grassland before the battle in Sunset Valley. I had fully anticipated their ferocity, but when the battle actually started, I found that I had underestimated them.”
The Duke of Alanburu was lucky enough to survive Sunset Valley, but was taken out of the territory. There are not many of the 10,000 troops left.
In the Duke's view, Count Graiman has the confidence that he should have at his age, but young people's self-confidence often leads to disaster when they encounter problems that are actually beyond their ability to handle. occurrence.
The key is that Paul Grayman is still Princess Catherine's future husband. The failure in Sunset Valley has cast a shadow on Her Royal Highness the Princess's reputation. Although the direct cause of the failure was the rash advance of the Chinese army, as the nominal commander-in-chief, Catherine is bound to bear some negative consequences.
If her husband fails again...
“Thank you for your reminder, Your Majesty the Duke. I will fully study the enemy and gather everyone’s wisdom to formulate appropriate operations. Strategy.”
Paul smiled and nodded, he could feel that the old man had good intentions.
At this time, he felt a slightly hostile look from a young man next to Duke Alanbro.
"Do you have any advice? Sir Montreat Tavares." Because they had been introduced to each other, Paul knew the identity of this young man.
“No, Count Grayman.”
Othman suppressed his dissatisfaction.
He knew that he had to bear a large part of the responsibility for the failure of Sunset Valley, so he had to try to keep a low profile at this time.
Despite this, having a guy younger than himself talking in an old-fashioned way in front of him will still arouse some unhappiness in his heart.
What's more, this guy wants to marry Princess Catherine.
"Before I set off, Huxin Town received a telegram from Jingyao...I mean, a letter."
Paul took out a piece of paper, showed it to Catherine first, and then Deliver it to everyone for circulation.
"Prince Jassim has set off north to start negotiations with the orcs?"
Everyone started talking about the contents of the telegram.
"What does the royal government think? At this time, more troops should be sent to give the orcs a good beating instead of spitting on them."
Everyone is confused. After having already failed once, Under such circumstances, sending envoys to negotiate is quite a bit like begging for mercy.
Only Catherine and others from Jingyao felt bitter.
The reason for the negotiation is that the royal government does not have many troops available. After all, there are still malicious Giles and Veblen in the south.