Chapter 255 War Strategy
She came in gorgeous attire, moving lightly with lotus steps, her exquisite hollow crown sparkling in the shadow of the sun, and her long brown-red hair also glowed with golden luster.
The breeze blew by, blowing the broken hair under her crown, and those silver-gray star eyes twinkled.
When she saw him, a faint smile gradually appeared on her fair cheeks. Her every move made her appear elegant, elegant and noble, which made Brian secretly admire him.
"Brian," the Iron Regent said enthusiastically, approaching him with arms outstretched in welcome.
"Ms. Regent." Brian responded politely and politely, "It seems that I have arrived in time, and I will do my best to serve you."
The current situation in Cormyr is unstable, and the aristocratic forces Among them, there are not only the rear party represented by Prime Minister Fefaril, but also the forces that doubt Hisaya's true identity and try to put Prince Selant in power.
In this case, he could only deliberately keep a distance from him in public to prevent the two major forces from uniting.
Although the first time he returned to Susar, he gave the prime minister a slap in the face and took away the custody of the little king, but this was also a slap in the face for him to give a sweet date. practice.
Afterwards, he visited him personally and promised him some corresponding benefits.
In the game world, without his participation and the appearance of Hesiah, the city of Susar was controlled by the rear party forces, and ultimately lost in the duel with Prince Selant's rebel army.
"Your efforts will be beyond the reach of most people. I am so happy to see you again, and Cormyr is also very happy to have your wisdom to help. Your contribution to the orc tactics First-hand information will also be of great benefit to us."
She held his hand and asked: "Is there anyone else with you? Or..."
As if sensing Brian's increasingly serious expression, a faint blush appeared on Hesiah's pretty face, and she quickly loosened her hand without leaving a trace.
"I have brought the most elite troops from the north to fight in the south to help you defend Susar City." Brian naturally noticed Hesiah's interesting expression and said without changing his face.
With the support of the female lord Myrcella, in addition to half of the combatants in Mokou Town, the armies of Tiffanydon and Arabel also followed him here and were waiting outside the city of Susar, where the orcs had not yet noticed.
In order to prevent the counterattack of the ghost people, he asked Myrcella to help him control Mokou Town.
After all, in this disaster, the north of Cormyr was the focus of the enemy's attention. However, with his efforts, people like Hajhorna, the leader of the Dragon Cult, and even the ancient Red Long and many other powerful legendary professionals were either killed or seriously injured and fled, allowing the North to preserve most of its armed forces.
Even so, Rock Castle in the Stormhorn Mountains and Morningstar Town in the Forest of Kings were still destroyed in the war. Although the orc troops have been driven out, reconstruction work is still not on the agenda.
"I also have some new news about the orcs, which must be shared with everyone as soon as possible." Brian looked at Hesiah and added.
"Agree, Sir Brian is right." The dwarf leader Dagna Zhanfist said, "It's time to have a serious talk."
"Agree." Hesiah glared at Brian without any trace. With one glance, he restored the regent's demeanor and immediately said:
"It would be better if there was time to hold a formal ceremony. This can help your team and warriors become familiar with the entire city and defense work. Lords , Generals, please come with me. We still have many things to discuss."
Soon after, under the leadership of Hesiah, Brian and others, as well as the war lords stationed in Susar City. Auglas, Prime Minister Fefalir, Royal Mage Sandra Cote, etc. all sat down around a large table.
Ink, quills and paper are all placed in front of you, as well as cups filled with water.
Even the alcoholic dwarves didn't want to drink. Obviously they all knew that in this case, their minds must stay clear and wise.
“I welcome everyone again.” Hesiah said before others spoke:
“Everyone, Mr. Bryan sitting in front of you has defeated the orc army and The mage lord of Shadow City, on behalf of Duke Raul, came to provide us with insights and talents to defend Suzal City."
"Defense..." The Kingdom's Prime Minister Fefarir looked at Brian. Frowning, "Why didn't the female lord of Arabey come in person? I guess she must not have chosen her side in the upcoming battle, right?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone at the table People began to discuss and complain in low voices.
Most of the complaints were about 'Why didn't the female lord come in person?'
As the second legendary wizard of the Kingdom of Cormyr, her arrival can still provide a very powerful deterrent.
Brian knew very well that although the Prime Minister's back-party forces had temporarily reached a reconciliation with him, this did not mean that he would obey his orders honestly.
After all, his son is not only the war lord of Tempus, the god of war, but also the nominal supreme commander of the Purple Dragon Knights in the entire Kingdom of Cormyr.
"Although it is unrealistic for the female lord of Arabe to come in person, I still hope that no one will discuss such a boring topic in the future." He raised a hand to signal to everyone Jing Jing, with a rare calmness, said:
"The purpose of our coming here is to defend the city. Naturally, we need to do our best to reduce the losses in the city. Many of you are also quite professional when it comes to things like killing, and we will also reflect this in the next plan. Value."
He could see that the old prime minister wanted to compete with him for the highest command of the army.
He had already made detailed arrangements in his mind on how to expel the orcs, and naturally he would not let insiders destroy it at this time.
"Help from the good camp comes from all directions, from different camps and different ethnic groups." Moglan, the paladin leader of the Arm Armor Order, spoke out for Brian.
“I don’t care what you think. For me personally, whether it is a personal position or my true inner thoughts, I welcome the arrival of Mr. Brian, his wisdom and unique Talent.”
Everyone nodded, but a few people seemed a little reluctant.
“During this dragon rebellion, I witnessed with my own eyes Sir Brian’s mage tower killing the ancient red dragon that was ravaging Mokou Town.” The paladin said righteously:
"He also used the same method to defeat Hajhorna, the Hand of the High King in the City of Shadows, Severin, the leader of the Dragon Cult, and the red-robed abandoner from Ser in the city of Arabe. No matter you No matter what you think, in the name of the gods, the nearly one hundred priests of our Brave Order will stand unswervingly on the side of Sir Brian, obey his command, and expel the orc invaders who are ravaging Cormyr."
As soon as these words came out, everyone changed their views on Brian. Even the prime minister of the kingdom, Fefaril, and his son, the war lord of Tempas, Auglas, looked surprised.
In fact, Brian, who was the focus of attention, did not expect that he actually had a group of paladin fans from the Arm Armor Order.
The nearly one hundred priests, mainly Lathander, the Lord of the Morning, Ilmat, the God of Suffering, and Torm, the God of Truth, probably have all the family members in the entire Kingdom of Cormyr.
Although their positions are different, Brian still respects all priests of the good camp, especially the lawful good camp.
Because their purpose of becoming priests is to pursue goodness, protect justice and eliminate evil.
The unexpected appearance of this upright paladin was a big help to him. He no longer had to waste time convincing others of himself.
"As the regent princess of Cormyr, I am really happy that everyone can realize that we have a common enemy." In the surprised eyes of everyone, Hesiah used her kind smile to smooth things over, " I am deeply grateful for the presence of so many faces who are deeply versed in the art of war.”
Brian secretly gave Hesiah an appreciative look, but he didn't expect that he had only been away for a few days, but he had already grown to a point where he was impressed.
Obviously, at this point, the royal mage Sandra Cote, who stood behind Hesiah, this legendary wizard who was loyal to the royal power, played an important role.
He leaned forward and said to everyone, "Before we begin to discuss strategies and plans, Madam Regent, I need to tell you everything I saw on my way back to the city."
"Is it something related to the orc army?" Hesiah asked with a worried look.
“They were still launching a small-scale attack on Susar a few days ago.” War Lord Auglas frowned slightly, “Now they are hiding in the Forest of Kings. It seems that they have not fully Plan to attack. Unfortunately, our scouts could not detect any information at all."
"However, we are all ready. As long as they have the slightest intention to attack the city, we will respond with the most violent counterattack." He added: "It's just that this group of orcs seems to be very calm, hiding on the edge of the Forest of Kings. , as if watching the scenery, motionless."
The dwarf army leader Barend cracked the stone and roared: "I am still very sorry that I can't kill the orcs happily. "
"Our goal is to end the war," War Lord Auglas said again, "But the strange thing is that they are surrounding the city of Susar, fully armed, and just... waiting."< br>
Farrell, the supreme commander from the east of the kingdom, cleared his throat, "Can I say something, Prince Regent, have you ever thought that this might be a trick? Maybe the orcs' great sage 'Want you to believe that his target is Susair, but it is actually somewhere else?"
"But in my opinion, there is no other suitable target for the attack." Dwarf Commander Dagnar. ·Zhan Quan laughed and said:
"War costs money. It does seem a bit stupid to gather everyone in the tribe together with no reason to stay there. I have to admit that under the leadership of the 'Great Sage', the orc tribes in the Stormhorn Mountains are The most powerful in the past two hundred years, but not powerful enough to swallow up the entire Kingdom of Cormyr.”
The mountain dwarves Strongshield Clan were once the natives of the Stormhorn Mountains and the Kingdom of Cormyr in resisting the orcs. The first line of defense for all ministries.
But two hundred years ago, because they could not resist the invasion of the orcs, all the territory was occupied. Finally, with the help of the human army, they moved to Thunder Peak in the east of the kingdom.
Now it has grown to tens of thousands of people and is one of the main sources of weapons production in the kingdom.
As one of the parties involved two hundred years ago, it is obvious that he can be called the most powerful.
"We have thought this way." Moon Elf Ranger Bethrina said, "But we really can't find any evidence that the orc tribes intend to attack the east and the west."
"I am very sure that their target is Su Sal City." Brian considered it carefully and said to everyone, "This is the information my scouts took great risks to obtain from the Forest of Kings."
"In that case. "Paladin Molange nodded, "We should trust this brave scout and be fully prepared to prevent the orc army from attacking the city."
"Your Excellency, Moon Elf Ranger Beth. Rena leaned forward and said:
"On the way here, we have talked about many details about the orcs, but neither the regent nor you have yet. You will give all the information now Let me explain it to everyone in detail, and then we can start formulating a strategy.”
The ranger commander smiled gently at Brian, but Brian, who knew the other party's details, knew very well that this was not a kind smile. Bethrina Arrowsong is a true Stalker, and her archrival enemies are the orcs.
In Brian's impression, after Cormyr's existence in name only, the other party not only represented the moon elves of Hurek Forest and became the staunchest supporter of the female lord, but also a A ranger with legendary realm potential.
Obviously, she is ready to hunt the orcs.
"The orcs, led by their spiritual leader the Great Sage, came out in force." Brian returned to the original topic and told everyone the detailed information he had.
"They have at least 20,000 orcs united by the eight major clans. This does not include the many large ogres, hill giants and trolls in the Sunset Mountains who chose to join the orcs after being expelled by the Dragon Worship Cult. Tribe.”
In fact, when Brian got the news, he was so shocked that he couldn’t sit still.
Obviously, this has completely shifted the timeline in the game world.
Even the Great Orc Sage, who hid deep in the mountains to recuperate his energy and did not appear until five years later, could not bear the loneliness at this time and chose to launch a full-scale invasion of the Kingdom of Cormyr.
When they heard Brian’s news, most people gasped in disbelief.
This is understandable, after all, when the Purple Dragon was ravaging Cormyr, the towns around Susar City were almost completely destroyed, and the Purple Dragon Knights and War Mage Legion also suffered heavy casualties.
With the current defensive strength of Susa City, it can only gather 6,000 regular troops and purple dragon knights at most. Among the reinforcements brought by the battleships, there are about 1,500 dwarf warriors and about 700 elf rangers. , in addition to defending the defenders of Sambia, the Eastern Army also came to support 1,000 Purple Dragon Knights and 3,000 regular troops.
The total number of people is only about 12,000.
Since Brian also had to guard against the City of Shadows and had experienced another war, the number of troops he brought was actually not much different from that of the Eastern Army.
Even so, the army still did not exceed the original number of the orcs, which did not include other large humanoid tribes that surrendered to them.
Just from a simple comparison of data, we can see the pressure that the orcs bring to everyone.
“Prince Selant’s army did not come over.” Royal Mage Sandra Cote grasped the crux of the problem, “If what I expected is true, the armies stationed in Masanba and Twilight City With the Second Fleet, the Fourth Fleet, and the Fifth Fleet, we can gather at least tens of thousands of people."
After the Royal Mage finished speaking, he looked at Prime Minister Fefarir with a slightly turbid look.
“I sent him at least 10 support messages.” Fefaril frowned slightly: “But Prince Selant claimed that pirates from the Weihong Sea and Ximen’s revenge fleet had gathered in He didn't dare to act rashly at the port on the Dragon Coast."
"What's so scary? Without his army, we can still kill the orcs," the dwarf legion leader said nonchalantly, "In my opinion. The wall thickness of Susar is not enough for 20,000 orcs.”
"This is too passive." War Lord Auglas said, "If we get the assistance of Prince Selant, we will at least have the capital to comprehensively counterattack and drive the orcs back to the Stormhorn Mountains."
"Obviously. "Farrell, the supreme commander of the Eastern Army, said:
"The threat from the Dragon Coast cannot be underestimated. If this group of pirates were to land on the territory of Cormyr, the disaster would not be much less than that of the orcs. ”
Regarding their discussion, Brian knew that Prince Celant had already become rebellious.
There are indeed many pirates from the Weihon Sea, and they are indeed threatening the territory of Cormyr, but these pirates are actually mercenaries of Prince Selant.
In order not to support Susar City, he deliberately showed it to the people here.
Once the situation reaches a stalemate, he will lead the pirate army to capture Masanbai and take advantage of the situation to attack Susar.
So, in this case, not only could he not leak the news of Prince Serante's rebellion, so as not to arouse the other party's vigilance, but he also had to end the battle with the orcs as soon as possible and take precautions in advance.
“Lord Farrell is right.” Brian said to everyone, “Prince Selant naturally has his reasons for doing this, and we cannot take it into consideration. For us at the moment, The most important thing is how to expel the orcs.”
“Sir Brian must have already thought of a countermeasure against the orcs,” the ranger commander said, “then don’t waste time and tell us as soon as possible.”
"That's right, we will listen to you as to what strategy you have." The dwarf leader said, "As the elves said, any orc who dares to attack the city wall will be burped."
"The elves don't know how to use it. Such a vulgar word, Lord Zhanfist," the moon elf ranger corrected the dwarf gently.
"It all means the same thing anyway." the dwarf replied.
"My countermeasure is very simple." Brian said bluntly: "That is to give up defense and launch a full-scale attack on the orcs."
Before anyone could refute, he continued, "According to I have received reliable information that the orc army has already prepared for a protracted war and has even begun to build a military fortress in the Forest of Kings. If this continues, the consequences will be disastrous."
Brian's words silenced most people.
Because of this news, they completely lost the idea of fighting a protracted war.
If the orcs are really allowed to build a military fortress, it means that they have a firm foothold in the territory of the Kingdom of Cormyr.
And they are backed by the Forest of Kings, which is second only to the Hurek Forest in area. Even if the war is unfavorable, they can take refuge in the dense forest.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Brian and Hesiah looked at each other, nodded secretly, and then said:
"Now that the Third Fleet has returned, before the war begins, I hope to transfer all the children and accompanying family members, as well as civilians who cannot participate in the war, to Mashanbai."
"War is cruel Yes, I can’t guarantee that this is a victorious battle for justice to defeat evil. We must be prepared for failure and the terrible consequences.”
He spoke from the bottom of his heart, and he did so. The purpose is indeed that even he himself is not sure that he can defeat the orc invaders outside the city.
The Orc Archsage is a war shaman with medium legendary strength. He also has an ancient green dragon as an ally.
The most important thing is that if his wizard tower wants to reach such a long distance, the price paid is too high and it cannot fight for a long time.
To guard against the City of Shades, Myrcella must sit in his wizard tower.
Although the royal mage Sandra Cote is also a wizard with medium legendary strength, in the battle with the evil dragon, during the battle with the evil spirit of disaster, the Felin demon hidden in Susal was defeated. Aoi found an opportunity and severely injured her, causing damage to her soul and spirit that she has yet to recover from.
The Wizard Tower was also destroyed by the Felin Demon Sunflower and has not been able to resume normal operation to this day.
The only thing Brian can do now is to do his best.
In his opinion, this battle to defend Susar City can be regarded as a last-ditch battle.
"Indeed, children should never be involved in war." Paladin Morange said, "Sending them to a safe place is also the right choice."
"The younger generation is too precious "You can't take risks." Ranger Commander Bethrina tapped her slender fingers on the table and added softly: "And... civilians will only get in the way during the war."
"Though these words are somewhat true. It’s cruel, but it’s true,” Hesayah said slowly:
“The war requires all participants to go all out, and they must not be distracted by worrying about whether the child is injured or not. For moral and strategic reasons, transferring the children is a necessary and wise choice."
"What about the little king?" Prime Minister Fefalir looked at Hesayah.
"The little king is no exception." Brian replied calmly, "I will send the best guards to help him reach the safe area smoothly."
This is what he had discussed with Myrcella in advance. If If the war was not going well, he abandoned the city of Susar and the entire south of Cormyr, and asked Hisaya to take the young king to the city of Arabey.
The purpose of relocating the children and civilians in Susar is also to protect their safety from massacre after the city is broken, and to ensure the population at the same time.
After all, with the protection of two wizard towers, the northern border of the Kingdom of Cormyr is enough to cope with most disasters, and there is no need to worry about rebellion from Prince Selant.
In this case, as long as his strength grows, he can drive the floating city to regain all the lost territories in the south of the kingdom.
After all, he was really not sure that he could win this war.
Silence fell suddenly, the wind howled, and the window sash swayed on the castle wall.
"That's it." After a long silence, War Lord Auglas was the first to break the silence, "I agree to this proposal."
Then he looked at Brian, " I also agree with Sir Brian to command the army and fully cooperate with his actions to fight back against the orcs besieging the city, but we cannot make mistakes, and we cannot afford the consequences of making mistakes, so the premise of all this is that I can be convinced by your strategy."
“I will try my best to convince you.” Brian met the determined eyes of the war lord Tempus, the god of war, and said with a serious and serious expression.
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(End of this chapter)