The enemy has not yet attacked, but the military and political officials who were discussing in the Anmosi City Government did not dare to relax for a moment. Information was continuously sent to the municipal government residence. Aerial reconnaissance troops over the city continued to come and go, and spies were dormant among the people in the countryside.
From time to time, he would report new enemy movements discovered to the city.
The staff gathered and screened a large amount of intelligence, selected the most valuable information, and sent it to the Western Capital High Command based on intelligence level.
"Sir, we have important information." The staff officer came over with the information and reported: "Our multiple informants in the Gripen Country have discovered that a large number of peasant organizations have left the Gripen Country and are heading towards the occupied areas of our country."
Mayor Bridstrom said: "Farmers? They are coming to grab the farmland. It is soon time to plant the second crop of wheat. They really intend to keep it for a long time."
"They used to retreat after fighting, but this time they mean it!"
The king of the North, Daqi, said: "They must be serious. Didn't you see that they even moved the big guys from the 'Ultimate Weapon'? Hanad, the wall was fortified and the wilderness was cleared. The strategy of residents moving eastward failed, and the enemy was well prepared."
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Mayor Thom said anxiously: "The land on the border of the Gripen Country is barren and the food production is not high. However, the fertile plains surrounding Anmosidu, with thick snow in winter and fertile land, are great granaries."
"I know this." Hanad frowned and said, "Tiesei suffered a disastrous defeat before. They grabbed a lot of food resources, which are enough to use. Is it necessary to mobilize domestic farmers in such a hurry?" He felt moved and asked the staff.
: "Has the current total number of enemy troops been calculated?"
The staff officer said: "We are still making calculations based on the situation."
"What took so long?"
The staff officer said: "There is a steady stream of troops moving eastward in the Gripen. The spies we sent are constantly collecting information. The general information will be released soon." The staff officer looked troubled, as if the situation was not optimistic.
After a while, the chief of staff of the headquarters personally came over with information on the enemy's strength and said: "King of the North, Lord Hanard, the preliminary statistics of the enemy's strength have been released. It is estimated that the enemy's total strength is between 4 million and 5 million.
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Everyone showed ugly expressions.
Akares, commander of the Western Capital Guard Army, said: "With four to five million people entering the country, the supply lines in the mountains alone are definitely not enough, so we have to move farmers over."
"We currently have less than 600,000 defenders. The enemy is advancing too fast, and reinforcements are still on the way."
"Can we send a light force to attack their supply lines in the rear?" Lieutenant General Pershing of the Ninth Army Corps said.
A certain general said: "The war is about to begin. Sending a single army now will not have much effect in a short time, but we can give it a try."
The staff officer said: "I received news not long ago that a small team of the Holy Moon Knights has arrived at the western border."
"Holy Moon Knights!? By the way, their training camp is just northeast of Anmosiddu. Where is their commander? Isn't he here?" Lieutenant General Leder of the Fifteenth Legion asked.
Mayor Bryzstrom said: "The Knights of the Holy Moon are only controlled by the royal family. I sent someone to issue an invitation, but"
Hanard said: "We can't control the Knights of the Holy Moon. If you can share information with us, you will cooperate with our actions. Where is Dean?"
Grain trowel
"Resting."
"Call him over."
After a while, Zhijiang Dean hurried over.
Hanard asked: "Dean, you know the best about the Gripen army. The enemy currently has about five million people. Apart from the generals we are familiar with, what is their total strength?"
Dean started talking.
On the other side, the Gripen Army, which uses the town as its command center, is also stepping up its deployment of troops. On the wall of a house is a map of the western provinces of the Demon Moon, with arrows of different colors indicating the locations of the enemy and our armies.
and action trajectories, and the staff next to them are constantly updating based on the latest intelligence.
King Gripen stood in front of the map and listened to another staff officer introduce the situation at hand: "Currently, the approximately 600,000 troops of Demon Moon are mainly concentrated in Anmosidu and its affiliated towns to the east. However, according to our past intelligence, there are probably still more troops in and around the suburbs of Xidu.
There are about 150,000 to 170,000 militiamen who can go into battle at any time. Counting mercenaries, patrol teams, security police and other armed forces, the number of troops will eventually increase by another 100,000. And our army's current 6.5 million troops have all entered the territory of the Demon Moon.
Troops have been deployed at the outposts and strongholds. The five mobile units of the Thirteen Eagles are arranged at key positions in the rear. If the enemy disrupts the rear and attacks our logistics and food routes, they can respond quickly." He held a bundle of sticks and marked several locations on the map.
The location of troop deployment is indicated.
Kulizarid nodded.
The staff officer added: "The enemy's latest intelligence is that Bartholomew Basowenya Khan brought a team of 150 red-robed mages from Debiles to Anmosiddu through intercity teleportation.
The accident will happen in Xidu City this afternoon."
"Yahan, the bell of the empire, the Seventeenth generation reacted very quickly and decisively." Kulizarid walked to the table and flipped through the list of all eighth-level figures in the Demon Moon Empire, and quickly found Yahan's portrait.
and his profile information.
The staff officer said: "There are several people with eighth-level strength in the Demon Moon Imperial City, and the head of the Christine family is one. In December of the year before last, I heard that an eighth-level powerful person was recruited by the Seventeenth Generation and entered the Demon Moon Empire.
Moon Army."
Kulizarid turned out a few more pages of enemy intelligence: "Do you have any information about who it is?"
"No, our people are stepping up their efforts to gather information about this person. The staff believes that this person is likely to appear in the war with us soon."
Kulizarid: "The Demon Moon has never relaxed its guard against us. Newcomers need to make meritorious deeds to show their worth. We have relevant information about all the named eighth-level masters on the main continent, but the continent is changing with each passing day, and there are declines and declines.
There are also new masters among the strong, and in just a few years, someone may have reached the peak of strength." He searched in his mind for all the famous top seventh levels on the mainland, who is most likely to increase in strength in a short period of time and join the Demon Moon Legion.
, but after thinking for a while, there was no result in the vast sea.
The staff officer said: "They have new masters, we have thirteen eagles, we have the ultimate weapon, and you and the other six generals have magical abilities given by the demon dragon in the realm."
"Has Wancheng arrived?"
The staff officer asked unexpectedly: "Does this battle require Wan Cheng to take action? He is the only eighth-level master that our Gripen Empire has trained in the past forty years. Even you, the Holy Emperor, have not revealed it, so you let him show up so early.
Body?"
"Dean Helen confessed a lot of information under Mr. Rodin's spiritual offensive. Among them, the Knights of the Holy Moon are the most dangerous thorns. Place him next to me."