The science that guides war requires commanders to investigate and study, and to always have a good idea of the enemy's situation, terrain, troop conditions, and social conditions.
This principle is written in the textbook of the Griffith Military Command Section, and it is also the discipline that Professor Heinz and all professors have repeatedly emphasized since the Non-Commissioned Officer School——
Investigation and research work must run through all work, every battle, and the entire process of the battle. We are opposed to reckless battles, foolish battles, acute illnesses, and the lazy style of not doing research and investigation by ourselves. Commanders must use all means
Continuously conduct reconnaissance to find out the enemy's deployment and intentions. Otherwise, you will be easily swayed when trouble comes, and you will be easily shaken if you hear complaints about difficulties and incorrect suggestions. You may lose all your previous efforts due to one wrong idea.
If he were not in the enemy camp, Griffith would really want to write down his thoughts and feelings at this moment.
With tens of thousands of troops, the powerful army that had just defeated Macdonald's Army was actually divided! Who would have imagined this?
The supreme commander with a great reputation could not receive unanimous support. Who could believe this unless he saw it with his own eyes?
The result of the vote is: Most of the main columns support the proposal to march into the old town. We must seize the opportunity and give Beyeland a decisive blow. Leave the small groups of enemy troops on the flanks alone! There are only one column, two columns and some independent
A quarter of the soldiers in the brigade supported Xia Boyang.
Xia Boyang lamented softly:
"How ironic that the democracy and freedom we pursue are pushing us into the abyss of destruction."
He stood in silence for a long time, gloomy and depressed, and finally raised his head and turned his pale face to everyone:
"That's it, I obey the decision: you can march to Old Town, but you have to be led by another person. Please remove me from the position of commander in chief, please take back the honor given to me, and choose a better leader."
Xia Boyang, what an idealist, actually expected democracy and freedom in the army that carried out violence... Griffith watched the commander-in-chief leave the meeting with pity, and then followed him out. Behind them, commanders at all levels
We have already begun to nominate a successor.
From a military point of view, the rebels should hide as soon as possible and wait until Beyeran's conquest army can no longer stand and come out to attack again. If this strategy is repeated, the overwhelmed Beyeran will explode from within.
However, since the spring of 1444, the growing Verona rebels have absorbed many Beyonders and professional soldiers, and have also received support from the Confederacy, making their composition increasingly complex.
They fought on their own land, were bound by order and discipline, and faced the most powerful army in the world but could not plunder wantonly. Griffith could fully imagine that dissatisfaction and grievances had already spread among this team like a plague.
go.
After winning one victory after another, especially after a large number of new members joined, the rebels were destined to have a thought - Beyelan was nothing special, and as long as they worked harder to attack them, they could take back the entire Verona.
Xia Boyang's military line conflicted with the demands of various parts of the rebel army. Even if his strategy clearly understood the strengths and weaknesses of both sides, it was right militarily and was the path to victory...
Politically, the rebels can't do it either.
…
Xia Boyang returned to his lounge. Wen Yan persuaded the commanders and staff members who were comforting him to leave. He leaned on the recliner and stared at the ceiling blankly.
After a while, he seemed to hear some movement, coming from the corridor in the front yard. There were guards guarding the outside of the yard, and no one would be let in without orders.
"Greenhill, is that you?"
asked the retired commander. However, he did not hear the familiar voice of the adjutant. Instead, there was a dull and suffocating echo like a noose.
"Hoo-ho."
It was as if a giant beast had emerged from the cave where it lived, leaving a ferocious silhouette on the flickering walls.
Xia Boyang wanted to call the guards, but his voice was blocked in his throat. He watched helplessly as the black figure walked through the corridor hung with oil paintings, took off his helmet, and then raised his right hand and pressed it on his lips.
"Hello, glorious Xia Boyang!"
If I were an assassin, you would have been terminated, and the rebels' Beyonder power is still too weak... Griffith greeted with a smile.
The suffocation, fear and confusion hurriedly retreated at this moment, waiting for the call like a respectful servant.
Xia Boyang touched his throat and smiled: "Hello, brave Griffith! Someone said you would come and negotiate terms with me."
It seems that some people not only provided me with information about infiltration, but also predicted this meeting... Griffith carefully observed Xia Boyang's appearance, black hair, soft and delicate face, and amber eyes that did not lose their determination.
and wit, giving people an inexplicable sense of intimacy.
This surprised Griffith: He could not get rid of the extremely deep friendly feeling towards the rebel commander that emerged involuntarily from his heart, as if he had met an old friend from his hometown.
He even wanted to ask if this Xia Boyang was a resident of Neopolis Island like himself.
However, Griffith finally resisted this inappropriate impulse and asked in a gentle voice:
"Don't you think this war is too cruel?"
"Yeah, it's too cruel, and it's been delayed for too long."
"Then we have a consensus that this war should end."
After hearing this, Xia Boyang's amber eyes suddenly burst out with a burst of light, and he immediately asked:
"How to end it?"
"Peace negotiation."
"Negotiating peace?" Xia Boyang asked in surprise, "So, which provinces do you want to get? How much military compensation do you want to get?"
The corner of Griffith's mouth twitched. His first thought was to teach Xia Boyang a lesson and let him know the consequences of speaking rudely. However, he still held back, saying:
"I'm not here to quarrel with you, Xia Boyang. I don't want to insult you, but I don't want to be insulted either."
Xia Boyang stood in front of the majestic knight, not worried at all that he would be killed by the extraordinary in the next second:
"Don't you think it a great insult to ask the insurgents to make peace with their oppressors? Griffith, I am sorry that you cannot appreciate the great insult you have inflicted on me."
The negotiation was about to break down less than half a minute after it started. Griffith thought about interrogating Loper, and his blood pressure suddenly rose. He calmed down and said:
"Your army is divided. Not to mention that this army lacks extraordinary people. How can it fight against the hands of demigods and gods?"
Xia Boyang's tone was also calmer: "Please forgive me for my offense, Griffith, our friends have facilitated this meeting, and it must have a more important meaning than our quarrel. So, let me get straight to the point -
"The wizards and nobles you serve and fight for believe that except for themselves, everyone in the world is an inferior creature. The gap between them and us is wider than the gap between humans and dogs. You who are familiar with them
It must be clear.
"Here are the rebels of Verona. You and all the people in Beyeland know their bravery... The millions of Verona people chained up are constantly replenishing and will continue to replenish this army in the future.
Army. The war has been going on for a year and may drag on for another ten years. Even if the demigods come in person, the war may turn into a fire that soars into the sky and burns Beyeland to ashes. I have suffered setbacks, but I am by no means without strength.
.”
"Negotiations are possible; however, this is not peace, it is just a pause before the next war begins."
Griffith looked at Xia Boyang:
"This army you are talking about still has a long way to go before it can grow into an army that can shake the world. My proposal is that you and your 10,000 soldiers join me, and you personally serve as
My lieutenant:
"As for those madmen who just abandoned you, let them march and I will destroy them."
"Your army?" Xia Boyang asked in surprise.
"Yes."
"What are you fighting for?"
"Asking even though you know it."
The two fell into silence at the same time. After a while, Xia Boyang said: "Joseph and the others are arrogant and reckless, but 30,000 rebels, plus reinforcements that are increasing every day, cannot be insulted. This army
The most powerful force is Isius and his hybrid experimental subjects. Their existence comes from the divisions within the oppressors, and they provide our rebels with the missing pieces of the puzzle that all the oppressed people in the past have missed in leading to victory."
"Leave such small things to me," Griffith replied, and then he walked towards the exit, "Consider my proposal, and I will see you again soon.
"soon."
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The world is a world dominated by mystery.
The stronger the extraordinary ability, the greater the status, wealth, and honor. The most experienced warriors, without extraordinary characteristics, will always be just fragile mortals; the richest businessmen, without extraordinary characteristics, cannot hold the title of nobility.
The implantation of extraordinary characteristics is accompanied by huge dangers. The more advanced the characteristics, the easier it is to cause death, madness or becoming a monster.
The safest approach is to select young people with potential among the candidates through years of education and training, and naturally grow into informal Sequence 9 Beyonders, and then guide and strengthen them through potions and training according to the situation.
Freshmen in the magic academy and recruits in the army are the most suitable training methods. Most extraordinary people are also concentrated in the spell caster and promoted path, as well as spell breakers, paladins and hunters who share the starting point of sequence 9 recruits.
The devil's path.
There are two huge flaws in this system.
First of all, the number of Extraordinaries is limited. In fierce wars, the slowly cultivated Extraordinaries cannot meet the consumption of combat, and the speed is too slow. Carefully selected "recruits" Extraordinaries must undergo arduous combat training before they can grow.
, nearly half of them died in battle without breaking through Sequence 8.
Secondly, extraordinary paths are too concentrated. Among the 22 extraordinary paths, only a few can be trained in large quantities, and many crucial characteristics are very rare.
As a result, an alternative solution was proposed. That was the Westeros Special Combat Technology Force - through drug intervention, teenagers and girls who have not yet reached puberty are mutated into mutants with different abilities.
Once the young soldiers who grow up from this adapt to the characteristics, they will have power no less than that of a formal Sequence 8 Extraordinary, and can even maintain their sanity in the form of mythical creatures where regular Extraordinary people are out of control.
This is an almost perfect method that can create an army of Extraordinaries in a very short period of time.
However, the mutation mortality rate is 50%, and half of the survivors will die on the battlefield, out of control, and in various accidents. What’s worse is that after consuming a lot of resources, the last lucky ones cannot escape the fate of gradually losing control.
It is simply impossible to grow to the level of a transcendent.
After the Beyeland military determined that this unit was a loss-making business, it finally gave up on the Westero Special Combat Technology Unit and left them to fend for themselves.