OBS Chapter 309 Repeating the same trick
Chapter 309 Repeating the same trick
On the way back to the fort, John asked Jules:
"Uncle, are my parents okay now?"
Jules thought for a moment and said:
"Your father handed the territory over to your brother a few months ago. When I went back last time, there seemed to be a few more mills. The grain output this year has increased a lot."
"The neighbors nearby are still the same. Your dad said they often get together and chat when they have time."
"It's just that sometimes Count Milo, the son of the former Count Milo, comes to visit your parents. It seems that he wants to get closer to you through them."
After learning that his father and mother were fine, John was completely relieved. Although he did not participate in the internal strife in the Windham court, as a noble who led his troops to fight on various fronts in Midland, John was also afraid that some nobles would send people to do bad things secretly, such as sending mercenaries or other armed groups pretending to be bandits to rob his father's territory.
As for whether any nobles would send people to loot his territory, John really wanted to experience it and see what level those nobles were at. First, he would kill those who tried to invade his territory, and then follow the clues to give the nobles on the opposite side a beating. In the feudal era, online verbal battles were not allowed, but offline martial ethics must be sufficient.
"Oh, right."
Jules seemed to remember something and said to John:
"It seems that Wendam has selected the forest governor before you. I guess they will set out to take office in the fall."
John followed up on his words and asked:
"Then do you know who the new governor is?"
"I'm not sure, but it shouldn't be the ministers in the court of Wendam. When Warren was summoned to the court by the king, the king mentioned this matter. But they all turned out to be cowards, and no one wanted to take over the Forest Governorate."
"I guess the king has expanded the candidates from Wendam officials to all over the country. There are so many officials in Midland, there must be some who are not afraid of death. I don't know who this person is who will go back."
"No matter who he is, just don't mess up my territory."
John didn't pay too much attention to the new governor. Even the dignitaries of Windham didn't dare to go, but this guy dared to go up and see him off.
Although the territory of the entire Forest Governorate is not as large as that of the Southwest Governorate, in addition to those conventional arms, as John's industrial center, almost all of his army's gunpowder, lead bullets, artillery shells, and muskets are produced there, so several teams of musketeers and artillery are also deployed. If he really relies on force to take this place, John will not be able to get rid of him for a while.
After Yule returned to the Knights Templar, many knights of the Order of the White Lion waved and saluted John. After all, this order was originally led by John himself. Almost all the high-ranking members of the order knew John, including Anderson and Savile, who had met John before. They have now become centurions in the order.
John also waved to them. Although these people were no longer under his jurisdiction, John would not forget to get closer to them. As long as they were kind-hearted and grateful, John would generously give them help in various ways. It is always better to have more friends than enemies.
After sending people to set up camp for the White Wolf Knights, John brought Warren and Jules to the headquarters.
"Rana's main force is currently concentrated in the camp north of Logronia, less than a hundred miles from the border mountains. However, due to our previous strategy of luring the enemy deep into our territory, one of the knights on the other side has been defeated. This means that the enemy is currently temporarily lacking heavy cavalry, and the threat to the light infantry in the army has also been greatly reduced."
"So what is our combat goal this time?"
Warren on the side asked after hearing the general situation.
"The ultimate goal is to destroy the vitality of the Lana army, so that they cannot organize a large-scale army to attack us within a few years. Of course, the current goal is to conquer Logronia."
After that, John pointed to the place marked with Logronia on the map and said:
"Logronia is our last fortress on our way south to Leon City. The reason we want to attack here is not only because of its key location, but more importantly, it holds hundreds of officers of all levels of the Midlan regular army. If we capture this place, Lana will no longer have the trump card to propose conditional surrender."
"So how many troops are stationed here?"
"The Lana army currently stationed in the camp north of Logronia is estimated to be around 50,000. There may be support from other Lana nobles later, and it is estimated that the number should not exceed 70,000."
Warren heard this and said worriedly:
"Isn't it too risky? Even if it's 70,000, considering the opponent's defensive advantage, we need at least 200,000 to be sure of victory."
"Indeed, but it wouldn't be OK if they didn't defend."
John said this and began to gesture back and forth on the map:
"We only need to use a large force to pretend to retreat and lure the enemy out of the camp and into the area we can control. Then we can completely surround them from the side. By then, the enemy's morale will be low and they will flee. An army that can't even maintain its formation is like a pile of loose sand."
"That's true, but hasn't this tactic been used before? The other side should be prepared."
"Those who have experienced it before will be prepared, but he doesn't know about these newcomers."
John continued:
"It has been decades since those Lana nobles have fought such a large-scale battle involving tens of thousands of people. If there are a few young men of noble status who want to make a name for themselves on the battlefield and rush in with their own troops, in order to protect them, the enemy commander will have no choice but to rush in even if he knows it is a trap."
At this time, Jules next to him interrupted and said:
"John, although the noble descendants of Midland do not have any military experience at present, they cannot be directly brought to Lana. What if the other side does not take the bait?"
John smiled after hearing this, then pointed to the artillery outside and said:
"If they don't take the bait, then I'll just use artillery to wipe them out. With my current reserves of artillery shells and gunpowder, I can keep the artillery firing for three days and three nights. Considering the heating of the gun barrels, they will have to endure artillery shells for a week."
"By that time, the camps will have been in ruins. Our army can seize these camps and reinforce them as our strongholds. By then, the enemy will retreat to the city of Logronia and lay siege to the city."
"Of course, if we capture a few nobles, we can negotiate with them and directly occupy the camp without spending a single soldier. It will be more effective if we fire the shells at the walls of Logronia."