Chapter 767 Hero El (Part 2)
"Your Majesty is so smart..."
El, who was lying on his back on the bed, raised his right arm and placed his right forearm above his eyes as he spoke.
"They went out of their way to praise my achievements and portray me as a 'war hero', in order to divert the attention of the people and ministers and downplay the fact of the tragic defeat..."
"What kind of 'hero'... I can only bring back less than 2,000 people from an army of 300,000, can I be considered a 'hero'..."
After saying that, El's fists gradually clenched.
"...I don't think this was His Majesty's idea." Camille, who was standing beside the bed, added, "Our Majesty is an idiot, how could he possibly come up with such a trick."
Having said this, Camil paused.
After thinking for a while, he continued:
"I believe Prime Minister Mond Dubois came up with this strategy to downplay the fact of the disastrous defeat by portraying you as a 'war hero'."
"Prime Minister Dubois..." El removed his right forearm that was pressing on his eyes and looked at the white ceiling of the room, "This kind of strategy does look like it was thought up by a speculator like him... "
Even though El's room was far away from the venue where the banquet was held, the various laughter, cheers, and noises at the banquet still continued to flow into El through the open window in El's room. Er's room.
For El, the noise of these banquets is like the "snort" of mosquitoes in summer, something that he can't wait to get rid of immediately.
So El, who was lying on the bed, turned sideways, blocked his ears, and said to Gabriel:
"Gabriel, close the window for me. The noise of these parties is really uncomfortable."
After Gabriel closed the window, the room finally became clear.
"Is it time for a banquet now..." El sighed softly, "Now is the most vulnerable time since the founding of our Holy Hiran Empire..."
"The Southwest Front Army was completely wiped out, the Far East Front Army lost 100,000 troops, and the country's total military strength was directly reduced by one-third."
"We have not yet defended the most important fortress of the Britannia Empire - Muhawicz Fortress."
"As long as Su Cheng is willing, he can lead the Michael Knights into the heart of our country at any time."
"Brother Su Cheng, dare to lead the Michael Knights to counterattack our country?" Gabriel's eyes flickered and he raised his own question.
"What's there to be afraid of?" El replied without hesitation, "The Muhawicz Fortress is now in the hands of the Britannia Empire, and the Southwest Front has also been completely wiped out."
"Without the Muhawicz Fortress and the 200,000 Southwest Front troops, Su Cheng can mobilize the Michael Knights under his command at any time to launch a large-scale offensive to gallop and destroy as much as he wants in the western part of our country."
Speaking of which,
El sat up in bed.
Then he continued seriously:
"We have just experienced a great battle. No matter how elite the generals of the Michael Knights are, they still need to rest."
"So we should be safe during this period of time. We don't have to worry about the Michael Knights coming over."
"But if Su Cheng really plans to launch a counterattack against us, we won't be safe for long."
"If I were Su Cheng, I would seize the time now to rest and reorganize the troops."
"Then launch a massive spring offensive at the beginning of next spring."
"It's already December."
"In other words, the time left for our Holy Hiran Empire is less than 4 months."
"If Su Cheng really wants to launch a counterattack, his offensive will definitely start in more than three months."
"We must build a new line of defense on the southwest front in less than four months."
As soon as El finished speaking, Gabriel beside him added in a low voice:
"Maybe Brother Su Cheng doesn't plan to launch a counterattack against us..."
"Gabriel." El said in a helpless tone, "It is a very stupid idea to expect the enemy to make mistakes. You cannot expect the enemy to make mistakes. You must assume that the enemy will not make mistakes. You must design countermeasures based on the premise that the enemy will not make mistakes. ”
"Su Cheng is a true military genius."
"How likely do you think he is to make mistakes on the battlefield and in strategy?"
"Our country's current top priority is to seize less than four months to mobilize enough troops to re-build the southwest defense line before spring comes."
"Our country currently only has four legions."
"Far Eastern Front, Southeastern Front, Southwestern Front, Central Guards."
"At present, the Southwest Front Army has been completely wiped out."
"The Far Eastern Front, which has lost 100,000 troops, is severely weakened."
"The Far Eastern Front still needs to contain the grassland people in the Far East, and it is no longer possible to deploy excess troops to support the southwest front."
"The only troops that can be mobilized at present are the Central Guards and the Southeastern Front."
"I just hope that Your Majesty can be a little more alert, see the current situation clearly, and quickly mobilize enough troops from the Central Guards and Southeast Front Army to rebuild the southwest defense line."
This analysis of El seemed to frighten Gabriel.
Gabriel's face was pale, as if he was imagining the scene where Su Cheng led the Michael Knights to invade the empire.
Looking at Gabriel's pale face, El couldn't help but comforted Gabriel:
"Relax, Gabriel. Although the current situation in our country is severe, it is not out of control."
"As long as Your Majesty can quickly rebuild the southwest defense line, more than three months is enough for us to allocate troops."
"And even if Su Cheng wants to launch a counterattack, the central government of the Britannia Empire may not allow him to start a war again."
"Huh?" Gabriel raised his eyebrows, "Why?"
"Because of this." El took a coin out of his pocket, "War is about money."
"We just ended such a large-scale battle, and we have only rested for a short time, and we are going to launch a new battle of a higher scale. Even if the Britannia Empire is currently strong, I am afraid it can't support such a high-intensity war consumption."
After hearing El's consolation, Gabriel's face finally looked better.
But Gabriel's face had only improved for a short time when Camille said coldly:
"That's true, but I'm afraid the Britannia Empire will borrow money and rely on loans to forcibly launch a counterattack against our country."
"Loan?" Gabriel exclaimed, "Who can the Britannia Empire borrow money from?"
"...Of course it's the 'continental giant'-[Ryan Family]." Camille said in a deep voice, "With the financial resources of the Ryan Family, it is more than enough to give the Britannia Empire a loan that is enough for them to launch another large-scale offensive."
"...If the Britannia Empire really borrows money from the Ryan Family, it will be bad..." After that, El sighed.
Military genius came to another world with Zizhi Tongjian
Military genius came to another world with Zizhi Tongjian