Chapter 972: The Purpose of the Frankish Army

As soon as Issel finished speaking, exclamations rang out in the conference room.

"200,000?!"

"The Frankish Empire actually sent out a second wave of troops to attack the Kingdom of Shupel?"

"Counting the 100,000 troops that attacked the Kingdom of Shupel in the first wave, the Frankish Empire has now deployed 300,000 troops in the Kingdom of Shupel..."

"Sending 300,000 troops to attack the Kingdom of Shupel? Is it that serious... 30,000 troops are enough to destroy it..."

...

The latest intelligence delivered is really shocking.

Late last night, the Frankish Empire actually sent out a second wave of troops to the Kingdom of Shupel, and this second wave of troops was twice the number of the first wave, a full 200,000 troops.

At this moment, 300,000 Frankish troops have gathered in the Kingdom of Shupel.

Issel frowned even more deeply at this time.

He stared at the map in front of him, wondering why the Frankish Empire would deploy such a large-scale army to a tiny country like the Kingdom of Suppel.

Issel raised his hand to signal everyone to stay calm.

After the knights calmed down and stopped talking, Issel said:

"From the current situation, the Frankish Empire's deployment of troops this time is definitely not just to capture the Kingdom of Suppel."

"If you want to capture the Kingdom of Suppel, you definitely don't need 300,000 troops."

"The gains from conquering the Kingdom of Suppel can't make up for the consumption of sending out these 300,000 troops."

"So, the Frankish army is definitely not coming for the Kingdom of Suppel..."

At this point, Issel suddenly paused.

His pupils shrank slightly.

Then he hurriedly lowered his head and stared at the map in front of him.

This is a large map that includes the entire Rhine Front.

Just now,

Issel suddenly realized something.

He fixed his eyes on the border between the Britannia Empire and the Kingdom of Suppel on the map.

"...So that's how it is. I'm really slow, I didn't understand your real intention until now..." Issel said in a deep voice, clenched his right fist and slammed it hard on the table.

Issel, who suddenly pounded the table, scared everyone including Albert.

"Issel." Albert asked Issel, "What's wrong?"

"I understand why the Frankish army sent such a large army to attack the Kingdom of Schupel." Issel said in a deep voice, "They plan to pass through the Kingdom of Schupel and break through our Rhine front!"

Issel took the thin stick next to him and pointed to the border between the Britannia Empire and the Kingdom of Schupel on the map.

"The Kingdom of Shupel is an 'absolutely neutral country'. They have no ability or reason to launch a foreign war."

"And our Britannia Empire has never intended to invade the Kingdom of Shupel. At the same time, we don't need to be too wary of this 'absolutely neutral country', so we didn't station too many troops on the border between the two countries."

"So - the 'Bush Border' between our two countries has become the weakest point in the entire Rhine Front."

"The Frankish Empire saw this, so it launched a surprise attack on the Kingdom of Shupel, intending to capture the Kingdom of Shupel as quickly as possible, and then pass through the weakly defended 'Bush Border', break through our Rhine Front and attack our mainland!"

"The target of the Frankish Empire has been us from the beginning!"

"The troops dispatched by the Frankish Empire this time may be more than 300,000."

"Since the target is us, it is not surprising that they dispatched so many troops to attack us."

After listening to Issel's analysis, everyone present, including Albert, was shocked.

They had never expected that the Frankish Empire would be so bold and cruel that it would actually intend to destroy the innocent "absolutely neutral country" Kingdom of Suppel, pass through their territory, cross the weakly defended "Bush Border", and break through the Rhine Front.

"Captain!" A knight said urgently, "We must stop the Frankish army from advancing as soon as possible! Intercept them before they attack our homeland!"

The words of this knight aroused the response of many people.

In fact, without the knight's reminder, Issel also knew that he had to intercept the Frankish army that was going to cross the "Bush Border".

"The Frankish army had successfully arrived at the gate of the Kingdom of Suppel yesterday."

Issel said.

"It takes time for us to mobilize troops. No matter what, we have no way to stop the Frankish army from breaking through the "Bush Border"."

"All we can do now is to drive the Frankish army back before it penetrates deep into the homeland."

After that, Issel stood up, leaned over the map, stretched out his finger on the circle marked with "Kingdom of Suppel" on the map, and then slid his finger westward.

"When the Frankish army breaks through the 'Bush Border' and enters our country, they will come to..."

Isser's finger slid westward and slid to a large plain marked "Rhineland".

"Rhineland Plain!" Isser shouted, "When the Frankish army breaks through the 'Bush Border', they will definitely pass through the Rhineland Plain!"

"The Rhineland Plain is large enough and happens to be a suitable battlefield."

"We will arrive at the Rhineland Plain before the Frankish army arrives there!"

"We will intercept the Frankish army on the Rhineland Plain!"

"We don't know how many troops the Frankish Empire has deployed in this battle. There may be more troops coming to join the battle from behind."

Isel ordered the knights.

"Therefore, we must gather as many troops as possible!"

"The Frankish Empire must be well prepared this time, so we must not be careless!"

"From here to the Rhineland Plain, if we march quickly, it will take about 2 days."

"Although the defense of the 'Bush Border' is weak, it is not made of paper."

"If we use pigeons to send a message to the strongholds around the 'Bush Border' now, asking them to start gathering troops at the 'Bush Border', the 'Bush Border' should be able to gather about 4,000 troops before the Frankish army arrives."

"Although it can't stop the Franks, How long will the Frankish army take, but it can always help us buy some time! "

"The Frankish army arrived at the capital of the Kingdom of Shuper yesterday. According to their marching speed, plus the time that the troops of the "Bush Border" can help us buy, it should be 10 days before the Frankish army arrives in the Rhineland Plain. "

"In other words-we now have 10 days to prepare for the battle!"

"Use 8 days to gather as many troops as possible! Use 2 days to go north, intercept the Frankish army in the Rhineland Plain, and fight a decisive battle with the Frankish army!"

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