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    "We shouldn't wait like this anymore. If we have the time, we might as well lead everyone to conquer the city of Sos. And we are simply wasting time here and giving the Ottomans time to mobilize their army."

    "That's right, that's right, I support this proposal. We should attack Soth instead of wasting unnecessary time here."

    "I heard that the Ottomans have begun to mobilize their army, and we will face them soon. And now we are short of weapons and food. If we can conquer Sos, we will be able to get these things."

    "Your suggestions are just nonsense. How can we attack the city of Sos? You know, that city is an important military town in the north of the Ottomans. There is no way for us to conquer it. Instead of dying in vain, it is better to  It would be better to stay here and wait for the other rebel legions to arrive."

    "Yes, you also said that we lack weapons and food. Without these, would we use our own flesh and blood to attack Soth? If this is the case, I am sure that even those of us will die.  , and it is impossible to capture the city of Sos."

    "Look at our army. Although it looks like there are 300,000 young men. But no one knows what these people are thinking. If the attack goes well, they can continue to follow us. But  Once the attack is frustrated, they will definitely abandon us, and by then we will really have nothing."

    "This won't work, that won't work either, so what should we do? In fact, judging from the current situation, we can't fight against the Ottoman elite no matter what. Instead of waiting for death here, we might as well go to Sos and try our best. If we succeed,  if¡­¡­"

    The military generals of the rebel army were in the big tent, and they were arguing fiercely with each other.

    Broadly speaking, they are now divided into two factions.

    One faction advocates leading all the current rebel armies.  To attack the city of Sos, a military center in the north of the Ottoman Empire.

    After all, the entire northern region is now in turmoil, and there are no troops capable of taking the initiative to attack the rebels.

    This is an opportunity that is extremely beneficial to them.

    Therefore, when attacking the city of Sos, everyone will not be attacked by other Ottoman armies.

    Furthermore, there is a large amount of food and weapons in the city of Soth. Once captured, it will be able to alleviate the rebel army's problem of lack of food and obtain a large amount of weapons and equipment for the existing legions.

    You know, don¡¯t look at the entire rebel army now, which has 500,000 to 600,000 people.

    ¡°However, this includes the elderly, the weak, the sick, the disabled and children.

    ?Except for these people.  At least half the quantity.

    At the same time, even among the remaining half of the troops, there were not many people holding iron weapons, accounting for about 20% of the entire legion.

    The rest were armed with sticks and dung forks, or simply with their bare hands.

    How could such an army fight against the elite Ottoman Legion, which was armed to the teeth?

    Anyone who is sober can realize this.

    The reason why the rebels are still so "carefree" is because there are not many Ottoman troops in the entire north, and also because of the riots.  The Ottoman troops stationed in the north were going around to kill other small groups of rioters.

    Furthermore, the number of these Ottoman troops was very small and they were unable to fight against the large number of rebel legions.

    but.  This situation will no longer be the case once the Ottoman suppression army arrives.

    At the same time, a large number of insurrectionists gathered in the Bucatles area.  This resulted in a shortage of food.  There is simply no way to meet the needs of so many people.

    This is not surprising at all. From the uprising to the present, they have not seriously conquered a city.

    To conquer the sky means to conquer several villages and towns.  A small amount of supplies was obtained.

    And, defeated the Northern Legion sent by the Ottoman Empire to suppress the uprising in the early stage.

    But those legions were not elite at all. To put it bluntly, they were militias from the northern part of the Ottoman Empire, and their combat effectiveness was not high at all.

    "Compared with the elite Ottoman Legion that is being prepared now, the northern legion that the rebels defeated was nothing more than the fifth scum of the war.

    If you want to fight against such an elite legion, the rebels must now equip themselves with sophisticated weapons and armor, and formulate the following tactics.

    At the same time, there must be sufficient supplies to supply them with the next battle.

    But all these are what the insurrectionists lack.

    Whether it is martial arts?Or food, the rebels didn't have any.

    In this regard, the leaders of the uprising gathered together started a heated discussion.

    Now, in addition to the lack of weapons, armor and food, these rebels also have a big disadvantage.

    That is, they do not have a fixed territory and cannot provide them with an endless supply of supplies.

    Unlike the Ottoman Empire, the country will provide sufficient support for military operations.

    This is a very unfavorable situation for the insurrectionists.

    It is for this reason that some leaders of the rebel army felt that they should also capture a city as a base.  In the end, everyone chose Sos, a military town in the north.

    But for this proposal, half of the people were in favor, while the other half were very opposed.

    The reason is also very simple. Soth City is not so easy to capture.

    As an important military base of the Ottoman Empire in the north, the city of Sos has strong defenses and ample garrison.

    Although it cannot be compared with the number of rebels, it can still defend the city.

    If the rebels have sophisticated weapons and combat equipment, then attacking the city of Soth is certainly a good choice.

    However, what the rebel army lacks now is exactly these things.

    What¡¯s more, there is still a lack of food.

    If the attack on Soth falls into a long siege, it will put the entire rebel army into a very troublesome situation.

    "When you attack a city like this, you at least need to siege the city and give alms."

    Do you want a siege ladder?

    Do you want a heavy car crash?

    Obviously, attacking such a city cannot be done in a day or two.

    So, at least you need enough food for everyone to eat for half a month, right?

    But now, the food in the entire rebel army is only enough to feed everyone for three days.

    And, this is still under the condition that one person eats one meal a day.  It can only last for three days.

    Therefore, it is not surprising that some people would disagree with the proposal to attack Soth.

    But now everyone¡¯s situation is very bad.

    "If we don't think of a way quickly, they will collapse without a fight without waiting for the Ottoman army to come to suppress them.

    In other words, the rebel army looks very powerful now, but in fact it is not the case at all.

    "Strong on the outside but capable on the inside," is a very appropriate word to describe them.

    As the supreme leader elected by everyone, Siwicks was very distressed.

    Because he is also very conflicted in his heart right now, so he doesn't know which proposal he should choose.

    It¡¯s like what two people said.  There were only two ways to go before him.

    However, no matter which path he takes, there will basically be some unpredictable and unbearable consequences.

    Attacking Soth City is likely to fail, which will lead to the collapse of the army.

    Once that time comes, there will never be a good end for these people.

    The Ottomans are not good people. They will definitely catch them and torture them to death slowly.

    As for how to torture?

    ¡°Oh, it¡¯s better not to think about it.

    Rather than attacking Soth, we will run out of food after three days.  Then the same army will collapse.

    The rebels gathered together now are actually not very united at all.

    Everyone has their own selfish motives.

    The reason why they are united now is because they have a common enemy.

    However, no one is sure.  Will there be some traitors then?

    Or, some people will take their legions and leave the big guys to find a way to survive on their own.

    In this regard, Siwicks has a very clear understanding.

    And it¡¯s in West Wicks that you have a choice.  When we were facing a difficult decision, a ragged messenger ran in from outside the tent and shouted loudly: "Chief. There is a businessman outside who claims to be Portuguese. He said he can solve the problems we are facing now."

    What!  ?

    The words of this messenger made everyone in the tent, which was like a vegetable market, suddenly quiet down.

    Everyone looked at the messenger with wide eyes.

    Maybe it¡¯s because I¡¯ve never been watched by so many people, or maybe these people haven¡¯t seen them before.The leaders who knew what they were doing already had some of the momentum of the superiors. In short, the messenger began to feel awkward.

    "You know what you're going to say?"

    The messenger shook his head: "This is what the Portuguese businessman asked me to say. He said that if I say this to the leader, then the leader will naturally understand the meaning."

    Of course the messenger didn¡¯t know what was going on.

    Which businessman will solve the problem?

    What¡¯s wrong with the army?

    This is simply nonsense.

    Nowadays, the rebel soldiers are so strong that even the Ottomans don't care. How could there be a problem as the businessman said?

    "However, for the sake of two gold coins, I just did as I was told.

    Yes, only the top leaders know the serious problems facing the rebel army.  And this matter was not spread by them.

    "These leaders also know very well the situation in the rebel army.

    ¡°If this news is spread out stupidly, people who have gathered together will flee in large numbers within a few days, and it will be very troublesome then.

    He withdrew his gaze from the face of the messenger, and everyone looked at Siwicks.

    "Let him come in. I would like to hear what kind of trouble we have that needs him to solve."

    Siwicks was also very curious about this, and a glimmer of hope slowly ignited in his heart.

    Maybe, if you meet this person, something unexpected will happen.

    Siwicks thought to himself.  (To be continued)
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