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    Section 17: Theory of Decisive War

    "Baron, Prince Reinhardt issued a letter of war to us. He invited us to go to the Sutterson Plains for a decisive battle on the 27th to end this war that has devastated countless lives." The young messenger quickly walked into the conference room.  said loudly.

    "What?"

    Kelande was surprised and laughed: "Is this prince Reinhardt stupid? We have a small army and are digging holes in towns to build defensive positions, but he asked us to leave our strong positions to fight them in the field.  ,Does he think we are stupid?"

    "yes!"

    Paros also said: "There are more than 70,000 of them, and the pressure on logistics must be great. If we persist for a while, they may retreat or go to other places."

    "No!"

    Corland shook his head decisively and said: "Baron, our current supply pressure of maintaining more than 50,000 troops is also very high, which is not much less than that of the opposite side. Moreover, the farmland where the king's army passed along has been trampled and destroyed, and the villagers' food has suffered.  Robbery and collection. The people and horses in the places where the king's army passed by were severely exploited. Now there are 60,000 to 70,000 farmers and citizens who are accompanying our army south. Many people are very angry. They hate the king's army, and at the same time, a small number of people hate us.  It is a very bad opinion among the people that our failure to resist allowed the property they had earned so hard to be destroyed."

    "Yes!"

    Rana nodded, touched his forehead and said: "I rode a horse yesterday to inspect the troops. Many people threw stones at me along the way. Our newly formed militia troops and elite troops also made waves of resistance.  Many of their hometowns are in the northeast, and these people in the army complained to their comrades about what happened in their hometowns. This aroused common resentment among the soldiers, and now the voice of revenge is spreading to the entire army."

    "Yes, Baron." Ramsay said solemnly: "If our troops continue to retreat or remain indifferent at this time, the angry people and the outburst of soldiers will seriously affect our reputation and shake our reputation.  The basis of domination.¡±

    "Um!"

    Davout analyzed with a stern face: "Baron. Now our troops are eager to fight, their morale has skyrocketed, and their combat effectiveness has soared. Although our troops only add up to more than 50,000 people, there are more than 50,000 people in the towns near Sutterson.  We only need to extract 50,000 to 60,000 of the 80,000 or 90,000 people who have taken refuge. Give them weapons and let them delay the enemy cavalry or militia from the flanks. After our main force breaks the enemy's formation, we can turn around and attack their army.  , relying on the support of the people and winning the war with huge numerical superiority and intimidation."

    "No!"

    Lin Fenghan quickly shook his head and said: "Although there are 80,000 or 90,000 farmers and citizens, most of them are old people, children, women, and farmers. They have never even held a long sword. Let them kill people. Isn't this adding chaos?  ?¡±

    "What's more, our duty is to protect the people. We protect fairness, justice, and justice, and protect people's lives and property. Now, in order to win the war, we send them to the front line. Aren't we doing harm to others?"

    "But Baron." Browne, commander of the Third Heavy Cavalry Regiment, said doubtfully: "If we don't have the support of the people, then with our 50,000 troops, we can't defeat their more than 70,000 troops."

    "Yes!" Romella, commander of the Fourth Heavy Cavalry Regiment, said quickly: "Our cavalry regiment and infantry regiment are both newly formed, and there are only a little more than 22,000 elite troops among them. And their elite troops are estimated to be at least more than  60,000, plus the 20,000 militiamen they recruited, if there is no numerical advantage, then what do we have to fight them."

    "Baron!"

    Ross, commander of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, looked solemn and said: "You said our duty is to protect people's lives and property, but have we done it now?"

    "No!"

    "No!"

    Breed, the new deputy commander of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, quickly shook his head and said seriously: "Our army and government are now being reviled by the people. They think that we are cowards and cowards who dare not confront the king's troops and let them  Their food, furniture, land, and property were deprived by the king's soldiers, but we did nothing. They were very angry, thinking that we had caused the disaster but let them bear it, and they were very angry."

    Lanska, the general of the Heavy Swordsman Infantry Regiment, looked seriously into Lin Fenghan's eyes and said: "Baron, our infantry regiment soldiers are very excited now. They quickly asked us for a decisive battle. Many soldiers took me to their families, and crowds gathered in their hometowns.  Many people there asked us to attack, and they were willing to pick up hoes and spears and fight to defend their property."

    "ah!"

    Lin Fenghan looked at the excited generals in front of him, frowned sadly and said: "But their combat capabilities are very small, we can't let them die in vain!"A government that cannot protect people's lives is not a good government.  "

    ¡°A government that cannot protect people¡¯s property is also not a good government.¡± Ali said casually, borrowing Lin Fenghan¡¯s words.

    ¡°A government that cannot listen to the opinions of the people is also not a good government.¡± Lanska puffed up her chest and looked at Lin Fenghan and said.

    "A government that ignores the needs of the people is not a good government." Rana followed up.

    "A general who ignores the emotions of his soldiers is also not a good general." Ramsay said seriously.

    "A commander who cannot listen to the general's opinions is also not a good leader." Dawu looked at Lin Fenghan coldly and said.

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    "All right!"

    Lin Fenghan glanced at the serious, solemn, and solemn people, and sighed in a low voice: "You have convinced me, but I am still hesitant now. I must conduct actual inspections to determine whether the temporary civilian army should be recruited. If they don't  If I am willing, I would rather stay here for half a month and wait for the king's army to retreat automatically and lose all the land north of Waterdeep than let innocent people suffer."

    "ah!"

    Keland looked at Lin Fenghan and shook his head with frowning eyes and asked: "Then how do we reply to Prince Reinhardt's messenger."

    "Let him wait here for now!" Lin Fenghan whispered in frustration: "I will let him go after I have inspected the people, selected the battlefield terrain, arranged the military formations, and decided on the winning tactics.  "

    "All right!"

    Lanska reached out to Lin Fenghan and said: "Baron, if you want to know the real opinions of the people, please come with us! You will see a lot of things around the town of Sutterson." Everyone nodded to Lin Fenghan  , walked together towards the outside of Sutterson City Hall.

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