I Will Be The Crowned King

"Respected Marshal, when it comes to the strategic position of the Black Reef Port, even among the Thirteen Colonies, it is absolutely blessed; it is surrounded by mountains on three sides, the northwest is layered with hills and forests, and the southeast is a dense network of rivers and Straight road; Offensive can deter Sail City, Grey Pigeon Fort, and retreat can also be used as the gateway for Red Hand Bay and Winter Torch City; even if surrounded, Red Hand Bay and Grey Pigeon Fort have fallen, but they are also important forces that can curb the enemy's attack... …”

In the Black Reef Harbor Council, the speaker of the Black Reef Harbor, Pushwood, who had just assumed office, followed Louis closely, eloquently talking about how important the strategic position of his colony was, and how strong the defense line formed by the natural terrain was... and so on. Ten reasons, so Black Reef Port must not be abandoned.

Perhaps it was because the Storm Legion had organized a counter-offensive in Black Reef Harbor, and Speaker Pushwood, who had witnessed the battle with his own eyes, spoke righteously, and at least it sounded very reasonable at first glance. It made sense in all aspects, and even had a strategic vision.

But the embarrassed young knight just forced a smile, and listened to the other party's words.

Is Black Reef Harbor Important? Of course it's important, but what if you can't keep it important?

Squeeze out the entire thirteen colonies of the Free Confederacy, and at most we can only make up an army of 100,000 people, and there are not even 30,000 people who are really capable of fighting. If these troops are spread evenly across all the colonies, I am afraid that tomorrow the Confederacy will change its flag. , There is only one sun in the heart of Emperor Herid.

In fact, he and Anson had agreed to set up an ambush at Black Reef Harbor, lure the enemy to advance the army before the Mujahideen army had a firm foothold, use the terrain to fight a battle of annihilation, and then evacuate the entire line before the enemy reinforcements arrived.

Since it is an ambush, it is natural to do a good job of disguise, at least to pretend that the Free Confederation will not give up easily, and even prepare to defend heavily.

But Louis couldn't be as decisive as Anson Bach. He abandoned the slightest bit of affection without saying anything, and he couldn't be ruthless to deceive the other party. He could only keep silent on the side; and this silence was given to Speaker Pushwood. Some kind of fantasy, thinking that he really persuaded the young knight to stay and defend Black Reef Harbor, so he became more active.

He couldn't help but be active. The former timber merchant relied on the downfall of the previous speaker of the Black Reef Port and the support of the Rune family to become the speaker; once the Black Reef Harbor fell, others would naturally follow suit. He took away the position of Speaker that he had finally won.

This situation is not even an exception... Since the Storm Legion officially merged into the Free Confederation in the name of Ice Dragon Fjord, the originally united liberals have also split into two factions; one group continues to maintain an independent attitude, and the other group is sniffing When the opportunity came, he made up his mind to serve the Rune family completely.

Relying on their deep roots, the independent faction was still willing to obey the retreat order. Although they resisted, they were not stupid enough to oppose it. The group of people who actively hugged the thighs of the Rune family became the most staunch defenders because they had no foundation.

In the face of the fact that his own people are not as reliable as the neutral opposition, both Anson and Talia are very stable - anyway, no matter which side is a consumable, whether it is dead or alive will not affect the rule of the Rune family in the new world, It would be better to say that as many of these comprador snakes die as possible, it also helps to maintain the stability of the Confederacy.

The only troublesome one is the speaker of Grey Pigeon Castle, Paulina Frey.

This Confederate leader, who Anson personally supported, unexpectedly refused to obey the order and resolutely refused to retreat. Coupled with the dual status of the leader of the Supreme Council and the publisher of the "Declaration of Resistance", she directly became the leader of the die-hard faction. The staff headed by Louis was very troubled.

Just when the young knight was trying to deal with the Speaker of Black Reef Harbor, Anson, who was in Grey Pigeon Castle, just received a "top secret" intelligence from a friendly army.

"What, Major General Ludwig wants us to find an opportunity to set up an ambush and quietly kill Bernard Morwis?"

The stunned Anson suddenly raised his head and looked at the former leader of the Untrusted Knights, Ian Clemens, with a slight difference: "Did he really say that?"

"It's absolutely true, how dare you lie about this kind of military intelligence?" Ian couldn't help but smile bitterly:

"This was handed over to us by the talented officer next to Major General Ludwig, and he specifically warned that if there was any mistake, we would be directly sent to the church as a military exploit for the Major General to 'capture a heretic'!"

Although Ian did not name the name, An Sen's mind immediately came to the figure of Colonel Roman, who could freeze to death with a look in his eyes, and always had Zhang Zeren's face devoured by Colonel Roman.

Since he personally ordered it, it must not be a temporary intention, but the situation is really serious enough to kill the former colonial minister.

Wait, the Chancellor... Yes, Bernard Morwes was the Chancellor. He is probably familiar with the actual situation of Sail City and the distribution of various forces; if he stays in Sail City, he will not be fooled. Secondly, there is a risk of exposure of Ludwig's private contact with himself!

Anson, who had figured this out in an instant, had a slight cold sweat on his forehead, but at the same time thought that Bernard Morwes seemed to have come as a "supervisor" this time, a real royal official; Ed Levant died so vaguely at first, and I'm afraid it didn't end so well in the end.

Besides, such a big thing must not be hidden from Louis. With his relationship with Bernard, it would be a little difficult to kill the former colony chief minister openly.

But if you don't kill him, the risk of exposure on Ludwig's side is extremely high. In addition, Bernard is still half a local snake. He is very familiar with the new world and has leading experience.

The dilemma Anson was caught in a tangle, and his face was tense and he did not respond, so that the opposite Ian Clemens could only keep smiling and sit and wait.

One minute, five minutes, ten minutes... When the little secretary, holding a thick stack of documents, knocked on the door and walked in, what he saw was An Sen who was sitting in the chair, thinking hard, and Wu Yan who was smiling until his cheeks were stiff. Letter to the leader of the Knights.

"As for the deployment of the Storm Corps and the Fire Corps, as well as the division of logistical supply lines, Deputy Commander Fabien and Chief of Staff Karl have given a preliminary draft."

As if he didn't see Ian, the smiling little secretary handed over one document after another to Anson: "Because the supply lines for other units of the New World Legion have not yet been fully established, a large number of troops are still During the transfer, it is impossible to determine the total number of troops that will finally participate in the war, so the final plan will have to wait for a while.”

"Thank you for your hard work." An Sen nodded slightly, apologetically; he knew very well how much work he had added to his loyal subordinates when he was the commander-in-chief during this period of time.

Looking at the densely packed notes on the mobilization of the army and the ratio of supplies, An Sen, who had been having a headache for a long time, suddenly had an idea:

"So the army currently assembled in the area from Grey Pigeon Castle to Black Reef Harbor is only part of the Storm Army and the Shooting Army, as well as the army of Sail City and several colonies?"

The voice fell, but the little secretary with a formal smile did not answer immediately, but turned his head very directly and looked straight at an outsider.

"Uh……"

Ian, who was stared at the hair in his heart, smiled politely, and stood up and saluted Ansen: "Since the commander-in-chief is busy with business, please forgive me for leaving for the time being..."

"No, you stay!"

Anson interrupted directly, and then turned his attention to his secretary: "Alan, you are now verbally reporting what you know about all the deployment of troops in the surrounding area, the deployment and follow-up reinforcements, all loudly reported -- remember , be loud!"

Ok? !

This time it wasn't just the little secretary, even Ian Clemens was stunned.

"Uh, about the deployment of the New World Corps in the surrounding areas, it is generally concentrated in the Grey Dove Fortress and the Black Reef Harbor!"

Although he didn't understand the reason at all, Alan Dawn obediently fulfilled his clerk's duties and began to retell the contents of the document with his super memory, and also summarized the later version:

"Grey Pigeon Fortress, with about 10,000 defenders, is dominated by the Sail City Army and Grey Pigeon Fort Army, with a large number of cavalry and artillery; Black Reef Harbor has about 12,000 troops, with Storm Army and The shooting corps is mainly based, as well as the local Black Reef Harbor Corps and the Long Lake Town Corps who came from the rear to support them. They are basically well-trained infantry, artillery and cavalry are relatively scarce, but the logistics supply is sufficient. "

"As for the other armies... Except for the logistics of transportation, the establishment of fortresses and the necessary garrison forces, they are basically concentrated in the area of ​​Changhu Town. Depending on the situation, it is decided to continue to reinforce to the west, or to station on the spot to build a line of defense against the enemy's attack. "

The more the little clerk spoke, the more flustered his heart became, and his eyes kept jumping between Anson and Ian Clemens; what he revealed now was almost the entire strength and real deployment of the entire Free Confederation.

Ian on the side frowned, completely lost the shocked expression at the beginning - he had roughly guessed what a bad-hearted commander-in-chief wanted to do.

"I hope you can find a way to let the jihadists stationed in Yangfan City know this information truthfully."

With a smile in control of everything, Anson said to Ian Clemens: "Of course, this information must not let the other side realize that we actively exposed it, and try to make them think that they accidentally discovered our army. Deploy without leaving any excessive traces."

"I'm afraid this is a bit difficult." Ian twitched the corners of his mouth and smiled bitterly:

"Don't talk about taking the initiative to 'leak secrets'... Now Yangfan City is almost a military fortress. It is extremely difficult for those of us to move freely, and we may be captured by the opposite side if we are not careful."

"So..." Anson looked at him, expressionless:

"Can't do it?"

"Of course not!" Ian shuddered:

"It mainly depends on how much you are willing to pay for this goal?"

Anson: "...for example?"

"If you want people to believe the intelligence obtained 'accidentally', in addition to making sure that at least it looks like a real accident, the most important thing is to have enough imagination."

Ian pursed the corners of his mouth, his eyes flashing with a strange brilliance: "Just like you just asked His Excellency Alan Dawn to recite the military deployment aloud, it is easy to 'accidentally' let some soldiers who are not very firm in their mouths know, Inadvertently passing this intelligence to the ears of the enemy."

"But you understand, that's not enough...but if it's not just a deployment, but a special military operation, then it makes perfect sense."

Anson pondered for a few seconds, then looked at Ian with a bit of determination: "What do you want?"

"Head." The expression of the leader of the Untrustworthy Knights was also serious:

"The Faithful Alliance of Sail City, and the branch of the newspaper Moby Dick ... many of them did not leave Sail City with Sir Louis Bernard and were 'protected' by Major General Ludwig like us. up."

"Let the troops of Black Reef Harbor and Gray Pigeon Fort prepare to attack, and then you will personally order the people from the Faithful Alliance and the newspaper to organize operations, expose their whereabouts, reveal military deployments... lure the enemy into taking the bait!"

"Yes!" Anson answered simply and neatly:

"From now on, the Faithless Knights will take over the liaison with Sail City, and all activities will be decided by you, Ian Clemens--no need to report unless the matter is of great importance!"

After working together for such a long time, he certainly knew what Ian, or what the remnants of the Cressey family wanted—freedom, wanted by the Church and all parties in the Old World, and then by himself and by Phil Clay. As tool men in the West, the only thing they long for is freedom.

Sure enough... At the moment when the voice fell, Ian's face flashed, unable to hide the joy; then he slowly got up, knelt down on one knee, behind his left hand, and pressed his right hand on his chest.

"Leader of the Untrusted Knights~www.readwn.com~ Ian Clemens." At this moment, his temperament suddenly changed from before: "From today onwards, I would like to serve Anson Bach faithfully. ; Please witness the Ring of Order and the Three True Gods together and never betray!"

The little secretary standing behind him still smiled, as if he hadn't heard anything.

"I have never doubted your loyalty, Your Excellency Ian Clemens." Anson said blankly: "I have only one request..."

"The jihadist army gathered in Yangfan City will definitely take the bait and can't wait to launch a full-scale attack on Grey Dove Fort and Black Reef Harbor. Lord Bernard Morwes will definitely be one of the commanders in charge of commanding the attacking army."

Ian understood: "As for Major General Ludwig Franz and the Clovis army under his command, they will be forced to stay in Sail City for various reasons and will not participate in this meeting with the 'New World Heresy'. fighting!"

"Very good." An Sen nodded slightly and smiled with satisfaction:

"Your Excellency Ian Clemens, you are indeed an excellent loyal minister."