Still three days away from Blackwater, Stanley slowed down his March and waited for the news from the sentinel.


    The sentry turned back at dusk. The situation in Blackwater city was not as bad as expected. There were indeed a lot of enemy troops, but they did not form a siege. There were dead bodies under the city. The two sides had fought, but the scale of the battle was small. The two sides faced off for more than a month and spent more time watching.


    "The more this time, the more we can''t take it lightly. The enemy will attack at any time. I''m going to set up camp behind Blackwater city. I have to let elmeng see that we''re coming. I can''t take it in front of them..."


    Stanley and Manda rode in the same carriage and talked for a long time. He didn''t expect Manda to give any response. He just wanted Manda to understand.


    Since the day of the expedition, Manda sat in the carriage like a clay sculpture. She could eat and sleep, but she never spoke and had no expression.


    At first, I thought Manda was pretending to be deep, but it was so for several days. Everyone had to accept the fact that it was the sequelae of promotion.


    "It''s better to fall into a deep sleep," Stanley sighed to the lioness. "It''s safe for him to sleep in the cottage."


    The lioness clenched her teeth and said, "don''t play tricks on me. As long as he doesn''t sleep, he must go with the army. This is his order!"


    "When the war starts, I can''t protect his safety."


    "Without your protection, I won''t let any enemy near him."


    The next day, Stanley met elmeng''s sentry. Sentry saw that Stanley didn''t escape, but took the initiative to deliver a letter to Stanley.


    "The Marquis invited count munchke to the city to discuss the war."


    If Manda is right, Almon wants them to enter the city before they meet.


    Stanley would not be fooled. He said to the sentry, "please tell the Marquis that we are camping outside the city."


    Detective Shao didn''t understand: "I don''t understand what you mean."


    "You don''t need to understand. Just convey the news to the marquis."


    "I don''t know your name yet. You shouldn''t be count munchke."


    Stanley said, "I am the first knight of count munchke! This battle is under my command."


    When the sentry left, Stan''s soldiers continued to advance and set up a camp five miles away from Blackwater city.


    That night, Stanley took five corpses to the bottom of the city to investigate the terrain. This was his first time to Blackwater city. When he saw the location of the city, Stanley smiled.


    This battle is better than expected. Blackwater city is on a gentle slope, which brings great difficulty to the siege, but if you want to go out of the city to fight back, the broad hillside is very suitable for cavalry to dive down.


    Stanley took two thousand soldiers. The real battle force was five hundred heavy cavalry. The remaining fifteen hundred were light infantry and factotum to assist the cavalry. As long as we grasp the fighter, we can break up the enemy''s formation in one charge. Then we can surround the enemy with heavy infantry and kill one-third of the enemy''s strength, and we can completely defeat the enemy.


    The better way is to harvest with archers, or even wipe out the enemy army. The only price is that it will harm your cavalry, but if you calculate the final battle damage, it is definitely worth the price.


    According to Stanley''s tactics, the odds of winning the war are very high. Judging from the bodies on the hillside, Almon didn''t do that before.


    The corpse was wearing heavy armor, and many shields were scattered on the hillside, which proved that elmeng adopted the most traditional tactics, using heavy infantry and the enemy in the hard steel on the hillside.


    This tactic can''t give full play to the terrain advantages of Blackwater city. Elmeng is a man who has fought in the war and has been entrenched here for many years. He can''t be unfamiliar with the characteristics of Blackwater city. There are only two reasons for using this stupid tactic. One is that he has no cavalry in Blackwater city. This reason is unlikely. Canglang country is a nomadic country and has long faced an enemy dominated by cavalry, Blackwater must have standing cavalry.


    Another possibility is that he didn''t make up his mind to fight. The cavalry rushed out and couldn''t come back. He had to fight to the death, but elmeng didn''t want to do so. He asked the heavy infantry to go out and fight. After the battle, he could retreat calmly, so back and forth, and wear with the enemy to this day.


    He doesn''t want to lose too many troops and wants to drive the enemy away. Is there such a good thing in the world?


    It''s true that Stanley just brought him the cavalry. If Stanley can lead the cavalry to take the lead in charging, he can reap with an archer behind him, and he can win with little war damage.


    Of course, for Almon, what is waiting for Stanley is the total annihilation of the army.


    Does he really want to do that? I can''t draw a conclusion yet. It''s just my own speculation.


    Returning to the camp, he told Manda the results of the exploration. Manda looked at the ground with a dull expression and still had no response.


    Stanley said angrily, "what''s the difference between his appearance and a stone?"


    Yodora blushed and said, "there are still differences. He was shaking last night. I saw that he was so cold, so I warmed him up. He... Was OK."


    Stanley smiled bitterly and left Manda''s tent. A soldier reported that the Marquis Almon was coming.


    He came so fast. Stanley hasn''t sent a messenger to Blackwater yet.


    After changing his military uniform, Stanley came to the big tent and warmly entertained Almon.


    "Viscount Stanley, I didn''t recognize the wrong person, did I?" Aermeng still smiled with a friendly and frank smile.


    "I am no longer a Viscount," Stanley saluted respectfully. "The king has deprived me of my title."


    "That''s not your Majesty''s intention. He will soon restore your title. You are the God of war on the battlefield. The God of war deserves a higher title!"


    After drinking a cup of wine, elmeng tasted the mellow wine and sighed: "count munchke calls this wine stubborn ox horn. What a memorable taste and person. Count gassac is a hard bone, you are also a hard bone, so am I. let''s drink to the hard bone!"


    After two glasses of wine, Stanley''s heart beat a lot faster. Almon''s words moved him very much.


    "How is count munchke?"


    "He suffered a little injury in grey fish town and will come immediately after he recovers." Stanley knew that Almon would ask Manda, and he had already figured out his words.


    "Tell him to rest assured. I''m not afraid of those barbarians. We can beat them with our two hard bones!"


    With a few words, Stanley seemed to have become Almon''s man.


    "Why let the soldiers live in such a place?" El shook his head fiercely. "I have prepared good wine and girls in the city. The soldiers deserve some rewards before they go to the battlefield."


    "My men are cavalry. They are not good at guarding the city. They can play a greater role outside the city. We can launch a surprise attack at any time, and there is more room for advance and retreat. Stanley also wanted to use this excuse.


    "That''s reasonable!" Ai Er Meng nodded. "I''m going to attack the enemy in three days. I want your cavalry to rush to the enemy from the side and directly disperse the enemy''s formation. My infantry will rush outside the city and destroy the enemy at one fell swoop."


    Stanley stared at Elle for a long time, which really made him guess right.


    He wanted stan to strike first. It all depends on his mood whether to harvest the enemy with infantry or archers.


    No wonder Manda is so defensive against him. The old guy is really cunning.


    "Lord Marquis, I have a better tactic. I suggest you let the infantry charge first. When fighting, I let the cavalry cut people from the side and directly defeat the enemy. What do you think?"


    After exploring the battlefield, Stanley thought of a new tactic. The effect of infantry first attack is not as good as cavalry first attack, but this tactic is stable. As long as there is no command error, it is almost impossible to lose.


    The only problem is that Aermeng''s infantry has become a meat shield and may face considerable losses.


    El thought for a moment, nodded and said, "this is also a good idea. Let me think about it again. Let''s have another drink!"