"Oh, go to battle yourself!"


    On a sunny morning, at the foot of a hill less than ten miles southeast of mengge Town, Arthur, who had eaten breakfast, was looking at the stationery in his hand and showed a slightly surprised smile.


    The letter was written in the name of mark anbit, the Viscount of the anbit family. The destination was kramen town in the south. It probably said that he would follow Ted Barrett, lead the army to encircle him, and let the town, the villages and farms below pay attention to his whereabouts to prevent his invasion.


    "Everybody," said Arthur, looking at Thorne, Grice, Bogu and Rett in front of him, teasing, "it seems that we are in big trouble. The marquis will come to catch us in person!"


    With a smile, he handed Grice the letter paper in his hand and asked him to read it out.


    After reading the contents of the letter, Grice was just about to speak. The knight in charge of guarding the letter bird came quickly and handed a letter box with thick index finger.


    The letter came from bank. Arthur quickly read it and handed it to Grice on his left.


    The battle plan after crossing the river is mainly divided into two points: one is to mobilize as many enemies as possible, and the other is to wait for an opportunity to burn the enemy''s food and grass and block their supplies.


    Soldiers are expensive to win, not expensive for a long time.


    Whether it was the destruction of the vassals'' farms, the annihilation of hard Burton and others, or the crossing of the river to the enemy''s rear, Arthur''s primary purpose was to end the war as soon as possible.


    According to the agreement, milt is responsible for all the consumption of the first soldier''s horse, but with the current situation in Cumbria, if the war continues to delay, Lingfeng fort will have to turn around and transport food and grass for tens of thousands of troops stationed in the fortress of Xiangguo town in half a month.


    Tens of thousands of troops fight against 50 people, and the problem of food and grass supply is completely two concepts.


    A team of 50 people does not need much supplies at all. Especially in a situation like him, he can "take it from the country and give food to the enemy". In addition to weapons, all war needs can be obtained from the enemy.


    For a team of tens of thousands of people, he can''t afford long-distance transportation. There is a saying in the art of War: those who are poor in the country are far from losing!


    Of course, the same weakness exists in itself and the enemy also exists.


    Although TID Barrett and others are not expeditions, they have an army of tens of thousands of people stationed, and their horses have several times as much demand for food and grass.


    Once there is no food, either retreat or reorganize the transportation of food.


    Therefore, after accumulating enough deterrence to the enemy, he resolutely changed his battle plan and chose to cross the river to the enemy''s rear.


    What seems like a crazy adventure is actually to provoke Ted Barrett and others - I not only killed all the people you sent, but also deliberately ran to your eyes to make trouble! Let the enemy gather more people to encircle and suppress him in humiliation and anger.


    In order to fight for the Lord, the vassal needs to provide food and grass for at least one month. That is to say, at the moment, a large amount of food and grass is being stored in the enemy camp outside Xiangguo town.


    After crossing the river, Arthur didn''t go to the farms to kill people and set fire. He drove all the way north just to burn this batch of grain and grass first. At that time, if the enemy really gathered more troops and formed a new army to encircle and suppress him according to speculation, he would turn around and burn the food and grass of the new army. If not, he would continue to attack and kill the supply team.


    In short, to make the enemy''s army unsustainable, either withdraw troops or starve to death!


    As for danger or something, Arthur didn''t care at all. Not to mention, under the vision advantage provided by the ghost faced eagle, no one can trap him as long as he doesn''t run into a desperate situation foolishly.


    Therefore, the more enemies, the better! It''s better to have an army of 100000 people to chase him!


    You know, the larger the team, the more serious the dependence on grain and grass transportation, and dependence is subject, and subject is a weakness! The greater the weakness, the better the effect will be after being hit.


    As a flower grower, "before soldiers and horses move, food and grass first" is a wise saying known to junior middle school students. In the history of flower growers, there are many battles that failed due to lack of food and grass.


    Such as the battle of Changping, the battle of Julu, the battle of cuxia, the battle of Guandu, the battle of Hanzhong, the battle of Yiling, etc.


    Burning the enemy''s food and grass and cutting off their supplies are traditional skills and necessary means in war. Of course, Arthur should carry them forward.


    According to the information now available, the situation is better than he expected.


    After reading the letter, Grice looked happy and impatiently said what he had previously held in his heart: "Lord Arthur, marquis Barrett is really a good man! We were still having a headache about how to burn their food and grass. Unexpectedly, he took away a large number of knights himself. It really helped us a lot. When he burned all his food and grass, we must ask someone to convey our gratitude!"


    "Shall I send you alone?" Arthur joked.


    Grice smiled and said, "don''t bother, sir. Just catch a serf and send a message. Ted Barrett will be happy to spit blood on the spot!"


    After a few words of laughter, Arthur immediately concluded, "at present, the situation is really good for me. Ted Barrett personally came to encircle us and led not too few people. According to the statement in this letter, it is speculated that the team led by Ted Barrett should be composed of all knights."


    "They will take towns, villages and farms as their strongholds, provide supplies, and carry a small amount of food with them every time they go out to pursue. Although this situation is slightly unfavorable to our later battle plan, the impact can be ignored. Moreover, at present, this is good news, because it means that the largest number of people and horses are left in the enemy''s camp We have the most food. This is our primary goal! "


    Arthur said, and everyone nodded in agreement.


    Grice said, "Sir, what about bank''s letter? Refuse it directly?"


    "Why do you want to refuse?" asked Arthur directly. "Write back and tell him to get ready. Tomorrow night, let 100 knights who can use the Warcraft bow go south, ride one person and two, and tie more guide ropes or iron locks on the ship. It must be long and strong enough!"


    "Also, let him tell milt, don''t keep staring at the war. The enemy is now attracted by us. Let him reduce the manpower in the fortress as appropriate, so that the surplus civilians can return to the farm and resume production, which can also reduce the pressure on some food and grass."


    Hearing the speech, Bogu immediately asked, "Lord Arthur, aren''t you going to catch Ted Barrett?"


    Fifty people, plus a large group of ghost faced eagles, are more than enough to burn grain and grass or attack and kill the enemy''s supply team.


    "There''s still a dream," Arthur said with a smile, "Although the chance to kill or capture Ted Barrett is very slim, it does not prevent us from making such preparations. Even if we fail to achieve our goal in the end, the extra 100 men and horses can not only kill more enemies, enable them to accumulate combat experience, but also reduce their food and grass pressure. It is very cost-effective."


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