After chatting with Su Ruoyan, he realized that his previous idea was nonsense. It would not work at all. According to Li Huailin's plan, Lin's Group could be destroyed, but it had nothing to do with making money. However, Su Ruoyan immediately revised the plan. The two discussed for about ten minutes, and a new plan came out.
"It's very simple on my side. Can you really get them to agree?" Su Ruoyan asked. Although Li Huailin's plan sounded easy, it involved tens of billions of interests. Could it be solved so easily?
"There shouldn't be a big problem. It should be done in two days. You can start working on your side first. I will inform you when I have news," Li Huailin said.
"Okay." Su Ruoyan nodded. "Anyway, the investment is not big. I will discuss it with Dad first."
"Okay." Li Huailin nodded.
"Did you hear it?" After hanging up the phone, Li Huailin turned to Zhang Yonglin next to him and said, "If Spikes is willing to cooperate, there should be no big problem. If they are not willing to cooperate, then there is nothing I can do."
"I always feel that something is not quite right. It seems that I have missed something." Zhang Yonglin touched his head. "Forget it. In that case, we should also cooperate with each other to minimize the impact of this matter. According to your plan, it should still be within the scope of business competition. This is acceptable."
"Okay, then I have to start working. I don't have time to chat with you for the time being," Li Huailin said.
"Me too. You should discuss with us before the next operation. In this way, we can deal with both sides," Zhang Yonglin said. "That's it. I will go back and have a meeting with the bureau first."
Li Huailin's workload was a bit heavy, and he could not complete it in a day. Fortunately, Su Ruoyan could not complete it in a day either. He had to wait for her progress. The next night, Li Huailin calculated that his troops should have arrived at the designated location, so he logged into the game to deal with the two dukes first.
After logging into the game, Li Huailin teleported from his fief to the nearest city to the rendezvous point. He then rode on Millet and arrived at his temporary barracks. The size of the barracks wasn't very large, and the statues were all over the place. In any case, it was much more miserable than the temporary barracks built by the 2nd Division. It was probably because the new recruits hadn't received such training. If it weren't for McCain, the old man, commanding them, the barracks would probably be even more miserable than this.
Although the barracks looked miserable, the arrangement of sentries and patrols was very appropriate. As soon as Li Huailin walked to the gate, he met a guard who was on duty, so he was immediately welcomed in. The guard immediately called back McCain and the others who were still commanding the construction.
"Marshal, this job of leading new recruits is really difficult. I have not led new recruits for several years." McCain could not help but complain as soon as he came in. These new recruits really did not know anything. They even had to ask McCain for the location of the tent. It was really hard on him.
"Cut the crap. What's the situation now?" Li Huailin asked.
Hearing this, McCain immediately became serious and reported to Li Huailin, "I have received intelligence. Duke Lautner set out at almost the same time as us, and he sent out his entire army. His army of 5000 soldiers has arrived near Duke Martelli's fief this morning. Since they did not encounter any resistance along the way, they have just advanced to a place that is only 40 miles away from Colchira City and set up camp. However, they do not seem to have any intention of attacking the city immediately. Instead, they are resting and reorganizing, and then building siege equipment. It seems like they are preparing for a protracted battle."
"Are you sure there are only 5000 soldiers?" Li Huailin asked.
"Yes, Marshal. Is it strange? A duke can only recruit 5000 private soldiers. This is the empire's law. Can Duke Lautner recruit more? "McCain asked.
"I see." In fact, Li Huailin already knew that Duke Lautner was helping to rebuild the 3rd Division, so it was possible for him to have more troops. However, there were not many at the moment, which meant that the 3rd Division had not been formed yet. Therefore, Duke Lautner did not want to expose it and attract the empire's attention. Against Martelli, he felt that 5000 soldiers were enough.
"What about our team? Have we been discovered? "Li Huailin asked.
"Because we have not declared war yet, so they should not have discovered us. However, it is very difficult for such a large army to remain undiscovered," McCain said.
"Oh, I see." Li Huailin nodded, then looked at the tactical map on the side. Because it was McCain who made the map, it was very convenient for Li Huailin to look at it. If it were his own men, it would probably be a mess. The current situation was that Duke Lautner's troops were camped in the east of Colchira, while Li Huailin's troops were to the north of Duke Lautner's troops, which was the side. The terrain here was more hilly, with many small mountains standing crookedly. The cavalry could not climb the mountains, so they could only run in the valleys between the mountains. However, the area around Colchira was relatively empty, which was suitable for cavalry to attack.
"Marshal, what should we do now?" McCain stepped forward and asked.
"Oh … well …" Li Huailin thought for a moment. "I don't have a good plan for now. Let's hear your opinions first. How do you think we should fight now?"
"Huh?" McCain was a little stunned. Before, when he followed Li Huailin, it was always Li Huailin who made the decision, and never asked for his opinion. This was the first time he asked. However, he also knew military strategy, so he thought for a moment and immediately replied, "We definitely cannot defeat Duke Lautner's troops, so a frontal attack is impossible. However, we still have some advantages. After all, we have more people, including Duke Martelli's troops. We now have 7,000 troops, so I think we should immediately contact Duke Martelli's side. Both sides should be synchronized so that we have a chance of winning."
"We actually have a f * cking advantage …" Li Huailin whispered.
"Marshal?" McCain did not hear clearly, so he asked again.
"Oh, that's a good idea, but I won't accept it. Try harder next time," Li Huailin said.
"Huh? Oh … "McCain touched his head and then retreated.
"What about Legg?" Li Huailin turned to Legg and asked.
"I … I have the same idea as Lord Maccon. Right now, the only advantage we have is that we have more troops, and they haven't noticed us yet. Based on these two aspects, I think we should let Duke Martelli's troops move out and fight them in a stalemate. Then, our troops will cut in suddenly. That way, we should be able to catch them off guard," Legg replied after some thought.
"Oh …" Li Huailin nodded. Legg's intelligence and leadership were good, and he could be counted as a good general. However, he was a little lacking in experience, and with some training, he could be a good deputy general. "That's a good idea, but I still won't accept it. Try harder next time."
"Huh? Well, Marshal, did I say something wrong? "Legg asked carefully.
"You two really can't keep up with me. Legg, it's your first time, after all, but McCain, you've been with me for so long. How can you not know what I'm doing?" Li Huailin taught patiently, "What you're proposing now are very common tactics. To be honest, anyone who has fought in a war can think of them. They seem very reasonable, but they're completely useless. Let me tell you two, the most important thing in a war is not to let the enemy not know what you're thinking, but to make them feel like they know exactly what you're thinking. That way, you can manipulate them to jump into your trap, understand?"
"That's right." McCain nodded immediately. "Then, Marshal, what should we do?"
"Yes, Marshal, what should we do?" Legg did not understand, but he followed up anyway.
"Wait, don't rush, Bruno. What do you think we should do now?" Li Huailin looked at Bruno and asked again.
"Huh? This … "Bruno did not expect Li Huailin to ask for his opinion. To be honest, he had no confidence in his own strategy at all. His father had told him that he was not cut out for it, and that he should just listen to his superior and charge at the front in a war. Now that Li Huailin asked for his opinion, he was a little unaccustomed to it.
But even though he was not used to it, since it was his superior who asked, Bruno thought about it seriously and said, "I think … the enemy has not set up camp yet, and it's dark and windy. Why don't we take advantage of the situation and launch a night attack and catch them off guard …"
"Nonsense!" McCain immediately said. "Duke Lautner is a general, and he is very familiar with military strategy. He will definitely be on guard against a night attack. Of course, he must be on guard against a night attack from Duke Martelli's side. Maybe he has already prepared an ambush and is waiting for us. If we send our men to launch a night attack now, we might fall into an ambush. This is not an ambush for us, it's suicide. And most importantly, if we launch a night attack now, unless we achieve great results, our troops will be exposed, and our advantage in concealment will be ruined. The gains do not make up for the losses! "
"This … this seems to make sense." Bruno felt that McCain's words made sense. As expected of the Deputy Marshal of the 2nd Division, he was more knowledgeable than he was. It seemed that he still had a lot to learn …
But before he could finish thinking, Li Huailin suddenly slammed the table, startling Bruno. Could it be that his suggestion was so bad that even the Marshal was angry and disappointed?
"Good! What a great plan! "Li Huailin suddenly praised.
"Huh?" "Huh?" "Huh?" The three of them looked at Li Huailin in surprise. Even Bruno, who had proposed this plan, could not believe it. Was this a great plan?
"Young man, you have a bright future ahead of you!" Li Huailin patted Bruno's shoulder heavily, and said in a serious tone, "Alright, let's not waste any more time. Now, take your men and launch a night attack on Duke Lautner's camp. Let's go!"
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