"Go on." Roland could not help but feel interested.
"The terrain of Hermes is very unique. The Impassable Mountain Range has left a gentle slope here, below which is the old Holy City, and the new Holy City is built on the plateau. The environment there is very bad. In addition to using the natural barrier to resist demonic beasts, it is not suitable for living, let alone reclaiming the land. Therefore, all the food and materials needed by the new Holy City need to be provided by the old Holy City — but the land of the latter is only enough to feed more than 20,000 people at the foot of the mountain. "
Edith walked to Roland and pointed to the map. "This means that they need to collect food from other places, such as the churches and church organizations in the nearby cities. Most of them will buy a piece of land, or rent wheat fields from the lords to cultivate. Every autumn, dozens of carriages from the Four Kingdoms will arrive every day, in order to replenish the supplies of the new Holy City on the plateau. Now, a small town similar to a market has been formed outside the old Holy City, where the carriages can rest and the church can maintain the order of entering the city. "
"In other words, if they decide to send the Judgement Army on a large scale, they will absolutely not be able to escape the eyes of these merchants. Even if the army has not officially taken action, we can calculate the timing of the other side's action through the changes in the scale of the material transport. "
When she spoke, her eyes swept over the people present one by one to make sure that they were paying attention to her. The confidence she showed was rarely seen in women in this era.
Roland thought, "It seems that Carr Kant's letter was not completely boastful. At least in terms of her demeanor, she is worthy of the title of Pearl of the Northern Region."
"How do you know so clearly?" Barov shook his beard. "It's as if you came from the Holy City."
"I lived there for a period of time," Edith replied without hesitation. "Because of the Convention of the Months of Demons."
"What's that?" Roland asked doubtfully. He had a little impression of this term, but he could not remember the specific content.
"You don't know?" She blinked. "In order to help the church fight against the disaster of the Months of Demons, the Four Kingdoms need to send troops to support the Holy City of Hermes and fight together with the Judgement Army. Your brother Gerald Wimbledon is the commander of the border army in Graycastle, and I have also fought under him. But there seems to have been an accident last year. I heard that the coalition army of the Four Kingdoms was almost wiped out, and the Judgement Army of the church also suffered heavy losses. "
"There is such a thing," Pérot echoed. "My friend Rennes Medde completed his Knight test there.
"Does every knight have to fight against demonic beasts to be conferred the title?" Roland looked at Carter. "Why haven't I heard you mention it?"
"Ahem, this is a tactic often used by knights in small places." Carter spread out his hands and said, "The Knights of the King's City have their own rules, and in addition to bravery, loyalty and knowledge are also very important aspects, which can't be proven by just fighting with a ferocious monster."
"By the way, Your Majesty." Edith did not refute Carter's words but turned to look at Roland. "Can you let me observe how your army fights? I've always been curious about how you managed to capture King's City within a day. If I can understand the First Army's fighting style, perhaps I can be of help in future battles. "
However, this was not a big problem. The current weapons and equipment of the First Army could no longer be imitated at a glance. With the advancement of technology, the increasingly costly nature of war had gradually manifested. Without a complete logistics supply system and industrial production guarantee, even if the enemy was given a batch of guns, they would not be able to use them. Moreover, by showing his strength to the Northern Region loyalists, not only could he boost their confidence, but he could also deter them from having any thoughts that they should not have. Thinking of this, Roland nodded to Iron Axe and said, "Go ahead and arrange it."
"Yes."
"Your Majesty, I suggest that you issue a decree to every town in Graycastle to expel the church in the name of the king." Barov did not want to lag behind Edith. "Otherwise, once the war breaks out, the church will become a stronghold for them to devour the kingdom step by step."
"I'm afraid that not many lords will be willing to do this. Churches are usually big tax collectors, and the power displayed by the church is frightening, so they tend to follow the wind." Edith shrugged and said, "This is also the usual behavior of the nobles."
"It's better than doing nothing." The director stared at her.
"Of course." Edith chuckled disapprovingly. "The Northern Region will fully support this decree."
"Then let's do it." Roland nodded and said.
"This may be a difficult battle." Sylvie looked rather worried. "You'd better inform Lady Tilly. The witches of Sleeping Island may be able to help you."
Hearing her words, Roland could not help but smile bitterly in his heart. Sleeping Island's problems were no less than his own. After sending the information about the Bloodfang Association, he had not yet received a reply from them. If the internal conflicts were not resolved and Tilly led her subordinates to help, Sleeping Island might be in big trouble. However, what Sylvie said also made sense. The most effective way to deal with Pure Witches with strange abilities was to deal with the witches themselves. "I'll write to her."
"Don't forget to prepare God's Stones of Retaliation for your common people," Agatha added. "During the hundreds of years of the Union, there have been some witches with incredible abilities. Common people without God's Stones were defenseless in front of them. One such witch is enough to kill thousands of people."
"Even flintlocks and cannons won't work?"
"Let's not talk about how easy it is for a witch like Nightingale to get close to your army. Some of her abilities even take effect the moment you see her."
Roland was speechless. The First Army had 5,000 people including the reserve troops. Where could he get so many God's Stones of Retaliation? Even if he used the witches' blood to break down the God's Stone mine, he was afraid that he would not be able to get enough in a short time.
"Your Majesty, we can ask the church for these God's Stones," Iron Axe suggested. "If we only attack the churches and believers, it won't affect the civilians and the nobles won't dare to openly oppose you. In this way, we can realize Lord Barov's suggestion and get a large number of God's Stones for free. "
The corner of Barov's mouth twitched. "You mean we'll send the First Army to rob them?"
"We'll uproot the enemy's stronghold, just like breaking the fangs of a poisonous snake," he corrected. "And Miss Edith will be able to see the First Army's fighting style directly. This kind of battle will be more convincing than a drill."
"I think so too," Edith said with a smile.
"We'll kill many birds with one stone," Roland finally said. "Then let's call it Operation Tooth Extraction."
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