"Gone???"
Tesosomok stood up in shock. His foot injury was not healed, so he immediately fell to the ground again when he stood. He grimaced in pain from the too strenuous movement. Even so, he still stared at the Aztlan soldiers running over and shouted:
"It would be bad if you run to the Sun King. Help me up quickly, and I'll stop him!"
Ella stopped Tesosomok.
"You're so seriously injured, don't go. I'll stop him." Ella said, "My threats should be more effective than the injured you."
Having said that, both Ella and Tesozomoc knew in their hearts that if the lord of Huacostipec State really wanted to leak the secret, he would probably have already seen the Sun King before the Aztlan soldier came back to report the news. . With this anxiety, Ella hurriedly walked towards the Sun King's camp.
No sign of the lord of Huacostipec State was found along the way, which made Ella feel more anxious and move faster. However, after getting really close to the Sun King's camp, Ella's pace slowed down again - if the lord of Huacostipec State had really seen the Sun King, he wouldn't be able to do much even if he went in; The lord of Tipec State did not come to see the Sun King, so entering like this would make the Sun King suspicious.
She took a breath and calmed herself down. Then, she pretended that nothing had happened and asked several Aztlan guards guarding the Sun King's camp: "Did anyone go in just now?"
"Are you looking for someone?"
The sudden voice of the Sun King scared Ella and jumped up from the ground. Turning her head, she saw Mokut Soma walking from the other side of the tent with a stern face.
In front of the petite Ella, his burly body was like a grizzly bear standing upright, ready to pounce on its prey.
"Who are you looking for?"
The Sun King asked again in a calm voice, with an invisible pressure in his words.
"I'm... no... I'm not..."
Even Ella didn't know how to deal with this unexpected situation.
"I guess you are looking for the lord of Huacostipec State; or maybe the lord of Kaunahuac State?"
The Sun King's third sentence shocked Ella even more. She subconsciously took a step back - this was because of her courage. If it had been anyone else, the Sun King would have been scared to the point of peeing when he said these words. Regardless of whether the lord of Huacostipec State had seen the Sun King or not, the man standing in front of her was much more difficult to deal with than she expected.
Seeing Ella's obvious fear reaction, the Sun King's expression showed no obvious fluctuations.
"I've said it before, I hate being disturbed during my break. But I like smart people. If the missing person is a smart person, then maybe I can send someone to help you find him - is he a smart person? ?”
Ella's throat began to feel dry. She has never been able to say a word in the face of questioning like she is now.
Seeing that Ella didn't speak, the Sun King continued to ask in that low voice:
"Yes. Smart and unsmart are relative terms. Even smart people will appear dull in front of smarter people. I tend to like smarter people. Let me ask another way-compared to That guy you’re looking for, do you want to be smarter?”
"What does it mean……?"
"For example, the plan I asked you to go back and think about." The Sun King raised his head slightly, "Do you have any idea how the opponent will attack?"
Ella finally realized that she was being threatened.
She knew that the Sun King was not an idiot and could not be fooled by casual tricks. But it was impossible for her to give truly valuable advice to help the Sun King resist Hestein. The threat of the Sun King really put her in a dilemma.
But in theory, this is not an unsolvable problem. There is not just one way to win, and there is not just one weakness that leads to defeat. As long as he avoids the key points of Hestein's attack and points out the Sun King's important weaknesses elsewhere, he can gain the Sun King's trust without affecting Hestein's victory.
She closed her eyes and began to think quickly in her mind - after all, how would Hestein choose to attack the Sun King?
Thinking about what your opponent will do is much harder than thinking about how to win. When she thought about it, Ella realized that she didn't know Hestein very well. Ella had only witnessed two battles between the legions commanded by Hestein. One time was during the decisive battle with Ragnar, but half of that time was planned by Ayla; the other time was outside the city of Constantiniya, plundering Hestein and Berengar of the Seven Hills Empire. The Praetorian Guards launched a decisive battle, which ended with Hestein's retreat.
If pressed, Ella felt that Hestein's fighting style was somewhat similar to Berengar's. They are all the type who rely on elite troops and their own force to break through from the front. They are the opposite extremes from people like Ella who are used to digging traps secretly.
Imagine that you were that kind of general, holding the Imperial Guard in your hands... How would you fight against the Sun King's snake-like formation?
The answer quickly emerged - use two small forces to feint to attack the head and tail at the same time, and when the Sun King is tired of rescuing, attack from the center with the absolute main force, so that the head and tail of the opposite side cannot care about each other. Although the Sun King has a large number of people, as long as there is a defeat in one place, the entire front will soon collapse thousands of miles away.
The more she thought about it, the more she felt that this was the kind of action Hestein would take. That said, avoid this when making suggestions.
In addition, what are the weaknesses in the Sun King's arrangement? If Hestein were replaced by Ella, how would she attack?
The Sun King's map appeared in her mind, and she faintly recognized what looked like a river symbol.
"Are your camps all arranged by the river?" she asked.
"Of course." The Sun King said, "When the army is stationed, we must consider the issue of water. Setting up defenses along the river can also effectively prevent the enemy's attack."
"It's not good, it's very bad."
Ella pretended to shake her head a few times.
Several vicious rays of light flashed in the Sun King's eyes: "Is there anything wrong with this arrangement? Do you want me to move my camp away from the river?"
"Have you ever thought about how the opponent came here from the other side of the sea?" Ella said, "Your opponent has the most advanced ships in the world, which is beyond the reach of your canoes. Such a vast sea If you can't even stop their boats, do you still want to use a river to stop them?"
"Not only is it impossible to stop, this arrangement also has a fatal weakness." Ella said softly, "Relying on the river, the enemy can maneuver at a speed far exceeding yours and invade any of your strongholds along the river anytime and anywhere. Before your reinforcements arrived, the enemy had already used the river to retreat. Wouldn't it be a big mistake to be constantly harassed like this?"
——Keeping the Sun King's troops away from the river can further weaken Aztlan's formation and support Hestein's land attack.
Of course, this is just Ella's own plan of attack. It's strange that a gangster like Hestein, who doesn't even know a word, could use such a sneaky guerrilla plan.
——At least, that’s what Ella believes.
(End of chapter)
