Europe, Austria!
The Longyan Army led by Ling Chen set out from the port and conquered all the way. It was unstoppable and now it was somewhat deep into the heart of Europe.
But the logistics can't keep up.
The cities occupied by their Long Yan Army did not burn, kill, loot, or have a popular base, so they rarely obtained food and grass.
"General, if we continue to move forward, we will really run out of logistics."
An adjutant looked at the current battle lines on the map and said worriedly.
After marching and fighting for more than a month, every time they hit a place, the city defenders in that place watched the arrival of Long Yan's army from a distance and did not start a fight. They would definitely see the Austrian army, discard their armor and run away.
The city gates were wide open, as if they were waiting for Long Yan's army to enter the city.
At first Ling Chen was extremely cautious, secretly wondering if this might be a conspiracy by the Austrian general.
But after sneaking into the city quietly, not even the Austrian guards were found.
Not to mention any ambushes or traps, there are very few people coming to Austria.
After a round of exploration, Long Yan's army gained very little. Apart from a small amount of food stored in the city, they found almost nothing.
At the beginning, the soldiers in the Longyan Army were still secretly mocking the Austrians for being a bunch of cowards.
He ran away without even fighting.
And he left so much food for himself...
In this regard, Ling Chen didn't say much, he just gave the order to go out.
But this situation happened in one Austrian city after another, and the officers in the Long Yan Army discovered this problem.
They may have fallen into the enemy's scheme and lured the enemy deeper!
If this continues, once they enter the belly of the European continent, they will definitely be trapped to death. Isolated and helpless, it is impossible for them to get out alive with this small force.
After realizing the seriousness of the matter, these officers reminded Ling Chen frequently.
However, this general, who was considered a wizard in military arts, turned a blind eye, ignored these advice, and still ordered to continue the conquest of Austria.
Until today, they have entered the belly of Austria, close to Vienna, but this is also the belly of Europe.
"Ling Chen, although you are a general, you can't have your own way!" A counselor suddenly slammed the table.
He said angrily in a cold voice: "If this continues, our army will have to stay here!"
He clapped his hand on the table, moved to the map of Austria, and clicked: "If you want military glory, go and conquer a city by yourself. Our troops will never follow you to death!"
"You think so too?" Ling Chen glanced around at the generals and counselors gathered here and said calmly.
Scanned by his knife-like gaze, the expressions of everyone present changed slightly.
All by default.
Ling Chen nodded and said: "Okay, I understand, pass on my order and set up camp here!"
"Stay there for a while."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.
Set up camp here and stay there for a while?
What's the meaning?
"Ling Chen, the mission given to us by the chief assistant is to disrupt the enemy, give Prussia a chance to breathe, and at the same time cooperate with King Yong in the offensive!"
"This is the order of the Chief Assistant. You won't forget it!" A counselor shouted sharply!
Ling Chen is known as the general who understands Liu Zheng best, but now he doesn't even listen to Liu Zheng's orders.
Everyone looked at Ling Chen with evil eyes. These are extraordinary times. Disobeying military orders is treason!
Although you are a general, you cannot disobey orders from above.
It is not easy to use words such as "I am going to be outside and your life will be compromised".
King Yong is in Poland at the moment, fighting. If he doesn't provide him with good cover, I'm afraid there will be big problems on King Yong's side.
Ling Chen sneered and looked at the person who said this.
"The military order we received is to contain the Ottomans and his allies. Do you think we can contain them by continuing to attack or attacking in a different direction?"
The counselor directly contradicted him: "What else?"
"If we stay here, won't the Austrian and other allied forces still attack Prussia?"
"And we are just waiting to die here. It would be very easy for Austria to cut off our supply lines now."
"We have no choice but to attack in another direction!" The counselor felt that every word of his words was clear and enlightening.
He glanced at Ling Chen disdainfully, and the others gave him a thumbs up.
He is right, now we can only attack in another direction to ensure that the Long Yan Army will not be trapped here!
"Extremely ignorant!" Ling Chen sneered.
He pointed his finger at the map of Austria and said calmly: "Don't you even look at where we are now?"
"Just yelling here."
All the Longyan generals looked at the place where Ling Chen pointed, not only was it the belly of Austria, it was also three cities away from Vienna, the capital of Austria.
But according to Long Yan's marching speed, this distance can be reached in less than a day.
"Don't you see that no matter how we attack, Austria will flee and leave us an empty city!"
"If we continue to fight, these Austrians will still avoid fighting, so that they will have energy and time to attack Prussia."
"And every time we occupy such a city, we not only have to allocate troops to guard it, but we also have to continue to attack the next city."
"Our supply lines have been laid out very long. You can all see this luring the enemy in, but you don't know how to break it. What's the use?"
Ling Chen stared at everyone on the field with a sharp gaze, and said coldly: "If this continues, we will be like monkeys being played around!"
"You haven't noticed this trick, how ridiculous!"
Everyone's expressions froze. They were originally very arrogant, but now they seemed speechless, with something stuck in their throats.
"But...but what's the use of setting up camp here."
Ling Chen glanced at the counselor who spoke.
"Can't you read a map?"
Reminded by Ling Chen again, they looked at the map and immediately understood why Ling Chen did what he did.
"Use the strategy to encircle Wei and save Zhao?"
Ling Chen nodded, not expecting that there was someone else who could understand his intentions.
Aren't those Austrians avoiding fighting? Then I will station myself near your capital to see if you are nervous or not.
Are you worried that our Long Yan Army will fight through?
When someone reminded them, everyone suddenly understood that this was the case.
But someone else asked worriedly: "But we don't have much food and grass. Now that the supply line is so long, I'm worried..."
This showed Ling Chen's pain. He pinched the corners of his eyes and didn't know when the food and grass that Liu Zheng promised him would be delivered.
If there is no food and grass, they will have no choice but to withdraw their troops.
At this moment, a pawn rushed in and said, "General, this is a letter from Lord Liu."
