At the meeting of hall leaders, most people's opinion was to pursue the victory, conquer Black Mountain Town and the Crossroads Fortress in one fell swoop, and completely liberate Black Mountain County and even the entire northern foothills of Sentinel Ridge.
But Scarr was preoccupied and spoke his mind;
First of all, he believes that Black Mountain Town is the most important town in the northeastern part of the Western Frontier, with a large population, a developed magic processing industry, and sufficient supplies; the Crossroads Barracks is a famous solid fortress that has stood firm since the Orc War. Moreover, the core of governance in the kingdom's local states and counties has always been in towns, and the guards and regular regiments currently have quite powerful military forces. This will be a large-scale urban battle that we have never faced since we raised the flag of rebellion. The Harvest Golem is effective in plains warfare, but it is not a siege weapon.
In addition, the support from the official army has not been cut off. The Vishak Knights in the north can still receive continuous reinforcements and supplies. The Sentinel Ridge garrison in the south may also make long-distance attacks to attack the rebels. The current conditions are not yet met. A better strategy is to continue to move to neighboring towns and counties, mobilize and organize disaster victims, and strengthen existing forces.
Secondly, with the recent successive capture of market towns and government warehouses, a suspicious problem has been discovered: the materials that were previously expropriated by the Black Mountain County Government, as well as the strong men forcibly recruited by the Corps, were not transported south to Sentineling Prefecture as usual and transferred to the Golden Coast Port. By sea, it is transported northward, and the quantity is very large.
Since the Western Spring Bridge has long been blocked, it is unlikely that these materials and personnel were transported to Stormwind City via the distant land route of Elwyn State, and many of them were not transported long distances, but were stored on site for later use. Especially the source ore magic powder stored in it is enough to fight a large-scale regular army war. In the past, the county guards always had the ability and resources to counterattack repeatedly, and this was also the reason.
Thirdly, according to reliable information, the Heishan County government's previous actions of increasing taxes, enclosing fields, raising money and supplies, and mobilizing garrison troops were not actually approved by Sentinel Ridge and were done without authorization. If this information is finally confirmed by the Western Frontier Prefecture, the enemy of the rebels will be the Black Mountain Prefecture and the forces behind it, not the entire Kingdom of Stormwind.
To sum up, Skar opposed risking attacks on towns and fortified fortresses, saying that existing bases should continue to be consolidated, government strongholds should be surrounded and isolated, and enemy personnel and reserves should be consumed. At the same time, he has sent someone to contact Sentinel Ridge through some means, waiting for a response from High Lord Grian Stroman. If everything goes well, it will be possible to maintain temporary peace with the Western Frontier Prefecture and the Kingdom.
As soon as these words came out, the whole audience burst into discussion. One of the gang leaders said directly to Skar, "Gang leader, I don't respect you, but now, are you still fantasizing about reconciliation with the kingdom?"
Others also said, "Yes, even if the county government did it without authorization, it must have been tacitly approved by the state government." "That Stallman may be the force behind the scenes. He didn't want to dirty his reputation, so he let his men do it." Being a scapegoat.”
Someone even whispered, "Since the gang leader was injured last time, has he been frightened by the enemy? Fortunately, the deputy gang leader is still here, so he has not been frightened by anything."
Of course, there are many people who support the gang leader’s opinion. Oster had already understood that at first, Skaar raised the banner of rebellion with the Beggar Gang and the secret armory as the core, but with the subsequent extensive expansion of the team, he was no longer able to decide all the affairs of the gang.
Even in private, there have been many times and multiple hall leaders who have encouraged Auster to become the leader of the gang for various purposes, and they will support them with all their strength; Auster has ignored them.
After some debate, the assembly voted collectively, and in the end, Skar's proposal was not adopted. Many hall leaders were undecided, waiting for Oster's opinion. As a result, deputy gang leader Ao abstained very happily - this is for sure. A year ago, he was still a homebody, how could He De be in such a critical position? Isn’t it harmful to people to fire empty cannons indiscriminately when the situation arises and to use words of advice to direct actual actions?
Although Skarr still had the final say, he chose to follow everyone's opinions. The conference finally made a decision to concentrate its forces to capture the Crossroads Fortress first, and then attack Black Mountain Town. The meeting also regulated the establishment and duties of the commanders of each department, and also made some adjustments to the personnel appointments and dismissals of each hall, each stronghold, and each camp.
After the meeting, Skar was still worried. Oster thought he was worried about being ignored at the meeting of hall leaders, so he went over to chat with him. He thought about how to solve the problem for a long time and said that he had no intention or ability to be a gang leader.
Before he could speak, Skar looked at him and said slowly, "Brother Brown, am I really a capitulationist? I remember you once told me that we should not only improve our own lives, but also change the world. Use the barrel of a gun to seize and establish political power that belongs to the people;
When I first raised the flag of righteousness, my only thought was to let the people who suffered from the disaster survive. As for whether to overthrow the state capital and the entire Kingdom of Stormwind, it was acceptable to me. Do I really not have the courage to resist to the end? "
Oster looked at Scar's sincere eyes and the patched clothes that had turned white after washing, and realized that he was overthinking; the man in front of him was only thinking about the common people and had never considered personal matters at all. , let alone fighting for power.
Auster thought for a while and replied, "If the system is not adapted to the actual situation and the level of productivity, it is just empty talk. Forcing a leap forward will not only fail to achieve results, but will also harm others and ourselves. Change needs to be done step by step, and any Small progress is not meaningless.”
Skar nodded and said, "I think so too. If it is determined that the disaster in the west is man-made, finding the culprit will be a higher priority than opposing the kingdom. To a certain extent, we can even join forces with the enemy. In fact," he continued, leaning closer and looking left and right;
"...Our informants placed behind enemy lines have found out that a certain person or organization behind the scenes bribed the mayor of Black Mountain Town and the commander of the Crossroads Corps, and forged the king's letter and the Pope's edict, and pretended to pass on the order to mobilize the directly affiliated corps. And the Holy Knights. In order to avoid leaking the news and putting the informant into unnecessary danger, I kept silent at the conference."
Auster was very surprised. Who is so bold? This kind of behavior is completely treason. In fact, the rebels have never openly opposed the Kingdom of Stormwind, and their banner is anti-rent and anti-food. If this is verified, then the rebel side will become the Black Mountain County, and the Qing monarch on the side of Skal will appease the national crisis, and it will become a real deal. of the rebels.
Oster became very interested in this powerful informant behind enemy lines. He thought that a series of previous battle victories were thanks to this person's accurate intelligence, and he almost passed on the enemy's family tree. So he asked jokingly, " Who is our nail? He is really capable. Is his surname Yu?"
After hearing this, Skar looked solemn and said after a while, "It's someone you know."
