Libius said quickly: "Reporting to Her Majesty the Queen, if we attack step by step, we will land at Guwani Port. At this location, a large number of Lu Xuan's troops are already here, and they will definitely stop us."
"We landed from the sea, and if we wanted to land on the shore, we would encounter unprecedented resistance."
"It's very detrimental."
"At that time, if we want to seize the port or even land on land, we will lose countless soldiers. Therefore, I suggest that we abandon Guwani Port and land in the area south of Guwani Port."
Libius quickly said: "I am very familiar with the area near Suratra City. There is another port about a hundred miles south of Guwani Port. Although the port is smaller, after entering The geographical location is more remote, and the walk is quite circuitous. However, we were able to avoid Lu Xuan's army, land quietly, and then raid Suraduo City, catching Suraduo City off guard."
Victoria looked approvingly after hearing this.
Libius deserves to be from a big family, he has vision and enough ideas.
This guy is very nice.
Victoria asked: "Do you know how many troops are currently stationed in Surudha City?"
Libius was not very clear, but in front of Victoria, he could not say that he did not know now and quickly said: "Your Majesty the Queen, the number of troops stationed in Surudha City is definitely not less than 10,000. Including Guwani The garrison at the port must be more than 10,000 people. Perhaps, there are more."
Victoria further asked: "Is there a lot of food?"
"many!"
Libius quickly answered and explained: "When we captured the city of Surata, we collected all the supplies in the city. There are granaries and arsenals, and there are plenty of supplies. Even if a hundred thousand troops are stationed, they can still support it. a period of time."
"good!"
Victoria gave a hint of approval.
Finally, I heard some good news.
This time I came from the Roman Empire, and everything went smoothly because of the routes opened up by merchants. However, a large number of troops arrived in Tianzhu. If they did not have enough food to support them, the troops would be rootless.
This time, she personally led the expedition, brought a large number of troops from the rear, and had already consumed countless amounts of food. If the food consumed by the army cannot be obtained locally, but must rely on sea routes to transport food, it will definitely be an astronomical consumption.
This is something the empire cannot bear, and there must be a place to supply food.
This is fundamental.
Victoria said with approval: "Libius, this time Valens committed an unforgivable crime. His crime, once he is captured, will be brought back to the country and sent to the stake. However, if We were able to successfully capture the city of Suratra and obtain sufficient food and supplies. This time, I will record your great achievements. Valens' fiefdom can be transferred to you and you can be promoted to Duke."
call! !
Libius's breathing suddenly became rapid.
His eyes were extremely bright.
Why do you want to go out to fight? It is to achieve meritorious service, to become a master, and to become one of the few in power in the empire.
Now, the opportunity has come.
Libius knelt on the ground, knelt on the ground with his head, and said loudly: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will go all out to help Her Majesty the Queen capture Suradha City. I am very concerned about everything in Suradha City. Familiar. I am also very familiar with the geographical location of Suraduo City. Moreover, I have fought with the Ming army and know how powerful the opponent is. So, please rest assured, I will definitely go all out."
"Get up."
Queen Victoria nodded.
Libius stood up, lowered his head, still unwilling to face Queen Victoria, but there was still unconcealable excitement in his heart.
Queen Victoria ordered: "Now, you go back to your warship, change direction, and be responsible for leading the way. Where we will land and dock, and which road we will take to Suratra City, you will be able to direct everything."
"As you command!"
Libius answered quickly.
Just after he took a step, he suddenly stopped again, looked at Queen Victoria, and said: "Your Majesty the Queen, for the map near Tianzhu. Even for the imperial capital of Tianzhu, Huashi City, where the Ming Emperor Lu Xuan is now located. I also know about the capital city. After we land, we can actually fight directly there and approach Huashi City. Do you want to adopt this strategy of directly entering the hinterland of Lu Xuan?"
"unnecessary!"
Queen Victoria shook her head in reply.
She looked very serious and said: "If we don't seize a city as the foundation for our foothold, it will be very troublesome when encountering changes in the future. In addition, if we don't seize enough food, we must first solve the rations of our large army, even if we kill Fahrenheit City , there is no food, the soldiers are hungry, and they can't stop Lu Xuan's counterattack. Therefore, capture Suraduo City first."
"clear!"
Libius bowed his body and bowed, looking pious, and said: "Her Majesty the Queen's extraordinary wisdom can see everything at a glance. If Valens had even a little bit of Her Majesty's wisdom, we would Neither will fail.”
Victoria waved her hand, and Libius turned and left.
As Victoria King Libius left, his eyes instantly turned cold as he thought about the next battle. Although Libius had said so confidently just now, from Libius's mouth, he discovered that the enemy's strength was not weak.
This battle is not easy to fight.
However, it's different as long as you have a foothold.
Once you establish a foothold in Tianzhu, you can mine Tianzhu's ores and continuously tap local resources. As a result, the country needs large numbers of slaves. Now that Tianzhu has a large population, these people can be captured and taken back to be sold as slaves.
This is a business.
Queen Victoria thought, but time passed. After nightfall, Queen Victoria returned to the cabin to rest.
The big ship is still sailing.
In the blink of an eye, another two and a half days later, Queen Victoria's fleet had arrived at a port entering the sea more than a hundred miles south of Guwani Port. This place was discovered by Libius, who once brought people there.
At the beginning, it was also a port chosen.
Because the land connected to this location is cheaper, the roads are more difficult to travel, and there are no cities nearby. Libius led his people to land on the shore. The large ships stopped one after another, and the troops disembarked one after another. They arrived at the shore and quickly stationed themselves in formation.
Victoria also disembarked.
She stood on the land of Tianzhu, looked at the surrounding hilly area, and frowned slightly.
Libius followed and stood aside with a bow.
He now positions himself as Victoria's adviser, responsible for explaining to Victoria at any time.
Victoria looked around and said, "Are all places in Tianzhu such big mountains?"
"no!"
Libius shook his head and answered.
He took the initiative to explain: "Your Majesty the Queen, when we were in Suratu City, we once drew a map of Tianzhu, which was probably based on information collected from Suratto City and other sources."
"In these areas, that is, in the south of Tianzhu, there are mainly hills and even high mountain areas."
"Only in the north of Tianzhu are there plain areas."
"That's the general picture."
Libius said: "In addition, the area around Huashi City where the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is currently located is also an open and flat area and is close to the river. It is the best area."
Victoria nodded and frowned: "Is the climate in Tianzhu also so bad?"
It's already October.
In this weather, the Roman Empire has a relatively comfortable climate, not too cold, and will have the most comfortable cool climate for a while. However, after Victoria got off the boat, she felt a heat wave and a hot breath.
This area of Tianzhu is not very good in his opinion.
Libius said, "Reporting to Her Majesty the Queen, the climate in Tianzhu is like this. It is very different, hot and rainy, and very single. Mainly speaking, there are mostly hot days, and there are no severe cold days, let alone rain. Snowy weather.”
Victoria nodded.
She can only endure all this for now.
There is no other way. The current goal is to establish a foothold in Tianzhu and strive to capture Suradhuo City as soon as possible.
Victoria ordered: "You personally lead the way. We will seize the time to detour north, then rush into Suratu City and seize the city. Last time, you failed to defend Surador City. This time, it is Lu Xuan's people who cannot defend it. Live in the city.”
Libius thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty the Queen, considering that the city of Suraduo City is relatively strong, I think that to attack Suraduo City, we must also adopt a surprise strategy, not a direct attack with hard bridges and hard horses. , allowing the other party to make a surprise attack."
Victoria said, "What's your strategy?"
Libius quickly said: "I suggest that we arrange a fleet to go north and quickly go to Guwani Ferry to prepare for a large-scale feint attack to attract the attention of the garrison at the ferry and Guan Yu of Suratto City. After Guan Yu leaves the city, Our army has already circled up, so we can win in one go."
Victoria's face instantly turned cold.
She stared at Libius and said in a deep voice: "Didn't you think about it before? Now that we have all landed on the shore, you have thought of separate strategies. If it was arranged early, why bother to do it all? Are all the troops going south?"
Libius looked embarrassed, and even more frightened: "Return to the Queen, I just thought of it."
"Next time, use your brain more."
Victoria felt uncomfortable and wanted to deal with people, but after careful consideration, Libius's suggestion was indeed very feasible. The reason why Lu Xuan let Libius and his group go to sea and return to the Roman Empire was because he might have deliberately provoked her and wanted her to attack.
Therefore, now that the army has reached the sea and is close to the Guwani port, the news has reached Guan Yu's ears, and Guan Yu will most likely divide his troops.
She led all the troops to the north and raided the city of Suradha, and she was bound to win.
This is a surprise attack.
Victoria was never one to be indecisive.
On the contrary, she acted very decisively and judged that the strategy was feasible. Victoria made adjustments, arranged an army of ten thousand people, and took warships northward towards the Guwani port.
Then, Victoria ordered all the troops who had docked to seize the time and continue on their way, quietly heading towards Suradha City.
