Surat City.
Now, it has been taken over by the armies of the Roman Empire.
Queen Victoria's army entered the city, took over the city, and issued a peace proclamation. For ordinary Roman Empire generals, it might be enslaving local people as pigs, dogs, cattle and sheep.
Not Victoria.
She knew that Lu Xuan was trying to win over the people, so as soon as she entered the city, she announced the abolition of taxes and completely let go of the people's shackles.
No matter how Victoria governs in the future, she only thinks about one thing, and that is to shake the Ming army's governance.
This is the most important.
Without addressing this, Victoria cannot stand.
It was the notice issued by Victoria that caused many local people to support the Roman Empire and instead welcomed Victoria.
That's how people are.
Many people only look at benefits and nothing else.
In Victoria's case, she sees further and considers things more thoughtfully.
In the city, in the city lord's mansion.
Victoria is listening to Libius' report.
After capturing the city of Suratra, all the food, equipment and supplies in the city were controlled, because there was a large amount of supplies in the city, ensuring an abundance of supplies.
After reporting, Libius said: "Your Majesty the Queen, our army numbers more than 70,000 people in Suratto City. The current food and supplies in Suratto City are enough to support us for at least three months. What's next? , you can face it calmly.”
There was a smile on Queen Victoria's cold face, and she said: "Very good, with enough food, things will be easier to do next."
"Libius!"
Victoria raised her voice slightly.
"exist!"
Libius spoke loudly.
Victoria ordered: "You are responsible for allocating 100,000 kilograms of grain from the granary, opening a granary and setting up a porridge tent, specifically for the people in need."
"ah!"
Libius exclaimed when he heard it.
The look on his face was very astonished.
Libius looked serious and didn't understand, and asked: "Your Majesty, why is this?"
Victoria said: "People's hearts are always the most important. Especially now, we have just arrived in Suraddha City, and we need to be supported and given a little benefit appropriately to help us gain a foothold in the future. One hundred thousand catties of food, but It’s about a day’s worth of rations for our army. If we give up a small amount of rations in exchange for the support of the vast majority of people, why not do it?”
Libius looked admiringly and said: "Her Majesty the Queen's wisdom is indeed as admirable as the great rivers."
Victoria said: "Go and make arrangements."
"As you command!"
Libius answered quickly.
He left in a hurry, feeling even more impressed in his heart. As expected of Her Majesty, she was far-sighted in doing things.
Victoria sat in the hall, still thinking.
Going to war with the Ming Dynasty is no small matter.
You have to think long term. ,
"Report!"
At this moment, another soldier quickly ran in and reported: "Her Majesty the Queen, we have the latest information about Guwani Port."
Victoria ordered: "Send it up."
The soldier quickly handed over the letter.
Victoria took it and browsed it quickly. When he saw the contents of the letter, he saw that the sentry went to Guwani Port to inquire about information, and found that Guwani Port had reduced its troops.
All the forces were guarding the port and did not attack Surudha City.
Victoria was a little surprised.
This Ming army general guarding Guwani Port was very capable, but he did not take the initiative to attack.
Victoria is stronger. If the opponent takes the initiative to attack, Victoria will be the defensive party, the party with the initiative, and can use the city to suppress the Ming army and even weaken the Ming army.
Now, the opponent chooses to defend, which means she needs to take the initiative to attack. Once Guan Yu chooses to defend and takes the initiative to attack, he will lose a lot of strength and his own casualties will be even greater.
Victoria thought for a while and ordered: "Someone, please inform Feld to come and discuss the matter."
The soldier went to inform.
After a while, a middle-aged man of about forty years old, wearing a white robe, with a big beard and a serious appearance, came over.
It was Feld.
He was Victoria's counselor, and at home, Field was also a bishop of the church. The Roman Empire now believes in Christianity, and Feld also has great influence in the Roman Church.
Queen Victoria came to power with the help of Christianity.
Without the support of the Pope, Victoria was even more difficult.
Feld saluted and said: "Your Majesty the Queen."
Victoria nodded and said: "Bishop Feld, we just received the news from the Guwani Port. The Ming army general of Surudo City took his army to the port and learned that Suratto City was lost, but he did not come. Attack, but stay and defend."
Feld's eyes were deep and he said slowly: "Your Majesty the Queen, if such a situation occurs, there is only one result. The other party knows that they are not our opponent, and deliberately stayed at the port to use defense as offense."
"At the same time, the other party must be waiting for reinforcements."
"Only when reinforcements arrive can the Ming army's defenders be stable, otherwise they cannot stop them."
"This is the only chance."
Feld looked approvingly and said: "Your Majesty the Queen, the commander of the Ming Army is not a mediocre person, but a very wise man. If it were other people, they would definitely be anxious once the city of Suraddha was lost. We couldn't wait to come back for help, but we were defeated. Such people are definitely difficult to deal with."
Queen Victoria praised: "I also agree with this analysis. Bishop Feld, what do you think we should do to deal with the enemy next? This problem must be solved at the moment."
Felder was thinking, his wise eyes gradually gained a look of madness, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I have a very bold suggestion.
Victoria said: "What suggestions?"
Feld said: "According to the information currently obtained, the Ming army is stationed in Huashi City. Although the distance from Suratto City to Huashi City is far away, it is not difficult to conduct a long-distance attack."
"When the Ming army commander in Suratra knew that he was losing, would he just defend at the port?"
"No!"
"I don't think so."
"The commander of the Ming army in Suratu City will definitely ask for reinforcements. When the Ming army's reinforcements arrive, they can fight out, join the Ming Emperor's army, and attack us together."
"This is when our opportunity comes," Feld said.
He looked at Queen Victoria and said, "Your Majesty, where does our chance come from?"
Victoria thought.
She knew that this was Feld's test, so she thought about it carefully. After a moment, Victoria's eyes lit up and she said, "Teacher, you mean that we also guard Suraddha City. Our goal is to put it in Fahrenheit City."
Feld suddenly laughed and said: "Her Majesty the Queen is really smart. What we have to do now is to raid his rear. This is the real surprise and the real weak attack."
"I don't know much about military methods."
"All I know is that fighting is the same as fighting."
"Just one target, find out the enemy's weak points, use all your strength, and destroy him in one go."
"That's the real deal."
Feld said: "There are many people in the empire who think they have studied the art of war and combat techniques. However, these people are all stubborn and inflexible."
Queen Victoria looked admiringly and praised: "You are right. With the help of my teacher, I can further capture Tianzhu. Only by winning the Jinshan Silver Mine in Tianzhu can we further expand."
Feld said: "But, we must also be prepared. According to the strategy of raiding Hua Clan, Suratra City must be stabilized. Once Suratra City collapses, all plans will fail. At that time, the raid on Fahrenheit City will be carried out. The city’s army is actually alone.”
Queen Victoria solemnly said: "You are right."
Feld thought carefully for a while and said: "Actually, the army that raided Hua City can choose an elite force. Libius is familiar with the roads of Tianzhu, and he was defeated along with Valens. According to normal circumstances, Her Majesty the Queen should deal with him. Now, there is no deal with him. This can be used to beat Libius and make him meritorious."
Victoria said: "The teacher is right. The Suraduo City we are guarding is the key. It cannot collapse and must be defended. Only Suraduo City can withstand the waves of attacks from the Ming army can Libiu be defeated." The Si raid was successful. In the end, the situation in Tianzhu was overturned in one go."
Feld rubbed his beard under his chin and said, "Her Majesty the Queen is right."
Victoria said: "Teacher, go and take a rest. I know what to do."
Feld bowed and left.
Victoria did not summon Libius immediately, leaving Libius to help the people.
In the afternoon and evening, Libius finished everything. He returned to the city lord's palace, saw Victoria, and saluted: "Your Majesty, Libius, pay homage to Her Majesty the Queen. Relief for the people has been arranged today. Follow-up, every day Make some arrangements. When these untouchables in India see us opening the porridge tent, they are all extremely grateful and express their gratitude to Her Majesty the Queen for her kindness."
Victoria praised: "You did a good job."
Libius smiled slightly and said: "These things are what I should do."
Victoria said: "I said before that if I can successfully capture the city of Suratra, I will hand over the fiefdom of Valens to you and promote you to Duke. Now, you have completed it. According to my promise, you should be promoted."
call! !
Libius' breathing suddenly became rapid.
Duke!
This is the last noble title.
The nobles in most places can only have this status, and it is impossible to break through the Duke. In other words, he has reached the sky in one step. At his age, there are very few people who can become a duke.
A royal duke is different from a duke like him.
When Libius was excited, Victoria changed the subject and said, "Libius, I have discussed with Bishop Feld about your promotion."
Libius's cheeks twitched.
A sudden thought occurred in my heart.
But if there are more, it will be different.
In his heart, Libius did not dare to have any thoughts, nor did he dare to explode. He quickly said: "Your Majesty, whether you promote me or not, I will always be your most loyal minister from the beginning to the end. Libius Si swears allegiance to Her Majesty the Queen to the death."
Victoria smiled and said: "I appreciate your thoughtfulness very much. That's why Feld and I argued hard and won the opportunity for you. The premise is that you can complete the new task. In this way First, Bishop Feld and the church personnel in the country will not object.”
Libius's heart rose again with hope.
thump!
He knelt down directly and said loudly: "Your Majesty the Queen, I swear to be loyal to you to the death. No matter what the task is, Libius will go all out to live up to your trust and your hopes."
Victoria praised: "I am very pleased that you have such fighting spirit and such ideas."
Libius asked: "What is the new mission?"
Victoria explained: "This mission is based on the current arrangement. Bishop Feld said that the Ming army is currently stationed at the port and will not take the initiative to attack the lost city of Suraddha. Everything is to defend the port. They are fighting against us so that they can wait until reinforcements arrive and then attack us from a flank."
"I agree with this."
"So, Bishop Feld and I made a plan."
"We also adopted the same strategy. We stationed our troops in Suratu City and ignored the Ming army at the port for the time being. Even if we were to take action, it would only be a small-scale attack, and it would only be a tentative feint attack."
"Our goal is to resist the Ming army coming from Huashi City in Suratu City."
"At the same time, send the most elite army to bypass Suratra City and go directly to the rear to raid Huashi City."
Victoria stared at Libius and said: "Now your task is to take this elite team to raid Fahrenheit City directly. Are you willing to go?"
"I do!"
Libius answered without hesitation.
He is not a fool.
As a person from a big family, Libius also has his own wisdom.
I understood it completely in an instant.
This plan is very feasible.
Moreover, there is little danger in attacking the empty Fahrenheit City. Although Fahrenheit City is relatively strong, it has few troops. On the contrary, it would be very dangerous to stay here in Suradhuo City.
Queen Victoria nodded, with a look of approval on her face, and waved her hand: "Get up."
Libius stood up and said quickly: "Your Majesty, how many people can I take with me this time?"
Victoria asked, "How many people do you want?"
Libius said solemnly: "At least fifteen thousand people are needed. If the number is too small, I will not be able to capture Fahrenheit City at all."
"I'll give you twenty thousand people."
Victoria's eyes were bright and she said: "I will give you five thousand more people to make up to twenty thousand. With such a number, I believe you can complete the task. As long as you capture Fahrenheit City, no one will dare to criticize your achievements. No one dares to say anything more? In the future, you will definitely be a veritable grand duke."
Libius's eyes were bright and his breathing was quickening.
He was breathing rapidly.
Very excited!
Although it is definitely quite difficult to attack Hua Clan, it is completely worth it.
Victoria had a smile on her face and waved her hand: "Go."
After Libius bowed and saluted, he hurriedly left, quickly went to the military camp in the city, mobilized 20,000 elites, and left with a batch of dry food. He first went south, deep into the southern areas of Tianzhu, then east, then northeast, towards Huashi City.
Only in this way can the whereabouts be hidden, otherwise, there will be no way to avoid the Ming army's sentinels.
Once the news is leaked, it will be extremely difficult to capture Fahrenheit City. This is something Libius is absolutely unwilling to do.
