Griffith prepared several plans for today's sneak reconnaissance. However, no one present cared about the viscount who had just lost his army, and only used his experience as an argument for speech.
A small group of commanders were still shouting in vain:
"I believe in Xia Boyang - he is the noblest and most upright man among all people, and the hero who saved us from the abyss of failure. I will lead the column entrusted to me to follow Xia Boyang, not you!"
"And me!" someone responded.
"Okay, you go with him, but our troops," Don Joseph said firmly, "will march eastward tomorrow, and we will take down the old town!"
"Ah, without the wisdom and experience of Xia Boyang who led us, how could you have accomplished a great and worthy cause!?" Hart Orwell said mockingly, "The famous general of Beyeland is not a fool in name only like Macdonald. Xia Long and Larmore will chop you all into pieces as soon as they arrive here with the main army!"
Others shouted back: "We took up arms to fight for freedom, and now we have a new master sitting on our heads."
"If you think disorder, undiscipline and chaos are freedom, we don't want such freedom! Discipline and order are much better than your kind of freedom. We must follow the wise and resolute commander. Victory has proved it. at this point."
The rebel commanders quarreled and began to push each other until the sound of trumpets interrupted the quarrel.
The meeting was about to begin, and commanders at all levels left the camp with shouts and walked towards the commander-in-chief's headquarters.
Griffith also left the camp without saying a word. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed it -
Xia Boyang led the rebels to achieve such an amazing victory, but he was not unanimously supported, and was hated and abandoned by so many commanders.
They had just wiped out one of Beyelan's legions and were about to split!
A surge of discontent flooded the entire camp. In a small conference room, Griffith met the rebel leader who defeated Beyelan for the first time.
According to the meeting agenda, the commanders of each column first spoke. Most of them wanted to take advantage of the victory and march forward, ignoring the Twelfth Legion holding the camp, and go directly to attack the old town and drive Beyelan out of Verona.
Griffith watched silently, taking note of each person's characteristics and analyzing their organization.
The rebels already had five main columns, each with a little more than half the number of Beyelan's legions, but more mobile, mostly armed with lances, halberds, and muskets.
In addition, there are two newly formed columns currently undergoing training. As long as it takes a little time, this army will be as strong as the old column.
The strength of these seven columns exceeds 20,000 men, as well as many independent troops, auxiliary troops and recruits of varying sizes. The number of troops is very messy, and the total strength should exceed 40,000 men.
Griffith immediately made a judgment——
Xia Boyang did not complete the reorganization of this army at all!
The rebel commander stood on a small platform. He is only twenty-seven or eighty-years-old, thin and has almost no military temperament. Under the slightly curly black hair, there is a pair of soft, intellectual black eyes, looking at the officers helplessly.
Standing next to Xia Boyang were some staff officers and staff, each glaring at the troubled commander. In a corner, Griffith also saw two familiar figures.
Oscar of the hybrid experimental unit is here!
Oscar, who was not far from Xia Boyang, was wearing a coat casually. His eyes were uninhibited and free, but also a little more melancholy and dignified than before. His short companion Mika stood side by side with him, looking indifferently at the bustling venue.
Xia Boyang began to speak. He shouted to the rebel leaders:
"The victory over Macdonald proved to the world that a legion acting alone is also dangerous. Beyeland must weigh themselves. If they dare to attack us, they must assemble several legions and form a large army to act together to ensure safety! In In this case, sweeping and interspersing are no longer possible!”
"Okay!" Everyone clapped their hands and stamped their feet together, even the dissatisfied commanders cheered.
"But, but...listen to me, comrades!"
Xia Boyang pressed his hand and motioned for everyone to listen:
"My proposal, as stated in the proposal - take this opportunity to conclude a contract!
"We need to buy more time, unite more insurgents, and assemble new columns. If Beyelan breaks his promise, they will definitely do so. By that time, we will have enough power to resist them. "
Immediately a column commander interrupted him rudely: "We should go straight to Old Town."
"No, we can't go!"
Xia Boyang shouted, with such a loud voice that it was impossible to imagine that such a refined young man could utter it:
"I insist that everyone go back to build and defend the base area. This is a decision I made after long and mature consideration.
“Victory in one or two battles cannot defeat Beyeland!
"My comrades, conquer Beyeland, crush it, destroy the rule of wizards and nobles! Doesn't this thought keep me awake at night, doesn't it make me think about it in my dreams? ... That would make me Accomplishing a great cause that the most famous commander could not accomplish! Isn't this a great honor for me?
"But you have to understand that going to Old Town, going to the mage tower and ruins to challenge the mystery is more difficult than a mortal challenging Behemoth. No matter how many times this giant beast is defeated, it can obtain endless power from the earth; When it stands up again, it will be even more ferocious than before. We don't even see the towers of Old Town before it falls on the road.
"Intelligence shows that in addition to the Twelfth Legion fighting us, there are several new armies that have gathered and are threatening our flanks from several directions! We have to pay a huge price to eliminate the Beyonders of Beyelan People are being mobilized from all directions every day!
“Even if we win every battle and destroy Beyelan’s army, within a few days they will gather more troops to attack us.
"Can we defeat ten or twenty legions and their auxiliary legions? Even so, Beyeran will send thirty or forty more legions until we are completely defeated and eliminated.
"In order to defeat Behemoth, the hero in the myth did not throw it to the ground, but raised it into the air with his strong hands and strangled it to death. If we want to resist Bejelan, we must cut off the roots on which it relies for survival. We must launch an uprising of all oppressed people against it. We must surround this powerful country from the countryside, wilderness and valleys, and then attack together towards the capital of the world, tightening the encirclement step by step until the walls that surround them , block the strait, use giant cannons to knock on the epic city gate, and use half a million troops to destroy the city!
"This is the only way to defeat Beyeland and the only way to cut off its power. Victory in one or two battles cannot defeat it. Only the efforts of several generations can do it. Only the East and the West Only by uniting the people of Odessa and the southern provinces and building a unified alliance of the oppressed against the robbers and swindlers can we defeat this huge monster, this slow but irresistible attack with its terrible tentacles. Monsters that burrow into every corner of the world to suck blood.
"There is no other way."
This person is right... Griffith sighed secretly. If he were to lead the rebels, he would not have a better view.
The rebel leaders fell into silence for a while, seemingly impressed by Xia Boyang's wisdom and foresight.
"Please let me say a few words."
Suddenly, a cold voice came from among the people present.
Griffith's attention was immediately drawn to it. If he hadn't heard this, he wouldn't have known that Isius was already here.
The traitor didn't know what method he used to escape from Aaron and Naira. He was wrapped in a thick linen cloak and his body was hunched, looking decadent.
"The great Marshal Xia Boyang, commanders, you must remember that cultivating and maintaining Gulam requires a lot of magic potions and materials; our invincible column, the terrifying beast of war is launched, and countless supplies are consumed every day. Number. Everyone must have a deep understanding of this.
"Please note, fellow warriors, we are able to achieve today's victory, in addition to wise command and brave warriors, we also owe it to the generous Confederacy——
“Without the gold, potions, weapons and ammunition they worked so hard to send, we wouldn’t be able to last even a week of war!
"These wise gentlemen have repeatedly said that only brave resistance can overthrow the rule of the Beyelan Senate and the Arcane Council. It is true that the war is difficult and dangerous, but we can no longer stop!
"Our war with Beyeran will only end when one side falls. If we retreat to the mountains, Beyeran's pursuers will follow! If we retreat to the mountains, our allies, the generous Confederacy, will be surprised and hesitate. , looking for other warriors! The assistance given to us by the Confederacy will be cut off!
“Ask yourself, can you live without Confederate supplies?!
"There is only one choice before us!
"That is to move forward, by any means necessary! We have no choice, we can't stop!"
These words were like pouring a ladle of water into boiling oil, causing the venue to burst into flames again in an instant.
"To hell with the base! The Confederacy will prepare everything for us!"
"March! March!"
Many commanders who had just been suppressed started making a fuss, and a large group of independent troops also followed suit.
"Vote, vote, vote!"
"Initiate a vote! We are going to fight in Old Town!"
Participants included the commander of the first column, Hart Orwell, the commander of the second column, Denis Tognini, the commander of the fifth column, Don Joseph, the commander of the 9th column, Nezhad Serer, the commander of the 12th column, Anthony Green and the new The commanders of the 10th and 11th columns were the demon hunters Parari Rabindra and Isius de Crozier, as well as the special column commander Oscar. Each of these commanders controls a force.
In addition to these people, many captains of the independent brigade also participated in the vote.
The results came out in the blink of an eye. Except for Hart Orwell, the commander of the first column, and Tognini, the commander of the second column, almost no main force supported Xia Boyang's proposal.
The vast majority of people are eager to attack Beyelan's core control area. Go there to receive the weapons and supplies that the Confederacy has prepared.
For Beyelan, this is not bad... Griffith looked at the rebel commanders with gloating. As soon as they left the mountains and entered the plains, he would bring his army and supernatural beings to teach these madmen how to behave.
Xia Boyang stared at the voting results bulletin board, as cold as ice. Even if he is the leader of the army, he cannot resist the opinions of collective decision-making. Finally, he took a deep breath, raised his head and chest, and stared at the delighted commanders:
"I request to resign as commander-in-chief."
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