The Knight's Journey to the Empire

Seeing Simon walking towards him in a nonchalant manner, old General August was so angry that he really wanted to kick him twice to teach this brat a lesson.

But now Ocles was still holding him back, so the old general could only stare at Simon with wide eyes and shouted: "Brat, come here! Explain the current war situation to me, so that I can see how much progress you have made!"

After all, Simon is the only heir of General August!

Although the relationship between father and son was strained due to emotional discord, causing Simon's character to become somewhat rebellious, August still had high expectations for his son and never gave up on his training.

Especially after Simon decided to follow him into the army, old General August often looked for opportunities to teach him the experience of leading troops in battles on various occasions, either explicitly or implicitly, either actively or forcibly, or he would throw some difficult questions to test him from time to time.

Look, that’s what’s happening right now!

When Simon felt his father Lao Deng's gaze, which was three parts disdain and seven parts provocation, the fire of rebellion in his heart instantly burned!

So he did not hesitate to start an in-depth analysis of the war situation based on the simulated sand table:

"First of all, judging from the long-term development of the war, the Kingdom of Essex clearly has the main advantage. After all, compared to our two countries, the Kingdom of Essex has a stronger war potential! So if the war becomes a protracted war, we will definitely not be able to outlast the Kingdom of Essex!"

"Secondly, judging from the current war situation, although the Kingdom of Midburg is still fighting fiercely with the Kingdom of Essex for control of the Winston River and is temporarily in the upper hand! But as time goes by, the war will continue to escalate, and the Kingdom of Midburg will inevitably lose strength and eventually face defeat!"

"As for us, with the unique geographical conditions and advantages of the Maghreb Fortress, it is not difficult to defend this place. So in other words, as long as the Maghreb Fortress is still in our hands, the army of the Kingdom of Essex will never be able to launch an effective attack on the Principality of Glia!"

"However, if the Kingdom of Midburg is conquered by the Kingdom of Essex, then our Principality of Glia will not be far from being conquered!"

"So I propose: Our Principality of Glia should either send troops to the Kingdom of Midburg to help them resist the attack from the Kingdom of Essex; or we can take the initiative to launch an attack from the Maghreb Fortress. We don't expect to cause much damage, but as long as we can help the Kingdom of Midburg share the pressure, that's enough!"

Simon paused for a moment, then spoke in a confident and steady tone, "This war may seem complicated on the surface, but if we observe carefully, we will find that although the enemy is powerful, it is not invulnerable, and there are still loopholes in their deployment!"

"For example, outside the Maghreb Fortress, the Kingdom of Essex only deployed one legion of troops to guard against us! So from this we can see that the Kingdom of Essex must have underestimated us! They probably think that we can only passively defend and not take the initiative to attack!"

"So my suggestion is that we can take the initiative to send troops to test or attack the Kingdom of Essex and disrupt their deployment! If possible, we can even enter the heartland of the Kingdom of Essex and wreak havoc!"

It has to be said that as the only successor of General August, Simon has been well trained by General August.

Whether it is the analysis of the war situation or the prediction of its future direction, it can be said clearly and logically, and has a certain basis!

Of course, this is also the result of Simon's willingness to learn!

After all, he was just rebellious and liked to go against his father. He didn't want to be an unlearned and unsuccessful playboy, nor did he hope that his old father would return to the arms of the goddess early.

What Simon really hopes is that he can surpass his old father in the area where he is best at, and it would be best if he could step on him hard and crush him!

In this way, he can rebel against Tiangang with impunity!

But it’s possible. However, it may be difficult for his wish to become reality!

"Well! The analysis is very good, and it basically explains the war situation, but as for the suggestions!" General Augustus glanced at Simon, shook his head and said, "I suggest that you don't make suggestions in the future!"

"Why?" Simon asked unconvinced.

"Why? Let me ask you, how many legions does the Kingdom of Essex have?" Old General August asked without hesitation.

"Eight. The Kingdom of Essex has eight standing legions!" Simon answered without thinking.

"Ocles, you come and tell him! How many legions does the Kingdom of Essex have now!" Old General August suddenly said to Ocles who was listening attentively beside him.

"Simon, it's eleven legions! The Kingdom of Essex recruited three more legions after officially declaring war!" Ever since Ocles reformed himself, he has been madly learning all kinds of knowledge and memorizing all kinds of information, so he still remembers this little thing.

General August nodded and continued to ask: "How many legions does the Kingdom of Essex have deployed to the battle for Winston River now?"

"Seven!" Ocles replied.

"So Simon, do you still think we can take the initiative?" Old General August asked seriously.

Simon smiled bitterly and said nothing!

The Kingdom of Essex now has eleven legions, seven of which are at war with the Kingdom of Midburg, and one legion is stationed outside the Maghreb Fortress!

That leaves three legions!

According to the latest news, the principalities and city-states in the south of the Kingdom of Essex have been in chaos, and there is the natural barrier of the Carolina River!

Therefore, there is no need to station more troops in the southern part of the kingdom. If anything happens, it can be handled with the help of the private armies of the nobles!

As for the barbarians on the Cormia Plateau in the west of the Kingdom of Essex, a Western Border Great Swordsman Corps is enough to suppress them!

So what are the remaining two legions doing?

Could it be that they were lying in ambush outside the Maghreb Fortress, waiting for them to foolishly come out and die?

No one can explain this!

And they don't dare to take the risk!