Berserk, Total War: Second Son of Nobles

"May God bless Yoda's army to be invincible, and may the territory of Yoda's empire spread to every land on the continent, Amen."

Midland Kingdom, Rona Territory, outside Rona Castle

After the mass, Yoda's generals took their seats in order from highest to lowest position and began today's military meeting.

"Then at this military meeting, based on the current situation, all the generals should discuss whether the army's future march direction should be north or west."

Said General Yoda, who was tall and savage, wearing black spiked armor, and sitting on the upper seat of the tent.

"General Dougal, I think we should capture Rona City immediately, then go straight west, defeat the Midlanders head-on on the plains, and go straight to their base camp." At this time, a man in black knight armor said, although his temperament and appearance make people feel that he is a very ordinary person, but the helmet with ram horns tucked under his arm proves that he is the leader of Yoda's old knights - the Ram Charge Knights.

Obviously, in his eyes, Midlan's army was just a group of peasants wearing armor and holding weapons. They could use bows and arrows to interfere with Yoda's soldiers, but they would collapse as soon as they got into close combat.

"This is too reckless. Even though we pushed back Midland's army to a hundred miles away from their border in a very short time, we still cannot be so aggressive." Dougal said expressionlessly, but he did not blame the general for his reckless behavior, because the Ram Charge Knights were originally prepared to attack the enemy's knights and infantry regiments, and as their commander, he only needed to deal with how to charge to defeat the enemy.

"General, I think we should neither go north nor west. Since ancient times, going deep into the enemy's territory has always been a risky act. If we fail, the consequences will be disastrous." At this time, a young general with a black bald head, tall and mighty stature, and wearing dark purple armor said.

"Hmm? Bosgod, what do you think?" Dougal looked at the young general, who was transferred by Emperor Yoda to assist him. He was born into a minor noble family and his family was said to have only a few villages. He had been practicing martial arts since he was a child and was one of the first people to enter the military academy after the military reform. Later, due to his excellent performance, he was sent to the eastern part of the empire to participate in the war against pagans, and he won every battle and was considered a leader in the empire.

Originally, he didn't know all this, because as a general in the northern region of Yoda, he was supposed to be sent to fight on Grant Island. However, due to the fall of Chusda, there was no need to attack Grant Island. In addition, the situation on the southern battlefield became urgent, so he was urgently transferred to fight in Midland. As an experienced general, he must be clear about the personalities of his subordinates and how to arrange positions suitable for him.

"General, please look, going north, we will face John, the Spear of Midland. Although he is very young, he has excellent military talent. He has built a large number of bunkers on the plains, installed cannons on them, and imposed a curfew at night. Our army accounts for a large proportion of cavalry, and the losses going north are too severe. And to the west, there is Laban, the Shield of Midland. He is famous for fighting defensive battles, and we will suffer if we go head-on with him." Boscaul stood up and walked to the table, pointing to the map and analyzing.

"In your opinion, if we just stay where we are, how can we defeat the enemy?" The leader of the Ram Charge Knights nearby asked when he saw the situation.

"Your Excellency, please see that Rona is located on a plain. It has been a place that is easy to attack but difficult to defend since ancient times. However, it is also the only way from the southern mountains to the heart of Midland. If this place is breached, our army will bypass John and Laban's defense zone along the road and attack Wendam directly."

"But the Mitlan people also knew about this, so they called on their old knight group, the White Tiger Knights, to guard the place, and sent heavy troops to guard it. Although it is not worth mentioning to us, it still dispersed some of the Mitlan people's forces."

"There are mountains to the west, south and north of Rona City. We will set up camp here and build high platforms to mount cannons. We can then attack the enemy from top to bottom. If the enemy goes out of the city to fight, we can send the Ram Charge Knights, who are always good at charging, to meet the enemy." Bosgod spoke in an orderly manner, attracting the attention of all the generals. This kid is not very old, but he can come up with such a plan.

"I like to hear what you say. Okay, I'll listen to you." The leader of the Ram Charge Knights next to him heard Bosgaard praising him and immediately showed goodwill to Bosgaard.

"It's not over yet." Bosgo politely stopped the leader of the Ram Charge Knights and continued:

"As the troops in Rona City are gradually depleted, the defenders in the city and the Midland base camp will definitely have an illusion that this place may be lost. Then they will most likely send reinforcements to defend it. As the number of soldiers deployed gradually increases, the importance of this place will also increase. That is, since a very high cost has been invested here, the enemy's command will be in a state of thinking that abandoning this place will cause great losses, and thus continue to send more troops."

"In this way, we have consumed the troops that would have been used to attack Dordor Castle through repeated defenses. It is even possible that after we capture Rona City, the Mitlan people will continue to send more troops to attack Rona City and disperse Mitlan's forces."

"Finally, when Midlan has no more soldiers available, we will attack directly from Rona City and Dordorei, heading straight for Wendam, forcing the King of Midlan to surrender or retreat westward."

When Bosgod finished speaking, he looked at General Dougal, who looked at him with admiration. After thinking for a while, Dougal said:

"That's right, then we'll roughly follow your plan."

"Next, let's discuss the issue of the occupied territories. How should we deal with the Midlanders in the newly occupied territories? Should we still treat them as serfs as before?"

Bosgo thought about it carefully and said, "I think we can no longer keep these Mitlan people on the land. As long as the Mitlan forces still control this area, a large number of Mitlan guerrillas will emerge in our occupied areas to attack the empire's troops and supplies."

"So according to you, we should kill them all?" Dougal asked in disbelief, because in his eyes, the young officer had always been very resistant to killing civilians.

"I think this is the only way for now. Even after we kill them all, we can let the people in our country come and use the existing villages and farmland for production to reduce the pressure on baggage."

"Okay, Bosca, I was right about you. Let's do this. Kill all these Midlanders!" Dougal admired Bosca more and more at this time, and felt that he was indeed a talented person with great potential.

So, amidst the discussions, tens of thousands of Midland people’s lives will be lost in the next month.