Chapter 117 Wood's Treacherous Plan

On the second day when Saito and Louise set off to search for Dragon Yuki, the war between Torristine and Albion still broke out.

In addition to the strongest dragon knight unit and the huge fleet of magic airships, the Kingdom of Albion also gathered 70,000 ground troops including magic prop puppets.

Compared with Albion, who is stronger and stronger, all the guards on Torristine's side, including Wangcheng, only gathered less than 30,000.

The difference in troop strength was almost doubled, so many people thought that Torristine might be defeated this time before the war even started.

Queen Torristine, dressed in women's armor, came to the forefront of the battlefield this time regardless of the minister's obstruction.

Marshal Gramont, the Kingdom of Albion is attacking faster than we originally thought.

Given the current situation, how should we deal with it? Have you made any decisions in your mind?

It's true that Wood's combat power is unparalleled, but now it's time to fight. Although personal bravery is also crucial, it is too difficult to control the overall situation.

Gramon is Thoristin's old general and has excellent experience in leading troops, so this time he will be in charge of the battle against the Kingdom of Albion in the end.

Hearing Her Majesty's inquiry, even though Gramont looked at the military map in front of him again, he couldn't help showing a bitter expression on his face.

Thirty thousand against 70,000, and among the enemy's 70,000 army, there are at least 10,000 puppets who are not afraid of death and can even use magic. How can this make them stand up?

For this battle, even Gramon himself was not optimistic about it, and he even arranged his wife and children to a safe neighboring country early on.

If he hadn't taken into account the honor of the Grammond family, and he was the marshal of Torristine, Gramont himself would have wanted to run away.

Of course, despite the panic in his heart, Gramon would naturally not say anything depressing in the face of Queen Torristine's inquiry at this moment.

With our army of 30,000 against the enemy's army of 70,000, to be honest, the situation we have to face is very serious.

But it’s not like there is no hope at all. In short, please rest assured, Your Majesty, even if the honor of the Gramon family is at stake, I will definitely do my best to bring victory for Torristine.

Gramon didn't say the specific deployment and plan, because in the face of the current situation, he really has nothing to do, so he can only say that he will do his best.

And the queen who has been in high position for many years is not a little girl like Anrietta. When she heard what Gramon said at this moment, she already knew that there was little hope of winning.

Nobles, if there is a battle with a certain chance of winning, they would have already requested to fight with excitement one by one.

Now these nobles in the meeting hall have their heads pressed to the ground one by one, deeply afraid of being called out to fight. It is self-evident how serious the situation is.

With 30,000 versus 70,000 troops, with such a disparity in strength, the odds of winning are indeed very slim.

I would like to ask Marshal Gramont, if you have the same strength, can you defeat the army of the Kingdom of Albion?

When the scene was a little cold, Wood, who was standing behind Queen Torristine, suddenly stood up and asked.

If the strength of the army is equal, I, Gramon, have led the army for more than ten years, so I am sure of victory.

But the current situation is that Albion has a full strength of 70,000 troops. It is impossible for the situation you mentioned to have equal strength.

Most of the nobles were quite dissatisfied with Wood, who was born as a commoner and rose to a high position overnight, and some noble groups even secretly commented that Wood was a bad boy.

However, because of Kixiu, Gramont did not have much dislike for Wood, and as a military minister, he also admired Wood's military strength and recognized that his current status was obtained by his own strength.

I do have a proposal, which can lure away most of Albion's troops, but this method has certain risks for Her Majesty the Queen and Her Highness Anrietta.

Among us, Her Majesty the Queen should be the one most wanted by the enemy, followed by Her Highness Anrietta.

As long as the two of them are used as bait, and take nearly a thousand cavalry to leave in the dark, most of Albion's troops can be attracted.

Her Majesty the Queen and Her Highness Anrietta have noble identities, and because of the darkness of the night, the enemy will definitely think that we have sent a large number of troops to protect the two of them as they retreat.

Under such circumstances, if the enemy commander wants to ensure that Her Majesty and the Queen do not escape, and wants to be sure of winning, they will definitely send half of their troops to pursue them.

Facing Wood's eloquent talk, all the nobles present were dumbfounded. As nobles and courtiers, they really did not expect that Wood was so courageous.

In front of the queen and the princess, he actually said that they would be used as bait to attract the enemy.

As you said, this method may indeed be feasible, but it is too treacherous!

Before that, Gramon still admired Wood, a young man, but after hearing his proposal, which was no different from the vendor's request for glory, his expression instantly became ugly.

That's right, let nearly a thousand cavalry protect Her Majesty the Queen and Her Majesty the Princess. If they are overtaken by the other party's tens of thousands of troops, wouldn't it be a dead end!

Sure enough, civilians are civilians, and even those who own them don't know how to repay their kindness.

You have received so many gifts from Her Majesty the Queen, but when you are in danger, do you just push the two Highnesses to die?

Hearing Wood's treasonous words, the nobles who had been silent before began to express their opinions enthusiastically, as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.

It's true that they can't fight, but if you want to show loyalty, they are completely fine.

After all, if it's just a joke, you don't have to die, and you can gain the favor of Her Majesty the Queen, so why not do it?

If you find someone to pretend to be Her Majesty the Queen and Her Royal Highness, is your plan feasible? Because Wood provided inspiration, Marshal Gramont expressed his thoughts again.

As expected of Marshal Gramont, I think this method is good. It prevents the two Highnesses from putting themselves in danger and welcomes the opponent's troops.

Do you think the enemy commanders are all idiots like you?

When it is not confirmed that the opponent is the real Her Majesty the Queen and Her Royal Highness, will most of the troops be assigned to pursue it?

Her Majesty the Queen and Her Majesty the Princess not only wanted the real thing, but also had to intentionally smear their face in front of each other, otherwise this plan would not be successful.

And in my opinion, life is equal, you are not willing to let Her Majesty the Queen and the Princess go to die, but you can push others to die without any psychological burden?