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Chapter 474 Griffith and Xia Boyang ([-])

The science of guiding warfare requires commanders to investigate and study, and to always be aware of the enemy's situation, terrain, troops' situation, and social conditions.

This principle is written in the textbook of the Griffith Military Command Section, and it is also the discipline that Professor Heinz and all the professors have repeatedly emphasized since the Non-commissioned Officer Academy——

Investigation and research work must be carried out in all kinds of work, throughout the entire process of every campaign and battle, against reckless and foolish warfare, against acute illness, and against the lazy style of not doing research and research by yourself.Commanders must use all means to conduct uninterrupted reconnaissance to find out the enemy's deployment and intentions. Otherwise, they will be easily shaken when they hear troubles and incorrect suggestions, and may lose all previous efforts.

If he was not in the enemy camp, Griffith really wanted to write down his experience at this moment.

With tens of thousands of troops, the powerful team that had just defeated Macdonald's army split apart!Who could have imagined this?

The eminent supreme commander should not be unanimously supported.Who would believe it if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes?
The result of the vote was: most of the main column supported the proposal to march into the old town, and they must seize the opportunity to deal a decisive blow to Bayeran, leaving aside the small enemy forces on the flanks!Only the first column, the second column and some independent brigades, a quarter of the fighters supported Xia Boyang.

Xia Boyang lamented softly:
"How ironic, the democracy and freedom we pursue are pushing us into the abyss of destruction."

He stood gloomy and depressed in silence for a long time, finally raised his head, and turned his pale face to everyone:
"That's it, I obey the resolution: you can march to Old Town, but you have to be led by another person. Please ask the rebels to remove me from the post of commander, please take back the honor bestowed on me, and choose another better leader."

Xia Boyang, what an idealist, actually expected democracy and freedom in the violent army... Griffith watched the commander leave the venue with pity, and then followed him out.Behind them, commanders at all levels have begun to elect successors.

From a military point of view, the rebels should hide as soon as possible, and wait until Bayeran's crusade army can't survive and come out to attack again.Repeat this strategy and an overwhelmed Byerland will explode from within.

However, since the spring of 1444, the ever-growing Verona rebel army has absorbed many Extraordinary and professional soldiers, and has also received the support of the Confederation, and its composition has become more and more complicated.

They fought in their own land, bound by order and discipline, against the most powerful armies in the world but not wantonly to plunder.Griffith can fully imagine that dissatisfaction and complaints have spread like the plague in this team.

Having won successive victories, especially after a large number of new members joined, there was bound to be a kind of thinking among the rebels—Bayelan is nothing special, as long as they work harder to attack them, they can take back the whole of Verona.

Xia Boyang's military line conflicted with the demands of various parts of the rebel army.Even if his strategy clearly sees the strengths and weaknesses of both sides, it is right militarily, and it is the road to victory...

Politically, the rebels can't do it either.

……

Xia Boyang returned to his lounge, Wen Yan persuaded the commander and staff who came to comfort him, leaned on the recliner, and stared blankly at the ceiling.

After a while, he seemed to hear some movement from the corridor in the front yard.There are guards outside the compound and no one will be let in without an order.

"Greenhill, is that you?"

asked the retiring commander.However, he did not hear the familiar voice of the adjutant, replaced by a suffocating and dull echo like a noose.

"Huh-heh."

It seems that a giant beast appeared from the cave where it lives, leaving a hideous silhouette on the flickering wall.

Xia Boyang wanted to call the guards, but his voice was blocked in his throat. He watched the black figure pass through the corridor with oil paintings, took off his helmet, and then raised his right hand and pressed it on his lips.

"Hi, glorious Xia Boyang!"

If I were an assassin, you would have already been terminated, and the Extraordinary strength of the rebel army is still too weak... Griffith greeted with a smile.

Suffocation, fear, and confusion scurry away in an instant, waiting like respectful servants to be called.

Xia Boyang rubbed his throat and smiled: "I think the one standing in front of me must be the heroic Griffith! Some people said that you will come and come to negotiate terms with me."

It seems that in addition to providing me with infiltrating information, some people also predicted this meeting... Griffith carefully observed Xia Boyang's appearance, black hair, soft and delicate face, and firmness in amber eyes And witty, with an inexplicable intimacy.

This made Griffith very surprised: he could not get rid of the extremely deep feeling of friendship for the rebel commander that involuntarily emerged from his heart, as if meeting an old friend from his hometown.

He even wanted to ask if this Xia Boyang was a resident of Neopolis Island just like himself.

However, Griffith resisted the untimely impulse after all, and asked in a gentle voice:

"Don't you think this war is too cruel?"

"Yeah, it's too cruel, and the delay is too long."

"Then we have a consensus that this war should end."

After hearing this, Xia Boyang's amber eyes suddenly burst into light, and he immediately asked:

"How will it end?"

"Peace."

"Negotiate peace?" Xia Boyang asked in surprise, "So, which provinces do you want to get? How much military compensation do you want to get?"

The corner of Griffith's mouth twitched, and his first thought was to teach Xia Boyang a good lesson and let him know what would happen if he didn't understand the meaning of his words.However, he still held back:
"I didn't come to quarrel with you, Xia Boyang, I don't want to insult you, but I also don't want to be insulted."

Xia Boyang stood in front of the majestic knight, not worried that he would be killed by the extraordinary in the next second:
"Don't you think it's a great insult to make peace between the rebels and the oppressors? Griffith, I'm sorry you can't."

The negotiations were about to break down within half a minute of starting.Griffith thought of interrogating Loper, and his blood pressure went up for a while.He slowed down and said:
"Your army is split. Not to mention the lack of Extraordinary in this army, how can it fight against demigods and the hand of God?"

Xia Boyang's tone was also calmer: "Please forgive my offense, Griffith, our friends must have made this meeting more important than our quarrel. So, let me get straight to the point——

"The wizards and nobles you serve and fight for think that all people in the world are inferior creatures except themselves. The gap between them and us is greater than the gap between humans and dogs. You who are familiar with them It must be clear.

"Here is the rebel army of Verona, you and all the people of Baieran know their bravery... The millions of Veronese people in chains are constantly replenishing and will continue to replenish this army The army. The war has been going on for a year, and it may drag on for another ten years. Even if the demigod comes, the war may become a conflagration that will burn Baiyeran to ashes. I have suffered setbacks, but I am by no means without strength .”

"Negotiations are possible; however, this is not peace, it is just a pause before the start of the next war."

Griffith looked at Xia Boyang:
"The army you speak of has a long way to go before it grows into an army that can shake the world. My proposal is that you and your [-] warriors join me, and you, yourself, serve as My lieutenant:

"As for those lunatics who just abandoned you, let them march, and I will destroy them."

"Your army?" Xia Boyang asked in surprise.

"Yes."

"What are you fighting for?"

"Knowingly asking."

The two fell silent at the same time.After a while, Xia Boyang said: "Joseph and the others are arrogant and reckless, but the [-] rebels, plus the reinforcements that are increasing every day, are not something to be insulted. The most powerful force in this army is Iraqi. Hughes and his hybrid experimental subjects, their existence comes from the internal division of the oppressors, and they have given our rebels the missing puzzle pieces that were missing for all the oppressed to win in the past."

"Leave me to worry about such trivial matters," Griffith replied, and then he walked towards the exit, "Think about my proposal, and I will see you again soon.

"soon."

……

The world is a world ruled by mystery.

The stronger the extraordinary ability, the more status, wealth, and honor.The most experienced warrior, without extraordinary characteristics, will always be a fragile mortal; the richest businessman, without extraordinary characteristics, cannot hold the title of nobleman.

The implantation of extraordinary characteristics comes with great danger.The higher the level of characteristics, the easier it is to attract death, madness, or become a monster.

The safest way is to select young people with potential among candidates through years of education and training, and naturally grow into an informal Beyonder of Sequence 9, and then guide and strengthen them through potions and training according to the situation.

Freshmen from the Academy of Magic and recruits from the army are the most suitable means of training. Most Extraordinary people are also concentrated in the path of spellcasters and promotions, as well as spellbreakers, paladins, and hunters who share the starting point of Sequence 9 recruits. The way of the devil.

There are two huge flaws in this system.

First of all, the number of Extraordinary is limited.In a fierce war, the slowly cultivated Extraordinary cannot meet the consumption of combat, and the speed is too slow.The carefully selected "new recruits" Extraordinary had to go through arduous combat training before they could grow. Nearly half of them died in battle without breaking through Sequence 8.

Second, the extraordinary pathways are too concentrated. Among the 22 extraordinary paths, there are only a few paths that can be trained in large quantities, and many crucial characteristics are very rare.

Thus, an alternative solution has been proposed.That is the Westeros Special Combat Forces—through drug intervention, the teenagers and girls who have not yet entered puberty are mutated into mutants with different abilities.

Once the young soldier who grows up from this adapts to the characteristics, he will have no less than the power of a Sequence 8 official Extraordinary, and can even maintain his sanity in the form of a mythical creature that is out of control by a regular Extraordinary.

This is almost the perfect method, it can create an army of Beyonders in a very short period of time.

However, the mortality rate of mutations is 50%, and half of the survivors will die on the battlefield, out of control and various accidents.What's worse, after consuming a lot of resources, the last lucky one can't escape the fate of gradually getting out of control, and it is impossible to grow to the rank of extraordinary.

After the Bayeran military decided that this unit was a loss-making business, they finally gave up the Westeros special combat forces and let them fend for themselves.

After breaking away from the camp of the rebels, Griffith immediately ran to the area under his own control.He had already obtained the information he wanted without wasting a moment.

However, it didn't take long before he sensed a powerful aura coming from behind.

(End of this chapter)