"Report to the Prime Minister! The Second General invites you to dinner to discuss important matters!" A messenger rushed in.
"I am receiving distinguished guests. Who allowed you to come in casually? You are always clumsy in doing things! If you don't improve, I will let the second general expel you from the army and send you to work for the third general!" said the prime minister angrily.
At this time, the Second General sent someone to ask for an invitation. It was most likely to discuss the issue of the continuous deficit in the national treasury, which was very important.
But in order to show respect to His Highness the Second Prince, the Prime Minister could only express his opinion in this way.
"You go ahead and do your work. I'll just chat with this young man." The Second Prince pointed at the messenger and said with a smile.
"Okay. I'm really sorry, I'll be back soon. You kid, treat the guests well and don't talk nonsense!"
The Prime Minister paused for a moment, then nodded in agreement. He then gave the messenger a few more instructions before hurriedly leaving.
"Little brother, since we have nothing better to do, how about I discuss with you how to fight a war?"
After much difficulty, he finally met Stoby's soldiers, who were from the Prime Minister's Office. The Second Prince wanted to test them out and get a feel for the tactical qualities of Stoby's soldiers.
"Okay, okay. Let's talk about our experiences in fighting!" replied the messenger.
The Prime Minister gave such an order just now, obviously not wanting this barbarian to know too much.
There are some taboos regarding major events in Liaocheng.
It would be safer to just talk about some virtual strategies and tactics.
"Listen carefully, little brother. If the enemy comes with cavalry, what type of troops should we use to respond?" The Second Prince asked casually.
The interaction between different types of troops is the basis of tactical command.
But based on the knowledge of ordinary soldiers, they may not know that much.
In Little McTally, only the Second Prince’s proud personal guard corps, all the soldiers of which have learned the strategies of each type of military force.
In other legions, there are quite a few people who are confused and ignorant.
The Second Prince thinks.
As long as this soldier can decisively say "heavy infantry defeats cavalry", he will recognize that Stoby's soldier training is indeed effective.
"Cavalry? Are they the Median heavy cavalry, the Theban heavy cavalry, the Macedonian guards, or your kind of barbarian light cavalry? In my experience, if they're the Median heavy cavalry, they should be countered by elite heavy infantry! But if they're the Theban heavy cavalry, even using elite heavy infantry to counter them wouldn't be ideal. It's best to take advantage of the terrain and use Parthian archers or Cretan skirmishers to deal with them!"
"Even with the strongest Macedonian guard cavalry, they'll suffer a miserable death even if they deploy elite heavy infantry! Even with archers, they can't maintain distance and remain at a disadvantage! If we want to minimize casualties, we can only employ the top troops from each region. For example, Macedonia's own Silver Shield Spearmen, Achaean Spearmen, or even the strongest Spartan Heavy Infantry! Victory would then be a piece of cake!"
"As for your barbarian light cavalry, they're not very effective. There's no need to deploy heavy infantry. Light infantry with some strength, such as the Dardanelles and Capanum, are more than enough to deal with them..."
The messenger became interested and kept talking.
As the second general's confidant, although he is very young, the messenger is by no means mediocre.
In order to train him, the second general once arranged for him to go to the palace and serve as a chess piece carrier for Xia Zhe for three days.
He gained all these insights through practical learning in sandbox simulations.
In the eyes of the messenger, these experiences are much more useful than the dead dogmas in books!
"This? How is this possible?"
Hearing the messenger talking endlessly, the Second Prince was completely confused.
Oh my god!
Many of the types of troops this soldier mentioned are unheard of even for a tactical genius like me!
Even the Macedonian Guard Cavalry and the Silver Shield Spearmen, two terrifying beings that terrified the neighbors, His Highness had only heard of them and had never seen them in person.
The Second Prince has no idea what the strengths of the two major arms of Macedonia are!
He couldn't believe that a mere messenger in the Prime Minister's Office could have such insight!
You know, this guy had just been criticized by the Prime Minister for not making progress and was planning to be expelled from the army and forced to do hard labor!
Moreover, this man looks so young.
I'm afraid he is much younger than me, only seventeen or eighteen years old!
Even if you go to the battlefield right after you are born, you won’t be able to accumulate so much experience!
"Guest! Guest! Is my answer all right?"
Noticing that the Second Prince was a little distracted and absent-minded, the messenger couldn't help but ask.
Suddenly waking up, the Second Prince could only smile awkwardly, speechless.
"Don't make fun of me, my dear. I don't know much, not as much as Achilles. He has received personal instruction, and he must be far more powerful than someone like me!"
Seeing the Second Prince's awkward smile, the messenger was puzzled and thought that the Prime Minister's guest had seen through his true colors.
However, since the topic turned to Achilles, it helped the Second Prince get rid of the embarrassment.
Seizing the opportunity, he immediately continued asking questions.
"Did Achilles receive personal instruction? From whom?" asked the Second Prince.
"Well, of course it was the Prime Minister's personal instruction!" Startled, the messenger quickly replied.
The "strong man behind the scenes" must be said to be the Prime Minister, and the confidants of several important ministers have been specifically reminded of this.
Hearing the Second Prince ask this question, the messenger suddenly became alert and remembered the Prime Minister's instructions before leaving.
"Oh. I see."
The answer he got was the same as he expected, and the Second Prince did not notice anything unusual.
With a bitter taste in his mouth, the Second Prince could only sigh. "Stoby's Prime Minister is truly too strong!"
Fortunately, I did not directly raise the issue of military affairs with the Prime Minister, otherwise I would have only brought shame upon myself!
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