Chapter 567 How did it happen?
Rand didn't need to prove his military prowess to anyone.
That was something he needed to do as he was just starting out.
Rand has made several plans for the war between the Frost Moon Kingdom and the Boren Kingdom.
But since the first plan was successful, the follow-up will be much easier.
However, winning so quickly also made many things seem strange.
For example, Rand actually intended to plunder some people and land from them, but it is difficult to plunder now.
There is also the matter of the New Holy City. The New Holy City sent two knightly orders to assist the Kingdom of Borun. According to Taner's battle report, the army of the Frost Moon Kingdom defeated one of the knightly orders, but the other knightly order was not found.
It seems that the plan to weaken the utilitarian faction of the New Holy City was not very successful.
Of course compared to the victory achieved.
These are nothing.
"Just proceed with the follow-up work as normal." Rand said at the meeting, "If we can quickly capture the capital of the Kingdom of Borun, we can try to force the royal family of the Kingdom of Borun to surrender."
"If we can't capture the royal city after a long siege, we'll first take over the places we've captured."
The high-level officials of the Sanctuary all expressed their understanding.
Then Rand asked, "Any questions?"
"So we really won?" asked Bishop Kahn.
As Rand's ally, the Torch Church's Novices naturally sent a large number of troops to join the war.
Bishop Kahn did not doubt that Rand could not bring victory.
But this is really too quick a win, isn't it?
So fast that it seems unreal.
Bishop Kahn was once a cardinal. To be able to sit in that position, he must be a man of great knowledge.
Bishop Kahn is also very familiar with the wars that have occurred in history.
But just like this time, the war happened so fast.
Bishop Kahn had only seen that in wars between knights and villagers.
But that was not a war at all. The fully armed knights fought against the villagers whose weapons were just pitchforks. It was just a one-sided massacre.
But the Kingdom of Borun is different. The Kingdom of Borun has city walls and knights, but in this war, is it as vulnerable as the villagers in front of the soldiers of the Frost Moon Kingdom?
"That's true. We can discuss it at this meeting." Rand said, "It's essentially about creating a time difference and taking the enemy by surprise."
"When only one-third of our troops had been assembled.
Most people in the Kingdom of Bolen believe that we will wait until all the troops are assembled before starting the war.
In the eyes of most outsiders, my military strategy has always been conservative, and defensive counterattacks and positional warfare are what I am good at.
When only one-third of the army was assembled, we should be on guard against a surprise attack from the Kingdom of Bolen instead of launching an attack.
Because at this time, the attack is likely to be defeated by the enemy due to the difference in troop strength, and then it may turn into a situation where the Kingdom of Bolen defeats them one by one.
The Frost Moon Kingdom has a military advantage over the Borun Kingdom.
In this case, we should theoretically proceed more cautiously.
Therefore, the Kingdom of Bolen is unlikely to realize that we are able to launch an attack at this time.
Then we chose an unconventional route of attack - part of our troops moved through the dense forest and went around the enemy's rear, and then there was a surprise attack from the frontal troops.
Formed a two-pronged attack.
On the front, super elite knights and magic knights holding standard magic staffs fiercely tore through the defense line.
In addition, because many military nobles of the Kingdom of Bolen were assassinated by our people, there was a period of confusion in the command, and the message transmission was also intercepted by our army, resulting in the enemy's slow reaction... That's how we won.
Many of the Bolan troops didn't even know what was happening.
We surrounded them and forced them to surrender.”
"Anyway, a more detailed battle report will be sent to you later... It is only for internal communication and learning purposes, and should not be passed on to others." Rand clapped his hands, "Then we will adjourn the meeting."
…
Let’s go back a few days.
After admiring the photo crystal, tasting the fine wine sent from the southern estate, and enjoying the massage of the beautiful maid, Marcus began to check the situation of the war.
It's not that he really doesn't care about the war. If the Frost Moon Kingdom and the Boren Kingdom lose the war, the Thorn Family will obviously suffer as well.
But he was "injured" after all, wasn't he? This just happened to add some cohesion to the Frost Moon Kingdom and also gave Rand some say.
Although Marcus always acts according to his heart, he is not the kind of selfish person who would disregard everything.
On the contrary, Marcus is quite concerned about the overall situation.
This is also why someone as lazy as Marcus could be a good king of the Frost Moon Kingdom.
Since Rand has enough prestige and has the full support of the Marquis of Black and Brown and the Marquis of the Stag, the temporary disappearance of King Marcus will not cause the country to collapse into chaos.
In this case, at the moment of war, Rand's voice will be strengthened.
Because if Marcus is awake, no matter how he says that all war matters are handed over to Rand, there will still be nobles in the country reporting to him. When encountering some battles that require determination and persistence, there will also be nobles who are unwilling to accept Rand's orders and come to ask the king for instructions.
After all, Marcus is the king.
With Marcus here, it will be difficult for Rand to have the final say in the Frostmoon Kingdom.
But if Marcus was "assassinated and his life or death is unknown", and Rand was under the banner of revenge for the king, then Rand's command would be much easier, and it would be difficult for anyone to disobey orders in a short period of time.
If the war drags on for a long time and people start to become restless, then Marcus will come out to calm people and provide support. This will be the safest strategy.
Using this strategy is a win-win situation for all parties: Rand wins, the Frost Moon Kingdom wins, and Marcus wins too.
Of course, Marcus was also worried that Rand was under too much pressure, so he wrote to Rand telling him not to worry, and expressed that he and the Thorn Family would fully support him.
Marcus fled to his own manor to rest. He felt a little guilty about making Rand work so hard. It would be bad if he didn't support Rand and let him quit.
Then, Marcus received the report.
Under the command of General Taner arranged by the Hand of the King, the vanguard troops of the Frost Moon Kingdom defeated the Borun Kingdom. The Borun Kingdom's line was easily torn apart like thin paper. In just a few weeks, the army of the Frost Moon Kingdom had arrived at the gates of the capital of the Borun Kingdom.
The Kingdom of Borun is now trapped in an isolated city.
Marcus just said "oh" at first, then he sat up in shock: "What? We won?"
It had not been long since he wrote to Rand, and by calculation the time the vanguard troops had just been assembled.
Did they win the battle? The Thorn Family intelligence officer who came to report didn't understand what had happened, but the battle report from the front was indeed true, and he had checked it specifically.
Anyway, they won inexplicably. The intelligence personnel had no idea how the soldiers on the front line passed through the dense jungle and got behind the enemy, nor did they know how they tore through the defense line of the Kingdom of Bolen in such a short time.
Therefore, the only answer is: "Yes, we won, but I don't know how."
Marcus did not think that this was the incompetence and inaction of the intelligence personnel. He just nodded to indicate that he understood, and then began to write a letter to Rand. Now he had to ask him about it, and he estimated that his leisurely time of pretending to be dead would end here.
On the same day, Ellie, who was far away in the White Kingdom, and the king, prince, and princess of the Takagi Kingdom all received the news.
Ellie also found it a little outrageous, but she was quite clear about Rand's plan, so she was not too shocked.
Ellie also had to appear calm and show the demeanor of a king to appease the ministers of the White Kingdom.
During this period of time, Ellie has been serving as the White King in Boran's body, and nothing has gone wrong. Boran is a rather cold person, and many things are difficult for Ellie to handle, so she just has to refuse.
As for state affairs, Ellie is quite good at it. Although governing a country is different from governing the Dukedom of the Moon, Ellie is a new-age talent who has not only received royal education in the White Kingdom, but also been influenced by Rand. She has quite a bit of experience in governing a country.
There were no problems in this regard during this period, so although some maids and ministers felt that the great White King would occasionally become a little erratic, generally speaking, no one suspected anything.
Because the White King still possesses the kingly demeanor as always.
Just like now.
The White Kingdom and Rand have always maintained friendly relations, and the two sides have economic and political exchanges.
After all, the Pearl of the White Kingdom married Rand.
And the White King obviously also has high hopes for the young Duke of Rand.
The citizens and nobles of the White Kingdom also liked Rand very much, because Rand saved the Northwest Line of the White Kingdom under many dangerous circumstances.
The people of the White Country are actually quite aware of Rand's military level.
But this situation is still completely incomprehensible and even unimaginable for them.
Because from gathering to attacking and then marching to the outside of the royal city of the Kingdom of Borun.
It took such a short time, which is almost the same time it would take to advance quickly without any obstacles.
This result is equivalent to the absence of any resistance army in the Kingdom of Bolen.
And the great White King, Berlan Calant, did not show any shock at all in this situation.
Sure enough, the king is different from these mortals.
"I'm actually quite shocked by this, too." Ellie had long been accustomed to imitating Berlan's tone.
Everyone looked at the White King on the throne. Although the White King said that she was shocked, there was no sign of shock on her face.
Ellie said calmly, "This battle is indeed very unusual. We can discuss it later, but it is more important to consider the follow-up issues now."
The ministers in the palace were waiting for Ellie to continue.
"That is, although the land army of the Kingdom of Bolen is no match for the Kingdom of Frost Moon, the Kingdom of Poland has never been famous for its army. Their navy is likely to become terrible pirates after the fall of the country." Ellie was very thoughtful. She was of course very concerned about the affairs of the Dukedom of the Moon. After all, she was the real Lady Rand.
The ministers did not think there was anything wrong with the White King's concern for the war between the Commercial Kingdom and the Boren Kingdom. After all, they were also very concerned, and Rand was the White King's brother-in-law after all.
Also, if the navy of the Kingdom of Boren turns into pirates, it will also have a significant impact on the White Kingdom.
Ever since the opening of Rand's Crescent Port, the White Kingdom has had a lot of exchanges with the Duke of the Moon in terms of maritime transportation.
When the Takagi Kingdom received this news, the whole country was in disbelief, because no one among them knew the inside story.
The prince and princess of the Gaomu Kingdom could barely be considered Rand's students, and they knew of Rand's erudition and abilities.
But they don't know Rand as well as Marcus knows Rand.
But in this matter, Marcus was very puzzled and immediately wrote to Nan to inquire about the situation.
As for the farther New Holy City and the Dwarf Kingdom on the other side of the sea, they have not received any news yet.
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Time goes back to the present.
After the meeting, Rand began writing back to those who had written to him asking about the situation.
For closer allies, such as Marcus, Rand would write in considerable detail.
As for letters from people he was not very close to, or even strangers, Rand would just give a rough description or simply not reply.
After replying to the letters that were worth replying to, he put down the quill in his hand and stretched in his chair.
Olenna also put down her work and stood beside Rand to massage his shoulders.
But Rand stood up from his chair and pressed Olenna down on it.
Now it was Rand who was massaging Olina's shoulders: "You've been working harder than me lately. Let me give you a hand."
Olenna was always happy to take care of Rand and Ellie.
But Rand didn't take it for granted.
He was also very aware of Olenna's hard work and felt sorry for her.
Before the war between the Frostmoon Kingdom and the Borun Kingdom began, Olenna was busy with the affairs of the territory while Rand went to the north to fight against the orcs and Grand Duke Vladimir.
Now that the war has begun, Olenna has been busy as a secretary.
In a sense, her work content is even more than Rand's.
Olenna was already used to this, and she didn't feel she was working hard, but Rand saw it all.
Olenna was pressed down on the seat by Rand, and Rand had to massage her shoulders.
As a top-level professional, her body doesn't get tired easily.
But Rand's massage technique is pretty good, at least it doesn't have a negative effect.
And Olenna could also feel Rand's feelings.
So she didn't refuse Rand's massage.
As for why Rand's massage skills are pretty good.
That's of course because sometimes Rand would push people onto the bed.
(End of this chapter)
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