Chapter 457 is broken, they start to analyze
Blood Harbor, in Hughes' office.
This office was not big, but now it was packed with people. Zoe, Josh, Nini, Ash, and others were all here. Even Alexi, Gaia, and others who usually stayed in Castel attended the meeting.
It stands to reason that when these people get together there will definitely be some trouble and fun, but now they are silent and look cautiously at Xius who has a gloomy face.
Xius urgently called everyone together today, but didn't say what it was. Judging from his expression, he probably had bad news.
"Bad news, guys."
Hughes spoke in a low voice.
"According to reliable intelligence, the resistance forces in the north have not been wiped out, but the current situation is extremely bad and critical!"
People's eyes instantly turned to the mother-in-law.
"It's not news from my mother-in-law." Hughes sighed, "It's Isaac's people who contacted us."
"Isaac!?"
"Oh my god, he's still alive?"
"He is a superhuman after all. Isn't it normal for him to survive?"
"That's not normal at all. He went to the North, but Nora didn't know about him. It's been so long since the Deep Sea War ended, and he didn't contact us. I always thought he defected."
"He won't defect, Isaac is loyal!"
Hughes knocked on the table: "Quiet."
The room fell silent.
"The Ash Alliance founded by Isaac ran into some trouble and had to move westward to the Empire, so they haven't contacted us, but that's not the point."
Hughes looked at everyone in the room, and his eyes finally fell on Nora.
"The problem now is that the resistance in the North is already in danger and could be destroyed by Bazel's Winter Wolf Guard at any time!"
Everyone gasped.
"Nora, tell me the details."
Nora jumped onto the table, holding a map in her mouth and spreading it out on the table.
"Everyone, I went to question that subordinate of Isaac. There should be no problem with his identity. He is just an ordinary person of the Fire Moth. He was lucky enough to pass through the northern territory during the chase of the mother-in-law and the Candlelight Society. He arrived at the Principality of Tis before the Candlelight Society's revenge, and finally found us."
"I asked about many details, and what he said was all correct, so we will temporarily use the intelligence he provided as the basis for analyzing the situation in the North."
Nora bit a charcoal pencil and drew a circle under the Canary Mountains in the north.
"When he came, Isaac had just started to contact the resistance. At present, the two sides have basically reached an intention to cooperate. Isaac will provide the resistance with some firearms, probably dozens of them, and the resistance will also accept Isaac's help."
“Ask a question!”
Nora glanced around in confusion, then saw Monica from behind Ash, who was trying to raise three hands.
"Ask."
"Do they know we're here?"
"Good question." Hughes took over the conversation. "This is our biggest problem right now. Neither the resistance nor Isaac knows of our existence."
"They don't know our current situation or our strength, which leads to a very problematic goal they set. They plan to hold on to the north in order to find an opportunity to retreat to the south or west."
"We can go west?" Zoe was a little surprised. "Isn't that the battle line with the Empire?"
"If they don't get any news from us, they might turn west." Hughes sighed. "Their news is too delayed. They don't even know that we have begun to develop in Blood Harbor. They think we are trapped on the island."
Nora nodded and jumped up and down. She spit out the charcoal pencil and said, "This is an extremely wrong decision, because after analysis, we found that the resistance army is completely unable to compete with the Winter Wolf."
"Mr. Alexei, the Lord said that you should be the one to introduce the part about the Winter Wolf."
"My pleasure." Alexei stood up and picked up a few diagrams to show to others.
"The Winter Wolves are pistol cavalry. This is a tactic that has recently become popular in the Empire. There is a lot of discussion in the Imperial Army Academy. My graduation thesis is about this. Ah, but I am getting off topic."
"The biggest advantage of this type of cavalry is mobility. They are light cavalry wearing only breastplates, and therefore are called cuirassier cavalry. Their attack method is to rush to the shooting distance, take turns shooting, and then retreat. The specific tactics are quite complicated. The biggest advantage of this type of cavalry is that they are good at dealing with infantry."
People nodded frequently when they looked at the pictures he showed. With breastplates and helmets for protection, the damage done by long-range bows and arrows to them was quite limited, and the semi-turn tactics of the pistol cavalry could maximize the role of the light cavalry.
To put it simply, it means being good at kiting.
Although it seems that they will be restrained by line infantry, after all, the pistol's distance and the long-barreled musket are not good at shooting each other, but in actual combat it is completely the opposite.
Light cavalry can launch attacks on the flanks of the infantry, and the thin line of the musketeers can be easily penetrated. As light cavalry, finding weak flanks is extremely easy.
Contrary to what people think, changing formation on the battlefield is an extremely complex tactic. It is not something that can be done simply by turning around. It requires extremely elite soldiers and a very high level of organization.
However, it is a basic quality for cavalry to circle around and look for flaws.
"The combat quality of the resistance army is basically at the level of militia, which is several levels lower than that of the harbor guards." Nora sighed, "And the North is basically plains, and the pistol cavalry is almost the most restraining existence of the resistance army. I can't think of the possibility of winning at all."
Alexei nodded as well: "Indeed."
"In addition, the forest where the resistance is hiding is also in danger. The current situation is that a fire can force them out and force them to fight the winter wolves on the plains."
Everyone in the room fell silent.
Nora's eyes dimmed a little: "I'm sorry, everyone, I provided wrong information. I mistakenly thought that the resistance army had been destroyed and misled everyone's judgment. It's all my fault."
Nora rolled forward half a circle, put her face on the table, and made an expression of admitting her mistake.
Hughes patted her head and said, "Well, we are not here to discuss who should take the blame today, and it is not all bad news. We also received a piece of information that we all agree is the hope for the future of the resistance."
Everyone in the office looked at Hughes.
Xius' eyes were firm: "That means Nora can still fight!"
The room was silent again for a moment, and people's eyes fell on Nora's head.
She had just bitten a charcoal pencil, her lips were still black, and her hair was scattered in front of her eyes. She was trying to blow the hair away from her eyes.
Monica couldn't help it anymore and pointed at Nora's head: "Fight? That's it?"
(End of this chapter)
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