Hilliard has been a little irritated in the past two days. Although the urgent letter to Aslan had been sent yesterday, Hilliard knew that it would take at least two weeks to get the instructions from Marshal Frederick. Two weeks are almost a devil for the current situation in Manlon and the east, and it is impossible to wait until that time to react.

The area on the map, which was gradually getting darker in the darker color, gave Hilliard a headache for no reason. He used to think that it was the calmest, most stable and least concerned place, but now it has become a place where right and wrong that may end at any time. Until now, Hilliard doesn't know what he should do.

Five days ago, the scout had already discovered signs of large-scale activities of the Tang army in the border area 130 miles northeast of Manlong. Hilliard attached great importance to it. However, considering whether the enemy intended to mobilize his troops, Hilliard did not immediately take countermeasures, but only increased the reconnaissance efforts of the Northeast region. However, at that time Hilliard had a bad premonition in his heart. It was not clear whether the Tang army's large-scale activities in this area and whether there was any situation in the Indian-Germany situation in the west, but the Tang army's actions were enough to arouse his high vigilance.

Unfortunately, Hilliard's worst prediction finally became a reality. The Tang army launched a massive invasion of the hilly areas in eastern Manlong three days ago, and broke into forty miles within one day. Today, intelligence shows that the scale of the invading Tang army has reached two divisions, and it has continued to move south and has been 60 miles deep into the border. It has set up a stance at the current station to build a fortress stronghold to be stationed for a long time, which made Hilliard uneasy.

Hilliard knew that the eastern mountainous areas were actually the weakest controlled by the Luzon central government. It entered the hilly areas eighty miles east from Manlong. The hilly areas and the Hengduan Mountains further east were always active areas for the Gaoyue people. Since the central government has not recognized the legal residence rights of the Gaoyue people, the Gaoyue people completely pushed the Gaoyue people to the Western Xinjiang, which recognized the Gaoyue people. In the First Luzon War, Li Wufeng launched a war on the excuse of the Luzon Grand Duchy government adopting racial discrimination and ethnic cleansing policies, and seized Northern Luzon from the kingdom, and the Gaoyue people's full reversal to the Western Xinjiang was also a major reason.

Since Northern Luzon fell into the hands of Western Xinjiang, the Gaoyue people, who were originally in the eastern part of Luzon, also moved into the Western Xinjiang in large numbers. At present, there were not many Gaoyue people in the Luzon Kingdom. However, now the Tang army unexpectedly attacked the eastern hilly areas, which is indeed somewhat unexpected.

"General Tabraki, what do you think is the purpose of this large-scale invasion of the Tang Dynasty this time?" Looking at the map for a long time, Hilliard felt that it was necessary to ask for this deputy who was not so harmonious with him. He knew that this deputy had always been dissatisfied with his position as the head coach of the Manlong region, Hilliard didn't care about this. General Frederick gave him a task very simple, that is, to firmly hold Manlong City. As long as he strangles here, no matter how the Tang Dynasty to do it, they will never be able to pose a threat to Luzon. Of course Hilliard knew that this deputy was very dissatisfied with his somewhat conservative strategy, but he knew that the reason why he was arranged here by General Frederick was because of his steady style. As long as he could complete the task, he did not have so much spirit to take care of it.

"General Hilliard, it is obvious that the Tang army is targeting us. The opponent knows the responsibilities and pressures we are now taking. He wants to use the invasion in the east to force us to dispatch troops to stop their encroachment." Tabrachi, with a flesh-faced face, was not as reckless as he appeared. Just these two sentences have increased Hilliard's wisdom towards this guy by two levels.

"Well, General Tabraki, I agree with your opinion. The enemy wants to lure the tiger out of the hole, but the enemy will not be unable to think of this. They are afraid that they will come here because of their own efforts." Hilliard also wanted to see the deputy's further thoughts.

"Of course, Eastern Luzon has not been fully included in the jurisdiction of our Luzon Kingdom. Our management of that land has always been a formality. There are very few Andes people on that land, at most, some Gaoyue people. Now that the Tang army has invaded such a large-scale invasion, I am very worried that the Tang people will infiltrate the Tang people. Once we fall into the hands of the Tang people in the east, it will be very difficult for us to reverse the unfavorable situation."

Tabraki's words made Hilliard frown. This guy seemed to have not given up on the idea of ​​taking the initiative. Although Hilliard also believed that the current situation was very serious, it seemed that the risk was greater. Manlong's defense would inevitably be weakened. Hilliard was more worried that once the troops were sent and surrounded by the Tang army, the loss of troops would be small. Once Manlong was lost, the entire Luzon would face a huge crisis. Hilliard did not think that the situation had reached that step.

"General Tabraki, how do you think we should deal with it now?"

"General, I think that now, taking advantage of the fact that the Tang army has not yet established a stable foothold and attack first. At present, the Tang army has two divisions deep into the eastern mountainous areas. If we leave it alone, once the Tang army establishes a stable supply line in the east, I am afraid that the Tang people will really gain a foothold in East Luzon. But there is no decent road from Vito to East Luzon. Their supply must be quite difficult. The Tang people also understand this, so they will start to adopt the strategy of building supply points and gradually deepening. The general should also be clear that the situation in the west is not yet completely stable. Even if General Frederick received our notice, he is afraid that he will not be able to send troops to reinforce us in a short period of time. If we do not respond in time, once the enemy encirclement is stabilized, we will find it difficult to break it."

Tabulaki was very disdainful of the main general's actions of not thinking about how to deal with it, but he rushed to Aslan for help, because it was not only useless, but it would only reveal his incompetence. However, the other party was the main general and he could not stop the other party from doing this. In his opinion, no one could help his side now. The garrison in Robin City had been reduced to the minimum number and could not send troops to reinforce. The same was true for the same Songlin City. Only the heavy troops were stationed in the front line of Jiyaxi, but it was the lifeline garrison to defend the Pasha people and could not be drawn at all. In a short period of time, he could only rely on himself. If he responded with the conservative strategy of Hilliard, Tabulaki was sure that the Tang army would use this step-by-step erosion method to transform the entire East Luzon into their sphere of influence.

"You mean to send troops to fight now?" Hilliard asked back.

"It depends on what you mean by General, but my personal opinion should be responded now. Otherwise, if you leave it alone, the Tang people will soon build a simple supply line. We cannot let them succeed easily." Tabulaki nodded. He also knew that it would be unrealistic to send large-scale troops now, but such small-scale harassment is still quite feasible.

Gillette did not expect that as soon as he entered this land, he would encounter an attack from the Luzon army. The scale of the enemy's attack was not large, but the target was very clear. The two supply points were attacked by small groups of enemies. Seeing the burning simple wooden sheds and dozens of corpses, Gillette's heart twitched. This was the first sacrifice he had encountered since entering the Central Continent. It seemed that the enemy was not as conservative and rigid as originally thought. The enemy's reaction should be said to be quite fast and very effective. This was the second supply point to be attacked. In the past two days, more than 100 soldiers were killed under the enemy's attack. Before the war began, more than 100 brothers died, which was a bit unbearable for Gillette, who was the vanguard of the army.

It seems that the intelligence reflected by the intelligence department is not accurate or complete. According to Hillyard's cautious conservatism, it seems unlikely that he will take such measures. In addition to Hillyard, the Luzon army should have a decisive and fierce leader, perhaps the deputy general named Tabraki. It seems that not all the Luzons are incompetent. At least the other party's response methods are quite old. Such small troops counterattacks are quite effective. After all, the Luzons are still the masters of this land and have an advantage in their familiarity with the environment.

It is not so easy to break the opponent's attack method. The long supply line has no good roads to make supply transportation more difficult, and more supply points have to be established for step-by-step transport. In this way, there will be more attack airspace left for the enemy. Gillette has a headache. If the Luzon army in Manlong has been taking this method, I am afraid that the plan designed by Lord Cui and the Legion Commander will encounter great challenges, especially soon a large number of workers from the mainland of the empire and Vito will enter, which will attract more crazier attacks from the Luzon army. If these are not done, the empire will not be able to firmly control East Luzon and form a perfect encirclement of Manlong and Central Luzon.

Gillette's eyes were concentrated on the continuous supply team. The Governor of Northern Luzon probably hoped to obtain a new mansion as soon as possible and did his best to support the army. Almost all the pack horses in Vito's mansion were requisitioned, and a large number of pack teams almost lined up from Vito's mansion to the border. However, if there was no temptation in this regard, I wonder if the stingy governor would be so enthusiastic?
Chapter completed!