Thoughts

"All ears."

After Cornelia said four words, he stood aside and looked at Xiao Ran. However, Xiao Ran did not reply immediately, but once again carefully looked at all the occupation screens displayed on the desktop.

The current situation is not very good for Area 19. The entire defense line has almost been completely surrounded and completely opposed by EU and local Resistance Organization's Military Strength. On the terrain, it is almost There are not many natural defensive barriers, that is, there are no defensive positions such as mountains and cliffs above the defense line. Defense can only rely on rivers, forests, and some relatively special terrain, or simply dug trenches.

But such defensive measures may be feasible when facing the armed forces of this world, but they really don't have much effect when facing the participants. It's not that the defense line is meaningless to the participants, it just means that with the ability of the current world empire, it is useless to build any defense line. If it is Burning Legion to establish a defense line... No, if it is Burning Legion, there is no need to build a defense line at all.

So in other words, the current Area 19 defense line can only play a role in targeting the local forces in this world. The attacks of the two Participant Legion actually rely on the participants of Crimson Knights. After all, Crimson Knights was able to compete with the other two legions at the same time with the power of a sub-region, and it could also ensure that Area 19's side did not collapse quickly. It can be said that it was beyond Xiao Ran's understanding of Crimson Knights.

For the current situation, no matter how hard the defense is, it is meaningless for Cornelia. What she needs is a way to break the situation that she is surrounded by and is on the verge of collapse at any time, and Xiao Ran has the power to break the situation. But the key is that Xiao Ran cannot spend too much time here, and once Xiao Ran breaks the situation with his strength, after Xiao Ran leaves, the situation will become what it was before the situation was broken, and what's more, it may be even worse than before.

Moreover, breaking the situation is not about gaining a local advantage in such a vast land, or winning a certain battle. These are meaningless, and the problem must be solved fundamentally and holistically.

Based on Area 19's current combat power, it can be said that it has not advanced, but it is impossible to give up Area 19 and choose to retreat. This situation is indeed a bit embarrassing, but in fact, it is best for the empire to completely withdraw from Area 19 Don't waste your strength on meaningless places, throw Area 19 to EU and local forces at the same time. The Participant Legion of both forces will naturally have certain conflicts because of the current Area 19 geographical ownership, but this is only possible.

After all, the EU is a huge alliance. It is possible for local forces to join the EU and become one of the participating countries. In this case, it would be equivalent to giving Area 19 to the EU.

"The situation is more troublesome than I thought at the beginning." Xiao Ran remained silent and did not speak. The corners of Cornelia's mouth curled up and he said to Xiao Ran, "What, Knight Lelouch can't think of a suitable solution?"

"It's not that there isn't a suitable way, it's just that I'm not sure whether Princess Cornelia will be able to retain the advantages he gained after I leave." Xiao Ran glanced at Cornelia and said, "The most difficult problem Area 19 faces now is to face both the The EU is equally powerful, as well as the local forces that can get extremely high support in the country, and the local forces and the EU are already in an alliance. The EU is mainly responsible for facing the suppression of Area 19, while the local forces launch surprise attacks on us. We must be careful in front and behind, and whether we have a large enough strength advantage in front of our opponents."

"Withdrawing from here may allow rising local forces to choose to join the EU that can ensure their independence, but continuing to persist will only turn this place into a meat grinding ground. The situation is indeed a bit more troublesome than I initially imagined. What's more important is that even if you want to defend, there is no location that can give you a suitable defensive front."

After Xiao Ran's words fell, the expression on Cornelia's face did not change much, but the faces of other Cornelia's subordinates present showed expressions of disdain. A Knights of the Round who had never really been on the battlefield was not within the scope of their sincere respect.

Xiao Ran did not care about what those people thought, but continued to Cornelia, "Since it is impossible to retreat, that is, to give up here, the only thing we can do is to attack, take the initiative to suppress the opponent and let ourselves gain more advantages. I was just thinking that even if we take the initiative to gain these advantages, it does not mean that you can hold on to these advantages, because it is more likely that you will suffer more vicious retaliation from the EU."

Cornelia looked at the map on the table and asked noncommittally, "Then where are you going to attack, how many troops are needed, and what is your plan."

"Plans are unnecessary at some point." Xiao Ran said, raising his hand, walking to the table and tapping it lightly. "The target of the attack is here. As for troop strength, this kind of thing is completely unnecessary."

"But after my attack starts, I need you to gather forces to attack in this direction at the same time. I will be responsible for the rear. You can completely break through this point of the encirclement. Injuring five of its fingers is worse than cutting off one. As long as one of the two surrounding forces is completely suppressed and eliminated, Area 19 will have an easier life in the future. However, if there is a subsequent retaliatory action, it depends on whether you, Princess Cornelia, are capable of dealing with it."

Cornelia looked at where Xiao Ran was pointing, and a look of astonishment suddenly flashed through her eyes. The place Xiao Ran was pointing at made her even more afraid to think about it. It was simply beyond The Area 19 defense line penetrates far into the area occupied by EU and local forces. This is a city that was once occupied by the empire but was lost. It is also the most important core of the area occupied by the resistance forces today, their base camp.

Cornelia immediately looked at Xiao Ran, frowning. "You want to attack here? Alone!?"

"I alone am enough." Xiao Ran nodded lightly and said, "Destroying this place will certainly make the empire bear the hatred of more local people here, but it will also relieve a lot of pressure. Without the assistance of this force, the EU will have to face the pressure of the Imperial Army personally in many places where the battle is more difficult. And based on the structure of the EU, they I am afraid that they will not be too willing to bear such pressure, and will make more prudent decisions taking into account the destruction of the local resistance. It can also give Area 19 some breathing time for a while, but once the short breathing time passes, Area 19 is likely to face a more terrifying offensive from the EU, and even trigger an early decisive battle."

"After all, there seems to be an organization similar to Crimson Knights on the EU side, and Rebel Army also has the support of such a similar organization. Once they start taking action, they will definitely be struck by thunder. I'm afraid Area 19 The situation will face is even more difficult than it is now. Without the powerful force that can decide and change the situation of the battle, Area 19 cannot defend it. Of course, the decision whether to do so or not is in your hands, Princess Cornelia."

Cornelia frowned and remained silent, thinking about the true meaning of what Xiao Ran said, but he did not believe that Xiao Ran had the ability to take down Rebel Army's base camp on his own, so in this regard Cornelia was actually considering attacking with a certain scale of Military Strength.

And this certain Military Strength, of course includes her and her Guard Force, Xiao Ran, Luciano, Monica three Knights of the Round, and part of Crimson Knights's power, but they don't know that Xiao Ran is really capable of doing this alone, but only If we want Xiao Ran to stay in Area 19 for a long time, or even let Xiao Ran become the governor of Area 19, then Area 19 will no longer be troubled by these so-called troubles from now on, because the core problem of Area 19 now is that there is no truly powerful force to form a deterrent, and it is difficult to resist the enemy.

Sometimes a powerful combat force can really play a decisive role in the battle situation, and this can become true in almost all worlds.

Cornelia didn't speak, and Xiao Ran also didn't speak anymore. They just looked at the map displayed on the desktop and continued to analyze the current situation of Area 19. However, no matter how you look at it, the method just proposed is the only method that can solve the current situation. Once done, A successful battle will completely collapse Rebel Army, one of the two forces that formed the encirclement. Eventually, EU will have no choice but to invest more Military Strength to maintain the encirclement. However, in this way, EU may not have enough energy to continue to oppress Area 19 in a short period of time.

However, this can only give Area 19 a short-term respite, and the Participant Legion that has joined the local forces will definitely launch a retaliatory attack. Then it will not make much difference whether this legion will eventually join the EU or re-establish the local Rebel Army. It will eventually fall under the EU camp, eventually making the two Participant Legion that have appeared on the surface become true allies.

After a long time, Cornelia finally spoke, "This is equivalent to drinking poison to quench thirst. It postpones all the pressure and contradictions we have to bear now to the future. Once it breaks out, the situation we will face will only be more difficult than now. The advantage is that the force we have to face has changed from two parties to one."

Xiao Ran looked at Cornelia and said nothing. In fact, the benefits of doing this are not just what Cornelia said. The most critical time to recuperate and recuperate is obtained, and the only enemy to face is the EU. As for the resistance forces being defeated this time Even if the annihilation is standing up, it will not be enough. It is impossible to bring about such troubles as it is now. Even if the Rebel Army remnant party joins the EU, and the Participant Legion joins the EU, it will only weaken the original two enemies and turn them into one.

But at that time, from a strategic point of view, the military operations that are launched only need to involve one aspect to trigger the entire EU. As for the changes in the scale of the operations, there will not be much change by then. But exactly what Area 19 needs now is some breathing time. As long as the new aircraft is completed and equipped, it will naturally make the situation much easier. But at that time, everything should not have much to do with Cornelia.

And this is only the first half of the plan. If the second half is added, the pressure that Area 19 will bear will become even smaller, but Xiao Ran will not be so kind and take out the second half of the plan, because once this plan is taken out, the problem of the executor of the second half of the plan will eventually fall into his hands.

As for whether Cornelia wants to get this plan to continue, it has nothing to do with Xiao Ran. At that time, Cornelia will be embarrassed and has no right to ask Xiao Ran to continue the plan. After all, Cornelia himself is a proud person, and it is really not possible to ask for help.

Cornelia looked at Xiao Ran: "I need to think about it, but in general this plan is feasible. As for whether we have the ability to execute it, we also need to think carefully."

"But I need to remind you." Xiao Ran said calmly, "What I just said about occupying or destroying this place by myself is not a lie, so you don't need to consider how much force you need to mobilize to attack this place. Since I said If I can figure it out, I will be sure to do it. Even if there are Military Strength that are no less than a Rebel Army base camp, it will only take a little more effort for me to wipe them all out."

After Xiao Ran finished speaking, he turned to look at Monica and Luciano, and said to them, "The situation of Area 19 is not very good now. Since His Majesty asked us to come here, he may also have the idea of letting us help Area 19. In the next time, you two will temporarily cooperate with Princess Cornelia."

Monica and Luciano nodded repeatedly, and Xiao Ran also looked at Cornelia: "If there is anything you need my help with, just tell me. And even if you don't say anything about Princess Cornelia, I'm going to take some action next, because I still need a suitable battlefield for actual testing of the Soul Reaver. It's best to notify me if there is a battle."

Cornelia took a deep look at Xiao Ran and said, "I will."

"Oh, by the way, as Knights of the Round, I think I should have the right to act independently. Please forgive me if I take any actions next without notifying you Princess Cornelia in advance."