Intelligence Department
A day later, Victor received the compiled intelligence. He carefully reviewed it and found that although the content was indeed extensive and detailed, he discovered many contradictions through the Calculation Module.
Victor went directly to the General Staff and asked a staff officer to take him to interrogate the prisoners. However, when he entered the cell and saw that most of the prisoners were already on the verge of death, he was quite taken aback.
He carefully questioned the officers in charge of the interrogation about how the interrogation had been conducted.
Through the answers of several officers, Victor learned that the interrogation method was very simple: just one word, "Beat." The intelligence comparison was simply a matter of comparison; if there were any discrepancies, both sides would be beaten until the answers matched.
Upon hearing this, Victor couldn't contain himself and quickly ordered Number One to use the Calculation Module to create a manual on interrogation and torture techniques. He had overestimated his men; since they lacked the ability, he should at least prepare the necessary tools for them.
Victor instructed the officers to find a doctor to treat the prisoners' wounds and prevent them from dying, as he would personally organize the interrogation later.
After careful consideration, Victor concluded that the Two Rivers Territory should establish a dedicated intelligence agency. It was not appropriate for the army to do this. Fortunately, the territory still had some talented people. Wembley had used caravans to gather intelligence before, and the managers of several caravans back then all knew a little about intelligence gathering.
Victor summoned Powell, the former head of the caravan in the Golden Sunflower Territory and now the territory's chief administrator. He asked Powell to recommend a suitable head of the Intelligence Department. Powell recommended a civil servant named Orlando, who was now the deputy director of agriculture in the Two Rivers Territory and had previously been a head of the caravan in the Golden Sunflower Territory.
Victor personally summoned Orlando, questioned him carefully, and was generally satisfied. Although his thinking was not innovative enough, his understanding of intelligence work was correct. Victor directly decided to put him in charge of setting up the Intelligence Department. The personnel could be drawn from the civil officials and the army in the territory. At the same time, Victor also directly arranged for several staff officers to join the Intelligence Department. They were all former guards of Victor. Victor believed that they could play a better role in the Intelligence Department.
Two days later, on June 11, Victor personally led the new organization's Intelligence Department to interrogate some of the recovered prisoners. Using the manual provided by the Calculation Module, Victor obtained a lot of intelligence from the prisoners, which also served as a training exercise for the Intelligence Department's interrogation skills.
Victor then brought the intelligence he had gathered to the General Staff and summoned all mid-level and above commanding officers to a meeting at the Operations Staff Department.
At the meeting, Victor reported the intelligence he had gathered to all the attendees, "This is the intelligence we have so far. We can say that with this intelligence, we are already in an invincible position. The General Staff can now revise the plan. With this intelligence, you should be able to come up with a feasible solution this time."
"I guarantee the mission will be accomplished, Your Excellency!"
Victor also addressed all senior officers. "There are three more days until the recruit training is completed. I will give you another ten days to replenish your units and allow the recruits to familiarize themselves with the unit environment. I will officially deploy on the 28th."
"Understood, Your Excellency."
"I hope you won't let me down," Victor announced, adjourning the meeting.
After the meeting, Victor sent someone to inform the two chiefs of the Horseshoe Tribe to come to Wood Fort Town to find him.
After Luda and Jell arrived at Wood Fort Town, Victor sent someone to take them to the Operations Staff Department.
"Long time no see, Jell."
"Yes, Your Excellency, I would also like to hear more of your teachings, but there are many matters concerning the tribe and the territory, and I rarely have the opportunity to report to you in person."
"I have read every report you have submitted very carefully. I am very satisfied with your work, especially the intelligence and guests that Luda and his men have gathered for the territory. I plan to give the Horseshoe Tribe a sufficient reward. Luda should have already told you this, right?"
"Yes, Your Excellency, you are too generous. This time, our tribe will do our utmost to contribute to the cause of Your Excellency and the Golden Sunflower Family."
"How many people can the Horseshoe Tribe still send to participate in this operation?"
Jell and Luda exchanged a glance, Jell replied, "We can still send 600 people, all of them young and strong, and there are absolutely no old, weak, sick, or disabled people to fill the numbers."
"Okay, 600 people is quite a lot. I plan to hand over the Second and Fourth Tribes to you. I think you should be able to take charge of these two tribes. You only need to hand over 50% of the spoils of war."
"We guarantee to complete the mission and will certainly not disappoint you, Viscount," the two said in unison.
Soon it was time for recruit training to end and for them to officially join the army. Victor had been involved in the entire process and once again made demands on the officers of each unit, requiring them to help the recruits adapt to the unit as soon as possible. In ten days, the territory would officially launch a sweep operation.
In the following period, the new recruits in various units gradually adapted to life in combat units.
The various units conducted short-term training for the new recruits on how to use weapons and formations in different situations, and the results were quite good. After all, many of these new recruits had a certain foundation, and they had basically joined the militia, so it was not difficult for them to adapt to formal military life.
The General Staff finally presented the plan to lure the Blazing Fire Tribe into separate groups. Victor read the plan himself and found it to be feasible. Victor planned to carry out the entire sweep operation according to this plan.
The execution of this plan still requires Luda's help. This time, the General Staff forged a letter from the Blood Scorpion Tribe. Using the compiled intelligence, Victor offered conditions in the letter that the Blazing Fire Tribe would never refuse.
Luda will then deliver a letter to the Blazing Fire Tribe, reporting the discovery of the Blood Scorpion Tribe's third son, Dane, and handing over the forged letter and Dane's personal tokens, thus guiding the Blazing Fire Tribe to launch a war against the Iron Palm Tribe.
In the following days, Victor inspected the preparations for the operation again, especially the supplies. Victor also arranged for the Logistics Department to move into the various supply depots in advance to ensure that the completed supply depots could be put into normal use after the operation began.
On the morning of June 28, Victor personally assembled the troops at the Main Camp. The entire army was lined up and ready to depart. Except for the Fourth Infantry Detachment of the Second Regiment, which had set off ahead of time to join the 600 cavalry of the Horseshoe Tribe, the remaining five detachments of the First Regiment and two detachments of the Second Regiment, totaling more than 3,700 men, were all in place.
Victor didn't say much, but directly announced to everyone that during this sweep operation, they would receive triple pay, and those who made meritorious contributions would be commended after the battle.
After all the soldiers were in high spirits, Victor immediately announced the deployment of troops.