The Concealed Intelligence

Over the next two days, the once noisy and chaotic battlefield became unusually quiet, as if time had frozen.

The duchy's army was not idle; they were working diligently to deal with the private armies of the nobles that had recently been annexed.

These armed forces, once independent nobles, are now part of the duchy's regular army, but it will take time and effort to truly integrate them into the collective and enable them to play their due role.

Meanwhile, the Allied Army far to the north showed no sign of letting up.

They knew full well that the outcome of this war was uncertain, and if they could not keep track of the movements of the Duchy Army and the operation of its internal intelligence network, they would find it difficult to achieve final victory.

Therefore, the Northern Alliance Army began racking their brains to find a breakthrough, reorganize the paralyzed intelligence network, and try to break the current stalemate.

Alex had been working tirelessly on this matter, putting in a great deal of effort, and finally succeeded in re-establishing contact with the Northern Frontier Chamber of Commerce's intelligence personnel.

These intelligence agents were extremely cautious; they cleverly disguised themselves as an ordinary military caravan, thus evading the large-scale purge within the Duchy Army.

In fact, they were an independently operating intelligence line with their own unique means of communication and working methods, and did not intersect with the intelligence organization of the Duchy Army.

Alex knew how important these intelligence agents were to the entire plan, so he tried every means to restore communication with them.

After much effort, he succeeded in re-establishing contact with the remaining intelligence personnel within the Duchy Army.

This enabled the intelligence network, which had once been on the verge of collapse, to be rebuilt and given new life and vitality.

Subsequently, thanks to the efforts of this intelligence network, all intelligence about the internal strife within the Duchy Army was continuously sent to the Northern Alliance Army Main Camp.

After obtaining this intelligence, Count Colt and a group of senior officers of the Northern Alliance Army finally uncovered the truth hidden behind the incident and gradually saw the whole story: it turned out that the Grand Duke and the Duchy Military Headquarters had cleverly taken over all the military power that originally belonged to the independent nobles under the pretext of eliminating spies!

Those independent nobles who voiced the most vehement opposition were all ruthlessly suppressed by the Grand Duke Mora —they were all imprisoned and deprived of their freedom.

What was even more unexpected was that the well-disciplined Duchy Army that day was merely a facade!

They had just completed the merger, and many of their troops were still the original private armies of nobles, making it impossible for them to effectively command and control them.

Faced with such a golden opportunity, Count Colt and several other Legion Commander were filled with regret!

If decisive action had been taken at that time, and a direct attack on the enemy had been chosen, perhaps this protracted war could have come to an end!

Then Count Colt simply used this intelligence to convene a plenary meeting of the Northern Alliance Army.

After collective discussion at the meeting, the Northern Alliance Command made a decision.

The entire army immediately prepared for battle and launched an attack on the Duchy Main Camp three days later. The reason was simple: to take advantage of the Duchy Army, which was at its weakest point and had not yet completed its internal integration.