Chapter 699: War of Arms and Food

Emperor of the Holy Hiran Empire, Vasily, immediately set off for the front line after announcing his personal expedition.

And arrived at Muhawicz Fortress tonight.

Before Vasili's arrival, a group of senior generals and quartermasters headed by Dominic had already been waiting for Vasili's arrival at the Muhawicz Fortress.

Vasili was also very resolute in his work. After decisively deciding to lead the expedition in person, he immediately set off for the front line.

After arriving at Muhawicz Fortress, he did not exchange much greetings with Dominic and the others, but directly asked to start a military meeting to discuss the current combat situation.

In a hidden room in the fortress, Dominic and others were having a secret meeting with Vasily.

"His Majesty."

As soon as the meeting started, Dominic said directly to Vasily:

"If this kind of active attack against the enemy cannot be fully motivated to achieve excellent results from the beginning, the morale of the troops will decline sharply."

“The Knights of Michael are not the same now.”

"The current commander of the Knights of Michael is not only much better than before, but even their soldiers are much stronger than before. Both the discipline and the strength of the soldiers are far better than before."

"I waited for the battle in the first few days and tried my best, but I still couldn't capture the Avalon Fortress."

"The tragic casualties and the lack of progress in the war have caused a sharp decline in the morale of our army."

"It will be a waste of effort to attack Avalon Fortress when morale is declining."

"The lower official's order to terminate the offensive and the request to terminate Operation Hammer and withdraw the troops were just a helpless move."

After listening to Dominic's words, Vasily's face turned blue and white, and his face was very ugly.

"Is the current Michael Knights so powerful... Our 300,000-strong army took turns attacking, but we were unable to capture the Avalon Fortress... The current leader of the Michael Knights is so powerful..."

Having said this, Vasili slowly gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.

"Damn it... I'm not willing to accept it..."

Looking at Vasili with clenched teeth and a ferocious face,

Dominic sighed:

"Your Majesty, I understand your feelings, but the current war situation indeed makes it no longer necessary to continue fighting."

"Sir Dominic! Can't you think of another way?" Vasily looked at Dominic with a slightly pleading look.

But Dominic's reaction failed to satisfy him.

"Your Majesty..." Dominic shook his head, "Judging from the current battle situation, no one can capture the Avalon Fortress. Before too much luggage is wasted, quickly withdraw the troops and return home. Fighting is the best option right now.”

As soon as Dominic finished speaking, Vasili began to roar:

"Withdraw troops?! What a joke!"

Listening to Vasily's roar, Dominic's heart sank, and he thought to himself:

--Oops……

Vasili's roar continued:

"If we withdraw our troops, wouldn't it be equivalent to announcing to the world that this time the Hammer War has failed?!"

"We must not withdraw our troops! This battle was proposed by me! Launching such a large-scale expedition, only to return home without achieving any results, what will the world think of our Holy Hiran Empire?! What will they think of me?!"

"We can't withdraw our troops! It doesn't matter if we can't capture the northern border! At the very least, we have to capture the Avalon Fortress!"

"Sir Dominic! I will go to the front line personally as a charioteer. Can it improve the morale of the whole army to some extent?"

"Your Majesty..." Dominic said patiently, "Your personal expedition can indeed improve the morale of our army, but this is also limited!"

"Let me put it bluntly! Even if His Majesty comes to the front line in person, it will not change the situation of the war! It is still impossible for our army to capture the Avalon Fortress!"

"Since a strong attack doesn't work! Let's find another strategy!" Vasily said seriously, "We will fight a war of supplies with the Michael Knights!"

"Fight for rations?!" In the conference room, except for Vasily, everyone else, including Dominic, exclaimed in unison.

"We will not confront the Michael Knights head-on! We will block the Avalon Fortress and not leave! We will fight the Michael Knights for supplies! We will consume them until the supplies of the Michael Knights are cut off!"

"Your Majesty! You must not do this!"

As soon as Vasily finished speaking, Senior Quartermaster Dmitry Lebedev, the Deputy Minister of the Central Munitions Department, immediately came out of the queue and shouted like this.

In this Operation Hammer, Dmitry, who was the deputy minister of the Central Munitions Department, was sent to command the 500,000 logistics troops for this operation and to take charge of the logistics and supplies for this operation.

After coming out of the queue, Dmitri then shouted:

"We can't fight a war with the Michael Knights! We will never be able to use up the Michael Knights!"

"The north wall of Avalon Fortress is a huge wall that connects directly from the east to the west of the Eghar Corridor!"

"This means that unless we take the northern city wall, we will never be able to surround Avalon Fortress and cut off Avalon Fortress's supply line!"

"If the supply line of Avalon Fortress cannot be cut off, supplies will be continuously transported to Avalon Fortress from the rear."

"Our combat troops plus logistics troops total nearly 800,000! However, the Knights of Michael's combat troops are only 120,000! Not only are the combat troops smaller than us, but the logistics troops are definitely much smaller than us!"

"Plus, we are on a long expedition! And the Knights of Michael are defending their homeland!"

"In terms of logistical pressure, we are several times theirs!"

"We simply cannot outlast the Knights of Michael, who are fighting on their homeland with only a fraction of our logistical pressure!"

"Marshal Dominic is right! Judging from the current situation, retreating immediately is the best solution!"

"Your Majesty! Please give up the unrealistic fantasy of fighting a food war with the Knights of Michael!"

Senior Quartermaster Dmitri said sincerely.

But the young and energetic Vashiri was completely unwilling to listen to their advice.

"No! We can't withdraw!"

"So what if our logistical pressure is several times greater than theirs?!"

"Have you forgotten the title of our Holy Hiran Empire?!"

"We are a 'superpower'! In terms of national strength, how can the Britannia Empire compare to us!"

"Even if we are under logistical pressure several times greater than that of the Knights of Michael, we can use our powerful national strength to drag down their supply!"

"Your Majesty..." Senior Quartermaster Dmitri looked like he was about to cry. "Don't underestimate the Britannia Empire... In terms of comprehensive national strength, the Britannia Empire is no longer the era of incompetent rulers... Under the rule of the former emperor of the Britannia Empire, Gozewen, the national strength of the Britannia Empire has long been restored to a level that cannot be underestimated..."

"Shut up!" Vashiri's expression became more and more ferocious, "How can the Britannia Empire compare to our country, which is a 'superpower'!"

"Don't withdraw troops! Don't let me repeat this sentence too many times!"

"I hereby formally order!"

"Since the strong attack doesn't work, then change the strategy! Change the strategy to 'war of food and soldiers'! Destroy the supply of the Knights of Michael!"

"It doesn't matter how many months or years it takes!"

"Until the supply of the Knights of Michael is destroyed and the Avalon Fortress is captured, the entire army will never withdraw from the Aighar Corridor!"

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