"Ah! Has the enemy broken through?" Roger and Anne were both shocked after hearing this.

"Oh, it's all my fault. I didn't expect the enemy to gather the cavalry and break out of the city gate when we were nervous about siege. Therefore, we were killed off guard." Diaz said blamingly.

He then told the story, and then said, "Your Highness, this is not a mistake for the commander of the Simon Division. His people suffered too much loss in the battle two days ago. It is estimated that the enemy also took this interest and chose to break through from him."

"The head coach of this breakthrough force has a sharp vision. What is his name?" Roger turned his inquiring eyes to Winter's original adjutant.

"I'm Jack, I'm Prime Minister Eisen's nephew," said Winter's adjutant: "When you first arrived here, he suggested that the entire army raid you, but it was rejected by the Legion Commander."

Roger and Dias suddenly felt a cold sweat. When they arrived in Hupan Town, there were only 10,000 cavalry. Facing the attack of 30,000 Rock Legion soldiers, although they may not necessarily be defeated, they will definitely suffer a great loss, and even the situation of the war may change as a result.

"Not good!" Diaz suddenly remembered something and said loudly: "We have to send someone to intercept them, otherwise after they go back smoothly, they will be stationed in the Broken Soul Castle, which will not only block our road to cross the Red Mountains, but also stand firm and wait for the arrival of the Flame Legion and then counterattack us."

"Quick! Take the map!" Roger was also a little anxious after hearing this.

After a while, an adjutant sent the map over. Anne, Roger and a group of senior generals walked into the mayor's mansion and began to study the next step in the command room of Winter.

Roger looked at the big map of the Kingdom of Is on the table and saw a large red mountain range in the middle, which divided Is into two parts, east and west. The area west of the red mountain range accounted for about two-fifths of Is. The north is the foggy forest, and the south is the great plain that stretches to the territory of Baissos. The Shudoon River runs through it. This area is fertile and sparsely populated, making it an important granary for Iss. Sedoras is located on the edge of the Shudoon River and is the second largest city in Issue.

The territory of Is east of the Red Mountains is divided into three parts. The north is close to the Kingdom of Hagmoria, which is mountainous terrain. Although it is sparsely populated and barren, it produces iron ore. Is' main weapons and equipment are also produced here. The central part is mainly grassland terrain. Although the Shudoen River flows through this place, the climate has become much dry. At the mouth of the Shudoen River flows into the sea, there is the capital of Is, Balatan, which is also the largest city and politics in Is.

Economic and cultural center. Isles' maritime foreign trade is mostly carried out through Balatan. This area is also the most densely populated and wealthy area in Isles. The south is mainly composed of the Gobi and desert terrain, with a hot and dry climate and the least rainfall. It is the poorest place in Isles. If it weren't for being close to Jepeng, you could do some border trade business, and it would probably be a problem for the people here to eat. The largest city in this area is Brest, which is the original fief of the Prince of Wales.

Listening to Diaz's introduction, Roger thought to himself: Edward put the fiefdom of Wales in such a poor place, probably because he was guarding against him. But later on, people's calculations were not as good as God's calculations, so Wales was the best to take action first.

Dias continued at this time: "The Red Mountains are in a dangerous terrain, and many places are cliffs and cannot be climbed at all. Fortunately, the Shudoon River cut off the Red Mountains and poured into the sea from Balatan. This allowed us to build a mountain road across the Red Mountains along the canyon of the Shudoon River. Of course, this mountain road is also very steep. Along this mountain road, we built four castles, located at the western foot of the mountain, the Broken Soul Castle and the Pingya Fort, and the Tigers and the Starstone Fort are located at the eastern foot of the mountain. These four castles are very strong, and because they are located on the steep mountain road, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If it is occupied by Jack's troops, it will be difficult for us to conquer again. And if they wait until the people of the Flame Legion arrive and with their overwhelming superior forces after they join forces, it is probably very dangerous to fight with them."

Everyone showed a solemn expression on their faces at this time. It seemed that it was the key to reaching the Broken Soul Castle before Jack.

"How many people are Jack and the others? I guess they will arrive in a few days?" Roger asked.

"Although Jack broke through the defense line of our First Division, I didn't let him get better. More than half of his seven thousand people were killed or injured. It is estimated that he only brought three thousand people to break out." Simon snorted coldly at this time. He was caught off guard by Jack and finally broke through the defensive formation. He was really unwilling to accept it.

"If Jack didn't send people to the countryside to raise food and grass, they could reach the Broken Soul Castle within five days." Dias said at this time: "I asked Winter's adjutant. He said that when Jack led his men out of the city, he did not explain to Winter that he was breaking through, but only said that he was attacking our siege troops. Therefore, they did not bring much food and grass, and the soldiers could only eat the food rations they carried with them for two days at most."

"That means that if they don't find a way to raise food and grass in the middle, they won't even get to the Broken Soul Castle?" Simon's eyes shone a little at this time. He was determined to defeat Jack and get back his face.

"Well, it's theoretically, but you know that anything can happen in war, so..." Diaz said with a smile.

"So, I think we should not be careless. It is better to send an army to march quickly to occupy the Broken Soul Castle. If possible, it is best to occupy Pingya Castle. In this way, we can effectively resist the attack of the Flame Legion." Roger took over the conversation and said.

"Then let's follow what Brother Roger said! Commander of the Simon Division, I know you are determined to take revenge, so let you lead five thousand cavalry to march to the Broken Soul Castle, how about it?" Annie said with her beautiful big eyes blinking at this time.

"No problem! I will definitely complete the task!" Simon knelt down on one knee with great joy and gave a knight salute, then walked out of the command center.

"Your Highness, I think we should be prepared for a long-term battle." Diaz said after thinking for a while: "If we successfully take down the Broken Soul Castle or even the Bingya Castle, and the Flame Legion guards the Hushi Castle and the Star Stone Castle, both us and them will find it difficult to advance. The war will enter a stalemate. At this time, it will become the time to compete for national strength. Our rear must be stable..."

"Well, what the commander of the Dias Legion made sense. Now, the nobles are still listening to the orders of Wales, the nominal regent, and we must take over the power of these towns!" Roger suddenly realized that he had actually ignored this important link.

Annie's eyes showed a look of fatigue and sighed, "Okay! Let's go to the Lightning Army camp to meet with Commander Del's Army. Then they will send troops to nearby towns and ask local nobles to stand on our side!"
Chapter completed!