Once the war order is issued, Wudong City will immediately operate efficiently.

Bags of wheat looted from Zhulongling quickly filled the vacant granary, some of which were removed and ground into dry food, and distributed to the soldiers participating in the war.

In addition, the recruits who have expanded their recruitment during the evil month have also completed basic training. Those with excellent performance will be mixed into the official lineup of the First Army and receive brand new weapons and uniforms. Ordinary ones will temporarily serve as reserve troops and dispatch them to cities occupied by Roland to replace those veterans garrisoned.

In this way, the available troops in Wudongcheng quickly expanded to 5,000, which theoretically was almost the same as the number of judges in the church. However, due to the limitations of transportation capacity, the farther away from the Western border, the lower the number of people who could be put into the battlefield.

Considering that the mission of the tooth extraction operation was not very strong, Roland finally set the expedition troops at 1,500, commanded by Iron Axe. Moreover, during this operation, the staff was moved into the system of the First Army, with the main members composed of nobles, knights and ordinary people from the Changge District, such as Sir Sir Sirte, the father of Dawn and Chenguang, and the guard of the Honeysuckle family, Traff, etc. They either experienced the baptism of artillery fire or served in the Second Army.

Although these people were not from professional backgrounds, Roland still allowed them to follow the army by forming, learning, and giving more people advice. However, they did not have the actual command power, and the final decisions and plans they made must be decided by Iron Axe.

In addition, during the tooth extraction operation, you may encounter the pure ones of the church, so "Eye of Magic" Sylvie and "Cage of Confinement" Yifei will also attack with the team. The former can detect magic and warn the enemy's position, while the latter can capture the pure ones if allowed. And Sylvie will also bring listening signs to contact Wu Winter City at any time. In this way, an army with modern military structure, firepower and communication capabilities will gradually appear.

The tooth extraction operation mainly targets three towns closest to the Western Front, Chishui City, Yinguang City and Death Fort. It takes about four days from preparation to departure. Except for selecting reliable guards to go to the old holy city, Roland spent the rest of his time discussing various details of fighting with the church with the army commanders and the staff.

For example, the meeting location that has been difficult to decide.

On this issue, everyone has their own opinions, and it is difficult for anyone to convince the other party.

The battalion commander of the Musket Battalion, Brian, was a firm Western-boundary confrontation faction, and the reasons were very sufficient. "If the battle was launched in the Western-boundary, the First Army could fully utilize its firepower advantage. With a large number of paddle steamers as logistics support, the ammunition and personnel could be replenished in one day. No matter how long it took, we would be sure to win. At the same time, this distance is extremely unfavorable to the church. As long as they did not break through the defense line within a month, they would probably not even be able to eat."

Itis is the advocate of the overseas combat faction, "I can't even eat? Do you know how many church believers there are in Grayburg? Even if the church is burned, as long as the Pope gives the order, these people will come to their door with all kinds of food. And mid-July is the season when wheat is ripe. As long as the judge army occupies one or two cities, they will continue to receive supplies. This is not the most terrible thing. Doesn't the church have crazy pills that can turn ordinary people into monsters? If the war is unfavorable, what should they do if they force the people of Grayburg to take this pill to consume the power of the First Army?"

"You don't know anything about gunpowder weapons at all," Vanne also stood on Brian's side. "Transporting artillery and ammunition is a stamina. They are not like swords, and they can be used when worn. The materials consumed in a battle require several ships to replenish them. What if you say you take the initiative to fight before the enemy enters the Gray Castle, what should I do if the ammunition is used up?"

"I do not know the gunpowder weapons you mentioned, nor do I know how you fight in detail, but the most important thing in any war is that if the intended purpose is not achieved, even if it is won, it will be a failure." Itis refused to give in. "Your Majesty needs every citizen of the Gray Castle, but you allow the church to enter the kingdom to consume the population at will?"

"If you can't win, nothing makes sense."

“Solving problems that seem unsolvable are what we should do.”

Only Roland and Iron Axe could make the conclusion on the spot. However, as long as the prince was present, Iron Axe would never say a word, no matter what order he issued, the sandsman would implement it unconditionally. These two views do have their own advantages and disadvantages, and it would be difficult for Roland to make a decision for the time being.

The most effective way of combat with gunpowder weapons is to establish a cross-fire network and then wait for the enemy to hit it. The Western Frontier is undoubtedly the best place to set up a defense in advance. But if the church really drives away the people of Grayburg as the vanguard of the army, then his losses will be huge even if the bullets can easily defeat the crazy people, and the lost population will be difficult to make up for in a short period of time.

Until the eve of the army's imminent attack, Sir Sirte's proposal broke the deadlock.

"Why don't we concentrate our troops and supplies on border cities in advance?" he said, touching his chin, "this can significantly shorten the transportation distance."

Brian shook his head without thinking, "Unless we can know in advance where the church attacks."

"Mr. Jazz, there are not enough rivers in the north. If we concentrate our troops in the wrong position, we may not be able to catch up with the enemy's marching speed." Carter added, "The border between Gray Castle and Morning Light is so long that we can't care about every passage."

"We really don't know where the enemy will attack, but we can persuade the enemy to attack from a certain point."

This made everyone stunned. After a while, Brian frowned, "I'm afraid only the Pope can do this."

Itis showed a thoughtful look.

Sir Silter did not care about the sarcastic response of the party, but admitted, "In fact, I got inspiration from Miss Itise. If we can judge the time of the church invasion through the transportation of food, they should also be able to detect the approaching of war from the changes in the surrounding cities."

"Cold Feng Ridge!" Itis suddenly spoke.

"That's true," the Jazz smiled. "If we stockpile a lot of supplies at Hanfeng Ridge and then station the First Army in the nearest Gully Town, the nearest to it, wouldn't we be very sure to help the other side guide the attack?"

"Why?" Brian asked in confusion.

"Because Cold Wind Ridge is too close to the Holy City," explains Itis, "rather than waiting for the church to attack, it is better to take the initiative to act as an offensive posture and force them to shrink their strength here."

"So that's it," Roland quickly figured out the problem. Gougu Town is the only town connected to the central water network. Although the distance is long, the paddlefish fleet can still transport a large amount of supplies to the town within the next one or two months. Then, by land transportation can be shortened to three days. Not to mention that it is enough, it can at least barely maintain the needs of large-scale combat... Of course, a better way is to set up defense lines directly below Hanfeng Ridge and wait for the enemy to attack the positions formed by bunkers, barbed wire and trenches.

"What if they insist on not going this way?" Vanne asked.
Chapter completed!