Chapter 114: War of Attrition

  "Yes." Liu Yu responded with a single word and then straightened his body. He took a quick breath, and soon he completely calmed down.

  Although for the legendary powerhouse who is dominating the family at present, the three elders of the Kingdom Elder Council, Octavius Wellesley, will suddenly appear behind him, Liu Yu was completely unprepared, but under years of training he has been able to quickly adjust his mentality.

  Moreover, it is unclear whether it was due to interest or not, but Liu Yu discovered that whenever he talked about these military and national affairs, he could always maintain his inner calmness and face them in the best state.

  "It's like this, Seventh Grandfather. At first, we just felt that there were many strong troops on the border of the Fano Empire. In order to ensure the safety of the border, Your Majesty and the Elder Council continued to send reinforcements to the front line, and then the war broke out."

  But this seemingly smooth battle has made us forget the purpose of this war." Liu Yu said, when he mentioned the purpose of the war, a hint of doubt appeared in the eyes of the man standing in front of him, Du Yiwu. And Liu Yu paused for a moment, recalling what he was about to say next.

  "My point is that both the Fano Empire and the Kingdom have their own purposes for waging this war."

  For the Empire of Vanoa, they have assembled hundreds of millions of troops on the border. This number is indeed many, but it is still impossible to defeat the kingdom. We have stood firm on this continent for so many years and will not be destroyed by their military power alone.

  "They want to destroy the kingdom; even if they summon all of their Imperial Guards, they may not necessarily succeed."

  Last time when Liu Yu raided the Sasuke province, he saw the strength of those old soldiers from the Meng tribe. In addition to the 50-60 year-old old men inside and outside the Fire Fortress, many were sixth or seventh-level strongmen, and some families even had eighth-level strongmen.

  These forces that are no longer easy to go on the battlefield are the trump cards of the Mongols, and they are the last guarantee for the Mongols to survive on the mainland.

  "To be honest, we've lost this battle. The kingdom will at most lose the southern mountainous region it occupied last time, suffer damage to its strength, and face greater pressure from the northern centaur region in the future. This is the worst possible outcome."

  If this result occurs, although it will cause great losses to the kingdom, we can still afford it. The commanders of the Fano Empire must have also figured out this truth before fighting this battle, so what they need to do is to maximize the losses that this war can bring to the kingdom.

  But we are not weaker than the Mongols, and we are not to be slaughtered at will. It is by no means an easy task for the Empire of Fanoed to defeat us.

  For the Empire of Farnold, their strengths are a strong national power, sufficient grain and fodder, military expenses, and military strength, which can withstand the consumption of a long war. The kingdom, on the other hand, lacks military strength and grain, and cannot withstand the consumption of a long war.

  "This is a war where the Nord Empire uses their strengths to attack our weaknesses, it's a war of attrition that drains the kingdom's national strength. All the enemy needs to do is prolong the war and drain the kingdom's national strength."

  As soon as Liu Yu finished speaking, a hint of sudden realization flashed in Wudi's eyes. He interrupted Liu Yu's words with a tinge of disappointment and said faintly.

  "We've known this all along, ever since the Empire separated us from the Mongols' western retreat. Most of the wars of the Fanoed Empire have been wars of attrition like this one; I don't see what's so special about yours."

  Upon hearing Du's words of disappointment, Liu Yu's face flashed with a hint of pride and confidence.

  "Seventh Grandfather, please listen to me finish." Liu Yu added with a bow.

  "Alright, you speak." Daxiao saw the expression on Liu Yu's face and became even more interested. Among the younger generation of the Bei Mo tribe who dared to show such an expression in front of him, he had never seen anyone like that before.

  "When we specifically fought this battle, however, we forgot that point. Since the Empire of Fanoed is going to consume the kingdom's strength and prolong the war, they will not rush to engage in a decisive battle with us, or launch an all-out attack like we did."

  Their military strength is strong, but it can't be wasted in unnecessary consumption. So this year is not the time for the Fano Empire to launch a general attack on us. All their offensives this year are just to tie up our forces and let our troops consume each other with them on the front line.

  And it was only after the beginning of next year that they launched a general attack. This is also why the Empire of Vanoa has never attacked the strategic location of Emal Fortress. The reason is that the defending army here is very powerful, and the Empire of Vanoa's ordinary military strength cannot take down this place.

  The Farnod Empire, which did not want to waste its military strength, was waiting for the long battle to wear us down. Seventh Grandfather, the real war will be next year. When our sharp edge is worn out." Liu Yu said his thoughts in one breath, and he had just figured out why the Farnod Empire didn't come to attack the Emalbon Fortress before.

  For more than a month, he had also found Louis several times. Louis told him that the military situation in the Kingdom Gazette showed that except for Emal Fortress on the entire border of the kingdom, all were fighting fiercely.

  The Empire of Vano's neglect of this strategic location is clearly unreasonable. If they want to make gains along the entire front line, Emal Fortress must be taken down.

  A month ago, Liu Yu was worried that the Empire of Fandor might be preparing to launch a surprise attack on the fortress at some point. However, judging from current calculations, the Empire of Fandor does not seem to have any major plans for this year and therefore would not come to gnaw on the hard bone of Emall Fortress.

  "One enthusiastic effort, a second and it's declining, the third and it's exhausted; when they are exhausted, I am full, so I will conquer them." This passage from "Cao Gui's Theory of War" is exactly like today's Farnod Empire leaving the garrison troops in the fortress to cool off.

  Liu Yu thought back and realized that over the past month, the vigilance and morale of the defending army had indeed decreased. There was no way around it - at first, all the defenders from Colonel Kayne to Liu Yu's small soldiers were tense for over a dozen days.

  But the army of the Farnod Empire was like the scoundrel in that ancient play, leaving the defenders of the fortress waiting with bated breath for over a month without showing their face, which would make anyone relax their guard.

  "So you're saying that our efforts this year have been a waste of time." Upon hearing Liu Yu's words, the expressionless face of Wudai suddenly turned slightly cold.

  "It's not like that, if the kingdom didn't reinforce the front line from the beginning, the Empire of Fano would not have minded taking down strategic locations first and then playing a war of attrition with us." Liu Yu said this with a helpless expression.

  "True is false, false is true." This is the way of using troops, circling around and around.

  This war has been in the hands of the Fandor Empire from the very beginning, and it makes little difference to the Beastman Kingdom when and how to fight. The battle is following the rhythm of the Fandor Empire, and the kingdom is neither advancing nor retreating.

  "What you're thinking of, I wonder if your father has thought of it." After a long silence, Da Wei furrowed his brow and asked Liu Yu a sentence.

  "This, I'm not sure how much Father has thought of, but the military has already started to reduce rations this morning, so I reckon Father must have thought of quite a bit."

  "War is a deceitful way." This time, Liu Yu really didn't know how much his father Gaiya had thought of. After all, no one is omnipotent, and Liu Yu was also thinking about these things as a small soldier who was close to being an outsider.

  "Take my token to Cain and ask him for a piece of cloth. You immediately write down what you just said to your father." Upon hearing Liu Yu's noncommittal explanation, the wrinkles on Emperor Wu's forehead deepened. He raised his right hand, and a golden object flew towards Liu Yu.

  "Yes." Liu Yu hastily received the token, bowed his head to receive orders from Da Wei, and then ran down the mountain.

  "Wait, it's not good to be played by Fan Duo like this. Let's go together." Liu Yu had just run a few steps when he heard the cold words of Wudai behind him, and then he found himself lifted off the ground with his back tightened.

  It was as if he were floating, and Liu Yu felt that after a few swings, he had already arrived at the foot of the mountain.

  "Big brother! Can't you be more subtle?" Liu Yu sighed inwardly, feeling extremely helpless as he was carried away like a small chicken by Da Wei.

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