Zither Emperor Chapter 559 Chapter 175 Taking Over Sifuerte Middle Part_1

559: Chapter 175: Taking Over Sifuerte (Middle Part)_1 559: Chapter 175: Taking Over Sifuerte (Middle Part)_1 Ye Yinzhu took a few steps forward and extended his right hand.

Under the illumination of the surrounding torches, a red glow dazzlingly emerged.

It was the Milan Red Cross Shield Emblem that Emperor Silvio had given to him.

In the Milan Empire, this emblem had only four words that represented its meaning: ‘As if the Emperor were in person.’

Almost instantly, Marshal Ancelotti and his generals fell to their knees in respect, saluting Ye Yinzhu and the emblem in his hand.

The transition to mand was far easier than Ye Yinzhu had imagined.

With the written order and the Milan Red Cross Shield Emblem, Ancelotti had no further doubts about Ye Yinzhu.

Before Spirit City, Ancelotti held a handover ceremony with Ye Yinzhu.

Acpanying Ye Yinzhu and his party into the city, they headed straight for the council hall.

Ye Yinzhu was led to the main seat, with Sura quietly standing behind him in light armor.

Among the more than seven hundred people who had e with Ye Yinzhu, Zi, Ming, Lanqing, and Mei Rujian were present in the council hall.

The Clan Leader of the Claw Druid did not participate in the council; for them, it was enough to follow Ye Yinzhu’s orders.

“Marshal Ancelotti, please share the current situation,” Ye Yinzhu, sitting in the main seat, calmly said.

All the generals of the former Eastern Military Corps found this young man somewhat strange.

Among these generals present, none were younger than Ye Yinzhu.

But as they watched him sitting in the main seat, his noble demeanor naturally expressing itself, none of them could bring themselves to show any contempt, especially with the occasional hint of coldness in Ye Yinzhu’s eyes, which gave these generals, who had not spent much time on the battlefield, a vague feeling of fear.

Ancelotti replied, “You are now the marshal.

This Eastern Military Corps is under your mand.

Flore’s Army suddenly retreated two days ago, they’re currently camped about a hundred miles east of this city.

We can’t figure out the reason, and it’s been unusually calm for the last two days.

Even their scouts have vanished.

Before that, we’d fought several bouts with the people of Flore.

Although we defended the three cities with Spirit City, the enemy’s attacks were extremely fierce, and our losses heavy.

To date, over forty-three thousand of our men have fallen.

Our overall bat strength has dropped by more than twenty percent.”

Ye Yinzhu nodded slowly; what Ancelotti said did not deviate much from the information he had already received.

“Alright, issue my orders.

mand the defense forces, as well as the supplies and civilians in the other two cities, to migrate to this city as fast as possible.

Marshal Ancelotti, you will personally arrange this.

I can only grant you two days.”

“What?” Ancelotti exclaimed, causing immediate unrest among the generals of the Eastern Military Corps behind him.

Ye Yinzhu had only just arrived here, and his first order shocked these generals of the Eastern Military Corps.

“Marshal Ye, could you tell us why?

Only with the three cities in a line can we keep the enemy at bay.

If we abandon two cities, it tantamounts to giving up our entire defense line!

If the people of Flore surround this city, then, I’m afraid not even a fly can fly out,” a general questioned.

Ye Yinzhu responded solemnly, “Before issuing this order, I had thought it through clearly.

Not only should all the supplies of these two cities be moved to Spirit City, but also all the supplies and logistical personnel from East Wind City, which is more than three hundred miles away.”

The generals were more agitated after hearing his words.

A plethora of voices arose, none daring to openly object.

But included Ancelotti, no one executed the mand issued by Ye Yinzhu.

“Are you intending to disobey my orders?” Ye Yinzhu’s eyebrows furrowed, and he slowly rose from his seat.

Ancelotti bowed and replied, “We dare not defy the orders.

But please, Marshal, explain clearly to us.

This matter is related to the survival of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in our Eastern Military Corps.”

A flash of light flickered in Ye Yinzhu’s eyes, “Concentrating all our forces in Spirit City is intended to prevent our enemies from defeating us one by one.

Although I’m not entirely sure, I have fifty percent certainty that, within five days, the people of Flore will launch their most ferocious attack on us, disregarding their losses to get to our food supplies.

Rather than spreading our defense and giving the enemy an opportunity to exploit, it’s better to concentrate all our forces here and wait for their attack.

As long as we can hold on for more than ten days, the Flore’s Army will crumble on their own and will inevitably retreat.”

Looking at Anchelotti’s disbelief, Ye Yinzhu merely smiled and said, “Generals, Marshal Anchelotti, I wonder if any of you noticed the fireworks rise from the east a few days ago.”

Anchelotti was taken aback, “Fireworks?

Indeed, there seemed to have been a faint glow from the east a few days ago.” As one of the imperial marshals, although his status was far inferior to that of Martin and Xi Duofu, he was able to mand the Eastern Military Corps, not a mere figurehead.

From Ye Yinzhu’s words, he suddenly understood something and exclaimed surprisingly, “Do you mean the supplies of the people of Flore…?”

Sura, standing behind Ye Yinzhu, interjected, “Three days ago, we burned the logistical supply center established by the Flore Army on Flore’s Border, which served their five hundred thousand soldiers.

At least half a month’s worth of food and various military supplies for five hundred thousand men have perished in that formidable blaze.

This is why the Flore are lurking over a hundred miles away, waiting patiently.”

As soon as these words were uttered, the entire room erupted in exclamations of surprise.

For the Eastern Military Corps, no news could be better than this.

Cheers echoed through the entire meeting hall.

Ye Yinzhu walked up to stand in front of Anchelotti.

His height enabled him to look down on Anchelotti from above.

“Marshal Anchelotti, now that the supplies of the people of Flore have been burned by us, they should have almost exhausted their own reserves due to negligence.

To replenish their supplies, they have no choice but to stand by.

Nonetheless, I have set a trap for them and am waiting for their new provision to arrive.

If you were the mander of Flore and have been waiting for replenishment which has not arrived, what decision would you make?”

Anchelotti’s face turned grim, “Are you suggesting a do-or-die approach?”

Ye Yinzhu firmly nodded and repeated Oliveira’s previous analysis.

He added, “This is why what we need to do now is to protect our food.

No matter how desperate the Flore bee, they will not dare to penetrate into our country and cut off their own retreat.

Let them get around us, so what?

With the supplies already here and those set to be transported from East Wind City, we can last from three months to half a year.

What about the people of Flore?

They can only starve.

As long as we stand firm for ten days, the Flore must face inevitable defeat.

A do-or-die approach may only make them temporarily spirited, but it will not last long.

As long as we withstand their first onslaught, then as the saying goes, ‘By exhausting the momentum of the first drumbeats, the last drumbeats will be feeble.

When they are exhausted, we will be at an advantage.’

Anchelotti asked, “So is it definite that the enemy will e to attack us, Marshal?”

Ye Yinzhu calmly replied, “Unless they receive adequate supplies, the Flore will only have two options: either retreat or advance.

As for giving up and retreating, the people of Flore probably cannot afford to lose face that way.

They are more desperate than we are.

East Milan is our most vulnerable defense barrier while the Flore’s attack is a crucial step in Landias’s strategy.

They would never willingly provide us with a breathing center.

So, their only move is to press forward.

Generals, this is a gamble.

Yes, it’s a gamble.

I would ask you this, how would we fare if we directly confront the people of Flore?

Will it be victory or defeat?

I presume each of you knows the answer more clearly than I do myself.

So, why not take this gamble?

Nowadays, you have no choice but to believe in me and trust my men to pletely cut off Flore’s supply line, at least until their army retreats to their own country.”

Anchelotti’s breathing noticeably quickened.

After a moment of silent meditation, he firmly nodded, “Alright, I’ll gamble this round with you, Marshal.

What is there to lose?

If we lose, we could simply perish with those despicable people of Flore.”

With that, Spirit City was brought to life.

Despite being a formidable force, Anchelotti efficiently mobilized the resources and manpower from the two neighboring cities to Spirit City within two days.

Gold led the logistic supply battalion from East Wind City to enter Spirit City.

As the biggest defensive fortress in East Milan, Spirit City could fortably acmodate nearly half a million soldiers and civilians.

Time was of the essence for the Milanese.

Anchelotti and his manding officers worked tirelessly to reinforce the defensive fortifications of Spirit City in accordance with Ye Yinzhu’s instructions.

With the large amount of military equipment brought by Gold’s logistical battalion, they were able to place numerous defensive installations around Spirit City.

These were supplies that had not yet been transported to Qin City.

As pained as Ye Yinzhu felt about using those, there was nothing more urgent than countering Flore’s do-or-die attack.

…

On one side, preparations were in full swing in Spirit City.

Meanwhile, on the other side, under Oliveira’s leadership, the forces from Qin City started their moves.

prising a thousand Horned Hawk Knights and three hundred Raptor Druids, the surveillance team was like a huge net spread over Flore’s territory, standing ready to catch any wind of movement in Flore’s territory.

An hour ago, Oliveira was informed that a Flore army, guarded by about thirty thousand soldiers and carrying supplies in thousands of carts were rapidly advancing towards the frontline.

Without a doubt, these supplies are food for the Flore army.(to be continued.

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