Chapter 552 Mobilization before the War
The decision to "unify the Northern Territory" was recognized and made by Gaode, and the three of them immediately switched from "discussion" to "execution".
The three people present are not timid people, but also decisive people.
As Sunaifa said, the time has come.
The plan to unify the Northern Territory has been laid out since Gothe took the throne.
In addition, although Gothe became the king of the Zhenbing tribe for less than two years, the development of Phoenix in these two years can be seen with the naked eye.
Coupled with the tribal integration plan, Phoenix has brought a large population and ice-born mages.
Compared to two years ago, the comprehensive strength of the Zhenbing tribe has doubled, which is no exaggeration.
Therefore, even if they start a war with the other two tribes at the same time, the Zhenbing tribe and Sunaifa are fully confident.
All they need to do is to minimize the losses as much as possible.
However, as Gothe said at the beginning, not all unification must rely on military unification.
At least on the side of the Frostwolf Clan, the Zhenbing Tribe has already laid the groundwork.
"First cut off the food trade with the Frostwolf tribe. Our northwest barley No. 1 species has accounted for more than half of their food source, which can be said to be their lifeline."
"After the food is cut off, we only need to wait and see what happens: if they surrender voluntarily, we can take them under our command without spending a single soldier."
"If they resist and have no food support, the snow wolves will soon suffer from attrition and even riots due to lack of food.
"In order to avoid riots, they may even have to kill about half of the snow wolves themselves."
"If this is the case, whether it is the morale of the snow wolves or the hearts and fighting strength of their tribe members, They will all reach a low point. At that time, if we send troops to the Frostwolf clan, it will be effortless to take them down. "
"As for what we have to do now, it is to concentrate our efforts on attacking the Hammer of Winter."
“After taking down the Hammer of Winter, we will also serve as a warning to the Frostwolf clan and let the Frostwolf clan understand the strength of our clan.” Elsa quickly sorted out her thoughts and put forward her own suggestions.
"Yes." Gothe agreed succinctly, placing his finger heavily on the settlement of "Winter's Hammer", "Just follow this plan. Aisha, you are responsible for coordinating the resource and manpower allocation between the various departments of the city hall; Sunaifa, you will be responsible for dispatching troops, and strive for a quick victory."
When the strength is sufficient, starting a war does not actually require much planning, just "fight" is enough.
The "food containment" of the Frostwolf clan has long been part of the unification plan.
The purpose of opening up the window for selling northwest barley to them was not to earn resources, but to make them dependent.
Now, this dependence has become the fatal weakness of the Frostwolf clan.
As for Winter's Hammer at the beginning of the year, if Du Linhuo hadn't been in Winter's Hammer, he might have been able to take down Winter's Hammer at that time.
Although the mages of Winter's Hammer are brave, their strength is no longer on the same level as the current Zhenbing Tribe.
Two years ago, there were three major tribes in the north.
But now, it is already polarized.
The Zhenbing tribe is that pole.
In this world, war has always been a game between mages and nobles.
The mage decides the outcome, the nobles divide the profits, and the commoners only have to obey orders and serve as cannon fodder.
They don’t know why they are fighting, and they don’t care about the outcome of the war. They only know how to follow the army and fight.
This kind of "purposeless obedience" often leads to low morale of the army and even collapse at critical moments.
But the world is often accustomed to this kind of "unreasonable" system.
But Gaode didn’t think so.
The soul from another world convinced him of a point of view:
A truly powerful army must understand why it is fighting.
When you tie everyone into the chariot, your army will burst out with endless fighting power.
With this idea in mind, Gothe decided to hold the first pre-war mobilization in the history of Phoenix.
On the day of mobilization, the newly built huge central square in front of the Phoenix City Hall was filled with Phoenix residents early on.
This central square was built according to the standard of "accommodating an assembly of 80,000 people" during city construction. The ground is paved with flat bluestone slabs and surrounded by icicles. The reserved expansion space has not yet been used, but it already looks extremely wide.
But even so, people coming from all directions still crowded the square to the brim, and there was simply not enough space.
Because two days ago, war preparation propaganda had been launched in Phoenix.
In fact, Phoenix has not yet established a formal publicity system and means in the strict sense.
But Gaode has plenty of ideas.
He used the most down-to-earth communication method: starting from schools and students.
All courses were temporarily changed to pre-war mobilization courses.
There is a striking title text written on the blackboard:
"This Holy War"
Under this, there is a line of subtitles, which is particularly dazzling:
"Yarna and her Winter's Hammer do not want the people of Phoenix to live a good life."
The teachers who had received temporary emergency training announced to all the students Phoenix's plan to launch Winter's Hammer in plain and straightforward language, which could even be said to be intense and aggressive.
The children who received the news immediately informed their parents of the news without having to explain anything when they returned home from get out of class.
In just two days, with such word-of-mouth spread, it can be said that almost all the residents of Phoenix knew this amazing news.
When Gaud and Sunaifah walked out of the city hall and climbed onto the high platform in front of the Phoenix Central Square, the already very warm atmosphere reached a climax.
The noisy discussion instantly turned into thunderous cheers.
The shouts of "my king" and "war mother" swept across the square like a wave, and even the surrounding icicles seemed to be resonating.
Gaode stood on the edge of the high platform, looking at the dense crowd below, feeling a lot of emotion in his heart.
Once upon a time, he was just a student, but now he is able to face this kind of situation calmly.
Gothe pressed his hand downwards, and the originally noisy square suddenly became quiet in a few breaths, leaving only the sound of the cold wind blowing through the icicles.
"People of Phoenix!" Gothe's voice was clearly transmitted to every corner of Phoenix's central square, and even to the streets outside the square, with the aid of [amplification].
h "I am speaking to you now!"
h "I have called you all together today to announce an important message to you."
h "A message related to the future of each of us." His eyes became serious, and his tone became even more solemn.
“At the beginning of this year, without any preconditions or warning, Yarna, the leader of Winter’s Hammer, secretly ordered her men to sneak into Phoenix and plan an ambush plan against me.”
"Her plan ultimately failed, but her transgression and her hostility to Phoenix can never be forgiven!"
Her purpose is simple: she does not want to see Phoenix prosper. I don’t want to see the people of Phoenix, that is, you, living a good life that they have not been able to live."
"She wants to use such despicable means to destroy us and want to rob us of everything!"
"The reason why we have a life today is not from the sky. It comes from your efforts and hands, not from any unjust and unscrupulous actions. Her behavior is unprovoked and sinful."
"So, today, here, I announce to you that Phoenix will launch Winter's Hammer in two days."
"This is not a war of aggression, but a great war."
Our cause It's just! The enemy's cause is despicable and unjust! "
"I know that some people will say that war is a matter for the army and for mages. But I want to tell you, it is not! "
Gothe's eyes swept across the square.
"War is not a matter of one person, nor is it only a matter of the army, but everyone's business!"
"Farm staff, you provide sufficient food and supplies for the front line and the rear!"
"Staff at the city hall, you."
"Iceborn mages, fight bravely and use your power to crush the enemy!"
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"All the people of Phoenix, take action! They will all take action!"
"The enemy must be defeated, we must win!"
"Fight, for Phoenix, for our victory!"
While everyone was furious, Gothe's right hand was pressed on the hilt of the [North Wind] sword at his waist, and he suddenly pulled out the long sword. The sword body glowed coldly in the sun:
"Facing this situation , your choice is-"
The "extras" have been arranged, shouting at the right time:
"Fight, for Phoenix, for our victory!"
This shout was like a spark, instantly igniting the entire square.
Everyone involuntarily raised their arms and shouted loudly:
"Fight, for Phoenix, for our victory!"
This was the only voice left in the huge square.
This battle will become a common choice made by all the people of Phoenix, rather than a decision made by Gothe and Sunaifa.
(End of this chapter)