Orc Tyrant

William McKinley was standing on the lawn, watching his two daughters playing with pet dogs with a smile on his face, and his wife was preparing lunch under a parasol not far away. This was his contact with the working two. I had dinner with my family for the first time after this month.

He is not a workaholic, but the country is already at war. He must run back and forth between the Red Palace and the newly established Supreme Command.

Even now, looking at his two lovely daughters, twelve and fourteen years old, military maps and the battle meetings to be held next appeared in his mind from time to time.

This was the first shot they took back home, and it was also the first major thing he did after taking office. There is absolutely nothing to lose.

It's a pity that God is not beautiful. When the dignified official came out of the red palace and said a few words around his ear, William McKinley's face suddenly turned into pig liver color, and the corners of his eyes were even out of control. 'S twitched.

"Dear?"

His wife, who had been with him for twenty years, walked over. She could see that her husband's mood was getting worse, and then handed over a sandwich.

"Eat on the road."

"Sorry."

After giving a hug to his empathetic wife, William McKinley ate his sandwiches while walking towards the car that was already prepared.

It took him twenty minutes to reach the highest command post at the foot of the Republican Mountain. This is a newly established organization composed of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Ministry of National Defense and the Presidential Office, in order to be able to deal with the general war situation that may occur. .

"salute!"

When the president in uniform walked into the conference hall, all the officers present stood up neatly.

"Take a rest, sit down."

He took off his hat and threw it on the table. William McKinley stared, scanned the people attending the meeting, and finally fixed himself on the Army Chief of Staff.

"Please tell me, Mr. Maxwell, what the **** happened? Where is our legion!"

The Army Chief of Staff swallowed his throat, stood up, picked up the report on the table and said:

"An emergency telegram from the Western Theater District. On the 16th, Grey Mountain fell. On the 17th, the Second Army was trapped by the enemy’s main force in Vader. On the 18th, the Third and Fifth Army went south to support the Second Army and was blocked on the front line of the Grey Mountain. In the evening, Vader City fell, and the Second Army...all were killed in action."

"I don't need you to tell what I already know!"

President William roared and hammered the desktop hard, and everyone shook subconsciously.

"I want to know how this happened! Why was the Second Army trapped there! Why did it disappear for the Sixth Army! Why can't the other two armies take a Grey Mountain for a long time!"

"According to Admiral Craig, the enemy is very aware of our army's deployment and marching routes, and suspects that there has been a serious intelligence leakage problem."

"I ask to speak."

The Minister of Defense also stood up, and then the military attache's attendant opened the curtain on the wall, revealing a huge and detailed map of the battlefield.

"The enemy has a clear goal from the beginning, that is, to gather and annihilate the most prominent Second Army."

He tapped the location of Vader City with a thin wooden stick, and then pointed to Ash Mountain.

"According to what I know, before the siege of Vader, the enemy planned to cut off the passage of the Second Army's northward withdrawal. They sent at least 50,000 troops to attack Grey Mountain. Lieutenant General Ben Lier of the Sixth Army In order to ensure the safety of the orange town ferry, there is no way to invest more troops, but to choose to retreat. This is also excusable."

He paused, then turned his gaze to the Chief of Naval Staff sitting in danger.

"But what puzzles me most is that a few days before Oak launched the offensive, the Second Army had the opportunity to build a few pontoons on the Duron River, or request reinforcements from the Inland Fleet, but none of this happened. Walter was just like that. Desha waited for a few days, it was very unusual."

William also turned his gaze to the Chief of Naval Staff. At this time, the opponent finally could not sit still. Although the Inland River Fleet was part of the Western Theater, it was also under the command of the Naval Command. Generally speaking, if Greek wants to give orders, he must Send a request to the Navy.

"Ahem, let me say a few words too."

The Chief of Naval Staff stood up and explained calmly.

"First of all, I don’t know the question of the pontoon bridge, but when it comes to support, we have advised Admiral Craig more than once to postpone the launch of the operation before the heavy thunderstorm started, because the Duron River is in the dry season and the channel is narrow. , The number of civilian ships is not enough to support such a large-scale operation, but Admiral Greek insisted on his idea, and we also expressed willingness to cooperate, but the problem was after the operation was initiated."

The Chief of Naval Staff turned his head to look at President William, and said gravely:

"In many places on the Upper Duron River, there have been serious shipwreck blockages. There was no such thing in previous hydrological surveys. That is to say, these shipwrecks appeared during the period before and after the launch of the operation. Because of the shipwreck, the inland river fleet could not reach the location. There is no support for the Vader City upstream."

"The shipwreck..."

William realized that the problem has become less simple.

"Is someone sabotaging in secret?"

"It should be, otherwise the time is not such a coincidence."

"Who is it, is there any intelligence in the war zone?"

William asked, it was Donovan who was sitting at the end. He also put on a military uniform with the rank of colonel.

"According to the information at hand and combining the opinions of the Kaimon Church Tribunal, we tend to be some cultists, but the composition is more complicated. There is the resurgence of Wendigo Church, blood worship, and Ten cult organizations have participated in Black Dawn and so on."

"Why are they helping Oak?"

William is no stranger to these cult organizations. In fact, the New California Republic should be regarded as one of the countries where cult activities are most rampant in the civilized world. This is also related to the relatively open religious concepts of the early colonists. Article is religious freedom.

As long as it is not particularly excessive and violates the law, it is generally regarded as a heretical religious organization in the Kaimon Church, and it can exist legally in New California. This also gives many cults the soil to survive.

They changed their faces, packaged themselves with hypocrisy, and hid illegal religious activities underground, making it very difficult to detect.

"It's not yet certain. Maybe there is a deal. I suggest deepening the cooperation with the Tribunal of Kaimon Church. We need them now.

"This matter will be discussed in the evening meeting."

William interrupted Donovan, then looked at the Secretary of Defense.

"Then, let's talk about the latest situation."

"Yes, Your Excellency, I do have the latest report on the Western Theater Command. Just yesterday morning, the Third and Fifth Army failed to attack Ash Mountain. The troop casualties were high, and Ouke’s advance troops had arrived, so it was decided. Give up the attack and return to Klein City."

With that, he pointed to the location of Klein City on the map with a thin wooden stick.

"But along the way, Oak bitten very tightly. The two armies had to leave behind the troops to ensure the evacuation of the entire army. An hour before the telegram was sent, the main forces of the two armies had retreated safely to Klein City. The army successfully merged, but the rear troops of two regiments were besieged in Citrus Town. The current situation is unknown."

"Okay, what a big thunderstorm."

William grinned back in anger, tapping the desktop with his right index finger.

"One army was annihilated, two army was beaten to lose their helmets and armor, Craig's good idea!"

"Your Excellency, Admiral Craig does not seem to intend to abandon the action. He sent a secret message saying that the Seventh Army has already been deployed to the battlefield. By then, we will still have the powerful mobile force of the four armies and we will still be able to do so in Croatia. Rhine City and Oak’s main force will fight the final decisive battle."

"Let him give up the so-called heavy thunderstorm! Withdraw the troops."

"Your Excellency, give up at this time..."

The Secretary of Defense hesitated for a while, and finally said:

"...How to explain to the people? What about the destruction of the Second Army? The price has been paid. If there is no victory, someone can seize this point of failure and lash out against you and the army."

William also quickly calmed down. He knew that the Secretary of Defense was right. At this time, failure was not the most important thing. The most important thing was victory. As long as there are a few big victories, then even the most ugly defeat can be hidden.

He has just taken office and must not give any handle to opposition parties and political opponents.

"Well, I hope he can clear his mind this time."