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world will not disappear." - Mathiu Silverberg ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref> and he agreed to join the Liberation Army as Chief Strategist. Mathiu Silverberg was offered leadership of the Toran Liberation Army, but refused, saying that he was not the type to lead<ref>"I am a talented military surgeon, but hardly the type to lead the Liberation Army." - Mathiu Silverberg ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>.

His strategies usually involved intense cooperation between differing groups and were most effective when clear communication lines between legions were available. Despite this, however, he was not afraid to act on his own. For example, once suspicions that a spy had infiltrated the Liberation Army became known, Mathiu made sure that his plans directly afterwards became shrouded in mystery. In fact, even Tir McDohl, leader of the entire Liberation Army, was caught by ~~surprised~~ when Mathiu announced his intention to attack the [[Northern Checkpoint]] immediately.

His strategies usually involved intense cooperation between differing groups and were most effective when clear communication lines between legions were available. Despite this, however, he was not afraid to act on his own. For example, once suspicions that a spy had infiltrated the Liberation Army became known, Mathiu made sure that his plans directly afterwards became shrouded in mystery. In fact, even Tir McDohl, leader of the entire Liberation Army, was caught by surprise when Mathiu announced his intention to attack the [[Northern Checkpoint]] immediately.

However, a weakness of these strategies could be the lack of long-term planning. This showed itself most clearly with his plan for the surrender of Kasim Hazil which involved allowing the Jowston City-States of [[Tinto]] and [[South Window]] to overrun the [[Senan]] region<ref>"It is likely that the City-State will temporarily occupy this region. But the Liberation Army will permit no more than that." - Mathiu Silverberg ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref> Although this proved effective in forcing the surrender of Kasim Hazil, it also forced the [[Toran Republic]] to go to war with Jowston immediately after its formation, which soured relations with its northern neighbours at once.

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 world will not disappear." - Mathiu Silverberg ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref> and he agreed to join the Liberation Army as Chief Strategist. Mathiu Silverberg was offered leadership of the Toran Liberation Army, but refused, saying that he was not the type to lead<ref>"I am a talented military surgeon, but hardly the type to lead the Liberation Army." - Mathiu Silverberg ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref>.
-His strategies usually involved intense cooperation between differing groups and were most effective when clear communication lines between legions were available. Despite this, however, he was not afraid to act on his own. For example, once suspicions that a spy had infiltrated the Liberation Army became known, Mathiu made sure that his plans directly afterwards became shrouded in mystery. In fact, even Tir McDohl, leader of the entire Liberation Army, was caught by surprised when Mathiu announced his intention to attack the [[Northern Checkpoint]] immediately.
+His strategies usually involved intense cooperation between differing groups and were most effective when clear communication lines between legions were available. Despite this, however, he was not afraid to act on his own. For example, once suspicions that a spy had infiltrated the Liberation Army became known, Mathiu made sure that his plans directly afterwards became shrouded in mystery. In fact, even Tir McDohl, leader of the entire Liberation Army, was caught by surprise when Mathiu announced his intention to attack the [[Northern Checkpoint]] immediately.
 However, a weakness of these strategies could be the lack of long-term planning. This showed itself most clearly with his plan for the surrender of Kasim Hazil which involved allowing the Jowston City-States of [[Tinto]] and [[South Window]] to overrun the [[Senan]] region<ref>"It is likely that the City-State will temporarily occupy this region. But the Liberation Army will permit no more than that." - Mathiu Silverberg ([[Suikoden (game)|Suikoden]])</ref> Although this proved effective in forcing the surrender of Kasim Hazil, it also forced the [[Toran Republic]] to go to war with Jowston immediately after its formation, which soured relations with its northern neighbours at once.