I Will Be The Crowned King Chapter 148

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Regarding the complaint of the commander-in-chief "because the enemy is too weak," all the knights of the expeditionary army from the deputy commander Bernard chose to ignore it, and even secretly relieved.

No one would have thought that this irritable old man didn't know what he was going crazy about, and he actually threw the strategic deployment of the entire staff into the wastebasket, and adopted the advice that was put forward by a little-known little staff. .

Well, the dignified heir of the Principality of Adelaide, the direct descendant of the "Sea Knight" is definitely not a "little person"... But a young man who has just joined the army and climbed to a high position relying on his identity and nepotism, all the experience of participating in the war is nothing but a fiasco The guy at the end, how much can his advice be worth?

Even the trouble the expedition is now encountering is due to him - if he hadn't lost the most elite legion of the Iser elves in Eaglehorn City, conquering the Han Land would never have been as troublesome as it is now.

Fortunately, the enemy is really weak and unbelievably weak, otherwise they will attack the whole line without leaving behind as they are now. If an enemy army sneaks into the fortress of the top of the tower, or the encounter is slightly frustrated, the expeditionary army will cut off the supply line at any time, or even completely cut off from the rear. Risk of contact!

Sighing silently, Deputy Commander Bernard, who had his right hand behind his back, looked at the battle that was almost over, and calmly turned his eyes to Casper, who was still holding the monocular to his side.

"Now that the enemy's front has been completely defeated, the Loren and Pasir infantry divisions are quickly clearing the battlefield, and the entire battle will be over by 16 o'clock at the latest. May I ask what you plan to do next..."

"Call back all the cavalry chasing the enemy, and tell the infantry, don't continue to collect junk - except for some ammunition, the rest can be thrown away!" The irritable old man interrupted directly:

"Also... Order the troops on the front line to complete the assembly as soon as possible, and at the same time tell the reserve army in the back line not to prepare to set up camps, pack up the baggage, and complete the preparations for departure as soon as possible."

"Set off?!"

The deputy commander's expression changed: "We just won a battle, defeated less than one-fifth of the Hantu Legion, and have not even established a stable logistics supply line in a hurry...Let's set off so soon?"

"It's so fast, and it can't be delayed for a minute!" The excited Casper affirmed, the raised corner of his mouth squeezed a sinister smile on his wrinkled old face:

"My good Bernard, it looks like you haven't realized the true essence of this plan."

"Sorry, I really can't see the essence of it with my limited wisdom."

The deputy commander's eyes twitched, and he couldn't help sneering: "What I saw was just an extremely crazy plan to die - if this Hantu Army did not collapse at one touch, but blocked our first round of offensive and supported the reinforcements and If the main army arrives in the capital, we... will be surrounded by the vast army in the wild!"

"But the truth is they don't! They have no fighting spirit and are vulnerable!" Kasper smiled happily:

"And this is the key to a good plan, you have to understand your enemy, rather than use the same 'common sense' method to solve all problems!"

"So, what is the essence of this plan?"

"You really want to know?"

"I'm all ears." Bernard rolled his eyes in his heart.

"It's simple, speed."

Casper revealed the answer: "This boy of the Bernard family has discovered a key point very keenly - the disadvantage of the expeditionary force lies in the number, and the advantage is that we have a speed that far exceeds the enemy."

"We have elite cavalry, top artillery and hard-working infantry. Such an army is not used to defend the fortress, but to take the initiative to attack!"

"Battle after battle, use the fastest speed to start the battle before the enemy can react, use the most violent attack to break down the fragile front line that they were caught off guard, concentrate all the strength to defeat them without interruption, crush them them, kill them all!"

"Kill them all?!"

"Kill them all!" Casper's eyes exuded a strange brilliance:

"My good Bernard, do you remember what that little Bernard said? This is not a tactic with the aim of sieging cities, but annihilating the enemy as the core goal."

"The expedition force is only over 20,000 people, and it is impossible to really occupy the entire vast land anyway; so the only way to conquer her is to make her unable to resist us again."

"I want bit by bit... rip them off!"

The grinning Casper excitedly clenched his fists at Bernard.

"Order! The entire army stops advancing, digs trenches on the spot, and builds positions!"

After taking a minute to calm down, Archduke Aiden decisively gave the order to build a defensive position on the spot, throwing the idea of ​​"rescue the Mist Legion" thousands of miles away.

No reason, because he really understands the situation of the Mist Corps too well - with the fighting power of those stinky fish and shrimps, facing the Imperial Expeditionary Force, and it seems that they are still in ambush of the main army, it is absolutely impossible to support their own reinforcements. when you arrive!

Of course, before giving the order, he still comforted the messenger who had come to ask for help, saying that his reinforcements would come later, and he asked Archduke Ruco Vesenia and the Mist warriors to be sure hold onto.

At the same time, Archduke Aiden also sincerely expressed that when he regained the fortress of the top of the tower, he would definitely support Archduke Mist to take the lead in this battle.

Well, anyway, these scumbags are definitely finished, and the Visania family is definitely finished, but in any case, before they are finished, they must let them use their remaining value again, hold on for a while, and strive to build a position for the main force of the Han soil army. , to prepare enough time for the battle.

The messengers of the Mist Legion were sent away, and Archduke Aiden also dispatched his own messengers to the other three legions without stopping, to get the news that the front line had been approached, the Imperial Expeditionary Force came out in full force, and that he was ready to fight. The decision to stick to the challenge was sent out.

No matter how confident he is in himself, he is not arrogant enough to think that only one legion in his hand can block or even defeat the elite Imperial Expeditionary Army.

Soon, the news from the front proved how correct his judgment was.

Among the five legions of the Hantu Army, the Mist Legion and the Border Legion led by Archduke Aiden advanced the fastest and were the closest in terms of distance.

Therefore, in the battle that ended at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, he received the news that the entire Mist Legion had been defeated that night—more than 20,000 people were defeated in less than an hour. The Grand Duke himself also disappeared in the chaos, and there is no news of him until now.

There were only two or three thousand troops that remained, and after untold hardships, they arrived at the frontier army camp and were temporarily recruited by Archduke Aiden as a reserve.

And along with the routed soldiers, there was another bad news: the Imperial Expeditionary Force that defeated the Mist Legion did not return to the fortress of the Climbing Tower, or stood firm and prepared to face the Han soil army... but continued to march towards Attack here, and it's very fast!

Such terrifying combat power and operational efficiency made many knights of Han soil who were still quite confident feel a chill on their backs, and the originally high morale was directly folded in half at this moment.

The low combat effectiveness of the Mist Legion is a fact recognized by the entire vast land, but no matter how low it is, it will not be able to hold on for even a day, and the entire army will be wiped out, right? !

While being shocked by the strength of the Empire and the fact that the Mist Legion was vulnerable, many knights were also thankful that they did not have a fever, and disobeyed the orders of Archduke Aiden and attacked privately—otherwise, it is not just Mist who is unlucky now. people.

But they couldn't be fortunate for too long, and new "bad news" has come one after another...

"what?!"

At 3:30 in the morning, in a neat uniform and staring at two bloodshot eyes, Duke Aiden abruptly got up from behind the map table, and said in a tone that seemed to think he had heard it wrong: "Say it again!"

"This is His Majesty Claude's order!" The frightened messenger trembled, and even his voice became much sharper:

"According to His Majesty's will, for the unification of Hantu, in order to eliminate the invaders of the empire, the frontier army must not stop advancing; it should take this opportunity to quickly advance to the top of the tower - in the shortest time, retake the west gate of Hantu!"

"As for the imperial expedition force that goes deep alone, His Majesty Claude will personally lead three legions to block it in the first generation of the deserted stone castle, and wait until the Archduke Aiden recovers the top tower, then close the door to fight the dogs, and fight them decisively!"

At the same time as the order was announced, the messenger even couldn't help being excited, and felt unparalleled pride in the ambition of Claude Francois... the people he was loyal to.

But Archduke Aiden obviously didn't think so, and looked at the messenger with an even more stunned expression: "This, is this really what he said?!"

"Yes, that's what I said!"

In the camp of the Royal Legion, the excited Claude Francois shouted to the messenger almost hysterically: "Tell the Grand Duke Aiden! Tell him, don't hesitate for a moment, move forward at full speed, and immediately attack the Dengping Tower!"

"Tell him it's me... Claude Francois, the order of his king!"

"His Majesty!"

Henares, who was standing next to him, could no longer remain silent any longer, and raised his hand to stop the messenger who wanted to leave, although he did not know why the Imperial Expeditionary Force would risk leaving the fortress of the top of the tower and chose to take the initiative to attack; A knight, he instinctively felt that there was definitely something wrong with it.

"Right now, Justice Aiden is building a position. Why don't you respect his thoughts for the time being, figure out the reality of the enemy, and then consider whether you should take the initiative..."

"Henares!" Claude interrupted him directly, his icy eyes stopped on Henares' face:

"Do you think I'm crazy?"

"I……"

Henares hesitated.

The messenger looked at the faces of the two quickly for a while, and quietly left with interest.

"You think Claude Francois is crazy. He has already reached the point of desperation for victory and his own throne. He has been forced by the enemy into a madman who is so arrogant that he thinks he is invincible..." Claude Self-deprecating sneer:

"Tell you, I'm very calm now and I know exactly what kind of decision I'm making."

"His Majesty……"

"Why did the imperial people decide to take the initiative?" Claude tapped the map behind him with his right hand, and the index finger knuckles and the plank made a clear sound between the summit tower and the deserted stone castle:

"Can't they see that we have an army of 300,000 people, don't they know that this is the territory of Hantu people, can't think that we know the terrain here better than them, and it's easier to get supplies from the surrounding area... Of course they know!"

"Since you know this, why do you dare to take the initiative to attack instead of sticking to the fortress... eh?"

"It's because...because..."

"Because they also know very well that in that case, it is impossible for them to defeat the entire vast land!"

Without waiting for Henares to answer, Claude directly revealed the answer: "What the empire wants is not the top tower, not Aiden, not Carindia Port... They want the entire vast land, and we bow to them. !"

"If we just defend the fortress, we can build a solid siege network around it~www.mtlnovel.com~ No matter whether we can retake the top tower or not, the empire cannot force us to surrender to them in the end; Hantu does not surrender, They can't support Isir, they can't threaten Clovis from the south, it's that simple!"

"So no matter how much risk they have to take, they must take the initiative to attack, even if the consequence is that we are cut off from the back, they must do so; because there is only a vigorous decisive battle to completely defeat the army that we have assembled as best we can, the Empire It is possible to conquer the entire vast land with only 20,000 people."

"They have no choice, and this...is our chance."

In the dead of midnight, Claude Francois, whose pupils reflected the candlelight, pursed the corners of his mouth, but Henares felt extremely mad with his extremely calm expression.

"So you let Archduke Aiden lead the frontier army to attack, in order to..."

"In order to make the Imperial Expeditionary Force in a dilemma - either return to the fortress, or be cut off from the supply line." Claude said coldly:

"The frontier legion is a bait. No matter whether they are hooked or not, the imperial people have no chance to continue to hide in the stone shell of the top tower... Except for a decisive battle, they have no choice."

"Of course, we have no choice - without defeating them, the Francois dynasty will only be a flash in the pan, or even a joke, telling our descendants, and all descendants of the Han natives, forever, ever! Ever! Don't even try to unify the vast land, it's an unrealistic fantasy, and no one can do it!"

With that said, Claude's eyes fell on Henares again: "We can't let that day come, right?"

"Of course." Henares paused slightly, took a deep breath, and knelt down on one knee to Claude Francois:

"That day will never come, never!"

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