I Will Be The Crowned King Chapter 157

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Where is Anson Bach now, this is a question that has everyone very confused.

According to the plan made by the top general staff of Hantu—actually, most of the knights of Hantu are still very unfamiliar with this “organization”, and they don't even know what it does. The deputy commander of the Southern Legion should have come to join the Hantu army long ago.

But the problem is that they are not very clear, because the entire vast army from top to bottom does not really want to see this Clovis appear.

The reason is also very simple. After Ansen Bach came, who commanded whom?

Let a Clovis command the entire Hantu army to fight a war that will decide the fate of the Hantu? Let the honor of Hantu's "Battle of National Founding" be taken away by a group of Clovis people?

What are you kidding? It is true that Hantu is an ally of Clovis, but it has not yet reached the level of a vassal - even if Claude Francois can endure such a behavior of "losing power and humiliating the country", the nobles of all Hutu can't bear it!

So... the other way around?

Hmm, that doesn't seem realistic either.

Although the attitude of the deputy commander of the legion has always been very good, he is also extremely tough on "independence"; from the recapture of Eagle Point City to the unification of Hantu, almost all important events affecting Hantu can be behind it. see his shadow.

But if the primary and secondary relationship and the ownership of the supreme command cannot be determined, two armies are not as good as one army.

Being forced to share the fruits of victory with an outsider is not a good feeling, not to mention that he is the one who asks for others; but... given the current situation, Hantu doesn't have much choice.

In order to defeat the Imperial Expeditionary Army, and to prevent the other party from attacking the supply line that is related to the lives of the 100,000-strong land army while suppressing the barren stone castle, they can no longer continue to be beaten passively like they are now, and must take the initiative to attack!

The imperial people on the opposite side seem to be intimidated by the densely packed small fortresses on the east side, and various fortifications that look very solid. They are afraid of being attacked by both the fortress and the defense line, and they dare not take the initiative to fight on two fronts.

But Claude François and the knights who were present were of course aware of what the "reserve legion" stationed there was - all the legions had to choose what to leave behind, and the combat effectiveness was negative cannon fodder!

At the moment, this "impregnable" eastern defense line seems to be able to pretend, but once the Imperial Expeditionary Force "gave up the courage" to test a little, it can pierce the essence of this paper tiger on the spot, cut off and even control the supply line of the 100,000-strong army of Hantu.

That way, they don't even need to take the initiative to attack, they just need to set up an encirclement network outside the barren stone castle, and the 40,000-strong army will have to collapse without a fight within 20 days!

Therefore, the counter-offensive must be counter-offensive, no matter what.

The problem is, they can't.

It's not because you don't want to, but the "defense plan" designed by Carl Bain is naturally not suitable for organizing a counter-offensive - it requires a larger battlefield width and a shorter length, but Carl's design is for defense depth. sacrificing width.

Given the gap in mobility between the Hantu Legion and the Imperial Expeditionary Force, it is absolutely impossible to catch up, only passively beaten.

However, no one would think that the Chief of Staff of the Storm Division is too "conservative". On the contrary, many nobles of the vast land even think that he is too "radical"-the defense plan designed is too comprehensive, and it was not until the appearance of the Imperial Expeditionary Force. Just two thirds done.

In addition, due to the raid of the Imperial Expeditionary Force, most of the peripheral defense facilities were occupied, and the battlefield dominance completely fell into the hands of the enemy.

So facing the anger of Claude Francois, the knights on the scene could only shut up and remain silent except to continue to defend the fortress of the deserted stone castle.

And Claude himself didn't expect his incompetent "vassals" to provide any useful information, and his attention was completely on the map in front of him.

He was looking for the route of the Imperial Expeditionary Force.

The opponent did not follow the road, but over the mountains, which was beyond his expectations, but it did not mean that 20,000 Imperial soldiers were 20,000 Aiden goats, able to walk on the cliffs and cliffs - even if they could. Even their livestock, trucks and artillery can't do it.

The only answer is that they find mountain roads that can be quickly passed by small and scattered troops.

what does that mean?

It means that the Imperial Expeditionary Force, which is currently storming the barren stone castle, is a lone army in the true sense, without a stable supply line at all!

The more desperate they attacked and the more they tried their best, the more they could prove that they were actually weak in succession and could not persist in this battle for too long; they had to conquer the important supply point of the Barren Stone Castle in the shortest possible time, in order to alleviate their imminent To face, the threat of running out of ammunition and food.

Of course, the premise is that the enemy's attention must be completely focused on the deserted stone castle... If the time drags on for too long, the Imperial Expeditionary Force, which has repeatedly suffered setbacks, will turn its main force to the reserve army on the eastern defense line. It will be a bit dangerous.

So the key to determining the outcome is whether Ansen Bach's reinforcements can arrive as soon as possible... As long as Ansen Bach launches an attack and gives the Imperial Expeditionary Force a fatal blow from behind, everything will be fine.

The passively beaten Han Tu can turn the offensive and turn defeat into victory!

It doesn't even matter if the expedition can't be defeated, or if it's just a draw... Archduke Aiden's frontier corps will have plenty of time to retake the vital and poorly defended lands while they're being dragged under the castle. Tower fortress.

After locking the exit of the west line, and then firmly controlling the fortress of the deserted stone castle, you can form a form of closing the door and hitting the dog between the two fortresses. At that time... eh?

Just when Claude was still planning how to turn from defense to attack and turn defeat into victory, he suddenly found that the sound of guns and guns outside seemed to have become much weaker.

It's not just him, almost all the nobles and knights of the vast land in the dead silent hall can't help but raise their heads, look left and right, whisper to each other, and want to determine something incredible from each other as soon as possible in astonishment.

Ignoring the guys who couldn't see the situation at all, Claude Francois, who stood up directly, left the map table, kicked open the sturdy oak gate, and walked along the narrow stone spiral staircase in the tower to the top of the fortress. The roof at the top.

Instead of huddled in the impregnable "cell" waiting for the panting, ominous report from the messenger, he wanted to confirm the situation himself with his own eyes!

And when he pushed away the two knights who were trying to stop him and walked through the stairs, the whole person was stunned.

In the deserted stone castle under the setting sun, the choking smoke of gunpowder is slowly drifting away, revealing the barren land after being ravaged by artillery fire, iron cavalry and lead bullets.

A large number of unfinished fortifications outside the city walls were almost completely destroyed, leaving only unrecognizable ruins and rubble; under the rising plumes of smoke, dark red embers continued to burn those charred broken pieces. Ruins...the same charred "things" below.

Compared with the peripheral positions that were almost scorched to earth, the condition of the Barren Stone Castle itself could not be better. Although the outer city wall was repeatedly bombarded by artillery fire, it was almost intact except for a little damage; the defense facilities on the city wall were also in good condition. Not much damage was suffered, only two forts near the periphery were blown up and collapsed... The firmness is evident.

As for the Hantu Legion, which relied on the fortress defense, apart from the fact that the battle was unexpectedly pushed by the imperial cavalry at the beginning, and there were quite heavy casualties, there were not many casualties in the following battle.

As for the Imperial Expeditionary Force, they...

"Retreat?"

The stunned Claude Francois blurted out directly.

On the horizon in the distance, the outer fortifications of the Barren Stone Fortress have been destroyed, and the Imperial Expeditionary Force, which has swept in like a wave, is retreating in a very orderly manner!

It's not stopping the attack, it's not suspending the attack, and it's not feinting a shot... They are indeed retreating!

This... what exactly happened? !

The outer fortifications have been completely destroyed, and the Hantu Legion, who was caught off guard, has lost all means of resistance except passive beatings; according to common sense, any siege party who enters this stage should not take the opportunity to expand the victory, in the city. Build a siege position outside and try to take the fort as soon as possible?

It is they who have the advantage now!

But no matter how unbelievable Claude-François was, the reality was right in front of him; in just a few dozen minutes after the ceasefire, the arrogant imperial line phalanx and the flamboyant cuirassiers, It disappeared without a trace from his sight.

Removed cleanly.

At the same time, cheers erupted sparsely on the city walls—the panicked soldiers held their weapons, excitedly celebrating this hard-won victory and celebrating that they were still alive.

Resisting the throbbing blue veins on his forehead, Claude, who had recovered from the shock, grabbed the knight beside him who also wanted to celebrate: "Follow!"

"Uh...where to go?!" The frightened knight trembled slightly, almost not responding.

"I said keep up, keep up with the retreating Imperial Expeditionary Force!" Claude growled impatiently:

"Send out all the hussars, all the scouts, keep up and figure out the retreat route and speed of these imperial scumbags, figure out what's going on, why are they retreating, where are they retreating... Got it? ?!"

"Follow, follow!"

The knight was so frightened that his legs went weak, but he did not forget to salute his king before leaving in a hurry.

That night, after sending nearly a thousand messengers and cavalry, Claude Francois finally got all the information he wanted.

Climb the tower!

After the 20,000 Imperial Expeditionary Force tried to storm the barren stone castle without success, they were rushing along the main traffic road and rushed to the fortress of the top tower.

This result once again verified Claude Francois's guess and made him realize it instantly.

That's right, so everything makes sense.

Why is the Imperial Expeditionary Force willing to take the risk and raid the deserted stone castle?

Because the Imperial Fleet and the Imperial Legion in Port Carindia were attacked by Renault Francois and Anson Bach, the entire army was wiped out.

As a result, the Imperial Expeditionary Force has lost its only mobile power, and cannot use this army planted in the hinterland of Hantu to raid Iron Bell Fort and split Hantu.

Therefore, they must take a risk and defeat themselves by cutting off the supply line; but the enemy obviously overestimated their strength, or underestimated the solidity of the deserted stone castle.

Just a temporary setback in the attack forced them to give up the extremely arrogant idea of ​​"quick attack to win the barren stone castle" and return to the defense to climb the tower!

At the same time, 20,000 Aiden warriors equipped with sophisticated infantry equipment and a large number of artillery pieces have arrived outside the Climbing Tower under the leadership of Archduke Aiden, and can easily take down this defenseless fortress at any time.

Regardless of whether he has captured the Dengshan Tower or not, 20,000 people are already ready, and the Aiden soldiers who are waiting in line only need to set up defensive positions along the line of communication to stop this group of panicked imperial scumbags.

And it's 20,000 exhausted and exhausted imperial chops!

At that time, the self who led the 40,000-strong army only needs to follow the main traffic road~www.mtlnovel.com~ and then rendezvous with the coalition army commanded by Anson Bach, and then the 80,000-strong army will be able to travel from the east, west and south at the same time. , to encircle the 20,000 Imperial Expeditionary Forces who had lost their way.

"...Therefore, His Majesty King Claude I has personally led an army of 40,000 troops to advance rapidly towards the top of the tower; Honorary advisor Carl Bain, is being ordered by the king to stick to the fortress of the deserted stone castle and clean up the traces left by the battle of the deserted stone castle. , and establish a solid supply line for the army."

In front of Anson and Lenore, the messenger sent by Claude said loudly: "Your Majesty means, please don't go to the deserted stone castle to meet again, go west as soon as possible, and encircle the Imperial Expeditionary Force! "

"Wait, isn't this too arbitrary?"

The slightly frowning Reno raised his hand to interrupt the messenger, and couldn't help but say: "To be honest, I have a hard time believing that an imperial army would be frustrated by a short-term attack and so easily give up its plan; Your Excellency Deputy Commander, Do you think this is a trap... ugh, Vice... Anson?!"

As soon as he turned around, he found that the guy who was still standing beside him had already run to the heights dozens of meters away in the blink of an eye, grabbed the flag from a flag officer, and roared at the moving queue. :

"The whole army obeys the order - throw away all the excess supplies, the cavalry will open the way, and the infantry will run forward! Within three days, reach the barren stone castle!"

Time is running out... From the very beginning, the Imperial Expeditionary Force never thought of storming the Barren Stone Fort; they did this to transfer the vast army of the vast land defending the fortress out of the city and fight them in the wild.

And Claude François, who was eager to win but could not stay forever in Barren Stone Castle, and the "300,000 Earth Army" were obviously unable to resist this temptation.

The deserted stone castle raid is just a bait, turning defeat into victory...is the real trap!

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