I Will Be The Crowned King Chapter 163

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"August 31st of the 100th year of the saint's calendar, there was a light rain in Tiezhongbao."

"Today is my 42nd day as head of logistics for the General Staff of Han soil...I have to admit that the workload of this position has exceeded my expectations, so I had to reduce the sleep time from six hours to five half."

"It scares me a bit because recently a church newspaper published a brand new study that found a link between height and life expectancy and sleep time each day... Am I not growing taller by staying up too late?"

"Speaking of which, my height doesn't seem to have changed in the last year, or in the past four years; the people around me are always looking at me with the eyes of ten-year-olds, obviously I'm almost fifteen years old..."

"Fortunately, it won't affect my daily work... Well, let's try the salmon from Iron Bell for dinner today. I heard it's good for hair."

"Yesterday morning, His Excellency Leon Francois left the office privately again. It seems that he listened to the whimsical plan of a noble in the staff department and wanted to go to the Barren Stone Castle in person."

"After looking into it in detail, it seems that he found himself too idle; especially after Lord Anson Bach had advanced south, and Claude Francois had taken away the whole army, his titular Han The 'second commander-in-chief' of the Turkish army started to do nothing."

"He asked me what I needed to do with him, and I answered him... yes, no."

"Yes, there are things he can do, there are things he should do, there are things people want him to do... but there is nothing that he, the heir to the kingdom, has to do."

"In retrospect now, it seems that I am also responsible for this result."

"In order to make up for his mistakes, I carefully prepared a 'Hantu Industry Construction Plan' for him, as well as the 'Quantu Road Construction Plan' attached to it."

"By submitting technical applications to the church and assistance from the Kingdom of Clovis, building a Thun light industry center in ten to twenty years, and reducing the cost of raw materials and transportation by improving roads, Hantu can export additional extras to neighboring countries. Higher value processed goods - complete the transition from exporting iron ore to exporting sewing needles."

"He showed a completely unsurprising ecstasy about it, and immediately put his previous complaints behind him... So I can continue to deal with all the affairs of the staff in his name."

"However, the happy thing is that this unexpectedly difficult war in the vast land seems to be really coming to an end - the imperial advance army and fleet entrenched in Carindia Harbor have been eliminated, and the entire Aiden has gathered more than An army of 100,000 people has formed an absolute advantage over the Imperial Expeditionary Force."

"The only disappointment is that I may not be able to witness the glorious moment when Lord Anson Bach led the Clovis and Han soil troops to defeat the Empire."

"Alas... This is probably my destiny. As a humble secretary, I am destined to be naturally insulated from such public appearances."

"I heard that Your Excellency Carl Bain was appointed as the chief defense officer of the Barren Stone Castle, and he was safe and able to appear on the front line to participate in this war destined to go down in history. I am really lucky..."

"Lucky? Lucky ass!"

After finally clarifying the whole situation, the desperate Carl Bain pulled the collar of the messenger in front of him and let out the most hysterical roar in his life.

The grand battle that attracted much attention and was said to "determine the fate of the entire Hantu" came to an end after only one day.

Claude Francois, fiasco!

A complete fiasco!

In the face of the imperial expeditionary army, the bait of "I am a trap" was written on the face. As half the elite of Hantu, the Central Guard Corps ate it without hesitation, and it was no surprise that it was hooked. .

20,000 soldiers from the vast soil, in the middle of the road surrounded by the valley, were surrounded by 10,000 imperial line infantry and artillery groups all over the sky... The result can be imagined.

Claude Francois, who had lost half of his troops, faced the advantage of the enemy's artillery fire behind him, and led the Royal Legion and the Imperial Expeditionary Force in a **** battle while being double-teamed...

The fierce battle lasted for five hours, with heavy casualties, and the exhausted Royal Legion was finally overwhelmed—of course, it can also be said that the Central Garrison Army, which persisted for five hours, was finally killed by the Imperial Expeditionary Force!

At the last moment, the Royal Legion, which was besieged by the enemy, relied on artillery and cavalry to charge, and finally tore a gap in the enemy's eastern encirclement net. Two-thirds of the troops successfully broke through and retreated in the direction of Barren Stone Castle.

As for whether this was because the Hantu soldiers were brave enough, or the Imperial Expeditionary Force was insufficient, unable to annihilate and defeat the counterattack of the Central Garrison Corps, while besieging the Royal Legion that abandoned half of the friendly troops and fled desperately for their lives... That is a matter of opinion.

Not only that...because the Royal Legion was not a planned and organized retreat, but a forced breakout when morale, combat effectiveness, and organization all dropped to freezing point.

To put it harshly, this is not much different from "rout".

The result of the disorderly retreat was the complete collapse of the entire legion's establishment, and the tens of thousands of elite Royal Legion soldiers became incompetent rout soldiers, no longer able to pose the slightest threat to the Imperial Expeditionary Force pursuing them.

Even... even Claude Francois himself has not been heard from at the moment - looking at the panicked expression on the face of the messenger who rushed back to report, he obviously thought he had died!

Of course, none of these things mattered at all to Carl Bain now.

What's really important is that the 20,000 Imperial Expeditionary Forces have already followed behind the defeated soldiers of the Wang Family Legion, killing them towards the Barren Stone Fort!

One day at the fastest, three days at the latest, the vandalized soldiers of Wanhantu will flee to the deserted stone castle one after another; and the Imperial Expeditionary Force will definitely follow these unresisting soldiers in one fell swoop. Under the barren stone castle.

Once this fortress is conquered, then no matter whether Claude Francois is still alive or not, half of the vast land will definitely not be able to be preserved, and most of Carindia will not be able to keep it-even if the other legions can still fight a turnaround or two. , and it will not change the result that the front line will be defeated all the way to the front line of Mist Iron Clock Fort.

The reason is very simple. There is no strong enough fortress on this entire front, and there is no supply point that can provide the army with long-term combat consumption.

The Imperial Expeditionary Force, which has been supplied by the Barren Stone Castle, will be able to use this as their forward base, and choose their offensive route at will—Mist or Carindia. If they win either one, the other will have to face both sides. siege.

"And you idiots are still lucky to be here, you feel so lucky to be driven to the reserve army to defend the position?!" Looking at the bewildered group of Hantuo officers in front of him, he didn't know why he was so excited, Carl. Bane simply wanted to die:

"Do you think it's just you... just relying on our stinky fish and rotten shrimps, can we stop the offensive of the Imperial Expeditionary Force?!"

"Can…"

The stunned Hantu officers looked at each other, and seemed to have some kind of luck: "Isn't there still a royal army? It's enough to have them, we just need to follow behind a little..."

"Snapped!"

The Chief of Staff of the Storm Division, who wanted to cry without tears, slapped himself on the face.

"The Royal Legion you're talking about... was defeated just now... It doesn't even have the most basic organizational system..." Karl, who slowly raised his right hand, pointed to the officer who had just spoken, shaking violently from his voice to his soul:

"Throwing the armor and removing the armor... There is no morale... Even how many people can survive and how many can successfully retreat to the deserted stone castle is unknown... You... still count on them..."

They...they might still be counting on you!

Before the words fell, the Hantu officers who finally reacted finally showed a somewhat flustered expression, and the fluke of "surviving" was instantly replaced by the fear of imminent disaster.

At this moment, Carl Bain once again deeply felt how fate likes to "joke" with himself... Every time he feels that he finally starts to get lucky, there will soon be greater misfortune waiting to give him a backstab.

He wants to run away now, but he is currently the highest-ranking commander in the fortress of the deserted stone fortress; if he runs away, the 20,000 reserve army with little morale will be scattered on the spot. will crash.

He must stay here.

Not only do they want to stay, they must also take them to defend the fortress of the deserted stone castle and block the attack of the Imperial Expeditionary Force!

This time, it is no longer Fort Thunder, and he is no longer a small army captain who only needs to take the blame for Shangguan... Before fleeing, he has to bear not only dereliction of duty, but also human life.

Tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands... millions of lives.

These people will exist, or lose, because of a small, bold or cautious, cowardly or brave decision of their own.

"What are we going to do, Lord Carl Bain?!"

The Hantu officers who finally panicked looked at the despairing chief of staff: "Can't we just sit and wait for death?!"

You ask me what to do, I still want to know what to do... Resisting the urge to curse, Carl's pupils trembled constantly with his teeth clenched.

There are only 20,000 people in the entire reserve army, and they are 20,000 people in the true sense. They have not received sufficient training, and their weapons are in a mess. More than 4,000 people don't even have guns. The minimum unit is the "regiment" level of about 500 people, and the artillery does not need to think about it...

How can such an army resist the attack of the Imperial Expeditionary Force?

How to defend the logistics supply line of the deserted stone castle and the entire army? !

In the center of the panicked eyes, Carl Bain held his head and gasped rapidly.

"Immediately...Send messengers immediately, the more the better, the sooner the better." He gritted his teeth and looked around at the panic-stricken Hantu officers with his eyes as if he wanted to eat people.

"The messengers are divided into two teams and go to the Iron Bell Fort and the Storm Division who are heading here, and tell them that we can only hold on here for a maximum of seven days! Up to seven days, within seven days, they must send reinforcements to take over the defense of the fortress. !"

"Seven, seven days?"

The officers looked at each other, swallowed and asked, "Why seven days?"

Obviously, they have no confidence to last for seven days.

"Because the army from Iron Bell Fort will take seven days at the earliest!" Carl Bain rolled his eyes, resisting the hysterical impulse - he can't have that luxury now:

"Of course, this is for the reinforcements at Iron Bell Fort; the Storm Division is already rushing towards this side... At the fastest, it should be able to arrive in a day or two."

In order to prevent the officers from collapsing before the soldiers, Carl felt the need to appease them first.

Sure enough... Almost as soon as his voice fell, the officers present breathed a sigh of relief, and they didn't seem to be so afraid.

Although this group is different from the "elites" of the Royal Legion, they are very conscious of being stinky fish and shrimps; but relying on the barren stone fort and the eastern position, they blocked the Imperial Expeditionary Force for a day or two. uukanshu.com They still have this assurance.

After all, as long as you can't hold on and exert your "heart" to the extreme, no matter how invincible the enemy is, it is impossible to win such a solid barren stone castle in one breath... It will take several days to dig a siege trench alone. Woolen cloth.

Looking at these guys who seemed to have finally found their savior, Carl Bain couldn't help showing a bit of pity in his eyes.

According to his own experience, although in theory the reinforcements of Iron Bell Castle can arrive within seven days, if they really do this, it will be no different from being sent to death. If you need the necessary supplies, send a commander who everyone can trust and who has a sufficient level of skill...

Well, if I am lucky this time, I will probably see the reinforcements from Iron Bell Fort on the twenty-eighth or twenty-ninth day.

As for the Stormmaster...

"The reinforcements have come to an end for now. The most important thing now is to organize the defense as soon as possible and prepare for the battle!" Carl said nervously:

"In addition to the Imperial Expeditionary Force, there are tens of thousands of soldiers from the Royal Legion who are rushing here; we must cover their retreat, but at the same time, we must not let their retreating team affect the defensive strength of the Barren Stone Fort and the eastern position."

"Then what should we do?" an officer said:

"We can't wait to die and keep them out of the city, right?"

"Of course not - since we can't keep them out of the city, we must take the initiative to go out of the city to meet them." Carl said loudly:

"We must leave the protection of the position, and rebuild a new line of defense outside the deserted stone castle to block the deserted stone castle and the eastern position, cover the remnants of the retreating Royal Legion, and face the imperial expeditionary army at the same time!"

"We... the reserve army, we are going to face the Imperial Expeditionary Force!"

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