The commander in charge of leading this partial division to block the Freljord's return was named Polgar. He was a colonel of the Second Army in the North of Demacia and Henchal's nephew - Henchal was still unmarried.
I have always treated him like my own son, taking him with me to train him. Letting him lead this partial division this time is both a responsibility and an experience.
If Polgar can successfully complete the blocking mission, he may take over as the next commander-in-chief of the Second Army when Henchal retires.
But it is a pity that because Galen lured the enemy into joining him, the hammer-and-anvil tactic had no choice but to die prematurely. Polgar and this partial division became a lone army hanging outside. In this case, he naturally could no longer lead the team.
Defenses have been built at the mountain pass. For now, we can only lead the team to retreat west quickly, trying not to be discovered by the Freljordians.
However, although retreating westward can avoid the Freljords, it also means that Bolgar's team will be short of supplies.
You must know that as a blocking force, Polgar carried a large amount of tools and supplies when he left Mithril City. They needed to set up a defense line at the mountain pass to serve as a strong anvil and hold on until the hammer came down, so in the end
At the beginning, material supplies were very sufficient.
However, as the team retreats westward, these materials and tools now have to be discarded in large quantities for the convenience of marching. In the case that the Freljordians may find themselves at any time and may catch up at any time, Polgar can only order to give up.
Some of the supplies and almost all of the tools and materials were quickly headed west along the southern foot of the Longji Mountains to avoid being left behind.
There is no problem with Polgar's order, but this kind of retreat without armor will inevitably lead to an extreme decline in morale. Those who can be selected to be responsible for blocking, except for the engineers, are all warriors in the Second Army.
The result was great. The battle was not fought here, and the target location was not even reached. The Dragon Bird Knight quickly informed and requested to retreat. Who would be responsible for this, and who would be in a better mood?
After retreating to the west for three days, with the visible consumption of supplies, the soldiers' emotions finally began to become uncontrollable. Many lower-level officers, such as the captain, began to yell, "Can we still retreat all the way to Fuzhou?"
"Spero", began to ask Polgar for orders to stop and prepare for a counterattack.
These people also have their own ideas. In their opinion, the team has now left the range of activities of the Freljord people. Instead of going all the way west at this time, it is better to stop where they are and see if there is a chance to fight back. After all,
According to the news from the Dragon Bird Knight messenger, there is no problem with the defense of Mithral City. The main force of the Freljordians is there, so since those barbarians can't steal our ass, we will wait for an opportunity to steal theirs.
!
But there are also many officers who are opposed to this more radical choice. On the one hand, it is because there is no news of counterattack from Mithril City, and on the other hand, it is also because after several days of retreat, the team not only discarded a large number of materials and tools
, their own condition is not enough to continue fighting - and there are not only soldiers responsible for fighting in the team, but also many militiamen and engineers who were originally going to build fortifications and assist in defense. If they want to fight back, what will these people do?
Originally, this choice of retreat or counterattack should have been a debate over policy and line, but when the environment was relatively bad and everyone was easily excited, the debate quickly turned into a personal attack.
Those who wanted to fight back said those who wanted to retreat were cowards, cowards, and scared out of their wits by the barbarians of the Freljord.
Those who want to retreat say that those who want to fight back are stupid, have no brains, and have no regard for the lives of their compatriots.
Polgar's own talents are quite good, but he suffers from his youth and his own military rank is not high. Seeing that the argument is getting out of control, he can't settle it with one word for a while, so he can only reluctantly make peace.
Both sides are waiting for the next order from the Dragon Bird Knight.
At this moment, Galio came.
Galio's appearance is great news for either party.
Not only has the team's morale been greatly boosted, but everyone has a backbone!
Then, just as Polgar let out a long breath, Galio's chest was suddenly opened, and then several people were lifted to the ground by Galio with one hand.
"I am Laxana Crownguard, the lord of Forsbarrow. I received news from General Henchal and came to support me." Lax stood around the surprised soldiers and loudly announced her name.
, “Who’s the leader here?”
When Lux announced her identity, Polgar immediately stood up.
"I, Colonel Polgar, am currently the leader of this team."
……………………
At the temporary camp, Polgar had a brief exchange with Lux and informed her of the current status of the team.
Although it was a bit embarrassing to say it, in the face of the famous aristocratic model, Polgar still bit the bullet and talked about the differences within the team. In fact, he was a little helpless. It was the first time he led the team and encountered such a corrupt person.
The situation is really a headache.
After listening quietly to Polgar's description, Lux finally had an idea of the team's status. When Polgar asked Lux what she was going to do next, Lux narrowed her eyes slightly.
He rubbed the hilt of his sword and fell into deep thought.
"Karya, in this case, do we still need to withdraw to Forsbarrow?"
"What do you think?" Kalya did not answer immediately, but asked Lacus, "In your opinion, which side should we choose between retreat and counterattack?"
"Personally, counterattack should be a good choice." Lux replied, "But if there is already a problem with the team's condition, retreating may be a more rational choice."
"So, you didn't give an answer." Kalya chuckled, "If you said it, you didn't say it."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "This is where I'm struggling." Lux said helplessly, "Isn't there a way to get the best of both worlds?"
"War rarely has the best of both worlds, most of the time it's the lesser of two evils." Kalya replied, "Just like now, in fact, both retreat and counterattack have their advantages and disadvantages, and as a commander
As an official, the most important thing is to make the choice you think is best after weighing the pros and cons."
"..."
"In a sense, if the situation is in a dilemma, the content of the choice is not that important, but the choice itself is more meaningful." In Lux's silence, Kalya continued to explain, "Hesitation and hesitation
, sometimes worse than making the wrong choice.”
"But in some of the stories you told, waiting to see what happens can sometimes be very effective, right?"
"Waiting and watching the changes is not not making a choice, but a choice called waiting and watching the changes." Kalya explained cheerfully, "Okay, now give your choice, Lux, feel what you are doing
How heavy the responsibility of a commander is!"
"Then my choice is... to turn around and fight back!" Lux finally raised her head, "I'm here, what if I just support a partial army and withdraw in despair? I still have to give my stupid
Brother is coming to the rescue!"
"Very good, now that you have made your choice, the next thing to do is to plan carefully in this direction." Seeing that Lux no longer hesitated, Kalya said happily, "You must be decisive in your choice, but
The planning must be careful. If you want to counterattack, then all the resources of this team must be used, and all problems of this team must be avoided as much as possible. This is what is called using strengths and avoiding weaknesses."
Lux nodded slightly.
"You have never served as a commander in a battle before, so I will help you for a while this time. Next, you have to repeat my orders. At the same time, don't forget the meaning behind each order. When the battle is over, I will
The order during this war is to arrange an exam for you." Kalya's words made Lux both happy and worried. "Now, the first thing you have to do is to rely on Lord Forsbarrow to lead the Third Legion.
Support the identity of the commander and gain control of this team."
"Control? Wouldn't Polgar obey orders? After all, according to Henchal's letter, as a supporter, I can temporarily command this team..."
"This is only theoretical, but in fact these soldiers don't know you, and many of them are unwilling to fight back. They want to organize these people with inconsistent minds to cause trouble in Freljord and gain absolute control of the team.
Control is a top priority.”
"So what should I do?"
"I'll teach you the simplest method. Gather all the squad leaders of sword formations, shield formations, engineers and militiamen, and directly hold a military meeting. If you don't agree with the counterattack, challenge him to a duel!"
"Ah?" Lux was stunned, "Isn't this too rough?"
"It's rough, but easy to use." Kalya explained in an experienced tone, "This method can only work temporarily, but in this situation, it is enough to work temporarily. You can bring it with you."
With the Archon and the support of Galio, the ordinary Freljordians are no match at all. As long as it works temporarily, you can rely on the advantage of victory to deepen your prestige later on!"
"Like the first step of a snowball?"
"Yes, now, draw your sword, girl!"
……………………
According to Kalya's request, Lux directly proposed to convene a military meeting, and then directly told her goals. Facing the various sword formations, shield formations, engineers, and militia team captains with different attitudes, she directly made it clear.
identity, and then asked the team to repair on the spot and prepare for counterattack.
Faced with such a clear-cut request, these grassroots officers were naturally either happy or unhappy. Then after someone raised objections, Lux threw out her gloves without any hesitation.
"Originally, as the support commander of the Third Army, I can forcefully issue orders." She raised her chin slightly and looked directly at the captain of the sword formation team who expressed her objections, "But I am willing to give you a chance - and
I'll duel, the loser will shut up and follow orders!"
The team leader was stunned when his gloves were suddenly thrown off his face. This was obviously a military meeting, but why did it turn into a duel meeting in the blink of an eye?
Although dueling is very popular in Demacia, the military is not a place for dueling, right?
Faced with Lacus, who always came out on top even if they didn't agree with each other, he didn't know whether to accept this duel...
Seeing this scene, other team leaders were also a little confused. Many people stood up and said, "We can discuss it again." As a result, Lux just said, "Hesitant. Do we have to discuss it until the food is exhausted and the fighter planes are all incompetent?"
Doesn’t matter? If anyone else wants to waste time here, then join him, pull out your weapon, and stand in front of me!"
In this case, the guy being dueled simply shut up and planned to acquiesce to Lux's command - forget it, I can't afford to offend him!
However, how could Lux give up so easily?
Don’t forget, in addition to being Lord Forsbarrow and the support commander, Lux is also the little princess of Mithril City!
Most of the people who were unwilling to fight back were militiamen and engineers. They might not be so concerned about the command of the Second Northern Army, but if they were facing the little princess of the Crown Guard family, the situation would be different...
In the end, a wonderful one-to-many duel officially unfolded in front of Lux, who was completely unconventional.
Witnessed by Galio, Lux used a broken sword to complete a one-on-nine duel, causing the team captains who had objections to helplessly shut their mouths.
Then, Lux acted resolutely and directly selected a squad with a strong fighting spirit and asked them to serve as messengers to announce the counterattack to everyone in the army.
A duel and subsequent army-wide briefing temporarily eliminated all other voices in this army. Even if there are still grassroots officers who think that they should not turn back, it is not easy for them to transmit their emotions to the soldiers in their squad for the time being, let alone find them.
Lux expressed her opinion - Facing a guy who drew his sword whenever they disagreed, yet had a very high status and legitimately had the right to command, they completely lost the space to object.
In this way, after a short period of repair, the team broke camp and set off, turning east and approaching Misilver City along the Dragon's Back Mountain Range.
During the march, Lux seized every minute and followed Kalya's method to "make her presence felt" in front of the soldiers.
As the little princess of the Crown Guard family, her previous promotion of disaster patrol knights gave her a certain reputation in Mithril City. Taking advantage of this, she did not hesitate to promise a lot of things that were needed by Mithril City.
The advantage of paying the bill - anyway, my stupid brother is injured, and he is the legitimate son of the Crown Guard family. In order to rescue him, I promised some knights to boost morale. Is there no problem?
In this way, after a lot of carrots and sticks, the morale of the entire team finally began to improve, and those who had previously opposed turning back and counterattack finally began to dream of a possible knight origin.
Lux finally completed the initial integration of this team.
