A group of guards led by Shi Shi surrounded me and galloped towards the hillside where Grandpa Martin was. Amid deafening cheers, two military flags, one black and one red, stood side by side.
"Grandpa Martin." I reined in the horse and smiled: "It's been a hard journey, how are you?"
"This small scene can still hold up." Grandpa Martin smiled slightly, and did not take his eyes away from the battlefield when he answered me: "You hypocritical brat, now you know how to please me, didn't you ask me to lead the army?
Are you here?"
"Grandpa Martin, you are wrong about this. I actually saw one of the four famous generals of the Divine Alliance in the past getting bored after not fighting for a long time, so I asked you to come and relax. Why don't you think that I am yours?"
Are you a close friend..." I approached him and whispered, "I can't say I'm not selfish, but I can also learn something from you."
"The forwards should keep attacking intensively, and they should penetrate the enemy's formation and then counterattack." After giving the order to his staff, Grandpa Martin turned to look at me and said: "That sounds nice, there are still easy ways to fight this battle.
?I heard people say that you bullied my two granddaughters..."
"The 7th and 8th Guards Regiments surrounded the enemy's front line." I also issued an order to my staff at the same time, and then I was careful with Grandpa Martin: "How dare I bully them! They teamed up with Wensley to bully them.
I."
"Ah! So you went to find the fourth gentle and beautiful lady?" Grandpa Martin raised the riding crop in his hand and pointed at the battlefield ahead. Although his tone was calm, it also shocked me: "The enemy's rear line has begun.
Shrunk."
"Third, the Fourth Guards Regiment broke away from the enemy's main team and attacked the enemy's rear team with bows and arrows!" I wiped the sweat from my forehead, quietly controlled the mount to "slide" beyond the control range of his whip, and then continued
He said: "What? Grandpa Martin, you also know. I didn't mean it originally, but His Majesty Fichet framed me..."
"Don't drag it on His Majesty - just when you think you're doing it perfectly, we old guys will know it. I've met her, she's a very smart lady, and she's not bad looking either." Sensing my little move,
Grandpa Martin chuckled: "Your mother likes her very much and asks this Miss Dill Merlin to stay with her every day."
"It'll be great if I can get along with everyone!" I took off my helmet and smiled sheepishly.
"Let's see!" Grandpa Martin raised his whip again: "The enemy's front team is finished, our team is about to be overwhelmed, and the rear team has no strength to counterattack..."
"Is it time for a general attack?" I asked eagerly.
Grandpa Martin nodded: "That's right, ask your magicians to support my infantry to encircle and destroy the enemy's main team, and continue to attack the enemy's rear team with bows and arrows. Just don't let them rush over and cause trouble."
Amidst the sound of horns, the sky above the enemy's main team began to flash with colorful lights, chain lightning, and exploding fireballs. These magics most suitable for war were released in large quantities. The attacking infantry were blessed with magic. With strong support,
The enemy was beaten until they cried like ghosts and howled like wolves.
After several tests, the frontline commander gave an order, and the entire attack area launched across the entire front was like a suddenly tightened fist, crushing the enemy's own team into grotesque shapes...
The enemy's rear team hurriedly moved closer to our team, but they were attacked by continuous bows and arrows along the way. To describe it as "difficult" is not an exaggeration.
"Can't you tell, your Guards Corps is very capable in combat?" Grandpa Martin tapped his fingers on the saddle a few times, and then said to me: "I'll leave the enemy's rear to you."
"Okay!" I said to my staff officer: "Interrupt the enemy's rear team from our own team and use them up. It doesn't matter if you go slower."
"yes!"
The sound of the trumpet changed, and my two regiments of guards quickly moved in to defend between the enemy's rear column and my own column.
The other five Guards regiments no longer contacted the enemy, but circled outside the enemy's formation.
In the sky, dense arrows came one after another, and the enemies lined up outside the array fell down layer by layer, like peeled cabbage...
"Your density of bow and arrow attacks will be very costly." Grandpa Martin reminded me: "This enemy army lacks experience in dealing with bow and arrow attacks. Once the enemy forces a breakthrough with heavy infantry or special units in the future, what will you do?
manage?"
"Speed is our greatest advantage. I will run when the enemy approaches. Their two legs will never outrun their four legs. The light cavalry will never engage in a war of attrition with the enemy. Bows and arrows are our most powerful weapons." I replied:
"It consumes too much... There is really no good way to solve this problem. I have been struggling with it. Look at how fast their bows and arrows shoot. It's all about money!"
Clouds of black arrows flew towards the enemy. A salvo fired by a guard regiment not only caused huge casualties to the enemy, but also cost me nearly thirty to fifty gold coins.
The enemy's main force completely collapsed under our joint attack. Many scattered soldiers threw away their weapons and knelt on the ground in groups. In the end, even the flag of the enemy's headquarters was captured by the soldiers.
The enemy's rear group could still resist, but they had no chance...
"Report to the commander." The running messenger was out of breath: "Capture the enemy commander!"
I looked at Grandpa Martin. The old man coughed first and said slowly, "I'm not interested in meeting a commander who can't even withstand an attack."
I turned my head to look at the messenger and made a gesture on my neck.
After cleaning up the enemy's stragglers, patches of red clouds hung on the horizon. I followed Grandpa Martin around the battlefield, chatting while inspecting.
Most of the people wandering around the battlefield were infantrymen from the Dark Moon. They were holding small iron pliers and were pulling out the arrows from the enemy's corpse. Although the shafts of many arrows had been broken, the most valuable arrows were finally back.
As for the witch doctors in my Guards Regiment, they are doing their best to rescue their own wounded.
"No one can tell what happens on the battlefield! The weapons you are equipped with are very good, but the soldiers must know how to save and cherish them." Grandpa Martin said slowly: "Another enemy army of 80,000 people
, how are you going to deal with it?"
"That's Geert's mission." I chuckled: "My next target is Lisang Province. I want to completely control this province. This will be the main battlefield for the next battle with the Luman rebels!"
"You set the battlefield here?" Grandpa Martin frowned: "What are the benefits?"
"There are many benefits." I answered modestly: "From a defensive point of view, this is not my territory, and I won't feel bad if it is destroyed. It is also close to the Dark Moon Province, and the material supply line will be very short, and Luman is now
Whether he is attacking Dark Moon or Darkness, he must pass in front of me, and the surrounding terrain is the most suitable for cavalry combat... Anyway, the two provinces behind him are safe."
"What about from an offensive point of view?"
"Just some small-scale sneak attacks." I whispered: "Grandpa Martin, do you also think we can attack now?"
"If we only rely on these few provinces as the basis, this attack will undoubtedly be very dangerous, unless you are sure to reach the Holy Capital within one month." Grandpa Martin sighed: "But can you do it?
?”
"This is impossible. I have carefully calculated that even if we reach the Holy Capital within a month, our army will have been exhausted." I replied feebly: "The red priest will not let us go, we will
Unable to resist the invasion of other empires."
"So! The attack should be slowed down to maintain our own strength." Grandpa Martin nodded and told me: "After this battle is over, the focus has shifted to His Majesty. If His Majesty can
By winning the support of more provinces, we will be able to regain the empire soon."
"Isn't there going to be a concubine selection dance? With His Majesty's methods, it won't be a problem to capture dozens of hearts!"
"That's not enough." Grandpa Martin played with the riding crop in his hand: "I heard that you are good at creating rumors, why don't you use it?"
"You mean..."
"Just go ahead and do it! We old guys will take care of the rest for you." Grandpa Martin laughed: "I will bring back the injured this time. I will take over the defense as soon as possible and transfer Helter and Moya over."
"Thanks!"
"That's it! You set off to capture Lisang City, and I'll go back to Dark Moon." Grandpa Martin turned the horse's head: "You can deliberately let an enemy army go, and then chase after them to attack Lisang City.
That would be easier."
He is indeed a cunning old fox...
Without waiting for the battlefield to be cleared, I set off with my troops, targeting another enemy army of 80,000 people - if I didn't go, Heart would not leave any enemy behind for me.
It was already two days after I arrived there. At the headquarters of the Second Army, Helter grinned as soon as he saw me. He smiled so freely that it made me have bad suspicions.
"You...won't wipe out all the enemies, right?"
"Ah? Total annihilation is not that fast." Haiert was stunned: "Because boss, you want me to always pay attention to the situation in other directions, so I didn't use any troops and just let 10,000 cavalry follow them in circles. But boss,
This enemy force is too fragile. In just two days, my ten thousand cavalry defeated about twelve of their regiments..."
"Wait a minute..." I interrupted the smug guy's boast: "How many more enemies can run and jump?"
"About 40,000 people! The first time I met them, I carried their camp." Haiert said nonchalantly: "They haven't eaten for a day..."
"Gather your troops, we will drive them to Maple Leaf City." I patted the dust on my body and said, "Let them break down the enemy's defenses and create some rumors."
"No problem, boss." Haiert shouted: "Commander!"
This is my first time attacking in a formation. My mentors taught me when I was a child that this crane wing formation with cavalry is quite lethal, but in my opinion it is nothing more than that...
But when my army, totaling 50,000, lined up in a neat formation, appeared in the sight of the enemy troops who had been tortured by Geert for the past few days and slowly approached, they panicked.
First there was a loud exclamation, and then the soldiers ran aimlessly. The enemy flag that was originally set up fell down inexplicably.
"Is this our enemy?" I looked at the scattered little black dots running in front of me and said to Helter: "It seems like you have been giving them a lot of fun these days."
"Of course I won't leave them idle. Don't worry, I'm the boss."
"Have you had any contact with the enemy?"
"No." Haiert shook his head and said, "A war is not a treat for dinner, so why should I contact him?"
"Ask a team of rangers to meet with the enemy commander." I said calmly, "I have a gift to give him."
"Let me see if the gift is ready?" Haiert leaned his head over, and the serious look on his face could not hide his curiosity at all.
"Well, even though it's a gift, I haven't actually seen it." I turned to look at Helter and said with a smile, "Are you sure you want to see it?"
"I changed my mind." Seeing my smile, Geert suddenly woke up and said, "I won't look at it!"
While we were joking, a group of rangers came over, and I asked Rock to hand a wooden box to the captain.
"Tell the enemy commander that this is my order." I told the captain: "Except for the troops of Darkmoon Province and Dark Province, there must be no troops on the ground in Lisang Province.
If you still want to live, take off your uniform, put down your weapons - and get out of here!"
"Order the enemy generals to take off their uniforms, put down their weapons and get out. They will be conveyed to you." The young officer loudly received the order: "Let's go!"
A small group of rangers with only ten people could barely arrange themselves in a triangular formation, but they galloped majestically through the large open space between the two armies, picking up a trail of yellow dust and rushing towards the enemy's flag.
!
I just like these tough soldiers.
After waiting for a quarter of an hour, the team leader turned back again.
"Report to the commander." He said: "The enemy commander wants you to agree to his three requests!"
"Request?" This time I was stunned: "What does he request?"
"The enemy commander said he needed rations for 50,000 people for three days, and a hundred horse-drawn carriages to transport the wounded. In addition..." the team leader hesitated: "He said the journey back would be difficult, and he also needed some money."
"Do you want money?" When I mentioned money, my heart began to beat wildly: "Did you give him a gift?"
"Yes, he almost fainted when he saw the head." Speaking of the enemy commander's reaction, a look of contempt flashed across the squad leader's face: "But he insisted on fifty thousand gold coins before he left."
Fifty thousand gold coins - I cursed, something started to roll in my eyes, and I shouted: "Heart, I leave it to you."
"I know, sir, I've been waiting for this moment for a long time!" Haiert drew out his giant sword with a swish sound and clapped his horse out: "The attack begins!"
The magician began to add magic to the soldiers, the messengers began to deliver orders to the regiments and camps, the archers cocked their arrows...and I was chewing a piece of grass very hard.
"Sir." Shi Yan said cautiously, "Don't be angry."
"Bah!" I spit out what was in my mouth and checked my weapons one by one: "I'm not angry!"
"Sir, don't rush out when the fighting starts." Rock persuaded me: "You are a commander, not a charging soldier."
"Who taught you this sentence?" I glanced at the rock.
"It's Mrs. Philling."
"Can women understand what war is about?" I frowned and asked Shi Yan: "They are only smart in small things, how can they understand passionate men?"
The rock was still blinking, and the troops in front had already begun to charge.
"Fuck..." I grabbed the longbow of a guard next to me: "If you dare to ask me for money, give it to me!"
With only a slight contact, the enemy's formation dispersed. Originally, these troops were put together by Luman to attract our army's attention. In addition, they were defeated troops and had no combat effectiveness at all. However, they gave our army an extremely powerful attack.
Good exercise opportunity.
The cavalry tried to draw their bows from left to right, the magician on the horse tried his best to adjust the rhythm of his chant, and the winged man tried to figure out how to transmit battlefield information in a timely manner during a rapid assault - Lu Man, that stupid pig, must not have expected all of this.
An overwhelming barrage of bows and arrows were shot out, and huge magic fireballs flew through the air. The enemy troops lost their flags and fled backwards like a tide... The enemy commander's head must be broken, not to mention fifty thousand gold coins.
You don’t even have the qualifications to ask me for five copper coins!
I shot the twenty-five arrows in a quiver hard into the enemy's body, and then I felt a breath of bad breath in my chest. Then I was in the mood to arrange a pursuit and interception, and drove the enemy towards Lisang City.
In order to keep the enemy's strength strong, I ordered them to be given an hour every fifty miles to let them take a breath and drink some water. Anyway, I just wanted them to enter Lisang City without humans or ghosts, and I would scare them to death.
The nobles and defenders there.
The reorganized Second Army had a total of eight regiments of cavalry. Helter commanded 20,000 cavalry to attack in turns, killing an enemy twice his own to the point of crying.
In order to get rid of the god of death behind them, the enemy soldiers could be said to have tried every means. Some hid in the woods, some got into the bushes, some fell to the ground and pretended to be dead, and some even covered their bodies with mud...
…but no one escaped the fate of being discovered.
On the first night of the pursuit, I ordered Helter to be careful about where he steps, not to completely surround Lisang City, to leave space for the defenders to escape, and to keep his contacts with the lurking people in Lisang City.
I told him the method...and then he lay down on my sleeping bag and slept.
Who would have known that when he woke up the next day, Haiert had led the former army in pursuit hundreds of miles away.
In desperation, I had no choice but to work hard and follow Helter's footsteps all the way.
When I caught up with him, I also saw billowing black smoke and broken city walls coming out of Lisang City - this bastard, he took Lisang City in just one night with the cooperation of infantry!
This group of infantry was the infantry that had just captured Maple Leaf Province. My staff officer, Carlos, left only one regiment to guard Maple Leaf City, and led four regiments to rush all the way, and actually caught up with the siege.
When I saw these two people standing in a huge breach in the city wall to greet me with playful smiles, I became angry.
"Hello, sir!" Haiert puffed up his chest and said, "We have arrested a few painters. Sir, do you want to stand here and draw a picture as a souvenir?"
"Draw... what the hell!" I pointed at the smoke column in the city and said, "How long do you want this fire to burn if you haven't arranged for manpower to put out the fire!"
"Boss, what are you doing?" Haiert asked in confusion: "What does it matter how many houses are burned? Boss, didn't you enjoy burning them when you attacked Maple Leaf City?"
I pointed at Helter's nose and said, "This will be our base. You can live in the burned-out house!"
"What?" Haiert turned around and ran away, shouting and cursing heard along the way: "Put out the fire, put out the fire... Stop lighting it, you bastard!"
"Hey..." I took off my helmet: "It's really nerve-wracking!"
Carlos handed over a water bag, and I complained to him dissatisfied: "Why don't you look at Geert?"
"Sir, you are wrong to blame me." Carlos leaned against the city wall and said, "Although there were insiders who destroyed the city wall and the defenders, we still fought all night. Didn't we just capture this? Besides, we still fought all night.
, do you think Brigadier Helter will listen to me?"
I could only nod with a wry smile, it was true, Haiert would not listen to anyone except my orders.
"Let's go! Find a place to rest." After riding a horse for so many days, my buttocks were numb: "Let's discuss something by the way."
"The Governor's Mansion here is in good condition. You go first, sir." Carlos pointed to a few people next to him and said, "I will arrange them."
"who?"
"painter."
"painter?"
"Yes, sir." Carlos answered me: "These people are the art instructors of the Imperial Academy."
I looked at my staff officer with sincere eyes.
"That's right, sir." Carlos coughed lightly and lowered his voice and said, "Because the scenery of Lisang Province is very beautiful, the Fine Arts Branch of the Royal Academy is located in Lisang City. There are three painting teachers here, one
The one who taught sculpture seemed to be useful to the superior, so I kept them."
"It's useful, it will be useful." I slowly approached the four trembling men and laughed loudly: "It's really useful!"
"Then, send them back to darkness?"
"No, just stay here." I walked down the city wall: "You can use it right away!" (To be continued)