The Divine Alliance, the Sbia Empire, and the Silver Frost Province.
In the slanting wind and drizzle, flags were fluttering on both sides of the trade road, and people were shouting. The divine coalition forces that could not be seen were marching hard. The trade road in the middle was occupied by fully loaded carriages, and the combat troops were all on the muddy road on both sides of the roadbed.
march.
Although the rain was light, it was enough to penetrate through the gaps in the armor and soak every piece of clothing. The soldiers panted like war horses and moved their steps with difficulty, but no one complained. On the contrary, they could still
Maintain military order in such an environment.
This 300,000-strong force was the absolute main force in this attack. Most of the legions came from the Tansi Empire and were directly commanded by their Prince Carl Ulysses.
Amidst the rapid sound of horse hooves, the commander-in-chief of the Divine Alliance led dozens of adjutants and staff members up a hillside. At the highest point, the horse snorted and stopped, allowing the owner to have a panoramic view of the marching status of the nearby troops.
——The generals stopped behind Prince Ulysses' horse, stared at his back with convincing eyes, and quietly waited for the prince's orders and questions.
The drizzle was unable to contaminate the prince. It slid away a few inches away from the armor and fell to the ground with the wind. The prince himself was the only person unaffected by the weather. His face was not stained by wind dust and his uniform was clean.
He is upright, but while his image and demeanor give people supreme confidence and majesty, his silent gaze can also make people feel a little bit urgent and a little bit serious.
On the day he took over the power of the general command, the prince ignored the opposition of the temple priests and changed the entire combat plan extremely forcefully. He first changed the four-pronged army of the general offensive into three-pronged troops, and the central army under his personal command was enriched.
for 300,000, and used almost threatening means to bring in an additional force as a reserve force, totaling hundreds of thousands, bringing the total strength of the Divine Alliance to an unprecedented 750,000, but the prince——he
It seems that it is not satisfied yet.
"How many days are there for the main force to travel from Silverfrost Castle? How is the situation of the flanking troops?" Prince Carl Ulysses stroked his horse's neck with his hand and asked his adjutant continuously: "Sbia
What is the military action?”
"The main force is still nine days away from Silver Frost Castle, and the vanguard is still four days away. The intelligence coming back from the front said that the Sibia army stationed at Silver Frost Castle was divided into three, leaving about 50,000 people behind.
The defenders and about 50,000 other people have disappeared." The capable adjutant replied, "Prince, there is another special situation. Our flank has not encountered any resistance since entering Sbia, and there is nothing to supplement along the way.
There are very few residents and cultivated land in the villages that provide food.”
"Not surprising, this is the basic strategy of Sibia's defense area. The border will be cleared hundreds of miles in depth without leaving any materials to support the battle. Just look at the trade road and there are not even a tree as thick as a bowl.
You should know how difficult this opponent is." Prince Ulysses sighed and said: "Order the flanking troops not to contact the enemy unless necessary, and save supplies!"
"Yes, Prince!"
"Then order the leading troops to speed up their march. They must arrive at Silver Frost Castle as soon as possible and attack as soon as they arrive! This main force must also speed up and deploy one day away from Silver Frost Castle. The total width of the battle line must reach
Sixty miles." The prince then ordered, "With such road conditions, the logistics carriages will definitely not be enough, and we will have to recruit twice as many carriages and peasants."
"Yes, Prince!" the adjutant hesitated, "The governors of several provinces near the logistics base have tried their best..."
"I only care about whether there is enough for me, and I don't think about other things." The prince's tone was very calm, "Since they can't do it, you can take some people back to relieve those governors from their duties, and then collect enough for me.
thing."
"Prince...that is not our empire." The adjutant was a little dumbfounded.
"I know." The prince turned to look at the adjutant.
The adjutant was excited and answered with his chest raised: "I will definitely finish it!"
"How do you finish it?" The prince continued to look at the adjutant, his eyes still very gentle.
But cold sweat broke out on the adjutant's forehead, "The lower official immediately led the troops to take over all the power in the neighboring provinces, recruited any usable carriages, and directly arrested people in the city to serve as civilian husbands! Whether it was stealing or robbing, all
We must meet all the needs of the front line! I will leave immediately!"
The adjutant who received the order had just set off when Prince Ulysses took out the map again and looked at it in the drizzle. Commanding such a large army to attack a mere empire, as the commander-in-chief, You
Prince Lysis could not relax at all, because the target he wanted to attack was Sibia, Cohen Keda.
However, the initiator of this war ignored the specific circumstances of the war and required him to launch an attack in a predetermined area and time.
Frankly speaking, this is really not a good area for an attack. Even if the army in front can go smoothly, the narrow road behind will limit the logistics supply of the army. Then, the intention of the war organizers is obvious - they do not want the gods to
The coalition's attack was too smooth, and they did not want the divine coalition to occupy too much land in Sbia. They just wanted this divine coalition to become a trap, holding on to Cohen Keda so that he could not escape.
But Prince Ulysses himself did not want to just go to this point, because this war is different from previous wars, and the occupied land does not need to be returned. Another reason, as a member of the royal family, the prince cannot refuse
He becomes the commander's order, but he will never fight according to other people's intentions! Not to mention that this war is related to the overall pattern and power balance of the mainland for decades to come.
Therefore, Prince Ulysses forcibly changed the details of the battle plan. This was his power as a commander.
Silver Frost Province is located on the northeastern border of the Sbia Empire. Facing the border, there are only two trade routes with weak carrying capacity leading to Bota, and several small roads leading to Riva. However, in its capital, Silver Frost Castle,
After that, there was a developed water system that snaked all the way to the Holy Capital, which could be used for army logistics. It was the most important hub for the northeastern defense of the Sibia Empire.
If the divine coalition forces can occupy Silver Frost Castle in a short period of time, and the logistics can build a transportation line to Silver Frost Castle, then there will be a stable logistics base, and the army in front can keep moving forward, as far as possible
Occupy a lot of land.
The 100,000 Sibian troops stationed at Silver Frost Castle cannot stop the prince's plan. In fact, when the war starts, these 100,000 troops will only be meat on the cutting board. The only question left now is how to
The reinforcements led by Cohen Keda have been dealt with - only reinforcements arriving on the battlefield can change the situation of the battle, but only if they can arrive in time and have combat effectiveness.
Last night, Prince Ulysses had received the news that Cohen Keda was leading the reinforcements. Calculating the time, by the time the reinforcements arrived on the battlefield, Silver Frost Castle should have already changed hands. They couldn't have come so fast. And ten
Tens of thousands of reinforcements, no matter which direction they approach, will be surrounded by their own flank troops... But will Cohen Keda obediently come to his door?
Just as the commander of the demon alliance was worried, Prince Ulysses also focused on the most critical point: Korn Keda, what method would he use to deal with it?
Sighing inwardly, the prince closed the map.
Just as Cohen Keda couldn't see through him, Prince Ulysses couldn't grasp Cohen Keda's way of thinking. The essence of war is an all-round confrontation between the enemy and ourselves, from commander to soldier, and the commander's strategy.
It plays a huge role in it... But no matter what, the side that has the upper hand in this war is Prince Ulysses.
When you don’t know the intentions of the enemy commander, you can only make your best preparations. Now, everything has been done properly for the Divine Alliance. Prince Ulysses is just waiting for Korn Keda to appear.
.
On the one hand, Prince Ulysses himself was reluctant to meet Cohen Keda on the battlefield, but on the other hand, he was very much looking forward to this fight - human beings are really a contradictory creature.
"Your Highness, urgent information." A staff officer ran over to report, "The two flanking troops were each targeted by a Sbia troops. The number of enemy troops is unknown but they are very slippery. Judging from the encounter, the enemy troops want to
Tangle our flanks."
"Martin Luther, what do you want to do?" Prince Ulysses took the information, looked at it, and asked to himself, raising his brows, "What a respectable old man.
General."
"Father..." A young general wearing full armor came over. He glanced at the prince's stern eyes and immediately changed his words, "Sir, why do you sigh like this?"
"This General, Martin Luther, only wanted to destroy our arrangement. He dedicated a considerable amount of force to entangle the two wings of our army, making it impossible for our two wings to complete the encirclement of its reinforcements. And he garrisoned Silver Frost Castle with determination to break the boat, and used
The general's prestige stabilizes the decline in military morale caused by the shortage of troops. He has put his own life and death at risk. I respect such a general." The prince smiled lightly, "To show my respect for him, I appointed you as the offensive silver commander.
War Warden of Frost Keep."
"Yes, sir."
"You rush to the vanguard now." The prince continued to explain, "No matter what the fight is like, I only want you to do two things. Take Silver Frost Castle in three days and ensure the integrity of the dock facilities."
When Prince Ulysses arrived at the gate of Silver Frost Castle with the main force, it was already the seventh day later.
In the past few days, Silver Frost Castle, which was not too big in the first place, has been greatly damaged by the powerful and fierce offensive of the Divine Alliance. Not to mention the magic defense barrier, even the city walls were completely bulldozed.
Half of the city was turned into rubble, many streets were on fire, and the sky above the city was filled with patches of black smoke...
However, the city of Silver Frost Castle that had not yet been destroyed was still under the control of Sibia's army. The remaining part of Sibia's army was shrinking in the military fortress group near the dock, struggling to support Sibia's operations.
The last defensive point in the Northeast defense. Because the area near the dock is only so big, the divine coalition forces can't do anything to them for a while.
From the vanguard camp to the vast battlefield behind Silver Frost Castle, they are all shrouded in a dark gray condensed tone. The sky is dark gray, the ground is dark gray, and the isolated and broken city is dark gray.
Even the soldiers I saw along the way were dark gray... Interspersed in this endless dark gray color were groups, strips, and dots of irregular dark red. They were wearing silver-white armor and a fiery red suit.
Prince Ulysses in a cloak is the only bright spot on this battlefield.
There are two miles from the Divine Alliance Army Camp to the city wall of Silver Frost Castle. Normally, this journey is not long, but it took Prince Ulysses half an hour. Because the only flat road was completely
The stretcher was occupied by the stretchers transporting the wounded and was packed to the brim. The heart-breaking wails of the wounded were mixed with the anxious sounds of the stretcher bearers clearing the way, mixed with the hoarse dispatching orders of the officers. The cruel meaning of the battlefield was instantly made clear to everyone.
before.
And because of the lack of manpower, the wounded who died during transportation could only be covered with a military blanket and placed on the spot. Every few dozen steps, there were piles of weapons and armor that were damaged beyond repair, and burned weapons and armor were piled on the roadside.
The wreckage of the city car lay scattered in the wilderness in the distance... The only thing that is not lacking, everywhere, is blood. The dark red blood covering the road sand has just shown signs of coagulation, and is covered by a layer of new
Covered with blood, it gradually turned into a blood puddle of varying shades, constantly exuding a strong fishy smell.
These scenes all tell people how fierce the battle that took place here was.
In the officer's order, the divine troops who were replenishing the battlefield were moving forward. Many soldiers turned pale. Some soldiers covered their mouths with their hands and staggered forward while vomiting. Some soldiers even had their eyes open with dull expressions.
With his eyes, he looked at the rows of corpses on the roadside and forgot to move forward - "Fuck you! Why are you dazed!" The officer punched and kicked him, "Move forward! Otherwise, you will lie here and be watched by others!"
There is nothing that can be done about it. There are a large number of newly recruited recruits in the Divine Alliance Army formed this time. In order to catch up with this war, they are not fully trained. Street fighting is a subject that the entire Divine Alliance Army is not familiar with.
, will naturally become more unfamiliar.
"Your Excellency, our attack started five days ago. Within two days, we destroyed the outer defenses and city walls of Silver Frost Castle and entered the city..." A major general from the vanguard followed the prince, frightened.
reported the battle situation, "Sbia's army started a street battle with us. The war was very tragic and we suffered huge casualties..."
"I'm not here to hear the casualty figures." The prince climbed onto a broken city wall and looked at the dock in the distance with a stern expression. Sibia's army was taking advantage of the break in the battle to put their wounded on transport ships and rafts.
Go, more than a dozen of our own catapults attacked the transport ship in vain, but the range was far from enough, and they all fell into the water not far from the shore. "150,000 people attacked for five days, but they couldn't even reach a border city."
We haven’t even taken it down yet, where is your commander?”
"Your Highness," the major general replied with a sad look on his face, "Commander... he has died in the street fighting."
"Died in the line of duty?" A slightly surprised look passed over his face, and the prince asked again: "Where is the war supervisor? Why didn't you come and report?"
"The war supervisor was also seriously injured in the street fighting and is still unconscious." The major general explained: "During the street fighting this morning, the Sibians attacked the headquarters three times. Many generals were killed in the line of duty, and the troops were in chaos.
, finally restored command. The subordinate is the temporary commander who takes over the command of the overall battle."
"Three times before and after?" The look of surprise that passed over Prince Ulysses's face deepened and stayed longer. "The intelligence did not say that there was such a powerful Sbia force here."
"It was the guards of Commander Siby's army who did it. This can be seen from their corpses." The major general replied, "The intelligence did not include the private guards, but Martin Luther's private guards had nearly a thousand people.
They were the royal guards stationed at the Sibia Palace. After they emerged from the tunnel, the headquarters garrison couldn't resist them... What's even more hateful is that they didn't retreat at all after the first attack and hid themselves in the rubble.
In the ruins, they attacked us twice during the fiercest battle!"
"What's the situation with the enemy?" Prince Ulysses said, looking at the tallest building in the military fortress group.
"We found out that the regular troops of the defenders totaled 40,000. They are all veteran troops who are very good at street fighting, and their tactics are quite sophisticated. But after these few days of fighting, their casualties were also very heavy. Now at most there are still
Ten thousand people." The major general said: "The closer the battle site is to the dock, the more stubborn their defense will be, and we will pay a high price for every step forward."
"How many of the vanguard are still capable of fighting?"
"Our casualties are close to 50,000." The major general replied: "There are still half of the organized units that can effectively enter the battle."
"I will give you 50,000 main troops and give you half an hour to organize the next attack. I will supervise the battle. There will be one attack wave every quarter of an hour. It must not stop and will continue until the city is captured." The prince looked at it.
Looking at the Sibia flag flying over the fortress group, "I don't want to see Sibia's flag flying over this city anymore. You don't have to worry about it anymore and just use magic to attack."
"The dock facilities..."
"The dock is destroyed and can be rebuilt, but the time wasted cannot be made up for." Prince Ulysses still said in a calm tone: "If you still can't conquer it, you can only go directly to the supervising team to report."
It is not easy to capture a city. It is much simpler to destroy a city. Not to mention using magic attacks to destroy an incomplete city without hesitation or even cost, which is even simpler.
By late that night, except for the strongest military fortress group with additional magic defense, all the buildings in Silver Frost Castle had been knocked down and flattened by waves of magic attacks. Under the uninterrupted lighting magic light, it can be seen that
Those buildings have been reduced to powder, and no larger piles of rubble can be seen in the surroundings. Only the military fortress is left standing alone on the river bank.
Under the frenzied attack of the Divine Alliance, the collapsed dock had sunk into the foundation and slid into the river. Several transport ships originally parked at the dock were burning... This meant that Silver Frost Castle's final retreat was also
was cut off.
There was a buzz of people on the ground. A new wave of siege troops from the Divine Alliance were gathering outside the range of bows and arrows. Beside the bonfire, there were forests of ladders and long knives reflecting light. But on the military fortress, only a few torches were lit, and a group of
A group of soldiers with haggard expressions were sitting on the ground leaning on each other, carefully checking the weapons at their feet.
Fortunately, this military fortress was positioned as the location of the theater headquarters from the beginning of its design, with special emphasis on defense and security. It also stored a large amount of weapons and equipment, so it survived the attack of the divine coalition. But at such a strong level
Under the attack, no matter how strong this fortress is, it will not be able to sustain it for long - there are less than 5,000 Sibian troops guarding the place, including the lightly wounded and the cooks.
The preparation time between enemy attacks was the time when food was distributed. The bread and broth that used to be delicious became unpalatable at this time. However, in order to maintain the minimum physical strength, the soldiers could only endure their wounds.
Due to the pain, they had to eat with hands that could barely hold the bowl. Many soldiers could not raise their hands to their mouths at all, so they had to help each other.
Nearly 60,000 divine coalition soldiers have been put on the death list. They are really tired.
From the moment the dock was destroyed, no one imagined that they could get out alive, but no one panicked. They were Sbia soldiers. In addition to their own fearless style, they also had more
An important reason - the only general in the Sibia Imperial Army is by their side.
I am not an abandoned person by the empire, because the admiral is here!
I am still fighting a crucial war because the admiral is here!
In the distance, Prince Ulysses, who was watching the fortress, could not hide the anger in his heart and ordered in a deep voice: "Attack!" (To be continued)