When the Divine Alliance Army disguised itself as a strategic offensive and almost occupied the "battle preparation area" outside the core defense line of the northern theater, its own formation had become quite large. The huge formation will inevitably lead to a slowdown in reaction speed, and
The Sibia army was waiting for this opportunity - because the mobility of the border guards and local troops was very weak, their actions would definitely be detected.
Now, even if Prince Ulysses notices something abnormal in the battle situation, he is powerless and cannot run away!
The allied forces of God are unable to stop the turning point of the battle.
On the first day of the turning point, there were basically no major abnormalities in the battle situation. The offensive actions of the Divine Alliance encountered stubborn resistance, and they fought fiercely for a day with no results. At the same time, reconnaissance was restricted everywhere, and it became difficult to obtain intelligence.
On the second day of the turning point, in the middle of the night, the Youshui Army, totaling 20,000, once again attacked the logistics line of God. In the early morning, they encountered the main force of the Tanxi Seventh Army, which was rushing to rescue. The Youshui Army fled as usual, and the Seventh Army pursued and was ambushed in the morning.
, the two armies started a fierce battle in the wild. In less than an hour, the Youshui Army's ambush troops entered the battle - the Seventh Army was defeated miserably, and the coalition forces knew that the Youshui Army actually numbered 50,000 people.
On the third day of the turning point, the situation took a turn for the worse. The Youshui Army, which had just defeated the Seventh Army, gave up attacking the logistics line and immediately began to violently attack the two rearguard units of the Divine Alliance. By late at night, the two rearguard units had to retreat and approach the base camp.
to seek shelter - it was at this time that the Allied forwards, at the cost of heavy casualties, captured only two new towns. The Sibia defenders fell back only fifteen miles and entered a new front, fifteen miles behind them
, another new front is about to be completed.
On the fourth day of the turning point, the coalition's offensive was once again blocked. Not only the forward, but also the exploratory attacks by the left and right armies encountered stubborn resistance. According to intelligence fed back by all parties, the main defense forces on both sides were the Sibia Royal Guards.
army and the foreign army. The rearguard troops continued to be attacked by the Youshui Army, suffering heavy casualties. Because the formation was too large, the coalition forces could not adjust in time.
On the fifth day of the turning point, the coalition forces stepped up their adjustments, retaining only eight main lines to maintain a minimum formation. The recovered outer point troops, rearguard troops, and remnants of the Seventh Army merged into a counterattack group, preparing to eat up the Youshui Army. But at the beginning of the operation,
The left and right wings were counterattacked by Sibia's army. The Divine Coalition Army continued to shrink the front line and increased investment in the rear. The Sibia Army's counterattack on both wings became more and more fierce, and eliminated many supporting points of the coalition. Youshui Army also relied on itself
With the field advantage, they constantly dealt with the counterattacking coalition forces.
On the sixth day of the turning point, the Divine Alliance finally completed its overall adjustment and devoted all its efforts to the battle against the rear. However, the Youshui Army occupies a favorable location and has the support of the Construction Corps. Although it retreats step by step, it has been firmly stuck on the path of the Alliance's withdrawal.
, bought enough time for the overall encirclement. At the same time, Lieutenant General Moya in the Liva Empire commanded the Riva Second Guards Army to move towards Bansai, and protruded the border in certain areas, making the rear of the Divine Alliance army very nervous.
The only strategic reserve army dare not act rashly.
On the morning of the seventh day of the turning point, the Sibia Army's Guards, the Alien Legion, and the Youshui Army were divided into three groups: left, center, and right, completely blocking the coalition's retreat route; by night, the defense lines in the northern theater of Sibia were successfully closed.
, the strategic defense system, with the border guards and local troops as the main body, finally completed all preparations for the annihilation war within the specified time. The logistics of the God-affiliated coalition forces were completely disrupted - because they failed to occupy the forward base, the coalition forces had to use emergency reserves.
On the eighth day of the turning point, the Divine Alliance gathered most of its forces in an attempt to open a way back to Silver Frost Castle. However, the situation on the battlefield completely changed. The coalition was attacked from three sides, and the formation space was squeezed from all directions. It was almost impossible to move forward. It was helpless.
Under this situation, the divine coalition forces could only stop the war on their own rear and look for opportunities in other directions.
But at this time, the situation of the God-owned coalition was already very bad. In front of it was the core defense line of the northern Sibiya theater, and behind it were blocked by three enemy forces with superior combat effectiveness. The front and back space was completely locked! Faced with this situation, God
The coalition forces immediately began to restore their formation and space, because they still had enough strength to resist, and they might also find a breakthrough gap in the enemy's attack.
On the ninth day of the turning point, the Sibia Army, which had undergone a new round of adjustments, began a multi-directional and continuous counterattack.
Rather than a counterattack, it is better to say that the strategic oppression was appropriate. The Sibia people, who had arranged everything, maximized the role of the defense system - at any time, Sibia's main attack was only in one direction.
Expand, concentrate elite attack forces, use multiple points to break through, and use point-to-point tactics to achieve perfection. However, one attack must overwhelm the campaign support of the coalition forces in one area. In other directions, the Sibia border guards and local troops are strictly guarded.
Stick to it.
The main reason why Sibia adopted this method is that the offensive power is insufficient, but this kind of attack is fatal to the Divine Alliance. Because to a large extent, the safety of the Divine Alliance is closely related to space and formation.
If one support is destroyed, it will cause the collapse of one space, and the collapse of multiple spaces will endanger the overall situation. When the counterattack is hopeless, the coalition must supplement another support at the corresponding location to ensure the safety of the global space.
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Therefore, every time the elite offensive force of Sibia's army takes down a supporting point, it will cause a series of violent reactions from the Divine Alliance. Instead of counterattack, they will have to choose another front to attack. But no matter how the coalition chooses, the result will be
Massive casualties to oneself.
In the counterattack, they have to face the elite troops of Sibia, which is naturally very difficult. Although there are border guards and local troops in other places, they occupy solid fortifications and have a complete defense system. When they really can't resist
, the defenders will retreat fifteen miles to enter new fortifications. However, the divine coalition forces will not gain any practical benefits and will have to endure more and more casualties.
Looking at the overall battle map, it is actually Sibia's army that drives the Divine Alliance Army to attack the most stable defense line in the entire continent. The Divine Alliance Army is like a stupid beast, with its butt constantly being slashed with knives, using it again and again.
His head hit the thick iron plate next to him. Although the iron plate would move back a little at some point, the beast had already suffered a bloody head and was weak...
The Divine Alliance never gave up the idea of a breakout. From the 8th to the 14th, Ulysses organized two forced breakouts, three night sneak attacks, and a multi-directional dispersed breakout. However, these actions failed in the end.
Submerged in Sibia's endless defense system. In one of the most effective times, the coalition forces partially broke through two layers of defense lines and advanced for thirty miles. However, the breakout troops sadly discovered that behind the Sibia army's defense line, there was still a
Another line of defense...
The turning point from the 10th to the 15th day was the period when the Divine Alliance Army was most exhausted in this battle. Within six days, the coalition forces, which "continuously launched attacks and were constantly under attack", suffered casualties as high as
A huge number of 60,000, plus the previous losses of troops, Ulysses only had 130,000 troops left in his hands. The losses of Sibia's army were far less than this number.
In fact, at this point in the war, conditions have matured for Sibia's army to launch a full-scale offensive. However, the generals of the Northern Theater Command are not in a hurry. Instead, they have repeatedly ordered the participating troops to stabilize their emotions, maintain progress with the left and right troops, and control the situation.
The divine coalition forces were defeated and dragged to death.
The reason for issuing such an order is, on the one hand, to avoid the casualties of one's own troops, and on the other hand, the Northern Theater Command has other ideas - although His Majesty the Emperor did not say it explicitly, His Majesty wants to decide on Prince Ulysses.
. A violent attack will cause the divine coalition to collapse instantly. It would be a great pity if Prince Ulysses wiped his neck out of his mind.
The surrender letter was drafted by the General Staff and signed by the two Princes of Sibia. Three times a day, one hundred letters each time, were shot into the formation of the Divine Alliance Army with feather arrows. This was only written to Ulysses and the senior officials.
The generals' notes and slogans urging soldiers and junior officers to surrender never stopped.
The Tanxi army is extremely tough, and rarely surrenders when it is short of food and medicine. But the more this happens, the greater the pressure on the commander will be... At this point in the war, everyone knows that the Divine Alliance Army has already
There was no hope of returning to Silverfrost Castle. However, the Sibia Army made it clear that they would only accept surrender under the auspices of Prince Ulysses himself, and would not consider any other method of surrender.
On the other hand, the Temple of Paradise Island, the Emperor of the Tansi Empire, and the Divine Alliance Headquarters have all forewarned the coalition's subsequent orders and jointly promoted Prince Ulysses to a new title. Prince Ulysses' family members have all been promoted.
The prince himself received a noble title from the Gods... In the document of reward, words such as "loyalty and bravery", "fearlessness", "strongness" and so on kept appearing, just short of explicitly ordering Ulysses to kill himself.
Or in the eyes of these superiors, honor or face is the most supreme thing. For this reason, the 130,000 troops who are still alive can be sacrificed, or a noble prince can be sacrificed. As long as their sacrifices can be used for later operations,
In exchange for certain benefits - a notice titled "Prince Ulysses died in battle, and the Sbia people brutally massacred 130,000 unarmed surrendered soldiers" has been drafted. I believe that with the prince's past reputation and prestige, he can raise funds
Receive a considerable amount of funding.
But fortunately, not everyone is willing to sacrifice Prince Ulysses - in addition to the second son who was captured before, the prince also has four sons, three daughters and a large number of retainers, staff, students, and old subordinates. This
The group is unwilling to give in, because after losing Prince Ulysses, the decline and collapse of the entire group is inevitable, and decline and collapse are still the most optimistic estimates.
Among these people, some have access to confidential military reports, others can make a basic estimate of the war situation, and some know the principles of life of the superiors... The system of the Tanxi Empire is prone to mutiny.
and turmoil, and the family of Prince Ulysses happened to have the conditions for turmoil.
A large fiefdom and people who are only loyal to themselves!
Of course, the most amazing thing is that there were still arms dealers doing business in the Tansi Empire at this time. Some of these organizations that sold weapons, intelligence, and even provided instructors paid taxes directly to the family of Prince Ulysses. So, everything
It happened as it should - especially after an emergency document was exposed, the prince's family had no other choice.
That document was a plan to impose sanctions on Prince Ulysses' family members after he surrendered to Sibia. And Ulysses' relatives all knew what kind of person he was, or they had a high degree of affinity with the prince.
There was a tacit understanding, or maybe there was a behind-the-scenes hand stirring things up... But all in all, a series of things happened that were enough to change the outcome of the war.
In a secret family meeting, Prince Ulysses' six concubines all acquiesced to what was about to happen.
In the evening of the next day, a luxurious and extravagant thank-you party was held in the capital of Tansi, at the residence of Prince Ulysses. The host was the prince's six concubines, each of whom had a slightly sad face, seeming to be worried about the future of the family.
. Those who were invited were all noble families and important ministers and generals. Those who expressed sincere condolences, and even those who came to witness the decline of the prince's family, numbered as many as two hundred.
The carriages of the guests were lined up all the way to the third street, and the guards accompanying the guests were scattered throughout the block. It was really lively.
During the banquet, the prince's impulsive young son was still fighting with others outside the door. Amidst the cheers of the crowd, the young prince's shoulders and cheeks were stained with glory. A group of guards nearby rushed up and beat the challenger to half a disability, for fear of "being hurt in the face"
"With scars on his body," the two sisters took the young prince to the temple for treatment... This was the last time the spies monitoring the prince's relatives saw their target.
At the end of the banquet, two princesses from Tansi's wealthy families returned to their rooms and committed suicide. Their families were unable to join due to limited conditions, and as the prince's spouse, they could not approach the matter from any other standpoint.
The other four concubines have been receiving guests. Even after the royal guards surrounded the entire mansion, the four concubines still stood outside the door of the elegant branch house and sent away all the guests with smiles on their faces.
Even the enemies of the prince's family had to admit that this was a complete and decent banquet when bidding farewell to the hostess.
The new prince who led the team was carrying out his father's secret order for the first time. Looking at the peaceful-looking princesses, the prince in military uniform was unable to carry out the task of arresting him. Finally, he personally took the letter from the princesses to the emperor,
and said a final farewell.
Following the choices of the four princesses, more people fell on the cold floor in the surrounded prince's mansion. They exchanged their lives for the opportunity for the young masters to leave... Several young masters were flying at this time.
The horse heads to the fief.
There are no dogs in the general family, and Prince Ulysses always teaches by words and deeds. All family members know that this matter must be decisive and resolute. So the four sons and three daughters started to act separately. With the help of the black hand, after arriving
On the second day of the fiefdom, they launched a mutiny!
Prince Ulysses' loyalty to the Tansi Empire has never been questioned, so the two fiefdoms under his name are close to the Liva Empire and the Yunlu Empire respectively, and he shoulders the important task of guarding the border. Considering the reality at hand
, and considering the future relationship with Emperor Tansi, the family meeting decided to focus on the side close to the Liva Empire, while the scale on the other side was much smaller.
In this way, we can survive in the gap between the Tanxi forces and the Sbia forces, without causing too much harm to the Tanxi Empire. If even the fiefdoms close to Yunlu are in chaos, the Yunlu Empire will definitely take advantage of the chaos.
The people in Tanxi will be very angry if such a third-rate small country is allowed to take advantage, which will be detrimental to the future return of the entire family.
When Prince Ulysses, who was far away on the battlefield, knew all this, his eldest son, with the assistance of his younger brothers and sisters, had led more than 60,000 rebels and a large number of rebels into the rolling Dalon Mountains.
And he was preparing for a big fight with the Tanxi Empire army that was chasing after him.
But this news was not brought to him by his family's emissary, but from Sibia. At the end of the news, the Sibia tactfully reminded the prince of the order to remove him from the post of commander-in-chief and the military law team that executed him.
They have already set off, and they are the Temple Knights who have the strength to enter the encirclement. And once again, it is emphasized that the Sibia military will not accept the surrender presided over by anyone except him.
Cohen Keda's move really hit the prince's heart squarely.
Based on the prince's understanding of his family members, he knew that this was true. No matter how treacherous and cunning Sibia's intelligence system was, it was impossible to hear the mutual promises he made with the princess before the expedition... At this time, the Divine Alliance Army
The formation has been crushed into a gourd shape by the Sibia people, and the remaining 90,000 combat troops and more than 70,000 logistics and slave laborers have to live together.
With no ammunition and food, no medical treatment, and no hope of breaking out, continuing to fight to the death... has no tactical or strategic meaning.
The question now is not whether to surrender or not, but how to bargain with the people of Sbia. (To be continued)