The imagined decisive battle on the plains did not come as planned. The action trajectory of the Blood Hand Mercenary Group was beyond everyone's expectations. They first marched on the King's Road and rushed to Erengrad in a mighty manner. Duke Landau originally meant to do so in the middle of the road.
intercepted them on the road. However, the leader of the Blood Hand Mercenary Group seemed to have noticed his intention. While pretending to continue marching, he secretly took a detour through the hilly path towards Erengrad.
As a result, the decisive battle location chosen in advance came to nothing. Kislev's army had to rush on the road to catch up with the mercenary army that had bypassed the main road.
The soldiers began to complain, but Rhodes looked indifferent. In fact, this situation is normal. Although most people long for the kind of decisive battle on the Great Plains to determine victory or defeat, however, officers and generals in war will weigh their respective
advantages and disadvantages, and choose the best course of action.
Not every battle will be fought vigorously on a vast terrain. On the contrary, the reality is that the terrain where the battle is fought is diverse, including narrow valleys, abrupt mountains, rapid rivers, shoals, forests and swamps.
The actions of the mercenaries have reflected the military quality of their leader from the side. In fact, in this case, Rhodes himself would not choose to fight the Tsar's main army head-on. There are many wastelands in Kislev
, Shao Lin, so the cavalry of this country is very powerful. Whether it is the lightly-armed Ugor cavalry or the heavily-armed wing cavalry, they are all famous cavalry teams in the old world. On the plains, they joined forces with Kislev
A battle is simply asking for death. The cavalry forms a formation and a single charge is enough to defeat any infantry defense line. Therefore, it is actually very wise for the Erlengrad mercenaries to choose to take a roundabout route into the mountains and forests.
Once entering the mountain forest, the advantage of the cavalry is gone. The dense woods will block the line of sight and slow down the running speed of the war horses. At the same time, the dense trees also make it impossible for the war horses to charge effectively. In terrains such as forests, mountains, and swamps, the infantry
Actually more useful than cavalry.
This move of the Blood Hand Mercenary Group made the Kislev coalition exhausted. The Snow Queen's troops left outside the city of Erengrad were only about 6,000 people. Once the mercenaries reached there, those 6,000 people alone would
, cannot be defended. If the Blood Hand mercenaries are allowed to join the defenders in the city, the morale of the Kislev coalition will be even more serious. Therefore, no matter what, they must catch up with the mercenary army and kill them halfway.
Intercept and kill.
However, the opponent's military quality seems to exceed that of this patchwork Kislev army. Among the huge Kislev army, one-third of the troops are from the northern coalition, and one-third of the troops are from the south.
The remaining one-third of the coalition forces formed from various places is the regular army and the Griffin Legion in the capital Kislev. In other words, the seemingly huge Kislev coalition army is actually mostly composed of lords from various places responding to the female attack.
The tsar called for a mixed army. However, the actual standing army in the capital Kislev was actually very small.
As a result, once the entire army takes action, it is impossible to achieve unified coordination. The soldiers in some places are of better quality and can withstand long-term rapid marches and mountainous treks. However, the soldiers in other places cannot withstand such high-intensity rapid marches in the wild. In the end,
The obvious thing is that the troops in the south are the best fed, the best dressed, and the slowest running...
As for the troops in the north, although their clothes were ragged, their physical strength was generally good, and they were on par with the capital's standing army.
"Your Majesty Duke, this is not the way to go. The entire legion cannot be coordinated and unified. In order to ensure the size and number of the legion, we must wait for those soldiers who cannot walk. If we don't wait for them, the elite soldiers will leave first, and our number is too large.
"Young Master, I can't bear to encounter the enemy's main force. My opinion is to let the Ugor cavalry go up first, catch up with the mercenary group, and harass them along the way."
As they travel long distances, the disadvantages of the uneven quality of Kislev's soldiers begin to show up. From this point of view, the Blood Hand Mercenary Group has an advantage. Professional troops have to face any situation. They
The experience is actually richer than that of Kislev’s temporarily formed peasant army.
Duke Landau was worried about this situation. Rhodes gave timely advice. The idea was simple, that is, let the light cavalry troops come forward to harass and hold back the enemy. As the best light cavalry troops in the north of the Old Continent,
The Ugor cavalry is not capable of frontal impact, but it still has the ability to harass from a distance. This method of taking two steps and shooting an arrow can effectively prevent the enemy's normal march. The imperial mercenaries do not have such strong maneuverability. If they are sent
Your own cavalry will certainly not be able to catch up with the Ugor Qingqi when they pursue it. If you leave it alone, it will only make the soldiers live in fear day and night. After all, the cavalry can attack at any time, even late at night, when you are not paying attention.
It's also possible to shoot a few unlucky guys with a rain of arrows.
"Well, that's a good suggestion."
The Grand Duke nodded and patted Rhodes on the shoulder casually, expressing his appreciation and affirmation. It must be said that Duke Landau was much better than the previous commander Cohen. However, Rhodes knew that the man in front of him was respected by the soldiers.
The commander-in-chief of the coalition forces is actually a vampire. There are countless vampires lurking in this country. Since Tsar Catalina became a vampire, many of the kingdom's top officials have been gradually shuffled and replaced by people trusted by the queen. And these people are
A person who receives a gift from the Queen.
The ones Catalina wanted to kill before were just vampires of a different race from her. Rhodes knew that if one day he wanted to tear off the queen's mask and save the kingdom, he would have to fight countless vampires under the queen. And
Right now I can only pretend not to know.
"You are very talented in leadership and command, and you can actually train the Norscans to be so loyal and disciplined." The Duke said, his face suddenly turned cold, "But these Norscans are also a troublesome problem. They
Hardly obeys anyone’s orders…”
"I asked Celta to take care of them before I left..."
Rod answered.
"Indeed. He did a good job, but these Norscans don't listen to anyone except the captain. I mean there is no Ice Queen in their eyes."
"Oh...that's it...I will strictly discipline them and let them know who is the king in our territory."
Rhodes answered seriously, but he gave him a middle finger in his heart. The lord's lord is not my lord. Everyone knows this. What's more, Catalina is a vampire, and he will definitely not let his subordinates replace him.