Chapter 72

The king's army set out from METZL along the north side of Lacey. They would cross the tatterberg mountains and then cross the tonk plain all the way to Newcastle in the north.

As night fell, the army was stationed near the marshes in the upper reaches of the Laixi river.

The Lacey River, like the doma River, is one of the five major rivers in the territory of Legrand. It originates from the field mountains, runs through the northern part of the whole of Legrand to the north, and finally flows into the Arctic ice sea through the port of banmoburg, almost a quarter of the land of Legrand.

In the king's main account, battle maps were spread out.

In this war, the whole army was divided into three routes. Under the command of the king himself, the Chinese army, led by the rose cavalry, went straight north to take the nearest road, which was also the road that the Duke of Buckingham had taken when he came to Newcastle. The army on the left was led by count Henry, and the army on the right by general Roger.

The king's appointment of the commander was somewhat unexpected.

Mainly, no one thought that the king would appoint count Henry as commander of the left wing.

General Roger is a veteran. He once followed William III to conquer Newcastle. He was familiar with the terrain of the north. Moreover, he was the first one to choose iron rose in the "change of rose". It is reasonable for the king to appoint him commander of the right wing army. But count Henry is different.

Count Henry chose white rose in the civil strife of "the change of rose".

At that time, he was a new king.

Besides, he is a good new king party. Lord Grice's own military command was far less excellent than that of count Henry. In that civil strife, count Henry conquered many castles. If it wasn't for the return of the king, he might not be able to continue to expand his achievements.

It was unexpected that the king appointed such a great nobleman as an important commander who had tried to overthrow him.

However, many lords were relieved.

Many of them once stood on the side of Lord Grice in the civil strife. After the "Rose change" subsided, they were worried about the king's several disguised liquidation. But the king appointed count Henry as the commander of the expedition, which showed the king's attitude:

he did not intend to continue the hatred in the civil war, and would not completely suppress them because of the choice in the civil war.

Count Henry took the post of commander, which made the Lords optimistic about their expedition. The king's attitude undoubtedly showed that as long as they could make contributions to pacifying the rebellion in the north, the old accounts of the past would be written off.

General Hearn asked the king privately about count Henry.

The king was looking at the map and heard general Hearn's question. He asked general Hearn to look at a place on the map.

General Hearn looked at the place pointed by the king. It was Posey County, which crossed the Newcastle border.

"It's none other than our count Henry who most wants to recover from the northern rebellion."

The king was not smiling.

In fact, the magnanimous choice that others seem to make is natural to the king.

Posey county is a territory under the name of count Henry. There are a lot of trade fairs between Legrand and the north, which is almost half of the economic lifeline of count Henry. After the outbreak of the war, the merchants fled to the south, and the economy of Posey county was seriously damaged. Moreover, in the past decade, there have been many personal conflicts between count Henry and the prince of Newcastle.

Both sides are sparing no effort to expand their territory on the border.

Before the rebellion broke out, many applications for adjudication of land disputes between the two sides were piled on the king's desk.

What if count Henry used to be a new royalist?

He wanted to fight a war and pacify the northern region. The king would dare to appoint the commander who had excellent military ability and could not betray the interests!

"Rather than care about our Mr. Henry, care about our enemies."

Said the king faintly.

"The rebels are waiting for reinforcements." The king looked at the map and made a slow judgment. "The main force of their army is now in a place, and there is no movement. Who will support them? "

There are seven small states in the north, and three of them have joined the rebellion.

It doesn't mean that the other states are loyal - some of them wait for the war to come to light. Some are waiting for the right time to join.

So who will support the rebels?

In addition to the three rebellious states, the strength of the other four states is not strong, even less than some of the larger lords in Legrand. But the king did not despise them.

"Ports, routes Overseas. "

The king's fingertips passed all the way on the map of the north and finally stopped on the coastline.

"Mercenary!"

General sheen blurted out, his face suddenly dignified.

It is a very common phenomenon to employ the army nowadays.As big as the war between Blaise and Legrand lasting for hundreds of years, as small as the private war between families, mercenaries will be active in the battlefield. Compared with the knight army with slow recruitment speed and complex conditions, professional mercenaries who are not bound by Knight morality and have strong fighting ability are often more popular in war.

In the period of William III, Queen Elinor, the warrior at that time, had used mercenaries from the hopeless inland sea on the battlefield.

At that time, William III and the Duke of Buckingham led the army against Blaise's expeditionary army. There was a rebellion in the south of Legrand. Queen Eleanor hired an army to land from the southeast port. When the rebels were looking forward, they suddenly encountered a blow from behind.

Queen Eleanor and the mercenaries fought back and forth to pacify the rebellion as quickly as possible.

However, the price is not cheap.

In order to pay for the mercenaries, Queen Eleanor even removed the jewels from her crown.

"If they are waiting for overseas mercenaries to arrive, they will stick to one place and not rush forward." The king points to the nearest port to Newcastle, the port of banmoburg, "ice free port."

Laixi's entrance to the sea, banmoburg port, is a "ice free port" of the city's big port!

"Landing from here, and then going down the river, even forces unfamiliar with the geography of northern Legrand can get to the battlefield quickly and accurately. After the two sides meet, they can go south and take Newcastle General Sheehan made a quick prediction. He looked up at the king and said, "Your Majesty, who do you think they will employ?"

The king looked down at the map.

"Gulendy."

He gave an answer slowly.

"The heavy cavalry of gurendy!"

General sheen was slightly stunned, and subconsciously thought of the small group of mercenaries hired by Archduke grace outside tru.

They are the shadow of the earth and the God of death on the battlefield.

General Hearn has seen the battle between the king and the heavy cavalry of gurendy. If the king had not skillfully used the traps in the geographical environment, the plan of Lord Glasgow to assassinate the king would not have failed! But even so, the king paid a heavy price, and only a few of the oath knights who followed him survived.

To some extent, oath Knights have represented the top knights in Legrand.

If a large number of grundy heavy cavalry join the battlefield, it will subvert the whole war!

"I'll lead the cavalry first."

The king stood up. He reached for the cloak on the back of his chair.

"You and the rest of the troops follow."

"And you? What do you want to do? "

General sheen suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Support."

The king answered succinctly. He lifted the curtain and went out directly.

………………

On the slopes of the Lacey River, some distance from Newcastle castle.

By this time it was light, and the Duke of Buckingham had arrived with his army. There is a sparse forest and some bushes on the edge of the slope. The cavalry were waiting here, and the forest played a role of shelter for them. Men and horses are quiet.

As the horses breathed, the white air of the big regiment came out from their noses, and the Knights held the reins like iron.

Beside the Duke of Buckingham was his retinue for many years.

The squire asked the Duke of Buckingham in a low voice, "why did you intercept so early?"

The Duke of Buckingham looked at him. "Rebel reinforcements are coming."

"What?" The squire was slightly surprised.

The Duke of Buckingham nodded slightly that he had heard right.

After arriving at Newcastle from a long distance, the Duke of Buckingham made the same judgment as his nephew: the rebels had reinforcements, and it was very likely that they had hired Grundy heavy cavalry.

However, when he was in the castle, the Duke of Buckingham did not speak out this judgment.

After a great war, in the face of a ruined castle, the most important thing is to maintain hope and morale. Instead of letting the soldiers fall into despair and fear ahead of time.

The reputation of the heavy cavalry of the gurendys is too terrible.

In addition, the Duke of Buckingham believed that the rebel attack on Newcastle these days should be to pave the way for the heavy cavalry of gurendy. The heavy cavalry of gurendy is invincible on the front battlefield, but in the face of besieging the castle, it is more than charging.

As long as the rebels attack the castle of Newcastle, they can drive straight in and sweep down when the heavy cavalry of gurendy arrives.

Therefore, after receiving the news of the failure of the siege, prince will send troops to continue to attack Newcastle.

The Duke of Buckingham's "attack instead of defense" is just a way to appease the commanders.

What he really wants to do is to kill prince will, and then lead the people of Newcastle castle to occupy Prince Will's original residence, so as to resist the heavy cavalry of gurendy who may arrive at any time."It's coming."

The Duke of Buckingham suddenly squinted and said in a cold voice.

The jazz, who had worked with him for many years, understood and raised the flag to signal that he was ready to fight.

The Knights lay down their lances and were ready to charge.

………………

"It's damned, damned weather."

Prince will swore in a low voice.

The cavalry was in the middle of the group, the infantry served as the left and right wings, and in the middle of the group were siege ladders, catapults and other large siege equipment, as well as other equipment and vehicles moving slowly.

From time to time, prince will looked back at the vehicles moving slowly forward, hoping to give them a few whips to let them go.

He received the news that the Grundy mercenaries had already boarded the port by boat, and the heavy cavalry were paid by the day. Every day they were hired, the rebel's money flowed out. The flow made him shiver.

As a result, the castle of Newcastle, which should be attacked in the plan, is still in good condition with the arrival of the heavy cavalry of Grundy.

"The damned Duke of Buckingham."

Prince will took a deep breath and swore in a low voice.

But when it comes to the Duke of Buckingham, he subconsciously clenches his hand.

When he was young, prince will once met the Duke of Buckingham in the battlefield. He was defeated for a year in that war and did not want to touch his armor again. The people of the rose family are crazy on the battlefield.

"Are you afraid?"

A young man's voice rang out beside prince will.

The muscles on Prince Will's face twitched, and there was a slight anger on his face, but he turned his head with a respectful smile: "you are worthy of being an adult, so sensitive."

Next to Prince will is a friar in a white robe. His face is extremely handsome, but this kind of handsome is a little strange - it feels like an angel Walking down from the mural. This friar is a holy court supporter personally welcomed by all the leaders of the northern Rebel Alliance.

Prince will had privately guessed the identity of the white robed friar.

Who is the judge? No, the verdict is marked by black robes.

The Templars? What's more, this one doesn't have armor and sword.

Who is that in the Holy See?

Prince will had asked brother Wang privately, but brother Wang refused to answer, saying that he was strong enough to resist thousands of troops.

Prince will noticed that brother Wang used "he" instead of "he".

So prince will was respectful in front of the white friars. This time, the white friars also took part in the attack on Newcastle castle. However, there was still a lot of doubt in Prince Will's heart - the white robed friar only brought three sealed iron carriages, and nothing else.

He Or is he going to turn the three carriages into a thousand troops?

"Here comes the enemy."

In Prince Will's confused thoughts, the white robed friar beside him suddenly said a light voice.

Prince will jerked his horse, and he looked forward in disbelief.

In the view of Chenqing, the branch of Laixi river flows quietly from the left side. There is nothing but a sparse forest covered with light fog.

Just as Prince will looked up, the white robed friars around him quietly retreated to the three carriages in the middle of the army, which was totally beyond the human ability.

At this time, the opposite slope, sparse forest after the rise of smoke.

"Damn it

As soon as Prince will turned his head, he saw that the white robed friar was no longer with him. He made a rude remark, ignoring many loud shouts.

"Enemy attack! Defense

Just as his voice fell, a long horn came from the sparse woods opposite.

The rebel horses hissed with fear. War horses are more sensitive creatures than human beings. They intuitively perceive that the enemy is approaching. At this time, on the slope, the enemy swooped down in the flying snow. The infantry on the left and right sides marched all night. At this time, they put up their shields and gathered them up for defense.

From the snow and dust, hundreds of scarlet rose flags became a turbulent wave of blood.

Prince will was taken aback.

When I was young, the nightmare world war I came back.

"Defense defense -"

he roared hysterically, trembling and raising his shield, but retreating, trying to hide in the middle of the army.

At the side of the carriage in the middle of the army, the friar in white looked up and looked at him quietly. His pupils were very clear, as if it were a mirror, as if it were the sky, and the world was reflected in his pupils.

"It's the rose family Dragon killer? "

He said softly.

The sound was drowned in the noise.

The king's flag has arrived, and the cavalry of the rose family is surging.