Chapter 1248： We can win

In the humble battalion commander, a bearded general was observing a map that seemed so simple.

On this map, there is only a circle representing the city of Soth, and a few scribbled mountain tips, which roughly represent the surrounding topography.

The surrounding environment is actually not too complicated. As a general of the Rock Empire, he is also familiar with the surrounding terrain, but he has not figured out how the city of South was lost.

In the city of Soth, the Rock Empire arranged thousands of soldiers for defense in advance, and also stationed 3,000 heavy cavalry as a back-up.

It stands to reason that if the opponent cannot rush into the city of Soth in a short period of time, the heavy cavalry may threaten the opponent from the side and make the opponent suspend the siege.

What's more, because the war sirens had sounded long ago, the strength of the city of Soth has increased to close to 13,000! Not only are there more than 6,000 troops stationed in the city, there are also two large camps outside the city, each with more than 3,000 troops.

A city, three large camps, and four locations form horns. Even if the opponent has 30,000 troops, they may not be able to capture the city of Soth within ten days.

But the reality is cruel. The city of Soth has just been confirmed to have been lost, and the speed of the loss is so fast that even the 3000 heavy cavalry stationed behind the city of Soth have not had time to participate in the battle!

At this time, a young man in golden armor reached out and opened the curtain on the tent, stepped into the tent, sat down on a simple wooden stool, grabbed the wooden water glass on the table, and fiercely. Take a sip.

After swallowing the white water in his mouth, the young man in gold armor said: "Master Luman surrendered to the enemy, and the supplies in South City seem to have fallen into the enemy's hands... Our army is short of food, and the situation is already very critical."

In the Rock Empire, only the royal family can wear golden armor, and the young people in front of them are naturally unusual.

The general who had been observing the map and constructing the nearby terrain in his mind turned his head, looked at the young man, and defended his colleague: "City Lord Luman is not a person who is greedy for life and fear of death. How could he surrender to the enemy? Is the intelligence wrong?"

Luhmann has worked with him for many years? He is a calm and honorable general. Even in the face of failure? He is unlikely to surrender directly.

The young man in golden armor was holding the water glass, and he seemed unwilling to believe the facts before him? But he still said, "Too many soldiers have been defeated? Someone saw with his own eyes, Lord Luman kneeling in front of an old man? With my own saber."

"Saw it with my own eyes? Really...what we can do now is to recapture the city of Soth as soon as possible? Regain control of the initiative in this war." Since there are soldiers' testimony? Then things can't be wrong. Therefore, the bearded general no longer explained anything to Luhmann, but turned the topic to the current battle.

This bearded man was the commander-in-chief of the rock empire and the old general Fokker in the main force.

As the most experienced general in this empire? The one led at this moment? It is also the most effective army in the entire empire.

In addition to the 70,000 elite infantry assembled, he also brought 10,000 cavalry guarding the imperial capital.

Originally, if Luhmann's 10,000 troops were combined, plus other troops gathered nearby? The Rock Empire had about 100,000 troops preparing to launch a tentative attack on the area where the gods descended from the storm empire.

Unfortunately, the plan did not change quickly? South City changed hands and Luhmann's army was defeated? Now Fokker can only fight alone.

"The problems don't stop there! Things are much more complicated than we thought." The young man in gold armor put down his water glass and said to Fokker: "The soldiers who have retreated? Basically they don't want to fight again. They said each other. Are there monsters? Are they gods? They don't want to act disrespectful to gods."

"Form these defeated soldiers into a single team, and let them retreat to the rear of the army to rest for a while..." Fokker thought for a while, and then he gave his own decision.

However, the young man in the golden armor obviously didn't agree with this decision. So he opened his mouth and said, "General...Is it just that, let these cowardly soldiers go to the rear? This will affect the morale of our army..."

Fokker shook his head and said, "There is no way. They have no courage and confidence to fight anymore. It is not a good choice to let them go and die."

He had personally seen the defeated soldiers before, and the troops stationed near the city of Soth, although the loss was not as great as he had imagined, the spirit had completely collapsed.

There is no way, when mortals face troops like Dragon Knights, their courage is destroyed and attacked, and there are really very few situations in which they can continue to fight.

"But! General! According to military law, these defeated soldiers are going to attack at the forefront and consume the opponent's arrows to redeem their sins..." The young man in the golden armor was a little bit unbearable, and some insisted on gritting his teeth.

"This time is different... Your Royal Highness." Fokker shook his head, and rejected the suggestion of the Grand Prince who would join the army this time.

"Why is it different?" The big prince in golden armor heaved a sigh of relief as he asked.

"His Royal Highness, have you ever seen such a large-scale defeat by a well-trained imperial frontier army?" The old general Fokker walked up to the prince with his hands on his back and asked.

Hearing this question, the eldest prince was visibly stunned and spoke subconsciously, but he could only say half of his words: "This..."

"I am fifty-three years old this year, and I have been in the army for 35 years. I know my soldiers, they are all good men as solid as a rock. If it were not for an accident, they would not let themselves out of their feet. Land." The old general Fokker continued without waiting for the prince to finish.

As he said, he stretched out his hand and pressed it on the shoulder of the prince: "So, I think I have to go and see in person what happened! We have an advantage in the number of cavalry, and this battle is okay. Keep fighting!"

After he finished speaking, he patted the eldest prince on the shoulder: "Although we lost the first battle, we must be hopeful about victory! Hold on, we can win!"

The eldest prince felt the strength on his shoulders, and he raised his head to meet the determined gaze of the old general.

Feeling that firm belief, he was refilled with hope of victory: "You are right! General! I think... as long as we stay steady, we can win!"