Chapter 229： The situation took a turn for the worse

Chapter 229 The Situation Takes a Sharp Turn

Severe cold wind blew past, looking at the flushed and shivering soldiers, Count Fidelis frowned.

Winter morning is undoubtedly a big challenge for thinly dressed soldiers.

There is no way, the time is too tight.

This large army was put together by the private armies of nobles from all over the country. It was a temporary emergency mobilization, and there were not so many cotton-padded clothes prepared in advance.

Theoretically speaking, the nobles should prepare their own clothes for the private army. However, the southern provinces of the principality have a tropical climate, so there is no need for cotton coats in winter.

There will naturally be no reserves for things that are not needed. Even after receiving the mobilization order, everyone worked hard to raise money, but it was still a drop in the bucket.

In the case of insufficient supplies, priority must be given to the main force, and ordinary soldiers can only rely on shaking to keep warm.

Unable to change into a cotton coat, Earl Fidelis could only sigh helplessly. Just as he was about to get on his horse, his eyes suddenly changed, and he suddenly raised his head to look at the sky.

Among the blue sky and white clouds, a little gray shadow spread its wings and hovered, like an eagle.

However, by visual inspection, it was slightly larger than ordinary eagles, and the hovering movements seemed a bit weird. After circling several times directly above the army, it turned over and danced a few times.

Earl Fidelis's already ugly face became more and more gloomy, and the young officer next to him said in a panic: "Father, it's Eagleman..."

Before the young man could finish speaking, Earl Fidelis slapped him on the back of the head and reprimanded him: "Shut up! I saw it too. Isn't it the Eagle Scout, what's the fuss about!"

He said it lightly, but deep down he was not at all relaxed. After a little hesitation, Earl Fidelis immediately ordered:

"Send an order to let the Griffin Cavalry take off to investigate, but don't entangle with the enemy."

They were all forced out, and the number of Griffin cavalry was seriously insufficient, so they could only save a little.

If there is another air battle with Yingman, maybe even the last seed will be killed one day.

The orc scouts have all appeared, and the distance between the two sides is not far away. Turning to the officer next to him, he asked, "How long has it been since the scouts we sent didn't report back?"

"The last message I received was last night."

The officer replied.

"Get a map!"

As soon as Earl Fidelis's voice fell, the adjutant next to him immediately took the map from his back and unfolded it, and sent it to him.

Finding the location of the army on the map, Earl Fidelis suddenly changed his face and said gloomyly: "Oops..."

Before the words were finished, the griffin cavalry who had just taken off were in trouble first. It turned out that the performance of the previous Eagle Man in the air was to send a signal, calling for his companions to come over.

The unexpected encounter laid the foundation for the outbreak of the encounter. The few griffin cavalry did not dare to entangle with the enemy in the air, and hurriedly got rid of the eagle chasers.

It's just that, the investigation mission was also wasted. Facing the large number of Eaglemen, the Griffin Cavalry could only back away.

Seeing this scene, Earl Fidelis, who was in a panic, pretended to be calm and said: "The number of scouts going out to investigate has tripled."

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On the distant field, a Beamon cavalry is galloping wildly, and you can feel a powerful evil spirit blowing towards your face from a distance.

Jorge is an old scout who has fought with the coach for many years. He has seen big scenes, but he was still stunned by the scene in front of him.

Seeing the enemy approaching, Jorge slapped his head when he reacted, lit the wolf smoke and threw it on the ground, turned around and ran away.

This is a veteran's emergency response. It was too late to go back and report the news, and at the speed of the Beamon cavalry, everyone was able to work on their feet.

Accurate information cannot be transmitted back, so the only way to light the special beacon in hand is to remind the coach behind to be careful.

Even if Jorge reacted quickly, the Beamon cavalry still caught him after such a momentary delay. Just less than a mile away, he was overtaken by the strong Bimon and killed him.

Jorge’s sacrifice was not in vain. Although the Beamon cavalry quickly took measures to extinguish the smoke, the rising smoke still attracted the attention of colleagues more than ten miles away.

One after another, the smoke of the war, distributed in a grid pattern, was passed to the army after all.

Realizing that something was wrong, Earl Fidelis groaned secretly. There is a flat river in the vicinity for tens of miles, and the only thing that can be regarded as a fortification is a baron's castle one mile away.

Not to mention the defensive capabilities of the castle, a small baronial castle can't hold so many troops.

Without the slightest hesitation, Earl Fidelis immediately ordered: "Send the order and turn to Ellenburg."

It is better to have fortifications than not to have them. Relying on the castle to camp, at least the materials can be placed in the castle to ensure that the logistics will not be destroyed by the enemy.

Deep in his heart, Earl Fidelis had already prayed secretly: what he encountered was not the Beamon Cavalry Legion.

Encountering Beamon cavalry in the wild is a nightmare for all generals. Even with an advantage in military strength, Earl Fidelis has no confidence in winning.

The best result is to rely on the army formation to force back the Beamon cavalry. Let's forget about the head-on confrontation. It is not easy for the family to build a knight order, so he is reluctant to spend it here.

What to fear, what to do, the army has just arrived at Fort Allente, there is a report: "Your Excellency, there is a large group of Beamon cavalry ahead, the number is very large, and they are everywhere."

Lack of vocabulary makes Tanma unable to find a more suitable adjective! There can only be one sentence everywhere.

The specific number of troops?

It's a pity that the scouts simply don't have time to count. The speed of Beamon, who was galloping wildly, was top-notch, a little bit slower, and he was not even qualified to report back.

In fact, when the scouts sent back the specific news, the ground had already begun to tremble, and a looming black spot appeared in the distant sky.

"Arrange to meet the enemy!"

Earl Fidelis was still secretly thankful while giving the order: Fortunately, he was cautious enough to take emergency measures immediately after receiving the beacon warning.

If an unprepared encounter with the Beamon cavalry in the wild, I am afraid that it will directly stage a farce that is about to collapse.

In an instant, the **** killing began. Without any dialogue, even the generals of both sides did not show up, and the battle broke out directly.

"Crossbow arrow salvo!"

"Archers ready, let go!"

"Spear thrower ready, let go!"

…

The orderly command did not prevent the Beamon cavalry from attacking. The armor covering the whole body prevented a large number of arrows for the charging Beamon.

"Beamon Heavy Cavalry", just as the idea was born, the military formation on the edge was already torn apart by the enemy.

The scene in front of him made Count Fidelis frowned. The elite in hand is limited, and it is impossible to take into account all positions, and it is inevitable that the enemy will find a loophole.

"Send an order to prohibit anyone from retreating. The supervising team is in charge of supervision. Anyone who disturbs the formation will be shot to death!"

The order was timely, but in the face of the collapsed situation, it was still futile. No matter how powerful the supervising team is, it can't stop the speed of the army's collapse.

Once wanted to order the knights around him to attack and stop the Beamon cavalry, but in the end Earl Fidelis gave up.

Saved the collapsed situation, and his own Knights were gone. What's more, if you can stop the Beamon cavalry once, you can't stop the second time.

The cruel reality told him that taking a large number of recruits on the road together was the biggest mistake.

However, the battle still had to continue, and the mere partial collapse of the battlefield was not enough to make Earl Fidelis give up.

"The battle here won't be over for a while. Kevin, find an opportunity to break out and send the news back to the capital. Let them seize the opportunity and immediately launch a big battle to force the Beamon cavalry to return!"

He said it easily, but in his heart, Earl Fidelis was not at all sure. Armies from all over the country are on the road, and reinforcements are simply too late.

The only way is: the cavalry rushes and the defenders in the city of Dapes should cooperate with each other, and attack the orc army besieging the king's capital together, forcing the Beamon cavalry to return to help.

This is a life-and-death race, whoever ends the battle first will be the winner of this battle.

"Father, but..."

Before Kevin could express his worries, Earl Fidelis interrupted: "Not so many, but this is an order!

Now all you have to do is—execute! Everything else has nothing to do with you. "

…

At the same time when the war broke out, the five royal courts of the orcs also started a war on the border one after another. The original strategy of moving westward was just a cover.

Caught off guard, many border fortresses were defeated in one battle, and Terence City, which was struggling to hold on, also became crumbling.

Facing the sudden deterioration of the situation, Marshal Hodge could only look up at the sky speechlessly.

It's not that the defenders are weak, it's that the enemy is playing too much. They had just mobilized troops from the front line to go back to break the siege of Dapace, when they encountered an onslaught of orcs. It was obvious that the enemy was well prepared.

According to the normal situation, even if the orcs were fishing with the army besieging the city of Dapace, at this time they should send a large army across the defense line for reinforcements.

In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the strategy to relieve the siege of Dapes, Marshal Hodge specially arranged troops to stop the orc army on the way.

However, the plan didn't change quickly, and the orc didn't play cards according to common sense at all.

The plan to besiege the Warhammer Kingdom with internal and external cooperation was temporarily cancelled, and the army in deep danger ignored it, and wanted to pull out these "nail houses" with all their heart.

A large number of troops have been withdrawn, and now is exactly the time when Terence's defense line is weakest. Apart from watching the fortresses fall, Marshal Hodge found that he could do nothing.

Suddenly, he suddenly understood. From beginning to end, the goal of the orcs was the hundreds of thousands of defenders on the front line.

Without these troops, the Principality of Moxi would be abolished. Even if the siege of Dapace is lifted, it cannot stop the reality of decline.

It's useless to see through the conspiracy. If you don't seize this opportunity to launch a siege battle, then the plan to storm the city of Dapace will become a reality.

Once the city of Dapace falls, for the Principality of Moxi, what will be lost is not only the capital, but also hope and faith.

The most important thing is that the frontline army will become a lone army. Not only will the morale of the army be severely damaged, but all logistical supplies will also be gone.

Although there is a large amount of food and grass stored in the city in advance, there will always be a day when it will be exhausted.

Compared with food and grass, what is more troublesome is the supplies for defending the city. Daily battles consume a lot of energy, and the reserves in the city alone won't last long.

In the face of absolute strength, it is not possible to turn things around by planning alone. The reality facing the Moxi people is that no matter what they choose, the final outcome will be a tragedy.

Looking back in the direction of the capital, Marshal Hodge secretly made up his mind. If it is unable to reverse the general trend of the principality's continuous decline, it must buy as much time as possible for the country.

Every day Terence's defense lasted, the main force of the orcs could be restrained for one more day. After paying such a heavy price, if the siege of Dapace cannot be solved, the Principality of Moxi will be completely desolate.

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Warhammer Kingdom is also suffering along with it. The previous changes in the frontline orc army forced the defenders not to act rashly.

Even if they saw the main force of the orc army turn around, they still didn't dare to send troops back to reinforce the battlefield of Atruss, lest the enemy would make a feint.

In fact, there is no shortage of people on the battlefield of Atreus. What they lack is the elite knights who can confront the orc cavalry.

As a kingdom, the Warhammer Kingdom has a stronger family background than the Moxi Principality, but this wealth is also quite limited.

The population is large and the territory is large, but it cannot support the Warhammer Kingdom. A large amount of land is mountainous, and the land on the plains is not as fertile as the Principality of Moxi. The gap in financial resources between the two countries is not large.

Poverty produces strong soldiers, but poverty cannot produce knights. Limited by financial resources, there are not even many cavalry regiments.

Even if the soldiers were more resilient, facing the orc cavalry rushing around, they could only look at and sigh.

Accompanied by food and grass accidents again and again, Joseph II's anger is also increasing day by day.

The granaries of the nobles in the vicinity were almost emptied by the army. If this continues, everyone will starve sooner or later.

There is no evacuation, even if Joseph II is willing, the surrounding orc army will not agree.

Thinking about it is also drunk, the 700,000 army is actually restricted by the 90,000 orc army.

Facing the strictly guarded camp, the orc army was powerless. But once they set off, the orc cavalry will rush up immediately.

Unless they are marching together in an army formation. Obviously, this is impossible. What kind of army formation can hold a 700,000 army?

Even if the formation is formed, there is no way to move forward in an orderly manner. A plain does not mean that all the land is on the same horizon. It also has ups and downs, but it is relatively flat.

…

"Have you found the location of the orc infantry?"

Joseph II asked solemnly.

If he had a choice, he would never come to personally command the army again. This kind of passive battle is really frustrating.

From the moment when the army gathered in the province of Atreus, they were led by the nose all the way, as if they were walking a dog.

Several times of taking the initiative to attack, not only did not smash the enemy's conspiracy, but accompanied two cavalry regiments, and four knight regiments suffered heavy losses.

However, the record obtained is only good according to the subordinates. Anyway, let everyone attack later, and each of them pushes back and forth, as if the attack is going to the execution ground.

"Your Majesty, it's confirmed. A large group of bear infantry was found stationed in Fort Yakron, fifty miles away from us."

The middle-aged general replied hastily.

For this information, they also spent a lot of effort. Nearly a hundred scouts paid with their lives for this.

It’s just that human life on the battlefield is worthless, and the average daily casualties exceed four digits. Everyone has long been numb to numbers.

"Fifty miles is still a bit far away. But with the current situation, I can't take care of that much.

Guards, tell the senior officers to come over and discuss the battle plan. "

Joseph II said with a slightly dignified expression.

The orc cavalry has taken the initiative on the battlefield. The longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable the situation will be for them.

If you don’t take the initiative to find fighters for a decisive battle, you will be dragged behind and the army will run out of food, and you will not be able to fight if you want to fight.

In fact, even if the orc cavalry didn't harass their food roads, they wouldn't last long.

Mobilizing 700,000 troops at one time seems to be very majestic, but the logistical pressure it brings is also beyond imagination.

The province of Atreus is located in the middle of the kingdom. It is not the preset battlefield at all, and no material reserves have been made in advance. All the consumption of the army depends on temporary fundraising.

The problems facing the Warhammer Kingdom include not only the logistics of the army, but also the large number of refugees brought about by the war.

I don’t know why, this time the orc army suddenly changed its nature, instead of committing a tragic massacre, it drove the serfs away instead.

Refugees in one city and one place can be resettled by the Warhammer Kingdom. But when the people in several southern provinces became refugees, it became an unsolvable problem.

If the relief cannot come, it can only be suppressed. Many areas in the Warhammer Kingdom have been reduced to **** on earth.

In a sense, Joseph II was also in a dilemma. The outcome of the Battle of Atrus will directly affect the future fate of the Warhammer Kingdom.

Retreating, not only would there be a risk of the entire army being defeated, but the situation in the central provinces would also fall in an all-round way; fighting, not only would they not be able to wipe out the orc army, but they would be led by the nose by the enemy.

The best choice is to grab the infantry in the orc army and beat them hard, lure the enemy cavalry to help, and look for opportunities to severely injure the enemy.

…

The two wars ushered in the choice of fate at the same time. Hudson, who knew nothing, led the army to set off for the city of Dapace.

What troubled him was that there were suddenly more eagle men in the sky, which made it impossible for his own griffin cavalry to go out to investigate normally.

In order to drive away this group of annoying ghosts, Bear Stearns has already attacked several times, which made the cub look at him full of resentment, as if complaining about his abuse of child labor.

Reason told Hudson that the more the enemy is unwilling to let them do something, the more they will do it.

The Eagles were dispatched wantonly just to block the airspace and prevent the Griffon Cavalry from going out to investigate. Something big must happen.

While hesitating, Hudson's face immediately changed when the wolf smoke rose from behind him.

"Black smoke billows, the orcs are attacking Terence's line of defense!"

In an instant, Hudson understood. The orcs deliberately showed their flaws this time, not to engage in a siege battle under the city of Dapes, but to attack the frontline defenders of Terence.

For the Orc Empire, compared with conquering Dapes City, it is obviously a vital force to annihilate the Principality of Moxi, and has more strategic value.

Knowing it, Hudson still has no idea of ​​returning to Terrance's defense. It's not a question of whether you want to, but simply can't do it.

On the way here, I was worried that the orc army would sneak up on the back road, and the expeditionary army was wreaking havoc along the way. The current main road is full of potholes, which is not suitable for large army operations at all.

If you want to go back, you must first repair the road. Everyone knows that destruction is easier than construction, relying on the free play of the vast number of soldiers, how much damage can be caused, you can only ask the Lord of Dawn.

"Send the order to speed up the march! Within two days, we must rush to the city of Da Pest."

Reason told Hudson that now is not the time to preserve his strength. If you can't take advantage of the opportunity of the Beamon cavalry's departure and lift the siege of Dapez first, the situation will be even worse later.

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Early in the morning, Haiyue will be updated, Piao Piao is walking

(end of this chapter)