On the second day of the seventh month in the hundredth year of the Saint's Calendar, the Storm Division, which had spent two days gathering its troops, suddenly crossed the border between Carindia and the Grand Duchy of Myster, letting the flag of the bloody unicorn fly over Han for the first time.

Flying under the sky in the hinterland of the earth.

Faced with the sudden appearance of Clovis's army, the Myster lords who were fighting each other to the death suddenly panicked; no matter which side this army joined, it would instantly change the situation of the current Myster civil war.

Because its military strength is 20,000 strong!

After receiving the 8,000-strong servant army provided by the Principality of Ayden, the Clovis-Thun coalition's strength, which was already approaching 10,000 people, instantly doubled in strength. Rounding off a little, there were almost 20,000 people.

Now Anson Bach is finally no longer an infantry division commander with the title of deputy commander, but a legion commander who truly commands an army of 20,000 in combat!

Of course, his legion is actually quite watery - first of all, there is no increase in the number of directly affiliated troops, and even due to the continuous battles over a period of time, a lot of personnel have been lost, and the combat strength has declined.

Secondly, Aiden and Thun are the absolute main force of this legion; whether they are loyal or not is secondary, and it is still unknown to what extent they can carry out the orders of his deputy commander.

In addition to these software problems, the hardware is also a headache; although both the Duke of Eden and the Archduke of Thun are very happy to fulfill the agreement without any breach of contract, the gap in equipment is still obvious.

The infantry equipment is mainly based on the old-fashioned front-loading rifles of the empire, and there are various styles, so many models that the logistics personnel can explode on the spot; in this regard, the Ysel Elf Trophies and the Clovis-armed Thun are slightly better, but

It's better to be limited.

Not to mention artillery, the standard of the Clovis Army is at least one thousand people per artillery, but the Archduke Thun provided 5,000 reinforcements and could barely achieve 1,500 people per artillery; the Ayden Army was even worse, with eight

Thousands of people don't even have a cannon.

But these are not the most important things. What is more troublesome is that the logistics system of these two armies is in chaos, which is comparable to bandits robbing homes. Previously, the Thun army relied entirely on the supply line of the Storm Division, and now it has suddenly increased by 8,000

With the help of Aiden's army, the problem was immediately exposed.

The logistics administrative unit lacks planning, and the timeliness of supplies depends entirely on the distance between the troops and the logistics unit; the supplies lack uniformity and belong to Schrödinger's food boxes; materials are difficult to deliver directly to the soldiers, and can often only be distributed to military camps and then layer by layer.

carve up...

In the end, the most suitable supply method for this group of Hantu troops turned out to be "local transfer" - to put it bluntly, it was robbery, and it was often large-scale and disorderly robbery. Occasionally, they would be counterattacked if they encountered "hard fights".

kill.

According to Anson's experience and the knowledge of the military academy, the degree of "modernization" of an army in this era is basically proportional to the size of its logistics team system; the more complete the logistics, the more capable it is of conducting high-intensity operations and executing

More complex commands.

Of course, most of the time, it doesn't matter if the level of your own people is too poor, as long as the enemy is more rubbish - although the armies of Aiden and Thun can only be regarded as semi-"modern" feudal armies, the level of the Mysterians is even worse.

Still stuck in the medieval era, the level of armed force is as good as a joke, comparable to the street gangs in Clovis City.

In addition, the entire Mist is still fighting a civil war, and the entire Grand Duchy has been divided into four. Even its strongest numerical advantage cannot be used; it is an already shaky house that can collapse with just one kick.

kind.

Therefore, as soon as Clovis's army crossed the border, without even making any clear statement, the entire Mysteria seemed to have experienced a magnitude 7 earthquake. Countless ambitious noble lords felt that they were struck by thunder and did not know what to do.

good.

However, before they could figure out how to deal with General Clovis—actually just a colonel, but Anson hardly mentioned his rank in front of the Hantu people—another news full of “surprises” spread throughout the night.

The whole Mist.

The Grand Duke of Thun, Claude Francois, and the Duke of Ayden, Victor Emmanuel, both expressed their intention to intervene in the Myst Civil War!

"...At this point, in order to protect the lives and safety of the people of Hantu, to defend the glory of the Seven Cities Alliance, and to revive the glory of the Dawn Mountains...I, Claude Francois (Victor Emmanuel), picture

The Lord of En (Aiden), the gatekeeper of Hantu, officially announces the dispatch of Mist troops!"

On the next day, the iron boots of the 30,000-strong Ayden Legion and the 40,000-strong Thun Legion set foot on the territory of Mist following the declaration of the two dukes.

Coupled with the Storm Division in the south, a hundred thousand troops surrounded Mist from three directions at the same time.

What is a surprise? This is a surprise!

To deal with this vast and densely populated country - in relative terms of course - from the beginning, Anson never considered attacking one castle after another.

A crushing war of conquest.

Facing massive attacks from enemies from three directions at the same time, the lords of the Grand Duchy of Mist still seemed to have no idea of ​​uniting and uniting for warmth; not only that, they even increased their desire to annex and invade each other.

It seems that for the current Mist Lords, the best strategy to defend against the enemy is to pretend that the enemy does not exist and continue to do whatever they need to do.

Well, anyway, I can't stop Clovis's army. If I can stop it, I can't defeat it. If I can defeat it, I won't be able to survive it for long. If I survive for too long, it will only bring greater disaster... So I just stick my head in the sand.

, just give them what they want when they come to you.

As long as the other party allows you to continue to maintain the territory, there is nothing wrong with changing your allegiance to another lord or becoming a vassal of the Clovis people.

Even if Visenya, the Lord of Myst, comes back one day, wouldn't it be enough to say that he was just pretending to be loyal before and repent?

In a sense, this is indeed a useless solution.

……………………

The southern border of the Grand Duchy of Mist, Dusk Town.

After three days of marching, the Storm Division, which deliberately slowed down their marching speed, finally arrived at the most important town in the southern border of Mist on a cloudless morning.

The reason why it is important is that this seemingly inconspicuous town is actually the core of the transportation network of half of the Grand Duchy of Mist; the road extending from here can lead directly to the capital of Mist, and connects nearly two people around it.

There are several fortresses, as well as large and small farms near the castle.

what does that mean?

This means that starting from here, the army can march along roads rather than through muddy plains, dense jungles or rugged hilly areas.

This means that the army can use this place as a stable logistics base. The surrounding castles and fortresses can not only provide very good security and defense here, but also provide stable and sufficient supplies - for the army that has recently been on the verge of collapse due to crazy military expansion.

Storm Division, the significance of this place is not even inferior to that of Carindia Port!

In fact, Ruko Visenya, the heir to the Grand Duchy of Mist, used this place as his base camp to raise a flag of rebellion against his father for the same reason; only places like Dusk Town have convenient transportation and at the same time

A business center with many granaries allowed him to gather as many supporters as possible.

Otherwise, given the terrifying logistics level of the Hantu Army, the rebels who had just been concentrated for two days would probably start killing each other because they ran out of food before the counter-rebellion troops arrived.

In order to defeat his eighty-seven-year-old father, who is still in good health, Ruco Visenya, who is also seventy-years-old, worked hard to gather many supporters and pulled out the victory in just one month.

An army of thousands of people.

But when the high-powered Stormtrooper army appeared outside the city, the Mist rebels, who were colorfully dressed and equipped with even more diverse equipment, immediately understood what it means to be a mighty army and what it means to be ashamed of themselves.

Especially when they saw the Storm Division's artillery battery with fifteen field cannons neatly arranged outside the city, the rebels' last thoughts of trying to maintain their majesty were wiped out on the spot, and they decisively opened the city gates to welcome the enemy.

King Luo Wei entered the city.

Even the seventy-year-old heir to the Grand Duchy of Myster, despite his declining body, took the initiative to greet the deputy commander of the Southern Army outside the city, fully demonstrating the tradition of hospitality of the Myster people.

Accompanied by bursts of roaring salutes, the Stormtroopers entered the town amidst the cheers of the Mist troops and majestically hoisted Clovis' royal flag on the city wall.

Ruco Visenya chose to ignore this and enthusiastically invited Anson and his party to a dinner specially prepared by him.

"Before we officially begin, please allow me to ask you a small question."

In the luxurious hall, sitting on an armchair, Ruco Visenya, dressed in rich clothes, held a glass of warm wine and looked at Anson sitting opposite him with eyes that were almost invisible under his gray eyebrows.

·bach.

This is an old man who is already seventy years old, but with his stooped back and droopy cheeks as wrinkled as orange peels, no one would doubt him even if he was eighty years old.

He desperately leaned back on the chair, tightened his chin, and there were traces of powder on his forehead and cheeks, as if he wanted to make himself look more majestic, but no one must have told him that this was completely useless.

"His Excellency Deputy Commander Anson Bach, why are you willing to agree to my request?"

"Why?"

Anson raised his eyebrows and shook the wine glass in his hand: "I agreed to your request and extended a helping hand... Does this count as a problem?"

"It wasn't once, but it is now!"

The old man raised his voice slightly, which sounded like the whirring of a broken bellows: "If you only have an army of five or ten thousand people, I will probably be ecstatic."

"But now you have 20,000 troops under your command, and there are also nearly 80,000 troops from Aiden and Thun entering Mist. There is no other meaning, but as the successor of Mist, I have to wonder if you intend to...

…”

"Divide Mister?" Anson suddenly interrupted.

The old man's words stopped abruptly, and he sipped the warm wine silently, keeping his eyes fixed on Anson's expression.

Then……

"Pfft! Pfft...hahahaha...ahahahaha..."

Hearty laughter echoed around the walls of the hall, and a stunned Ruco Visenya stared at the guy who suddenly put down his cup and couldn't control his laughter.

"Excuse me...do you think what I just said is ridiculous?"

The old man's expression was a little ugly.

"No, no, no, I understand your concerns - at the beginning." Anson quickly stopped his smile, waved his hands and said:

"I just didn't expect that you would still worry about this after hearing about the actions of Aiden and the Thuns?"

"What's the meaning?"

"Meaning, if I let Aiden and Thun divide Mister, what benefits can I get? What benefits can Clovis get?" Anson's eyes widened:

"I am a Clovis, and I am destined to be unable to stay in Hantu; in this case, what can I get from letting Thun or Aiden increase my territory - nothing, nothing!"
To be continued...