April 21.
On the second day after capturing the Chubol Fortress, the Western Route Army, led by Willy, led the total force of 64,000, took the lead in departing towards their target, Otto in the northwest.
When bidding farewell to the generals of the Western Route Army, Su Cheng did not forget to reiterate the key points of the offensive to them.
"From Chubolyasai to Otto in the northwest, you will pass 18 cities on the way."
"In order to ensure the smoothness of the supply line, these 18 cities must not be bypassed, and they must be defeated one by one."
"You are all knights who have experienced many battles. You should know how time-consuming and inefficient it is to siege the city."
"It's not rare to encounter a difficult city to catch up with and be blocked in the city for several months."
"Although our supplies are sufficient, we are not as rich as we can waste our time under a city."
"So---to ensure the smooth and rapid advancement, I grant you the right to do 'excessive actions' to the city."
"When you encounter a city, please persuade me to surrender first."
"Please advise them that if they do not surrender obediently, when the city is broken, we will carry out a retaliatory massacre, and all people in the city who are more than one wheel will be killed."
"As long as we surrender obediently, we will only plunder the property in the city and will never harm the lives of the citizens in the city."
The above is what Su Cheng said to the knights of the Western Army when he bid farewell to the Western Army.
This is a battle that is destined to hit many cities. In order to ensure the marching speed and supply line of the troops, Su Cheng granted all the knights under his command the right to "slaughter the city".
If the enemy does not surrender obediently, they can directly slaughter the city after breaking the city.
Su Cheng not only allowed the knights of the Western Route Army to do this, but also allowed the knights of the Eastern Route Army to do this.
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After the Western Route Army set out, the Eastern Route Army also prepared to set out.
Su Cheng divided the Eastern Army he personally led into two parts - the vanguard force and the main force.
The total force of the vanguard unit is more than 10,000 people, and is responsible for opening the way forward and destroying some enemies that can be solved by themselves.
The main force follows the vanguard force and cooperates with the vanguard force one after another.
The main force was naturally led by Su Cheng himself. As for who should be led by the vanguard force, Su Cheng thought for a while and decided to hand over the vanguard force of the Eastern Route Army to Deng Jiaer for the command.
The vanguard troops are responsible for making the way ahead. Since they are responsible for making the way ahead, their combat effectiveness should naturally not be too low.
Su Cheng not only handed over 3,000 elite cavalry and 7,000 elite bows and infantry to Deng Jiaer, but also handed over the essence of the Michael Knights' Order, the ace unit under his command, the Delan Immortal Squad, to Deng Jiaer.
However, Su Cheng's appointment with Deng Jiaer had just been issued, but it aroused dissatisfaction among many people.
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The Imperial Calendar of the Britannian Empire April 22, 293.
Holy Sheeran Empire, Chupol Fortress.
"Captain. No matter what, I still can't accept it."
Just now, Samuel suddenly knocked on the door of Su Cheng's dormitory.
After obtaining Su Cheng's entry permit, Samuel unceremoniously unscrewed the door handle of Su Cheng's dormitory. As soon as he stepped into Su Cheng's dormitory, Samuel said to Su Cheng righteously.
Su Cheng is now looking at the map.
After hearing Samuel's words, Su Cheng slowly raised his head and looked at Samuel who was staring at him in front of him.
He knew what Samuel meant just now.
But before answering Samuel's question, Su Cheng first said to Samuel in a helpless tone:
"Samuel, can you close the door first?"
Because Samuel was just in a hurry to come in, the door was not closed properly, leaving a crack that was neither big nor small.
"There is no hurry to close the door."
Samuel shook his head and then continued to say seriously:
"Captain, can you tell me why Deng Jiaer O'Brien was the commander of the vanguard force?"
"According to what the officials know about Deng Jie O'Brien, she probably doesn't have the ability to do such an important task."
"Last time, the regiment commander insisted on letting Dengjar O'Brien be the commander of the Pingman Legion and let her pacify the mountain barbarians in the Ligasus Mountains."
"You should also know what this battle looks like, the regiment commander."
"Dengjar O'Brien didn't fight very well in the battle to pacify the mountain barbarians."
"Dangal O'Brien actually needs to set fire to a mountain to a group of mountain barbarians who are still in the tribal era."
"The vanguard troops have a heavy responsibility and the tasks they shoulder are arduous. They must be commanded by outstanding knights."
"The officials believed that Deng Jiaer O'Brien had such ability, so the officials believed that such an important task should not be handed over to Deng Jiaer O'Brien."
"Captain of the regiment, please be sure to give the subordinate a reason to accept it - why should Deng Jie O'Brien be the commander-in-chief of the vanguard force?"
After listening to Samuel's big words quietly, Su Cheng sighed lightly.
After deciding to let Deng Jiaer be the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Route Army's vanguard force, he guessed that it might arouse dissatisfaction from many people, especially Samuel.
Dengzal is currently the youngest and most experienced knight in the Knights of Michael.
To put it bluntly - many people don’t really appreciate Deng Jiaer, who has a shallow qualification.
As early as 291, Su Cheng asked Deng Jiaer to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Pingman Legion and handed over the task of pacifying the mountain barbarians to Deng Jiaer, which aroused the dissatisfaction of many people led by Samuel.
The reason why they were dissatisfied was because they felt that Deng Jiaer did not have the ability to complete this task.
And in that war of pacification against the mountain barbarians, to be honest - as Samuel just said and Su Cheng, Deng Jiaer's performance in this battle was indeed not very good.
When Su Cheng learned that Deng Jiaer had to set fire to a group of mountain barbarians, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Deng Jiaer's poor performance in the Mountain Barbarians' War also strengthened the ideas of Samuel and others - Deng Jiaer's ability is indeed not outstanding, and she is not worthy of being entrusted with important tasks.
As long as they know their views on Deng Jiaer, it is not difficult to understand why Samuel and others reacted so much after learning that Deng Jiaer was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the vanguard force. Samuel also came to confront Su Cheng himself.
Looking at Samuel who was looking directly at him with unshakable eyes, Su Cheng said in his heart:
——Since Samuel has come up with him personally, let him tell him the reason as he wished.
Su Cheng slowly rolled up the map on the table, and then said in a half-joking tone:
Chapter completed!