Chapter 31 The True Meaning of the Sacrifice of the Chosen One (2)
To the west of the Crozier Territory is already the area of influence of the rebels. However, the rebels numbering tens of thousands are neither able to set up a tight blockade in the hills, villages and river valleys, nor are they interested in doing so.
Griffith circled to the northwest, then turned back to the east.
In the process of retreating eastward, they encountered some fleeing troops along the way. According to these soldiers and nearby villagers, the main force of the rebel army, after annihilating Berthier's column heading west along Rose Avenue,
They quickly moved north and concentrated on the Verona Avenue to attack General Macdonald's direct troops.
So Griffith retreated to the nearby town of Harmanli, a prosperous town at the intersection of roads and rivers, where he gathered the defeated army and waited for reinforcements.
Lana, Medianmeier, Murat and Russell had retreated here early and were already collecting nearby troops. As soon as Griffith arrived here, he rushed to the mage tower in the town. It had been requisitioned and became
Temporary headquarters and military barracks.
Rana was the only one in the conference room, writing furiously among a pile of orders and letters.
"The good news is that we rescued Ophelia and Berthier, as well as some first-year survivors," Lana said, with no look of joy on his face. "The sacrificed people were also brought back, Murat and
Russell is settling in."
Griffith was indifferent for a while: "How much power do we still have?"
Lana shook his quill: "Ophelia needs two days to rest, as almost all the other Beyonders have been wiped out.
"The soldiers who have withdrawn are less than two squadrons of infantry and one and a half squadrons of cavalry. There are still some survivors of the troops left behind by the families of Berthier and Dedeus. I am replenishing them with the mercenaries and militia I have collected.
, form two brigades.”
"Form a brigade? Are you serious, Lana?" Griffith thought for a moment that he had heard wrong. The regular army, mercenaries, and militia were completely different things, and they couldn't cooperate at all.
Lana flipped through the documents in front of him, found an order and handed it over:
"They were not expected to fight like a legion.
"The Senate and the War Ministry are anxious to mobilize all forces to rescue Macdonald's Fourth Army. Last year, only the Odessa Auxiliary Army was annihilated in the Battle of Teutonic-Roum, and the Fourth Army was the Senate
The main force of the army cannot be lost no matter what.
"According to urgency, the troops we form here will be recognized and supported by our superiors. I am ready to let Murat and Russell organize and lead them."
Griffith turned his attention to the table in front of Rana, which had already marked the reinforcement units that were concentrating on Harmanli.
The nearest military camp and assembly point here is the town of Yambol on the Vero River, which is where Griffith and the others fought last year. The Verona nobles there were wiped out by the rebels, and the rest were bankrupt and abandoned.
The farmland, mines and forests are now the territory of the great nobles of Bayerland, including the areas controlled by the Earl of Chalon and the Earl of Larmore, and Griffith's own Ravenel territory is also nearby.
Count Chalon's dragoon squadron "Black Wolf" and Count Larmour's cuirassier squadron "Stormy" had already rushed here as soon as possible.
This was followed by a battalion of militia each raised by the two counts in the local territory. This brand-new organization was only recently proposed and adjusted. It has the same number of people as the traditional infantry brigade, but has almost no swords and shields that are common in legions.
It consisted of 600-700 pikemen and arquebusiers instead of halberdiers and halberdiers.
It seems that when Roland gave the steam engine to the two counts, he did not forget to give something else as well.
This action was too fast... Even if the two counts organized reinforcements as soon as they learned of Berthier's attack, the two battalions of infantry and two squadrons of elite cavalry would not be able to move easily.
Griffith's eyes became sharp. When his gaze continued down, scanning the third row of the reinforcement sequence, there was more than surprise in his eyes.
The third support army was the Ravenel First Fusiliers Battalion, which Griffith had never met. According to Sebasto during the military parade, this was the most expensive and sophisticated army in Roland's new army system.
The battalion was trained as an army without Griffith's funding, and then went to the battlefield without Griffith's order.
"As expected of you," Lana took a deep breath, "I know about flintlock guns. The current production is very limited. When did you arm hundreds of people? Where did you get the money? Let me learn.
study!"
I have something called Welfare Coupon. I don't know whether to talk about it or not... Griffith glanced at Lana with a complicated expression.
Lana also looked up at him.
When Berthier was attacked, Griffith immediately used long-distance maneuvers to lead us to intervene on the battlefield; at the same time...no, it was earlier, he mobilized his own territory
Get the hidden New Army and rush here.
Griffith knew what was going to happen here. So did the two earls...
They have all built armies on the territory of Verona, and they are all new formations that are different from the traditional army. Each of these infantry battalions is about the same size as the legion's brigade, and they can be drawn out to fight immediately. Does the Senate know...
…
Lana looked into Griffith's eyes and suddenly felt that he couldn't figure out this old guy at all!
Seven Gods! I know about the militia of the Xialong Territory, but Fiona has never told me that it is this kind of quasi-regular force that can be mobilized immediately. I thought they all used pitchforks.
!The count didn’t tell me either!
Griffith has such an army at hand, but I, Murat, and Russell don't have it! Not only that, his army and the two earls' troops moved at the same time!
In other words, they have known something for a long time! I know nothing! What are they plotting together! I have no involvement at all!
Griffith is worthy of you! Did you earn the right to climb into Sonia's bedroom with a ladder in the middle of the night... Don't tell me that you have an army hidden among the elves!
While Lana was thinking wildly, Griffith's heart was already racing. He seemed to be involved in a whirlpool. The situation was developing at an alarming speed. Those hidden forces that had been hidden from the beginning were finally coming to Taiwan.
Before.
It now appears that the army that will soon be available near Harmanli consists of five infantry battalions/groups, two strong cavalry squadrons, approximately 3,500 infantry and 400 cavalry.
The training cost of a musketeer is much lower than that of an archer. As long as he is taught his movements and disciplines, and then shoots more than a dozen times, he will meet the standard. The musketeer trained in this way cannot be said to be accurate in shooting, but once he is compared with other musketeers in the team,
Combined with soldiers and deployed on a battlefield with limited space, they can pose a fatal threat to armored veterans.
This is a cheap force that is quickly formed and has low training cost, but it can attack regular legions on many battlefields. Even if the Beyelan legion soldiers can fight one against three or one against four, once they suffer losses, they can be replenished much faster.
Far inferior to the militia.
This was the composition of the rebels who attacked Berthier.
Verona's new army was also built in this way.
Behind the new army in Verona is Roland, and the organizer of the National Assembly gathered in Sebasto is also Roland. So, who is behind the Verona rebels, is it also Roland? Besides Roland, who else...
On December 28, 1444, Roland told Griffith and Harandier in a private gathering that Salorian's acting principal's castle occupied a large area in the north of Verona.
Galadia's brother Sidious also controls the Minas Ithil region...
Roland Weifu Vouchers are credit-endorsed by the Verona Regeneration Council...
Griffith remembered that just last year, shortly after the battle of Verona, twelve big men held a mysterious meeting in Homemonworth. One of the main topics was the aid fund and control of the reconstruction of Verona.
Participants included Count Larmore, Count Chalon, Duke Mirantis, Headmaster Tiberion, Lord Salorian...
In this conspiracy, they mentioned that "the shadow will come again" and "building a capable and quick-response armed force"...
They mentioned secrets, shadows, chaotic conspiracies and upcoming dangers, and also erased Griffith's memory...
It's them!
They have been preparing since then.
Griffith took a deep breath. Before the battle began, he needed to understand some more things.
"Rana, I'll leave this to you," Griffith turned and left, "I'll use the teleportation circle."
"Now? Where to go?"
"Tuyang Castle."
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The acting headmaster of Homemon Watts, one of the few demigods in the world, Salorian's territory is located in a valley at the southern end of the Misty Mountains, protected by a ring of stone walls. This is a tall wall that surrounds the valley.
, the only entrance is through the southeast wall and through several iron gates. The stream flowing from the mountain flows around the high wall and finally flows into a lake.
Tuyon Valley was once the territory of rebellious barbarians, and was finally quelled by the joint efforts of wizards and nobles. Salorian's ancestors requested that this valley be their own territory, and were granted permission.
Griffith set out from Harmanli and arrived here quickly.
It is said that this place is a lush and fertile land, with tree-lined avenues and fruit trees. However, what Griffith saw was that there was no green growth in many areas, and countless holes were dug out on the inside of the circular stone wall.
Stone chambers, halls and passages. Many pits were also dug on the plain, and many deep passages were dug underground. The tops of the passages were covered with low mounds or stone domes.
The heavy thumping roar and astonishing heat rush out from the ground, making people mistakenly think that there is a volcano waiting to explode beneath their feet.
The irritating noise and heat almost destroyed the mystique of a spellcasting demigod.
Salorian's mage tower is called "Tuyang Castle". It is supported by six tall polyhedral stone pillars and stands like an island in the center of a ring of stone walls. The tower is entirely made of obsidian, with its towering top facing outwards.
It extends to form four stone spiers, engraved with many strange marks.
Before Griffith came to the foot of the tower, he saw the white-bearded and white-haired professor walking down the steps from a distance. Every step he took had an unshakable majesty, as if he was the master of heaven and earth, with insight into the past and present.
All secrets.
"The flames of strife are rising again.
"Time is running out.
"The young knight came to Tuyang Valley to seek my help.
"This is the purpose of your visit, isn't it? My student."
This near-god wise man was gentle and enigmatic. Every word he said seemed to contain enlightenment for the future and was full of philosophy. However, Griffith knew that what was in front of him was just the projection of the Supreme Wizard, his powerful body.
Should have hosted teaching and socializing at Homemon Watts.
"My mentor," Griffith said, beating his chest respectfully as in the academy, "my war with the hand of God,