At this time, I finally understood why Fayunna was so furious. I dared to be fooled by the Swede, "Huh, if this is really the case, then we must fight quickly. If we can't win before the Orientals can deal with the Germans,
There are enough strategic locations, so we can only withdraw quickly. The army is far away in Siberia, and it is not safe after all. The Swedes now occupy the Baltic Sea, which can be said to be a rare commodity, waiting for a price. If they are allowed to toss around the city of Kalmar again
All of a sudden, our future will become a problem."
Fayunna finally felt relieved and thought that Kasimotu was not too stupid. If the situation allowed, who would be willing to launch the battle of Rogeda in a hurry? The Rogeda hills are easy to defend and difficult to attack. When the Easterners attacked
Everyone suffered a loss while here. Soon after, Fayunna summoned the nobles in the army to discuss the details of the attack on Rogda Hills. The tone had been set, and no one was stupid enough to act against Fayunna.
On the eleventh day of the first lunar month of the eighth year of Chongzhen, the Danish Royal Army, led by the Bird Knights, took the lead in launching a surprise attack on the Siberian garrison stationed outside the Rogda Hills. During this period, the weather became colder and colder, with strong winds, ice and snow on weekdays.
In addition, the Danes had been inactive for a long time, so the soldiers guarding the outer garrison were somewhat slack. In the evening, most of them hid in the adobe houses and warmed themselves by the fire. The Bird Knights knew the timing of their attack very accurately, taking advantage of the garrison to warm themselves by the fire.
During the meal, they suddenly burst out of the woods. The defenders hurriedly responded. How could they stop the wolf-like Bird Cavalry? In just half an hour, the Bird Knights captured this station, and the battle of Rogda Hills began.
This kicks off.
The urgent military intelligence report flew into Cao Yuan's hands like snowflakes. The Bird Knights attacked very sharply, and the outer garrison was broken through in an instant. In the northwest direction, a large number of Danish main forces also rushed towards the Rogda Hills. More than a dozen staff officers continued to make estimates.
Finally having a general understanding of the enemy's strength, he hurried to the commander's tent and said, "General Cao, the Danes have deployed nearly 20,000 troops in the northwest. This is the focus of our defense. Look at Denmark
The human posture is to swallow up the Rogda Hills in a short period of time. Although our army has the terrain advantage of Rogda, our troops are too small and we still need to request reinforcements from the city of Vladimir."
"No." Cao Yuan decisively rejected the suggestion of the staff. Compared with the Rogda Hills, the city of Vladimir is more important. "Although the Germans have retreated to the line of the Suzdal River, the remaining soldiers can pounce on Vladimir again at any time."
Mir City, the defenders there need to guard against a large number of German remnants, how can they have extra troops to help us? If Vladimir City is lost, you and I will not be able to escape the blame even if we die. Liu Guoneng's troops are now in
Fifty miles away from us, tell them to abandon Yelinburg and rush to the Rogda Hills with all their strength."
Liu Guoneng's troops are not elite, and their numbers are not as large as the Vladimir garrison in Elizabeth's hands. But the only thing Cao Yuan can think of now is Liu Guoneng's troops. Although the miscellaneous army of nearly ten thousand people may not have strong combat effectiveness, as long as they use
Well, it may not be able to play a big role. On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Fayuna personally came to the front line. The morale of the Danish soldiers was greatly boosted for a while, and they began to launch a second overwhelming attack on the Rogda Hills.
The Danes relied on sufficient troops and tried to achieve results in the shortest time, so they kept a tight formation and pushed forward little by little. Even if the arrows from the Northern Shanxi Army continued to rain down, they still could not stop the Danes' attack. Once
Arriving at the hinterland of Rogda, the Bird Knights seemed a little embarrassed, because the cavalry could not play much role in this terrain. Fayuna ordered the Bird Knights to bypass the Rogda hills from the flanks and begin to clean up the surrounding garrison.
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"Report, General Cao. Wei Dutong's troops on the left wing have suffered heavy losses and are requesting to retreat." A messenger ran in panting. Cao Yuan had veins jumping on his forehead. He knew exactly how effective his troops were.
, in less than two days, they suffered heavy losses and even asked to retreat. It can be imagined how tragic the battle ahead was.
Looking at the sand table of the Rogda battlefield in front of me, I kept looking for the location of Wei Ting's headquarters. This place is located in the northwest corner of the Rogda Hills, guarding the highest land in the northwest. Once Wei Ting's soldiers and horses are withdrawn, the surrounding valleys and valley slopes
The soldiers and horses on board are about to suffer a disaster. "Order Wei Ting to hold out for half an hour even if he hits the last man. Order the soldiers and horses in the northwest area to withdraw to the second line of defense within half an hour."
Resist."
"Here!" The ordering soldier had no time to drink water and hurried away again. In the northwest defense area, the two sides had already started a close-quarters fight. Wei Ting's troops suffered heavy casualties. Now they can't even gather 400 men. The Danes are still charging in a steady stream.
Coming up, Wei Ting didn't know if he could hold on for half an hour. He felt heartbroken as he watched the familiar brothers around him fall down one by one.
Military orders are like mountains, no matter how unpleasant they are, they must be swallowed. Wei Ting doesn't understand why General Cao would issue such an explicit order. All he can do is to go on unswervingly. Maybe he can guess something and defend himself.
The position is on the high ground in the northwest area, which directly affects the surrounding defense areas. If he withdraws first, the surrounding soldiers will suffer directly. I am afraid that it will buy time for the surrounding brothers to retreat. The soldiers around him all have their heads hanging down, even if their lives are
Okay, it is inevitable to suffer some minor injuries. In the eyes of the soldiers, Wei Ting saw loneliness and unwillingness. "Look up. You guys are like this. The Danes will chew you to the bone next time."
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"General Wei, I don't understand why you haven't withdrawn yet. If we continue to fight, all the brothers will be wiped out, and then our banner of the Tiger Camp will be gone. Brothers are not afraid of death, but we still have to keep a little bit of incense.
Ah, people are dead and the flag is gone, what do we have left?" For ordinary soldiers, they don't understand those big principles, but they know one thing, the flag of the Tiger Camp is the result of more than ten years of hard work.
There is an unwritten rule in the army that when an army is completely wiped out and loses its flag, the army ceases to exist.
The soldiers did not want the Tiger Camp to disappear like this. This flag carries the hard work of too many people. Wei Ting secretly clenched his fists and frowned tightly, "Brothers, I promise you, even if we stand to the end
Soldier by soldier, the Tiger Battalion will continue to exist. Of course, there is no problem at all if we withdraw now, but have you ever thought about the fact that there are more than 4,000 brothers in the entire defense area. If we withdraw, what will they do? We
All we are doing now is to let more brothers live. It has never been the style of the Tiger Battalion to retreat in the face of battle. That flag is not for people to see, but to be engraved in our hearts. We are brave and we serve more people.
If we fight hard, the brothers behind us will definitely remember us."
Wuwuwu, there was a sound of horns, and the Danish attack came again. Wei Ting pulled out the blood-stained steel knife and stood under the flag, "Brothers, stand up, Xiongxiong Guanzhong, repair my armor, till this land
, coexist with me, fight to the death and never retreat under the scorching sun!"
"Kill...kill..." A tiger battalion that has regained its glory will always be intimidating. More than 400 soldiers pounced on those crazy Danes. One, two, people kept falling in a pool of blood.
, the icy cold wind swept by, the blood condensed and turned into ice crystals. When evening came again, there was only the sound of heavy breathing on the high ground, and in the wind, a flag embroidered with a tiger kept fluttering.
Gu Xi
A Danish captain put one hand on his chest and respectfully performed a knightly etiquette in front of the flag. Warriors are always worthy of respect, even if the other party is the enemy. In the command post, Cao Yuan was sitting on a stool with an expressionless face.
, holding his hair with both hands, his body trembling slightly. He was afraid, but he couldn't tell others, because he was the commander of Rogda Hills and the backbone of more than ten thousand soldiers. With a bang, the door was opened, and the deputy general Cui Lin was in despair.
He broke in and said, "General Cao...Tiger Camp...Tiger Camp is over..."
Although I was mentally prepared, I still couldn't help but feel a sharp pain when I heard the news. The Tiger Battalion has always been a veteran elite, and its seniority is even older than that of the Ruifeng Battalion. From the beginning, it was a confidant of General Niu Gao.
, participated in the Wuzhou City Battle, the Yinzhou Battle, and made great contributions in the battle to annihilate Xixia. This was the last time he took the Tiger Flag.
This is an iron-blooded army, the best among the best. The reputation of the Tiger Battalion was built by generations of soldiers. However, this Tiger Battalion with countless glory was ruined in the hands of Cao Yuan. Cao Yuan closed his eyes in pain.
, he could imagine what the commander's expression would be like after hearing the news. What would be the reaction if someone said that the Ruifeng Battalion had been wiped out? The annihilation of the Tiger Battalion would have a negative impact on the morale of the Rogda garrison.
It was a heavy blow. After nightfall, although the Danes stopped attacking, faint sobbing could be heard everywhere in the army.
Those who withdrew from the northwest defense zone all understood why the Tiger Battalion was completely wiped out. Because they were elite soldiers and horses guarding the highlands, and they had to be the last to retreat. Others withdrew, but the Tiger Battalion behind them had no way to survive. Many soldiers
His body could not be recovered, so he had to dig a hole and bury some clothes. Under the desolate night sky, war is ruthless, but people are compassionate.
Time is like a knife urging people to grow old, but who can know the devastation that time can have on the human heart? Old age is not scary, but what is scary is a broken heart.
The fall of the Tiger Camp was like a plague, sweeping across the Rogda Hills. No one cared about how heavy the Danes' losses were. What they cared about was that the Tiger Camp no longer existed. On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, the Danes did not give anything to Cao Yuan's troops.
Taking a breather, before the fog dissipated, a new round of onslaught was launched. On the Suzdal River line, after learning that the Danes were storming the Rogda Hills, Lothair's remnant soldiers became radiant again and began to approach.
The city of Vladimir tried to contain Vladimir's army and help the Danes break through the Rogda Hills as soon as possible.
In the bluestone castle of Vladimir City, Elizabeth paced angrily. It has been two days and there has been no news from the direction of Rogda. This is not a good sign. "Commander Wan, how many troops can we spare now?"
Horses galloping to aid Rogda?"
Wan Tao thought for a while and said with a helpless smile, "Princess, we can only mobilize more than 5,000 people now. This small number of troops is of little help to the current Rogda Hills."
"Five thousand is five thousand. At present, we are mainly defending Vladimir City. The lack of five thousand people will not affect the overall situation, but it may be a life-saving presence for Rogda Hills. In this way, you tell Su Ke
Zha, gather the war horses together, plus the original cavalry, and gather 5,000 cavalry, and all of them will rush to the Rogda Hills tomorrow. At this moment, we don’t have to worry about so many. If we don’t think of a way, relying on Liu Guoneng alone is the best way to do it.
It doesn’t produce too many elite combat forces.”
Elizabeth knew exactly what kind of soldiers and horses Liu Guoneng had under his command. Half of them were Slavic recruits, and the other were Mongolian and Siberian warriors. There were very few real veterans of the Northern Shanxi Army. It was really difficult for such a miscellaneous soldier to play a big role.
Tao nodded with a heavy face, hoping that the governor would take action quickly. If the main army stationed in the Kingdom of Saxony did not take action, Siberia would have to be destroyed by the Germans and Danes.
Five thousand cavalry, this is the largest force that Vladimir City can produce. If more troops are deployed, it is likely to change the situation in Vladimir City. After all, this is not the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty. If it were the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty,
There will never be any difficulties because of military strength.
The winner has not yet been decided on the Rogda Hills, but Lothair saw a little hope. During this period, Lothair was like a half-disabled person who had lost his soul, welcoming the end of the world, but the Danes' actions
, undoubtedly gave him a little hope. What Lothair lacked at this time was hope. As long as there was a little hope, he would create a miracle. Under Lothair's order, the remaining German soldiers near Suzdal began to
Approaching the city of Vladimir again, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, they had a fierce confrontation with the defenders stationed outside the city.
Lothair wanted to create a miracle, but Suggs, Baisier and others were not very interested, especially Yorcoln, who looked gloomy all day long.
There was such a big change in Hohenzollern, and the church was weakened by the German nobles. How could he not know?
The deprivation of the church's right to speak and legal military power also means that the church's status in the Holy Roman Empire has plummeted. And how should he, the most loyal nobleman under the pope, deal with himself? People like Sugus and Baisier naturally
There is nothing to worry about. The church's power is weakening, and it is not these German nobles who will benefit, but he, Joel Colum, has to find a way. With the hat of the Pope's confidant on his head, once he returns to the empire, he will definitely be punished.
With the joint efforts of the imperial nobles to kill him, no matter how powerful Yolkolen is, he will inevitably be defeated.