"What's going on?" No matter how dull Smith was, he knew that something was wrong.
After a long time, Yanke took his eyes off the map with almost fear, looked at Roy seriously, and asked: "How did you find out?"
Roy said: "Unexpectedly, I just felt something was wrong at first. However, on my way to Meiding City, I suddenly thought of a possibility, and then performed calculations. The result...I think I
The possibility of speculation is more than 60%."
"It's not 60%, it's 100%." Yank shook his head, with a look of shame and struggle on his face, and then gritted his teeth and said to Roy: "I must admit that I made a serious mistake.
.I am ashamed of my stupidity.”
As he spoke, he suddenly received a slap on his face so hard that half of his face instantly swelled up. This shows how hard this slap was.
"I apologize to you, Roy." Yank looked into Roy's eyes and said word by word: "At the same time, I will ask Baron Smith to testify about what happened today. If the military plane is delayed because of me,
All consequences will be borne by me."
Yank's words not only made the confused Baron Smith open his mouth, but even Roy was a little surprised.
He and Yanke didn't know each other before, and the first meeting just now was not very pleasant. However, at this time, he couldn't help but re-examine this third-level imperial general who was stationed in Meiding City.
It seems that Fanuo and Qiu Shanhai were able to hand over Meiding City to Yanke with confidence, not because they were ignorant. No matter what Yanke had done before, his military qualities that could see the seriousness of the matter at a glance and his courage to abandon
The courage to save face, admit mistakes and take responsibility is still worthy of admiration.
"What's going on?" Baron Smith asked eagerly.
"Roy," Yank asked. "Can I explain your findings to Mr. Smith?"
"Of course." Roy glanced at him and said.
Yank walked to the map, pointed at it and explained to Baron Smith: "Baron, we all know that Philly chose to have a decisive battle with us in the Night Canyon, and centered here. He set up a big pocket and waited.
Get in with General Fano..."
Baron Smith nodded.
What Yank said was what Roy said just now. Almost every high-level military officer understands it. However, because opening up the Night Canyon is the only hope to rescue Archduke Adolf, even if he knows the opponent's deployment, Fano has no other choice.
choice.
However, this does not mean that our side will definitely lose.
The commander of Feililao also knew that although their deployment had an advantage, it also required that they must withstand the onslaught of Solan's army before other peripheral troops arrived on the decisive battlefield to form an encirclement.
This will greatly test the execution and coordination of Fei Lie's army. If something goes wrong in one place, it may lead to a change in the final result. And this is exactly what Fano knows that this is the step that the other party expects, and is willing to do so.
One reason to take risks.
This will be a battle of will and courage.
It is unknown whether Fei Lieluo's trap successfully caught the big fish of Solan's main force, or whether Solan's army broke free from the fishing net. The sea and sky are vast, and even the fish died and the net was broken.
But now it seems that things are not that simple. Philippe seems to be hiding a bigger conspiracy...
Smith's eyes followed Yank's fingers, turned around on the map, and saw the big net that he had seen countless times.
Yank said: "This is Fei Lie's peripheral deployment of troops. On the surface, they are indeed deployed for the Night Canyon. But..." He said, picked up the map, and stationed troops along the perimeter.
He folded a line in half and said to Smith: "Baron, if this is a bag, what can you find when the bag is turned over?"
The folded map is more intuitive.
Smith stared blankly at the Philippe Garrison logo, and suddenly discovered that when the pocket was flipped to the other side, the target they covered was no longer the night canyon, but a place in the same center as Medin City.
Strategic location - Fjord Town!
"They are not going to fight us, but they are going to attack Fjord Town..." Baron Smith said in horror.
No one knows better than him.
After the Red Leaf Knights and Fano marched into the Night Canyon, the only ones left in Fjord Town are a squadron of long knights and 500 soldiers. With such a small number of troops, once they are attacked by the Feili people, they will probably be able to resist it for even half a day.
No.
"Yes," Yank replied, "As long as they capture Fjord Town and these strongholds centered on the fjord, they can open a passage to the north, bypass Meding City, and take us
Divide it into two sections with the city of Munich and cut off our logistics supply lines."
Roy listened quietly on the side. In his mind, it seemed that the Fei Lie army had followed the route that the Red Leaf Knights used to rescue him and the Flintstone Consortium caravan, and rushed into the hinterland of Lulian like a pack of evil wolves to burn and kill.
Scenes of looting.
The current south of Meding City is already in ruins. A large number of farms and manors have been abandoned. Even Meding City has become a pure military fortress. All supplies rely on Munich City and the north, which have not yet suffered.
Territory invaded by the Phillies.
The Fano rear army was unable to go out on time, and the dispute between Eugene and the rebel nobles was all due to this.
If Fei Lie's army achieves its goal, then their troops in the Night Canyon will not need to fight against Fano's main force at all. As long as it is delayed for such a period of time, Solan's army will lose supplies and cut off its retreat.
collapse.
At the same time, Fei Lie's army, which has bypassed Meding City, can attack Meding City from the south and force Munich from the north. If Benson's army from the northwest breaks through the defense line of Ashley and other nobles, then the empire will
It was a complete defeat in Lurian.
Hearing Roy and Yank's explanations, Smith's eyes already showed a trace of fear. He asked: "But... Fei Li's pocket is now opening towards the night canyon. If we want to turn around,
Isn’t it a lot further to Fjord Town?”
Yank shook his head and sighed deeply: "This is also the reason why we didn't see their conspiracy."
He pointed at the map and explained to Smith: "Look. Although these troops seem to be closer to Night Canyon and farther from Fjord Town. However, we can find that the places they choose to station are all close to trade routes intentionally or unintentionally.
Roy has calculated that by using these roads, it will take them even less time to rush to Fjord Town than to the Night Canyon."
He said, staring at the densely packed signs and arrows on the map with his eyes like fire: "Besides, they don't need to dispatch the entire army at all. They only need to change their appearance once, and use the farther army to switch to the closer defense."
adjacent armies, and so on, can turn this pocket over."
With such a clear explanation, even Smith, who knew nothing about military command, understood it. He asked in shock: "What should we do now?"
"First, notify General Fano and General Eugene immediately." Yank said without hesitation. "Second, I will immediately lead the army to Fjord Town and try to block the Phillies. Even if I can't block it, I can't.
Let them stand firm."
"But..." Upon hearing that Yank was going to lead the army to the fjord in person, Smith suddenly became a little nervous, "General Yank, the defense of Meiding City cannot be maintained without you."
"If we lose Fjord Town, we won't be able to defend Meiding City," Roy said from the side.
This cruel reality made Baron Smith silent. Roy turned to look at Yank and said: "General Yank, I have a suggestion, I don't know if it will work."
Regarding Roy, Yanke didn't have any slightest contempt for him. He nodded cautiously and said, "Please tell me."
"According to my judgment, if Fei Lie's army breaks through Fjord Town, then they must capture these places to the west and north of the fjord to form a complete defense line," Roy said while speaking.
Five circles are drawn on the map.
Yank looked at the map carefully.
The five places Roy marked belong to Fjord Town and Black Tiger Reef Town to the north respectively. Two of them are castles of local nobles. The other three are two small defense camps of the Solan Army and a
A small mountain village with a sentry tower built.
These five places are distributed along the fjord and the town of Black Tiger Reef. From the map, they look like an irregular plum blossom. The location of each place is very important.
Capturing any one of them would be like driving a nail firmly into the heart of Lulian. If they capture all five places, it would be like driving a solid tree.
pile.
Once their army passes through Fjord Town, the bottleneck guarding the southern mountainous area, and relies on these five strategic locations to establish a defense line, it will be even harder to drive them back to the south.
Yank couldn't help but take a deep look at Roy.
Even from the perspective of a senior general like him, Roy's judgment on these strategic locations was very accurate.
This is obviously not the course taught in the first training camp, and Roy's identity is not the heir of a wealthy family who spent all their resources to cultivate. It is inexplicable that a civilian boy can have such intuition and judgment in the military.
Don't be surprised by it.
However, Roy, who had his head buried, did not see Yank's eyes.
After marking these five locations, he quickly continued: "If my guess is correct, then the Fei Lie Army should send troops to attack Fjord Town before eight prayer hours..."
Yank agreed with Roy's judgment.
The Feili people's plan requires a precise timetable. It won't work if it's too early, and it won't work if it's too late. It must wait until Fano's main force actually enters their pockets before it can be launched.
Yesterday, after Fano's army crossed Baimapo, this condition has matured.
Of course, the Feili people's plan cannot be accomplished overnight. The most correct step is to send a small, but highly mobile and combat-effective elite force to seize Fjord Town, and then quickly capture the few areas identified by Roy.
Build a bridgehead at a strategic location. Then, other troops will follow suit, completing a major reversal of this pocket tactic.
Roy said eight prayer hours before, which is a relatively optimistic estimate. But in any case, the Feili people's offensive will not be launched earlier than twelve prayer hours.
According to the defense and military strength of Fjord Town, its fall was a foregone conclusion, but the Feili people could never hope to capture Fjord Town without going through a hard battle and spending seven or eight hours praying.
This also means...
Roy continued: "This means that we still have a chance to stop them before they occupy these five places. As long as they cannot establish a firm foothold, we may not lose this battle, and maybe we can use this to reverse the situation in one fell swoop."
War situation."
Roy's words made Yank and Smith's eyes light up. Yes. This is a trap, but how can it not be an opportunity? If Fei Lieren's pocket has no effect, then the changes in the battle situation will be completely different.
It is beneficial to oneself.
"However," Roy said. "We must move quickly. We and the enemy are both racing against time. Whoever is faster will be able to seize the initiative. My suggestion is, General Yank, you can lead
Your men will seize the Red Rock Castle in the northeast of Fjord Town."
Yank looked at the map in silence and nodded cautiously. Although in terms of status, he was the commander of the Meiding City garrison, and Roy was just a captain of the Long Knight Squadron. Even a few of his subordinates
Not as good as any deputy.
But at this moment, Yanke had no objection to Roy's arrangement. Even subconsciously, he felt that it was only natural.
Hongshigang Castle is a small castle built on a hillside by the river. It was originally a sentry tower. It was later expanded into a castle after the local lord awarded it to a knight with a title.
The castle is not big, but the terrain is dangerous, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. Roy suggested targeting this castle first, which coincided with Yank's suggestion.
"After taking down the Red Stone Hill Castle, we can be condescending and guard the surrounding roads to prevent the Phillies from coming around from the east." After Roy drew a circle on the Red Stone Hill, he looked at the map and said hesitantly,
"As for the Warm Water Lake Fort on the Western Front..."
The room became very quiet for a moment, and both Yank and Smith frowned.
Among the five strategic locations pointed out by Roy, the two castles of Red Rock Hill and Nuanshui Lake are the keys among the keys.
Hongshigang guards the east line of Fjord Town, while Nuanshui Lake guards the west line of Fjord Town. The other two defensive military strongholds and the mountain village sentry tower are all within the radiation range of these two castles.
.Occupying a castle is like a boxer gaining a firm foothold. You can advance, attack, retreat or defend.
As long as they persist for a few days, the infantry from Meiding City and the allied forces from Munich City will arrive after receiving the news. By then, even if the Phillies capture Fjord Town, it will have no effect.
However, if you want to be fast enough, then the cavalry dispatched this time can only be cavalry with knights as the core. At present, there are only more than 300 knights in Meiding City, and only more than 500 cavalry. These are not enough.
They are all troops who have withdrawn from the front line to rest and recuperate.
Not to mention that they are still needed for the defense of Meiding City. Even if they are thrown into the fjord, Yank can only ensure the capture of the Red Stone Hill Castle. As for the Nuanshui Lake Castle, it is twenty kilometers away.
Whether it was distance or strength, he was powerless.
"Leave this to me." Roy thought for a long time and said.
"You?" Yank and Smith looked at each other and shouted in unison.
Roy met their gazes and nodded affirmatively.
"But..." Smith wanted to say something, but Yank waved his hand to stop him.
"How many people do you want?" Yank asked.
"The knights I brought, and at least 150 cavalry." Roy said
"I agree." Yank stared into Roy's eyes and warned cautiously: "Don't fight hard. If it doesn't work, come to Red Rock Hill to find me."
"good!"
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Countless torches illuminated the military camp and city walls.
Groups of soldiers rushed back and forth; peasants loaded bundles of arrows and bags of grain onto carriages; heavily armed knights inspected the horseshoes of their horses and the straps of their saddles. There were sounds of footsteps, roars and horse neighs.
, everlasting.
The entire military camp was filled with a tense atmosphere before the war.
The team heading to Nuanshui Lake Castle was the first to set off.
Ten long knights, thirteen retinue knights, plus fifty-six knight students from the three major training camps and two hundred cavalry assigned by Yank, were like two silent fire dragons, walking side by side, passing through the door, one end
Bumped into the dark night shrouding the south.
By this time, everyone already knew something was wrong.
Everyone looked at the hurried team and wondered what the black-haired boy had said to Baron Smith and General Yank in the barracks. So that the fierce conflict just disappeared, as if it had never happened.
Live the same.
That's not General Yank's character.
The black-haired boy captured the long knight under his command and kicked him in the face in front of everyone. It was a miracle that he didn't tear the boy into pieces.
What's even more incredible is that after walking out of the barracks, Yank stood with the boy the whole time. When the boy was talking, he nodded frequently, and finally assigned two hundred cavalry to the boy's command. All kinds of supplies were open.
supply.
The only thing that could make Yanke put aside his personal grudges so simply was business matters.
Thinking of the urgent military situation that the black-haired boy had been claiming to report, and seeing the tense and busy scene in front of them, everyone's heart felt heavy.
…………
The sound of horse hooves gradually faded away. It was not until the last flickering firelight disappeared in the grove on the horizon that Smith, standing on the city wall, turned his head and said to Yank: "General Yank, I don't understand how you can agree.
Are they going to Warmwater Lake Castle?"
"If they don't go, who will?" Yank said.
Yank's rhetorical question made Smith fall silent. He knew that the strategic positions of Warm Water Lake Fort and Red Rock Hill Fort were equally important. Meiding City did not have enough troops. Apart from this army that had just arrived, there really was nothing else.
Humans can bear such a burden.
However, when he thought of those young and almost immature faces, he still found it difficult to understand, and said: "But, they are still just a bunch of children..."
"They are students from the three major training camps of the empire, trainee knights, not children." Yank turned to look at Smith. "Besides, do you think a group of children can capture my people in the hands of a dozen long knights?"
, are you still kicking me in the face?"
Smith opened his mouth wide and was speechless.
"I know you want to say that they have never been on the battlefield. That black-haired brat has just been promoted to captain of the Long Knight Squadron and has no command experience. But don't forget that the most dangerous thing in the jungle is not the cautious old wolf.
They are young male wolves with sharp claws and strong bodies. They walk in the wind and snow and attack all targets in their sight. They are so ferocious that it is unimaginable."
Yank said, looking back at the direction where Roy's team disappeared, and said slowly: "At this juncture, we have no other choice but to let these young people take risks. Only the tempering of war can make people quickly
Grow up. Since they are the future knights of the empire, then all this is what they should bear. Besides..."
A complicated smile appeared on Yanke's face, a little shy and embarrassed, but also a little appreciative and expectant: "The little male wolf who led them is a powerful guy. I have a hunch that maybe he can give us
Bring a surprise."
"Just like the last battle in Medina." After he finished speaking, he patted Smith on the shoulder, turned around and walked off the city wall.
"Let the messenger go," he shouted, "it's time for me to go too!"
………
A few minutes later, eight teams of messengers flew out of the gate of Meiding City and went in different directions.
They will bring this information to Eugene in Munich, the Red Leaf Knights, the Twelfth Legion and Fano on the front line as quickly as possible.
In each direction, there are two messenger squads. Each messenger squad is escorted by two long knights, four retinue knights and eight cavalry.
Sending such a guard force to convey information in the hinterland of our own controlled area that the Feili people cannot reach shows how much Yank attaches importance to this.
The world at this moment is noisy and silent. If you look down from the sky, you can see the messy trajectories of the war beasts and the wheel of fortune, criss-crossing the vast land of Lulian.
Thirty kilometers away from the Night Canyon, the Solan Army led by Fano set up camp. The whole day's march had exhausted the soldiers. On the road they passed, there were hundreds of Fei.
The bodies of martyred soldiers.
The vultures swayed in the night, like scavengers in black cloaks, fighting for the flesh and blood of the corpse. The tattered flags rustled in the wind, and the broken swords were scattered on the ground. All of this,
It forms an arrow extending towards the night canyon.
The Red Leaf Knights on the left and the Twelfth Legion on the right also stopped. A large number of scouts were sent to the surroundings of the camp. At the far end of the direction in which the scouts were moving, the Fei Lie army, like a pack of wolves, was walking in the night.
Wanderers, looking for opportunities.
And further away, more than ten kilometers or even dozens of kilometers away, one after another Fei Lie's army has set off. The soldiers left the military camp and walked silently on the mountain road and in the woods. There were torches by the river and in the woods.
In the waist-deep grass on the plain, streams of fire snaked.
Beyond these Fei Lie troops is the core of this war - Luotuo Ao.
Of the more than 10,000 Solan soldiers who fled here with Archduke Adolf, there are now less than 7,000 left. However, they still repelled the attacks of Fei Lie's army again and again. The corpses of Fei Lie's soldiers were all over the place.
The canyon and slopes north of Luotuo Co.
Archduke Adolf was inspecting the military camp. His face was a little haggard and his beard was unkempt. However, his back was still straight. As long as he saw him, all the soldiers, even the wounded, would struggle with the support of their comrades.
Stand up.
The Grand Duke is Lullian's flag. As long as he does not fall, no one will admit defeat.
At the same time, thirty kilometers away from Luotuo Ao, an army was advancing towards a castle built on the river bank.
This is the Lurian Guards led by Percy. After setting off from Munich, they marched day and night, detoured southeast, and crossed through the Philippe defense area. Now, they finally arrived less than 10 meters away from their target, Baron Korn's castle.
Five kilometers away.
Seen from the air, this army is like a hidden sword, running along the ribs of Philip's army and stabbing into their hearts. However, the baron's castle built high on the hillside by the river bank is so strong.
.Winning her away is not an easy task.
What's worse is that the fog of war has begun to surge as the pockets of Philip's army are turning. A Philip's army moving westward is heading towards the path that the Guards must pass.
At this moment, both sides are unaware of each other's existence. They are like two beasts in a dark jungle, converging on the same mountain forest. The dice of fate have been thrown. When they land, it will be determined whether they will pass by each other or be tragic.
Fight.
But the fighting in Fjord Town is over.
An elite Feili army that passed through the mountainous roads took seven prayers to conquer this strategic location, which was as important as Medin City. Fei Fei's knight's horse hooves turned dark red under the soaking of blood.
In the mud, I walked into the military camp.
A flag of the Red Leaf Knights was trampled under the hooves of horses. Hundreds of corpses of Solan soldiers fell in front of the camp gate or hung on the arrow tower. The fire was burning, and countless citizens of Fjord Town
, helping the old and young to escape to the nearby mountains and forests.
The Fei Lie cavalry in the front were still chasing after the fish that had slipped through the net, but in the rear, five heroic young generals had already led a well-organized army composed of hundreds of knights in black armor, crossing the blood.
Fjord defense line with fire.
Standing at the entrance of the town, five young people looked at each other.
One person said: "The hunting ground has opened its gate, so..."
He looked around and said with a smile: "The game begins!"
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