I Will Be The Crowned King

Under the endless blue sky, the "Storm Division" infantrymen, who were lined up in scattered queues, carried not light marching backpacks and a full body of weapons and equipment, advancing on the rough road.

In order to speed up the march, Anson simply threw away all the large baggage. All the soldiers had to pay for two days of rations and ammunition, and then a small number of pack horses carried three days' worth; the rest were all hoarded in a place near Eagle Point Pass The Thun people control the relatively secret villages and towns, and leave a company responsible for establishing outposts.

After thinking it over and over again, Anson handed over the outpost to Alan Dawn: on the one hand, he was originally managing the logistics of the army, and on the other hand, he really couldn't help much in the next battle, so it was better to deal with it in the rear. Supplies, by the way, to deal with the Thun people instead of yourself.

On the one hand, the little clerk was very disappointed that he could not follow Anson's side - he still remembered his gaffe at Lund Manor - on the other hand, because he was entrusted with an important task, he was so excited that he spared no effort to express himself to Anson. Do your best and bet on a career guarantee that nothing will go wrong.

In this regard, Anson can only encourage two words, I hope he can make persistent efforts, so that the current shortage of staff can carry forward the logistics department.

On the narrow path, the soldiers, whose necks and backs were wet with sweat, were almost shoulder-to-shoulder marching forward. .

Although the organizational system of the conscripted army has always been full of "commercialization" - attracting investment and sponsorship in the early stage, reducing operating costs in the mid-term, and dividing up dividends in the later stage, from investors to officers of each level, they can be based on their respective ranks and contributions in the war. Get a share of the spoils.

But for the lowest-ranking soldiers, in addition to at least one full meal a day, all they can get is Schrödinger's pay before the end of the month.

The dividends of winning battles have nothing to do with them, but they will be implicated in losing battles; in order to reduce losses, officers contracting levies often reduce operating costs by deducting army salaries, supplies and even arms.

Even the end of the war is not good news for them—the regular legion needs to guard the border, quell rebellions and riots of all kinds, and frighten the neighbors; but this scumbag levy is like a summer fireplace. Something that can be thrown away when the battle is over.

But this time is different!

Lieutenant Colonel Anson Bach, the deputy commander, personally said that a quarter of all the loot captured goes to the soldiers of the army!

Not just food, chores, but a quarter of all loot - from finances to weapons - discounted!

After confirming the news again and again and receiving the personal promise of the deputy commander himself, the morale of the entire army immediately changed.

If this group of people had only heard the rumors that "the elf army is very invulnerable" before the war, then after the fight with the Thun people, the whole army had already believed in the weakness and incompetence of the Iser elf.

This kind of scumbag soldiers who will be broken at the touch of a touch, let alone two or three thousand, even if they double the number of four or five thousand, they are not afraid at all!

That's right, under the wise command of Deputy Commander Anson Bach, the invincibles will definitely be able to overcome the strong enemy again, and even turn the enemy into a friend, and let the other party pay for them obediently to provide them with supplies - just like the Golden Rock City.

So under the stimulation of the impending fortune, the whole army broke out with extraordinary high fighting spirit, executed every order of Anson without complaint, and advanced on foot to the east of Eagle Point Pass in a state of rapid march.

Of course, they didn't know that between them and the supplies of the at least two infantry divisions, in addition to the endless hills and rugged terrain, there were at most two infantry divisions, full of elf soldiers.

"you've changed."

Walking on the rugged path, Anson suddenly turned his head and said to the adjutant beside him.

"Um?"

Carl Bain was stunned for a moment. He was busy recording the scout's report and observing the surrounding terrain. He didn't understand what he said at all.

"I don't know if you have noticed that you have been very quiet these two days, and the quietness is abnormal." Anson looked at him seriously:

"That's not what you used to be—like a dying asthmatic, yelling that either you're crazy or I'm crazy, or we're both crazy."

"My deputy commander, do you think this is the first time you have tampered with the commander's order, do whatever you want?"

Carl rolled his eyes weakly:

"The artillery fortress in the foggy day, the city wall in the stormy night, the snowy mountain that almost got lost, and your relatives in Jinshicheng... Seriously, you can't surprise me any more."

"Really?!" Anson's mouth twitched.

Carl glared at him: "Do you think I compliment you?!"

"No!" Anson shook his head decisively:

"I think this proves that the tacit understanding between you and me is getting deeper and deeper, which is a good thing!"

Carl Bain: "...you'd better think I'm complimenting you."

The corners of Anson's mouth immediately rose sixty degrees, and extended toward the roots of both ears at a speed visible to the naked eye, fully demonstrating the posture of a person in a proud state, which would make those around him feel uncomfortable.

Carl stared at him with this incomparably uncomfortable look, and was silent for more than ten seconds, then resolutely gave up his patience and rushed up to hold Anson's shoulder:

"What the **** do you want to do?!"

"Did... didn't I tell you everything?"

"When did you tell me, what did you tell me?!"

"I've been telling you all the time, don't you understand what I said at the military conference before?"

"I don't understand, and you didn't say a word to me at the time, did you?!"

"Why not, I think my expression has been very detailed!"

"..." Carl found that he didn't want to talk to this guy at all, and looked straight ahead without saying a word, unable to see the mountains and mountains at the end.

Of course he knew what Anson wanted to do, but he especially wished he had guessed wrong.

This optimistic guy like a madman, he probably got lost in the morning light ice peak... No! It should be far before that, since he left King Clovis with more than 2,000 people...

He had no intention of obeying anyone's order, whether it was the Army's or Ludwig Franz's.

Carl even suspected that they were not lost at all. Anson deliberately deviated from the route planned by the army, diverted to the Grand Duchy of Thun, and obtained a second investment from his "relatives".

Now he has tampered with Ludwig's order, and brought a force of more than 2,000 people and an army of at least 10,000 Isir spirits to confront each other... The **** knows how far his "perfect plan" has gone.

"Can I ask a question?"

Seeing a certain adjutant leave quickly, Leon Francois, who had been following the two, immediately seized the opportunity, trotted to Anson's side, and said curiously.

"Of course." Anson was still very polite to this important "hostage":

"Dear cousin Leon, you can ask anything."

"You are so approachable, dear cousin Anson." The young knight quickly thanked him and said quickly:

"I just want to know, how do you plan to rely on a mere 2,000 people to block or even capture the supply of two infantry divisions of the Iser elves?"

"Of course, I know that your troops are definitely the elite of the Clovis Legion, and the fighting power of the Iser elves may not be worth mentioning in your eyes - but in any case, the troops responsible for escorting these materials are at least yours. more than twice as much!"

"Because of the terrain here."

"Terrain?" The young knight's expression was very puzzled.

"It's clearly marked on the map you brought at the military meeting yesterday. The Iser Elf wants to quickly support Eagle Point City from the territory. There are only three parallel roads to go." Anson looked at him slowly:

"Which way do you think the Iser elf will go?"

The young knight didn't even think about it: "Of course it's the fastest one recently!"

"No, they will go all three ways." An Sen categorically rejected:

"And if the commander of this army has a little common sense, he will try to keep the speed of the troops on the three roads as consistent as possible."

"Oh?"

The young knight was as excited as he was discovering a new world, and even couldn't wait to take out the paper and pen from his arms—he had borrowed it from the little secretary the day before.

"Because an army is not an individual, and it is impossible to keep pace with absolute consistency." Anson looked at the notes in his hand with satisfaction—people who like to take notes and diaries are very serious gentlemen, just like themselves.

"If a full infantry regiment is on the march, the distance from the first row to the last row will be more than 500 meters or less than 700 meters. What if it is an infantry division? Only the infantry queue does not include baggage, and it is also in the third row. More than five kilometers and less than five kilometers.”

"If the army has sufficient supplies, the queue length will reach at least eight kilometers; if they are the team responsible for escorting supplies, the length will immediately increase to twelve to sixteen kilometers."

"What does this mean? An average infantryman marches twenty to thirty kilometers a day; sixteen kilometers means that the first platoon of soldiers set out in the early morning, and by noon, the last soldier has not yet begun to move."

Anson shook his head: "Therefore, the commander of any army will not make such a low-level mistake; the most reasonable arrangement is to divide the army into roughly equal parts, let them advance in separate directions, and then simultaneously or Arrive at the destination one after another.”

"In addition, the commander should have the most basic understanding of the area he is about to pass through - how smooth the road is, how many troops can pass through at one time, whether it can get sufficient supplies along the way... These must be considered. Inside."

"It's easy to get 1,000 people from Goal 1 to Goal 2, but it's hard to get 6,000 or even 10,000 people to repeat the same thing..."

An excited Leon-François quickly noted that it was something his father and Henares had never taught him.

"In this battle, the Iser elves must quickly reinforce and supply Eagle Point City - otherwise the fortress runs out of ammunition or the casualties are too high, and we Clovis will be able to win without a fight."

As he spoke, An Sen suddenly looked forward, frowning slightly.

"So the Iser elves will definitely divide their troops and choose a three-way approach - so that their army is divided by three parallel roads!"

The young knight said excitedly, but immediately thought of another question:

"But what if the commander on the opposite side insists on starting from a road to support, or increases the strength of the supply team, or is particularly cautious, and the entire army retreats as soon as they are attacked, and what if they gather their forces to destroy us?"

"These are three questions, but the answer is the same." Anson smiled:

"It took only ten days for Clovis to declare war and besiege the city; the Iser elves were too late to deploy enough supplies for Eaglehorn City - their hasty support for the fortress is the best proof!"

"So if they really do this, Eagle Point City will not be able to get supplies in time, and morale will soon drop; when they run out of ammunition and food, they will open the door and surrender."

"I see!"

Leon Francois suddenly realized that the admiration in Anson's eyes deepened.

Anson smiled playfully, but there was actually a more important reason he didn't say.

That is the betrayal of the Grand Duchy of Thun.

One of the core reasons why the Ysel elf would support her so decisively and quickly, even at the risk of some accidents, was that she did not know that the Thun people she "protected" had betrayed her.

Therefore, they would not have any precautions against the south, and would even neglect their precautions in order to speed up the march, giving Anson a great opportunity to launch a surprise attack on them in the rough mountain roads.

Of course, this was only the case at the beginning; when the enemy reacted, what they would do would depend on who the commander on the opposite side was and when the reinforcements from Lieutenant Colonel Roman would arrive.

“Regardless of how the form of warfare changes, information always comes first; only with enough information, combined with the basics known, can the most reasonable judgments be made.” Anson concludes:

"If it were on an open plain and there were no obstacles or obstacles around, of course two thousand people would not be able to stop twice or even three or four times as many enemies; but that kind of situation does not exist at all. , or even in that extreme situation, the factors that affect the outcome of the battle are far more than the terrain."

"Take all factors into account, but don't let the information interfere with your thinking; actively listen to ideas and intelligence from others that you don't know, but never let others think for you."

"That's what a commander does."

An Sen, who narrowed his eyes slightly, suddenly stopped, a tingling pain in his mind.

The young knight, who was still bowing his head, was still taking notes, and in just a short exchange, he had learned from Anson something he had never heard of in the past—as if in the blink of an eye, war had changed from splendid poetry to Cold machine.

at this time…

"boom-!!"

Deafening gunshots rang out among the rugged mountain roads, and countless birds leaped from the forest and danced in the sky.

The first shot of Eagle Point City's blocking battle has been fired.