I Will Be The Crowned King

"Why don't you continue to attack?!"

Angrily Louis Bernard grabbed the collar of the messenger, pointed at the battlefield beside him and roared: "I'm asking you, why doesn't he continue to attack?!"

"The Southern Corps can't hold it anymore, and they can be crushed with a single blow - not to mention five hundred skirmishers, even if he hides a full infantry division in the back, he can't save Eagle Point City, and we will win immediately. Does he even understand?!"

"I, he... you..."

The messenger was so frightened by the commander-in-chief's angry face that he couldn't speak, he hesitated for a long time, and finally stammered and said:

"This, this is mainly because the enemy's artillery fire is too fierce, and the artillery base is indeed very strong, and it cannot be attacked for a long time. Continuing to fight will only increase casualties, and it is impossible to easily capture..."

"He has five infantry regiments, four thousand brave soldiers, four thousand! Even four thousand... four thousand steeds can level that **** artillery fort for me in an hour!"

"Not only is the enemy's position strong, but the attack time you choose is also very unfavorable for our army. In the face of the sunset, you can't see the enemy's formation at all, resulting in an extremely unfavorable position for our entire attacking army in terms of vision..."

"What did you say?!"

"This, this is the original words of Lord Aldabert, I just repeated it!"

Seeing that the gorgeous saber was already on his neck, the messenger was frightened: "For the glory of Iser, he will continue to fight, but he can't continue to watch more soldiers die in vain. ——This is also the original words of Lord Aldabert!”

"Death in vain... He retreated now to really let those soldiers die in vain!"

Louie, who gritted his teeth with hatred, threw the messenger on the ground and stared at the right wing position of Eagle Point City, which was shrouded in artillery fire and gunpowder smoke, with unwilling eyes.

Just one step away, just one last step away, you will be able to completely capture that artillery base and encircle Eagle Point City on both sides!

And now a front-line commander's self-assertion has easily made his plan come to nothing - if he does not remove the nail that Ludwig inserted into the right flank position, even if he can concentrate the army to the south, when the war starts It must also be because it cuts the army into two parts in the southeast, and cannot fight together.

Shall we launch another attack?

Now the attention of the Clovis people is all drawn to the south, and the pressure on the frontal battlefield in the east has dropped sharply. If you take the opportunity to lead an infantry division to launch a general attack in person...

Looking at the battle from a distance, Louis Bernard hesitated.

The time is now 6:20. If you continue to invest in the troops, the battle will inevitably continue into the night, which will be too unfavorable for the Guards of the attacking side.

If he hadn't seen the ferocious firepower of the Southern Legion, Louis would probably have tried it, but now... as a knight, he didn't let his soldiers exchange the enemy's artillery shells, especially the degree of fire coverage on the opposite side, obviously For Eagle Point City, I plan to disregard the cost.

"Louis..."

The elf princess who was behind him looked slightly stunned, a little timid, and wanted to come forward to comfort but didn't know what to say.

This was the first time she had seen this gentle and elegant man so angry—even the last letter didn't make him lose his temper to such an extent.

"Forget it, let the attacking troops stop." Louis sighed, and his unwilling eyes became tired:

"The order was issued that when the soldiers retreated, they should try to burn all the supplies and fortifications that could be found on the occupied positions, and destroy as much as possible what could not be burned; when the whole army retreated, let the artillery positions be covered by a round of fire. "

"Then... tell Lord Aldabert to set up a cannon on the opposite side of the right-wing position after retreating, and be sure to maintain a threat to Eagle Point City - if it still doesn't work, then let him hand over the army to his subordinates and come back by himself! "

It can only be so.

As the core strength of the Elven King of Iser, almost all the guards have aristocratic blood. High-level generals like Aldabert are the so-called "ancient pure blood", which belongs to the top category. Only Second to the royal family of Iser.

For such a great nobleman, Louis Bernard, a "foreign race" trusted by the Elf King, has no right to punish him at all, let alone rectify the law on the spot in the name of disobeying military orders; apart from temporarily depriving him of his command, what is Louis? Can't do it.

This was another headache for Isir's army - even if he and his corps of imperial instructors could formulate a perfect plan, it was still a question of whether it could actually be carried out.

"Follow, follow!"

The messenger who finally got the order got up from the ground with both hands and feet, and before he even had time to salute Louis, he turned his head and ran away.

Twenty minutes later, the front-line troops who received the order stopped the attack and began to withdraw from the battlefield in batches; the fighting in a small area continued, and some troops even opened gaps, pierced through positions or broke through artillery fortresses... But after the sudden withdrawal of the Iser army on the right, none of this mattered.

However, Iser did not really gain anything in this battle - in addition to forcing Ludwig to waste the life of the artillery and wasting artillery shells regardless of the cost, he also established a new artillery base and positions on the right flank of Eagle Point.

In addition, it was also confirmed by the way that the legendary "100,000-strong army" of the southern legion, 90,000 were all "ghost troops", and the real strength was only over 10,000.

On the other hand, the Southern Legion, which tried its best to defend its position, also showed obvious fatigue, and did not launch a counterattack when the elves retreated. Only a few "symbolic" artillery shots were fired in Eagle Point City... and only two or three shots were fired. Compared to the Isel elves for hours, they really didn't stop fighting all day, and they hadn't eaten dinner yet.

At night, perhaps because he was worried that he would be deprived of military power, Aldabert, who was in charge of the right wing, did not return to the barracks, but stayed on the position to build artillery with the troops, and said that he would work with his soldiers " Hold your ground and never let the despicable Clovis people have any chance to take advantage of it!"

However, this statement is meaningless, because everyone in the entire army knows that the Clovis people in Eaglehorn City have no more troops to attack the Guards.

Aldabert was obviously aware of this, so in order to show his sincerity, he also sent a messenger to bring back a "good news that inspires the hearts of the army".

"What, the Thun army is heading north?"

Louis looked at the messenger in front of him in astonishment, his face full of disbelief: "He really saw it?!"

"Exactly!"

The out of breath messenger nodded again and again, his eyes were full of excitement, and there was a little bit of happiness that he would not be killed by his anger:

"Not only did I see it, Lord Aldabert also met the scout cavalry on the opposite side-the other side was a close friend of Duke Thun's side, Lord Henares Arkad!"

"He told Lord Aldabot that the Grand Duchy of Thun had received an envoy sent by Iser for assistance, and hoped that the Seven Cities Alliance could provide assistance in this war."

"But it is very difficult to assemble the army of the Seven Cities Alliance, and it takes a lot of time; Grand Duke Thun thought that if he continued to delay, he would only delay the fighter plane in vain, so he led an army of 18,000 Thun to the north to support Eaglehorn City!"

eighteen thousand? !

There was a hint of surprise in Louis Bernard's eyes.

What he valued was not the nearly 20,000 soldiers, but the attitude of the Grand Duke Thun - the total strength of the entire Thun was only about 20,000, and sending 18,000 soldiers meant that Claude Fran Sova has staked his all!

This is good news for Louis.

As long as the Grand Duke Claude François is willing to stand completely on the side of Iser, he can no longer rely on the rugged and long supply line from the interior of Iser to the Eagle Point, instead of the shorter and longer distances. Near Thun gets ample logistics.

It is even possible to start from Thun and get in touch with the army of the Seven Cities Alliance and the Empire - the attack of the Clovis people is really fast at the moment, I am afraid that the Empire has not yet known about the fall of Eaglehorn City, and just collected the information it collected. Send the information over to see if it can help.

"Lord Henares, is he still there?"

Louis asked with a solemn expression.

"Yes, but he said that he must go back as soon as possible and pass the information outside Eagle Point to Grand Duke Claude Francois."

The messenger said so, but seeing the disappointment on Louis' face, he immediately added: "But he promised to wait for a while and bring your words to the Grand Duke!"

Louis Bernard frowned, thinking seriously.

After a while, he suddenly turned around and took out the letter from the desk, and wrote a letter with a pen:

"To the Grand Duke Claude Francois:

Thank you very much and Thune for keeping their promises and extending a helping hand when your friends need help most; your actions are worthy of a noble, upright and respected Knight of the Ring of Order, and worthy of the Francois family. An ancient bloodline that has not fallen for hundreds of years.

It is a great pity that Eagle Point has fallen, and 10,000 Clovis soldiers have occupied this impregnable fortress; but the 40,000 Isir Guards have completely surrounded it from the east and will break it in two days. Its peripheral defense line blocked the weak point of its southern defense.

Once Thun's army of 20,000 arrives, the force will reach six times that of Clovis, forming an absolutely crushing situation; if that is the case, the Clovis will definitely withdraw the outer defense line and defend the fortress, and the battle will become extremely tragic Siege battle, and at the same time face the continuous reinforcements from the rear of Clovis.

In order to prevent the worst from happening, I implore you to cooperate with my simple and crude idea and block the Clovis people north of the Dawn Mountains; the specific plan is as follows..."

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"He hopes that we can 'cooperate' with him, try to be a few days later, and arrive at the battlefield after the Imperial Guard Corps has completely surrounded Eagle Point City."

In the Tuen military camp, Henares, who had just returned from "reconnaissance", opened his mouth and handed Louis Bernard's letter to Leon François who was sitting in the upper seat: "Then Iser's army will be at Eagle Point. With the formation in the south of the city, 10,000 Guard Legionnaires and the surrounding terrain will block the view of Eagle Point City, so that the defenders in the city cannot see the reinforcements of Thun's army."

"In this way, Yingjiao City will face the double-team of 60,000 troops on two fronts at the same time. When they react, the defense line has been completely shattered, and the remaining defeated soldiers will not be able to defend Yingjiao even if they have more artillery. city."

"In just one day, Iser can take Eagle Point."

The young knight took the letter with a nervous expression.

This time, the Grand Duke of Thun did not follow. As the heir of the Francois family, he became the commander of the Thun army.

Of course, it's only in name... Without Henares' consent, little Leon can command only his own dozens of guards.

Anson also knows what Claude wants to do, but he still wants to hold another hole card; if Clovis is defeated in the end, Iser and the Seven Cities Alliance will be held accountable, as long as he does not appear on the battlefield in person, he can still use it. "I don't know, I didn't participate, they forced me" excuse to keep Thune and Francois's family.

As long as Clovis is still victorious and does not threaten the status of the Francois family in Thun, he will continue to receive supplies and military support from Thun.

Claude did not explicitly say this, and Anson would not point it out.

"What do you think?" Leon Francois turned to Anson.

The deputy commander lowered his head, pondering silently, and the solemn expression made little Leon even more nervous.

Anson hesitated.

It's not how difficult the current situation is, but Louis Bernard he...

He's a really good guess.

He didn't bother at all, and all his actions were exactly as he predicted; even when he heard that Henares and the Iser elf scout met, he was a little worried, for fear that he would not. Find out what's not right.

As a result, Louis actually believed it. Not only did he believe it, but he also planned to join forces with Thun and reveal the next plan completely - although there was nothing to disclose.

Such an extremely simple opponent made Anson feel a little bit of embarrassment in his heart~www.readwn.com~ At the same time, he was very worried about whether there would be even a 1% possibility, all this is that An honest man's trap?

Hmm... unlikely, right?

The silence lasted for nearly a minute. Carl, who was sitting next to Anson, couldn't stand it any longer. Taking advantage of his dazed time, he flicked the ash on his hand.

"Um?!"

An Sen, who was scalded, suddenly raised his head and looked at everyone with a startled expression: "What's wrong?"

"We want to know what you think, cousin Anson." Leon looked at him nervously and expectantly.

"My point of view?"

An Sen's expression was startled, and he glanced at him complainingly as if nothing had happened. Carl, who stomped on the cigarette **** with his foot, clapped his hands and stood up.

"My opinion is very simple - since Louis Bernard is so sincere, then we will grant his wishes."

"In one day, end the battle of Eagle Horn City!"