I Will Be The Crowned King

On May 16, after an inexplicable "fiasco", Louis Bernard made a comeback and quickly organized another round of attacks on Eagle Point.

This time, he fully learned the previous lesson - the artillery of the southern army guarding the city is far better than the guard army, and the only end of the scattered formation is to be knocked out by the enemy one by one; it is better to simply gather all the heavy artillery, and the fortress Counter fire to contain its firepower.

In addition, the military power of Aldabert, who had been afraid of fighting before, was taken away and handed over to Her Royal Highness Princess Freya, the "true commander" of the Praetorian Guard Corps. Of course, Her Royal Highness himself could not be in the battle, so he appointed a The imperial instructor, whom Louis trusted very much, was temporarily in charge of the front-line command.

At first glance, there is no problem with this method, which makes the elf nobles speechless, especially when Her Royal Highness Freya fully supports Louis' decision. Can temporarily hold grudges, wait for Louis to lose power and then counterattack.

No matter how simple it is, Louis can see what they are thinking from the eyes of these elves, but he doesn't care - anyway, the title of commander of the Guard Corps was also given to him by the Elf King, and it is no pity to lose it.

At 5:30, the 16,000 Iser elves still followed the previously formulated battle plan, divided into four echelons and launched an attack on the Eagle Point City position one by one.

The 60 artillery pieces assembled and assembled bombarded the city walls of Eagle Point City regardless of the cost. The solid city walls swayed under the scorching cannonballs. The heavy artillery in the fortress had to aim at the artillery positions of the Imperial Guard Corps. , used the cannonballs that could have consumed the superiority of the Elf's troops in a meaningless counter-fire.

In the choking smoke, the artillerymen on both sides kept going back and forth between the artillery and the ammunition box.

Even the best gunners have no way of judging the situation of the battle under such circumstances. They can only determine from the still fierce firepower that the opponent still has sufficient ammunition and artillery, and frantically urge the gunners and ammunitionmen to continue to fight back, ignoring the muzzle. Hot to the point of reddishness, the twenty-four and forty-eight-pound solid bullets went from a minute to a half-minute round.

The Southern Legion, which had lost the cover of heavy artillery, could only rely on the 12-pound and 6-pound field infantry artillery on the position to do everything in its power to contain the attack of the Iser Elf.

At 6:30, that is, one hour after the shelling started, relying on the position that had been baptized by several rounds of Iser's artillery and completely changed beyond recognition, the Clovis soldiers began to resist the wave-like onslaught of the Praetorian Guards.

In the first round of the offensive, the Iser army achieved amazing results.

Although the soldiers of the Southern Legion fought hard and repelled two rounds of attacks in a row, the Iser elf still sensed that the firepower of the defense line was much weaker than before, so he immediately accelerated the pace, and the three-line column rushed up like one. Eagle Point City.

At the far right end of the position, and at the forefront of the entire line of defense, Roman and the Grenadier Regiment, who were sticking to the artillery fortress, were attacked from both sides at the same time almost from the beginning of the battle; Ludwig even thought the fort had fallen.

At 6:55, when a fort was lost in the frontal position, Ludwig gave the order to shrink the front without any hesitation. The Iser elf.

At 7:20, the right-wing position was broken. After destroying the artillery and the only remaining shells, Lieutenant Colonel Roman, who led the grenadier regiment, calmly withdrew from the position before he was double-teamed.

In the cheers one after another, the Iser Elf, who had won the preliminary victory, continued to march forward, completely ignoring that his formation had been torn apart by the terrain in the disorderly charge, and did not even notice that the southern legion had been organized in advance before retreating. New line of defense.

So the Guards immediately paid the price for their smugness.

"Pfft!"

Out of breath, a young half-elf followed behind his companions, and when he climbed over the trenches, he fell into the trenches without paying attention and fell straight into the trenches—face first.

He almost fainted, he didn't even have time to spit out the sand in his mouth, and was in a hurry to climb out of the trench; he was just a "blood-born" half-elf with only sixty-fourth of the blood of the elf nobles. If the commander finds out that he has fallen behind...

"boom--!!!!"

In the next second, a thunderous roar sounded in his ears, whose whole face was buried in the soil.

Accompanied by the falling sand and gravel, the unkempt half-elf exposed his head from the trench. The moment he was stabbed by the light, his pupils instantly enlarged.

In those eyes full of fear, at this moment, the entire battlefield has completely turned into a sea of ​​golden fire; countless sparks are blooming on the rugged mountains one after another; the blast of air waves is raging like a hurricane. The entire battlefield shreds everything it touches.

The charging Guard Corps had just crossed the frontier position, and was immediately annihilated; the moment the fire burst, they were completely swallowed up in an instant; the half-elves whose eyes were stabbed by the flames could not see their companions at all. Their figures can only be heard one after another, which can almost overshadow the screams and wailing of the cannons and explosions.

The shattered torso and stumps were swept into the air by the blast, and together with the cracked gravel, it fell like raindrops, blasting everywhere.

The half-elf, whose face was sprayed with blood plasma and minced meat, completely stayed in place, and it took a full minute to understand what happened just now.

Landmines, Ludwig Franz was strewn with landmines between the first and second lines of defense.

From the very beginning, the commander of the Southern Legion did not expect that the thin line of defense at the forefront would be able to block the Iser Elf for a long time, so he specially placed the mine array on the second layer of the line of defense.

Because the preparations were in a hurry, and the ground around Yingjiao City really didn't have much soil, even if the landmines were to be filled, they couldn't be buried deep enough.

But with such scribbled fortifications, the rashly attacking Iser elf almost completely ate it up - the front row attack sequence was almost wiped out, and the troops went from officers to soldiers, and the reorganized bombed scum Not left.

Ludwig never imagined that the mines he used casually to delay the time would actually yield more than the carefully prepared artillery positions; the casualties in this round of attack alone were almost all the ten days before the Janissary Guards. Sum.

Not only that, because the randomly buried mines are of different depths, they are not detonated at the same time in one round, but after the shallow explosion, the ones below are also blown out... The continuous explosions form an approximate arc. The shaped "wall of flame" divides the battlefield in two.

Facing the blazing sea of ​​flames in front of him, after spending a lot of effort to regroup the scattered troops, the Iser elf immediately stopped the attack and began to consolidate the positions that had been occupied.

This is also something that can't be helped... After all, it is one thing to attack the enemy's artillery fire, and it is another thing to actively rush into a minefield, and it is a minefield that is constantly exploding; fanatical belief can make Iser The elves are brave and fearless, but they are not enough to seek death.

On the other hand, the sudden explosion of the minefield not only caused a lot of losses to the Janissaries, but also cost the retreating southern legion a small price; some of the troops that were bitten by the Isel elves did not have time to withdraw, and the same In a sea of ​​fire.

But compared with the casualties of the Iser elf army, this cost is not worth mentioning at all.

The fire divided the battlefield. Except for the artillery positions of both sides, all attacks had to be temporarily stopped; after confirming the casualties on the front line, Louis Bernard immediately began to mobilize the remaining 20,000 troops to execute the original plan ahead of schedule. Make a plan and unhurriedly expand the front to the south.

At 11:25, after the fire lasted for three hours, the Praetorian Guards had surrounded the north and south sides of Eagle Point at the same time; after completely controlling the position, Louis Bernard again divided the remaining army into three parts, two A total of 10,000 troops in the column reinforced the front line, and 3,000 troops stayed at the eastern barracks to protect the supply lines and artillery positions in case of emergency.

The 5,000 troops were in formation on the south side of Eagle Point City—that is, the location where Ansen “sieged” Eagle Point City before—to meet the incoming Thun army; the remaining three infantry regiments totaled less than 2,000 soldiers left behind Headquarters, as a last resort if necessary.

Although the current battle situation does not need to invest in the reserve army, but out of prudence or habit, Louis still keeps this army by his side to prevent accidents.

At this moment, although the battle situation in Eaglehorn City is still anxious, the atmosphere in the headquarters has lost its initial tension, and every officer's face involuntarily showed a little relaxed look.

After all, as long as the weakest south side of Eagle Point is controlled, there is no longer any suspense of victory; all that remains is the question of when to win and how much to lose.

Even Her Royal Highness Princess Freya, who was nervous at the beginning, was standing high-spirited under the banner of the Golden Ring of Order, with her waist up and enjoying the praise of the officers around her. Neither does the relationship.

But Freya is just so happy!

As long as the Eagle Point is captured and the Clovises are beaten back, Louis Bernard will be Iser's savior and hero; no matter how reluctant the old-fashioned old men are, they can't stop his father from giving him an appointment. Jin Jue.

Ah... do you want to propose to him in Eagle Point? Although it is a bit of a princess to propose to an alien... But who made him Louis, who made him the hero who saved Iser? As a royal family, it is also a last resort to make a little "sacrifice" for the country occasionally.

By the way, he seems to be the heir of the Duchy of Adelaide, and he will definitely inherit the title and become the Duke of Adelaide in the future; in this case, can't he stay in Issel, or he wants to go with him? Edland? I heard that it is a dark red castle by the sea. It must be very beautiful, right? But then I can't be with my father...

Just when Her Royal Highness was worried about a bright future, Louis Bernard still stood there motionless, watching the battlefield divided by the wall of fire with cold eyes, his calm face seemed calm.

It was not until a certain messenger ran back out of breath and sent the latest news to his ears that the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guard Corps frowned slightly.

"you sure?"

The messenger pursed the corners of his mouth tightly, nodding forcefully while breathing heavily.

Louis, who received an affirmative answer, took a deep breath and looked back at the vast horizon to the south with slightly stunned eyes.

The army of Thun... actually arrived so soon?

He had clearly handed over the letter and plan to the Lord Henares. Did he not hand it over to Grand Duke Thun, or that Grand Duke Thun did not intend to cooperate with him, but had other ideas?

Thinking of this, Louis Bernard suddenly had a bad feeling.

In any case, since Thun's army arrived so quickly, the plan he had made before can no longer continue; the Clovis must not be allowed to retreat to the fortress, turning this battle into a long-term tug of war.

Time passed by one minute and one second... At 13:40, as the flames gradually extinguished, the Guards Corps who had completed their assembly erupted in enthusiastic cheers again, stepping on the scorched earth that had not yet been burned, and launched towards the Southern Corps who were waiting for the battle. Another attack.

Almost at the same time, Louis, who noticed something, narrowed his eyes slightly—south of the Dawn Mountains, on the unobstructed wide horizon, countless figures appeared as if jumping.

The figure of the cavalry.

Wearing a bright silver breastplate~www.readwn.com~, wearing a tall felt hat, holding a two-meter lance, a silver-plated saber and a carbine across his waist, and riding a cuirassier cavalry on a tall horse.

They maintained an orderly formation, the fierce mounts stomped on the sound of rolling iron hoofs, and the red cloak draped over the right shoulder fluttered in the wind, like a galloping molten stream, unstoppable toward the direction of Eaglehorn City.

Louis looked at this scene, his eyes slightly dazed.

Even if the elves have lived in Issel for several months, even if they have become the commander of the legion above ten thousand people... When I saw this scene in front of me, it still evoked infinite memories of Louis.

The next second, those dazed eyes suddenly widened.

At the front of the cavalry queue, a knight dressed as a flag officer held a banner of red thorn flowers... Louis knew that it was the coat of arms of the Francois family. The history can be traced back to this ancient family line hundreds of years ago. The entire territory south of the Yuchenxi Mountains was regarded as a king by the Hantu people.

but……

But next to the red thorn flower flag, why is there a black background with a **** unicorn painted... King Clovis flag? !