I Will Be The Crowned King

On the 13th day of the sixth month of the 100th year of the saint's calendar, in the early morning, Carindia.

With the roar of cannons and the cry of soldiers charging, the Battle of Green Valley started again.

Like every previous offensive, the Aiden Legion first aimed the artillery positions at the buildings and barricades held by the Carindian defenders. All that was left were the rubble and the smoke howling and launching a fierce attack.

And the Carindian soldiers who were curled up under the cover and didn't dare to show their faces at all could only shoot cold shots while gathering in each other's shouts and screams, preparing to retreat to the further rear line of defense - covered by artillery for a round The bunker, basically nothing left.

I don’t know if it was some kind of delusion, but the soldiers of Carindia always felt that the artillery of the Aiden was much sparser than before; .

But even so, the strength gap between the two sides is still overwhelming; after the Carindian Army, which was already short in strength, held its position for five days, there were only over a thousand veterans left, and the recruits recruited temporarily were only 1,000. There are more than 2,000 people left... so that even the local townspeople of Luyin Valley were recruited, and they were barely able to gather enough reserve troops to face the crazy offensive of the Aiden people.

An army organized in this way may be able to burst into high morale in order to defend its homeland, but it is still no match for a well-trained professional army.

Even if you count the townspeople who were reluctantly assembled, the Carindian garrison was less than 5,000—less than half of the Aiden Legion.

In this case, they can only desperately defend all the sturdy buildings they can find, as strongholds that can be held - the governor's mansion, warehouses, churches... Although the Church of Order has never interfered in secular affairs, it is still willing to fight for the war. Hospitals and makeshift shelters were provided for stranded townspeople and wounded soldiers.

On the other hand, the Aiden people would try to move the battlefield away from the street near the church as much as possible, "pretending" not to see those who hid in it for shelter or healing.

Not only because of the detached status of the church, not to mention the little Duke Aiden, even the emperor would not dare to provoke it easily, but also because everyone actually hopes for the existence of such a "ceasefire zone" - it is conceivable that the first break What kind of tragic revenge will such a tacit person suffer.

The two sides who maintained a tacit understanding completely blocked the church near the east side of the town center. The Carindians who were desperately resisting only needed to stick to the streets on the west side of the town, which was a slight relief from the lack of troops.

In just an hour, the streets were filled with the corpses of the Aiden.

In the face of the Aiden's attack at all costs, the Carindians, who also suffered heavy casualties, had to abandon the streets and moved to the governor's mansion in the center of the town. A stronghold.

Waving iron fist flags full of bullet holes and scorch marks, hundreds of Aiden soldiers continued to launch an extremely intensive attack in volleys of guns; For the Aiden who lost their artillery support, the two-person wall was an insurmountable barrier.

Looking at the stalemate on the battlefield again, the gloomy Duke Aiden frowned again.

The next second, his eyes turned to the outside of the battlefield filled with gunpowder smoke with the monocular, and focused on a small hillside not far away.

On that small hillside, stood an unnoticeable figure of a cavalry soldier wearing a black and red military uniform.

The light cavalry of the Clovis.

Duke Aiden's pupils shrank suddenly.

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"...All in all, the current battle situation in Luyin Valley is roughly like this."

Somewhere at the southern end of Luyin Valley, in the temporary headquarters, An Sen stretched out his hand and patted the map on the table, and shouted to the officers present.

This is a slightly special ad hoc military meeting. The reason why I say "slightly special" is because Anson rarely announces his plans to others before the war - he usually likes to say it in advance or mention it at all. Don't mention it, enjoy other people's surprised expressions and glances.

A perfect plan is not perfect if it can't make people's eyes bulge or their jaws drop; therefore, if it is announced before the war, in order to ensure the effect, every step must be explained clearly, and it is easy for the participants to have a "listening". It doesn't seem like it's that big of a deal."

That kind of plan can't be called a "perfect plan", it's very imperfect!

However, considering that this time it was a rapid march, and the scale of the forces on both sides belonged to the enemy's strong and our weak, and unlike the previous Eagle Point Pass, there was room for rapid interspersed and divided encirclement.

The small Green Valley is also a standard "depth but not wide". It belongs to the type of battlefield that can only be confronted head-on, and whoever has more troops can push it hard. For the party who lacks reserve soldiers - that is, the storm division - it is absolutely disadvantage.

In this case, it is particularly important to formulate corresponding tactics according to the battlefield situation and make use of all available terrain advantages according to local conditions.

"The entire Green Valley runs north-south and is a relatively long and narrow terrain; the current situation is that the 13,000-strong Aiden Corps has captured the northern city wall and a tower about 30 meters high, which can command a commanding view of the entire battlefield and In the surrounding area, as long as our army appears, it will be immediately exposed to the enemy's field of vision."

Anson waved his saber and pointed the tip of the knife to the "city gate" on the north side of the town on the map: "At present, the enemy has about 6,000 troops on the battlefield, that is, there are still 7,000 reserve troops on standby, and there is one that can completely cover the city. Three-quarters of the area's artillery positions - the good news is that they seem to be running out of shells."

"And our allies, the Carindians, are still firmly in control of the governor's mansion in the center of the battlefield; the Aiden had carried out a round of artillery coverage on this place two days ago, trying to blow it up directly."

"But because they only had five six-pounder and two twelve-pounder infantry guns, the shelling effect was very unsatisfactory, and there were not many shells, so they didn't do similar stupid things in the next few days, and honestly went to outflank the storm. ."

Anson shrugged and drew a circle around the Governor's mansion with his saber:

"According to the information sent back by the scouts, there are very dense and narrow streets around this fortified stronghold, as well as various bombed and damaged bunker barricades."

"This kind of terrain is of course not qualified to be used as a push window for line soldiers, and it is possible to be surrounded and annihilated by enemies who are more familiar with the terrain than us; but..."

Carl Bain's eyes suddenly lit up: "But it's very suitable for skirmishers to intersperse, or to hide in a bunker for sniping!"

"I have asked the scouts carefully, and the surrounding terrain has been completely bombed by the Aiden people so that no one knows it - bombarding the buildings with infantry artillery, this is what the second-rate army can do without artillery. things." An Sen nodded seriously:

"It's a world of difference from our excellent commander, Major General Ludwig Franz!"

The officers quickly stood up and applauded, even claiming yes; only the chief of staff rolled his eyes, as if the guy in front of him who was full of praise for the archbishop's son was not the same person who said that he "would not be able to fight without artillery" .

"So at the beginning of the battle, the division's direct guard company, the storm regiment, and the skirmish companies of the 2nd and 3rd Infantry Regiments temporarily formed a reinforced skirmish regiment, under my own command, to intersperse the enemy around the stronghold of the Governor's Mansion."

An Sen raised his hand to the crowd as he spoke, indicating that the touts can be over: "Of course, this is a street fight. The specific method of fighting is still up to the company commander of each unit, and the platoon commander decides on his own."

"Once the gap is opened, the grenadier companies of the Storm Regiment and the infantry regiments will advance immediately, and line up on the two wings of the stronghold; if there is a gap, the regiments will draw in line private companies to replenish."

"After the front line was unfolded, the grenadier regiments and the infantry regiments followed the predetermined route and advanced along the street toward the north city wall; the skirmish companies detoured from the flanks, cut off the enemy's reinforcement routes, and arranged firepower points around them that could be surrounded. Delay the speed of enemy reinforcements and buy time for the line to destroy the enemy."

"Because the enemy occupies the absolute commanding heights of the battlefield, in the absence of artillery threats, every move of our army will be exposed under the eyes of the Aiden, and it is possible to be surrounded and besieged, and even to use artillery. "Anson re-pointed the sword to the position of the north gate:

"In order to prevent the enemy from really daring to be covered by artillery fire, the skirmishers from the rear line must be interspersed as much as possible in the enemy reinforcement line; after the three rounds of salvo fire, the grenadier regiment should not hesitate to immediately go into hand-to-hand combat, so that they do not have artillery. time!"

"In order to regain the position, the enemy's counterattack must be crazy; but no matter how crazy, I must stabilize the front; here is only a day away from the port of Carindia, and the Carindians who surrender to us must be encouraged. Full of confidence." An Sen said solemnly:

"Once the King of Osteria is raised, it must not fall!"

The crowd said yes.

"The Aiden Legion has 7,000 reserve troops, and our side... According to the scout report, the Carindia garrison is less than 5,000, and the ammunition is barely sufficient; but..." Anson sighed:

"Still don't expect much support from them, we can only rely on ourselves to drive the Aiden out.

With the fighting power that the Carindians are showing now, it is better to hope that they can work together and play a perfect match with themselves. It is better to hope that they will not cause trouble.

"Of course, the above are all tactics based on the information we have already obtained. When we arrive at the battlefield, the situation is likely to be much worse than this." The corner of An Sen's mouth rose slightly:

"Therefore, there must be an alternative second plan, this plan is perfect enough."

Carl Bain rolled his eyes again.

"We make a worst-case assumption - it takes two hours to get to the Green Valley from here, and within these two hours the front line collapses, the governor's mansion is captured by the Legion of Aiden, and the remaining Carindian soldiers retreat to the southernmost point. The only warehouse that can be used as a stronghold, three-quarters of the town has fallen!"

Anson's expression was very serious:

"If this is the case, it means that the port has entered the battlefield, and the Storm Division must immediately use a quick attack to open the situation, and even pay a certain price to save the Carindian defenders in the warehouse from the Aiden Legion."

"The battle after this will be a very brutal street battle. In order to regain the streets and important strongholds controlled by the enemy, a lot of price must be paid, and the battle will also turn into a tug of war."

"Street fighting, of course, skirmishers have some advantages, but the enemy's crushing force can make up for their lack of skirmishers; a rough estimate is that there will be 500 to 1,000 casualties within three days."

The words fell, and the expressions of the officers were a little heavy.

"Of course, the price the enemy pays will not be small. With their current style of play, the final casualty figure will be at least two or three times ours." Anson said lightly:

"When the artillery delivered by the baggage team arrives, or the Governor's mansion is recaptured, then it's time for us to counterattack - what should we do after that, I don't need to say more?"

With a faint smile, Anson played with a light knife, and splendidly retracted the knife into the sheath amid the exclamations of the crowd. This movement was learned from Louis Bernard, and he practiced secretly for a long time in private.

Coincidentally, almost at the same time as the meeting was over, the scouts who were sent to Luyin Valley for their shifts also rushed back and rushed into the tent panting.

Without waiting for the other party to speak, Carl, who was anxious beside him, asked first, "How is the situation?!"

The scout, covered in sweat, glanced at the chief of staff in a panic. He did not speak immediately, but turned his gaze to An Sen, who was in front of him, his expression hesitant to say anything.

So Anson immediately understood: "Is the situation not very good?"

The scout who pursed his lips quickly nodded~www.readwn.com~ Well, it seems that the battle of the Green Valley will not be too smooth... He sighed secretly, and An Sen looked at the officers calmly: " That being the case, then we will use alternatives to prepare..."

"The Carindian garrison stationed at the governor's mansion accidentally detonated the powder keg, blowing both themselves and the enemy into the sky."

The scout suddenly said: "The Carindians who were guarding the warehouse in the back line wanted to come forward to rescue, but they met the Aiden who were attacking, and then the whole army was wiped out."

"Then the Aiden have occupied the Green Valley, and now... they are probably clearing the remaining defenders on the position."

An Sen's light smile froze on his face.

Dead silence.

Deathly silence.

None of the officers present here dared to speak, held their breaths and stared at the stunned Deputy Commander.

This atmosphere lasted for a full minute, until the smiling Anson calmly picked up the Green Valley map on the table as if nothing had happened. Faster, faster and faster...

"Huh—"

The map, which was completely torn to shreds, fell on everyone's heads.

"Very well, it seems that there is a slight deviation in our perfect battle plan." With a refreshing smile and fierce eyes, An Sen gritted his teeth and said:

"The plan for the battle for the Luyin Valley is abolished, and the next combat goal - how to recapture the Luyin Valley."

"In this regard, I have a very perfect plan to share with you..."

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