Proof of the Sun King

Cass Vann led the army to reach Mount Doom, which was called "Mount Doom" by the Bretons, and the Imperials on the opposite side of the mountain were more willing to call it "The Heart of Ice and Snow".

The Duke of Palaon did not stop much when he passed by Ubetheric. He did not try to attack the town, but took the opportunity to extort a sum of rations and salaries from the Earl of Graff in exchange for a promise not to attack the city.

Earl Graff obeyed obediently. Ubetheric had a standing army of 300, and Earl Graff also had his own personal guard. These troops naturally did not dare to resist the army of more than 15,000 people in Kasfann. And Kasvann didn't plan to stay here either. After getting enough rations and gold coins, the army passed by Ubeserik and headed straight for Hemgat.

Even though war has been declared, human beings still abide by the bottom line in civil wars, do not kill prisoners, do not kill civilians, and nobles will be placed under house arrest waiting for ransom.

An army of more than 15,000 people was stationed on the mountainside of Mount Doom, and Kathvann asked the knights and soldiers to take time to rest and prepare for the next war.

Emperor Karl-Franz was stationed behind the shoal in front of Helmgart with an army of about 20,000 people, and an army of 8,000 Ivy led by the Elector Umberto was located on the flank of the emperor's own army, forming a The horns trend.

There are more than 4,000 imperial troops left behind in Hemgat, and the emperor does not intend to defend the city, because this is a human civil war.

The two armies confronted each other, looking for a fighter plane at the same time.

In the early morning of February, Ryan and Francois stood on the city wall of Hemgart, watching the confronting army, the god-chosen champion of the fairy of the lake whispered: "The imperial team is well-trained and composed of various armies. The composition and morale are high, but the number of knights is small, even if you count the guards of Rick and the Elector Umberto, the total number of knights is only about 1,200."

"The size of Kas Vann's army is much smaller than that of the Imperial Army, but there are more than 2,200 knights. The outcome of this war is hard to say. The Empire has a certain military advantage. There's an advantage in the number of knights, but sometimes it's a split second."

François nodded, Duke Winford thought for a while, and said: "Casfan has been in battle for a long time, he knows that if he forces the imperial army, then the knights will not be able to win, he needs to wait for an opportunity, wait for a An opportunity for the Imperial team to expose their weaknesses."

"Exposing weaknesses..." Gerald frowned as he looked at the opposing army: "Kasfann's army is fighting in the Empire, and it's an expedition, he has no money to drag Emperor Franz down, Emperor Franz only needs Tighten the camp, and Kathvann has no chance of winning."

"No, you are wrong, Gerald." Ryan shook his head: "His Majesty Karl Franz understands that this war is not as simple as it seems, Gerald, you are only counting the military, but Karl Franz understands that this war is not as simple as it seems. He understands better, he's not only a good general, he's a good statesman."

"Yes, the emperor may be able to win by defending himself, but this is not what he wants." Francois nodded and smiled, he was satisfied with Ryan's political wisdom: "So many of us are watching here."

Some enlightenment flashed across Gerald's stern face: "So it is."

War is never simple.

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Among the imperial battalions before Helmgart, the emperor and his general Kurt Heilberger, flag-holder Ludwig Schwarzhammer, Tuscan elector Umberto, etc. Man is looking at the battlefield sand table.

The great alchemist Baiershaze-Gelt was also present, but many great alchemists who had previously thought were not interested in this human civil war and stood by without saying a word.

The front of the city of Helmgart was filled with the red flags of the army led by Rick and the yellow flags of the army led by Ivey. It crossed the shoals and a narrow plain, and a blue flag was planted on the mountainside of Mount Doom.

"Kasvann has his army stationed halfway up the mountain, where there is plenty of water and steep enough terrain." Heilberg pointed his finger at the blue flag: "If we attack his camp directly, Then a large group of knights will charge our army directly from the hillside, and it is difficult for us to resist a charge of this magnitude."

Several generals nodded their heads. How powerful is the charge of Brittany's knight group. The imperial people knew very well that when these knights charged with the name of the goddess, any enemy who stood in their way would be crushed into pieces. Fragments.

"Our number of knights is not as many as Cass Vann, and our active attack will definitely fail." Karl Franz, dressed in military uniform, shook his head: "Our artillery can cover our charge, but Cas Van's There are about fifty Pegasus knights in the army, and they will certainly look for opportunities to storm our artillery positions."

"The casualties of hitting us head-on will be very large. This is a civil war between human beings. We can't fight like this. The lessons of the blood of the Three Emperors era are in front of us, but we can't stand still. The enemy of imperial authority must be defeated, and completely." Karl Franz said calmly, and the young emperor knew very well that he and his army could not stand and that he had to fight in front of everyone. Beautiful victory.

"Actually, there is the easiest way to win, Karl Franz, and that is the championship match. If you come to the front of the army and send an invitation to the championship match to Kas Vann, then he can't refuse." Elector Beto said suddenly, and he looked at the Runefang on the Emperor's waist and the warhammer Gal-Maraz in his hand.

"No, Kasfann has good reasons not to agree." Karl Franz shook his head, and the emperor smiled bitterly: "The knights across the mountain won't trust us anymore."

He was referring to an event that had happened on the "Road to Curona" not long before, from the border friction between the Empire and Brittany, the confrontation between the imperial generals Heilberg and Brittany in the swamp. Marshal Roland was distressed by the repeated tug-of-war and skirmishes, so Brittany proposed a championship match.

Heilberg agreed.

Heilberg is the strongest swordsman in Rick's guards. There is no doubt that he has amazing strength and superb swordsmanship, but Brittany has sent a Holy Grail Knight, Baron de Elbecon .

The strength of the Holy Grail Knight is of course needless to say. Heilberg found that he could not defeat the powerful Holy Grail Knight after all his life's studies. He readily conceded defeat. Seeing him concede defeat, Baron de Elbeken also said that Heilberg was a great Warrior, if not forced, he would not duel with Earl Hale.

Heilberg agreed with the Baron's point of view, and he stepped back a distance under the doubtful gaze of the Holy Grail Knight.

Then he gave the order to fire.

In the imperial formation, more than a dozen cannons that had been arranged for a long time fired at Baron de Elbeken at the same time. The Holy Grail Knight was hit by the cannons in succession. Take the opportunity to behead the Holy Grail Knight and declare himself the winner.

Before his death, Baron de-Albecon was still cursing Heilberg's despicableness and unbelief, but Heilberg turned a deaf ear. The imperial general only cared about victory and duty, and glory had nothing to do with him.

This incident triggered a very intense diplomatic conflict. After Karl Franz learned of the outcome of the incident, he quickly sent him to make peace with Richard, redrawn the boundary line, and immediately transferred Heilberg back to Buenos Aires. Lunswick, gave a severe reprimand.

What the emperor means is that you can use this kind of underhand tricks when dealing with creatures such as chaos, northern barbarians, vampires, and greenskins, but it is too much to use such a rude trick to your fellow human beings.

Heilberg doesn't care, he just wants to win.

Whether or not the imperial general was right in doing so is open to debate, but it is certain that the Bretons will never accept an invitation to a championship match again lightly.

Furthermore, even if the Bretons accepted the invitation to the championship match, the emperor was not sure of victory.

Karl Franz is about thirty-four years old this year, and his strength is at the legendary mid-level. The emperor himself knows very well that his strength is very strong, mainly because of his good equipment, whether it is "Silver Seal" or "Rune Fang" or It's "Gail-Maraz," and these are artifacts, and they're one of the most powerful enchanted artifacts in the Old World.

Even so, in the face of the Holy Grail Knight, it is difficult for the emperor to win. The Holy Grail Knight is much stronger than normal people at the same level.

"So, our plan is for me to lead about a thousand knights, detour from the side, and attack Kasvann's flank through the mountain road behind Helmgart." The emperor's fingers moved on the war sand table, After bypassing a nearby hill, and then pointing directly to the flank of Kath Vann: "We will spend about two hours forcibly marching to complete the circle."

"At the same time, His Excellency the Elector Umberto led all the infantry and a small number of knights to cross the shoal frontally, waiting for the fighter plane. After I led the knights to complete the detour, our two armies launched an attack together, and no army could support both sides for a long time. Fighting, with proper planning, Kathvann and his army will be rout!"

"Prepare for action. In the early morning of tomorrow, I will lead the knights to set off, and I will also ask Your Excellency Umberto to lead the army to cross the shoal at the same time, waiting for the news of my attack, and then immediately join forces with Cass Vann's army!"

"Yes!"

At the same time, on the halfway of Mount Doom.

The army of the Principality of Palaon is resting. After a day of rest, Kasfann's army has gradually recovered from the exhaustion of climbing the mountains, and its morale has recovered. A large group of ranger knights are gearing up, waiting for the contest with the imperial knights. .

The knights of the kingdom are different. The main knights of these armies are mostly silent. They know the strength of the empire and know what kind of hard battle they will face.

Cass Vann was also discussing the military situation with his lieutenant, the Earl of Carnell.

"The Empire's army is far superior to us in terms of quantity and quality of infantry. If we attack rashly, the Empire's artillery and elite phalanx will cause heavy losses to the knights." The battle-hardened Duke was also troubled by the battle situation: "We have more knights than the Imperial Army, and we need to find fighters."

"The question now is, will Emperor Karl Franz stay at Helmgart?" Count Carnell raised his concerns.

"No." Kasvann frowned, but he came to the same point of view, that the Imperial Army would definitely take the initiative to attack.

So... how would Karl Franz take the initiative to attack?

Kasfann looked at the map, his army was stationed on the mountainside, and the Imperial Army was stationed in the open space in front of Hemgat city. The front of the open space was a shoal, then a narrow plain, and then close to The location of Kathvann's stronghold.

The duke knew that he had to use his superiority in the number of knights and his powerful impact to have a chance to completely defeat the imperial army.

"Send another scout!"

"Yes!"

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In the early hours of February 2, the sky was pitch black.

The Emperor set out with Rick's Guard and several knights of the Imperial Knights, who would bypass a hill and attack his camp unexpectedly from the flank and rear of Kathvann.

Elector Umberto led all the imperial infantry, imperial artillery and a small number of imperial knights across the shoal.

In the dark, the lighting completely relied on the moonlight. The imperial team did not dare to light the torches. The army of more than 20,000 people crossed the shoal from the front. Because the weather was cold and it was a dry season, the process of crossing the shoal by the imperial team was relatively slow. smoothly.

"I hope everything goes well." The Elector Umberto wore a finely crafted mithril plate armor made of dwarves. He rode on a half-blood elf warhorse. Under the protection of the Guards, he crossed the shoal, and the river water in the shoal could only drown the hoofs of horses.

"My nominee, why did Your Majesty let you control the army? I think it would be better for you to lead the knights in a detour?" The Guards of the Tuscan Elector is also the Golden Fleece led by Ivey. The knights of the knights said so.

The Knights of the Golden Fleece are the most elite troops in Aiwei territory. Most of them are selected by the elector himself. They have been fighting against the greenskins in the Blackfire Pass all the year round, and they have very rich combat experience.

"Because Karl Franz needs it, he needs enough prestige." The Elector Umberto said with a smile: "The new emperor is a talented person, but his current prestige is not enough to support his ambitions and ambitions. Faith, so he must continue to personally lead the army to win victory, this can ensure that his policy can continue to be implemented, compared with those of the nobles, he is more willing to trust his own army, and there are many nobles who hate him."

In the early hours of the morning, the moon was thin, and the area from the Grey Mountains and Mount Doom up to Helmgart was densely fogged and invisible, and most of the Empire's army had crossed the shoal.

Elector Umberto felt something was wrong.

Too quiet~www.wuxiaspot.com~ My advisor, where is Otto? "The Elector shouted behind him.

"I'm here!" A legendary light wizard in a white robe came up from behind with a staff in hand.

"Dispel this dense fog! Immediately!"

"Yes!"

The incantation was chanted, and the thick fog that filled the valleys and plains was dispelled.

A mighty light of exile is illuminating the plains, not only dispelling the fog, but also illuminating the hidden armies hidden within the fog.

The flags are like forests, the guns are like rain, more than 2,000 Breton knights are fully armed, and tens of thousands of Breton infantry regiments have all stood in formation, and their ranks have been continuous from the middle of the mountain. Not far from the imperial team.

"Okay, it's okay." The fully armed Kasvann rode a pure-blooded elf Pegasus. He said to a Lake God prophet beside him. The beautiful Lake God prophet nodded and stopped his spellcasting. .

Then the thick fog completely dissipated on the plain.

Kath Vann has led his main force down the mountain.

"Oops!" Elector Umberto knew that the plan had failed, and Kasfann took the initiative to attack them.

He immediately signaled the Golden Fleece Knights to sound the horn, and the Elector drew out the Elector's holy sword "Mother of Destruction": "Team of the Emperor! Concentrate on me!"

The imperial team lined up in a hurry, and then quickly concentrated towards the elector himself.

"Go forward! Knights of Brittany!" Cass Vane raised his lance, and more than 2,000 knights raised their lances in response: "Charge! For the lady!!!"

“For the ladies!!!”

Thousands of horses galloped, mud splashed, and the raging waves of Brittanian knights swept across the field.

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