When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 908 Before the decisive battle
"...I have already captured White Church Town as you requested. Next, I will seize the opportunity to break into Silver Valley County from Wolf Bridge County and force the Osra family's army to return for support..."

"...As for the placement of these mountain knights, I will talk to them one by one during the looting operation to determine their true thoughts..."

"...But I don't agree with your idea of ​​eliminating knights and nobles. You can only eliminate the external form of nobility, but not the inner essence of nobility..."

"…People are all selfish and want to get more and own more, but the land and wealth in the world are limited, so you can only waste your efforts."

"...Instead, it's better to say this. Take a look at your chapter's territory. Does it look like a knight's manor? Do those officers who only marry within their own ranks and run elementary and middle schools attached to military schools look like knights?"

"...From now until the earthly kingdom you mentioned is built, it will take a thousand years. During this thousand years, the nobles will continue to restore their power. You can certainly suppress them, but you can live for two hundred years. Can you live for a thousand years?"

"...I pretended to be Carrie and came out of seclusion not because you convinced me, but because Qianhe Valley suffered hardships. What I protected was not the Holy Union, but Qianhe Valley. It's just that Qianhe Valley and the Holy Union are now one..."

After reading the entire letter, Horn had no expression on his face. He just folded the letter calmly and put it back into the envelope.

"Did Ms. Carrie's operation go smoothly?" Pettier asked with a smile.

Horn nodded, put the envelope into his pocket, and reached out to turn over the grilled fish by the campfire: "Is everyone here? Call them over."

Pettier nodded to Horn and turned to call the gendarmes. In war, these gendarme cavalry often served as messengers.

The chirping of summer cicadas shrouds the Nauan River in late June.

The sun had disappeared by three quarters, leaving only a last ray of light.

At the boundary between gold and black, in a camp built in advance, soldiers returning from a long journey are slowly walking into the camp.

The splashing sound of water and the squeaking sound of the wheels rolled together, shaking the nearly ten thousand soldiers and crusader soldiers who were marching forward.

The chef in the camp had already prepared a thick purple egg broth mixed with vermicelli. The minced meat was coated with black pepper and tomato sauce, and rye bread was used to absorb the soup.

As soon as I took a sip of the sweet and sour broth, the fatigue on my face disappeared by 30% to 50%.

When Horn finished grilling the fish, a large number of senior officers and staff had already gathered in front of the campfire.

At this time, the Wolf Regiment's Chapter Master, Jeshka, was at the front line controlling the situation and was unable to arrive.

The rest, including Chapter Master Das of the Worshipful Chapter, Chapter Master Monse of the Guards Chapter, and Chapter Master Victor of the Black Crown Chapter, have all arrived.

In addition to these old faces, there are also the Shadow Raven Regiment of Selomis (the new army of Black Snake Bay) and the Salamander Regiment led by Rudilo.

Of course, there are also the rangers and regular cavalry regiments led by Grush and Murat.

Some of the people were sitting on the rocks, some were leaning against the wooden barrels, and some were standing by with their hands on their hips, scolding the soldiers who were curious and sticking their heads out.

Horn didn't ask them to come to chat, of course, the main purpose was to hold a meeting.

Although Pettier had already sent over the battle plan and strategic direction, this meeting could not be avoided.

After filling his stomach with grilled fish, Horn walked over to a pile of wooden boxes stacked up to his chest and began to speak without further ado.

"Today is June 28th. Almost three weeks ago, Kenk Town was breached by the Blood Knights because of shoddy defenses."

On a blanket-sized map, Petie pushed the flag representing the Leia people over the town of Kenk.

"There is a newly formed army of about 10,000 people stationed near Xialu City, led by Lavle. Since they are mainly from Eagle Foot Bay, we call it the Eagle Foot Bay Army.

In addition, there are 20,000 royal troops stationed in Kenke Town, divided into the First Legion and the Second Legion, led by King Jiji himself.

The First Legion of the Kingdom is composed of 7500 King's Guards as the core, and the Second Legion is composed of 14 Command Companies and Blood Knights.

In the direction of Adamburg is the Northern Legion composed of the coalition forces of nobles, which is actually mainly composed of the coalition forces of the Osra family, with about 20,000 people.

In the direction of Haji Castle is the Third Legion of King Jiji, which reorganized the messy soldiers and redundant nobles, with a total of about 10,000 people.

Of course, there are also some scattered vassal armies and mercenaries, numbering about 10,000 people."

On this map drawn by Pettier himself, as Horn spoke, the staff officers pushed the flag pieces one by one to the corresponding positions.

Soon, the Leia troop deployment was clearly shown on the map.

There are even many logistics and supply centers, as well as wartime stables and specific camp locations.

This is thanks to the defenders who are still active in Hotam County. It must be said that Hotam County was definitely the least loyal or the least sensitive area to Horn in the Holy Alliance.

Thanks to the humanoid behavior of the Leia people and the activities of the moralists, the devotion to Horn has continued to rise since Hotam County was occupied.

There is even a tendency of "We will never make trouble again, please come back soon."

“At present, we have deployed layers of defense and have concentrated our main forces on the defense line from Fort Adan to Fort Haji.

There are two regiments stationed in Adam Castle, the Chongxin Army and the Fire Lizard Army, and there are two regiments stationed in Haji Castle, the Wild Wolf Army and the Black Champion Army, with a total of about 20,000 people.

Near the detention dock are the Guards and Shadow Crow Army, numbering nearly 10,000 people.

There are also nearly a thousand Holy Grail Cavalry Regiment, more than a thousand Kush Cavalry Regiment, and 32,000 combat soldiers. These should be the main forces we can mobilize on the front line.”

In fact, after mobilization, the military strength of the Thousand River Valley Holy Alliance has reached a level that is considered terrifying by its contemporaries.

In addition to the six regiments, there are also the Iron Fist Regiment, the Mountain Cavalry Regiment and the Ikawa Shu.

However, the Iron Fist Regiment has to guard against the Norns, the Mountain Cavalry Regiment is looting the Garden of Thorns, and the River Transport Regiment needs to be responsible for escorting and naval battles on the river.

Picking up the tin cup and taking a sip of coffee, Horn made a judgment on the current comparison of the front-line forces: "It is currently 70,000 to 30,000. The advantage is on the enemy."

Looking at the distribution of troops on the map, Seromis resisted the urge to kick away a piece of broken rock as big as a human head. "After a year of fighting, how come we are still at a disadvantage?"

"Now that Kenke Town has been lost and our military strength is not at an advantage, it seems that the situation of this battle is precarious." Victor also frowned.

"Or should we continue to defend the Adanburg-Hajiburg line?" After studying the map for a long time, Murat asked Horn carefully choosing his words.

Seeing the prevailing defeatism in the army, Bernardo stood up and said, "If it is a situation where defeat is inevitable, will Your Majesty still rush back from Upper River County?"

Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, Horn picked up a flag and threw it in the direction of the Thorn Garden outside the map.

"An outside trick?" asked Rudy Lo.

"What tricks?" Meng Sai glared at him, "It's a trick."

Horn smiled and explained: "Although the situation is not favorable to us, war is dynamic.

The current disadvantage may turn into the biggest advantage, because the biggest problem of the Leia Army is that the army is not united. "

The Leia army was originally a collection of well-organized troops and generals, and sometimes friendly forces were more abominable than the enemy.

If Horn's military command system is the chain of command, King Gigi is the mess of command.

If internal interests are inconsistent, they will naturally unite or divide based on interests.

"I expect..." Horn will pick up the flag of the Northern Legion of Fort Adam, "there will be a gap here. Even if they don't withdraw, their morale will be unstable. If we attack now, it will be easy to create a gap."

"Didn't King Gigi block the news?" Murat immediately understood Horn's intention, "and let them know that their hometown was looted?"

Das couldn't help laughing: "We used grenade launchers to spread the news through propaganda posters."

Take that, Leia people, the propaganda and psychological warfare from the Court of Truth.

Now the news that their hometown was looted and that the Blood Knights are the living dead spread like wildfire among the Leians.

The Court of Truth was working at full capacity, publishing seven or eight short essays every day "exposing" the Leia Legion and the Blood Knights.

"So, do you know what to do?"

Das pounded his chest heavily: "Understood."

"Okay, then that's the siege and annihilation battle of Haji Fort?" Seromis clapped his hands.

"No, it's a decisive battle." Horn tapped the map with his right hand. Although the sound was light, it sounded like thunder in everyone's ears.

"After the Northern Legion leaves, our next step is to have a decisive battle with the main force of the Leia people!"

(End of this chapter)