When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 914: Forward, Forward! Raise our flag! (Part )
At dawn, the fire in the bunker was about to go out.

The sky was turning pale. Behind the wooden wall of the bunker outside the Holy Alliance camp, Horn was holding a long brass telescope and looking out at the plain in front of him.

Although Hotam County is a plain area, it is not an endless plain like the Golden Plains.

Within a distance measured in miles, there are always slopes and undulating terrain.

The mounds that looked like green sea waves were now covered in burnt black, like pieces of psoriasis.

Under the turbid light of the red sun, an army of tens of thousands of people was marching on the earth slopes, stepping over the charred earth.

Between the deployed squares, the knights proudly held swallowtail banners, while the earls raised larger heraldic banners.

The morning breeze blows back and forth, and the colorful flowers are swirling and fluttering.

However, from left to right, the boundary between the green earth and the blue sky was crowded with silver-armored soldiers and guards holding spears and swords.

Horn lowered the telescope and on the plain in front of the bunker, what he could see with his naked eyes was a cavalry duel the size of a fingernail.

The Rangers, Holy Gun Cavalry, and Imperial Order Knights chased and counterattacked in a figure-8 formation on the field between the earth slope and the camp.

"How is your injury?" Horn asked without turning his head when he heard the staggering footsteps behind him.

Leaning on crutches, every part of Thelomis's limbs, torso, and head were bandaged.

The blood stains were still seeping out.

Seromis showed a smile that was uglier than crying: "It's nothing serious, you can still go into battle."

"With your injuries, it's a luxury for you to even stand firmly, let alone go into battle." Turning around, Horn reached out to support Seromis and pushed her to sit on a wooden barrel beside him.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I wasted the time I spent setting up the bunker." Seromis even looked at his shaking hands with some hatred.

This battle is a counterattack against the church, and a battle for the survival of the Holy Alliance and the Black Snake Bay Federation.

This was supposed to be her battle of revenge against the church, but now it all came to nothing.

In the first battle of the decisive battle, she cast a shadow over the entire campaign.

How can we lose?
"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the army myself and take back the bunker!" Seromis suddenly raised his head and even tried to struggle to stand up.

“Nearly one-third of the Shadow Crow Army was killed or wounded, and their organization was also disbanded. We don’t know if they can recover their combat effectiveness before dinner.

Besides, the enemy has more than 30,000 troops, all of whom have occupied the five bunkers at the front. If we want to capture them, we will probably have to mobilize the entire army.”

"Then at least let me join the battle."

"Even if you recover by basking in the sun, you won't be able to recover to the level of fighting on the battlefield within three days."

As a "male witch" and someone who has been hanging out with witches for years, Horn's judgment of witches' recovery ability is quite accurate.

Selomis stood still for a moment, then sat down on the box.

She held her head in her hands. "Now how will the other chapter leaders view me and the Shadow Crows? If we start a war, we will lose. How will the history of the chapter be written?"

"Seromis!" Horn said solemnly, "It was our decision to deploy the bunker, and it was also our decision to arrange the Shadow Crow Army to guard the bunker.

You set up visible and covert sentries, sent out rangers, and arranged the night guard perfectly.

I should have sent more troops to support and hold the bunker line.

We didn't expect the Leia army to arrive so quickly, and it was a night attack. We didn't prepare in advance, so the soldiers got a good night's sleep.

You executed well at the tactical level, and the soldiers fought bravely.

When I gave the order to retreat, you executed it. Of course, you were wrong for not discovering the Blood Knights in advance.

But war is a combination of randomness and certainty. You control certainty and are defeated by randomness. No one can laugh at you or the new Shadow Crow Army. "

Seeing that Seromis was still depressed, Horn straightened Seromis's shoulder and said, "If you continue like this, the Shadow Crow Army's history will only record that it lost the first battle.

If you can cheer up, there will be countless more glorious victories in the future that will make this defeat seem insignificant.

If you have shame, wash it off. It is not scary to be defeated by a strong enemy, but it is scary to be defeated by yourself!
I wonder who in the entire Eastern Continent is a general who has won every battle?"

Seromis thought for a long time, then slowly raised his head and looked at Horn steadily: "Aren't you?"

After the initial shock, Horn laughed out loud: "Okay, you can take the Shadow Crow Army back to rest. You guys go and rest. We can still fight this battle."

With a snap of his fingers, two orderlies came up and helped Thelomis away.

Walking to the curtain wall again, Horn did not take out the telescope, but held the wooden wall with both hands.

His knuckles turned white and his fingertips turned slightly red. After a while, the people around him could barely hear a faint sigh: "Who else is the victorious general who never loses a single battle?" However, when the privy monks and the imperial guards raised their heads, they still saw the high-spirited and confident grandson of the God of War.

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Jinigis's heart was beating violently.

It was not only because of the pressure and tension brought about by this fateful battle, but also because of the scene happening in front of him.

"Then let me ask you, why didn't you keep up with my attack wave? If you had held back the artillery fire, I could have cleared this row of bunkers!"

"Go ask me if I immediately deployed troops to contain you on both flanks when I saw you charging?!"

"You fart!"

"I have a clear conscience! And His Highness trusts you so much, did you say thank you? You didn't! And you even took advantage of His Highness's trust to steal the credit!"

"I relied on your highness's trust to steal the credit. Wasn't it because you were selfish, looked down on your highness, and disobeyed your orders that you let the people of Qianhe Valley escape?"

"Do you dare to say that your whole family will die if you steal the credit?"

"If I steal the credit, my whole family will die. Do you dare to say that you will die without any selfish motives?"

"I don't have any selfish motives, I'll just kill my whole family, so what? You lucky villain!" Duke Barry became more and more angry as he spoke, "Your Highness, I request a duel with Duke Alaric!"

Alaric, who was always honest and gentle, blushed, which was rare for him: "Your Highness, I accept the invitation to duel..."

Before Alaric could finish his words, the food plate in front of His Majesty the King flew into the sky.

The gilded silver plate fell to the ground, and the celadon plate, steak, melon, silver knife and fork with thick pea soup were splashed everywhere.

"Your Highness?"

Genigis stood up slowly from his seat, his face dark and veins bulging on his forehead, obviously he was trying hard to suppress his anger.

"Duel?" The king's tone was extremely cold. "The war with the people of Qianhe Valley didn't kill or injure any of you. Do you want to die in a duel?"

Both of them fell silent, and the tent was deathly silent.

As if to calm the two people down, Jinigis maintained this silence for almost three minutes.

This is actually a very small thing.

On the one hand, Alaric underestimated the speed of the Blood Knights' charge, and the attack waves were too fast compared to normal cavalry attack waves.

On the other hand, Duke Barry still attacked in waves according to the old routine and failed to adapt to the situation.

There were naturally intervals between the staggered attacks, giving the people of Qianhe Valley time to catch their breath, react, and retreat.

The strategic goals set previously have been basically achieved, isn’t that enough?

Can’t we tolerate each other for the sake of the country?

Giving his eyes back and forth between the two men, Jinigis couldn't blame either of them.

Because both of them are important and both of them made no mistakes.

Although Duke Barry was not in the core layer, he was a semi-core layer and one of the few dukes who supported him to take the throne.

Not to mention Alaric. Without him, Genegis would not be able to find many people who could fight and were trustworthy.

"What do you think of the Thousand River Valley? What do you think of the Holy League?" Jinigis waved to the servant to clean up the ground. "A group of robbers? Or peasants?"

"Your Highness, I..." Alaric was about to speak in panic but was interrupted by Genegis.

“I dare say that the Thousand River Valley is no less powerful than the entire Norn Kingdom, or even the Faran Kingdom!
Who is the weaker party now? Do you think it is the Holy Alliance? We are the ones who are forced to attack and fight a decisive battle!
At this time, you still have the time to argue? How did you start a quarrel?
Should personal honor and disgrace be put before the survival of the kingdom and the continuation of the family?
If the Holy Alliance becomes powerful in the future, even if you survive now, you will be hanged in the future.

I am not trying to smooth things over, nor will I be your judge. If you have any conflicts, you can fight them.

Once you defeat the people of Qianhe Valley, I will personally serve as the referee for your duel.

But now, you all must cooperate with me to win this battle!"

Duke Barry and Alaric turned their heads and looked at each other, neither saying a word.

Reaching out for two glasses of chilled wine, Genegis forced them into the two men's hands.

After being forced to clink glasses and drink the wine and kiss on the cheek, Jinigis returned to his seat and said, "Drink this glass of wine. If you still try to trip each other up on the battlefield, I'll be the first to strip him of his title and territory!"

(End of this chapter)