What's wrong with building a steel torrent in a dungeon?

Looking at the deployment on the sand table, Wallenstein knew that her officers' command ability was totally incomparable to Fran's, so she sighed and said, "It seems that it would be better for me to leave my troops completely to you to command."

"This... is so embarrassing!" Fran actually wanted to hear this sentence for a long time, but she had to pretend on the surface.

"Oh!" Wallenstein said with a bitter smile, "Don't pretend not to know here, Lord! In fact, many of the officers you sent here have actually taken over the troops, and have sidelined my subordinates! Now I can't tell which ones are yours and which ones are mine! In this case, who has the command is just a title. Right, Lord!"

Chapter 159 I didn't mean it

"Oh, so you already knew everything." After being ruthlessly exposed by Wallenstein, Fran showed a trace of embarrassment on her face.

"If I don't know this, how can I be a legion commander?" Wallenstein said unhappily.

Just as Wallenstein said, at this time in the Third Legion of the Holy Roll Empire where she was, the officers from the city of Orila had already begun to take control of the grassroots power.

This was certainly not Fran's original intention, and she never ordered them to do so. After all, she initially just wanted to give these officers a chance to practice, and then at Wallenstein's request, they helped her build the army. She never thought of using this method to gradually erode and undermine Wallenstein.

The officers sent there strictly followed Fran's orders and did not go beyond their limits. However, when they promoted measures such as holding grievance meetings, fighting for the people, bringing officers and soldiers closer together, and having officers and soldiers eat and live together, the cohesion and personal charm of these officers suddenly soared.

Compared with traditional officers, they not only will not deduct money or physically punish soldiers without reason, but they will even show care and love to them, truly living out what it means to love soldiers like their own sons.

Before this, the officers did not even regard the soldiers as human beings! With this sudden change, it is no wonder that the officers of Orila City are so loved.

Gradually, Wallenstein's old officers found that some of them could no longer command the soldiers, and the soldiers' resistance to them became stronger and stronger. Some soldiers even wondered why they should fight for the Holy Roel Empire. These old officers did not think about fighting, but without the support of the soldiers, their resistance was too weak.

However, this is not the point! The key is that many of Wallenstein's officers themselves were influenced.

Although they can hold a certain position in the army, in fact, looking at the entire Holy Roel Empire, these officers at the bottom are also the ones who are exploited and bullied. Otherwise, they would not be assigned to Wallenstein's troops, let alone sent to the grassroots.

Most of the middle and upper-level officers were born into aristocrats, and they never thought about considering the feelings of the grassroots.

After seeing what the officers of Orila did, these grassroots officers immediately began to reflect and then followed suit. As a result, this imitation made them quickly identify with the spirit of Orila City and become fans of Fran.

In just half a year, the grassroots of the Third Army were completely controlled by the officers sent by Fran. However, their purpose was not to incite the entire Third Army to revolt, so they did not do anything too extreme, but just firmly suppressed their influence among the grassroots.

But the truth could not be hidden forever, and Wallenstein finally discovered the clues. After investigation, he found out that his army had been infiltrated so deeply.

But at this critical moment, what can she do?

"So, you knew it a long time ago?" Fran asked tentatively.

"Not too early." Wallenstein said, "When I was fighting the elves, I found that my soldiers became extremely brave, and all the brave troops were under the control of your officers."

"Then... why don't you take any action? Just let me infiltrate you?"

"What can I do? Should I conduct a purge at this critical moment? Kill all the officers who belong to you and those who have been turned? If I really do that, I guess the entire Third Army will start an uprising first. And... Wallenstein added: "If that happens, Her Majesty Margaret will not let me go."

"Okay..." Fran sighed and said, "Although this explanation is far-fetched, this is really not my intention! I never intended to do this!"

"It doesn't matter anymore." Wallenstein sighed. "If I hadn't done this, my army would have suffered heavy losses in the war with the elves, or even been eliminated."

Fran agreed with this.

Compared with other legions, the Third Legion's recent performance is indeed remarkable. It even achieved the result of using artillery to shoot at close range and destroy the Tree of Life.

All this is thanks to the military construction provided by Fran! Otherwise, with the treatment of the second-class troops of the Third Legion, they would only become cannon fodder.

It's just that Margaret has never trusted Wallenstein's command ability (of course, it's also because her command ability is really not very good). In addition, the overall battle situation is very ugly, so the outstanding performance of the Third Army was directly ignored.

Wallenstein continued, "Your Excellency, the city lord has proved with actual actions that your military construction method is absolutely correct. An army armed with ideas is truly invincible. The troops of Orila City have actually been seriously underestimated by all forces. Including Your Majesty!"

"Aren't you going to tell His Majesty about these things?" Fran asked.

"I don't know, and I haven't thought about it." Wallenstein said with a wry smile: "Now I have been avoiding this question! I am thinking about it after I defeat the Northern Alliance's troops. Maybe then, I won't have to make this choice?"

After saying these words, Wallenstein looked at Fran meaningfully.

"It seems that His Excellency the Duke lacks confidence in His Majesty," Fran said.

"Yes!" Wallenstein sighed, and then said, "I have followed Your Majesty for so many years, and I have experienced all the most difficult times. But my confidence in Your Majesty has never been as low as it is now. Now facing the army of Orila City, I think Your Majesty has no chance of winning."

"There's no need to be so pessimistic. Her Majesty Margaret controls the entire empire after all. If a war really breaks out, it will be very difficult for us to deal with it! Of course, I have always longed for peace! It would be best if the Vienna Alliance could live in peace. At least I won't fire the first shot." Fran smiled and said, "Besides, since you have already

Now that we know how to build an army, we can spread it to other legions!"

"Knowing is one thing, being able to learn is another." Wallenstein said with a wry smile: "In your Majesty's army, a large number of officers are from the aristocracy. They have fought for your Majesty in many battles and have already formed a solid interest group. We need to promote this system so that ordinary soldiers can also learn from it.

"Does the city lord think it's possible to succeed?"

"Forehead......

"By then, I'm afraid the reform will fail and your Majesty will be dismissed first," said Wallenstein.

"As long as there is enough courage and time, any reform has the potential to succeed," said Fran.

"Yes. The key is... City Lord, will you give His Majesty some time?"

Fran didn't say anything.

"If... I mean if. Someday in the future, you, the city lord, really defeat His Majesty." Wallenstein paused, then said, "Please, Lord City Lord, show mercy and don't make things too difficult for His Majesty. She is also a pitiful person... She also knows the shortcomings of the Holy Roel Empire, but sometimes, being in that position is really...

I can’t help myself.”

Forehead…

Why does this sound like they are trying to find a way out for Margaret in advance?

I haven't been that pessimistic yet!

Is he deliberately lowering my vigilance? But Wallenstein's tone doesn't sound like he's acting.

"I know, if that day really comes." Fran said, "But since the Duke no longer thinks highly of Your Majesty, why don't you just come to my side? Your Majesty doesn't see your value, doesn't understand the importance of logistics to future wars, and still employs people like Duke Tilly... which is why you are so popular here.

Indifferent. But Orila City is different! If you want..."

"Lord City Lord." Wallenstein interrupted Fran decisively, and then said: "Your Majesty has been very kind to me. If it weren't for her, I would still be just a small quartermaster, and I wouldn't have the title of Duke. Please don't mention this matter again!"

"Okay." Fran sighed, and then said half-jokingly: "If I meet you on the battlefield in the future, Duke, please show mercy."

"I should be the one who said this, Lord City Lord!"

As the two were talking, a loud and powerful voice rang out at the entrance of the military camp: "City Lord! Zhu Chongba, deputy commander of the Second Legion of Orila City, is here to deliver the battle report!"

Chapter 160: Operation Breaking the Net

"Come in quickly!" Fran said immediately.

Following Fran's order, a burly pig man walked in.

Zhu Chongba is Zhu Chongjiu's biological brother. However, unlike his younger brother who surrendered to the enemy and became Huang Silang's lackey, Zhu Chongba has always stood on the side of the miners, and even became the chairman of the Miners Association. They united the miners and resisted the oppression and exploitation of the nine families.

If it weren't for Zhu Chongba's self-torture, Huang Shang wouldn't have been able to deceive Huang Silang's trust so easily, and he wouldn't have been able to help burn the Wolf Fort to help Fulan. In this crucial battle for Fulan, Zhu Chongba, who had never met Fulan, can be said to have made great contributions.

After defeating the Yellow Four Wolfs, Fran found Zhu Chongba, who had been tortured beyond recognition, in the dungeon.

Obviously, Fran would not forget Zhu Chongba's contribution. In addition, as the president of the Miners' Association, he had strong leadership skills. Fran would not let such a talent go, so she directly appointed him as the general manager of the underground exploration army (there was no such thing as a legion at that time), but Zhu Chongba declined.

He showed that his strength was too weak and was willing to be Huang Shang's deputy.

Fran didn't force it anymore.

After that, Huang Shang and Zhu Chongba partnered up to explore the underground world and resist the attacks of monsters. Until now, one of them has become the legion commander and the other has become the deputy legion commander.

"Report to the city lord! Good news." Zhu Chongba couldn't hide his joy on his face, and then said: "The enemy's cavalry lances are too short-range and can't compete with muskets at all! We fought two rounds and broke their horses! But they are very mobile and we can't catch up. If we attack rashly, we may be ambushed! So we asked the Third Army to

The regiment's light cavalry will finish off the rear."

"Okay!" Fran said to her subordinates, "All cavalry of the Third Legion will attack! The Second Legion will return immediately."

"As you command!"

After repelling the enemy's strongest and fastest-moving troops, Fran immediately gained the initiative on the battlefield, and her troops began to move.

Due to the lack of unified management of the Northern Alliance troops, the troops of each faction fought on their own and the coordination was very poor. There were gaps everywhere on the garrison road, which obviously gave Fran an opportunity to take advantage of.

The next thing to do is to find the gaps between the enemy's armies during the movement, and defeat the enemy one by one by interspersing them, and finally tear down this dragnet.

After a short rest, the First Legion set out again. Fran divided her and Wallenstein's troops into several groups, breaking them up into smaller groups and launching an attack on the other side.

The Northern Alliance troops anticipated that the enemy would break out, but they obviously didn't expect them to do so in this way?

Blooming everywhere? Isn't this courting death?

At this time, the Northern Alliance had more than 20,000 people, which was more than ten times the number of Wallenstein's troops (they thought they were only dealing with Wallenstein). In this situation, they did not concentrate their forces to open up the gap, but actually tried to break through one by one. This was not a breakthrough, it was clearly being defeated one by one.

Fran personally led more than 400 people, together with Christina, Catherine and others, and went to infiltrate a gap in a group of northerners in the Northern Alliance.

Soon, this northern army was horrified to find that Fran appeared on their left wing without any warning! This was unscientific! Their left wing was clearly protected by the Baisha Jie people, so where did they go?

But they had no time to think, because Fran's soldiers launched a fierce attack on the enemy.

Under the attack of muskets, the Northern soldiers fell like wheat being cut.

However, this was an encounter after all, unlike the previous battles, where both sides had fully deployed their formations before fighting. This was actually a disadvantage for Fran, as the musket formation was not fully deployed, and the initial firepower could not reach its peak all at once.

The brave northerners, under the attack of bullets, finally rushed to a place a hundred meters away from the Aurora City troops. They could even see the decorations on the uniforms of the Aurora soldiers.

The hand-to-hand combat that they are best at is finally coming! The burly Northern warriors licked their lips excitedly, holding the huge axes tightly in their hands.

However, at this moment, a rapid sound of war drums rang out from the Fran army.

After hearing the sound, the Orila soldiers quickly took out a long wooden handle from their waist and swung it forward fiercely.

"What is this?"

The Northern warriors looked up at this strange thing.

At first they thought it was a missile weapon like a battle axe, but when they looked closely they found that it was just a long wooden handle with a black "head" on top. Even if it hit them, it would only leave a few bumps on their heads. It would be better to find some sharp stones.

It seems that these soldiers from Orila City have run out of tricks and actually resorted to using such low-end projectile weapons.

However, at this moment, these so-called "low-end projectile weapons" suddenly exploded, and then various metal pieces flew everywhere, directly piercing through human flesh and blood.

Boom boom boom boom!

A long river of explosions appeared at the forefront of the enemy team, and all the charging Northern soldiers fell down in an instant, and no one survived.

The Northerners in the rear were all stunned.

What the hell is this?

Can you people in Orila City please stop causing all these troubles all the time? Can you please just fight properly? If you have the guts, just fight each other with swords. What kind of heroes are you if you hide behind and use firearms?

Fran would naturally not try to be a hero, nor would she give these Northerners with their explosive physical strength a chance to use cold weapons! Seeing that the enemy's troops were in a brief hesitation, she ordered her troops to advance quickly.

This new gadget is exactly the secret weapon that Fran asked the workshop to speed up the development of - the grenade.

As early as when she met the Feather Tribe, Fran had thought about inventing grenades and giving them as weapons. Unfortunately, there was no news from the Feather Tribe until now, so she equipped the troops first.

With the help of grenades, the charge of 400 people actually had the effect of 40,000 people.

One grenade after another exploded in the enemy's dense infantry formation, directly collapsing the enemy's formation. The Northern soldiers panicked and quickly fled in another direction.

However, before they could run a few steps, the sound of gunfire, like the sound of death, came from another direction.

When they looked closely, they found that the people coming were the target they had wanted to hunt down in the first place - Wallenstein's troops.

Fran and Wallenstein attacked each other and directly wiped out this team of Northerners.

Defeating this group of Northerners would mean that a gap had been made in the tight net.

However, Fran's goal was not to break through. She wanted to tear this net into pieces, and then annihilate these living forces one by one during the movement.

Chapter 161 Breaking the Net

At five o'clock in the morning, Huang Shang's troops once again defeated the Baisha Jie people, killing two thousand enemies.

At dawn, Zhu Chongba defeated two thousand Eagle Warriors of the Eagle Empire of the Inya Continent, making the other side flee.

At 4 pm, Huang Shang and the troops of the Third Legion went around and defeated the 6,000-man mixed army. The enemy collapsed at the first blow, and only a quarter of the troops escaped.

At noon the next day, Fran and Wallenstein launched another attack from the left and right, defeating a mixed force of 4,000 people. At this point, the enemy's main force had been completely defeated, and the initiative on the battlefield had completely fallen into Fran's hands.

The next night, the cavalry of the Third Legion continued to block the enemy from behind, delaying their escape, while the troops of the Second Legion rushed over after hearing the news, continuously annihilating and capturing the enemy.

In just three days, the dragnet formed by these 20,000 people was torn to pieces by the city of Orila. Nearly two-thirds of the 20,000-strong army were killed or wounded, and the rest became defeated troops. It is unknown how many of them finally returned to the camp.

The battle was fought cleanly and efficiently. Firearms certainly played a role, but the most important thing was the proper use of the new infantry tactics by the city of Orila.

The troops that were divided into smaller units had extremely powerful mobility, and the commanders of each unit had a strong desire to fight. After completing their own strategic goals, they did not stand there stupidly waiting for orders like traditional armies, but took the initiative to fight based on their commanders' understanding of the battlefield situation.

Attack, attack wherever you hear gunshots.

As a result, although Fran's military strength was far inferior to that of the enemy, they were often able to outnumber the enemy in local battles. In addition, with the support of muskets and grenades, it was difficult for them not to win.