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She had noticed before that up to now, the number of shield soldiers appearing in the Crusaders' advance had been very few, and every time they appeared, they were only there to symbolically fend off attacks from enemy archers, and they seldom participated in large-scale charges.

This has resulted in the shield soldiers' organization remaining intact even up to the present day in the Battle of the Holy Cross.

Moreover, among the skills refreshed at each action point, Ash only used a few defensive skills.

It is obvious that he is saving those skills for use at this time.

Shield soldiers are strong?

This issue is actually quite delicate for many generals.

Shield soldiers are very strong in defense, but not strong enough in offense. In fact, the countries of the Rhea continent do not make much use of shield soldiers, because the strength of the shield soldiers' defense is not enough to support them to ignore the opponent's attack, and they will even scatter at the first charge of cavalry.

But if the defense constructed by the shield soldiers can reach the level of resisting magic cannons, then its strategic value will be different.

at this time.

Shield warfare defense, followed by a series of magic cannons pulled out from the Holy Crusaders.

Artillery fire!

The magic cannons looted from various territories were enough to support Ash in fighting a war of abundant firepower coverage. He had never spent the time to build a catapult before. Why would he need a catapult when he had magic cannons?

It has to be said that the magic cannon is really powerful. After a few rounds of bombardment, the city's protective shield that was blessed with protective magic was quickly broken. When the elemental cannon hit the city wall, brilliant sparks exploded along with Bernard's despair.

How the hell do I fight this?

The shields on the other side are higher than their city walls, this is outrageous!!!

Mother Goddess of Life, I would rather go to the Beast Realm and face endless monsters than face this damn civilian demon!

Bernard was feeling desperate, but as an old general on the battlefield, he did not choose to abandon the city and flee like most nobles did. Perhaps this was worthy of praise, and for this reason he was valued by the Eret faction.

Otherwise, if we were to do as the nobles in the border countries did and flee with their families as soon as they saw the situation was not good, how could we fight this war?

['Everyone, swear to defend the glory of Benicia to the death! ']

[Bernard boosts morale, the morale of the soldiers in Ikasi City +3. ]

['Everyone, listen up. You are all brave warriors of Benicia, forced to the battlefield by the devil Eret. I promise that anyone who is willing to lay down their weapons and surrender will not be killed! '——Vene. ]

[Morale of soldiers in Ikashi City -5. ]

It turns out that Vine's identity as a princess is still useful.

['Your Highness Venetian, Ash has evil intentions, you must be on guard! The glory of Benicia for hundreds of years must not be trampled by a commoner!']

Bernard was heartbroken when he heard Vinay shout like that, and he immediately changed the subject and began attacking Ash's identity.

There is an irreversible status gap between the common people and the nobles on the continent of Rhea. As a commoner, Ash will always be criticized. And when a commoner possesses supreme power and the power to kill, who will guarantee the interests of the nobles?

However, his attacks were useless against the Crusaders.

The Holy Cross was brought up by Ash himself, and all the soldiers were extremely loyal to him. How could they be shaken by Bernard's words?

As for Wei Nei, there is no need to mention it.

No matter how big the gap between commoners and nobles is, can it be bigger than the gap between a bunch of good-for-nothings and the invincible gold card?

What's wrong with the nobility? They are just a bunch of people with blue sky and white clouds, ambitions bigger than the sky, and morals falling into the ditch.

Look at Ash!

Look at my Ash, a gentleman of high moral standards. Even the attempt to cause chaos in the world cannot shake him. How could you villains possibly know the value of a gold card!

After this wave of discord, Wei'er's favorability towards Ash actually increased.

Even Ash himself didn't expect this.

[Phyllis: Look at this guy, Winnie, she is so proud of him.]

[Irelia: Your Highness Ferris, if you have Ash's gold card...]

[Phyllis: I will celebrate in the Royal City of Candia for three days and three nights! ]

Stop talking, I feel really sad.

Phyllis has decided that next time, he will spend all his money to defeat Ash!

The scene changes.

The entire city of Akasi was on the verge of collapse under the bombardment of magic cannons.

At this moment, a large number of support troops continued to pour in from both sides of the Chengakasi defense line. As the last line of defense of the royal city, Eret naturally could not let the Crusaders pass easily.

But the reinforcements haven't arrived yet.

Ash suddenly ordered to reduce the artillery bombardment, and a large number of Crusaders took action in advance.

This is the moment he has been waiting for!

"The hunt has begun!"

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On the strategic map, because the city of Ikasi was attacked, Eret immediately ordered garrisons from all over the place to provide support.

According to original expectations, there are 20,000 troops defending the city of Acasi, led by Bernard, so it should not be a problem for them to hold out for more than ten rounds of operations.

But it turned out that he had overestimated the fighting power of the Akasi City.

Seeing that something was not right, he hurriedly ordered troops to be transferred from all over the place to assist in the defense.

[Irelia: There are still many garrisons in various places. Although the Arvid noble faction was defeated, judging from the situation in Benicia, the noble private army that can provide immediate support can still gather at least 50,000 to 60,000.]

[Phyllis: Those nobles are all good-for-nothings. What's the point of having so many of them? Not many of them have experienced war, and don't forget that there are many nobles who support Weinei now.]

The great nobles have many soldiers under their command, but very few of them can actually lead the troops into battle.

In places like the Four Great Kingdoms, the nobles in the territory are used to a comfortable life. The titles have been hereditary for hundreds of years, and most of the current generation have grown up in luxury. There are actually only a few generals like Bernard who have experienced war and grew up.

As a princess, Ferris is very clear about this, because the royal family of Candia is such a corrupt phenomenon. She may have doubted the ability of the noble group before, but since she obtained the ability to identify character cards, she no longer doubts it.

A glutton is a glutton, and his noble status has nothing to do with it!

[Irelia: That being said, once the Holy Crusaders break through the Ikashi Line of Defense and attack the Royal City, the surrounding noble forces can surround them in an instant.]

[Phyllis: That seems to be the case...]

She opened the strategic map and soon discovered the special features of the Ikasi Line of Defense. To go to the royal city, one must pass through here. Once crossing the line of defense, one would fall into an embarrassing situation.

If the Crusaders cannot capture the royal city in a short period of time, they will be surrounded by the noble forces in the rear.

But the main force of the kingdom is still there, and it is hard to say whether the Holy Crusaders can capture it, let alone in a short time.

So the current situation is actually unfavorable to the Holy Crusaders?

"Sure enough, the royal city is not that easy to attack." After all, it is the capital of the kingdom, and the surrounding defenses must have been planned in advance. Phyllis thought about it for a while, and thought that Candia seemed to be in a similar situation. Then she turned her gaze to the Holy Crusaders, only to find that the Holy Cross had already divided a large number of troops and dispersed to both sides.

"Huh? What are you doing?"

The city of Akasi hasn't been taken yet, and reinforcements will be arriving soon. If we don't seize the time to take the city, won't we be attacked from all sides once the reinforcements arrive?

"Wait, what's going on?!!"

Phyllis' eyes widened.

Watching Ash operating the army to ambush on the road to Ikashi City.

There were 15,000 men lying in ambush on each side, including 5,000 Crusaders, plus 10,000 support troops, a total of 30,000 troops were transferred out from the siege team.

There were still nearly 20,000 soldiers left in the siege army.

Phyllis quickly realized that Ash was planning an ambush.

But how did he know that reinforcements would definitely come from these two roads?

If something went wrong at the ambush point, once the reinforcements arrived at Icasi City and cooperated with the 20,000 troops in the city to encircle the city, the remaining Crusaders attacking the city would be in trouble.

"No, no, wait...are reinforcements coming?"

Phyllis and Irelia's vision shows the map of Vene's side. Only the places captured by the Crusaders can be viewed on the strategic map. The routes to support Icas City from both sides are gray, which means they have not been lit up yet.

But the next moment, Phyllis saw a large group of Benicia troops coming towards him in a mighty force.

Support from Ikasi City has arrived!

but.

Ambushed!

The Benicia troops stationed in various places obeyed Eret's orders to assist in the defense. The strength of these soldiers was not bad, but even if they attacked head-on, they could not be the opponent of the Holy Crusaders, not to mention losing the initiative and being ambushed.

The Beninese army never expected to encounter an ambush halfway.

No, guys from the Holy Cross, you should be attacking Ikasi City, right? ?

[Irelia: How did he predict that the support team would take this route... This was the case during the battle between Avanir and Atocta.]

[Felice: The gold card is invincible, I want it, Ash! ]

Phyllis had given up thinking about these questions.

tired!

She suddenly realized that if she combined it with the gold card, maybe it would be a good idea to lie down and do what Wei Nei did?

It’s better than fighting against the odds with a group of blue sky and white clouds!

Anyway, next time, next time, why aren’t you dead yet, Weine?

[In November 1780, the Holy Crusaders attacked the city of Ikasi. Eret mobilized the garrison troops in the country to support them, but they were ambushed and killed by Yashu, resulting in heavy casualties.]

Flowers exploded on both routes at the same time.

"You don't even know how to surround a city and attack its reinforcements? You know nothing about fighting."

Ash controlled the two teams to change ambush points.

Phyllis and Irelia were right. The Icasi Line was indeed a problem. The problem was not how difficult it was to capture, but that once it was captured and you crossed the line, it would be like entering a gourd's mouth. What you would then face was the Benicia army's attack from all sides.

So after looking at the terrain on the strategic map, Ash immediately decided to use the tactic of besieging the point and attacking the reinforcements.

It would be a life-threatening situation to enter the Akasi Line, but if he guarded the gap, he could retreat at any time as long as he intercepted the reinforcements on both sides.

On the left and right are the routes of the support troops, in front is the city of Akasi, and behind is their territory.

If an ordinary person were to command the battle, it would be impossible to ambush the reinforcements on the left and right sides under such circumstances, but don't forget that Ash has the Eye of the God of War.

Nothing else, it just feels great when it’s turned on!

Of course, even if they don't open it, they can just send out spies to determine the approximate direction of the reinforcements. Even if they charge head-on, Ash will be confident that he can kill the reinforcements.

As long as most of the reinforcements are killed and their fighting spirit is exhausted, it will naturally be the best time to attack the royal city.

And at this time.

After suffering two waves of casualties, the Benicia reinforcements realized that something was wrong. They were fighting for support, but most of them were killed or injured before they even arrived. How could this be possible?

These generals who lead the troops are not stupid. The troops are their own. They have to go back to garrison after supporting the battle. If people are gone, the king will not transfer them to you in a short time. One less death is one less.

So, seeing that he couldn't get through the defense line, he immediately used a magic letter to contact Bernard in the city of Icasi, asking him to leave the city and confront Ash's Holy Crusaders head-on.

"We have already held back the main force of the Holy Crusaders, you can fight with confidence!"

You attack, I surround.

Bernard took a look and found that most of the people were indeed missing, so he ordered the city to be opened and rushed out with 15,000 troops, ready to cooperate with the reinforcements outside.

Ash pulled it casually, the action point skill rotated, and a "Heart of Steel" was put on.

['Iron Pagoda, crush them! ']

The Demonic Iron Pagoda Army Charges!

The strength of these 15,000 defenders was much weaker than the cavalry team led by Bernard before. If you dare to charge them, you will die.

['Lance hurt me! ! ']

Bernard's character portrait appeared on the interface, crying out in grief.

The Iron Pagoda is all here, and you’re saying the main force is being held back?

The 15,000-strong army charged out and then charged back, with a direct loss of nearly 5,000 men. The remaining 10,000 had completely lost their fighting spirit, and they entered the city abandoning their weapons and armor, refusing to come out again no matter what.