Chapter 566 Two Meetings
After the defeat of the first wave of command companies, the three subsequent attacks of the command companies all restrained themselves a lot.
Although they left behind a total of twenty-nine knight corpses, it was still within an acceptable range.
Most of the knights suffered minor injuries. After hanging themselves with divine magic, they drank the potion and activated the breathing method, and were able to continue fighting the next day.
This is also one of the powerful foundations of extraordinary knights.
As long as they are not seriously injured, they can be rescued and even go to the battlefield in a few days.
Almost every half hour, Prince Condai would send out an order company to launch an attack, and at the same time prohibited them from drinking potion.
When the death group came, the infantry also charged once.
However, Horn saw that Prince Condai was using them to train his troops, so he refrained from using the clock bullets and the last ten red dragon's breaths.
Since discovering that neither side had any intention of a decisive battle, both Horn and Prince Condai hid something.
Around the car formation, the low-intensity battle between the two sides lasted from noon to evening.
It was not until the follow-up troops of the Salvation Army arrived that Prince Condai slowly retreated under the surveillance of the Kush cavalry.
However, they did not go far, but camped at a farm about five or six miles away from the battle site.
Prince Condai put a piece of grilled monster meat into his mouth: "Are all the bridges and ferries burned?"
"It's all burned, we can't even find the boat."
"Humph, I knew it." The prince turned the barbecue steak over and sprinkled some pepper, "Send this piece of meat to Mr. La Cunho and say it's delicious... Are Alfors and the others here? ”
"Here we are, already waiting outside the door."
"Let them all come in."
Da Ma sat elegantly on the soft chair, and Prince Kong Dai glanced at the faces of the company captains who were filing in.
After changing to a comfortable sitting position, the prince looked at Elad, who was the last one to come in, and asked: "Does the Salvation Army know that Meliati is coming to rescue?"
"I have examined the two orderlies and the Saint Sun Yijun. At least I didn't know about them before today."
Although Elad escaped twice, he was still the old man next to the prince, so he did not punish him easily, but only took away his position as captain of the imperial company.
The prince leaned his head on the back of the chair: "You mean, my knight is also a collaborator?"
"It's hard to say." Elard scratched his head, "I believe in the credibility of the Order Knights, but they have arrested many mercenary knights, and their mouths are not small."
"As long as the knights are ordered not to talk nonsense, the information of the people below is blocked, Gallian, am I right?"
"Absolutely blocked." Gallian was struck and quickly stood up to respond.
Although Prince Condai's face was still slightly red, his mental state was slightly better than that of the previous few days: "Let's see what their situation is tomorrow. If they pursue, it means they don't know. If they follow and harass, they know."
"Your Highness, welcome." Several company captains flattered him immediately.
Standing up from his seat, Prince Condai, who was a little more majestic than before, walked up to several company captains:
"My main goal in today's battle is to let you know what kind of enemy you are facing. You have seen Devil Wind, and you have suffered losses from Lightning Witch. Although the sonic ball did not appear, their methods You should be familiar with it and you won’t panic later.”
With his hands behind his back, he walked behind several company captains. Prince Kongdai shook his head and sighed: "Feiliu Castle is a battleground for military strategists in Qianhe River Valley. There have been more than fifty large-scale campaigns in the past dynasties, and they often ended with the victory of the nobles and the church. End.
The largest uprising was the uprising of the Shudesau and Afa brothers supported by the former Duke of Kush decades ago.
I was fortunate enough to lead dozens of temple knights to suppress the rebels and achieve a great victory. I was wholeheartedly welcomed by the faithful wherever I went. I never imagined that just a few decades later, we would be in such a dangerous situation today. ”
"These short-haired farmers are just clowns..." Sternberg, the leader of the Death Group, immediately flattered them.
Prince Condai smiled disdainfully: "If you think so, you are a clown. The Salvation Army is definitely an enemy worth fighting."
Seeing that Sternberg didn't dare to speak, Prince Condai turned his head and walked towards the seat: "I think if they didn't know that Meliati would come to support, they would definitely remove the carriage tomorrow and confront us head-on. .”
"What if they have been hiding behind the carriage?" Alfors asked softly.
"Impossible. If we cross the river on a pontoon bridge, their food will be in vain." Prince Condai drew a red circle in an area with determination, "If there is a war tomorrow, we will continue, and we cannot let them and Meliati Yes! Do you understand? ”
"Understood, Your Majesty."
Several company captains received the order and prepared to leave.
"I have the last word." Standing by the door, Prince Condai's voice was as alluring as the devil, "If I became the lord of Qianhe River Valley, would it be possible that I would be stingy about the positions of a duke and several earls? Everyone, What a great effort!”
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On a flat ground about 2 miles away from the battle site was Horn's camp.
After dinner, Horn called everyone together to prepare for a pre-war meeting.
Unlike strategic military discussions, which mostly only hold small meetings, Horn always holds large meetings for tactical military discussions.
Surrounding the bonfire in the middle, Horn, Guards Chapter Das, Black Crown Chapter Leader Jeshka, and Holy Grail Cavalry Leader Jeanna sat cross-legged on the animal skin carpet.
On the benches in a circle outside, sat 12 legion commanders and captains of various cavalry units.
In the outer circle, there are 24 boy soldiers led by 12 military clerks and Frick Middle School student scribes, but they have no seats and have to stand.
There were captains of various fifty-man teams outside, but Horn did not force them to come.
The purpose of recruiting such a large number of people is to let the grassroots officers know what they should do on the battlefield and why they should do it.
In this way, even if something goes wrong, it is important that junior officers know whether to make adjustments and how to make up for it.
"The most effective aspect of the car-fort tactic is that it requires the enemy to attack mainly." Jeshka stroked the sword marks on a fragment of the car board, "If the enemy bypasses us, it will be difficult to be effective."
The biggest problem with the chariot and fort tactics is that, like Queyue Formation, both are defensive formations. If the enemy does not come to attack, bypassing or losing them will be a big problem for the defender.
In history, the Hussite Castle was victorious in every battle, except for the exquisite command of the one-eyed war god and the development of firearms.
The two most important advantages are that "the knights are not willing to give in in front of lowly civilians" and "they have the support of local people and there are no logistical problems."
Later, with the changes in the knights' concepts and the development of artillery, this tactic, like the Queyue Formation, slowly disappeared into history.
The problem that Horn and the others encountered was that after suffering a series of blows, the proud Prince Condai and the Knights of the Order lowered their arrogant heads towards these civilians.
For the first time, the two sides became evenly matched opponents.
"In the end, we still have to open up and fight." Horn used branches to stoke the bonfire. "We can't hide behind the car fort forever. This car fort was originally set up to protect our people from landing. ”
Hotam County is a good place. It is good because it is full of plains and the land is fertile.
Hotam County is also a bad place. The bad thing is that it is too suitable for cavalry to gallop here.
During the few days in Feiliu Castle, Horn took the map and followed Andre and others to personally run around the area.
The battlefield he finally chose was next to this tributary of the Nauan River called the Ham River.
There is a vast riverbank area, and there are undulating hills in the transition area between the plain and the riverbank. Together with the river, it can effectively restrict the enemy's cavalry.
To this end he diverted all the ships, and burned all the fords and bridges in the vicinity, except the one by which the two legions had passed during the day.
After the two legions crossed the bridge, they also completely burned the bridge.
These alone cannot completely block Prince Condai in this area, but if combined with Horn's Salvation Army, it is entirely possible.
Hakuto held the map: "We have used the car fort to attract Prince Condai to the river beach. If we take the initiative to attack, Prince Condai will definitely fight."
"What if we don't fight?" A voice came from behind the outer circle. A Frick Middle School student held a quill between his fingers and raised his hand.
"Then let's follow them and attack their infantry." Horn used tree branches to draw a river diagram on the ground. "They can't afford to drag them for three to five days with their food and grass."
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In the early stage, Horn sent cavalry to continuously harass Prince Condai's grain transport team, destroying infrastructure and even acquiescing to looting, just for now.
"You are acting like a gangster, you are so shameless..." I don't know who complained in a low voice.
Several legion commanders and captains immediately stood up and looked around the crowd with angry eyes. Those who saw them could not help but shrink their necks.
Horn laughed: "War is just playing hooligans, there is no despicable or noble thing. It is the product of unresolved political conflicts."
Jeshka followed with a smile: "Let's take the war class later. Let's first think about where to fight tomorrow and how to fight and assign tasks."
It was impossible for Horn to predict the future, so specific combat plans had to be formulated before the war.
This is already a quite advanced system. In this era, it is common to decide how to fight when you encounter an enemy.
Soon the legion commanders and chapter commanders were all talking nonsense, and according to the rules of procedure, the conclusion was reached very efficiently.
After comprehensively considering and rejecting several routes, a combat plan was soon formed in the hands of the two staff officers.
"Okay, the plan is set. Let's eat and drink enough, go to bed, and be energetic. Tomorrow will be our decisive battle."
Horn stood up, patted his butt and wanted to leave, but no one responded and everyone looked at him.
A boy soldier said softly: "Don't you have anything to say?"
Horn was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized that according to convention, he should give a pre-war mobilization speech.
Although there is no manuscript, Horne has given so many speeches this year and has already integrated the knowledge from the lecture class at the Maternal and Child Activity Center.
With a slight cough, he stepped to the bonfire and started brewing.
After finishing typing the manuscript, he raised his head and looked around at the crowd in front of him.
The pure white moonlight shines on everyone's shoulders, intersects with the jumping flames, and illuminates faces that are either young or old.
Some of them were familiar to Horn, and some were seen for the first time, but their eyes were all so clear.
He opened his mouth, but no words came out.
For the first time in such a long time, Horn got stuck. The flames burned his back, but he didn't know what to say.
After more than a minute of silence, Horn suddenly smiled bitterly:
"I know that you all hope that I can give an exciting pre-war speech, but I can't because, after all, this is a very difficult battle."
"I don't want to make any declaration of victory, because I am not sure of victory."
"War kills people. Although I really hope to see a few more familiar faces after the war, I know that is impossible."
"Someone will definitely die tomorrow, maybe you, maybe him, or even me."
"Then do we want to retreat? No, we choose to move forward, because this is a war that cannot be retreated, a war that determines destiny."
"This war not only determines the fate of countless people in the river valley now, but also determines the fate of countless people in the river valley in the past and in the future."
"So regardless of success or failure, our death is by no means meaningless. Maybe history will not remember us, but people will remember history."
"I am here, I just hope that you, I hope that we can look back on this life before we die, and say-"
"I have done what I should do."
(End of chapter)