The royal capital.
The war mobilization began, and the nobles in the entire royal capital entered a state of nervousness.
And when the news of the victory in the first battle on the Hastings border came.
The entire king fell into a carnival.
Even the king ordered a banquet.
However, Fang Yuan was not as optimistic as the natives.
The only ones defeated in the first battle were one of Hasting's Praetorian Guards.
And that's not all.
Although he killed a legendary guard commander.
But this is not the case for the Five-Nation Alliance on land.
This loss is not worth mentioning to the Evil God.
When the royal capital fell into a carnival.
Fang Yuan was checking the battle report in his hand and planning the logistics supplies at the same time.
No matter what era of war it is.
The battle is always about logistics.
Soldiers who were damaged in the war were replenished quickly, and families who died in the war could be compensated as quickly as possible.
Replace damaged equipment promptly.
All of this determines the outcome of a war.
Especially now the five-nation alliance between the Alpha Kingdom and the Evil God.
In terms of strength comparison, they are basically evenly matched.
Only when the mutual consumption is almost the same, the chance of decisive victory will appear.
And this process of consumption is the key to victory.
Although currently in terms of military strength and logistics, the Evil God's side surpasses the Alpha Kingdom controlled by Fang Yuan.
But in fact, the difference in strength between the two sides is not that big.
The main thing is to control the country.
Fang Yuan has the puppet potion, and the sixth prince of the capital has legal reasons for ascending the throne.
In addition, in the battle of the royal capital, the rebellion was quickly put down.
Using iron and blood, he completely controlled the Alpha Kingdom.
It took another three months to complete control of the nobles.
The Alpha Kingdom is now united.
All power was used in foreign wars.
There is no internal division or rebellion.
The allied forces of the five countries seemed powerful.
But the contradiction between royal power and divine power has always existed.
Moreover, Heidi was transferred for three months and placed spies.
Successfully separated the rebel forces.
Previously, the evil god gathered superior power and wiped out Hasting's resistance at lightning speed.
It originally shocked the resistance armies of other countries very well.
The rebels in the remaining countries were desperate and ready to surrender.
But now!
The first battle on the Hastings border battlefield failed.
Let them see hope again.
Information sent back from various places is displayed.
Negotiations between the rebels and the royal family have stalled.
The intervention of the Alpha Kingdom gave the originally powerful five-nation coalition a rival enemy.
And this enemy is the mortal enemy of the gods.
There is no possibility of compromise with the gods.
Then the coalition forces of the five countries will definitely concentrate their efforts on the Alpha Kingdom.
The rebels are safe for now.
It also gives them the opportunity to ride on the fence.
Otherwise, if you surrender now, you will be dragged to the battlefield and become cannon fodder.
The nobles in the resistance are not stupid either.
They will all consider their own interests.
Such a comparison.
The contradiction between theocracy and royal power within the five countries still exists.
The rebels are still there.
And the Alpha Kingdom is united.
Even the Five-Nation Alliance has greater numbers and stronger logistics.
But Fang Yuan is still convinced that the strength of both sides is actually about the same.
He never fights an unprepared battle.
Now that the entire Alpha Kingdom has been mobilized.
Fang Yuan has already considered all aspects of this matter very clearly.
"Your Excellency."
"This is the latest information coming back from the front line."
"After we won the first battle."
"Resistance forces from various countries have sent envoys to contact us."
"Expressed willingness to cooperate with our operations on homeland."
"But we are asked to promise that after driving away the evil god, we will still support the original royal family."
Fang Yuan was not surprised by the resistance army's request.
And he happily agreed.
As for what happened after the war.
hehe!
The sword was in the hands of the nobles of the Alpha Kingdom, and he had no control over it.
Speaking of which, the evil gods should also know the impact of losing the first battle.
At this time, they should start actively formulating a counterattack plan.
But they actually did not carry out a deterrent attack on the rebels.
Let these nobles who are trying to sit on the fence realize who is in control of them.
Not only has it not been done now.
They also asked these rebel nobles to take the initiative to contact their side.
It's the evil gods who are very cautious and don't dare to act rashly.
Or are you making other plans?
Fang Yuan was also guessing the purpose of the evil gods.
At this time, Christian came over.
"Your Excellency."
"This is the mobilization information of the Evil God Legion in the direction of Hasting."
"After the failure of the first battle."
"Hasting's Border Corps is on the move frequently."
"An estimated 150,000 elite troops have been assembled."
"In the direction of Hastings King's capital, a new Guards commander has been dispatched, bringing 60,000 Guards to the border."
"Basically all of these 210,000 troops are Hasting's standing army."
"As for the troop mobilization on the Evil God's side, we have not received any news yet."
"There is a piece of information that talks about the main cavalry from the other four countries leaving Hastings."
"Returned to his own country."
"This information seems a little strange to me."
"At this time, they should not gather superior forces to break through in the direction of Hasting."
"Why did the troops suddenly disperse?"
"You don't think that Hasting's 210,000 troops alone can stop our army."
Christian was also confused.
It seems that the war has turned into a simple border conflict at this time.
It does not involve the main forces of the Five Nations Alliance and the Evil God participating in the war.
Fang Yuan's doubts also lie in this.
Now both his side and the evil god should be speculating on each other's intentions.
On our side, there are currently only two battlefields open.
Hastings Border and Sea.
Maybe the evil gods can't guess from which direction their real main force will attack.
after all!
He has assembled heavy troops on the borders of the five countries!
And at this time.
The only way to break the situation is to fight a war of annihilation.
Destroy the opponent's mobile forces.
When the opponent's troops are weak.
The main force of the Evil God had to take action.
At that point, their purpose will be exposed.
same!
The evil god is also average.
They are fighting a war of annihilation against themselves, and which side destroys more mobile troops.
Which party is less likely to be exposed.
"Christian."
"The current war is still a trial by both sides."
"The main force will not invest."
"Still focus on using the indigenous legions to consume each other."
"Next time."
"It depends on who can't bear it first and use the main army he brought."
Fang Yuan pondered a little.
There are only 210,000 troops currently assembled on the Hastings border.
Also lost the first battle.
It was a good opportunity to annihilate Hasting's indigenous army in one go.
Forcing the evil god to expose his main force.
Think of this.
Fang Yuan immediately spoke.
"Send the order."
"Let Guderian lead the legion, look for opportunities, and annihilate the Hasting Mobile Force."
"Invasion of the Kingdom of Hastings."
"Forcing the Evil God Legion to appear."
"Yes, Your Excellency Lord!"
After the order was issued, Fang Yuan looked outside the castle.
The royal capital was abuzz with lights and feasting.
The nobles were immersed in the joy of victory.
And Fang Yuan's gaze looked far away, as if he wanted to penetrate the space.
Falling on the border.
He murmured quietly.
"I played my cards."
"Now let's see if you can catch it!!!"
On the border.
After Guderian got Fang Yuan's order, he immediately started to send troops.
Armed with accurate information, they gained a lot.
A few days ago.
Heidi sent a message.
Five hundred nobles from the capital of Hastings went to the front line to inspect.
Prepare to formulate further battle plans.
After getting the information.
Guderian personally led eight hundred knights to bypass the opponent's defense area.
They went more than three hundred miles deep into the Hastings border and stopped these five hundred nobles.
Just an hour's time.
Five hundred nobles and three thousand elite guards were defeated and annihilated.
Armed with alchemical crossbows, they only had to stand and fire volleys.
All exposed targets.
No one can stop it.
And among the nobles killed this time, there was unexpectedly a big fish.
He is the newly appointed commander of the Royal Guards in the royal capital.
Originally, he wanted to use his identity to lurk among the nobles.
To avoid being found by Alpha's spies.
But what I didn't expect was that the border knights were raking grass and hunting rabbits.
Collect his big fish together.
Without the commander of the Praetorian Guards, Hasting's front line was in chaos.
Guderian got the news.
Orders were given to storm Hasting's castle defenses.
It only took two days.
The border was pushed forward three hundred miles.
More than thirty city-states were captured.
After the Hastings royal family was forced to urgently appoint a duke to lead the entire army.
Only then could he withstand the attack of the Alpha army.
But because of this, an entire line of defense that had been built so hard was lost.
Those castles were all digested by Guderian and became the territory of the Alpha Kingdom.
This was Heidi's first big gain in providing accurate intelligence.
Three days ago.
Heidi got another piece of new information.
Hastings in order to retake the line.
Two hundred alchemists were dispatched, carrying tens of thousands of alchemy puppets to support the front line.
To get rid of them in advance.
Guderian organized the largest mobilization to date.
Fully 20,000 border knights participated in the operation.
Both sides suffered heavy losses in this battle, but the results were extremely brilliant.
After this battle.
Hasting gave up the attack completely.
Switch to total defense.
Because Guderian did not have the help of an alchemist.
There were less than ten alchemists, and all the alchemy puppets were destroyed.
The 30,000 elite Hastings infantry escorting them were all wiped out.
Guderian personally led the Border Knights and broke through Hasting's proud infantry defense line from the front.
The Border Knights endured the huge casualties caused by the Alchemy Golem.
At a distance of one hundred meters, almost all the alchemists were killed with dense alchemical crossbows.
This battle completely established the reputation of Guderian and the Border Knights.
Let the nobles of Hastings know for the first time.
A star has risen in the Alpha Kingdom.
The achievement here is of course Guderian's super military command ability.
But Heidi's information was also of great help.
And the reason why we can master the opponent's intelligence is the fruit of victory in the first battle.
When Fermi was annihilated, he saved Hasting's rebels by the way.
These rebels are all nobles of Hastings.
Although their territory is gone and their family members are dead.
But as a family that has been in Hastings for hundreds of years.
Their network of relationships has already spread throughout the entire kingdom.
Just like capillaries, it cannot be removed at all.
As long as the nobles are alive, they can find relatives in Hastings.
Nobles often pay great attention to bloodlines.
Moreover, there were many nobles in Hasting who were dissatisfied with the divine authority.
After seeing Alpha intervene, he won the first battle.
I started to have other thoughts.
After the assurances from the nobles.
These nobles successfully became spies lurking within Hastings.
Use them!
Heidi began to rebuild the intelligence network.
At the same time, not all of the people who were originally affiliated with the Third Prince Hasting's resistance army died. They were basically absorbed by Heidi and became his spies.
In just a few days.
Heidi was deep inside Hasting's defenses.
Weaving a huge intelligence network.
This time, Heidi not only used the puppet potion.
He also inserted the Devil's Eye into the Hasting Legion's frontline headquarters.
Almost all actions of Hasting's army are controlled by Heidi.
This is a one-way and transparent war.
The accurate information immediately gave Guderian a huge gain.
However, the war did not have a huge turning point because of the two victories.
The nobles of Hastings are no fools either.
After giving up the attack, they began to rebuild a new line of defense.
A large number of castles stood on the border.
When Hasting's cavalry no longer appeared on the frontal battlefield.
At this time, the war becomes a simple tower pushing game.
If you want to win, you must destroy the opponent's castles made of stone.
In these castles, there are usually hundreds of people stationed, but enough supplies to survive for ten years are stored.
Want to conquer such a castle.
Mobilize a large army to surround and attack fiercely, losing three times the number of people, and it can be captured in three days.
But on the defensive lines, Hastings built hundreds of these castles.
And the number is still increasing.
The war between the two sides began to turn into a bloody battle.
After Guderian realized that if he continued to lose like this, he would turn from an advantage into a disadvantage.
The attack was quickly stopped and continued.
At the same time, a letter of request for help was sent to the royal capital to apply for the dispatch of alchemists for support.
To deal with such stupid tactics.
All it takes is a few alchemy puppets to explode easily.
But most of the current alchemists are doing research with Lilith.
So Fang Yuan did not send them to the front line.
However, we can provide support at any time if needed.
before the alchemist arrives.
The border was supposed to be a battle.
It soon became silent.
While Guderian was waiting for the alchemist reinforcements.
The commander-in-chief of the Hasting Kingdom is also waiting for their reinforcements! ! !
El Fortress.
The command center of the Hasting Kingdom's frontline.
At the same time, it also became a line of defense against the invasion of the Alpha Kingdom.
It was already late at night.
However, the entire fortress is under martial law.
All those on duty are the most loyal guard knights of the royal capital.
Their swords are unsheathed and their bows are unstrung.
He stared outside the fortress with a solemn expression.
The previous successive defeats had caused these elites to lose their spirit.
I originally thought that this war would end with their arrival just like before.
The two sides entered the negotiation stage.
But plans can't keep up with changes.
I didn’t expect the Alpha Kingdom’s border army to be so fierce.
Twice in a row.
Killed the Knight Commander of the Hastings Guard.
Then they flattened the defense line and defeated them.
Don't wait for them to react.
The troops were already pointing directly at the fortress.
Just the lost castle ahead.
It’s not like I haven’t lost it anyway.
It’s not like Hasting Kingdom hasn’t lost anything before.
At worst, I'll find a chance to call back later.
But El Fortress is different.
Once captured, the losses would be huge.
Because behind the fortress is the richest province of Hastings.
Once captured by the Alpha Kingdom.
The Hasting Kingdom will lose its military and financial resources.
At the same time, this is a large plain, so attack along the plain.
You can reach the royal capital of Hastings very smoothly.
Forced.
The newly appointed Duke could only use the stupidest tactics to hold the line.
A large number of castles were built to stop the enemy.
But this method can only stop it for a while.
Once the Alpha Kingdom sent an alchemist to come.
These small castles can be easily solved with just a few alchemy puppets.
Now it's just a time difference.
The Legion that really wants to stop Alpha.
Reinforcements are still needed.
Real elite reinforcements!
"Where are the reinforcements of the God's Envoy?"
On the castle, the white hair of the newly appointed commander-in-chief, Duke Dalton, was flying in the night wind.
He looked out into the dark night outside the city.
At the same time, he asked the attendants around him.
"Your Excellency, it's almost time."
The words just fell.
In the dark. A legion covered in black robes quietly entered the fortress under the cover of night. (End of chapter)