"Da da da~"
The Chel knight's horse trampled on the scorched earth.
The border between Hastings and the Kingdom of Wright.
It was originally a territory belonging to the Kingdom of Hastings.
Later, during the war, the knights of the Wright Kingdom instigated the rebellion of the Hastings border nobles.
He also received help from a large number of mercenaries.
Let this land that originally belonged to Hasting be taken away.
From then on, Hastings lost the channel to attack the Leyte Kingdom.
It has been on the defensive at the border for a long time.
Even the land near the sea was forcibly ceded.
It became the current Kingdom of Leiden.
This is a shame in the history of the Kingdom of Hastings.
All the nobles looked forward to one day regaining their lost territory.
The king of Hastings even made his promise publicly.
The nobles who regained their lost lands could establish their own country.
It's a pity that a hundred years have passed.
Hasting never had the opportunity to set foot on this land.
Until today!
Sir Chel brought Hasting's warriors with him and stood on this former homeland.
Three thousand knights.
After being reduced to zero.
There were only 30 knights with him.
But Sir Chel was undeterred.
Although the number is small.
But the combat effectiveness is not weak.
They are all magic crystal warriors trained by their families.
With them by your side, you can always cope with emergencies.
The horses galloped along the road.
soon!
A castle suddenly appeared in the middle of the road.
Blocking everyone's way.
"Your Majesty."
"Our current location is almost the same route as the patrolling knights of the Wright Kingdom."
"Ahead is the castle where the patrolling knights are stationed."
"There should be no one stationed now!"
Ser Chel shook his head.
"No, I see there are still soldiers there."
"Take five knights with you."
"Take this castle."
The castle in the distance is a typical watchtower castle.
An earthen platform built on flat ground.
A trench was dug, with a stone sentry tower in the middle.
There is a wall around it.
The walls are not thick, but they look extremely strong.
The real focus of defense is still on the guard tower.
The sentry tower is built of stone.
The exterior is polished smooth.
There are five floors.
Standing in the middle of the road, it occupies the commanding heights.
There are shooting holes all around the guard tower.
At the top, you can also see a powerful bed crossbow.
Generally, this kind of sentry tower also has a basement.
Used to store supplies.
The five-story sentry tower on the ground is the equipment warehouse, rest room, combat level, observation level and command level.
Within the guard tower, there are 50 troops stationed regularly.
Counting the temporarily stationed patrol knights, the number can reach 100.
After the station is full.
Such a five-story sentry tower would not be able to carry siege equipment if it did not carry it.
Even if there are ten times the number of people, there is no way to break through.
Even with siege equipment.
It is also easy to be destroyed by the bed crossbow.
I want to really pry open this turtle shell.
The only way is to bomb the Alchemy Puppet.
If only five magic crystal warriors could conquer such a well-defended fortress.
That is undoubtedly a foolish dream.
but!
Sir Chel issued such an order.
Five magic crystal warriors rode on war horses and quickly arrived outside the fortress.
That's when.
There was a "whoosh" in the sentry tower.
An arrow flew out.
Hit the armor on a magic crystal warrior.
There was a "dang" sound.
"There are actually guards."
"Hmph."
"This level of attack looks down on us."
"Climb up!"
The magic crystal warrior jumped off his horse, then turned over and entered the guard tower wall.
Then the arrows in the sentry tower began to become denser.
pity!
There is still no way to cause harm to them.
The five magic crystal warriors held battle axes and began to chop down the gate of the sentry tower despite the damage from the arrows.
A full twenty minutes later.
There was a "click" sound.
The heavy ironwood door was hacked open.
The magic crystal warrior rushed in.
Drag out an old soldier.
"Your Majesty."
"He is the only one left in the entire sentry tower."
Sir Chel took a look and waved.
"No value."
"Do it!"
"Your Majesty."
Cut down with a long knife.
The old soldier's head is missing.
"There are no cavalry on patrol, no guards stationed at the castle."
"It seems that there is really no one left in the Wright Kingdom."
The words just fell.
There was a shaking sound from the ground.
Then a cavalry galloped over.
"No, it's the support cavalry of the Wright Kingdom."
Sir Chel saw this.
A faint sneer.
"Come here now, it's too late."
"Send the order, retreat."
At this time, the knight beside him asked.
"Your Excellency, we are not here to investigate."
"Why retreat from this area?"
Sir Chell waved his hand.
"No need."
"They really don't have enough troops."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
The chasing cavalry did not pursue them for long, and then watched them leave.
Not long after Sir Chel returned.
The three thousand cavalry who dispersed also brought news.
The watchtowers everywhere were deserted.
But after going deeper, they all encountered fierce resistance.
The cavalry of the Wright Kingdom seemed to be preventing them from investigating inward.
Fully 1/3 of the three thousand reconnaissance cavalry were lost.
After Sir Chel learned about this situation.
Looking at the border defense line of the Kingdom of Wright.
Then he murmured.
"The territory that has been lost for hundreds of years is finally coming back."
"Leave five hundred people to continue the investigation."
"The rest of the knights return with me."
"Yes!"
"Is the information accurate?"
The Kingdom of Hasting looked at Sir Chel who returned.
"Your Excellency, it is absolutely true."
"There are no soldiers in the other side's castle."
"The resistance of those cavalry is just to cover up their own weakness."
"I request to lead 5,000 cavalry to break through the defense line and invade the Kingdom of Leyte."
His request was immediately opposed.
"No!"
"This time the intelligence shows that even the cavalry of the Kingdom of Wright has left."
"But the strength of the entire defense line is amazing."
"And some of their cavalry are left behind."
"I think since we are going to fight, we cannot divide our troops."
"Concentrate all your forces and break through from one direction."
"Forcing the Kingdom of Wright to mobilize cavalry from various places to support."
"We just need to defeat their supporting cavalry."
"The entire defense line will no longer have any mobile forces."
"The defense line of the Wright Kingdom is the back garden where we can enter and exit at will."
Compared to Sir Chel's division of troops.
Obviously this suggestion is more reliable.
But Sir Chel was unconvinced.
Still want to argue.
But the king knew what he was going to say.
But it is safer to divide the troops.
Even if there is really an ambush.
After dividing the troops, they were only ambushed along the way.
Other roads can retreat in time.
But that's a stupid idea.
If the war is just about protecting oneself.
Then don't come out at all.
King Hasting is more willing to risk everything for an upright war.
Defeat the enemy head-on.
Even if you lose, you can be glorious.
"Enough."
"Stop talking."
"Just follow this plan."
"Fifty thousand troops, mixed together to launch an attack."
"We will divide our troops into garrisoning the castles captured along the way."
"Guarantee our escape route, even if the other party really has a trap when the time comes."
"We don't need to worry about our retreat being cut off."
"Yes!"
Then the 50,000-strong army determined the direction of attack and divided into three parts.
Forward, center and rear.
The vanguard consisted of the most elite soldiers.
Use maximum speed to break through the enemy's defense line.
Attract enemy cavalry.
The Chinese army advanced steadily.
Back up the forwards.
The rear army is guarding the retreat.
The captured fortresses and logistical supply lines are all for the rear army.
at the same time!
The king also finished a little trick.
2,000 cavalry were separated.
Attack from the other two directions to confuse the enemy.
Just this little trick is like playing house in the eyes of the Commander-in-Chief.
"Finally here!"
After the Commander-in-Chief heard the news.
He also breathed a sigh of relief.
He didn't dare to send too much of the power of temptation.
Don’t dare to have too little.
I'm afraid that the Hastings noble cavalry won't come.
Fortunately, his troops were stuck on the opponent's psychological line.
An army of 50,000 people rushed directly to their defense lines.
Then I saw 2,000 cavalry on both wings.
The Holy Son Commander shook his head.
"Here comes someone."
"Tell the legions on both wings."
"Look for an opportunity to get out of the guard tower and eat these 2,000 cavalry."
"Yes!"
Then he looked at the main cavalry in front.
"Now that it has appeared, it is the meat that has reached my mouth."
"Eat whatever you want."
"Send the order to the attack line and start replenishing troops according to the plan."
"But it doesn't need to be too much. At least it needs to lure them into 100 kilometers into our territory."
At this distance, the opponent cannot run away even if he comes in.
"Attack!"
The forward led by Sir Chel, in one day.
They captured 20 castles and 10 fortresses.
50 kilometers deep into the Kingdom of Leyte.
As for the defensive strongholds like sentry towers.
There were hundreds more punches.
It has to be said that the defense lines of the Wright Kingdom are too tight.
Even most of the guard towers and strongholds are no longer occupied.
But such a dense defense point left Sir Chel stunned.
He calculated.
If this place is full and they really want to storm.
That captured so many defensive strongholds.
An army of at least 100,000 is needed.
A mere fifty thousand troops.
Not even enough to fill in the lines.
Good thing!
All the troops of the Wright Kingdom were taken away.
There are no defenders on the sentry tower.
The castle has at most a hundred people.
If there were more forts, there would only be two thousand people.
But how could these numbers of people be able to guard against these five thousand elites who were like wolves and tigers.
Fifty kilometers of advancement line.
The number of soldiers killed under Sir Chel's command was less than five hundred.
After taking down the fortress in front of him.
Ser Chel's vanguard stopped.
Because keep moving forward.
It was equivalent to breaking through the defense line built by the Wright Kingdom.
Deep into the territory of the Wright Kingdom.
To prevent being ambushed by the enemy.
Sir Chel ordered.
500 knights entered, and the remaining knights guarded the fortress, waiting for the arrival of the Chinese army.
Now, he is waiting for the 500 knights who were investigating to return.
"Report!"
"Your Majesty."
Below the fortress at this time.
One by one the scouting knights returned.
"The latest information."
"A 3,000-strong Alpha Cavalry attacked the rear of the Kingdom of Wright."
"Now all the legions around here have been transferred."
"There is no cavalry visible in the entire area."
"There are many warehouses, which are the supply bases of the Wright Kingdom."
Hear the news.
Sir Chel was greatly delighted.
"Okay, okay."
"Alpha's cavalry is indeed our helper."
"They are all warehouses of supplies."
"Come, bring news to His Majesty the King."
"There are no enemies here."
"You can march at full speed."
"Give me the order."
"Leave five hundred men to guard the fortress, and the rest of the knights will attack with me."
"Burn all the warehouses."
"I will starve all the legions within the defense lines of the Wright Kingdom's fortress to death in the fortress."
"Yes!"
at the same time.
Hasting's line of defence.
Guderian also got the battle report from the front line.
He stood up and walked over to the map.
He began to mark the news on the battle report one by one.
After a moment, Guderian's face suddenly became serious.
"Wrong."
"This is totally wrong."
"The advance is too fast."
"Fifty thousand people."
"In two days, we have advanced hundreds of kilometers."
"This means that the army encountered no decent resistance at all."
"According to Heidi's information."
"The Wright Kingdom's retreating cavalry is only 200,000."
"The fortress legions left behind are still a huge number."
"If you want to hold on to this great line of defense."
"It can be done."
"As long as there are soldiers stationed, it is absolutely impossible for Hasting's noble army to advance so fast."
"If something is abnormal, there must be a trap behind it."
Realized this.
Guderian immediately turned around.
"Here comes someone."
"Send a messenger to find King Hastings."
"Don't go deep, retreat immediately."
"Otherwise, you won't be able to come back."
"As commanded."
Now they are afraid that they have fallen into a trap.
Go hundreds of kilometers deep into enemy territory.
Even if he wanted to rescue them, it would be impossible.
But nothing can happen to Hasting's defense.
"Here comes someone."
"Instruct the defense line to prepare for war."
"Instruct the border knights to triple the number of daily patrol routes."
"Tell Her Majesty Heidi."
"I want more accurate information about the Kingdom of Wright."
"Yes!"
Just after Guderian gave the order.
at this time.
Inside the fortress defense line of the Kingdom of Wright.
The commander-in-chief of the Holy Son was looking at the map.
Soldiers reporting news kept coming from behind.
"Report."
"The cavalry forward of the Hastings nobles has penetrated 150 kilometers into the territory."
"Report."
"After occupying our fortress, the Hasting noble's central army began to send cavalry to attack the supply warehouse."
"Report!"
"The rear army of the Hasting nobles has reduced in number, and the number of people stationed in each guard tower has dropped to 50."
"The castle is garrisoned with 100 men and the fortress with 1,000 men."
The Commander-in-Chief of the Holy Son heard this news.
The corners of his mouth turned up.
His eyes were fixed on the map.
"Really!"
"What a bunch of idiots."
"But no matter how stupid you are, you have to close the net now."
"Don't let this big fish get out."
"Give me the order."
"Send troops from the fortresses on the left and right wings."
"Enter the fortress and guard tower through our underground passage."
"Take back the lost stronghold."
"Cut off the retreat of the Hastings noble cavalry."
"Send the order to the cavalry on both wings."
"Occupy the original patrol route immediately."
"Assemble one hundred thousand cavalry on the front of the Hastings Line."
"Deter the possible arrival of reinforcements from Hastings."
"The 200,000 cavalry who sent the order to the Kingdom of Wright to retreat."
"Just say the stage is set."
"Can you go back to the fiefdom on the Great Plains next?"
"It depends on their own performance."
"Yes!"
When the messenger soldiers were about to leave.
The Commander-in-Chief thought for a while and shouted again.
"Wait!"
"Tell them!!!"
"As long as we win."
"Everything I promised is fulfilled!"
The army of the Wright Kingdom moved.
Heidi's spies quickly got the information.
The news was sent to Guderian.
"Sure enough, I still fell into the trap."
Heidi asked.
“Really don’t want to save me?”
Guderian looked at the map.
"Difficult, unless~"
As soon as he finished speaking, there were rapid footsteps outside.
"Report."
"The alchemist legion supported by the royal capital has arrived!"
Guderian stood up abruptly.
"Save!"
“This time we not only need to save, we need to save with great fanfare!”
"Forcing the Divine Grace Legion of the Kingdom of Wright to come out."
"Give me my order." "Assemble the legions!!!" (End of this chapter)