Chapter 371 I only go all the way
The professional brigade is what Princess Baigang calls the elite combat force. A high proportion of them are apostles.
Last year, Roman had a total of 10,000 auxiliary soldiers and 7,000 professional brigades.
In the battle of Tianma Plain, the professional brigade suffered serious losses.
Because the professional brigade has far higher combat functions than the auxiliary soldiers, the disability rate is also higher.
As long as you can't use it to death, use it to death.
So, they really killed a lot of people.
Later, Roman selected some outstanding auxiliary soldiers to fill the vacancies after the professional team was reduced in size.
Today there are approximately more than 6,000 auxiliary soldiers and 7,000 professions.
Of course, they are called auxiliary soldiers, but the combat effectiveness of some auxiliary soldiers is no lower than that of soldiers in professional brigades.
The auxiliary soldiers are also professional soldiers, they just joined the army later.
Roman's attitude is very clear, but soldiers who enlist early are obliged to take greater risks.
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There is no danger to defend Fengrao City.
Roman could only forcibly build five highland defense towers.
They are Coldwind Town, Leicester, Shaneland, Blackbird Grove, and Apple Town.
In order to supplement the strength, Roman sent 2,500 troops to garrison the fortress.
Hanfeng Town is the most remote, located in the north. It is not connected to any road and has no strategic value. The soldiers stationed inside can only be regarded as a rare force.
Leicester and Shane are geographically close to each other, just sandwiching the Black Iron Avenue on the road, about three or four kilometers apart.
The army lines in Blackbird Forest and the wild area are very close to each other.
Only Apple Town is sandwiched between the bottom road and the middle road, which is very dangerous, so there are not only 500 professional soldiers stationed in Apple Town, but also 1,000 militia crossbowmen.
Currently, there are only 11,000 professional soldiers stationed in Fengrao City.
Five thousand elite troops are almost equal to all professional soldiers.
Roman agreed to Tashina's strategic plan.
Strictly speaking, the top and middle lanes are the frontal pressure.
But he and Tashina saw the same thing.
First of all, because we have to deal with the top and middle lanes with all our strength, we need to destroy the bottom lane first to prevent the bottom lane from stealing.
Secondly, if you defend for a long time, you will lose, so it is better to switch from defense to offense.
Finally, Roman has the war wisdom from his previous life - no matter how many ways you come, I will only go all the way - turning defensive wars into mobile wars!
Even a sword master cannot face the siege of four people at the same time, but a real sword master can turn 1V4 into four 1V1.
It is better to do this sooner rather than later.
After a short military decision, Fengrao City, which was already on the verge of war, immediately sent out troops.
First, mess up the enemy's strategic deployment.
On Tahina's side are Black Iron, White Knight, First Oak Marshal Enya and Oak Elite.
On Roman's side are Dick, the deputy commander and sniper corps, Nathan, the vanguard corps, Aaron, the heavy armor corps, Kao, the guards corps, Green, the special forces corps, the spellcasting team, etc.
At Tashina's suggestion, all the heavily armored soldiers threw away their heavy shields, replaced them with light shields, and went into battle lightly.
Aaron didn't understand.
He said: "Your Royal Highness, without the shield and heavy equipment, we will lose most of our advantage."
Tasina said meaningfully: "Sir Aaron, listen to me. It's best not to delay this battle for too long, because they can 'see' it."
...at noon.
Bottom lane. Burrow River.
Carter and Provence Department.
They claim to have an army of 200,000, but they don’t know exactly how many there are. They can only estimate that there are more than 50,000 people - one-third of them are responsible for logistics and baggage, and the actual levy force is only three. More than 10,000 people.
Provence is the king of lavender. He is tall and handsome. His black hair hangs down to his shoulders and is always neatly combed. He seems to exude a light and elegant fragrance from the inside of his body and has a clear aristocratic temperament.
The image of the head of the Carter family is on the other extreme. He has a black bear with all four legs on the ground as his mount, and he himself is hairy and has round furry ears. He looks like an orc, more like a bear than a black bear.
The Lord of Provence has no good opinion of the Carter family owner, and neither does his mount. It is a vicious beast that eats people, and the human blood is solidified on the thick hair on the bear's face, which makes people feel uncomfortable.
"Two adults, the blasphemer's army and Princess Baigang are here, and they are not evil." The person who spoke was the bishop of the Holy See.
Someone asked: "How does the bishop know?"
The bishop said: "It is the gods telling each other."
The King of Lavender smiled like the spring breeze and said: "Praise the gods."
The head of the Beast family was as disgusted with the gods as Provence was against him, but the situation was stronger than that of humans. He was submissive on the surface and said dullly: "Praise the gods."
The beast has keen intuition and knows that these priests must have received some information from another world, which is the source of power for most prophets. After receiving certain revelations, they can pretend to be gods and ghosts. The same tricks as witches have to do with the gods. It’s hard to say.
"How long will it take for them to arrive?" asked the Lavender King.
"Half a day at most," the priest replied.
"Then let's fight." The head of the Beast family said.
Half a day was enough for them to change from marching state to war state.
A young noble suddenly said: "Two adults, are we too aggressive? Now we are closer to our enemies than our teammates. Lord Macor said that we should go hand in hand and support each other. "
"What do you think?" Provence smiled.
"Refuse to fight and defend with all our strength. If we form a formation on the spot, even Princess Baigang will have no choice but to return in vain." The man admonished.
He looked at the bishop, hoping that the adults from the Holy See would be able to support his plan, but the bishop had just become a military bishop and had been addicted to preaching in the past. He didn't know much about military and politics. He could only tell one thing.
We have great advantages! How to lose when flying dragon rides on the face?
"We are strong, what are we afraid of Princess Baigang? Give me the order, move forward ten miles, find an open place, and everyone will fight!" The head of the Beast family roared. His voice was terrifying, like a beast roaring.
"Since Her Royal Highness the Princess is going to send troops, you might as well play with her." The Lord of Provence said.
"what are you up to?"
"You will fight head-on. I will lead a group of knights to detour from the flanks. I want to see if our princess is as tenacious as the legend says."
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In the afternoon.
The attacking river valley army.
A crow hovered in the sky, flew from a distance, and landed on Princess Baigang's shoulder.
It croaked and shouted: "Your Highness, they have changed their formation!"
"Sure enough, they noticed it. They got the revelation that our raid failed at the beginning." Tahina frowned slightly, "And, in this case, the Black Iron Avenue and the Lion Territory will also know about it soon."
"Then shall we fight?" Dick asked.
The regiment leader Jett did not come, but Dick, as the deputy regiment commander, was also the supreme commander of the five thousand elite soldiers.
He was the only one at the scene qualified to discuss specific tactics with Tahina. But his ears are soft and his will is far from firm. He has a tendency to drift with the crowd, and as a traditional knight, he respects Tashina, the royal princess.
As long as he doesn't make desperate and fatal decisions, Dick usually won't take a clear stand against something.
Iotashina said: "Fight! Why not fight? You fight on the frontal battlefield, and I will lead the surprise troops to detour and attack their flanks!"
(End of chapter)