Schröder was elected commander of the Austrian army.
Due to the fall of Blackstone Plains, the guilty Catherine resigned from this position. She believed that a veteran who was more familiar with the northern part of the kingdom should serve as the commander-in-chief.
So the position fell to Schroeder without hesitation. He used to be the general of the Watcher Fortress, and later served as a senior military officer in Arda, and he was well-received.
After discussion, the Austrian army decided to take advantage of the orc army's unstable foothold to regain the Agate Castle located southeast of Silver Moon Castle, forming a mutual rivalry.
Nearly 20,000 people from the leading armies gathered together and began to march eastward, announcing a counterattack against the orcs.
Agate Castle is a medium-sized city. According to intelligence, there are two orc thousand-man teams stationed here and a small number of human rebels who have joined them.
Unfortunately, the first battle to climb the city was unsuccessful.
Because they used troops that had just retreated from the Blackstone Plains, this was within Schroeder's expectation. His real purpose was to test the orcs' ability to defend the city.
But just as the first wave of soldiers retreated to take a break, the orcs, who were at an absolute numerical disadvantage, boldly and quietly opened the city gate and used their cavalry to attack the retreating human army.
There was chaos on the battlefield, and the defeated troops ran everywhere, which in turn delayed the royal capital's cavalry who came to the rescue.
Schroeder was furious and immediately called a halt to the battle.
Undoubtedly, a series of previous failures have cast a serious shadow on these defeated troops.
If we don’t improve military discipline first, there will be no need to discuss anything else.
"Line up!" "Stand up quickly!"
Under the continuous stern roars and whips of the Arda soldiers, the originally chaotic crowd quickly stood in an orderly row. .
Schroeder stood on the high platform and glared sternly at the group of people below. His wide eyes were like the throat of a giant dragon, ready to spew out anger at any time.
This thousand-man team from the Maple Leaf Territory of Black Rock Plains was supposed to be responsible for covering the retreat, but they fled immediately when the orc cavalry appeared. They were mainly responsible for the failure of the entire siege operation.
Other teams suffered more or less casualties, but miraculously, no one died in this army.
Their lord's whereabouts were unknown in a series of previous battles. Now the person in charge is a knight under the original lord, who also stands in the team under Schroeder's strict order.
“Your performance on the battlefield has brought shame to the entire Aldo!”
Schroeder is like an angry old lion.
"Now, start counting from the first person, and repeat from 1 to 10. Everyone who shouts 10, stand up for me!"
No one dares to defy his will, The soldiers began to count in turn.
Just as Schroeder ordered, everyone who shouted 10 stood up, or was found out - including the knight responsible for commanding the team.
A hundred people stood in a row with everyone watching.
All the officers and soldiers of the Austrian army were gathered together and watched around the field. People whispered and speculated on how Schroeder would punish them.
A whip? Or did the red-hot iron mark their bodies with shame?
The one hundred people who were pulled out were a little restless. Some of them had realized that some disaster was about to befall them.
"What are you going to do? Schroeder, you have no right to do this, we have our own lords!"
The knight who was the commander had a premonition that something was wrong and immediately protested.
"Aim!"
An order was given from the high platform, and the Alda soldiers monitoring them immediately raised their guns.
After a few days of contact, everyone already knows that the weapons that Arda soldiers keep in their hands every day are their weapons.
A sound of fear erupted in the venue. No one could have imagined that this old knight could be so ruthless.
“No!” “Heavenly Father!”
The people who were targeted panicked and kept begging and begging. Some people ran away, trying to escape back to the team.
The knight collapsed and shouted: "I want to see Her Highness Catherine! I want to see Her Highness Catherine!"
But Schroeder had no intention of giving him a chance and immediately ordered: "Fire!"
"Schroeder, I curse you...ah!"
After the sound of exploding beans, white smoke suddenly billowed in the venue.
A whole row of people were shot collectively in this way. Their bodies fell to the ground in a mess, and a mixture of plasma and brains splattered on the ground.
Such a terrifying scene immediately shocked everyone onlookers.
A hundred people were executed, not by the weapons of the orcs, but by their own people.
They looked at Schroeder on the high platform. The majestic old knight seemed to have become the incarnation of the devil.
The remaining 900 people in Maple Leaf Leader were so scared that they were scared to death and stood there tremblingly.
The prepared Arda soldiers surrounded them with weapons in hand, and they could be killed with just one order from Schroeder.
"Listen to me, you cowards. I can tolerate defeat. This is a common occurrence on the battlefield."
The old knight looked at them coldly.
“But we must not tolerate a defeat caused by a disregard for discipline, especially the behavior of dispersing without any resistance and ignoring the safety of friendly forces. I should have executed you all, but for the sake of For the sake of our merciful Heavenly Father, I give you another chance.”
"I will establish a new combat unit - the Punishment Battalion. All cowardly people will be organized into the Punishment Battalion to perform the most dangerous combat missions. The way to leave the Punishment Battalion is to take the enemy's life or sacrifice Your own life..."
Everyone present held their breath and listened silently to Schroeder's instructions.
Even the armies from other territories did not dare to say anything. They knew that these words were not just for those who had made mistakes.
Now, a shadow bigger than the orc army hangs over everyone's hearts.
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"Dear Chief! Please drink."
In a luxurious castle hall, the head of the Bradley family, Duke Dusan Bradley, respectfully handed over the wine he poured himself. To Abar.
His hand holding the wine glass just hung in the air - Abal did not reach out to take it.
A strange embarrassment arose, and obvious embarrassment appeared on the Grand Duke's face.
It was only then that Abal reached out and took it.
"Dear Lord Duke, I was distracted for a moment just now because I was thinking about my next action plan. I think you won't mind."
After the chief said this, he burst out laughing, and the whole room was full of people. The orc general also laughed, and the crowd was full of people.
And those in the Bradley family showed dissatisfaction.
"Uh-huh... Of course, the warchief is busy with everything, and I really admire you for thinking so diligently in your head at all times."
Archduke Bradley said with a smile, as if He didn't care at all about what just happened.
He had to be so humble.
In a series of recent battles, he personally witnessed the power of the orc army.
I thought I was attracting a collaborator, but now the other party is obviously taking the lead.
This made the Grand Duke very confused.