The defeat of the Assyrians boosted Herman's confidence.

The terrifying impact of the Blood Samurai was annihilated by the officers and men of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Brigade in the most direct way.

Herman ordered the corpses of the Blood Warriors to be carried to the rear, built into a mountain of corpses, and set them on fire.

He invited the senior officers of the friendly forces to come and see them, both as a show off and as a declaration, and by means of bringing them to their knees:

"I have been authorized by the Crown Prince, and now all your troops are under my unified command. ”

Herman pointed to Lieutenant Frank standing aside, and the soldiers who broke out of Gangia last night:

"I command you to put your troops in order at once, some to be our swords, others to be our shields, and others to be in charge of logistics.

I don't care how you get acquainted with your new subordinates, or how you manage your troops. In short, I have given an order that everyone must move forward. ”

"The crown prince is in Gangdia, and he has prepared two things, one is a medal, and those who merit will be duly rewarded, and the other is an arrest warrant, and those who do not obey the order will be shot for treason!"

Herman pulled the crown prince's banner and used his surname and existing strength to make everyone bow to him, and succeeded in becoming the commander-in-chief of the imperial armed forces outside the city of Gangdia.

Time was pressing, and he could not slowly reorganize the troops, so he had to vigorously collect weapons, ammunition and materials, and first arm his 19th and 20th divisions, which were short of clothes and guns, so that the 17th Army Corps, which had more than 3,500 people, quickly returned to the pre-war level.

This is where Herman's confidence lies.

At the same time, Herman formed three other divisions, which had complex sources of strength and barely had a certain amount of fighting strength, but Herman could not expect these three divisions to be of much use.

During this period, the 17th Legion also faced daily provocations from the Assyrians. This Assyrian army is not trapped here.

At 5 o'clock in the morning on February 15, 1835, it was not yet dawn. The 17th Army launched an offensive.

Artillery poured down on the Assyrian positions as if they were pouring money, and the artillery units advanced slowly under the cover of the infantry.

The sound of artillery rumbled, and the smoke of gunpowder filled the air.

The officers and men of the 1st Brigade of the 21st Division, which was tasked with the main attack, marched forward with firm steps. To the left and right of them were the 2nd and 3rd brigades.

However, the first to attack was the Dragoon Regiment of the 21st Division. Taking advantage of the fact that the infantry was drawing most of the enemy's attention, they suddenly fought out from behind the mound where they were in ambush.

On the remnants of the snow, the cavalry struck down on the left flank of the Assyrians. The Assyrians at the front stepped back, revealing the Blood Warrior sitting on the ground resting behind them.

The Blood Samurai carried a giant axe and slashed at him. The horse rose into the air and threw the heroic Imperial cavalry behind, and the horse was cut off with a pair of front hooves by a giant axe, and blood gushed like a fountain.

Once the cavalry regiment is launched, it will not stop, and in the face of the powerful blood warriors, they pay a heavy price. The artillery fired at close range in an attempt to provide support to the cavalry, which was a difficult task.

At the same time, the infantry of the 1st Brigade began to approach the enemy soldiers in front of them, resisting the urge to shoot first, and did not fire until they reached 80 meters, by which time many of them had fallen under the guns of the Assyrians.

In the midst of a dense burst of gunfire, the Assyrians fell in pieces. The infantry of the 1st Brigade stopped slightly, and the 2nd and 3rd Brigades pressed forward separately, gradually firing at each other.

At this time, the cavalry regiment finally got rid of the entanglement of the blood warriors and retreated, and less than half of them survived.

Herman had no time to pay attention to the casualties of the cavalry, and watched anxiously at the infantry. No matter how confident he was in front of the officers and soldiers in peacetime, he was always attentive on the battlefield, like any commander, and he would be ready for any disturbance on the battlefield.

The Assyrians were not passively beaten, they organized a powerful counterattack. An Assyrian army of about 2,000 men came down like a torrent.

They rushed forward with bayonets and shouts. The soldiers of the 1st Brigade had to put on bayonets and hunt the enemy after firing the lead bullets in the chambers.

Seeing this, Herman immediately ordered the 2nd Brigade and the 3rd Brigade to divide each regiment and quickly outflank the past, trying to cut off the enemy troops who rushed up, so as to prevent most of the enemy troops from pressing up, because the 21st Division would definitely pay a heavy price compared to the blood warriors of the other side in hand-to-hand combat.

Within half an hour, the 1st Brigade had lost 500 men and had to retreat temporarily, but they also managed to keep all their opponents behind.

At this time, the defenders of the city of Gangdia began to break through.

In order to speed up the passage, General Schmidt ordered a section of the city wall to be blown up. There were still a number of cavalry in the city, and although Jean had personally ordered the slaughter of the horses in order to save money, two regiments of cuirassiers were still retained.

Schmidt ordered the cuirassiers to be the vanguard, and under the cover of the cannons at the head of the city, they rushed into the Assyrian position, with most of the infantry following.

It's not so much a breakout as it is a conference battle.

At 10 a.m., Schmidt's troops succeeded in meeting up with Herman's forces, by which time the Assyrians had retreated south, and the crown prince had arrived at the headquarters of the 21st Division under the escort of the Guards.

The arrival of the crown prince raised the morale of the 21st Division.

They greeted him with rifles and shouting slogans long live the crown prince.

Herman didn't like this slogan in his heart, he was the uncle of the second prince Philip. But he had to admit that the crown prince went to the battlefield in person and held on to the isolated city for four months, so that the Assyrians did not dare to go south with all their might, resulting in the dilemma of dividing the army, which is not something ordinary people can do.

"Thank you, Nicholas!" said Jean, "in fact I learned half an hour ago that it was your troops who were fighting bravely. ”

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Your Highness!" Herman said, "I have to plead guilty to you and ask for your forgiveness. ”

"What's going on?" Jean frowned. He saw Lieutenant Franco-Frank standing among the officers who greeted him, and the lieutenant stepped forward and whispered to him to explain Herman's false message.

Jean was not an unreasonable man, and he said to the senior officers: "I now formally appoint Lord Nicholas Hermann as commander of the 17th Army Corps, and he is also the deputy commander-in-chief of the Northern Front, after me and Admiral Schmidt, he is now a general." ”

Jean's additional appointment was a great pleasure to Herman, who in fact not only recognized Herman's fait accompli, but also praised him.

Although his surname determines his career much faster than the average person, the 46-year-old general is not easy to get, and the title on the battlefield is the highest praise for him.

Jean met with the senior officers of the battle, and he was extremely impressed by the 21st Division, especially the 1st Brigade.

"I heard Franco say that Count Sean-Connelly was once your subordinate?" asked Colonel Horns.

"Yes, Your Highness. Do you know Sean?" Horns said.

"Of course I do. This guy is actually very suitable for the army, and you are all excellent soldiers!" said Jean.

"Unfortunately, he is not here. "Still, if Sean were here, he would be standing with us." ”

"I believe this, although this man is cunning, but the task given to him, he will definitely do it well. Maybe my door panel won't be torn down. Jean laughed.

Jean's evaluation surprised Herman, and all those who knew the Count had a high opinion of him.

As for the crown prince's door panel, what the hell is that?