On December 14, on the snow-covered northwest coast, in the vast sky, the white lines rolled up on the sea hit the cliff wall hard, making a thunderous roar

The Southwest Army outside Rwanacre began to pull out the camp, and the soldiers carried things back and forth onto the loaded wagons, and some soldiers looked at the moat of Rwanacre City, which was still burning with fire in the snow, and both soldiers and officers were full of helplessness and shamelessness, and they had never encountered such an opponent, and they actually blocked the 100,000-strong army for 14 days with a wall of fire that would never be extinguished! The helplessness brought by the wall of fire was far less than the psychological pressure that this incident had on the soldiers of the Southwest Army.

The news of the Falcon Navy's defeat of the Southwest Combined Fleet has reached the army side, and no one expected that the northwest coast, which has always been inconspicuous, would suddenly show such a strong naval force.

The Southwest Combined Fleet has a fleet directly under the Southwest and a regular fleet of the Empire, with a total number of more than 70 warships, in the expectation of the Southwest Army, the navy on the northwest coast is just some barbarian warships with poor technology, and in the face of the powerful Southwest Combined Fleet, it is not like a thin grass that has been swept into a typhoon, and it has been torn into countless pieces in an instant.

Under the strong advance of the naval and land armies, the barbarians on the northwest coast should have panicked and fled in a panic, but the reality is so cruel, it was the Southwest Combined Fleet that was uprooted like a thin grass stalk, and the northwest fleet not only suffered heavy losses, but also counterattacked the southwest sea, and the army side was also wolf, or it is not an exaggeration to call it unbearable, 100,000 troops, facing a small city with less than 10,000 defense forces, stared at it for fourteen days,

Seven attacks were launched, but apart from more than 3,000 casualties, there was nothing to speak of, and logistically, the food supply was getting scarce, and a large number of men had to be sent out every day to hunt in the nearby forests. to be able to barely ensure that no one starves to death,

The weather is getting colder and colder, and the howling cold wind has turned into continuous rain and snow, even an ordinary soldier of the Southwest Army knows that the so-called northward advance has become a joke, and the generals are still arguing about advancing and retreating.

Unbeknownst to the Southwest, in the city of Rwanacre, Lidakus was like an ant on a hot pot, and he lay on the city wall every day. Observing the changes of the Southwest Army on the opposite side, "I really hope to wake up early tomorrow morning, and there will be no one outside!"

This defense master, who is regarded as a super bull by the outside world, is actually very troubled and swaying every day, as the fat man said, Lida Cry Cus is a general with a somewhat swinging personality, and on the third day after the initial bloody decision, he began to regret it, and it turned out that a perfect plan had fatal flaws. Just like now, the weather is suddenly getting worse and worse, the first two days were sunny and normal. As planned, the Southwestern Army was kept out of the wall of fire,

I wanted to attack from the sea, but I was attacked by a detachment at sea. I heard that another senior officer was injured because of this, and the weather behind it was very bad. Alternating rain and snow began to appear, large snowflakes and icy cold rain, as if by magic, overwhelming, all night long, endlessly, the sound of brushing, like rubbing Lidacus's nerves, the crackling sound of snow flakes falling and raindrops falling outside the window, making Lidacus suffer every day

In order to maintain the wall of fire, the crude oil in the city disappeared much faster than originally expected.

"The 15-day time limit that I swore at the beginning seemed impossible, and it was already the limit to be able to hold on to ten days" After counting the little remaining crude oil, Lidakus, who was born as a logistics minister, was clearly aware of this.

He has never been a very strong man, it is impossible to live and die with the city, and when he finds that there is a deviation in the plan, Lidarchus immediately let the fleet stranded at sea urgently dock in the harbor, and unload some of the incendiary bombs and Thor shells equipped on the battleship, which can be used as reserve crude oil at critical moments, and if necessary, once the situation is not good, more space can be freed up to transport more soldiers back, "Everyone be ready, as soon as the wall of fire shows signs of extinguishing, everyone will evacuate immediately!" “

Lidakus had the whole order communicated to every soldier, and on the fifth day the Rwanaca people in the city withdrew intermittently from the city with the assistance of the naval detachment.

Hold on until the seventh day, a transport fleet from Normandy ordered by the fat man arrived in Rwanacre, the transport fleet brought a large amount of crude oil, which was originally transported to the northern border of crude oil barrels, the number of 1,500 barrels, because the Slavs finally avoided fighting, so these strategic reserves were transported back to the place where they were originally mined, with this batch of crude oil, the wall of fire in Rwanaca can continue to support, but even so, if the Southwestern Army continues to wait for one more day, the crude oil in Rwanaca will be burned out, and the wall of fire that makes them troubled and helpless will disappear completely, which will be praised by later generations"Rwanaca that does not fall" will no longer exist zài,

This may be the choice of fate, the Southwestern Army finally gave up continuing to besiege Rwanacre under unfavorable circumstances in the initial battle, and the road of advance and retreat of the 100,000-strong army began to be confused.

The initial battle was unfavorable, although there were no heavy losses, but the logistics supply was almost paralyzed, the soldiers were starving, faltering, the army was untidy, and the morale was low, which had made many generals of the Southwest Army retreat.

"Our army is no longer able to advance north, it is better to withdraw to the southwest, and wait for the opportunity!" At the military meeting, some generals expressed the intention of retreating, while others demanded that they continue to advance northward, "How can the 100,000-strong army choose to retreat in a panic because of a small setback, such a thing will only become a laughing stock for people, although the logistics have been cut off, but the main force of our army has not suffered losses, and it is completely possible to continue to advance north by means of fighting to feed the war, and from Rwanaka to O'acha, the distance is less than five days......

"By five days, you mean crossing directly from the Akoddo Promenade in the Principality of Denia!"

The general who supported the retreat retorted with great disdain: "If Gao is like that, we must fight the 100,000 Denia army before we encounter the Falcon Army! Do you want to cover the ten-day journey with the corpses of soldiers?"

"Even if it is covered with corpses, it is better than being scolded as a coward! No matter the sword and the sea of fire, it is the duty of a soldier to move forward bravely" The generals who demanded to advance north were much more imposing than the generals who supported the retreat, and at the meeting, the generals argued hoarsely, and if it were not for the presence of Algernonkatya, they would have fought a lot

"Enough, look at the way you look now, what is the difference between you and a group of shrews scolding the streets, is this still the elite Southwest Army!" Algernonkatya finally stood up impatiently, and the generals stopped arguing, and they all looked at the Commander-in-Chief, whose faces were cloudy,

"I've decided!" Algernonkatya's gaze swept over everyone's faces, he took a deep breath with a solemn expression, and his voice stopped and said, "This operation has failed, and in the absence of supplies, continuing to advance north is a joke with the lives of 100,000 troops, so, starting in the afternoon, the legions will retreat to the southwest according to the original route of appearance, because I am the chief person in charge of this battle, so about the question of Atwood, I will personally go to the imperial capital to explain to the Imperial Military Department!"

As Algernonkatya finished announcing the order, there was silence in the venue, whether it was those who asked to retreat or those who insisted on advancing north, a trace of shame flashed on everyone's faces, outside the military tent, heavy snow fell, filling the sky and the earth, and it was almost impossible to see the direction

"Alright, this matter is decided," Algernonkatya pressed his grim-faced hands on the table, and at that moment, an attendant officer ran in from outside with an eager expression and whispered in Algernonkatya's ear

"Your Excellency, Duke Francis of Bangor has sent a secret letter!"

"Secret letter?" Algernon Katya frowned slightly, he had refused Francis's request to rescue Bangor during the Northwest Rebellion, could it be that this guy had written a letter to laugh at me now?

"This is it!" the chamberlain took out a letter from his sleeve, the cover was blue for nobles, and on the outside was a red lacquer seal with silver, on which was the abbreviation of Duke Francis, Lord of Bangor,

"It looks formal, not like a letter for ridicule!" Algernonkatya hesitated, took the letter from the hand of the attendant, and gently opened the red fire paint with his fingers, his gaze swept over, and suddenly there was some condensation, and even the sound of breathing became a little heavier, and his eyes glowed

"Where's the messenger?" Algernonkatya asked in a low voice, "Just wait outside!" the attendant replied in a low voice, "Take him to my tent!" Algernonkatya ordered with a happy face, what a way to heaven, Denia and Rosender blocked the road to O'Acha, but Bangor, who was far away, took the initiative to contact him,

In this unexpected letter, Francis expressed his willingness to assist the Southwestern Army in passing through his territory, and pointed out that the falconry's food deposit was in the Biye Valley on the border between Bangor and O'Acha, and although this was twice the distance on the route than the direct crossing of the Duchy of Denia, it was precisely this that could achieve the effect of surprise.

Holding the letter in his hand, the sorrow on Algernon Katya's face swept away,

The feud between Bangor and the Falcon Army is well known, so it is normal to be able to do this kind of stab in the back, but the Falcon Army must not have imagined that after putting on a retreat posture, he would suddenly kill a horse gun "The second, fifth, sixth, and seventh army commanders stay, and the others can disperse!" Algernonkatya swept away the decadence just now, and waved his hand to the others with high momentum, Vekia Falcon, the battle of the Northwest has just begun! (To be continued......