By the time General John led his guards to the scene of the engagement, the first engagement between the rebels and the counterinsurgency forces had already been divided.

It would be more accurate to say that the war has come to an end.

The battlefield is mainly flat, and the terrain is not complicated, and the field of vision is very wide. Standing on a hillside not far from the battlefield, General John saw the rebel soldiers rushing to the wolves, and his own cavalry chasing after them.

Finally, a phalanx of infantry, which was more numerous, also joined the pursuit.

It's just that judging from the speed, they shouldn't be able to get any success.

General John's eyes swept away, and the focus fell on the defensive line of sandbags, earth and rock.

If his guess is correct, this should be the rebels' reliance on their own army, and it is also the main battlefield of the battle between the two sides.

Judging from the current scenario, it is clear that the enemy is underestimating the combat strength of our army. Or rather, they overestimate the defense capabilities of their own troops.

Those hastily arranged and piled up sand and gravel and other fortifications will not give them more combat power bonuses. Extrapolating from the time, they could not even resist the first three waves of attacks of their own vanguard cavalry troops, and they had already given up resistance and scattered and fled.

The only positive effect that these fortifications, which were not up to standard in the eyes of General John, may have been to slow down the pursuit of the cavalry and buy precious time for the rebels to escape.

Suddenly, General John caught a figure out of the corner of his eye.

"Mr. Anthony, you're here too!"

"General John." Anthony bowed to him.

"As a man, there are probably few people who are not interested in Jin Ge Iron Horse and battlefield battles. Although he was born in the province of Edinburgh, for various reasons, he has never been to the frontier. Now that it is the right time for the meeting, it is natural that we cannot miss the opportunity to observe the heroic posture of the Aberdeen warriors under General John. ”

General John didn't dare to hold it up, and hurriedly returned the salute. But I couldn't help but feel a little complacent and proud in my heart.

The same words of praise, spoken from different mouths, have great differences.

The young man in front of him is the brightest rising star of the empire in recent years, and even His Majesty the King is very courteous to him. General John was also very happy to receive his praise.

What's even more rare is that he is a young man with ambition and a mastery, but he has a gentle attitude, humility and courtesy. As His Majesty's envoy, I also have great respect for myself. After thinking about it, the communication with each other should be smoother than expected.

"Mr. Anthony arrived before General Ben, and must have seen the whole battle. What does Mr. Unknown think of this battle, and indeed the entire counterinsurgency campaign? ”

This is quite a bit of a test.

From the intelligence, it was learned that this Anthony was a young man. In addition to the martial arts cultivation is as deep as the sea and mysterious, the wisdom and strategy are also very good.

General John was unimpressed by this.

But the young man's martial arts cultivation is true, and there is a brilliant record of killing the golden fighter in seconds, so he can't fake it. Therefore, even his description of the other party's resourcefulness is a little skeptical, and I want to hear Anthony's opinion.

"I have never joined the army, nor have I personally experienced any war, counterinsurgency battles and other big scenes, where is there room for the kid to comment arbitrarily."

Anthony smiled indifferently.

"In this battle just now, I was already excited and couldn't help myself. The army under the command of the general is indeed extraordinary. It's just that although the enemy can't be beaten, he can run. It's a pity that we didn't be able to expand the results further. ”

General John's brow furrowed slightly, and then he relaxed.

"Hahaha! Mr. Anthony has no pity. If you can run, the monk can't run to the temple, and no matter how those rabbit cubs run, they will eventually return to the nest. By the time General Ben set foot on the den of the old thief of Kochis, there would be no place for these rabbit cubs to escape. Hahaha! ”

General John's hearty laughter echoed through the wilderness.

Anthony looked at the fleeing rebel soldiers, shook his head slightly, and sighed in his heart.

……

Edinburgh Province, before Huaishui Pass.

The remnants of the sun are like blood.

And in the majestic passes, the walls of the walls, the moats beneath the walls, and even the area in front of the gates, the color of the liquid that was about to solidify, whether bright red or dark red, was not dyed by the setting sun.

Mingjin retreats!

The sound of striking cymbals came from the formation behind him, indicating that today's siege battle had come to an end. The soldiers who came in like a tidal wave shrank back again like the ebbing waters with the cacophony of metallic pounds.

The earth-shattering shouts of killing gradually weakened, and even disappeared. The area where the two sides sacrificed their lives and fought fiercely and did not give an inch at the previous moment instantly quieted down.

The cold wind blew, bringing only a faint dull few sounds**. It didn't break the silence of the moment, but made people feel the dead silence of this area even more.

Grand Duke Mattesias stood on the high tower, his gaze beyond the hellish battlefield and projected under the handsome banner waving in the wind opposite.

His face was tired and sleepy, his eyes were covered with red threads, and his gray hair seemed to become even paler.

As more than ten days ago, the Grand Duke's face sank like water, and people could not see joy or sorrow.

But as long as the generals and soldiers who participated in this siege battle, they could probably guess the Grand Duke's mood at the moment.

Hold on!

We have guarded the Huaishui Pass!

Even in the face of the Riga Empire, which made the surrounding countries smell......

Even if the leader of the army came to attack General Dino, who was the second of the "six famous generals" of the Riga Empire......

Even if more than half of our companions are new to the battlefield for the first time......

Even if there are some wolf-hearted scum behind him, he starts a rebellion at this fateful moment......

Even if the supply of troops and supplies from the provinces was greatly affected by the rebellion......

But!

We withstood all the pressure, we overcame all the difficulties, and we held the Huaishui Pass! The Riga people, who are as fierce as jackals, broke their scalps and broke their sharp teeth in front of the Huaishui Pass, but they couldn't move forward half a step!

Although the Huaishui Pass was full of wounded soldiers, most of the soldiers who still stuck to their posts were wounded. However, everyone, whether generals, soldiers, officials, or civilians, was now extremely convinced that they would be able to defend the Huaishui Pass under the attack of the murderous Riga!

Just because he blocked the arrows with his body, he also had to protect the squad leader behind him who still had a childish face on his face; The eggs of the recruits who have been traumatized and know that they will die and roll down the high wall of the enemy with their arms; The chest and abdomen were broken with a huge wound, and the soldiers, who had not died for a while, mustered up the only strength they had to hold on to the enemy to the death, giving their comrades a chance; Broken hands and feet, collapsed to the ground, even if the way of biting the enemy's trouser legs with his teeth, slowing down the pace of the Riga people a little, he still had to do his last bit for his comrades, for the guard, and for the glorious empire......

True, we are inferior in training to the enemy, we are inferior in combat experience, and we are inferior in number of professionals to the enemy. However, we have blood, courage, and the spirit of not fearing death to defend our homeland and country.

No matter how ferocious the jackals are, what can they do? The severed limbs and blades in front of the Huaishui Pass are a testament to our determination.

Among the armies of the Riga Empire, under the banner of Shuai.

The diminutive General Dino had a grim face.

The performance of the opposing garrison generals surprised this famous general in the mainland.

The Riga Empire and the Glorious Empire have been at war for many years, and the Riga Empire has dispatched troops and sent different leading generals, and the style of commanding troops is also distinctive. But on the side of the glorious empire, there has always been only one Grand Duke Mattesias.

The Riga Empire was keen on military expansion and had an effective and complete military intelligence system. Although General Dino was dealing with Grand Duke Mattesias for the first time, he was no stranger to his command style.

A difficult opponent.

This is what General Dino said about the Grand Duke.

Although he gave this opponent a fairly high evaluation, he did not take the battle of Huaishui Pass too seriously.

No matter how talented a general is, he also needs the ability of his subordinates to support him. One can imagine the actual combat effectiveness of the guard units formed with more than half of the recruits.

What's more, the Brilliant Emperor's strength has always been weak, and the level of "regular" soldiers is still not in the eyes of General Dino, so how can he cope with the division of a hundred battles under his command.

Command such an army......

General Dino was a little sympathetic to Grand Duke Mattosias.

After the battle officially began, everything was as he imagined.

With just one tentative attack, the Imperial warriors had already rushed to the tower, almost breaking through the opponent's defenses.

If it weren't for his own efforts to be safe, as long as he sent another team of 10,000 people, maybe Huaishui Pass would have changed hands long ago.

However, there is no need to be a pity, although the first battle did not win the Huaishui Pass, it has fully tested the gap in strength between the enemy and us. As long as you add a little more strength next time, the majesty of this glorious empire that relies to resist our army will inevitably fall into your own hands.

General Dino is confident in this.

At least, that's what the general thought when he collected his troops and returned to the camp.

Soon, he regretted his cautious quest.

After the first day of fighting, the opposing soldiers matured extremely quickly, and the battles with their own warriors were inseparable. Compared to the performance of the previous day, it was like a different army.

It's not that they have transformed from newcomers to battlefield veterans between **. Battlefield experience, without experiencing several, more than a dozen life and death battles, struggling from the death line, where can it be easily obtained.

It's just the mentality that has changed.

They are no longer nervous.

There will be no more fears and worries.

All of these emotions are overshadowed by a strong emotion called anger.

Why should we be bullied?!

Why do you fight if you want to, and talk about peace if you want?!

Why did they kill our people and burn down our village houses with impunity, not even a formal apology?!

Why just send a waste-like so-called prince over and want to marry our magical genius girl, Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess?! If you don't agree, you won't leave?!

Is it because we are mild-tempered, because we love peace?

So, now, in this Huaishui Pass, on this battlefield, let you Riga wolf cubs see the bloody nature of our glorious emperor ** people!

Want to invade our country and wreak havoc on our homeland?

We'll have to step over our corpses first!

There is no need to look at the post-war statistics, General Dino is well aware that the opponent's troop losses are still higher than those of ordinary city defense battles. This is the difference between a new soldier and a veteran, and it cannot be made up for by just relying on the courage of blood.

But the role of blood courage is manifested in another place.

I'd rather die than retreat!

Judging from the situation in front of him, General Dino believed that if he wanted to take this Xiongguan, he must annihilate all the soldiers who defended the city.

It is total annihilation, not defeat or defeat. An enemy with such a belief will not surrender and will not flee.

The current Huaishui Pass has become a huge flesh and blood grinding plate, constantly devouring the lives of soldiers on both sides. If you want to win, you can only rely on human life.

General Dino looked left and right.

On the faces of the generals, the original ease has long been gone. In its place, there is solemnity and apprehension.

A little farther away, the soldiers who participated in the siege or had not yet entered the battle had a trace of fear on their faces in addition to solemnity.

No one wants to fight a bunch of crazy people.

General Dino knew very well that if this continued, even if Huaishui Pass was finally taken, the troops under his command would be scattered and crippled.

This was by no means what he wanted to see.

Suddenly, the corners of the short general, who was not good-looking, raised the corners of his mouth and smiled softly.

The Grand Duke on the opposite side resisted desperately and defended Huaishui Pass because they had no choice, and there was only this way to go.

But I'm different from them.

If there are better options, why do you need to gamble with them to play this game of mutual attrition?

General Dino looked at the Huaishui Pass in front of him, but his gaze crossed the Xiongguan Pass and penetrated into the hinterland of the glorious empire.

Calculate the time, and the show over there is almost about to begin.