Moreover, these five improvised infantry divisions are all composed of a main regiment and a garrison regiment, and the main regiment is fine, but the garrison regiment is actually not too high in combat effectiveness. Although compared to the Arrant's eroded army, the combat effectiveness of the garrison regiment is already crushed, but in the face of the army of the Holy Demon Empire that may appear, these garrison regiments are not enough.

Most of the garrison regiments were devoid of heavy machine guns, and anti-aircraft guns were seriously insufficient. Originally, a garrison regiment was also equipped with two 30 mm caliber high-level dual-purpose guns for air defense, but because of the capture of Naru City, most of these anti-aircraft guns were transferred to strengthen the air defense of Naru City.

After all, whether it was a force heading south or an army heading east, the only way for Aylanhill's army to retreat was Naru, which was adjacent to the city of Seris. If something goes wrong with Naru, the Elan Hill troops who are heading south and east will be cut off from retreating.

However, anti-aircraft artillery could not meet the needs of the front line in a short period of time, so the air defense of Naru City was strengthened, and the shortage of anti-aircraft artillery in the second-line garrison was even more serious.

The 5th Regiment attacking in the direction of Bud was commanded by Koria, because they went south relatively early, so they also took their own anti-aircraft guns, and the 6th Division under the command of Bourchos, which had been on standby for a day near the city of Naru, was transferred with two anti-aircraft guns.

This made Bourgeos a little embarrassed, his main regiment, the 6th Regiment, was still very guaranteed in combat effectiveness, but the 16th Regiment of the garrison regiment that had made up the numbers did not have a single anti-aircraft gun.

The 4th Division under the command of Modryel, which was attacking to the east, was not large, because his attack direction was the eastern city of Wallavao, where the opponent's garrison was not sufficient, and it was not on the only way for the Holy Demon Empire to counterattack northward, so his pressure was relatively small.

The 3rd Division of the General Reserve commanded by Wilkes, which had 3 infantry regiments, was also not fully equipped, only the main 3rd Regiment was fully equipped with anti-aircraft guns and machine guns, and the remaining two infantry regiments were also only rifles and infantry guns.

The 2nd Division under the command of Wagron was also tasked with guarding the city of Naru, and it was impossible to move easily, so he didn't know whether to let the troops continue to disperse and move south and east at the same time, and then be unable to concentrate his forces in the face of the counterattack of the Holy Demon Empire.

Although there are still troops joining the southbound troops, but there are no heavy firepower of the second-line troops, Wagron feels that it is not the decisive force that will influence the outcome of the war. No matter how many of these troops went south, they couldn't stop the real Dragon Knight troops of the Holy Demon Empire.

Therefore, even if the total strength of Vagelon's own side exceeds 40,000 people, and there are 4 garrison regiments behind him to use the supplementary troops, he only counts on the troops of the 12 regiments in his hands now.

"The farthest you can't cross this line! This is our original plan, and it is probably the farthest distance we can advance......" Vagron said as he drew a line lightly on the map, looking at several of his officers.

The original plan, Irant Hill, or Chris, did not think that he could annex the Arrant Empire in a single battle - this is completely impossible, after all, the territory of the Arrant Empire is at least twenty times the size of Iran Hill.

The newly established regular army of Iran Hill did not have enough troops to occupy all the cities of the Arrant Empire, so the best situation that Chris estimated was to take the entire northern part of the Arrant Empire.

His troops could only advance as far as Bude, Maricha, and Volavo, and any more would have been unable to hold on to the fruits of their victory: even this line was a more optimistic one, the farthest line that could be controlled.

According to Chris's statement at the time, the premise of being able to hold this line is that the Holy Demon Empire did not participate in the war, or did not invest too many troops after participating in the war. If the other side is determined to enter the war and sends a large number of troops, Elanhill will suffer heavy losses.

The worst result is not unexpected, once the Holy Demon Empire starts a full-scale war with Iran Hill, the line from Nabud to Maricha will almost collapse. In the end, Chris was able to save only one scorched earth city of Naru, which became the front line.

"Immediately order the liaison officer, bring the order to the troops! If the cavalry of the Steppe Empire insists on going south, then let them continue to go south to buy us time and create strategic depth. "Wagron is the only military commander who has the magic ball of knowledge, which is why he can open his mouth to say so many modern military words.

It is precisely because of the replenishment and enhancement of the knowledge ball that Chris is relieved to let Wagron command 5 divisions and more than 30,000 combat troops.

"Now, we can only wait and see how the Arrant Empire fights back!" Holding his hands on his chest and looking at the battle map in front of him, Wagron said this angrily.

……

In the distant city of the King of Arant, a fast horse rushed into the city gates. Pedestrians on both sides avoided one after another, and the knight on the fast horse did not mean to slow down, but desperately waved the whip, urging the war horse under his crotch to run faster.

In the majestic hall of the Arrant Palace, the emperor of the Arrant Empire, Arrant Hook, was sitting on his throne, listening to Prime Minister Clark's report on the battle situation on the southern front with a cold face.

Because of the relationship between the Holy Demon Empire, General Zorn lost his troops, and the Arrant Empire's attempt to attack the Dosen Empire failed, and a full 30,000 soldiers were lost for this, as well as 40 newly built cannons.

You know, these cannons can be said to be made of gold, each cannon is extremely expensive, and the loss of a cannon will definitely make people feel distressed for a long time. But to the south, Zorn lost forty gates in one go......

The problem is that the Dorson Empire has not yet been defeated, and the result of the loss of troops in the south is that he is forced to cede a piece of land to Dotson to recuperate.

Arrant Hook was waiting for an explanation, one from his imperial prince, General Zorn, and one from the Holy Demon Empire—the latter explanation he might not be able to hear, but he was indeed waiting for an explanation to him.

After all, he didn't do anything wrong, and the Holy Demon Empire's brazen interference in the war between the Arrant and the Dosen Empire before was actually unruly, and it was necessary to give the Arrant Empire some compensation.

"General Morse is leading his troops north, this is the news that came back yesterday...... They will soon reach the Fallen Abyss River, and they will soon be near the royal city. Clark was also holding back his anger at this moment, and when he opened his mouth to report what had happened in the past few days, his voice was a little fierce.

The benefit fee of 50,000 gold coins that Iran Hill promised him this year has not been sent to him yet, if you add the later apportionment, as well as the original taxes of the empire, and then count the taxes of Tubao, Beijun and Hanhai, Chris will have to send him at least 90,000 gold coins this year!

This was something that Prime Minister Clark was constantly thinking about, so his report was a little absent-minded in addition to being ruthless: he was thinking about the money that belonged to him, the gold coins that he liked how he looked at them.

"Report! Report! The knight, who had just stumbled into the royal city on his horse, finally turned over and dismounted outside the palace, climbed up the steps breathlessly, held up the letter in his hand, and shouted loudly.

No one dared to stop the knight, for the scroll in his hand was painted green, the color of the flag of the Arrantic Empire, which represented a very important meaning that had to be delivered directly to the Emperor.

The knight collapsed to the ground as he reached the center of the hall, losing too much of his strength along the way. However, he still held the scroll in his hand high, and reported aloud the news he had read countless times along the way: "Iran Hill is undeclared!" Attacked Naru a few days ago! ”

"Naru?" Emperor Arrant Hook, who heard the news, held the armrest of the throne with both hands, as if trying to stand up, but halfway through his standing, he fell back on his throne.

I don't blame His Majesty the Emperor for his gaffes, even in the wealthy Arrant Empire, a big city like Naru, and the rich territories around it, cannot be ignored. Losing such a densely populated and economically developed area would be very fatal to the Arrant Empire.

Arrant Hook is also forty years old, and since he succeeded to the throne as emperor, he has been diligent, hoping to be a good emperor of the Arrant Empire. Otherwise, he would not have supported General Zorn to go south, and he would not have the idea of attacking Alan Hill north.

It's a pity that the system and officials of the Arrant Empire are corrupt to the roots, and they can't be corrected or eliminated at all, so no matter how hard Arrant Hook tries, in the end he can't reverse the fact that Arrant continues to degenerate and decay.

I saw that the diligent emperor stared at the knight who delivered the news with a pair of eyes that were not too big, and asked very majestically: "Tell me clearly, what is the attack on Naru?" Naru didn't hold on for even a few days? It was breached so quickly? ”

After hearing His Majesty's fierce questioning from His Majesty the Emperor, the knight was visibly stunned for a moment, and then continued to cry again, as if his own relatives had died in the city of Naru: "Your Majesty! Lord Adam was martyred, and the city of Naru was ...... It's been taken over by the rebels of Irlanhill! ”

The emperor of the Arrant Empire suddenly looked at Clarke, who was also a little overwhelmed, and waved his hands and said, "I don't know about this yet...... We have to think long term about the occupation of Naru by Iran Hill......"

"Then hurry up and discuss!" Arrant Hook, already impatient, banged on the armrest of his throne and roared in resentment.