"O demons! These damned demons! A woman with a child in her arms cried helplessly in the panicked crowd. There was chaos everywhere in the eastern part of Mayne, and there was a human tragedy wherever the rebels of Ferry City passed.

Although the number is scarce, the cavalry of Ferry City still has great lethality when facing the common people.

The dozens of cavalrymen screamed and rode past the edge of the crowd, greeting the civilians who wanted to flee with their whips.

"Alright, alright! We've been living here for decades! You can't force us to leave our homeland! An old man knelt on the side of the road, crying and kowtowing, hoping that the indifferent Ferry City soldiers would spare their family.

Unfortunately, the soldiers, who were in a hurry to go back and share the spoils, did not pity the old man, but just kicked him to the ground and allowed him to roll off the roadbed unconscious.

"Over there! There's a pretty girl over there! At the intersection of the village, several soldiers from Ferry City greeted their companions as if they had discovered a new world.

And in the village, in a courtyard, a girl is desperately stuffing her son under the bed: "Don't come out! Don't come out! Don't move! Don't make any noise either! ”

The child looked at his mother with wide, curious eyes, and then his vision was obscured by the laid down sheets.

A few seconds later, the loud sound of someone kicking down the courtyard gate came in, followed by the hysterical cry of the woman: "Don't come! Don't come here! ”

"Ahh A soldier who seemed to be in a hurry to commit the murder suffered a big loss from the sneak attack, let out a scream, and then there was a sound of things shattering.

The little boy waited until there was no movement outside, and then he dared to pick up the sheets and climb out under the bed, and then he saw his mother, who was lying on the ground in disheveled clothes, staring at him with a pair of eyes.

He crawled over and pushed his mother hard, but his mother didn't move. He reached out and ruffled his mother's hair, and sat down beside him, letting the blood stain his pants red.

The tragedy continued to spread throughout the eastern corners of Mayne, and countless refugees who escaped the disaster flocked to Mayne Castle, only to find that the black iron flag of the Elland Hill family of Seris City had been hoisted there.

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In the battle of the Eastern Forest, Chris won a great victory, he gathered more than 200 soldiers who came one after another, took more than 1,000 prisoners, and returned to Seris. Mayne's army of 2,000 was routed on a frontal battlefield, allowing Chris to pick up a big bargain.

There are almost 1,200 adult male strongmen, allowing him to step up the development of his own mines and increase his steel production. Again, because of these captives, the forces of the city of Seris rushed into Mayne without any resistance.

In the afternoon, Chris led 50 cavalry across the eastern forest and regained a large area of the border occupied by Mayne.

Three days later, the messenger returning from Mayne brought Chris the good news: Wagron had captured Mayne, and now Chris owned two castles.

Because the difference in strength was too great, the battle of the Eastern Forest came and went faster, and Mayne, as the first force to attack Chris, was wiped out in the blink of an eye.

Although it is not yet known the attitude of the Arrant Empire, in fact, Chris has now become the master of the two cities. Leading the escort along the way, Chris quickly arrived at Mayne, where he met Wagron, who had been waiting for a long time.

"The situation is very bad! The lord of Ferry City, Berman, took advantage of the fire to loot and swept away the eastern part of Mayne! "As soon as we met, Wagron reported bad news.

He had too few soldiers to risk abandoning Mayne Castle to stop the raids at Ferry City.

Hearing this, Chris, who was walking, suddenly stopped and looked at Wagron: "What's the matter?" ”

"The city of Ferry took advantage of the fire to loot and attacked Mayne Castle...... But I got the first shot, so they retreated. "But they swept away the civilians to the east, and took everything they could. ”

"How much they destroy, they have to pay back tenfold!" Chris scolded angrily: "I don't go to his trouble, he sent it to the door!" Look for death! ”

However, he quickly suppressed his anger, and even if he wanted to raise an army against Ferry City, he needed to be well prepared.

Now that he has very few troops to mobilize, it is too risky to rely on two or three hundred people to attack Ferry City.

Continuing to take a step, he walked to the study used by Ensel, the lord of Mayne City, and sat behind Ensel's luxurious desk before Chris opened his mouth and ordered: "Stabilize the Mayne civilians first!" ”

After thinking for a moment, he continued to order, "Divide the gold coins we brought!" Let Mayne's civilians accept the fact that they are ruled by us! Exempt them from some additional taxes. ”

Trying to occupy a place is not an easy task, he has to get every detail right: "Put up a notice and tell everyone that we have captured more than 1,000 Mayne soldiers, and they will serve one year of labor in the mines, after which they will be safely released!" ”

Only by letting the commoners of Mayne accept his rule can he truly win the war: "The soldiers of Mayne who died in battle will be compensated by the money captured in the city of Mayne!" ”

After arranging the occupation of Mayne, he instructed Vagron again: "Send someone back to Seris, and let Dean immediately put the facts before everyone, and share the fruits of the victory of the war with all the surrounding forces." ”

Chris stretched out his first finger and began to explain his plan in detail: "On the one hand, we will reduce tariffs as soon as the war is over, and give the benefits to the other three forces. Start selling woodworking machinery cheaply, and even if the situation is urgent, give it away for free! ”

After saying that, he stretched out a second finger: "Distribute the gold coins we have stored these days to all the civilians!" Seris and Mayne should be treated equally! ”

Then he held out a third finger and continued: "Ceris is exempt from agricultural taxes for one year, and agricultural subsidies will be issued!" Stabilize the mood of the civilian population and tell everyone that the war is over! ……”

At this point, he remembered another thing, looked at Vaglon and said, "Reward all the soldiers in this battle, one gold coin for each of them!" If you don't have enough money in your hand, you can wait for Deser to come back with the money and distribute it! ”

"Yes!" Wagron's face was filled with the joy of victory, and he pressed his right hand into a fist on his chest and nodded, "I'll do it!" ”

In fact, there are many things that Chris has to deal with in the future, such as the important issue of conscription: he now has two castles, and the territory has almost doubled, and of course more troops are needed to garrison it.

Now he is still in a passive state of embattlement: so the number of troops needed cannot be reduced at all: 2,000 men was not enough before, and now he needs at least 3,000 men to hold all his land.

"It's a real headache." While looking at Ensel's luxurious study, Chris sighed worriedly.

He has now shown his hole cards, and if he delays for another month, the surrounding forces will almost all pay attention to him, and it will be difficult to expand at that time......

So here in Ferry City, he must get it done as soon as possible! As long as he can quickly deal with Ferry City, then he can relieve the pressure on one side and gather more troops to deal with the threats in the other three directions.

An hour later, Chris had a new battle plan, he was to gather all the troops available in Seris and Mayne and immediately attack Ferry City.

"The first thing we have to do is to gather our troops as quickly as possible, and then send our troops to the territory of Ferry City as quickly as possible." Chris drew up a basic operational policy based on the blitzkrieg tactics of World War II.

Seris has 500 cavalry, and these elite cavalry fighters are still very strong, and the speed of the advance should be enough.

Vagron also felt that the use of cavalry to advance quickly was a very appropriate tactic, so that they could save a lot of food, and in disguise make the insufficient reserves of war supplies sufficient.

"There are basically no decent cavalry in Ferry City, and the size of one hundred and ten people does not pose a threat to us at all." Finding a detailed map of Ferry City from Mayne's castle, Vagron began to give a detailed account of the other party's situation.

Although there was no detailed battle plan, as the commander of the army of the original Ceris City, Vageron still dutifully understood the military deployment of the surrounding forces.

This gives Chris a more intuitive reference: the armament of Ferry City is seriously biased, and the cavalry is a little smaller than that of Mayne, but they have about 1,200 infantry and 700 navy.

Of course, there is no need to go to sea to attack the ferry from Mayne, so the 700-man navy is basically not a threat, and the only thing left to deal with is 1,200 infantry.

Hearing this, Chris drew up a plan that seemed more feasible, and he ordered Wagron to lead 300 cavalry to quickly assemble on the border, and then sweep the border troops in the scattered Ferry City.

As long as Wagron can wipe out about 200 infantry in Ferry City, or annihilate those Ferry cavalry that are not in the weather, he can almost force the other side to abandon the field battle and retreat to Ferry City.

"Once the other side gives up the field battle!" Chris pointed to a small water cup that he placed at the back to symbolize his cannon: "I will personally lead the main force, carry all 20 cannons, and approach Ferry City!" ”