"Chapter 33: Battle Cluster"
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- Sigmund Freud (Austrian Jewish psychologist, psychiatrist, founder of the psychoanalytic school)
When Fortress No. 12 was attacked by the orc army for two days in a row, the fourth main fortress garrisoned by the Fire Legion was also attacked by the orc army, as can be seen from the devastated walls of the fourth main fortress alone.
As one of the four most elite royal legions in the Empire, the Flame Legion naturally uses the most sophisticated weapons and equipment built by the Imperial Equipment Manufacturing Department.
Looking at the Fire Legion of the Feather Forest Army in the TV series, Bai Feng, who had no intention of watching it, went straight to the fortress headquarters where the Marquis of Rundstead was;
"The marquis is discussing the military situation with the generals inside, and no idle people are allowed to enter!"
"I'm Bai Feng, the wing commander of the Seventh Wing of the Fortieth Legion, I have something very important to find the Marquis, please go in and report it, if the Marquis doesn't want to see me now, then I'll wait outside first." ”
"You're wearing the Wing Captain's armor, and I know you're the Wing Commander of a legion. The captain of this team of Fire Legion soldiers was very impatient and said, "But who can participate in the military meeting convened by the Marquis himself, who is not a general at the level of the commander of the legion?"
The feeling of being turned away was not so pleasant, especially the captain's words were mixed with a faint mockery, and the implication of his words was that Bai Feng's rank was not enough, and he was not qualified to disturb the Marquis of Rundstead, who was holding a military meeting.
It is true that as the captain of the 40th Legion of Bai Feng, he is indeed inferior to those generals who discuss military affairs with the Marquis of Rundstead, but Bai Feng's identity is not only that, his other identity is much more valuable than that of the captain of the wing.
"In this case, you go and tell the Marquis, and say that Bai Feng of the Bai family in the south has something to ask to see him. Bai Feng, who brought out the identity of the family, said in an accentuated tone: "If you don't report it again, then I will go back directly." ”
For the soldiers of the Fire Legion, a mere wing captain was not taken seriously by them at all, not to mention, Bai Feng was still the wing captain of the newly built 40th Legion, which was not as good as the wing captains of other permanent legions, it was simply not worth one.
When Bai Feng changed his identity from the co-captain to the Bai family, the captain, who had no one in his eyes just now, immediately changed into a smile that was almost flattering, and asked with a shy face: "You, from the Bai family in the southern realm of the third duke of a sect?"
"Marquis Bai Mingcheng is the father, and Duke Bai Haotian is the ancestor. Bai Feng's calm tone shocked the captain like thunder in the clear sky, and even the other soldiers of the Fire Legion looked at Bai Feng with fear in their eyes.
In the Celestial Dragon Empire, which was strictly divided into hierarchies, Bai Feng, who was born in a duke family, had unimaginable privileges for ordinary people and low-ranking noble families, and although most of the soldiers of the Fire Legion were from noble families, they were not big nobles, but ordinary small nobles.
The son of a baron in a small town, the nephew of a viscount in a county, and even the heir of a wealthy merchant can enter the Legion of Fire, and the captain who mocked Bai Feng before was only a nominal earl in the imperial capital.
Even if the Bai family did not give birth to the Twin Sword Saints, it was also the real power marquis family in the circle of the high nobles of the empire, and it was an existence that ordinary low-level nobles could only look up to;
"You...... No...... You...... Are you a member of the Bai family's descendants?" The startled captain trembled a little uncontrollably when he spoke, and then, without waiting for Bai Feng to confirm, he ran into the fortress headquarters where a military meeting was being held.
Looking at the captain who used to show off his family in the past and running away to the headquarters, the other soldiers who looked at each other looked eagerly at Bai Feng, who was not shocked, at this moment, there was only the desire for status and the awe of the high nobles in their eyes!
Marquis of Rundstead, who was only discussing some defensive trivialities with the generals, did not let Bai Feng wait for a long time, and five minutes later, Bai Feng was personally welcomed into the headquarters by the commander of the Iron Guards under the command of Marquis Rundstead.
As soon as Bai Feng stepped into the headquarters, the commander of Ranocchia, who led the way, retreated, and in the huge headquarters, only the Marquis of Rundstead, who sent away the other generals, and Bai Feng, who took the initiative to find the marquis.
"Bai Feng, don't you defend your city wall in the twelfth fortress, do you have something to do with coming here to find me?" The Marquis of Rundstede, who has been busy for the past two days, has no idle time to talk nonsense, and as soon as they meet, he will go straight to the point.
"Your Excellency Marquis, before I say the purpose of my coming to you, I want to know the recent casualties of the various legions, is that okay?"
"After two days of fighting, General Bernard's Burning Army still has 24,000 soldiers, General Giannu's 40,000 city defense troops still have 29,000 soldiers, and Totila's 39th Army has 14,000 soldiers. ”
"How is it possible that General Totila's Thirty-ninth Legion still has 14,000 soldiers?" Bai Feng, who felt incredulous, said incredulously: "Our 40th Legion has suffered so many casualties, is it possible that the orc army attacking the 39th Legion is only 10,000 or 20,000?"
"When I replenished your 40th Legion with 5,000 city defenses, I also supplemented their 39th Legion with 5,000 city defenses, and this afternoon, with heavy casualties, they were almost breached by the orc army of fortress 11, so I gave them another 10,000 reinforcements. ”
"I see!" Bai Feng, who secretly breathed a sigh of relief, began to put forward his plan: "Your Excellency Marquis, judging from the current casualties of each legion, I think that neither the 39th Legion nor the 40th Legion can independently hold their respective fortresses, what do you say?"
"So what?" As if seeing through Bai Feng's thoughts, the Marquis of Rundstead said bluntly: "Even if I merge the 39th Legion and the 40th Legion in one fortress, with your qualifications, it will not be possible to sit in the position you want. ”
"This ......" Bai Feng, who was speechless, had to admit that his plan was indeed a little too taken for granted, after all, he had only joined the imperial military for less than two months, and he was indeed not qualified to serve as the supreme commander of a fortress.
"Still, you're on a good idea. The Marquis of Rundstead, who had a serious expression, suddenly changed his words and said: "Tomorrow I will transfer the Forty Legions to the Eleventh Fortress, and your Seventh Wing will be left in the Twelfth Fortress to participate in the formation of a new battle cluster. ”
"New battle clusters?"
"With your Seventh Wing and Ranocchia's Iron Guard as the main force, plus five thousand city defenders who will arrive tomorrow, form a battle group with López as the supreme commander to defend the vacant Fortress Twelve. ”
"Your Excellency, Marquis, you ......"
"You don't need to ask me why I want to help you, you just need to help me hold Fortress Twelve, from now on, all the troops under my command, their seriously wounded will be sent to Fortress Twelve, and you need to pay back my veterans in a ratio of three to one. ”
"Thank you, Your Excellency Marquis!" In the face of such a generous gift, Bai Feng, who was accustomed to seeing big scenes, couldn't help but be moved.