Chapter 46: The Battle of Como in the Conquest of Rollin (1)
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Alan sighed as he looked at Renard's tent in the distance.
"Judging from the size of their camp, I'm afraid there are no less than 30,000 people." Guy cautiously analyzed. "And the other side even occupied the hill in advance, if we want to storm it, the loss will definitely be not small.
"That's right." Alan nodded, "Where's the map?" Hearing this, Elizabeth took out a parchment roll from her bosom and handed it to Alan.
"It seems that the other party has been prepared for a long time, and he is waiting for us here."
Geographically, it is the only way to Fort Como, and within a radius of a few kilometres, the hill is the only high ground. In other words, as long as you hold that hill, you will also choke the choke point to Fort Como. If you don't choose a head-on confrontation, and to get around here, you have to go around a big circle, and it will take five or six days of effort.
The longer the soldier drags on, the more information the enemy has, and the more unfavorable it will be to your side.
In terms of troops, Allen was a last battle this time, with a full 20,000 troops. It can be said that the war potential of the Essis Territory has been overdrawn, and even the conscripted peasant soldiers who have never been disdained to use in peacetime have also been brought with them. But even so, there are at least more than 10,000 fewer than the other party.
"Damn it! With such a big advantage, this guy even has to fight a defensive counterattack! What a piece of rubbish! Alan scolded viciously, if he had such a force, he would have pushed it up a long time ago, and he would still be waiting for the other party to attack?
"Lord Duke, you see there is a dense forest in the south of the hill, do you think we can ambush there?" As if he had discovered something, Guy pointed to the map and suggested to Allen.
"Huh?"
Alan followed Guy's guidance and looked over, and sure enough, a dense forest was drawn on the bottom side of the map.
"Guderian! Guderian!"
"In! Lord Duke! ”
"How about that forest, can you hide people?"
Guderian stepped forward and looked at the map, shook his head and said, "I'm afraid not, that forest is too sparse for my cavalry to hide." And it's too close to the hill, I'm afraid that the other party will find out in the first place. ”
Alan and Guy glanced at each other and sighed in unison, it seemed that there was only a tough battle coming.
However, at this moment, a voice suddenly sounded.
"Lord Duke, let me give it a try."
Alan followed the voice and looked over, it turned out to be Leonardo.
"Leo, what do you think?"
"Lord Duke, General Guderian's cavalry is too big to be spotted, but my assault force will not. And I only need five hundred men, I can hide in the woods, as long as the Duke attracts the main force of the other party, I can capture his headquarters in one fell swoop! “
"Five hundred? Is that enough? ”
"Don't worry, Lord Duke, in my opinion, although the other party has the advantage of high ground, the hill is not big. Counting the strength of the ground defense, it will not be too much. As long as you grasp the reality and take advantage of the enemy's slackness, you will definitely be able to win with one blow! ”
Looking at Leonardo's confident appearance, Alan was also a little moved. But he still cautiously asked Guy's opinion, brainstorming is the king.
"It's a bit risky, but if it works, it will keep us from getting into a scorching battle. The most important point is how to enable General Leonardo to effectively cooperate with our main forces. If we are not able to attract enough firepower to General Leo's troops, then General Leo's troops are undoubtedly moths to the fire. If General Leo succeeds in capturing the hills, how can we support him? The enemy outnumbered us and was enough to hold us back with a sea of men. At that time, I am afraid that there will be a danger of being broken by each one. “
"Lord Duke, leave the task to us!" Guderian stepped forward and said, "Our cavalry can bypass the enemy's flank, both pinning down the enemy's flank and quickly supporting Leo's troops with speed. “
"If that's the case, you can give it a try." Guy touched his chin and pondered.
Alan raised the telescope in his hand and looked at the military formation in the distance from afar. After watching it for a while, Alan waved his horsewhip and said, "Since that's the case, then let's see what means the other party has." Guy, you lead your troops to the northwest. Now that the other person is ready, we should also change to a more suitable position. “
"Yes!"
"Leo, I'll give you five hundred horses in a while, and after the battle starts, you quickly lead the team into the forest and wait for my signal."
"Yes!"
"Guderian, you take your troops to hide in the rear of the military formation, and you must not move without an order!"
"Obey!"
"This time, we must let them get into the soul!"
The distance of fifty miles, for a regular aristocratic army, would take at least half a day. But for Allen's army, it was done in just over two hours. When the two armies met, it was the middle of the day.
Renard's army had already lined up and was ready to work. Looking at the past from afar, all kinds of aristocratic flags fluttered in the sky like clouds in the sky. More than 30,000 people, on the vast land, it is like a thick layer of moss, and it is not spectacular to suppress a group of people.
Renard stood on top of the hill, binoculars in his hand keeping a firm eye on the movements of Allen's army.
The more carefully he looked, the more he admired. The fact that Essis's army was able to maintain its formation and flag after a long march was enough to show that the opposing soldiers had abundant physical strength and strict discipline. George was not wronged by the defeat of such an army.
"Your Royal Highness, why is the other party's march route wrong, why doesn't he face us head-on?"
'It's very simple, the other side knew we were going to defend on the heights, so they focused on the left flank. Renard put down the telescope in his hand and explained.
"So what are we going to do?"
Renard chuckled: "It's very simple, since the opposite side changes formation, then we just need to change with it." Inform the troops, with the command post as the center, turn left first, and face the enemy head-on! ”
"Your Royal Highness! The other party dared to march in front of our army, it was really too deceitful! Let me lead the knights to rush at them, and promise to capture the Duke of Ouranos alive for you! ”
"Yes, the enemy will expose the flanks, and a few charges will be enough to crush the enemy formation!"
"That's right! Take action, Your Majesty! ”
"yes, let's do it!"
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Behind him, a knight stepped forward and spoke to Reynard, followed by a number of knights echoing in unison.
"No!" However, Renard immediately rejected the knights' proposal, explaining: "Don't look at the other side to flank us, in fact, this is a ploy by the other side to lure us." You see, although the other side is marching, it is always their heavy infantry that is facing us, and the long-range projection troops are protected inside the heavy infantry. And now the distance between the two armies is too far away, and when you charge in front of you, they will be able to do everything they can. ”
"What then? Is it just watching? ”
"Don't worry, just wait. Soon the other party will have action. Renard said confidently. (To be continued.) )