All the attackers and defenders were numb and repeated the mechanical maneuver for two days in a row, endlessly.

In the evening, the battle for the south gate finally became fierce, the collapsed city wall, the collapsed arrow tower, had caused less trouble to the besieging troops than before, the siege vehicles rushed towards the city gate one after another, and were once again scattered and blocked by the city defenders.

Two hours of continuous high-intensity fighting, one impact after another, did not change the situation of both sides, but only caused the casualties on both sides to rise sharply.

Under the cover of night, three thousand meters outside the east city gate, 30,000 infantry and 20,000 cavalry, 10,000 crossbowmen appeared, this is the last new force of SMS, after two days of rest, this new force appeared in the enemy's most unlikely place, 200,000 annihilation of 60,000, SMK's appetite is indeed very large.

The east gate has not been attacked, only equipped with regular guards, in the face of the sudden 60,000 siege troops, can only play to prevent the siege vehicles from hitting the city gate, but under the cover of many shield soldiers, the siege troops who lost two siege vehicles and successfully opened the east gate.

The first to enter the city gate were 20,000 cavalry, which quickly divided into several roads, and marched to each city gate, the city's internal affairs hall, and the barracks, followed by 20,000 spearmen and 5,000 crossbowmen, and the other 10,000 infantry and 5,000 crossbowmen partly controlled the tower, and some fought along the city wall to the south and north.

The original encirclement of three queyi became four city gates, and they were all blocked. SMS also made a lot of determination, and decided to annihilate all the 60,000 troops defending the city, although he would also suffer heavy losses, but this was the first major battle deep into the enemy's territory, and it was of extraordinary significance to future operations. Morale is even more important to the entire army deep into the hinterland, and he must make all enemies afraid of his sharp knife in order to reduce his resistance on the road.

The east gate was broken, and the rest of the battle was much simpler, the cavalry entered the city to divide the encirclement and suppression, the spearmen and crossbowmen controlled each point, most of the enemy's forces were concentrated in the south gate and the barracks, as long as the barracks were attacked, the defenders of the south gate became a lone army surrounded.

Despite this, the number of defending troops was still very large, 60,000 desperately resisted the more than 40,000 troops who entered the city, but with the opening of the west gate and the north gate, more troops poured into Anan City, gradually controlling all the institutions of the city, and only more than 10,000 elite defenders who held the southern city continued to resist.

The more than 10,000 defenders of the south gate, who had no depth and no backup, surrendered the next morning after continuing to be besieged all night.

Although the siege battle lasted only three days, the casualties on both sides were still heavy, most of the casualties appeared on the night after the city was broken, the two sides fought each other, so that Simak lost more than 14,000 people, more than 5,000 people were seriously wounded, and finally captured Anan City and annihilated all the 60,000 defenders of Anan City, of which more than 30,000 were captured, most of them were wounded of different severity.

The casualties were worth it, and since then, SMS's 200,000 troops have been dubbed the "Devil's Sharp Knife". Anan City, a large city in the north-central part of Aracya, as the base camp of the fourth war zone in Arad, was captured by the "devil's sharp knife" for three days and three nights.

But Higg did not participate in the revelry, and his 3,000 cavalry, along with the other 20,000 cavalry, were desperately pursuing the troops north of Anan who had fled after receiving the news that Anan had been broken. Simak gave them only two days and two nights to pursue, and on the morning of the third day, they had to return to Anan City.

The 23,000 cavalry, who had been bullied by the Arad rebels, made meritorious contributions and launched a pursuit in the hills and plains northeast of Anan City, and successively pursued them to the banks of the Leiden River, more than 200 kilometers away. The raging Leiden River is already very open when it flows from north to southeast. After killing more than 10,000 people, he drove the remaining 20,000 people into the Leiden River and hurried back to the city.

The battle on the battlefield raised the morale of the Devil's Sharp Knife, and everyone was immersed in the joy of victory!

On the morning of the third day, Higg, who had returned to Anan City on time, and all the generals held a military meeting in the interior hall of Anan City. All of them had a heated debate over whether to keep or go!

Simak said: "The purpose of our expedition was to disrupt Arad's strategy, but now our goal is far from being achieved, we have not yet caught Arad's attention enough, and our allies are still struggling with Arad's attack. We have no back-up, the nearest one is in Biasso, 800 kilometres, the 130,000-strong army of Habaisa, which is the last line of defense of our Fifth Army, so we cannot stop the expedition, we cannot stay here or retreat north, we must continue to plunge our sharp knife into the heart of the enemy. ”

"Your Excellency, General!" One of the generals said: "We have penetrated more than 800 kilometers into the enemy's territory alone, and now Arad has sent troops to begin to encircle us, and if we do not jump out of this circle as soon as possible, it is very likely that the whole army will be annihilated!" ”

"Lord Marshal's instructions to us are to do our best to attract the attention of Arad and relieve the pressure on the First and Second Legions!" SMS said: "We are not done yet, we can't stay or retreat!" ”

"The First and Second Legions? Hmph, where were they when we were under siege? Although we are also loyal to Her Majesty, have we ever received a grain of food and a piece of equipment from Her Majesty? I don't say this to blaspheme Her Majesty, but we need to do what we can, there is no need to throw all the old capital of the Fifth Legion here, in this troubled world, only strength is the king! ”

The generals below are fighting for each other, and no one will let anyone or obey anyone.

Simak raised his eyebrows, looked at Higg, and asked, "General Higg, what do you think?" ”

"Hmph, General Higg is not from the Fifth Legion, what qualifications does he have to say anything about the Fifth Legion?"

Smack - Higg slapped the Battle Order on the table and said coldly, "Who dares to say that I am not from the Fifth Legion?" I entered the Fifth Legion before most of you! This battle order is the military token of Marshal Michael of the former Fifth Legion, if there are veterans more than 20 years ago here, they should be no strangers to this token, I am the only son of Marshal Michael, I was born to be a member of the Fifth Legion, you say, am I qualified to speak? ”

All of them stared at the token tightly, they knew that what Higg said was true, and at such a time, there could be no fake, and no one had the guts to pretend to be the son of the god of war.

Higg looked at the crowd and did not speak, and then said: "Twenty or thirty years ago, the Fifth Legion defended the Mizusawa country to the west, and to the north with the strength of the legion, defeated the barbarian country that thought it was powerful and abandoned its armor, so that all the enemies were in awe, what a proud glory is this? Now, where is the military spirit of the Fifth Legion? Don't listen to the commander's orders, timid, and ignore the marshal's overall strategy? Her Majesty is in the south, we are in the north, of course we can't take care of it. But think about it, if we become the main force that has completed the great cause of counterinsurgency against Arad without reinforcements, and even surpass the descendants of the First and Second Army Corps, who would dare to say that our current Fifth Army Corps has lost its glory in the past? Your Excellency General Simak, since the marshal's task has not yet been completed, what is the need for us to discuss the question of whether to go or stay? ”

Simak smiled and said: "The great cause of counterinsurgency is very dangerous, many people will die, everyone here, if you are afraid of death, I am not reluctant, you can return to the receiving point in Habaisa, I just want to send 10,000 people to transport supplies and wounded there, and there are more than 100 ships of fleet materials to be transported north to the disaster victims in various places, these tasks require manpower, I believe that the generals here will be competent!" Which of you will share my worries? ”

All the people bowed their heads, and no one said anything.

"Okay, since no one wants to go back to recuperate, then we will rest here for five days, and when all the supplies are delivered, we will make a march route based on intelligence." Simak said, "Mix more than 10,000 captives who still have combat power into various combat units!" ”

The next morning, the griffons reappeared in the sky above Anan City, this time there were more griffons, five or six groups of three.

SMS began to organize the people to repair the city walls, arrow towers, destroyed houses, etc., and all the soldiers had to go out on time to drill and drill, which meant to stay in Anan City.

Simak was never a soft-hearted man, and eventually ordered the beheading of all the seriously wounded captives, more than 17,000 in all. His own troops, with more than 5,000 seriously wounded, had to be transported by land back to the camp at Habaisa, which required a large number of carriages, horses, and escorts, so that he had no heart to sympathize with the useless enemy prisoners.

On the third day, 10,000 lightly wounded soldiers and some magicians, escorted with supplies in more than 2,000 wagons, and more than 2,000 seriously wounded, left north. The remaining 3,000 wounded and supplies will be brought along the tributaries of the Leiden River into the main channel of the Leiden River along the tributaries of the Leiden River in nearly 300 river boats that have been urgently recruited, and most of the materials on board will be transported to the resettlement sites of the victims in various places. Orlando Province, where the Fifth Legion is located, cannot afford to lose too many refugees, otherwise it will be even poorer, and Montgosa will not be unaware of the consequences of killing chickens and eggs, so he must be responsible for the consequences of flooding the plains of Haman.

On the fifth day, when the last ships carrying supplies left port, Simak summoned Higg alone. The two young generals, who were both valued by Montgosa, began to discuss the future and fate of the nearly 200,000 troops.

Higg said worriedly: "General Simak, now there is a heavy encirclement to the west, the terrain has both plains and mountains, and to the south it will go deeper into the encirclement of the first, third, and fourth war zones of Arad, which is also a plain and mountainous area, and the forest landform, and to the east is the safest, it is a large area of hills in the fifth war zone, the troops are weak, and it is also the base camp of the original third army of Arad, how to choose, the matter is very important, please rule the general, don't dare to say more!" ”

Simak smiled: "Although I am the main general, but before the expedition, the marshal had taken care of it, and the pending matters, let me negotiate with you, and you will shirk it for me now?" To the east, of course, is the safest, but what is the significance of the overall strategy? Heading south is the most dangerous and is likely to be blocked. To the southwest is the royal city of Crodina, where do you dare to go? ”

Higg smiled: "The general is willing to give up the lives of these 200,000 soldiers? ”

Simak said with a smile: "Unless Arad gives up the strategic intention that is about to be completed, otherwise, it is impossible for him to mobilize more than 300,000 troops to encircle us, 200,000 against 300,000, we still have a 30% chance of winning, it is worth fighting, even if only half of the men and horses are left to break through, I don't believe it, Arad dares to let my 100,000 men and horses close to his capital, and at that time, he still dares not to let go in the south?" Won't your restored city be saved? ”

"The general also knows about my Fuxing City?"