Chapter XXXIX: The End of the Battle of Parnes
Zachary's self-confidence is definitely not without reason, he dares to say to Jonathan so confidently that he wants to take over a cavalry squadron because he was a knight in his previous game. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
The Rainer Kingdom is located in the north of the Faisal continent, with the widest grassland of the continent, the Lydian Plain, the arid climate of the north makes the horses living in this grassland have the top explosive power and endurance on the continent, and it is the most suitable horse breed for war horses on the continent.
So the cavalry of the Reiner Kingdom has always been famous on the mainland, and Reiner is even called the Knight Kingdom. As a player who chose to be born in the kingdom of Reiner, Zachary naturally saw those NPCs in the game use cavalry tactics, and also went to ask for advice, and later he even personally commanded the cavalry troops to fight countless battles, so Zachary dared to be so confident.
However, now it is a reality and not a game, and Zachary doesn't know if the knowledge and experience he learned in the game will be useful in reality, so he just asks Jonathan for a squadron leader position.
But that's okay, Zachary knows very well that even if he has Jonathan's support and suddenly parachutes to a high position, the people below will definitely be unconvinced, although because of the strict discipline of the Fourth Army, there will be no disobedience, but it is definitely not conducive to his control of the troops below.
And the position of squadron leader is almost just right, with his own power, he has a certain degree of autonomy in battle, and it is easy to obtain military merits, and the people below are all soldiers, even if they are arrogant, it is relatively easy to submit. If the knowledge he learned in his previous life was not much different from reality, Zachary thought that he could still take on a higher position, and it would be more convincing to climb up the ranks from the squadron leader.
When Joanna is old enough to officially join the army, she can take care of herself. The most important thing is that he has enough power in his hands to change the situation of the war between the Reiner Kingdom and the Orc Kingdom.
The warrior alone or just with his own team of companions to challenge the demon king, and finally save the continent will only happen in the novel, because the real demon king will not be so stupid to live alone in the castle, the demon king who can launch the disaster that swept the continent, how can there be a lack of strong men and soldiers under his hands, only one order can bury those fools who want to be heroes in the middle of the road.
So when Rhodes was drafted into the army by Jonathan, he encouraged Joanna to follow her father to the front, because he wanted Joanna to join the army earlier than in his previous life.
The soldiers wanted to follow a general who could lead them to victory without dying too many people, and they were naturally more willing to trust a veteran who had already been in the military for several years to lead them than a rookie who had just joined the army.
After watching Jonathan's back disappear into the command post not far away, Zachary stood at the door and touched his chin, presumably when he went to take over the cavalry squadron, he would be considered a novice on the battlefield, making those soldiers doubt their command ability from the bottom of their hearts.
Zachary smiled and shook his head, with his own strength, those soldiers would definitely not challenge themselves, but well, it is necessary to think carefully about what mistakes the orcs made in the early stage of this war, so as to show their skills.
For the fate of the Fourth Legion at this time, Zachary did not worry about anything, because in his previous life, Zachary had not heard that the Fourth Legion had been defeated by orcs, on the contrary, although the Reiner Kingdom was almost wiped out in the Battle of the Star and Moon this time, Jonathan and several Reiner generals shone in this war and took charge of the future catastrophe.
Therefore, the orc's raid on the city of Paynes this time should be in vain, although it brought great casualties to the Fourth Legion, but as the orcs who attacked the city, the losses must be far greater than that of the Fourth Legion defending the city. Even if Zachary Joanna hadn't been present in the first two battles, the Fourth Legion would have been able to repel the orc attack, but the losses would have been greater.
When everyone in the city of Paynes was worried about the next attack of the orcs, Zachary did not have much worry in his heart, knowing the result of the battle of Paynes, he followed Rhodes to the city wall every day to prevent the attack of the orcs, and waited to take over the cavalry squadron that Jonathan promised him.
And the development of the situation in the battle of Parnes did not change much, and everything was driven according to the situation in Zachary's memory. After knowing that the city of Parnes on his flank was raided by the orcs, and the Fourth Legion, which had been retreating there to rest, was surrounded by the Orcs, the Reiner army on the side of the Baier Fortress immediately sent the Twelfth Legion to the rescue.
In the face of the Twelfth Legion that came to support, the orc army that had been unwilling to break through the city of Paynes finally chose to retreat, and it had suffered heavy losses in the siege, and it was driven back several times to attack the city, which hit the morale of the Orc soldiers even more, so when their scouts detected the Twelfth Legion on the road, they decisively withdrew the army surrounding Paynes.
When the orc army that had surrounded the city finally retreated, the soldiers on the city walls let out earth-shattering cheers. Although the orcs did not launch another huge offensive after the previous two battles, but looking at the orc army outside the city, the spirit of the soldiers has been tight for the past few days, and they dare not relax without a trace.
Watching the orc flag slowly disappear below the horizon, Zachary saw Joanna beside him breathe a sigh of relief, and gently patted her small chest with her little hand, she went to the battlefield for the first time, even if she didn't have much worry about her safety with the protection of Zachary by her side, she still couldn't help but feel worried in her heart, worried that the orcs would break through the city of Paynes, after all, the fierce and critical situation of the first two battles, she was deeply aware of it.
"Zachary, the battle is over......" Joanna looked up at Zachary.
Seeing the exhaustion on Joanna's face, Zachary touched her head distressedly, "Yes, Joanna, this time the battle is over. ”
Hearing Zachary's answer, Joanna's tense spirit really relaxed, and the whole person leaned weakly against the city wall. She turned her head to look at the mess left behind by the battle, black blood stains everywhere on the walls, magic and swords leaving indelible marks on the walls.
"War ......" Joanna let out a long sigh after seeing the soldiers around her lying on the ground one by one after learning that the orcs had really retreated, and some soldiers even fell asleep directly on the ground.
Although it had only been a few days since the Parnes Guard, Joanna felt that she had spent a long year, and the experience of these few days had completely worn away the roughness in her heart because of her young age. And witnessing the cruelty of the battlefield, she has a deeper understanding of the tragic future that Zachary said.
"Zachary, you're going to face all of this with me, right?" Joanna suddenly raised her little face to look at Zachary, and there was an inexplicable look in her golden eyes.
Zachary looked down at Joanna blankly, not knowing why Joanna suddenly asked him that, but after just a moment, a smile appeared on his face, and he nodded to Joanna slowly but firmly, "Yes, Joanna, I will always stand by your side and become the sword in your hand to cut all the enemies in front of you." ”