Part 2 Sea of Dragon's Guardianship 13 Sylvia Ansesson's Progress
13 Savia Anselson's progress
The siege of Anseison continued, and the besieging and unattacking United Kingdom forces did not pose a real threat to the people in the city, but rather shocked everyone by the death of Risen and the escape of Irene. The former is blamed on the enemy outside the city, and the latter is not easy to decipher, but some people begin to speculate whether Erin betrayed the Splett Empire and defected to the enemy, and some even believe that Erin is responsible for Ryson's death, and she is likely to be the facilitator of the assassination, so she has to flee.
After Irene's escape, Sevia continued to preside over the defense of Anseson, and many people knew about his relationship with Erin, thinking that he would be hit by Irene's rebellion. But when Sevia continued to analyze the battle situation calmly, they were all shocked by the commander in front of them, who focused on the overall situation. As if the events of Risen and Erin had not happened at all, on the very first morning after Erin's escape, Sevia devised a bold and unexpected breakout plan to break the enemy siege of the city.
While the wind chimes hung on the battlefield, the soldiers lazily looked at the city in front of them in the tent of the British military camp outside the city of Anseson, and they had not received a new order since the siege of the city. The strength of the United Kingdom Army was more than seven times the number of the defenders of Anseson, and they also turned a blind eye to the refugees who fled from the city. If Anseson City really can't hold on, taking the city is also a big achievement.
When the gates of Ansesen opened, the scouts of the United Kingdom Army only reported it on a routine basis, without paying any attention to it—until the horses galloped over.
Just after noon on September 24, 1805, a group of blindfolded horses dressed in red and blue horse coats rushed out of the city gates, and under the control of the brave men, they rushed straight to the front of the encirclement of the British army. As they did not expect cavalry to fight out of the city, the British army did not set up horses or other barriers at all, and the camp was completely exposed, but this small number of war horses did not arouse their interest, because the number was too limited, although the red and blue horse clothes made the eyes feel uncomfortable, it was just a senseless charge and death......
Is it really just to die?
The hundreds of angry bulls that followed behind the charging herd of horses didn't think so!
The colorful horse clothes swayed in the wind with the gallop of the war horse, and the mad bull was completely enraged and seduced by the colors that fluttered in the wind. The war horse rushed to the enemy position, and the bull also rushed to the enemy position! The earth-shattering sound of bull's hooves, mixed with the roar of bulls, reached the British army camp – and the soldiers gradually saw the bulls galloping towards them: clothed in brightly coloured cloth and painted with strange patterns, with sharp and shining swords tied to their horns, and straw and oil jugs tied to their tails...... The arms and legs of the soldiers of the British Army were instantly cold, and they stood still, their fingers trembled, and they were dumbfounded, completely frightened, and forgot to flee......
The herd of bulls is getting closer, and the galloping sound has overshadowed everything!
The horses had already rushed into the enemy's line, and the bulls were close at hand—and at last someone began to retreat, running like a desperate man, screaming in despair......
Who, perhaps a daredevil, rode a war horse, lit the oil jugs hanging from the tails of several bulls, and finally, the boiling feast began.
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Thousands of soldiers rushed out of the city of Anseson, and they saw the scene of their lives—a chaotic British military camp in which hundreds of monsters with swords on their heads were rampaging through them, and the fright of the flames made the monsters even more furious. The soldiers in the camp gave up their resistance altogether, and fled in all directions without a head, and in a short time they were already strewn with corpses and in disarray—countless people were stabbed and wounded by the swords of the horns, and countless others were trampled to death in the scurry. Some people wanted to flee on horseback, but the bull's charge frightened the war horses to struggle frantically, and there were many people who fell from their horses and died, were kicked by the horses' hooves, and fell to the ground after being hit by the horses...... Even if you are lucky enough to escape the mad horses and ferocious bulls, you still have to meet the Spellet Imperial army that has already entered the camp......
This is no longer a battle, but a one-sided killing of the Imperial army.
Under the impact of hundreds of bulls, the camp in front of the British army's encirclement collapsed in an instant, and it happened that this was also the place where the army commander was stationed, and several major generals were either killed in battle or fled, and the morale of the soldiers in the other camps was greatly affected by the almost collapse of the command system, and they regrouped and retreated. The siege plan of the British army, after less than half a day of fighting, ended in complete failure. The British army lost more than 10,000 people, while the army of the Spellet Empire suffered less than 100 casualties.
The one who planned the "Fire Bull Formation" to charge the encirclement was Sylvia Anselson, who used brightly colored horse clothes and war horses to attract the bull, and only ignited the oil pot behind the oxtail when the bull rushed into the enemy formation, these two reasonable arrangements minimized the original large use risk of the "Fire Bull Formation". He even caught the weakness of the United Kingdom army's distraction, inappropriate defense, and paralysis, and relieved the siege of the city by winning more with less.
At this point, anyone can see that Sevia is the best commander after Duke Risson.
After defeating the besieging British army and arranging the work of cleaning up the battlefield, Sevia began to write a briefing for this period himself. Due to the siege, all official documents could not be passed out for several days, and now that the siege was lifted, he had to report some important things to the emperor.
In the evening, the herald was ordered to go to Sevia's room to receive the briefing, and he would pass this information on a fast horse, due to the instability of carrier pigeons, human transmission was still the main way of transmitting information in the Spallow Empire. In front of the herald were four bulletins.
The first briefing was a report on the results of the day, which was to be sent to the capital and presented to the emperor. The briefing was written very short, with the siege and the breakout written in a few words, and the casualty figures on both sides were accurate, trying to make the emperor understand how effective the battle plan was.
The second briefing, also sent to the capital. It was written about the assassination of Duke Ryson. The briefing blames Risen for his death on Imperial prisoners paid off by the British Army, and instead of holding the city and castle accountable for its dereliction of duty, the city's guards excuse themselves as "at war" and convince the Emperor that they will make amends.
The third briefing was sent to the consuls or lords of all towns and villages along the route. The briefing is about Erin, and contains the signatures of several castle guards, notably several prominent noble knights, who prove that Erin is planning an assassination attempt with an unknown magician, and insinuates that Erin may also be involved in Ryson's death. In this way, the Emperor can issue a wanted warrant for Erin, and completely let Erin never have a future in the Empire. When the herald received the briefing, he hesitated to remind Sevia Erin that he was still his nominal fiancée, but the herald did not do so, and the people of the empire understood that the interests of the country were far higher than love.
The fourth bulletin is not a briefing, but more like a warning, the content is about the unknown phantom near the desperate desert, affecting the safety of the main transportation routes, since the private soldiers of the Wanyuan Church in Anseson City have been sent to investigate, the actual handling recommendations will be left to the local church.
The herald put away the four briefings, and he went to assign the corresponding tasks to his subordinates, and left in a hurry. Sevia was left alone in the room. He is very proud in his heart, especially the briefing about the wanted Erin, which will make him invincible in public opinion.
Suddenly, Sevia felt a cramping pain in her chest, and the feeling of discomfort immediately spread throughout her body-
"The body has ...... Can't bear it? ”
Saivia covered her chest hard, her face instantly turned pale, and her body trembled uncontrollably...... For a short period of time, he seemed to be ten years older......
"Must ...... Come on...... Find out where the comet is first......"
With difficulty, Sevia picked up a blank piece of paper and wrote a letter. The content of the letter is very short, and because the body does not seem to be able to keep up with the rhythm, the text is no longer neat and standardized, just like the pen of a child.
When he finished writing, Sevia propped himself up and pulled the bell next to him, and the bell rang - his valet came in.
"This letter, send it out, quickly!" Sevia said he tried his best to hide his physical discomfort.
The manservant took the letter, and he realized that Sevia was strange, "My lord, do you need to ask a doctor to come and see you?" Sevia rejected the suggestion with a look in her eyes.
After a few moments, Sevia's face regained somewhat. The valet did not dare to answer again, so he took the letter and went to the herald.
Sevia in the room finally relaxed, he was indeed much better than just now, the discomfort in his chest was relieved a lot, his waist was much straighter, his face was stretched, and his mouth and nose were panting violently......
"Time...... There's not much left...... Gotta hurry ......"
The herald received the new letter, feeling the difference, and in a short time Sevia gave him another job, making him think that he had just behaved inappropriately.
"The letter is sent to the Aube Empire!" The herald was even more surprised, the previous briefings were all about the internal affairs of the Empire, why did he contact the people of the Aube Empire at this time?
"Hopefully it will go well," Sevia thought to herself, "so I can kill all the earthlings!" ”