Volume 1 Treading the Snow Without a Trace Chapter 81 The Wind Rises
Seeing the two of them come in, the bloodthirsty duke's cold face barely had a hint of a smile, and he smiled at the two of them: "Father, brother, why are you here?"
It is no wonder that the bloodthirsty duke was unexpected, the two people who came in, the old man was the father-in-law of the bloodthirsty duke, the patriarch of the Duchy of Bavaria, Dodoro, and the middle-aged man was his cousin, the famous general of the Duchy of Bavaria, Kevin.
However, Kevin has been guarding the border pass, and his father-in-law has always been unable to live in the depths, and he only sends someone to convey anything, even the bloodthirsty duke rarely sees him, but he didn't expect that they all came here today.
The bloodthirsty duke hurriedly helped the old man to sit down, the old man's face was calm, and when he sat down, he said lightly: "The situation doesn't seem to be too good?"
Listening to the old man's words, the bloodthirsty duke's face was a little unbearable, and he lost dozens of cities in just a few days, the situation was indeed very bad, and his face was pale at the moment, and he just smiled.
Seeing the appearance of the bloodthirsty duke, the old man snorted coldly and said with a calm face: "Then let me ask you, what should I do next?"
After pondering for a moment, the Bloodthirsty Duke hesitated: "I am preparing to organize an army to annihilate the Xuanshui Cavalry Regiment here, since they dare to come, they must have such an awareness." As he spoke, the Bloodthirsty Duke's face showed a hint of cruelty.
Turning his head to look at the Bloodthirsty Duke, Dodoro slowly shook his head, then looked at Kevin and said, "Tell me!"
With a wry smile, Kevin said in a deep voice: " George unexpectedly defeated dozens of our cities at lightning speed, nothing more than these characteristics, taking Yecheng as an example, first raided the city gate with an elite team, pulled out the arrow tower that was the most threatening to the army, and then opened the city gate to quickly annihilate the defenders when they were in a panic with the advantage of strong cavalry mobility, and then rushed to the next city non-stop, so that the inner city did not have the slightest vigilance, and under such a surprise attack, it was naturally defeated without a fight, and the city was lost again and again, and the Xuanshui Cavalry Regiment was afraid of going deep alone, and followed George's 200,000 infantry army closely behind the Xuanshui Cavalry Regiment, on the one hand, it collected and conquered the cityOn the one hand, it echoes with the Xuanshui Cavalry Regiment and rescues each other. Such a tactic is really unexpected. β
Listening to Kevin's analysis, there was appreciation in the eyes of the sitting Todora. Waving his hand and motioning for Kevin to stop, Dodoro said to the Bloodthirsty Duke: "Do you understand the reason for this result?
Listening to Duo Duoluo's lecture, cold sweat flowed on the forehead of the bloodthirsty duke, although Duo Duo Luo did not have any position, but his influence was not weaker than the old national teacher he coerced, and now he made Duo Duo Luo unhappy, he naturally made amends again and again, and did not dare to refute.
After scolding the bloodthirsty duke, Dodoro's face was much better, and then he said to Kevin, who was respectful on the side: "Kevin, you tell him what to do." β
Hearing Dodoro speak, the bloodthirsty duke also moved his eyes to his cousin, Kevin, as the commander of the border of the Duchy of Bavaria, has excellent military talents, and the bloodthirsty duke himself knows very well that he is not half a star behind this cousin in terms of fighting, if it were not for his own level of kinship, and the deterrent power of his father-in-law, I am afraid that he may not really be on his side.
Hearing Dodoro speak, Kevin pondered for a moment and said: "Judging from the current situation, our situation is not optimistic, the Augustus Empire cannot make a move at will because of the containment of the Barlow Empire, and the other principalities near the border will not make easy moves, they will only watch from the sidelines, and the Xuanshui Cavalry Regiment is a strong force in the country, and in terms of cavalry alone, our army is not able to compete with it, so it is impossible to realize the idea of defeating the Xuanshui Cavalry Regiment head-on." β
Hearing Kevin's ruthless denial of his opinion, the bloodthirsty duke's face was a little unpleasant.
Seeming to notice the change in the bloodthirsty duke's expression, Kevin paused for a moment before saying, "The current situation is like this, the situation is very unfavorable to us, if we take a wrong step, I am afraid that it will be the result of a catastrophe." β
Listening to Kevin's analysis, Dodoro's brows were tightly knit, and he obviously felt a little troublesome, but he didn't expect an accidental situation to be so bad.
After thinking about it for a long time, the bloodthirsty duke couldn't think of a good way, so he had to bite the bullet and say, "What does Brother Kevin mean? What should we do?"
Looking up at Dodoro without any reaction, Kevin said: "Today's plan, holding on is the best policy, although this will affect your morale, but waiting for the opportunity in such a disadvantageous situation is the best choice, the Xuanshui Cavalry Regiment is a rapid reaction force, and is not good at siege warfare, what he relies on is undoubtedly the surprise attack of the elite squad, I suggest that the elite squad be sent to various cities in batches to defend the city walls tightly, George They have no heavy tools to attack the city for the time being, and there is no way to face the tall city walls." β
"On the other hand, George's intention is a quick word, they want to eat us quickly without the other side reacting, but if the time drags on, the outcome will not be certain, and although it is not realistic to ask for the Augustan Empire to send troops, we still have to try to get some of their assistance. β
The Bloodthirsty Duke was a little puzzled and asked, "But, after the last incident, will they make a move?"
Hearing the words of the Bloodthirsty Duke, Kevin smiled, "There is no need to worry about this problem, there are no eternal friends, and there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests." The Augustan Empire is not happy to watch George swallow us up, after all, they still need us, and I believe he will understand this. β
The Bloodthirsty Duke nodded thoughtfully. With a smile on his face, Lingfeng spoke, "I'll do it right away." β
Dodoro, who was listening quietly, sighed and said to the Bloodthirsty Duke: "If you don't understand something, ask Kevin for advice, if this family business is lost in your hands, how can you be worthy of the dead?"
Looking at the bloodthirsty duke who only promised, Tataro let out a long sigh, he knew very well in his heart that his son-in-law had a big gap compared to George, whether it was his mind, strategy, or bearing, if it wasn't for his only daughter's hard work, would he interfere in such a matter? Shaking his head to sort out the chaotic thoughts in his heart, Totaro returned to his calm appearance, since he had already made a choice, then let's make one last effort!
Behind the Xuanshui Cavalry Regiment, Prince George's 200,000 troops unhurriedly and gradually encroached on the city that was broken by the Xuanshui Legion, and even some other sinking pools with weak guardian strength did not let go, and the garrison generals who were frightened by the Xuanshui Legion faced the mighty 200,000 troops without a fight, and in just half a month, the Bloodthirsty Duke's sphere of influence shrank by half, and the situation was extremely badγ
Fortunately, as a force, the bloodthirsty duke has his own capital, after the initial chaos, the bloodthirsty duke's side of the response measures were implemented in an orderly manner, a large number of elite squads in the royal city continued to be sent to some important cities, forming elite squads to deal with the night attack of the Xuanshui cavalry regiment, and under the strict orders of the bloodthirsty duke, the armies of all parties held the city and were not allowed to fight with the George army wandering in the city, and at the same time, a letter from the bloodthirsty duke was quickly sent to the Augustan Empire by the special envoy.
Under such a response, Rao is the brave and good fighter of the Xuanshui Cavalry Regiment and there is nothing to be done, they are cavalry after all, siege is not their strong point, the bloodthirsty duke has made it clear that he wants to consume them, and now this situation can only wait for the 200,000 troops to come to rendezvous, the Xuanshui Cavalry Regiment has no major movement during this time, except for sending a part of the cavalry to harass it every day, most of the army is stationed, and it seems that there is no countermeasure for a while.
And as their reserve force of the 200,000 army, there are still hundreds of miles away from the Xuanshui Cavalry Regiment, judging from the marching speed of the infantry army, it will take at least half a month to converge with it, and although the bloodthirsty duke has no way to annihilate the Xuanshui Cavalry Regiment that has been circling under his nose, but for the 200,000 army of the Great Prince, they can still deal with it, every time they capture a city, they must leave a part of the soldiers to guard, and the current 200,000 army is probably at most 150,000 left, and as it approaches Zigui City, the resistance encountered is getting stronger and stronger, and hundreds of thousands of troops have a tendency to fall into a quagmireγ