Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Battle for Counterinsurgency (Part II)
I have to say that Rufis is really good at employing people, especially in terms of motivating his subordinates!
And Rufis looked at the figure of Major General Vank fading away, and continued to give orders:
"Major General Kate!"
"The subordinates are here!"
"Order you to lead 10,000 cavalry and attack the fortress on the right flank!"
"Yes!"
"Major General Pauline!"
"The subordinates are here!"
"Order you to also lead 10,000 cavalry and attack the fortress on the left flank!"
"Yes!"
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Faced with a counterattack by nearly 300,000 rebels, the morale of the soldiers on Rufhis's side was extremely high, and they were convinced that victory would be on their side.
At the previous mobilization meeting, Rufis said to them: Soldiers who have precious lives, do not be confused! Please keep your eyes firmly ahead. I, Rufhis, am here to assure you that no matter what kind of predicament you face, I will face it with you, and you who died in battle can still return to your homeland with honor!
Now, Rufhis's words have penetrated deeply into the hearts of every soldier, and even if he dies in battle, his immediate family can still receive a pension of 1,000 gold coins, which was unimaginable before.
When all worries are gone, when a great nobleman stands beside the lowly soldiers to fight with you, at this moment, the soldiers of Rufis have nothing to fear!
Riding a war horse, Major General Vank stopped in front of the battle, he didn't make any impassioned speech to the soldiers, staring at the soldiers, he nodded with satisfaction, and then raised the sword in his hand fiercely: "The whole army follows me, rush!!"
The battle for Ganquan Fortress entered its final stage in the early morning.
In the fierce offensive of Major General Vank and the desperate fighting of the soldiers behind him, the 300,000 rebels who had no fighting spirit began to retreat after four hours of bloodshed, and all of them were already frightened by the brutal battle.
In the face of such a result, Lieutenant General Wright did not give up, and under his decisive command, some rebels still carried out counterattacks again and again in an orderly manner, but the defeat was already obvious.
When the brutal battle lasted for nine hours, the rebel army, which could not hide the fear in his heart, finally collapsed on all fronts, and at this time, Lieutenant General Wright, who had a good plan, had no way to recover, and he shook his head in disappointment as he looked at the collapsed front.
Did it fail in the end?
Looking helplessly at the twilight sky reddened by the flames, and listening to the misery of the soldier's death in disappointment*, Lieutenant General Wright slowly drew his saber, knowing that the family members who were held hostage would definitely be executed for their defeat.
"So we can be together, right?" Wright cut into tears as he held his saber to his neck.
"Wait a minute, is that Lieutenant General Wright?"
A man's gruff voice interrupted Lieutenant General Wright's move.
And looking at the enemy general covered in blood in front of him, Wright said self-deprecatingly: "I've been defeated, it's useless to you, just let me die a glorious death!" Speaking of this, Lieutenant General Wright closed his eyes.
"Lord Rufis asked me to tell you that the Ganquan Fortress was occupied by our army six hours ago, and your family has been saved!"
"Saved?" Hearing this, the saber in Wright's hand fell to the ground.
Half an hour later, in the tent of the Chinese army of the counterinsurgency army, the commander of the three armies, Rufhis, received Lieutenant General Wright.
"Lieutenant General Wright, it's been a long time, it's been more than half a year since you and I last met in the capital!"
"Yes......" Lieutenant General Wright had no fear in his eyes, but his expression looked extremely sluggish, in the past, Wright looked down on Rufis this blonde imp who had ascended to the sky, but at this moment, he had no sharpness.
"I will explain to the Imperial Military Department about you joining Cage's camp, after all, you are also coerced, okay, you can leave, your family is waiting for you to go back in the capital!"
"My lord!" Lieutenant General Wright suddenly bowed, his tone could not hide his excitement, "Lord Rufhis, if you don't dislike the foolishness of the lower officials, you are willing to repay your lord with death!"
Perhaps because his wife and children were saved by Ruphes, or perhaps because he was impressed by Ruphes's generosity, at this moment, Lieutenant General Wright put aside all his previous dignity and arrogance and decided to follow Ruphes's command.
Ruphiston nodded, "Lieutenant General Wright, you should already know what those despicable nobles have done to you at this moment, and although they are dressed in magnificent clothes, their minds have completely degenerated. I ask you, do you have the courage to stand with me for a new era?"
"Yes, I am willing to be the most solid rock for your new era!"
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Early in the morning, the capital of the Fire Empire, the study of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
In front of the fine fir desk, Prime Minister Nax, draped in an overcoat, was receiving his subordinates who had returned from the front line to inquire about the news.
"What are you talking about? The battle for the Sweet Spring Fortress is coming to an end? Cage has lost? Is that possible?" said Duke Nax, slamming the table angrily and snarling in disbelief.
That's an army of 300,000, and it's a well-equipped regular army of 300,000, and the Duke of Nax, who is an expensive cannon, has 300 of them, and there is a famous general called Lieutenant General Wright, so it has failed in just one night? Even the blonde imp of 300,000 pigs Rufis can't catch it in one night!
"It's true! When the subordinates returned, the army garrisoned at Ganquan Fortress had already collapsed! At present, I am afraid that the entire army has been wiped out!" the subordinate under the head suddenly replied helplessly.
Duke Nax slumped into the chair in front of his desk.
His heart is dripping blood, he has been planning for so long, and he originally wanted to use the name of this rebellion to exterminate him under the Ganquan Fortress with an army three times that of the blonde imp, but who would have thought that it would be such a result, that Cage guy is simply a pig, and he is also a stupid pig! Duke Nax immediately scolded the eighteen generations of the ancestors of the Marquis of Cage.
"Prime Minister, the matter has come to this point, no matter how much regret it will help, let's think about how to deal with it!" After a while, the staff behind Prime Minister Nax immediately stood up and reminded him loudly.
They all know very well that with this counterinsurgency, Rufhis's blonde imp is basically a sure thing, and if he doesn't get it, he will directly become the marshal of the empire, and at that time, he will really have the strength to wrestle with Prime Minister Nax, so they have to plan early.
It's just that at this time, the scope of what they can plan seems to be getting smaller and smaller, after all, the blonde imp of Rufis controls the military power, and His Majesty the Emperor of the Fire Empire has been sick in bed a few months ago, so the power of the government has also fallen into the hands of the imperial concubine, that is, the sister of the blonde imp of Ruphes-Alice, so it is even more difficult for Prime Minister Nax to do any tricks and tricks.
"Cage Statham, this stupid pig has simply killed us, you say, what should we do now?" Narks, who calmed down slightly, suddenly shook his head helplessly, and after cursing again, he asked the staff member beside him softly.
"At this point, I'm afraid we only have one way to go!" The staff member beside him thought for a moment, and suddenly raised his hand and made a horizontal cut on his neck.
"You mean...... Prime Minister Nax was slightly stunned, and then his eyes burst into a thick dark color in an instant, "Just do it, you go and get this thing done, find a few more people, it's best to do it before the blonde ghost returns to the capital, money is not a problem!"
"Yes!"
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