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When Mu Lige led the Imperial Eleventh Army to march in the eastern foothills of the Barak Mountains, the three Ranger regiments had advanced rapidly northward along the river valley at the junction of the eastern part of the province of Destain and the province of Dexin, and soon entered the South Tengger steppe area, the South Tengger grassland in June was like a hot sun, but for the nomadic cavalry, the heat was not a big problem, the grassland was exposed to the sun in the day, and the night was cool, this kind of life nomadic cavalry had long been accustomed to, and the war horse was also grown in this climate, as long as the horse could adapt, for the cavalry, everything was not a problem。 Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The three ranger regiments of 90,000 men and horses swept through the southern Tengger steppe and rushed westward, from here they would avoid the barrier of the Barak Mountains and launch a large-scale and all-round assault on the northern provinces of the Duchy of Hanover, Wezel and the Eastern Province, and the northern part of the Duchy of Hanover, which had been quiet for two or three years, would usher in another terrible storm of iron cavalry.

Altami Fortress is stationed with 20,000 horses of the First Corps of the Duchy of Hanover, and the Knights of the Duchy also have a force deployed here, but before the autumn comes, the men and horses of the Duchy Knights will generally not be stationed in place, because according to the convention, the nomads generally choose to go south in September and autumn, when the horses are fat and thick, and in the past two years, because the Tang Dynasty in the east has gradually infiltrated the power into the depths of the grassland, the Luope people have gradually surrendered to the feet of the Tang Dynasty, and the attack on the north of the Hansen Alliance has gradually calmed down.

When the 90,000 cavalry of the three ranger regiments swooped down from the northern steppe, the entire northern border of the Duchy of Hanover suddenly remembered the beacon fire in the sky, the province of Wezel was in an emergency, the province of the East was in an emergency, and the fortress of Artami was in an emergency!

Friedrich I, Grand Duke of the Duchy of Hanover, sat on the throne of the two lions representing the Horenzo family with a pale face, waving the urgent report in his hand in a rage, and almost squeezed out of his teeth like ice slag: "What's going on? Where did these nomadic cavalry come from? Why didn't we have the slightest foresight? What the hell is the intelligence service doing? Kaspersky, you have to give me a reasonable explanation!"

"Your Majesty, this time the invasion of the nomadic cavalry is indeed a bit unexpected, according to the investigation of our intelligence department, the standing army of the Luope clan has shrunk sharply in the past two years, because they have actually taken refuge in the Tang people, so they have gradually given up the habit of going south in the autumn, and the Chidi people in the west also have a grudge because of the intervention of the Tang people and tend to be calm, the Chidi people are now unwilling to take the initiative to provoke the Luope people, only the Anou people in the north still have some contradictions with the Luope people, so the standing army of the Luope people has been stationed in the north, and there are almost no rangers in the southern region。 The bearded man standing under the throne, dressed in a dark aristocratic robe, replied confidently.

"And where did these nomadic cavalry come from, and what do they want?" said Friedrich, clenching his fists in annoyance.

"Your Majesty, we have verified that these cavalry are all subordinate to the Ranger Regiment of the Tang Army, and they are moving north from the Indean region to bypass the Barak Mountains, crossing from the South Tengger Steppe and then heading south, so the intelligence department did not have time to issue a warning signal, because they were still operating in the Indean territory a week ago. They have a total of three ranger regiments, with a total of 90,000 horses, all of which belong to Cui Wenxiu in the Central Continent Theater of the Tang Dynasty. Kaspersky replied unhurriedly, "In addition, our intelligence also shows that about 100,000 Tang Army troops are marching rapidly along the eastern foothills of the Barak Mountains, and it is estimated that they have now crossed the Barak Mountains at the northern end of the Barak Mountains and entered the territory of the Eastern Province, which should belong to the newly formed 11th Army Corps of the Tang Army. ”

"What, is the Tang Army? and 100,000 troops are following?" Friedrich was taken aback and almost sat down in the throne, "Kaspersky, you told me the day before yesterday that the Don Army appeared in the southern section of the Stana Mountains in the south, and there were signs of encircling Gdansk, why did the Don Army appear from the north again?"

"Your Majesty, this information is accurate, the Tang Army has a total of more than 800,000 troops in the Central Continent, and it is not surprising that the troops dispatched now are less than half of them. Kaspersky replied calmly.

"What do they want to do, these damn dogs, do they want to have an all-out war with the Alliance?" Friedrich gasped and roared, "Hurry up and report the situation here to the Alliance, the Alliance must return north immediately, the Duchy of Hanover has encountered unprecedented danger!"

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid not, now in addition to Birja and the White Stork Corps, the standing army in the north of the entire alliance is only the Thuringian Third Corps stationed in the west of Thuringia and the Württemberg Corps in Württemberg in the middle, the Thuringian Third Corps is to prevent the attack of the Famini in the west, it is impossible to move, and the Württemberg Corps is the general reserve of the entire alliance standing army, and it is necessary to respond to the war in the south and the danger that may arise in the west at any time, and it is also very difficult to use. Kaspersky's voice is a little lower.

"What should I do then? Do you just watch those damn Tang people wreak havoc on my territory? No, no, absolutely not, if the League doesn't give us an explanation for Hanover, I'm going to withdraw from the League and let my Second Hanover Army come back immediately!"

The man in armor, who had been silent on the side, saw that his sovereign was a little confused, and only then did he interject: "Your Majesty don't have to be too anxious, I don't think this time the Tang army came east to try to have a big war with the alliance, their purpose is just Bilja under the control of the White Stork Corps, they are using the oldest method of their Tang people to surround Wei and save Zhao, but their early camouflage and concealment methods are quite clever, and they have successfully concealed our intelligence department." Don't worry about Gdansk, the Tang Army can't take it, but the Weezel Province and the Eastern Province need our attention. ”

The man in armor was dressed in heavy leather armor and covered with a knight's cloak, he was the head of the Principality Knights, Viscount Bayanzosky, who was famous in the Duchy of Hanover, and was even more loyal to the Duchy, and had always been leaned on by Friedrich as the Great Wall.

"Oh, what do you do?" Friedrich's eyes lit up, and he turned his gaze to Bayanzosky, and a flash of jealousy flashed in Kaspersky's eyes on the side.

"Your Majesty may have the courage to break the arm of a strong man, the Tang people have chosen a good timing, the war between the Southern Alliance and the Augsburgs may not show any signs of reconciliation in a short time, and the Alliance still has not gained the upper hand, this battle may have to last for more than two months, the dispute between the Famini and the Leeds in the west has subsided, and the Alliance still has to consider the danger of the Famini in the west taking advantage of the fire and robbery, so it is not realistic to pin our hopes on the Alliance, we still have to rely on ourselves. Bayanzosky hung his head, his voice low, knowing that he might disappoint his lord.

"You mean to get us out of Birgia?" Friedrich's face suddenly clouded.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid we don't have a choice now. Bayanzosky raised his head to meet the gaze of the sovereign who was almost spitting Mars, "Otherwise, once the Tang infantry enters Wezel and Eastern Province, the White Stork Corps may be closed and beaten, and our two provinces may fall, and now the Tang Army is only a ranger entering, and their infantry will need a while, we can also seize this opportunity to consolidate the Altami Fortress, as long as the Altami Fortress is choked, the Tang Army's will not dare to go deeper, as for their Rangers, as soon as the supply can't keep up, they will only withdraw by themselves." ”

"But have you thought about it, Birja is not in the hands of the Dons like in the hands of the Indians, they may attack our Eastern Province at any time, and Gdansk may be cut off by them at any time, how can we deal with it?" Kaspersky couldn't help but wonder.

"Now is not the time to think about this issue, if the White Stork Corps does not withdraw from Birja to help us defend, their retreat may be cut off, now the Tang army is strong, once they let their infantry go deeper, we simply do not have enough strength to deal with it in this area, and the two provinces of Wezel and Dongfang may be in danger of being lost, now we can only think about holding the Artami Fortress first, choking the throat of the Tang army's infantry entering, so that they do not dare to dare to go on a rampage with confidence, and then find a way to build a fortress in the place corresponding to Birja, so as to prevent the Tang army from taking the opportunity to threaten our Eastern Province after controlling Birja。 Bajanzosky ignored the provocations of his colleagues and said to himself.

"Then we and the alliance have worked so hard for so many years to operate in West India, even the last stronghold, the loss of Birja, we will no longer have the possibility of eastward expansion. Friedrich exclaimed reluctantly.

"Your Majesty, what is beyond our strength is inherently vain, the Tang people's current comprehensive national strength far exceeds ours by more than ten times, and even the gap with the alliance is multiple, in this case, if we still vainly try to compete with them, then we can only be dragged down alive. Bayanzosky patiently persuaded his lord, "We can only take a defensive posture now to ensure that our Eastern Province is not lost, I think the Tang people's target is currently only located in Birgia, but if we are negligent, it may stimulate their appetite, and at that time, I am afraid it will be very dangerous." ”

(To be continued)