Chapter 829: Accident in Vain
On the battlefield where the blood mist drifted, Blackbeard hesitated, and the most troublesome thing was that Andrea was also actively maneuvering, and the Guise family would definitely not let go of Downton's chess piece.
The reason why the Nine Great Empires are called the Nine Great Empires is that they are influential, not to mention the third-rate countries in the north, they are second-rate, and all the important ministers also have friendly wealthy families and empires, and the relationship in the secret is as dense as a spider's web.
Although the Duke of the North is already one of the five most powerful people in Frankfurt, in the eyes of those wealthy families, he is just an expired cake that is tasteless and discarded.
The Duke of the North didn't want to live like this for generations, he was tired of the title, he wanted to taste the throne, and now, it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Why did the king, who had endured for nearly fifty years, suddenly send out an army to fight the western frontier, because he was seriously ill and his time was short, looking at that son with a bad personality and little talent, he knew that if he did not help him recover the four realms, the royal power of Frankfurt would slip from the hands of his descendants.
"Commander, don't hesitate, make a decision quickly!"
The staff officers strongly advised that the most taboo thing on the battlefield is to sway from side to side, and even the worst decision is ten times better than this hesitation.
"Those two damn guys, if they knew this, I'm afraid they must be snickering, right?"
The bad situation made Blackbeard grit his teeth, he and the duke's original intention was to concentrate superior forces first, take the western border, and then use this price to negotiate with those wealthy families and seek support, but where did he think of a Downton, so difficult to bite.
The staff officers looked at each other, but with their intelligence, they also guessed that the commander was scolding the dukes of the south and east.
"Blow the trumpet. Collect the troops!"
Blackbeard finally gave this order, there is still a large army in the north, and when they are gathered, they will definitely be able to overthrow these natives in Downton, and they will not fight to the death here, otherwise the troops will be reduced. In the end, it must have been the king and the two dukes who were cheaper.
"Commander, there is no need to regret it, I didn't send troops rashly before, and the arrival of Downton will inevitably integrate the miscellaneous cards. ”
"Yes, otherwise, in a few days, the number of natives in the hills will also increase, and it will definitely be even more difficult to fight at that time. ”
"Not only that, but the number of ordinary soldiers will also increase. Downton is bound to launch a nationwide mobilization order!"
The staff officers gossiped and comforted Blackbeard, no matter what level it is, the commander's decision is very correct, it's just bad luck, who would have thought that the western realm would suddenly burst out with such great strength.
Woo!
The long horn sounded, and the soldiers of the north were stunned for a moment, like the sea at low tide in the evening. Evacuated from the battlefield.
"They're going to retreat, catch up and hack them to death!"
Barbarians are warriors who have been killed in the heap of life and death. The battlefield has the most sensitive sense of smell, and the first time it detected the signs, and then without waiting for Downton's order, he had already rushed out.
"Kill!"
"Don't let the food go!"
The natives were demoralized and chased after them, slashing and slashing frantically.
Abagon's economic acumen is very flexible. These natives will not be fed at all, otherwise how can they be driven, plus they are afraid of hunger, so the natives eat while killing people. Picking up the stump of the corpse, he threw it into his mouth and bit it, so the scene was bloody and cruel.
"These natives must be made to break the habit of cannibalism!"
Downton's brows furrowed, and Celes was already squatting on the ground in fright and vomiting, killing and cannibalism were two completely different concepts.
"Hey, in the eyes of these natives, as long as you can eat, it is food, which is determined by civilization and environment, if you want to change, I'm afraid it's not easy!"
Homer didn't say that with the low productivity of the western realm, I am afraid that I can't afford to feed these big-bellied ogres, and even if I can afford it, it is better to continue to recruit barbarians, and even human soldiers are more cost-effective.
The military cost of arming an ogre can arm more than a dozen human soldiers, plus food and drink, the cost performance is too low, on the other hand, there are too many human beings, and they can be used as cannon fodder to consume wantonly.
"Any empire has only a handful of ace corps, all of which are familiar ones, and most of them are filled with miscellaneous cards, after all, it is also a science to maximize the potential of limited resources. ”
Homer science, on the battlefield, it is not just fighting, but also including raiding, encirclement, and logistics, and many divisions of labor, so you can't let the ace legion go to garrison the sentry, right?
"I'll think about it, Quasimodo, signal, call it in!"
Downton clenched his fists and hesitated several times before giving up the pursuit.
Quasimodo is taciturn, but very loyal to Downton, and any order is carried out to the letter.
"Why? Now we're winning?"
Jackson was puzzled.
"The enemy is not defeated, but retreats on its own initiative, don't you see? The army formation is not chaotic, if you catch up, it will only increase casualties!"
Downton was also helpless, although the Foreign Legion tried its best to block the light cavalry because of Xia Luo's relationship, but after all, it was just a group of militiamen who had not received any formal training, and the loss was not small, and they were no longer able to fight, and they had to rest.
As for the human corps, although the momentum was good just now, but in the end, the training and equipment were not good, and more than half of them were slaughtered by the light cavalry, and most of the rest were still painted, if the natives did not arrive in time, the whole army would have been wiped out.
"Now we need time to launch a mobilization order and recruit soldiers, so the longer it drags on, the better it will be for us!"
Homer sighed, "If the Demon-Man Legion arrives in time, it's not without a chance!"
On the shore of Moon Creek Lake, the soldiers were as dense as ants, squirming rapidly, and Downton looked at the military banner of the commander of the northern realm in silence, the demon people are all demonic powers, and the lowest is also the ruling level, if there are them, they can completely attack Blackbeard's main formation.
"At least we have a few days to prepare before reinforcements from the north arrive!"
Downton told the Firebirds to continue to attack, using air superiority to attack, not trying to kill the enemy, but only to consume their energy and fighting spirit.
No one who watched a super-level demonic beast hovering overhead, couldn't calm down.
"Hmm, why hasn't there been a call to call it in?"
Downton went to appease the wounded soldiers, show a pro-people gesture, and brush up his prestige, but after waiting for nearly three minutes, he didn't hear the sound of the horn, and immediately looked up to find Quasimodo's figure.
"Something is wrong? It doesn't make such a mistake!"
Downton patted the wounded soldier on the shoulder, signaling him not to worry, and got up to look for Abomination.
"Master, the enemy formation is in chaos, and a legion has launched a surprise attack on them, presumably, it is your demon man legion!"
A soldier was sent back by Quasimodo and hurriedly reported.
"What?"
Downton released the Holy Snow Falcon, and immediately rode into the air, using a telescope to observe the enemy's situation, fortunately this is the plain terrain, otherwise he would not be able to see it.
Sure enough, a cavalry was rushing towards Blackbeard's banner from the west.
Most of the troops of the Northern Frontier Army were piled up at the end of the line, guarding against the pursuit of the Western Army, and now they suddenly encountered this situation, and had to reinforce the western flank, so the formation was loose.
"Order, the whole army assaults, kill the commander of the northern border, reward the title of baron, three generations of hereditary!"
Downton roared towards the ground, and then rode out on the Holy Snow Falcon, the demon's charge was very imposing, maybe this surprise sneak attack could get extra results, so he had to cooperate.
When the soldiers heard the reward, their morale was greatly boosted, and the big bungee jump from commoners to nobles was up to today.
"Quick, keep up!"
Hu Tao slammed the crystal beast and beat it, if she hunted its head, she would definitely get the praise of her big brother, but after the Dark Path Saint Snow Falcon flew through the sky and rushed straight to the formation, she immediately jumped on the back of the bone dragon and urged him to pursue.
"If you push harder, you might be able to kill it!"
The bone dragon stepped into the super beast and had not yet won the victory over the same rank, so he couldn't wait to take down this crystal beast.
"You're stupid, what's the use of killing this kind of thing, go and kill the other party's commander!"
Little Walnut roared dissatisfiedly, no matter how stupid she was, she knew which one was the most valuable, and besides, Downton's attack on the enemy was very dangerous, and she had to go to help.
"Okay!"
The bone dragon couldn't help it, and after forcing the crystal giant beast back with a mouthful of dragon breath, he flapped his wings and rose into the air, chasing after it as fast as he could.
The beast roared and quickened its run, as it had heard its master's soul call.
The Black Hand and the Red Dragon Legion have gone through hundreds of battles, and they are considered a qualified commander, and they didn't hear the horn of the whole army's attack for the first time, so they knew that Downton was probably about to withdraw their troops, so they no longer attacked the enemy commander and intercepted the enemy's way, but interspersed the withdrawal of troops, trying their best to expand the results of the battle, but after seeing the demon man suddenly kill from a sparse woodland, he immediately changed his mind.
"Kill, kill the enemy's commander!"
The black hand led the clan to charge, he knew that the master would not let go of this opportunity, and sure enough, he soon saw the figure of the holy snow falcon flying quickly.
"Damn, what's going on with these guys?"
The staff officers watched the demons with explosive combat power go on a rampage, and they were frightened into a cold sweat, they didn't expect Downton to treat the soldiers who were more elite than the commander's personal guards as surprise soldiers, used for sneak attacks, you must know that if you win just now, this strange army will be completely useless.
"Whether you can get Downton's trust depends on this time, everyone will work hard to kill!"
There are demon people who have been yelling that they have been very sad recently, their salaries have been reduced, and the level of three meals a day has also been reduced, which makes them very depressed, but there is no way, they all deserve it, and anyone who has experienced a rebellion of his subordinates will no longer treat them favorably.
This long-distance attack has been left behind by the dwarves, which can be regarded as a big ugly, and several of the more prestigious guys among the devilmen planned this sneak attack, wanting to regain face and win Downton's favor.
To tell the truth, before these guys were transformed by the Black Flame Church, they were all so downtrodden that they went to the ground to risk their lives to beg for a living haha, how can they have any war experience, their opinion is very simple, if Downton fails, retreat, if he wins, he will raid, and now he suddenly sees the northern army retreating, and he thought that Downton had won a big victory, so they all rushed out. (To be continued......)