"Reinforcements, where are the reinforcements?"

When Dawes was on the verge of despair, the Vitting finally sent reinforcements. The 64th Division had been placed in the rear by the Vittin as a reserve, and now that the front line was in jeopardy, and the defensive line could be broken through by the Koga Army at any time, the Viting finally sent this reserve force to the front.

The 88th Division under the command of Dawes struggled to resist the enemy's attack in the trenches, although they were the defenders and had fortifications to provide them with safe shelter, but the dense gunfire and artillery fire made them have to hide in the trenches, and once they poked their heads out, they could be hit by bullets from three sides.

Because the resistance of the 88th Division was so weak, the army of Kogas could easily rush in front of the enemy position. Although there were also machine-gun forts and mortars that posed a threat to these infantry, such casualties were quite acceptable compared to the number of the Kogaz army.

Duke Edward was at the front line, and he braved the artillery fire and sided with his soldiers, so that the morale of the Corgas army was high, and the 88th Division was defeated and retreated.

"Major Gazo's men have taken a section of the right flank, and it looks like the enemy's last line of defense is almost overwhelmed. As long as we break through the trenches, we will be able to directly enter the positions on the south bank and engage the enemy in street fighting. "Duke Edward's staff were quite relaxed at this time, although they were very optimistic about this battle when they received the main attack task at the beginning, thinking that it would be a tough battle, but two hours after the start of the battle, they were about to take all the enemy's frontline positions, which made these staff officers quickly optimistic.

"Send two more troops to support Major Gazo," Duke Edward had been watching the front line, and of course he had seen the Corgas flag raised on the right flank, "let Millon send two battalions to reinforce the right flank and assist Gazo in securing his position." Now that the right flank has opened a gap, let's break through the enemy from the right flank. ”

"Yes. The herald immediately ran towards Millon's brigade.

"It seems like we've overestimated the enemy a little bit before. A staff officer said with a smile that the battle situation was very good, and the enemy was beaten by them as soon as they came up, which also made these officers despise the Southern Army and the defenders of Lantztown.

"The Southern Army's previous defeat to Connaught's wine army and the Imperial Capital garrison still makes people feel how powerful the Westerners are. Now it seems that the Southern Army is too weak and occupies such a big advantage, but it still can't beat the 5,000 standing army and a gang of gendarmes. ”

"Haha, that's right, those guys from the Southern Army regard themselves as regular soldiers all day long, but they are not even as good as the combat effectiveness of the gendarmes!"

Duke Edward frowned, he didn't like to see his staff officers feel sure of victory now. Although the duke is younger than Michel VII, he is much more talented than the prince, at least in military affairs, the duke has never really been on the battlefield like Michel VII. The Duke knows very well that the most taboo on the battlefield is to underestimate the enemy, maybe the southern legion in front of them now is indeed disappointing, but this is also a well-trained legion of the empire, and the Weiting is not an ordinary person, and victory will not come so simply.

"Don't be careless. Duke Edward said calmly, with a hint of reprimand in his tone, "The enemy still has a lot of strength left, and the defenders of Lands Town have not been dispatched, so it is too early to celebrate the victory." ”

"Yes. Upon the duke's reprimand, the proud staff officers immediately bowed their heads. They were convinced of Duke Edward's abilities, and would never ignore the Duke's judgment.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for the Kogas flag that had just been raised on the right position to fall, and the reinforcements sent by Vittin focused on supporting the broken left position, and before the reinforcements sent by Mirlong arrived, the Major Gazzo was forced to withdraw from the position he had just occupied.

Duke Edward held up his binoculars and observed the troops that had come to support, and he saw that the new troops were neatly dressed and did not look like they had been transferred from other positions. "The enemy's reserves are finally out!" the Duke immediately made a judgment, "Send a report immediately, ask His Royal Highness for support, the enemy's reserves have appeared, and the town of Landes should also send reinforcements immediately." ”

"Yes!" the staff officer quickly took orders.

"Your Excellency, is it really necessary to ask His Royal Highness for reinforcements?" one of the staff members was still a little skeptical, "now that our offensive is going well, we don't need the army of Pritown to help......"

Duke Edward glanced at the staff, and although the man did not say it explicitly, the Duke could still hear the implicit meaning of his words. Now that the Cogas army has achieved such a big result, it can be said that this is the greatest credit of the Southern Coalition so far, and if the Pritown army is allowed to support, then these people will easily share a lot of the credit.

"We have only 12,000 men, and if the enemy were to be all sorted, the number of troops would be 40,000. The duke's face was serious, and his tone was a little more stern, "Without the support of the Pritown army, we would not be able to withstand the enemy's counterattack." In the unlikely event that the Powa and Kasong armies on the left and right flanks retreat, then we will quickly fall into the encirclement of the enemy, and it will be too late to seek reinforcements by then!"

Under the fierce voice of Duke Edward, no one dared to question it anymore.

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When the left flank was lost, Dawes almost felt that the tide was gone, and the whole line would collapse. And the reinforcements sent by Weiting in time at this time were tantamount to the gospel of salvation for Dawes, allowing him to see a glimmer of light in a desperate situation.

After receiving the support of Viting, Dawes's mind also came alive. "Our command is too close to the enemy. He pretended to pat the dust off his shoulder, "Shift the headquarters to the back, and the front line will be handed over to the command of Weiting." ”

The staff officer beside Dawes was stunned for a moment, revealing a look of embarrassment. "But, the general......"

"What's the matter, do you think there's something wrong with my decision?" Wei Ting glared at the staff officer, "We've been on the front line for so long, and we've suffered quite a lot of casualties, shouldn't we go down and rest?"

Being stared at like this by Dawes, the staff officer suddenly felt a huge pressure on his body. "However, Commander Wei Ting has already come to the front line......

"Wei Ting personally went to the front line!" Dawes was taken aback, although he was now on the same level as Wei Ting, he still unconsciously felt that he was inferior to Wei Ting, "How could he go to the front line in person? Could it be that he is here to supervise the battle!"

Dawes hurriedly ran towards the lookout, and in the smoke of the battlefield, the flag of the Weiting was raised. When the fresh troops of the 64th Division arrived on the battlefield, they quickly joined the battle, helping the 88th Division to resist the Kogas army and recapture the lost positions. Dawes couldn't help but spit out, when Wei Ting arrived at the front line, he really had no way to retreat, so he could only go down.

"Well—then keep fighting," Dawes sighed, "let the artillery regiment prepare, and since the Victor is here, the north shore side should also be dispatched." This guy Wei Ting, when he came to the front line at this time, should have known the news that the north bank was going to send troops, right?"

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By the time the 64th Division joined the battle, Kogath's army had already engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the 88th Division, so as soon as the Viting troops entered the battle, they began to engage the enemy in hand-to-hand combat. The two sides fought hard in the trenches, and Pritown's shells avoided the entangled two armies and turned to the left and right flanks, which were still stalemate. The Kogas army had been fighting for a long time, and their physical strength was exhausted, and after the enemy's fresh army joined, it gradually showed its decline.

"Let the troops retreat. Seeing the slight defeat in the battle, Duke Edward immediately made a decision, no longer continued to fight the enemy, and prepared to retreat and join the army of Michel VII.

"But our troops can still hold out," said one staff officer, "and if we give up our positions like this, and the enemy has a support point again, we will suffer heavy casualties in our next attack." Besides, I'm afraid that His Royal Highness will have an opinion on this side, right?"

The Duke waved his hand, not sharing the staff's concerns. "Even if we insist on a tug-of-war with the enemy in the trenches, it is pointless, the other side does not rely on these temporary fortifications, and even the positions on the south bank are not so important to them, and without the south bank, they have a more defensible north bank to confront us. But if we lose too much, then it will be difficult to gain an advantage. ”

Duke Edward was not as melancholy as Michel VII when it came to important decisions, he was a man who made decisions when he was right, and his vision was not bad, so when Marshal Rudolph evaluated him, he would say that he thought the Duke was a character.

Under the command of Duke Edward, the Kogas army fought and retreated, holding the formation and withdrawing from the positions of the Southern Corps. The retreat of the Kogas army was orderly, and the Viting did not seize too good an opportunity to deal more blows to the enemy.

"Edward, this person ......" Wei Ting, who was on the horse, frowned, watching the Koga army slowly withdraw from the battle line, "If Prince Michel VII had such wisdom as him, probably the south would not have fallen to this point now." ”

"If it were that duke, there probably wouldn't even be this rebellion. The chief of staff shook his head, and his tone was quite embarrassed, "The Duke of Kogas is higher than His Royal Highness the Prince in terms of character and knowledge, and if he were to lead it, it would indeed not be the case." However, if such an alliance is led by a wise figure like him, then those who are in the alliance will not be reconciled. ”

Wei Ting nodded, and he also deeply felt with the words of the chief of staff, if Duke Edward was the leader, then his position as the commander of the legion would definitely be very solid, but it was limited to this, and there would be no further chance. "It's a blessing for the Corgas that there aren't that many of them now, and after hours of fierce fighting with Dawes's forces, they should retreat and replace Pritown's army as the main attack. ”

The Chief of Staff sneered, he could still be a little respectful when he was under Michel VII, but now that he has changed his position, he is not afraid to say a few words of Michel VII's gossip. "I guess His Highness is already a little red-eyed when he sees that the Corgas army has broken through Dawes's defense line so easily and won such a great merit, right? In my opinion, as soon as he meets the Munster, he probably doesn't know what to do. ”

Although they were originally hostile and not very close to each other, both the Vittin and the Chief of Staff had great respect for Baron O'Brien and his Munster army. In the ambush near Kison, Baron O'Brien was able to break out of the siege with the remains of Connaught and General Cecil from three sides, which is enough to show that this is the baron's military level, worthy of being the descendant of Duke Dungar.

While Vittin and the Chief of Staff were talking, the Munster army led by Baron O'Brien was crossing the bridge to support the position on the south bank, and after seeing that the last line of defense defended by Dawes was about to be lost, Marshal Rudolph finally issued an order for support.

The fresh blood injected into the positions on the south bank was not limited to the 64th Division of Weiting, and the more combat-ready Munster Army quickly joined the battle. The Kogas army was slowly retreating at this time, and for a while, the situation on the battlefield had undergone a big reversal, and it seemed that the imperial army began to launch a counteroffensive, beating back the previous decline, and pressing the Kogas army, which was still menacing just now, was defeated and retreated.

However, both Vittin and Baron O'Brien knew that although they fought well and seemed to have a huge advantage, in fact their pursuit did not cause many casualties to the Corgas army, and Duke Edward retreated in time to avoid the defeat of being constantly pursued by Munster's army and the 64th Division.

In the rear, Michel VII did not understand why Duke Edward had withdrawn his army, in his opinion, even if the enemy's reinforcements arrived, as long as the Kogas army held on for a while, his own reinforcements would quickly arrive on the battlefield and fight back the enemy's counteroffensive.

"Why did Edward retreat, didn't he fight very well?" asked the prince with a puzzled look on his face.

"Probably because I'm afraid that the troops will lose too much. Moreover, since the enemy's main force is dispatched, then you should also be allowed to attack, right?" Sinjid lowered his body slightly, his words did not deliberately give the prince eye medicine, and the analysis was quite pertinent. However, in his plan, Duke Edward was still too much of an eyesore.

"Really?" the prince nodded, "then give the order to the troops to support Edward at once." He's done well enough, so let's take a break and we'll take over the main task. ”

"Yes. "But this time it's thanks to the Duke of Corgas, if it weren't for his heroic performance, we would probably be at a loss for the town of Landes." ”

"You're right, Edward did owe a lot this time. ”

"And His Excellency the Duke is indeed aware of current affairs, and if all the credit is taken by him, then our face will be a little unsightly. Sitting on an army of 30,000, but failing to make an inch, I'm afraid that I will be laughed at by other dukes and counts!"

Singid's words made Michel VII frown tightly, although he was not as good as Duke Edward, but he was not a fool, of course he could hear the meaning of Singid's words. "What do you think......" the Prince mused, although he was wary of Duke Edward, he always hesitated so easily, "what reward should I give Edward after this battle?"

"Your Highness, the Duke of Corgas is not your vassal, I'm afraid that the reward is a little inappropriate, right?"

"Ah......" Michel VII's gaze looked at the Kogas army who were slowly retreating, and the look in his eyes was deep and elusive, "That's right." ”

Michel VII and Duke Edward were not the same people in person, he did not go to the front in person, but appointed a trusted general to command the troops on his behalf. When the Pritown army returned to the rear camp under cover for the retreating Kogath army, and stepped forward by themselves, they immediately found that the pressure on the front was much greater than what they had just seen.

The 64th Division, having held its position, did not immediately rush into pursuit, but waited for a convergence with Munster's army before launching an offensive against the Koga army. Although the commanders of the Powa Army and the Casson Army who feinted on the left and right flanks did not have the good battlefield judgment of Duke Edward, they were originally feints, so they did not exert all their strength like the Koga Army, but kept an eye on the changes in the situation on the battlefield, and when they saw the Koga Army retreating, they also quickly collected their troops, although they could not command the troops in an orderly manner like Duke Edward, but they were also quickly out of the battle.

After repelling the enemy attack, Vitting and Baron O'Brien regrouped, with Munster's army as the main force in the vanguard, and Vitting's 64th Division was divided into two flanks to protect and began to counterattack the enemy. This time it was a dignified head-to-head duel, with the Munster military band playing the Munster war song handed down from the days of the Duke of Dungar, and the Bucks marched to the beat of the drums and charged the Pritown army with a passionate charge.

When watching the Koga army fight before, the officers of Pritown found that the opponent of the Koga army was not high in combat effectiveness and fighting will, and it was quickly unable to hold out in the case of numerical inferiority, and often a company began to retreat after dozens of casualties. The performance of Dawes's troops caused these officers to despise the enemy's combat effectiveness, so they treated them as weak brigades like Dawes's troops when they went to Munster's army.

The Pritown army had set up a formation, and since the other side was preparing to counterattack, they did not have to take the initiative to advance, they could spread out the formation in a good time, and let the artillery give sufficient support. Pritown's artillery fire was fiercely tilted towards the Munster army that rushed up, but on the other side of the river, Viscount Jericho's artillery also began to show its power, and he had only used half of the mortar to support the artillery fire of Vittin, but this time it was a full artillery salvo, and the momentum exceeded the firepower of Pritown, and a large number of shells fell on the Pritown army that was lined up in a dense formation, and the soldiers of Pritown were suddenly dizzy. The commander of Pritten was too underestimated, although he had also read the report of the Vitting and knew that the defenders of Lands Town had the latest artillery, but he, like the staff officers of Duke Edward, was confused by Dawes's performance, and Viscount Jericho had not used the full strength of the artillery before, so the Pritten army ignored the enemy's artillery power and set up a dense formation to deal with the rumored fierce Munster army.

Originally, the commander of the Pritown army thought that the enemy would use the old tactics of line infantry, and after shooting with them for a few rounds, let the left and right flanks wait for the opportunity to outflank, but he did not expect that the Munster people were so brave, and braved their shots, and directly rushed into the enemy formation and started a white-knuckle battle.

Entering hand-to-hand combat, the combat effectiveness of the Pritown army was not enough, even if they had a numerical advantage, but in the face of the martial Munsters, plus the artillery fire on the north shore had previously disrupted their formation, they could only be beaten at this time. Moreover, after entering the close combat, it was difficult for the artillery units in the rear to give support, and they could only rely on the soldier's will to fight against the Munsters.

"Forward, forward!" Baron O'Brien personally led the soldiers to charge, although he usually takes a rational approach that he doesn't like for the sake of the family's interests, but on the battlefield, he can't control so much, "Kill these Pridunyans, capture Michelle alive!"

Michel VII was so overwhelmed by his sudden disadvantage that he didn't even understand what was going on. "Beat them back, bastard, 30,000 people were beaten by 10,000 men, and Pritton's face was lost by these stupid asses!" he was furious, but the prince had no idea except for such an ungraceful scolding.

In the rear, Duke Edward, who saw the situation taking a sharp turn for the worse, sighed helplessly, he knew that even if he was in a hurry at this time, there was nothing he could do, and his main force could only barely parry against the enemy's attack, and even gradually couldn't parry, so even if he was returning to the battlefield with the Kogas army now, it would be difficult to stop this decline.

He glanced at Michel VII in the distance with complicated eyes, although he was happy to help this highness, but now it seems that he still saw the wrong person.