448 Afterhand preparation
Everything was ready, Duke took his Storm Guardian to the Imperial Army camp, this time not with a dozen or so people, but the entire Storm Guardian plus the Storm Sentinel Cavalry with a hundred or so people all dispatched, just like the personal guards, and the war horses were all gathered, ready to break through at any time.
When they came to the Imperial Army camp, unlike the imaginary sabre-rattling, the soldiers of the First Imperial Army saw Duke and the Storm Army, and many of them had a kind of excitement and gratitude on their faces. In particular, some of the wounded took the initiative to bow to Duke, because if it weren't for Duke's storm army arriving in time, there might have been at least half of the people who survived today, and Duke was not an exaggeration for them to save their lives.
However, in addition to the First Legion of the Empire, such as the Imperial Guards Legion, they were eyeing Duke, and after a few days of fermentation, the dispute between the Marquis of Stilwell and Duke gradually spread, and most of the ordinary soldiers probably understood that their marching route was leaked, which would eventually lead to the siege of the Imperial Army and the Lion Army.
This huge casualty caused many soldiers' brothers' robes to fall forever on that vast grassland, and Duke, as the culprit, was naturally hated by these soldiers. It is conceivable that once Duke's charges are confirmed, then these soldiers will not be able to help but move towards the Storm Army, which is why Duke is ready for battle.
Entering Princess Jina's camp, the top leaders of the entire Northern Legion have basically arrived, but everyone's faces are very ugly, with the last unit of the Lion Army coming to gather, the casualty data has a rough result, in the face of such heavy casualties, as the generals of the Northern Legion, they are naturally not happy.
When Duke appeared at the door, everyone looked at him, including doubts, anger, and Duke who looked at him expressionlessly, and the only one with a smile on his face was Torke, but at the moment he had a gloating smile on his face, because he knew that today's military meeting would be a "feast" for Duke.
Seeing the expressions on the faces of these people, Duke acted very indifferent, he can come here today, it means that he has made all the psychological preparations, the big deal is to break with the French Empire, with the current national strength of the French Empire, Duke doesn't mean to look down on Henry VII, he can organize an army of 100,000 to attack Storm Castle?
So Duke didn't care about finding an empty seat and sat down, omitting even the basic etiquette greetings. Princess Jina, who was sitting on the throne, was also very helpless about Duke's flamboyant behavior, she could tolerate Duke's casualness, but in the eyes of other nobles, Duke's actions were simply an insult to the status of the nobility.
In fact, many times, Princess Gina also misses the time when she was in Storm Castle, the sense of accomplishment of relying on her own efforts to resist the attack of the ice demon, and the comfort of being able to do whatever she wants. But for some reason, she felt as if she was going farther and farther away from Duke, as if she was walking on two intersecting lines, and the only place where they converged was Stormcastle after all.
Seeing Duke take his seat, Marquis Patton first stood up and said, "Your Royal Highness Princess, now that the generals of the Empire's northern defense line have arrived, then I will first announce the casualties of the Imperial Army." ”
"The entire Imperial Army dispatched 30,000 soldiers, including 10,000 Guards Cavalry, after this breakthrough battle, less than 15,000 soldiers survived, half of the soldiers were buried in the northern steppes forever, and they were all the elite of the Guards Legion and the First Legion of the Empire, which was the largest casualty in the French Empire in recent years. ”
After the Marquis of Barton finished reporting, he saw that Count Fleck, the commander of the Lion Army, also stood up and said to Princess Jina: "Your Royal Highness, the entire Lion Army has 30,000 soldiers, plus the 10,000 Silver Moon Cavalry for subsequent reinforcements, a total of 40,000 soldiers. The casualties counted were more than half of the casualties of the Lion Army, and the Silver Moon Army also lost 2,000 knights after joining the battle, with a total casualties of about 17,000. ”
After Count Fleck finished saying this, his voice changed and continued in a more proud tone: "However, the lion army and the Guards Legion have caused at least more than 50,000 casualties to the northern barbarians, and they have been completed in a state of encirclement and ambush, after this battle, at least relying on the strength of a tribe in the Silver Horde, it is impossible to attack the northern defense line again in a few years, and it can be regarded as a peaceful space for the empire!"
With less than half the enemy's army, the enemy suffered more than twice as many casualties as himself, and it was still done in an ambush. There is no problem with the pride of Count Fleck's tone of voice in this kind of record, this is to show the strength of the lion army, and it is also the capital of Duke Otto who is called the imperial military god, and he is fighting by this bloody battle!
When the Lion Army's record was spoken, the Imperial Army's face was even more ugly, because their record was not known to be many times inferior. It can be said that the biggest casualties were not caused by the Imperial Army, but by the Storm Army led by Duke, otherwise it would be a question mark whether or not there was the First Imperial Army sitting here today.
After the two major armies of the northern defense line of the French Empire were announced, Princess Jina set her eyes on Duke, as the third largest force in the northern defense line of the empire, and also the right wing army that participated in the expedition, Duke naturally had to talk about the casualties of the storm army.
Facing Ji Na's gaze, Duke naturally did not embarrass her, but also replied officially: "Tell Her Royal Highness the princess, the casualties of the Storm Army are less than 100 people, and at the same time, the Black Hawk Army was severely damaged in the first battle, and the first legion of the empire that broke through together should cause casualties of nearly 10,000 casualties to the infantry and cavalry of the Black Hawk Army." ”
When Duke told this data, not to mention the generals of the Imperial Army, even Count Fleck, who was extremely proud before, had an ugly expression on his face. After all, this number is really amazing, but at that time, tens of thousands of people in the First Legion of the Empire were witnessing all this, and Princess Gina and Marquis Stilwell were also at the scene, and they couldn't deny it.
"The Storm Army fought a beautiful battle!"
Princess Gina praised the Storm Army from the bottom of her heart, but except for Princess Jina, everyone else in the camp chose to ignore it as if they hadn't heard Duke's data.
Of course, there are people who are jealous, such as the Imperial Army of Marquis Patton and people like Tok, and there are also people who say much because of their status, such as Duke Otto. However, in any case, the record of the Duke Storm Army is enough to make the French Empire look sideways!