And reinforcements? Duke was also stunned for a moment when he heard Alan say that there were still tens of thousands of troops. In this way, that is, the Hans Empire has also sent at least 100,000 troops, and the reinforcements behind the army should be the Hans Empire Army if Duke is not mistaken, because the total size of the Black Hawk Army on the entire border is only 60,000 people, and the whole army has been dispatched.

Although 100,000 people is not an exaggerated figure for the scale of the Great War in ancient China, it was already quite impressive for the continent of Europa in the Middle Ages, after all, it was a divided country and did not form a unified empire.

Generally speaking, in countries like the French Empire and the Hans Empire, the total military strength of the country is about 200,000 people. No matter how much it is, even if there are enough young adults, there will not be so much money to maintain it, after all, productivity and income cannot reach this stage.

Pouring half the strength of the country and encircling the French Imperial Army with more than three times the military strength is basically no way to live. The best result of this battle is estimated to be the loss of the entire empire's northern defense line, and the worst result is the collapse of the French Empire.

Duke really never expected that in the end, this serious consequence still appeared, although this matter was not directly related to Duke, because he could not control the will of the barbarians and the Hans Empire. But without the route map of the march provided by Duke, it is estimated that the two sides would not have made such a big determination, or even cooperated to encircle and annihilate the French Empire.

"My lord, what should we do next?"

Alan asked Duke, and the expression on his face was not very good, because the 100,000 barbarian troops besieged the lion army, and even if the lion army was strong, it was difficult to break through. Even if it is a breakthrough, how can it be followed up to defend? This kind of sudden attack, when the daylily is cold when the French Empire is notified to send reinforcements, take a step back and say, how many reinforcements can the French royal family send?

Once the entire Central Army is evacuated, or Prince Edward leads the army out of the territory, then the other careerists of the French Empire will not be as simple as preparing to move, but will act directly.

The Lion Army is Allen's robe, and the Duchy of Berry is Allen's hometown, so he can't do nothing in this situation.

What next? Duke hesitated when he heard the question, because he was also a little confused now. This is not the scale of the battle of 50,000 or 60,000 troops on the three sides as expected, but the direct 200,000 enemy troops. This scale is far more than the current 5,000 people of the Storm Army, and among these 5,000 people, there are 1,000 logistics troops, even if you count the other previous logistics troops who go back and forth, at best, it is only 6,000 people.

6,000 against 100,000, and in the grassland this kind of terrain, Duke couldn't even think about how to fight this battle? Now there are only two options in front of Duke, one is to directly take advantage of the fact that the Lion Army and the Imperial Army are still fighting, and directly evacuate the grassland and run to Storm Castle.

After all, Storm Fort and the northern defense line, one in the south and the other in the north, can threaten Dao Storm Fort, the French Empire will also be destroyed. At the same time, in this case, the French Empire will not pursue the responsibility of running away, maybe in order to appease himself and not rebel, Henry VII will add officials to please himself.

This is politics and reality, and once Henry VII has no capital to encircle and suppress, the situation will be completely different. But once this happens, Duke can be regarded as breaking his previous promise and bringing the entire French Empire into the abyss of destruction. It's just that the storm army with only 6,000 people in his hands really doesn't know how to face 200,000 strong enemies.

While Duke was hesitating what to do next, the Lions and Imperial armies on the other side were caught in a bitter battle. However, as the most elite lord troops and royal troops of the French Empire, their combat effectiveness and discipline are beyond doubt, and in the face of sudden attacks, they still did not collapse or panic, and almost immediately put on a defensive position to resist the enemy's attack.

The situation on the lion army's side is slightly better, because as the most elite lord army of the empire, coupled with the level of Duke Otto's military management, and more importantly, in terms of equipment such as full-body armor, it can be called a crushing existence for the barbarians. Even if it is surrounded and the cavalry shoots at each other, the lion army can occupy an absolute advantage, which is why the 60,000 French Imperial Army dares to take the initiative to attack the barbarians.

As long as the farming people are not out of civil strife and the end of the dynasty, they are generally beaten by nomads, which is the absolute leading position brought by productivity and culture, because it is not in a state of strong hanging for a long time, so those who eat sand on the grassland and desert are estimated to have to change sides.

Therefore, the lion army is now in a stalemate with the barbarians, this is not that the lion army has no way to break through, but without fully understanding all the main forces and offensive intentions of the barbarians, the blind breakthrough has entered the rhythm that the barbarians like, and their favorite is to follow the constant harassment of the cavalry, causing the attacked side to collapse.

Duke Otto is very familiar with their tactics and routines, and under the premise that the logistics supply is not exhausted, the lion army is not worth facing even three times the enemy, because the ratio of mounted archery and attack can still occupy an absolute advantage.

Compared with the lion army, which can barely resist, the French Imperial army is already in crisis in the face of the encirclement of 60,000 troops.

The Black Eagle Army of the Hans Empire is one of the most elite divisions in the border guards of the Hans Empire, and is in the northwest border area of Hans all year round to guard against the French Empire and barbarians. And now the Hans Empire is in its own ascending period, and when facing the barbarians and the Fran Empire, they have always been in the position of attacking, quite a feeling that when the Fran Empire was strong, they did not put others in their eyes.

And the First Legion and the Guards Legion of the French Empire, equipped in the territory of the French Empire, are not second only to the Royal Knights and the Palace Forbidden Army, in a sense, they are still ahead of the Black Eagle Army, this is the difference between the border army and the central army, not every territory can be as rich as Duke, and is willing to build its own army.

But in terms of combat experience, they are far inferior to the Black Hawk Army, especially this kind of large-scale legion combat, the First Legion of the Empire and the Guards Legion, it can be said that there is basically no experience, after all, although the flange has deep internal and external troubles, large-scale wars are still in the brewing rhythm and do not break out frequently.

Coupled with the advantages in timing, location and number of ambushes, it can be said that the Black Hawk Army has occupied the three aspects of time, place, and people, and the French Imperial Army soon fell into a precarious situation.