Chapter 217: Reasons to refuse
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The tide of battle is still at a very delicate balance, and for quite some time, both sides have tried to avoid upsetting that balance.
No matter how aggressive they were on the surface, they had the momentum to fight and capture Farousi alive.
But in fact, they all have deep concerns, after all, the consequences of defeat are unbearable for either of the two sides.
And the appearance of this black flag is obviously an opportunity to upset this balance.
While the soldiers on both sides were replenishing their soldiers, as well as the broken spears, shields, and arrows that were consumed in large quantities, an open space was opened in front of the battle.
They won't attack again for a short time until they receive the order, which can be regarded as a precious respite.
With a tall and heroic knight holding a black flag, he rode to the center of the battle formation and crossed the clearing.
The men and horses on both sides looked over in amazement, and whispers began to come from among the soldiers.
"Hey, look, whose man is that? Is that the Plantagenet helper?"
"I don't see any other troops gathered around here, is this just a scout, and there will be a large number of follow-up troops coming?"
"Anyway, how long are we going to fight here? I'm going to have to go back and harvest wheat for those noble lords." ”
Many of these soldiers were called up on an ad hoc basis, as it was very difficult for the localities to maintain a standing army.
Unless it is an elite knight of the royal capital or the church, it can be requisitioned at any time in a state of combat readiness.
But it was built with the financial resources of the entire empire, and it was a conscription system, not a military service system.
This is also a major means of containing the localities in the center of the empire.
This method has achieved good results in the early stage, after all, in the initial period of the empire, there are many remnants of the Aries Dynasty in various places, and there have been many rebellions, but due to the lack of sufficient military strength in the local area, they are unable to resist in the face of the elite knights of the empire.
In the end, it ended in a fiasco.
However, with the aging and mediocrity of His Majesty the Emperor, his control over the empire gradually weakened.
The local government also began to disobey the yang and the yin, and the great nobles recruited private soldiers among themselves as a variant of the standing army.
The governors of the three major provinces of Obsidian, Yunchui, and Maple Leaf have no ambitions to compete for dominance.
They didn't keep private soldiers.
But this phenomenon is very serious in other areas, such as the Oak family that Lin Ye encountered before.
In addition to the standing army of no more than 2ooo people stipulated by the laws of the empire to maintain the security of the territory, Duke Oren's own private soldiers, as well as the private soldiers of the major nobles under his command, add up to several times the range allowed by law.
This leads to the fact that once there is a war, they can pull out an elite army of 10,000 people in a short time.
Instead of a battlefield like this Baiyun Plain, the two sides clashed for more than half a month, and the total number of soldiers who 66 continued to arrive on the battlefield was only a few thousand.
And the formation was loose, the soldiers lacked effective training, and the equipment was also insufficient.
To put it mildly, such an army is simply a rabble.
Pulling a 500-strong heavy cavalry over can crush all the thousands of troops here in an hour.
Before the advent of firearms, there was no industrial society, and in the feudal era, which was maintained by knights, cavalry was the main theme of the battlefield.
The shock of the hoplites, in particular, was an absolute nightmare for the infantry.
This is also an important reason why Lin Ye tried to build a cavalry unit all the time, and Lancelot has always been obsessed with it.
Of course, there are also strange generals in history who used hoplites with great mastery and were not afraid to charge head-on with cavalry.
That is General Kane, the famous ironclad soul in the wars of the last dynasty.
That is, Jason's father.
Among the veterans who lived through that era, there are several names that are very widespread.
The Soul of Iron Armor, the Silver Hand, and the King of Gold are among the best.
In particular, the golden male lion eventually ascended to the throne and became a generation of male lords.
But instinctively in the new empire was in a high position, but in the end he chose to retire from the army, and the veterans who lived in seclusion in small villages did not recognize this ranking in their minds.
Because of a name that has been erased from history, the prestige on the battlefield back then is still above that of the golden lion.
That is the invincible and invincible, the black flag refers to, the uncrowned emperor who does not grow a single inch of grass!
The young soldiers did not recognize the black flag, and looked at each other, not knowing what was going to happen.
But those veterans who were forty years old saw the flag, but their hearts sank.
For example, Yuan Kai, the captain of the guard who escorted Lin Ye, saw Lancelot raise the banner and gallop towards the battle array with his horse's belly between his legs.
He couldn't help but tremble, it was not excitement or nervousness, but fear from the bottom of his heart!
The flag that is regarded as the Grim Reaper, the flag that is considered taboo, the flag that has not flown on the Big 6 for more than twenty years.
Is it finally going to be on the battlefield again?
Lin Ye stood on a small hillside near the battle formation, watching the formation of the two sides with great interest.
The place has an excellent line of sight, and the deployment of both sides is clear at a glance.
Of course, there are many such lookout points on the Baiyun Plain.
Both Farusi and Inglie each have their own hands.
"There is a lot of leeway in the formation of both sides, which is obviously mixed with private goods on both sides, it is said that Roland, the second son of Lord Farousi, is a rare genius in cavalry, and he has created a cavalry team for a poor province like Yuntui Province, but it has not appeared now. ”
"And the scorpion mercenary corps hired by Inglea with a lot of money has not been heavily involved in the battle, except for the harassment of small units, which side do you think has a better chance of winning?"
Lin Ye asked Fan and Marlene behind him.
Yuan Kai led a small group of guards to watch from afar, but did not approach.
Because Lin Ye was here waiting for the arrival of the two governors, if Yuan Kai got too close, it would give Inglie the illusion that this was a trap.
"You wouldn't be foolish enough to think that the two governors would give face to this flag, as fearsome as it had been in the last dynastic war, but many years had passed, and since the legion had long since disbanded, did you?" said Marlene, teasing him.
This man always had a relaxed look on his face, as if everything was under his control.
This made her very unhappy.
No wonder such an odious person would order her to assassinate him.
"Before this, I really didn't know that this flag had that kind of influence, and you really wronged me, but no matter how brilliant it was, it was in the past, and now that it is in my hands, there will naturally be something else, of course, this is for the future. ”
"Today I'm going to convince these two governors, of course, not by a flag, I have a reason that they can't refuse, do you believe it?" Lin Ye asked with a smile.
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