Chapter 531: Sorting things out
After entering the Iron Helmet City, the Rose Army under the command of Lin Ye won a warm welcome from the citizens, and the pomp and circumstance were comparable to the annual festival, which was extremely enthusiastic. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
The reason for this reaction among the citizens was not only because of the public execution of the nobles who were prestigious, and the division of a large amount of wealth.
In large part due to the fact that they were too hard pressed by the Cahill brothers, especially after two years of civil war, the economy was depressed.
It was very difficult for them to even fill their stomachs, and they were also subjected to unscrupulous looting, which simply made them unable to live, and they dared not speak out.
But with the appearance of this army, it was like a pile of dry firewood that had long since dried up and smoked, threw down a torch, and spread rapidly.
The desire of the citizens to live a life of abundance, to the sweet bread and milk that they toiled to sow in exchange for fragrant bread and milk, not the soldiers sent by the officials of the Doge's palace to collect taxes, and their desire to break the status quo had long been reached a critical point, and now it had finally exploded!
However, Lin Ye was not discouraged by such a grand occasion, he did not stay in Iron Helmet City for too long, and left before dawn after a short rest.
"Well, are they already gone? I still want to join the army, and they are in such a hurry that it is as if they never appeared. ”
"What are you talking about, what are you talking about, what are you talking about, didn't they help us save us from those damned lords?"
"That's right, I've had enough of the old days, many other cities have become independent free states, let's do the same!"
When the citizens who went out to clear the snow in the early morning saw the horseshoe prints on the ground, they knew that the army had drifted away, and the wind and snow were drifting away.
As the sky began to clear, the young men in the city spontaneously gathered and went to the arsenal to collect their weapons.
They have won the freedom they want, and they have to defend it with their own strength, and since they are fed up with those days, let's do everything they can to change!
The army was still heading north, but instead of heading in the direction of the royal capital, it was rerouted to the east.
"My lord, we are marching too fast, should we stop and rest? ”
Crouff followed Lin Ye and asked, after crossing the Talon Mountains, he thought he would be able to take a good breath.
Unexpectedly, in the next half a month, he crossed the entire Tiebi Province, and there were several battles during this period.
This also led to a severe attrition of the army, which set out with seven Rose Legions, one Legion of Captives, and one cavalry.
The total number of people was close to 17,000, but the number of people who managed to cross the Taron Mountains and reach the town of Talon was only about 12,000.
Nearly 5,000 people were buried in the snow, which is a staggering number, and even the remaining 12,000 people.
After a series of battles, nearly 3,000 people were lost, especially in the battle with the defenders of Iron Helmet.
Even if the Rose Army has an absolute advantage in all aspects of its numbers, and it also has the right time and place, it is absolutely impossible to defeat an army twice as large as itself without paying sacrifices, especially since Lin Ye also issued a slaughter order.
Half of the army of 20,000 people was killed alive, which simply broke the courage of these soldiers and made the entire iron-walled province talk about the tiger!
"Stop and rest? Do you want to wait for the elite cavalry of the empire to rush over? We don't have time to waste here, if we encounter the elite cavalry of the empire in this situation, we will definitely die an ugly death, time is our worst enemy, not only can we not stop, but we must also speed up!"
Lin Ye mercilessly refuted Crouff's words, how could he not know the difficulty of marching in such bad weather?
"The elite cavalry of the Empire? will they come after us? But they don't know where we are, how to chase us. ”
Crouff was stunned, their march was very fast, and they only stayed in Hammer City and Iron Helmet City for a short night.
Under normal circumstances, if the imperial cavalry wanted to pursue, they should also go to Iron Helmet City, but he really couldn't understand that Lin Ye would make such a judgment.
"They don't need to know our location, they just need to figure out our destination, and intercept us at a certain critical location before we do, we will not only fall short, but we will all be buried in this vast snow!" Lin Ye's face was gloomy.
Because he was not sure if his plan would succeed, the only thing he could do was to speed up with all his might, and not to fall behind the Imperial army.
"Our purpose? Can those guys really deduce our destination? Is there such a tricky figure in the royal capital?"
Kluf looked suspicious, he also knew the situation in the royal capital, after the civil war, all the generals and ministers who were famous and powerful.
Dead and dead, fleeing and fleeing, there are not many people left who are really capable, and following Lin Ye across the entire Iron Wall Province, he also figured out the purpose.
"I don't know about the others, but if it was that guy, he would definitely deduce our destination, so we don't have time to grind here, no matter what the cost, we must go full speed, only time can be defeated, and only time can help us win!"
Lin Ye sped up and galloped through the snow, and the infantry also trotted behind, they were brave soldiers who had been tested in battle.
No matter what the battle lies ahead, they will follow that Lord and will not flinch a step, they are born for victory!
At the Imperial Council in the court, all the ministers stopped and looked at the charismatic young man, and no one dared to underestimate him.
Even if he is now at the last seat of the Imperial Council, everyone knows that this is not in line with his ability.
When Leo and Leighton wooed him, they both promised the position of the former prime minister, but he remained unmoved and insisted until now.
"Lord Solo, what do you think about the actions of the Southern Army, and what are the key points we should think about?"
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Domian, softened his tone, he could not give other people's face, but Solo could not give face.
"What we need to think about is, why did they go to great lengths to climb the Taron Mountains, did they just end up traveling around the Iron Wall Province? That guy Lin Ye would never do such a stupid thing, he must have something in mind. ”
Solo frowned and shook his head, he was also thinking about it, and he hadn't come up with a definite conclusion yet, but the hunch was very strong.
"Didn't they try to launch a surprise attack and send troops directly to the royal capital?"
War Minister Minens snorted coldly, he didn't have a good impression of Solo, just because Solo had always been overpowering his son Mites in terms of reputation.
Have you ever seen an army without any siege equipment go all the way to attack a well-defended and well-defended city? What is the difference between that and killing yourself? Their ultimate goal is to be king, but now they have other things to do. ”
Solo shook his head, dismissing Minnes' speculation. He seemed to have cleared some of his thoughts, and his brow furrowed even deeper.