"The best way to mourn the dead is to make life better for the living. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info" - "Quotations of the God of War"

On the afternoon of August 29, 348 A.D., Admiral Gursi Imnast found the remnants of General Spease's defeated army 85 fats southeast of Parello.

"How's it going?" Admiral Dragoon asked.

"As you can see, my line was easily broken through by the army of Archduke Field." Spart said self-deprecatingly.

"It's good to survive against 10 times as many enemies, don't put on such a resentful face." Gursi punched his opponent in the chest.

"If the estimation is good, the Mastarians will be in front of the Mercedes tonight, what is old Henry going to do? And what about our main corps? How far is it from the battlefield? Spett asked.

"The situation is not optimistic, you should take care of yourself first, said old Henry, now you can choose to withdraw from the battlefield and go to Parelo to prepare a celebratory feast for the other legionnaires." Gursi replied with a smile.

"I hope so."

"Alright, it's time for me to go, and I'll sweep you off some flies overhead."

"Thank you very much, Your Excellency."

As Gursi said, the pace of progress on the part of the Falunsi side is not optimistic. The Mastar side, because of its relative abundance of troops, can organize a multi-layered defense system in this direction. In a sense, the Marstar Army clearly did a better job than the Falunsi Army in terms of the organization of the delayed battle.

Leon entrusted the organization of the delayed battle to Baron Barry Fizaro of the Seventh Legion, a veteran general of the Northern Army, who had extensive experience in the matter. He laid out three lines of defense along the main route of the main force of the Fallensi army to the battlefield, which were then supplemented by improvised fortresses made of wood. Each improvised fort contained between 10 and 30 soldiers, but thanks to the superior engineering experience of the Mastar Army, each fort was quite strong. In this way, although Marshal Hannibal Henry was able to break through the frontal line, he was torn apart by the small fortresses dotted around him.

The wooden forts were so strong that the Phalensians, who had no siege equipment, had a hard time destroying them. And because of the large number of newly cut logs, the wood is still relatively wet, and it is not possible to set them on fire for a while. The use of damp wood for construction or furniture is a definite regret for the user, but for these wartime makeshift structures, this disadvantage is obviously negligible.

On the afternoon of 29 August, the Falencian army had broken through the two lines of defense of the other side in succession, but they were trapped by these small fortresses and had to turn back to clear them. As for the Mastar army, although there were hundreds of these forts, they actually only occupied the strength of their two wings. And these 2 wings can hold the 80,000 troops of the Farencians for 1 to 2 days, which is a good deal anyway. What's more, Fizzaro used this time to step up and consolidate his last line of defense. The two wings of the phalanx in his hands did not invest a single soldier in the previous two lines of defense, and it was in this third line of defense that they were waiting for work. After the Mastarns gathered the remnants of the retreating troops from the front, they still had as many as 12,000 troops in this direction.

As General Spease had expected, six wings led by Leon arrived on the night of 29 August. At this time, around this small village, 110,000 troops have been gathered. The Mastar army also had an absolute advantage of 10 to 1 over the French army. Through Cezel's scouting net, Leon knew he had taken the lead in the battle. You must know that in previous battles, the Mastar army has never lost a battle when its superiority in strength has reached more than 2.5 times. In the Battle of Passis Hill in 237 of the Gregorian calendar, for example, the Mastar army surrounded 35,000 slave rebels with 100,000 people, and then completely annihilated the enemy army at the cost of 18,000 casualties. The besieged rebels had at least Mount Parsis as a barrier, while the Pharisees in front of them had only a trench less than 2.5 fats wide and deep.

Therefore, Leon made a big deal of his arrival in order to put enough mental pressure on the Pharians.

There was indeed a commotion on the position of the Pharansis army, and the soldiers were well aware of their situation, and the fact in front of them was that the main force of the other side seemed to have arrived on the battlefield first, and it had been 2 days since they could not see their own dragon knights above their heads. The above two points are enough to make many harmful associations among ordinary soldiers.

"Mr. Mercedes......"

"Isn't it just that Archduke Felds is here, do you want me to go out to meet him?"

"Of course not, but the lower officials think it's better for you to go out and say a few words to boost morale." Joan made such a suggestion, and the officers who were in a meeting together nodded in agreement.

"That's what you said, so I'll say a few words."

In the dark, fires were lit on the positions of both sides to keep people warm. In order to show that they were outnumbered, the Mastar army lit a fire several times larger than the Pharisens. Autumn is still a cold night in the Parelo region, and after a day of fierce fighting, the tired soldiers huddle together, roasting on fires and munching on dry black bread.

"Mistress Mercedes is here......" There was a sparse sound from the crowd.

"Everyone!" Mercedes jumped on a small dirt bag and began his speech, "As you may have seen, there are many more Mastarians on the other side. You're worried, you're scared right now, right? Of course this is normal, they are now much more numerous than we are. But it's not necessarily better than us. Some people may say, 'You are talking nonsense, how can they be weaker than us when there are so many of them?' 'Hehe, I'm not bragging. Do you remember four years ago, when we were on the Eastern Front, in Gresden, there were many more troops than the enemy in front of us? And Loxit's garrison is only 1,000 people, which is only a tenth of our number! However, the Commander of the Andak garrison and his men held back an enemy 150 times their size for 2 whole days. Could it be that our glorious Eighth Army Corps, once led by the famous General General Chapel Lanfonte, has made many meritorious achievements; Could the Eighth Army, which gave birth to the current Prime Minister, Marshal Thorgrande Leus, be inferior to a border guard? Will it?! Answer me?! ”

"No!" Someone spoke up.

"Louder, soldier, I can't hear you! The enemy can't hear either! ”

"No!"

"Could it be?!"

"Nope! Glory to the Eighth Legion! The Pharians cried out. The entire positions of the Francisian army were filled with such shouts.

"Tell those damn Mastar mongrels about this!" Mercedes exclaimed.

The Pharians followed the instructions of their commander and roared with all their might towards the positions of the Mastars.

"Where are these barbarians making noise again?" Baron Deville said disdainfully to Leon.

"But it's these barbarians who have kept you helpless here for 3 whole days." Leon sneered, left the embarrassed baron behind, and walked back to his tent alone. The morale of the other party was not hit by his actions, which made Leon feel a little frustrated, but fortunately it was not a big deal. Tomorrow, I'll crush you completely. Leon thought so.

At the same time, Gursi returned to the command post of Marshal Henry, and the atmosphere in the camp was not good.

"Hello, Admiral Wing Mnast." Old Henry was working on a map with the Admirals.

"Hello, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief." Gursi placed his helmet on the marching table.

"Did you bring me any good news?" Old Henry asked without raising his head.

"I'm afraid it's only bad news," replied Gurcy slightly apologetically, "that General Speight's line of defense has been breached, and it took Archduke Fields half a day to do it." If nothing else, they should be in front of Mercedes by now. ”

It was only then that Marshal Henry straightened up and looked at Gursi.

"Now the situation has become a little simpler, our army and the enemy army each used nearly 80,000 men to attack the opponent's 10,000 or so troops. But it was quite unfavorable to our army, the Mastarians were good at defending positions, and our army did not have any advantage in this area. Oyifi analyzed.

"So, how about we exchange the Mastar troops that are blocking our army in front of us with the 23rd Division?" Shaw proposed such a plan.

Marshal Henry did not say anything, and at present it was nothing more than two choices, to directly rescue the men and horses of Mercedes; Or abandon Mercedes for something else, bigger good. If you want to choose the first option, then the current difficulties are in front of you, and the disadvantage is that it is very likely that you will lose to your opponent in the competition in time, resulting in a passive situation in the overall battle situation. If, the Francisian army, could not break through the Mastar's defenses before the Mercedes division was annihilated, then the blow to morale was one of them. As for the Mastar army, if they take advantage of the victory, it is simply unimaginable what kind of land will fall into. Conversely, if the Farensi army had come to the rescue in time, then Leon would have faced the same dilemma. If the second option is chosen, the difficulty will also be whether the Farensi army will be able to make this strategic exchange in its entirety.

"Or what better benefit than the Marstar Blockade in front of us is worth trading for Mercedes. If there is no such interest, I think we should still do our best to break through the enemy's line of defense in front of us. The old marshal asked the generals this question. He was met with silence by the other three.

"Obviously, then, gentlemen, let's not think about things that are unrealistic. At present, there is only one thing we have to do, clear the obstacles laid by the enemy and rescue our comrades! The old marshal firmly concluded, "Do you have any constructive comments on this point?" ”

"From my point of view......" Gursi thought for a moment, and spoke first, but he hesitated.

"Go on, Your Excellency." Hannibal Henry propped his hands on the table and stared at the Dragoon Admiral.

As a dragon knight, he shouldn't have intervened in ground combat, after all, everyone knows that dragon knights are not a decisive battle in war. However, at the same time, the dragon knights' perspective will also be able to see places that ordinary warriors can't see because they are flying in the air.

"In my opinion, with regard to field defensive operations, our army cannot be compared with the enemy in terms of experience, training, and equipment." Gursi illustrates the fact that many self-proclaimed savvy people are unable to do – acknowledging their own differences, acknowledging their weaknesses, and the dragoon general did. "So we want Mercedes to hold out longer than the enemy in front of us, and there's only one thing that can be done. That is to give our soldiers enough confidence and full morale. ”

"So, Admiral Omnast, what are you going to do?" Oiffi asked.

"Me?" Gulsi paused, "I'm going to retake the skies for our warriors!" ”

Marshal Henry straightened his back again, and he was touched by the power of Gursi's words.

"Reclaim the skies for us?"

"Yes, as you know. This time, an excellent dragon knight commander came, and the Mastars showed all kinds of skills, forming an air exclusion zone within a radius of 20 fatales with the Mercedes department as the center, which our army could not easily enter. It's my job and what I can do is to break through this penalty area and let Mercedes know that even in the air we can beat any enemy we want to beat. Gursi said.

"It's a great idea." Said Henry Sr.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I assure you that by noon tomorrow, the dragon knights of our army will control the sky above the Mercedes Division. Then hopefully, Marshal Henry, Admiral Santro, Admiral Shaw, you can also break through the enemy's line as soon as possible, and join me on the battlefield. So, I'll take my leave. After saluting the people, Gursi turned and left the tent.

On the continent of Articut, the Dragon Knight is traditionally a very noble profession of warfare. This is not only due to its strategic and tactical importance, but more importantly, the dragon knights' battles are clearly more in line with the manners between the noble knights. Because in aerial battles, many times it is a one-on-one or several-on-several battle between dragon knights, which seems to have a more fair duel flavor. However, since the introduction of the tactic of "luring the opponent to a low altitude and making them enter the ambush circle of your own archers", it seems that the "purity" of the dragon knight's combat will also be difficult to preserve. This tactic was commonly used by the Pharisens during the campaign of Leighton the Great to recapture Parello. Because at that time, the newly formed Phalonsisaur Knight troops were difficult to match the Mastar army in terms of quantity and quality, and if they fought head-on, it was tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg. After the battle, the Mastarns, in addition to scolding the other party for being vile and shameless, soon practiced the same tactics with a realistic attitude. Therefore, there is such a clause in the rules of operation of the dragon knights of various countries: "When the enemy dragon knight enters a low altitude in a non-spiral attitude in a complex environment with a complex surface landscape that is not controlled by the enemy, he should carefully confirm the ground situation before taking action, and if it cannot be confirmed, it is recommended to abandon the attack." ”

In the early morning of August 30, Cizer received a report after waking up from his sleep that the dragon knight, who was on duty at night, had not returned at the appointed time. Within the next few minutes, the dragon knights who had gone to take over reported that they had once again launched a massive aerial attack on them.

According to Gursi's plan, he divided his existing forces into three parts: the first part was the feint force, which was handled by the 16 wyverns of the 4th Squadron of the Dragon Knights, who took off from Parelo in two batches and attacked each other from west to east; The second part is the 32 Wyverns of the Second Dragon Knight Squadron led by himself, and this part is the main attack force, attacking from north to south; The third part consisted of the remaining 8 Wyverns of the 4th Dragon Knight Squadron, who served as guerrillas.

Now, according to the script of the Fallensi, Cizer gave priority to leading the main force of the Mastar Dragon Knights, with a total of 40 Wyverns to meet the Fallensi Dragon Knights coming from the direction of Parello.

The four dragons of the first echelon of the Farensi Army adopted the formation of a double dragon formation, allowing two of them to occupy a high altitude and drive the enemy dragon knights on duty into a low altitude, while the other group waited for an ambush at a low altitude. This tactic was successfully executed, and within half an hour, the Pharansis had broken each of the opponent's three dragons in this airspace.

Cezel acted decisively, and when he arrived at the scene, the Pharensi had just finished their last attack, and the four wyverns had not yet had time to climb back into their attack positions from the low sky. Of course, the Mastars would not give up such a good opportunity, and Cizer commanded 8 dragon knights to attack at once.

Originally, the Pharians would have been shot down, but fortunately, the 12 wyverns of the second echelon arrived on the battlefield in time. They immediately launched an operation to rescue friendly forces, so 2 Wyverns were saved from the crisis, while only 1 Wyvern was shot down and the other was wounded and exited the battlefield. At this point, the balance of power on the battlefield was 14 to 40, with the Mastar side having the upper hand. However, the Falensi had no intention of giving up on the attack and engaged in a tenacious grappling with their opponents.

Given the absolute superiority in manpower, Cizer commanded the Mastar Dragon Knights to attack the Pharisees in the traditional 3-on-1 attack. Under normal circumstances, the Mastarians would have been able to shoot down more than half of the opposing units after half an hour. However, something seems to be wrong today, and the other side seems to be fighting a defensive battle in the air. The Falensi put themselves in a defensive position, rather than attacking as they had their initial intentions.

So far, there are still 11 Falency Dragon Knights in the air. Cizer couldn't hold back and joined the battle himself. His skill was indeed superior, and soon, the dragon knight who was responding to him drove an enemy wyvern into his range. The knight of the Falencian has been shot down several times before. Therefore, this time he was also confident that he would escape. But Cizer was different from his previous opponents, he accurately predicted his opponent's escape moves, and then aimed his shot at the predetermined position. The metal bolts fired from the heavy crossbow struck the Falenci directly from the back, and the dragon knight spat out a mouthful of blood and threw himself on the back of his mount. The wyvern, having lost its owner, wailed and left the battlefield airspace.

The moment he killed the opponent, Cizer suddenly realized that the dragon knights in front of him were just bait, and the Pharians must have made a larger move. With this in mind, Cizerla raised his mount and sounded the flag for regrouping.