The western frontier of the empire was both the most stressful and the least stressful, and the pressure was high because it faced the greatest enemy. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Bright Crusader had 100,000 people, although the professional soldiers, the Holy Knights of Light, accounted for less than one-tenth, only about 6,000 people.

Of course, although there is only one word difference between the Holy Knights of Light here and the Knights of Light under Austin, they are not the same legion.

Fourteen thousand other mercenaries were part of the vast army of the Light Crusade, who were hired by the Church to participate in the expedition.

The remaining nearly 80,000 were mad believers in the Church, who did not wear hard armor and were not subjected to rigorous and brutal training.

All they have is the determination to see death as if they were home, and this is definitely the most terrible enemy that no one wants to meet on the battlefield, which is terrifying.

The reason why there is little pressure in the face of such a powerful enemy is that the western region of the empire is vast and has a large area of depth.

And there is another point, that is, the western part of the empire is the base camp of the lion family, which is sparsely populated and rich in products, and has been stable for many years.

Even though Wren had led the border army to suppress Leighton's remnants not long ago, he was still in great trouble, and there were many large clans in the area.

If Leighton hadn't taken the initiative to go to Wren's barracks and let his men lay down their arms, it would have taken some time to put down the civil war.

It has sufficient strategic depth and the strong support of local tycoons, but the most important thing is the complex geographical situation in the western part of the empire.

This made the Bright Crusade a big logistical problem, and even if they were allowed to drive straight in, it would not be easy for them to reach the royal capital.

So from this point of view, even if the Far Eastern Army against the Bright Crusade has almost no advantage in winning, but thanks to these conditions, it can still be invincible for at least two or three months, relatively speaking, the pressure is minimal, and the sky is thundering at this time.

Lancelot and Jason stood on a high vantage point and looked into the distance, from which they could see the Light Crusade on the march, the procession winding like a long dragon.

"Even though the rain was pouring and the ground was muddy, there was still no way to stop their march, and faith was a terrible force. ”

Lancelot sighed as several horsemen waited behind him and Jason, their horses neighing at the grass under the trees.

Not far in front of them was a river, which had been raining heavily for several days, and the water was so strong that it crashed against the waves.

Originally, there was a stone bridge over the river, and this stone bridge was built by the local clans, which could accommodate four cavalry to pass side by side, and it was very strong.

Lancelot had passed over the bridge some time earlier, and there would be no problem if a hundred soldiers were to pass through at the same time.

But now the wooden bridge has been completely destroyed, and only the outline of the piers can be vaguely seen on the riverbank, and the entire bridge body is gone.

A lot of manpower and material resources were expended to build the bridge, and it also facilitated the passage of the people in the western part of the empire, benefiting generations of people.

But it only took a few days to tear it down, and when the huge stone was pushed into the raging river and splashed in the water, the patriarch of the local clan who accompanied Lancelot and Jason saw this scene with tears in their eyes, and the bridge meant a lot to them.

Not only is it convenient for people on both sides of the river, but it also has a deep historical significance and is a symbol of the struggle of generations, but now it is gone.

Although from the emotional point of view of their hearts, they were reluctant to tear down the bridge, but at this time, they were facing the fierce expedition of the Light Crusade.

In order to slow down their travel, this was also a last resort, and not only this bridge, but all the other bridges on the river were demolished.

Moreover, all the villagers along the coast were relocated, escorted by soldiers, and took the old and the young to the inner side of the empire to live in a safe place.

After all, in the absence of logistical supplies, the expeditionary force is numerous, and in order to maintain their supplies, they have only one thing to do.

That is, to loot on the spot to obtain enough food, which is bound to cause devastating damage to the local villages, and it is only natural that they should be relocated, and the villagers will sigh and leave their homes when they see their burned homes, and they do not know when they will return.

Although some people couldn't bear this and were unwilling to leave, the old village chief and local officials also took turns to persuade them, after spending half a month.

The borders of the western front of the entire empire have been deserted, leaving only a scorched earth for the Bright Crusaders, which is also known as the policy of clearing the wilderness.

This is the strategy that Lin Ye made with Lancelot and others when he was about to go north, which is cruel, but it is also the most advantageous weapon in the case of strategic depth, Lin Ye has read many examples in history, whether it is the most powerful army, whether it is Napoleon's French army.

Or the huge German army of the Third Reich, which eventually fell at this point, but the only difference was that they also faced bad weather.

The Bright Crusade, on the other hand, is slightly better, and this war is just the beginning, and there is still a long series of battles to be fought.

"Shall we just retreat and retreat like this? Just choose a suitable ambush location, my ironclad army will be the main attacker, and your cavalry army will outflank them from the flank, and in one fell swoop divide the entire expeditionary force into three parts, and then break each one, so that there is still a chance of victory. ”

Jason looked at the Bright Expeditionary Force on the other side of the river, he was not willing to blindly retreat like this, and he had quickly built a winning strategy in his mind.

Although they did not have the advantage of winning, only if they planned properly and went all out, there was still a possibility of defeating the Bright Expeditionary Force.

"These members of the Bright Crusade are not a rabble, they are all fierce and not afraid of death, it is very difficult to fight, even if we can defeat them, but how many people can we kill? 10,000 or 20,000 or 50,000? Under the power of faith, their cohesion is too strong. ”

Lancelot shook his head, not approving of Jason's aggressive strategy, if it was a normal army, the defeated army would flee after being dispersed.

But at this moment, the opponents they are facing, even if they are scattered, they can quickly gather together, and the difficulty is too great.

"And there is another point, we can't wipe out the old base of the Far Eastern Army that took several years to build, the Duke has explained, we must wait until he repells the elven army, and then come back to support, we can't consume too many troops here. ”

"Because our main force still has an expedition to capture the Holy City in one fell swoop, and take the old nest of the Church of Light in one pot, so that it can be done once and for all, instead of being used here to fall into endless consumption. ”

Lancelot looked into the distance and said with a determined expression.