Chapter 507: Marching in the Snow
On the fourth day when the Rose Legion and the Far Eastern Cavalry broke the Imperial Central Army, Lin Ye personally led the forces of the seven legions to march north. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
And at this time, the news of the rout of the Imperial Central Army had not yet reached the royal capital, in fact, even if it did, it was not possible to guess this march.
One of the army's routes north bypassed the cities, choosing to advance against the mountains, and finally over the uninhabited Talon Mountains.
Second, due to the rapid spread of news of the Empire's civil war and the rout of the Imperial Legion, the Empire's intelligence agencies were in a semi-paralyzed state.
Third, in bad weather, the heavy snow has become the best cover, who would have thought that in this harsh winter, someone would secretly go north.
Plunging straight into the heart of the empire like a sharp blade, this is definitely a thrilling road to death, destined to be extraordinary!
"Lord Duke, are you alright, your face doesn't look good, do you need to stop and rest for a while? ”
Crouff walked quickly to Lin Ye's side and supported him, although Lin Ye had already put on his cloak, he couldn't withstand the days of marching and the wind and snow.
After all, he was just a young nobleman less than twenty years old, and he had not undergone rigorous intensive training, so he was no different from an ordinary soldier.
Many of the young soldiers had fallen during this harsh march, and it was not easy for him to hold on until now.
"It's okay, I've rested before, it's my plan for this adventure, everyone follows me to take risks, I must lead the army myself, and I also want to come to the royal capital again, I'm looking forward to seeing what my soldiers will look like when they come to the city. ”
Lin Ye took two sips of the wine handed over by Kluff, which was so spicy that he coughed twice, but finally a little heat appeared on his body.
"But Lord Duke, is it really okay for us to go over like this? Although on the imperial side, the main force is only Wren's border army, but the guards guarding the royal capital still have a lot of troops, and the former garrison regiment, gendarmerie unit, royal knights, and royal guard division have almost four legions. ”
Kluff counted his fingers and calculated that he used to be a member of the Oron family, and he had followed Orser in the royal capital for a long time, and he knew that the royal capital was fine.
"By the way, there's also the Church of Light guys, and Austin has a very troublesome Knights of Light. ”
Crouff thought of the church again, and together there were more than 10,000 troops, and no matter how you look at it, you don't have an advantage.
"I know the situation in the royal capital, including the Knights of Light, at first glance there are only five legions in the royal capital, but these legions are all large legions, such as the garrison legion and the Royal Guard Division, with more than four thousand troops, so the current military configuration of the royal capital is about 18,000 people. ”
Lin Ye gave an accurate number, he would never do something that he was not sure of, and he had a spy in the royal capital as early as two years ago.
He is much more familiar with the deployment of the royal capital than Kluff, and he has an advantage in this regard.
"Eighteen thousand? This number is more than all of us, and the royal capital is strong, if you want to take the royal capital, you must have at least five times the strength of the royal capital, and we don't have siege equipment yet, this ......" Crouff made a difficulty, just looking at the deployment of troops, the two sides are about the same.
But the encounters on the plains were not the same as siege battles, and Ka Miao paid almost three times the price for attacking Rose City, which was not well defended.
The walls of the royal capital are higher and stronger than those of the Rose City, and without siege equipment, the Rose Legion can only look up from afar.
"I understand your concern, in fact, there is more to it than this, if we attack the royal capital, Rhaegar is completely holding on at the same time, and recruiting local legions to encircle and suppress, although the combat strength of these local legions is not very good, but they have the advantage of strength, and they can gather twenty legions at any time. ”
Lin Ye analyzed the situation while marching with difficulty, he could see far more clearly than Kruff, and he could hear the sweat on Crouff's forehead.
"Lord Duke, I believe you must have your own reasons, but what is the purpose of us marching towards the royal capital through the mountains and mountains in the wind and snow? Even if it can have the effect of a surprise attack, no matter how you look at it, it seems that there is no way to take the royal capital, and many brothers are ...... on the way."
Crouff looked at the tired soldiers who were marching through the wind and snow, not everyone was as lucky as the soldier just now.
During the long and harsh march, many people fell into the abyss, and they could not even see the whole corpse.
Some people fell to the ground while walking, and no matter how their companions called, they could not wake up again, so they could only let the wind and snow bury their bodies.
Even the best war horses on the continent from the Gale Grassland couldn't withstand such a cruel environment and fell one after another.
It was a matter of willpower that the soldiers had come to this point, and it would be heartening if it were the path to victory.
But if it's a journey of death with no way back, how can it be accepted? Crouff looked at the wind and snow blankly, a little puzzled.
"Crouff, watch your words, are you questioning the Duke's orders?" Lancelot glared at him.
As the commander of the Far Eastern Cavalry, Lancelot calmed down a lot after two years, especially after the formation of the cavalry.
He put his talent to good use, and in the shortest possible time, he trained soldiers who could not even ride horses into cavalry elites.
He was very strict in the army, and the soldiers were most afraid of entering Lancelot and Jason's troops, but at the same time, they wanted to enter the most.
I'm afraid that because the training is too cruel, the elimination rate remains high, and people suffer all over their hearts, but once they enter these two armies through selection, it means that they have become the most elite soldiers recognized, even if they walk on the streets of Dawn Town, there will be beautiful girls who turn back frequently.
"No, the subordinates didn't question the Duke's intentions, it's just, it's just ......" Crouff hurriedly waved his hand, not knowing how to justify.
"Okay, Lancelot, don't always be so harsh, if you continue like this, you'll quickly become a masochist like Jason, and Crouff's thoughts are also the thoughts of many soldiers, who are unwavering in their support for me, but they don't know what I'm going to do, and it's normal to be worried. ”
Lin Ye smiled lightly, and at this time he coughed twice, the wind and snow on the mountain range were too big.
"Well, you don't have to answer me, Lord Duke, my mind is just a little stuck for a while. Crouff was stunned.
originally thought that he would be scolded, but Lin Ye responded easily.
"The purpose of our trip is not to attack the royal capital at all, so don't worry, you will become heroes who will go down in history, and you will not be unknown people who hit stones with eggs. Lin Ye looked far ahead at the snowy front.
At the end of the snowstorm is where his purpose lies!