Chapter 47: The Beginning of Chaos
Between 318 and 322 in the Longhan calendar, Celtic Harvey rose from squad leader to squadron leader of the first squadron. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info This is very rare in the history of the empire, except for the descendants of the high-ranking members of the empire, almost no one can become a squadron leader before the age of 25. Not to mention the elite brigade in the elite knights of the empire.
The young Celts were easy-going, genuine, and very popular with the knights. The fact that the knights, who were always troublesome, had become very obedient after this young man became the squadron leader puzzled the people of the military department.
The Order is notoriously difficult to manage, because everyone is an imperial nobleman, and no one will listen to a fisherman in his early twenties. But the cavalry brigade led by Celt was like a good child, training on time and taking the lead in battle.
The captains of the other brigades sneaked into their camp to peek at how he managed his men, but they were driven out as soon as they stepped into the camp, claiming that the camp of the first squadron was now a first-level security area, and no one was allowed to enter. Later, this matter became a mystery, and even if Celtic later retired, no one mentioned it again, and finally became a secret of the first squadron, and it was maintained, which also made the first squadron always win the first place in the army competition over the years.
In the year 323 of the Long Han calendar, the First Brigade of Knights dispatched two squadrons to carry out tasks with the two squadrons of the Second Brigade at that time. Because it was the Cardinal Archbishop of the Holy Patriarchate who came forward to invite him, the Empire sent Celtic, the squadron leader of the first squadron, to lead the team, and Hebrew, who was the leader of the second squadron at that time, was only his deputy.
The two teenagers were originally friends, and they cooperated very tacitly, winning consecutive battles in the battle with the bandits, and the originally planned two-year mission only took more than a year to exterminate the vast majority of bandits around the Holy See. It also made them famous, and frightened the local bandits to run away when they saw the banner of the "Red Panther Knights".
However, it was also that year that Celtic, who returned to the empire, officially submitted an application for retirement. In the Imperial Military Ministry regulations, a compulsory soldier is only available for three years, after which anyone has the right to apply for discharge unless the Empire is at war with another country.
Persuasion was useless, even if the brotherly Hebrew slammed the cup in front of his eyes. It's like when he came, he was so stubborn, and no one could change what he decided.
In the end, Celt gave up all his military positions and viscountdoms, left the army in which he had served for eight years, left the empire he grew up in, and disappeared from the eyes of the world.
No one could have imagined that when Celtic reappeared in the eyes of the world, he was a child who had inherited everything. And this kid did not disgrace the captain of the first squadron at all, and was even better than his father.
"Son, if you see your father again, please help me apologize to him. Hebrew said: "I didn't want him to leave the army, and I had a big fight with him, and I didn't even send him away. ”
"Marshal, I don't think my father took this matter to heart, and you were thinking about his future at the time, and he must have understood you. Bert's reply was as humble as that of a noble knight.
"Now is the time to employ people, if your father is willing to return to China to serve the empire, I am willing to join my father to ensure that he becomes the commander of any of the five elites. ”
This frightened everyone present, not to mention the five elite corps commanders, even the corps commanders of the ordinary regular army are enough to make anyone's heart move. Of course, no one would doubt the strength of the marshals of the two theaters of the empire.
"I haven't been home for many years, and when I finish His Majesty's mission, I'll go back and convey the marshal's message. Bert nodded slightly, neither agreeing nor refusing.
"Then let's talk about what is going on with you, how are you going to meet Maxim, and how sure are you of convincing him?" asked Hebrew again.
"On the way here, General Bodwin told us about the current situation, and some of the opinions that are not on the table are not on the table, and I hope that the marshal will comment on them. "Bert's humility is the same as his father's.
Hebrew stared at Birdwin, and when he couldn't determine their identities, he told others about the army, and if it were the enemy's work, it would not have been completely exposed.
"Although the Satya Empire has an army of 300,000, as far as I can see, there are less than 100,000 soldiers who can actually fight in battle. Although the light infantry is good at attacking cities, they also shoulder too many tasks, and even most of the logistics support is done by them. Bert made up for his knowledge on the way here.
Hebrew and Birdwin nodded in agreement and motioned for him to continue. "I heard that they lost two brigades of soldiers in today's siege, and that their arrow towers were broken by the marshal, and that many magic archers and magicians were killed and wounded. Then, if they want to attack Tallinn again without long-range fire suppression, the losses will be even greater. ”
Bert was about to continue, when suddenly a voice came from outside the door: "That being said, our soldiers have suffered great losses, and it is impossible for Maxim not to know about them. ”
Everyone looked back and saw Cosimo, dressed in dragoon leather armor, coming in through the door. "Let me introduce you, this is the Imperial Blue Dragon Knight, Cosimo Rodriguez. "The Earl of Hebrew secretly ate the title of Dragon Knight again.
Everyone saluted the strongest combat power on the continent one by one, and Cosimo also returned the salute one by one, and then motioned to Bert to continue: "I interrupted Your Excellency's words just now, please continue." ”
Bert recognized the dragon knight he saw at the gate of the city at that time, and nodded slightly: "This afternoon's battle has entered the white heat, if Maxim wants to continue the siege of the city, it will be more rewarding to invest another brigade of soldiers." Even if you can't take it, you can consume quite a lot of our main forces. The phrase "we" adds a lot of good images to them.
Maxim withdrew his troops after the destruction of the tower, which means that he is not willing to fight such a costly battle, and the art of war is to surround it with ten, attack it with five, and divide it by multiplier. Satya was not strong enough to besiege the city, but he was not to stop the attack without losing two brigades, unless he had a better way to break the city. ”
"It's true that this is very different from his usual fighting style, he has never been afraid of the dead before, but I don't think this time it is like he is directing the battle. Hebrew added.
"So there is only one situation, and that is that their forces are not enough to break the city, or they are not capable of destroying our main army after breaking the city. In this case, he must also be struggling with whether to continue the siege. If at this time we go to persuade peace, analyze the situation on the continent from the perspective of a third party, and meet His Majesty the King of Satya by his hand. ”
"This time, we also brought a contestant from Satya to the magic competition, and she could explain to Satya what had happened. ”
"Oh, where is that man now, may you please come in?" asked Hebrew.
"I'm afraid this won't work, her identity is quite special, and His Majesty the King has specially instructed that she should not see anyone. Bert refused.
"Alright then, you're tired from the long journey from the imperial capital, so let's rest in the city for the night, and Berdwin will arrange your accommodation. You don't have to go to Budapest just yet, just wait for their news tomorrow. ”
One by one, they retreated, and Bodwin enthusiastically led them to live in a side room in the city lord's mansion, and arranged for the rest of the retinue to be in a separate camp, and sent a few knights to take care of their safety.
At night, Bert went out for a walk in his room, and what happened during the day kept him awake. He always thought that his father was just a down-and-out knight, although his attainments in martial arts were very high, but his character was really worth scrutinizing. Suddenly, he was told that his father was a very respectable knight and a good friend of the Imperial Marshal, and that it would take him time to digest it.
The wind in early spring was a little cool, and there were restless wind spirits in the north wind blowing through, which disturbed his heart even more. The dark night sky in the distance gradually began to glow red, and the magic elves were constantly being pulled away from all around, and quickly converged in the direction of Satya's camp.
"What's going on? Why are the magic elves so confused?" Bert wondered, the turmoil of the magic elves became very abnormal, as if large magic was being used in the distance.
"Not good!" Bert's mind drifted through uneasiness.