Chapter 219: On the eve of the decisive battle
Looking at the lord in front of him, who had already brought all his property, his family, and his slaves, and couldn't wait to rush to the Spark Lord, everyone who followed Giggs to accept the surrender of Baron Warwick couldn't help but be speechless for a while. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
It's really the first time I've seen a lord who surrenders so simply, preparing everything directly at the usual surrender ceremony, and waiting directly for the lord to move as soon as he surrenders.
The previous lords who surrendered to sincerity would more or less rub around in the territory for a few days and miss it.
However, Giggs was quite happy about this kind of current affairs, and said a few more words to Baron Warwick, promising to give this Baron some support in the Spark Collar.
And this unexpected gain made Baron Warwick and his staff smile.
"It is said outside that King Giggs has a very violent temper, but now it seems that the rumors are really not to be believed~"
Giggs naturally didn't know what was going on in front of him, so he dispersed the crowd of onlookers and walked straight to the carriage to wait for the construction of the camp, after all, he didn't know what was going on in the town now.
If you want to sleep in a comfortable bed, you still have to wait a little, safety is the most important thing, after all, he is coming out with the prince of the kingdom, his only son at present, no matter how careful he is.
And after the soldiers of the guard completely inspected the residence that originally belonged to Baron Warwick, Giggs was leisurely surrounded by the soldiers of the guard, sat in the carriage, and went to the lord's palace with Alaye and others.
At this time, Baron Warwick, who was eager to experience something interesting about his boss and his subordinate's wife, had already led a convoy full of his fortune towards Starfire Territory.
The situation was clear in this situation, and these neutral lords knew that they had to make a choice.
Giggs came with a majestic momentum, and it had already been made clear that they would not give these lords any more time to continue to deceive themselves, and they had to make a decision whether to fight or surrender.
Ninety percent of the remaining lords of the Whispering Forest chose Giggs, and only a few lords had no choice but to fall to the side of Betan City because the Viscount of Ceylon had eroded their territory too badly.
In this situation, Giggs led two brigades to constantly approach the direction of the city of Petain, and almost every few days along the way, there were letters sent by messengers sent by these lords.
For each of these territories, Giggs took his army with him, even if the army barely entered the city.
But seeing such a mighty division with their own eyes, any restless guy had to suppress their restless hearts, after all, the name of the garrison along the way to kill was also spread.
A month later, Giggs and Viscount Ceylon were well aware of each other's existing strength, after all, their spies and intelligence officers were not white-collared.
On Giggs's side, the total strength of the two brigades is about 5,000 people, plus the guards of a wing that followed Giggs, the total strength of Giggs's side is about 5,500 people.
On the Viscount of Ceylon's side, because he did not use an establishment similar to that of the elven troops, the intelligence officers under Giggs spent a lot of effort on the actual strength of the Viscount of Ceylon to get the information.
Eight thousand, this is the accurate information reported to Giggs by the intelligence service.
During these two years, while Giggs focused on the north and south, the Viscount of Ceylon was not idle, and after losing his soldiers to the gold mines near the Gnolls and stabilizing the people in the territory, the Viscount of Ceylon relied on his influence and higher salaries to rebuild an army.
In the two years of campaigning, the backbone of the previous soldiers was constantly used to lead new recruits, and the current army of 8,000 people was successfully established.
Although this group of troops still has relatively little blood, that is, they have experienced some small battles and exterminated the thieves by the way, but the Viscount of Ceylon has not relaxed the daily training of this group of troops.
It can be said that the grassroots soldiers of the two brigades brought by Giggs are almost the same in terms of training, and the only advantage is that they have experienced more battles, and when they see more blood, their courage will naturally come up.
Putting down the teacup in his hand, Giggs pursed his lips and smiled.
"But you wouldn't think that the officer class in my army, even the junior officers, have secret methods, even if most of them have not broken through the limits of the human body. ”
"When the soldiers on both sides were engaged in a large-scale frontal group battle, the enemy suddenly discovered that almost every squad leader in the Giggs side was the existence of a ten-man enemy, and their expressions would be very interesting. ”
"After all, when the hand-to-hand combat is hand-to-hand, one person is facing several enemies, and each squad covers each other, and then Giggs's army uses these squad leaders as arrows, and the attack on the enemy army is really outstanding. ”
Outsiders only know that Giggs's army is strong, but they don't know the roots. At a time when Giggs had not yet put steel weapons on the battlefield, these officer classes, who were absolutely loyal to Giggs and had secret methods, were the foundation of the strength of Giggs's army.
The training of soldiers has long had a standard training code in so many years of war, and the recruits of the kingdom have basically learned various skills and military formations in the new barracks, and what they have done after being assigned to the combat unit is nothing more than to deepen their physical fitness and improve the run-in with the veterans.
Five thousand five against eight thousand, Giggs did not have the slightest doubt that he would win, and in the same way, the Viscount of Ceylon was confident enough in his hard work, even if the enemy was a very powerful Giggs, a garrison that won every battle.
The decisive battle was held by the Viscount of Ceylon in his base camp, the city of Petain.
Originally, the troops outside were all drawn back, and since they had to fight, the Viscount of Ceylon naturally wanted to give full play to his advantages.
No matter how strong the garrison is, it will look so helpless when attacking the city, and the losses of the besieging side will definitely be much greater than that of the defending side.
After receiving the surrender of the remaining lords, Giggs also led his army to the territory that was already recognized as the viscount of Ceylon, only to find that the situation in front of him was unusually familiar.
The ruined towns, the hooligans and bullies who are constantly causing chaos, the laundered wealth, the inhabitants without food, all of which make the corners of Giggs's mouth twitch and remind him of his previous experience on the Northern Front.
For Giggs, even if he knew it was a pit, he had to pinch his nose and jump in.
Because the impression that Giggs propagated among the masses at the bottom was all kinds of greatness, he could not sit idly by and watch these masses starve to death here, which would ruin the reputation of his previous business.
In desperation, Giggs only transferred military rations as before, and at the same time wrote to the Spark Collar, asking the logistics department to increase the transportation of food. (To be continued.) )