The imaginary Battle of the Plains did not come as expected, and the trajectory of the Bloody Hand Mercenary Regiment was unexpected, they first marched on the King's Road, and rushed to Errengrad, and the Duke of Landau originally intended to intercept them on the way. However, the leader of the Bloody Hand Mercenary Regiment seemed to see his intentions, and while pretending to continue the march, he secretly made a detour, detouring from the hilly path to Errengrad.

As a result, the decisive battle site chosen in advance came to naught. Kislev's army had to hurry up on the road, chasing the mercenary legions that had bypassed the main road.

The soldiers began to complain, but Rhodes was indifferent. In fact, this is normal, and although most people crave the kind of great plains that will determine the outcome of a decisive battle, however, the officers and generals of the war will weigh their strengths and weaknesses and choose the best course of action.

Not every battle will be fought vigorously on a wide terrain. Instead, the reality is that the terrain in which the battle takes place is varied, with narrow valleys, abrupt mountains, rushing rivers, shoals, forests, and swamps.

And the actions of the mercenaries have already reflected the military quality of their leaders from the side. In fact, in this case, Rod himself would not have chosen to fight the Tsar's main army head-on. The territory of Kislev is more wilderness and less forest, so the cavalry of this country is very strong, whether it is the lightly armed Ugor cavalry, or the heavily armed hussars, it is the most famous cavalry in the old world. Fighting the allied forces of Kislev on the plains was a matter of seeking death, with the cavalry forming out in formation, and a single charge was enough to crush any infantry line. Therefore, it is actually very wise for the Errengrad mercenaries to choose to take a detour into the mountains and forests.

Once in the mountains and forests, the advantage of cavalry is gone. The dense woods block the view and slow down the horses, and at the same time, the dense trees also make it impossible for the horses to charge effectively. In terrain such as forests, mountains, and swamps, infantry is actually more useful than cavalry.

The move of the Bloody Hand Mercenary Regiment made the Kislev coalition army exhausted. The Ice Queen's troops left outside Errengrad were only about 6,000 men, and once the mercenaries were there, those 6,000 alone would not be able to hold on. If the Bloody Hand mercenaries were allowed to join the defenders of the city, the morale of the Kislev coalition would be even more severe. So, in any case, it is necessary to catch up with the mercenary corps and intercept it halfway.

It's just that the military literacy of the other side seems to surpass this patchwork Kislev army. One-third of the large Kislev Legion was a coalition army from the North, one-third was a coalition force from all over the South, and the remaining one-third was a combination of the regular army and the Griffon Legion in the capital Kislev. In other words, the seemingly huge Kislev coalition army is actually a mixed army formed by local lords in response to the call of the female tsar. And the real standing army of the capital city of Kislev is actually very few.

As a result, once the whole army moves, it is impossible to achieve unity and coordination, and in some places the soldiers are of better quality and can withstand long marches and mountain treks, however, in some places the soldiers cannot withstand such high-intensity rapid marches in the field. The most obvious are the troops in the south, who eat the best, dress the best, and run the slowest ......

The troops in the north, although in rags, are generally good in physical strength, and they are on par with the standing army of the capital.

"Lord Duke, this is not the way to go on, the whole legion cannot be coordinated, in order to ensure the size and number of the legion, we must wait for those soldiers who can't walk, if we don't wait for them, the elite soldiers will go first, and our number is too small. When encountering the enemy's main army, it can't afford to lose. My opinion is to let the Ugor cavalry go first, catch up with the mercenary regiments, harass them along the way. "Book it

With the long-distance travel, the disadvantage of the uneven quality of the Kislev soldiers began to appear, and from this point of view, the Bloody Mercenary Regiment had an advantage, and the professional troops had to face any situation, and their experience was actually richer than that of the improvised peasant army of Kislev.

Duke Randolph was anxious about this situation. And Rhodes gave advice at the right time. The idea was simple, to let the light cavalry units come forward to harass and hold back the enemy's footsteps. As the best light cavalry unit in the north of the Old Continent, the Ugor cavalry has no frontal impact ability, but the ability to harass from a long distance is still there, this method of taking two steps and shooting an arrow can effectively stop the normal march of the enemy army, the imperial mercenaries do not have such a strong mobility ability, if they send their own cavalry to pursue, they will definitely not be able to catch up with the Ugor light cavalry, if they are left alone, it will only make the soldiers live in fear day and night, after all, the cavalry raid can be at any time, even if it is late at night, while you are not paying attention, a wave of arrow rain, shoot a few unlucky eggs。

"Well, good advice. ”

The Grand Duke nodded and patted Rhodes on the shoulder. Show appreciation and affirmation. I have to say that Duke Randolph is much better than the previous commander, Cohen. However, Rhodes knew that the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces in front of him, who was admired by the soldiers, was actually a vampire, and there were countless vampires lurking in this country.

Before, Caterina had to kill herself, but it was a vampire of a different race than her. Rhodes knew that if he wanted to tear the queen's mask and save the kingdom one day, he would have to fight countless vampires under the queen's command. And for now, I can only pretend not to know.

"You have a talent for leadership and command, and you can train the Norskians to be so loyal and disciplined. The Duke said, his face suddenly a little cold, "But these Norscans are also a troublesome problem, and they hardly obey anyone's orders......"

"I'll let Celta take care of them when I leave......"

Rod replied.

"Definitely. He's doing a good job, but the Norskas don't listen to anyone but the captain, and I mean they don't have the Ice Queen in their eyes. ”

"Oh...... That's right...... I will discipline them so that they know who is the king on our territory. ”

Rod replied earnestly. But in his heart, he gave him a middle finger, the lord's lord is not my lord, this is a truth that everyone knows, not to mention that Caterina is a vampire, and she will definitely not let her subordinates serve a vampire.