At 9:33, the armies of the two empires spread out along the east and west sides of the town of Le Lemonts, and the battle was on the verge of breaking out.

The Valstad Imperial Army Headquarters was a busy scene, with staff officers trying to keep quiet to prevent confusion, and elaborate models of the sand table battles gradually put together, everything was in order, and everyone was trying to do their job quickly and accurately.

At this moment, everyone noticed the "rustling" sound of the pencil writing on the rough paper, and everyone's eyes focused on the source of the sound, a guard who was struggling to write.

"Soldiers! Why don't you keep a gun on guard? What are you writing here?" A general stepped forward and angrily questioned the guard.

The guard paused to write, returned the standard military salute, and replied, "Sir, I am using shorthand to record everything that happened in the headquarters. ”

"Shorthand? Isn't that what a civil servant should do? What are you doing as a guard on a guard duty to keep track of these things? The general asked, confused.

"Sir, our squire civilian officer is sick and absent, and it just so happens that I have also learned shorthand and have experience in clerical work, so I took over his work, which is very important, to record the truth in the command headquarters and prevent someone from distorting the facts in the future!"

The soldier's words quickly caught the attention of Empress Valsta: "Come to me, soldier, tell me, your name, and your position?" She asked.

Thinking that he was going to be punished, the soldier did not dare to look up at the emperor, and replied tremblingly:

"Your Majesty...... My name is Albouch, they all call me Albu, and my unit is the 1st Guards Grenadier Division, now with the rank of sergeant, and currently on the task of defending the command. ”

"Sergeant Albu, huh? I'm going to criticize you, how can you be distracted when you're on duty? A flintlock rifle is the life of a soldier, how can it be casually put aside like this? ”

As she spoke, the Empress picked up her rifle and hung the belt on the soldier's shoulder: "At least carry it behind your back like this, right?" Dereliction of duty is a serious crime, but I will open the net and only fine you one month's military salary. Mr. Alb, do you know what is wrong? ”

"Am I wrong...... I'm sorry, Your Majesty, and thank you for your kindness! The soldier gasped, glad that he had escaped, knowing full well that if he was brought before a court-martial, the sin of dereliction of duty would result in a whipping and, in a more serious case, imprisonment.

"Guards grenadiers, Sergeant Alb, don't go yet, stay with me." The Empress waved him to keep closer, and told him to stay by her side:

"The command is in dire need of someone who can take shorthand, and in the future you join my team of attendant civilians, and I will inform the officer to incorporate your file into my royal guard, and this appointment will take effect immediately."

Sergeant Albu burst into tears of emotion, he never dreamed that he would go from an ordinary soldier to a close confidant of the empress, a position that many aristocratic young people dreamed of, and for him from a poor background, this promotion was simply a miracle that changed his fate.

"Thank you...... Your Majesty the Emperor! It is my supreme honor to serve you! ”

"Grab your notebook and pencil, Mr. Alb, go on with your shorthand work, remember to be strict and responsible, now that you are a civil servant, you don't have to carry a rifle on your back, give it to the other guards." With that, the empress turned her head away from the matter and continued to discuss strategy with the generals.

Half an hour after the end of this episode, rumbling artillery came from the front and the Battle of Le Lemons began.

After discussion, the command of the Valstad Imperial Army decided not to wait for the rear troops to go directly to battle, since the existing forces had already gained the upper hand.

The left flank consisted of about 30,000 men, consisting of the Ninth Army of Field Marshal Dali Einfurt and his senior officer, the First Army of Field Marshal Leopold Schumacher.

The right flank, numbering about 17,000 men, was commanded by the veteran commander of the Third Army, Field Marshal Roland Casper, with two additional strong cavalry divisions.

Empress Valstad personally led 25,000 men of the Fifth and Seventh Armies in the center, Marshal Lanfield's Guards totaled about 15,000 men and closely followed the central front, and the rest of the scattered infantry battalions and cavalry brigades totaled about 13,000 men, which followed as reserves.

At 11:20, the Valstad Imperial Army gained superiority on all fronts by virtue of its superiority in strength and began to press forward as a whole.

At 12:15, there was a problem with the intelligence of the Valstad army, and the first reinforcements of the Sylvinian Imperial Army arrived on the battlefield, and they were no longer inferior in terms of strength, and gradually began to counterattack.

In order to boost morale and stabilize the front, Empress Valsta led many generals to leave the rear headquarters and go to the forward position, only 500 meters from the front line of fierce firefighting.

The effect of the monarch's presence at the front line was immediate, and the infantry line withstood several waves of enemy counter-attacks without the slightest retreat.

"What's going on? Shouldn't enemy reinforcements arrive tomorrow? The Empress looked a little annoyed and began to question one of the hussar colonels beside her.

The latter's face was covered with sweat, and he replied nervously: "Your Majesty, I'm sorry, apparently my scouts made a mistake and missed these enemy troops in the reconnaissance, and sent me to charge!" Let's stop the enemy reinforcements, I want to pay for it! ”

"You idiot!" The Empress gave him a stern look, "What's the use of your hussars rushing up without infantry support?"

"I'm sorry...... It's me who is confused......"

Seeing the frustrated expressions of her subordinates, her face was slightly gentle, and she continued: "I won't blame you, there will inevitably be mistakes in the reconnaissance work, you go and rest, colonel, I will give your hussars a chance to make meritorious contributions!" ”

At about 13 o'clock in the afternoon, several more Sylvinian reinforcements arrived on the battlefield, and a general with a face blackened by gunpowder and a mud-stained uniform rode up to the empress.

"Your Majesty, you only need to support one more division, just one division! We can bring down the left wing of the Sylvinians. ”

Empress Valsta picked up the binoculars and glanced at them, and replied flatly: "You are too impatient, general, the more fierce the battle, the more you must remain calm and restrained." You go back and see how the front line is going, and then ask me for reinforcements. ”

"Yes...... However, there is only one division! "The general still wants to argue with reason,

The officers around the emperor glanced at him, "Shhh Motioning for him not to say anything more.

"Hey!" With a disappointed look, the visitor picked up his gloves and patted the dirt on the epaulettes, and rode back.

Ten minutes later, several more generals came, each of them dusty and anxious.

"Your Majesty, we beg ......"

The Empress interrupted without waiting for them to finish: "Coming to me again for reinforcements?" ”