16:31, Battle of Ramvedence - Valstadi ** Headquarters.

The generals' faces became more and more ugly, because since half an hour ago, the news brought by the scouts without exception was all bad news,

First, the Eleventh Army on the left flank was outflanked by the main force of the enemy's cavalry, and could only form an infantry phalanx to support the battle line.

The defensive line of the Eighth Army on the right flank was heavily bombarded by enemy artillery fire, and the soldiers were forced to retreat to the anti-slope of the heights to avoid the shells covering the ground.

On the central front, Field Marshal Dali Ainfurt's Third Army barely held the farmstead fortress in the center of the battlefield.

Marshal Yi Wan, who ventured out and rushed out, has been surrounded by the enemy, and the more than 10,000 Rao grassland cavalry troops have been silent, the entire battlefield is in chaos, and the battlefield rocker communication system has been completely paralyzed, and they can only rely on light cavalry scouts to transmit news back and forth, and no one knows whether they are alive or dead.

The commander-in-chief of the army, Prince Leopold Schumacher, lay on the sand table in despair, watching as the flags representing his troops were pulled up one by one and driven from the battlefield.

He said with a gloomy face: "Although I am very unwilling, I have to admit that we are doomed, and if we continue to fight, we will only sacrifice the lives of our compatriots in vain." ”

Lord Samuel, the chief of staff, stepped forward to comfort him: "You have done your best, my lord, the enemy has half more troops than us, although we are still honored, at least, the mongrels of the Solan Kingdom have paid a terrible price, look at the mountain of corpses, the enemy has suffered at least three times more casualties than us." ”

Prince Leopold shook his head: "Defeat is defeat, it's my poor command, I have been fighting all my life, and I don't want to make such a high-sounding excuse for myself."

Samuel, prepare to retreat, preferably retreat to the fortress before the dark, and be quick, while we can still evacuate the battlefield in an orderly and dignified manner, and in half a moment it will be a rout. ”

At this moment, only the sound of horses' hooves could be heard from far and near, and a scout dressed in a hussar uniform with a bloody face ran to the headquarters and shouted: "Your Excellency! We got the news of Yi Wan Shuai! ”

"What, is he still alive?" The prince asked weakly.

"Oh, of course alive, alive and well," the scout was stunned for a moment, and then announced with a look of joy: "You must not have imagined, my lord, Marshal Iwan's steppe cavalry army has been killed all the way to the back of the army, and is now attacking the enemy's right flank in a roundabout way. ”

"What are you?" Prince Leopold excitedly grabbed the scout's shoulders and asked loudly, "What ......is this?" That's impossible! Are you really sure? ”

"It's true, my lord."

Lord Samuel, the chief of staff, walked quickly to the sand table, planted the flag representing the steppe cavalry army behind the columns, and then rubbed his palms and said: "It's unbelievable, he really did it, with his own strength, he stabbed through the five deep infantry lines of the army in a row!" ”

"Yes, Lord Ivan is really brave, he rushed too far, and we fought with our lives to send the news back!" The scout wiped the blood from his forehead and continued, "It's a pity that he is now trapped behind the enemy army, and he is in danger of being surrounded and annihilated at any time. ”

At this time, another scout brought new news: "Your Excellency, I don't know what happened, the enemy's right flank troops began to retreat, it seems that there is chaos behind their backs, and our left flank defense line can finally take a breath. ”

Prince Leopold slapped the table hard: "This may be ...... Ming Ivan's cavalry army had already disrupted the rear of the enemy's right flank, forcing them to withdraw their cavalry and return to defense! ”

The news brought by the third scout confirmed his suspicion: "My lord, the infantry line on the right flank of the enemy has all formed a phalanx, and it is our cavalry troops who are attacking behind them!" ”

"Hahaha! These bastards gringos, let them taste the worms in their stomachs! ”

Prince Leopold burst out laughing, and as he struggled to contain his frantically beating heart, he forced himself to think calmly, and as commander-in-chief of the campaign, he was now faced with a difficult choice:

(Taking advantage of this opportunity, leaving the cavalry army behind, you can keep the main force in retreat to the fortress, gather forces, and wait for the next big battle.) Or...... There is another option, the whole army presses and bets big! Fight for victory! ）

Looking at the hesitant commander-in-chief, the chief of staff, Lord Samuel, was so anxious that he stomped his feet, and he said loudly: "My lord, I know what you are thinking!

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! The situation that was supposed to be lost, now there is a turnaround, for the sake of Ivan's bravery, we must also bet on this, otherwise we will regret it for the rest of our lives!

Look no further! Let's attack! If it fails, I'll take responsibility! ”

"You're going to take it? Do you know that we are burdened with the burden of determining the life and death of our country? ”

"I know all of this! But I still think that we must seize the opportunity, and in order to live up to our sacrificial comrades, we must attack it, my lord! ”

Prince Leopold looked at his chief of staff and said slowly:

"Son, do you know what it means to invade a neighboring village?"

"It means more wars, my lordship, it means more enemies, it happens a lot anyway, these nasty neighbors will unite from time to time to make trouble, we have won them in the past, and of course we can now!"

"Yes, the Sylvinian Empire did not declare war on our country, but only lent our enemies to march, and if our troops crossed the border and occupied their villages, they would immediately abandon their neutral position and completely fall to the side of our enemy.

What's worse is that once they start this way, all the neighboring countries on our continent that are ready to move, without exception, will unite to declare war on us. ”

"You're thinking too much, too far ahead, my lord, there's no need to think about the future now!" Lord Samuel yelled, "Fuck neutrals! Fuck Sylvinians! It's all a bunch of damn wallgrass! Whoever wins the power will be mixed with whom!

My lord, we are soldiers, not politicians, what do we want to do so much? Our fighters are fighting the front lines! And we, as commanders, are here to bring you a glorious victory! As for the political level, leave it to our Emperor and her ministers to worry about! All we have to do is fight! ”

"Hahaha!" Prince Leopold's laughter echoed in the command tent: "Samuel, look at what bastard you have to say, how can you completely ignore diplomacy and politics?" What childishness! Miss by a mile!

But well...... I think you're very happy! Those damn wall-grass neighbors, they just lick their boots to see who wins! A pack of poor pugs!

Fuck neutrals! Lao Tzu doesn't care if they want it or not! Just hit it and you're done! I'm going to take a big gamble!

If you don't succeed, you will be benevolent! ”

Prince Leopold drew his jewel-encrusted sword and thrust the sharp blade into the center of the enemy on the sand table:

"Herald, give me orders!

The Twelfth, Eleventh, Tenth, Third, and Eighth Armies, as well as 6 independent infantry brigades,

The whole front is moving forward in sync! Cross the border! I'm going to the front line to personally supervise the battle! ”