Chapter 107: The Stronghold (Second Update)

The soldiers of the second team saw something they had never seen before. ()

The Uxhall soldiers were not at all as weak as they used to be, and their combat effectiveness was not even inferior to that of the supposedly elite Eastern Army. This exuberant morale can be seen from the fact that the large number of Uxhall people who died in the battle were all swords in their chests and fell forward to die. The Eastern Army, which has always taken the initiative as long as it is fighting head-on, now seems to have encountered a strong enemy.

The Uxhall army of nearly three thousand men was undoubtedly superior in numbers, and to make matters worse, the three thousand men had a fixed command and had a steady shape. The soldiers of the Frost Castle people are divided into several pieces, although the Frost Castle people may have a more accurate grasp of the battlefield, and it is rare to make quick adjustments at this time.

The father came to the leader of the second group of soldiers. Most of the soldiers in this group came from the Second Army, and the advance team was mainly based on the Second Army. When the captain saw his father, he reported that he would send a herald to contact the advance team and get unified command. The father did not express his opinion, he only supervised the normal work of the officers, and could not directly interfere in what the officers did--- and his behavior on the first night was originally a temporary change.

Although the Western Army performed very well this time, when the new Eastern Army soldiers appeared, the Westerners' front immediately fluctuated. They hurriedly changed the formation of some reserves, as if facing a big enemy. Although the victory was achieved for a while, the men of the Western Army had not yet developed the 'confidence of course' in the east.

At this time, there were not many reserve forces that the people of Frost Fort could put in. The rapid march of more than ten miles had made the two already tired troops even more vulnerable, and on the way, nearly two hundred soldiers had lost their formation and fell behind. At the same time, the first group of soldiers who joined in had many of them replenished and waited to be regrouped, and the chaos stretched from the plains away from the battlefield to the battlefield.

For the first time, the people of Frost Fort were a little helpless in battle.

By this time, however, the soldiers were quickly ready. The soldiers of the advance team were already showing their fatigue after a long battle, and when they learned that reinforcements had arrived, the soldiers of the advance team immediately regained their vitality. At the same time, the confidence of the people of Uxhall has been hit. In between, subtle changes have taken place on the battlefield.

Soon, Dimitri and another mid-ranking officer were sent to assist in commanding both forces. Dimitri bravely roamed under the fire of arrows, and shouted 'Long live the Emperor' with his soldiers. The soldiers were encouraged by Dimitri and shouted 'Long live the Emperor', and the soldiers quickly completed the merger, inspired by the cheers.

On the periphery of the battlefield, the non-commissioned officers continued to assemble the stragglers and the first group of soldiers who had retreated, and then led them into the battlefield in groups. Since the Uxhall did not have enough cavalry troops to be powerless against such an unsuspecting surge, the newly replenished soldiers thickened the line of the Eastern Army almost in full view.

When the appointed time came, reinforcements and the advance party moved closer to the center at the same time: if the Uxhall could not defeat any of them in half an hour, they would be in a situation of being flanked; Alternatively, they could choose to maneuver on both sides, which would be safer, but at the cost of the Eastern Legion, the soldiers of the Eastern Legion would be able to easily meet the division.

Eventually, the Uxhall showed the usual conservatism of the Westerners, and they chose to maneuver to the other end of the battlefield, disengaging from the advance party, and then began an organized retreat to the north.

It was known that the nearest outpost of the Western Legion was more than seventy miles from the battlefield, and that if the Uxhall did dare to go north, they would most likely run headlong into Ukhru's cavalry.

This was an excellent opportunity for the Eastern Army after a hard fight, and if the cavalry troops could reach the battlefield within an hour, the battle would be almost immediately reversed, and the commander would have hoped for it at the earliest.

However, it was not until the subsequent Eastern Army was completed and the cavalry did not appear in formation. This is strange in any case, the order was to set off in the morning, and the cavalry should have received the order by noon at the latest, and by this time they should have arrived. But with the arrival of evening, the cavalry units still did not appear.

The scouts had changed several groups, and the first one seemed to have disappeared from the battlefield. When Dimitri came to ask his father about the commander's disposition, he even guessed to his father that the Western Army had already invested its nascent troops, otherwise Ukhru's cavalry and Wright's cavalry would not have been left unarrived.

Crossing the Blue Water River, my father would look north almost every once in a while: it was not far from the Valley of the White Pigeon.

More than 70 miles to the north, there is the first line of defense set up by the Suno people, and here, you can almost smell the breath of the Suno Plain. My father would unconsciously miss the bustling markets in Sunuo, the birds that returned home in the evening, and everything in the Valley of the White Pigeon.

The soldiers of the Eastern Army were already too tired, and the pursuit was impossible. My father was alert that if he stayed on the North Shore tonight, the soldiers would probably collapse if there was a sneak attack when night came. Dimitri agreed with this judgment, and a group of mid-ranking officers went to the general to inquire about the next disposition.

If you can, it's best to retreat to the riverbank. The Bluewater River, with its fleet of Rhodoks and Pioneers, will give the soldiers a safe rear, and they can retreat to the south bank of the Bluewater at any time on the riverbank.

The main question now is where the cavalry went, and if the location of the cavalry was known, then everything would be easily arranged. If the cavalry is far apart, retreating to the river bank is almost the only option; If the cavalry is on the way, then the infantry can hold on to their positions and wait for their chance; And if the cavalry immediately appeared on the battlefield, for the soldiers of Frost Castle, a direct attack was the best choice--- as long as the Uxhall people were defeated, even if they slept on the fields, they would be safe.

But the cavalry still did not arrive.

The scouts found no sign of the cavalry. At this time, the general of the 2nd Army gave an order that surprised the soldiers: not to shrink to the riverbank, but to advance on its own initiative and seize a small stronghold seven miles to the northwest.

This colony is not a good place for the Uxhall people, but it is an important strategic point for the Frostkeepers.

The general's order was not a whimsical plan: he estimated that the cavalry was already on the way, and as long as they took the initiative to move north and seize a staging point, then they would be able to better cooperate with the cavalry.

The soldiers were tired, but neither were the Uxhalles. As a general, he could infer the combat effectiveness of the enemy soldiers from their general performance, and the situation now was that it was impossible for people on either side to make a decent attack. The general believed that after the previous Ukhru sweep, there would be no formed enemy soldiers on the north bank of the Bluewater River. Therefore, although it is a dangerous move, as long as you can capture that fortress, you can gain a strategic advantage in the next two days.

The order was given, and the staff officers did not refuse to carry out the order, they just gave the order here to the herald to take it back to the south bank of the river and report it to the superiors.

What kind of commander will have what kind of subordinates: the commander of Frost Fort orders his soldiers to cross the river, and after crossing the river and fighting, the generals order their soldiers to continue to advance.

The ranks of the Uxhall were getting farther and farther north away, and the scouts on both sides watched from afar, maintaining minimal contact.

The soldiers of the Frost Fort began to move slowly to the northwest.

By this time, the earth had darkened, and the last blood-red clouds remained in the sky, which had cooled to a dull blue over the next few minutes. In the dark plain, the soldiers continued to advance. Some of the soldiers staggered to the ground, and they fell asleep almost as soon as they touched the ground.

My father remembered the words of his Nord instructor: "Soldiers can sleep while marching--- everyone has this ability, but you will never like the talent you have." ”

In the darkness, the father could not see the faces of the soldiers around him. Father thought of the Nord soldier who died on the battlefield, who had held out for days after being mortally wounded.

Nord's instructor said, "Arcadio, you know what? When we found the soldier, he was still alive. He said, 'Mom, the wheat is ripe and I can't go back.'" ”

"Can I go back?"

Maybe there are such stories around me, and the plains at night cover up too much. War is not a romantic frontier, knights do not defeat demons with a single charge, the sky falls not with flowers but with arrows, and the earth is covered with blood instead of honey and milk.

"People can live better."

My father's understanding of war became more and more blurred.

When he fought against the Salanders, my father knew that if the war continued, people's lives would be better. Roses bloom and butterflies bloom around the house, and people snooze and sleep against the wall in the afternoon.

But what about now?

My father once convinced himself that he was fighting to make a better life for more people. But the war was waged with this belief in mind, and my father saw only the displaced farmers, the cloudy political arena tossed by factional disputes, and the soldiers who were fighting at a loss.

These are too different from my original intentions.

Wandering, my father dragged his weapon among the soldiers. An icy wind blew from the front, and a low horn was blown, but the soldiers did not respond.

The crowd began to run, to seize a stronghold in front of it'''

History records this day: "The people of Frost Castle captured Uxhall, reaching the height of that time. ”