At 9 o'clock in the morning, after breakfast, all the royal troops assembled, and 600,000 soldiers lined up to listen to the commander's lecture.

Last night, Edward led the Bloodclan to destroy the artillery position, causing heavy losses to the Kingdom Army, but the equipment lost was only more than half of the artillery, and the soldiers did not suffer many casualties.

The disparity in strength between the two sides is still huge.

The offensive plan had already been finalized, and the five armies, divided into three parts, the left, the center, and the right, with Shirkov leading a total of 200,000 troops from the northern and southeastern fronts to cross the river along the bridge, and launched an attack from the right flank of the royal army and the left flank of the insurgent army.

The Duke of Tbilisi led the Southwestern Front with most of the cavalry, totaling 150,000, through the woods and attacked from the left flank of the Royal Army and the right flank of the rebel army.

Duke Yovanovich led the remaining 250,000 troops to attack from the front, and he had only one goal, the city of Tver!

It was a large-scale battle, and all 600,000 troops were deployed, like a large net, encircling the city of Tver and the surrounding villages, forming a flanking attack, ready to swallow the rebel army led by Katerina in one gulp.

Because the difference in strength is too large, it is impossible for Katerina to spread out the formation and start a small-scale ambush and battle with the enemy, so their disadvantage will be too great, and only by concentrating all their strength on one point and penetrating the enemy's chest like a sharp arrow can they achieve the final victory.

Archbishop Henry did not think of putting all 600,000 troops in the middle and attacking from the front, and his idea was unanimously opposed by all the generals, including Duke Yin Wanovich and Duke Tbilisi.

The reason is very simple, although there is a plain outside Tver, but in the final analysis, there are only so many gaps that can launch an attack, there are only a limited number of soldiers that can be accommodated, there are too many of them, you squeeze me and I hold you, a shell kills and wounds hundreds, how can this battle be fought?

Only by unfolding the formation can we give full play to the superiority of troops, otherwise it will not become a war of attrition?

Even so, in the face of a small city inhabited by only a few tens of thousands, the frontal battlefield with 250,000 troops still seemed a little crowded, at least during the dispatch period, Duke Yin Wanovich felt constrained, and the transfer and advance of the soldiers were very slow, and they could not be used at all.

The actions of the Kingdom Army soon reached the ears of Mavi and Katerina and others, which was the signal for the launch of the decisive battle, and Katerina immediately summoned Onufri and other generals to begin to lay out a response plan.

"Onufri, Ravl, you two act separately, take advantage of the mobility of the cavalry, mainly attack and harass, distract the Duke of Tbilisi and Shirkov from the left and right flanks, only sneak attacks, not battles, try to preserve your strength!"

"Yes!"

"Chechulin, how are the trenches dug on both sides of the city of Tver?"

"The soldiers dug overnight, and there were already five trenches, but the depth was not enough, only one meter deep."

"Not enough depth, pad with sandbags, I will give you 30,000 infantry, defend the left and right sides, remember, you have only one task, that is, at all costs, to delay the enemy's offensive footsteps and buy time for the frontal battlefield!"

"Yes!"

"Priest, how many monks can you send to help Chechulin strengthen his defenses?"

"100 on the left and right."

Playing with a gold ring, Ma Wei bowed his head and said, "With them, the two wings will not be broken through by the enemy." ”

Among the monks in charge of assisting Cechulin, Mavi sent Sarina and Christopher, both equipped with the 'Black Sun' ring, when necessary.... It can definitely give the enemy a head-on blow.

The 'Black Sun' born for the sake of killing is a forbidden magic, until the last moment, Ma Wei never wants to use it, this is a civil war, many soldiers just obey the orders of the commander, if they are not forced to helpless, who wants to point the gun at their own people?

And the 600,000 soldiers of the Kingdom Army have basically participated in the counterattack against the Kingdom of Windsor, and they have experienced the baptism of the battlefield, and they will definitely be able to grow into the iron wall of the kingdom in the future and naturalize.... often more effective than killing.

Compared with the enemies on the left and right flanks, the frontal battlefield is the most critical, and Archbishop Henry is on the frontal battlefield, and his side must be the place with the most monks.

"Ruorugin, Goffman..."

Katerina looked at the military nobles at the end of the table and said in a deep voice: "You will do what you want, and at the height of the fighting, the sheep will attack, create chaos, and force the assassins to attack. ”

"Yes." Ruo Lu Jin agreed, and immediately asked, "Your Highness, since we all know that there are assassins around us, why do we still force the other party to make a move?" Wouldn't it be good to just arrest them? ”

"We can't be sure of the identity of the assassin at this time, and the enemy doesn't give us time to investigate." Katerina said in a deep voice: "This is the method I have discussed with Father Mavi, needless to say, just carry out the order." ”

"Yes!"

After talking about the plan of action, Katerina pressed the saber on her waist and swept her gaze over the faces of Onufri and the others, "Everyone, I don't have anything inspiring to say, what should be said, I have already said it, this war will determine the future direction of the Romanov Kingdom, we can only win, not lose!" Let's go! ”

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The generals walked out of the command room with solemn expressions, mounted their horses, and rushed to their respective jurisdictions to dispatch troops.

Katerina put on her officer's hat and said, "Father, it's time for us to go." ”

Mavi stood up, took Yunia's small hand, mounted his horse, and went to the front line with Communication, Daniel, Edward, and others.

Outside the city of Tver, at the forefront is a barbed wire position to stop the enemy's charge, followed by a trench full of soldiers, and then an artillery position, Katerina only has more than a hundred artillery, compared to the two thousand artillery pieces owned by the kingdom army, the gap is originally huge, but the bombs dropped by the blood clan have caused serious losses to the kingdom army's artillery, only a few hundred are left, and the gap has narrowed a lot.

Behind the artillery positions were the monks of the Church of Truth, who gathered around Mavi and looked out at the kingdom army advancing towards Tver in the distance.

The black-pressed army strode forward, the artillery was in the center, countless flags were raised in the distance, and a monk walked at the front of all the soldiers with the blue banner unique to the Cult of Wisdom, as if to say that they were the legitimate and legitimate army.

Ma Wei raised his arm: "Raise the flag!" ”

Whoa....

One after another, scythes and muskets were crossed, and the banner of truth embroidered with golden stars was raised, and even from a distance, you could see the red shining in the sun, and at the command of Katerina, the golden two-headed lion banner of the Romanov kingdom was also raised.

For a time, the flag covered the sky, and the wind blew the flag, one red and one blue, forming a sharp contrast.

The Royal Army stopped outside the range of the artillery, and after a brief silence, the soldiers separated to the sides, and a wooden chariot pulled by eight horses slowly drove out.

At the top of the chariot, in addition to Archbishop Henry and the Holy Maiden Constance, there was a figure.

It wears a golden crown and a thick black cloak, and it is...

Paul I!

Katerina's palms clenched instantly, and through the binoculars, she could already see the figure of Paul I clearly, her teeth clenched, her chest rose and fell violently, and anyone could hear the anger in her tone: "Archbishop Henry.... How dare you insult the Romanov king like this!! ”

Ma Wei didn't say nonsense like 'Your Highness, please calm down', the bodies of their relatives were taken out and placed on the high platform, which no one can calm down, and when the body standing on the high platform is a king, it becomes an international incident.

For the Mavi people, who knew that Paul I had long since died, Archbishop Henry's actions were an insult to the Romanov kingdom, but in the eyes of unwitting soldiers....

The king is the symbol of the Romanov kingdom!

When Jorugin, who was in charge of commanding the artillery position, saw Paul I appear, his breathing immediately became short, and he began to waver again, but Goffman's fluttering words reminded him: "Don't forget, the Church of Wisdom uses magic. ”

"You mean, His Majesty Paul I is actually dead, and it was magic that brought him back to life?"

"If His Majesty Paul I hadn't died, why did he wrap himself up like a mummy in such a hot weather?" Goffman narrowed his eyes and said, "It's midsummer in July, not winter.... You watch his movements carefully. ”

Paul I, on the high platform, raised his arms mechanically, and his movements were stiff, not at all like a normal living person.

After careful observation, Ruorujin seemed to understand something, and said with a complicated gaze: "It turns out.... Your Majesty is really dead...."

As Paul I raised his arm, the artillery in the center of the position of the Royal Army spat out tongues of fire, and the shells landed on the barbed wire position, not exploding, but shattering in half, and leaflets the size of palms flew out of it.

The wind blew, the leaflet flew into the city of Tver, Mavi reached out and grabbed one, glanced at it, shook his head and sneered:

"It's a letter of persuasion..."