The next day. When his officers reported to the Ruhr, they only said that there was silence in the direction of the rebel camp under the city of Osgiria. Even the rebels abandoned the two large battalions in front of them overnight, and set up a posture to make way for a passage. It doesn't seem to want to force the way, but to get out of the way. Opened up your route into the city.

As soon as he heard the news, Ruhl's eyes immediately widened, and he immediately ran out quickly, standing on a high slope and looking, and sure enough, as reported by his subordinates, the rebels gave way to the two large battalions that were facing him, directly leaving himself an attractive passage, this gap in the battlefield. Whether it is from the topography or the route, it is extremely attractive. Just nod your head now. The next order, then the whole army can calmly cross the battlefield and enter the city of Osgilia,,

“***。 These guys are really cunning. ”

Ruhl touched his chin and muttered to himself.

"General. Several generals around him couldn't help but persuade: "This is a rare opportunity, those rebels must have been scared by us yesterday and didn't dare to stop us head-on." We just took the opportunity to rush into the city! We don't have enough supplies, as long as we can rush into the city, we can calmly fight these guys for a long time

"Shut up. Ruhl sighed and glanced at the generals behind him, most of them were flag officers or deputies of the flag regiment, and most of them proposed to take the opportunity to rush into the city. Ruhr couldn't help but feel a little lost in his heart, it seems that there is still a lack of insightful talents in his army.

Suddenly I saw the young face standing in the corner of the tent, this young guy was scolded by himself yesterday, but he was not afraid, at this moment everyone in the tent was arguing, but he was standing quietly in the corner, his face was calm and calm. Ruhl's heart moved, and he smiled: "Reinhardt, what do you think?"

Before Ruhl spoke, everyone looked at him with blank eyes, but the general suddenly opened his mouth, but he first asked Reinhardt's idea, which couldn't help but surprise the generals in the tent.

This Reinhardt is not an old subordinate brought by Ruhr from the previous Sixth Corps, this young guy is a young cadet brought out of the Imperial Capital Military Academy before Ruhl was transferred to the general of the Rhodria Cavalry Corps, but Ruhl has always seemed to be quite fond of this young man and always carries it with him. Even some major military affairs in the army allowed this young man named Reinhardt to participate in the council.

And at the moment. The fat man didn't ask anyone else, but only Reinhardt. It also made many of the old subordinates who had been following the fat man show surprise and dissatisfaction on their faces.

Reinhardt's expression was calm, his appearance was not handsome, and his figure was not tall, so it can be said that he even looked a little unattractive. And his temperament is also a little more weak and delicate, although he is wearing a military uniform, but he looks more like a civilian official, on his young face, there is a faint shrugging beard around the corners of his mouth, and there is a trace of immature taste.

Reinhardt was shrouded in everyone's eyes, thought for a moment, and then smiled: "General, what do you think about this." Of course we can't go into town. ”

As soon as he said this, all the generals in the tent changed color, and some people couldn't help but retort: "Reinhardt, what nonsense are you talking about? We have come thousands of miles just to rush to the aid of the imperial capital, and now that the great opportunity to enter the city is in front of us, how can we sit idly by?"

Some people also hesitated: "Reinhardt, are you worried that this is a trap set by the rebels? We have carefully looked at the terrain, and the gap left behind is all flat land, and the surrounding terrain is wide and flat, and there is no ambush at all. Besides, we were all cavalry, rushing all the way through and entering the city in a moment, and the rebels couldn't figure it out. ”

This statement has led to more people agreeing: "Yes, Reinhardt, you are too cautious, right? It's good to be careful." ”

Reinhardt shook his head: "I'm not worried about the ambush of the rebels. I've also seen the terrain on the battlefield, and this flat situation can be seen clearly at a glance, and there will be no chance of an ambush at all."

"Then what else do you hesitate to rivet"

Reinhardt simply didn't argue with anyone, but just looked at Lu Ji quietly: "General, I still insist on not entering the city." ”

When the others heard this, some people immediately showed a little anger, and even more irritable, so they angrily reprimanded him on the spot: "Reinhardt! Don't forget your identity! All the officers and men of our army have already made an oath to serve the country to the death! Are you so cowardly in battle? Besides, Osgillia is in front of us, and is being besieged by the rebels, so we have a great opportunity not to enter the city, right? Do you have two hearts!?"

"Alright, shut up!" Ruhl immediately stopped the argument. He glanced at the last general who angrily rebuked Reinhardt, frowned, and said: "Be careful when you speak! Reinhardt's loyalty is unquestionable, and he naturally has his concerns, and everyone has no selfish intentions, and they are all generally loyal to the country! Don't say it again!"

As he spoke, Ruhl waved his hand: "Let's all go down, I'll think about it again." ”

Someone else tried to speak, but Ruhl's face sank, and suddenly the people who wanted to speak closed their mouths when they saw Ruhl's expression, and walked out without saying a word. It was Ruhl who finally spoke: "Reinhardt." You stay. ”

The eyes of the others looking at Reinhardt were a little more complicated, and then they walked out of the tent one after another.

Reinhardt stood in front of Ruhr, and when all the generals in the tent had gone out, a wry smile appeared on his young face: "My lord, good means." ”

Ruhr pretended to be at a loss: "What did you say?"

Reinhardt's smile became a little more bitter: "My lord, you already had an idea in your heart that you couldn't enter the city, but you didn't want to say it yourself, so you used the mouth of your subordinates to tell the generals in the army, didn't you? ”

Ruhl finally smiled and looked at Reinhardt: "Oh? How do you know I don't want to go into the city either?"

"It's obvious.

Reinhardt shook his head: "You are not a fool, but Hughes and Salvador among the rebels are not fools either." In this battle, we all knew very well that our army's chances of victory were too small, and El Salvador and Hughes deliberately got out of the way and let us into the city, which was simply uneasy and kind. ”

The smile in Ruhl's eyes was even stronger: "Oh? ”

"It's obvious. Reinhardt: "Hughes and El Salvador are ambitious states, both of whom are the best of the many warlord governors, and they are also quite far-sighted, although the battle is stalemate at the moment, but they have already begun to think about the aftermath of the war. Our Rodria cavalry is a thorn in the hearts of the rebels. They must get rid of it as soon as possible! It is not difficult for them to win, but the difficult thing is to defeat all the main forces of the imperial ** team in one fell swoop in Osgilia, in order to win the world in one battle! In this way, the benefits of this battle can be maximized. ”

After a pause, Reinhardt swallowed and spit, he was a little dry, Ruhr saw it in his eyes, smiled faintly, grabbed his water bag and threw it over, Reinhardt was not polite, unscrewed it and poured it twice, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Good wine!"

"Shut up, alcohol is forbidden in the army, don't leak the news to me. Ruhl deliberately kept a straight face.

Reinhardt poured two more sips before sighing comfortably and continuing: "As I just said, our army cannot win this battle! Therefore, their goal is not only to win, but also to win completely! It is better to completely destroy the Rhodrian cavalry, which is the most threatening to them, in this battle, so as to prevent future troubles!"

"Hmm. ”

Reinhardt looked into Ruhr's eyes and continued: "The 13th Corps is an all-cavalry corps, with a uniform cavalry formation, and it is also the army with the strongest frontal attack ability among the emperor's ** corps. If we want to defeat the Rhodrian cavalry in a field battle, in my opinion, there is no army in the empire at present that has such strength! With the combat strength of the Rhodrian cavalry, in the field battle, even if we face an enemy four or five times our size, we are not afraid! What's more, we are cavalry! Even if the enemy army can defeat us, we can also use the mobility of the cavalry to retreat, and it may be possible to defeat us, but it will be too difficult to completely eat us. That's why they came up with a way to loosen the tight jaws and wait for us to get into them ourselves. ”

Reinhardt grew excited, and he simply picked up a pen holder and a military register on Ruhr's desk and fiddled with the terrain on the case.

"The combat effectiveness of the cavalry lies in field warfare, not in defending the city! If we rush into the city, it will not be difficult. However, after entering the city, it restrained our cavalry's ability to fight in the field! If all of them go to the city to defend the city, then the role of the Rodria cavalry is not as good as that of an ordinary infantryman. After all, our soldiers are accustomed to horse warfare. Second, although in general, cavalry is not unusable in the defense of the city. For example, in some tactics, in the interval between the enemy's siege, the cavalry of the defending army can also suddenly open the city to counterattack and counterattack, "However, these tactics can be used in other places, but they can't be used at all in Osgilia!" He pointed to the terrain on the table and said with a wry smile: "My lord, although this Osgilia is the first male city on the mainland and has the strongest defensive wall system on the mainland, I have to say that when it was originally designed and built, the biggest flaw left was "This is simply the death of the cavalry!" Any cavalry that enters the city is tantamount to cutting off all the legs of their horses!"

Reinhardt sighed and smiled bitterly: "Under the walls of Osgilia is a great river, which was formed by digging its mouth into the sea and bringing in seawater. This large river acts as a moat for Osgilia, and when resisting the enemy army's siege, it will cause great trouble for the enemy army, because of such a wide moat. It was precisely this moat that limited the role of the cavalry in the city.

There are several bridges connecting the two cases, but the narrowest part of this big river is also tens of meters wide! That is, if the defending cavalry of the city were to go out of the city to counterattack. The cavalry of the brigade must first step across the bridge on the river when they go out of the city to fight! The bridge that is tens of meters long is only more than 10 meters wide; just imagine, when the cavalry in the city wants to go out of the city to counterattack, the cavalry of the brigade and brigade crowd on the bridge to cross the river, this is not an ordinary moat of an ordinary city! This is a distance of tens of meters! If the cavalry of the brigade crowds on the bridge, it is simply looking for death! If the enemy generals have a little brain, as long as they send a group of heavy infantry to form a dense array at one end of the bridge to block there, and exchange a small amount of sacrifice for the time that the cavalry rushing out of the city stays on the bridge, and then shoot intensively with the archers behind "On the narrow bridge, you don't even need to aim, as long as the archers cover the shot, our cavalry will face a massacre!"

"Not bad. What else?" Ruhl sneered.

"Once we enter the city, we don't want to come out again! Moreover, after entering the city, we can only get off the city and use it as infantry, and our combat strength will be greatly reduced! More importantly, we have more than 30,000 war horses! More than 30,000! The amount of forage that a horse has to eat every day is not a small amount! Once we enter the city, more than 20,000 soldiers and more than 30,000 war horses will greatly speed up the consumption of grain and grass stored in the city! If I were the commander of the enemy's army, I would have saved the siege of the city, as long as I used heavy infantry to strengthen the crossbow to block the bridge out of the city, plus the blockade from the sea, after two months, the people in the city themselves would be almost starving. ”

Well said!"

Ruhl took a deep breath, but his expression became more and more solemn, and his eyes stared at Reinhardt for a long time. But he shook his head slightly, as if he was a little regretful: "So in your opinion, what should we do?"

Reinhardt smiled again, he looked at Ruhr, then bowed, and said lightly: "General, you already have an idea in your heart, why bother to ask me again." ”

Ruhl's tone was vague: "Well, it's not a bad thing to listen to other opinions

Reinhardt narrowed his eyes, looked at Ruhr, and looked at it for a long time before finally making up his mind: "My lord, do you really want to hear it?"

"Of course. ”

"Then I beg you for one thing. Reinhardt's expression was grim: "No matter what I say, after you listen to it." Do not condemn me by my words. ”

Alright!"

Reinhardt seemed to be relieved, he snorted, and there was a bit of disdain in his laughter: "In my opinion, the situation at this time. You have three options.

First, lead the army out of here at once, for it seems to me that your march to the aid of Osgilia is not a wise choice. I'm not asking you to escape, but

Heavy one, "two! At the moment, the northern district. Most of the rebels were drawn out and assembled at the Austrian gun. As long as you take the opportunity to capture the nests of one or two military regions, then these rebels on the front line will naturally be in a state of confusion! Although these guys are still united, it is difficult to say whether they will continue to stay here once their foundation is threatened. Second, continue to hold on to the enemy outside the city, and once the battle situation changes, if the empire wins, pursue the rebels, and if the rebels win, immediately lead the army to leave and go directly south, although the rebels are numerous, they cannot stop our cavalry. There are still many counties in the south that are in the hands of the empire, and at that time, His Royal Highness the crown prince will be crowned as the new emperor. Then he ordered the southern counties to mobilize forces to reorganize the army and continue to fight the rebels. As for the third option, hmph, it is natural to lead the army into the city, and then wait for the day when the city is broken. Vigorously martyrdom can be regarded as seeking benevolence, and there will definitely be a wonderful stroke of your life in the history books" But forgive your subordinates for taking the liberty of looking at the general's style of action, I am afraid that I will not choose this third article.

Reinhardt said this, his eyes blazing, looking at Ruhl.

Ruhl squinted. It seemed that he had weighed it in his heart for a long time, but he didn't say anything immediately, but his eyes stared at Reinhardt up and down, and he only looked at the person in his heart, and then withdrew his eyes.

"It's a pity, it's a pity," Ruhl sighed.

Reinhardt smiled: "General, are you sorry for me?"

"How do you know it's for you?"

Reinhardt shook his head: "Since what I said yesterday, the general has begun to doubt me in his heart, how can I not understand." Especially, when I mentioned that I was taught by Lord Cavishir, your face was a little less friendly, hehe. ”

Saying that, Reinhardt's tone was a little low, and he said with a wry smile: "In the tent just now, you asked me to say in front of the generals that I should not enter the city, on the one hand, you used me as a gunman, and on the other hand, do you dare to say that you didn't deliberately let me offend the generals." Let all the generals in the army dislike me?"

Ruhl nodded slowly, "Okay, I'll admit it! I did it on purpose. I'm starting to get a little suspicious of you, and I'm not going to hide it, not for anything else, just for that guy in Calvehill! You're a disciple of that man, and I'm not very comfortable with you! Hmph

"I understand that since adults are suspicious of me, they naturally don't dare to reuse me in the future. Today, I took the opportunity to say these offensive words, so that all the generals in the army were disgusted with me, and I would like to make any small moves in the future. In this army, no one except you wants to see me, so naturally I can't afford to make any big waves, right?"

"You're so smart. Not the average smart. Ruhl laughed twice: "That's why I'm so sorry, I don't dare to use a talent like you, alas, Cavishir's hand has actually reached out to the Emperor's Academy, how can I dare to rest assured?"

Reinhardt smiled. Reach out and pull out a piece of paper from your bosom and gently place it in Ruhl's face.

"What?"

"My resignation. Reinhardt shook his head: "Yesterday, my lord, I already knew in my heart that you would not reuse me anymore, rather than being suspicious of you here and continuing to stay with you, it is better to go elsewhere to display my ambitions." ”

"You're ready. Ruhl smiled and glanced at the resignation in front of him: "Aren't you worried that I will kill you?"

"I'm not going to join the rebels, how can you kill me. Reinhardt said lightly: "I originally thought that the emperor ** middle and bottom, General Ruhr, you act without formal rules, and people like me may have a chance to show what they have learned under you, but I didn't expect you to be so wary of Mr. Cavishir's disciples, since this is the case."

"Where are you going to go?"

"Didn't Mr. Green say when he recommended me to you, if you don't need me here, I can go to the north to vote for him. I heard that Char Thundering Armament Chief, too, is a guy who acts unexpectedly, maybe he will be more appetizing to me. Reinhardt looked into Ruhr's eyes: "Please also ask the general to fulfill it." ”

"The city of Mesta is broken. The Odin people only left 3,000 men to defend the city, and the large army continued to go south, and Green stood in front of Char with a solemn expression.

Char was also surprised: "Yi? Manninger got the food and grass supply, but he didn't turn back to deal with us?"

Green smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid we all have to thank Lord Clinthia, before the county lord was martyred, he ordered the granary in the city to be burned, although Manninger occupied the city of Mesta, but did not get too much food and grass supplies." And there is still the Seventh Corps to the south, and he does not dare to waste time to turn back against us, but must take advantage of the fact that the food and grass are barely enough now, and first kill the Seventh Corps, which poses the greatest threat to him. Because for him, we have only a small force of 1,000 men here, which is far less important than the 7th Corps. ”

Char's eyes suddenly lit up: "There are only three thousand Odin people in Mesta's city now?

"You want to sneak up on Mesta?" Green immediately shook his head, "It's impossible." This was already news four days ago. We have too few troops, and I don't dare to send too many scouts to scout the horses, lest we waste our troops. So the news came too late. Maybe now Manninger has routed the Seventh Corps and returned to the division. And it's too risky, once we can't send troops to sneak attack, we will be entangled in the field by the enemy. It's too dangerous for us. Moreover, even if the Mesta, the Mesta.com will experience a big battle. The city walls were damaged in many places, and the armament was insufficient, and we could not defend them

The two were discussing when they suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside, and Cato rushed in, and before he could enter the hall, he shouted, "Char!

The Seventh Corps?!

Char and Green listened and jumped almost at the same time.