His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally beat the drums and cheered, which boosted the morale of Rodri and the soldiers.

The cavalry happily charged the defeated rebel array again and again, galloping back and forth on the battlefield at will, wielding sabers and cavalry spears to harvest the rebels' heads. Although this Rhodrian cavalry has also been rebuilt, but after all, it has also maintained a large number of old shelves, these battle-hardened elites on the battlefield are cunning and ruthless, often after the rebels' array is broken, a little rectification, finally - organize a little defensive posture, and immediately these rushing cavalry turned around and scattered again, so after three times or twice, the rebels can no longer organize a decent resistance.

Seeing that the army in the battle was lost, the rebels in the rear camp also tried to organize reinforcements to go up, but the dispatch of the Rhodría cavalry was very cunning, perhaps this cunning style was a new change brought about by the arrival of the fat Ruhr. In the past, the charge of the Rhodrian cavalry was full of that kind of courage. If you don't enter, you will die. And now, it seems to have turned into a poisonous snake, biting down one bite at a time, the mouth is deadly, and the ruthlessness has not diminished at all. He also singled out the weakest points of the rebels and fought desperately.

Especially after defeating the 10,000-strong phalanx of the rebels, two groups of cavalry were soon separated from the two flanks, and the flanks detoured behind the rout, outflanking and besieging them, and then wantonly piercing and pulling back and forth, and a slaughter had already formed on the battlefield. The rebel contingent that rushed out of the camp to meet was blocked by the roundabout Rodria cavalry, and there was no chance to get out at all. The Rhodrian cavalry, which had returned to the back, also made a posture of feint to attack the rebels' rear camp from time to time, forcing the defenders in the rebel camp to desperately release arrows before the Rhodrian cavalry did not dare to move forward.

When the rebels finally rescued more and more troops in the camp, they accumulated to a certain number, and at this time, the Rhodrian cavalry - but did not entangle with the other party, after a burst of military horns, the cavalry after a roundabout ride happily interspersed from the battlefield, by the way, slaughtered the rout on the battlefield again, and then calmly withdrew.

The whole 100,000 rebels, who suffered such a big loss, left a third of the corpses on the battlefield, on the battlefield - mourning and shouting everywhere, and some scattered rout soldiers, gathered in twos and threes, and finally had a chance to escape, only to go crazy and rush towards their own camp.

It was only half an hour of effort, and a charge of the Rodria cavalry directly knocked out the rebels' phalanx of 10,000 people.7 The high ground that ran back alive and was still intact, almost less than ten meters away, the cheers of the Rodria cavalry came from afar, and then about two hundred cavalry rushed to the battlefield, and these cavalrymen jumped off their horses as if no one was around, and they didn't even look at the rebel camp that was only 100 meters away, and began to sweep the battlefield.

This is also a tradition on the continent that after one more battle between the two warring sides, the victorious side has the right to prioritize the work of clearing the battlefield. The work of cleaning up the battlefield includes helping the wounded soldiers of one's own side, and at the same time, if the enemy's wounded soldiers are found, if they are of high rank, they will be taken back immediately, and the low-level soldiers and so on. It can be said that the side that cleans up the battlefield first will often be able to take advantage of the opportunity to expand many achievements. The tradition on the mainland has always been that the strong are respected, and the side that wins the battle has the right to clear the battlefield first. And at this time, the defeated side must not send troops to fight, otherwise it will be regarded as a coward's behavior.

Seeing that because of his carelessness, a team of 10,000 people was crippled in just such a moment, and Hughes, who was standing on the lookout, was in great pain. Under the anger, his eyes were a little dark! The 100,000 people who went out of the rear battalion were all their own Armenian army! I had been in a few battles before, starting with Adric, and then Sosia and Butler. The ministry deliberately used the banner and military horn of the Rhodria cavalry to coax himself, but Hughes was deceived too many times, - naturally paralyzed - come, this time the real R. Rodria cavalry killed, he, ^-r carelessly, thought it was the enemy's trick, and only sent 100,000 people out under the light enemy, trying to pick up a bargain, but he didn't expect to lose so much - strength in vain.

At this moment, seeing that the Rhodrian cavalry had sent men to clean up the battlefield, how could Hughes not know about this tradition? His heart ached, his own army had lost some troops in the previous siege because he had been too greedy and rash to attack the city, and today he had lost thousands of men in one fell swoop. How can he not feel distressed?

You must know that no matter where in this world, the strong are respected, and everything is based on strength - although you have a lot of status in the red-color round table, if your strength is too damaged, I am afraid that your status will not be guaranteed. Although all the governors are in the same boat through thick and thin at this moment, it is the honeymoon period of cooperation, and it is far from the time to turn around.

But everyone understands that when it comes to the big war - after the time to divide the cake, there are only powerful military districts. in order to get more loot.

What's more, with so many clouds - to attack the city, the loss of troops is only three or five thousand. But today he was rushed by the Rhodrian cavalry, but he lost so many people in one hour, how could he not feel distressed?

Just as he was about to vomit blood, suddenly a subordinate next to him whispered: "Ah, my lord! Look, those Rhodrian cavalry didn't kill our wounded soldiers!"

Well?

Hughes looked up into the distance, and sure enough, the Rodria cavalry who was sweeping the battlefield just dismounted and carefully searched back and forth on the battlefield, and found as much as possible some of the cavalry on their own side that had been wounded and fallen in the battle just now, and carried these wounded soldiers back, but for the wounded soldiers of the rebels lying on the battlefield, they did not pull out their knives to make up for them, and they didn't even look at them.

This Ruhr ...... Could it be that he is so kind?!! "General, why be soft on these rebels!"

On the high ground, a young officer beside Ruhr seemed to be a little dissatisfied, and whispered: "These rebels are innocent, why don't you let our men make up for them!

Ruhl was on his horse, the smug expression on his face had long since faded, he squinted at the battlefield with a pair of small eyes, and suddenly sighed lightly: "Forget it...... Killing and killing, the dead were all Byzantines. Regardless of whether it is a victory or a defeat this time, let's save some vitality for Buckwheat Zhanting. ”

The young officer beside him listened, and a trace of strangeness flashed in his eyes, as if he had something to say. But at last he hesitated and closed his mouth.

"I know, you must think I'm indecisive, a woman's kindness, don't you?" Ruhl sneered.

The officer immediately bowed his head: "My lord, I don't dare.

"Don't you dare?" Ruhl snorted, then whispered, "Stupid." It's naturally easy to kill, and there is no trouble with a knife. But don't you understand? Anyway, these wounded soldiers have lost their combat effectiveness, if you don't kill them, let the rebels rescue these wounded soldiers, they will inevitably have to allocate some manpower to take care of the wounded soldiers, and they will have to spend more medicinal materials and supplies, which is the strategy of the weak enemy!"

At this time, the crown prince, who had taken off his shirt and beat the drum, had already dropped the drum hammer and ran back, he casually draped his battle robe on his body, let his golden hair be so wild and scattered, turned over his horse, and rushed to the battlefield.

I saw Garcia riding his horse around the front of the formation, and then raised his saber and shouted, and the war horse suddenly raised its front hooves. The crown prince shouted at his horse: "Our army is mighty!! Rodria, and the iron hooves are invincible!!"

Just now, the cavalry charged, and the behavior of the crown prince behind him personally holding the hammer and beating the drum to cheer was almost the whole army in the eyes of 7. And I have to say that at this time, from the point of view of the officers and soldiers of the middle and lower classes, this Royal Highness Garcia is, after all, "wearing the halo of the crown prince on his head, and that is the respect of the future emperor of the empire! With the respect of the future emperor, he is actually willing to go to the front line in person, put down his noble posture, and personally beat the drum to cheer for the soldiers; this practice has undoubtedly greatly increased the favorability of many soldiers towards this crown prince.

And at this moment, he galloped in front of the battle, as a commander, to make such a behavior, it was a very uplifting thing, he was provoked, and immediately the army responded, and the cavalry immediately cheered and roared: "Might!! Invincible!!"

The chanting voice was shouted seven or eight times before it gradually dispersed.

And at this time, the soldiers looked at the eyes of the crown prince. It's already very different.

"Alas...... Such a clever Royal Highness the Crown Prince. ”

It was the light officer beside Ruhr again, who saw the scene in his eyes at this moment, and sighed in a low voice.

Ruhl raised his eyebrows and glanced at this subordinate: "What did you say?"

"General...... Don't you see, Your Highness is buying the hearts of the military? The young officer leaned close to Ruhr's side and lowered his voice: "In recent days, His Highness has first trained with the soldiers in the army, and the road and soil marches have also shared weal and woe with the soldiers, and today he is even beating the drum in front of the battle. ”

After a pause, the eyes of this light soldier became a little complicated: "It was originally in the hearts of low-level soldiers. The status of the crown prince is simply like that of a god, supreme and noble. And at this moment, such a series of actions of His Royal Highness have greatly won the hearts of the military. ”

"It is also a good thing that His Highness has the hearts of the army. Ruhl's face was flat, as if he had said this casually.

The young officer raised his eyelids - looked - at Ruhr. After hesitating for a moment, he continued: "But my lord, this collection-army-establishment-authority, things, Your Highness has robbed one by one, you must know that you are the commander of the first army." ”

When Ruhl heard this, he immediately narrowed his eyes, and a cold light flashed in his eyes, enveloping the young officer: "Hmph, you have a lot of courage to speak. ”

The young officer was shrouded by Ruhl's eyes, but he was not afraid, and said slowly: "My lord, I don't mean anything else, but this moment is the most delicate time. Historically, the royal family has not been in charge of the army personally. Even the Lance Emperor himself, when he personally conquered the battlefield in the past, he would not easily take away the command and wielding power of the generals under his subordinates. ”

"What the hell are you trying to say?" Ruhl plucked his ears and sneered.

The young officer gritted his teeth and glanced left and right, surrounded by Ruhr's closest guards. And he was standing far away from the two of them, so he finally whispered: "Dare to ask your lordship, what are your chances of winning this battle against Osgilia?"

............" Ruhl stared at the young officer, who bravely met Ruhl's eyes. After a while, Ruhl shook his head: "The odds are not good. ”

When the young officer heard this, he raised his eyebrows: "My lord is not telling the truth, and from the perspective of his subordinates, the odds of victory are not small, but they are very small at all. ”

"Oh?" said Ruhl with a smirk.

"Not bad. The young soldier-officer muttered slightly: "With the current situation, although Osgilia has now gathered the three corps of the Imperial Central Army, plus the defenders of the city and the Imperial Forest Army, the strength has reached 100,000. It stands to reason that although the rebels claim to have more than 300,000 troops, Osgilia is the first male city on the mainland, and if there are 100,000 troops defending it, let alone 300,000, even if it is twice as much. It may not be able to be captured. It seems that the situation is quite optimistic. But you know it in your heart, my lord...... In fact, we are at an absolute disadvantage. ”

"What do you say?" Ruhl closed his eyes.

"We have 100,000 troops, but they are all rootsless! The rebels have 300,000 troops, well armoured, and all around Osgilia are occupied by the rebels. It is also close to Armenia. They can replenish the material resources continuously. But what about us? We have traveled far from our garrison to come to the aid of the Imperial Capital, and we have long since lost our foothold! Osgilia is also besieged, and we are trapped here, and we will no longer receive any foreign supplies. Say a bad word, and don't say anything else, not much, as long as the two sides spend last month, once our army runs out of food, even if our Rhodrian cavalry can fight again, the empty stomach, the war horse will not be able to run! Besides, we are cavalry, and the cost of cavalry is far greater than that of infantry!" The young officer looked at it carefully. Xiao'er's face continued: "Therefore, from the perspective of his subordinates, this battle can be described as a fierce and unlucky battle. We don't have a chance to win. ”

"Go on. Ruhl was still expressionless, but his eyes were closed.

"Knowing that it is a battle that will be lost in the nineteenth **, my lord, you know in your heart, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a smart person in his life, how can he not understand? Moreover, from the perspective of his subordinates, His Majesty sent the Crown Prince to our army in the first place...... Why didn't you go to other places, but you chose our Rodria cavalry corps? Isn't it precisely because the Rodria cavalry is the strongest army in the empire, and its strength is the highest in the empire. His Majesty sent the Crown Prince to us, on the one hand, to protect the Crown Prince, and on the other hand, to keep a back hand. ”

"Hinder?" Ruhl smiled.

In his backhand, the young officer's eyes flashed, and he said slowly: "I have calculated carefully these days, and I always feel that His Majesty's recent series of actions are deeply admirable! He had planned to break with the warlord's henchmen in advance, and he also knew that once the war started, the imperial capital would definitely be surrounded, so he let the crown prince leave the imperial capital in advance and sent him to protect the strongest Rhodrian cavalry corps in the empire. At the same time, it is also a back-hander...... Once something happens in the imperial capital, then, then......

Listening to the tone of this subordinate, Ruhl sneered: "After saying so much, why don't you dare to continue talking here?"

The young officer's face changed, and he finally felt a chord in his heart, gritted his teeth and said, "Once the emperor has an accident, what is the danger of Your Majesty...... Then the crown prince can succeed him at any time as long as he is still around, and in the name of the new emperor, he will lead all parties loyal to the empire to continue to resist the rebellion.

The rain came to that time. If the emperor succeeds to the throne, if he does not have an army in his hand that can only be taken out, how can he convince many forces? How can he suppress the scene? As for the choice, is there a better choice than the Rhodrian cavalry? As long as His Highness learns to control the Rhodrian cavalry in his hands, he firmly controls this army. Based on prestige, then ......"

"We were originally loyal to the empire, and it is not a bad thing to have the heart of the crown prince-army-army. Ruhl said in an understated tone. Instead, the officer looked dissatisfied, frowned, and said, "My lord, that's not what I said. I have absolutely no second intention for the Empire! It's just that Your Highness is obviously on guard against you! Otherwise, why would Your Highness have been pretending to be so much lately? We will fight for the Empire. Yin Xia is suspicious of you, which makes people's hearts cold!"

"Okay!" Ruhl's face suddenly became stern, and after a snort, seeing that the young officer lowered his head, Ruhl's face sank like water, and he said lightly: "How can you understand the art of the emperor? As a king, it is impossible to pin your hopes only on the loyalty of others, hmph, the human heart is the most unreliable thing in this world. Unless it's really in your own hands, otherwise. Only by the ethereal person. Heart, how many emperors dare to really rest assured?"

...... Yes, the subordinates were taught. The officer bowed his head.

Ruer stared at this subordinate, stared for a moment, and his tone was a little softer: "You are a recent graduate of the Emperor's ** Academy, and your studies are also outstanding, and that mad dog of Green introduced you to me before leaving." I can't recommend it wrong. You guy, you are cautious, and you have learned military strategy well. It's a talent that can be made-, and I originally wanted to cultivate you well, but ...... I have a few words of warning today, you give me a firm memory, it is better to engrave it tightly in my heart, and engrave it to death for me, and engrave it deeply. Never forget!

"Your Excellency, please. ”

Although Ruhl's tone was still calm, his eyes gradually became stern! "Be a man, still": It would be better to think simply! Especially for us soldiers! Remember that your identity is a soldier, not a politician! Some things are considered by politicians, and as a soldier, you should not analyze and study these things all day long! You are indeed very smart, but you must also understand that there is such a thing as politics. Sometimes, the smarter a person is, the faster he dies! Since he is a soldier, he should defend his duty as a soldier! Spend all day studying these -- attacking the army in the east and not the army. What is the difference between those who are not in government and those warlord parties!"

In the end, there was already some noise.

The young officer ate Ruhr's last reprimand, but his expression was not much fear, he just bowed his head and saluted respectfully, smiled calmly, but his eyes were still calm, and said slowly: "Yes, my subordinates will definitely keep these words of the adult in their hearts and never dare to forget them." ”

Ruhr looked at the young man, and finally the sharpness in his eyes narrowed little by little, and then smiled: "Let's go, follow me to welcome His Royal Highness the Crown Prince back." Today's battle is over, the rebels will not be dispatched again, everyone take a rest and fight again tomorrow. ”

As he spoke, the fat man rode his horse first, but after taking two steps, he suddenly turned back and looked at the young officer and smiled: "Reinhardt, I remember that your name seems to be the surname of the southerners of the empire, well, also called the heart of the lion, right?"

When the young officer heard this, he was slightly stunned, and then he smiled and said, "Yes, my lord, I am from the south. ”

"Well, I heard that the year before last, Cavihill was once dragged by your dean to open a course in the military academy, but he only taught it for half a year, right?"

When Reinhardt heard this, a smile appeared on his face, but he met Ruhl's eyes, did not dodge at all, and his tone was also very calm: "Yes, my lord." I also went to Mr. Cavihill's class. Mr. Cavihill was very knowledgeable, and I and many other students were deeply respected, and when I asked Mr. Cavihill privately about some questions, he never put on a show, and was peaceful and approachable. I am grateful for the teachings of my ancestors and treated them with courtesy. ”

When Ruhl heard this, a hint of "sure enough" flashed in his eyes, and he didn't speak at the moment, but laughed twice and slowly walked away.

(hum...... Cavishir. actually stretched out his hand to the emperor's ** Shixue-Wei. This old thing's hands are too long, right...... Hughes was annoyed by the defeat of the rebel camp today, but when he returned to the tent. The anger on his face had subsided. This ability, even El Salvador saw it in his eyes, and he admired and was vigilant in his heart.

When other governors came to comfort him, Hughes smiled boldly, "You don't need to comfort me. I was a little angry at first, but now, I don't think it's a loss at all. It took a few thousand people to find out the depth of the strength of the Rhodrian cavalry, and the price was worth it!"

Then Hughes also spoke: "I have an idea, starting tomorrow to let the rear battalion according to the different soldiers, deliberately show weakness, it is better to get out of the way of the road and let the Rhodrian cavalry into the city." ”

Wouldn't it be even more difficult to let the Rhodrian cavalry into the city, and it would have been difficult to attack the city in the first place, and wouldn't it be even more so for such a strong army to enter the city of Osgilia......

On the side, Salvador listened, his eyes lit up, and he looked at Hughes and laughed a few times: "Gao Ming!"