Chapter 23: Breakthrough
readx;?“ How did they appear, why did they appear so many enemies at once, and how did they do it?!"
Although he knew that now was not the time to think about such a thing, General Leopold could not help but think like this—he thought so hard that he had a headache at the thought—and then, a flash of lightning crossed his mind, and he suddenly thought of a possibility-
Could it be that it's a ship?
Yes, it was the ships, and with the Empire having enough ships, and at the same time the Russian Gothic Empire had sufficient sea supremacy, transport a steppe legion along the coastline of the Azure Sea to the west of the canal, lay it down, and then attack the flank of the opposing side. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
It is not at all the same to say that it is a whimsy, or a strategic idea of a great genius. It was just something that happened to William on a whim.
"Ah, that's it, it should be fine. Then he laid it out.
"Although the methods are different, the meaning is much the same, and the tactical thinking is the same...... Should I say honored, or sad?" and a bitter smile appeared on General Leopold's face.
Of course, although tactically, the Russian Gothic Empire is indeed similar to his expeditionary force, but it is completely different in terms of ideology and realm.
For him, this tactic was a painstaking and meditative one. And after coming up with this tactic, he was so excited that he even thought that he was a genius tactician, and with such a tactic alone, he could make himself a world-class general.
For William, however, this tactic was nothing. It's easy to get started. Just think about it. And William didn't think he was at all great or anything about how great he had done this. For him, that is, it is completely commonplace. It's a big book that is laid out at all.
Even the biographies and history books that William had booked to praise his own merits did not carry much weight in this war.
From a purely tactical point of view, this war is nothing. It has left a mark in the history books, occupies a certain place, and its symbolism is even more important - that is, the first war between the Russian Gothic Empire and the Visigothic Republic. It proves that the two sides are about to start an all-round confrontation.
The war with the Visigothic Republic would be one of the most important components of William's war career.
And only for this reason is this war noteworthy.
Of course, this was only William's own thoughts, not the thoughts of General Leopold on the other side - if General Leopold knew that this war, and the commander of this war, that is, he, was such an insignificant position in William's mind, he would vomit blood more than he did now.
Of course, he didn't have the time, the energy, the channel to know what William was thinking. He didn't have time to think about that kind of thing.
The expeditionary force of the Visigothic Republic is now facing the greatest crisis, and if one is not handled well, it will be completely annihilated.
They were very desperate, very desperate to retreat under the pressure of the main forces of the empire. Each time, part of the troops were left as the queen and the defense troops, little by little, layer upon layer, to resist to block the advance of the Russian Gothic Empire.
The strong man broke his wrist, and at this moment, the heroism and military talent hidden in the soul of General Leopold were completely revealed.
He did not hesitate to order a group of soldiers to form a defensive formation, and then fight against the imperial ** team that was approaching close behind, buying time for the retreat of his main force.
Although it is said that these palace troops, which were organized for defense, did little to play. In the vast majority of cases, under the attack of the emperor ** team like a wild wave, it was wiped out in an instant, but this time was still accumulated by him little by little.
He relied on this little time, little by little, and constantly opened the distance between him and the pursuing emperor ** team!
"It's wonderful!"
At this time, the Russian Gothic Empire, deployed on the east bank of the canal, had easily defeated the desert cavalry and camel cavalry troops in Silosis. After easily defeating the guys, William crossed the river to the west of the canal and continued to observe the course of the war.
Even if the positions of the two sides are different, they are enemies. After seeing the other party's response, William couldn't help but praise the other party-
If this phrase spreads, it is enough for General Leopold, who "wants to be famous".
The world's first and unparalleled military strategist, Commander Willem von Hereford, marveled at and complimented. I'm afraid that there are countless guys in the world who want such a sentence even if they fight for their lives.
It is even said that with this sentence, even if the general Leopold is wiped out and only spared, he will probably have no problem fleeing back to the Visigothic Republic alone.
It is even said that it will be reused because of this, and it may be even better.
This is what Wilhelm von Hereford is today. His Majesty the Emperor, who is currently considered to be the number one in the world, is the strength, power and reputation.
But of course, even if he knew that such a thing had happened, General Leopold would never have thanked Kaiser Wilhelm. In his opinion, Kaiser Wilhelm was perhaps the most evil and infuriating man in the world. Because this guy stole his own sleepland -
Although the premise of this dreamland is to make William weird and become a stepping stone for him to get ahead, as long as he thinks about it a little, William will definitely not be able to help him with this.
However, in his opinion, William was therefore evil. There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with this idea?
Although William will never admit it.
Seeing that his own troops were so enthusiastic, they fought desperately, just to open a passage for the main force. General Leopold couldn't hold back tears in his eyes—
"I'll take that lesson to heart, Wilhelm von Hereford. I will remember this war, and the next time, the next time I go head-to-head with you, I won't lose as badly as I did today!"
Of course, although I say so, it is actually useless to think so in my heart. It's still the armies under your command that are really useful.
After nearly a day of fierce fighting, under the command of General Leopold, the original 100,000-strong army was less than 30,000.
All the Nilesian armies were in disarray, and there was not a single one left. And the 50,000 expeditionary force under his command only had these 30,000 left.
All heavy weapons, artillery, and baggage were dropped. And the cavalry, which was the rear of the palace's troops, also suffered heavy losses. If this continues, even if it can break through successfully, there will definitely not be many troops left.
"But I must run away, I must run away. Only by fleeing can there be hope, and only by fleeing can we regroup!"
At the same time, William, after a little emotion, remained silent and watched his troops continue to attack.
As he had said before, he had no idea about the commander on the other side, General Leopold.
There is no so-called sympathy for wanting to spare his life, nor does he want to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, no matter what the cost is to kill this guy's ruthlessness.
This is, of course, because, for William, this Leopold general was nothing.
Although it is said that the strength of the other party, the command ability is quite reasonable. But it's only to the extent of "reasonable". For William, such an opponent is nothing to look forward to. Just follow the normal process.
It's like writing an army drill book yourself. Pursuit, as much as possible. However, if the opponent's resistance will cause unnecessary losses to your own army, then alleviate it a little.
It would be nice if we could wipe out all this enemy army. But it doesn't matter if you can't annihilate this enemy army completely.
The greatness of the Russian Gothic Empire, the strategy of the imperial ** team, this kind of thing is just a minutiae. There's no need to get too tangled, too involved, or too serious.
It was also so, although the enthusiasm put into William's work was only "ordinary", it was still a terrible, terrifying, almost devastating blow to General Leopold.
In the ensuing pursuit, General Leopold's troops suffered heavy losses.
After five consecutive days of retreat, he lost one after another of his royal forces. At the same time, the harsh environment of the desert and the constant harassment of the cavalry of the Russian Gothic Empire also made his army constantly suffer various losses.
And so, after five days, after making a preliminary determination that he was safe for the time being, General Leopold checked his troops, and almost didn't cry.
Heavy losses. The remnants of the 30,000 defeated generals were reduced to less than 10,000 at this moment. And morale has almost dropped to the bottom.
There is no possibility of such an army going on any longer.
"Wilhelm von Hereford......" swallowed the name into his stomach along with a mouthful of blood that he had almost vomited, and General Leopold began to plan his next move.
By this time he had left Nirosia and had come to the west of Nirosia, in the territory of the Berbers.
The northern part of the Green Continent, the land called Africa.
Barren, desolate, cruel. At the same time, it was not the domain of the Russian Gothic Empire.
At least, not yet.
"So, what should I do next?" thought General Leopold. I hope to be able to make my future path a little easier.
Maybe it was the favor of the Lord of Radiance, or maybe it was a little enlightened after being beaten up by William.
All in all, after a little thought, this general Leopold really came up with some good ideas...... (To be continued.) )