Chapter 179: Western Expedition (9)
When he first set out from Taransar, although Claude was to the east of Claude, the cavalry was much faster than the infantry, even if Sylin took a diagonal line, then he arrived several hours earlier than Claude, but he did not stop and continued to go north, and when Claude arrived in Danshire, he heard the scout's report and found the traces of a large number of cavalry, and his face was suddenly gloomy.
It took more than half an hour for Claude to arrive at the position where Xilin had passed, looking at the traces of the march left on the ground, Claude's brows furrowed even more, these marks in front of him were obviously left by the passing of the cavalry, and, judging from Claude's experience, the other party did not have long passed, because the soil on the ground that was turned up by the horse's hooves had not yet dried.
"My lord, do you think this is the cavalry of the Sixteenth Corps, if so, they are really fast enough. Beside him, a corps staff officer spoke.
Although Claude now only brings the First Banner Regiment, his personal guard battalion and command structure are all with him.
Hearing the words of the staff officer next to him, Claude shook his head slightly, then looked at Harold, who was also observing the traces not far away, and walked over without hesitation, "Lord Harold, have you found anything?"
"Your Excellency," Harold bowed, "Your Excellency, this cavalry does not look simple!"
"Oh, what did you find?" Claude asked.
"Your Excellency, please look at this. With that, Harold crouched down and pointed to the mark of the horse's hoof.
Following Harold's movements, Claude also crouched down, "Horseshoe?"
Harold had a wealth of experience in warfare. Before Adonis and the Empire turned their backs. He also used to go to Otto. He lived there for nearly five years, a period of military service that Harold once called a very meaningful five years.
In Harold's later years, when he wrote his memoirs, there will be this description: On that trip north, as a member of the Droiana Army, I once again saw the violet flower, a symbol of glory, six petals!
Yes, six petals. This is what Claude saw.
As we all know, there are only four violet petals on the Guran continent, but the six petals are extremely mysterious, it only appears in one place, that is, on the horseshoe of the cavalry war horse, but not all war horses are equipped with this kind of farrier.
Claude also knew a little about the six petals, and suddenly lowered his voice, "Royal Guard?"
Claude looked at Harold questioningly, as if asking for his opinion.
And to hear these four words. Harold shook his head slightly, the Imperial Royal Guard would not appear in one place lightly. They always stayed in the imperial capital, and the emperor would send them unless it was a very important mission.
Seeing Harold shake his head, Claude was puzzled for a moment, "So what is?"
"The Twenty-seventh Imperial Cavalry Corps!"
As he spoke, Harold stood up and said to Claude beside him, "I have been in Odoth for five years, most of them in Basha Province, but I have also been in Odo Province for several months, and the farrier print of the 27th Imperial Cavalry Regiment is six petals. ”
"Twenty-Seven?" Claude's brow furrowed, and his face became a little more gloomy.
"I'm afraid yes, they were in Dostol, and now that the war has broken out, it's very likely that they're here. After Harold finished speaking, he couldn't help but sigh: "What a fast speed, it's only been a long time, and the 27th Corps is worthy of being the elite of the elite!"
Praise your opponents, which also requires a kind of mind!
"Lord Harold, if it was really the Twenty-Seventh Corps, then they probably didn't notice us, look at the traces of the horse's hooves, they are heading north, even if they go south, it is estimated that they will not pass through this place. Claude's analysis is very reasonable, the traces on the ground are obvious, the cavalry brigade is from southeast to northwest, even if it goes south, it will not go around in a circle again.
"Yes general, but we can't be careless, according to the distribution of the battle, there must be a large number of infantry and baggage behind these cavalry, so we should not stay here for long. ”
"Well, Lord Harold has a point," Claude turned around slightly, and said to the staff officer beside him, "Pass the order, go full speed!"
As soon as Claude's words fell, Harold waved his right hand, "Slow!" and stopped the staff officer who was about to give orders, and Harold continued: "General, it is not appropriate for us to go further north. ”
Claude was about to walk in the direction of the war horse, when he heard Harold's voice, he turned around again: "Lord Harold, is there anything wrong, shouldn't we continue to go north?"
"My lord, where we are now, we are already close to the north of Andus, for the plan is enough, and, looking at the situation of the twenty-seventh corps, it should be from Taransar, and Taransar will definitely have follow-up troops coming continuously, if we pass through this place, then the traces here will definitely leak our traces, although we have 20,000 elites, but in this northeast alone, we must not be able to hold on for a long time." ”
Harold analyzed the pros and cons of things in detail, and comprehensively considered and analyzed the war in order to better cope with the rapidly changing battlefield situation.
Listening to what Harold said, Claude couldn't help but secretly break out in a cold sweat, if this is the case, let alone long-term persistence, whether he can leave Danjun alive is still a question.
"My lord," seeing that Claude did not speak, Harold continued, "we go west, and then south from Char, and so ......on."
Harold said, a new plan that connected with the original plan was perfectly born, but this plan completely turned Claude's identity upside down, turning him from a gatekeeper who controlled the overall situation to a bait that affected the success or failure of the whole plan.
20,000 people, this bait is not small!
According to Harold's plan, Claude took all his soldiers and horses to a ninety-degree turn, from the southeast of Danshire, directly to the southwest, during which he also sent several scouts to the south of Andus to inform Manhel that he should lead the Third Banner Regiment to the east to intercept the Qiē force leading to Ankara in Zar County.
Ankara City is located in the western part of Ankara County, and it is the transportation of the entire Andus to the east of the empire, blocking this place is almost blocking the gateway of Andus, of course, Manhel got the order not to take him, only 20,000 people want to take Ankara City, just kidding!
Claude began his westward journey, and he did not have to worry about his identity being revealed, and the inhabitants would only refer to them as the 'Central Army', and yes, in Andus, all soldiers with foreign accents would be called the 'Central Army'.
Unpretentious civilians don't provoke any troops, and besides, there is no clear difference between the Imperial Army and the Droiana Army.
In the message of the scouts, Gal believed that the most important thing for the Freedom Flag Regiment now was to leave the county of Char as much as possible, and he himself was responsible for staying and attracting the attention of the enemy.
After learning of Garr's news, Jesse was also in a dilemma for a while, with Gal and two battalions of cavalry on one side, and thousands of people on the other, which made him choose, which was indeed very difficult.
After a short period of thought, Jesse decided to continue south, because he knew very well that if this was really a trap of the enemy, after he left, Gal and the two battalions of cavalry would have absolutely no chance of survival, but if he stayed, there might be a glimmer of life.
Although Gal sensed the danger, he still experienced less after all, not to mention anything else, it was just a Freedom Flag Regiment, and it was not even 10,000 people when it was full, would it be worth the enemy's effort?
Claude's appetite is not limited to this, although he doesn't know what effect he will get, but in the shortest possible time, turning Andus into a member of Droanne is the war that Claude is chasing.
Yes, Adonius didn't want to delay for too long, although his Droanne had some family background, but compared to the huge Roland Empire, it was very far from it, not only him, but also Orion and Oruna.
And the empire also has such an idea, Odo's first snow, God knows if the demons will attack in a big way, if you can't quickly solve the disaster at home, then the fun will be great.
Plans, changes, shapes, all of them are constantly changing, and wars are getting closer and closer!
"Tell the general! A large number of cavalry were found ahead, and there was a flag regiment on the scale!"
Claude was sitting upright on his horse, and when he heard the news, he almost jumped off his horse in excitement, "Cavalry?"
"Yes, to the southwest of us!" the scout replied.
"Haha, it's really 'stepping on the iron shoes and finding nowhere to go, it takes no effort to get it', it must be the cavalry of the 16th Corps, ordering the cavalry battalion to entangle them, the second and third battalions outflanked in a roundabout way, and the first battalion rushed straight up, attacking with a rain of arrows!"
Claude's war talent, at this moment, was completely brought into play, they are now heading to the southwest, this order is reached, even if they can't destroy the other party now, then they will only flee to that big pocket, and, with the 20,000 infantry in their hands, plus hundreds of cavalry, even if they eat each other immediately, it is very likely!
Claude was lucky that he would not have collided with the other party anyway if he had followed the original plan, but the 27th Corps had moved them from southern Danshire to Guò a few hours earlier, which gave Harold the idea of changing his plan.
If this battle is fought well, it will be a good start, destroy the 'remnants' of the 16th Corps, and then encircle and annihilate the 27th Corps and the subsequent corps, then there will be no more big battles in Andus! (To be continued......