85_85536Hearing Jerich's words, Pelchberg didn't know what to say for a while. Yes, Jerich's words are true. If they had killed William, then Baron Otto would have gone absolutely insane.

This is a matter of course. No matter how favored William was with Baron Otto and how high his status was. The word "heir" alone was enough to make them Baron Otto's mortal enemy.

At the same time, they had little to offer the support of the other nobles. For many nobles, the value of an individual heir alone was not too great. But if the offspring of an individual carries the meaning of the reproduction of the whole "family", then things are different.

After William's death, everyone will support Baron Otto's "justice" in his revenge.

"But if we don't kill William, then what's the point of this war?" Jelic then said the second half of his words: "If we don't kill William, then one day he will still grow up, he will still become stronger, and he will continue to covet our land." And more importantly, after we beat him, he will most likely hate us. He will take revenge, and he will treat us more cruelly. Even to the end of our heirs. ”

And so Jerich finished his sentence.

Yes, yes, logically it is. If they lose, then they can't suppress the rise of the Hereford family. And if you win, you can't kill William, and it's pointless. But if you kill William, you will face the revenge of Baron Otto.

In this way, whether it is before or after death, early or late death, the fate of the two families of Hovic and Lyer is already sealed when they choose to be enemies of the Hereford family.

"Then what do you say?!What do you say?!" After hearing what Jelich had said, Pelchberg suddenly became anxious, and while shouting, he stretched out his hand, grabbed Jelic's shoulder, and shook desperately:

"Are you going to just want us to sit there and watch the Hereford family get stronger and stronger day by day, and then do nothing? Have you ever tried someone putting a noose around your neck, a little bit of indentation? Can you be indifferent to this?!"

When he had finished speaking, he shoved Jerich out of the way, shouting loudly, "I'm going to try anyway!" At least at that time I won't regret it!"

With that said, Pelchberg turned around and strode away. Jerichie was left alone.

He had just been pushed to the ground by Pelchberg. And after Pelchberg left, he slowly and slowly got back on his feet.

His expression looked very ...... Insidious, yes, is insidious. It can even be said to be the expressions of a group of "conspiracy succeeded".

"There's more than one way to continue your family, Pelchberg, my old friend. Jelich muttered to himself as he reached out and patted the dirt on his buttocks. Then he walked out as if he was fine.

As they argued, fought loudly, and even got into physical altercations, their army continued to move forward. Along the path, little by little, in the direction of Baudelaire, unaffected by their quarrel.

And after the quarrel was over, the coalition had no sense of disbanding at all - in fact, Pelchberg had already prepared for Jelich to shrink his eggs and return to his fiefdom with the army. But Jerichie didn't do that.

"Really...... Odd. However, it may not be strange. After all, that guy isn't an idiot either. Naturally, he couldn't have willingly handed over his own qiē, could he?" Perchberg thought to himself. Then I didn't pay much attention to it.

Despite this, after this quarrel, the two did not see each other again. After all, there is nothing to say after meeting. Everyone will feel embarrassed.

This continued until three days later. The coalition between Pelchberg and Jelich ended when they reached the predetermined battlefield.

What I want to explain here is why William chose this place as a battlefield, and they attacked this place.

First of all, it is because of the mechanics, roads and terrain. The cross-country performance of the armies of the classical era was very poor. There are no specially trained five-kilometer weight-bearing runs, and there are no ultra-wearable galoshes with rubber soles for people to use.

In this case, it was normal for a feudal army to travel a distance of more than a dozen kilometers a day.

And, more importantly, this "normal state" needs to be supported by a little more condition.

That's the way.

Pelchberg and Jelic. Or other armies of the nobles who encountered similar things to them, in order to ensure the speed and ability to march, will inevitably choose the "road" as the route of the march. If you leave the road, then logistical problems, mobility and morale problems will inevitably greatly reduce the combat effectiveness of the army.

William's choice of place for the battle was stuck on the road connecting Sandomitz and Baudelaire.

William fortified here. If the coalition forces do not fight from here, but choose to bypass them, then, first of all, in terms of mobility, they are inferior to the new Circassian army, which is relying on the road.

In other words, the initiative to attack or not is still in the hands of William. At the same time, the morale of the coalition forces in the field, where transportation and supplies are not convenient, is also greatly reduced. In the course of the field march, the wear and tear of the body, willpower, and baggage will also be the cause of defeat in the next battle.

Taking a step back, if the two sides do not clash and still aim at the county of Baudelaire, then the coalition army that takes a detour and is not on the road at the same time, and marches in the field, will still not be the opponent of the new Circassian army relying on the road.

After two days of marching, the new Circassian army can calmly enter the county of Baudelaire again at a speed more than twice as fast as the opponent.

In this way, the initiative in the war remained in the hands of the new Circassian army.

And the strategic goal was not accomplished, and the coalition army that consumed too much body, willpower and supplies. At this time, if you still choose to take the initiative to attack the new Circassian army, you will be killing yourself.

And if they choose to defend, the new Circassian army, which is closer to the supply point and is outnumbered by the coalition forces, will also be able to outperform them.

If they choose to retreat, then a rout, or even a rout. It is also inevitable.

This is purely from a military point of view, because the coalition army, as a feudal conscription army, cannot adopt tactics such as separate attacks and joint attacks. In addition, from the perspective of politics and diplomacy, as an aristocrat, it is natural to have the style of the aristocracy, the reserve of the aristocracy and the "rules" of the aristocracy.

When the alliance between Sandomizi and Vitra began, William sent people very clearly and handed them the war letter according to the rules. The above greeted them very politely and politely according to the rules, and at the same time expressed regret for the conflict. Finally, the place and time of the battle were indicated.

In this case, if Jelich and Pelchberg still have a little face, then they should fight. Of course, there are people in this world who don't follow the rules. But there are very few such people. Half of them are madmen, half are geniuses. But according to William's feelings, Jelich and Perchberg may occasionally be out of line, but they are definitely not crazy, and they may have some intelligence and experience, but they are even less likely to be geniuses. Therefore, it is really unlikely that they will not play according to the rules.

In fact, the results also proved that William's idea was correct. The coalition forces with a total number of more than 8,000, as well as the more than 2,000 mercenaries of the Starlight Corps hired by them, were indeed in front of William's new army in front of William's position in a dignified manner, as William thought. He then sent an envoy to greet him and respond to William's letter of war.

They agreed on the location of the battle chosen by William. In fact, they don't have the right to choose. But on the timing of the battle, they disagreed. The levy soldiers, who were not physically very good, showed a different kind of fatigue after a few days of marching. They wanted to be able to push back the battle to July 26, four days later.

William, after a moment's thought, agreed to their request.

He hopes to use these few days to strengthen the defensive line of his position.

So, on the second day, while the Allied soldiers were lazily lying in the barracks basking in the sun and catching lice, William's new army was digging two trenches on both sides of the position, that is, in the part of the breastope, to prevent the opposing cavalry from attacking them from the flanks.

The earth excavated from the trenches was piled up on the front, and behind the first and second breastwork, a third breastwork was made. And under the three breastwork, traffic trenches were dug to facilitate rapid maneuvering.

While continuing to build fortifications, William's army continued to intensify training. The soldiers of the various infantry companies braved the sun to train in formation, training shooting and bayonet skills, so that the allied soldiers opposite them were amazed and feared at the same time.

"Are we going to fight such an enemy?"

"Can we defeat such an enemy?"

Such thoughts rose little by little in the hearts of the coalition soldiers, fermenting. And then, of course, the decline in morale and the phenomenon of small-scale desertion.

Thinking that after four days, the phenomenon would be even more severe, Jelich and Perchberg began to regret it.

Now, it seems that it is better to start a war regardless of the contact and collide with .......