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The 10,000 troops of the first array of the Imperial Army had already rested in the rear on the orders of General Franz. Now only the artillery units remain.

The main attacking force was replaced by a second array, the same 20,000 troops, nominally under the control of Prince Charles.

This ensures that the information is not leaked to the greatest extent, otherwise, these people also know how strong the enemy is, and what price they will pay, in order to repel the place - yes, repel, not defeat or crush. It's just repulsion.

If this is the case, then General Franz is sure that the 20,000 troops of the second array of the Imperial Army will be demoralized to an unimaginable level in the shortest possible time. When the time comes, don't talk about attacking, even if it's defense, I'm afraid it won't be enough.

Of course, General Franz did not know how effective this strategy was.

Because of these artillerymen.

Yes, artillery.

General Franz could have sent all his infantry units to the rear. But artillery will not work. He couldn't imagine how he would face the Napoleonic cannons and flowering shells of the Hereford family without enough artillery.

So he tried his best to comfort himself and found a lot of reasons for himself: although the number of artillery units is not large, because it is not a front-line unit, the information and feelings he has received are probably not as much as that of the front-line troops, so deep. Moreover, these guys were in different positions from the infantry units, the camps were different, and General Franz consciously separated the artillery units from the infantry units by a considerable distance.

But General Franz was still worried. He didn't know how effective and effective his series of tactics were. He tries not to think about these things and to think of the good as much as he can. At the same time, looking at the front, it was no different from yesterday's array, filled with a large number of rejection horses, trenches, breastworks. The artillery position, the well-arrayed Hereford family array, General Franz felt a chill.

He also tried not to think about how many people had to die in this war. At the same time, he was thinking about what tactics would allow him to break through the enemy's array faster, better, and more quickly - yes, in fact, General Franz had been thinking about this question since last night. He even sent emissaries to His Majesty the great Emperor Kalman IV to see if he could give him two more cavalry regiments, or some more artillery aid.

Only, as a matter of course, his request was mercilessly rejected by His Majesty Emperor Kalman IV.

"I can only bite the bullet. General Franz thought to himself—he was racking his brain with all his might, thinking about any tactics that could turn the tide—and while he was trying to think, a young, sharp, and at the same time impatient voice came from his side.

"What's the matter, General, have you been frightened by these traitors?"

Of course, there is only one person who is qualified and has the courage to speak like this to General Franz here, and that is the prince of the empire, Archduke Charles, the heir of Kalman IV.

"Not really, Your Highness. ”

"So what are you thinking? Or ...... As with some of the information I've received, you're full of 'sympathy' for these rebellions, even saying that you're a heretic yourself?"

Looking at His Royal Highness the Prince, who looked unpleasant beside him, General Franz resisted the intention of giving in to him, and continued to say in a calm tone:

"I don't know where you heard all that nonsense. My own beliefs are clear, Your Highness. ”

“...... Hum. After thinking about it for a while, the gloomy Archduke Charlie finally made a decision not to pursue the matter further.

"And how long are you going to study, General?" he asked, "though ...... Hmph, but I'm the commander of this army after all. If anything is wrong with Your Excellency, then at least I have the right to report it to Your Majesty. ”

"Absolutely. This time, General Franz resisted the urge to punch him in the face and calmly said to him.

And so, the Imperial army, under the orders of General Franz, once again rushed in the direction of the Hereford family - the same tactics as before, the first group of stormtroopers consisted of twenty-two companies. They are also infantry and cannon fodder.

"Doesn't the dispatch of so many troops at once make the frontal array too narrow?" said Archduke Charles, beside him, in a slightly mocking tone, "the formation will not stretch, General." ”

"I know that. General Franz continued to speak in the calmest possible tone - he still had a little expectation. That is, after seeing the attack power of the Hereford family's army, this highness was able to shut up and say nothing, at least not to cause trouble for him again

And then, things were just as General Franz had thought. In the face of artillery, flowering shells, rifled gun hunters, organ cannons, three-stage salvos, grenade throws...... In this series of full-coverage firepower projections, the first group of stormtroopers suffered heavy losses - and then he relied on the efforts of a cavalry regiment to push the situation of the war to the stage of hand-to-hand combat.

Such a shocking way of throwing firepower did make Grand Duke Charlie stunned when he saw it for the first time. Seeing their own soldiers die one by one, in columns, in piles and piles, wailing, falling, turning into meat sauce, and being stabbed with bayonets...... Archduke Charlie was like most people who saw this scene for the first time, and he felt chills in his eyes. I even want to faint.

"This, is this how the Hereford family fights?" Although he wanted to call the Hereford family "rebellious" like before, but when the words came to his lips, he could no longer say it.

"Yes, Your Highness. General Franz breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that His Royal Highness the prince should stop a little - after watching this battle, even if he is not satisfied with him, he will be somewhat considerate.

General Franz did not pursue this understanding, which made Archduke Charles feel better about himself. He just hoped that the other side would not cause chaos for himself when he was directing the battle, so that it would be fine.

Well, yes, you can.

However, Archduke Charles was not what he thought. No one knows what this prince with a gloomy face thinks in his heart, and what his thinking circuit is. But looking at the expression he had on his face towards General Franz becoming more and more unkind and uneven, I knew that what he was thinking in his heart was definitely not a good thing. Moreover, in connection with General Franz.

Especially when watching General Franz continue to want to attack the second array despite the casualties after "breaking" the first array, the unpleasant and uncomfortable feeling has reached the limit.

"--What the hell are you doing?!" Archduke Charles finally couldn't help himself, and shouted like this. His voice was too loud and too high-pitched. So much so that the surrounding officers, heralds, and even the soldiers of the escort company turned around and looked at them.

"What exactly are you talking about?"

Seeing the red Archduke Charles appear on his originally pale face, General Franz looked at him in surprise. I feel that things are not going to be what I thought it would be.

"The army - the army of the Swabian family, the army of the Empire. Your father trusts and values you by handing over the army to you, but is that how you treat your father's trust and value?!" The other man almost felt like he was about to faint - perhaps all his blood poured into his head, so that his face turned red, as if his head was about to explode.

......

General Franz was very incomprehensible to the other party's questioning, and the other party's anger was very incomprehensible. How can this be said to be his own mistake? He has worked very hard to complete the task assigned to him by the emperor? For a while, he even felt that His Royal Highness the prince was specifically looking for trouble for him.

"Please don't say such a disgrace to the Swabian family, or to the entire empire!" General Franz's expression also darkened - although he also knew that there should be no conflict with an imperial heir in such a situation - whether in the context of war, or in the case of the old Emperor Kalman IV's deteriorating health and age.

All in all, a conflict with the heirs of the Reich in such a situation would do General Franz more harm than good - but the problem was that he could not afford not to speak in such a situation.

He felt that he had been strongly insulted. Especially when he himself felt that he had done nothing wrong at all.

At the same time, at the front of the Fourth Regiment of the Hereford family. William von Hereford. The protagonist of this book looks at the other side very strangely...... Although the efficiency of telescopes in this era was not very high, William still tried his best to make a relatively good telescope that could see a few kilometers.

In addition, the commanders of this era liked to climb high and look far, and at the same time were more conspicuous, and preferred to be in front of the front, so as to command the army. So William is still relatively reluctant, you can see it...... That is, to see the bunch of guys arguing.

"What the hell are they doing? to quarrel in this situation? Are they idiots?" thought to William. Then he shook his head...... Although it is indeed an exciting, even enjoyable thing. But that should have been some time later, because the second wave of the enemy's army had already rushed in.