Just after noon, the battlefield had been cleared, and Richard had received accurate casualty figures from the staff officers.

In this battle, more than 1,400 enemy troops were killed, more than 3,200 were captured, and about 500 enemies fled the battlefield and became a rout.

The total casualties of their own side were less than 400, of which the 1st Brigade suffered the heaviest casualties, with 67 killed in the battle, 136 lightly and seriously wounded, and more than 200 casualties. The 13th and 14th new brigades, which did not undertake the heavy task of attacking the fortified positions, suffered a total of 160 casualties, and the remaining casualties mainly came from the cavalry that pursued them.

"The prisoners are settled, interrogate the enemy officers as soon as possible, find out the enemy's intelligence, and only with intelligence can there be the next action."

Richard turned his head and said to the staff officer in charge of the interrogation. The staff officers of the headquarters of Haaland are very complete, including staff officers in charge of operations, staff officers in charge of intelligence, and staff officers in charge of logistics. With enough staff officers, many things didn't need to worry about Richard. Compared to more than a decade ago, Richard found that it was easier and easier to lead troops.

Among the staff officers in charge of intelligence are proficient in the Chinese language of the United Kingdom of the East Coast, so they can communicate without barriers.

Looking at the casualty figures sent up, Richard secretly thought in his heart: "Although the casualty figure is less than ten to one, the enemy is not a weak brigade, and it is also an important reason for the surprise to achieve such a big result." In the next few days, it is necessary to carefully observe the mood of the soldiers and suppress the thoughts of the underestimating enemy. Judging from the performance on the battlefield, the quality of this enemy army is slightly stronger than that of the Southern Earl's Legion. ”

Richard knew in his heart that the first brigade led by Haaland was a first-class strong soldier in the Grant Kingdom, and the quality of weapons and equipment and soldiers far exceeded that of the enemy. Even the infantry brigade of the Northern Legion, which has excellent soldiers, is far from being the opponent of the first brigade led by Haaland.

Victory in this battle was originally in Richard's calculations.

After completely annihilating the enemy's front, Richard increased the range of activities of the reconnaissance cavalry. With aerial scouts to provide intelligence, Haraland's Scout Cavalry is used far more efficiently than the enemy.

Moreover, Richard also scattered three hundred Warcraft cavalry to cooperate with the reconnaissance cavalry.

The powerful reconnaissance cavalry obscured the nearby battlefield for more than 100 kilometers, and immediately reduced the Sixth Army of the United Kingdom on the east coast to deaf and blind.

Because the scouts' actions were almost transparent, more than 100 people were killed and missing in just half a day.

The information was unknown, and the main force of the Sixth Army on the East Coast immediately did not dare to move.

The main battalion of the 6th Army on the East Coast has just entered the Duchy of Hubble, located in the castle of Ratt on the eastern border of the Dukedom of Hubble. Listening to the discussion of the officers at the officer's headquarters, the Sixth Regiment of the United Kingdom on the East Coast frowned at Caesar, and his face was sad.

Caesar was born in the Duke family of the United Kingdom of the East Coast, has a very good background, he has undergone many years of aristocratic military education, in the United Kingdom of the East Coast, he can be called experienced, young and strong, so he can command this elite infantry with a relatively high number.

However, compared with the officers of the Grant Kingdom, Caesar has less experience in actual combat, and when it comes to the real battlefield, he is not as decisive as Richard, and once the situation on the front line is complicated, he suddenly falls into indecision.

"Commander Caesar, we can't go any further, in just one day, we have lost a squadron of scouts. The forward troops had lost the news, and it was learned from the mouths of the gathered routs that the forward troops had been completely annihilated. The enemy must have laid a trap for us ahead, and I oppose stretching the line and moving on. ”

The officer who spoke was the captain of the reconnaissance brigade, Paron, and with a sad face, he kept persuading Caesar to stop his advance. Build a defensive line on the spot and call for reinforcements from the rear.

"The most troublesome thing now is that the intelligence is unknown, the reconnaissance unit is suppressed by the enemy, and we are deaf and blind. I think it is necessary to strengthen the reconnaissance force and disperse the Warcraft cavalry among the reconnaissance cavalry, so that the reconnaissance troops are not afraid of sacrifice. Only when we have detected the detailed information of the enemy forces can we formulate the next move. I agree with Captain Paron's suggestion to first build a defensive line and strengthen the reconnaissance force. ”

Bulwyn, the captain of the Warcraft Cavalry Brigade, is also a cautious person, and he agrees with Palon's opinion. After the loss of the three infantry brigades in the forward, the position of the two men in the Sixth Army of the United Kingdom on the east coast became more prominent, and their opinions must be carefully considered by the commander of Caesar's regiment.

Caesar pointed to the simple map on the table and said, "Since the majority of opinions are on stability, I have decided to build a defensive line on the spot, but don't get too much hope for reinforcements. According to the grapevine from Kanas Castle. The Council of Nobles did not want a full-scale war with the Kingdom of Grant, which sent seven legions, and we also sent seven legions to participate in the war.

If a civil war breaks out with the Kingdom of Grant, it will only be the Orc Empire that will be cheaper. The kingdom of Grant is a good shield for us, and if this shield is broken, it will be our resistance to the orcs. ”

Caesar and others had just made a decision to strengthen their reconnaissance forces, and a fierce reconnaissance war broke out on the battlefield a hundred kilometers away from the two armies.

After annihilating the enemy's advance, Richard ordered the combined forces of the nobles of the four provinces to assemble, and at the same time sent scout cavalry to suppress the enemy.

As the enemy Warcraft cavalry began to participate in reconnaissance operations, the scouts led by Haaland also suffered a small number of losses, and they were gradually detected by the enemy to find some battlefield intelligence.

It's just that Haaland led the scout cavalry to have a telescope in his hands, as well as the lion cavalry and the magic hot air balloon watching the enemy's every move from high in the sky.

Having mastered the intelligence advantage, of course, it is easy to mobilize forces to encircle and annihilate the scouts who ambush the enemy.

During the reconnaissance operation of more than ten days, Haaland led the reconnaissance cavalry to lose no more than 100 soldiers, and annihilated more than 600 enemy reconnaissance troops.

Under the personal command of Soros, the cavalry led by Haaland successfully ambushed the enemy's reconnaissance troops six times, killed and wounded more than 200 enemy monster cavalry, captured hundreds of flaming horses, and achieved a brilliant victory in the reconnaissance operation.

The Warcraft cavalry mounts of the Grant Kingdom are mainly Iron Wildebeest, which is a common Warcraft in the Eagle Mountains, and the Grant Kingdom relies on the mountains to eat the mountains, so it naturally chose the Iron Wildebeest as the Warcraft Cavalry. However, the number of iron wildebeest horses in the United Kingdom on the east coast is scarce, and if you want to cultivate Warcraft cavalry, you can only domesticate the more flaming horses in the territory.

There is a large grassland on the border between the United Kingdom and the Divine Radiance Empire on the east coast, and there are many flaming horses living in this vast grassland, and both sides have trained Warcraft cavalry with flaming horses.

Compared to the Iron Wildebeest, the Flame Horse has a very explosive temper and a more stupid IQ. Not only is it difficult to domesticate, but once you castrate the flaming horse and castrate the male flaming horse, this magical beast will breathe fire and bite people like crazy, and it will not be able to use the gelding horse to ride at all. Training a Flame Horse Warcraft Cavalry is five or six percent more difficult than training an Iron Wildebeest Warcraft Cavalry.

In the first six legions of the United Kingdom on the east coast, there are only 400 Warcraft cavalry trained internally. The legion at the back of the number has only two or three hundred Warcraft cavalry.

Twenty-three legions of the entire United Kingdom on the East Coast, the number of Warcraft cavalry did not exceed six thousand. More than 75% of the flame horses ridden by the Warcraft cavalry of the United Kingdom on the East Coast are mares, although the flame horses can breathe flames and surpass the Iron Wildebeest in combat effectiveness, but the overall number is small, and the Warcraft cavalry of the United Kingdom on the East Coast is actually not as strong as the Grant Kingdom.

After all, the total number of Warcraft cavalry in the Grant Kingdom is more than 20,000 large and small nobles. Jonathan, Edward and other great nobles in Northern Xinjiang often had two or three thousand Warcraft cavalry.

The Haaland family has a shallow background, occupies the favorable terrain of northern Xinjiang, and has also formed 700 Warcraft cavalry so far.

The loss of two hundred Warcraft cavalry made the Caesar Legion Commander even more afraid to act rashly. After several battles, they finally detected the aerial scouts led by Haaland and spotted the traces of the Lion Cavalry.

In the face of this kind of aerial reconnaissance force, Caesar and the others had no choice but to write a letter to the rear, hoping to mobilize a high magician to accompany the army and find a way to deal with the enemy's aerial scouts.

After losing a large number of Warcraft cavalry, the Sixth Army of the United Kingdom on the East Coast contracted again, taking advantage of this time Richard had completed the build-up of troops and was ready to encircle and annihilate this enemy in one fell swoop.

After winning the battle, Richard immediately sent the war report to Steven, the commander-in-chief of the Intervention Army, and reported his next thoughts to Steven, asking Steven for permission to annihilate the enemy force.

Steven is also a veteran of the Grant Kingdom, and one of his most famous battles is to quell the rebellion of the Venus family, cooperate with the Roger Kingdom to annihilate the alliance of the three southern counts in one fell swoop, and win the three southern provinces for the Grant family.

The Grant royal family cultivated outstanding officers, basically in the same lineage, and after reaching a certain level, they were transferred to the four provinces of northern Xinjiang and entered several main legions as squadron leaders and deputy captains. If the ability is strong, it will be further increased, and if the ability is weak, it will be eliminated in the cruel war.

Roger and Steven both had such experiences, Steven served in the Lion Legion for twenty-three years, successively serving as squadron leader, deputy captain, brigade, deputy commander, and finally transferred to the commander of the royal capital Praetorian Guard, becoming an important general of the Grant family.

When Richard first entered the Lion Legion, Steven had just been promoted to the deputy commander of the Lion Legion, but the two had a huge disparity in status more than ten years ago, and although they served in the same legion, they actually had no friendship.

Although this southern expedition is easier than resisting the orc invasion, after all, it is a large-scale war, since it is a war, it is bound to die, as a commander, you must be shrewd and capable, brave and brave.

If the coach chooses badly, it will be difficult to determine the victory or defeat.

If Steven is not capable enough and has low influence, he will not even be able to pass the noble council. Nor will the Dukes' families such as Haaland, Guise, and Durán be thrown into a war with a bleak prospect.

It is precisely because Steven has proven himself in the war, is a qualified general, and is himself a ninth-order epic knight, and his combat effectiveness is very strong, that Duke Richard, Duran, Guise and other dukes will be willing to be green leaves and be willing to obey his orders.

After receiving the information from Richard, Steven's mood suddenly became a little heavy, although Richard won the battle and sent good news, but the situation changed unfavorably in the Grant Kingdom, which made Steven worried in his heart.

Although the kingdom of Delong has decayed, it is a country with an area of 1.6 million square kilometers and a population of more than 50 million.

In terms of comprehensive national strength, it is more than a few points higher than the Grant Kingdom.

Although this southern expedition was very successful, in just over a month, it annihilated the enemy's 100,000 troops and occupied one and a half dukedoms and three and a half border provinces in the Delong Kingdom. However, the Southern Expeditionary Intervention Army is already at the end of its power, and now it is facing off with the 400,000 troops of the Delong Kingdom on the front line, and it is difficult to draw reinforcements from the front line.

The kingdom of Grant, despite its warlike prowess, is in the land of four wars. Once the war with the Delong Kingdom drags on for too long, when the orcs invade, it will inevitably fall into a two-front battle and be strategically passive.

Moreover, now that the United Kingdom of the East Coast has entered the war, the Kingdom of Grant is caught in three directions, and the slightest carelessness may wipe out the country.

After realizing this, Steven also secretly regretted it.

In recent years, Grant's family has expanded smoothly, taking four central provinces from the south to the north, and the members of the branch have also divided into a county. The army was also expanded with a central legion, equipped with alchemy bombs, and trained the Lion Cavalry.

Not only the royal family, but also Jonathan's family and the Haaland family have been growing rapidly in recent years. Because the wars continue to be won, the major nobles of the Grant Kingdom are also becoming more and more belligerent, and like the Harland family, they provoke all kinds of wars at every turn.

After provoking the war, it immediately fell into the trouble of fighting on three sides.

The United Kingdom on the East Coast sent legions to cut off the rear route of the Southern Expeditionary Army, a situation that immediately alarmed Steven.

The strength of the United Kingdom on the east coast is not weak, and if a few legions are invested in the direction of the Duke of Hubble, it will be difficult to support it by relying on the alliance of nobles from the four northern provinces. In order to ensure his own way out, Steven decided to write a letter to King Roger immediately, asking for the mobilization of a noble army to be stationed in the province of Ilia, so that it could be convenient to reinforce the Richard Department at any time and prevent the back road from being cut off and the situation from collapsing.

Steven's letter for help was rushed to King Roger by eight hundred miles. King Roger looked at the letter and fell into deep thought.

Before joining the war, the Kingdom of Grant was excited, thinking that it could easily subdue the Kingdom of Delong and obtain a large area of land. Unexpectedly, after the outbreak of the war, the Delong Kingdom did not give in easily, and also involved the East Coast United Kingdom in the war.

Now that the Kingdom of Grant is in a predicament, King Roger, after careful consideration, decided to communicate in detail with the great nobles in the country to see if everyone is willing to accept it, give up part of the territory of the occupied area, shorten the battle line, and sign an armistice agreement with the Kingdom of Delong.

If the great nobles do not agree to the truce, they need to continue to invest their strength to defeat the 500,000 army of the Delong Kingdom. In this battle, the royal family has already invested three main legions, and if they are unwilling to give up the meat they eat in their mouths, they will need the great nobles to take on greater responsibility.

(End of chapter)