Chapter 61: Generals
Judging from the data, the more than 100,000 people in these twelve legions are also considered to be well equipped, but there are fewer cavalry of more than 8,000 people, although there are still 4,000 cuirassiers, but considering that fighting on the Hungarian plain, whether it is light cavalry or heavy cavalry, the more the better. However, it is not certain whether the real situation of the infantry is as real as the intelligence says.
I made up my mind to go to the grassroots level, and I began to think about how to salvage the current defeat in Hungary.
And at this time, I was handed the latest battle report. Bratislava fell.
And how bad the situation in Hungary is.
Let's put it this way, there are two important cities in Hungary that must be defended, Bratislava and Budapest. Bratislava was the barrier to the entrance to Hungary's western provinces of the empire, while Budapest guarded many of the provinces east of the empire. As long as the French break Budapest, then the plain of the middle Danube after Budapest will be at the mercy of the French.
The middle Danube plain is not much smaller than the lower plain, and the plains produce only a lot more war horses than the Anatolian war horses, even if they are used as supplies for Austria all year round, the number of war horses suitable for war in the middle Danube plain is at least 70,000.
If the French were allowed to destroy this place, the only source of horses for the Imperial army would be Anatolia in the next five years, and Anatolia alone would no longer be able to meet the needs of the Empire in the future.
So Budapest had to go to the rescue, just. How to save is very difficult!
You must know that the morale of the French is probably the first in the world, and it is completely easy to pinch the eggs on the opposite side. Even cavalry charges and artillery bombardment were not enough to destroy their will to fight.
Moreover, as a general. I have a feeling that the French may have to come to the fence through Budapest.
In any case, the French are coming from behind, and it will be a bit difficult for us to turn the tide of the war and drive the French out of the country.
It's not that I'm not sure I can win this battle, it's just that I want to defeat the French, but the key is how I use my role as an airborne soldier to make the Overseers and Legion Commanders obey.
Alas. If only I could, I could have led the troops earlier.
The next day, just in the morning. I accepted, and the Ministry of War took me to hand over the military power, and before I left, I put on a mask of Assasin.
The people from the Ministry of Military Affairs took me to the barracks. I first met with two of the highest-ranking Overseers in the army. Under the pretext given by Daddy Cheap, that I was not well wounded, and that I had to cover my face for fear of assassination by the enemy, I gave the reason for meeting them alone, and that I was going to take over the military later, hoping that they would cooperate with me to suppress the displeasure of the commander. Originally, the old man who had been transferred from the United Front Work Department to take up the post of deputy was dissatisfied with letting strangers who suddenly parachuted in to command his troops, but they were very happy to help me immediately after seeing me.
It was only after I actually got my appointment published. The Legion Commander in the room was so uproarious that even the two Overseers couldn't suppress it.
"Why is he commanding all of us!I'm the first to disagree!I'm the first to disagree!," a legion commander scolded, pointing to my nose, "the empire is in such danger right now. Do you still want to throw such a guy in and gilded it? What we need is a commander! Not a puppet! I protest! I protest! I resolutely protest! If it weren't for the Overseer as the commander, I would rather take off this uniform than accept the leadership of such a man!"
The two Overseers looked at each other, and when it came to combat experience, they didn't seem to be as good as me.
"Orestis, Carnezis, shut up !!"
"Lucas, Overseer Ventera!"
A legion commander and an Overseer stared at each other in the tent, and after a few breaths, the former took off his hat and fell to the ground.
"This Legion Commander, I'm not right!"
"Aurestis!
"Get out of the way!"
"This Legion Commander, I don't deserve it either!"
"Let him go!"
"Enough!" I exclaimed, and then said slowly, "you must know that we have not yet achieved victory, and that our great empire is still in crisis. If we don't go all out and work together, we will most likely lose this war, and if we fail, then our empire will pay a huge price to make up for our stupidity and our incompetence, and then we will become the sinners of our Roman Empire!
"Overseer, they're just temporary... Impulse. An Overseer defended the Legion Commanders.
"Overseer, I'm not impulsive! I'm just questioning whether this man has the skills to command us! I don't want my soldiers to die for no reason because of such a man, a man who won't even show his face!"
"Oh, so you're questioning my abilities. But you must have heard the saying that the duty of a soldier is obedience!"
"But there is also a saying that we are also responsible for the Empire!"
"You're proud. All right. I paused, looked at my men with a serious expression, and then I took off my mask.
The Assasins, who were following me, were shocked.
"Your Highness, didn't you say that you wouldn't show up! What if the news of your presence in the army leaks out and you are assassinated again!"
"Stand down. ”
After drinking the Assasins, I faced the senior officers, who stood there one by one with surprised faces, and some even looked ashamed.
Looking at the faces full of shame and self-reproach, I asked, "Now, Captains, Lieutenant Commanders, and Overseers of the Empire, are you satisfied?" ”
One of the Overseers was so angry that his neck turned red and he slapped the Legion Commander named Orestis in the face.
"Bastard!"
After the fight, he couldn't get angry and kicked down again.
"Because of you, because of you, this is to kill the prince!"
I looked at the old guy with a blank face, how did I get into the dead ground.
"Haven't you heard! Your Highness has been assassinated five times from Prussia to Constantinople! Five assassinations have been made to the enemies of the !! Empire, and they are desperate to kill the prince! Because they know that Prince Lu Dao is an enemy that they cannot defeat on the battlefield, they can only assassinate him! Originally, His Highness covered it up well, but you took off the mask! What if the spies of the enemy country found out! If the prince is assassinated again, I will be the first to kill you!"
"But, I don't know that he is the prince!"
"Well, it's none of his business. Guys, I'm still the same question, and now you recognize my abilities?"
"Yes!"
"We are willing to fight to the death for the Prince!"
At this moment, the beating Overseer cried out, "It is not enough to fight to the death! All the people in the tent swear by the Romans, by the Imperial soldiers, by the lives of the whole family, and even by the lives of all those here, that they will resolutely guard the news that the Prince is among us, and that anyone who dares to leak the news that the Prince is here as an Overseer will die!"
"I am willing to swear! Long live the Empire!"
"You, especially you, Orestis, if anything misfortune happens to the Prince, I'll be the first to kill you!"
"That's what you should do, Lord Overseer. ”
Looking at the ashamed faces and firm gestures in front of me, I couldn't help but feel a sudden ache in my heart, and suddenly felt that I shouldn't actually be deceiving the feelings of these simple people. In fact, there are many ways to solve this problem of disrespecting superiors, but I myself chose the one that was the most deceptive and the one that was most beneficial to me.
Feeling the blazing light cast by those eyes, it was clear that I had been regarded as a savior by these Legion Commanders and Legion Commanders. (To be continued......)