At the end of July, the "Midsummer Offensive" came to an end. ∈ ↗ top novel,

Snowton's southern expedition was frequent, and in nearly a month's time, it advanced an average of 400 miles southward. All the lands that the Duchy of Ian had annexed for hundreds of years were given away.

The Central Route Army, which King Nacini personally commanded, invaded Frodo County, the most prominent of the three northern counties in the Northwest Theater of Operations, a week ago. The soldiers pointed out, unstoppable, and captured three cities in a row, and now they have leaping under the city of Frodo.

The partial division led by Ebert outflanked Xilin County from the right flank, and now it has just conquered a small city. Considering the fact that Ian's army was unable to retreat, in two weeks' time, the unit should be able to reach the county of Sillin.

The three northern counties are the last barrier in the northwest theater, and if they all fall, Severa, the capital of Ian, will be completely exposed in front of the Southern Expeditionary Army. And if Seravi can't hold it anymore, Snowdon's Iron Rider will stab into the hinterland of the Duchy of Ian like a sharp knife, turning it upside down.

The vast plain between the holy city of Ranken and Severa is the most densely populated area of the Duchy of Ian, and it is also the main grain producing area, and once it falls, it will definitely be an extremely heavy blow to the Holy See of Light.

On July 28, after a three-day rest, King Nacini signed an edict to launch the "Late Summer Offensive." The targets of this military operation were the three northern counties of the Northwest Theater. In the plan, the Central Route Army would take the lead in attacking the city of Frodo, while the Western Route Army would continue to advance and maintain pressure on Xilin.

At the same time, the mobile troops, which are mainly composed of the "Black Flag" and the "Blue Coat", have been cruising in eastern Levenshire. On the one hand, it is to prepare for possible reinforcements in the Northeast Theater. On the other hand, if Levineshire tried to rush to the aid of Frodo, they could pursue them on open terrain. No army could escape the pursuit of Snowdon's cavalry.

The involvement of the two partial divisions created a good combat environment for the middle route army.

On the 29th of July, an army of 100,000 men under the command of King Nacini laid out the waters surrounding the county of Frodo.

Five miles north of the city, on a high platform made of logs. The Lion King ushered in his first challenge.

A number of civil and military officials, including the military undersecretary Cattroman, the president of the "Golden Hibiscus Knights" Agassi, the dragon knight Davide, and the palm seal officer Mordesic, all waited in front of him, waiting for the king's dispatch.

"I hope you will do your best in this siege," Nacini said with a calm face as usual. "The first wave of attacks was carried out by the Sixth and Ninth Army Corps, which were launched simultaneously from the east and west sides of the city, to mobilize the defending forces as much as possible and disrupt their original disposition. ”

"Yes. "The regimental commander who was named came out of the ranks, and gave the salute to receive the order.

"The second wave of attacks, starting with the Second and Third Army Corps, will attack the north side of the city. Before noon, the barricades must be cleared. Once the time is ripe to fill in the ravines, General Carter Roman's 'Horizontal Knife Battalion' will lead the 'Horizontal Knife Battalion' to launch a third wave of attacks, in order to make a contribution in one fell swoop and raise the prestige of our army. ”

Take Carter Roman. Several generals came out of the ranks and took over the military orders.

"Uncle Wang," King Nacini commanded, turning to Agassi, "south of the city. The 'Golden Hibiscus' is in charge of the vigilance, and if the enemy's reinforcements arrive, there is no need to ask for orders, and they will immediately stop it. ”

"There are twenty-three counties in the whole country of Ian," seeing him nod in response, King Nacini faced the generals and exhorted in a loud voice, "Now one of them is right in front of you, and Snowton's immortal achievements are about to start from this, so you should work together to take the lead for the Empire!"

The generals and ministers agreed to the promise, and then each went to the headquarters of the troops. A moment later, apart from the guards, only Mordschic and Davide and a few others remained on the high platform.

"Brother Wang, I'm ......" Seeing that everyone had a military order, Davide suddenly became anxious. Along the way, the Southern Expeditionary Army basically did not encounter any decent resistance, and naturally did not dispatch the dragon knights as a killer weapon. Now I finally encountered a hard stubble, how can I still hang myself aside.

"Just be on standby. With a faint command, King Nacini turned his head to look at the county of Frodo, as if looking for a weak point to break through.

As the king of a country, it is impossible for him to take risks personally, even if the young Lion King still craves the pleasure of swinging a sword and fighting in his heart, those civil and military ministers will also cry and scramble to obstruct it.

In fact, although he claimed to be a royal expedition, King Nacini was only responsible for strategic decisions, and it was someone else who actually commanded how to attack. For example, in the Middle Route Army, after the post of "Deputy Minister of Military Affairs", he gave Carter Romanthe the authority of "General Commander of the Front". Most of the time, it is the legendary commander who replaces him in leading the battle.

In the distance, the rousing trumpet sounded.

In the tooth-aching sound of the catapult as the catapult was accumulating, the first siege battle of the "Late Summer Offensive" officially began.

City of Severa.

In the council chamber of the Grand Duke's Mansion, Grand Duke Ian sat there, feeling countless flies buzzing around him.

The news of Snowton's southern crusade besieging Frodo County has been reported. The ministers of the Principality were arguing over the question of whether to "hold" or "support".

But they quarreled with them, and Grand Duke Ian dozed off with his hand. After a while, even a slight snoring came out of place.

"Your Royal Highness," below, a handsome young military attaché finally couldn't stand it anymore, and said loudly, "If the three northern counties fall, the city of Severa will face the enemy's sharp edge, and even if it can hold out for several months, it will inevitably suffer heavy losses......"

"Are you?" Grand Duke Ian opened his eyes and glanced at him. He always relied on Ranken, and many of his subordinates were not even recognized.

"Your Highness, this is the Viscount of Reims," the gray-headed old general beside him introduced him, "and now he is one of the three commanders of the city defense army. ”

"Oh, Viscount Reims," Archduke Ian yawned and asked casually, "So, what do you think, I should do?"

"Now in the city, there are most of the border guards, as well as the garrison in the theater, a total of nearly 100,000 people," Lance bowed to his chest and said, "If the elite cavalry among them is mobilized, it should be able to reach 20,000 to 30,000, and if they are sent north to Xilin County and join up with the garrison of Xilin County, they can occupy the advantage in strength, thus threatening the Snowton West Road——"

"Wait," Archduke Ian interrupted, confused, "Isn't Snowton attacking Florland, what are you doing with Silin County?"

"Contain, Your Highness," Lance replied in a deep voice, "and try to delay Snowton's footsteps. ”

...... (To be continued!)

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