1818 Falcon Arrow VIII
On the 22nd of August, the rising morning sun showed a rare sunny day, and the golden sunlight cast from one end of the horizon, through the cracks in the clouds, from the edge of the orange-yellow earth, like a wide fan, to dispel the gloom and anguish that had shrouded the day for many days.
Algernonkatya stood in front of the window, the sun shone on him, dragging a long black shadow from the room, since yesterday he heard the rumbling sound from the direction of Kozi, he no longer had a trace of sleep, standing in front of the window all night, contemplating the direction of Kokozi, for the first time felt that the night was so long, when the sound of rolling thunder sounded like a dark night, his hands were clenched into fists, and his body trembled slightly with excitement, although he couldn't see with his own eyes how miserable the flooded Falcon Army base camp would be, but all kinds of pictures had flashed in his mind countless times,
The flood rushed to the camp, floating corpses were everywhere, the 100,000 Falcon Army that was caught off guard, at least one-third of the legion was affected, and the embarrassment of the supply line being cut off will soon be apparent over time, Kezi is the entrance to the Danny Plateau, the terrain is flat, once it is submerged, it will not unload the flood in a short time, but in the case of being flooded and most of the roads are washed away, the Falcon Army cannot move forward, and the Falcon Army cannot be withdrawn, just like being blocked in the middle by two invisible iron cables, such an embarrassing scene is simply a flip board in the battle of the northwest, "Tell the Scout Captain, no matter what method they use, before sunset tonight, I want to know the specific situation of Granburg! Whoever is the first to report it, the bounty is a thousand coins, and it will be divided. Before sunset, no news came back, and all the scout captains were immediately killed"
Algernonkatya's eyes narrowed into a line, and he ordered the adjutant behind him murderously, "I need to know the movements of the Falcon Army, the rear line is broken, and the Falcon Army will inevitably shrink the offensive line significantly, of course, there is a possibility that the Falcon Army will continue to hold on, no matter what, I need to know the situation behind Graenburg"
The original battle plan. It is to contain the Falcon Army and the city of Danny. Thus time and hunger dragged down the will of the Falcon to fight, but now, because of the early arrival of the rainy season, the Falcon Army has broken through Sukegard and Glenburg. I chose to pause. Algernonkatya decided not to give the Falcon the Falcons a backing force on Granburg. Waiting for the day when logistics would reconnect, he believed that the form had been reversed, and what was needed now was to compress the Falcon Army's defensive line. The area that he gave up before has now come to the day when he should take it back, and the rare sunny days have also given him a confident strength, seeing the sun illuminating a qiē, this is the most auspicious omen!
Sure enough, as he expected, in the afternoon, there was a scout report from the front, the Falcon Army's troops in the direction of Fort Gram were slightly insufficient, the cavalry unit of the Falcon Army that had previously raided Fort Glenburg and killed the corpses of the Ninth Infantry Regiment was missing, "Tens of thousands of horses of the Falcon Army disappeared in Fort Glanburg" The scout captain who reported was sure of this, "So, the cavalry unit of the Falcon Army has been transferred out of Fort Glanburg!" Algernon Katya touched his chin with short stubble contemplatively, his eyes were gloomy with a hint of excitement, that's right, he found that Kozi City was rolled away by the flood overnight, and the embarrassed and angry Vekia Falcon didn't know that the problem was upstream, then it was not an enemy known as the god of war, he would inevitably mobilize enough mobile cavalry to sweep the upper reaches of the Kozi River, and the largest cavalry cluster was the 20,000 Imperial cavalry stationed in the direction of Granburg "Yes, the subordinates can be confirmed!" With such a large number of war horses hoarded in one place, the amount of forage required is an astonishing amount, and there must be enough space to place them, no matter how they are hidden, for experienced scouts, the horse's smell on the war horses is as obvious as a candle lit in the dark night."
In response to Algernon Katya's personal inquiry, the scout captain said that the situation was a little strange" The current strength of Gramburg is only 2 infantry regiments of the Falcon Army, the number of which is about 20,000, and the direction of Sukogad is the main force of the Falcon Army, I found when I was exploring, I don't know why, the Falcon Army of Gramburg is in a panic to carry the inventory of military rations, and the frequency of transporting carriages to and from Gramburg and Sukogad has increased on a large scale, a few days ago, it was still two trips a day, and today I saw four trips just in the morning, and the things on the carriage are very heavy, because there is something covered, and the subordinates can see only these!" "Okay, you've done a good job!
Algernonkatya waved his hand to the scout captain, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, he had already decided that the Falcon Army had suffered a heavy blow in Kozi City, in order to deal with the military food crisis that would soon come, the Falcon Army had been panicked to coordinate the food stocks of various armies, and all of them were developing along the favorable situation, thinking of the disappeared Falcon Imperial cavalry troops, Algernonkatya's eyebrows frowned slightly at the same time, and the Falcon Cavalry showed a staggering quick response, but I was afraid that Hasenranbo, who was located upstream of Kezi, was more than lucky.
"What a pity!"
Algernon Katya shook his head, showing a look of regret, in all fairness, in terms of command ability, being able to fight with the Falcon Army with 10,000 lone troops so far has proved the strength of the Gallic Tiger Legion, in terms of combat will, it has been defeated many times on the Western Front like a thick cowhide, and there is still no fear and cowardice at all, Hasenlimpo and the Sixth Army under his command are worthy of being the elite of the Empire, and now making the last effort for the Empire's counterattack can be regarded as a well-deserved death!
At the military meeting, Algeron Katya read out his order to take the initiative, except for a small number of people who knew the situation, most of the generals seemed a little at a loss, they had previously given up the two strategic points for no reason, and now they were going to propose to send out a sortie to get it back, what was Lord Algernonkatya thinking! If it weren't for the excitement on the boss's face, but the words still seemed very coherent, the generals would think that Lord Algernonkatya was under too much pressure and had a nervous breakdown!
It wasn't until Algernonkatya explained to everyone that the incessant thunderous sound of last night was actually the rolling torrent formed by his own people digging up the river upstream of Kozi City, that the generals reacted violently. It turns out that this is the case, so isn't the current Falcon Army completely cut off from logistics! General Trensk, who once held a grudge against the retreat, said excitedly
"That's right, this flood will last for about three days, and then leave a large area of muddy swamps that are difficult to march, and if it rains again, it is estimated that it will be impassable for a month...... Algernonkatya nodded cautiously, and one sentence ignited the boiling blood of the generals, "What we have to do now is wait, and after ten days, our army will counterattack in an all-round way." 100,000 against 100,000!. We will defeat the forces of the Vecchian Falcon head-on with dignity and declare to the whole of Obaros that I, Gaul, are the rightful masters of this land!"
The more Algernon Katya spoke, the more excited he became, and he punched the table. Blood-colored eyes. Look at the eager Trensk "Trensk." The first major attack is the responsibility of your troops! In the general, after fighting the main force of the Falcon Army, your troops will suffer the least losses. Moreover, the record of blocking the Falcon Army with 30,000 troops in Sukejiade for two days and two nights is also a proof of your extraordinary strength!"
"No problem, for the Falcon Army, I'll fight three at a time!" Trensk's red nose was a little shiny, and before he received the order to hold a meeting, he was borrowing wine in the tavern to drown his sorrows, and his eyes lit up when he heard that he would launch a counterattack ten days later
"The flank of the army handed over to Lescott's Eighth Infantry Regiment" Algernonkatya looked at another general with a grim gaze, it was in Fort Gram that the Eighth Infantry Regiment commander Lescott was able to stabilize the line in the face of the impact of the Falcon Cavalry group, and finally caused the Falcon Imperial cavalry to turn around and withdraw
"As you wish, my lord!" Lescott stood up, reacting to Algernonkatya's trust with a respectful gesture, a sneer on his lips
"The other troops will move with me!" Algernonkatya nodded, as a return salute, spread out the map on the table with his hand, and gave orders to the other generals, "According to the scout's report, there are only two infantry regiments of the Falcon Army in Fort Glanc, and the cavalry unit of the Falcon Army has been transferred, it should go to the upper reaches of the Kozi River, if we haven't returned after ten days, we will start attacking Fort Glanburg, ten days, enough to exhaust all the food stocks of the Falcon Army, everyone only needs to give it a fierce blow, and the situation will be reversed!" Algernon Katya bites the word "reversal" to death. You can see how much you hate this word!
The next few days are the confrontation in Glenburg,
After confirming the news that the Falcon cavalry unit had left Gramburg, the Gallic scouts began to appear in groups in the direction of Gramburg, they circled around the perimeter of Gramburg, sometimes less than 300 meters away from the walls of Gramburg, if it weren't for the newly erected crossbow at the top of the city to make the scouts have some scruples, these daring guys would definitely dare to run into the range of 200 meters,
The cavalry units of the Falcon Empire did not appear, and it seemed that the search in the upper reaches of Kozi was not satisfactory, but it was the falcon crossbow shooters on Gramburg, which impressed the Gallic scouts, some of the scouts who were too close were shot down from their horses by crossbowmen with a range of 200 meters, and the others ran away in all directions in fright, and the person who was shot did not die immediately, but let out a terrible howl there, and one of his companions jumped off his horse to save him, was shot through the chest by a white line, and fell to the ground after struggling a few steps
On the 27th of August, the time for the general counterattack was approaching, and at the same time as the scouts were sent to harass Gramburg, the Gallic army in the direction of Danny had been fully mobilized, and the generals had deduced several times around the imaginary enemy of Gramburg, although the defense of Gramburg was armed to the teeth by the Falcon Army, but after all, Gramburg was only a medium-sized fortress, and the morale of the Falcon Army was bound to be low when the logistics were cut off, and the harassment like the previous days was absolutely impossible before,
Everyone thinks that the strength of the Falcon Army is rapidly weakening, just like a strong man who can't get food, and there will be a day of starvation, and the strong walls along the way have finally paid off substantially, and the generals' eyes have crossed Fort Glen, according to the news, other units of the Falcon Army are stationed in Sukogad, in terms of strategic importance, Fort Glanburg is just an outpost, and Sukogad is the core that cuts off the north and south of Danny, but with the flat terrain of the Danny Plateau and the roads that extend in all directions, the Falcon Army certainly does not have enough troops to fortify everywhere, on the contrary, the local troops who are familiar with all kinds of small roads can rely on the advantage of being familiar with the roads, bypass the large fortress of Sukogad, and carry out a surprise sweep and assault on the heart of the Falcon Army.
"This plan is called a sweep!"
The generals attending the meeting believed that this battle plan was quite operational. In order to keep the Falcon Army from being completely cornered, it will definitely choose to stick to Sukogad, but the Gallic troops who cross the walls of Sukogad from various paths can completely cut off the last insistence of the Falcon Army like a flurry of arrows, "The attack will be comprehensive and overwhelming, and the rear road of the Falcon Army must be razed to the ground again!"
On the thirtieth of August, a new battle plan was released, and the Gallic generals worked together to make the plan more and more powerful. Thirty-seven thousand men of five infantry regiments. will serve as an assault force. However, just as Algernonkatya was about to give the order to fight, he received a letter from the Falcon Army, which had been shot down with crossbow arrows from the walls of Granburg. Open the envelope and take a look. Algernonkatya's face suddenly darkened. Walking around in the meeting very angrily.
"What's the matter, my lord!"
The generals next to him looked a little stunned, curious about the content of the letter. When they also saw the contents of the letter, they immediately expressed that they were even more excited and angry than Algernon Katya, which was not pretended, because soon news confirmed the truth of the letter, in which the Falcon of Vicchia specifically told him that just as Algernon Katya was cowering in the city of Denny, 60,000 steppe cavalry had divided into two routes and went straight to Gallic Kyoto, burning and looting along the way, breaking more than 30 large and small cities, the fastest army, only 100 miles away from Gallic Kyoto, more than a million Gallic refugees, rolled towards Gallic Kyoto like a flood!
"Bastard, my lord, let me be the striker and wipe out the Falcon Army!"
Count Moral, commander of the 4th Infantry Regiment, roared excitedly. In the battle of Kozi City, it was his 4th Infantry Regiment that held Kozi, fought bloodily, and resisted the onslaught of the Falcon Army's forwards, although there were heavy casualties, the entire infantry regiment originally had 14,000 people, and when they withdrew from the battle, there were less than 6,000 people.
But the heroic deeds of Count Moral were appreciated by his colleagues after the war. However, Morar was clearly dissatisfied with the 4th Infantry Regiment's battle in Kozidi, and he thought that he could have done a little better and achieved greater results. Of course, the most important thing is that you should not give up Kezi, it is because of the failure of this gateway to the Danny Plateau that the 60,000 steppe cavalry of the Falcon Empire broke into the hinterland of Kyoto with impunity! The commander of the Eighth Infantry Regiment, Lescott, also came out to ask for his life, asking Algernon Katya to give him an order to lead the Eighth Infantry Regiment back to the hinterland and use his spears and military formations to crush the steppe cavalry that slaughtered his compatriots.
"I'll peel those butchers and tear them off"
Lescott said excitedly, his hometown is in the middle of the destroyed city, he can't imagine what a miserable scene his wife and son are now, it's good to be a homeless, at least it's still alive......! A tough guy like Lescott, his eyes are full of blood at this time,
"Bastard!" Algernonkatya felt that his head was in a mess, and the plan that had been laid out was completely disrupted by this sudden situation, and the generals were so excited that they abandoned Danny despite the demands, and immediately returned to the army to rescue the poisoned hinterland
Algernonkatya seemed to realize something, his eyebrows slowly raised, and he intuitively felt that something was wrong, what the hell is the Vekia Falcon trying to do? Is it shaking the morale of the army? No, it has inspired many generals to fight to the death, is there any trap arranged? Algernonkatya gasped for breath and kept asking himself, trying to see the true intentions of the Vekia Falcon from some clues!
"Is it ......?" A thought flashed through his mind, Algernon Katya couldn't help but snort, his face turned completely dead gray, he thought of the first move that the Vecchia Falcon had arranged, the 40,000 Falcon Army located in the upper reaches of the Danny River, this strategic layout that seemed meaningless from the beginning, but at the moment it seemed so sharp and difficult, like a dagger, directly handed to his neck, the generals were already excited and difficult to suppress, soon, this news will spread to the whole army, if the upstream digging the river, the flood will not be able to drown Danny, but it is enough to turn the area around Danny into a muddy place that is difficult to move, his own army of 100,000The more than 200,000 Danni locals who have been evacuated from various cities will be completely trapped in the city
"Order, the whole army immediately withdraw from Danny!" Algernonkatya no longer cared about his demeanor, he looked a little crazy, even more unbearable than the other generals, but frightened the other generals,
"My lord, do you mean to give up Danny completely?" asked Trensk, uncertain
"It's not to give up, it's to flee for your life! The army will withdraw immediately! If you don't want to, you won't be able to leave!" Algernonkatya's angry shouts had not yet fallen, and everyone's quarrels suddenly stopped.
The ground was shaking, the dust on the walls was falling like a thud, the water glasses on the table were colliding together, and the map fell to the ground.
Algernonkatya heard the sound of thunder rolling in the direction of Kozi last night outside the conference room, and this feeling was like shaking everyone's souls, "Hong...... Flood! What a flood!" a squire ran in in a panic and crawled in, (to be continued......)