The king's army set out from Metzl up the Lacey River, they would cross the Taterbo Mountains, and then across the Tonk Plains all the way to Newcana in the Northland.
As night fell, the army was stationed near the swamps on the upper Lacey River.
The Lacey River, like the Doma River, is one of the five main rivers in Legrand. It originates in the Fields Mountains, runs north through the entire northern region of Legrand, and finally flows into the Arctic Sea through the port of Fort Banmer, flowing through almost a quarter of Legrand's land.
In the king's main account, battle maps are spread out one by one.
In this war, the entire army was divided into three divisions. The king himself commanded the middle army, led by the rose cavalry, and went straight north to the nearest road—the same road that the Duke of Buckingham took to aid Newcana Castle before. The army on the left was led by Earl Henry, and the army on the right was led by General Roger.
The king's appointment of the commander was somewhat unexpected.
Mainly, no one thought that the king would appoint Earl Henry as commander of the left.
General Roger is a veteran. He followed William III to conquer Newcana at the beginning. He is familiar with the terrain of the Northland. Furthermore, in "The Change of the Roses", he was the first to choose the Iron Rose. It was only reasonable for the king to appoint him as commander of the right-wing army. But Earl Henry was different.
Earl Henry chose the white rose in the civil strife of "The Change of the Rose".
At the time, he was a new king.
And, it is a new king party who has done a good job. The military command of Grand Duke Grace himself was far less outstanding than that of Earl Henry. In that civil strife, Earl Henry conquered many castles. If it wasn't for the return of the king, he might not have been able to continue to expand the victory.
It was beyond people's expectations that the king appointed such a great nobleman who had tried to overthrow him as an important commander.
However, this did make many lords relieved.
Many of them once stood on Grand Duke Glace's side during the civil strife. After the "Change of the Rose" subsided, the king's reckoning in disguised form made them quite worried. But the king's appointment of Earl Henry as the commander of the expedition showed the king's attitude:
He does not intend to perpetuate the hatred of the civil war, and he will not completely suppress them because of the choices in the civil war.
Earl Henry as commander made the lords optimistic about their expedition. The king's attitude undoubtedly shows that as long as they can make a contribution to quelling the rebellion in the north, the old accounts in the past are likely to be written off.
General Sheehan asked the King privately about Earl Henry.
The king was looking at the map, and when he heard General Sheehan's question, he asked General Sheehan to look at a place on the map.
General Sheehan followed the point where the king pointed, which was Percy County, which intersected the border with Newcana.
"The rebellion in the Northland, the one I most hope to calm down immediately is none other than our Earl Henry."
The king was half-smiling.
The choices that others seem to be generous, are actually quite natural to the king.
Percy County is a territory under the name of Earl Henry. There are a large number of trade fairs between Legrand and the Northland, which is almost equivalent to half of Earl Henry's economic lifeline. When the war broke out, merchants fled south, and the economy of Percy County was hit hard. And in the past ten years, there has been no small personal conflict between the Earl of Henry and the Prince of Newcana.
Both sides are working tirelessly to expand their territories on the border.
Before the rebellion broke out, many applications for adjudication of land disputes between the two parties were piled on the king's desk.
What if Earl Henry was a New King before
He is going to fight, to pacify the North, whoever has outstanding military talent and at the same time has an interest relationship that is absolutely impossible to betray, the king dares to appoint whoever is the commander!
"Instead of caring about our Mr. Henry, let's take care of our enemy."
The king said lightly.
"The rebels are waiting for reinforcements." The king looked at the map and slowly made a judgment, "The main force of their army is now stationed in one place, and there is no movement for a long time. Who will come to support them?"
There are a total of seven small states in the Northland, and now there are three who have actually joined the rebellion.
This does not mean that the other states are loyal - some of them are sloppy, waiting for the battle to become clear. Some are waiting for the right moment to join.
So, who will support the rebels
In addition to these three states that have rebelled, the remaining four states are not strong, and they are not even comparable to some lords with larger lords in Legrand. But the king did not take them lightly.
"Ports, shipping routes...overseas."
The king's fingertips swiped all the way across the map of Northland, and finally stopped on the coastline.
"mercenary!"
General Sheehan blurted out, and his expression suddenly became solemn.
Mercenary armies are extremely common today.
From the centuries-old war between Blasey and Legrand, to the private war between families, mercenaries are always active on the battlefield. Compared with the knight army with slow recruitment speed and complicated conditions, professional mercenaries who are not bound by knight morality and have strong fighting ability are often more popular in war.
During the time of William III, the then warrior queen Illinois had used mercenaries from near the Hopeless Inner Sea brilliantly on the battlefield.
At that time, William III and the Duke of Buckingham led their army to face Blaise's expedition. There was a rebellion in the south of Legrand. Queen Illinois hired an army and landed from the southeast port. Suddenly encountered a blow from behind.
Queen Illinois and the mercenaries attacked back and forth, quelling the rebellion with the shortest speed.
However, the price is also high.
Queen Illinois even removed the jewels from her own crown to pay for the mercenaries.
"If they are waiting for overseas mercenaries to arrive, then they will stick to one place and not rush forward." The king pointed to the port of Banmerburg, which is the closest to Newcastle, "No Frozen Port."
Lacey's estuary, the port of Fort Banmer, is a big port with a city of "freeze-free ports"!
"Landing from here, and then proceeding along the river, even the troops who are not familiar with the northern geography of Legrand can arrive at the battlefield accurately and quickly. After the two sides meet, they can go south and take Newcana Castle." General Sheehan quickly Making a prediction, he looked up at the king, "Your Majesty, who do you think they will hire?"
The king looked at the map with deep eyes.
"Golundy."
He gave an answer slowly.
"Grundy Heavy Cavalry!"
General Sheehan was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously remembered the small group of mercenaries hired by Grand Duke Glace outside the city of Tru.
The Gulundian heavy cavalry can be said to be the pinnacle of today's knights' combat effectiveness. They are the shadows on the earth and the gods of death on the battlefield.
General Sheen had seen the battlefield between the king and the Gulhendian heavy cavalry. If the king had not cleverly used the traps in the geographical environment, then Grand Duke Grace's plan to assassinate the king would not have failed! But even so, the king paid a heavy price, and only a few of the oath knights who followed him survived.
The oath knight has already represented the top knight in Legrand to some extent.
If a huge number of Grundian heavy cavalry join the battlefield, it will turn the whole battle situation upside down!
"I will lead the cavalry to go first."
The king stood up and reached for the cape that was draped over the back of the chair.
"You and the follow-up troops keep up."
"What about you? What are you going to do?"
General Sheehan suddenly had a bad feeling.
"support."
The king answered succinctly, he raised the curtain, and went straight out.
…
On the slopes of the Lacey River, some distance from Newcana Castle.
At this time, the sky was slightly bright, and the Duke of Buckingham had arrived here with his army. There is a sparse forest and some bushes on the slope boundary. The cavalry were waiting here, and the woods provided some shelter for them. The people and the horses were silent.
As the warhorses breathed, large groups of white air spewed out of their noses, and the knights reined in, like cast iron.
By the side of the Duke of Buckingham, is his long-time entourage.
The squire asked the Duke of Buckingham in a low voice: "Why did you volley so early?"
The Duke of Buckingham glanced at him: "Reinforcement reinforcements for the rebels are coming."
"What?" Hu Cong was slightly surprised.
The Duke of Buckingham nodded slightly, indicating that he heard correctly.
After a long distance, after the Duke of Buckingham arrived at Newcana Castle, he made the same judgment as his nephew: the rebels had reinforcements, and it was very likely that they had hired Gulundian heavy cavalry.
However, when in the castle, the Duke of Buckingham did not make this judgment.
- After a big battle, in the face of a broken castle, the most important thing is to maintain hope and morale. Rather than let the soldiers fall into despair and fear in advance.
The prestige of the Grundian heavy cavalry is too terrible.
In addition, the Duke of Buckingham believes that the rebel army's storming of Newcana Castle these days should be to pave the way for the Grendian heavy cavalry. The Grundian heavy cavalry is invincible on the frontal battlefield, but facing the siege of the castle, there is more to do than just charge.
As long as the rebels attacked Newcana Castle, and when the Gruendian heavy cavalry arrives, they can drive straight in and sweep down.
Therefore, after receiving the news of the failure of the siege, Prince Will will send troops quickly and continue to attack Newcana Castle.
The Duke of Buckingham's "offensive instead of defense" is actually just to appease the commander's statement.
What he really wants to do is to kill Prince Will, and then lead the people of Newcana Castle to occupy the original station of Prince Will, so as to defend against the heavy cavalry of Gulendi that may arrive at any time.
"coming."
The Duke of Buckingham suddenly narrowed his eyes slightly and said coldly.
Jazz, who had cooperated with him for many years, understood it, and raised his flag to signal that he was ready to fight.
The knights lay down their lances, ready to charge.
…
"Damn it, the damn weather."
Prince Will cursed softly.
The cavalry lived in the middle of the team, the infantry served as the left and right wings, and in the middle of the brigade were siege ladders, catapults and other large-scale siege equipment, as well as other baggage vehicles moving slowly.
From time to time, Prince Will looked back at the vehicles moving slowly forward, wishing to give them a few whips to make them move quickly.
The news he received was that the Gulundian mercenaries had already boarded the port by boat. Those heavy cavalrymen with iron bumps were paid by the day. For every day they were hired, the money of the rebels would flow out. It made him tremble as a prince.
As a result, seeing that the Grundian heavy cavalry was about to arrive, the Newcana Castle, which was planned to be captured, was still in good condition.
"The damn Duke of Buckingham."
Prince Will took a deep breath and cursed in a low voice.
But when it came to the Duke of Buckingham, he subconsciously tightened his grip.
When he was young, Prince Will once met the Duke of Buckingham on the battlefield, and he lost that battle for a year and did not want to touch his armor again. The members of the Rose family are all lunatics on the battlefield.
"Are you afraid?"
A young man's voice sounded beside Prince Will.
The muscles on Prince Will's face twitched, and a trace of anger flashed across his face, but he turned his head with a respectful smile: "As expected of an adult, so sharp."
Beside Prince Will, there is a monk in a white robe, his face is extremely handsome, but this kind of handsomeness is a bit weird - it feels like an angel walking directly from the mural. This monk was a supporter of the Holy Court personally greeted by all the leaders of the Northland Rebel Alliance.
Prince Will had guessed in private what the identity of this white-robed monk was.
The people at the verdict? Unlike, the ruling is marked by black robes.
Knights Templar? Even more like this, this one has no armor and no long sword.
Who is that in the Holy Court
Prince Will once asked his brother in private, but he refused to answer, only saying that he was strong enough to withstand thousands of troops.
Prince Will noticed that the brother used "he" instead of "him".
So Prince Will respected the white-robed monk from now on, and this time he attacked Newcana Castle, and the white-robed monk also participated. However, Prince Will still had many doubts in his heart - the white-robed friar only brought three sealed iron carriages, and there was nothing else.
He... Or rather, He, is planning to turn the three carriages into a mighty army
"The enemy is coming."
When Prince Will was confused, the white-robed monk beside him suddenly said lightly.
Prince Will pulled back suddenly, looking forward suspiciously.
In the field of vision in the early morning, the branches of the Lacey River flowed quietly from the left side, and there was nothing but a sparse forest shrouded in light mist.
Just when Prince Will raised his head, the white-robed monk beside him quietly retreated to the three carriages in the middle of the army, which is completely beyond what humans can do.
At this time, on the opposite slope, smoke rose from behind the sparse forest.
"Hold!"
Prince Will turned his head and saw that the white-robed cultivator was no longer by his side. He uttered a foul language, ignoring many stern shouts.
"Enemy attack! Defense!"
Just as his voice fell, a long horn came from the sparse woods opposite.
The horses of the rebel army were startled and neighed. Warhorses are more sensitive creatures than humans, and they sense that the enemy is approaching. At this time, on the slope, the enemy swooped down in the flying snow that was lifted up. The infantrymen on the left and right marched overnight. At this time, they set up their shields in a panic and gathered them to prepare for defense.
From that snow dust, hundreds of scarlet rose king flags formed a surging wave of blood.
Prince Will was taken aback.
The nightmarish World War I of youth has returned.
"Defense—defense—"
He roared hysterically, shivering and raising his shield while pulling back, trying to hide in the middle of the army.
Beside the carriage in the middle of the army, the white-robed cultivator raised his head and stared silently, his pupils were eerily clear, as if it were a mirror, as if it were the sky, and the world was reflected in his pupils.
"It's the Rose family... the dragon killer?"
he said softly.
The voice was drowned in the noise.
The king's flag has arrived, and the cavalry of the Qiangwei family is surging.