The army station of the Seremis family, Commander Edward, Seremis's big tent,
Edward, the younger brother of the lord of the Seremis family, Seremis was sitting on a marching chair, listening to the report of his scout captain.
"Sir, we found traces of a large number of troops moving in the territory of the Emilio family. The number is about 1,000 to 1,200 people. However, they are only firmly guarding the main roads on the border and have no intention of marching." The scout captain half-knelt on the ground and said: "In addition, the scouts we released carefully searched the nearby 50 kilometers, and only found the shadows of a few farmers, but no trace of the enemy's large army."
"Oh, that's strange. What is Adams' plan?" Edward twirled his beard and whispered: "I originally thought he would unite all the people, but I didn't expect that our army was progressing so smoothly. We didn't encounter Sasha at all. Ranal’s main force.”
"Report, urgent military situation." The guard's call came from outside the big tent. Edward's eyebrows jumped and he raised his voice and said: "Come in."
The curtain of the big tent was opened, and two of Edward's guards came in carrying a scout covered in blood. The scout was seriously injured. He couldn't even stand. After Edward's guards let go, The scout collapsed on the ground limply. After a while, the blanket inside the tent was stained red.
One of Edward's personal guards standing next to him quickly poured a large glass of strong liquor, helped the scout up and drank it for him. Under the stimulation of the strong liquor, the scout's spirit became excited, and he allowed the military doctor to drink. Bandaging himself, he excitedly said to the commander: "Sir, I have found the location of the opponent's main force. I have found it."
"Ah." Edward stood up from the chair in a flash. He came to the scout in a few steps and asked repeatedly: "Where is it, where is it."
"Sir, a team of six of us was ordered to detour back to the enemy's flank. Unexpectedly, after traveling about 45 kilometers, we encountered a large number of the enemy's troops. Under the pursuit of the enemy, I was the only one left among the six of us..." The scout Report truthfully: "This army is escorting a large number of old people, women and children. It should be relocating entire villages. According to the direction they are marching, it should be the Crimson Rose Castle where the Saranar family is located."
"Oh, Crimson Rose Castle." Edward said the name softly, slowly pacing back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back, thinking carefully about the accuracy of this information and the opponent's plan. About five minutes passed. , Edward clapped his hands gently and said in a decisive tone: "That's right, it must be like this."
After Edward said this, he gave the order with a serious face: "Convene a meeting of all officers immediately."
Edward gave the order, and the long trumpet sound spread throughout the entire military camp. More than a dozen officers-looking people walked out of their tents and quickly walked to the commander's tent. The trumpet sound only rang for a few minutes, and everyone The people were all here, and they stood quietly on both sides, waiting attentively for their commander to issue orders.
"Based on the information brought back by the scouts and my personal inference, I think the main force of the Saranar family should be shrinking towards the Crimson Rose Castle area." Edward said straight to the point the purpose of calling everyone here: "This is mainly It was because our army attacked quickly and did not give the opponent much preparation time, so that several of their strongholds were quickly defeated by us. In this case, it is normal for that guy Adams to concentrate his troops to defend the family garrison. matter."
"The Crimson Rose Castle has a history of almost 200 years. If its terrain is not as dangerous as the Iron Fist Castle, it can completely block our army's offensive with a relatively small force. And what bothers me the most is that the Crimson Rose Castle is backed by Varro In the mountainous area, they can place a large number of civilians there, but if our army wants to capture these slaves, we can only destroy the Crimson Rose Castle first."
"Our army went deep alone. Although we had an advantage in military strength and replenished a large amount of food in several of the opponent's strongholds, we did not have much time, because when we were fighting the Saranal family, Emilio The family is rapidly recovering its strength, and we must establish victory before they intervene, otherwise the best opportunity in the past 200 years will be lost to us."
"Please give me the order." The dozen or so officers shouted in unison: "Our army will win, and the glory of the Seremis family will be forged by us."
"Okay." Edward was very happy when he saw that his subordinates were full of fighting spirit. He believed that even if the enemy had any conspiracy, he could defeat it in one fell swoop with his army with high morale, so Edward gave the order: "Eli."
"Here." As Edward's nephew and the third heir of the Seremis family, Eli was very happy. He didn't expect that he would be the first to be sent out, but his face was full of excitement. However, his excitement froze in the next second, because Edward gave him an order: "You lead 2,000 troops to station at the border of the Emilio family. You must defend with all your strength and do not attack without authorization."
"Ah." Eli was a little reluctant. In contrast, he hoped to face the battlefield in person. Although he had enjoyed a life of fine clothes and fine food since he was a child, Eli still yearned for life in the military camp. He longed to use a long sword. He Ma Tu restored the glory of his ancestors and thus became the commander of thousands of people.
"Don't underestimate this." Edward said earnestly: "What I'm most worried about now is that the Emilio family will stab us in the back. As long as there is no interference from others, we have a great chance of winning this war. In order to get a With a stable rear, your father is personally stationed at the family station to raise supplies for us, and I also hope that you can keep an eye on our backs so that we can continue to fight without distractions."
Although Eli was a little reluctant, he still obeyed the bounden duty of a soldier and accepted this order. Edward's second and last order was to order the entire army to set off immediately and move towards the Crimson Rose Castle.
The two armies soon parted ways. Edward looked at his nephew who was going away and said silently to himself: "We will definitely win, for sure, but if something unexpected happens, Eli, my nephew, you This is our family’s hope for the future.”
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The residence of the Saranal family, Crimson Rose Castle, Adams' study,
"Mr. Fabia, please see, our army has almost been assembled." Adams pointed to a map on the table and said to Lane: "And Edward's army has also arrived here, and it is estimated that they will attack us tomorrow. .”
Ryan looked carefully at this beautifully made map and nodded slightly, while Adela beside him said respectfully: "Master, according to our prior plan, Sister Vivian's 800 The warrior has been hidden in the Crimson Rose Castle, and to ensure nothing goes wrong, all those with knowledge will be placed under house arrest until the end of the war."
Ryan really doesn't like Adela calling him master, but he also knows that his relationship with Adela is not as close as Vivian's. At least he can't tell Adela about his true identity for the time being, so Ryan also I reluctantly accepted this title.
"Well, I just took a look. The soldiers are in a good mood. Although they made a difficult detour in the Wallow Mountains, after two days of rest, their physical strength has almost recovered, and Moses and the others are all They work very hard and keep boosting their morale. After all, only if we win will their life be easy." Vivian smiled and said to Ryan: "Now it depends on when the other party will fight."
When Vivian said this, an idea suddenly popped up in her head, so she opened her mouth and said: "Fabia, do you think we should go for a sneak attack tonight? Maybe we will gain a lot."
Ryan was also very tempted by Vivian's proposal, but Adela rejected Vivian's proposal: "No, Sister Vivian's idea is very good, but it is difficult to achieve practical results. Our army will go The effect is not good if there are too few people. If there are too many people, it is difficult to ensure confidentiality. Even if the owner personally takes action, there are more than 10,000 people on the other side. Even if we lose thousands of people, it will be meaningless to the overall situation. On the contrary, it will destroy us. The arrangement was leaked in advance.”
Ryan very much agreed with Adela's analysis. He nodded and stopped mentioning Vivian's proposal. After taking a sip of water, Ryan asked Adela again: "How many troops do we have? How many troops do we have?" What we want is the kind that can fight, not counting the old, weak, sick and disabled."
"Well, the Salanar family has gathered more than 5,000 strong men. They have usually received military training, and we have specially arranged for their families to live in the castle. Although the conditions are a little worse, it is enough for them to live in the castle. They will fight to the death unless they don't even have the most basic humanity." Adela replied without even thinking: "Including the family's original soldiers, there are a total of 6,000 people, and Sister Vivian is There are 800 people on our side, and our two coalition forces have less than 7,000 people."
Ryan knew that this was the benefit of the Saranar family's large population. Even if the army was wiped out, they could quickly recover. In contrast, although the Emilio family had the strongest army, once that army was destroyed It's really hard to recover after being defeated.
"What about the enemies? How many are there?" Vivian asked, "I hope that is a number that is not too outrageous."
"We can't get too close to the opponent's main force. We can only rely on visual inference from a distance, coupled with the inspection of the enemy's abandoned military camp. It is initially estimated that Seremis's army is around 10,000 to 12,000." Della opened her mouth and answered immediately,
Ryan laughed and said confidently: "It sounds like there is a big gap in numbers, but in tomorrow's battle, this gap is not irreparable. The Royal Knights can defeat Senatan's 30,000 elites with only 5,000 people. I think, I can always defeat 10,000 people with 7,000 people."