The next day, when the subordinate officers reported to Ruhr, they only said that the direction of the rebel camp under the city of Osgilia was quiet, and even the rebels abandoned the two camps in front of them overnight, and took a stance to let one go. The passage does not seem to want to forcibly block it, but to let go of the road and let go of its own route into the city.
As soon as he heard the news, Ruhl's eyes suddenly glared out, and he ran out quickly and stood on the high slope to look out. As his subordinates reported, the rebels gave up two squares facing him. The large camp directly left a seductive passageway for himself. The gap opened up on the battlefield was extremely seductive in terms of terrain and route. As long as you nod your head now and give an order, the entire army can calmly cross the battlefield and enter the city of Osgilia...
"Fuck, these guys are really cunning."
Ruhl touched his chin and muttered to himself.
"General." Several generals around him couldn't help but persuade them: "This is a rare opportunity, those rebels must have been scared by us yesterday and dare not stop us head-on. We just took the opportunity to rush into the city! We don't have enough supplies, as long as we can rush into the city, we can calmly fight these guys for a long time..."
"Shut up." Ruhl sighed and glanced at the generals behind him, most of them were flag officers or deputies. Seeing that most of them proposed to take the opportunity to rush into the city Go, Ruhl couldn't help but feel a little disappointed - ah, it seems that there is still a lack of insightful talents in his army.
Suddenly, I saw the young face standing in the corner of the tent. This young guy was reprimanded by himself yesterday, but he was not afraid. At this moment, everyone in the tent was arguing, but he stood quietly in the corner. , his face was calm and calm. Ruhr was moved and smiled: "Reinhardt, what do you think?"
Before Ruhl spoke, everyone looked at him eagerly, but the general suddenly opened his mouth to ask Reinhardt's idea first, which made the generals in the tent a little surprised.
This Reinhardt is not an old subordinate of the direct line that Ruhr brought over from the previous 6th Corps. This young guy is a young student who was brought out from the Imperial Military Academy before Ruhr was transferred to the General of the Rodriguez Cavalry Corps. But Ruhl has always seemed to favor this young man, and he always takes it with him. Even some important military affairs in the army let this young man named Reinhardt participate.
At this moment, Fatty didn't ask anyone else, but only asked Reinhardt, which caused surprise and a bit of dissatisfaction on the faces of many old subordinates who had been following Fatty.
Reinhardt's expression was calm, his appearance was not handsome, and his stature was not tall. It could be said that he even looked a little unattractive. Moreover, his temperament is also a little weak and elegant. Although he wears a military uniform, he looks more like a civilian official. On his young face, there is a faint fluffy beard at the corner of his mouth, and a hint of immaturity. the taste of.
Reinhardt was shrouded in everyone's eyes, thought for a moment, then smiled: "General, what do you think, of course we can't enter the city."
As soon as he said this, all the generals in the tent changed color, and some people couldn't help but retorted: "Reinhardt, what nonsense are you talking about? We came from thousands of miles to help the imperial capital, and now we have a great opportunity to enter the city in front of us. , how can you just sit back and ignore it?!"
Some people hesitated: "Reinhardt, are you worried that this is a trap set up by the rebels to lure the enemy? We have carefully looked at the terrain, and the gap left is a flat ground. The surrounding terrain is wide and flat, and there is no way to make it out. What an ambush. Besides, we are all cavalry, we rushed all the way and entered the city in a moment, and the rebels couldn’t make any tricks.”
This statement has aroused the approval of more people: "That is, Reinhardt, are you too cautious? It's good to be careful."
Reinhardt shook his head: "I'm not worried about the ambush of the rebels. I have also seen the terrain on the battlefield. This flat terrain can be seen clearly at a glance, and there is no chance of an ambush at all..."
"Then why are you hesitating?"
Reinhardt simply didn't argue with anyone, and just looked at Ruhr quietly: "Lord General, I still insist on not entering the city."
When the others heard it, someone suddenly showed a bit of anger, and even more impatient, they scolded him on the spot: "Reinhardt! Don't forget your identity! All our soldiers have already made an oath to serve the country to the death. You are so timid, are you timid? Besides, Osgilia is right in front of you and is being besieged by the rebels. We have a good chance not to enter the city now... Could it be that you have two hearts!?”
"Okay! Shut up!" Ruhr immediately stopped the quarrel. He glanced at the last general who angered Reinhardt and frowned: "Be careful when you speak! Reinhardt's loyalty is unquestionable, and he naturally With his concerns, everyone has no selfishness, and is generally loyal to the country! Don't say such hurtful words in the future!"
Saying that, Ruhr waved his hand: "Go on, I'll think about it."
Some people tried to speak, and Ruhr's face sank, and those who wanted to speak suddenly saw Ruhl's expression, closed their mouths, and walked out one after another without saying a word. On the other hand, Ruhr finally said, "Reinhardt, you stay."
The eyes of others looking at Reinhardt became a little more complicated, and then they walked out of the tent one after another.
Reinhardt stood in front of Ruhr, and when all the generals in the tent went out, a wry smile appeared on his young face: "Sir, good trick."
Ruhr pretended to be at a loss: "What did you say?"
Reinhardt's smile became a bit more bitter: "Sir, you have long had an idea in your heart not to enter the city, but you didn't want to say it yourself, so you used your subordinate's mouth to tell the generals in the army, didn't you? Oh, you Instead, he looks down on me, and let me play the role of offending people."
Ruhr's face finally showed a bit of a smile, looking at Reinhardt: "Oh? How do you know that I don't want to go to the city?"
"This is obvious." Reinhardt shook his head: "You are not a fool, but Hughes and El Salvador among the rebels are not fools either. We all know in our hearts that our army has too little chance of winning, and El Salvador is not a fool. And Hughes deliberately made way for us to enter the city, which is simply uneasy and kind."
The smile in Ruhr's eyes was even stronger: "Oh? Tell me what you think."
"This is obvious." Reinhardt: "Hughes and El Salvador are ambitious, both of them are outstanding among the many warlord governors, and they are also quite visionary. The last thing is going to happen. Our Roderian cavalry is a thorn in the hearts of the rebels. They must get rid of it and then quickly! In this battle, it is not difficult for them to win, but the difficulty is in Osgilia Defeat all the main forces of the imperial army in one fell swoop, in order to conquer the world in one battle! Only in this way can the interests of this battle be maximized."
After a pause, Reinhardt swallowed and spit, his mouth was dry, Ruhr saw it in his eyes, smiled lightly, grabbed his water bag and threw it over, Reinhardt was not polite, unscrewed it and poured it After two mouthfuls, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Yi? Good wine!"
"Shut up, alcohol is banned in the military, don't leak the news to me." Ruhl deliberately raised his face.
Reinhardt took two more sips before he sighed comfortably and continued: "As I said just now, our army cannot win this battle! You know this, Hughes and El Salvador are naturally not confused. Therefore, their goal is not only to win, but also to win completely! It is best to completely wipe out the Roderian cavalry who are the most threatening to them in this battle, so as to avoid future troubles!"
"Um."
Reinhardt looked at Ruhr's eyes and continued: "The Thirteenth Corps is a full cavalry regiment, all cavalry, and it is also the army with the strongest frontal attack capability among the imperial army. If you want to defeat Luo in the field. The Delia cavalry, in my opinion, at present, there is no army in the empire with such strength! With the combat effectiveness of the Delia cavalry, in the field, even in the face of an enemy four or five times their own, they are not afraid What's more, we are cavalry! Even if the enemy can defeat us, we can also use the cavalry's mobility to retreat. It may be possible to defeat us, but it is too difficult to completely eat us. That's why they came up with such a way to loosen the tight pockets and wait for us to dig in."
Reinhardt gradually became excited, and he simply picked up the pen holder and military booklet on Ruhr's desk to imitate the terrain on the case.
"The cavalry's combat effectiveness lies in field battles, not in defending the city! If we rush into the city, it will not be difficult. But after entering the city, our cavalry's ability to fight in the field is restrained! The cavalry who cannot fight in the field, if all If we go to defend the city, the role of the Roderian cavalry is not as good as that of an ordinary infantry. After all, our soldiers are accustomed to fighting on horses. Second, although generally speaking, the cavalry in defending the city is also It's not that it can't be used. For example, in some tactics, in the gap between the enemy's siege, the cavalry of the defending army can suddenly open the city to counterattack... However, these tactics can be used in other places, in Osgilia. But it doesn't work at all!" He pointed to the terrain laid out on the table, and smiled bitterly: "Sir, although this Osgilia is the largest city on the continent and has the strongest defensive wall system on the continent, I have to say, When it was originally designed and built, the biggest flaw left is... This place is simply the death ground for cavalry! Once any cavalry enters the city, it is equivalent to cutting off the legs of the horse!"
Reinhardt sighed and smiled bitterly: "Under the city wall of Osgilia is a large river, which was formed by cutting the mouth to the sea and introducing seawater. This large river acts as Osgilia's moat, resisting the enemy. When the army is attacking the city, it will cause huge trouble to the enemy, because such a wide moat cannot be filled with manpower at all! But it is precisely this moat that restricts the role of the cavalry in the city.
There are several bridges connecting the two cases, but the narrowest part of this big river is tens of meters wide! That is to say, if the defending cavalry in the city wants to go out of the city to counterattack, it will simply be a dead end! When the cavalry team goes out of the city to fight, they must first step on the bridge over the river! The bridge, which is tens of meters long, is only more than ten meters wide. Just imagine that when the cavalry in the city was about to go out of the city to counterattack, the cavalry of the brigade crowded on the bridge to cross the river. This is not an ordinary city moat. ! This is a distance of up to tens of meters! If the cavalry of the brigade is crowded on the bridge, it is simply courting death! If the enemy generals have a little brains, they only need to send a group of heavy armored infantry to form a dense array at one end of the bridge to block it there, and exchange a small amount of sacrifice for the time the cavalry rushed out of the city to stay on the bridge, Then shoot with the archers behind... On narrow bridges, we don't even need to aim, just let the archers cover and shoot, and our cavalry will face a massacre! "
"Not bad. What else?" Ruhl sneered.
"Once we enter the city, don't even think about coming out again! And after entering the city, we only have to dismount the horse and use the city as infantry, and we will lose most of our combat effectiveness! More importantly, we have more than 30,000 war horses! Three There are more than 10,000 horses! One horse eats a lot of forage every day! Once we enter the city, more than 20,000 soldiers and more than 30,000 war horses will greatly speed up the consumption of the grain reserves in the city! If I were an enemy The commander-in-chief of the army, even the siege of the city has been spared, as long as the heavy armoured infantry strengthens the crossbow to block the bridge out of the city, plus the sea blockade... After two months, the people in the city themselves will be almost starved."
"… well said!"
Ruhr took a deep breath, but his expression became more and more solemn. He stared at Reinhardt for a while, but shook his head gently, as if he was somewhat regretful: "Then you view, what should we do?"
Reinhardt smiled again. He looked at Ruhr, then bowed and said indifferently, "General, you already have an idea in your mind, so why bother to ask me again."
Ruhr's tone was vague: "Well... it's not a bad thing to listen to other opinions."
Reinhardt narrowed his eyes and stared at Ruhr. After watching for a while, he finally made up his mind: "Sir, do you really want to hear?"
"certainly."
"Then I beg you one thing." Reinhardt looked stern: "No matter what I said, after you listened to it, don't punish me for my words."
"… All right!"
Reinhardt seemed relieved, he snorted, and there was a bit of disdain in his laughter: "In my opinion, in this situation, you have three choices. First, immediately lead the army to get out of here! Because in my opinion, you have three choices. Come on, your commanding army to aid Osgilia this time is an unwise choice. I am not asking you to escape, but to lead your army to the north again! At this moment, most of the rebels in the northern region have been recruited and assembled in Osgilia! The rebel military regions in the north are empty. You just lead your army north to attack the nests of these rebels. As long as you take the opportunity to attack the nests of one or two military regions, the rebels on the front line will naturally be upset. Although these guys are still united at present, once their foundation is threatened, it is difficult to say whether they will continue to stay here. After all, people are all selfish! Second, continue to make peace outside the city. The enemy is at a stalemate. Once the battle situation changes, if the empire wins, they will pursue the rebels. If the rebels win, they will immediately lead the army to leave and go directly south. Although the rebels are numerous, they cannot stop our cavalry. There are still many counties in the south. It is in the hands of the empire. At that time, the crown prince will be crowned as the new emperor, and then he will order the southern counties to mobilize the forces to rectify the army and continue to contend with the rebels. As for the third choice, hum, naturally it is Lead the army into the city, and then wait for the day when the city is broken. Vigorously sacrifice yourself for the country. It can be regarded as benevolence and benevolence. There will definitely be a wonderful piece of yours in the history books... But I will forgive my subordinates and look at it from my subordinates. General, your style of conduct, I'm afraid you won't choose the third item."
After Reinhardt finished speaking, he looked at Ruhr with bright eyes.
Ruhr squinted his eyes, as if he had been weighing in his heart for a long time, but he didn't say anything immediately, but those eyes stared at Reinhardt up and down, only to make people feel hairy, and then withdrew his eyes.
"It's a pity, it's a pity..." Ruhl sighed.
Reinhardt smiled: "General, are you feeling sorry for me?"
"How do you know it's for you?"
Reinhardt shook his head: "Since what I said yesterday, the general has begun to doubt me in his heart. How can I not understand. Especially, when I said that I was taught by Lord Caviehir, sir, you His face is not so friendly... hehe."
Speaking, Reinhardt's tone was a little low, and he smiled bitterly: "In the tent just now, you asked me to say something not to enter the city in front of the generals. ... Do you dare to say that you didn't deliberately let me offend the generals and make all the generals in the army hate me?"
Ruhl nodded slowly: "Okay, I admit it! I did it on purpose. I did start to have some doubts about you, it's true, I don't hide it, it's not for anything else, just for Kavey That guy Hill! You are that person's disciple, and I'm not very worried about you! Humph."
"I understand that since the adults doubt me, naturally they will not dare to reuse me in the future. Today, I took the opportunity to let me say these offending words, so that the generals in the army are disgusted with me, and I will do whatever I want in the future. Small action, in this army, except for you, everyone doesn't like to see me, and naturally I can't make a big wave, right?"
"You're so smart, not ordinary." Ruhl laughed twice: "That's why I'm so sorry, but I don't dare to use a talent like you... Alas, Caviehir's hand is stretched out. In the Imperial Military Academy, how can I be at ease?"
Reinhardt smiled, reached out and took out a piece of paper from his arms and placed it gently in front of Ruhr.
"what?"
"My resignation." Reinhardt shook his head: "I already understood in my heart what you said yesterday, Lord, that you will not reuse me any more. Go elsewhere for my ambitions."
"You are already prepared." Ruhl laughed and glanced at the resignation in front of him: "Aren't you worried that I will kill you?"
"I won't go to the rebel army, how could you kill me." Reinhardt said lightly: "I originally thought that in the imperial army, General Ruhr, you are not following pedantic rules, and people like me are under your command. Maybe you can have the opportunity to show what you have learned, but I didn't expect you to be so wary of Mr. Cavie Hill's disciples, so..."
"Where are you going?"
"Didn't Mr. Green say that when he recommended me to you, if you don't need me here, I can go to the north to vote for him. I heard that Mr. Xia Leiming's military commander is also an unexpected guy. , maybe he will be more appetizing to me." Reinhardt looked into Ruhr's eyes: "Please also please general."
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"The city of Mesta was broken, and the Odins only left 3,000 people to defend the city, and the large army continued south."
Green stood in front of Char with a solemn expression.
Xia Ya was also surprised: "Yi? Manninger got food and grass supplies, but he didn't turn around to deal with us?"
Green smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid we all have to thank Lord Klincia. Before the county governor died, he ordered the granary in the city to be burned. Although Manninger occupied the city of Mesta, he did not get too much food and grass supply. And there is the 7th Corps to the south. He didn't dare to waste time turning around to deal with us. Instead, he had to kill the 7th Corps, which was the greatest threat to him, while he was still barely prepared. , our small army of only a thousand people is far less important than the Seventh Corps."
Xia's eyes suddenly lit up: "There are only three thousand Odins in Mesta City? Maybe we can..."
"You want to sneak attack on Mesta?" Green immediately shook his head: "Impossible. This is the news four days ago. We have too few troops, and I don't dare to send too many scouts to explore the horses, so as not to waste my troops. So It's too late to get this news. Maybe Manninger has already defeated the 7th Corps and returned to the division. And it's too risky. Once we can't make a sneak attack, it's too dangerous for us to be entangled in the field by the enemy. We captured Mesta, but Mesta had just experienced a big battle, the city wall was damaged in many places, and the armament was insufficient, and we could not hold it even after we captured it.”
While the two were discussing, they suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside, and Cato hurried in. Before anyone entered the hall, he shouted loudly, "Char! Your lord!! A messenger from our army is here! Yes! Seventh Corps!!"
Seventh Corps? !
When Xia Ya and Green heard it, they jumped up almost at the same time.