"Then run!"
- Several old officers who stayed behind made a decision!
"Then let's run!!"
—All the soldiers of the Sixth Corps shouted the same voice!
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Once they started planning to escape, the soldiers of the Sixth Corps were instantly inspired by infinite inspiration! Who is rectifying the supplies, who is detouring, who is broken, and who is suspicious... It's simply orderly!
As a result, Hastings once again learned the ability of the Sixth Corps to escape. When the Black Flag Army rushed to the 6th Corps station, they only occupied a large battalion that was almost evacuated!
Later, history once again proved a truth: when a collective is united, the energy that erupts is a powerful and amazing miracle...
Immediately during the pursuit, the Sixth Corps first used a small river, blocked the river with discarded materials and ordnance, and created a dam. Soldiers of the Sixth Corps sat on the beach basking in the sun, with flags and weapons scattered all over the floor.
Faced with such a situation, the Black Flag Army's forward was rather surprised and did not dare to go forward, and sent someone to quickly report back to Hasting to ask for orders. Halfway across the river and attack him?" Immediately, he ordered the former army not to advance rashly, and confronted the Sixth Corps across the river.
That night, the Sixth Corps dug a dam in the upper reaches, which was immediately washed away with the river water, leaving a vast ocean downstream! The muddy river beach blocked the pursuit of the Black Flag Army, and the Sixth Corps sped away.
Hastings was furious and led 3,000 cavalry to pursue it. As a result, he followed the Sixth Corps and rushed into a valley to pick up countless flags and weapons.
But as a result, the rabbits of the Sixth Corps, taking advantage of their familiarity with the terrain, took the Black Flag Army around the mountains for three days. As a result, after the 6th Corps ran out of the mountain, the lost Black Flag Army had to turn around in the mountains for two more days before running out. Fortunately, Hasting quickly woke up and ordered the old horse in the army to lead the way in front of the team, and finally walked out of this mountain.
But then he got even more surprising news from Hastings who went out of the mountain! The guys from the Sixth Corps didn't run away, but turned around and headed for the county governor's capital in Notz County! Before Hasting had time to return to the army, he captured the capital city of Notz County in one fell swoop, killed the county guard who had surrendered before, and swept away all the mules, horses, carts, etc. in the city, and set a fire before leaving. , set the walls on fire. When Hasting arrived with his troops, he was left with a dilapidated city defense and a warehouse that had been turned into ashes.
At this moment, if you want to pursue it again, the Sixth Corps, which has obtained a large number of mules, horses and carts, has completely reached a new level in terms of mobility. It will be even more difficult to catch up with this army that is good at escaping.
The 6th Corps finally rushed out of Notz County. The army came all the way to the east, and it was divided into three routes flexibly. It avoided the interception and pursuit of the Black Flag Army, and ran out of Notz County abruptly. !
Afterwards, it gave full play to the ability of the 6th Corps to be good at rushing marches. It ran more than 400 miles in three days and entered More County yesterday.
At this moment, knowing that the county garrison in More County has not fallen, several leaders in the Sixth Corps discussed it and sent Glenshire to contact him.
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"We know that escaping before battle is a violation of military law. Although we have difficulties, we are afraid that others will not think much of it. We are now running out of food and grass, our soldiers are exhausted, and our savings have been replenished. After thinking about it, we can only come to Denzel City to touch it. I tried my luck. But I had to hide my identity and lied to be the 7th Corps... Alas... But I didn't expect that the defender of Denzel City was actually you, Lord Char."
After Grenshire finished speaking with a frown, he looked at Xiaya eagerly: "Sir, remembering the friendship in the past, please raise your hand, the brothers of our sixth corps are not afraid of death, they just know that it is a matter of death, and It's better to leave a useful body..."
Hearing this, Xia Ya couldn't hide the joy on his face. He glanced at Green, and seeing that Green had the same reaction as himself, he swallowed: "That... Where are your troops now? How many more are there? people?"
"Just a day's journey from Denzel City, there are still more than 8,600 people in the army, but there are only 400 horses and 200 carts left." Glenshire felt helpless: "We ran too fast, the loss of horses was too serious, and there was no food and grass to replenish along the way, so we had to kill the horses to fill the food, and the carts were also seriously damaged... Now everyone can't run anymore, if you can't get a chance to breathe , I'm afraid I won't be able to support it any longer."
Looking at the frowning Grenshire, Char and Green looked at each other and laughed at the same time.
Xi Ya hugged Grenshire, patted his back hard, and said loudly, "Don't worry! I've accepted all of you from the 6th Corps! I have food and drink here, Dan Ze Although the city of Er is not big, its defenses are strong and its armaments are well-equipped, enough to deal with the Odins!"
Glenshire was overjoyed when he heard the words, but his expression changed immediately: "But after all, we lost the county of Notz, the responsibility of losing the soil, and the crime of escaping..."
Green smiled aside: "It's simple, Char is the military commander of More County. According to the imperial military law, the commander of the county defense can act cheaply during the war and ask Char to write an official document, claiming that he knows Nods County. To defend and surrender to the enemy, Odin is a powerful force, please transfer the 6th Corps to retreat to Moor County to cooperate in defense operations. With this name, it can be explained to the above."
Xia Ya also smiled: "That's right, I'm the county garrison commander. You can write this official document as you want."
The smile on Greene's face faded, and he said in a low voice, "Besides, it doesn't really matter whether this official document is written or not. After this war, whether the empire can survive is still in doubt. At that time, there will be people who will hold you accountable. ."
Although I said that, in order to appease the soldiers of the Sixth Corps, this official document still has to be written. Xia Adam asked Green to write a copy, and after he signed it by himself, he asked Green to go to No. 3 with Glenshire. The Sixth Corps went to respond and brought troops to Denzel City to return to the division. Green is quite well-known in the Imperial Army. With his presence, the guys in the Sixth Corps will no longer have any doubts.
After Green left, Xia Ya was in a good mood in the city. He originally only had a few hundred old and weak in his hands, but with Nene's surrender and the joining of the 6th Corps, his strength surpassed 10,000 in one jump!
Moreover, the two thousand horse thieves in Nei are elite cavalry, not to mention, the Sixth Corps is a genuine central standing army of the Empire! It is the army that Ruhr has trained for many years, and the quality of the army is far better than that of the ordinary local garrison.
At this moment, Denzel's city is well armed and food is not lacking. With tens of thousands of troops standing by, and the famous general Green as the town commander, even if several times the enemy attacked the city, Xiaya was confident to defend the city. Half a year!
After Green left, the garrison in the city was running fast. Cato, a smuggler in the former Rodriguez cavalry regiment, was appointed by Charya as the military chief, while Sharba was sent to organize the horse thieves. Those horse thieves were all elites, but Sharba came from the elite of the Rodriguez cavalry, so he should be able to restrain those guys.
All the affairs in the city are on Xia Ya. He has never been a serious official of the empire for a day before. With so many things at once, it is inevitable to be in a hurry. City defense military affairs, supply control in the city, major events There are dozens of trivial matters for him to decide every day. Fortunately, he still has a Philip under his command. After all, he used to be the leader of the Great Samurai. He had some experience as a leader, and he managed to stabilize the situation.
In addition, Xi Ya also selected a hundred horse thieves to serve as scouts to explore the horses, patrolling around Denzel City to monitor the enemy's situation, and extending the scouts' range to fifty miles.
With these scouts acting as eyes and ears, the news from the outside quickly kept coming back.
After Manninger's Chixue Army captured the city of Mesta, because they could not get sufficient supplies, Manninger left 5,000 people to garrison the city of Mesta, and then continued to march south, and the main force had left Mohr. County, all the way to the south, entered the neighboring county in the south, and the soldiers pointed directly at the 7th Corps stationed there. At the same time, the rebels from the two Tema military regions in the south also began to move towards the Seventh Corps, which was faced with the dilemma of being surrounded.
Xia Ya just prayed that the Seventh Corps could support him for more days and buy himself more time to breathe.
During this period, Philip found an opportunity to have a deep conversation with Xia Ya in private.
Philip was quite worried about the current situation of his own side, and Jin Yan was afraid that there would be no way out for defending Denzel City, because there were no friendly forces at the front, back, left and right at the moment, and all of them were the sphere of influence of Odin and the rebels. The little county of More is like a boat in the middle of the ocean. According to Philip's idea, it is better to rectify the army, follow the practice of the Sixth Corps abandoning Notz County, and march south, detour to the southwest, and take the road to Osgilia. Zhen, maybe there is still hope.
This idea made Xiaya's heart move for a while, but he immediately dismissed this idea.
"Not to mention the long way to the south, can our troops overcome the heavy siege and blockade and successfully reach Osgilia and join forces with the Central Army of the Empire. Even if we can really reach Osgilia, is it safe? Although Sgilia has gathered most of the empire's current troops, it is still at a disadvantage. In other words, Osgilia's situation is actually not much different from our Denzel City, or even worse. You It is said that our city of Denzel is now like a small boat in the ocean, and there are enemies on the left and right. But isn’t that the case with Osgilia? Osgilia is also a boat in the ocean now, but it’s just that This boat is a little bigger, but their pressure is ten times as high as ours." Xiaya said here, looking at Philip: "I'll tell you a heartfelt word, we can still breathe here now. , because Osgilia is still holding on, Osgilia has attracted all the strength of the rebels. Once Osgilia is broken, we have nothing to do with the overall situation here. At that time, everyone will leave and return Let's go farming."
Hearing this, Philip thought for a while, and asked Char, "Do you think Osgilia can hold it, my lord?"
Xia Ya listened, laughed a few times, and didn't answer the question, but instead looked out the window, looking out to the south, and said leisurely: "I don't care about this issue, I care more about the life and death of a certain guy. .If that guy is still alive, maybe this situation can be turned over!"
Philip opened his mouth. Naturally, he didn't know who "that guy" was in Xi Ya's mind, but then Xi Ya's expression became serious: "I have something for you to do... This thing is very dangerous, and the responsibility is arduous. , To be honest, I didn't want to send you, but I don't have a lot of staff right now, and I'm the only one who can think of someone who is bold and careful, and who is skilled."
Philip's eyes suddenly lit up: "Sir, please speak!"
"I need you to go to Osgilia!" Char Ya whispered: "The rebels and the imperial army fought decisively in the imperial capital, and the central standing army must have all rushed to the imperial capital Qin Wang, and at this moment, the Rodian cavalry must also be in Osgilia. I heard that the crown prince was also sent to the Rodriguez cavalry regiment long ago. I think this is one of the old emperor's backers. You... let you pass through the heavy enemy lines and enter the city, you don't have the ability. However, according to my expectations, that guy Ruhr is extremely cunning and will never bring troops into the city. Most of the time, he will have the entire army stationed outside the city, echoing each other with the defenders in the city, and confronting the rebels. I need you. Find them, go to the Roderian cavalry camp, then meet Ruhl and explain our situation here to him."
Philip looked serious and nodded: "What else?"
Xia Ya sighed: "First, at this moment, I'm afraid everyone thinks that the northern part of the empire has fallen. You must let them know that we are still standing in the north! Second, I need you to help me get an appointment like the crown prince. make!"
"??" Philip's expression suddenly changed.
Xia Ya shook his head and said, "In times of difficulty, the crown prince can exercise power in place of the emperor. We have too many people under our command, and the Sixth Corps has other local garrison troops... Hmph, I'm just a commander of the county garrison, and my military rank is also It's just the flag regiment level, without a name and identity, how can I order them? Although the Crown Prince Garcia hates me, but at the moment, the overall situation is the most important, and Ruhl is on the side, that fat man will help you. In short, this appointment order must be obtained, otherwise, even if we bring the sixth corps, we will not be able to command this nest of rabbits!"
After a pause, he said in a low voice, "If you don't get an appointment order... you should just take the next step and ask Ruhr to write a letter in his own hand. Ruhr is the old boss of the 6th Corps, and most of the 6th Corps members They were all trained by him. With his handwritten letter, he can barely suppress these guys. As for the content of the letter, you and Ruhl explain the situation here clearly, this fat man is smarter than anyone else, he knows what to do How to write it."
After saying this, Xi Ya took a deep breath and glared at Philip: "This trip, you have to pass through the heavily enemy area alone, thousands of miles away, and you may encounter various dangers in the middle. If you have any other ideas, I will I don't blame you either. I can give you a word today, Philip, you don't need to talk about the grudges between you and me before, if you accomplish this great thing, from now on, I, Xia Yaleiming, will treat you as a brother!"
Philip's eyes flickered, and he didn't say anything anymore. After looking at Xia Ya, he suddenly pulled out the short knife from his waist and stuck it on the table, then held his head high, turned around and walked out!
After Philip left, Xi Ya stood there, looking at the short knife on the table in a trance, and couldn't help feeling that when he and this Philip met for the first time, everyone was an enemy but not a friend. He saved his life again. Speaking of the grievances in the middle, it's really hard to tell clearly.
After a while, Dora's voice came into my mind: "Hey, boy, do you really think Osgilia can hold on?"
Xia Ya smiled: "To be honest, I don't think I can keep it."
Dora wondered: "Then why are you so sure?"
"I don't have confidence in the royal family, but in that old guy. Whether that guy is dead or alive is irrelevant. Even if he really dies, there will be no left behind. This kind of person, Usually, life is scary, and death is even scarier." Xi Ya smiled: "The first time I saw Cavie Hill, I decided that he was a kind of person."
"What kind?"
"The kind of lunatic who drags the enemy to be buried with him even if he dies." Xia's expression was indifferent.
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Three days later, Green really came with the 6th Corps, and the whole army of the 6th Corps was in a mess. However, Xia Ya did not dare to underestimate these people. The reason is very simple: if it was himself, he could not guarantee that he could do the same thing: run out intact amid the siege of Hastings' Black Flag Army.
The Sixth Corps was also stationed in the city. With the arrival of the Sixth Corps, the first and most obvious change was that the rebellious horse thieves in the city immediately became much more honest in their attitudes.
Although Nene has already expressed his attitude, after all, many of these horse thieves are quite unconvinced in their hearts. The original defenders in the city were really too few, but only a few hundred miscellaneous soldiers. Many horse thieves feel that they are too useless to be recruited by such an imperial army. Some horse thieves even thought in their hearts: With such a few hundred soldiers, it would be better for us to recruit them instead of recruiting us.
It is inevitable that these proud horse thieves will have other thoughts in their hearts.
Now that more than 8,000 officers and soldiers of the Sixth Corps have been stationed in the city, the minds of the horse thieves have finally calmed down.
Although the Sixth Corps is also a "guest" in the strict sense, it is also an imperial army after all.