"No way!"
In the big tent, Ruhl was angry, he threw his gloves on the table, supported the table with both hands, and gritted his teeth: "Your Highness, do you know that such an order will only make me The army is dragged into the Jedi!"
Just in front of Ruhr, the imperial crown prince Garcia, who is also dressed in military uniform, has a grim face. Under the helmet, his golden hair is meticulously pressing his brows, but his face is particularly gloomy: "I know."
"The Thirteenth Corps is cavalry." Ruhr took a deep breath, trying to suppress the anger in his heart, and slowed down his speech and said solemnly: "The biggest role of cavalry is field warfare, and once you enter the city, the usefulness of cavalry is even better. Not as good as infantry! The Thirteenth Corps can only have the greatest containment effect on the rebels if it stays outside the city. But once we enter the city, our role is not even comparable to that of an ordinary infantry!"
"I know too."
"You! Your request is like ordering me to draw a knife and cut off the legs of my cavalry!" Ruhr shouted angrily: "No matter what, I absolutely cannot accept your request! Although you are the crown prince, I am the The commander-in-chief of the 13th Corps, proclaimed by Your Majesty. Your Majesty, you only have the name of an observer, and do not have the power to control me."
Dare to say such words to the future emperor of the empire, it is obvious that Ruhl has already sacrificed himself.
There was a strong wind outside, and I don't know why, but the wind and thunder tonight was especially amazing, as if a storm was coming on this summer night.
Garcia had a cold face, still staring at Ruhl so closely.
Ruhl was a little hairy at the sight of the crown prince, but still held his neck: "His Royal Highness, we have already discussed whether to enter the city when we arrived here! According to the war situation, our best choice is to stay outside the city. Seek fighter jets! You also acquiesced to this decision at the beginning."
The Crown Prince's eyes did not waver at all, but he finally nodded, took out a scroll from his arms, and placed it gently in front of Ruhr.
When Luer saw it, his eyebrows were raised: "Sent from the city?"
He naturally knew that although the crown prince was in his own army, the other party was the crown prince of the empire after all, and he had his own channels for information exchange with the city.
Saying that, Luer showed the scroll and read it quickly. Suddenly, Fatty's face changed. He quickly supported his hand on the desk, so that he didn't let his body stumble.
This scroll is not an order, but just a reward order. The content of the reward order also seems to have nothing to do with Ruhr: the emperor ordered the emperor to reward the prime minister of the empire Sarum Bonelli, and at the same time, the Sorom family where Saron Bonelli belonged to the Sorom family were rewarded, the reward was thick, and the reward was high. High, it's all jaw-dropping! As if the emperor could not wait to hand over half of the powers of the entire central government to the Salon Bonelli family!
Under any normal circumstances, absolutely no emperor would make such a crazy reward to any of his subordinates.
After reading this award, Ruhl's face changed very quickly, he was shocked at first, but then the smart fat man quickly flashed a hint of enlightenment in his eyes, raised his eyelids and glanced at Garcia. Seeing that the Crown Prince had a dignified expression, he didn't mean to be annoyed at all—in any case, he was the future master of the empire, but the current emperor handed over half of his power to other ministers. This future emperor was not at all annoyed.
Powerful minister
Togo! ! !
This is Togo! !
Ruhl's heart suddenly flashed through this thought! It was Tuogu, and even more deliberately picked up Sarum Bonelli! why? why
"Balance." The fat man spit out such a word. When he sank his face again, his eyes were much more solemn when he looked at the crown prince. The previous anger and annoyance had all subsided, but it was still the same. Hidden a trace of deep unwillingness.
"I understand." Ruhr's face twitched: "Just do as your Highness said! The whole army... immediately assault, enter the city!" He clenched his fists hard, but felt blood dripping in his heart: "Even if The Roderian cavalry has shed the last drop of blood, and we will definitely protect you into the city..."
This is a helpless choice.
Or rather, Ruhr simply had no choice.
He clearly knew that strategically, it would be a foolish thing for the cavalry to give up the field battle and enter the city to be trapped. He clearly knew that suddenly it seemed that the army was going straight into the rebel defense line and forcibly attacked the city, and the troops would suffer great losses...
But he has to do it!
Since this reward order was given by the emperor to the prime minister Sarum Bonelli, why did he send it out of the city and put it in the hands of the crown prince
Simple, it's a signal!
The old emperor just told his son: I can't do it anymore! Already entrusted to Saron Bonelli! Moreover, through this reward order, the old emperor didn't even need to say a word, he had already hinted his future strategy to his son: promote Sarum Bonelli to balance Adric who is in charge of military power.
No one-word suicide note, no one-word clear statement, just handing over this reward order is enough to explain everything.
More importantly, Ruhr also understood that he had to go to the city.
Since the emperor has entrusted the orphan, it means that the emperor is dying... It is even very likely that the emperor has already...
Once Emperor Cantos dies, the hearts of the army in the city must be shaken! At times like this, Garcia has to go to town! Must enter the city to be crowned! ! This is a question of no choice!
If Garcia can't enter the city, and there is no emperor in the city, then the army will be unstable, and it may be difficult for Osgilia to continue to defend. Even, if there is no emperor in the city, then it is very likely that all people with ulterior motives will even...
Anyway, Garcia has to go to town! And immediately! immediately!
No choice!
There seemed to be a fire burning in the fat man's heart, he rushed out of the tent angrily, and he heard a roar: "Bang the trumpet! The whole army is ready!! !"
The heavy drums and the horns sounded. The originally quiet camp suddenly boiled over. Countless soldiers rushed out of the tent and quickly put on armor and weapons. Running back and forth with all the heavy ordnance.
With the sound of Xiaoxiao's boots, the officers rushed to the camp one by one. Although it was an urgent call, they were, after all, the Empire's Iron Army Rodian cavalry. None of these officers looked embarrassed. Full of vigilance and excitement.
Ruhl turned around and ran up, standing on the stage, watching the officers in the tent have arrived, the fat man took a deep breath: "I don't have time to explain to you! Tonight, the whole army will raid the rebels, we... enter the city !!"
As soon as these words were uttered, everyone in the tent changed color, and even some officers couldn't help shouting loudly: "General, are you in a hurry, even if you want to enter the city, you must give the soldiers some time to prepare first. Come on! The warhorse has not been fully equipped yet, and the team needs to be reorganized."
"Yes, General, as well as our plan to march, we also need to make careful arrangements. Which one will fight first, which one will be in the rear... If the order is so sudden..."
With a gloomy face, Ruhr looked at these generals, and suddenly shouted: "Shut up!!"
He ripped off his helmet and slammed to the ground, his face full of murderous anger: "I don't care about everything you said now! Now I only have one order! Immediately go down and rectify your own people! For a moment! After the bell, we'll set off! Don't throw away all the baggage, food and grass!"
"grown ups!!!"
A brave officer stepped forward, looking like a flag regiment-level general, looked up at Ruhr, and said loudly: "Even if we want to enter the city, we should make a plan before taking action! Entering the city requires a breakthrough. The defense line of the rebels, this is not a trivial matter! If we are not careful, our entire army may even be surrounded by the enemy! The best way is, after we are rectified, the whole army will be pressed, and the rebels will face the rebels with an oppressive attitude. The defense line is advanced, and they are drawn into the field, and it is only necessary to defeat one or two rebels, and then when they are defeated and make way, we can go through it calmly - just like the first battle we fought when we first came here. No matter what, all of a sudden, everyone must abandon all baggage and set off overnight, without a battle plan, without a careful arrangement..." The general's face showed a trace of dissatisfaction: "Even if the cavalry of our main battle flag regiment can rush over! But those logistics What about the auxiliary battalion? There are thousands of people in the three auxiliary battalions! They are not cavalry, and there is no way to kill them rashly with us! Do you want to abandon them all here?!"
The fat on Ruhr's face shook violently, and he gritted his teeth, but instead of looking at the talking officer, he turned his head and stared at the crown prince, his eyes almost spitting out fire!
Seeing the general's demeanor, several senior officers felt a little faint in their hearts, and another officer stood up, but it was the military chief of the military.
"grown ups."
This quartermaster is an old man in the Rodriguez cavalry regiment. He has served in the Rodriguez cavalry since Adric's time, and his qualifications are also very old. Extremely respectful.
At this moment, the old military commander spoke, and Ruhl took a deep breath, put away the annoyance on his face, and looked at him: "Please speak."
"My lord, we have been stationed here for a month. The consumption of food and grass depends on local supplies, and the original supply has been exhausted. When we first came here, we still had 30,000 war horses, but now we are not enough. 20,000. Soldiers' rations, 80% of which were distributed every day last month, have been reduced to 60% this month! Our combat effectiveness is not in a good state now. It can be said that our soldiers have endured for more than a month. We can only eat half full every day, everyone is gritting their teeth and insisting, just because we are Rodriguen cavalry! But the soldiers can grit their teeth and endure hunger, but horses are not good! Lack of forage, we have already started slaughtering war horses Now there are more than 16,000 horses left, and they can only guarantee the best feeding for 8,000 war horses. In battle, only 8,000 war horses can be used! We can only go on 8,000 cavalry! As for the other... war horses are not physically strong, and if they are forced to enter the battlefield, it will be an adventure for the lives of soldiers!"
The quartermaster's eyes were cold and he continued: "Even if you don't call me for a military meeting today, I will come to you and persuade you to retire! We can't stand it any longer here! It's better to retreat to the northeast. , to lay down a town, replenish supplies, and then at least three or five days of repair, the soldiers can return to their best condition. It can be said that... Now our army is up and down, the combat effectiveness is only 60% less than before the war! I don't know the reason why you suddenly issued such an order tonight, General, but I have to remind you that such an order is to risk the lives of all the soldiers in the army! We Rodian cavalry are not afraid of death! But, We need a reason to die!"
"Reason!" Ruhl's teeth gritted, and the fat man's heart suddenly filled with infinite sadness... Reason
Am I saying to these people, because the crown prince is going back to the city to be crowned! In order for the crown prince to go back and wear the crown, so you have to die? !
"Everyone."
Just when Ruhl was about to bite his lip to bleed, the crown prince stood up.
Garcia tucked the helmet under his arm and walked in the middle, but bowed deeply to the surrounding generals.
The crown prince gave such a great gift, and all the generals suddenly changed their colors, and quickly lowered their heads.
When Garcia stood up, the face was calm and scary! His voice was not loud, and even had a clear taste, but when it sounded in this small tent, it was filled with a deadly loneliness!
"I know... it's cruel to make such a request. But tonight, I have to ask you to come into town—for me!"
The crown prince's eyes were cold, but instead, a firm light radiated: "I must tell everyone the truth... Just tonight, I received a secret document from the city! My respected father, the Empire The current emperor, His Majesty Cantos, is on the verge of dying!!”
Whoa! !
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the tent immediately changed color!
Garcia's expression became even colder, he raised his voice, and shouted, "Everyone!! Quiet!!!"
He raised his voice abruptly and drank, and immediately attracted everyone's attention again.
Garcia's body was straight, and he said loudly: "The key to victory in this war is Osgilia! If the imperial capital is defended, the empire will still have a chance! If the imperial capital is not defended, it will be doomed! After Asia, you can drive straight in and go straight south! More than ten counties in the south will not be protected! The flag of the empire for thousands of years will be burnt! At this moment in the city of Osgilia, His Majesty the Emperor is dying. If His Majesty goes, it is conceivable that the city must be Great chaos! In the imperial capital, there cannot be a day without an emperor! So I must rush back to the city immediately, take over the throne, and be crowned as the new emperor! If I don’t return, Osgilia will not guard! Osgilia will not guard, Then the empire does not exist!!! So tonight, no matter what, we must march!"
When the crown prince said this, everyone in the tent has quieted down, and they all stared at the crown prince with dignified eyes. Garcia bowed deeply again: "At the juncture of life and death, the survival of the empire is between the rulers!!!"
No one spoke any more, all the generals bent down deeply towards the crown prince, and when they raised their heads again, everyone had a stern expression on their faces!
Snapped! !
The fat man slapped the table and shouted proudly: "Okay! Since the Empire needs me to wait for death, there is no one who fears death in the Rodriguez cavalry! All generals listen to orders!"
All the generals immediately straightened their bodies and faced Ruhr, all with determination.
"The second flag regiment is first! The lancers will open the way. Once the enemy encounters a setback, the two sides will separate! The heavy armored cavalry of the first flag regiment is in the second wave. Your task is the most important. If the second flag regiment encounters a setback, then the heavy The armored cavalry must do whatever it takes to overthrow anyone in front of you! The 4th Banner Regiment is mounted infantry, you follow behind the heavily armored cavalry... The task is to protect the crown prince! In the chaos of the army, I don't care how many people you die, but also No matter what method you use! Even the fourth flag regiment is dead! The safety of the crown prince must be guaranteed! The crown prince is here, Osgilia is here, and the empire is here!" He sighed, and the fat man gritted his teeth: "The third flag regiment ... After the break! The Third Banner Regiment will probably suffer the most losses. There are not enough warhorses. I need you to give the best horses to replenish the First and Second Banner Regiments first! And when the enemy counterattacks, you must firmly block the pursuers... "
Having said that, Fatty couldn't bear to look at the expressions of the generals. He turned his head and said ruthlessly: "It will take a quarter of an hour to rectify, listen to the sound of the bugle, and the whole army will open the camp and set off! You gentlemen, this battle... is only dead. , all of you, go ahead with all your might!"
The generals didn't say a word, they all saluted Ruer silently, then turned and left proudly.
Watching these silent generals leave one by one, Crown Prince Garcia's expression changed, as if he wanted to say something, but these officers did not look at Garcia and left.
"His Royal Highness... Or, I should call you Your Majesty at this moment." Ruhr turned around and looked at the pale crown prince: "A few words, I must make it clear to you."
"General Ruhr, please speak."
"My entire army has been starving for nearly a month! My entire army has only 8,000 warhorses that still maintain good combat effectiveness! I can barely collect 10,000, 10,000 tired and starving cavalry, Riding a warhorse with insufficient physical strength! But without planning and preparation, they will attack the defense line of hundreds of thousands of rebels! In this battle, the Rodriguen cavalry regiment will suffer huge losses, even the regiment It's not impossible to destroy it. But I promise you, no matter what, even if the last drop of blood is exhausted by 10,000 people, I will definitely send you to the city if I, Ruhl, die in battle!"
Ruhl smiled miserably, but this smile was more hideous.
"We people in the army, it is our duty to die for the country! But I ask Your Majesty not to forget today! Do not forget the blood that the Rodriians shed today for His Majesty and this empire! Do not forget, this Wantiao is a heroic soul who knows to die but acts generously!!"
Garcia stood solemnly, and then faced Ruhr: "I swear again, I will never forget today in my life!"
Ruhr fixed his eyes on the crown prince in front of him, the supreme being who was about to become the new emperor of the empire: "Please go down and prepare your luggage, I have to pack up."
After Garcia walked out of the tent silently, Ruhl had already sat down heavily.
The fat man patted the fat on his face, suddenly smiled, cursed something in a low voice, and said to himself: "Damn, I've been running for a lifetime... This time, I have to bite the bullet and hit the wall. Crash, this kind of approach is really not in line with my style, Lord Ruhl! Haha! Haha! Hahaha!"
Suddenly a sharp look flashed in his eyes, and he shouted in a low voice, "Reinhardt! Reinhardt! Come in!"
Outside the door, a young officer in the uniform of the Guards Battalion strode in. It was the young officer who came from the Imperial Military Academy and came to Ruhr.
"Reinhardt, you have already submitted your resignation to me. Are you going into town with us tonight, or..."
The young officer looked at Ruhr, his face was serious at first, but then he suddenly smiled: "Sir, please forgive me. I don't want to enter the city. As soon as you lead the army, your subordinates plan to leave here on horseback and go to the city. went north."
Ruhl, however, showed no surprise at all, looking at the young officer who he admired very much: "Hey! It really is a student trained by Cavie Hill! Unlike us guys, who only know how to die with a single tendon."
"My lord, my subordinates are not afraid of death, but Mr. Caviehir taught us that death is not terrible. What is terrible is that life is wasted without achieving the goal. This subordinate disagrees with your decision tonight and decided to stay useful. Looking forward to the future."
Leave a useful body... Ha!
The fat man raised his eyebrows: "Aren't you afraid that I will kill you now?!"
Reinhardt was expressionless, but shook his head: "If you do this, you will not be General Ruhr, and you will not be worthy of the special opinion that Mr. Cavie Hill treated you."
"So, you decided to go to the north and find that mad dog Green? Going to go to that guy Xia Leiming? The crown prince of the empire is here, the emperor of the empire is here, and the capital of the empire is here! As a soldier, you have to go north. Where else?!"
In the face of such harsh questioning, Reinhardt looked calm, looked at Ruhr, and said calmly: "The emperor may not be the emperor, as for the imperial capital, it is just a city. The general's belief is different from that of his subordinates. May I only be loyal to one person or one family! The loyalty of my subordinates is only to the country! Your Excellency is willing to risk the lives of the entire army tonight, just because you are convinced that the crown prince's ascension to the throne is the most important thing for the empire! But the subordinates do not agree. The difference between the subordinates and the adults is that the loyalty of the adults is to the emperor! And the loyalty of the subordinates is to the country! Since the beginning of this war, the royal plans have been known to the subordinates."
He suddenly sneered: "Your Majesty is willing to give up half of the territory in the north, half of the people of the empire, throw them into the flames of war, and only protect the south... This plan is exquisite, but if you think about it carefully, this plan is for the sake of the stability of the royal family. Or for this empire? Ever since His Majesty the Emperor released half of his country to secure the stability of the royal family... This royal family is no longer worthy of subordinates' allegiance to death!"
Ruhl was shocked, staring at this young officer, staring at this young man who actually said such a rebellious remark! !
Ruhr's eyes were like electricity, and Reinhardt just stood there and looked at each other calmly, but his eyes did not waver at all.
Ruhl lowered his head for a while, and when he raised his head, his face was generally expressionless, but his voice was urgent and fast!
"There is a shortage of horses, so I can only gather 10,000 cavalry to fight! There are other battalions and auxiliary battalions in the battalion. There are more than 3,000 soldiers and soldiers of various colors in total. There are still three or four thousand horses, but they are all weak horses. These people, after our main force fought, could not hold the camp. Once the rebels came, it would be ruined. Or they would just disperse... I will give you a warrant to let you be my personal guard. Officer, these three thousand people, I will leave them to you, listen to your command."
Ruhr stood up and walked to Reinhardt: "These are some of the seeds left by my Rodriguez cavalry... Rather than just scattered here and engulfed in the chaos, it's better to leave them all to you, you. If you have the ability, take them out, go to the north, find Green, and find that kid Xi Ya!"
The three thousand men and horses were handed over to him, but this young Reinhardt was not at all complacent or excited, but instead sighed and smiled bitterly: "General, you really look down on me."
He touched his nose: "It's thousands of miles to the north, if I leave alone, hide my name, and sneak all the way to the north of Moore County, it's not difficult. But you give me these 3,000 men and horses, let me Under my command, this road is thousands of miles, but it's all enemy-occupied areas! Three thousand weak soldiers have to go straight through thousands of miles of enemy territory... You have given me a big problem."
Ruhl snorted: "Cavihill's disciple, and the elite of the Imperial Military Academy, this matter should not be difficult for you."
Reinhardt let out a sigh of relief, and finally nodded with a frowning face: "This subordinate will give it a try."
Ruhl didn't talk nonsense, he just lay down on the case and wrote a warrant, stamped it with the general's mark, and threw it to Reinhardt: "You wait for my troops to leave the camp before gathering the troops, so as not to disturb people's hearts. ... Also, don't let other banner members know, especially... His Royal Highness."
Reinhardt was expressionless, put the warrant in his arms, but faced Ruhr, suddenly put his legs together, straightened his body, and solemnly gave a military salute.
The young officer held his head high and said solemnly: "Sir General, although I don't agree with your choice, I admire you and the will of the whole army to die! If it weren't for the belief in my heart, I would I wish I could stay here tonight and accompany you to die generously! Reinhardt is not a person who fears death, just because my free faith in my heart has not been fulfilled, I will leave a useful body. In the future, if there is a chance to meet... "
Having said this, the young officer's eyes were already red, but he couldn't speak any more, and he simply gritted his teeth: "Although it is only a few months, it is Reinhardt who can serve in the side of the general and in the Roderian cavalry regiment. The most glorious experience of my life!"
After speaking, the officer named Reinhardt had already turned around, held his head high, and walked out in big strides, with a firm pace, and he didn't even turn his head back! !
Ruhl stood there, only watching this young and heroic figure disappear outside the tent, but suddenly smiled.
"Rodrian cavalry... hum! After tonight, I am afraid that there will be no Rodrigues in this world!"