In the impression of many people, there are many excellent generals in the emerging group of the Northern Army, such as Char Leiming himself, such as Green, such as Reinhardt, and even Sogel also have excellent military capabilities.
Sharba has always been a person who is easily overlooked or despised.
In fact, Sharba's position in the regiment of the Northern Army is not low. He is responsible for commanding the cavalry unit of the Northern Army: the Independent Cavalry Regiment.
This cavalry regiment was the strongest combat unit of the Northern Army. The 4,000 cavalry were mainly composed of the remnants of the former Rodriguez Corps and some of the horse thieves cavalry who had changed careers. The combat effectiveness was first-class.
To allow Xia Ya to hand over such a powerful cavalry unit into his hands, Sharba's own ability is not weak, but many people don't take it seriously. In the eyes of many people, Sharba, this guy can mix The current status is purely based on his resume: he is Xia Yaleiming's most intimate confidant and confidant.
He was born in the Roderian cavalry regiment - this is the most rooted and bright background, and he was also a member of the personal corps of General Adric when he was the commander of the Roderian cavalry. He has good martial arts skills, The most important thing is that he and Xia Yaleiming had a life-long friendship. The two fought on the battlefield together, rolled in the sea of corpses and blood, and Xia Ya also saved his life.
Such qualifications made him one of the most trusted people in the Northern Army group.
But I have to say that Sharba's own ability to lead troops and commanders is actually lacking.
In addition to Char's trust in him, he could become the commander-in-chief of the cavalry regiment, and another reason was that he was born in the Roderian cavalry, which was very important. Because in the cavalry regiment of the Northern Army, most of the officers and soldiers are old people of the Rodriguez Corps, and the people from the Rodriguez Corps have always been very proud—of course, they do have the capital of this pride. If you send a commander at random, it will be difficult to get the approval of the upper and lower officers in the army.
Even... At this point, even Green couldn't do it.
In the army, paying attention to one's background has always been a deep-rooted stubborn disease that no leader can overcome.
Sharba was born in a small soldier - although he served as Adric's personal soldier, generally speaking, he must have certain qualities to be able to serve as a personal soldier, and he also served as a junior officer. But in any case, he has not experienced the training of senior officers in the system, and he is not the kind of genius with strong talent.
In fact, in the eyes of many people, Sharba is not the most suitable person to serve as the commander of the independent cavalry regiment.
When the Independent Cavalry Regiment was established, it was recognized within the Northern Legion that the most suitable candidate was... Reinhardt.
Yes, it was the young officer who brought the remnants of the Roderian cavalry from the imperial capital all the way to the north to join Char.
This guy is from the Imperial Military Academy, has received the systematic training of senior officers, and once served as an adjutant by Ruhl's side, and also studied with Cavie Hill, although he is not an official disciple.
The most important thing is that he can also lose the recognition of the Rodriguez cavalry, because he took thousands of remnants from the south to the north, crossed the heavily enemy-occupied area, and fought countless bloody battles. Respected and recognized by the cavalry.
He has leadership ability and can be recognized by the soldiers - but in the end, the position of commander of the independent cavalry regiment is still not his turn.
It must be fair to say that at this point, Char’s choice of Sharba over Reinhardt was a very selfish consideration: he was cronyism.
Sharba fought bravely, dared to fight, and was loyal to Xia Ya—all of which could not hide his biggest shortcoming: he was not a good candidate for a senior officer.
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Notting Military District, as the weakest of the four major warlords around the Northern Army's territory, it is inconspicuous.
However, the Notting Military Region was destined to surprise Xia Ya.
This generation of Governor of Notting Military Region, whose name is Tegel.
The governor's land is small, only one-third the size of Syltane. He does not have many troops, and the entire army is full, but it is only more than 8,000.
But this guy is not ordinary.
Although in the entire Red Round Table Alliance, there are not many people who look down on this governor with a small army and a small army - but there is one exception. There is one person who looks down on him very much and thinks that he is an extraordinary person.
This man is Salvador.
Salvador's evaluation of Tegel is: perseverance in character, decisive at critical moments, but not reckless, with calm and rational analytical ability.
The most important thing is that this guy is ruthless!
Because of his appreciation for Tegel, El Salvador even married his daughter to Tegel - of course, El Salvador has many children. And this marriage has not attracted the attention of many people. In everyone's opinion, this is just a small political marriage carried out by the speaker of the Red Roundtable in order to win over a small ally.
And one thing that many people don't know, Salvador once said in private: Unfortunately, this Tegel is not my son, if he is my son, I would even be willing to make him my heir!
Unlike the other three military regions that were destroyed one after another, Tiger's Nordin military region was ready to deal with Xi Ya from the very beginning. Even when Char had just pacified Syltan County and defeated the Odins, Salvador was still under the city of Osgilia with the rebels. This Tegel had already written a letter to his father-in-law: Beware of the thunder of Xia in the north.
He came to a conclusion early on: this new rising star of the empire in the north would never be satisfied. This guy is by no means a landowner who will give up after occupying a few pieces of land. Once he accumulates enough strength in the north, he will definitely expand.
Therefore, the Notting Military Region took the Northern Army as an imaginary enemy very early, and they began to prepare for the war very early.
In the border area of the two sides, a small town originally built into a military fortress, where he stored ordnance, and trained the army here.
And the Northern Army really sent troops, but this Tiger was not panic at all, he had expected today a long time ago.
Then he did a very interesting thing.
Shaerba also wrote a letter to Tegel when he was pressing with an army of 4,000 soldiers and horses - well, no need to guess, the format and content of this letter are still the one written by Xi Ya Blackmail letter.
When Tegel received this letter, he quickly replied, and the content of the reply surprised everyone, including Sharba.
The reply from the people of Notting is: we are soft. We know that your northern army is very strong, and we cannot compete with you, so we are willing to compromise and obey. We will meet your request as soon as possible, and we have already started preparing for the compensation you requested... In a word, stop fighting, let's just serve it
Sharba was fooled.
There is no doubt that this is a delaying plan for the Notting people. After buying time, Tegel immediately sent a message to his father-in-law for help.
And El Salvador's response was also very fast. He dispatched 10,000 troops to cross the border of the two families at the fastest speed and came to the capital city of the Notting Military Region.
With backers and reinforcements, Tegel did the second surprising thing: he left the reinforcements of the Rodriguez military region, and handed over his capital city and his governor's palace to his allies.
Then, he only set off with his 8,000 troops, rushed to the military fortress on the border, and rushed to the front line to meet the enemy!
At this time, Sharba finally realized that he had been deceived. Sharba was furious and then prepared to teach the liar a hard lesson.
Because, at this time, Tegel's confidant sent a book of war to the Northern Army, the battle of Yoshalba.
Sharba was surprised by the opponent's courage, because in his opinion, if Nordin refused to hold on to the city, there might still be a few chances, and pulling the team out to fight in the field... is simply courting death.
In this world, the number of armies that can compete with Rodriguez in field battles can be counted on one hand! Moreover, no matter how many, the Notting Army led by Governor Tegel was definitely not one of them.
However, it turns out that Sharba was wrong!
Tiger is indeed a ruthless man. The only way he can deal with the elite cavalry of the Northern Army is: desperately!
He knew very well that although he had worked hard to train his army, his own army was still inferior to the enemy in combat effectiveness. But he knew one more truth: In this world, the ruthless are afraid of being stunned, and the stunned are afraid of dying!
The third thing he did, he publicly sent an order back to the capital city and told his allied troops stationed in the capital city: If after the war, any soldier or officer in the army escaped from the front line, no matter what it was People who run back will all be executed on the spot, and the whole family will be slaughtered!
He gave his 8,000 troops under his command a very clear understanding: Either you fight to the death with the enemy when the war starts, and if you die on the battlefield, you are still a martyr. If you defeat him and flee back, the whole family will die!
Anyway, they all die, either as a martyr, or as a coward, and also to implicate their family members—you choose!
The soldiers had no choice: to fight is to die, to escape is to die, then there is no difference.
As for mutiny? Don't even think about it! Another very cruel thing that Tegel did is that his 8,000 troops, all the family members of the officers and soldiers are in the capital city! If you dare to mutiny and betray the enemy on the front line, the rear will directly pull your whole family out and snap them away!
Facts have proved that all of Tegel's 8,000 troops wrote a suicide note before the war!
And the facts have proved that when a group, everyone is ready to fight and die, the fighting power they burst out is enough to make up for many lack of strength!
The process of fighting between the two sides also fully proved this!
When the battle began, Sharba faced the formation of the Nordins according to the image he had imagined, and brought his 4,000 cavalry, under the resounding sound of the horn, when he rushed up like a tide, he began to It went fairly smoothly.
They quickly tore apart Nordin's front line, opening a gap, and then the cavalry swarmed in, clashing left and right.
If it is the usual situation, when the formation of an army has been opened, and the enemy's cavalry has rushed into its own belly, they will quickly become confused, and after the spread of the chaos, with the What followed was the collapse in groups.
However, what surprised Sharba was that he took his men and horses into the army formation of the Nordins, fighting left and right to kill. It was obvious that these Nordins had been disrupted by their own cavalry, but they were No one backed away and escaped! !
And as the battle progressed, Sharba sensed a dangerous signal! His own cavalry rushed into the ranks of the Nording people, but they were not able to successfully complete the piercing, but the cavalry seemed to be stuck in a quagmire. Every step forward, the resistance they encountered increased!
Sharba worked very hard, and so did the cavalry of the Northern Army, but their enemies were not only hardworking, but desperate!
In a field battle, which lasted for a full afternoon, the Northern Army Cavalry Regiment launched six charges against the Nording people's army formation, but none of them could make the Nording people take a step back! The commander-in-chief of the cavalry regiment, Sharba, was also injured. His left arm was slashed with a knife. If he hadn't had thick armor, he would have become a one-armed man.
In the evening, the northern army retreated. Under the horn of retreat, the cavalry of the northern army left the battlefield, quickly opened a safe distance, and re-lined up. This time, they didn't charge anymore, but looked at the darkening sky and looked helplessly at the tenacious enemy in front of them.
The Notting people's array was broken and deformed. The originally thick phalanx was messed up by the cavalry, but watching the retreat of the Northern Army, there was a burst of cheers and shouts from the Notting people's army.
There are not many troops in this world that can compete with the Rodriguez cavalry in the field, but there is no doubt that from now on, there will be one more name on this list: Nordin!
The first day of battle, the retreat of the Union cavalry, gave the people of Notting even more meaning: they gained confidence!
It turned out that he can really fight against this powerful enemy! Turns out, we can really do it! !
After the battle, it slipped in a direction that Sharba couldn't control.
After two days of repairs, the northern army attacked again, but the Nordins did not fight with them, and retreated into the military fortress, refusing to defend the city.
Sharba's challenge under the city was fruitless, and the Nordins just left the city. In desperation, the northern army could only attack hard.
The result of the siege: no result.
Nineteen days... Char Ya has already pacified the two opponents in the east, and Green also used the method of closing the door to beat the dog to deal with the Beckerpe people.
However, Sharba and his independent cavalry regiment were still firmly blocked on the border of Notting.
When Charya brought the army to join Shaerba, Shaerba seemed very guilty in the face of Charya. This rude man thought he had failed Charya's trust.
Facing this guilty brother, Xiaya just patted his shoulder.
"It's not your fault, it's my fault, I put you in a position that doesn't suit you."
Charya immediately removed the position of commander of Sharba's cavalry regiment - no one objected to this decision. In any case, the commander was to blame for such a useless battle.
At the same time, the arrival of Char Ya also brought another person: the commander-in-chief of the Northern Army he brought, the young Reinhardt. Immediately after the dismissal of Sharba as commander, a new appointment was announced: Reinhardt was officially transferred to commander of the independent cavalry regiment.
A secret military meeting was held immediately, and Char had a secret conversation with the newly appointed cavalry commander under his command. Char did not immediately bring up the topic of how to kill the Nordins.
He was more concerned about something else.
Facing Reinhardt, Char asked his question: "What happened to the cavalry regiment?"
This is the question that Chara is most concerned about! In his opinion, the resistance of the Nordins is not a problem, and even if they get the news that El Salvador of Rodriguez has sent troops, it is not a problem.
However, the fact that the most capable, best, and most courageous cavalry under his command had become so powerless was what worried him the most.
You must know that in the era of the Roderian cavalry, the same group of people could fight for their lives with the Black Flag Army in the field! You can face hundreds of thousands of rebels under Osgilia!
But now... how did it become like this
The same group of people, just changed their uniforms and changed a number, but they have transformed into this appearance.
They can still be said to be first-class elites, but they seem to have lost the momentum of the invincible "ace army" in the past.
Xia Ya's expression was serious.
Reinhardt thought for a while, then said slowly, "General, what do you think?"
"I don't know." Xia Ya shook her head.
"It's not the problem of the soldiers' training." Reinhardt took a deep breath: "Even when the army was reorganized, our cavalry was the hardest training. It's not their courage that's the problem, our young man. They are the bravest. When I took them from the south to the north, none of them were cowards. It was not a problem with our equipment. Our cavalry was equipped with excellent war horses and excellent weapons."
Looking at Char's deep frown, Reinhardt said what he thought was the real reason: "It's belief. The current independent cavalry regiment doesn't have their beliefs. The warriors just rely on their trained fighting instincts. Just fighting."
"Belief?"
"Yes, it is faith." Reinhardt's tone was very serious: "The reason why the Roderian cavalry was strong in the past was not because our individual soldiers were the best. , In the face of the Odins, they have never had an advantage. But all Rodia is Rodia, because they have this glorious and proud name! Every Rodriian cavalry is deeply Love their army, love their flag, they know that it is the greatest pride to enter this army, they know that their army is the most invincible and greatest in the world! In order to defend this pride, each of them is willing to Damn it! This kind of centripetal force and pride is something your 'Northern Independent Cavalry Regiment' doesn't have. Second point, the Roderian cavalry is strong because they know what they are fighting for! They are the most powerful in the empire A strong army is the sharpest saber to defend the dignity of the Byzantine Empire! Even in the face of the black flag army of the Odins, the Rodian cavalry will not be afraid! Because they know that behind them are the expectations and sustenance of the entire empire Behind them are their families, their land, their homeland, their homeland, their homeland! They are willing to defend these things with their blood and their lives! But now... your independent cavalry regiment, What do soldiers fight for? For your personal ambitions?"
Shaya was speechless.
"That's what I think is the real reason. For this reason, the former Roderian cavalry, in the face of ten times their own enemy, as long as someone shouted 'Rodria, go forward!', the soldiers will Unhesitatingly launch a charge, no matter if there is a mountain of swords or a sea of fire! It is precisely because of this reason that the current independent cavalry regiment cannot even take down a small 8,000 Notting Army."
Speaking, Reinhardt pointed to the muscles on his arms: "They still have strength here...", and pointed to his heart: "But here, it's empty!"
After Xia heard everything, he suddenly stood up, bowed deeply to Reinhardt in front of him, and said something solemnly.
"I was wrong! I used you too late! This is my mistake, I hope I can correct it now. Starting today, this cavalry will be handed over to you!"
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Char admitted everything Reinhardt said. An army without spiritual convictions cannot be said to be strong in any way.
This law applies to any army, even his cavalry battalion!
The invincibility of the strong cavalry camp seems to be based on muscle fruit, dragon blood... and other additional strengths, but in fact, even Char's own has ignored the more important one!
Every cavalryman in the strong cavalry battalion has a firm loyalty to him!
This is his bodyguard, he knows every cavalryman, knows every one's name, and has spoken to every one of them, five hundred cavalrymen, who have struggled with him through the most difficult desperation, five hundred cavalrymen The cavalry, everyone has absolute trust in their commander, they trust Char Leiming to lead them to victory no matter in any difficult situation.
The spiritual belief of these five hundred people is their absolute loyalty and absolute worship to Char!
To put it simply, the top 500 cavalry battalions are not fighting for the country or any righteousness, they are fighting for Char! Each of them is willing to die for Xiaya! They had witnessed with their own eyes how Xiaya, under the new city, killed Manninger's son in a desperate situation, smashed the city gate with one blow, and brought them back from defeat to victory in the desperate situation, and took the final victory.
If you think that you can find 500 people at random, smear them with dragon blood, and eat the muscle fruit, you can pull out 500 people and cut 20,000 people... Then you are wrong!
If you do, then when your 500 people face 20,000 people, their first reaction is: turn around and run!
Without true spiritual belief, soldiers don't believe you can take them to victory, they won't fight for you!
The top 500 cavalry battalion is Xia Ya's personal guard, who follows him every day, like brothers and sisters.
However, this kind of spiritual power based on the "personality cult" of the commander does not apply to every army, or to be precise, only applies to some small-scale elites. After all, if you are commanding an army of tens of thousands, it is impossible for everyone in the tens of thousands of soldiers to have such deep loyalty and worship to the commander.
So... how did the independent cavalry regiment, their spiritual beliefs, be established