"Sir, look over there... How could they be in such a mess? Could it be that after the Fire Lion Legion, even the Fire Phoenix Legion is finished? Oh my God! They are slaughtering the defeated army..." Just as I was anxious to come up with an excuse to escape, Matthew screamed.
Following his gaze, I saw a tragic scene that almost made my eyes pop out. The Fire Phoenix Army actually started to massacre the defeated soldiers. How could this be possible? Weren't they desperately trying to accept and accommodate the defeated soldiers just now? Why did they suddenly start a massacre
After Matthew and several generals around him explained, I immediately understood what happened at the Fire Phoenix Army. This is the result of indecision. If I had acted ruthlessly earlier, how could there be such a tragedy now? Looking at the scene of his corpses everywhere and the defeated soldiers who only shot hundreds of people here, the difference is obvious at a glance.
Although I am not a person who looks down on women, the actions of the Fire Phoenix Army have made me despise the woman named Feng Ya. Although your martial arts are strong, or your leadership level is very high, if you cannot handle such emergencies, or if you are hesitant, then in the end you will not be able to become a qualified general. If you had handled the situation like I did at the beginning, nothing would have happened. But now, everything is too late...
"At least they withstood the pressure and finally dealt with the defeated army. Otherwise, it would not only be the two divisions of the Fire Lion Corps that would be destroyed, but the five divisions of the Fire Lion and Fire Phoenix Corps. Fortunately, the Fire Phoenix Corps is composed entirely of cavalry units. If they are determined to break out, I think it will not be so easy for the other side to trap them." I don't know why, after seeing that the crisis of the Fire Phoenix Corps was temporarily resolved, I actually seemed to be relieved. But just now I was praying that the Fire Phoenix Corps and the Fire Lion Corps would be destroyed quickly, so that I could retreat earlier. I thought that I asked Pavel to leave just now because I didn't want him to see the other two legions in danger and foolishly want to rescue them. That would be really bad.
"Sir, the scouts are back, and the situation is not good. Our empire is in big trouble this time..." A staff member in charge of intelligence handed me a piece of paper recording the enemy's situation.
"Damn it... 10 light infantry divisions, 2 light cavalry divisions, 1 heavy cavalry division, followed by a heavy infantry unit with a transport team, estimated to be 7 divisions... Damn it, these can eat up all our troops here... No, including Lord Sack, is it possible to eat them up, not to mention that they actually have 5 magician units... Damn, 10,000 magicians..." (The number of magician units in the Kingdom of Yan is 2,000, twice the number of Western Continent countries) I almost cried out in pain. With such a force, unless they come up to me in tens of thousands, I can't pose much threat to them. After all, my troops' main attack against long-range attacks is still coverage attacks. If the enemy attacks me from all directions with a skirmish line, then I will have no choice but to run away.
"Reinforcements are coming... Reinforcements are coming..." Just as I was about to order a retreat, Koma unexpectedly ran out from the rear of the military camp, and Of, who was following closely behind him, did not stop him.
Reinforcements? What reinforcements? I was greatly surprised. Logically speaking, Thacker and his men set out 4 days later than us, and they also had infantry following them. It was impossible for them to appear behind us so quickly. And even if they arrived now, our entire army would only be 17 divisions plus 2 magician units (a total of 2,000 people), which was no match for the East Continental Coalition. . . . . .
If it wasn't a direct army from the imperial capital, then could it be the regular army mobilized from other places in the empire? Or a local force? Thinking of this, I immediately mounted my horse and ran to the highest watchtower in the barracks.
Cavalry... Yes, it's a cavalry! They should be our reinforcements, but unfortunately there are too few of them... Or maybe they came just to serve as cannon fodder for me to escape. No... Why don't they put up any flags showing the unit's number? Something is wrong...
Thinking of this, I immediately turned on the infrared telescope again. I don't know how long this battery can last. If the battery runs out, I will be blind at night.
Through the telescope, I finally got a clear view of the enemy's troops. Two heavy cavalry divisions and four light cavalry divisions. All of the troops' decorations were different from any standard uniforms of the empire, and they didn't carry any flags, so the only thing I could believe was that they were not soldiers of the Kastark Empire.
"Ofu, take my remaining guards and leave immediately. I will give you two more squadrons of soldiers. You must report the situation here to Lord Sack or Lord Pavel in person. In addition, you must do me a favor..." I quickly slid down the watchtower and wrote a letter at my fastest speed ever, and then copied several more. Then I handed one to Ofu, and finally whispered a few words in his ear. After Ofu nodded vigorously, I patted his shoulder and walked towards the barracks.
"Koma, I don't care whether you are an earl or a duke, but I tell you clearly now that what is coming is not reinforcements, but cavalry troops from the East Continent that are coming to encircle and annihilate us... Don't say anything, otherwise I will kick you out of the barracks now. Now I still give you two choices. One is to stay with us and use 10,000 soldiers to resist the enemy's nearly 300,000 troops. The second is that you immediately take your companions and follow Auf to leave here and catch up with Lord Pavel, or go directly to the rear to report the situation here to Lord Sack. Give me an answer now, I am not as easy to talk to as Lord Pavel..."
"Impossible, the Mocaster Empire has only a few horses, where do so many cavalry troops come from..." Koma started yelling almost at the same time I finished speaking.
"Shut up, choose one of the suggestions I made right now, or get out of my camp. I'm a 10th subordinate, and if you don't give me an answer, I'll throw you out of here..." No warhorse? Damn idiot, are the East and West continents isolated? If so, how did the magic amplitude ring on my hand come from the Kingdom of Yan? Unless all the merchants are dead, there is no way they can't buy things!
"Go... I'm going... But you have to send more soldiers to protect me... Otherwise I will sue you..."
"I will send my personal guards with two squadrons to protect you. In addition, I will secretly send a small force to protect you. Leave now, otherwise..." With intimidation and inducement, I finally sent him out of the barracks.
"Squadron 6103, you are now organized into teams. Each team will take a letter and return it to Lord Sack..." After sending off Auf and Koma, I dispatched 10 teams again and asked them to go back and report to Sack.
When I finished explaining to the soldiers and told them the route of action, some of the people leaving the barracks, whom I had been watching, suddenly staggered a few times and then fell off their horses. . . . .