"What? What did you say? Say it to me again..." Marshal Sterling, who was closing his eyes and thinking about how to send spies to infiltrate various parts of the Kastark Empire, suddenly jumped up from his position with anger on his face after hearing a report from his subordinates.
"Marshal, the 411th Legion, which was just mobilized from the empire, was ambushed by an enemy force of unknown origin three nights ago after it exchanged guard with the original 406th Legion. All the soldiers of the army died for their country..." Due to the panic caused by Sterling's sudden outburst, the officer almost instinctively repeated aloud what he had just reported.
"Those idiots...those idiots...I told them at the beginning to pay attention to the remnants of the Bora army that had fled. I didn't expect that those idiots not only failed to wipe out the remnants, but also let the other side take advantage of them... Tell me, how many of those untouchables are there? How are their armed forces?" After listening to the report from his subordinates, Sterling suddenly became furious and swept everything on the table to the ground. But soon, he calmed down from his anger and began to ask about the specific situation of the battle.
"Sir, the battle report only said... only said that all 51,217 people in the 411th Corps were wiped out, and there was no survivor... Therefore, there is no trace at all about the enemy. However, according to the military's speculation, the enemy should have dispatched no less than 8 divisions, otherwise there would be no way to capture the 411th Corps..." The officer read the information timidly, his face full of sweat. He had never seen his commander-in-chief with such an expression.
"Eight divisions... If the remnants of Andriel's army still have the strength of more than one legion, then that would be really weird... Could it be that all those people I killed before were ghosts? Or puppets?" As he spoke, Sterling began to walk anxiously back and forth in front of his desk.
"Sir, the military report also said that the soldiers of the 411th Legion were mainly killed by crossbows and a kind of very fine bayonet, and only a small part was killed by the infantry in the head-on confrontation. What is more troubling to us is that the remnants of the Andriel army also took away all the weapons and equipment of the 411th Legion. The military believes that the Andriel army may still be mobilizing resistance and trying to form more troops..."
"Needless to say, immediately mobilize the 406th Legion and the 407th Legion in Andriel City, as well as the 404th Legion guarding the left canyon, and dispatch the 415th Legion of the Imperial Defense Force to station in the Andriel Canyon area. Be prepared to directly strangle those remaining Andriel pariahs in a week. By then, I will personally lead the Flame Beast Legion to participate in the strangulation operation..." Sterling slammed his fist on the table and issued the troop mobilization order word by word.
"But sir, according to the original plan, we have to start attacking the heartland of the Kastark Empire in a week... At this time, sending troops to the rear to wipe out the remnants of Andriel, do you think it will be..." After hearing Sterling's order, the subordinate was completely confused. If the plan for next week changed, Sterling would probably be blamed by the imperial capital. Doesn't his boss worry at all
"Mind your business. It's not your turn to interfere in my affairs..." After angrily shouting at the officer to leave, Sterling secretly cursed his subordinates in his heart.
If he didn't eliminate the threat behind him, why would he lead his main force to fight the Kastek Empire? If he was defeated by mistake... Hey, even if he didn't lose the battle but confronted it, he would be in big trouble. After he withdrew his main force to the battle, the defense force in the Anderel area would be empty. The 9 divisions left in Anderel City and the 404th Legion currently stationed at the mouth of the canyon might not be able to defeat the remnants of Anderel. Add to that the mysterious archer troop...
If they united to cut off their retreat or food supply, their troops would be isolated in the true sense. And if Kanan, that bastard, framed them, they would not be sure whether they could return to the empire alive!
"Wait! What did you say just now? The 411th Legion was mainly killed by crossbows and an extremely thin spear?" Thinking of that mysterious army with super combat effectiveness, Sterling had a new feeling about the battle report just now.
"Yes, sir. According to the military report, about 10,000 people were killed by a bayonet about the thickness of a thumb. It is estimated that the weapon was made of pure steel and its penetrating power must be much stronger than that of an ordinary bayonet. This can be seen from the battle report that most of the soldiers attacked by the bayonet were pierced through the entire body from front to back..." Hearing Sterling's call, the officer stopped immediately, turned around and repeated what he knew.
"Damn it, damn it... I don't know if those damn bureaucratic guys have done a thorough job of understanding the enemy forces...
Don't they know what weapons the Flame Legion's Sixth Division, which has already passed through Andrel Canyon, uses? Crossbows, and those arrows with longer range and stronger feathers than ordinary long arrows. Piercing spears, some kind of piercing spears with strong penetrating power, all of these are caused by those abnormal bows and arrows...
No, that unit has never engaged in close combat with any other unit, so how could it be possible... By the way, you just said that the enemy had infantry accompanying the attack on the 411th Legion?"
After getting the affirmation from his subordinates, Sterling punched the table again. The poor table could no longer withstand Sterling's violence and finally collapsed with a creak.
"Damn it, are those guys just for free? It was so easy to connect them, and now they are fighting together... Forget it, let's put the attack on the Kastark Empire on hold for now, and order the entire army to be on high alert. Everything will be decided after I go and kill those Zerglings first." Sterling waved his hand tiredly and asked the officer to retreat, while he sat in front of the collapsed desk in a daze. The power struggle between the two marshals indirectly brought about the current result. Is it worth it? (To be continued)