Charlotte's words finally aroused the fighting spirit of the northern nobles.
For a moment, the nobles were full of fighting spirit and once again vied for the title of vanguard of the army, each wanting to be the first to charge into battle.
Charlotte couldn't quite understand why these nobles were so interested in leading the charge.
In order to maintain her image, she did not ask any more questions, but quickly handed over the command to Baron Angus, the commander-in-chief.
Speak when it is time to speak, and cheer when it is time to cheer.
When the time came to fight, Charlotte trusted Baron Angus, an experienced man who had commanded many battles, more than her own theoretical advice.
Baron Angus also took the order respectfully and began to command the nobles to make arrangements before the battle.
Every noble in the tent came with his soldiers.
In fact, they were the "officers" of Castel's army.
As long as they are given a task, it means giving orders to the entire coalition forces.
While Baron Angus was giving orders, Charlotte was not idle either. Instead, she listened attentively and secretly learned how Baron Angus commanded and mobilized the army.
It is indeed better to leave professional matters to professionals, but as a feudal lord, Charlotte also believes that he must strengthen his military qualities.
I don't mean to learn to be as good as those warlike kings, but at least you should know something about military affairs.
What surprised and interested Charlotte was that Baron Angus's arrangement for the nobles' tasks was very simple.
That means mobilizing the entire army and launching a direct frontal attack.
He issued many command orders in advance, which were very simple and crude. As for the command after the war started, he just roughly told the nobles to act according to the horn.
Of course, this was an order to the northern nobles.
In fact, the most critical link lies elsewhere.
Before the battle, Count Gaston will send an envoy to contact the rebels, suggesting to attack Castel's army from the front and back, in order to lure the main cavalry force of the Glis family hidden behind the camp to fight.
That’s right, the main cavalry force of the Legris family was not in the camp, but hidden behind the camp.
This is the news Sebastian brought back after his personal investigation.
Charlotte thought that this might be because the rebels also knew the identity of Count Gaston and originally planned to launch a pincer attack on Castel together with Tulip's army, so they hid the main force of the cavalry.
After all, as long as the timing is right, the thousands of cavalry troops of the Glis family will have the opportunity to cooperate with Tulip's standing guard and directly defeat Castel's coalition forces.
Of course, this may be what the rebel leader thinks.
Charlotte's plan was that Castel's entire army would initially just attack as a sheep, and would not actually charge at the rebels' well-fortified camp.
After the army of Earl Tulip sends a signal to the rebels and lures the main cavalry of the rebels into battle, the army of Earl Tulip will counterattack and rush directly to the main force of the rebels to complete the encirclement together with the coalition forces.
Only then will we launch a true all-out offensive.
During this process, the army of the Earldom of Tulip will be divided into two parts.
The cavalry units will fly the flag of Boulder together with Castel's cavalry, act as the Boulder army to lure the main force of the rebels, and suddenly turn against them when the two sides are fighting, catching the rebels off guard.
The infantry will hide in the coalition forces, and after the main force of the rebels is surrounded, they will activate the magic array and lead the coalition of nobles to formally launch a charge on the rebel camp.
Baron Angus also had only one goal.
That is a battle to completely defeat the main force of the rebels!
The battle plan was quickly arranged, and it was obvious that the army of the Earldom of Tulip was the most important link.
If the plan succeeds, the coalition forces will be able to defeat the main force of the rebels at the lowest cost.
After all, there are more than 10,000 troops here, and they have been waiting for so long. Castel’s real enemy is in the south, and as for the rebels... the losses can be reduced as much as possible.
After the order was issued, the nobles left one after another and went to their respective teams to prepare and mobilize.
The official start of the war was set for the next morning. The coalition forces had been traveling all the way and needed a night's rest.
At Charlotte's secret suggestion, Count Gaston sent his eldest son Audis as the messenger of "Bold" to go to the rebel camp to meet the rebel leader in person after nightfall.
He will present a "battle plan" for a frontal attack on Castel and "discuss" a specific plan to attack Castel together with the rebels.
It's a very simple and crude plan. The key is whether the rebels believe it or not.
Charlotte felt that the rebels would most likely believe it, but when Audis left, she couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
There was no way. This was her first time participating in a war since she traveled through time, and she was participating in the war as a lord.
Even though she had made all kinds of preparations and was confident that she could win the battle to quell the rebellion, she still couldn't help feeling nervous.
Fortunately, Audis returned safely after being away for more than three hours, and he also brought back a piece of news that made people feel certain -
The rebels agreed to the proposal of the "Tulip Army".
Actually, think about it, it is impossible for the rebels to doubt Count Gaston's position. After all... who would have thought that a count whose territory is behind Bold and who has sworn allegiance to the new lord would suddenly turn to Castel.
After Charlotte transformed Count Gaston and his son into blood servants, the balance of the rebellion completely changed.
What’s interesting is that when Audis visited the rebel leaders, the leader of the rebel side even suggested to Audis that they could take advantage of the night to cooperate with Tulip’s army to launch a night attack on Castel’s camp.
And... it seems that the rebels were planning to do this.
Of course, this proposal was rejected by Audis.
The reason was that Tulip's army was not ready yet.
During the journey, the armor of the extraordinary soldiers had not yet been fully charged, and it was not convenient to deploy the magic energy array, so they could not cause effective damage to Caster's army.
"Who is the leader of the rebels?"
After listening to Audis' report, Charlotte couldn't help but ask.
The suggestion of a night attack really scared her.
I have to say that the rebel commander is really sharp. If they really launch a night attack on Castel's side, it will be a real trouble.
Although Castel could set traps in advance, at most he could only catch the rebels' sneak attacks. And the only ones who could carry out a sneak attack at night could be a small elite force. For Charlotte, it would be meaningless even if he destroyed the enemy.
"He is a baron of the Legris family, named Chat."
Odis replied.
"Chait? Is it him?"
Baron Angus raised his eyebrows slightly.
Charlotte's heart moved slightly:
"who is he?"
Lord Angus replied respectfully:
"My Lord, it should be Chait de Legris. He is Laura's half-brother and the illegitimate son of the previous Viscount Legris. He is a young man with considerable talent for command."
"It is said that he led the private soldiers of the Gris family to defeat the larger force with a smaller one a few years ago, and defeated the northern pirates who came south to plunder many times."
After listening to Baron Angus' introduction, Charlotte nodded slightly.
"It's a pity that such an outstanding talent is standing against Castel."
Sebastian on the side smiled and flattered him:
"Master, when it comes to excellence, you are the best."
"Compared to you, the new generation of the Gris family is still not good enough. No matter how outstanding he is, he still fell into your trap..."
Charlotte ignored Sebastian's flattery. Since following her, this guy has become more and more self-indulgent and will not miss any opportunity to flatter her.
"Sir Audis, didn't you see Lola among the rebels?"
At this moment, Viscount Ryan Castel suddenly spoke and asked a question.
Audis was stunned for a moment:
"Lola? The female lord of the Gliss family? No, not really."
He shook his head.
Charlotte keenly noticed that after hearing Audis' reply, Viscount Ryan-Castell frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.
"My Lord, is there any problem?"
Charlotte asked.
The old viscount hesitated for a moment and said:
"No, it's just... a little strange. I remember that due to concerns about family succession, Laura has always been very wary of his half-brother, but I didn't expect that she would let him lead the army alone..."
"It seems that something has happened within the Gris family that we don't know about."
After hearing the old viscount's words, Charlotte's heart moved slightly.
She recalled some news that Nice had received after he had recently "taken refuge" with the Gliss family.
It was said that after it "surrendered", it did not see the senior members of the Legris family. On the contrary... it often saw the woman named Eudocia.
Or to be more precise, the black dragon that transformed into a human form.
It seems that the orders from the rebel leaders are often delivered through the black dragon.
"Odis, is there a woman named Eudocia among the rebels?"
Charlotte asked.
Audis was stunned for a moment, and replied respectfully:
“I don’t think I saw it.”
"No..."
Charlotte thought.
"Mr. Earl, have you found any problem?"
asked Baron Angus.
Charlotte hesitated for a moment and shook her head:
"No, nothing. I'm just a little curious about the movements of the rebel leaders."
…
The night passed quickly.
The next morning, just as day broke, the Castell coalition's camp began to slowly operate like a huge war machine.
After a night's rest, the soldiers regained their energy. After a breakfast of black bread, dried meat and ale, the teams from various noble families began to prepare for battle.
The light cavalry waved Castel's black eagle flag and shuttled between the small camps of various nobles, delivering information, while the nobles also raised their own family flags and began to line up and count their troops.
Charlotte stood on a hill not far away. The terrain was relatively high here, and she could have a panoramic view of her own camp. Not only that, she could also see the rebel camp on the riverside and the soldiers patrolling in the camp.
Of course, the most amazing thing is the coalition camp. When you are in the camp, the feeling may not be very intuitive, but only by looking down from the hills can you fully appreciate the magnificence of tens of thousands of troops.
As the flags waved, the armies of different noble families flowed slowly like a river, constantly combining and converging, gradually forming formations.
The sun gradually rose from the continuous forests on the horizon, and golden sunlight spread across the earth.
The long Dorne River sparkles in the sun like a golden ribbon.
The coalition forces also shone in the sunlight; that was the armor on the nobles and soldiers.
Through the equipment on their bodies, Charlotte could clearly distinguish which ones were nobles, which ones were private soldiers, and which ones were conscripted peasant soldiers.
It is worth mentioning that in each formation composed of the coalition forces of nobles, the nobles are at the front. They are wearing exquisite armor, riding tall horses, or simply walking.
Behind them were the knights and private soldiers who followed them, and at the end were the conscripted peasant soldiers.
Of course, there are far fewer knights following the nobles than in the past.
Most of them were called up to join Count Gaston and Tulip's cavalry to form a cavalry used for camouflage and raids.
The rest were just some personal guards.
Seeing these nobles leading by example, Charlotte couldn't help but sigh:
"The northern nobles... really like to be at the forefront of war!"
"Master, in fact, it's not just the nobles of the North, but the nobles of the entire human world are like this. In war, they who possess extraordinary powers always rush to the front. It is said that this is the creed of 'bravery' in the 'chivalry' followed by human nobles, and it is also the honor and pride of the nobles."
Sebastian, who was holding an umbrella to protect Charlotte from the sun, said respectfully.
"Chivalry..."
Charlotte murmured to herself and shook her head:
"They are the commanders, but they are rushing forward so far. They are not afraid that they will lose control of the battle because they are deeply involved in local battles and cannot grasp the overall situation..."
"Master, human nobles have always been like this. This can maximize the extraordinary power they possess. If any noble family shrinks back, they will be laughed at by their peers."
Sebastian said with a smile.
Charlotte sighed:
"No wonder Angus gave all the instructions clearly at the beginning, and only planned to communicate simply through the horn after the war started..."
"It seems that he never expected to be able to mobilize these crazy nobles after the fighting started."
Sebastian shrugged.
"There's nothing we can do about it. This is the human art of war."
Charlotte listened and shook her head:
"No, this is Miria's Art of War."
And at this moment, a heavy and vicissitudes of life horn sounded from afar, resounding through the sky.
Charlotte's heart moved slightly.
This is the clarion call for war.
The battle between the coalition forces and the rebels is about to begin.