Proud Victorians don't want to retreat without a fight. They have been fighting with the most elite army of the orc tribe for many years, so how could they put a newborn country on the wasteland in their eyes
What's more, the main force of the coalition army is not composed of Victorians, so it is even more fearless.
It is always very simple to let others die.
But for the two Earls Sade and Sneijder, things are completely different.
If the decisive battle is really fought, and if the battle is lost, the Victorian knights will still be able to break through with their own powerful skills—and they are all cavalry—but the troops of Florence and Pudri, in this desert Among them, how many people can escape from birth is an uncertain thing.
Although, before going to war, it is not a good sign to imagine the situation of defeat. But judging from the current situation, the two earls will not be blindly optimistic. They do have a rather pessimistic view on the upcoming battle.
As a result, the discussion between the three commanders of the coalition forces turned from a discussion to a dispute, and then to a quarrel.
In the end, Sneijder left 'I'm never going to take Pudley's lads to die! 'Such a sentence, and then just turned away.
Admiral Mars' face was also quite ugly, he cursed secretly in his heart, and then turned his gaze to Sade.
Earl Sade is not as irritable as Sneijder, but this is because he still shoulders the responsibility of the commander in chief of the coalition forces, so it is not easy to turn his face directly. But he was also dissatisfied with Mars in his heart, and he only heard him say: "General Mars, if you want to continue fighting, it's okay, but we can't blindly fight with Schindler without intelligence. Our scouts can't take advantage of our opponents, and our air cavalry also suffered heavy losses in the process of scouting. If you really want to continue this war, then you can Will your Victorian knights be dispatched?"
Mars said, "You want us to be scouts?"
Thad shrugged his shoulders and said, "It seems that we don't have many other choices, don't we?"
Mars said angrily, "Stop joking! We are the Knights of Victoria. Haven't you heard of us? Huh? How can you say that I want my heavy cavalry to be scouts?"
The president of the coalition forces spread his hands and said, "It seems that there is really no way for us to reach a consensus."
"Shit!" Mars cursed, turned and left.
…
"Those bastards from the west have been staying where they are for three days. They don't have any conspiracy, do they?"
It was Brigadier General Colthello who said this. The elf officer who wanted to compete for the position of general two years ago finally got his wish and became a general—although it was only a brigadier general.
After the establishment of the Kingdom of Schindler, Dane felt that there was a missing link in his military system, a link to be promoted from a senior officer to a general. According to Dane's vision, the colonel should be at the top of the officer system, and the major general should be the one who can stand on his own. Generally speaking, a major general is qualified to command a front army, at least he should be able to lead an entire army.
However, the kingdom doesn't have so many legions that can be led by others. However, those veteran officers who followed Dane to the north and south had to have a way to be promoted, and it was not good to keep them in the position of colonel forever.
Thus, the rank of brigadier general came into being. Generally speaking, the rank of brigadier general is awarded to the commander of the garrison army in a region, or the deputy commander of the main army army, or the direct commander of the key elite troops.
Colthello has now reached the rank of brigadier general, and besides leading a regiment in the Cormyr sub-corps, he also serves as the deputy commander of the regiment and has become Patience's right-hand man.
"I don't see it." Major General Elder said on the other side, "I think these guys are afraid to move on."
Patience said: "That's right, that's what I thought too. Their scouts suffered heavy losses, and the air cavalry also suffered a devastating blow from Colonel Sebo's air formation three days ago. They should have been frightened."
"Poor ghost." Colthello said, and then, with an eager look, he urged: "Shall we take this opportunity to launch an active attack?"
"I don't think so." Sako said, now that he has the rank of major general, he has taken over the position of the head of the White Wolf Army, and has become one of the high-level military officials of the kingdom. "Your Majesty's order requires us to Defensive operations are carried out here. Don't forget our mission, we just need to ensure that the enemy will not continue to advance eastward from the barren land pass. Although the enemy does not look that difficult to deal with, looking at their barracks, it is obvious that they have not yet arrived There are still certain risks in launching an active attack when we are in the right place."
Colthello curled his lips, and he looked at Patience. Admiral Patience is the commander in chief of this war.
General Elf said: "We really shouldn't take risks at will. Since the enemy has stopped moving, we don't need to start the war lightly. It's good to keep this situation. Colthello, if we want to strengthen the detection of the scout troops, we must Keep an eye on these guys. At the same time, don't be too reckless and impulsive. Confrontation between scouts is allowed. We must continue to implement the strategy of suppressing the opponent's scouts. However, I absolutely don't allow you to attack the enemy without authorization When the large forces launch an attack, all important actions must be carried out with my consent, do you understand?"
Colthello said: "Understood, Madam Commander, you are the commander-in-chief."
"It's good to know."
…
In the following period of time, the border between Schindler and the Principality of Florence has been in a state of tension. The two armies confronted each other like this, and small-scale conflicts occurred from time to time and never stopped.
However, the seemingly tense situation where a decisive battle may start at any time is actually quite stable. The coalition forces of Florence and Pudry did not dare to move a single step when they were suppressed in all aspects. And Patience didn't intend to take any risks. This confrontation seemed to last for a long time.
However, this does not mean that peace between the Kingdom of Schindler and the coalition forces will continue like this. Instead, a bigger storm was brewing further south.
That is the ocean.
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Someone was talking about mercenaries, um...
Mercenary is probably the first novel I read in its entirety, and it still had a great influence on me. I still have a full set of genuine "Mercenary World" physical books.