Twelve days later, the Second Highness led a large team to this unknown small mound.
The body of Earl Aslan, who was wearing a gorgeous armor, was placed in front of him. If you looked carefully, you could find that Earl Aslan's head was separated from the corpse. The body had already smelled in ten days.
His Highness reached out and waved his hand in front of his nose, as if it could drive away the faint smell of corpses: "Okay, let's carry it away."
His voice was very soft, but everyone present who was familiar with his character could hear that the Second Highness was so angry that his anger was about to erupt.
The two guards gently lifted the body of Earl Aslan out of the big tent.
"Marquis Red, tell everyone the results of your investigation." His Highness ordered.
"Yes, Your Highness." Marquis Red stood up and came to the middle of the big tent, holding a thick stack of animal skin paper documents in his hand.
Marquis Red was the first to arrive. He was in charge of taking in the deserters, investigating the cause of the defeat, burying the war dead and other aftermath matters. He opened the document and began to report: "This time Earl Aslan privately mobilized three brigades under his command, a total of more than 7,500 people, to leave the barracks in the name of a long-distance raid and training, and planned to attack the return team of Earl Norton. Viscount Aslan takes revenge.
But the ending was very bad. Earl Aslan himself died in battle. The cavalry brigade under his command suffered more than 1,600 casualties, of which more than 800 were killed in battle, more than 600 were missing, and more than 200 people fled and returned to the team. , they also lost most of their mounts.
The two infantry brigades had more than 1,400 casualties of 5,000 people, 2,000 people were missing, and more than 1,500 people fled the battlefield, but they have basically returned to the team now. It is worth noting that their enemy is only five hundred people armed by the Norton family. This battle led by Earl Aslan can be called a fiasco. "
"Bang" the Second Highness slammed his fist on the table: "7,500 people, regardless of whether Earl Aslan dispatched troops privately or not, but his enemy is only about 500 people, and the advantage of more than ten to one is not enough." Can I lose a big battle, does it mean that the fighting power of my Royal Guards is getting worse and worse? If this is the case, what else can we use to unify the empire? Is this my army? It's just a flock of sheep!"
There was complete silence in the big tent, and everyone lowered their heads and listened attentively to the Second Highness's roar.
After losing his temper for a long time, the Second Highness finally calmed down, and said to Marquis Red: "Go on, let everyone hear how they were defeated, and let everyone learn a lesson."
"Yes." Marquis Red opened another document: "According to my investigation, Earl Aslan heard the news that Earl Norton had left the imperial capital, so he led three brigades to take a shortcut and rushed to the front to ambush. But he didn't expect Norton The count suddenly changed his return route and took a boat back to Samba Town. After waiting for two days, Count Aslan found out that he had no choice but to order the cavalry brigade to rush to the city of Domesgo.
According to the testimony of the two squadron leaders and four squadron leaders of the escaped cavalry brigade, it was confirmed that Earl Aslan's order was to entangle Earl Norton's team and wait for the arrival of the two infantry brigades he led before launching a joint attack.
From a tactical point of view, Earl Aslan's deployment was quite satisfactory, and he did not underestimate the enemy or be careless. However, Earl Aslan was afraid of arousing the guard of Earl Norton, so he did not send scouts to follow and reconnaissance. This was the only biggest mistake he made. Even after Earl Norton changed his route, Earl Aslan didn't know that it was useless for the three infantry brigades he led to lie in ambush for two days.
When it was discovered that Earl Norton had gone by water, he had already started a two-day journey with Earl Aslan's infantry brigade. Earl Aslan could only order his cavalry brigade to go ahead and entangle the enemy to delay the journey. This is also a more formal way of fighting.
But Earl Norton was very vigilant, and after discovering the pursuit of the cavalry brigade, he retreated to the mound beside the road. We can still see many defensive facilities arranged by the Norton family, but he didn't expect that the cavalry brigade was not going to launch an attack, but It is to hold him back. So even under the mound, they began to camp and garrison.
According to those cavalry who escaped, they set up five camps with a squadron of 500 troops, forming a semicircular defensive line except for the cliff on the side of the mound, and organized patrols to guard against the Norton family. Unable to break out at night.
There was nothing wrong with the cavalry brigade's approach, but they didn't expect that the Norton family's armed forces would use that cliff to lurk in front of their camp, solving the problem of the patrol team splitting up and attacking the front and rear camps before dawn. And drove the fleeing cavalry to attack the remaining three camps. The sleeping cavalry brigade was caught off guard, and the cavalry brigade, which had lost its horses, finally collapsed.
Earl Norton, who had defeated the cavalry brigade, refused to give up. He took advantage of the two infantry brigades led by Earl Aslan to arrive in two days, and went to Qilin Port and nearby territories to buy nearly a thousand cows, mules and horses. . When Earl Aslan arrived here to clean up the mess, he once again attacked two infantry brigades by surprise. "
Marquis Red picked up a few more documents: "This is the confession of an infantry captain and several squadron leaders. They said that it was already in the afternoon when they arrived here. Since they encountered a dozen escaped cavalrymen on the road, they had already Knowing that the cavalry brigade had lost a battle, Earl Aslan was in a bad mood. He ordered the fleeing cavalry to be whipped fifty times, thinking that it was their escape that caused the cavalry brigade to suffer a defeat.
At that time, everyone, like Earl Aslan, thought that Earl Norton had already fled with his family armed forces, so they set up camp without any precautions. As a result, in the middle of the night, they were attacked again by Earl Norton.
This time, Earl Norton poured fire oil on the mounts of nearly a thousand cavalry brigades they captured and the cattle, mules and horses he bought, and tied short swords and daggers on the horns, and tied straw mantles on the mounts. The eyes of these bulls and horses. After lighting the fire, more than two thousand cows and horses rushed into the camp frantically. The two infantry brigades who woke up from their sleep were terrified when they saw these fiery bulls, horses, and fiery men rushing towards them. They blew up the battalion and the whole army collapsed on the spot.
Earl Aslan wanted to gather soldiers to form a defensive line, but Earl Norton, who followed the fiery bulls and horses into the camp, didn't give him a chance. A fleeing soldier said that what he saw was Earl Norton rushing towards him, and he only made two moves against Earl Aslan, and Earl Aslan was beheaded with a single sword. Nearly a hundred soldiers who had already gathered saw that Earl Aslan was dead, either knelt down and begged for mercy, or turned around and fled.
I have to say with admiration that Earl Norton's use of fire bulls and fire horses to break through the camp of 5,000 people is really a stroke of genius. He achieved a big victory with only a very slight cost of casualties. He took the head of Earl Aslan, and instead of entering Qilin Port, he boarded a boat on a beach more than ten miles away from Qilin Port, and stuck Viscount Aslan's head on a branch on the beach. superior.
It was too late when the First Reserve Corps stationed at Qilin Port received the news and sent a brigade to the beach, and Earl Norton's fleet had already left. That party found Lord Aslan's head on the beach and brought it back. According to the traces left on the beach, we believe that the missing persons of the cavalry brigade and infantry brigade should have become captives of the Norton family and were escorted to Shirowas Island. "
After reporting on the investigation, Marquis Red handed over the documents in his hand to the desk in front of the Second Highness, and then retreated to his seat with his hands tied.
The Second Highness picked up these documents and looked at them carefully. The Marquis of Rede was very experienced in his work. Not only did he have the detailed statements of the soldiers who survived the battle, but he also drew a topographical map of the small mound, and armed the Norton family to guard the mound. Qiu's defensive layout and the five camps of the cavalry brigade were drawn, and a schematic route for the night attack on the fifth battalion was also drawn on it. There is also the floor plan of the camp where Earl Aslan led the two infantry brigades to the camp, etc., which are clear at a glance.
After reading these documents, His Royal Highness remained silent, but tapped his fingers on the table.
The hearts of all the people present in the big tent are beating with the fingers of His Highness knocking on the table. Everyone knows that once His Highness stops tapping, it means that he has made a decision and will not allow others to Change.
The knocking sound became more and more rapid, and suddenly, the sound disappeared, and there was a complete silence in the big tent, but everyone straightened their chests by coincidence, and their expressions became more serious.
"David Copperfield!"
"Here, Your Highness, what are your orders?" The handsome David appeared in front of His Highness Second Highness. As His Highness's deputy commander of the guards, he had to guard around him at all times when His Highness was out, whenever he was called.
"You bring a team of guards back to the imperial capital, pass on my military order, and ask the First Royal Guards to send out a brigade under your command, to bring Earl Aslan to me for inspection, and to uproot the Aslan family, man Sent to death camps to perform crimes and meritorious deeds, and the girl is arranged to serve as military prostitutes in the military prostitution camp." His Highness the Second Highness coldly uttered a chilling decision.
The aristocrats present in the big tent became turbulent, and the rabbit died and the fox was sad. Earl Aslan's love general who was the Second Highness in his lifetime ended up in such a way after his death that his family was even implicated. The Second Highness's treatment seemed too harsh and unreasonable.
"Your Highness..." Several nobles stood up and wanted to intercede.
"Sit down!" His Royal Highness suddenly became furious: "As my tax inspector, Viscount Aslan bullied everyone, corrupted the law, but he was beheaded in front of me. I think he is pitiful and I want to let it go. I will be held accountable. Who knows that his elder brother, the Earl of Aslan, as the general of the army, secretly dispatched troops to avenge his personal revenge, causing heavy injuries to the soldiers under his command, which is an unforgivable crime. He is treating my soldiers as his family's private soldiers Yet!"
"So, I want to strip the title of Earl Aslan and take back his earldom, as a warning to those who come later. Do you have any opinions?" His Highness asked domineeringly: "If he wins, maybe I will not He should be held accountable, but you can see what kind of battle he fought, 7,500 people, my main army, was defeated by 500 people from the Norton family! This is simply incompetent, the ultimate stupidity! Maybe I have to thank Earl Norton, who saved me from the failure of Earl Aslan's ineffective combat in the future war to unify the empire...
David, you are asked to search the money of the Aslan family because the treasury is in short supply, and it is difficult to use a large amount of money to supplement the heavy losses caused by the Earl Aslan's private actions of the Second Army. You go and do it well, and when you are done, go to the Second Army to replace Earl Aslan as the commander of the army, and rectify this army. As for the troops, I will draw from the reserve army to supplement you. "
"Yes, Your Highness! Please don't worry, I will live up to your expectations..." The handsome David set off with great vigor after saluting.
"You guys step back, Chrisya stay here for a while." His Highness waved his hands, propping his forehead with his hands, looking very headache.
The people in the big tent came out one after another, and the last one left was Lorist's cousin, the golden female knight Chrisya. When Lorist arrived in the imperial capital, as the head of the newly formed Royal Knights, Chrisya was training outside with her knights, so she missed the meeting with Lorist.
Chrisya moved behind the Second Highness, and massaged his temple with her fingers: "Ogg, you are too tired, you should pay more attention to your body... "
As the lover of His Highness the Second Highness, Chrisya knew very well what bothered her lover the most. But she is not easy to talk, one is her family, cousin, and the other is her lover, she is caught in the middle of a dilemma.
His Royal Highness grabbed the hand that was giving him the massage, and put the girl in his arms: "Krisa, go to Hirovas Island for me, meet your cousin Locke, and explain to him this time. What happened was not my original intention, but Earl Aslan's own decision. By the way, I told him my treatment of the Aslan family, and hoped that he could dispel this anger.
My father's body is almost unbearable. After his death, we will complete the great cause of unifying the empire. I also hope that Locke can help me. He is good at surprise attacks and unexpected strategic deployments. In this regard, I find no one can match him. If he is not willing, then at least he must promise to keep an eye on Grand Duke Feisabrun's army for me, and don't let that old man run out of the grassland to make trouble for me.
Also, you just heard from Marquis Red that Locke probably took the missing soldiers as captives to Hilovas Island. You go and see if you can get these soldiers back, the treasury is empty, we can't pay the ransom, we can wait for the empire to be unified before giving compensation... "
Chrisya reached out and stroked her lover's thin face: "Okay, I'll go to Qilin Harbor in a while, and find a boat to Hilovas Island. I will try my best to fulfill your entrustment, and you have to take care of yourself …”
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Using the fire ox and fire horse to break the camp was an inspiration for Lorist, who remembered the story that his grandfather told him when he was a child in the previous life, Tian Dan's fire ox array in the Warring States period. However, the number of cows, mules and horses purchased at a high price was too few to be less than a thousand. As soon as he gritted his teeth and became cruel, he ordered the captured war horses and the original team's draft horses to be handed over, and selected 500 better war horses. More than a thousand heads all became cannon fodder for the camp.
Fortunately, Earl Aslan led the two infantry brigades to arrive. They all thought that Lorist and the others had already run away, so they were unprepared. Moreover, the camp was extremely sloppy, and more than 2,000 cattle were set on fire. He and his horse rushed into the camp and trampled wildly, and the two infantry brigades of more than 5,000 people collapsed on the spot.
Lorist only led two hundred people and rushed into the camp behind the fire oxen and horses. Except for Lorist who rushed to kill Earl Aslan, the others did not kill much. The two infantry brigades Most of the casualties were caused by those crazy fire bulls and horses. Even the Norton family soldiers who rushed into the camp were injured five or six times by the fire bulls and horses in order to rescue the enemy's wounded.
After the victory, Lorist sent Er and others to Qilin Port to hire several large ships, parked on the beach more than ten miles away, and escorted more than 2,000 captives onto the ships. Before leaving, Lorist realized that Earl Aslan's head was still hanging on the front of his mount. It's useless to bring this thing back, so after thinking about it, I found a branch and stuck it on the beach, and then stuck the human head in it...
After returning to Shilovas Island, they first found a place for the soldiers of the Guards Battalion who died in battle to build a tomb of heroes, and arranged a grand funeral and requiem ceremony, and then waited for a large number of supplies to be delivered by sea ships from the Northland.
With the assistance of Papa Hugo, Sickled and others, the fat man Lorist went to the imperial capital has sorted out a rough development plan for Hilovas Island, and he is waiting for Lorist to make a final decision.
However, when Fatty Shi learned about Lorist’s deeds of breaking the camp, he dragged Lorist to settle the account. More than 2,000 horses and cattle became cannon fodder, which was worth more than 20,000 Jinford. Fatty Shi was angry. He kept nagging in Lorist's ear, this was a prodigal act, the enemy only had five thousand, and it was really not worthwhile to spend more than twenty thousand Jinford to defeat them.
Fatty Shi thought that it would be better to spend these gold points on the enemies, four per person, to ensure that they would tie up Earl Aslan and send them to Lorist. This day, the two were arguing while reviewing the development plan, and Jim came in to report: "My lord, your cousin Chrisia is here..."
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