When Lorist was racking his brains to fight hard for the daily necessities of the millions of residents of Morente City, on June 33, the seventh day after the Norton family's armed forces landed in Morente City, the front line of Faliqiu Plain More than 400,000 business alliance armed forces finally got the news that Morente City fell to the Norton family's armed forces, and then the news that Thomas City and Gipsy City fell to the enemy successively came one after another.
The high-level commanders of the entire commercial alliance's armed forces suddenly gathered in the large tent of the Chinese army as if they had been stabbed in a chrysanthemum, making a noise like a vegetable market. Like a mad dog with a clear eye, they launched a mad attack on some small defensive fortresses set up by the commercial alliance armed forces on the Mana Hill Plain, making the commercial alliance armed forces unable to figure out their intentions for a while.
Especially the two famous cavalry regiments that reappeared on the battlefield, the Flying Tiger Legion and the Chasseur Cavalry Legion of the Norton Family in the Northland. Fire is invincible, and there is an army of rocks, whose defense is as immovable as a mountain. If it hadn't been for the fact that these three legions had to return to the army due to the rebellion in the family territory in the past two years, then the armed forces of the Commercial Alliance would not have gained the upper hand in the confrontation with the noble coalition forces of the Andinak Kingdom, and regained the two kingdoms from the hands of the Second Highness. A fortress city.
Regardless of the quality of the soldiers or the weapons and equipment, the senior commanders of the commercial alliance's armed forces had to admit that the Norton family's armed forces were much more powerful than the army they commanded. However, the armed forces of the Commercial Alliance, which has also experienced several years of melee in the central and southern parts of the mainland, are much more powerful than the coalition forces of the nobles of the Antinac Kingdom led by His Highness the Second Highness.
Without the participation of the Norton family's armed forces, the commercial alliance's armed forces could beat the Second Highness like a tortoise. Even if there were more casualties, it was worthwhile if the victory was in sight. But now the Flying Tiger Legion and the Chaser Legion armed by the Norton family appeared on the battlefield of the Fali Hill Plain. They not only turned from defense to offense, but most importantly, they also drove the combat effectiveness of several noble coalition forces of the Kingdom of Antinac. Stronger armies have become active again on the battlefield, such as the Pegasus Legion of the Felim family, the Border Ranger Legion of the Grand Duke Fesabrun, the Reserve Legion, and so on.
The Flying Tiger Legion and Chaser Legion who had returned to the front line did not head-to-head with the heavily defended positions of the Commercial Alliance. Although this is a big turn in terms of offensive efficiency, it can't stop the speed of the two cavalry legions. The commercial alliance armed forces found a big hole in the right rib of the defensive position when they were not paying attention. Hurricane rushed forward, and it took only three days to get around the rear of the army, forcing the commercial alliance armed forces to mobilize 100,000 troops to block the gap.
However, the mobilization of the commercial alliance's armed forces did not cause any confusion to the Flying Tiger Legion and the Chaser Cavalry Legion. There was a big hole in the left side of the commercial alliance's defensive position. It only took four days to let the business alliance's armed forces run around, complaining and busy plugging the leak. Unknowingly, the initiative on the battlefield was transferred to the coalition forces of the nobles of the Antinak Kingdom, and the armed forces of the commercial alliance seemed very passive.
The high-level commanders of the commercial alliance armed forces headed by the president of the Two-headed Dragon Chamber of Commerce, Grand Duke Camberlet, are naturally aware of the changes in the battlefield situation, but they are helpless. In terms of mobility, most of the commercial alliance's armed forces are infantry, and only a few elite private guards are equipped with horses. It is not that the commercial alliance armed forces have no money to build a large-scale cavalry force, nor is it that the high-level commanders are unaware of the importance of cavalry. The key is that they cannot buy large quantities of war horses to form cavalry.
There are two areas where war horses are produced in Galintia, the north and the south. The north was formerly the Krissen Empire, and both the Northland and the Northeast Prairie were places rich in war horses. The Roman Empire and Havistan Khanate in the south are also places where war horses were produced. In fact, the three major powers in the mainland all rule the mainland with elite cavalry.
When the Glass War broke out, the Commercial Alliance formed a cavalry force of 20,000 to 30,000 people. However, after the Commercial Alliance adopted an expansion policy, the two southern powers invariably closed the door to the Commercial Alliance to purchase war horses. Not to mention the Antinac Kingdom in the north and the Norton Family in the North. It's not that Lorist has never thought about doing war horse business with the business alliance, but the cost of sea transportation is too high, and the quality of northern horses as war horses is slightly lower than that of the business alliance.
At that time, the business alliance and the Grand Bus of Feisabrun wanted to purchase a large number of war horses from the northeast prairie through the four central duchies, but it was a pity that Lorist intervened and ruined it. Afterwards, the business alliance fought with those countries in the south-central region for several years, and the horses of the cavalry were gradually depleted, and it was even more difficult to replenish them now.
Now the Norton family's armed forces are using the mobility of the cavalry to bully the reinforcement speed of the infantry of the Commercial Alliance. Anyway, there is no need to stare at one place, as long as they find any gaps, they will go there and attack. However, when the reinforcements armed by the Commercial Alliance arrived, they often found that the small defensive forts that needed reinforcements had been smashed into ruins or flat ground.
In the past two years, the Cavalry Legion of the Archduke Fesabrun and the Felim Family suffered heavy casualties because they had no choice but to attack the small defensive fortresses on the Mana Hill Plain. A forcible attack would definitely require heavy casualties. But the Thunderbolt Catapult Battalion equipped by the Flying Tiger Legion is the nemesis of these small defensive fortresses. It does not need to be close to three or four hundred meters away to smash these defensive facilities and small fortresses to pieces, and then follow these broken openings. It is possible to go deep inside the Mana Hill Plains.
Although the commercial alliance armed forces obtained a lot of blueprints of weapons and armaments from the Northland, and also imitated some long-range attack weapons such as catapults and large crossbows, compared with the weapons equipped by the Norton family, they are far more powerful in terms of distance, power, and accuracy. There is still a big gap. The garrison soldiers defending these small fortresses and defense facilities basically have only two options, either to watch themselves being smashed into meatloaf or minced meat, or to raise the white flag and surrender to survive.
The commander-in-chief of the Merchant Alliance Armed Forces, Grand Duke Camberlet, has been struggling with how to deal with the Flying Tiger Legion and Chaser Legion armed by the Norton family in the past two days. When they were gathering people to discuss how to set up a trap to lure the two legions in so that they could be wiped out in one fell swoop, the Grand Duke Camberright vomited blood and passed out on the spot when he got the news that Morente City had fallen and the Norton family was armed.
The people in the big tent managed to wake up the Grand Duke Camberlet, and then received the news that Thomas City and Gipsy City had fallen, but at this time the Grand Duke Camberlet had calmed down and waved his hand to indicate that he was fine. , Let everyone discuss how to deal with the current unfavorable situation.
Some high-ranking members of the chamber of commerce who were more anxious yelled on the spot to fight back immediately to take back the city of Morente, and some old and prudent ones thought that it was impossible to return to the army immediately. The two cavalry legions armed by the Norton family and the nobles of the Kingdom of Antinac The behavior of several cavalry units of the coalition army in the past few days is clearly involving the frontline army. If they return to the army to recapture the city of Morente, it is very likely that these cavalry troops of the enemy will carry out a large-scale raid on the march of the commercial alliance armed forces. Once they succeed, the armed forces of the business alliance will suffer another big defeat...
The two sides quarreled in a mess in the big tent, and the Grand Duke Camberlet, on the pretext of waiting for everyone to discuss it before making a decision, secretly invited the presidents of several other chambers of commerce to leave the big tent, enter his own sleeping tent next to him, and After ordering the guards to be on strict alert, they discussed countermeasures in private.
The former President Peterson and the current Grand Duke Peterson asked very strangely why the Grand Duke Camberlet didn't discuss with everyone in the big tent
Grand Duke Camberlet shook his head and said: "There are too many people with mixed eyes, and it is easy to leak the wind. We have already lost this war. I am not saying that Morente City has fallen into the armed hands of the Norton family, but that the Armada and the transport fleet have already lost the war." Gone… "
Grand Duke Chicked's face changed: "This is impossible!"
"Nothing is impossible..." Archduke Camberlet said with a serious face, "The Norton family's armed forces landed from the Golden Bay, which shows that the Armada can no longer stop their attack. The Fourth Squadron and the Norton family's North Sea Fleet Everyone has seen the battle report, saying that it was a victory, but it was actually a disastrous defeat. The remaining warships did not dare to go to sea and could only hide in Zangjin Bay.
The First Squadron and the Second Squadron have been late to escort the transport fleet for more than 20 days, and there is still no news. In addition, the Norton family armed forces landed from the Tibetan Gold Bay and occupied Morente City, so the result is still unclear. Needless to say, the transport fleet is gone. The sea route is impassable and the land news is slow. In a few days, we will definitely get the detailed battle report of the Armada and the transport fleet. We have to prepare for the worst... "
"Then should we divide our forces to retake Morente City now?" Grand Duke Peterson asked. After all, Morente City is also the capital of the Business Alliance, the central city, and falling into the enemy's hands is simply in the face of the Business Alliance. Slap me, I really can't afford to lose face.
"No, we cannot return to the army." Grand Duke Camberlet shook his head.
"What? Aren't we going to take back Morente City?" Not only Grand Duke Peterson, but also the other presidents of the chamber of commerce exclaimed in surprise.
"Of course, think about it, what good will it do us if we go to recapture Morente City now?" Grand Duke Camberlet said, "Don't forget, Morente City still has more than one million residents and Hundreds of thousands of poor people, if we recapture the city of Morente, these millions of people will become our burden. The Faliqiu plain is in ruins, and the fleet transporting food and supplies is gone. Now we are going to retake the city of Morente What will we use to feed this population of over one million? Besides, we are still fighting against the coalition forces of the nobles of the Antinak Kingdom, and the supply of military supplies is already very tight...
Don't forget that after the implementation of the Lordship system, the foundation of our chambers of commerce, which are in charge of the power of the business alliance, is no longer in Morente City, but in our own chamber of commerce territory. Morente City is more equivalent to the offices of our chambers of commerce. Think about it, the Norton family captured Morente City with armed forces. Although our chambers of commerce have suffered losses, we can afford to lose these benefits, especially since we have thrown away Bear the burden of feeding more than one million people. Serious calculations, in fact, we should be considered earned.
It is to our advantage that Morente is occupied by the enemy. One is what I just said, eliminating the burden of feeding more than one million people. The second is that it is not so easy for the Norton family to occupy Morente City for a long time. Don't forget why the Faliqiu Plain and Morente City were separated from the fief and became an independent special zone after the Lordship system was implemented in our business alliance. It's very simple, for a slogan of freedom and equality, we have fought fiercely with the former Krissen Empire for more than a hundred years. If the Faliqiu Plain is a fiefdom, it is definitely asking for trouble, just like the residents of Morente City are the most unsuitable to be our subjects.
Whether it is the Norton family armed forces or the Antinac Kingdom, it is easy to occupy Morente City, but it is very difficult to escape. We let Morante City be occupied by them, and then sent people to sneak into the city, provoke conflicts between the residents and the occupying army, and set off riots from time to time. Then even if we are defeated in this war, life will not be easy for the Norton family's armed forces and the combined forces of the nobles of the Antinac Kingdom.
It will only take a few years for Morent City and the plains of Faliqiu to ignite against them, and they will be drowned in the wrath of those who fought for freedom and equality. At that time, we can easily carry out a counter-offensive. Not only can we regain all the lost ground, but we can even go all the way to the north, and include the northern land in the territory of the commercial alliance. "
The words of Grand Duke Camberlet did not lift up the spirits of the several presidents present. Instead, Grand Duke Ford of the Ford Chamber of Commerce sighed: "His Royal Highness, have we really lost this war? There is no recovery." Is there any room left?"
"Well, I don't want to be like this either. Although we are not defeated, we can no longer persist in fighting." Archduke Camberlet said with a wry smile: "The Norton family armed forces have dealt us a fatal blow. It is obvious that they have given us The trap is set. If our army now turns around and goes to Morente City to take back the city, it means that the more than 400,000 business alliance armed forces will no longer exist, and we will be lost forever."
"It's not that serious. At least we still have more than 400,000 troops. The enemy can't swallow us in one bite..." Grandpa Liward of the Liward Chamber of Commerce said.
"Brother, you don't know anything about military affairs, so you think so. War does not rely on numbers. We now have more than 400,000 troops, but after half a month, the 400,000 troops will be gone without the enemy fighting us. Because we The supply of food, luggage and logistical materials will be cut off. War is just logistics. The army without food will collapse immediately, and the enemy will not fight at all. When we return to attack Morant City, the enemy will take all the supplies, food and grass If we run away as soon as we roll, then even if we regain Morente City, the result will still be the same. Once the army collapses and the order is disrupted, we will be finished... "
"Then what should we do now?" Archduke Peterson asked.
Grand Duke Camberlet replied thoughtfully: "The backbone of the 400,000 business alliance armed forces are the armed legions and regiments of our various chambers of commerce, nearly 200,000 horses. This is the armed force of the chambers of commerce that we must keep. Then the city of Morente recruited We can send these idiots who talk about freedom and equality back to the army to attack Morente City and attract the attention of the enemy to help us escape. The last hundred thousand troops are in the southern provinces The recruits we have recruited, we can use them to break through and make sure we escape from the plains of Mana Hill... "
Pulling a map, Grand Duke Camberlet pointed and said: "If we want to get rid of the pursuit of several enemy cavalry regiments, let's attack east and west, let the 100,000 horses headed for Morente City make a big splash, and make the enemy's cavalry focus their attention. Concentrate on them. The recruits recruited from the south are left behind. We don’t care whether they live or die. We, the armed forces of the chamber of commerce, set off as the second batch of troops to respond, and turn here to Mawei Fulin Province, where we are The defense line set up by the family, we can get sufficient logistical supplies when we get there."
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