Eleven Suffering

"These demons! These damn demons!" A woman holding a child cried helplessly in the panicked crowd. The entire eastern part of Maine was full of chaos, and wherever the chaos of Ferry City passed, there was a tragic human tragedy.

Although the number is scarce, the cavalry of Ferry City still has huge lethality when facing the common people.

These dozens of cavalry shrieked strangely and passed by the edge of the crowd while riding their war horses, and greeted the civilians who wanted to escape with their whips.

"Okay, okay! We've been living here for decades! You can't force us to leave our homeland!" They can be spared.

It's a pity that these soldiers who were eager to go back and divide the spoils did not show mercy to the old man, but just kicked him to the ground and let him roll off the roadbed unconscious.

"Over there! There's a beautiful girl over there!" At the intersection of the village, several Ferry City soldiers greeted their companions loudly, as if they had discovered a new continent.

In the village, in a courtyard, a girl was desperately shoving her son under the bed: "Don't come out! Don't come out! Don't move! Don't make any noise!"

The child looked at his mother with wide, curious eyes, and then the line of sight was blocked by the lowered sheets.

A few seconds later, the loud noise of the courtyard door being kicked down came in, and then came the hysterical cry of a woman: "Don't come here! Don't come here!"

"Ah!" A soldier seemed to be in a hurry to commit the murder and suffered a big loss from the sneak attack. He let out a scream, and then there was a sound of things shattering.

The little boy waited until there was no movement outside before he dared to pick up the sheets and climb out of the bed. Then he saw his mother lying on the ground in a disheveled manner, staring at him with a pair of eyes.

He crawled over and pushed his mother hard, but his mother didn't move. He reached out and fiddled with his mother's hair, sat beside his mother, and let the spreading blood stain his pants.

The tragedy continued to spread in every corner of the eastern part of Maine. Countless refugees who had escaped flocked to the Castle of Maine, only to find that the black iron flag of the Alan Hill family in Serris City had been hung there.

...

In the battle of the Eastern Forest, Chris won a great victory. He assembled more than 200 soldiers who came one after another, and took more than 1,000 prisoners, and returned to Seris in a mighty manner. The 2,000-strong army of Main City was defeated on the frontal battlefield, allowing Chris to pick up a big bargain.

There are almost 1,200 adult males, allowing him to step up the development of his own mines and increase his steel production. Similarly, because of these prisoners, Serris City's troops did not encounter any resistance when they rushed into the territory of Maine.

That afternoon, Chris led 50 cavalry across the eastern forest and recovered a large border area occupied by Mayne.

Three days later, the messenger returning from Main City brought Chris good news: Vagron has occupied Main City, and now Chris has two castles.

Because of the huge disparity in strength, the battle of the Eastern Forest came and went faster. Mayne, as the first force to attack Chris, vanished in a blink of an eye.

Although I don't know the attitude of the Arrant Empire, in fact, Chris has now become the master of the two cities. Leading the escort all the way, Chris quickly arrived at Maine, where he met Vagron who had been waiting for a long time.

"The situation is very bad! Berman, the lord of Ferry City, took advantage of the fire and swept the eastern area of ​​Maine!" As soon as they met, Vagron reported a bad news.

He had too few soldiers for him to risk abandoning Main Castle to stop the looting of Ferry.

to hear the news,

Chris, who was walking, suddenly stopped and looked at Wagron: "What's going on?"

"Ferry City took advantage of the fire and attacked the Castle of Maine... but I robbed them first, so they retreated." Vagron explained: "But they swept away the civilians in the east and took everything that could be taken away. thing."

"How many things they destroy, they have to pay back ten times!" Chris scolded angrily: "I didn't go to trouble with him, but he came to the door! Courting death!"

But soon he suppressed his anger. Even if he wanted to raise troops to attack Dukou City, he still needed to be fully prepared.

Now the troops he can mobilize are very small, and it is too risky to attack Ferry City with two or three hundred people.

Continuing to walk, he walked to the study used by Ensel, the lord of Main City, and sat behind Ensel's luxurious desk before Chris spoke again and ordered, "Stabilize the commoners of Maine first!"

After thinking for a while, he continued to order: "Share the gold coins we brought! Let the commoners of Mayne accept the fact that they are ruled by us! Exempt them from some additional taxes."

It's not easy to occupy a place, he has to do every detail: "Post a sign telling everyone that we have captured more than 1,000 Mayne soldiers, they will serve in the mine for a year, and then they will be will be released safely!"

Only by letting the civilians of Mayne accept his rule can he truly win the war: "The fallen soldiers of Mayne will be compensated by the money seized by the city of Mayne!"

After arranging the occupation of Maine, he instructed Vagron again: "Send someone back to Seris, and let Diens immediately put the facts in front of everyone and share the fruits of the war with all the surrounding forces. "

Chris stretched out his first finger and began to introduce his plan in detail: "On the one hand, we will reduce tariffs immediately after the war is over, and give the benefits to the forces on the other three sides. Start selling woodworking machinery cheaply. , even if the situation is urgent, give it away for nothing!"

After speaking, he stretched out his second finger: "Distribute the gold coins we have reserved these days to all civilians! Seris and Mayne should be treated equally!"

Then he stretched out his third finger and continued: "Seris will be exempted from agricultural taxes for one year, and agricultural subsidies will be issued! Stabilize the emotions of the civilians and tell everyone that the war is over!  …"

Having said this, he remembered another thing, looked at Vagron and said: "Reward all the soldiers in this battle, each one of them with a gold coin! If the money in hand is not enough, wait until Des brings the money back. Dispatch!"

"Follow your orders!" Waggron's face was filled with joy of victory, and he nodded with his right fist on his chest, "I'll do it now!"

In fact, there are still many things for Chris to deal with in the future, such as the important issue of conscription: he now has two castles, and his territory has almost doubled. Of course, he needs more troops to be stationed.

Now he is still passive on all sides: so the number of troops needed cannot be reduced at all: before expanding the army to 2,000 people was not enough, now he needs at least 3,000 people to defend all his land.

"It's really a headache." Chris sighed worriedly while looking at Encel's luxurious study.

He has now shown his cards, and if he delays for another month, the surrounding forces will almost focus on him. At that time, it will be difficult to expand...

So here in Ferry City, he must get it done as soon as possible! As long as he can quickly solve the ferry city, he can reduce the pressure on one side and gather more troops to deal with the threats in the other three directions.

An hour later, Chris drew up a new combat plan. He wanted to gather all the soldiers that could be drawn from Serris and Maine, and immediately launched an attack on Ferry City.

"The first thing we have to do is to gather our troops as quickly as possible, and then use the fastest speed to send the troops to Ferry City." Chris drew up the basic combat policy with reference to the blitzkrieg tactics of World War II. .

Serris has 500 cavalry, these elite cavalry fighters are still very sturdy, and the speed of advancement should be sufficient.

Vagron also felt that it was a very suitable tactic to use cavalry to advance rapidly, so that they could save a lot of food, and disguisedly make the insufficient reserves of war supplies sufficient.

"There are basically no decent cavalry in Ferry City, and the scale of 100 people is not a threat to us at all." After finding a detailed map of Ferry City from Mayne's castle, Vagron began to introduce the other party's in detail. situation to come.

Although there is no detailed combat plan, as the army commander of the original Serris City, Vagron dutifully understands the military deployment of the surrounding forces.

This gives Chris a more intuitive reference: Ferry City's armament is seriously partial, and the cavalry is less than that of Mayne, but they have about 1,200 infantry and 700 navy.

Of course, to attack the ferry from Maine, you don't need to go by sea, so the 700-man navy is basically not a threat, and the only thing left to deal with is the 1,200-man infantry.

Hearing these introductions, Chris drew up a plan that seemed feasible. He ordered Valgeron to lead 300 cavalry to quickly assemble on the border, and then sweep the border troops in the scattered Ferry City.

As long as Vagron can eliminate about 200 Ferry City infantry, or annihilate those unfortunate Ferry Cavalry, he can almost force the opponent to give up the field battle and retreat to Ferry City.

"Once the other side gives up the field battle!" Chris pointed to a small water cup that he placed at the back, symbolizing his own cannon: "I will personally lead the main force, carry all 20 cannons, and arrive at Ferry City!"