Chapter 1266, Plan to Defend the Talabek River

The latest website: The idea of ​​Marius the Elector made a huge wave in the hall of Von Zhukov Castle.

Re-engraving the Battle of the Three Kings?

Everyone in the courtyard looked at me and I looked at you, but they couldn't figure out what Marius wanted to do.

Undoubtedly, the battle between the current Sun King Ryan and Boris Todbringer at Middenstang is one of the most glorious victories against the Beastmen and Greenskins in human history. Immediately after the end, it became the research focus of all military aristocrats in the old world and one of the must-learn battle examples for major military academies and universities. In the case of absolute inferiority in military strength, Ryan organically combined strategy and adventure, bravery and flexibility , always hold the initiative of the battle.

One attack and one defense, concentrated superior forces, slash formation, Lawn's restraint, as well as the subtle use of cavalry and grasping the timing of the attack, one side was assisted by the magic of the lake god, and the other was killed by fire magic. Finally, the ice witch unblocked the river and washed away Beastmen, this battle has been studied countless times by the generals and military nobles of the Old World.

Marius mentioned the Battle of the Three Kings, and everyone is naturally familiar with it. Yes, if such a military miracle can be accomplished, then the empire still has a chance.

"Tell me in detail." Karl Franz was slightly moved. He glanced at Charlemagne's chosen champion, Woten, who was sitting in the corner. Seeing that he did not speak, the emperor thought that the top combat power was not lacking. The champion of Charlemagne's God's Choice possesses the high-level strength of the sanctuary, and it goes without saying how powerful he is with the hammer Gail-Maraz. For more than a year, there have been 32 barbarian chiefs, barbarian champions, and chaos wizards. , Chaos Champion, and Chaos Chosen died in the hands of Woten.

"Marius, war is not a game of chess. You can't use existing battles to force you." Ivan, the Duke of Griffin, spoke. He is Ryan's godfather. This veteran is also a strong man in the sanctuary. He touched his Goatee, frowning: "Not to mention anything else, how to ensure that the Chaos army will attack according to our predetermined location, and it will still be the main force?"

Marius sneered, the Mad Earl first took a deep breath, and then let out a purring pig cry. After about five seconds, he said to the crowd: "A defeat, cheating to lure the enemy, is like It's the same in the battle of the Three Kings."

Ai Wei led the elector to the map, and he pointed to the entire golden fortress.

"The western section of the Golden Fortress is Erengrad and Osterland. There are Nord Navy, Imperial Navy, Kislev Navy and even High Elf Navy assisting here. The Shadow Forest has a long and complicated journey, and it has never been the main force of Chaos. Attack direction."

"The eastern section of the Golden Fortress is the Ostmark wasteland, and further south is Sylvania. Chaos must not be interested in attacking there.

Furthermore... We all know what the situation in the eastern section is now. "

Everyone couldn't help but nod their heads. Everyone knows the situation in the eastern section. Are the undead occupying it now?

Are undead allies? From the current point of view, it is barely considered. For more than a year, the undead have supported the imperial army and resisted the attack of chaos many times at critical moments. The pile is not interested, the undead do not have the blood and fighting that Chaos craves, nor can they appreciate the emotional fluctuations of the dead.

Karl Franz understood a little bit, and the emperor asked: "You mean, we abandon the golden fortress in the middle and lure the enemy deep?"

"That's right." Marius nodded, and the Crazy Earl purred like a pig again, and then pouted his mouth a few times: "If we want to lure the enemy into deep, we have to lose one game, and the defeat must be real enough to let us The chaotic bastards feel that they can completely defeat us at any time, and even... even have the opportunity to kill the supreme emperor of the Charlemagne Empire face to face."

"In this way, Eternal God's Chosen will definitely lead the army to rush through the golden fortress. As long as they enter our preset battlefield, the Chaos Army will be attacked from three sides, and we will have a chance to defeat Eternal God's Chosen."

Rick Marshal Helberg's eyes suddenly sharpened. He stood up and wanted to shout, what the hell are you planning, you idiot? Talk to Charlemagne!

The emperor stopped Helberg, who listened carefully to Marius' plan.

Now the situation is extremely critical, and Karl Franz knows that the empire will undoubtedly lose if it continues like this. It is time to consider taking a little risk.

What the empire needs now is a decisive victory. If the Eternal Chosen outside the Golden Fortress can be killed on the spot in one go, or the main force of the Chaos army can be eliminated, the Eternal Chosen will give up this trip and return to the Chaos Wasteland to wait for the opportunity. , are all successful.

The emperor understood Marius' tactic, which was to open the middle section of the golden fortress to attract the attention of Chaos, and then retreated in a feint to lure the Eternal Chosen and his main army into the breach. The army fought, and then attacked from three sides, holding back the main force of Chaos, and giving Woten time to defeat the Eternal Chosen.

This is indeed a reenactment of the Battle of the Three Kings. Ryan also fought like this. There are few people on the right wing, go up to feign defeat, lure the greenskins to attack, and then slash the formation and the solid defense line of the Midden leader, Ms. Veronica's doomsday judgment The great spell caused the Greenskins to suffer huge losses and was unable to defeat the leader of Midden. On the left wing, Ryan concentrated his superior forces, pierced through the Beastman formation, and then let Teresa and Aurora flood the Beastman formation first. , and then frozen, decisively dispatched the old guards to secure the victory in one fell swoop when the battle situation was anxious.

Marius' plan was to plagiarize on the spot, open the golden fortress to interrupt, the emperor led a small number of troops to feign defeat, lure the main force of the Chaos army to attack, and then set up a position behind the golden fortress, waiting for the enemy to enter the encirclement and encircle the attack. Woten was ready to go To solve the Eternal God's Choice, at the critical moment, the semi-griffin knights and the Rick guards made a side attack to establish the victory in one fell swoop.

There is a show! The emperor's eyes lit up, but before he could say anything more, General Nur General Albrecht Ludwig Johann Ludenhoff spoke. This famous Nur general, Emmanuel The confidant said: "Of course this is a good plan, but here comes the question, everyone, who is going to cheat? At that time, it was the Teutonic guards of the inner ring of the White Wolf Knights, the White Wolf Knights, who had a history of more than 2,500 years. And the sons of Urik, that is the most elite army in Middenheim. If you can't retreat in an orderly manner, the fraudulent defeat will immediately turn into a rout. At that time, the unorganized army will easily smash the rear Allied forces, then we are really doomed."

When General Ludenhoff spoke, everyone couldn't help but nodded, and Karl Franz simply said: "Then let me and my Rick guards come!"

"The number of people is too small. Rick's guards with two or three hundred people will be swallowed up by the enemy in an instant." Helberg shook his head quickly.

"Add the Franz Guards Army?" The emperor didn't give up.

"The training speed is not enough, Your Majesty, if the large army is used to lure the enemy, we can't count on the following battles." Ivan, the Duke of Griffin, squinted his eyes. The veteran did not approve of such a risky approach: "When the time comes Can people fight against the main force of chaos at critical moments?"

Marius' plan is really too risky. Not only does Karl Franz have to go up and sell it himself, but he has to bet that the army can retreat in an orderly manner without a fraudulent defeat turning into a real rout, and it is also guaranteed that he can lure him into Chaos Eternal Eternal God's Choice leads the main force to come in person, and it is necessary to ensure that the army of other electors can hold back most of the Chaos army. Finally, it is necessary to ensure that the emperor's pro-army can open a road to the Eternal God's Choice. Finally, Wo Teng must win, otherwise the ending will be for nothing.

After Ivan said this, the fiery atmosphere in the hall decreased and became chaotic.

"..." Emperor Karl Franz felt a bit reluctant after hearing this. Although the emperor still had ideas, he could only say: "Tell me about your middle and worst strategies, Marius, let's discuss it first." one time."

Marius had a look of disappointment on his face. Generally speaking, when a person puts forward the best policy, the middle policy, and the worst policy, the best policy is actually too radical, and the low policy is equivalent to lying down and admitting defeat. It is a way to induce people to choose the middle policy. But Marius was different. Marius really wanted to act according to the best policy. Seeing that the emperor didn't immediately adopt it, Marius' interest in electing the emperor dropped a lot.

"The middle strategy is still the same. We need to retreat in an orderly manner." Marius said to everyone: "The difference is that we retreat first, leaving a protrusion in the middle of the golden fortress to lure the enemy to attack and let Chaos attack." The main force enters our encirclement, and then... a pincer attack, we hold it head-on, and attack from both wings."

This strategy is much less risky, but its possible results are also much smaller, and it is a bit of a gamble.

"What if the main force of Chaos doesn't come?" Sure enough, the Elector Geisel asked.

"Then at least part of the Chaos army will be eaten, let's talk about the rest later." Marius could only shrug his shoulders.

"What about the worst strategy?" Karl Franz thought that the best strategy was too risky, but the middle strategy was easier to accept.

"The worst strategy is...we launch an attack directly from Erengrad through the Linsk River! Cross the Golden Fortress and surprise Prager!" Marius said seriously: "Chaos never thought that we would take the initiative to attack, we will definitely be able to fight Chaos One is caught off guard, but the problem is that we have to gamble, betting that the Eternal God Chosen himself is in Prager, otherwise... this is a three-way strategy, please His Majesty decide."

"Your Majesty, please decide!" Everyone in the hall looked at Emperor Karl Franz.

Karl Franz hesitated again and again. He thought for a long time, and finally, under the strong opposition of Helberg, Ludwig, and Duke Ivan, the emperor did not choose the best strategy, nor did he choose to surprise Prager the worst policy.

He chose to retreat slowly and reorganize the empire's defenses. At the same time, he ordered to open the middle of the golden fortress to create a protrusion, preparing to set up an ambush there, attracting the main force of chaos and the chaos army for a decisive battle.

The location of the decisive battle was Hoffungen in the middle of the Ostermark Territory, where there is a barren swamp and protrusion. The imperial army is preparing to deploy defenses in Hufffungen, so that the main force of chaos will be trapped in the swamp and take advantage of firepower And the pincer offensive, looking for opportunities to send Woten to the Eternal God's Choice, let him defeat the Eternal God's Choice.

This operational plan was named the "Defense of the Talabek River Plan".

Everyone knows that if this plan fails, Chaos will directly hit Herzig and Talabheim, and the empire will lose half of its country.

After the battle plan was set, everyone dispersed and began their own preparations.

"Then, Esme III, I will trouble you to go to the front and preside over the abandonment of the Golden Fortress." Karl Franz was very tired from the several hours of discussion, and he ordered casually.

"Yes." Acting Archbishop Esme III came out of the castle hall. His face was livid, and he clenched his archbishop's scepter tightly in anger.

What the hell is this battle plan?

Luthor-Huss, Woten, two heretics!

Gelt! Enemy of the Church! The biggest traitor!

Are you still planning to give up the achievements of our Justice Church for more than a year, and give up the golden fortress? Abandon the sacred walls of justice and allow the enemies of the Empire to step into Imperial territory?

Esme III was furious. He believed that he had never received formal and equal treatment from Emperor Karl Franz. He thought that he was the religious leader of the empire for granted, but now the power of the Justice Church was in the hands of Woten. , and the emperor only regarded him as a servant, not an equal leader.

He didn't get a chance to speak at the meeting, and everyone just set up a combat opportunity for him to execute.

Since you want me to remove the Golden Fortress, then remove it! When Esme III came to the front line of Odfern, the acting archbishop announced the transfer of all combat priests and monks, and gave up the maintenance of the golden fortress. He left the northern front line with his people and embarked on the journey back to Brunswick. journey.

You drown Woten and Luthor Huss! Esme III thought angrily, since no one needs me, so be it!

Acting Archbishop Esme III immediately left with more than two hundred combat priests and more than a thousand righteous churches loyal to him, leaving behind the trembling and cracked walls of the golden fortress that had lost the blessing of faith.

Unfortunately, the empire has not yet understood the principle of the golden fortress. From the perspective of the empire, if the blessing and maintenance of the middle wall of the golden fortress are removed, only those places that have been abandoned and maintained will collapse.

In fact, if Gelt is still there, it can be, and the Grand Alchemist can fine-tune the defense of the Golden Fortress.

However, Gelt thought of this problem before leaving, and the great alchemist smelted the entire golden fort into one in one go! The failure of a few nodes means the collapse of the whole line.

As the seventh day of Esme III's departure approached, Emperor Karl Franz and the imperial generals were still arranging the rear defense line and arranging the order of battle. When the army was mobilized, the front reported that the golden fortress began to collapse across the board!

The main force of Chaos gathered thousands of troops, and when the hateful wall was shaken to pieces, they chanted and beat the hymns to the gods of Chaos, and began to attack along Odfin, gathering The Yankees cheered and poured into the Empire through the widening rift.

Alderfin fell within six hours, and the entire northern part of Ostermark was instantly occupied by Chaos.

At this time, the empire was only half ready. Helberg's troops had already begun to deploy in Hoffungen, but Marius's and Woten's troops still had 30% of their troops not yet mobilized, and the second prepared in advance The third line of defense is not ready yet! Only 90,000 men in the empire can fight.

However, the coach of Chaos, Keron the Conqueror, was also taken aback. Archaon's lieutenant was stunned when he heard that the golden fortress was about to collapse. The opportunity was not lost, and Keron didn't have time to mobilize all the Chaos troops. Instead, he directly mobilized all the troops he could mobilize in a short period of time and personally led the Chaos Guards to set off. The 200,000 Chaos Army directly rushed to the decisive battle site scheduled by the empire-Hefffungen City in Ostermark Province.

The luck of the empire is good, Chaos is indeed coming towards the scheduled decisive battle location, but the number of Chaos is still too much.

Karl Franz was in a hurry. He realized the dire situation when he hurried to Hefffungen. The emperor knew that it was urgent. The defense line behind the Golden Fortress was not ready. If he failed in Hefffungen, Chaos would Straight to the city of Talabheim.

He was forced to make a decision.

Captain Gentry of the Rick Guard accepted the emperor's order and personally carried the letter to the east.

The empire decided to call on the undead for help.

Hefufenggen must win the first battle, otherwise half of the empire will fall.

In this way, the Great Battle of Hefffungen, which will determine the fate of the empire, is about to break out.

Updated, the battle plan is posted in the group, and will be posted in the easter egg chapter later, you can take a look if you are interested.