Chapter 285, The Battle of Hemgart (Part 1)
Casvann led the army to Mount Doom. This high mountain was called "Mount Doom" by the Bretons, and the imperial people on the opposite side of the mountain preferred to call it "Heart of Ice and Snow".
The Duke of Palaon didn't stop too long when he passed Ubercerik. He didn't try to attack the town, but took the opportunity to extort a sum of military rations and military pay from Earl Graff in exchange for a promise not to attack the city.
Earl Graff obeyed obediently. Ubercerik had a standing army of 300, and Earl Graff also had his own private guard. Naturally, these troops did not dare to resist Casvann's army of more than 15,000 men. And Kasvann didn't intend to stay here. After getting enough rations and gold coins, the army passed by Uber Serik and went straight to Hemgart.
Although war has been declared, human beings still abide by the bottom line in the civil war, do not kill captives, do not kill civilians, nobles will be placed under house arrest and wait for ransom.
An army of more than 15,000 people was stationed on the mountainside of Mount Doom, and Kasvann told the knights and soldiers to take the time to rest and prepare for the next battle.
Emperor Karl Franz stationed behind the shoal in front of the city of Hemgard with an army of about 20,000, and the 8,000 Aiwei army led by Elector Umberto was located on the flank of the emperor's own army, forming a The momentum of the horns.
There are about 4,000 imperial troops left behind in Hemgard, and the emperor does not intend to defend the city, because this is a human civil war.
The two armies began to confront each other while looking for fighters.
In the early morning of February, Ryan and François stood on the walls of Hemgat, watching the confronting armies, the God of the Lake Fairy's chosen champion whispered: "The imperial army is well-trained, composed of various armies Composition, morale is high, but the number of knights is small, even including the guards of Rick's Guard and Umberto's Elector, the total number of knights is only about 1,200."
"Kasvann's army is much smaller than the imperial army, but there are more than 2,200 knights. It's hard to say whether the battle will be won or lost. The empire has a certain force advantage. Kasvanen There is an advantage in the number of knights, but sometimes the victory or defeat is in an instant."
Francois nodded, Duke Winford thought for a while, and said: "Kasvann has been in battle for a long time, he knows that if he rushes to the Imperial Army, the knights will not be able to win, he needs to wait for an opportunity, wait for a An opportunity for the Imperial Army to expose its weaknesses."
"Exposing the weakness..." Gerald looked at the confronting army and frowned: "Kasvann's army is fighting in the empire, and it's another expedition. He doesn't have the capital to drag on with Emperor Franz, as long as Emperor Franz Camp tight, and Kasvann has no chance of winning."
"No, you are wrong, Gerald." Ryan shook his head: "His Majesty Karl Franz understands,
This war is not as simple as it appears on the surface, Gerald, you are only counting military aspects, but Carl understands better, he is not only an excellent general, he is also an excellent politician. "
"That's right, the emperor might be able to rely on his defense to win the victory, but that's not what he wants." Francois nodded and smiled. He was satisfied with Ryan's political wisdom: "So many of us are watching here."
Some insight flashed across Gerald's stern face: "I see."
War is never simple.
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In the camp of the imperial army before Hemgart, the emperor and his general Curt Helberg, flag officer Ludwig Schwarzhammer, Elector Umberto of Tuscany, etc. Man is looking at battlefield sand table.
The great alchemist Balshazer-Gert was also present, but the great alchemist who had many ideas in the past showed little interest in this human civil war, and stood by without saying a word.
The front of the city of Hemgard is full of red flags symbolizing the army led by Rick and the yellow flag led by Ivy. Across the shallows and a small plain, there is a blue flag planted on the mountainside of Mount Doom.
"Kasvann stationed his army on the mountainside, where there is sufficient water and steep enough terrain." Helberg pointed his finger at the blue flag: "If we attack his camp directly, Then a large group of knights will directly charge our army formation from the hillside, and it will be difficult for us to resist such a charge."
Several generals nodded. How powerful is the charge of the Britannia knight group? The imperial people know very well that when these knights charge in the name of the goddess, any enemy blocking them will be crushed. debris.
"Our knights are not as many as Casvann, and our active attack will definitely fail." Karl Franz, dressed in military uniform, shook his head: "Our artillery can cover our charge, but Casvann's There are about fifty Pegasus knights in the army, and they will surely look for an opportunity to storm our artillery positions."
"If you hit us head-on, the casualties will be very high. This is a civil war among human beings. We can't fight like this. The bloody lesson of the Three Emperors era is right in front of us, but we can't stand still. Just like His Excellency Vikmar said, provocation The enemy of imperial authority must be defeated, and it must be defeated completely." Karl Franz said calmly, the young emperor understood very clearly that he and his army could not stick to it, and he had to fight a battle in front of everyone. Beautiful victory.
"Actually, there is the easiest way to win, Karl Franz, that is the championship showdown. If you come to the front of the army and send an invitation to the championship showdown to Casvann, then he cannot refuse." Weng The Elector Beto said suddenly, he looked at the Rune Fang on the emperor's waist and the warhammer Gael-Maraz in his hand.
"No, Casvann has every reason not to agree." Karl Franz shook his head, and the emperor smiled wryly, "The knights on the other side of the mountain will no longer trust us."
He was talking about an incident that happened not long ago on the "Road to Courona", from the border friction between the Empire and Britannia, the imperial general Helberg and Britannia's confrontation in the swamp Marshal Roland was distressed by repeated seesaws and skirmishes, so Brittania proposed to decide the winner through a championship match.
Helberg agreed.
Helberg is the strongest swordsman among Rick's guards. There is no doubt that he has amazing strength and superb swordsmanship, but Brittania sent a Holy Grail knight, Baron de Elbecon .
Needless to say, the strength of the Holy Grail Knight, Helberg found that he could not defeat the powerful Holy Grail Knight even after exhausting all his life's knowledge. A warrior, if he is not forced to, he will not duel with Earl Haile.
Helberg agreed with the baron, and he retreated a distance back under the suspicious gaze of the Holy Grail Knight.
Then he gave the order to fire.
In the Imperial Army, more than a dozen cannons that had been arranged for a long time fired at Baron de Elbecken at the same time. The Holy Grail Knight was hit by the cannon continuously. Take the opportunity to behead the Holy Grail Knight and announce that he is the winner.
Before his death, Baron de Elbecken was still cursing Helberg's despicability and unbelief, but Helberg turned a deaf ear to it. The imperial general only cared about victory and duty in his heart, and glory had nothing to do with him.
This incident triggered a very fierce diplomatic conflict. After Karl Franz learned of the outcome of this incident, he quickly sent someone to make peace with Richard, redrawing the border line, and at the same time Heilberg was immediately transferred back to Burundi. Brunswick, gave a severe reprimand.
What the emperor meant was that you can use such insidious tricks when dealing with creatures like chaos, northern barbarians, vampires, and green skins, but it is a bit too much to use such indiscriminate tricks against human compatriots.
Helberg didn't care, he just wanted to win.
Whether the imperial general was right to do so is debated, but what is certain is that the Breton will never accept an invitation to a championship showdown lightly.
Furthermore, even if the Bretons accepted the invitation to the championship match, the emperor was not sure of victory.
Karl Franz is about thirty-four years old this year, and his strength is at the legendary middle level. The emperor himself knows very well that his strength is very strong, mainly because of his good equipment, whether it is "Silver Seal" or "Rune Fang" or It is "Gael-Maraz", these are artifacts, one of the most powerful enchanted artifacts in the Old World.
Even so, facing the Holy Grail Knight, the emperor could not be sure of victory. The Holy Grail Knight was much stronger than normal people at the same level.
"So, our plan is that I will lead about a thousand knights to detour from the side and attack Casvann's flank through the mountain road behind Hemgart's side." The emperor moved his finger on the war sand table, He bypassed a nearby hill, and then clicked directly to Kasvann's flank: "We will spend about two hours forcing the march to complete the circle."
"At the same time, His Excellency the Elector Umberto led all the infantry and a small number of knights to cross the shoal head-on, waiting for an opportunity. After I led the knights to complete the detour, our two armies launched an attack together. No army can sustain two sides for a long time. Those who fight, as long as they plan properly, Kasvann and his army will be defeated!"
"Get ready for action. In the early morning of tomorrow, I will lead the knights to set off. I will also ask Your Excellency Umberto to lead the army across the shallows at the same time. Wait for the news of my attack, and then attack Casvan's army immediately!"
"yes!"
At the same time, on the mountainside of Doom Mountain.
The army of the Principality of Palaon is resting. After a day of rest, Casvann's army gradually recovered from the exhaustion of crossing the mountains, and their morale has picked up. A large group of ranger knights are gearing up, waiting to compete with the imperial knights .
The knights of the kingdom are different. Most of the main knights of these armies are silent. They know the strength of the empire and know what kind of bitter battle they will face.
At the same time, Casvann was also discussing the military situation with his lieutenant, Earl Canel.
"The empire's army is far superior to ours in terms of quantity and infantry quality. If we attack rashly, the empire's artillery and elite phalanx will cause heavy losses to the knights." Kasvann looked at the map, his body The battle-hardened Duke is also troubled by the battle situation: "We have more knights than the imperial army, and we need to find opportunities to fight."
"The question now is, will Emperor Karl Franz stick to Hemgard?" Earl Carnell raised his concerns.
"No." Kasvann frowned, but he came to the same point of view, that is, the Imperial Army will definitely attack.
So...how does Karl Franz take the initiative?
Kasvann looked at the map, his army was stationed on the mountainside, and the imperial army was stationed in the open space in front of the city of Hemgard. Where Kasvann's camp is located.
The Duke knew that he had to take advantage of his superiority in the number of knights and his powerful impact to have a chance of completely defeating the imperial army.
"Send another scout!"
"yes!"
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In the early hours of February 2, the sky was pitch black.
The emperor led the Reik Guard and several knights of the Imperial Knights to set off. They would go around a hill and attack Kasvann's camp from the rear by surprise.
Elector Umberto led all the imperial infantry, imperial artillery and a small number of imperial knights to cross the shoal.
In the dark, the lighting is completely dependent on the moonlight, and the imperial army did not dare to light the torches. The army of more than 20,000 people crossed the shallows from the front. Because the weather was cold and it was a dry season, the process of the imperial army crossing the shallows was relatively slow. smoothly.
"I hope everything goes well." The Elector Umberto was wearing finely crafted mithril plate armor made by dwarves. He rode on a half-breed elf horse wearing gorgeous armor. The burqa of the Elector himself was even more Blossomed with flowers and helmet plumes of all colors, he crossed the shallows, the water of which could only cover a horse's hooves, under the protection of the Elector's SS.
"My lord elect, why did your majesty let you command the army? I think it would be better for you to lead the knights around?" The personal guard of the Tuscan emperor elector is also the golden fleece of Ivy Said the knights of the knight order.
The Golden Fleece Knights are the most elite troops in Aviland. Most of them are personally selected by the Elector himself. They have fought against the Greenskins in Blackfire Pass all year round, and they have very rich combat experience.
"Because Karl Franz needs it, he needs enough prestige." Elector Umberto said with a smile: "The new emperor is a talented person, but his current prestige is not enough to support his ambition and Faith, so he must continue to personally lead the army to win victories, so as to ensure that his policy can continue to be implemented. Compared with those nobles, he is more willing to trust his army, and there are many nobles who hate him."
In the early hours of the morning, the moon was thin, and the area from the Gray Mountains and Doom Mountains to Hemgat was thickly fogged, and you couldn't see your fingers. Most of the empire's troops had already crossed the shallows.
The Elector Umberto felt something was wrong.
It was so quiet.
"My advisor, where is Otto?" the elector shouted behind him.
"I'm here!" A legendary wizard of the Department of Light, wearing a white robe and holding a staff, rushed up from behind.
"Dispel this thick fog! Immediately!"
"yes!"
The spell was uttered, and the dense fog that filled the valley and the plain was dispelled.
A mighty Light of Exile is shining on the plain, not only dispelling the dense fog, but also illuminating the hidden army hidden within the dense fog.
The flags are like a forest, the guns are like rain, more than 2,000 Britannian knights are fully armed, and tens of thousands of Britannian infantry regiments have all stood in formation, and their team has been stretching from the mountainside Not far from the Imperial Army.
"Okay, that's fine." Casvann, who was fully armed, was riding a pure-blood elf Pegasus. He said to a lake god oracle beside him. The beautiful lake god oracle nodded and stopped his spellcasting. .
Then the dense fog completely dissipated on the plain.
Kasvann has already led his main force down the mountain.
"Oops!" Elector Umberto knew that the plan had failed, and Kasvann took the initiative to attack them.
He immediately signaled the Golden Fleece Knights to blow their horns, and the Elector drew out the Elector's holy sword "Mother of Destruction": "The imperial army! Gather to me!"
The imperial army lined up hastily, and then quickly concentrated towards the elector himself.
"Forward! Knights of Britannia!" Casvann raised his lance, and more than two thousand knights also raised their lances in response: "Charge! For the ladies!!!"
"For the ladies!!!"
Thousands of horses are galloping, mud is splashing, and the raging waves of Breton knights sweep across the field.
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