Chapter 284 134 The War Begins!

Chapter 284 -134- Let the war begin!

Charlotte's words finally aroused the fighting spirit of the nobles in the North.

For a time, the nobles were full of fighting spirit and once again competed to be the vanguard of the army. They all wanted to be the first to charge into the battle.

Charlotte couldn't understand why these nobles were so interested in leading the charge.

In order to maintain her image, she did not ask any further questions, but quickly handed over the command to Baron Angus, who was the commander-in-chief.

Speak when you need to speak, and cheer when you need to cheer.

When it came time to actually start fighting, Charlotte still trusted Baron Angus, who had commanded many battles and was experienced, more than her own tactics on paper.

Baron Angus also respectfully accepted the order and began to command various nobles to make arrangements before the battle.

Every noble in the tent came with troops.

In fact, they are the "officers" of Castel's army.

As long as you give them a mission, it means giving an order to the entire coalition.

While Baron Angus was giving orders, Charlotte was not idle. Instead, she listened carefully and secretly learned how Baron Angus commanded and mobilized the army.

It is indeed better to leave professional matters to professionals, but as a feudal lord, Charlotte also believes that she must strengthen her military literacy.

Not to mention learning to be like those kings who are good at fighting, but at least you must know how to fight.

What surprised and interested Charlotte was that Baron Angus' arrangements for the nobles' tasks were very simple.

That is to dispatch the entire army and directly attack frontally.

He issued many command orders in advance, which were very simple and crude. As for the command after the war started, he only briefly asked the nobles to act according to the horn.

Of course, this is an order to the nobles of the North.

In fact, the most critical link lies in another place.

Before the war begins, Count Gaston will send envoys to contact the rebels, with the suggestion of attacking Castel's army one after another, to trick the main force of the Leglis family's cavalry hidden behind the camp to fight.

That's right, the main cavalry force of the Leglis family is not in the camp, but is hidden behind the camp.

This is the news that Sebastian brought back after conducting his own investigation.

Charlotte thought that this might be because the rebels also knew "the identity of Count Gaston" and originally planned to launch a front and rear attack on Castel with Tulip's army, so they hid the main force of the cavalry.

After all, as long as the timing is right, the thousands of cavalry troops of the Leglis family have a chance to cooperate with Tulip's standing troops and directly defeat Castel's coalition forces.

Of course, this may be what the rebel leader thinks.

Charlotte's plan is that Castel's full-scale army dispatch will only be a feint attack at first, and will not actually launch a charge against the rebel camp where the fortifications have been built.

After the army of the Tulip Earldom sent a signal to the rebels and tricked the main force of the rebel cavalry into fighting, the army of the Tulip Earldom would turn back and charge directly towards the main force of the rebels, completing the encirclement together with the coalition forces.

At that time, it will be a real full-scale attack.

In the process, the army of Tulip County will be divided into two parts.

The cavalry units among them will fly the flag of Boulder together with Castel's cavalry, acting as a decoy for the main force of the rebels. The Boulder army will suddenly switch sides when the two sides are fighting, catching the rebels by surprise.

The infantry will be hidden among the coalition forces. After the main force of the rebels is surrounded, they will activate the magic energy array, lead the noble coalition, and formally launch a charge against the rebel camp.

Baron Angus has only one purpose.

That was a battle that completely defeated the main force of the rebels!

The battle plan was quickly arranged, and it was obvious that the army of the Tulip Earldom was the most important part.

Once the strategy is successful, the coalition forces can defeat the main force of the rebels at the minimum cost.

After all, there are more than 10,000 troops, and they have been waiting for so long. Castel's real enemy is in the south. For the rebels... if you can reduce the losses a little, then reduce the losses a little.

After the order was issued, the nobles left one after another to prepare and mobilize their respective teams.

The official start of the war was set for the morning of the next day. The coalition forces had been running all the way and needed a night's rest.

Earl Gaston also sent his eldest son Otis as the envoy of "Bold" under Charlotte's secret instructions. After nightfall, he went to the rebel camp in person to meet with the rebel leader.

He will present a "battle plan" for a frontal attack on Castre and "discuss" a specific plan to flank Castre with the rebels.

A very simple and crude strategy, the key lies in whether the rebels believe it or not.

Charlotte felt that the rebels would most likely believe it, but after Odis left, she was still inevitably a little nervous.

No way, this is the first time she has participated in a war since time travel, and she is participating in a war as a lord.

Even after all kinds of preparations, she was confident that she would win the battle against the rebellion, but she still felt nervous.

Fortunately, Otis returned successfully after leaving for more than three hours, and he also brought back a piece of news that made people feel certain -

The rebels agreed to the "Tulip Army" proposal.

In fact, if you think about it, it is impossible for the rebels to doubt Earl Gaston's position. After all... who would have thought that a Earl whose territory is behind Boulder and has sworn allegiance to the new lord would suddenly switch to Castel. Woolen cloth.

After Charlotte transformed Count Gaston and his son into blood servants, the balance of the rebellion completely changed.

What's interesting is that when Otis visited the top rebels, the leader of the rebel side even suggested to Otis that they could take advantage of tonight's night to cooperate with Tulip's army to launch a night attack on Castel's camp.

And...it seems that this is what the rebels planned to do.

Of course, this proposal was rejected by Otis.

The reason is that Tulip's army is not ready yet.

Along the way, the extraordinary soldier's armor had not yet been fully charged, and it was not convenient to deploy the magic energy array, so he could not cause effective damage to Castel's army.

"Who is the leader of the rebels?"

After listening to Otis's report, Charlotte couldn't help but ask.

The idea of ​​a night attack really startled her.

I have to say that the rebel commanders are really keen. If they really launch a night attack on Castel's side, it will be really troublesome.

Although Castel can also lay traps in advance, at most they will only be able to capture the rebels' sneak attack troops. Those who can carry out sneak attacks at night can only be a small group of elite troops. For Charlotte, it is considered to have eliminated the opponent. It doesn't make sense either.

"It's a baron from the Leglis family, named Chait."

Odis replied.

"Chait? Is it him?"

Baron Angus raised his eyebrows slightly.

Charlotte's heart moved slightly:

"who is he?"

Baron Angus replied respectfully:

"Your Excellency, the Earl, should be Chait de Leglis. He is Laura's half-brother and the illegitimate son of the former Viscount Leglis. He is a young man with considerable commanding talent."

"It is said that in the past few years, he commanded the private soldiers of the Leglis family to defeat more and more with less, and defeated the northern pirates who went south to plunder many times."

After listening to Baron Angus's introduction, Charlotte nodded slightly.

"It's a pity that such an outstanding talent is on the opposite side of Castel."

Sebas on the side smiled and flattered him:

"Master, when it comes to excellence, you are the best."

"Compared to you, the new generation of the Leglis family is still not enough. No matter how outstanding he is, he still falls into your trap..."

Charlotte didn't pay attention to Sebas's flattery. This guy became more and more self-indulgent after following her, and never missed any opportunity to flatter him.

"Your Excellency Otis, haven't you seen Laura among the rebels?"

At this moment, Viscount Len Castel suddenly spoke and asked a question.

Otis was stunned for a moment:

"Lola? Dame of the Leglis family? No, not really."

He shook his head.

Charlotte keenly noticed that after listening to Otis's reply, Viscount Leon Castells frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.

"Your Excellency, do you have any questions?"

Charlotte asked.

The old Viscount hesitated and said:

"No, it's just... it's a little strange. I remember that due to worries about family inheritance, Laura has always been very wary of his half-brother, but I didn't expect that now she would let him lead the army alone..."

"It seems that something happened within the Leglis family that we don't know about."

After hearing what the old Viscount said, Charlotte's heart moved slightly.

She thought of some of the news that had come back one after another after Nice had "taken refuge" in the Leglis family recently.

It is said that after it "surrendered", it did not see the senior members of the Leglis family. On the contrary... it often saw the woman named Eudosia.

Or to be more precise, the black dragon in human form.

It seems that orders from the top rebels are often transmitted through the black dragon.

"Odis, is there a woman named Eudocia among the rebels?"

Charlotte asked.

Odis was stunned for a moment and replied respectfully:

"I don't think I saw it."

"No..."

Charlotte mused.

"My lord, did you find any problem?"

asked Baron Angus.

Charlotte pondered for a moment and shook her head:

"No, it's nothing, I'm just curious about the movements of the rebels' top brass."

…

The night passed quickly.

In the early morning of the next day, when it was just dawn, the camp of the Castel coalition was slowly running like a huge war machine.

After a night's rest, the soldiers' energy was restored. After eating a breakfast consisting of black bread, dried meat and ale, the teams of various noble families began to prepare for battle.

The light cavalry waved Castel's black hawk flag and shuttled among the small camps of various noble families to deliver messages. The nobles also raised their own family flags and began to line up their troops.

Charlotte stood on a hill not far away. The terrain here was relatively high and she could have a panoramic view of her own camp. Not only that, she could also see the rebel camp on the riverside and the soldiers patrolling the camp.

Of course, the most astonishing thing is the coalition camp. It may not be very intuitive when you are in the camp. Only by looking down from the hills can you fully feel the magnificence of tens of thousands of troops.

Under the waving of flags, the armies of different noble families flowed slowly like rivers, constantly combining and converging, gradually forming a formed array.

The sun gradually rose from the continuous forests on the horizon, and the golden sunlight spread across the earth.

The long Dorne River was like a golden ribbon, shining in the sun.

The coalition army also shone in the sun, which was the armor on the nobles and soldiers.

Through the equipment on their bodies, Charlotte could clearly distinguish which ones were nobles, which ones were private soldiers, and which ones were recruited peasant soldiers.

It is worth mentioning that in each array composed of noble coalition forces, the front ones were nobles, who were wearing exquisite armor, or riding tall horses, or simply walking.

Behind them were the knights and private soldiers following them, and the last ones were the recruited peasant soldiers.

Of course, the number of knights following the nobles was much less than in the past.

Most of them were summoned to Count Gaston and Tulip's cavalry to form cavalry for camouflage and raids.

The rest were just some personal guards.

Seeing these nobles who led the charge, Charlotte couldn't help but sigh:

"Northern nobles... really like to rush to the front in war!"

"Master, in fact, it's not just the nobles of the North, the nobles of the entire human world are like this. In war, they who have extraordinary powers always rush to the front. It is said that this is the creed of "bravery" in the "chivalry" followed by human nobles, and it is also the honor and pride of the nobles."

Beside Charlotte, Sebastian, who was holding an umbrella to shade her from the sun, said respectfully.

"Chivalry..."

Charlotte murmured to herself and shook her head:

"Obviously the commander rushed so far forward, they are not afraid that they will lose control of the war situation because they are deeply involved in local battles and cannot grasp the situation from a high level..."

"Master, human nobles have always been like this, which can also maximize the extraordinary power they have. If any nobles shrink back, they will be laughed at by their colleagues."

Sebastian said with a smile.

Charlotte sighed:

"No wonder Angus had to give all the instructions clearly at the beginning, and only planned to communicate simply through the horn after the war started..."

"It seems that he never expected to be able to mobilize these crazy nobles after the war."

Sebastian shrugged:

"No way, this is the art of war of mankind."

Charlotte listened, but shook her head and said:

"No, this is Miria's art of war."

At this moment, the heavy and vicissitudes of the horn sounded from afar, resounding through the sky.

Charlotte's heart moved slightly.

This is the horn of war.

The battle between the coalition forces and the rebels is about to begin.