rise of empire total war

Chapter 471

"Swachic, it's going to be a battlefield soon."

A sigh came from the long-abandoned farmland, and soon drifted away with the wind. An old farmer wearing a straw hat and holding farm tools looked at the army marching on the stone-paved road in the distance, and already guessed the fate of his hometown in his heart. Can't help but sigh again.

"Let's go, let's all go." He shook his head, turned around and walked behind him. In the direction he was heading, there was a ruined village. The old people live on the wild fruits and vegetables or animals that can be found near the village. Although they live a life without a second meal, they are still unwilling to leave their hometown.

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"Boost!"

Riding his horse on the paved road, Ronald Harper, the commander of the [-]rd Brigade of the [-]rd Army, shouted loudly to the team behind him, then he turned his head and cursed in a low voice: "This damn thing God damn it, it's fucking hot, oh my god, it's almost roasting me."

"What can I do? It's September now, which year's September isn't so hot." The adjutant beside him said, wiping the sweat left on his forehead with his white gloves, but he couldn't help but rejoice Wake up, fortunately, these senior officers can choose whether to change into armor or not. The original military uniform is already hot enough, wouldn't it be stuffy to put on a chain mail inside?
He turned his head and looked at the soldiers following behind him. They were really sluggish from the heat. They all lowered their heads and sweated profusely. Even the gendarmerie who specialize in military discipline couldn't stand the heat, but because of their image, You can't take off your uniform.

"Hold on, march for half a day, and we will arrive at Slade, the capital of the Swachiqi Kingdom. As long as we get there, we will be liberated."

In the ranks, the voices of officers motivating their subordinates sounded from time to time. It can be seen that they are trying their best to take care of their subordinates.

"This damn weather." The adjutant also cursed in a low voice.As soon as he finished speaking, smoke and dust suddenly rose on the horizon in front of him. Among the smoke and dust, one could vaguely see moving black spots one by one.

Before he could react, Ronald, the brigade commander who had been complaining all the time, swept away the defeat just now and shouted: "Array, array, prepare to fight!"

Ronald's order seemed to give those flagging soldiers a shot in the arm, causing them to break out of the flagging state instantly, and quickly stood in their respective combat positions under the command of the officer, and then opened the The ammunition pouch at the waist reloads the musket in his hand.

At this time, Ronald also led a group of officers and guards to retreat behind the line of infantry. He raised his binoculars and looked at the black shadows moving in his direction. The next second , I saw his pupils behind the binoculars tremble suddenly, then shrank violently, and put down the binoculars in his hand, and said: "It's the enemy's cavalry, why did the enemy's cavalry appear in the area controlled by our side behind Slade?"

"What?" The adjutant was startled, and quickly raised his binoculars to look over. What caught his eyes was indeed the cavalry holding the battle flag of Obonia. Some of them were barbarian cavalry dressed in Vadasia-style armor, and some were Obonia cavalry. , the initial estimate of the number should be between [-] and [-].

"That's the Oponian cavalry. They will appear in the rear, which means that Slade is under siege. No matter how bad it is, it is also blocked."

"I really don't know where those Opponeans got their courage to go deep alone." Ronald put his hand on his chin and said puzzledly. He had heard about the fighting power of the Union cavalry, which led to Lumi's fiasco. One of the biggest reasons, but in the subsequent Battle of Pintus, the performance of the Union cavalry was really poor, and the entire army was wiped out in an ambush.

"Let the infantry fight, the artillery doesn't need to be unloaded, it's just a waste of time." He said to the adjutant, and the adjutant promised, summoned a messenger, whispered a few words to him, and waved him away.

At the same time, the Pognaean cavalry on the opposite side also spotted Ronald's third brigade. They were taken aback for a moment, as if they hadn't expected to encounter an enemy army, but then they were eager to try and wanted to They needed a wave of charge to crush the enemy they encountered suddenly, but they soon found out that the idea was tricky-the number of the opponent was clearly more than ten blocks away from their own side.

After comparing the combat strength of the two sides, the Russian Porgia cavalry wisely chose to retreat. They turned their horses and left in the same direction as they had come, leaving only the officers and soldiers of the third brigade who were still in full swing.Looking at the retreating enemy, Ronald felt aggrieved as if he had been punched heavily on the cotton. He opened his mouth, but ordered to put away his weapon and continue to advance towards Slade.

But this time, he dispatched the carbine cavalry in the brigade as scouts in advance to prevent such a hasty confrontation with the enemy from happening again.

All the way to Slade City, they didn't encounter the enemy again. To Ronald's surprise, Slade City was very peaceful, and there was no encirclement or blockade as imagined. The yellow double-headed eagle flags on a black background fluttering in the wind on the city wall also showed that the city was still under the control of the Kingdom of Winster.

Leading the army to the city wall of Slade, Ronald looked up at the top of the city, and there were line infantry standing on it with muskets. Before he could speak, a person shouted and asked: "Are you Which unit is it?"

"I am Ronald Harper, commander of the Third Brigade of the Third Army, and I was ordered to lead the army here." Ronald raised his head and replied loudly.

As soon as the people above heard that they were friendly troops, they ordered to open the city gate and let the third brigade enter the city.Seeing that the city gate was open, Ronald didn't talk nonsense, and rode his horse to the city gate first. When they arrived at the city gate, they found that the person who had just asked the question was already standing here waiting.

"Sir." The man gave a military salute to Ronald, and at the same time introduced himself: "I am Drew Milton, the commander of the Second Regiment of the Third Brigade of the Second Army, and we have been stationed in Slade for half a year. It has been more than a month, but the attack order has not been received for a long time, do you have any news?"

"Oh, of course, Commander Milton." Ronald nodded and said, "The mission we transferred here from the south is to join you in the northern expedition. The enemies in Vaqiqi are wiped out."

"You are right, Sir Harper." Drew nodded, and then he made a gesture of invitation and said, "Our officer is still in the barracks, and I will take you to see him right away."

"Lead the way." Ronald nodded and said.

(End of this chapter)