I will be crowned king

Facts have proved that the Ysel Elf, who "loves tradition" and "has a high degree of self-esteem," can sell his teammates decisively as long as he can shirk responsibility after encountering trouble.

Relying on the information provided by Buller Mattias, the glorious pure-blood royal knight of Iser, Anson, who led two thousand light-armed soldiers, quickly spread out his troops to the west of the Eagle Point Pass where the road was rugged and covered with mountains and forests. The Yser Elf reinforcements, who had been betrayed by the Thuns, launched a planned, large-scale raid and plunder.

The first to suffer was a large-scale baggage train following the outpost of Buller Matias.

Because the Clovis people moved too fast, the Ysel elves were not prepared to launch a war in the spring. As a result, Eagle Point City, a crucial fortress, was not fully prepared. Ammunition, supplies, troops... everything remained at the same level. A very low state, so the initial reaction of the border defenders after the war broke out was to quickly provide a batch of supplies to the front line so that the defense line would not collapse.

Unlike a certain elf knight, this baggage team probably knew how important the supplies they were escorting were, so they were very cautious. After noticing the sound of the cannon, they immediately stopped where they were and sent out scouts to try to negotiate with the no longer existing ones. Contact the outpost.

But their caution only harmed them - the scouts who divided their forces to explore the road were wiped out by the skirmishers ambushing both sides of the road. The remaining elven soldiers protecting the baggage faced the Clovis army that surrounded them and raised their hands decisively. surrender.

So Anson achieved a brand new battle achievement after "ending a battle in fifteen minutes": zero casualties.

The scale of seizures this time is obviously completely different from the last outpost. Not only did there be a large amount of military supplies, including but not limited to weapons, ammunition, medicine, food, military uniforms, etc. - just the carriages and livestock that transported these supplies were A small fortune.

After carefully examining all the loot, Major Fabian, who was in charge of interrogation and verification, also found two large boxes of military pay—almost four thousand gold coins—from the supplies.

Obviously, although the combat effectiveness is not easy to say, the "honorable and traditional" Yser Elf Army is on par with Clovis in terms of "modernization": morale and subjective initiative are directly linked to real money, and no down payment is given. Just don't expect those at the bottom to follow orders honestly.

Four thousand gold coins is not too much for an army the size of half an infantry division, but if it is purely a one-time net income, it is very considerable; when Anson fulfilled his promise in public, he directly distributed a quarter of the money to everyone. When the soldiers arrived, the whole army was instantly excited.

Although there are also a lot of other supplies and loot, and they can be discounted in various ways after the war; but how can they be obtained immediately, and the heavy coins are more exciting?

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Anson simply decided on the distribution method of the spoils - all spoils must be turned over and distributed uniformly, with one-quarter going to the soldiers, one-half to the army operations, and one-quarter to the officers.

The reason Anson wanted to do this was mainly for two very important reasons.

First of all, the following battles are all ambush battles in rugged terrain. The complex terrain and situation determine that Anson cannot directly command every unit during the battle. He must rely on grassroots officers and soldiers to exert their "subjective initiative." .

What's more, the time this unit was established is too short - strictly speaking, the only "direct" unit belonging to Anson is the Storm Regiment, and even the Storm Regiment was established with the sponsorship of the Franz family.

If you want to make this group of people a whole, the most direct way is to bundle interests; there is no chance of promotion for conscripts, so use the method of trophy distribution to make them understand that the victory or defeat of this unit is closely related to their personal interests.

In the words of Carl Bain, this army looks more and more like a group of bandits, and they are bandits with official background.

Of course, the main reason why Anson was able to do this was because he was not eager to repay his capital or satisfy his sponsor's dividends like other officers who contracted the levy corps. The only "investor" was someone who didn't care much about money.

After tasting the sweetness, the "Storm Division" quickly took action; without too much urging from Anson, the soldiers took the initiative to hand over the spoils - at least most of them - leaving behind their excess baggage and moving lightly towards the next target. .

At dawn on April 26, the familiar "Storm Division" once again successfully ambushed an Iser outpost that was almost a full infantry regiment; faced with the dark muzzles and shining bayonets, they were caught off guard again. After being subjected to a round of rapid artillery fire, the mouths and bodies of the remaining three hundred Yser elves were as honest as the unlucky ones before.

After patient questioning by Major Fabian—the former Guards officer seemed to be quite good at this—the “general knowledge” elf nobleman—who did not seem to be a pure-blooded royal knight—not only decisively confessed everything Intelligence, and even took the initiative to betray a baggage team that was ahead of them and was about to arrive at a certain fortress around Eagle Point City.

After learning that this baggage train, which was "supposedly supposed to be transporting ammunition", was secretly used for smuggling by the elven nobles in some fortresses. The ammunition boxes were filled with tobacco, wine, furs and velvets, and the entire army immediately set off. , marched ten kilometers in four hours on the mountain road, and caught up with the baggage team.

So the two sides who met by chance in the mountains had a "friendly exchange" for almost forty minutes and "fully exchanged opinions" with practical actions. In the end, the Yser Elf was convinced and took the initiative to give all their belongings to their savior, Anson Bach. , thank him for not killing.

Anson, who had successively wiped out four Yser reinforcements, also captured countless weapons and obtained a large amount of information about the Yser Elf reinforcements - material equipment, marching routes, troop deployment, the location of the main force, and the accurate numbers of each unit. .

Of course, there were some contradictions in the information, and the captured Ysel elves were not without strong bones; but Anson still kept his promise and let them go after the search was completed.

On the one hand, this is because he only has 2,000 men on hand and has no capital to hold captives and wait for ransom; on the other hand, sending the defeated troops of these reinforcements to Eagle Point City is also part of Anson's "perfect plan".

In the next few days, it seems that because the previous battle exposed their whereabouts, the reinforcements of the Ysel elves were very alert; not only did they stay armed during the march, but they also sent out reconnaissance scouts when passing through some narrow or dangerous terrain. If you notice anything unusual, retreat immediately or fire a warning shot at the surrounding area.

This put a lot of pressure on the "Storm Division" who could not withstand casualties and had to fight quickly. The whole army unanimously expressed no interest in this kind of hard nut that could not get much oil and water and was difficult to chew.

However, this time Carl Bain rarely stood on Anson's side, resolutely stating that a battle must be fought, and that the group of Yser Elf reinforcements that were gradually gathering should be eliminated as much as possible. The reason is very simple:

"Once this support army arrives at Eagle Point City, it means that all the bullshit that was blown out before will be broken. The Ysel elves will know that what appears behind them is a small force that does not dare to confront them head-on; in order to ensure the supply line , they will immediately send troops and reinforcements to attack us from east to west and strangle us to death near Eagle Point Pass!"

"So either we simply disobey the military order and withdraw from the Eagle Point Pass; or we must fight this battle and strive to completely annihilate the enemy and put the lie behind that 'the main force of the Southern Army has entered the east side of the pass and is preparing to confront the main force of Iser's reinforcements' Blow it down!"

So under the dual threats of being shot to death for disobeying military orders and being surrounded and suppressed by the enemy, the officers of the Storm Division finally decided to launch an attack on the Yser reinforcements outpost that was being assembled in a minority-subordinate manner.

During this period, Leon Francois, who gradually evolved from an admirer of Anson to a creature from another dimension, "incidentally" played the role of a small scribe, observing and recording the entire process that happened on the unknown hill. The following battle goes by:

"At 4:45 a.m. on April 27, the main storm regiment of the Clovis Storm Division arrived on the west side of the hill. Eight hundred soldiers and two mounted artillery occupied the high ground and blocked the road, and erected Bloody Unicorn King Banner.

At 5:30, an infantry regiment-sized outpost discovered them and immediately tried to organize an attack to clear the way; the battle lasted for an hour, and the outpost, which had wiped out a company, abandoned its baggage and quickly evacuated to the rear.

The panicked enemy immediately began to seek help from the Yser reinforcements passing nearby. Soon, an army of nearly 4,000 people with sufficient baggage was assembled.

Before the rugged mountain road, the enemy spent nearly four hours gathering their troops. Under the harassment of skirmishers lying in ambush in the forest, they hurriedly formed an army and launched an attack on the main force of the Storm Division along the previous road.

But an officer with a little common sense would know (this is what Anson said) that they made two fatal mistakes.

The first is that the army was formed too hastily, and the attack was launched without even having time to select a top commander. This will inevitably lead to a situation where each of them is fighting alone; the second is that they rigidly insist on advancing by the road, not daring to enter the forest or climb the mountain, and compete for it. Highland control.

This means that the enemy has completely become a moving target, and artillery and rifles can completely judge the enemy's position and distance based on the corpses left before, and carry out devastating attacks on them.

Aware of this, Anson Bach immediately sent out the line battalions of the remaining two infantry regiments, commanded by Major Fabian, to move from the west to the east side of the hillside, preparing to attack from the enemy's left flank.

The Ysel elves soon noticed this army of several hundred men and immediately stopped to organize an attack; but their line facing the left wing immediately became the target of two cavalry cannons.

In just one minute, the enemy lost an entire line barracks to rapid artillery fire. Screams and wails became the only sounds on the battlefield outside the sound of gunfire.

At this time, the enemy's unclear command was immediately exposed, and the companies that received multiple orders at the same time began to fight independently; Major Fabian immediately mobilized an infantry regiment from the flank to move to the rear, preparing to outflank the enemy.

At 10:25, the Storm Division launched a general attack on the scattered enemy from the front, left wing and rear at the same time; the Ysel Elf reinforcements that resisted tenaciously began to fall apart. A few core troops still persisted, but were scattered by the disintegrating friendly forces. formation.

Facing the three sides of the Storm Division, the Ysel elves who were unwilling to surrender began to venture to the north - that is, their right wing - to retreat into the forest. What greeted them was the lovely Miss Lisa Bach, and the Storm Division of skirmishers.

At 10:55, the remaining Yser Elf soldiers and noble officers surrendered their weapons to Anson Bach and surrendered unconditionally, declaring the battle over.

A total of forty chariots and all the equipment of the 2,000 Iser reinforcements were captured in this battle. After the survivors handed over all the belongings they carried, they were allowed to leave by the kind and magnanimous deputy commander Anson Bach and went to Eagle. Corner City.

The victorious Anson Bach and his loyal, elite and brave Stormtroopers did not stay too long; after hastily cleaning the battlefield, they set off again and continued to move towards one victory after another..."

After defeating this large-scale Yser Elf reinforcements, Anson and the Stormtroopers finally could no longer hide their presence; the reinforcements that had been marching to Eagle Point City retreated one after another, each with more exaggerated bad news than the last. Like the dog's tail grass that grows wildly in the spring, it spreads across the elven border of Yser with the retreating elven reinforcements.

The main force of the southern legion has crossed the Eagle Point Fortress and is about to fight to the death with the Iser Guards Corps - this is still an understatement - "Eagle Point City has fallen, and the Clovis are setting fire to the city and massacring the soldiers and civilians in the city", "Ten The Vanclovis army is advancing towards Yser, clamoring to kill a million elves and enslave a million elves"...

As the "Storm Division" continued to advance eastward, they caught up one by one and annihilated the group of elves who were trying to scare them; at the same time, a steady stream of supplies began to be sent to the rear outposts.

As these supplies increased, Anson had to mobilize two infantry companies to set up transport teams and more temporary strongholds to transport the spoils.

The establishment of a logistics team and an administrative team was once again on the agenda... Inside the outpost, the little secretary with two dark circles under his eyes and about to be buried alive by the ledger desperately opened his bloodshot eyes and took a sip of thick hair. Bitter hot coffee, lying on the desk with my trembling right hand, I kept writing:

"...Although I have tried my best, due to the recent sudden increase in workload, even if the working hours are extended to fifteen hours, I still cannot complete the daily scheduled work... Various supplies have exceeded the scheduled reserves... Various tasks are lacking manpower, and the base It has been overrun and completely unable to carry out its functions.

Therefore, please allow your humble clerk to make a formal request to establish a temporary logistics management committee..."

Today is another update full of sincerity! ()