I will be crowned king

Dawn Mountains, Eagle Point City, the main fortress.

In a small side hall, Anson, who was sitting in front of a desk, was leaning back on his chair and busy reviewing various administrative orders of the legion. He would also host a military meeting later - as the deputy commander of the legion. , these tasks of "handling chores for the commander" are almost his job.

Originally, this kind of work was assigned to Roman, but now the loyal lieutenant colonel is still trapped in the eastern part of Eagle Point Pass due to some people, unable to escape, so he can only let Anson "reluctantly do it for him". .

Of course, this is not without reward - in the upper right corner of his desk, there is an opened award order lying quietly:

"According to my king Jun's decree——

Confer the rank of Colonel Anson Bach, an army officer and deputy commander of the Southern Army; this appointment will take effect immediately from the second day of the order - Privy Council of the Kingdom of Clovis! "

Although Anson already had a clear idea of ​​the Franz family's status in the Kingdom of Clovis after the actual contact, he was still slightly shocked by this sudden title order.

Although the Kingdom of Clovis only has a history of a few hundred years and does not attach as much importance to bloodline as Yser and the Empire, nor does it pay much attention to origin, it still has a hierarchical concept.

Take the Army as an example: Karl, Anson, Fabian, and Ludwig, the four of them almost represent the four classes in the Army.

Karl, who was born as a civilian, started out as a conscript and spent two or three years sneaking into the regular army. He became a non-commissioned officer from a large soldier, and then became a lieutenant through several wars. After that, he kept moving between local troops and front-line legions. He went around and worked for various levy corps contractors with noble backgrounds - wiping their butts and taking the blame - and was lucky enough to be promoted to captain, and even became a battalion commander by accident.

For him, if he does not have the adventure of "protagonist-level treatment", his future in this life will end here; if he can find a way to become a country squire after retiring from the army, he may have a one percent chance of turning his life into a country squire. The son was sent to the Royal Military Academy.

And Anson Bach, the second son of a small noble family, is almost what Carl Bain's family looked like after four generations of hard work.

For "Former Anson", his life's hard work trajectory is to become a lieutenant colonel before the age of forty-five, and his subsequent military ranks will theoretically have nothing to do with him.

Major Fabian is a representative of the lower-class nobles in Clovis City. Because he was born in the royal capital, his resources are better than those of the rural nobles. He is also an important base of the "Clovis Officer Corps".

As for Ludwig Franz...the "starting line" for these top dignitaries in the kingdom is colonel. It is only a matter of time for them to become generals sooner or later. They are the real "back wave" in the army.

Anson is about to turn twenty-three this year and is a colonel.

This not only means that his status has surpassed his original class, but more importantly, he is now very young, young enough to tie up with the starting line of those "back wave".

In addition to this title order, there was also an expansion of the legion - the three infantry regiments under Anson were officially expanded into an infantry division, named "Storm Division".

Well, this matter cannot be told to Grand Duke Thun and a certain guy who keeps chasing him all day long.

According to the list and roster, this "Storm Division" will have five infantry regiments - including the previous three - and an elite grenadier regiment, plus a light cavalry company, an artillery company and a guard directly under the division. even.

At the same time, due to the upgrade in scale, Anson, as the commander of the Storm Division, was finally qualified to establish a completely independent command; of course, whether it was an officer, administrative staff or soldier, he had to find his own way - because this was a conscripted corps, not an established one. regular army.

But Anson is not worried about this. When the news of the fall of Eagle Point City reaches Clovis City, a large number of unemployed officers will naturally come to apply for jobs. It is not as difficult as it seems to gather four to five thousand people.

Anson, who was a little sore, put down the pen gently and picked up a letter stamped with the seal of the Franz family. The words "Handwritten by Major General Ludwig" written on it were carved with a knife and axe.

This is the biggest problem.

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"According to what Lieutenant Colonel Roman said, this Guards Corps formed with the help of the Empire is completely different from the Yser Elf Army we encountered before."

At the legion meeting, facing the officers on both sides of the long table, Anson held up a letter and said with a solemn expression:

"The tactics and training methods are basically similar, but the morale is high and they can persist in fighting for more than six hours even if the attack cannot be defeated for a long time; the cooperation between the various arms must also be improved to a higher level, and it is already a shadow of the regular imperial army. "

"In addition, although all soldiers and officers are without exception, they are Yser Elf nobles, or at least elves with aristocratic blood; but the real core of the command of this legion is headed by the commander Louis Bernard, a group of forty-five A staff group composed of imperial knights."

"So although it seems that the opponent is the army of the Ysel elves, in fact we are fighting against a well-equipped imperial army with a strength of 40,000!"

"Four days at the latest, tomorrow at the earliest...their striker will appear outside Eagle Point City."

After the words fell, the entire camp became deathly quiet.

Obviously, this is not good news.

The predecessor of the Southern Army was the First Recruitment Army of Thunder Castle, which was the army brought back by Ludwig from the battlefield on the southern front of Clovis. Based on the current offensive and defensive situation between Clovis and the Empire, as well as the victory or defeat of each other...

Every one of the officers present had been beaten violently by the imperial army, or at least suffered losses.

And now someone told them that an army with a combat power similar to that of the Empire, commanded by a group of Imperial knights, and four times their strength was coming soon... You can imagine how they felt.

Ludwig, who was sitting in the front row, slowly raised his gaze, and his cold gaze swept across one face after another, making the already nervous officers tremble.

In this strange dead silence, his eyes stopped on Anson’s face:

"Then what are your plans, Vice-Commander Anson Bach?"

Ludwig said solemnly, with a hint of questioning in his tone.

I'm asking you to come up with ideas, not to scare them - don't you know the virtues of these levy officers? !

Of course Ansen knew it, and he nodded slightly with understanding:

"Although the enemy seems to be powerful, in fact it is also full of problems. Otherwise, Lieutenant Colonel Roman would not have been held back for four days with 3,000 troops."

"First of all, Eagle Point City is located between hills and forests, and the terrain is rugged. It is difficult for an army of not to mention 40,000, but even 10,000 to be fully deployed. Once deployed, it must be an extremely long column that is torn apart by the terrain. It’s hard to really echo each other in a fight.”

"Secondly, since the enemy accepts the entire empire's military system, this means that their army, especially the infantry's tactical model, marching speed, and strategic deployment, are as rigid and slow as the empire."

"All in all, they are completely incomparable to Clovis's outstanding soldiers!"

As soon as these words were said, all the "outstanding officers of Clovis" present showed a proud smile, until Ludwig coughed softly.

"In this case, we should use our advantages - the terrain of Eagle Point City and the soldiers who know more about flexible combat - to fight against the coming Iser Guards Corps."

Anson continued: "Use Eagle Point City as the core and imitate the Yither elves, control and build numerous artillery forts and defensive positions to the east and south of it, block the roads, and drag the enemy into a confrontation."

It is not difficult to do this, because Eagle Point City was originally established by the Grand Duchy of Thun to fight threats from the north and east. The only real weak side is the south side.

"Relying on the established supply lines, we can get a steady stream of supplies from the rear; of course, the same goes for the enemy."

"But the enemy has four times our troops. In turn, their logistical pressure is four times ours. However, the broken terrain of Eagle Point City will not change due to the number of people. The number of troops that can be invested in each battle is limited. .”

"With one battle, there will naturally be a turning point - because they must retake Eagle Point City as soon as possible, otherwise their connection with the Seven Cities Alliance will be cut off, which means they will lose assistance from the empire."

"After that, it will be a moment of competition for patience. The party that loses its composure first will be at an absolute disadvantage in the final battle."

Louis Bernard must hope for a quick victory, so he must not be given this opportunity to drag his 40,000 troops under Eagle Point City, making it impossible for him to advance or retreat.

Based on Anson's understanding of Louis Bernard, it would be difficult to make him lose his composure first - this naive Imperial knight is really too easy to take the bait.

For example, the "10,000 troops" and "60 cannons" revealed in the previous letter... were to urge him to attack quickly; the more anxious he was, the less prepared he was, and the more anxious he would be to launch a general attack.

Then it was bloody.

In addition, with the broken terrain of Eagle Point Pass, it is not easy to create an opportunity for a decisive battle; an army of tens of thousands of people cannot fully deploy; even if the entire line is pressed, it will definitely split into multiple small battlefields in the end, with thousands of people A small force fought on multiple fronts, rather than the grand final battle that some people, such as Léon Francois, imagined.

Of course, there is another obvious problem with this plan...

"Then how should the Seven Cities Alliance solve the problem?"

An officer raised his hand and interrupted: "What if they respond to Israel's call and join the siege of Eagle Point City, wouldn't we be attacked from both sides?"

"really."

Anson nodded seriously: "If the Seven Cities Alliance sends troops as promised, the Southern Army will definitely be blocked in Eagle Point City by the two countries' coalition forces."

"Although the Seven Cities Alliance's combat effectiveness is not strong, if they can really make up their mind, they can at least immediately recruit 150,000 regular troops to join this war."

One hundred and fifty thousand? !

These words immediately made many officers look panicked.

"If we can get assistance from the empire, this number can at least double to 300,000." Anson continued to "threaten" as if he didn't see everyone's expressions:

"Given the affluence of the Seven Cities Alliance, this number is not completely impossible."

Then, he suddenly turned his gaze to Ludwig: "...but!"

Feeling the burning gaze, the legion commander rolled his eyes imperceptibly, and then said in a deep voice:

"We have concluded a secret alliance with one of the most powerful states in the Seven Cities Alliance, the Grand Duchy of Thun. He will stand on our side and promises to keep the Seven Cities Alliance's troops out of the Eagle Point Pass. "

"What--?!"

Everyone looked at Anson, who was smiling confidently, and Ludwig, who was calm and bored.

Anson Bach... This guy is super calm most of the time, and can even look at problems from the perspective of a "pure third party"; but sometimes, he reveals a weird naivety.

Not only does he enjoy the momentary thrill of unveiling his plans, but he also likes to add a little... drama here and there.

"The heir to the Grand Duchy of Thun is currently in Eagle Point City." Ludwig continued:

"In addition to the covenant, they also promised to establish a stable supply line for us, which can provide us with stable logistics - especially fresh bread, vegetables, fruits and meat at two-thirds the price in Clovis."

"And Clovis will provide Thun with a batch of sufficiently sophisticated weapons, and will replace Israel in the near future and become the protectorate of the Grand Duchy of Thun." Anson took over the words:

"Claude Francois assured us that he could raise 20,000 regular troops for the war; if the Southern Army was willing to provide weapons, this number could be increased to 60,000!"

"This army will march from the south of Eagle Point Pass. When Yiser's Guards Corps is trapped under Eagle Point City and is forced to launch a general attack, it will cut it in half from the flanks!"

The officers' expressions finally became excited.

Once this plan was successfully implemented, the Southern Army not only defeated Yser's elite divisions, but also cut off their claws towards the Seven Cities Alliance and separated the Yshel elves from the empire.

Without the support of the empire, and without the supplies and troops of the Seven Cities Alliance... this "Iser Punishment War" has really turned into a situation where the enemy is locked up and beaten.

How the war will be fought and how far it will end will depend on how much money many domestic "investors" are willing to spend on this war.

If he could sponsor two or three infantry divisions and one hundred and fifty light and heavy artillery pieces... Anson wouldn't mind giving it a try to see if he could knock down the royal court of the Yser Elf.

Amidst the cheers, Ludwig's meaningful gaze fell on Anson again.

A knowing smile appeared on Anson's lips.

Obviously, the 20,000 troops of the Grand Duke of Thun would not come to support the Clovis people on their own initiative; they had to go there and "conquer" them personally.

How to make Grand Duke Thun, who was trying to sit on both sides of the fence, completely turn against him, was the biggest problem.