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"Why not continue the attack?!"

The angry-eyed Louis Bernard grabbed the messenger by the collar, pointed at the battlefield beside him and roared: "I'm asking you, why doesn't he continue to attack?!"

"The Southern Army can't hold on any longer. All it takes is a surge of air pressure to defeat them - not to mention five hundred skirmishers. He can't save Eagle Point City even if he hides a full infantry division behind him. We are about to win." Does he understand or not?!"

"I, he...you..."

The messenger was so frightened by the commander's angry and ferocious face that he could not speak. He hesitated for a long time, and finally stammered:

"This, this is mainly because the enemy's artillery fire is too fierce, and the fort is indeed very strong. It cannot be conquered for a long time. If we continue to fight, it will only increase casualties. It is impossible to capture it easily..."

"He has five infantry regiments and four thousand brave soldiers, four thousand! Even four thousand... four thousand horses can level that damn artillery for me in an hour!"

"Not only is the enemy's position strong, but the time you chose to attack is also very unfavorable to our army. Facing the sunset, we can't see the enemy's formation clearly, which puts our army at an extremely disadvantageous position in terms of vision during the entire attack..."

"What did you say?!"

"This, these are Lord Albert's original words, I just repeated them again!"

Seeing that the gorgeous saber was already placed on his neck, the messenger was frightened out of his mind: "For the glory of Israel, he will continue to fight, but he can no longer continue to watch the lives of more soldiers die in vain. ——These are also Lord Albert’s exact words!”

"He died in vain... If he retreats now, all those soldiers will die in vain!"

Gritting his teeth with hatred, Louis threw the messenger on the ground, and stared at the right wing position of Eagle Point City shrouded in artillery fire and gunpowder smoke with unwilling eyes.

Just one step away, just the last step away, he could completely capture the fort and surround Eagle Point City from both sides!

But now a frontline commander's self-assertion has easily made his plan come to nothing - if Ludwig does not remove the nail inserted in the right-wing position, even if he can concentrate the army to the south, when the war begins It must also be because it cuts the army into two sections in the southeast, making it impossible to coordinate operations.

Should we launch another attack?

At present, all the attention of the Clovis people has been drawn to the south, and the pressure on the frontal battlefield in the east has dropped sharply. If they take the opportunity to lead an infantry division to launch a general attack in person...

Looking at the battle situation from a distance, Louis Bernard hesitated.

The time now is 6:20. If the troops continue to be invested, the battle will inevitably continue until night, which will be too detrimental to the attacking Guards Corps.

If he had not seen the ferocious firepower of the Southern Legion with his own eyes, Louis would probably try it again, but now... As a knight, he has no interest in letting his soldiers exchange enemy shells, especially the degree of fire coverage on the opposite side, which is obviously I plan to do it for Eagle Point City regardless of the cost.

"Louis..."

The elf princess who was standing behind him looked slightly startled and timid. She wanted to step forward to comfort him but didn't know what she should say.

This was the first time she had seen this man, who was always so gentle and gentle, get so angry - not even the last letter made him lose his temper to this extent.

"Forget it, let's stop the attacking troops." Louis sighed, his unwilling eyes becoming tired:

"Instructions are given to the soldiers to burn all supplies and fortifications that can be found on the occupied positions when they retreat, and to destroy those that cannot be burned; wait until the entire army retreats, and then let the artillery positions cover the area with a round of firepower. "

"Then... tell Sir Aldalbert to build an artillery fort opposite the right-wing position after retreating, and be sure to maintain a threat to Eagle Point City - if that still doesn't work, let him hand over the army to his subordinates and come back on his own! "

It can only be like this.

As the core force relied upon by the Elf King of Yser, almost all members of the Guards Corps have aristocratic blood. High-level generals like Aldabert are the so-called "ancient pure bloods" and belong to the top category. Only Second to the Yser royal family.

For such a great nobleman, Louis Bernard, a "foreign race" trusted by the Elf King, has no right to punish him, let alone punish him on the spot in the name of disobeying military orders; apart from temporarily depriving him of his command rights, what can Louis do? Nothing can be done.

This was another headache for him in Israel's army - even if the officer corps composed of himself and the imperial instructors could formulate a perfect plan, whether it could actually be implemented was still a problem.

"O-obey!"

The messenger who finally got the order got up from the ground on his hands and knees. He didn't even have time to salute Louis, turned around and ran away.

Twenty minutes later, the frontline troops who received the order stopped the attack and began to withdraw from the battlefield in batches; the fighting in a small area continued, and some troops had even opened gaps, penetrated positions or breached artillery forts... But after the sudden retreat of the Yser army on the right, these were no longer important.

However, Israel did not really achieve anything in this battle - in addition to forcing Ludwig to waste the life of the artillery and waste artillery shells regardless of the cost, he also established a new artillery fort and position on the right defense line of Eagle Point City.

In addition, it was also confirmed that the legendary "hundred-thousand-thousand-strong army" of the Southern Army, with 90,000 in total, was a "ghost force" exaggerated, and the real strength was only over 10,000, which was a bit of a relief.

On the other hand, the Southern Legion, which tried its best to hold its position, also showed obvious fatigue. It did not launch a counterattack when the elves retreated. Only a few "symbolic" cannons were fired in Eagle Point City... and only two or three. Compared to the Yser elves who fought for 2 hours, they had really been fighting non-stop for a whole day, and they hadn't even had dinner yet.

Staying until night, perhaps because he was worried that he would be deprived of his military power, Aldabert, who was in charge of the right wing, did not return to the military camp, but stayed on the position to build artillery forts with the troops, and said that he and his soldiers would " Defend your position and never let the despicable Clovis take advantage of you!"

However, this statement was meaningless, because everyone in the army knew that the Clovis in Eagle Point City no longer had any more troops to harass the Guards.

Aldabert obviously knew this very well, so in order to show his sincerity, he sent a messenger to bring back a piece of "good news that boosted the morale of the army."

"What, the Thun army is heading north?"

Louis looked at the messenger in front of him in astonishment, his face full of disbelief: "He really saw it?!"

"Absolutely true!"

The out-of-breath messenger nodded repeatedly, his eyes full of excitement, and a little bit glad that he would not be killed out of anger:

"Not only did he see it, Lord Aldabert also met the scout cavalry on the opposite side - the other party was Lord Henares Alkader, a close confidant of Archduke Thun!"

"He told Lord Aldalbert that the Grand Duchy of Thun received a messenger sent by Iser to ask for help, hoping that the Seven Cities Alliance could provide assistance in this war."

"But it is very difficult to assemble the troops of the Seven Cities Alliance, and it takes a lot of time. The Grand Duke of Thun believed that any further delay would only delay the war in vain, so he led 18,000 Thun troops north to support Eagle Point City!"

eighteen thousand? !

There was a hint of surprise in Louis Bernard's eyes.

What he values ​​​​is not the nearly 20,000 soldiers, but the attitude of the Grand Duke of Thun - the total military strength of Thun is only about 20,000, and sending 18,000 soldiers means that Claude Fran Sova has staked his all!

This is great news for Louis.

As long as Archduke Claude François is willing to fully side with Yser, he can no longer rely on the rugged and long supply line from the interior of Yser to Eagle Point City, but instead rely on the shorter and longer supply route. The nearby Thun received sufficient logistics.

You can even set out from Thun and cross the Seven Cities Alliance to get in touch with the Empire's army - the Clovis attack is so fast right now, I'm afraid the Empire hasn't known about the fall of Eagle Point City yet, and it's just in time to collect the information it has collected. Send the information over to see if it can be of some help.

"That Lord Henares, is he still there?"

Louis asked with a solemn expression.

"Yes, but he said that he must rush back as soon as possible to convey the information outside Eagle Point City to Archduke Claude Francois."

The messenger said this, but when he saw the disappointment on Louis' face, he immediately added: "But he promised to wait for a while and bring your words to the Grand Duke!"

Louis Bernard frowned and thought seriously.

After a moment, he suddenly turned around, took out the letter paper from the desk, and wrote a hastily letter:

"To Archduke Claude François:

Thank you very much for your and Thun's ability to stick to your promise and lend a helping hand to your friends when they need it most; your behavior is worthy of a knight of the Ring of Order with high moral character, integrity and respect, and worthy of the standing of the Francois family. An ancient bloodline that has lasted for hundreds of years.

It is a pity that Eagle Point City has fallen. Ten thousand Clovis soldiers occupy this impregnable fortress; but forty thousand Iser Guards have completely surrounded it from the east and will be broken within two days. Its outer line of defense blocked its weakly defended key points to the south.

Once Thun's 20,000 troops arrive, their strength will be six times that of Clovis, creating an absolutely overwhelming situation; if that happens, the Clovis people will definitely withdraw their outer defense lines and defend the fortress, and the battle will become extremely brutal. During the siege, they also had to face a steady stream of reinforcements from Clovis' rear.

In order to prevent the worst case scenario from happening, I implore you to cooperate with my simple and crude idea to blockade the Clovis people to the north of the Dawn Mountains; the specific plan is as follows..."

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"He hopes that we can 'cooperate' with him and wait a few days as late as possible, waiting for the Guards Corps to completely surround Eagle Point City before arriving on the battlefield."

In the Thun military camp, Henares, who had just returned from "reconnaissance", opened his mouth and handed Louis Bernard's letter to Leon Francois who was sitting in the upper seat: "The Israel Army will be at Eagle Point by then. If we set up a formation on the south side of the city, the 10,000 Guardsmen and the surrounding terrain will block the view of Eagle Point City, making the defenders in the city unable to see the reinforcing Thun army."

"In this way, Eagle Point City will have to face two lines of 60,000 troops at the same time. By the time they react, the defense line has been completely shattered. The remaining defeated soldiers will not be able to defend Eagle Point no matter how many artillery pieces they have. city."

"In just one day, Yisel can capture Eagle Point City."

The young knight took the letter with a nervous expression.

This time the Grand Duke of Thun did not follow. As the heir to the Francois family, he became the commander-in-chief of the Thun army.

Of course, it's only in name... Without Henares's consent, little Leon can only command his own guards of dozens of people.

Anson also knew what Claude wanted to do, he just wanted to hold on to another trump card; if Clovis was defeated in the end, Israel and the Seven Cities Alliance would hold him accountable, as long as he did not appear on the battlefield in person, he could still use it The excuse of "I don't know, I didn't participate, they forced me" kept the Thun and Francois families.

As long as Clovis is still victorious and does not threaten the Francois family's position in Thun, they will continue to receive material and military support from Thun.

Claude didn't say this explicitly, and Anson wouldn't point it out. Both parties had a tacit understanding of each other's integrity.

"What do you think?" Leon Francois turned to look at Anson.

The deputy commander lowered his head and was silent in thought. His solemn expression made little Leon even more nervous.

Anson hesitated.

It's not that the current situation is so difficult, but that Louis Bernard...

He is really easy to guess.

It didn't take any thought at all, and all his actions were exactly as he predicted; even when he heard that Henares and the Ysel Elf Scouts had met, he was a little worried, for fear that he would Found something not quite right.

In the end, Louis actually believed it. Not only did he believe it, but he also enthusiastically planned to join forces with Thun to reveal the next plan - although there was nothing to disclose.

Such an extremely innocent opponent made Ansen even feel a flash of embarrassment in his heart. At the same time, he was very worried about whether there was even a 100% chance that all of this was a trap for the honest man?

Hmm...not likely, right?

The silence lasted for nearly a minute. Karl, who was sitting next to Anson, couldn't stand it any longer. Taking advantage of his daze, he flicked the cigarette ashes on his hand.

"Um?!"

Anson, who was being burned, suddenly raised his head and looked at everyone with a startled expression: "What's wrong?"

"We want to know what you think, Cousin Anson." Leon looked at him nervously and expectantly.

"My point of view?"

Anson's expression was stunned, and he glanced at Karl with a complaining look as if nothing had happened. He stamped out the cigarette butt with his foot, clapped his hands and stood up.

"My opinion is simple - since Louis Bernard is so sincere, then we should fulfill his wish."

"Use one day to end this battle in Eagle Point City!"

Today’s Kong Kong is another update full of sincerity!

By the way, Total War in Troy is really interesting, I almost ran out of time to update it after playing it so far...