I will be crowned king

At the same time that Henares captured the fort, the main force of Thun's army commanded by Léon Francois had already formed its formation to fight the Praetorian Guards Corps attacking the southern wall of Eagle Point.

Of course, when it comes to command, in fact all orders are given and arranged by Henares himself. The commanders and knights of each department only need to move forward step by step and maintain the offensive momentum.

Little Leon's only job was to stand under the huge red thorn flower flag decorated with golden tassels, so that the eighteen thousand Thun soldiers could see him anytime and anywhere.

In front of him, 10,000 Thun troops were divided into five groups, scrambling to rush towards the position controlled by the Yser elves outside Eagle Point City; The Yser elves fully lived up to their high expectations - before the Thun army could rush forward, they all collapsed under the shelling from behind.

The Thun line infantrymen who attacked against the explosive point took over the position almost without firing a shot, and followed the defeated infantrymen forward to attack.

Perhaps because of the lessons learned from the Battle of Jiandao, the Ysel elves who noticed that the reserve troops were defeated and that they were about to be attacked from both sides reacted very quickly this time; the commanders of each unit immediately led their troops and flags to gather the defeated troops, Reorganize your formation and try to block the Thun attack behind you.

But the problem is that these nearly eight thousand Yser elves have to face attacks from more than just one direction... After re-stabilizing the defense line, Roman immediately mobilized the Grenadier Regiment and several nearby infantry regiments to take advantage of Yser The elves launched a counterattack because of the backstabbing of Thun's army and the chaos in the front line.

Although this round of attack failed to recapture the lost positions, it still eliminated several elven companies that were unprepared in a hurry; the more than 2,000 Clovis troops who were beaten back continuously a few minutes ago were now reversed , giving the Ysel elf who was like a headless fly a hard sap.

Of course, the Thun people would not miss this rare opportunity and quickly annihilated the small group of enemies on the position that had not yet been defeated. They maintained a tight formation like the elves and advanced rapidly with a shooting posture.

If viewed from a high altitude, the unfolding Thun army is like an anvil that is constantly advancing; and Lieutenant Colonel Roman, relying on the artillery cover of Eagle Point City, is like a hammer swinging wildly, hysterically smashing thousands of Ysel elves on the ground. A chopping board full of spikes.

Caught in the middle, unable to rush or escape, the Yser elves finally realized a terrible situation that they should have understood a few minutes ago.

They are surrounded!

There were eight thousand Iser who attacked the southern wall of Eagle Point City, and they were well-equipped. They even had many light artillery carried with the army and captured from the southern legion positions... Such troops and firepower, not to mention the complex terrain of Eagle Point City, were in Even though they were besieged from many sides on the plain, they were not without the strength to fight.

But they did not ignore Thun's reinforcements and storm Eagle Point City; nor did they immediately rescue when they were attacked on the road, or move to the right artillery fort. Instead, they hesitated between the victory in front of them and Louis Bernard's order to rescue. , formulated a seemingly perfect plan of "reserves staying in place while the main force continues to attack".

And it was this "perfect plan" that became the last noose for the eight thousand Yser elves.

As more and more Thun troops entered the battle, the original "anvils" turned into dozens of crazy "hammers"... The Thun soldiers with the front spread out in company units began to attack Yise The Er elves' army was running wildly through the ranks; many newly organized defense lines were torn apart like butter by attacks from both sides before they were even deployed.

Facing the tsunami-like offensive of "Thun-Clovis", the Ysel elves, blessed by the faith of the Ring of Order, turned pale and stepped on the bones of their companions, amidst the explosion of shells and the deafening sound of gunfire. However, the constantly defeated front mercilessly beat the hearts of the soldiers who were still resisting again and again, causing morale to slide unstoppably to the bottom.

The only good thing is that although the entire Yser Elf Army is constantly losing positions, the command system has always been well preserved, and it did not collapse in just one back attack like the 5,000 defenders on the southern line... even if it continues Being double-teamed and interspersed, he still didn't completely lose his ability to fight.

During this process, the Yser elves on the eastern battlefield tried to support, but the right artillery fort had been captured by Henares. Any Yser army trying to move to the southern battlefield would completely expose its weakest flank. Under artillery fire.

The artillery positions of the Guards Corps, which had always been firing at the fortress, became increasingly sparse after eight hours of fighting... Although the number of troops was four times greater, the artillery of the Guards Corps was far inferior in terms of quality and ammunition reserves. Far from comparable to the Southern Legion.

As a "latecomer power", Israel does not have a complete military industry, and the quality of its homemade rifles and artillery is far inferior to that of Clovis and the Empire; not only shrapnel and bombs, but also high-quality propellants of the same size The solid ammunition cannot be completely self-sufficient and must be imported from the Empire.

But Clovis is a completely different situation... The "central province" with the city of Clovis as its core is enough to meet all the needs of Clovis's army; what limits them are only raw materials, fuel, transportation capacity and orders.

To be honest, even in the 100th year of the Apostolic Calendar, the Clovis people still could not understand why on that night a hundred years ago, Saint Isaac, who was about to be assassinated, was so afraid of his creation that the first creation was created. What God wants is not to promote it, but to destroy it and hide it.

Even if we build railways and have huge machinery driven by steam; we have cities that rely on burning whale oil and coal to maintain light, temperature and energy, and they can fight against huge empires alone; we have witnessed the greatness of the steam core with our own eyes... The Clovis still didn't understand.

These great creations were firmly held in the hands of the kings and nobles, who looked at them with awe, the knowledge that was sealed by the church and only given "when deemed appropriate", which in their eyes was basically the same as magic.

Only a very small number of people have noticed this difference from the huge changes in Clovis City, and have begun to understand that this is not just magic or simple technological progress, but some kind of earth-shaking change.

Ludwig Franz is one of them, or he firmly believes that he is the one standing on the top of the wave; using his victory after victory, he awakens the true glory of Clovis and unites the empire and everything she owns. Everything it represents - system, culture, tradition...

All crushed underfoot!

"Command the artillery position, let the mortars and the fortress guns on the south wall adjust their positions, and directly cover the Chinese army's position on the enemy's position on the southern line with firepower." Ludwig at the top of the tower said decisively:

"Load all artillery with grenades and prepare for rapid fire in one minute!"

"yes!"

Ten minutes later, a whole row of gun muzzles appeared on the southern wall of smoke... accompanied by a deafening bang, grenades burned by the gun flames fell like a downpour from the heads of the Yser elves.

Although the artillery power of the south city wall is far less than that of the east side, and the most critical twenty-four-pound cannons cannot be turned around immediately, the main firepower is only six-pound and twelve-pound infantry cannons temporarily placed on the city wall, and Not much of a deterrent.

However, relying on the skillful skills and tacit cooperation of the artillerymen, they still achieved good results of three or even four rounds in one minute; in just one minute, the fire and gunpowder smoke had completely covered the explosive points of the artillery shells.

In addition, the Guards Corps began to gradually shut down due to problems such as the supply of artillery shells, and the artillery in Eagle Point City no longer worried about exposing its targets, and began to cover the enemy's army unscrupulously.

Faced with the sudden blow, the Ysel elves, who had been retreating steadily, were suddenly thrown into chaos. The officers and knights who were originally supervising the battle at the rear suffered a devastating blow, and fell in pieces in the explosion. ; The roaring sound of cannons surged in the air, harvesting the life on the ground like bells.

As the Chinese Army on the Southern Front gradually collapsed under artillery fire, its command system was completely paralyzed... The troops that were blown to pieces could not find their commander at all, and the nobles and nobles who risked their lives to fight their way out under the cover of the Guards The knights can only command the few hundred guards around them.

Although the remaining troops are still relying on inertia and unable to retreat, they are still gritting their teeth and persisting, but they are also approaching their limit; unless the Eastern Front troops can immediately capture the right artillery fort, both morale and the situation of the battle will be irreversible. .

But all the bad situations were like a chain reaction, and the situation was settled so quickly that everyone had not yet understood the situation - because the flanking army was defeated, the southern front army had to return to defense; because it was not possible to immediately Returning to defense, the right artillery fort was captured. Because the artillery fort was captured, the Eastern Army was unable to support the Southern Front Army; because there was no support, the Southern Front Army could only go to destruction; and once the Southern Front Army was destroyed...

Those who are flanked by two fronts will become the eastern army of the Guards Corps.

At 16 o'clock sharp, the shelling of the southern wall of Eagle Point City stopped, and the 10,000 Thun troops immediately took advantage of the situation to press forward. The 8,000 Ysel elves completely lost their will to fight. The remaining troops began to choose to surrender in batches, and the rest surrendered to The east side collapsed, and during the escape process, the troops thought to be supporting the eastern front were shelled again, causing more than half of the casualties.

In just one hour, 10,000 Thun troops ended the battle on the southern front of Eagle Point City, with less than 300 casualties, and no company was defeated or annihilated in the whole process.

This was absolutely a superb performance for Thun, and it completely shattered the myth that the Yser elves were invincible - for the Seven Cities Alliance.

Accompanied by enthusiastic cheers from up and down the city wall, Léon Francois, riding a horse with his head held high and his chest held high, held high the red thorn flower flag and walked into the fortress that also brought victory to the Francois family two hundred years ago.

Compared with the battlefield outside which has been turned into a mess by shells, explosives, fortifications and corpses, the inside of the fortress is still in order. Except for the hurriedly passing baggage trucks and the figures of soldiers, and the strong smell of gunpowder and blood, the small Leon could hardly see any difference between the Eagle Point City in front of him and before.

The morale is high and the logistics are sufficient. It doesn't look like they have been besieged for more than ten days. Is this the strength of Clovis' army... Little Leon secretly exclaimed in his heart.

Ludwig met him on the city wall. The commander of the legion, whom he had only glanced at before, left a deep impression on young Leon - a figure as straight as a rifle, a resolute face, and no sign of sadness. It’s the look of joy…

Although he admires his "cousin" more now, he has to admit that in terms of image alone, Ludwig Franz is really much better than Anson Bach.

"Welcome, Your Excellency Leon Francois." Ludwig, with a stern face, took the initiative to extend his right hand:

"I must express my most sincere gratitude to you on behalf of all the officers and soldiers of the Southern Legion and the Kingdom of Clovis - without Thun's timely reinforcements, this battle would not have been won so smoothly anyway."

"No, no, no... you are really too polite, His Excellency Ludwig Franz." Young Leon shook Ludwig's hand vigorously, with a calm smile on his lips:

"And it's too early to thank me. This battle is not over yet."

Ludwig looked at him in astonishment; Leon Francois, who had his hands behind his back, also looked at him, his eyes filled with a calm and confident smile that was very similar to that of one of his cousins.

I originally thought that I was just the heir who was thrown as a hostage by the Grand Duke of Thun, but I didn't expect...

"In that case, I won't be polite to you." Ludwig quickly regained his composure, thought for a moment and then said:

"The battle on the southern front is over. Please lead Thun's army to expand from the southern front. Cooperate with the right-wing artillery to attack the Yser elves in the east from the side. At the same time, attack the artillery position to cut off the retreat of the Guards Corps."

"As soon as you start to attack, the Southern Army Corps on the east side of the defense line will respond immediately and launch a counterattack at the same time - if you are lucky, it will only take one day..."

"It only takes one day to end this battle in Eagle Point City!"

Leon suddenly took over Ludwig's words, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise under his shining eyes: "This is what Anson Bach told me."

Ludwig was stunned.

"Speaking of this, why didn't I see the shadow of the Storm Division in the attacking army?" Ludwig asked:

"Anson Bach...didn't he come with you?"

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"I said, what are you planning to do?"

Carl Bain, who was shrinking his neck and hiding in the crater, said with a little uncertainty and fear: "Didn't you say you were going to meet Ludwig?"

"Meet up?" Anson sneered and handed the loaded Borni rifle to Lisa on the side:

"We, the Storm Division, only have two thousand people. What can we do after we merge with the main force? At best, we will just serve as a reserve force - what's the point of that!"

"So you have to..."

"The eight thousand elves on the southern front of the Guards Corps are finished, and the twelve thousand elves on the front are also tightly entangled in the defensive position; when I just came over from the right artillery fort, Henares told me that the artillery fort position should be There is also a five thousand infantry division, so..."

Anson squatted down suddenly, snapped his fingers at the horrified Karl, and pointed at the golden Ring of Order flag flying on the hillside in the distance:

"Would you like to make a bet and guess how many troops Louis Bernard has left...?"