I will be crowned king

Lawrence Igor was confused, completely confused.

As a senior general, or an "old antique" who was already old and waiting to retire, but was temporarily appointed by the emperor as the commander of the advance army, his rich experience caused certain stereotypes of war to appear in his mind.

For example, sufficient reserves should be left at all times to ensure a continuous follow-up offensive after a breakthrough; for example, attacking a heavily guarded fortress or position without artillery support is basically courting death.

In Lawrence's thinking, these are the instincts of a qualified commander and the "rules of the game" in the war sandbox - no matter how immature and inexperienced a young commander is, it is impossible not to abide by these rules and put 10,000 soldiers with only Soldiers with rifles were thrown directly onto the battlefield and launched an all-out offensive regardless of priority.

When he learned that the North City Gate had fallen, General Lawrence, who was furious on the surface, was actually still emotionally stable and didn't take it seriously.

Because in his established impression, this was at best the rotten fish and shrimps on the opposite side. Taking advantage of the heavy rain, his peripheral defenders were "negligent" for a while, allowing them to "accidentally" break through the city gate defense line-as long as they could be sealed off in time. Blocking the defense line, these more than 3,000 people are the turtles in the urn, actively seeking death.

Even if the enemy's main offensive force can be completely wiped out and the commander on the opposite side is captured alive or killed, the enemies on the periphery are likely to disperse in a hurry; even if not, their front line will definitely have huge vacancies and chaos.

You can take the opportunity to capture the Green Valley and open up the bridgehead to Aiden and Mist!

As a result, when he walked into the headquarters with "emotionally stable", before he could sit down, he was nearly knocked unconscious by a series of news that couldn't have been worse.

"The defenders at the North City Gate have been completely wiped out, and the enemy's main force of about 3,000 to 4,000 people is rapidly breaking through along the city's main road; our army is trying its best to delay, but with little success."

In the midst of the gloom and gloom, Luther Eagle, who was wearing a monocle, reported tremblingly to the shocked Lawrence Eagle:

"The forts on the east and west sides of the defense have lost contact and are suspected to have been surrounded by the enemy's main force. We can only initially judge from the firepower and sound of artillery that the positions have not fallen yet, and the defenders of each fort are still resisting..."

"According to reports from the scouts and some quickly transferred troops, after entering the city, the enemy's main force began burning, killing and looting in the peripheral slums, causing serious life and property safety hazards to the citizens of Carindia Port... A large number of thugs joined the enemy's forces , warehouses and outposts in the siege city..."

"The headquarters of the Eighth Infantry Regiment was besieged by the main force of the enemy. The grenadier company directly under the regiment has been completely wiped out! The regiment commander Seve was killed in action. The commander of the second battalion requested support under the cover of the guards. The person currently directing the battle is... "

"There is a suspected riot in the noble district in the city. The logistics department requested that troops be dispatched immediately to suppress it! Our army's main logistics warehouses are all located in the noble district. Once they are controlled by the rioters, the consequences..."

"The defenders on one side of the main road, the 7th and 6th Infantry Regiments, suffered heavy casualties! They only have a very small number of three-pound and six-pound infantry cannons and cannot effectively suppress the enemy's main attack. Please provide support immediately, otherwise... "

"The messenger reported that all three infantry regiments have been assembled, but due to the hasty preparation, they all have no weapons; but there are suspected rioters near the warehouse, and the necessary weapons cannot be provided for them... General, general? Father?! Military doctor! Where is the military doctor? What are you doing here? Go find the military doctor! Military doctor!"

...When Lawrence, whose eyes went dark, woke up from the coma, he was stunned for a while, and it took him a full minute to figure out the current situation: "How many troops do I still have in hand now?"

"Almost five infantry regiments!" A trembling Luther Lawrence looked at his father carefully: "But three of them have not been obtained yet..."

"enough!"

Lawrence, who raised his hand to interrupt, shouted sternly: "Immediately send an infantryman to support the surrounded 8th Corps, and then ask them to block the main enemy force on the main road!"

"The remaining one took the other three unequipped infantry regiments to suppress the riot, and went to the warehouse to receive the equipment - telling them to bypass the enemy's main frontal force and do their best to capture the North City Gate. As long as the North City Gate is recaptured, That’s it!”

It took him five minutes to finally figure out what had just happened from his son's panicked report that there were "main enemy forces" everywhere.

Obviously, something must have happened on the opposite side, causing his opponent to decide to launch a full-scale attack with all his strength, planning to use a quick attack to seize the Carindia Port in one fell swoop before he could defend himself.

Such a reckless attack was certainly powerful, but it proved that the enemy had given up on the follow-up offensive, and all their forces were focused on the first round of attack.

As an experienced general, Lawrence now has full confidence in judging that his opponent is a young man with little actual combat experience. Only young people who do not know how to pretend to understand or even really think they understand will do this. Behaving like a gambler when at a disadvantage.

With such a desperate style of play, even if he can really win a partial victory, he will definitely suffer heavy casualties; and this kind of commander, let alone his almost exhausted army, can keep the spoils he won; and how should he pay for it? The soldiers who sacrificed so much continue to obey his orders willingly?

In fact, Lawrence is no stranger to this kind of young man, and even likes this kind of "pretentious" guy very much - this kind of person usually has some ability, at least much better than some idiots who can't even execute orders well. .

What's more important is that they generally don't resist "taking responsibility" - taking the blame - and even express infinite gratitude to themselves.

It's really not a good feeling to let others take the blame and others worry about whether they can take the blame... just like now.

For example, now, the opponent breaks common sense and launches a general attack, breaking through his most important peripheral defense line. However, there is still a difference between being able to break through the defense line and overcoming the defense line... At least until now, the enemy has only broken through his own defense line and cannot conquer it. It has positions and forts defended by heavy firepower and elite infantry.

Of course, if the breakthrough cannot be completed as soon as possible and the fort defenders can be contacted, these isolated strongholds will still fall one after another... After all, ammunition will be exhausted, and no matter how elite the troops are, they cannot survive in the face of several times the enemy siege. Hold on too long.

Lawrence planned to be prepared.

First, he would plan a counterattack. If the opponent was just a group of lunatic thugs who were not afraid of death, then he would re-seal the north gate, surround and annihilate the enemy's main force, which was constantly advancing.

If they remember that they are an army, then organize a breakout and remove the troops from the outer positions and batteries.

Judging from the current situation, it seems unrealistic to rely on the two infantry divisions of the advance army to defend the entire Carindia Port while suppressing the riots in the city. However, if the troops are reduced and the defense line is placed in the noble area and the port area, It's still more than enough, enough to block the madman on the other side.

All that's left is to hold on to the front and wait for the storm to end, or for the Empire's Hantu fleet to return, and defeat the enemy with depleted morale and heavy casualties.

As long as the fleet can arrive in time and rely on several rounds of fire coverage from naval guns, it will be enough to defeat a group of Hantu scum that has no artillery, lacks follow-up reinforcements and supplies, and has low morale.

"In short, everything has to wait until the fleet arrives. As long as the fleet launches an attack from the port, everything will be fine - before that, all we have to do is defend the port. Do you understand?!"

"As you command!"

……………………

When the Imperial advance army was in a bleak situation, Renault's side also gradually began to show its signs as the battle intensified.

One word to describe his current mood was chaos.

Incredible chaos!

If Lenoir could still maintain general control over the entire legion when he ordered the war, then after the North City Gate was breached, the only troops he could command were the main forces attacking the city; and as the battle progressed, the battle became more and more difficult. The fighting became more and more intense, the troops became more and more scattered, and there were fewer and fewer troops in hand.

By the time he advanced to a third of the time, except for the guards assigned to him by his father, Archduke Aiden, he, the commander of a 10,000-man army, had become a mere commander.

The only good thing is that the Imperial people on the opposite side don't seem to realize this. Their morale is so low that as soon as they hear gunfire from the opposite side, these defenders will "disband" as quickly as possible, and they are very considerate. He left the weapons to the attacking Hantu Army.

Then Renault realized that the "Empire Elite" opposite him was probably the same as Anson Bach's "Carindia Legion" - but compared with the stingy Deputy Commander, the Empire's advance army was obviously more " Generosity", at least equipped with military uniforms and weapons.

This surprising discovery gave Lenore a mixture of joy and sorrow. He was happy that there was a bunch of friendly forces on the opposite side that were more rotten than his own, but he was worried that no matter how bad the army was, it was still an army. The enemy's strength was probably far more than the two infantry soldiers according to the intelligence. Just a teacher.

This is their only chance. If the heavy rain continues... it won't even take a few days. The soft land outside the front will turn into a swamp that traps everyone; the empire's artillery doesn't even need to aim, as long as the firing range is fixed Within the confines of the swamp, half of them could be killed.

Therefore, no matter how chaotic the fight was, Lenore did not dare to stop; he had to continue to attack, keep attacking, leaving the opponent no room to breathe.

Relying on the unorganized, undisciplined and low-level equipment of the Hantu Army, they will never be able to defeat the Imperial Line Private Square of equal strength in a head-to-head battle - this is why Claude Francois is so generous. .

Moreover, Lennoll knew the complex composition of the legion under his command. If his attack stopped, or even became slightly weaker, and he was still frantically besieging the enemy's position, the "loyal" Hantu soldiers would probably immediately Morale plummeted and all fronts were defeated.

Only those who still believe that they can win until the last moment deserve to win.

Therefore, everything has been staked and one must make the final decision while taking advantage of the situation in order to have a glimmer of hope of victory.

As long as we attack, there is hope.

You can win!

"Attack! Attack! Attack! For the glory of Hantu!"

Amidst the deafening killing sounds, Lenore's hoarse shout penetrated the heavy rain.

The Imperial soldiers who were clinging to their positions were dumbfounded. They were shocked to find that the Hantu people who were advancing fiercely on the opposite side were becoming more and more crazy. They launched rounds of offensives without fear of death, as if they were planning to pave a long stretch of ground with their flesh and blood. Road to the port.

The rumble of artillery was mixed with the thunder from behind, and the flash of the muzzle could even be seen through the rain... Renault could probably guess that it was probably the enemy trying to recapture the north city gate that he had broken open.

Once the city gate is captured, the enemy will begin to encircle and suppress the armies on the east and west sides of the city wall; with the level of equipment of the Hantu Army, the possibility of taking over the heavily guarded forts and positions before being completely annihilated or defeated... is infinitely close to zero. .

But Renault can no longer control so much, or he can't control it even if he wants to. He can't get in touch with any army at all. He can only continue to attack with the troops around him that have been dispersed. He must continue to attack. !

With one shot, he blasted the head of the oncoming Imperial soldier. Lenore, holding the battle flag high, turned himself into a beacon in the heavy rain, leading the scattered troops around him to continue advancing along the main road.

Unknowingly, they had broken through to the market square of the entire Carindia Port - this is the absolute city center of the entire city, and it is also a very important transportation hub. The roads extending from the city gate into the city converge here. It then becomes a wider main road connecting the port.

As long as we capture this place, we can at least completely suppress the Imperial Expeditionary Force at the port line; even if we fail to win, it is at least equivalent to capturing half of Carindia Port.

"So...how can I let you pass easily?"

Gently pushing down the monocle on his face, Luther Lawrence looked at the shadowy figure in the rain; the violent storm was mixed with heart-rending roars and screams, like a raging flood.

Behind him, three infantry regiments had completed their formation behind the impregnable barricades. The dark six-pounder infantry cannons protruded from the gaps between the barricades and were aimed directly in front of the street.

"The artillery is in position, everyone is ready——!"

The cold long knife was unsheathed, and Luther, who was standing with the knife, shouted angrily.

As the eldest son of the commander-in-chief of the advance army, he had been working diligently in the army's logistics and administrative departments as a staff officer to avoid suspicion. He endured the cold looks of others for "going through the back door" and worked diligently for more than ten years.

Today, he wants to write his pride with the blood of Hantu people.

The glory belonging to Lawrence Igor will come to a successful end here, and the glory belonging to Luther Igor will begin here.

"Five hundred meters range, shotgun - fire!"

Sorry for the late update