I will be crowned king

Compared to Anson's confidence, Louis and Alexei, who had just made contact and successfully merged, had a completely opposite scene.

Although the artillery positions of the once arrogant Jihadi Army were successfully suppressed, the farm defense line, which had been torn apart by the column assault, was becoming more and more obvious. The flags of the King of Clovis were like burning sharp knives, constantly looking at The Yangfan City militia formations, which seemed to be large in number but actually had no cooperation, were randomly interspersed among the formations.

Perhaps in small-scale battles, untrained militiamen can still rely on their familiarity with the terrain and the tacit cooperation between relatives and friends to gain some advantages in raids and defensive battles; In head-to-head confrontation, the gap between discipline and quality is overwhelmingly presented.

Despite the timely support of the Second Infantry Regiment, and despite the high morale of the Yangfan City militiamen, and even as the battle continued, they had begun to actively organize a defense line, desperately fighting against the intervening jihadi armies... But the exchange for this effort and sacrifice was only It just delayed the collapse a little.

And even this effort will soon be completely in vain.

After being dug out from the ruined artillery position by several guards, Ludwig, who had just regained consciousness, immediately ordered all the troops in the central position and the right wing to assemble to the west and advance in columns towards the Confederate positions. .

After being hit by head-on shelling and the previous experience in the grassland battle, Ludwig had already seen clearly the essence of the Confederate Army, which was a ball of loose sand.

It’s not that they are not united, or that they are not strong, but they are simply unable to act in a unified manner when facing the enemy, and they all work independently - whether it is the Yangfan City militia that suddenly launched a general attack, or the Storm Legion that unexpectedly attacked their right wing, they are completely unable to do so. There is cooperation and you can go into battle on your own.

To put it more vividly, he is a headless giant, with hands, feet, limbs... and even every organ in the body, all with their own ideas; when encountering a problem, the first reaction is not to communicate with allies, but how to solve it independently and avoid being attacked. Others laugh.

The result is the current situation... Although the situation seems to be embarrassing for me, the stunned Jihadi Army is still a whole. As long as it regroups and obtains contact with each combat unit, whether it is attacking or retreating, it can still Act in unison.

The best way to deal with a scattered enemy is to concentrate all your forces and destroy them before other parts can react; rather than setting up a battle array and engaging in a face-to-face confrontation.

Ludwig, who was completely enlightened by Carl Bain's indiscriminate bombing, did not hesitate to issue the order to launch an all-out general offensive on the Western Front.

As the central and eastern front armies quickly broke away from the Shooting Army and the Storm Army and entered the western front battlefield one after another, the pressure on the Sail City Militia and the Second Infantry Regiment suddenly increased and they could no longer support it; Alexei also tried to They attacked south and organized a counterattack, but were quickly defeated in front of Wuyangyang's enemies.

During this period, the Storm Legion, which was continuously attacking the right wing of the Jihadi Army, was aware of the fighting situation on the western front and kept trying to support them. However, they were met with counterattacks from the central position and threats from the Jihadi Army's artillery: as long as they tried to cross the battlefield, they would be greeted by either fierce firepower. volleys of guns, or solid bullets and shrapnel shells falling from the sky.

As the current main force of the Storm Legion and the only designated cannon fodder, the Shooting Army has long been completely out of control like a stray dog, using the ax behind the butt of its gun to strangle the troops left behind by Ludwig. Together; although morale is high and the opponent is retreating steadily, there is no hope of being able to pull them out in a short time.

As the entire battlefield was completely divided into two, several forces with their own ideas began to take their own actions.

"Lord Louis Bernard, give the order to retreat quickly!"

Supporting his body with a long knife full of chipped holes, Alexey, who was covered in blood, shouted eagerly: "If we keep fighting like this, we will soon be killed by Major General Ludwig!"

"Now is not the time!"

Under the shouts of death and the sound of gunfire, the expression of the young knight who was also in embarrassment was surprisingly calm, and his bright eyes quickly scanned the battlefield in front of him:

"Anson Bach's Shooting Army and Storm Army have entered the eastern front of the Crusaders. In just one hour, they will surely annihilate the remaining enemies there. After that, they can march straight in, attack Ludwig's flanks and rear, and inflict fatal damage."

"If we retreat now, we will give the enemy room to breathe, and we can calmly turn around to face Anson Bach, who has already gained an absolute advantage, and personally ruin the upcoming victory!"

"Absolutely correct, but only if we can last another hour!" Alexei was so anxious that he almost wanted to rush up and knock him out:

"I'm just asking out of curiosity, nothing else... Do you plan to finish this battle and let the commander-in-chief collect the body for you?!"

The excited commander of the Second Infantry Regiment realized that he had said the wrong thing again as soon as he finished speaking, and fear filled his heart; but what made him even more frightened was that after he finished speaking, Louis did not get angry, and was even very calm. Smiled to myself.

That plain smile with a hint of calmness made Alexei shiver.

"The goal on the other side is not to annihilate us all, but to recapture the farm position and gain an advantage over the Confederate Army."

Even though he was at a critical moment of life and death, Louis, who kept looking around the battlefield, could still analyze the battle situation for Alexey unhurriedly:

"Lieutenant Colonel Alexei, I agree with your retreat plan, but under the premise that you have lost contact with Anson Bach and cannot judge the goal of his action, retreating quickly is not only giving up the chance of victory, but also tantamount to betraying friendly forces; The current war situation makes it impossible to organize an orderly retreat."

"Therefore, I order you to immediately take your Second Infantry Regiment, organize all the troops that have not yet engaged the enemy, immediately launch an assault on the central battlefield, and use all the methods you can think of to join the Storm Legion."

"Me?!" Alexey was startled: "No, no, no, this kind of task should still be done by you..."

"That won't work!"

Louis categorically rejected: "Once I leave, the morale of the Sail City militia will collapse instantly; so after you move in, I will immediately launch a counterattack against the enemy to try to buy as much time and leeway as possible."

"I repeat, everything I do is just for victory and to preserve the vitality of the Confederacy as much as possible. This is not a bargain with you, this is an order!"

The young knight's tone was so tough as never before that Alexei even forgot to retort, and could only silently nod and accept the other party's request. Before leaving, he did not forget to perform a standard Clovis military salute.

"As expected of the direct heir of the Bernard family, he can still maintain a calm attitude even in the melee and make as objective a judgment as possible on the battle situation."

Looking at Louis' back, Roman, who was hiding in the corner, said silently: "I seem to be beginning to understand why Anson Bach attaches so much importance to him... I'm afraid it's not just the Bernard family behind him, but also the Iser elf. For the Queen’s sake.”

"It's not just talent, Sir Louis is also slowly improving." Alexey couldn't help but sigh:

"The battle of Thunder Castle, the battle of Eagle Point City, and later the battle of Hantu... This young master and our commander-in-chief are really a wonderful pair of rivals and friends!"

"Yes." Roman nodded and narrowed his eyes meaningfully:

"If I had known it would be like this, I should have killed him at Thunder Castle."

Alexei Dukasky: "..."

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Sporadic gunshots and shouts of killing echoed over the farm position. After the Second Infantry Regiment and thousands of Sail City militiamen broke out, the Jihadi Army finally took control of the entire position and began to eliminate the remaining resistance forces and resist attacks from the Eastern Front. The crazy attack of the shooting army.

As for the counterattack organized by Louis Bernard... In addition to causing some trouble at the beginning, it was soon wiped out under the firepower of line shooting and skirmishers. Even Louis himself was forced to lead the remaining troops towards retreated in the direction of the Confederate positions.

Standing on the still burning position, the Jihadi Army, which had finally won a great victory, decisively chose to continue to advance, trying to attack Huanglong in one go and completely wipe out the enemies who were still stubbornly resisting.

Although there were "interruptions" such as the headquarters being attacked and the right wing position being completely breached by the enemy, it did not have a great impact on the morale of the Jihadist Army. In addition to the victory just achieved, another important reason was the impact on the battlefield. Judgment of form.

Both the Sail City militia and the shooting army are visible to the naked eye as "low-quality consumables" that are only suitable for filling trenches. So far in the entire battle, the Jihadi Army has never been able to confront the enemy's "regular army" head-on.

The intuitive impression this gave them, even Ludwig, was that those they were currently fighting were all cannon fodder used by the enemy to prop up the situation, and the small number of real core main forces were always huddled on the ground, not daring to take the initiative to fight.

Even the battlefield chosen by Anson "unintentionally" shaped this judgment: the Confederate army's position was located on high ground, and they also deliberately chose an anti-sloping formation behind the slope. This resulted in Ludwig below unless Attack all the way up, otherwise there is no way to judge the enemy's true troop deployment.

On the battlefield they could see, the enemy's western front had been completely defeated, and the rash attack on the eastern front had been entangled by a small number of their own troops. As long as they rushed into the position and defeated the last few elites, the battle would be over. .

Not only most of the officers of the Crusaders, but even Ludwig thought so.

Even though Anson Bach really had a way to defeat himself, he was unable to effectively control his troops. No matter how brilliant his plan was, it was just a castle in the air. Facts have proved that compared to the leader, a staff officer and a deputy with a certain degree of autonomy are more effective. It’s a platform that really suits his abilities.

Commanding an army requires more than just "having a plan"!

With this unparalleled confidence, Ludwig raised his sword high amidst the roaring cheers of the soldiers and pointed in the direction of the flying thirteen-star ring flag:

"Clovis, advance!"

"Blessed by the Ring of Order——!!!"

Loud battle roars resounded through the sky, and passionate bugles were deafening; the main force of the nearly ten thousand Jihadi Army bypassed the central battlefield in columns and penetrated directly into the rear of the Confederate army from the western front. A huge and graceful arc, just like a scimitar, appeared in above the earth.

While advancing rapidly, the shelling on the Confederate positions also began to become more and more fierce, and the choking smoke continued to fill the battlefield; in addition to casualties, it also had a great impact on the vision of the Jihadi Army.

This also greatly increased the confidence of the Jihadi Army in their own judgment - so strong a counterattack, doesn't it just prove that the enemy is at the end of its war effort and is making a final tenacious resistance? !

Of course they didn't know that Carl Bain was about to kill the enemy as soon as he saw it. He took the time to clear his inventory and fired all the artillery shells that could not be taken away during the retreat.

So in the face of the rumbling cannons, the high-spirited Jihadi Army rushed to the position like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves. In order to avoid the painful lesson of the previous troops being "defeated" one after another in the face of the enemy's attack, Ludwig released the cavalry this time. At the end of the line, a line phalanx composed of infantry acted as the vanguard.

So when I realized something didn't seem right, it was too late.

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The sun rotates, and the setting sun is like blood.

On the distant battlefield, an exciting fight had just come to an end.

If more than 3,000 Jihadi troops could still resist stubbornly by relying on the fortifications on their positions in the face of the joint strangulation of the Storm Legion and the Shooting Army, then the sudden attack of the Sail City militiamen from behind was the final death knell for them. .

In less than a quarter of an hour, the entire Jihadist Army position was completely lost, and hundreds of Ring of Order flags were replaced by the 11-Star Ring Flag; however, many King Clovis flags were specially retained for some reasons. .

In addition, the artillery positions and baggage materials that were too late to escape were all captured by the Confederate army and became Anson Bach's spoils of war.

But all this has nothing to do with the Crusaders and their commander Ludwig Franz.

Looking at the empty position, looking at the "Confederate Army position" with not even a single figure behind him, and then looking at the Confederate army that had taken control of their position in the distance, Ludwig understood everything.

Anson Bach... He never thought about confronting him from the beginning, but wanted to trap himself in this "desperate situation" that seemed to be very unfavorable to him; now he and the fleet at the port of Sailing City, in the grass forest The defenders were completely cut off, and all the baggage was captured.

The Confederate army, which originally seemed to be cornered, could win the victory without doing anything as long as it held the line of defense.

Looking up to the sky and sighing, Ludwig looked behind him:

"Commander!"

"exist!"

"Let the cavalry troops send people to hold the white flag and go to the Confederate position on the other side." Ludwig couldn't help but smile bitterly, with a self-deprecating arc on his lips:

"Just say... I want to talk to them."