I Will Be The Crowned King

Although it had been expected for a long time, after the official declaration of war on the Elven Kingdom of Iser, the atmosphere of the entire Clovis City was quite surprising to Anson.

Sitting in the rental carriage, Anson looked out the window. Clovis' blood-colored unicorn king flags were hung on both sides of the street where there were still traces of the riots from a week ago.

Shouting newsboys were selling ink-scented newspapers to the jubilant crowd, and every corner of the street was filled with an incomparably cheerful atmosphere, as if welcoming the New Year.

An Sen sighed softly, and his eyes retracted from the window to a copy of the "Kingdom Loyalty News" that he bought when he went out.

"The King's Proclamation—it's time to let the Clovis down!"

"Respected councilors, nobles, and loyal subjects of the kingdom, today is a day to remember; the capital of the great Clovis kingdom, the land blessed by St. Isaac, has suffered from the evil and evil old Deliberate sabotage of the gods!"

"They agitated innocent and kind civilians to destroy and ravage this beautiful and elegant city in the most savage way; this is a shame, a shame that all Clovis people with conscience should feel the same way!"

"And what brings us this shame is the Iser elf kingdom with which Clovis has been respecting, treating them equally, and striving to establish friendship and peace with it for many years!"

"Their ambassador's hidden identity as a believer of the Old Gods for many years is enough to prove that this race and kingdom's belief in the Ring of Order is an outright lie; their sabotage of the city of Clovis has wiped out the respect and friendship of the Clovis. Step on your feet mercilessly!"

"For the glory of Clovis and to punish this race that has no shame or faith, I, Carlos II, represent the Austeria family, the five hundred members of the Privy Council, and all the people who are loyal to the kingdom, officially Announcement: From March 8th, the Kingdom of Clovis will declare war with the Kingdom of Iser, including its despicable and shameless associates!"

"We will break down their walls, burn their fields, shoot their lackeys, rebuke their kings, and let the banner of the blood unicorn fly over their land."

"Then they will understand the price of violating the dignity of the Clovis!"

A murderous declaration of war - in every sense of the word.

There was no negotiation, no goodwill, and even the excuses sounded far-fetched. Basically, they pointed to the nose of the Elf and said, "Don't ask, just ask, and I'm going to hit you."

It is well known that the Clovis Kingdom covets the Iser elf. For this rich and weak neighbor, there is only a question of when to fight, and there is no question of whether to fight or not. They are looking forward to this war from top to bottom. 's arrival

The royal family needs to make up for the WeChat lost due to the disbanding of the Guards, the Privy Council and the Treasury need to divert people's attention and make up for the deficit in the imperial war, the army hopes to regain the lost face... Even ordinary people are counting on this war to bring More job opportunities, after all, major factories will always be short of manpower during the war.

But in Anson's view, this "war of punishment" against the Iser elves may not be what many people want.

Because it is too hasty.

There is no preparation, no plan, or even a clear strategic goal - just aggression is not a goal - there is not even a clear offensive direction, so let's put the harsh words out first.

And this may even be the first time that all the legions preparing to launch an attack are composed of levies, and there is not even a regular army of a regiment... This means that the Clovis Kingdom is currently lacking in troops in order to deal with the imperial invasion, and it is impossible to grow any bigger. The scale of mobilizing a legion to attack Iser also shows how hurried the preparations for this war are. Just grab an army and prepare to go to war.

No matter how weak the Elven Kingdom of Iser is, it is still a large country with tens of thousands of troops and light and heavy artillery, and a population of tens of millions.

With just a "Southern Legion" composed entirely of levies, how can they "punish" people?

To be honest, Anson thinks that even the royal family and the Privy Council have not thought about this issue seriously; most of them are thinking that as long as the declaration of war can be used to divert the conflict between the inner and outer urban areas in Clovis City that has become more acute due to the riots, fight a few battles by the way. , Let the Iser elf withdraw from the war, and you can negotiate with a little money.

After all, this is an army that is about to start, but even the deputy commander has to learn from the newspaper and the secretary that he is about to go to the army... An Sen, who sighed helplessly, swept his eyes out of the car window and could already see it from a distance. Franz House.

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"I'm sorry I didn't discuss it with you beforehand, but I decided it on my own."

In the exquisite but simple study, Ludwig took two glasses of rum from the wine cabinet and said apologetically to Anson on the sofa behind him:

"The incident happened suddenly... To be honest, I don't know why my father suddenly agreed with my idea, and even helped me dismiss the post of commander of the Guards."

"And as the price of the Archbishop's helping hand..." Anson pretended to think seriously:

"Is it that you have to accept the job of the commander of the Southern Legion and lead the invasion of the Elven Kingdom of Iser?"

"Almost so."

The seemingly helpless Ludwig handed the glass to Anson, but the flash of excitement in his eyes betrayed him:

"The date of the expedition was set for March 15, but in fact it must be launched on the 14th. I only have less than a week to finalize my command."

"Anson Bach... The first thing I thought of was you!"

Looking at Anson's expression with just the right amount of surprise, Ludwig sat down in front of him a little excitedly:

"My father, as well as the **** in the army, recommended a lot of candidates to me - either he barely graduated from the military academy, the second son of a noble family, or he just lost his job because of the disbandment of the Guards, and he didn't fight a day. rubbish!"

"In the eyes of this group of people, defeating the Iser elf is probably as simple as suppressing the riots on the streets of Clovis City. The army arrives and shoots a few shots at random, and the enemy flees looking at the wind!"

Taking a sip of rum, the ironic Ludwig's eyes gradually became solemn:

"But we all know that's not true."

"Since three years ago, they have been purchasing various new rifles and artillery, and the army of the Elven Kingdom of Iser, which has been trained by instructors hired by the empire, is not as weak as they imagined."

"It's enough to face off against the regular army of the Kingdom of Clovis, and still be able to remain unbeaten...Imperial Legion!"

"Such an army is not a scum that will collapse when it hears the sound of a gun; such an army is enough to keep Clovis's expansion out of their borders!"

The moment the words fell, what Anson felt from Ludwig's serious words was not fear, not heaviness, or even the tension of an imminent enemy; it was fire, a fire that was already burning in his chest.

Ludwig Franz...he's very excited right now.

Just like a man who is about to get married, he is as excited to go to a bachelor party under the arrangement of a group of friends.

This is not good... An Sen, who tried his best to restrain his expression, said silently in his heart.

"Because of this, I need a qualified officer corps, a good chief of staff, and ... and a second-in-command that I can fully trust."

Ludwig stared at Anson with burning eyes:

"I told the Army to want me to be this commander, but I have to give me full personnel authority - so whether Anson Bach, whether you like it or not, from now on you are the deputy commander of the Southern Corps!"

"A deputy commander with the rank of lieutenant colonel?" Anson looked at him suspiciously with the glass in his hand:

"Are you sure there won't be a protest from the officer corps?"

"Let's go as they say." Ludwig didn't care:

"If you dare to protest, let him go, just to free up the position, and let those who are really capable take over the troops for me!"

The corners of Anson's mouth twitched... He almost forgot that this is the son of the Archbishop, a commander who is definitely not short of money. If the army had not had the levy contracting regulations, he could have contracted the entire Southern Corps by himself.

"Of course, don't worry even if they protest, they won't see you most of the time anyway," Ludwig said suddenly.

Um?

An Sen's expression froze... What do they mean they can't see me?

"According to the battle plan arranged by the Army, the main attack direction of the Southern Corps is not one, but two." Ludwig explained:

"In other words, each of us led a part of the army to attack in different directions; because in addition to the bright face of the enemy Iser Elf, there is also the Southern Seven Cities Alliance..."

After Ludwig patiently spent five minutes explaining in detail, Anson, who was at a loss, finally figured out what the genius plan of "splitting troops into two ways" was all about.

To put it simply, the members of the Army and the Privy Council and the top officers have not yet completely lost their minds, knowing that it is absolutely impossible to enter the territory of the Iser elf by relying on a makeshift "corps". The king's speech "burned their fields, shot their lackeys, and rebuked their king".

Therefore, the real goal of the Kingdom of Clovis is their ally weaker than Iser, the Southern Seven Cities Alliance.

This is a regional alliance mainly composed of seven free city-states, principalities and aristocratic republics, located at the southern end of the old world and south of Dawn Bingfeng. It has rich products and an excellent harbor facing the south.

Although the strength is not strong, but relying on the friendly relationship with the Church of Order and many countries, coupled with the natural geographical barrier on the back, it firmly occupies a place in the world of order in the old continent.

As the territory north of Dawn Bingfeng was devoured by Clovis, he became more and more afraid of this northern neighbor, the Southern Seven Cities Alliance, while constantly courting Clovis, while actively showing favor to the Empire and the neighboring Iser Elf Kingdom. seek asylum.

As a landlocked country located in the east, with few good harbors and trade routes, the Iser elves can obtain a large number of new weapons from the empire. Among them, the Seven Cities Alliance hopes to lead the troubles to the east, allowing Clovis and the Iser elves The "helping hand" extended to the war.

However, it is not feasible to directly attack the Seven Cities Alliance, because of the obstruction of the Dawn Bingfeng, the road from the Kingdom of Clovis to the south is all in the hands of the Iser elves and the empire.

Considering that the persimmons should be as soft as possible, the army placed the first stop of the army's southward journey at Eagle Point City, which is controlled by the Iser Elf. If you win this fortress, you will be able to open up the road to the Seven Cities Alliance. .

At the same time, in order to ensure that there would be no interference from the Seven Cities Alliance when the fortress was besieged, the Army decided to split the Southern Army into two, and a small number of troops bypassed Eagle Point City from Bingfeng and entered the territory of the Seven Cities Alliance to launch a breakthrough battle, and in the At the critical moment, he attacked the fortress from behind and captured Eagle Point City in one fell swoop.

As for who was in charge of sieging the city after the legion was divided into two, who risked being frozen to death and shot to death, and wandered around like bandits in the enemy's territory, it was completely clear at a glance...

"...All in all, this is probably the case." Ludwig turned the wine glass in his hand and looked at Anson a little embarrassedly:

"I don't lie to you, the preparations for this war are very inadequate from the beginning to the end; and the Privy Council and the army have to form a new security army, it is impossible to leave us with many troops - I asked roughly, and there are only 10,000 at most. people."

"How many people can that give me?" An Sen, who had completely accepted his fate, asked, sipping his rum.

"Three infantry regiments - light weapons and equipment are given priority to you, take as much as you can."

A smile finally appeared on Ludwig's face, and he handed a stack of documents to Anson: "The storm regiment of Clovis Cathedral can be given to you, I will give you two more infantry regiments, what else? want?"

"Want... can you give me the former First Corps?"

"That won't work."

Ludwig categorically vetoed: "Your original First Corps is now one of the few elites of the Thundercastle levy. I now use them as a grenadier regiment, and it is impossible to give it to you."

"Then... can you leave me alone?" An Sen immediately changed his tune.

"That's fine." Ludwig nodded slightly, with some deep meaning in his eyes:

"If you guessed correctly, I already know who you want~www.readwn.com~outer city of Clovis, temporary barracks for the levies in Thundercastle, five o'clock in the afternoon.

A teenager in a black formal suit, a silk top hat, and a one-shoulder hard leather bag came to the door of the barracks. After handing over a card to the soldiers standing guard, he smiled and went straight to a very remote corner of the barracks. The barracks walked over and knocked gently on the door.

"Excuse me, is Captain Carl Bain in this barracks?"

"I am." The officer who opened the door looked up and down and almost didn't see him:

"What's up?"

"It's nothing, you've been promoted!" The boy smiled and handed him a card with an address:

"Congratulations, the deputy commander of the Southern Corps has ordered me to invite you, be sure to join his officer corps and command and become his adjutant!"

"Oh, there is such a good thing?!"