Proof of the Sun King

"So, I predict that Katarin will definitely go north. In addition to her own wishes, the current situation is extremely favorable."

Talleyrand and Ryan continued to discuss everything, and unknowingly, they had come to a camp, which was full of people. Among them, the ruins of a three-story apartment had been used by soldiers in a short period of time. The wood and bricks were temporarily piled up to ensure shelter from the wind and rain, and there was a big sign at the gate of the apartment.

"Ute's Miracle Food Group! The price is fair, the ingredients are fresh and delicious, everyone is welcome to come and taste!"

This is a temporary army restaurant run by a halfling gang. It is also called a "food group" by the soldiers. It has always been the favorite place for officers and knights to stay when there is no war. As we all know, halflings are particularly good at cooking. Halflings are always able to cook up a delicious meal, provided they have decent ingredients.

Francois allowed the halflings to join the army in the barracks, and they were quickly welcomed by almost all officers and knights, and so the food groups, also known as battleground clubs, began to appear, where people opened their doors at their own expense. Small stove or social.

As soon as the door came in, there were about thirty old guards and more than forty knight masters in the house. When everyone saw Ryan's appearance, almost all stood up, while Ryan stretched out his hand and smiled: "Like you, come to eat, Sit down and eat what you want."

"Hahaha~" Everyone laughed and sat down, but everyone's eyes were still on Ryan, and someone even shouted: "Your Majesty, I recommend the spring vegetable stew here, it's very delicious!"

"Then have one, oh no, two." Ryan and Talleyrand found a quiet corner and sat down, and the Knight Dynasty said to the halfling waiter who was running around with bare feet excitedly: "Another one. The staple food and your special sweet wine, you can figure it out."

Then, the two continued to chat about the situation.

It was rare for Ryan to personally explain to Talleyrand the advantages and disadvantages of Katarin's Northern Expedition. The high elves really didn't know much about the war, but he had already concluded that Katarin would definitely choose the Northern Expedition.

"The Northern Expedition of Catalin has two advantages. First, for the royal family, for the Duma, and for the refugees in Kislev, it is very urgent to recover the homeland, so most people think that the Northern Expedition must be done. , and the second is the comparison of forces. Katalin has 50,000 White Guards under his command. At present, after we defeated Hal-Eternal Eye, the Chaos army entrenched near Kislev City is only 10,000 or 20,000 people. , and they are all stragglers, this is a wonderful opportunity, if it were me, I would definitely seize the opportunity.”

"But Katarin also has obvious disadvantages. First, as we all know, the lower limit of the army depends on training and discipline, and the upper limit is equipment and veterans, while the White Guards... are terrible. Second, her own commanding ability is also very low. , After the Great Battle of Zedevka, Kislev's excellent generals and marshals were completely lost, and the tactical planning and immediate command capabilities are bound to continue to decline."

After listening to Ryan's analysis, Talleyrand nodded: "Very good, Your Majesty, you can almost rest assured in the final battle, Katarin will lose this battle, but not too badly, because she has already escaped from the battle. For one person, there is no pressure to escape again, the only variable is the old guard, er, I mean, how much fighting power Katarin's old guard has."

"Are you so sure?" Ryan smiled.

"I don't understand military affairs, Your Majesty, but I understand politics and people's hearts." Talleyrand shook his head: "Look at it, but remember, don't go to the rescue, no one will take your favor, and the responsibility for the defeat will be attributed to On you, we've had enough on Erlengrad, it's time to stop, and, if we're not mistaken, a messenger from Emperor Karl Franz will arrive soon, who is nominally They came to congratulate He Lao, but they actually came to spy on our army, and to test whether we intend to annex Erlengrad."

"Can you predict the future?" Ryan's eyes moved, he had already obtained the secret report from MI7, and Metternich, the special envoy of Emperor Karl Franz, had arrived in Tarabheim! But Talleyrand had no idea!

"It's limited to restricting the object to between His Majesty and the leader of the other party. I can guess something." Talleyrand shook his head: "I also guessed that the day when the tsar will come to beg you, and then I will have a I want to tell you my thoughts."

"Not now?" Ryan blinked.

"It won't be time, and once it is said, the method will be ineffective, and it will be very troublesome." Talleyrand said with a wry smile: "I hope you can understand that some things are time-sensitive and confidential."

"Your Majesty, you can't do the northern expedition!" Inside Katarin's private residence, Logistics Minister Bagramyan knelt in front of the Tsar. He almost burst into tears and said sincerely to the Tsar: "The timing is not right. "

"What's the wrong time?" Katarin just announced at the Duma meeting that the decision to pass the Northern Expedition had been passed, and received the support of the vast majority of the Dumas. Three days later, the White Guards will march north, preparing to retake Kislev. City, drive out the Chaos army there, and now hearing Bagramyan's plea, the tsar is very impatient, she thought for a while, and said in a considerate tone: "I understand what you mean, Hof, the White Guards are indeed undertrained. , and they are basically recruits, but the opportunity is rare. According to the report from the scouts, there are only more than 10,000 enemies. Five of us can fight one. It is impossible to beat each other, right? The battlefield is the best classroom to fight while training. . "

"Furthermore, the empire's supply to us will be cut off! If we wait any longer, the White Guards will only be disbanded! This is impossible, I have made up my mind. After three days, the army will be launched immediately!"

Bagramyan's request was rejected. This is not Katarin's will, but almost all the Dumas hope to be able to quickly expedition to the north.

Three days later, the White Guards of Kislev began to concentrate their troops north.

Katarin and the Dumas were unable to determine whether the Knight King Ryan continued to "recover" the city of Kislev and Erlengrad to the north. Coupled with the dwindling logistics supply of the empire, they were determined to hurry and **** victory. fruit.

After discussing the marching route, everyone chose the fastest route, starting from Bekafen along the river to the east to the important town of Fortenhav, and then going directly north from Fortenhav to Kislev. city.

The military operation was very smooth at the beginning. As Lane analyzed, Chaos now has only a group of scattered soldiers. When the White Guards appeared on the battlefield, the scattered Chaos army of dozens or hundreds of people was quickly expelled and defeated. , Catalin can receive twelve good news in one day.

This gave the tsar full confidence in the next battle, and she learned the lesson of the last Zedevka defeat, when she encountered Tzeentch's chosen champion Tsa-Zanai on the banks of the Upper Tarabek River. Katarin was careful not to force the siege and chase as he and his Ravens guarded the Legion.

This gives Zanek a chance to escape.

The White Guards wanted to continue their pursuit, but at this time the climate changed suddenly. It was spring in Ostermark in April, and the Upper Tarabek River began to thaw. The climate suddenly warmed, the snow and ice thawed, and the river surface became a rapid flow of ice floes.

The White Guards were unable to cross the swift and wide Upper Tarabek River, and a confrontation began along the river.

The 50,000 White Guards built a large number of rafts and ships under the orders of Grand Marshal Denikin Kislev in preparation for the erection of pontoon bridges.

And on the other side of the river, Tzeentch Chosen Champion Cha-Zanek managed to assemble a Chaos army of less than ten thousand people as much as he could, knowing that he faced an absolute numerical disadvantage, and because of The failure of the Battle of Bekafin, the number of elites was seriously insufficient, most of them were stragglers, their combat effectiveness was low, and morale was low.

However, nothing excites Zanek more than that.

Because he will prove it through an epic victory, he praises Ike, still the master of the battlefield and the trusted champion of the magic bird god!

At this moment, the joining of an army changed the situation.

A group of medium cavalry of less than 2,000 people, led by a Kurgan Khan, chased the wild wolf Lord Leman Ruth from the Far East. Encountered near the forest, after negotiation, Kurgan Khan joined Zanek's army, and the two sides announced an alliance.

His name shook the entire Far East. He had entered the hinterland of the Aurora Empire several times, and received the attention and love of the Four Gods of Chaos. At the deepest time, he once killed the capital of the Aurora Empire under Wei Jing, forcing the Dragon Emperor to personally lead the three Battalion and Twenty-six Guards fought and finally drove them back to the north of the Great Wall.

His name is Subutai - Canglang!

Old World, mid to late April, Kislev and the Imperial border, Shadow Forest.

Tzeentch's Chosen Champion, Cha-Zanek, remembered what had happened before, and his heart lingered in fear.

Two days ago, when he and his army were surrounded by the White Guards, there were only more than a hundred Tzeentch chosen warriors of the Raven Guards left by Zanek's side, and he was almost surrounded by 50,000 people! If he is not careful, he will really explain that he is in the empire!

This made Zanek break out in a cold sweat, and he was more than afraid.

Since the defeat of Bekafin, the number of troops around Zanek has been greatly reduced. The odd army is also facing serious desertion and attrition problems. The major chiefs and champions have serious disagreements. Some have fled, some want to flee, some want to continue to loot one more vote and then leave, and some even think about it. Continue south.

Zan Aik has spent a lot of energy in order to gather these remnants of the defeated soldiers, and it is very troublesome that the Nurgle Legion led by the champion of Nurgle's choice of plague doctor Festus has received a clear oracle request from Nurgle. After retreating, the two sides continued to fight infighting during the retreat. They fought two battles one after another. In the end, there were more than 100 people left by Zan Aike, and they were almost surrounded and killed by the White Guards.

If it wasn't for the participation of the Kurgan Khan Subutai-Canglang, Zan Aike would definitely have fled, but even with the participation of Subutai Khan now, Zan Aike is still not optimistic about the current battle situation. After trying to integrate all the remnants of the defeated generals, he had only 9,000 men, and the cavalry of Subutai was only over 10,000.

With an absolute disadvantage in military strength, low morale and strong pressure, the champion of Tsianqi knew that he had to have a bold plan, otherwise he would not be able to resist the attack of the White Guards.

Now, on the north bank of the Upper Talabek River, in the middle of the woods on the right side of the Shadow Forest, Tzeentch's Chosen Champion Cha-Zaneek and Kurgan Khan Subutai-Canglang are discussing how to carry out this war. They had to fight a very nice retreat, and quickly defeat the White Guards and retreat before the lion's army to the west could react to encircle them.

"The enemy may break through the line of defense, and the cowardly Nankees will suppress us by numbers." A Chaos Warlock stood in front of the map, explaining the situation to Zan Aik and Subutai: "In the south, they are in Upper Tarabek. Several camps and logistical depots have been established on the south bank of the river, and pontoons and rafts are being built to prepare for the crossing."

"The stronghold on the North Shore, Rachhof, is still in our hands, but it is already in ruins. To the west of Rachhof is the Shadow Forest, and to the east is the Witwer Mountains. We have nothing to defend, we There are only five hundred people in Rakhov, and morale is low, and it is impossible for the defenders to hold there, but if we give up Rakhov to retreat, then once all the White Guards cross the river, we will fall into an absolute disadvantage in numbers, and I am afraid that It's hard to win." Zan Aik said to Subutai Khan: "The question now is, how do we ensure that we can concentrate our forces~www.wuxiaspot.com~ to quickly defeat the opponent's vanguard."

"You have too few people, Zan Ek." Subutai Khan has a slender black beard. He wears a felt hat and a white wolfskin cloak. Inside is a black chaotic big Zhajia: "Are there any reinforcements? Somewhere else?"

"There's another army that might be able to help us." Zanek pointed his hand to the north: "If Siegwald can support us from the rear, everything will be fine."

As soon as these words came out, the Chaos Champions and Warlocks under Cha-Zan'ek looked at each other and opened their mouths.

"Honorable God's Chosen Lord."

"Prince Sigwald he..."

"Prince Sigwald and his Slaanesh Legion were routed west of Groward Wood by the knights and winged cavalry of Brittany, and he and his army have fled to the High Pass, with another champion of Slaanesh With Styka."

"What?" Zanek roared angrily: "He actually ignored our agreement! I told him to stop this is an order! This is an order!"

"It's not much use to talk about this now." The Khan of Subutai remained calm all the time, he continued to observe the map, and after thinking for a while, Subutai said seriously: "Then, if we want to win, we You have to take a little risk.”

"You mean?" Zanek also looked at the map: "Halfway?"

"Half-fighting is not enough." Subutai pointed his finger at it: "Rachhof, we must experience a defeat here, and win in defeat."

"Victory in defeat? You mean to attract the main force of the White Guards?"

"The honorable Eagle God chooses the champion, have you ever heard of a famous lure tactics in the Far East? We have to lose first, and only if we lose, will Ross be lured over."

"Wait...you mean?"

"Fishing wild bounty!"