Public trial?You deserve it too!

Julien also realized the seriousness of the problem, but it was so difficult to break the situation.

"Front Rock Knights is not like the situation of Lavender Knights last night. Maybe the number of knights will be less, but there will be a large number of retinues and cavalry. The number of knights in the entire Knights is definitely more than 6000. Our current number of knights is only 2000. There are many people, even less cavalry, not to mention that the opponent still has [-] well-trained infantry in line."

The fat man coldly compared the strength of the two sides.

"So the method is the same as last night, using poor intelligence to divide and annihilate them."

Claude obviously doesn't have the slightest bit

"Last night I was in the city lord's mansion. After following the refugees, I got all the carrier pigeons in the city lord's mansion. I have released them all. In the envelope I carried, there was only one sentence—"The Church has broken the city with heavy troops, only If you want to save yourself, please rescue quickly'."

Julien and the fat man immediately changed their expressions and began to think.

"Based on common sense, after the opponent arrives at the border, they should first go to the northeast to gather other infantry, disperse the knights as the vanguard of the army, and then search the rebels with a net, find one, and annihilate one. After these hundreds of thousands of urgent distress letters, it is too late."

"Yes, he must save the governor." Julien nodded.

"But no matter how much he guessed the number of 'heavy soldiers', he would never have imagined that I could wipe out the Lavender Knights, so that there was not even a single person who could rush out to report."

Fatty's pupils shrank suddenly, thinking of what Claude said before, let Julien and others continue to play the Lavender Knights, he had a guess, so he asked in a deep voice.

"But even after reading the distress letter, the other party will not rush in. What are you going to do?"

"Indeed, with these letters, the other party will not rush in, but what if his scouting cavalry finds that the Lavender Knights are leading the Governor to run wildly, and there is a Knights chasing after him?"

Claude had the usual smile on his face.

"The reconnaissance distance during the war is clearly recorded in the textbooks, and this distance can be charged by cavalry, but infantry can never catch up."

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【Are you going to join the teaching nation? 】

"How do you say this?" Claude was a little puzzled, "I don't say anything else, I have absolutely no hobby of recognizing others as foster fathers. Since I have chosen Ludwig, of course I will go all out to help him take the position. Look at me complaining for so long, should I wipe my ass or wipe his ass?"

[But since you came to Provence, the beneficiaries of all your actions are the Holy Kingdom, and the power of the empire has almost been driven out of this province. 】

"You can't just look at things on the surface. Is the power of the empire really driven away?"

Claude shook his head.

"The [-] garrison were only stumbled by roads and rebellion, but during this time they were still advancing resolutely from east to west, but without the help of knights, they made less progress. Of the cities in Provence, only Aix and Some small cities were taken, and in fact these places are still firmly in the hands of the empire."

[Then why do you do these things? 】

"Because I'm curious why the Theocracy set off a rebellion in the province of Provence so hastily."

Claude set his sights on the map.

"As I said, as long as the Theocracy does not declare war, defending the city will be a dead end. This is determined by the traffic problem. Provence is an enclave for the Theocracy. With the fortress of Turin, there is absolutely no possibility of land reinforcements. And if it is from the sea, you must use naval escort, otherwise, how many people can be sent by a few small fishing boats? The number of people sent in before the incident is already the limit."

"This is unreasonable. If the Theocracy wants to declare war, then it is very correct to set off a rebellion in the province of Provence. It will block the way for the empire to reinforce the province of Turin, take down the fortress of Turin with all its strength, and break through the soft land of the empire. The road to the underbelly."

"But it is obvious that the Theocracy has no intention of declaring war. Otherwise, when Gorman threw off the garrison and captured the port, he should have declared war. Afterwards, whether it is a land raid or a sea landing, it will be enough to make the south of the empire corrupt. It’s such a mess, why did he have to wait? The Theocracy is still silent when the reinforcements from the Empire’s suppression of the rebellion are almost here?”

【You mean, the meaning of this rebellion started by the Theocracy is unknown? 】

"Yes, the absolute meaning is unknown. It is impossible to have any impact on the province of Turin. The spring plowing may have some impact, but it is irrelevant to the huge territory of the empire. And the most weird thing is that they planted enough To overthrow the seeds of this province, but why are these cards revealed, my special envoy only has the right to make suggestions?"

Claude tapped the table unconsciously with his fingers.

This problem existed after he came into contact with Theocracy's intelligence. The Theocracy had no intention of using such a key figure as Julien. If it hadn't been for his plan to impress the other party, it would not even be possible for the city of Exe Down.

"And Gorman also said that the notice of the rebellion was issued in a hurry. Such a rebellion needs to be prepared at least a year in advance, from winning people's hearts, transporting weapons, to storing rations, and detecting the enemy's situation, no matter what. Two months is too hasty for a rebellion in a province, if the governor of Provence is not stupid and cowardly, it is estimated that the rebellion will be rushed when it is just a little bit."

【The Theocracy actually decided to revolt hastily?They also knew that it was impossible to win Provence this time, so they were not allowed to use important hidden lines, but only lifted the card of the Wallachia Knights. 】

"That's right, the Theocracy has greatly underestimated the strength of Gorman's troops. It is estimated that they are just some stragglers. Then why do they need to start an incident to confuse the empire when they don't know his true strength? Obviously this is A good move, even the intelligence bureau was deceived at the beginning, and there was no trace of Theocracy in the first place, but why did it stop here? It’s like writing an article that had a good start, and then cut it straight away.”

Claude frowned and never let go. The Theocracy's behavior was too weird, as if they just wanted the Provence province to be in chaos, and they wanted to erase the traces of the Theocracy's actions and pretend to be other Power rebellion.

【That's why you're doing your best to help The Church? 】

"I have to create a difficult situation for the Theocracy, making the entire province an easy fruit for them. I don't believe that if the Theocracy still has backup, it will continue to endure such a good situation. "

Claude sneered and looked at the marked imperial rebels.

"So, in order to achieve this situation, I had no choice but to invite the sword sent by the eldest prince to die quietly."

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"General! The frontline scouts reported that they found a large number of cavalry moving nearby. There are reports here and here!"

Major General Erin frowned, and he immediately set his sights on the position pointed by the adjutant on the map.

"Has the pace of the rebels reached here?"

He stroked his chin, thinking carefully.

Since receiving the distress letter, he ordered to speed up the march, and also carried out two forced marches, entering the province of Provence from the north.

I also encountered some rebels along the way, but they were all miscellaneous fish militiamen who were defeated after charging, and did not encounter the "main rebel army" that did not exist at all.

"Maybe it's because they also suffered heavy losses after taking Aix, so they just deployed these troops that are more of a warning than a defense?"

"It's very possible, but the appearance of cavalry means that the opponent's knights should not be far away." Erin narrowed his eyes, "It's better, after all, my troops are enough for field battles. If we attack the city, it is estimated that even You can’t even encircle them, you have to wait for the slow-moving guards to arrive.”

"That's true, but the rebels should also understand that it is impossible to take advantage of us in a field battle, so if they decided to defend the city, why did they send scouting cavalry so far away?"

The adjutant was still a little puzzled.

"Of course there are reasons to do so."

Erin sneered and threw the letter asking for help on the table.

"Chasing and killing His Excellency the Governor!"

"He is no longer the governor. He made such a big mess and even lost the capital Aix. It is impossible for this guy to stay in this position, and the Lavender Knights, which are estimated to have suffered heavy losses, can also cancel the plan. | number."

A hint of greed appeared on Erin's face.

"Provence is a fat and oily land. My lord, even if we can't get the governor's seat, it would be a great job to replace the Lavender Knights."

The deputy head heard the strings and knew the elegant meaning, and immediately understood what his head meant.

"That's why we have to fight this battle well, and fight it beautifully, so that His Highness Augustus can choose us."

"Yes!"

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Following the order of the commander-in-chief of the legion, the army began to quickly deploy.

No commander will let the soldiers march in full armor in a safe area. Most of the weapons and equipment are handed over to the supply battalion. The daily marching speed of infantry is really hehe.

"My lord, the scouts sent news again that they found the Lavender Knights, and they are being hunted down by the large cavalry."

"where is it?"

Erin was immediately interested.

"Here, what we have received is the news reported by the carrier pigeon. Now, considering the speed of the chase, they should have arrived here."

The adjutant pointed to a place about twenty kilometers to the south.

"Is the Knights ready for battle?"

"You can start at any time, but the infantry still needs a little time to regroup."

"That's enough." Erin said without hesitation, "I will lead the knights to attack, and you will stay with your headquarters and urge the army to advance slowly."

"My lord, don't we need to wait for the infantry to get ready? In fact, it won't take too long." The deputy head hesitated.

"It's not necessary. I said we want to fight well. If that's the case, let our Governor go back alive." Erin picked up his saber. "This battle is only for saving people. The opponent's troops are cavalry, and they must be tired after a long-distance attack and pursuit. So after I rescue the governor, whether it is to encircle the pursuers or retreat slowly, I can advance and retreat freely."

"I understand."

"Infantry can't be of much help in this battle. In this case, it's better not to bring them. After all, soldiers are precious and fast, but they must be prepared for battle. If the opponent has a strong force, I still need your support. The opponent will not be stupid. To use precious knights to attack a well-organized infantry phalanx."

Erin stepped out of the camp, mounted his horse, and led his knights to attack southward.

The deputy head continued to wait for the formation of the infantry formation according to his instructions, and then led them slowly southward to meet the knights.

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"My lord, your plan has succeeded!"

Julien looked at the Knights of the Front Rock coming up from the opposite side, with no infantry behind him, and whispered with unconcealable excitement.

"Calm down, General Julien, this is just the beginning, and the next action will affect the success or failure of this battle."

Claude's face was covered under the mask, but the calm voice still made people calm down.

'I didn't expect Mr. Special Envoy to be so calm. I'm really ashamed. Presumably everything is in Mr.'s expectation, right? '

Julien now has no dissatisfaction with the "special envoy of the Theocracy" who came by air, and even if the other party wears a mask from beginning to end, he has no doubts.

"The other party is semaphore at us, our disguise has not been seen through!"

"Get ready, General."

"Yes!"

Erin is asking his semaphore officer to deliver a message to the Lavender Knights rushing towards them.

"Let them bypass the side, get out of the way of charging, and don't allow them to rush into our team."

The words are very rude, but it is only natural to have such arrogance.

The Lavender Knights in front of them were no more than two long knight brigades, only one-tenth of their full strength, and there were even very few followers and cavalry.

And Erin thought a little more, the number of pursuers was unexpectedly small, only about 2000, and there might be many knights in it, but they chased for so long, no matter whether it was physical strength or mental strength. It must have fallen sharply, and his knights are strong and eager to fight.

If you retreat when you receive someone, the opponent will not dare to continue chasing them, but if these 2000 people return to Aix and rely on the city wall to hold on, even if you wipe out all [-] infantry, you will never be able to take them down. He is sure to wipe them all out!

That's why he ordered the Lavender Knights to bypass his troops and leave a route for the Front Rock Knights to attack. As for whether the opponent will be caught up by the opposite side because of the detour - that's none of his business, as long as the entire army is not wiped out, As long as that useless governor is alive.

"Front Rock Knights, prepare to attack!"

He gave the order with a sneer, and the chasing soldiers on the opposite side obviously also found his unexpected hero, but they seemed reluctant to part with the Lavender Knights who were close at hand, so the speed dropped slowly, and even the formation was stretched up.

"Hmph, the idiot whose eyes are blinded by greed will either try to catch up with the loss, or simply give up, and keep breaking, and instead collapse his own formation."

Erin sneered, then shook his head dully. It seems that the knights of the Theocracy are just like this. Although it is surprising to win Aix, he is confident that he will wipe out troops of this quality. It was only a matter of time before the Provence garrison was brought back from the east and Aix was retaken.

"My lord, the remnants of the Lavender Knights have arrived. Their leader is Julien, the deputy head, and they brought a person with them. Do you want them to come to see you?"

"Let them come over, after all, he is still the Provence Governor of the Empire."

There was obviously no respect in Erin's words, only boundless ridicule.

"Yes, my lord."

Erin looked over and saw a knight and a cloaked man dismounted after some exchange and walked towards him.

"Major General Erin! Remember me, I am Julien of the Lavender Knights!"

The other party seemed very enthusiastic, obviously a joy of surviving after the catastrophe.

Erin just nodded. He had an impression of this person. He met him at the annual meeting of the Imperial Capital a few years ago. However, everyone was not familiar with them. They were just acquaintances who nodded, so he quickly turned his attention to the man in the cloak. body.

"My lord governor, it's war time, so I can't dismount to salute you."

"Don't pay attention to these formalities, Your Excellency Erin."

Erin was taken aback. Does this voice sound a little too young?

Just as he was slightly dazed, the man in the cloak approached, holding a folded map in his hand.

"General, here is a detailed topographic map of the Provence region, as well as some secret warehouses I set up before. Your Excellency Erin came from afar to rescue me. As the governor, I only have this to return the gift."

So the leader of the Front Rock Knights immediately cast his greedy eyes on that map. This should be the bargaining chip to buy him, right?

'It seems that the governor is very sensible. If he is willing to give me the seat of the Lavender Knights, it is not impossible to say a few good words for him. '

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Erin subconsciously turned his body slightly, wanting to take the picture.

But a little cold light stung his eyes.

The cloaked man unexpectedly took out a dagger from the folded map, and stabbed it into his thigh fiercely.